Readings of Unit 1-2

1、Readings of Unit 1學(xué)習(xí)目標(biāo)： 1. 擴(kuò)展知識面，提高閱讀、分析能力 2. 擴(kuò)大單詞量，學(xué)會一些詞組的用法  Reading of Unit 1 : Old phone , true friend. （舊手機(jī)，真朋友）  一. Key words and phrases （重點詞匯） 1. mobile adj 可移動的 2. ashamed adj 慚愧的、害臊的 3. old - fashioned adj. 過時的、老式的 4. outdated adj 過時的 5. fashionable adj 時髦的、時尚的 6. actually adv. 實

2、際上 7. latest adj 最新的，最近的 8. embarrassed adj 尷尬的 9. main adj 主要的  1. on ones way to 在去的路上 2. be ashamed of 由于感到害臊 3. behind the times 過時的 4. at the time 當(dāng)時 5. send fast messages / short messages 發(fā)短信 6. worst of all 最糟糕的是 7. make sb do sth 使某人做某事（如make people laugh） 8. status symbol 身份的象征 9. if o

3、r not 是否 10. spend on sth 在上花費（金錢或時間） 11. be with sb 與某人在一起 12. fit in with sb 與相處融洽  二. Questions before reading. （熱身練習(xí)） 在我們閱讀文章之前，課本中提出了幾個問題，我們要喚起自己的背景知識，回答這些問題，這樣也可以幫助我們對文章更好的理解。To answer these questions , we should use our background knowledge . Also , it can help us get a better under

4、standing of the text. For example , “How long has that model been around ? ” be around 意思是“在某領(lǐng)域或行業(yè)中，活躍而突出”。因此，這句話我們可以譯成“這一款手機(jī)已經(jīng)流行（或面市）了多久？” You can answer like that “It has been around for about half a year. ” 又如“What special things can it do ? ”他有什么特別的用途？ 現(xiàn)在的手機(jī)用途可謂多種多樣，無所不能，所以也可以這樣回答。 It can sing t

5、he songs , play cool tunes , send fast messages , surf the Internet , take photos , use as a recorder , and so on. 認(rèn)真完成這些熱身練習(xí)，可以幫助我們開動腦筋，為學(xué)習(xí)下面的文章做好充分的頭腦、思維上的準(zhǔn)備，提高學(xué)習(xí)效果。所以我們不應(yīng)忽視。  三. Summarizing each paragraph. （總結(jié)每段的大意） 快速閱讀文章，總結(jié)每段的大意，能夠幫助我們的分析理解能力和歸納能力。正確的用自己的語言來概括每段的主要內(nèi)容，一方面能夠幫助我們看清楚文章的結(jié)構(gòu)

6、和脈絡(luò)，另一方面也可以鍛煉我們使用語言的能力。這兩方面都對我們提高寫作能力有積極的作用。 請同學(xué)們寫出每段的大意，只須每段一句話。 參考答案： Paragraph 1 : What phone you have says a lot about you. Paragraph 2 : I didnt use my phone much , except sending fast messages. Paragraph 3 : My phone is outdated now. Paragraph 4 : I dont need a new one. Paragraph 5 : The real

7、reason is that I like my old phone.  四. Key points of reading material. （重點分析） 1. While we were on our way to the restaurant , my mobile phone rang. 當(dāng)我們?nèi)ワ埖甑穆飞系臅r候，我的手機(jī)響了。 while引導(dǎo)了一個時間狀語從句。while后面一般加一個時間段，既該動作或狀態(tài)必須應(yīng)持續(xù)一段時間。如we were on our way to the restaurant , “我們?nèi)ワ埖甑穆飞稀边@一狀況不可能瞬間發(fā)生就結(jié)束的，而一定會持續(xù)一段時

8、間，因此，可用while 引導(dǎo)。另外，while也可引導(dǎo)進(jìn)行時態(tài)的句子。如： Somebody knocked at the door while we were having supper. 當(dāng)我們正在吃晚飯的時候，有人敲門。  2. What phone you have says a lot about you to some people these days. 現(xiàn)在，你擁有什么樣的手機(jī)會向別人透露許多你的信息。 句中What phone you have 是主語從句，意思是你擁有什么樣的手機(jī) 又如：What you said made me terrified. 你說的話使

9、我感到恐懼。  3. times : 指時代、時勢、境況，the times 指當(dāng)代 eg. What wonderful times we live in ! 我們生活在多么了不起的時代?。?in ancient times 在古代hard times 艱難時世  4. I was glad to be like my friends who all had mobile phones. 我非常高興能像我那些有手機(jī)的朋友們一樣。 like 介詞，像一樣 用于系動詞后面 如be like. 又如look like 看起來像 The story sounds like a b

10、eautiful song. 這個故事聽起來像一首優(yōu)美的歌曲。 Who all had mobile phones 是定語從句，修飾先行詞my friends. 意思是“我的那些有手機(jī)的朋友們?！?#160; 5. I often think my old phone will make people laugh. 我經(jīng)常認(rèn)為我的老手機(jī)會惹人笑話。 make people laugh 使人發(fā)笑 make 是使役動詞，我們經(jīng)常用make sb do sth . 使某人做某事 請注意make 后面直接加動詞原形，而不能加不定式to . 又如：If you have the latest model

11、 , it can make you look good in front of your friends. 如果你有最新款的手機(jī)，它可以使你在朋友面前很有面子。 “make you look good”使你看起來很有面子。 類似的使役動詞還有have , let 。 eg. The teacher had some students stay in the classroom after school. 放學(xué)后老師讓一些學(xué)生仍留在教室里。 If you have a new idea , please let me know. 如果你有了新主意，請讓我知道。  6. Why do

12、I spend money on a new model when I wont use everything it has and I wouldnt even know how to anyway ? 當(dāng)我不可能使用新手機(jī)的每一項功能，甚至我也不知道怎么（使用）的時候，我為什么要花錢買個新手機(jī)呢？ 這是一句含有否定意義的疑問句，意在表達(dá)“我不想買新手機(jī)”。when 引導(dǎo)了兩個并列的時間狀語從句，中間用and連接。  7. Giving it up would be like saying goodbye to an old friend just because he

13、or she doesnt fit in with my new , fashionable friends. 放棄（我的舊手機(jī)）就象是跟我的老朋友說再見，僅僅是因為他或她和我的新朋友，時髦的朋友不相襯了一樣。 在這一句中， giving it up 是動名詞短語做主語。 fit in （with sb）意思是與相處融洽，與相配 本句比較復(fù)雜，要求能讀懂大意即可。  五. Culture Note （文化背景） For many people , having a mobile phone is a status symbol . They like to show others t

14、hat they have one and use it often . But mobile phones can be very annoying for other people in many situations . When you are with someone else in a social or business context , you should not answer the phone unless you are expecting an important call . Otherwise , you are saying

15、60;that the person you are with is not as important as other people. 對于許多人來講，擁有手機(jī)是身份的象征。他們樂于在人前，展示并經(jīng)常使用它。但有一些場合，手機(jī)會使其他人感到心煩。當(dāng)你在公眾場合或商業(yè)場合中，與其他人在一起時，不應(yīng)該接電話，除非你是在等一個重要的電話。否則，你的舉動就等于表示和你在一起的那個人并沒有其他人那樣重要。造成不好的影響。 對于中學(xué)生而言，也容易引起攀比，虛榮的風(fēng)氣。有手機(jī)有利有弊。 Reading of Unit 2 : E-mail English （E-mail英語）一. Key words an

16、d phrases （重點詞匯） 1. save v. 節(jié)省 節(jié)約 2. chat line n. 熱線交談服務(wù) 3. mostly adv. 幾乎全部地，主要地 4. acronym n. 首字母縮拼詞，首字母組合詞 5. homophone n. 同音異義詞 6. emotive n. 表情符號 7. mark n. 符號，記號 8. indicate v. 標(biāo)示，指示 9. expression n. 表情，表達(dá)，措辭 10. comprehend v. 理解、領(lǐng)會 11. describe v. 描繪、描述 Phrases : 1. be made up of 由組成 2. sound

17、 like 聽起來像 3. take sb to do sth 花費某人（多長時間）去做某事 4. cant stop doing sth 禁不住做某事 5. instead of 代替，而不是 6. make faces 做鬼臉 7. consist of 由組成，由構(gòu)成 8. come from 來自于出自于 9. stand for 代表 代替 10. face to face 面對面 11. such as 例如  二. Warming - up （熱身練習(xí)） E-mail English ，這篇文章相當(dāng)富有時代感，因為e-mail英語是近年來隨著因特網(wǎng)的飛速傳播而迅速發(fā)展起

18、來的新興變化。事實上就是使用首字母組合詞，或同音異義詞及一些象形符號等使得語言的鍵盤輸入更加迅速，看起來，有時會一頭霧水，讀起來，漸漸體會個中滋味。請看下面的例子： BTW by the way F2F Face to face OICOh , I see ! CUSee you . How RuHow are you ! GR 8 Great ! 試著翻譯下面這兩個句子：（請譯成正常的規(guī)范的英文） 1. Hi , how RU ? Lets meet 4 dinner and then C a movie 2night . 2. Good idea . BTW , Im at school

19、until 5 : 30 Cu ! :-） 譯文： 1. Hi , how are you ? Lets meet for dinner and then see a movie tonight. 2. Good idea , By the way . Im at school until 5:30 . See you ! （Happy face） 有些人喜歡在網(wǎng)上使用它，因為它能使溝通更加迅速；有的人則非常反對，因為它看起來怪里怪氣，不熟悉的人根本看不明白。做為教師們來說，多數(shù)老師都認(rèn)為學(xué)生應(yīng)該掌握規(guī)范的英語才好，但是我們不妨了解e-mail English 的一些簡單規(guī)律，也做為我們增長見

20、識的一個方面。  三. Main ideas of each paragraph. （段落大意） Paragraph 1 : Where e-mail English comes from. Paragraph 2 : How new e-mail words are made. Paragraph 3 : E-mail words that save space. Paragraph 4 : Using sounds in new e-mail words. Paragraph 5 : Using faces in e-mail English 3. Paragraph 6 : T

21、eachers and e-mail English .  四. Key Points （重點分析） 1. E-mail English is a new kind of English that many people use to save time . E-mail 英語是一種新興的，許多人用來節(jié)省時間的英語。 that many people use to save time 是定語從句，用來修飾先行詞，new kind of English . 注意use to 和used to 的區(qū)別 二者后面都加動詞原形，但意義大不相同。    save

22、time 節(jié)省時間 save space 節(jié)省空間 save money 則是攢錢的意思  2. The first kind is made up of the first letters of other words. These are called acronyms. 第一種是由單詞的首字母組合而成，被稱為首字母組合詞。在這兩個句子中，is made up of , are  called 都涉及到了一個重要的語法現(xiàn)象，被動語態(tài)結(jié)構(gòu)：“be +動詞的過去分詞” 在英語中，有主動和被動兩種語態(tài)。主動語態(tài)表示主語是動作的執(zhí)行者，被動語態(tài)表示主語是動作的承受者。 如： 試

23、對比： He wrote the letter . 他寫了信（寫信的動作是由主語他發(fā)出的）為主動語態(tài)。 The letter was written by him. 那封信是他寫的。 （主語“信”是動作的承受者，是被動語態(tài)。） eg. 1. These are called acronyms. 這些被稱做首字母組合詞。 eg2. His bike has been stolen. 他的自行車被人偷走了。 關(guān)于被動語態(tài)的詳細(xì)內(nèi)容將在第三單元講解。  3. mostly adv. 大多數(shù)地，大部分，主要地（= almost all , generally 幾乎全部、大多） eg. I s

24、pend my free time mostly watching TV . 我閑暇時大多在看電視。 eg. There are only 7 girls in our PE class , so the class is mostly boys. 在我們體育班僅有7個女孩，因此這個班大多數(shù)是男生。  4. Other acronyms are F2F which stands for face to face , CSL for cant stop laughing and  , 其他的首字母縮寫詞有F2F 代表face to face. CSL代表cant stop l

25、aughing 以及。 which 引導(dǎo)了定語從句修飾先行詞F2F. stand for 表示代表 為的縮寫 eg. U.S.A stands for United States of America.  5. look like 看起來像 sound like 聽起來像  6. For example , 8 sounds like -eat in great , so to save time , people write gr8. 比如，8聽起來像great 中eat eit的發(fā)音，因此為了節(jié)省時間，人們就寫成了gr8來代表great。 to save time 為了

26、節(jié)省時間，動詞不定式做目的狀語。  7. Other punctuation marks , such as commas , help add other parts of the face and indicate different expressions. 其它的標(biāo)點符號，比如說逗號，可以放在這張鬼臉的其他部位，顯示出不同的表情。 such as 比如說，例如。  8. Your best friend will probably understand it ,but your parents and teachers might not. 你最好的朋友可

27、能會明白（短信的內(nèi)容），但是你的父母和老師可能就不懂。  9. Its not just because they cant comprehend what it means. 這不僅僅是因為他們不明白（短信）的含義。 what it means 是賓語從句，做動詞comprehend 的賓語。 意思是“短信的意思是什么”。  五. Culture Note（文化背景） Whats the difference between an e-mail and a letter ? E-mails are a fast and easy way of contactin

28、g friends , family and business associates , but fast is not always best . For formal situations , such as notices about births , deaths and marriages , its still preferable to send e-mail . In business , its best to reply in the way you have been contacted ; if you have been sent a l

29、etter , sent a letter back . Also , be careful what you write in an e-mail . Often people do not check , their ideas , spelling and grammar and may look foolish to whoever reads the message. 電子郵件和信的區(qū)別是什么呢？電子郵件是與朋友親朋、商業(yè)往來聯(lián)系的既方便又快捷的方式，但是快并不一定就是最好的。在一些重要正式的場合，比如說出生通知，死亡、婚禮的消息，仍然可以用電子郵件來傳遞。在商業(yè)

30、往來中，最好的答復(fù)方式就是你一直用的方式。如果你收到了一封信，就可以發(fā)一封信做為回復(fù)。而且，你寫電子郵件的時候也要小心仔細(xì)。人們通常不檢查他們的大意、拼寫和語法，結(jié)果別人讀起來則覺得亂七八糟的。  【模擬試題】 一. 翻譯下列詞組 1. 由于感到害臊_ 2. 過時的_ 3. 發(fā)短信_ 4. 最糟糕的是_ 5. 身份的象征 6. 與某人在一起_ 7. 聽起來像_ 8. 禁不住做某事_ 9. 代表、代替_ 10. 面對面_ 11. 例如_ 12. 做鬼臉_  二. 搭配單詞和英文注解 1. symbola. not modern 2. comprehendb. sending

31、text messages with a mobile phone 3. SMSc. words that only some people understand 4. ashamedd. understand 5. secret codee. feeling embarrased about something 6. behind the timesf. a picture that means something  三. Since mobile phones are more and more popular , many teenagers have their own ph

32、ones . But do you know the advantages and disadvantages of mobile phones ? Put the following sentences in the right places , please . （請將句子代號填入表格的橫線上） 1. You can make a call anywhere. 2. Mobile phones can make a lot of noise , especially in a class , or at a meeting . 3. It can be used as a not

33、ebook because it can keep many phone numbers. 4. It harms peoples physical health. 5. You can take photos with it and then send them to your friends or relatives. 6. You can send fast messages and it costs less than making phone calls. 7. Its easy to be robbed. 8. Its dangerous to receive a call whi

34、le riding and driving.  AdvantagesDisadvantages_ _ _ _ _ _ _四. 閱讀理解：A: Cats Have Nine Lives There is a saying that cats have nine lives . A recent study examined why . Scientists  carried out a study of cats which had fallen out of windows of buildings . Nine out of ten  remained aliv

35、e after a fall of two storeys or more . One cat which fell from the 32nd floor of  a building only broke a tooth . Interestingly , the cats were in greatest danger of being  killed if they fell from the seventh floor . Falling from either a lesser or greater height  gave them a better

36、 chance of survival （生存）. Damage （損傷）to a body depends on how fast it hits the ground , which in turn depends on  how far it has fallen . But its not quite that simple because , as an object falls through  the air , the air holds it back and slows the object down . After a while the object

37、 stops  accelerating （加速）and continues at a fixed speed . This is the terminal （臨界）speed .  Bulky （龐大的）things have a lower terminal speed because there is a larger area for the air to push up on . Heavy things have a higher terminal speed because they push down harder against the

38、 air . Cats have a lower terminal speed than falling people , for example , because they are quite bulky and not very heavy so that they hit the ground more slowly and are less likely to be hurt. Then what does the seventh floor matter ? This is the distance cats take to reach their 

39、terminal speed . After the seventh floor , they may relax and spread out their legs like a  flying squirrel and change their falling position so that they may land on their feet . This  would slow them down and allow their muscles to reduce the force of impact （沖擊），and thus reduce the

40、 damage. 1. The scientists came to a conclusion that a fall from the _ floor was most likely to kill a cat. A. sixthB. eighth C. 33rdD. seventh 2. A falling cat has a lower terminal speed than a falling man because it is _. A. bigger but heavier B. bigger and stronger C. lighter but relatively

41、bigger D. smaller and lighter 3. A fall from higher than a seventh floor allows the falling cat _. A. to have time to reduce its falling speed B. to relax and spread out its legs and to land on a safer position C. to reach the ground softly on its back D. to fall slower than from the sixth floor 4.

42、Which of the following pictures best shows the usual sight of a cat falling from the eighth floor shortly before it hits the ground ?    5. Do cats really have nine lives ? A. Yes , they do. B. No , they dont. C. Yes , it does. D. No , it doesnt.  B. The Cats : First Eat , T

43、hen Wash There is a story which tells how Man wanted to build a house . First he asked Dog to help him . Dog was not interested and said he wouldnt . Then Man asked Cat. Cat was pleased to help . When the house was finished , Cat was told to sleep inside by the fire . As for Dog , Man told him he would have to sleep out of doors . That is why dogs often sleep outside , but cats seldom do. Do you know