人教版 高中英语必修4Unit5解析二

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每一个爱孩子的外语老师

都置顶了外语教师联盟

教学背景

本单元的中心话题是“主题公园”——以某种特定的主题为中心的公园。从文体上来讲,本单元属于说明文,按照由总到分的方式来安排顺序。这是一个学生比较陌生的话题,因为大部分学生都未亲眼目睹过课本上所列举的那些公园。因此,老师应多收集相关材料,以激起学生的学习兴趣。

疑难追踪

1

Can you guess which are parks and which are theme parks?

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难句解读

你能猜出哪些是公园哪些是主题公园吗?

theme

意为“主题,题目”,它还有“(乐曲的)主旋律”的意思。

例如

The theme of tonight's talk is education.

今晚谈话的主题是教育。

Love is a main theme of Robert Browning's poetry.

爱情是罗伯特·布朗的诗歌的主题。

This theme recurs constantly throughout the opera.

这一主旋律在该歌剧中不断出现。

难点深究

与theme相关的短语有:

theme park主题乐园;theme song主题歌;theme music主题音乐;theme pub主题酒馆。

subject,theme,topic,title的区别:

subject意为“题目,主题”,在这组词中词义最广,最不确切,一般包括若干topic。theme一般指论文、演讲、音乐等的主题,意义较 subject狭窄,但更为正式。topic指讨论、文章等的题目、话题,是通俗用语。title意为“标题,题目”,指书、绘画、剧作等创作作品的名称。

例如:

He chose “A Reform in Teaching Methods” as the subject of his lecture.

他选择“教学方法的改革”作为讲话的题目。

This is a one-man show of paintings whose theme was the vulgarity of modern life.

这是一个以现代生活的庸俗为主题的个人画展。

The topic of your article is very good, but your spelling and style must be improved.

你文章的题目很好,但拼写及风格必须改进。

It was the book's eyecatching title that helped me make up my mind to buy it.

正是这醒目的书名才使我下决心买下这本书。

2

There are various kinds of theme parks, with a different park for almost everything

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难句解读

主题公园有不同的种类,不同的公园有不同的主题,几乎囊括了一切。cartoon意为“漫画,动画片”。

various

意为“不同的,各种各样的”,它的名词形式variety意为“多样,变化,种类”,它的动词形式vary意为“使多样化,变化”,可作及物动词和不及物动词。

例如

Various flowers in the park begin to bloom as spring approaches.

春天临近,公园里的各种花开始绽放。

The supermarket near my house sells a variety of goods.

我家附近的那家超市出售各种各样的商品。

I like to have variety in life and persue a sense of freshness.

我喜欢富于变化的生活,追求一种新鲜感。

This variety of dog is good at hunting.

这种狗擅长狩猎。

Old people don’t like to vary their habits.

老年人不喜欢改变他们的习惯。

These apples vary in size.

这些苹果大小不一。

难点深究

various, different的区别:

various通常强调种类的数目;different为普通用词,强调事物间的区别或本质的不同,有时侧重对比,不着重差别。

例如:

There are various ways of cooking an egg.

鸡蛋有各种各样的做法。

This is not what I want; I want a different one.

我要的不是这个,我要一个不同的。

注意vary,change的区别:

change指从一种事物或状态变化成另一种事物或状态;vary指多样性或变化多样。例如:

At first, she decided to go to the police, but fearing that she would never see Rastus again—the letter had made that quite clear—she changed her mind.起初,

她决定去警察局,但是她由于担心再也见不到拉斯特斯了——那封信说得相当清楚——她改变了主意。

The action he takes varies according to the nature of the complaint.

他所采取的行动,根据投诉的性质,而有所不同。

3

Some parks are famous for having the biggest or longest roller coasters.

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难句解读

有一些主题公园因为有最大或最长的过山车而闻名。

be famous for

意为“因……而闻名”。

例如

Hangzhou is famous for its beautiful West Lake.

杭州因为美丽的西湖而闻名。

难点深究

famous

是由名词fame+后缀-ous构成,fame意为“名声,名望”,-ous是形容词后缀,“有名望的”意即“出名的”,相类似的词有:dangerous危险的;poisonous有毒的。

相类似的词组有:

be famous as作为……而著称;

be famous to对……来说很著名。

例如:

Luxun is famous as a writer to the Chinese.对于中国人来说,鲁迅作为一个作家很出名。

与以上的同义表达有:

be well-known for/as因/作为……而出名;be well-known to sb.对某人来说众所周知。

例如:

It is wellknown to us all that China is a developing country.中国是一个发展中国家,这一点对我们所有人来说是众所周知的。

4

Whichever and whatever you like, there is a theme park for you.

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难句解读

不论你喜欢哪一个,喜欢什么,总会有适合你的主题公园。

whichever

意为“无论哪一个,任何一个”,whatever意为“无论什么”,在此引导让步状语从句。

例如

Whichever day you come, we will be pleased to meet you.

无论你哪天来,我们都很高兴。

Whatever happens, we will stick to the leadership of Chinese Communist Party.

无论发生什么,我们都会坚持中国共产党的领导。

难点深究

相类似的词有:

whoever无论谁(做主语;如果作宾语,是whomever);whenever无论什么时候;wherever无论在哪里;whosever无论谁的;however无论怎样。

wh-ever可引导状语从句、宾语从句或主语从句,从句要用陈述句语序(引导状语从句可用一般现在时表示将来)。

注意:wh-ever引导状语从句时可与no matter wh-互换,引导名词性从句时可与anyone/anything wh-互换。

例如:

Whenever/No matter when someone throws in some rubbish,it produces a piece of music.

每当有人扔进一些垃圾时,它就放一段音乐。(引导时间状语从句)

Whoever/No matter who you marry,make sure he can cook.

不管你跟谁结婚,他一定得会做饭才行。(引导让步状语从句)

However/No matter how cold it is,she always goes swimming.

不管天气多冷,她总是去游泳。(同上)

however修饰形容词或副词,它的语序是:

however +adj./adv.+主语+谓语+……。

例如:

Whoever/Anyone who leaves the classroom last should turn off the lights.无论谁最后离开教室都应把灯关掉。(引导主语从句)

5

As you wander around the fantasy amusement park, you may see Snow White or Mickey Mouse in a parade or on the street.

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难句解读

当你在梦幻乐园漫步时,你可能会在游行队伍中或者在街上看到白雪公主或米老鼠。

fantasy

意为“幻想,怪念头”。

例如

He lives in a world of fantasy.

他活在一个幻想的世界里。

These fantasies are often dangerous.

这些怪念头经常是很危险的。

与其相关联的词有:

fantast意为“幻想家,梦想家”;fantastic意为“荒诞的,奇异的,异乎寻常的”。amusement意为“娱乐,消遣”,它的动词形式amuse意为“使开心,给……消遣”,amusing意为“有趣的,引人发笑的”,amused意为“感到开心的,被逗笑的”。

例如:

These people had amusements of various kinds all the year round.

这些人一年到头都有各种各样的娱乐活动。

He does that for amusement.

他那样做是为了消遣。

Nobody was at home, and Jack had to amuse himself by watching football matches.

没有人在家,杰克只好看足球赛来消磨时间。

It was amusing to watch the clown perform.

看小丑表演很有趣。

So many kinds of toys can keep children amused for hours.

这么多种玩具能让孩子们开开心心玩好几个小时。

难点深究

与amuse相关的短语有:

amusement park露天游乐园;amusement arcade游乐场;amuse oneself with sth.以……自娱;to one’s amusement使……感到有趣的是。

例如:

The man amuse his young daughter with a beautiful dolly.那个人用一个漂亮的洋娃娃来逗他年幼的女儿开心。

There are many different kinds of rides in this amusement park. 这个游乐园有各种各样的游乐设施。

6

Of course Disneyland also has many exciting rides, from giant swinging ships to terrifying freefall drops.

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难句解读

当然,迪斯尼还有很多颇具刺激性的游乐设施,比如巨大的吊船和可怕的自由落体(设施)。

swing

意为“摇摆,摆动”,可作及物动词和不及物动词,作名词时意为“秋千,摇摆”。

例如

The children are swinging on a rope hanging from a tree.

孩子们在从树上吊下来的绳子上摇摆。

The soldiers swung their arms as they marched.

士兵们在行军时摆动着双臂。

Children love to have a swing on the swing in the park.

孩子们喜欢在公园的秋千上荡秋千。

难点深究

与swing相关的短语有:

swing around转过身来,改变观点;swing door两面皆可推拉开关的门;in full swing热火朝天,正紧张地进行;swing shift小夜班(下午四点到半夜);have a swing打秋千;let it have its swing顺其自然。

注意swing, sway的区别:

swing多表示物体的上端固定,下端摆动;sway一般表示物体的下端固定,上端摇动。

例如:

The pendulum swings.钟摆摆动。

The sail boat swayed on the stormy sea.帆船在风急浪高的海面上摇摇晃晃。

7

With all these attractions, no wonder tourism is increasing wherever there is a Disneyland.

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难句解读

有那么多引人入胜的东西,难怪哪里有迪斯尼乐园,哪里的旅游业就会发展。

attraction

意为“吸引,有吸引力的事物”,它的动词形式attract意为“吸引”,它的形容词形式attractive意为“吸引人的,招人喜爱的”。

例如

The cinema has little attraction for some people.

电影院对一些人没有什么吸引力。

The elephants were the chief attractions at the circus.

大象是马戏团里主要吸引人的东西。

The beautiful flowers attracted many visitors’ attention in the park.

美丽的花儿吸引了公园里很多游客的注意力。

no wonder意为“难怪,不足为奇”,wonder作动词时意为“想知道,不知道”,作名词时意为“惊奇,奇迹,新奇的事物”。

例如:

It’s no wonder you can’t sleep when you eat so much.你吃这么多,难怪你睡不着。

I wonder what they call these flowers.我想知道他们把这些花称作什么。

The pyramids are one of the wonders in the world.金字塔是世界奇迹之一。

难点深究

与attraction相关的短语有:

gravitational attraction万有引力,地球引力;magnetic attraction磁吸引。

注意attraction, appeal的区别:

attraction指引导别的物体、力量到自己这方面来,也指引起别人的注意;appeal指一种吸引能力。

例如:

The film attracts a large audience.这部影片吸引了大量的观众。

The novel appeals to women.这本小说吸引女性读者。

与It’s no wonder that相似的句型有:There’s no doubt that毫无疑问;It’s no use doing做……无用;There’s no need to do没有必要做某事;There’s no point doing没有理由做……。

例如:

There’s no doubt that you will lose the match.你们会输掉比赛是毫无疑问的。

It’s no use talking with him.和他谈话根本没有用。

There’s no need for you to do so.你没有必要那样做。

8

Dollywood, in the beautiful Smoky Mountains in the southeastern USA, is one of the most unique theme parks in the world.

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难句解读

多莱坞位于美国东南部美丽的斯莫基山脉,是世界上最独特的主题公园之一。

unique

意为“独一无二的,仅有的”。

例如

As a writer he has his own unique style.

作为一名作家,他有自己独特的风格。

Van Gogh was a unique painter.

梵高是一位独一无二的画家。

难点深究

与unique相关的短语有:

unique feature特色;unique skill绝技;unique style独特的风格;unique to…只有……才有的,如a problem unique to coastal areas属于海岸区域的问题。

unique, only的区别:

unique为非正式用词,侧重在一类中唯一无可匹敌、无与伦比的特征;only为普通用词,常可与sole换用,但侧重于仅限于指定的人或物,而不需要更多。

例如:

Beethoven’s symphony is unique in music.贝多芬的交响曲是无与伦比的。

He is the only person for the position.他是担任此职位的最佳人选。

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You can even see beautiful bald eagles in the world’s largest bald eagle preserve.

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难句解读

你甚至可以在世界上最大的秃鹰保护区欣赏到美丽的秃鹰。

preserve

意为“保护区(野生动物)”,它作动词时意为“保存,保留”,preservation是它的名词形式,意为“保存,保留”,preservative意为“保护剂,防腐剂”。

例如

No hunting is allowed in the preserve.

野生动物保护区内禁止捕猎。

You can preserve fruit by making it into jam.

你可以把水果制成果酱保存。

You should preserve these materials for revision.

你应该把这些材料保存起来以备复习之用。

难点深究

preserve, reserve 的区别:

preserve指保护或保存某物以防止其腐烂或被损坏;reserve指保留或储存某物以作特殊的用途。

例如:

Salt can be used to preserve food.

盐能用来保存食物。

I reserve the right to disgree.

我保留不同建议的权利。

10

It is world-famous for having the most length in the smallest space.

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难句解读

它因为在最小的空间拥有最长的长度而闻名于世。

length

是形容词long的名词形式,意为“长度”,后加一个en后缀,构成lengthen,作及物动词和不及物动词,意为“加长,(使)变长”。

例如

a pipe 20 metres in length

一根二十米长的管子;

the length of a road

路的长度

To save time is to lengthen life.

节约时间就是延长生命。

The days started to lengthen in March.

白昼在三月里开始变长。

难点深究

与length相关的短语有:

at arm’s length在手臂伸得到的地方,(保持)一定的距离,疏远;

at full length极为详细地,全身平伸地,挺直地;

at length最后, 终于,详细地,挺直地,全身的(指照片、画像);

at some length 相当详尽地。

11

Every area of the park is modelled after life in the days of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.

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难句解读

园内的所有景区都是按照亚瑟王和圆桌骑士生活的时代复制的。

be modelled after

意为“根据……模仿,仿造”,model原意为“模型,模特儿”,但此处它作动词,意为“模仿”。

例如

The test project is modelled after a successful program in New Zealand.

这项实验计划是效仿新西兰的成功经验来设计的。

This painting was modelled after the style of Picasso.

这幅画是根据毕加索的风格模仿的。

12

Early American settlers were great carpenters—they could build almost anything from wood.

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难句解读

早期的美国定居者都是伟大的木匠——他们几乎能用木头建造任何东西。

settler

意为“殖民者,移民者”,它的动词形式settle,可作及物动词和不及物动词,意为“安顿,定居,安定下来,解决”,它的名词形式是settlement,意为“定居点,解决(方法)”,它的过去分词形式settled作形容词,意为“定居的,稳定的,确定的”。

例如

Early settlers had a difficult life.

早期的移民生活很艰苦。

After years of wandering life, the middle-aged man decided at last to settle in his hometown for the rest of his life.

在多年的漂泊之后,这个中年人最终决定在家乡安享晚年。

Before setting off on a journey, my parents settled our lovely dog in grandparents’ house.

在出发旅行之前,父母把我们的可爱的小狗安顿在祖父母的家里。

The dispute should be settled after both sides calm down.

争端应在双方冷静下来之后解决。

In these years, John has moved from one city to another and has not got a settled job till now.

这些年来,约翰从一个城市迁到另一个城市,到现在还没有一份稳定的工作。

As for the issue of Taiwan’s declaration of independence,China has been seeking a peaceful settlement.

对于“台独”问题,中国一直在寻求和平的解决办法。

难点深究

与settle相关的短语有:

settle down安下心来,定居;settle on选定,决定;settle in安顿,适应。

例如:

They have settled down very happily in their new home.

他们已经很幸福地在新家定居下来/安定下来。

We must settle on a place to hold the meeting.

我们必须选定一个地方来举行会议。

At last, the couple settled in a place where there are plenty of water and food.

最后,这对夫妇在一个有充足的水和食物的地方定居下来。

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I ended my travels by meeting face to face with a dinosaur.

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难句解读

最后我面对面地遭遇了恐龙,我的旅行结束了。

face to face

常与with搭配,表示“与……面对面”。

例如

She stood face to face with the teacher.

她和老师面对面地站着。

When you have trouble, you can talk with your teacher face to face.

当你遇到困难时,你可以与老师面对面地交谈。

另外:face-to-face是复合形容词,在句中作定语,意为“面对面的”。

例如:

We must have a facetoface struggle against the enemy.我们必须同敌人进行面对面的斗争。

end(…)by/with…

表示“以……结束”,end在此处作动词,意为“结束,终止”,介词by后一般接动词的-ing形式,介词with后一般接名词形式,

例如:

They invariably start by doing others harm but end by ruining themselves.

他们总是以损人开始,以害己告终。

The film ends with the death of the heroine.

这部电影以女主角的死亡告终。

难点深究

与face to face相类似的短语有:

heart to heart贴心地,坦诚地;

shoulder to shoulder肩并肩地;

back to back背靠背地;

hand in hand手拉手地;

arm in arm臂挽臂地;

side by side并排地;

step by step逐步地;

one by one一个一个地。

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This science and technologybased theme park in France uses the most advanced technology.

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难句解读

这个以科技为基础的法国主题公园使用了最先进的技术。

advanced

意为“高级的,先进的”,advance可作动词和名词,意为“前进,促进,提前”,advancement是动词advance的名词形式。

例如

England is an advanced industrial country.

英格兰是一个发达的工业国家。

He spent a year in advanced studies.

他用了一年的时间学习高级班课程。

The traffic is so heavy that our car has only advanced two miles in half an hour.

交通太堵塞了,以致我们的车半小时只行驶了2英里。

Do you think computer technology is advancing very rapidly?

你认为计算机技术正快速进步吗?

难点深究

与advance相关的词组有:

in advance事先,提前;in advance of在……的前面。

例如:

They will pay a hundred and thirty francs in advance.

他们将提前支付一百三十法郎。

She walked two yards in advance of her husband.

她在丈夫面前走了两码。

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Its 3D cinemas and giant movie screens provide brand new experiences of the earth and beyond.

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难句解读

它的立体电影以及那巨大的屏幕能提供对地球以及更远的地方的全新体验。

brand

为“商标,牌子”,此处brand new为一合成词,意为“全新的,崭新的”。

例如

Tomorrow is a brand new day.

明天是崭新的一天。

My father bought a brand new pair of sneakers for my last birthday.

我上次生日,父亲买了一双全新的运动鞋给我。

Do you like this brand of coffee.

你喜欢这个牌子的咖啡吗?

Which brand of peanut butter is the cheapest?

哪个牌子的花生酱最便宜?

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Visitors can get close to parts of the world they have never experienced.

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难句解读

参观者可以接触到他们从来没有去过的世界角落。

get close to

意为“接近,靠近”。

例如

He got quite close to where I was hiding.

他非常接近我躲藏的地方了。

She was getting close to the door slowly.

她慢慢地靠近了门。

难点深究

close, closely的区别:

本句中的close是副词,意思为“挨近,靠近,接近”;closely也是副词,但它是“紧密地,仔细地,密切地”的意思。

例如:

Come close so that I can see you.

靠近点,这样我才能看到你。

He was following very close behind.

他紧跟在后面。

Good teaching and good testing are closely related.

好的教学和好的测试是紧密相连的。

All the students watched closely when the teacher did the experiment.

当老师做实验的时候,所有的学生都仔细地看着。

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The amazing, up-to-date information together with many opportunities for hands-on learning makes the world come to life in a completely new way for visitors.

P38

难句解读

这些奇妙、最新的信息,以及大量动手实践的学习机会让世界以一种全新的方式展现在游人面前。

come to life

意为“活跃起来,苏醒”。

例如

Spring is the season when everything comes to life.

春天是万物复苏的季节。

The football game really came to life in the second half.

足球比赛下半场真正地活跃了起来。

难点深究

由come to构成的短语有:

come to hand到手,接到;

come to light暴露,被发现,众所周知;

come to the fore站到前面,出现,出人头地。

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Classes or other large groups that let Futuroscope know their plans in advance can get the group admission rate.

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难句解读

班级或者大的团体如果提前让未来公园知道他们的计划,还可以以团体票的价格买到门票。

in advance

意为“事先,提前”。

例如

There is no reason that you shouldn’t tell them in advance when you are going.

你没理由不事先告诉他们你打算要走。

admission

意为“允许进入,入场费,承认”,它的动词形式admit意为“许可进入,承认”,作及物动词,后可接名词、动名词或that从句。

例如:

Admission by ticket only.

凭票入场。

Admission was free and all would be welcome.

免费入场,欢迎大家光临。

He made an admission that he was the thief.

他承认他是贼。

A ticket admits two persons.

一张票只进两个人。

He admitted breaking the window.

他承认打破了窗户玻璃。

We have to admit that he’s a highly competent man.

我们必须承认他是个非常能干的人。

难点深究

与admit相关的词组有:

be admitted to被录取到……。

例如:

He was admitted to Harvard University last year.

他去年被哈佛大学录取。

参考书目(独家授权)

张鑫友. 高中《英语》教材讲与练: 人教课标版. 一年级[M]. 湖北科学技术出版社

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