外研版选修八Module 5《The Conquest of the Universe》word学案

Module 5 The Conquest of the Universe
Period 2 Reading (Language Points) (A)
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使用说明 1.请各位同学在自主学习时认真研读学习目标和学法指导，严格按照学法指导进行自学。

2. 组长根据组员自学完成情况，汇总学习中的问题
课程学习目标
学法指导
阅读课文找出重点词汇，短语及长难句，尝试翻译全文；
仔细研读所给例句，总结归纳重点词汇或短语的用法；
根据自己的理解和相应的提示，独立完成相应的习题，并标出自己存在问题的题目；
通过小组讨论解决存在的问题并汇总无法解决的问题；
重难点突破
Part 1
【教材原句】1. Ever since Neil Armstrong first set foot on the Moon back on 21st July,1969, people has become accustomed to the ides of space travel.（Page 58）accustomed adj.
【典型例句】
(1) It will take us some time to accustom ourselves to discussing problems in class.
(2) Having lived in Ningqiang for years, he found it hard to get accustomed to the hot
summer in Xi’an.
(3) We have been accustomed to getting up early in the morning.
【归纳总结】使某人习惯于→习惯于
这个短语中的to是词
【联想拓展】还有那些表示“习惯于”的短语？
带介词to的短语还有那些？
【即境活用】
He used to to work by car, but now he has been accustomed to .
A go; walk
B go; walking
C going; walking
D going; walk
【教材原句】2. Millions of people watched that first moon landing on television, their hearts in their mouths, aware of how difficult and dangerous an adventure it was, and what risks had to be taken. (Page 58)
【观察思考】be aware of
their hearts in their mouths 在句子中作___ 语。

how 和what 引导的是____ 从句
【教材原句】3. It was a success and a little more than a decade after Apollo 11’s historic voyage, the Columbia made a safe, controlled, aeroplane-style landing in California. (Page 58)
We often say that failure is the mother of success.
success 在教材原句中是____ 名词，在下面句子中是____ 名词。

【联想拓展】类似用法的词还有那些？
【即境活用】翻译句子：尽管作为艺术家他是个失败者，但作为老师他获得了巨大的成功。

【教材原句】4. By the time the Challenger took off in 1986, the world seemed to have lost its fear and wonder at the amazing achievement of people going up into space. (Page 58)
【典型例句】
He seems to be happy today. →It seems that he is happy today.
I seem to have seen him somewhere before. →It seems that I have seen him somewhere before.
The boy in the corner seems to be sleeping. →It seems that the boy in the corner is sleeping.
【归纳总结】从上述例句可以看出seem 可用于以下两种结构：
Sb/sth seem + . It seems +
to have done 和to be doing 是不定式的和。

【即境活用】句型转换
It seems that he has passed the final examination since he looks so happy.
→
【教材原句】5. But this was going to be a special flight and so millions of people turned in to witness the take-off on TV. (Page 58)
【典型例句】
He is the only witness to the accident.
He is the only one who witnessed the accident.
No one can witness that he was present then.
The year 2008 witnessed the terrible earthquake.
The old town here witnessed the legend of the famous brigand.
【归纳总结】witness n. ；可与介词连用；
witness v. ; 可以用表示的名词作主语【即境活用】翻译句子：事故过后，警察花费了一周时间寻找目击者。

【教材原句】6.The world was in shock—maybe they assumed this space flight would be no more dangerous than getting on an aeroplane. (Page 58)
【典型例句】
We assume this statement to be true.
I didn’t see your car, so I assumed that you had gone out.
It is reasonable to assume that the book was written around 70AD.
Assuming that you are right, what should we do next?
Many people make the assumption that poverty only exists in the Third World.
【归纳总结】assume v. 假定, 假设assumption n.
assume + 名词+ (to be) + adj.
assume + that
assuming + that
make an assumption that
【即境活用】
(1) I had__________ (以为) him to be a Belgian.
(2) It is generally__________ (认为) that stress is caused by too much work.
(3) We can go out for a picnic this afternoon, __________that the others agree.
A. to assume
B. assumed
C. assume
D. assuming
【典型例句】
Tom is not cleverer than Jack. 汤姆不如杰克聪明
Tom is no cleverer than Jack. 汤姆和杰克一样笨
【归纳总结】
no more . . . than . . . 与……一样不……
not more . . . than . . . ……不如……, ……比不上……
【即境活用】
—Does Bill do his new job well?
—__________his old job. I’m afraid there’s no hope for him.
A. Not better than
B. No better than
C. Not so well as
D. Not as well as
Part 2
【教材原句】1.We didn’t have much patience waiting for the launch.
patience n 耐心,忍耐力;毅力，恒心patient adj n
【典型例句】The nurse looked after the children with patience.
He has little patience with such views.
He is patient with his students.
【归纳总结】对……（没）有耐心没有耐心的（adj）
【即境活用】这工作需要细心和耐心。

【教材原句】2. It happened so quickly and everyone was in a state of shock.
state n. 1. 状况,状态2. 情况;形势3. 形态;心态;兴奋状态4. 国家,政府,国土
vt. 1. 陈述;声明;说明2. 确定,指定
【典型例句】The vice president is in a state of poor health.
Ice is water in a solid state.
【归纳总结】处于……状态中
【即境活用】(1) The school was in a state of repair. (英译汉)
_______________________
(2) He was in a worried__________ (状态) after the examination.
(3) There are 50__________ (州) in America.
(4) He__________ (向……叙述) how the robbery had happened. 【思维拓展】你知道这三个词的区别吗：state, condition, situation？
【教材原句】3. When I heard, a few weeks later, that the bodies of the astronauts and even the teacher’s lesson plans had been found at the bottom of the ocean, I was not so sure it was worth it at all.
【典型例句】
The bottom of the cup is broken.
The apples at the bottom of the basket are smaller.
at the bottom of the ocean
衷心地，真诚地
worth adj.值; 值得……的；
【典型例句】
He has a Chinese painting that is worth more than $ 300,000.
The rarer it is, the more it is worth.
It’s worth seeing/hearing/reading.
值得做某事
【思维拓展】
worth/worthy/worthwhile 都表示值得，它们有什么区别呢？
_____________________________________________________________________ _______________
【教材原句】4. In spite of all our advanced technology, the world is still only at the very beginning of its voyage into space.
①in spite of 尽管
【典型例句】
In spite of all his efforts, he failed in the exam.
They kept going in spite of their fears.
【相关链接】
(1)另外和in spite of 意思一样的还有despite。

例如:
Despite his serious illness, he attended the conference.
尽管病得很严重,他还是参加了会议。

(2)引导让步状语引导词还有although, though, even if, even though, while, as, whether...or...,no matter+疑问词和疑问句＋ever等。

例如:
Even if it rained heavily, we still marched on.
即使大雨倾盆,我们还是继续前进。

He remains modest despite his achievements.
他尽管有成绩仍然很谦虚。

While I like the color of the hat, I do not like its shape.
我虽然喜欢这顶帽子的颜色,但却不喜欢它的样式。

【妙辨异同】despite ，in spite of，although
【即境活用】单项选择
(1)He always did well at school ______having to do part-time jobs every now and then.
A. in spite of
B. instead of
C. in case of
D. in favor of
(2) ______the timely rain, the farmer had a good harvest.
A. Though
B. In spite of
C. Thanks to
D. Thank to
翻译句子
(3)尽管下着大雪，他还是开车去了城里。

__________________________________________
②advance n/v
【典型例句】About 80 percent of the graduates advanced to senior high schools.
约有80%的毕业生升入了高中。

The booking office sells tickets 3 days in advance.
His ideas are advanced, and only a few people could understand him. 【归纳总结】提前
先进的，高级的
③at the very beginning of 在……一开始的时候
自我检测
一．单词拼写（根据首字母提示及句义完成句子）
1. Our foreign teacher soon became a________ to the Chinese food.
2. Lost in thought, she was not a________ of the time.
3. People were no longer e____________ about a space travel program that was costing the United States $ 10 million a day.
4. The police have found several w_________
5. I am afraid that I have no p_______ with people like them.
二．单项选择（课时跟踪监测P115）。