高中英语Unit5Intotheunknown泛读技能初养成教用文档教案外研版选择性必修第四

Unit 5 Into the unknown

阅读教材P56－57课文，选出最佳选项

1．Which one can not benefit from the exploration of the oceans according to the passage?

A．The discovery of natural resources.

B．Trade and economy.

C．Biological discoveries.

D．Archaeological discoveries.

2．Which one do you think make China become the world's top ocean explorer?

A．China's discovery of an ice­like substance.

B．The discovery of bone­white coral.

C．The Jiaolong holds the record for the deepest dive by a manned submarine.

D．China's cooperation with other countries.

[答案] 1－2 BC

Words and Phrases

知识要点1check out调查，检查，核实；结账离开(旅馆等)

[教材P54] So while you may be tempted to check out a strange object or to test the waters of a new situation，it can be safer to steer clear of the unfamiliar.

所以，当你想要查看一个陌生的东西或尝试一个新环境时，避开不熟悉的东西会更安全。

[例1] This photocopy machine is not working properly. Could you check out the problem?

这台复印机不正常工作了，你检查一下好吗？

[例2] Check out how many key skills you already have and find out which ones you might need to develop!

核实你已经具备了多少关键技能，并找出哪些是你需要提升的吧！

[造句] 或许我们应该去趟图书馆，查个明白。

Maybe we ought to go down to the library and check it out.

①We've checked in(登记入住)at the hotel.

②Guests should check out(结账离开) of their rooms by noon.

③Check over/through(仔细检查) your work for mistakes.

知识要点2set out 出发，动身；陈述，阐明

[教材P54] In more recent times, Norwegian explorer, Roald Amundsen endured one of the most hostile environments on Earth when he set out into uncharted territory to reach the South Pole.

在最近一段时间里，挪威探险家罗尔德·阿蒙森经历了地球上最恶劣的环境之一，他踏进了未知的区域，去往南极。

[例1] When setting out on a long walk, always wear suitable shoes.

当出发进行长途步行时，一定要穿合适的鞋子。

[例2] We set out to paint the whole house but finished only the front part that day.

我们开始着手粉刷整幢房子，可是那天只完成了前面的部分。

[造句] 他已经实现了他3年前的奋斗目标。

He has achieved what he set out to do 3 years ago.

①The luxury liner(豪华客轮)Titanic set sail for the west coast of the Atlantic in cheers, but eventually ended up on the bottom of the ocean.

②Ralph W. Emerson would always set down new ideas that occurred to him.

③The police set out to rescue(rescue)the people buried in the ruins.

④The ship will set sail(启航)at once and its destination is Paris.

⑤I wanted to set off/set out(出发) early in order to avoid the traffic.

⑥We set about preparing for(开始准备)the party one week ago.

⑦Our teachers advise setting aside(省出来) a certain hour each day for reading.

⑧On arriving home, I set about doing my homework.

→On arriving home, I set out to do my homework.

知识要点3if any 如果有的话

[教材P56] Today，some 500 years after the Esmeralda set sail，there is little －if any－land on our planet left unexplored.

今天，在“埃斯梅拉达号”启航大约500年后，我们的星球上几乎没有未经探索的陆地了。

[例1] What one quality，if any，do you like the most about your partner?

你最喜欢你伴侣的哪一点，假如有的话？

[例2] Problems，if any，should be solved without delay.

有问题要及时解决。

[造句] 就算有困难，也不会太大。

There won't be much difficulty，if any.

①I think there is a train at midday.If not，you will have to wait till 5 pm.

②It is said that she was admitted to a famous university in 2018.If so，I am really proud of her.

知识要点4lie v．躺；平躺；平卧；平放；处于，保留，保持(某种状态)n.谎言；位置[教材P56] Fragments of the past lying deep beneath the oceans are still waiting to be discovered.

过去的碎片深埋在海底，仍等待着被发现。

[例1] I should lie down for a bit，if I were you.

如果我是你，我就会躺一会儿。

[例2] Why don't you go upstairs and lie down for a bit?

你为什么不上楼去躺一会儿呢？

[造句] 他正躺在树荫下，想着下一步做什么。

He was lying in the shade of a tree，thinking what to do next.