高中英语unit4cyberspacelesson1reading导学案(北师大版必修2)

1、21 世纪教育网版权所有2-1-c-n-j-y21 教育网unit4 cyberspacename_ class _warm-up:people have different tastes in food. some feel that they havent eaten a meal unless they have had steak or other red meat. some prefer chicken or fish and eat one or the other at every meal. others prefer vegetables and fruits or gra

2、ins and would enjoy a meal of spaghetti （意大利面条） , eggplant, and fresh fruit. others could live on what were called fast foods: a hamburger or hot dog, french fries and a soft drink.()which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the paragraph?a. some people like steak and others

3、red meat.b. vegetables are very healthy for you.c. how food is prepared has a lot to do with how well a person may like it.d. different people have different tastes in food.www.21-cn-exercise:read the following passages and find the main ideas or topics.21cnjy com（ 1）since plants give off this valua

4、ble gas, they are doing other living things a great service, because, since all living things have to breathe, there could easily be a short-age of oxygen in the atmosphere. green plants, in this way; help to maintain the balance of gases in the atmosphere.www-2-1-cnjy-com（ 2）africa the fight agains

5、t starvation in six west african nations is being hampered by the rainy season. heavy rains are turning the dirt roads into muddy rivers. relief will have to wait for a dry spell which seems nowhere in sight. the weatherbureau is maintaining silence for fear of causing increased alarm.（ 3）some peopl

6、e like to go to beach or a lake for recreation. they enjoy the swimming or boating that is available there. other people, especially in the hot summer, prefer clean air and cool mountain breezes. some people like excitement and entertainment. they got to shows and nightclubs. still other people find

7、 that staying home with the family and enjoying the togetherness of spending time with loved ones is the most pleasurable experience of all.which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?a. people enjoy different kinds of recreation.b. some people like staying at home with their

8、families.c. some people love swimming and boating.d. some people are richer than others.（ 4）if you were p lanning to buy a television set, the following advertisement would certainly draw your attention:only 79. two days sale. hurry.” however, when you go to the store readybuy.youto may discover tha

9、t they are sold out.but the shop assistant is quick to tell you that he has another model. a much better set which ists“ 395. this sales trick is called“bait and switch”. buyers are baitedsadvertisement,withsale and then they are switched toanother more expensive one. buying things on sale needs car

10、eful consideration of the goods and the reason for the sale.the paragraph could be entitled _.a.buyer beware （当心）b.closeout( 出清存货 ) salec.crime paysd.buying a tv set1.(2013 北京 ,c)does fame drive you crazy?第 1 页 共 2 页【来源： 21世纪教育网】although beingfamous might sound like a dream come true, today s star,

11、feeling like zoo animals, face pressurefew of us can imagine. they are at the center of much of the world s attention狗仔队).camppaparazzioutsde( their homes,cameras ready. tabloids ( 小报 ) publish thrilling stories about their personal lives. just imagine not being able to do anythingwithout being phot

12、ographed or interrupted for a signature. 21cnjyaccordingto psychologistchristina villareal,celebrities famous people worry constantlyabout their publicappearance. eventually, they start to lose track of who they really are, seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them, notas the people they wer

13、e before everyone knew their names.“ over time,” villareal says,“ they feel septhe phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages. in the 4th century b.c., painters followed alexander the great into battle, hoping to picture his victories for his admirers. when charles dickens visited a

14、merica in the 19th century, his sold-out readings attracted thousands of fans, leading him to complain ( 抱怨 ) about his lack of privacy. tabloids of the 1920sand 1930s ran articles about film-stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites do.being a public figure today, however, is a l

15、ot more difficult than it used to be. superstars cannot move about withoutworrying about photographers with modern cameras. when they say something silly or do something ridiculous, there is alwaysthe internet to spread the news in minutes and keep their“21教story育名师原创”作品 alive forever.if fame is so

16、troublesome, why aren t all celebrities running away from it? the answer is there are still waysealto withdit. some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities. they focus not on how famous they are but on what they l

17、ove to do or whatever made them famous in the first place.sometimes a few celebrities can get a little justice. still, even stars who enjoy full justice often complain about how hard their lives are. they are tired of being famous already.64. what is the main idea of paragraph 3?a. great heroes of t

18、he past were generally admired.b. the problem faced by celebrities has a long history.c. well-known actors are usually targets of tabloids.d. works of popular writers often have a lot of readers.2 (2011 安徽卷 d)ireland has had a very difficult history. the problems started in the 16th century when eng

19、lish rulers tried to conquer (征服 ) ireland. for hundreds of years ，the irish people fought against the english. finally， in 1921 ， the british government wasforced to give independence to the south of ireland. the result is that today there are two northern ireland ， in“theirelandsnorth， is part of

20、the united kingdom. the republic of ireland， in the south，is an independent country.in the 1840s the main crop ， potatoes，was affected by disease and about 750,000 people died of hunger. this， and ashortage (短缺 ) of work ，forced many people to leave ireland and live in the usa，the uk ，australia and

21、canada. as a resultof these problems， the population fell from 8.2 million in 1841 to 6.6 million in 1851.【来源： 21cnj*y.co*m 】for many years，the majority of irish people earned their living as farmers. today，many people still work on the land butmore and more people are moving to the cities to work i

22、n factories and offices. life in the cities is very different from life in thecountryside， where things move at a quieter and slower pace. 21*cnjy*comthe irish are famous for being warm hearted and friendly. oscar wilde ，a famous irish writer ， once said that the irishwere “ the greatest talkers since the greekssince independence”，ireland has revived( 复兴 ) its own culture of music，langua