高三英语新课 Unit 1—That must be a record（I）人教版

高三英语新课 Unit 1That must be a record（I）一. 本周教学内容：高三新课：Unit 1That must be a record（I）二. 知识总结与归纳：第一篇阅读材料重，难点解析1. In 1951, the then director of the Guinness Brewery, Sir Hugh Beaver, wanted to settle an argument about the fastest bird in Europe.在1951年，时任吉尼斯啤酒公司的董事长Sir Hugh Beaver想要解决一个关于欧洲最快的鸟的争论。then：在这里是：当时的，时任的。常用于书面语中。He was the secretary to the then Minister of Education.The matter was reported to the then head of the secret service.settle：解决，安定；定居；支付，结算；常见的短语有：settle down：定居；安静；settle on：决定；settle for：同意接受Why cant you settle your differences and be friends again ?The boys were settled in their dormitory.Lets go. I have already settled up with the waiter.The chairman tried to settle the audience down.After a good deal of discussion, we settled on the plan.Hell settle for any kind of task.2. Instead, the editors of the book set down the records and keep track of them in other ways.相反地，编辑们就把这些记录下来，通过其他方式进行跟踪调查。set down：记下；写下；放下，停车；I have set down the key points of the meeting.The bus sets the children down just outside the school gate.其他相关的短语：set about; set aside; set off; set out; set up; set foot in/onkeep track of：与保持联系；看清，听清Its difficult to keep track of all the new ideas and developments in education.3. You can learn that the oldest person is a woman who lived to be 122 years and 164 days.你可以了解到寿命最长的人是个妇女，活了122年164天。live to be/do：活到His mother didnt live to see the day when he succeeded.4. Among the brilliant athletic achievement, a few records stand out because of the moving life stories behind them.在这些出色的运动成绩中，一些记录非常突出，因为在成绩的背后有着动人的故事。stand out：突出，鲜明；坚持；出列He was very tall and stood out in the crowd.Red always stands out among other colors.The workers are standing out for higher wages and better conditions.The medic asked those who had not had their physical examination to stand out.5. Impressive as the record is, it fades next to the story of Armstrongs struggle against disease.虽然这项记录令人难忘，但Armstrong与疾病抗争的故事比它更令人瞩目。as在此表示：虽然。句子运用倒装结构。名词/形容词/副词/动词+as +主语Much as I like Venice, I wouldnt like to lie there for long.Try as he would, he might fail again.Search as they would , they couldnt find the missing child .fade原意为：褪色，逐渐消失；在此与next to连用，表示：与相比显得逊色。Already the mountains are fading in the evening light.This story seems to have faded out of the popular mind.6. In 1996 Armstrong, the then No. 1 cyclist in the world, was diagnosed with cancer and many thought that it meant the end of his career, maybe even his life.1996年，Armstrong当时世界排名第一的自行车运动员，被诊断出患有癌症，很多人认为这将意味着他运动生涯的结束，也许甚至意味着他的生命的终结。diagnose with/as：诊断Quite a number of soldiers were diagnosed with flu.The doctor diagnosed the illness of the baby as pneumonia.7. He went on to set the speed record and achieve his goal of winning the Tour de France six years in a row from 1999 to 2020.他继续创造世界纪录，并且在2020年实现了他连续六次赢得环法自行车赛冠军的目标。in a row此处表示：连续，持续还有“站成一排”的意思。She won the competition three times in a row.Jimmy has been absent for four days in a row.The children were asked to stand in a row.8. Whether we are out to set a new record ourselves or simply enjoy reading about champions, the Guinness Book of World Records makes for interesting reading.无论我们亲自破记录，还是欣赏阅读有关他人的夺冠壮举，吉尼斯世界纪录都算得上是一本有趣的读物。make for：可以成为；有利于。These are the forces which make for unity.The large print makes for easier reading.All these arguments make for bad feeling among the people involved.9. No records that are dangerous to the person who is attempting it or to others are allowed.任何一项记录如果对创立者或其他人带来危险，那都是不允许的。attempt：试图；企图 后面接名词，代词；不定式或动名词。Many explorer attempted to find the source of the Nile.The chairman attempted to call for order, but he was shouted down.He made another attempt with coolness and at last succeeded.10. The editors will decide if your idea is suitable and then send you rules and the form you need to apply for the record.编辑们将决定你的想法是否合适，然后寄给你一些规则和申请记录所需要的表格。apply for：申请apply to .向提出申请She applied to the school for scholarship.Ill tell the name of the professor to whom you may apply for the information.apply的其他意义：应用；致力于The rule you mentioned does not apply in all cases.If you apply yourself to the job in hand, youll soon finish it.【典型例题】一. 单项选择：1. How old can he _ ?A. liveB. be aliveC. live to beD. live to答案：C分析：他能活到多大年纪？live to be.：活到2. They have won the world cup _ five times so far.A. in a rowB. in a lineC. in a chainD. in a column答案：A分析：他们已经连续五年获得世界杯冠军了。in a row: 连续地3. The servant _ the food on the table and went out.A. set downB. lay downC. took downD. threw down答案：A分析：仆人把食物摆到桌上然后离开了。set down：放下；take down：取下来；throw down：扔下来4. How many people applied _ this post ?A. withB. ofC. atD. for答案：D分析：有多少人申请这个职位？apply for：申请5. _, Carolina couldnt get the door open.A. Try as she may B. As she might tryC. She might as tryD. Might she as try答案：A分析：尽管她试过了，可门还是打不开。表达“虽然”的倒装句结构：动词名词形容词等as 主语谓语。6. We have been out of touch with each other for many years, and I find it difficult to keep _ of my old friends now.A. trackB. eyeC. faithD. mind答案：A分析：与我的老朋友保持联系很困难。keep track of .：与保持联系。二. 句型转换：1. Though he worked hard, he failed in the competition at last._ _ he worked, he failed in the competition at last.2. He drew a conclusion that clever students couldnt get high marks without working hard.He _ that clever students couldnt get high marks _ they worked hard.3. After they had discussed the problem, they took action at once.After _ _ the problem, they took action _.4. China is a large country covering an area of 9.6 million square kilometers.China is a country _ an _ area of 9.6 million square kilometers.答案：1. Hard as 2. concluded; unless 3. having discussed; immediately 4. with; vast三. 翻译句子：1. 从这些事实中你得出了什么结论？2. 他的所有的童年记忆都渐渐地从脑海中淡忘了。3. 我将要按照你说的把这个故事记录下来。4. 尽管这部电影很值得一看，但我现在实在抽不出时间。答案：1. What do you conclude from these facts ?2. All memory of his childhood gradually faded from his mind.3. I will set down this story as it was told to me.4. Worth seeing as the film is, I cant really afford time for it.【模拟试题】一. 单项选择：1. I have _to apologize for the slight damage to your recorder.Never mind.A. after allB. in the first placeC. at firstD. as usual2. I cant remember _ made the teacher give Mary the permission to leave the class earlier.A. that it was what B. what it was thatC. what was it thatD. that was it what3. Is football Mr. Johnsons favourite sport ?Yes, _ football, baseball is his greatest love.A. Near toB. ExceptC. Next toD. Besides4. International football matches always _ better understanding between countries all over the world.A. benefit fromB. have advantage ofC. make forD. reach for5. Have you applied _ Mr. Clark _ the position ? It is worth a try.A. for; toB. with; forC. with; aboutD. to ; for6. Being a secretary, she has to _ much of what happens in the company.A. set downB. set upC. set asideD. set out7. Road condition in this area had gone from bad to worse. Accidents had taken place _ before the strict measures were taken.A. by the wayB. in a rowC. in the wayD. in a line8. _, I have never seen anyone whos as capable as John.A. As long as I have traveledB. Now that I have traveled so muchC. Much as I have traveledD. As I have traveled so much9. _ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to ones skin.A. ExposedB. Having exposedC. After being exposedD. Being exposed10. The faces of four famous American presidents on Mount Rushmore can be seen from a _ of 60 miles.A. lengthB. distanceC. wayD. space二. 完型填空We may look at the world, around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever weve become used to suddenly disappears. 1 for example, the neatly-dressed woman I 2 to Seeor look aton my way to work each morning.For three years, no matter 3 the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8:00 a. m. On 4 days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime 5 out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses. 6 , she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I 7 all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how 8 I expected to see her each morning. You might say I 9 her.“ Did she have an accident? Something 10 ?” I thought to myself about her 11 . Now that she was gone, I felt I had 12 her. I began to realize that part of our 13 life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar 14 : the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who 15 walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are 16 markers in our lives. They add weight to our 17 of place and belonging.Think about it. 18 , while walking to work, we mark where we are by 19 a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though 20 , person?1. A. Make B. Take C. Give D. Have2. A. happened B. wanted C. used D. tried3. A. what B. how C. which D. when4. A. snowy B. rainy C. cloud D. sunny5. A. took B. brought C. carried D. turned6. A. Clearly B. Particularly C. Luckily D. Especially7. A. believed B. expressed C. remembered D. wondered8. A. long B. often C. soon D. much9. A. respected B. missed C. praised D. admired10. A. better B. worse C. more D. less11. A. disappearance B. appearanceC. misfortune D. fortune12. A. forgotten B. lost C. known D. hurt13. A. happy B. enjoyable C. frequent D. daily14. A. friends B. strangers C. tourists D. guests15. A. regularly B. actually C. hardly D. probably16 . A. common B. pleasant C. important D. faithful17. A. choice B. knowledge C. decision D. sense18. A. Because B. If C. Although D. However19 . A. keeping B. changing C. passing D. mentioning20. A. unnamed B. unforgettableC. unbelievable D. unreal三. 阅读理解：The house was quiet at 5 a.m. and Tims mother was asleep. Only the sound of the big freezer broke the quiet. Hed dreamt of the cave last night. The purring（轻微颤动声）of the freezer had been the sea.Tim pulled on a sweater and put some apples into his school-bag. It was too early for breakfast. Hed eat after hed been through the cave, sitting on the rocks and staling at the sea.He wished he had a proper pack. His schoolbag would have to do. What else? Sandwiches-but his mother might wake up if he started pulling out bread for sandwiches, shed want to know why hehad to leave so early. He settled for some biscuits, and left a note stuck to the table:Gone to Michael. Back tonight. Tim.The sky was high and soft and light outside, though the sun still wasnt up. Even the highway up the hill was quiet as he made his way down the street. The wind from the sea was fresh and sweet.The sandhills still breathed heat from yesterdays sun, though the top of the sand was cool. He ran down to the beach impatiently, but there was no one, just dry sand dancing in the early wind and seabirds marching up and down watching the waves.The light changed suddenly. The first rays of sunlight stretched（延伸）across the sea. The sun was pushing its way over the edge of the world.Over the first rocks, along to the point. Tim glanced back. The beach was still empty. The sun sailed higher in the sky.He could see the cave now, even darker in the morning light. The sand turned silver then dark gold as the water flowed away from it. He had to force himself to go closer. Why was it so much more mysterious（神秘的）now? But it would be silly to go back now after so much trouble.He neednt go in all the way.1. What did Tim do at the beginning of the story?A. He left the house quietly.B. He had breakfast at home.C. He left a note on the freezer.D. He put a sweater in his schoolbag.2. “He settled for some biscuits”（in Paragraph 3）means that Tim _.A. had to leave the biscuits on the tableB. liked biscuits better than sandwichesC. had to take biscuits instead of sandwichesD. could only find some biscuits in the kitchen3. What made it possible for Tim to see the entry to the cave?A. The height of the first rocks.B. The ups and downs of the waves,C. The change in the position of the sun.D. The vast stretch of the sunlit beach.4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the story ?A. The sea looked like a piece of gold.B. Seabirds flew away when Tim arrived.C. Tim was the only person on the beach.D. The sky got dark as Tim reached the cave.5. In the story, Tims mood（心情）changed from _.A. loneliness to crazinessB. anxiousness to excitementC. helplessness to happinessD. eagerness to nervousness四. 短文改错：When Joe left university, he got a good work in a bike factory.1. _But after he had been worked there for some years, he decided2. _to have change, so he put a notice in several newspapers,3. _saying what experiences he had and the kind of job he would4. _like to have. One of the answers he accepted was from a man5. _was looking for a job, too. This man wrote to him, “Dear, sir,6. _when you get a new job, be kind enough to give your name and7. _address to your present boss as I have been trying to find8. _a position like yours for a long time.” After he reads the letter,9. _he suddenly realized that what he had done was real foolish.10. _参考答案/一. 单项选择：1. B 我得首先为弄坏你的录音机而道歉。in the first place：首先；at first：首先，独立使用，不放在句中。2. B 我记不清到底是什么使老师特许Mary提前离开。what it was that是强调句的特殊疑问句形式。3. C 仅次于足球，棒球是他的最爱。 next to：仅次于4. C 国际足球比赛有助于世界各国之间的更好的理解。 make for：有助于5. D 你向Mr. Clark申请这个职位了吗？ apply to sb. for sth.：向某人申请6. A 作为秘书，她必须记录公司里所发生的大部分的事情。set down ：记录7. B 在实施严格的措施之前，发生了一连串的事故。in a row：连续，持续。8. C 虽然我已经到过很多地方as表示“虽然”，用倒装句形式：名词/形容词/副词/动词+as +主语9. D Being exposed动名词的被动式做主语。10. B 从60英里以外的距离二. 完型填空：作者讲述自己曾经常碰到的一个人不见了，心中怅然若失，尽管他不知道她是谁。从而抒发了“Why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar，though unnamed person?”的思想感情。1. B take sb.sth. for example意为“以为例”。在此题中，sb. 即为后面的“theneatly-dressed woman”。2. C 由下文可知，作者过去常见到她，但现在见不到她了。3. A What be like是一习语，意为“什么样”?4. A 这女人穿着厚衣服，戴着羊毛手套，说明天气冷，故在此选snowy5. B 根据题意可知，此女士夏天一身整洁出现在众人面前。Bring out意为“cause to appear，show clearly”，为正确答案。Turned out也有