Unit 2 Let's Celebrate! 阅读·久久为功-【新课程学案】2025-2026学年高中英语必修第二册教师用书word（外研版）

附：《阅读·久久为功》

一、背主题名句，写大气文章

 

1．Customs tell a man who he is, where he belongs, what he must do.—Robert A．Heinlein

风俗习惯告诉一个人他是谁，属于哪里，必须做什么。——罗伯特·安森·海因莱因

2．With the sound of firecrackers, the old year is cleared away, thousands of Taofu hanging on the gates of households to welcome the new year.

爆竹一声除旧岁，桃符万户迎新春。

3．As a lonely stranger in a strange land, on festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.—Wang Wei

独在异乡为异客，每逢佳节倍思亲。——王维

4．Music vibrating from the flute, the moon shedding its full light, the fish and dragon lanterns dance all night.—Xin Qiji

凤箫声动，玉壶光转，一夜鱼龙舞。——辛弃疾

 

 

二、课文不厌百遍读，书中自有“黄金屋”

 

课文1　THE REAL FATHER CHRISTMAS(真正的圣诞老人)

 

Many people still remember the magic of Father Christmas from when they were children. As parents, they try to keep that magic alive for their children for as long as they can.

[课文对译]　

来自童年时代的圣诞老人的魔力，很多人(长大以后)还依然记得。为人父母之后，他们也想让自己的孩子尽可能长久地相信这份魔力的存在。

That is why Letters from Father Christmas could be the perfect book for those who regard

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Christmas   as  a special time of year. The man who wrote these letters is one of the most famous names in English literature — J．R.R.Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings. The letters were Tolkien's way of keeping Father Christmas alive for his four children, over a period of more than twenty years.

[课文对译]　

有些人把圣诞节视为每年的特别时光，对于他们，《圣诞老人的来信》是再合适不过的书了。写这些信的人是英国文坛的一位巨匠——《魔戒》的作者J.R.R.托尔金。在二十多年的时间里，托尔金以写信这种方式让他的四个孩子相信圣诞老人真的存在。

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句①　本句是That is why ...结构，意为“那就是为什么……”，why引导的是表语从句，表语从句中又含有一个who 引导的定语从句，修饰those。句中的could 表示一种不确定的语气。

Every Christmas, an envelope with a North Pole stamp arrived. It was addressed to  Tolkien's children. Who could it be from? The children must have been very excited . Inside, they would find a handwritten letter  from Father Christmas.The letters were also beautifully illustrated —   long time to complete.

[课文对译]　

每年圣诞节，托尔金的家里都会收到一封贴有北极邮票的信，收信人是托尔金的孩子们。会是谁寄来的呢？孩子们打开时一定非常兴奋。他们会看到里面有一封圣诞老人的亲笔信。信里还配着精美的插图——它们真正的作者托尔金一定花了很长时间去完成每一幅画作。

[难句破解]　

句②　此处是as引导的时间状语从句。

句③　本句是sth. takes sb. some time to do结构。句中使用了must have done结构，表示对已发生动作的肯定推测，意为“肯定做了某事”。

The letters told wonderful stories about Father Christmas's life and adventures at the North Pole. A regular character in the letters was Polar Bear,    case) and fell through the roof of Father Christmas's house. In another letter, Father Christmas complained about how he could not stop his helpers playing games with the toys instead of wrapping them up. Interestingly, the letters did not contain the usual warnings to children their presents if they were not good. ：

[课文对译]　

这些信里讲述了圣诞老人在北极生活和探险的精彩故事。信中经常出现的一个角色是北极熊。有一次，它爬上北极(在信中，北极是一根真的杆子)，结果摔下来砸穿了圣诞老人家的屋顶。在另一封信中，圣诞老人抱怨说，他那些助手们非但没有把玩具包装起来，反而拿着玩具玩起了游戏，他怎么也没法让他们停下来。值得关注的是，信里并没有那些常见的对孩子的警告，比如表现不好就可能得不到礼物之类的话。不过，随着托尔金的孩子们渐渐长大，信的内容确实发生了一些变化：

[难句破解]　

句④　此处是who引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词Polar Bear, who在定语从句中作主语。这里who采用了拟人的修辞手法。

句⑤　此处是that引导的同位语从句，是对抽象名词warnings的进一步解释说明。该同位语从句被介词短语to children分隔开了，且该同位语从句中又包含if引导的条件状语从句。

句⑥　此处助动词did强调谓语动词change,  as引导时间状语从句。

...but if you find that not many of the things you asked for have come, and not perhaps quite as number of poor and starving people.

 

[课文对译]　

“……但是，如果你发现自己并没有得到很多你想要的东西，有时甚至所获无几，请你记住，在这个圣诞节，世界上还有很多贫穷而饥饿的人。”

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句⑦　本句的主干是祈使句remember that ... people；if you find ... as many as sometimes是if引导的条件状语从句，其中又含有that引导的宾语从句。

Letters from Father Christmas tells us that as well as enjoying the adventures of Father Christmas, Polar Bear and other characters at the North Pole, we can all share the true spirit of giving at Christmas time. By expressing love for his children in such a special way, been the real Father Christmas.

[课文对译]　

《圣诞老人的来信》告诉我们，在圣诞节，除了欣赏圣诞老人、北极熊和其他一些生活在北极的人物的冒险故事之外，我们还可以共同体会真正的给予精神。托尔金用这样一种特别的方式来表达对儿女的爱，他可以算得上是真正的圣诞老人。

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句⑧　may have done表示立足于现在，对过去可能发生的事情的推测，意为“可能做了某事”。

 

课文2　Time for a Change？(传统该不该变？)

 

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