Unit 1 Period 1 Starting out & Understanding ideas（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（外研版·新教材）

Period 1　Starting out & Understanding ideas

1．What can we infer from the first paragraph?

A．The author has been brought up in China.

B．The author only enjoys eating British food.

C．The author doesn’t know how to use chopsticks.

D．The author，a mixed-race child，has grown up in England.

答案　D

2．What kind of Chinese food is the author’s father’s favorite?

A．Stinky tofu.

B．Chicken feet.

C．Hot pot.

D．Chinese oolong tea.

答案　C

3．What can we learn about Mum?

A．She is British and lives in England.

B．She is Chinese and often cooks spicy dishes.

C．She doesn’t enjoy “full English breakfast”．

D．She advises the author to try stinky tofu.

答案　B

4．What is the author’s afternoon tea like?

A．It’s a mixture of Chinese and British cultures.

B．It’s considered poisonous in some cultures.

C．It’s an English tradition with a long history.

D．It’s less inviting compared with Chinese tea.

答案　A

A Child of Two Cuisines

[1]Growing up in England with a British father and a Chinese mother，I’ve enjoyed food from both countries ever since1 I was able to hold a knife and fork—and chopsticks!

[1]本句为复合句。其中Growing up...a Chinese mother为现在分词短语作原因状语；ever since引导时间状语从句，主句谓语用现在完成时。

词块翻译：

1.自从

Mum has sweet memories of2 the food from her home town in Sichuan，and often cooks spicy dishes.Thanks to3 this，Dad has come to4 love hot pot5！[2]But there are still some dishes that Dad dare not try even after many years of marriage to my mother.[3]He once told me he was surprised by what he saw on the table when he first visited my mother’s parents in China.[4]He was even shocked at6 their wedding when he saw how the Chinese ate almost every part of an animal.Even today，he still does not easily take to7 eating things like chicken feet8.

[2]本句为复合句。that引导定语从句，修饰先行词dishes，在从句中作try的宾语。

[3]本句为复合句。he was surprised...in China为省略了that的宾语从句，其中what引导宾语从句；when引导时间状语从句。

[4]本句为复合句。when引导时间状语从句，该从句中的how引导宾语从句。

2.拥有对……甜蜜的回忆

3．多亏，幸亏

4．开始(认识、理解或相信等)

5．火锅

6．对……感到惊讶

7．开始喜欢；养成……习惯

8．鸡爪

But I enjoy that sort of food myself.Last week，I went to the butcher’s9 and asked，“Do you have pigs’ ears？”“No，” the butcher said，pulling at10 his own ears，“just these ordinary ones.” He must have thought11 I was joking.

9.肉店，肉铺

10．抓住并不断拉扯

11．一定认为(表示对过去的肯定猜测)

Dad can cook a super “full English breakfast” of bacon，eggs，beans，sausages and toast with butter—Mum and I just have to find a way to get him into the kitchen! He also does a typical Sunday roast.[5]We all love roast beef and vegetables，but Mum says we’d better not eat too much roast food as it may make us suffer from heat inside our bodies12，according to13 traditional Chinese

medicine14.

[5]本句为but连接的并列复合句。but后的分句中we’d better not...是省略了that的宾语从句；as引导原因状语从句。

12.上火

13．根据

14．传统中医

I’ll never forget my first visit to China.Mum encouraged me to try different kinds of food，and I did! I loved everything.[6]But just when I thought I could deal with15 all Chinese food，I came across16 stinky tofu17，a horrible grey thing that looked and smelt like a burnt sports shoe18.“You needn’t try it if you don’t want to，”Mum said，but [7]I gathered all my courage19 to take a bite20 and was amazed to find it wasn’t so bad.[8]It reminded me of21 blue cheese，a similarly strong smelling type of food you either love or hate.Maybe I’ll fall in love with stinky tofu—someday.

[6]本句为复合句。when引导时间状语从句，从句中的I thought后面是省略了that的宾语从句；主句中的a horrible grey thing...是stinky tofu的同位语；that引导定语从句，修饰先行词a horrible grey thing。

[7]本句为复合句。it wasn’t so bad是省略了that的宾语从句。

[8]本句为复合句。a similarly strong...hate是blue cheese的同位语；you either love or hate是省略了that或which的定语从句，修饰food。,

15.应对；应付；解决

16．偶然遇到

17．臭豆腐

18．闻起来像烧焦的运动鞋

19．鼓足所有勇气

20．咬了一口

21．使我想起

[9]People say that one man’s meat is another man’s poison，but I feel at home22 with food from both my cultures.[10]To me，there’s nothing better than a cross-cultural afternoon tea of English biscuits and a cup of Chinese oolong tea in a fine china cup23!

[9]本句为but连接的并列复合句。but前的分句中含有that引导的宾语从句，作say的宾语。

[10]本句为简单句。句中含有“否定词＋比较级”结构，意为“没有比……更……”，用于表达最高级含义。

22.感到舒适自在，无拘无束

23．一个细瓷杯