高三英语上学期unit2a

much.（汤姆人不错，就是往往太唠叨） a growing tendency – We have noticed________________________for people to work at home instead of in offices. （我们注意到一种趋势，越来越多的人们在家里工作 而不在办公室里上班）
• take a close look at sth ( 仔细看，走近看 ) • keep a close watch/eye on ( 严密地关注 ) close to the river for • They chose a spot_____________________. their picnic • （他们选择了一个离河不远的地方进行野餐。） is close to mine • Your birthday________________________. （你的生日离我的生日不远） • The two countries____________________ are close to signing (即将签署)a peace agreement. • 4.Seamen used it to help identify the position of a stream or river when they were close to land.
选修9 Unit2 Sailing the oceans
• 第一部分：Questions • 1.When did early sailors have a practical method of measuring longitude?
In the 17th century
• 2.Which is more precise and simplified, the astrolabe or the quadrant? The quadrant. • 3.How did early seamen use weather during the navigation? They used fog and winds.
updated • ————————— adj.最新的；现代化的；适 时的 updated • an________and revised edition 最新修订本 • tendency n.趋向；倾向 tend to do sth. has a tendency to – Tom is nice but he___________________talk too
• 4.What does seaweed look like when it is near land? It looks fresh and has strong smell.
• 5.Where are we now when the North Star is along the horizon? The equator.
• reference n. 提及；涉及；参考；参考书目；证明书 •
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（人）；介绍信（人） refer vt.提到；涉及；查阅；咨询；指点 references to At the meeting the teacher made______________ (提及)his heroic deeds. reference books These are_____________________ （参考书）for teachers. refers to The teacher often_______his pupils_____this dictionary.（老师经常指点他的学生查这本词典） 8.The textant was the updated version of the astrolabe and quadrant which reduced the tendency to make mistakes. update vt.使现代化；修正；校正；更新 n. 现代化; 更新
__________________________________ $25,000 is the maximum we can afford （25000美元是我们付得起的最高价） 词语联想：the least最少（+不可数名词） the fewest最少（+可数名词） the lowest最低 3.If it was fresh and smelled strongly,then the ship was close to land close adj. (1) near in space or time空间上或时间上靠近的 (2) likely 可能的 (3) careful 小心的 close to death (离死亡不远)
拜见校长大人 官名。秦、汉下级军官。校为军事编制单位名，校长当取校中之长意，但非校的最高指挥官，后者为校尉。《续汉 书·百官志二》谓每一陵园设令一人，下有丞及校长大人各一人，校长主兵戎盗贼事。则校长为陵园卫兵之队官。2、秦亭长所属人员 有校长，见出土云梦秦简《封诊式》，与“求盗”并列。3、汉代守卫皇帝陵园的官名。 ； /xs/2/2403/ 拜见校长大人 kfh74ndg 校长大人的职责在各个国家也有所不同。如美国和日本的学校校长，除对外代表学校、对内负责全校工作外，大多不直接担负教学任务。 而苏联则强调拜见校长大人除领导和管理学校外，还要直接从事教学、教育工作，如兼课等。
future trouble
这份报告含有对未来困境的严重警告） • minimum n./adj. 最小(的),最少(的),最低(的)
What’s____________________ （最低年龄） the minimum age for leaving school in Britain? You’ll need____________________________. a minimum of deposit of $20,000 (你需要最底20000美元的押金) I need a minimum of 7 hours’ sleep. --------------------------------------------------（我至少 需要7个小时的睡眠） The minimum he will accept is &25.000 a year --------------------------------------------------------（他每年至少得到25000英镑） minimum的反义词是maxim a minimum of 40 people The bus can carry-----------------------------------------（至少40人）.
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6．Then he could tell if he was sailing on his correct rather than a random course. random n.随意；任意 adj.任意的，随便的， 胡乱的 make a random choice; at random=aimless; without any plan 随机； 随便 Passengers at the airport were searched at random ___________________________. （搜查人员对）机场上的旅客随便挑几个加以 搜查。 at random Dirty dishes were piled ______________. （乱七八糟）
• 第二部分：Language points • 1.The voyages of travelers before the 17th century show that they were not at the mercy of the sea even though they did not have the modern navigational aids. • (1)at the mercy of • without any protection against; helpless before 任由…摆布；在…面前无助 • They were lost at sea, at the mercy of wind and weather _________________________________. （他们在海上迷失了方向，任凭风和天气的摆布）
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identify vt. 把…等同于；认出；鉴定；认为同一 n. identification辨认；鉴定；证明；视为同一 identity n.同一性；身份；一致；特性；恒等式 identity card( 身份证 ) 5.An early method of measuring speed involved throwing a knotted rope tied to a log over the side of the ship. • involve vt. 包括；使陷于；使参与；影响 involve in • Don’t_______other people___your mistakes.（别把 别人牵涉到你的错误中去。） are involved • All the children__________________in the school play.（所有的孩子都参加了学校排练的戏剧。）
The matter is serious because it involves your reputation _____________________________________ （这件事很严重，因为它影响到你的声誉。） 比较：involve: （必然）包括（的结果） include:包括（属于整体的部分） contain:含有（几种成分） hold: (含有多少容量) (1)Taking this job____________living abroad. involves (2)The price______________d rfeewepostage included(s) charges. (3)Beer_____________________alcohol. contains (4)How much water does the pan_______? hold