Unit 1 Period 2 Reading and Thinking（配套教参Word）-【步步高】2025-2026学年高一英语必修第二册学习笔记（人教版·新教材）

Period 2　Reading and Thinking

1．Why did the Egyptian government want to build a new dam in the 1950s?

A．To improve the area.

B．To improve transportation.

C．To build a tourist attraction.

D．To improve the environment.

答案　A

2．What’s the right order of the events according to the passage?

①The government asked the UN for help.

②The first temple was moved.

③The project was completed.

④The temple and cultural relics were rescued.

⑤The project started.

A．①③⑤④②   B．①②⑤③④

C．①⑤②④③   D．②①⑤④③

答案　C

3．What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?

A．Easier said than done.

B．Well begun，half done.

C．Many hands make light work.

D．Actions speak louder than words.

答案　C

4．What’s the main idea of the text?

A．A committee was needed.

B．A proposal led to protests.

C．A project of a new dam was successful.

D．A big challenge can likely lead to a great solution.

答案　D

5．Which word can best describe the project?

A．Useless.   B．Positive.

C．Doubtful.   D．Successful.

答案　D

FROM PROBLEMS TO SOLUTIONS

Economic development1 is necessary if we want to improve society.[1]There comes a time [2]when the old must give way to2 the new，and [3]it is not possible to preserve everything from our past [4]as we move towards the future.[5]Finding and  keeping the right  balance between progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge3.

[1]There comes...是there be句型的变式。there be句型属于完全倒装结构，该句型中的be可用come，appear，lie，live，stand，remain，exist等动词替换。

[2]when引导的是定语从句，修饰先行词a time。a time when...表示“一段……的时期”。

[3]it is not possible to do sth表示“做某事是不可能的”。it是形式主语，不定式短语是真正的主语。

[4]as引导时间状语从句，意为“当……时，随着”。

[5]Finding and keeping...是动名词短语在句中作主语。

词块翻译：

1．经济发展

2.让步；屈服；被……代替

3.一个巨大的挑战

Big challenges，however，can sometimes lead to4 great solutions.In the 1950s，the Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam across the Nile in order to control floods5，produce electricity6，and supply water to7 more farmers in the area.But the proposal led to protests.Water from the dam would likely damage a number of8 temples and destroy cultural relics [6]that were an important part of Egypt’s cultural heritage.After listening to [7]the scientists who had studied the problem，and citizens who lived near the dam，the government turned to9 the United Nations for help in 1959.

[6]that引导定语从句，修饰先行词cultural relics。关系词that在从句中作主语，不能省略。

[7]两个who都引导定语从句，分别修饰先行词scientists和citizens。关系词在从句中作主语，不能省略。

4.导致

5．控制洪涝灾害

6．发电

7．向某人提供某物

8．许多；大量

9．向……求助

A committee was established to limit damage to10 the Egyptian buildings and prevent the loss of cultural relics.The group asked for11 contributions from different departments and raised funds12 within the international community.Experts investigated the issue，conducted several tests，and then made a proposal13 for [8]how the buildings could be saved.Finally，a document was signed，and the work began in 1960.

[8]how引导宾语从句，作介词for的宾语。

10.减少对……的破坏

11．要求；请求

12．筹集资金

13．提出建议

The project brought together14 governments and environmentalists from around the world.Temples and other cultural sites were taken down15 piece by piece，and then moved and put back together16 again in a place [9]where they were safe from the water.In 1961，German engineers moved the first temple.Over the next 20 years，thousands of engineers and workers rescued 22 temples and countless cultural relics.Fifty countries donated nearly $80 million to17 the project.

[9]where引导定语从句，先行词是a place，关系副词where在定语从句中作状语。

14.把……聚集起来

15．拆除，拆卸

16．复原

17．向……捐赠……

When the project ended in 1980，it was considered a great success18.[10]Not only had the countries found a path to the future19 [11]that did not run over20 the relics of the past，but they had also learnt that it was possible for countries to work together to build a better tomorrow21.

[10]not only...but (also)．..连接两个并列分句，且not only位于句首时，not only后的分句要用部分倒装语序，但but (also)后的分句不倒装。

[11]that did not run over the relics of the past是that引导的定语从句，修饰a path。关系词that在从句中作主语，不能省略。

18.一个巨大的成功