Unit 5 Section ⅠStarting out-【新课程能力培养】2025-2026学年高中英语选择性必修第四册学习手册（外研版）

N 高中英语选择性必修第四册（外研版） Unit 5 Into the unknown Section I Starting out 通过视频，了解过去人们对地震、日食、雷电等自然现象的误解。 学习目标 2.通过活动，了解这些自然现象的科学解释。 必备 单词 civilization bury astronomy flash phenomenon scare 知识 natural phenomena supernatural forces thunder and lightning bang on drums scare away 关键能力 听、说 ment of tectonic plates,which are very large 精听练习 areas of Earth's outer crust. 完成教材Activity1后，完成以下细节 In many cultures,there were ancient 6. 填空练习。 that solar eclipses were caused by a Ancient Mysteries creature eating the Sun.In Vietnam,that A flash of lightning,a loud clap of thun- creature was a giant frog,in Norway,a wolf, der,the earth moving 1. our and in China,it was a huge dog.The ancient feet...These natural 2. might be Chinese would 7. on drums to frightening,but we feel safer knowing the sci- scare away this ferocious(凶猛的；残暴的) ence behind them.3. however, creature.In fact,solar eclipses happen when such natural phenomena were believed to be the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, the work of magnificent beasts and 4. temporarily 8. the Sun's light. beings. In Medieval 9. people Native Americans used to believe that thought that supernatural 10. earthquakes were caused by a struggle be- caused thunder and lightning.It was a 11. tween a large bird,called the Thunderbird,and of bad times ahead.Modern science a whale.An ancient Japanese belief was that tells us that lightning is an electric 12. earthquakes were caused by the movements of moving between clouds,or between a giant catfish that carried the world on its clouds and the earth.Thunder is a shock wave 5. Scientists now know that of sound caused by lightning. earthquakes are actually caused by the move-: And finally,we've all heard tales of 64)学 Unit 5 Into the unknown water appearing in the desert ahead of 13. travellers.They race towards it,only :2.correspond vi..相一致，符合；相当于， to find the water has disappeared.In Ancient 类似于；通信 China,people believed that this was actually (1)correspond to.与…相一致，符合… caused by the 14. of a dragon. The money corresponds roughly to the These days,all schoolchildren learn that a amount I need for my college. “mirage”happens when 1.5. of 这笔钱大致相当于我上大学所需要的钱。 air with varying temperatures cause light to (2) correspond with与…相一致；与… 16. Some of these students 通信 will grow up to be the scientists of tomorrow, Do you ever correspond with your over- exploring our natural world,and solving more seas friends? of its mysteries. 你和你国外的朋友通过信吗？ 拓展： 重点知识 (I)correspondence n.通信；通信联系；来 1.bury vt.将…埋在下面；埋葬；埋藏 往信件；相关；相似 (I)bury one's face/head in sth.把脸/头埋在 in correspondence with与…有通信联系 某物里面 He had been in correspondence with her He buried his face in his hands and wept. for several years before they finally met. 他双手掩面而泣。 他和她通信多年，最后终于见面了。 (2)be buried in/bury oneself in埋头于.…， (2)corresponding ad山.相应的，由此引起 专心于… 的；对应的；相符合的；相似的；对 You will have to bury yourself in your 等的 studies if you want to pass the exam. (be)corresponding to与…相对应； 如果想通过考试，你就得专心学习。 符合… 拓展： (3) correspondingly ad.相应地 “专心于…”的其他表达： (4)correspondent n.通讯员；记者 be absorbed in be bent on be devoted to 图牛刀小试 concentrate on focus on 我们应该努力做到言行一致，以赢得别人的 写牛刀小试 信任。 现在他静不下心来想这些事。 学 65高中英语选择性必修第四册（外研版） by the start-up bug 12.the growing economy creates more opportunities 13.The majority meet with rejection 14.with many challenges along the way 15.like any entrepreneur who was just starting out 16.which was to- tally outside my experience 17.pay all my fellow workers a decent bonus 18.Zhang has mixed feelings 19.rush- ing into things 20.What really matters 重点知识 1.Dachieve/fulfill/realise their potential 2He has the potential to become a champion. 2.1The party ended up with a beautiful song. ②你如果继续这样，早晚得进监狱。 3he brought the interview to an end 3.1The distribution of resources is unbalanced be- tween rural and urban schools. 2They arrived at the distribution center on Thursday to spend the day serving food. Section lll Using language 重点语法 ①that/which②why③where④who⑤whose ⑥which⑦that⑧with which⑨when 10that/省 略/in which 话题词块 1.budgets 2.make ends meet 3.stay afloat 4.Building credit 5.annual fees 6.interest 7.inter- fere with 8.tax 9.agreed credit limit 10.go into debt 重点知识 l.①is technically superior to②be superior to③a superior doctor Unit 5 Into Section I Starting out 精听练习 1.underneath 2.phenomena 3.In ancient times 4.supernatural 5.back 6.beliefs 7.bang 8.blocking 9.Europe 10.forces 11.sign 12.charge 13.thirsty 14.breath 15.layers 16.bend 重点知识 1.Now he could not bury himself in these thoughts. 2.We should strive to make our actions correspond with our words to win others'trust. a Section ll Understanding ideas 文脉梳理 a.2b.3c.1d.5e.6f.4 96 2.①make ends meet②made a big difference ③make up for 精听练习 1.fantastic 2.special 3.deposit 4.credit 5.2014 6.bills 7.delay 8.accumulate 9.benefits 10.money 11.reliable 12.convenient 13.lower 14.renting 15.loans 16.fault 17.behave 18.high- speed 19.encouragement 20.effective Section IV Developing ideas 文脉梳理 1.meets people's increasing demand 2.allows people to make or save 3.helps people make connections 4.make new friends 5.favours the environment 6.existing regulations or ongoing supervision 7.abuse of trust 8.almost every part of our lives 9.not yet secure 10.sharing economy 重点知识 l.①frustrating②frustrated 2.①taken of②of③over④in Section V Presenting ideas 例文鉴赏 Para.1:Definition of non-cash payments Para.2:Benefits Para.3:Problems Para.4:Conclusion he unknown 品鉴语言 1.had made an incredible discovery 2.Through comparison 3.Based on this 4.what we now know 5.What is most extraordinary about these complex struc- tures 6.applied this understanding to 7.was accurate to within 30 seconds per year 8.a true writing system 9.technologically primitive 10.within a couple of gener- ations 11.small settlements 12.remains a mystery 13.A deadly disease 14.had turned wetlands into fields for growing grains 15.had dug huge canal systems 16.unknowingly reduced their ability to deal with natural disasters 17.a series of droughts 18.the main reason why 19.food shortages 20.the downfall of the cities 21.Whatever the reasons 22.fell into ruin 重点知识 1.1A large number of buildings fell/came into ruin after the big flood.