Unit 4 Section Ⅰ Starting out-【新课程能力培养】2025-2026学年高中英语选择性必修第一册学习手册（外研版）

Unit 4 Meeting the muse Unit 4 Meeting the muse Section I Starting out 学习目标 l1.通过视频，了解Leonardo da Vinci的创作之路和其灵感来源。 2.理解名言含义，初步感知这些名人对灵感的理解及他们灵感的来源。 必备 单词 quote imagination inspiration strike exist 知识 短语 be struck by... 关键能力 听、说 at things from a 8. perspective. 精听练习 He studied the 9. of water,the 完成教材Activity1后，完成以下细节 10. of plants,the 11. 填空练习。 of animals and even the 12. The Man Who Wanted to Know Everything around his hometown This is the face of Leonardo da Vinci, These elements were the 13. one of the greatest 1. Of for the light and perspective(视角)in all time.Today,we know him mostly as an many of his paintings,including the famous 2. but there was even more to Mona Lisa. Leonardo.Among his many talents,he was an But what fascinated Leonardo most were 3. ,an4. and an 14. and their mysterious power 5. of15. and he did many draw- Leonardo was born in Italy in 1452,near ings of them.They inspired him to design ma- the village of Vinci.Although he grew up in chines to help people 16. the countryside,he was sent to Florence at He left behind many 17. and around the age of 15 to study under an artist.18. of his ideas for such inven- He was endlessly 6. about the :tions,including a parachute(降落伞)，a form natural world,and took every opportunity to of 19. and a strange flying ma- experience and examine it. chine with flapping 20. .These To him,7. was an effec- ideas were hundreds of years 21. tive way of learning,and enabled him to look of their time-in fact,Leonardo's ideas were 学 49 高中英语选择性必修第一册（外研版） s022. that most of them 时，为可数名词。 couldn't 23. in his lifetime. This woman is an inspiration to all of us. We,having seen many of his ideas become 这个女子就是鼓舞我们大家的人。 24. can now 25. 拓展：inspire.赋予某人灵感；激励或鼓舞 his genius in a way that no one then 某人 living could. inspiring ad.鼓舞人的 inspired ad.受灵感启示的 重点知识 写牛刀小试 1.meeting the muse ①我坐下来写文章，可是发觉自己毫无灵感。 直译为“遇见缪斯”，是名词短语，动 I sat down to write my essay,but found 词短语为meet the muse。在西方文化中，缪 斯(Muse)是希腊神话中主司艺术与科学的 ②他那高尚的榜样激励我们大家更加努力。 九位古老文艺女神的总称，代表着灵感、创 His noble example 造力和艺术的源泉。所以meeting the muse 通常用来形容创作者遇到了灵感，或是进入 ③这是一件得自灵感的艺术作品。 了一种富有创造力的状态，也可引申为获得 This is an 了某种启发或启示。 Writers often try to meet the muse by 3.strike v.n. traveling to new places.作家们常常通过去新 (1)u.过去式：struck过去分词：struck 的地方旅行来寻找灵感。 ①使某人（某物）遭受撞击： Meeting the muse late one night,the The stone struck me on the side of the head. composer rushed to the piano.His fingers 石子打中我头部的侧面。 danced across the keys,creating a symphony ②袋击：Enemy troops struck just before dawn.. that would soon touch the hearts of millions. 敌军在拂晓前发起了进攻。 一天深夜，作曲家灵感突发，冲到钢琴前。 ③（摩擦）点燃：strike a match划火柴 他的手指在琴键上飞舞，创作出一首即将触 ④（时钟）敲响报时：The clock strikes the 动无数人心灵的交响乐。 hours..这个钟能按小时打点。 2.inspiration n. ⑤产生于某人头脑中：It suddenly struck me (1)翻译为“灵感”时，为不可数名词。 how we could improve the situation.我突然 Genius is 10%inspiration and 90%per- 想到一个办法可以让我们改善这种局面。 spiration.天才是10%的灵感加上90% ⑥罢工：The union has voted to strike for a 的勤奋。 pay increase of 10%.工会投票决定为要求 (2)翻译为“鼓舞或激励人的人或事物” 提高工资10%而举行罢工。 50 Unit 4 Meeting the muse (2)短语be struck by.,表示“被…击中/ 不敢言。 打动，受到…启发，使某人突然有 达·芬奇听完后，平静地说：“画家要 感触”。 构思好才能落笔。我一直在思考贪婪者犹大 Every one wants to be struck by inspira- 的形象，苦于找不到合适的素材。不过，我 tion.每个人都希望被灵感启发。 现在有了灵感，院长的模样正好可以放在犹 I was struck by their enthusiasm for the 大身上。” work.我被他们的工作热情打动。 2.muse和museum (3)n.罢工：be/go on strike举行罢工 在古希腊文化中，缪斯女神(Muse)是 拓展：striking ad山.引人注意的，饶有兴趣的 主司艺术与科学的九位古老文艺女神的总 国牛刀小试 称，她们在神话中扮演着重要角色，被认为 ①他用拳头猛击了一下桌子。 是艺术和科学的灵感源泉，艺术家、诗人、 He 音乐家等都向她们祈求灵感和创造力。许多 a heavy blow with his fist. 古希腊的艺术作品、文学作品和音乐作品都 ②钟刚刚敲过三点。 受到了缪斯女神的启发，成为西方文化的经 The clock 典之作 3What struck me was their enthusiasm for museum一词源于拉丁语“museum”, the work 而拉丁语的这个词又来自希腊语“mouseion'”, 意思是“缪斯的神殿”或“献给缪斯的地 方”。在古希腊，缪斯女神是艺术、科学等 领域的灵感源泉，人们为了纪念她们，建造 文化趣谈 了一些场所来保存和展示与艺术、科学相关 1.达·芬奇是意大利著名的画家，《最 的物品，这些场所就被称为“mouseion”, 后的晚餐》就是他应一座修道院之邀而作 也就是现在“museum”的前身。所以， 的。当时，他为了画出满意的效果，整日苦 museum最初的含义是与缪斯女神相关的、 思冥想，在墙边来回踱步，好几天都不动 用于存放和展示文化艺术珍品等的地方，其 笔。院长一看大为恼火，指责达·芬奇游手词源与use有紧密的联系。随着时间的推 好闲，并打算以此为由克扣他作画的酬劳。移，“museum”的含义逐渐演变为现代意 有一位善良的修道士偷偷把消息转达给义上的博物馆，用于收藏、展示和研究各种 了达·芬奇，而且还告诉他其他人也常常被 文物、艺术品、科学标本等。 院长以各种理由扣减薪酬，只是大家都敢怒 学(51高中英语选择性必修第一册（外研版） Section I Developing ideas 文脉梳理 1.The crowd has gone wild.You can see the joy and pride on the faces of the Chinese fans. 2.Because,in the 1980s,Chinese women's volleyball team won several major world titles and in 1984 won an amazing three-set victory over the USA in the final of the 1984 Olympics,which made them become national heroes overnight. 3.Although assigned to the "group of death"and reaching the quarterfinals as the fourth team in the group, the players never gave up.On the way to the final win, they defeated Brazil,the defending champion,the Nether- lands who they had lost to in the preliminaries and Serbia, a strongest team in the world.Faced with these super power- ful opponents,they could never have got the gold medal without competitive spirits. 4.The spirit of Chinese women's volleyball team is the fighting spirit and team spirit. 5.They will aim high and start from zero to prepare Unit 4 Meet Section I Starting out 精听练习 1.minds 2.artist 3.engineer 4.architect 5.in- ventor 6.curious 7.observation 8.fresh 9.move- ment 10.growth 11.behaviour 12.landscapes 13.inspiration 14.birds 15.flight 16.fly 17.draw- ings 18.notes 19.helicopter 20.wings 21.ahead 22.advanced 23.be tested 24.reality 25.appreciate 重点知识 2.DI was completely without inspiration 2inspired the rest of us to greater efforts ③inspired work of art 3.①struck the table②has just struck three ③使我深有感触的是他们的工作热情。 Section ll Understanding ideas 文脉梳理 1.Dutch 2.visual artist 3.Floating Fish 4.toys 5.folk tales 6.sights 7.Chinese 8.composer 9.Crouching Tiger,Hidden Dragon 10.2008 Beijing Olympics 11.Nine Songs 12.Western 13.Chinese 14.dancer 15.Spirit of the Peacock dance 16.Xishuang- banna 17.the peacock 18.dance style 品鉴语言 1.expresses an idea 2.find out 3.behind the suc- cesses of three very different artists 4.on display 5.One way for him to find inspiration 6.A more recent work of his 7.was set among the beautiful landscape 8.Chinese 84 for new challenges ahead 重点知识 1.①中国电动汽车凭借创新的换电技术，迅速在国 际舞台上崭露头角，吸引了全球行业巨头和消费者的 关注。 ②在东京奥运会上，她迅速在国际跳水舞台上崭露 头角。凭借完美无瑕的跳水动作，她夺得金牌，一夜之 间在全球引起轰动。 2.①for②back③off④off 3.①上菜②起…作用③服务，履职④服刑 ⑤发球 Section V Presenting ideas 例文鉴赏 First part (Sentence 1-Sentence 2):When and where did the event happen. Second part (Sentence 3-Sentence 11):Describe how the race went. Third part (sentence 12):Describe how the writer felt about the race. ng the muse folk tales passed down through the generations 9.the old story about a fish jumping through the "Dragon Gate" 10.came to life 11.set Hofman's idea for Floating Fish in motion 12.There is no territory in the world of music 13.to experience a mix of Chinese musical traditions and Western influences 14.has been using a combination of Chinese music and sounds from all over the world 15.carry "universal expression"of the human spirit 16.be recognised by the whole world 17.has dedicated her life to this art 18.Born into a Dai family 19.showed her talent for dancing from an early age 20.feature the peacock 21.bring out the charm 22.Through years of effort 重点知识 1.①is composed of②compose his thoughts 2.①so as not to be disturbed②Would you be so good as to lock the door Section lll Using language 重点语法 1.sunburned/sunburnt 2.challenged 3.to develop 4.swimming 5.frightening 6.seated 7.disappointed 8.connected 9.to tell 10.to give 话题词块 1.breathtaking 2.widely-recognized 3.awe-inspiring 4.highly-priced 5.ground-breaking 6.badly-needed 7.brown-painted 8.carefully-chosen 9.warm-hearted 10.heart-felt 11.peace-loving 12.snow-covered 重点知识 ①a contrast to what you did②by contrast 精听练习 1.Spanish 2.breathtaking 3.attack 4.height