1、必修三必修三 M2 课时讲义课时讲义 教材复现 在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 1 In the year 2000, 147 world leaders agreed to work together _ (reduce) poverty by 2015 or earlier. 答案：to reduce 2The index has some _ (surprise) 答案：surprises 3The UK is in the thirteenth position, _ China is in the middle of the list. 答案：while
2、 4The report shows that we are making some progress but that we need to make _ (great) efforts. 答案：greater 5_ (interesting), the countries that give the most money are the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. 答案：Interestingly 6_ are Oxford in the UK and Grenoble in France similar? Well, theyre both mediu
3、m- sized towns of between 100,000 and 200,000 inhabitants. 答案：How 7Town twinning is not a new idea, but it _ (become) more popular in recent years. 答案：has become 8Town twinning agreements are perhaps most useful for students and people who want to practise _ (speak) another language. 答案：speaking 9Th
4、is is because living with a foreign family for one or two weeks means that you have to 课堂导入课堂导入 speak their language, and _ a result you improve fast. 答案：as 10Youre going to write a description _ (compare) two places you know well. 答案：comparing 1 measure vt.测量；计量；评估 vi.有长(宽、高等) n尺寸；措施；办法 What does t
5、he Human Development Index measure？(P12) 人类发展指数测量的是什么？ (1)make sth. to ones measure 照某人的尺寸做某物 take measures to do sth.take steps/action to_do sth. 采取措施/行动做某事 (2)be measured in/by. 用来衡量 sth. measures 2 meters by 4 meters 某物长 4 米宽 2 米 名师点睛 measure 表示“(测量后)有长(宽、高、大)”时是系动词，主动形式表示被动含义。 牛津高阶We must take p
6、reventive measures_to_reduce crime in the area. 知识讲解知识讲解 我们必须采取预防措施来减少这个地区的犯罪。 The room measures 10 meters across. 这个房间宽 10 米。 Mark lives in a big pleasant room measuring approximately 5 meters by 6 meters. Mark 生活在一个面积大约为 5 米乘 6 米的很大的舒服的房子里。 牛津高阶Education shouldnt be_measured purely by examination
7、results. 教育不应该纯粹用考试成绩来衡量。 2 figure nC数字；体形；人物；画像；雕像；人影 vt. efforts 42015 浙江高考I enjoyed sitting _ the windows and looking at the view. 答案：close to 5 2014 北京高考改编When a sports goods company first introduced scent into its stores, customers intention to purchase _ 80 percent. 答案：increased by 6 2013 安徽高考
8、Learning a new language is never easy. But with some work and devotion, youll _. 答案：make progress 7The police are questioning two men _ the robbery. 答案：connected with 82014 安徽高考The young _ are willing to accept this concept because at heart every child wants to grow into a happy, healthy, contributi
9、ng adult. 答案：in particular 1 Norway is at the top of the list, while the US is at number 7. (P12) 挪威位于名单之首，而美国名列第七。 本句中的 while 作并列连词，表示对比或转折，意为“然而；可是”。 2015 湖北高考Why are some people happy and successful while others arent? 为什么一些人既快乐又成功而其他人却不是这样呢？ 外研1I hurt my leg while_playing football. 我踢球时把腿弄伤了。 20
10、14 重庆高考I was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. 我从来不是一个很爱整洁的人，而我的室友凯特却极有条理。 While I always felt I would pass the exam, I never thought I would get an A. 尽管我经常感觉我会通过考试，可我也没想过我会得 A。 2 Its an agreement between towns or cities of_similar_size_ and_age, and which have simila
11、r features such as tourism, industry, culture and entertainment.(P19) 它是那些规模和年代相似的城镇或城市之间的一种协议， 它们有相似的特征， 如旅游业、 工业、文化和娱乐。 本句中的主干部分是 Its an agreement， between towns or cities 是介词短语作定语，介 词短语后面又接了两个定语，一个是介词短语 of similar size and age，另一个是 which 引导 的非限制性定语从句。 (1)be of抽象名词be该抽象名词对应的形容词 be of_great/much va
12、lue use importance interest help be very valuable useful important interesting helpful (2)be of表示年龄(age)、 大小(size)、 颜色(color)、 重量(weight)、 高度(height)、 价格(price)、 意见(opinion)、形状(shape)、种类(kind)和方法(way)等的名词，表示“具有”，说明主 语的特征。be of an/the same age “同龄的”。 2013 福建高考The coin is of high quality and worth col
13、lecting. 这枚硬币质量好，值得收藏。 人教4Will that be_of use to you? 那对你有用吗？ The two rooms are the same in size. The two rooms are of_the_same_size. 这两个房间大小一样。 过关演练 完成句子 1His father and his uncle _. 他的爸爸和叔叔一样高。 答案：are of the same height 2 2014 福建高考In some countries, people eat with chopsticks, _ in others, knives
14、and forks. 在一些国家里，人们使用筷子吃饭，而在另外一些国家，人们使用刀叉。 答案：while 3The boy _. 这个男孩很难被照顾。 答案：is hard to look after 4Its _ to decide who should go first. 应该由你来决定谁先走。 答案：up to you 52015 广东高考He could catch many fish _ I couldnt catch anything. 他能抓住许多鱼而我却什么都抓不到。 答案：while 连词 but, however, although 和 while 的用法 but 可用来连
15、接两个句子或一个句子的两个并列的成分；however 可置于句首，句中 或句末，但需用逗号与句子其他成分隔开。 12014 安徽高考改编_， there may be other reasonsfor example, economic reasons. 答案：However while 表示两个事物之间的转折对比，意为“然而，而，而且”；although 意为“虽 然，尽管”较正式，通常放于句首。although/though 均不能与 but 连用，但可与 yet 或 still 连用。 22014 广东高考改编Alice put it in the newspaper, admittin
16、g that _ she liked it, she didnt know where it came from or what it really meant. 答案：though/although though 还可以作为副词使用，通常位于句末，意为“然而；可是”。 32015 福建高考Papa insisted that we learn at least one new thing each day. _， as children, we thought this was crazy. 答案：Though/However 过关演练 在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词) 12015 北京
17、朝阳期中Food is forbidden in the library, _ you are allowed to have drinks and sweets with you. 答案：but 22015 陕西二检It is said that Chinese people are living for others, _ the Americans are for themselves. 答案：while 32016 衡阳联考_ the doctor has warned him of the side effects of the medicine, he still takes it
18、 every day. 答案：Though/Although 42015 北京高考He is a shy man, _ he is not afraid of anything or anyone. 答案：but 52015 安徽高考_ scientists have learned a lot about the universe, there is much we still dont know. 答案：Though/Although 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 40 分) 第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和
19、D)中，选出最佳选项。 A When I was at school, our teacher told the class, “You are what you eat.” My friends and I would laugh and call each other “hamburgers” and “biscuits”. Our teacher was trying to show us the importance of eating the right food to stay healthy. This was a few decades ago when there were
20、big campaigns to make British people healthier. We decided to throw out our chip (炸土豆条) pan which we had used until then to make chips every day for dinner. We replaced our chips with boiled potatoes. We also started using semiskimmed (半脱脂) milk instead of whole milk in our cups of tea and bowls of
21、cornflakes (麦 片). At first I felt like I was eating my cornflakes in water and my potatoes had no taste at all. But after a while I started to prefer healthier food because I felt stronger and I didnt get sick so often. Japanese people are reputed to be the healthiest in the world because of the foo
22、d they eat. The healthiest Japanese people eat rice and fish and vegetables every day. They drink green tea or water when theyre thirsty, and snack on dried fish, fruit or gingko nuts. The traditional Japanese diet is famous for helping you to live a longer and healthier life. 家庭作业家庭作业 归纳总结归纳总结 So w
23、e have proof that you become what you eat. Can you tell what your friends eat just by looking at them? When you know the effects of different types of food, you can use your knowledge well and eat what you want to become. 21The teacher says “You are what you eat” because _. A. it is important to mak
24、e your own food B. we can be eaten C. our food affects us D. he makes a laugh at us 答案与解析： C 推理判断题。 根据第一段最后一句“Our teacher was trying to show us the importance of eating the right food to stay healthy”推断可知。 22Why did the author stop drinking whole milk? A. Because it tasted bad. B. Because she only w
25、anted half a glass. C. Because she wanted to drink milk with less fat. D. Because she felt that whole milk had no taste at all. 答案与解析： C 词义理解题。 解答此题的关键是要正确理解semi- skimmed milk和whole milk 的含义，semi- skimmed milk 意为“半脱脂牛奶”；whole milk 意为“全脂牛奶”。 23Why are Japanese people said to be the healthiest in the
26、world? A. Because they dont drink milk. B. Because of their traditional diet. C. Because their parents are healthy. D. Because they eat vegetables but never meat. 答案与解析：B 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“. because of the food they eat”可知。 B For thousands of years, the most important two buildings in any British villa
27、ge have been the church and the pub. Traditionally, the church and the pub are at the heart of any village or town, where the people gather together to socialize and exchange news. As a result, British pubs are often old and well preserved. Many of them have become historic sites. The most famous ex
28、ample is the pub in the city of Nottingham called “Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem”， which dates back to the year 1189 AD and is probably the oldest pub in England. However, British pubs are not just for kings and queens; they welcome people from all classes and parts of society. On a cold night, the pubs
29、 landlord or landlady can always find a warm place for you by the fire. There is always honest and hearty food and plenty of drinks available at an affordable price. Thats how things used to be. Things are beginning to change. It is said that the credit crunch(信贷紧缩)is causing 39 British pubs in a we
30、ek to go out of business. People do not have enough spare money to spend on beer. Recently, the UK government banned smoking in all pubs, and that may also have affected the number of customers going to pubs. This decline is happening despite the fact that in 2005 the UK government started to allow
31、pubs to stay open after 11 p. m. Previously, with 11 p. m. as closing time, customers would have to drink quite quickly, meaning they sometimes got more drunk than they would if allowed to drink slowly. The British habit of drinking a lot very quickly is known as “binge drinking”， and it causes long
32、- term health problems for people and problems with violent crime for communities. In order to save their businesses， pubs are trying to change with the market. British pubs now offer something for everyone. A lot of pubs used to be “Working Mens Clubs”， meaning that women could not usually enter. T
33、oday, however, women can freely enter 99% of pubs without experiencing any problems. Perhaps things are changing for the better after all. 24The passage mainly tells us something about _. A. the past and present of British pubs B. the decline of British pubs C. the long history of British pubs D. th
34、e importance of British pubs 答案与解析： A 主旨大意题。 通读全文可知， 本文主要讲述了英国酒吧的历史与现状， 所以 A 项符合题意。 25Why do British people have the habit of gathering in the pubs? A. To get drunk. B. To enjoy the historic sites. C. To make more friends. D. To socialize and exchange news. 答案与解析：D 细节理解题。从文章第一段最后一句可知，人们去酒吧的主要目的在 于社交
35、、交流信息，选 D 项。 26Which may NOT be the cause of the decline of British pubs? A. The credit crunch. B. The present closing time. C. The ban of smoking. D. Having no spare money. 答案与解析：B 推理判断题。从第四段可知，A 项“信贷紧缩”、C 项“禁烟”和 D 项“没 有余钱”都在该段中提到，而 B 项内容与英国酒吧的衰落无关，故选 B 项。 27We can infer from the passage that _. A.
36、 British people used to like drink slowly B. closing the pubs early will reduce social problems C. binge drinking means drinking less beer D. British government aims to discourage people from binge drinking 答案与解析：D 推理判断题。从第五段内容可知，因为以前酒吧晚上 11 点关门，使 英国人形成了豪饮(binge drinking)的习惯， 所以英国政府允许酒吧 11 点之后继续营业，
37、主要 目的在于减少人们酗酒豪饮，防止由此造成的健康问题和暴力犯罪，所以选 D 项。 C “Old wives tales” are beliefs passed down from one generation to another. For example, most of us remember our parents telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things. Is there any truth in these teachings? Some of them agree with prese
38、nt medical thinking, but others have not passed the test of time. Did your mother ever tell you to eat your carrots because they are good for your eyes? Scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration. Eating just one carrot a day can redu
39、ce the possibility of getting this disease by 40%. Garlic (蒜) is good for you, too. It can kill the type of virus that causes colds. Unfortunately, not all of Moms advice passed the test of medical studies. For example, generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after e
40、ating. But research suggests that there is no danger in doing so. Do sweets cause tooth problems? Well, yes and no. Sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars. Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs dont hold_water,_th
41、ere is still a lot of truth in the old wives tales. After all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated (积累) from thousands of years of experience in family health care. We should respect this knowledge even as we search for clear scientific support to prove it true or false. 28Which of the follo
42、wing is TRUE according to the text? A. Eating garlic is good for our eyes. B. Sticky sweets are damaging to our teeth. C. Swimming after a meal is dangerous. D. Carrots prevent people from catching colds. 答案与解析：B 推理判断题。由第三段的最后一句可知本题选 B。 29The author develops the third paragraph mainly _. A. by cause
43、 and effects B. by order in space C. by order in time D. by examples 答案与解析：D 推理判断题。通读第三段可知本段是通过举例进行说明的，故本题选 D。 30The underlined phrase “hold water” in the last paragraph most probably means “_” A. to be believable B. to be valuable C. to be admirable D. to be stable 答案与解析：A 词义猜测题。文章中本句意思是：即使科学能告诉我们那
44、些“老人言” 是不值得相信的， 但“老人言”中还有很多正确的东西。 hold water 在此处意思是： 能装水的； 值得相信的，选 A。 31What is the authors attitude toward “old wives tales” in the text? A. Subjective. B. Objective. C. Dissatisfied. D. Curious. 答案与解析： B 推理判断题。 根据文章第三、 四段可知作者对于“老人言”持客观态度， 故本题选 B。 D A great white shark in a California aquarium (水族馆
45、) attacked two soupfin sharks, causing their deaths. The first attack came on February 23, and the second March 15. The attack was not a natural action for food, but out of response when the two sharks swam too close to the great white. The great white has not attacked other fellows, and officials h
46、ave moved other soupfin sharks to another tank (贮水池) for their safety. These attacks have given rise to calls for the freedom of the 88- pound, 5- foot- 3- inch shark. The aquarium houses the shark in a million- gallon tank. However, according to experts, the tank is not big enough for the shark. It
47、s nose is bloody from striking the glass of the aquarium. Great white sharks in the wild have a huge amount of migration, sometimes traveling 50 miles a day. Because the shark is still young, there is possibility of his growing. As it grows, it can become more troubled with the limited space. Aquari
48、um officials say that keeping the shark in the aquarium allows them to study behavior that they cannot study with free great white sharks. With the studied behavioral patterns, scientists believe they can then help great white sharks in the wild. Since the shark has been on display, aquarium attenda
49、nce has increased. The one- year- old shark is the longest surviving great white living here. It has been at the Monterey Bay Aquarium for six months. Other great whites have not survived for longer than 16 days. 32The great white shark attacked two soupfin sharks because _. A. it was too hungry B. the aquarium is not big enough C
