英语必修3人教版新课标学案（unit 5）（精品）

1、英语必修3人教版新课标学案（Unit 5）（精品）必修三 Unit 5 Canada“The True North”词汇：prime adj. minister n. prime minister governor n. scenery n. eastward adv. & adj. westward adv. & adj. upward adv. & adj. surround vt. & vi. harbour n. (=harbor) slight adj. acre n. urban adj. topic n. mix vt. & vi. mix

2、ture n. bush n. schoolmate n. booth n. downtown adj. & adv. pearl n. approximately adv. terrify vt. terrified adj. pleased adj. quiz n. Canadian n. & adj. polar adj. continent n. baggage n. chat vi. & n. measure vi. & vt. & n. aboard prep. & adv. eagle n. within prep. border

3、n. & vt. & vi. frost n. confirm vt. wealthy adj. distance n. mist n. misty adj. dawn n. buffet n. broad adj. nearby adv. & adj. tradition n. impress vt. impressive adj.短语归纳：rather thansettle down manage to do catch sight of have a gift forall the way go through chat withat dawn in the di

4、stance重点语法： 名词性从句之同位语从句高考链接训练题【强化训练】A Arthur Miller(1915-2005)is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century. Millers father had moved to the USA from Austria HungaryDrawn like so many other by the “Great American Dream”. However, he experienced severe financial hard

5、ship when his family business was ruined in the Great Depression of the early l930s. Miller's most famous play, Death of a SaIesman, is a powerful attack on the American system with its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social status as indicators of worth. In Will

6、y Loman, the hero of the play, we see a man who has got into double with his worth. Willy is “burnt out” and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment : if he can't do the work, then he is no good to his employer, the Wagner Company, and he must go. Willy is painfully aware o

7、f this, and at loss as to what to do with his lack of success. He refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the end. When it was first staged in 1949 , the play was greeted with enthusiastic reviews, and it won the Tony Award for Best Play, the New York Drama Critics Circle Aw

8、ard, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It was the first play to win all three of these major awards. Miller died of heart failure at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut, on the evening of February 10,2005,the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Death of a Salesman on Broadway.(1. The play Deat

9、h of a Salesman_.A. exposes the cruelty of the American business world B. discusses the ways to get promoted in a company C. talks about the business career of Arthur Miller D. focuses on the skills in doing business2. What can we learn about Willy Loman? A. He treats his employer badly. B. He runs

10、the Wagner Company. C. He is a victim of the American system. D. He is regarded as a hero by his colleagues.3. After it was first staged, Death of a Salesman_. A. achieved huge success B. won the first Tony Award C. was warmly welcomed by salesmen D. was severely attacked by dramatists4. What is the

11、 text mainly about? A. Arthur Miller and his family. B. The awards Arthur Miller won. C. The hardship Arthur Miller experienced. D. Arthur Miller and his best-known play.BIreland has had a very difficult history. The problems started in the 16th century when English rulers fried to conquer(征服) Irela

12、nd. For hundreds of years, the Irish people fought against the English. Finally , in 1921. The British government was forced to give independence to the south of Ireland. The result is that today there are two “Irelands”. Northern Ireland. In the north, is part of the United Kingdom. The republic of

13、 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 bunger. This, and a shortage (短缺) of work , forced many people to leave Ireland and live in the USA, the UK, Australia and Canada. As a result of these pr

14、oblems, the population fell from 8.2 million in 1841 to 6.6 million in 1851.For many years, the majority of Irish people earned their living as farmers. Today, many people still work on the land but more and more people are moving to the cities to work in factories and offices. Life in the cities is

15、 very different from life in the countryside, where things move at a quieter and slower pace.The Irish are famous for being warm-hearted and friendly, Oscar Wilde, a famous Irish writer, once said that the Irish were “the greatest talkers since the Greeks”, Since independence, Ireland has revived(复兴

16、) its own culture of music, language, literature and singing. Different are as have different styles of old Irish song which are sung without instruments. Other kinds of Irish music use many different instruments such as the violin, whistles, etc.5.What does the author tell us in paragraph 1?A. how

17、the Irish fought against the English. B. how Ireland gained independence.C. how English rulers tried to conquer Ireland. D. how two ”Irelands” came into being.6.We learn from the text that in Ireland_。A. food shortages in the 1840s led to a decline in populationB. people are moving to the cities for

18、 lack of work in the countrysideC. it is harder to make a living as a farmer than as a factory workerD. different kinds of old Irish songs are all sung with instruments7.The last paragraph is mainly about_。A. the Irish character B. Irish cultureC. Irish musical instruments D. a famous Irish writer8.

19、What can be the best title for the text?A. life in Ireland B. A Very difficult historyC. Ireland, past and present D. the independence of IrelandCCassandra Feeley finds it hard to manage on her husbands income. So this year she did something more than a hobby: She planted vegetables in her yard. For

20、 her fist garden, Ms Feeley has put in 15 tomato plants, and five rows of a variety of vegetables. The familys old farm house has become a chicken bourse ,its residents arriving next month. Last year, Ms.Rita Gartin kept a small garden. This year she has made it much larger because, she said ,“The c

21、ost of everything is going up and I was looking to lose a few pounds too; so its a win-win situation all around.”They are among the growing number of Americans who, driven by higher living costs and a falling economy(经济), have taken up vegetable gardening for the first time. Other have increased the

22、 size of their existing gardens. Seed companies and garden shops say no since the 1970s have there been such an increase in interest in growing food at home. Now many gardens across the country hacek been sold out for several months. In Austin, Tex., some of the gardens have a three-year waiting lis

23、t.George C.Ball Jr, owner of a company, said sales of vegetable seeds and plants are up by 40%, over last year, double the average growth of last five years. Mr.Ball argues that some of the reasons have been building for the last few years. The big one is striking use in me cost on food like bread a

24、nd milk, together with the increases in the price of fruit and vegetables. Food prices have increase of higher oil price. People are driving less, taking fewer vacations, so there more time to garden.9. What does the word “residents” in Paragraph 1 probably refer to?A. chickens B. tomatoes C. garden

25、s D. people10. Why is vegetable gardening becoming increasingly popular?A. More Americans are dong it for fun. B. The price of oil is lower than before.C. Theres a growing need for fruits. D. The cost of living is on the rise.11. Which of the following might be the best title for the text?A. Family

26、Food Planning B. Banking on GardeningC. A Belt-tightening Move D. Gardening as a HobbyC Diana Jacobs thought her family had a workable plan to pay for college for her 21-year-old twin sons: a combination of savings, income, scholarships, and a modest amount of borrowing. Then her husband lost his jo

27、b, and the plan fell apart. “I have two kids in college, and I want to say come home, but at the same time I want to provide them with a good education,” says Jacobs.The Jacobs family did work out a solution: They asked and received more aid form the schools, and each son increased his borrowing to

28、the maximum amount through the federal loan (贷款) program. They will each graduate with $20,000 of debt, but at least they will be able to finish school. With unemployment rising, financial aid administrators expect to hear more families like the Jacobs. More students are applying for aid, and more f

29、amilies expect to need student loans. College administrators are concerned that they will not have enough aid money to go around. At the same time, tuition（学费）continues to rise. A report from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education found that college tuition and fees increased 439

30、% from 1982 to 2007, while average family income rose just 147%. Student borrowing has more than doubled in the last decade, “If we go on this way for another 25years, we wont have an affordable system of higher education,” says Patrick M. Callan, president of the center. “The middle class families

31、have been financing it through debt. They will send kids to college whatever it takes, even if that means a huge amount of debt.” Financial aid administrators have been having a hard time as many companies decide that student loans are not profitable enough and have stopped making them. The good new

32、s, however, is that federal loans account for about three quarters of student borrowing, and the government says that money will flow uninterrupted.9. According to Paragraph I, why did the plan of the Jacobs family fail?A. The twins wasted too much money. B. The father was out of work.C. Their savin

33、gs ran out D. The family fell apart.10.What can we learn about the middle class families from the text? A. They blamed the government for the tuition increase.B. Their income remained steady in the last decade. C. They will try their best to send kids to college.D. Their debts will be paid off withi

34、n 25 years.11.According to the last paragraph, the government will . A. provide most students will scholarships B. dismiss some financial aid administratorsC. stop the companies from making student loansD. go on providing financial support for college studentsDSince the 1970s, scientists have been s

35、earching for ways to link the brain with computers. Brain-computer interface(BCI) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.Recently, two researchers, Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic school in Lausanne, Switzerland, demonstrated（展示）a small

36、robotic wheelchair directed by a persons thoughts.In the laboratory, Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right band. He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.“our brain has billions of nerve ceils. These send signals through t

37、he spinal cord （脊髓）to the muscles to give us the ability to move. But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles,” Tavella says. “Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices.”(The r

38、esearchers designed a special cap for the user. This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp(头皮) and sends them to a computer. The computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair. The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path. They help the computer react to commands from the brain. Prof. Millan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets b