Unit 1 The Mass Media Reading Language points 导学案 -2026-2027学年高中英语译林版选择性必修第二册

选必二 Unit 1 The Mass Media  Reading 语言点学案

Reading: Be a critical news reader!

译林版 选择性必修第二册

 

Language Points —— News Report 1 (Firefighters put out tower block fire)

Words and phrases:

1. put out the Henderson Tower fire  扑灭亨德森大厦大火

2. be thought to have started from the 8th floor  被认为是从八楼开始的

3. spread quickly through the tower block  迅速蔓延至整座公寓大楼

4. leave people on the upper floors trapped  使高层的人们被困

5. fears grew that...  人们越来越担心……

6. according to figures released by emergency services  根据应急服务机构公布的数据

7. reach the scene within 15 minutes  十五分钟内到达现场

8. extend to the 15th floor  蔓延至十五楼

9. get the situation under control  使局势得到控制

10. There is concern that...  人们担心……

11. follow fire safety rules  遵守消防安全规则

1. put out  扑灭；伸出；出版

      put out a fire / a cigarette / one’s hand  扑灭大火/掐灭香烟/伸出手

      拓展：put off  推迟        put up  张贴；搭建        put away  收好        put up with  忍受

(教材原句) Firefighters quickly put out the Henderson Tower fire last night.

      消防队员昨晚迅速扑灭了亨德森大厦大火。

【即学活用】单句语法填空 / 完成句子

(1) The firefighters put ____________ the fire within half an hour.

(2) The sports meeting has been put ____________ till next week because of the bad weather.

(3) 他伸出手来与我握手。  He ____________ ____________ his hand to shake hands with me.

(4) 这家出版社每年出版许多书。  The publishing house ____________ ____________ many books every year.

2. be thought to have done  被认为做了……

      sb. / sth. be thought / said / believed / reported / supposed to have done  被认为/据说/据报道已做了……

      （不定式动作发生在谓语动作之前，用 to have done；经常性动作用 to do）

      可转换为 It is thought that...  人们认为……

(教材原句) The fire, which is thought to have started from the 8th floor, spread quickly through the tower block on Sunday night...

      大火被认为是从八楼烧起来的，周日晚上迅速蔓延至整座公寓大楼……

【即学活用】单句语法填空 / 完成句子

(1) The fire is thought ____________ (start) from the 8th floor.

(2) It is thought ____________ the fire started from the 8th floor.

(3) He is said ____________ ____________ (go) abroad already.

(4) 人们认为他是最好的消防员。  He is thought ____________ ____________ the best firefighter.

3. 现在分词作结果状语 & leave + 宾语 + 宾补

      leaving... 为现在分词短语作结果状语，表示自然而然的结果；逻辑主语为前面的整个句子。

      leave sb. / sth. + adj. / done / doing  使……处于某种状态        leave sb. trapped  使某人被困

(教材原句) The fire spread quickly through the tower block on Sunday night, leaving people on the upper floors trapped.

      大火周日晚上迅速蔓延至整座公寓大楼，使高层的人们被困在里面。

【即学活用】单句语法填空 / 完成句子

(1) He dropped the glass, ____________ (break) it into pieces.

(2) The fire left the tower seriously ____________ (damage).

(3) His parents died, ____________ (leave) him a lot of money.

(4) 大火使数十人受伤。  The fire left ____________ ____________ people ____________.

4. There is concern that...  有人担心……（同位语从句）

      that 引导同位语从句，解释说明 concern 的具体内容；that 只起连接作用，不作成分，不可省略。

      同位语从句常跟在 news, fact, idea, hope, belief, conclusion 等抽象名词后面。

      区别：that 引导定语从句时在从句中充当主语或宾语，对先行词加以修饰限定。

(教材原句) There is concern that the construction company that built the tower block had not followed fire safety rules.

      人们担心建造这座公寓大楼的建筑公司没有遵守消防安全条例。

【即学活用】单句语法填空 / 完成句子

(1) There is concern ____________ the fire alarms did not work well.

(2) The news ____________ he told me yesterday was surprising.

(3) 我们担心他会迟到。  There is ____________ ____________ he will be late.

(4) Fears grew ____________ the number of deaths could reach 5.

5. get / bring... under control  使……得到控制

      under control  得到控制        out of control  失控        in control (of)  掌控着

(教材原句) Firefighters got the situation under control around 11 p.m.

      消防队员在晚上十一点左右控制住了局势。

【即学活用】单句语法填空 / 完成句子

(1) It took them two hours to bring the fire ____________ control.

(2) The car went ____________ ____________ control and hit a tree.

(3) 消防队员很快控制住了火势。  The firefighters soon ____________ the fire ____________ ____________.

6. extend  vi. 延伸，扩展  vt. 延长，扩大

      extend to...  延伸至……        extension  n. 延伸，扩展        extended family  大家庭

(教材原句) By this time, the fire had extended to the 15th floor.

      到那时，大火已经蔓延到了十五楼。

【即学活用】单句语法填空

(1) The fire had extended ____________ the 15th floor by this time.

(2) The railway will be ____________ (extend) to the next city.

(3) 他请求延长访问时间。  He asked for an ____________ (extend) of his visit.

 

Language Points —— News Report 2 (Deadly fire in tower block causes serious damage)

Words and phrases:

1. break out on Sunday night  （大火）在周日晚上爆发

2. cause serious damage  造成严重破坏

3. estimate that...  估计……

4. be confirmed dead  被确认死亡

5. dozens of people injured  数十人受伤

6. be in a critical condition  情况危急

7. suffer minor injuries  受轻伤

8. be about to do sth. when...  正要做某事时突然……

9. hear people screaming and dogs barking  听到人们尖叫、狗在狂吠

10. an awful dream  一场噩梦

11. go off  （警报器）突然大作

12. prevent the disaster  防止灾难发生

1. break out  vi. （火灾、战争、疾病等）突然发生，爆发

      不及物动词短语，不用于被动语态；break out = (a fire / a war) start suddenly

      拓展：break down  出故障，垮掉        break up  解体，分解        break into  破门而入

(教材原句) A terrible fire broke out on Sunday night, leaving the Henderson Tower seriously damaged.

      周日晚上爆发了一场可怕的大火，亨德森大厦严重受损。

【即学活用】单句语法填空 / 完成句子

(1) A fire ____________ ____________ in the factory last night.

(2) The Second World War ____________ ____________ in 1939.

(3) The car ____________ ____________ again on the way home.

(4) 争吵常常会突然发生。  Quarrels often ____________ ____________ suddenly.

2. estimate  vt. 估计，估算  n. 估计；估算

      estimate that...  估计……        It is estimated that...  据估计……

      as a rough estimate  粗略估计        an estimated + 数量  估计有……的

(教材原句) Emergency services estimate that the number of deaths could reach 9.

      应急服务机构估计死亡人数可能达到9人。

【即学活用】单句语法填空 / 完成句子

(1) ____________ is estimated that the project will last three years.

(2) ____________ a rough estimate, the total cost will go to 10,000 yuan.

(3) The satellite will cost an ____________ (estimate) 100 million yuan.

(4) 据估计损失超过了一百万元。  ____________ ____________ ____________ that the loss is over one million yuan.

3. confirm  vt. 确认，证实

      confirm that...  证实……        be confirmed dead  被确认死亡        confirmation  n. 证实，确认

(教材原句) By this morning, 4 people have been confirmed dead.

      到今天上午，已有4人被确认死亡。

【即学活用】单句语法填空

(1) It has been ____________ (confirm) that the fire was caused by a cigarette end.

(2) Two passengers were confirmed ____________ (die) in the accident.

(3) 我们尚未收到会议日期的确认。  We haven’t received the ____________ (confirm) of the meeting date.

4. be about to do... when...  刚要做……突然……

      when 作并列连词，意为"这时（突然）"，从句用一般过去时。

      拓展：be doing... when...  正在做……突然        Hardly had... done... when...  刚一……就……

(教材原句) I was about to have a bath when I heard people screaming and dogs barking.

      我正要洗澡，这时突然听到人们尖叫、狗在狂吠。

【即学活用】单句语法填空 / 完成句子

(1) Teri and Kim were ____________ ____________ leave the cottage when they heard someone come in.

(2) I ____________ ____________ (walk) back to the hotel when a man approached me.

(3) Hardly ____________ he left the room when the traveler entered.

(4) 我们正要出发，这时下起了雨。  We ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ when it began to rain.

5. go off  （警报器）突然大作；（机器）停止运转；爆炸；（食物）变质

      The alarm went off.  警报响了。        The milk has gone off.  牛奶变质了。

(教材原句) The automatic fire alarms did not go off quickly enough to prevent the disaster.

      自动火警警报器响起得不够及时，未能阻止灾难的发生。

【即学活用】单句语法填空

(1) The alarm went ____________ as soon as smoke was detected.

(2) The milk has gone ____________ in the heat—don’t drink it.

(3) The power went ____________ in the whole building last night.

6. critical  adj. 危急的；批判性的；批评的；关键的

      be in a critical condition  情况危急        be critical about / of...  对……持批判态度

      be critical to...  对……至关重要        critically  adv. 批判性地；极其

      同根词：criticize  v. 批评        critic  n. 批评家

(教材原句) The fire has also left dozens of people injured, 5 of whom are in a critical condition.

      这场大火还造成数十人受伤，其中5人情况危急。

【即学活用】单句语法填空 / 完成句子

(1) I don’t like people who are too ____________ (criticize) about everything.

(2) The third grade is critical ____________ children’s development.

(3) The black rhino has been listed as ____________ (critical) endangered.

(4) 那位受伤的男子仍然情况危急。  The injured man is still in ____________ ____________ ____________.

 

Language Points —— Para. 1

Words and phrases:

1. rely on news to learn about what is happening  依靠新闻了解正在发生的事情

2. the world around us  我们周围的世界

3. reports on the same events  对同一事件的报道

4. contain different information  包含不同的信息

5. contradictory information  相互矛盾的信息

6. come about  发生；产生

1. rely on... to do...  依赖……做……

      rely on sb. / sth. to do sth.  依靠某人/某物做某事        rely on sb. doing sth.  指望某人做某事

      reliance  n. 依赖，依靠        近义表达：depend on        拓展：rely on it that...  相信……

(教材原句) We rely on news to learn about what is happening in the world around us.

      我们依靠新闻来了解身边世界正在发生的事情。

【即学活用】单句语法填空 / 完成句子

(1) We rely ____________ news to learn about the world.

(2) You can rely on him ____________ (help) you when you are in trouble.

(3) 如今我们大多数人依靠网络了解国外的动态。  Most of us now ____________ ____________ the Internet ____________ ____________ what is going on overseas.

(4) Don’t rely ____________ his promise—he often breaks it.

2. contain  vt. 包含，容纳；抑制

      contain 不用于进行时态；container  n. 容器

      辨析：contain 表示"包含全部内容"；include 表示"包括部分内容"。

(教材原句) Reports on the same events contain different or even contradictory information.