1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 2 The United Kingdom 【题目优选】 假如你是李明，你正在陕西省省会西安旅游。你的朋友彼得发来电子邮件，让你介绍一下当地情况。请根据下表所提供的要点作出回复，并希望他也能来此旅游。 基本情况 1.历史悠久，华夏文明的发源地，号称 “ 自然历史博物馆 ” ； 2.四面临山傍水，风景优美。 重要名胜古迹 1.秦始皇兵马俑 (被誉为 “ 世界第八大奇迹 ”) ； 2.周边有华山 (五岳之一 )、渭河、秦岭山脉等； 3.? 参考词汇：秦始皇兵马俑 Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses 【经典范文】 Dear Peter，
2、 I am very glad to tell you about my trip in Xian, the capital city of Shaanxi Province. Its beautiful scenery is really a feast for the eyes and its long history has impressed me so much. There is no denying that Xian is the origin of Chinese civilization. Maybe “the eighth wonder of the world”alon
3、e, Terra Cotta Warriors andHorses, is enough toexplain why it enjoys the title of “Natural History Museum” ， not to mention other numerous historical sites, such as Famen Temple and the City Wall of the Ming Dynasty and so on. Furthermore, with Qinling Mountains to the south and the Weihe River to t
4、he north it is in a favorable geographical location surrounded by water and hills. Huashan Mountain in particular makes me love it at the first sight with its breathtaking cliffs and unique characteristics. No wonder that it is regarded as one of the five bestknown mountains in China. Xian is really
5、 worth your visiting. I am looking forward to your coming. Yours， Li Ming 【名师点拨】 本文结构完整，思路清晰，字里 行间体现并符合了描写地点类说明文的基本格式和要求。文章分为两部分来介绍西安 风景和历史古迹，条理很清晰。短文中运用了宾语从句、过去分词短语作定语等复杂句式以及 There is no denying that . , No wonder that . 等固定句式和 a feast for the eyes, not to mention, at the first sight, be regarded a
6、s 等高级词汇，使得文章语言地道而丰富。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 1核心单词 (1)unite(vi. into 联想积累 1 “ 动词 away” 必备短语一览 blow away 吹走 break away 脱离 carry away 拿走 die away 逐渐消失；减弱 give away 背弃；赠送 【 精品教育资源文库 】 put away 收起来；存起来 wash away 冲走 take away 拿走 throw away 扔掉 turn away 把 ? 打发走 2 “to ones n.” 必备短语荟萃 to ones credit 值得赞扬 to ones ast
7、onishment/surprise 令某人惊奇的是 to ones disappointment 令某人失望的是 to ones regret 使某人感到遗憾的是 to ones shame 使某人惭愧的是 to ones joy/delight 令某人高兴的是 3 “ 代替 ” 的表达法种种 take the place of 代替 take ones place 代替某人 replace sb./sth. 取代某人 /某物 in place of 代替 1 Now when people refer to England you find Wales included as well.
8、如今只要有人 提起英格兰，你就会发现威尔士也是包括在内的。 2 Worried about the time available, Zhang Pingyu had made a list of the sites she wanted to see in London. 由于担心时间不够，张萍玉早就把她想要在伦敦参观的地点列了一张清单。 【句式仿写】 1 Finding _(这门课程很难 ), she decided to move to a lower level. 答案： the course very difficult 2 _(沉溺于电脑游戏 ), he never spent a
9、moment planning for his future. 答案： Addicted to computer games 联想积累 1 “find 宾语宾补 ” 复合结构 find 接复合宾语，作宾补的可以是名词、代词、形容词、副词、不定式、分词、分词短语等。 复合结构中不定式作宾语时，常用形式宾语 it 来代替。 Do you find it a hard thing to end the quarreling? 你觉得结束这场争吵是一件很难的事吗？ 【 精品教育资源文库 】 2过去分词 (短语 )作状语 过去分词 (短语 )在句中可充当时间、原因、条件、让步、伴随或方式状语等，表示被
10、动或完成。 过去分词 (短语 )作状语时，其逻辑主语必须与句子的主语保持一致。 单词点津 convenience n. 便利；方便 教材原句 England is the largest of the four countries, and for convenience it is divided roughly into three zones. 英格兰是四个国家中最大的，为方便起见，它大致可划分成三个地区。 (1)for convenience 为了方便起见 at ones convenience 在某人方便的时候 for the convenience of . 为了方便 ? conv
11、enience food/store 便利食品 /便利店 (2)convenient adj. 方便的 ； 便利的 if it is convenient (for you) 如果 (你 )方便的话 It is convenient for sb. to do sth. 某人方便做某事 (3)inconvenience n. 不方便 ； 不便 inconvenient adj. 不方便的 【特别提醒】 convenient 作表语时，不可用人作主语，而要用物作主语或用 it 作形式主语。 “ 当你方便的时候 ” 应翻译成 when it is convenient for you，而不是 wh
12、en you are convenient。 【即景活用】 (1)单句语法填空 Cars have become a popular means of transport, bringing great _(convenient) to our life. 答案： convenience (2)完成句子 We hope that you will accept our invitation if _ . 如果方便的话，我们希望你能接受我们的邀请。 In a word, wild release makes it _what books we like. 总之，自由分享可以 让我们更方便的选择我
13、们喜欢的书籍。 When you come to school, please visit my office _ . 当你来学校时，请方便时到我的办公室来一下。 答案： it is convenient for you more convenient for us to choose at your convenience arrange vt. 筹备；安排；整理 【 精品教育资源文库 】 教材原句 They had no time to arrange their own wedding, so they had it organized by a company. 他们没有时间筹备自己
14、的婚礼，因此他们让一家公司代为组织。 (1)arrange (for) sth. 整理 /安排 /筹划某事 arrange sth. for sb. 为某人安排某事 arrange to do sth. 安排做某事 arrange for sb./sth. to do sth. 安排某人 /某物做某事 arrange that .商定 ? ；安排 ? (2)arrangement n. 安排；准备 make arrangements for . 为 ? 做安排 【特别提醒】 表示 “ 安排某人做某事 ” 用 arrange for sb. to do sth.，而不用 arrange sb.
15、to do sth.。 【即景活用】 (1)单句语法填空 Whatever she says will not make any difference to our _(arrange) As previously _(arrange), Dr John is invited to deliver a speech in August. 答案： arrangements arranged (2)单句改错 The company will arrange a taxi to meet you at the airport. _ Have you arranged visit the art ex
16、hibition next week? _ 答案： arrange 后加 for arranged 后加 to delight n. 快乐；高兴；喜悦 vt. 使高兴；使欣喜 教材原句 Her first delight was going to the Tower. 她最先想参观的地方是伦敦塔。 (1)to ones delight 令某人高兴的是 ?to ones great delightmuch to ones delight 令某人非常高兴的是 take delight in 以 ? 为乐 with delight 高兴地 (2)delighted adj. 高兴的；快乐的 be d
17、elighted to do sth. 很高兴做某事 be delighted with 对 ? 感到高兴 be delighted at 因 ? 感到高兴 【 精品教育资源文库 】 (3)delightful adj. 使人高兴的；令人愉快的 【即景活用】 (1)单句语法填空 I am delighted _(come) to New York at the beginning of New Year and meet with you, friends both old and new. I cannot tell you how _(delight) I was with the be
18、autiful birthday present you gave me. 答案： to come delighted (2)完成句子 _ , I was chosenfrom hundreds of applicants to attend the opening ceremony. 令我高兴的是，在几百个申请者中我被选中参加开幕式。 He _that his son had been admitted to Peking University. 听说他的儿子被北京大学录取了，他很高兴。 答案： To my delight was delighted to hear 短语点拨 consist
19、 of 由 ? 组成 教材原句 How many countries does the UK consist of? 英国是由几个部分 (国家 )组成的？ (1)consist of be made up of 由 ? 组成；由 ? 构成 consist in lie in 存在于；在于 (2)consistent adj. 相容的 ； 一致的 be consistent with 和 ? 一致 /相符 【特别提醒】 consist of 一般不用于被动语态和进行时，其同义短语有： be made up of, be composed of。 【即景活用】 (1)单句语法填空 If what you say is not _(consist) with what you do, it will have a bad effect on your children. 答案： consistent (2)完成句子 Life _not only sunshine but also
