高三英语Unit 6(II)—Heroes of the north人教版知识精讲

高三英语Unit 6〔II〕—Heroes of the north人教版
【本讲教育信息】
一. 教学内容：
Unit 6〔II〕—Heroes of the north
二. 课文重，难点句解析：
1. The first race wasn’t a competition, but it was a race against time.
这个赛事最初并不是比赛，而是同时间赛跑。

against time：尽可能抢时间。

It was a race against time whether the doctor would get to the accident soon enough o save the injured man.
The policeman talked against time with the robber, waiting for his fellow. 〔拖延时间〕
2. Their temperatures were very high, and their breathing shallow.
他们的体温很高，呼吸微弱。

shallow：〔河流〕浅的；肤浅的，浅薄的；微弱
She began to hear her own shallow breathing.
If he is only interested in your looks, that just shows how shallow he is.
Here is the shallow end of the swimming pool.
The river becomes shallow at this point.
3. If untreated, it would produce a powerful poison that would kill the patient.
如果不治疗，它会产生一种强烈的毒素，使病人死亡。

If untreated= If it were untreated〔为虚拟条件句〕，untreated过去分词做状语。

4. There was widespread relief when it was discovered that a hospital in Anchorage had a good supply of 300,000 units.
后来当发现Anchorage一家医院备有大量的疫苗，约有30万个单位时，大家都松了一口气。

relief：焦虑，痛苦的减轻，解除；救济；
The drug gives some relief from pain.
I let out a sigh of relief when I heard he was safe.
The government sent relief to the people who lost their homes in the flood.
a good supply of：= supplies of; a lot of…
Have you got a good supply of reading materials for children?
5. Every minute counted. It was thought that the trip could take up to 13 days to complete.
分秒必争啊！当时认为这次行程可能要花费13天才能走完。

count：这里指“重要的〞；原意是：数数，计算；还有“把……看作〞的意思。

That doesn’t count.
What we said counts.
The teacher counted the children and found one missing.
He counted it a waste of time to attend the meeting.
up to：最多……取决于……忙于……
She was here up to a few minutes ago.
Whether we will win the match is up to you.
The children are very quiet. I wonder what they are up to
6. The last driver faced a terrible storm, but he knew that lives were at stake.
最后一位驾车人面临着一场可怕的风暴，但是他知道有许多生命都处在危险中。

at stake：在危险中；冒风险；在胜败关头
The company is on the verge of bankrupt, and hundreds of jobs are at stake.
At stake is the success or failure of world trade talks.
stake：赌金；赌注；奖金；〔复数形式〕；利害关系；投资〔单数形式〕
He played for high stakes.
We must give young people the feeling that they have a stake in the country’s future.
7. In December that year a bronze sculpture of a dog was placed in New York City’s Central Park: a memorial to all who risked their lives to save those of others.
那年的12月，在纽约的中心公园里，建立了一座狗的铜像：纪念所有冒着生命危险拯救他人的英雄们。

memorial：纪念物，纪念碑，纪念馆后面接介词to
That building is a memorial to those who were killed in the war.
The church service was a memorial to the disaster victims.
risk：冒险，后面接名词，代词或动名词
She risked her life trying to save the drowning child.
We can’t risk losing the job to speak out the truth.
【典型例题】
一. 单项选择：
1. Golfing can be good for you ____ correctly.
A. when doing
B. when done
C. if done
D. if doing
答案：C
分析：if done = if it is done correctly. 过去分词做条件状语。

2. Surely it doesn’t matter where charities get their money from, what ___ is what they do with it.
A. suffers
B. minds
C. decides
D. counts
答案：D
分析：重要的是这些慈善机构怎样用这笔钱。

count：重要
3. A flight from Los Angeles to New York ____ 2,459 miles.
A. costs
B. takes
C. covers
D. needs
答案：C
分析：cover：覆盖，指走过的路程。

4. Unfortunately, the package I was expecting was ____ to the wrong address.
A. written
B. given
C. packed
D. delivered
答案：D
分析：我所盼望的邮件被投错了地址．deliver ：投递；
5. ____, the program went through without any problem during the performance.
A. To our relief
B. To our regret
C. In return
D. In detail
答案：A
分析：令人感到轻松的是这个节目终于顺利通过了．To our regret：令人遗憾的是……；In return作为回报；In detail：详细地
二. 翻译句子：
1. 我不想以我的苦恼再加重她的负担。

2. 在他们危在旦夕时，救援与时到来了。

3. 他父亲对他要求很严格甚至很苛刻。

4. 使我们备感欣慰的是事故造成的损失很小。

5. 这尊雕像是纪念一位伟大的政治家的。

6. 我听说你打算争取会计部的那份工作。

答案：
1. I don’t want to burden her with my trouble.
2. When they were at stake, rescue arrived in time.
3. His father is strict with him or even hard on him.
4. To our great relief, the accident caused little damage.
5. This statue is a memorial to a great statesman.
6. I hear you’re going to go for the job in the account department.
【模拟试题】
一. 单项选择：
1. This is the only one of the laundries in the district ___ modern equipment.
A. that have
B. which have
C. that has
D. which has
2. If we ____ early in the morning, we should reach the coast before dark.
A. take off
B. set off
C. set up
D. take up
3. After the completion of the opera house, it was clear that the design ___ to be a success.
A. stopped
B. meant
C. continued
D. proved
4. From all points of view, war would be a ____ to the people.
A. solution
B. catastrophe
C. triumph
D. failure
5. Though they were _____, they didn’t show a bit of fear.
A. at stake
B. in dangerous
C. on voyage
D. in peace
6. I’m sorry it’s ____ my power to make a final decision on the project.
A. over
B. above
C. off
D. beyond
7. To our great ______, Geoffrey’s illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.
A. anxiety
B. relief
C. view
D.
judgement
8. In _____ of the dead soldiers, a grand ____ was built on the spot of the great campaign.
A. memory; memory
B. memory; memorial
C. memorial; memory
D. memorial; memorial
9. I don’t ___ rock’n’roll. It’s much too noisy for my taste.
A. go after
B. go away with
C. go into
D. go in for
10. There is no doubt that all this puts a large ___ on a teacher with a large number of classes.
A. tax
B. catastrophe
C. sense
D.
burden
二. 完型填空：
I work as a volunteer〔志愿者〕for an organization that helpsthe poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week,hoping to 1 him.
Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and 2 . For the first two days, he said almost nothing. I worried thetrip was too 3 for a 17-year-old. Then, on day three, as wewere 4 over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned〔咧嘴笑〕,“Pretty hard.〞
After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes 5 large and broken shoes, followed Barrettaround, mesmerized〔着迷〕. He couldn’t stop 6 . Later he said
7 ,“I wish I could speak French. 〞I was 8 this from a boywho hated and 9 French classes throughout school.
Usually silent, he 10 Gaby, our host, and kept askingquestions about the country and its people. He blossomed〔活泼起来〕 11 , the moment that really took 12 breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was 13 a womanvillager for an article. 135 centimeters tall, she was small in figurebut strong in 14 . Through determination, she had learned toread and write, and 15 to become part of the leadership of the 16 .
Learning her story, Barrett was as 17 as I by this tinywoman's achievements. His eyes were wet and there was a 18 oflove and respect on his face. He had finally understood the importance of my work.
When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay 19 asa volunteer. My insides suddenly felt struck. This 20 achievedall I'd expected. Soon he will celebrate his 18th birthday. He’ll be aman.
1. A. comfort B. please C. attract D. educate
2. A. rough B. dangerous C. troublesome D. violent
3. A. little B. much C. fast D. slow
4. A. moving B. running C. climbing D. looking
5. A. too B. very C. even D. so
6. A. joking B. crying C. shouting D. smiling
7. A. patiently B. regretfully C. lightly D. cheerfully
8. A. ashamed B. disappointed C. determined D. surprised
9. A. took up B. went in forC. fought against D. called off
10. A. befriended B. disregarded C. avoided D. recognized
11. A. Thus B. Even C. Meanwhile D. However
12. A. my B. his C. our D. her
13. A. asking B. interviewing C. arranging D. describing
14. A. brain B. wish C. will D. health
15. A. appeared B. struggled C. hesitated D. failed
16. A. village B. city C. organization D. state
17. A. pleased B. bored C. puzzled D. touched
18. A. combination B. compositionC. connection D. satisfaction
19. A. in B. behind C. out D. away
20. A. interview B. flight C. article D. trip
三. 阅读理解：
If you are lost in the mountains, stay calm in the face of darkness, loneliness, and the unknown. It will greatly increase yourchances of survival.Many people think that preparing necessary equipment and knowing how to use it are very important, butactually eighty percent of mountain survival is your reaction to fear.
Find a hiding place.
Unnecessary labor will make you sweat and make you cold.Find a hiding place around you before trying to start your own construction. If you are in a snow-covered area, you may be able to diga cave in deep snow for protection from the wind. You should try tohide yourself in the middle of the mountain if possible. Stay out ofthe valleys cold air falls, and the valley floor can be the coldestarea on the mountain.
Signal rescuers for help.
The best time to signal rescuers is during the day. Signal forhelp from the highest point possible it will be easier for rescuersto see you, and any sound you make will travel farther. If you take abox of matches and a space blanket〔a special blanket for traveling〕, build three smoky fires and put your blanket—gold side facing out on the ground.
Do not walk away.
It will make finding you more difficult, as search teams will betrying to follow your path and may miss you if you have gone off in adifferent direction. Searchers often end up finding a car with no onein it.
If you get frostbite〔冻伤〕, do not rewarm the affected areauntil you're out of danger.
You can walk on frostbitten feet, but once you warm theand can feel the pain, you will not want to walk anywhere. Try to protect the frostbitten area and keep it dry until you are rescue
1. When lost in the mountains, you can increase your chance of survival if you _____.
A. take a space blanket with you
B. do more physical labor
C. try to find a car immediately
D. walk as far as possible to find help
2. According to the passage, people most probably fall to survive if they _____.
A. do not take enough equipment
B. stay in the middle of the mountain
C. do not keep themselves warm
D. stay in a snow-covered area
3. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Don’t travel by yourself.
B. Mountain traveling is dangerous.
C. Don’t get frightened in danger.
D. Avoid going to unfamiliar places.
四. 短文改错：
I appreciate your help very well. On the first day of 1. ____
camp, you came up to myself while I was sitting alone. After 2. ____
that, you always gave me specially attention and inspired 3. ____
to me to join in activities. As a result, I gradually got to know
4. ____
the other campers. Because the help you gave me that summer, 5. ____
my life changed. I gained so much confidence that I go back 6. ____
to school as new person. My grades improved. I became 7. ____ very active but made new friends. Today, I got a letter that
8. ____
said I had been admitting to a college. I am proud of it. I just
9. ____
want to thank you for helping me becoming a different person. 10. ____
试题答案
一. 单项选择：
1. C that has modern equipment作为定语从句修饰the only one of the laundries；先行词有the only one，为单数形式。

关系代词由that引导。

2. B 如果我们早晨早点出发，我们就能在天黑前到达海边。

set off：出发；set up：建立；take up：从事；占据；take off：脱下
3. D 很显然这个设计证明是成功的。

4. B 战争对于人类就是灾难。

5. A 虽然他们身处危险，但他们没有表现出任何畏惧。

at stake==in danger。

6. D beyond：超越；就这个工程作出决定超越了我的职权。

7. B 使我们松了一口气的是Geoffrey的病情不像我们所害怕的那么严重。

To our great relief：使我们松了一口气的是
8. B 为了纪念那些牺牲的战士，在那场战役的发生地建立起了一座大型的纪念碑。

in memory of ：作为对……的纪念；memorial：纪念碑。

9. D 我不太喜欢摇滚乐。

go in for：为……去；努力获取；喜欢。

10. D 毫无疑问所有这一切都给教师的教学增加了巨大的负担。

二. 完型填空：
1. D 从全文的角度看，这次旅行既没有什么吸引力，也不会令孩子高兴或得到安慰，只能达到教育的目的，结合文章最后一段的“This trip achieved all I’d expected〞得由D项正确。

2. A C项与tiring意思重复；D项violent〔暴力的〕意义不适合；综合上下文B 项也不适宜，只有A项rough：difficult and unpleasant适合。

3. B be too much for为短语“非……能力所与；非……能忍受〞。

4. C 我们正在爬山时，……
5. A too用于形容词和副词前，表示“太，过于，过度〞，一般用来表示事物／人不太好的一面，而very表示好的事物／人，“非常，很〞。

C、D两项意思不适宜。

6. D 综合上下文Barrett在言语无法交流的情况下，面对被自己迷住的小女孩只得不停地“smiling〞。

7. B 有了上句的经历，所以此刻的感受是对不能说英语表示“regretfully〞。

8. D 而我只知道儿子在校时对法语的态度，因而对儿子的话感到“惊奇〞。

9. C 由hate一词得知不可能是A、B两项，而call off〔取消〕不合句意，fight against〔与……斗争〕符合句意。

10. A befriended：待人如友，与时帮助；disregarded：不理会，漠视；avoided：防止；recognized：认出某人。

综合上下文只有A项适宜。

11. D 此处需一个承接上下文的过渡词，意思为转折，应当选“however〞。

thus：所以，总结性词语；meanwhile：与此同时，表比照。

12. A 此处说的是父亲“I〞的感受，应当选my。

13. B interview sb. for an article“为写一篇文章而采访某人〞A、C、D项意思不适宜。

14. C 由下句“Through determination，she had learned to …〞得知此处要表达她的“意志坚决〞，应当选C。

15. B 此处用了一个非常生动而形象的词来表现出作为一个客观条件不太好的她是如何通过个人的努力拼搏而成功的。

struggle：to try very hard to do sth. when it is difficult。

16. A 因为是一个village里的一个人物，只能是村里的领导。

17. D touch此处的意思是“打动，使受感动〞。

听到这个感人的故事，父亲和儿子自然是被感动，而不是高兴、厌烦或吃惊。

18. A a combination of love and respect意为“爱和尊敬的组合〞，也就是爱与尊敬相溶交织在一起。

而composition：构成、组构、写作；connection：连接；satisfaction：满意；均不适宜。

19. B 短语搭配。

stay behind：留下。

本句意思为：当回家的时候，Barrett甚至主动要留下来当志愿者。

20. D 本句是对今天的“trip〞的总结，综合全文D最优。

三. 阅读理解：
本文介绍当一个人在山中迷路的时候，面临一些危险的情况如何做出正确的反响从而获得救助的。

1. A 由文章第二段第二句得知B项不对，由第四段得知D项不对，C项文章未提到。

由第三段得知A项正确。

2. C 本小题可用排除法。

B、D在文章提到的一些情况，虽有危险但可设法获救，A 项与文章没有关系，而C项在文章的第二段和最后一段均有所涉与。

3. C 文章重点在讲如何在危险的情况下获得救助，故可以推出C项结论。

而A、B 均为错误推理，D项与文章无关。

四. 短文改错：
1. well→much
2. myself→me
3. specially→special
4. 去掉第一个to
5. Because后加of
6. go→went
7. as后加a 8. but→and
9. admitting→admitted 10. becoming→become。