M5U3 Science and nature
一、课前自主预习——课文重建
persons introductions relations to cloning
Ian Wilumt a Scottish ____1____ who created Dolly, the first mammal to be cloned successfully from_______2______ He was _____3__when hearing___________4________________________________. He never intends to______5________ __________________. Instead, he thinks the efforts of scientists should be directed towards ________6________________that could be used to ________________7__________.
Faye Wilson a woman of 41 years old who cannot have a____8____. She is desperate to h ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ave a baby of her own,a child___________9___________.
Severino Antinori an Italian__10____, who is one of the leaders in __________11_____ He has declared that___________12___________________.
Chinese scientists who have focu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )sed their efforts on _____13__________________________________________________. China has succeeded ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) in _________________14________, and continues to research the ways in which _______________15___________.
二、课内合作探究
I、考点导练
一、根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示,写出该单词的正确形式。(每空限填一词)
1. We must take e ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ffective measures to protect limited natural r________.
2. It will be a long time before everything returns to n________.
3.The company has ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) been t________ from a family business to a multi-million-pound operation.
4. She went to Paris with the i_______ to learn French.
5. Mr. King a________ the orphan as his son.
6.Therefore,we cannot ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )________(证实)that food from cloned animals is really safe for humans to eat.
7. He was cau ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ght in a traffic jam. In __________(结果),he was late for work.
8. With your __________(允许),I should like to visit Miss White.
9.I think th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e scientific advances __________(提及)in your article are interesting.
10. It's good to do ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) a job that you are interested in. Otherwise you will get bored(厌烦).
二、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空和动词适当形式填空。
This is not a family where bad __________(behave) goes unpunished.
2. He dealt with the problem in a highly __________(profession) way.
3. Sadly the librar ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y had moved from its __________(origin) place into another building.
4. Can you give me a quick _______(summarize) of your research
5. Please give careful ___________(consider) to this question.
6. Since “life is ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) a stage”, we are_______ (actual) all actors and actresses.
7. I don’t know his ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )_________ address. Please tell me _________ where he lives.(exact)
8. It is not my _________ to argue with you. I just _________ to tell you what I think.(intention)
9. The police are s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )earching for the _________,who have committed violent _________.(crime)
10.The boy is _ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )________ to figure out anything that he doesn’t know. His ________ for knowledge deserves our praise.(anxiety)
请用方框内所给短语,并用其适当形式填空
on the way,end up w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ith,burn out,in favor of,for sale,on the other hand,take...into consideration,toy with,push ahead with,turn out
1.The building was ___________ in a big fire.
2.I'm all ___________ equal pay for equal work.
3.Food here is cheape ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )r than that in Britain,but clothing,__________,is dearer.
4.Your teacher ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s will ______ your recent illness __________ when marking your papers.
5.While she was talking to me,she _____________ a pencil.
6.Are these machines ____________
7.Whatever happens, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )we must _______________our plans to increase production.
8.If they continued ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) to act in this way,they would be _____________ to failing.
9.When eating a meal ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ),Americans begin with the soup and _____________ fruits.
10.Things ____________ to be exactly as the professor had foreseen.
四、汉译英
1. 如果我们早点出发,就不会错过这列火车了。
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2. 有这么多家庭作业要做,小男孩看上去很不开心。
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3. 一方面,经济的发展会改变人们的生活状况。另一方面,它会加速环境的破坏。
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4. 有些人浪费粮食,然而有些人却吃不饱。
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5. 旅游要花多少费用你算出来没有?
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6. 在离开办公室之前,应把所有物品摆放好。
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7. 你的计划不太实用,因此我不赞同。
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8.他比班上其他任何学生学习都要努力。
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II、考点探究
考点1.adopt,adapt,adjust
adjust意为“适应;调整”;
adapt意为“适应;改编”;
adopt意为“采纳;收养”。
〖拓展延伸〗
adjust (oneself) to sth./doing sth. 适应(做)某事=adapt (oneself) to sth./doing sth.
〖即时操练〗
用adjust,adapt和adopt的适当形式填空:
①They succeeded in finishing the work by________ our methods.
②When he move ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d to Canada,the children ________ to the change very well.
③He ________ his camera and took a picture.
考点2. transfer,transform
transfer 指的是转换工作、学习、搬迁等外在的改变,而物体自身并没有变;
transform是指物体本身自己形状的改变。
be transferred to... 被转移到……be transformed into... 被改变成……
用transfer和transform的适当形式填空:
①The next month I will ________ to Beijing.
②My bedroom is ________ by the new colour.
考点3. average,usual,normal,ordinary,regular,common
average用作名词意为“平均,平均数”,用作形容词意为“平均的;一般的;普通的;中等的”;
usual意为“惯常的”,如the usual time/place/seat;
normal意为“正常的,正规的,符合标准的”;
ordinary意为“普通的,一般的”,与special意义相反;
regular意为“有规律的,定期的,定时的”;
common意为“普通的,随时会发生或随时可见的;共同的”,与rare意义相反。
on (the/an) average 平均above/below average 高于/低于平均an average of... 平均有an average student 一个普通的学生common sense 常识in common 共同的(地),共有的(地)
用average,usual,normal,ordinary,regular,common填空:
①Yesterday he got up ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )earlier than ________,for it was not a(n) ________ day for him.
②It is ________ sense to sleep with the door closed.
③Everything returned to ________.
④—How do you like the film
—There was nothing special—it was only ________.
考点4. push ahead with
push ahead with译为“义无反顾地进行”。如:
The government is pushing ahead with its reforms.政府正坚定地推行改革。
push构成的其他短语:push over 推倒;推翻push for 力图得到push aside 把……推到旁边,推开push sb. to do sth. 强迫某人做某事push one's way 挤着往前走
用push构成短语的适当形式填空:
①The pressure group is ____________ a ban on GM foods.
②Sam ________ me ________ in the playground.
③He ____________ the feelings of fear.
考点5. be/get burnt out
be/get burnt out=burn ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )oneself out意为“耗尽体力;积劳成疾;累垮”,相当于be tired out或be worn out。如:
If he doesn't stop wor ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )king so hard,he will burn himself out.他要是继续这样拼命工作,就会把自己累垮。
和burn有关的其他短语:burn away (使)烧掉,烧光burn down (被)焚毁burn off (通过锻炼等)消耗能量;烧掉
完成下列句子:
①She was completely burnt ________ and retired from the sport.
②Half the candle had burnt ________.
③This workout helps you to burn ________ fat and tone muscles.
④The house burned ________ in 1995.
考点6. point out,point at,point to
point out指的是给某人指示方向,要点或错误等,意为“指出”,out是副词;
point at习惯上指向离说话人较近的事物,意为“指着”,at是介词,着重于指的对象;
point to多用来指向离说话人较远的事物,意为“指向”,to也是介词,着重于指的方向。
[注]一般情况下point ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )at和point to可互换,但事物名词作主语时,用point to。point at可分开使用,point后直接跟名词或代词作宾语,at表示方向,而point to却没有这种用法,它可意为“显示、说明”。
完成下列句子:
①They pointed their guns________ her head but she was not afraid.
②The needle of a compass points ________ the north.
③Can you point ________ the man you suspect
④The teacher is pointing ________ the map on the wall.
考点7.
The first mammal ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) to be cloned successfully from an adult cell was Dolly the sheep.
用不定式作定语的情况:
①不定式表示将来;
②用来修饰序数词、最高级或no,all,any 等限定语的中心词;
③用来修饰抽象名词时用不定式,常见的有:
ability,chance,idea,f ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )act,excuse,promise,answer,reply,attempt,belief,way,reason,moment,time等
完成下列句子:
①The meeting ____________(hold) tomorrow is very important.
②He was the best man ________(do) the job.
③She was the first ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )woman________(win) the gold medal in the Olympic Games.
④Do you have the ability________(read) and write in English
考点8. Nowhere is this truer than with genetically modified.
“否定词+比较级”相当于最高级。如:
I couldn't agree more. 我非常同意。
Nothing is more valuable than health. 健康是最宝贵的。
①该结构多为“can't /couldn't +比较级”的形式。如:
The weather couldn't be worse.天气再糟糕不过了。
②用于该结构中的否定词除了not之外,还有no,never,nothing等。如:
This could give her no greater pleasure.这使她再高兴不过了。
③当该结构中的比较级为less时,该结构意为“一点也不”。试比较:
He couldn't care more.他非常介意。
He couldn't care less.他毫不介意。
④当no表示not at all之意时,可以作为副词放在比较级词语前面。这时,“no+比较级”的意思则不是“最……不过”。如:
Some people can eat what they like and get no fatter.
有些人想吃什么就吃什么,一点也不发胖。
翻译下列句子:
①He couldn't have done better.
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②There's nothing cheaper.
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③He had never felt more like talking to anyone.
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④Are you really fifty?You look no older than thirty-five.
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Ⅲ. 小组写作探究
用本单元单词,短语或句式替换句子中划线部分,使之靓起来。
1. Yesterday afternoon she came to see me to get my help.
Yesterday afternoo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n she came to see me with the ________ of getting my help.
2. In fact,it would be much more sensible to do it later.
________,it would be much more sensible to do it later.
3. About 80% of the people present are in favour of the proposal.
The ________ of the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) people present are in favour of the proposal is eighty.
4. We should consider what the other person needs and expects.
Needs and ________ of others should be taken into ________.
5. When shopping online,we should stick to the sites we trust.
When shopping online,we should choose ________ websites.
M6U1 Laughter is Good for You
一、课前自主预习——课文重建
根据本单元reading 课文在下面短文空格中填入所缺单词(每空一词)。
1.scientist, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )2.an adult cell,3.shocked,4.some scientists were considering cloning human beings,
5.create copies o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )f humans,6.creating new cells and organs,7.cure diseases like cancer,8.baby,
9.that is ge ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )netically related to her.,10.doctor,11.the cloning research,12.he wants to be the first to clone a human being,13.cloning animals and stem cells to be used in medical research,
14.producing clones of cows and goats,15.cloning can benefit mankind
二、 课内合作探究
I、考点导练
根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示,写出该单词的正确形式。(每空限填一词)
一、1.resources, 2. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) normal, 3. transformed,4. intention, 5. adopted, 6. confirm, 7. consequence, 8. permission, 9. mentioned, 10. bored
二.1.behaviour, 2 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ).professional,3. original,4.summary,5.consideration,6.actually,
7. exact, exactly ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), 8. intention , intend,9. criminals, crimes,10. anxious, anxiety
三.1.burnt out ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ),2.in favor of,3.on the other hand,4.take,into consideration,5.was toying with,
6.for sale,7.push ahead with,8.on the way,9.end up with,10.turned out
四、1.If we had started earlier, we should not have missed the train.
2.The little boy looks sad, with so much homework to do.
3.On one hand, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rapid development of the economy will improve the living conditions of the people. On the other hand, it will speed up environment destruction.
4. Some people waste food while others haven’t enough.
5. Have you figured out how much the trip will cost
6. Before you leave the office, everything should be put in place.
7. Your plan isn’t very practical, so I’m not in favor of it.
8.He is working harder ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) than any other student/all the other students in his class.
II、考点探究
考点1 ①adopting ②adjusted/adapted ③adjusted
考点2 ①transfer ②transformed
考点3 ①usual;ordinary ②common ③normal ④average
考点4 ①pushing for ②pushed;over ③pushed aside
考点5 ①out ②away ③off ④down
考点6 ①at ②to ③out ④to/at
考点7 ①to be held ②to do ③to win ④to read
考点8 ①他做得再好不过了。
②这东西再便宜不过了。
③他从未如此想和人交谈。
④你真的五十岁了?你看起来不超过三十五。
Ⅲ. 小组写作探究
用本单元单词,短语或句式替换句子中划线部分,使之靓起来。
1. intention/purpo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )se 2. Actually 3. percentage 4. expectations;consideration/account 5. reliable