译林版高考英语总复习选择性必修 第四册 Unit 4Never too old to learn

Unit 4Never too old to learn
A Child Prodigy神童
Alia Sabur learned to read when she was eight months old. She completed her primary-school at the age of five. Then she entered university at the age of 10 to earn a science degree in applied mathematics. By 17 she had a master’s in materials science and engineering, and three days before her 19th birthday, she broke a world record by becoming the world’s youngest ever university professor.
When talking about where enthusiasm leads people,“I wanted to st ress to the students that they don’t need to feel locked in by their previous work or the expectations of others,” she says. Sabur learned this the hard way.
“You have to feel good about what you’re doing,” she says. “The older I get, the more I learn how many factors are important to my life and success. At the moment I’m just giving myself the freedom to adjust what I do.”
外刊概要本篇文章介绍了神童Alia Sabur从小天赋异禀,在19岁就打破世界纪录成为了一名教授。

对于所有后来的学生而言,她希望他们可以一直不被约束做他们所喜欢的事情,并且对自己所做之事保持良好的心态。

主题语境人与自我课标话题终身学习思维品质了解神童Alia Sabur对新一代学生的寄语,让学生们对自己从事热爱之事有更多的自信,鼓励他们能够一直学习。

对接教材
选择性必修第四册Uint 1: Honesty and responsibility
Unit 3: Careers and skills
Unit 4: Never too old to learn
一词多义:
Then she entered university at the age of 10 to earn a science degree in applied mathematics. 然后她在10岁进入大学并得到应用数学理科学位。

1.I agree with you to a certain degree. 程度
2.She’s reading for a law degree. 学位
3.Temperatures will fall to a minimum of 10 degrees.度数
1.resolve vt.&vi.解决;表决;决心,决定n.决心,坚定的信念
教材重温Indeed, you may one day do jobs that do not yet exist, use technologies that are not yet developed and resolve problems that are not yet problems! (P45)
事实上,有一天你可能会从事目前还不存在的工作,使用现在还没有开发的技术,解决当下还不是问题的问题!
语境速测单句语法填空
①Instead of resolving to lose weight, try an actionable resolution.
②I resolved(resolve) to smile at anyone and anything, even though they would let me down.
③The argument resolved itself into an uneasy truce.
词块必记
(1)resolve to do sth.下决心,决意(做某事)
resolve (itself) into sth. 演变成某事物
resolve a conflict / an issue / difficulties
解决冲突/问题/难题
(2)resolution n.决心;解决
(3)strengthen sb.’s resolve使某人更坚定
(4)resolved adj.坚定(决)的;下定决心的
写作金句
Recent events strengthened her resolve to find out the truth.
最近发生的事件坚定了她找出真相的决心。

2.subscribe vi.订阅;定期订购(或订阅等)
教材重温Secondly, take advantage of opportunities for lifelong learning—for example, you
could register online and subscribe to e-learning courses, which have become increasingly popular in recent years. (P45)其次,利用终身学习的机会——例如,你可以在线注册和订阅电子学习课程,这在最近几年越来越受欢迎。

语境速测单句语法填空
①Many parents subscribe to the idea—they say volunteering helps teens build job skills.
②I have never subscribed(subscribe) to the view that schooldays are the happiest days of your life.
③He subscribes(subscribe) regularly to Amnesty International.
词块必记
(1)subscribe to订阅;同意;捐款
subscribe for 认购;预订
(2)subscribe to the view / belief / theory
赞同这个观点/信念/理论
写作金句
The authorities no longer subscribe to the view that disabled people are unsuitable as teachers.
当局不再支持残疾人不适合做教师的观点。

3.cease vi.&vt.停止,终止,结束
教材重温In summary, in a world of constant change, one should never cease to learn. Lifelong learning will help you develop your skills and further your career, and will boost your sense of self-worth and keep your mind active. (P45)
综上所述,在一个不断变化的世界里,人应该永不停止学习。

终身学习可以帮助你发展技能和职业生涯,还可以提升你的自我价值感,保持你的思维活跃。

语境速测单句语法填空
①If men insisted on being free from the burden of self-dependence and responsibility for the common good,they would cease to be free.
②He ceased(cease) to be a member of the association.
完成句子
③The company ceased production at their Norwich plant last year.该公司去年停止了它在诺里奇的工厂的生产。

词块必记
(1)cease to do sth.停止做某事
cease doing sth. 停止做某事
(2)cease trading / production / operations
停止交易/生产/经营
写作金句
The things people will do for charity never cease to amaze me.人们为慈善事业做的好事总是让我很惊讶。

4.polish vt.修改,润饰;擦光,磨光n.抛光,上光;完美,娴熟,精湛
教材重温After careful editing and polishing, the result was a much better essay than the last, and it was ready in my desk drawer days before the deadline. (P54)
经过仔细校订和润饰之后,我得到的是一篇比上次好得多的文章,在截止日期前几天我就已经准备好了,并把它放在了我的书桌抽屉里。

语境速测单句语法填空
①The statement was carefully polished(polish) and checked before release.
②Polish the lenses with a piece of tissue. So we can see it more clearly.
完成句子
③Sam polished off the rest of the pizza. Finally, he lay down on the sofa, unable to walk.萨姆把剩下的比萨饼一扫而光。

最后,他躺在沙发上,撑得走不动路。

词块必记
(1)polish sth. with sth.用……擦亮……
polish off 迅速完成;迅速吃光
polish up 改善;润色;使完美
polish one’s shoes擦亮鞋
polish an article 润色文章
(2)polished adj.擦亮的,磨光的;有教养的,优雅的
写作金句
You should polish up your Spanish before you go to Chile.去智利以前你应该提高一下西班牙语。

5.presentation n.幻灯片演示,提交,授予;展示会;演出
教材重温Everyone would be assigned a specific task, and my role was usually to produce the presentation. (P54)每个人都会被分配一个特定的任务,而我的角色通常是制作演示幻灯片。

语境速测单句语法填空
①Sue even has her own social media account and a media presentation of her life story.
②Dr Evans thanked him for coming to make the presentations (presentation).
③I knew I had presented (present)her with an impossible task.
词块必记
(1)the presentation of prizes奖品的颁发
make / give a presentation 做演示
the presentation ceremony 颁奖仪式
(2)present adj.现在的;出席的;(事物)存在的;正在考虑的;
n.礼物;现在,目前;(动词)现在式
v.颁发;提出;展现;表达
at present 现在,此刻
(3)present sth. to sb.=present sb.with sth.
给某人某物,递交,赠送
写作金句
The air pollution is more and more serious at present.
目前空气污染越来越严重了。

6.be bound to 一定会,很可能会
教材重温Furthermore, the production of knowledge is bound to grow rapidly. (P44)
此外,知识的生产必然会迅速增长。

语境速测单句语法填空
①If not, you are bound to be in a horrible condition.
②Olfactory(嗅觉) memories seem to be more closely bound up with emotions than visual or auditory ones.
完成句子
③I am bound to say I disagree with you on this point.
我觉得有必要指出,在这一点上我不同意你的观点。

词块必记
(1)bound adj.一定会,很可能会;
有义务做……
it is bound to be 当然,早应料到
be / feel bound to do sth.
有义务做某事/觉得有责任做某事
(2)be bound up in sth.
忙于某事,热衷于某事
be bound up with sth.
与某事有密切的关系
写作金句
It’s bound to be sunny again tomorrow.
明天肯定又是阳光灿烂。

7.bounce ... off ... (向某人)试探地透露(主意)
教材重温We would meet in the school cafeteria to bounce ideas off each other, and would laugh and argue and laugh some more as we learnt to work together as a team. (P54)
我们会在学校的自助餐厅见面,互相交流想法,在学习团队合作的过程中,我们会笑,会争论,笑得会多一些。

语境速测单句语法填空
①They make noises and wait for sound waves, or an echo, to bounce back off objects.
②When you work in a team you can bounce your ideas off each other.
③The kids were bouncing(bounce) a ball against the wall.
词块必记
(1)bounce vt.(向某人)试探地透露(主意);弹跳;使弹起
vi.跳动;弹起n.弹跳;活力
bounce sth. on / against sth.
将某物弹回/撞在某物上
bounce ideas off sb. (向某人)试探地透露(主意)
bounce sb. from sth. 逐出;撵走;解雇;开除
bounce sb. into doing sth. 迫使某人做某事
(2)bouncing adj.健壮的
写作金句
Taylor was bounced from the team for assaulting another player.
泰勒因为殴打另一名球员而被球队开除。

8.This is not to suggest that there is no need for you to study in school but to acknowledge that refreshing your knowledge through lifelong learning is both essential and beneficial. 这并不是说你没有必要在学校学习,而是承认通过终身学习来更新你的知识是必要的和有益的。

典型例句There is no need for you to bring more food.
你不需要拿来更多的食物了。

语境速测单句语法填空
①Although it is no use to apologize, I still want to say sorry heartily.
②There is no point in reliving(relive) the past.
句型公式
某人没有必要做某事:
(1)It is no use doing sth.
(2)It is no use to do sth.
(3)There is no sense/point (in) doing sth.
写作金句
There is no sense in forcing yourself to get what you don’t want.
强迫你自己得到你并不想要的东西是没有意义的。

9.I had been waiting with my fellow graduating students for the moment when I would walk out onto the stage to receive my degree certificate.
我和我的同学们一直在等待着我走上讲台接受学位证书的那一刻。

典型例句We had been waiting for him for about an hour by the time he came.
当他来的时候,我们已经等了他大约一个小时了。

语境速测单句语法填空
①She said that she had been listening(listen) to the radio after school.
②They had been having(have) breakfast for ten minutes when Tom came in.
③She had been studying(study) for two hours when her classmate came to visit her.
句型公式
过去完成进行时表示动作从过去的过去开始一直延续到过去某个时间点。

在过去某个时间点时,这个动作可能刚刚停止,也可能仍然在进行。

(1)肯定句:主语+ had been doing + 其他.
(2)否定句:主语+ hadn’t been doing + 其他.
(3) 一般疑问句:Had + 主语+ been doing + 其他?
(4)特殊疑问句:What + had + 主语+ been doing + 其他?
(5)被动语态(少见):主语+ had been being done + 其他.
写作金句
I had been writing a letter for two hours by the time she came to see me.
当她来看我的时候,我已经写了两个小时的信了。

学生用书P158
1.Television has transformed the size and social composition(compose) of the audience at great sporting occasions.
2.They made a resolution(resolve) to lose all the weight gained during the Christmas holidays.
3.They have campaigned strongly for compulsory registration(register) of dogs.
4.He has carried out extensive research into renewable(renew) energy sources.
5.There are subcategories within the category of inductive(induct) arguments.
6.But across society, the abstraction(abstract) of the idea of cash makes me uneasy.
7.You would be making an assumption(assume) that’s not based on any fact that you could report.
8.I suppose I was looking for an occupation(occupy) which was going to be an adventure.
9.I think I told you that we ask prospective(prospect) reporters to turn in some outlines for articles.
resolve problems,have an open mind,subscribe to,in summary,on the rise,in a flash,lay out,stick to 1.The key is always to respect yourself and others, and to have an open mind to make note of what differences there may be.
2.The reverse flow, from developed to developing countries, is on the rise, too.
3.This thesis tries to analyse the system and find out the basic way of thinking to resolve problems.
4.If you subscribe to this newspaper, y ou’ll get an extra magazine.
5.In summary, it is my opinion that this complete treatment process was very successful.
6.In a flash the shark caught its victim, a large fish, in its powerful jaws.
7.Once a decision has been made, all of us should stick to it.
8.The model that I want to lay out is indicated on your notes for today.
1.I have become aware that acquiring knowledge is not only a means by which you can better understand the world, but also a way of appreciating how much,as an individual, you do not know. 仿写:这是我们去年居住的房子。

This is the house in which we lived last year.
2.I once had an art teacher, pointing out that it is not only what you can see that is important, but also what you cannot see.
仿写:并非只有盲人才会犯这样的错误。

It is not only blind men who make such mistakes.
3.This is not to suggest that there is no need for you to study in school but to acknowledge that refreshing your knowledge through lifelong learning is both essential and beneficial.
仿写:对于好学生来说,没有必要考前熬夜。

There is no need for a good student to stay up late before examination.
4.I had been waiting with my fellow graduating students for the moment when I would walk out onto the stage to receive my degree certificate.
仿写:到上个月底,他们在这里工作大约有十天了。

By the end of last month, they had been working here for about ten days.
5.I could feel my hands sweating slightly and I had to hold on tight to my suitcase.
仿写:我入睡时听到有人正敲门。

I heard someone knocking at the door when I fell asleep.
假设你是李华。

你的英国朋友Peter在发给你的电子邮件中提到他对汉语对联很感兴趣,并请你给出学习对联的建议,请你给Peter回复一封电子邮件
内容包括:1.对联的来历;2.主要含义;3.学习建议。

注意:词数80左右。

参考词汇:对联couplet
Dear Peter,
It’s great to hear from you. I am glad to tell you something about Chinese couplets.
Couplets are posted on front doors to warn off evil spirits and welcome peace and harvest. The contents of couplets vary from house owners’ wishes for a bright future to good luck for the year. They have matching words. Nowadays, few people write their own couplets with plenty of choices offered in shops.
If you want to learn about them, I suggest you buy some books about couplets, read aloud and pay attention to their matching words.
I am looking forward to your reply.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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