高中英语必修二

Unit One Cultural relics一、语音及拼读规则1．弱读和强读：在连贯的语句中，有句子重音的词常采取强读的形式，即词典中的注音形式；没有句子重音的词常采取弱读的形式。

例如人称代词her，强读时读作, 弱读时读作。

又如情态动词can，强读时读作，弱读时读作，等等。

在英语中不但可以用改变元音的方式来弱化一个词的音，还可以用省略音节的方式来弱化。

例如：I am可以弱化成I'm, I have可以弱化成I've等。

e.g. There is a map on the wall.A cultural relic is something that has survived for a long time, often a part of something old that has remained when the rest of it has been destroyed; it tells people about the past.注意：一般实词重读，虚词弱读；一个句子当中否定词读得最重，其次是数词和谓语动词；需要强调的部分要重读。

2．拼读规则：二、单元重点单词1．cultural adj.文化的；与文化有关的e.g.cultural differences, activities, etc文化差异、活动等culture n.文化e.g.She is a woman of considerable culture.她是个文化修养很高的女子。

Universities should be centers of culture.大学应该是文化的中心。

[课文原句]：A cultural relic is something that has survived for a long time, often a part of something old that has remained when the rest of it has been destroyed; it tells people about the past.2．survive v.幸免于；幸存；生还e.g.the last surviving member of the family这家唯一活着的人Of the six people in the plane that crashed, only one survived.在失事飞机上的六个人，仅一人幸存。

Many strange customs have survived from earlier times.有许多古怪的习俗源远流长。

[课文原句]：A cultural relic is something that has survived for a long time, often a part of something old that has remained when the rest of it has been destroyed; it tells people about the past.3．remain v.（1）保持；仍是e.g.He remained silent.他保持沉默。

Let things remain as they are.一切保持现状吧。

In spite of their quarrel, they remained the best of friends.他们尽管吵过架，却仍不失为最好的朋友。

（2）剩下；剩余；遗留e.g.After the fire, very little remained of my house.火灾过后，寒舍所剩无几。

If you take 3 from 8, 5 remains.8减3剩5。

The fact remains that she was lying.事实表明她说的是假话。

[课文原句]：A cultural relic is something that has survived for a long time, often a part of something old that has remained when the rest of it has been destroyed; it tells people about the past.4．rare adj.稀罕的；稀有的；珍贵的e.g.a rare book, plant, butterfly珍本书、珍奇的植物、稀有的蝴蝶With rare exceptions, he does not appear in public now.除了极个别的情况外，他现在不公开露面。

It is rare for her to arrive late.她很少有迟到的时候。

rarely adv. not often; seldom 不常e.g.I rarely eat in restaurants.我很少在饭馆吃饭。

=Only rarely do I eat in restaurants.[课文原句]：It is a rare Ming Dynasty vase.5．design n. & vt.设计；图案；构思e.g.designs for a dress, a garden, an aircraft连衣裙、花园、飞机的设计图（n.）design a car, a dress, a tool, an office设计汽车、连衣裙、工具、办公室（vt.）a bowl with a flower design有花卉图案的碗（n.）Do the Italians really design better than we do?意大利人真比我们会设计吗？（vt.）[课文原句]：The design for the room was of the fancy style popular in those days.6．reception n.接待；招待会；接收e.g.prepare rooms for the reception of guests准备房间以接待宾客a reception committee接待委员会hold a wedding reception举办结婚宴会常用搭配：reception desk（旅馆、事务所等的）服务台reception room客厅；起居室[课文原句]：About four metres long, the room served as a small reception hall for important visitors.7．light vt. & vi 点着，变亮light vt.He lit/lighted (up) the candle and the candle lit/lighted (up) the room.他点燃了蜡烛，蜡烛照亮了房间。

（light (up) sth. 点燃，照亮）Suddenly a smile lit/lighted (up) her face.突然微笑使她的脸亮了起来。

The next morning, people found many lighted matches in t he little girl’s hand.第二天早上，人们发现小女孩手上有很多点燃的火柴。

（此句中的lighted 不可用lit 替换。

）lighted与lit的区别：lighted可用作定语，但lit却不能。

e.g.a lighted match一支点燃的火柴（不能说a lit match）[课文原句]：Almost six hundred candles lit the room.8．wonder n. & v.（1）n.奇迹；惊奇e.g.They were filled with wonder at the sight.他们见此情景惊叹不已。

the wonders of modern medicine现代医学的奇迹the seven wonders of the world世界七大奇观常用搭配：It’s a wonder (that) …令人惊奇的是……；莫名其妙的是……wonders will never cease真是无奇不有（尤作反语）（2）v.感到惊奇；惊讶；自问e.g.I wonder that you weren’t killed.你竟未遇难，令人称奇。

I wondered to hear her voice in the next room.我听到隔壁传出她的声音，十分惊讶。

I wonder who he is.我不知道他究竟是谁。

I wonder whether they will arrive on time.我也不知道他们能不能准时到。

常用搭配：I shouldn’t wonder.我觉得不足为奇。

（常用在口语）wonderful adj.令人惊奇的；意想不到的；极好的；了不起的[课文原句]：Sadly, although the Amber Room was one of the great wonders of the world, it is now missing.9．remove vt. 移动；搬开e.g.remove the dishes from the table （从餐桌上）撤去碗碟remove one’s hand from sb’s shoulder把放在某人肩上的手移开They were removed from the English class.他们已从英语班转走。

remove problems, difficulties, objections, etc解决问题、克服困难、消除反对意见等等remove doubts, fears, etc from sb’s mind消除某人的疑虑、恐惧等We are removing from London to the country.我们正从伦敦迁往乡下。

[课文原句]：However, before the Nazis could get to the summer palace, the Russians were only able to remove the furniture and small art objects from the amber Room.10．doubt n. & vt. 怀疑；疑惑；不信e.g.There is no room for doubt.没有怀疑的余地。