Unit 2 Period 4 Developing 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 4　Developing ideas

Task 1 Fast reading for the structure of the text.

Skim the passage to find out the general idea of the text by filling in the chart below.

Task 2 Careful reading for the details of the text.

1．What does Wang Peng mean by saying “we have enjoyed it no less than eating at home” in paragraph 1?

A．He doesn’t like eating out.

B．He doesn’t like eating at home.

C．Both eating at home and eating out are enjoyable.

D．Eating at home is more enjoyable than eating out.

答案　C

2．What’s the symbolic meaning of candies wrapped in dumplings?

A．A wealthy life.

B．A poor life.

C．A sweet life.

D．A long and healthy life.

答案　C

3．What is Wang Peng and Liu Yonghui’s main purpose of writing the letters?

A．To express their ideas.

B．To give advice.

C．To ask for advice.

D．To make a promise.

答案　A

4．Where might the text be taken from?

A．A website.   B．A magazine.

C．A history book.   D．A novel.

答案　B

Task 3 Translate the following phrases into English.

1．家庭聚餐；家宴family dinner

2．选择做某事choose to do sth

3．喜爱，热衷于be keen on

4．不少于；多达no less than

5．值得付出努力be worth the effort

6．为……做准备prepare for

7．打扫(或清除)干净clean up

8．与……无关have nothing to do with...

9．在我看来in my opinion

10．在除夕on Spring Festival Eve

11．对……有点不满意be a bit unhappy about

12．在……的前夕on the eve of...

13．期待，盼望look forward to

14．在某人身边纠缠，妨碍某人be/get under one’s feet

15．包水饺make dumplings

16．围坐在桌旁sit around the table

17．互相敬酒toast each other

18．顶级厨师top chef

Task 4 Analyse some long and difficult sentences.

1．I don’t understand why some people refuse to embrace the change.(P27 Para.1)

[结构分析] 本句为复合句。why引导宾语从句。

[汉语翻译] 我不理解为什么有些人拒绝接受改变。

2．I really don’t think it’s worth the effort of spending so much time preparing for a single meal，and then another hour cleaning up the mess after it’s over.(P27 Para.2)

[结构分析] 本句为复合句。it’s worth...over为省略了that的宾语从句；after引导时间状语从句。

[汉语翻译] 花这么长时间准备一顿饭，饭后再花一个小时收拾，我真心觉得不值。

3．In my opinion，what or where we eat on Spring Festival Eve really doesn’t matter.(P27 Para.4)

[结构分析] 本句为复合句。what or where...Eve为主语从句，其对应的谓语动词用单数形式。

[汉语翻译] 在我看来，除夕夜我们吃什么、在哪里吃，真的不重要。

4．Eating out may change the form of this tradition，but the love between the family members sitting around the table together remains the same.(P27 Para.4)

[结构分析] 本句为but连接的并列句。but前分句的主语是动名词短语Eating out；but后分句的主语是the love，谓语动词是remains；sitting around the table together是现在分词短语作后置定语，修饰the family members。

[汉语翻译] 在外面的饭店吃年夜饭可能改变了这个传统的表现形式，但是围坐在餐桌前的家人之间的亲情并没有改变。

5．For me，it just won’t feel like Spring Festival having the dinner out.(P28 Para.1)

[结构分析] 本句为简单句。it作形式主语，真正的主语为having the dinner out。

[汉语翻译] 对我来说，在外面吃年夜饭就不像过年。

6．When I was a little boy，the dinner on the eve of Spring Festival was what I looked forward to most.(P28 Para.2)

[结构分析] 本句为复合句。when引导时间状语从句；what引导表语从句，在从句中作looked forward to的宾语。

[汉语翻译] 小时候，我最期待的就是除夕的年夜饭。

7．I would run around the house，listening to the adults chatting about their year.(P28 Para.2)

[结构分析] 本句为简单句。listening to...their year是现在分词短语作伴随状语，且属于“感官