致用英语综合教程Unit2

FeelFreetoInquireUnit21/63Warm-upReadingLanguageinUseProjectFeelFreetoInquireHomeworkCulture

Tips2/63Warm-upWatchthevideo.Whatdoyouthinkoftheman?

3/632.Quiz:Areyoucurious?

Giveyourselftwopointsforeach‘a’

response,onepointforeach‘b,’and

zeropointsforeach‘c.’

Warm-up4/63Warm-upOnelazySundayafternoon,amanyou’venevermetbeforearrivesatyourfrontdoorandclaimstobeyourrealfather.Whatdoyousaytohim?“What?!Thisiscrazy!Areyoujoking?You’vegotsomeexplainingtodo!”“O.K.,I’llbeyourkid—fornow.Imaywanttoaskyouaboutthisdowntheline.”“Whatever.Justtellmewhatmynewlastnameandinheritedhealthrisksare.”5/63Warm-up2.It’slateatnight,andthere’saruckusdownstairs.Whatdoyoudo?Quietlygetoutofbed,grabaflashlightandabaseballbat,andtiptoeontothelandingtogetabetterlook.b.Situpinbed.Listenforaveryobvioussignoftroublesuchasapiratechantey.Callouta“Hello?”Don’tbothertotrytwice.c.Althoughit’snotrainingout,justpretendit’sthunderthatsaid,“Twohandswiththestereo,dumbass!Twohands!”6/63Warm-up3.“Hello.I’mcallingwithyourtestresults.”“OhGod,thisisit.Ihaven’tsleptinthreeweeks.Okay,doc,breakthenewstome.”b.“Great,great.Listen,couldyoujuste-mailthosewhenyougetaquicksec?I’mactuallyontheotherlinewithsomeguywho’sgotthewrongnumber.”c.“Idon’tknow,justgivethemtocharity.”7/63Warm-up4.Justbeforebed,yourspousetellsyouthatshehasasecrettoreveal,somethinginvolvingherself,sex,oneofyourbrothers,emptyingyourbankaccount,andframingyouforawarehousefire.Whatdoyousay?“MyGod!Don’tjustsitthere,spillit!”b.“Boy,thatsoundslikealotofinfo.Couldyoujustgiveme,like,anexecutivesummaryorsomething?”c.“Honey,JimmyKimmel’stryingtodohismonologue,okay?”8/63Warm-up5.Alienshavelandedonyourstreet.“Aliens!Whatdotheywant?”b.“Aliens.Whatdotheywant,amedal?”c.“Wakemewhentheprobingbeginsinearnest.”9/63Warm-up6.You’rewaitingatthebusstop.Amaninabunnysuitstaggerstowardyouandcollapsesatyourfeet.Crossbowboltsarelodgedinhisback,andwithhislast,blood-fleckedbreathhepresentsyouwithapackagethathasyournameonit.Whatdoyoudo?Gasp.Waitfortheshocktosubside,thencautiouslyopenthepackageforwhichthisman/animalhassurrenderedhislife.b.Shrug.Openthepackageonceyou’vefinishedreadingthenewspaper’slistofcelebritybirthdays.c.Yawn.Nudgetheboxwiththetipofyourshoe.Ifitsomehowdoesn’tfeellikeanythinggoodorwhatever,tossit.

10/63Warm-up7.“Wouldyouliketoplay20Questions?”“Loveto!Animal,vegetable,ormineral?”b.“Isitanoctopus?Eitherway,I’mdoneguessing.”c.“Heyquizmaster,howaboutyoujustgofuckyourself?”11/63YourCuriosityQuotientrevealed:15–16SuperSleuth:Youprobablyspendadozenhoursaweekinyourneighbors’garbage.11–14GossipMonger:Thereisnocoworkertragedynotworthknowingordisseminatingorexacerbating.6–10Infophobe:Allyoureallyneedtoknowyou’veavoidedsincekindergarten.0–5FundamentalistorRock:You’realotlikeafundamentalistorarock.Warm-upBACK12/63ReadingTask1Pre-readingActivitiesTask2ReadingComprehensionTask3After-readingActivities13/63Pre-readingActivities1.Didyoueverhavea“big”problemandfinallymanagetosolveitsuccessfully?Sharetheexperiencewithyourpartners.Beforeyoureadthearticle,discussthefollowingquestionswithyourpartner.2.Areyouhappywiththepresentlife?Haveyoueverthoughtaboutthefuture?Whatifyouloseallyouradvantages?BACK14/63ReadingComprehensionThe

Inquisitive

Fish

1Atthebottomofanovergrown

andneglected

gardentherewasalargeandbeautifulpool.Thepoolwashometoaverylotofratherfatandself-important

fishandonetinylittlegoldenfish.

2Thebigfatfishgobbled

upallthewormsandenjoyedtheshadeofthelilyleaves,whichleftthepoorlittlegoldenfishwithverylittletoeatandnowheretoescapethehotsun.Ashecouldn’tspendhistimelazingaroundliketheotherfish,hehadtodoalotofseriousthinkingtokeephimselffrombeingsad.Soheexploredeverycornerofthepool,untilheknewexactlyhowmanytilestherewere,thenamesofalltheweeds,andwhichlilywasgoingtoopennext.15/63ReadingComprehension

3Thefatfishgotgreedier

andfatter,andthelittlegoldenfishgotthinnerandlonelier,untiloneday,whenhewasswimmingpastthegrating,heknewthathewasthinenoughtosqueezebetweenthebars.Itwasquiteastrugglegettingthroughthegratingandhelostquiteafewscalesintheprocess,butatlasthewasfree.Heswamdownalongwater-channeluntilhegottoawindingstream.Thenheswamuntilhereachedagreatriver,andhekeptrightonswimming(withshortrests,ofcourse)untilhecametothesea.Therehediscoveredlotsofthingsthatwereverybeautiful(andveryfrightening),andmanyotherthingsthatwerequitebeyondhiscomprehension.16/63ReadingComprehension

4Oncehesawafishsobigthatitcouldhavedrunkthewholepoolforbreakfastandstillremainedthirsty.Thenthelittlegoldenfishfoundabeautifulcoralpalaceintheclear,greendepthsofthesea;andlovelylittlefishwithshiningblueandsilverspotsbroughthimthemostjuicy

fatwormsonmother-of-pearlplates.Heenjoyeditallsomuchhemighthavestayedthereforever;buthewantedtoreturntohisownhomepoolandtellthebigfatfishalltheexcitingthingstheyweremissing.Sohelefttheseaandswambackuptheriver.Onthewayhehadmanymoreadventures,bothbeautifulandfrightening,buttheresimplyisn’ttimetotellyouallaboutthem.Andsoheswamupthelongriverandalongthewindingstream;andonupthewater-channel,untilhecamebacktothegrating,butnowhewassothinfromallhisadventures,thatheslippedthroughitwithoutlosingasinglegoldenscale.17/63ReadingComprehension

5Hethoughteveryonewouldbereallysurprisedtoseehimagainafterhislongabsence,butnoneofthefatfishhadevennoticedhehadbeenaway.Heswamrightuptothenoseofthefattestandgreediestfishinthewholepool,andsaid:“Stopstuffing

yourfaceandblowingbubblesandlistentome,youfatandfoolishfish!Ihavecometotellyouaboutalltheamazingthingsthathappenedtomeontheothersideofthegrating;andIshallteachyouhowtogrowthin,too,sothatyoucanmakethesamejourneyandbecomeaswiseasIam.”18/63ReadingComprehension

6Thefatfish,whowastrulyenormous,swamlazilytowardthegrating,andwhenhesawthatthebarsweresoclosetogetherthatnotevenhissmallestfincouldslipbetweenthem,heblewastreamofangrybubblesandturnedscornfully

onthelittlegoldenfish,saying:

7“Sillylittleminnow!Howdareyoudisturbmylunchwithyourfoolishfancies?Iammucholderandwiserthanyou,forIamthekingofallthefishinthispool!HowcouldyouhavegotthroughthegratingwhenIcan’tevenputmysmallestfinthroughit?”19/63ReadingComprehension

8Withaninsultingflickofhisenormoustail,thebig,fatgreedyfishswambacktotheshadowsunderthelilyleavestofinishhislunch.Thelittlegoldenfishwasverysadthatnobodywouldlistentohim;soheslippedquietlyawaythroughthegratingandswambackouttowardsthesea.

9Quitesoonafterwardstherewasadrought,andthewater-channelrandry;andnomorewatergushedintothepool.Thewaterlevelinthepoolgotlowerandlower,andthebig,fatfishgotmoreandmorefrightened,untilthedaycamewhentheylaygasping

inthemudatthebottomofthepool.Andthentheydied.Butthelittlegoldenfish,whoseinquisitivenesshadledhimthroughthegrating,waslivingvery,veryhappilyinthebeautifulcoralpalaceunderthesea.BACK20/63ReadingComprehensionWordsandExpressions1.inquisitive

adj.interestedinalotofdifferentthingsandwantingtofindoutmoreaboutthem好奇

e.g.--What’sthatyou’rehiding?--don’tbesoinquisitive!BACK21/63ReadingComprehension2.overgrownadj.

coveredwithplantsthathavegrowninanuncontrolledway长满（野生植物等）

e.g.Thewalliscompletelyovergrownwithivy.BACK22/63ReadingComprehension3.neglectv.

togivenoornotenoughcareorattentionto(somebody/something)疏忽，忽略

e.g.Heisalwaysbusyworkingandhetotallyneglectshishealth.BACK23/63ReadingComprehension4.self-importantadj.

thinkingthatoneismuchmoreimportantthanonereallyis妄自尊大，高傲

e.g.Hewasoneofthoseself-importantlittleofficialswhomadeeveryonecallhim“Sir”.BACK24/63ReadingComprehension5.gobblev.

eatsomethingfast,noisilyandgreedily(leavingnothingbehind)狼吞虎咽（一点不剩）

e.g.Withalittletimetogo,hegobbledallhisfooddowninahurry.BACK25/63ReadingComprehension6.greedyadj.

fullofastrongdesiretohavealotofsomething,especiallyfood,moneyorpower,ofteninawaythatisselfishorunfairtootherpeople贪吃，贪婪

e.g.Thecatislookingatthefishwithgreedyeyes.BACK26/63ReadingComprehension7.juicyadj.

containingalotofjuice多汁

e.g.Freshjuicyorangesaremyfavorite.

BACK27/63ReadingComprehension8.stuffv.

fillsb./oneselfwithfood;eatgreedily让某人/自己吃饱;狼吞虎咽吃

e.g.Hesatstuffinghimselfwithbiscuits.

BACK28/63ReadingComprehension9.scornfullyadv.

thefeelingthatsomeoneorsomethingisstupidordoesnotdeserverespect轻蔑地，藐视地

e.g.Glancingatthebeggarscornfully,thesalesgirltoldhimthatthejacketwasveryexpensive.BACK29/63ReadingComprehension10.droughtn.

alongperiodofdryweatherwhenthereisnotenoughwater干旱，旱灾

e.g.NorthernChinasufferedfromaseveredroughtthisspring.BACK30/63ReadingComprehension11.gaspv.

tobreathequickly,especiallywithdifficulty,makinganoise急促地呼吸，吃力地喘气

e.g.Theexhaustedbasketballplayersweregaspingforair.BACK31/63ReadingComprehension好奇鱼

1在一个人迹罕至、杂草丛生花园最深处有一片宽敞而漂亮池塘。这里生长着许多肥大而又自命非凡鱼和一条小金鱼。

2大肥鱼们狼吞虎咽，把池塘里小虫子吃个精光，在百合叶子撑起阴凉下嬉戏，而可怜小金鱼却没有什么可吃，也无处躲避烈日曝晒。正因为不能像其它鱼一样处处游玩，它不得不认真思索很多问题来使自己不感到悲伤。它游遍了池塘每一个角落，知道池塘里一共有多少块瓦砾，了解全部水草名字，对哪一朵百合花即将开放也了如指掌。BACK32/63ReadingComprehension

3大肥鱼们越来越贪婪，也越来越肥；而小金鱼却越来越瘦，越来越孤独。直到有一天，当它从栅栏边游过时，它以为自己瘦得能够从两个栏杆之间挤出去。小金鱼费了很大劲，还掉了好几片鱼鳞，终于穿过了栅栏，取得了自由。它沿着一条长长水渠游下去，游到了一处蜿蜒小溪。接着小金鱼继续往前游，它游进了一条大河，从那里它又继续往前游（当然也做短暂休息），终于游到了大海。在大海中小金鱼发觉了很多非常漂亮（也非常恐怖）东西，还有一些东西它根本就不知道是怎么回事。BACK33/63ReadingComprehension

4有一次它见到了一条非常大鱼。那条鱼大到能够把整个池塘水当早餐喝掉也还会以为渴。在这个清澈碧绿大海深处，小金鱼还发觉了一座漂亮珊瑚宫殿。闪着蓝色或银色斑点可爱小鱼用珍珠母做成盘子给它带来肥美多汁虫子。它以为这里日子实在是太美妙了，甚至有了在此定居打算。不过小金鱼想回家，它想告诉那些大肥鱼们它们错过了多少令人兴奋东西。于是小金鱼离开大海顺着河流往回游。在回去路上它又经历了几次冒险。这些经历既美好又让它害怕。不过我们已经没时间给你讲这些。接着小金鱼沿着大河逆流而上，又顺着那条蜿蜒小溪往回游，一直游进那条水渠里，回到栅栏边。经历了这么多冒险之后，现在小金鱼更瘦了，它轻而易举地游过了栅栏，竟然连一片鱼鳞都没有掉！BACK34/63ReadingComprehension

5小金鱼本认为自己出走这么长时间之后又重新出现，大家见到它必定会非常吃惊。但没有一条肥鱼发觉它曾经离开过。它游到那条最肥最贪婪鱼鼻子尖上说道：“你这条又肥又傻鱼，别在这儿闷着头吃饭吹泡泡了，听我说，我来告诉你我在栅栏外边经历事情，可神奇了！我还要告诉你们怎么减肥，这么话你们也能到栅栏外边去转一转，然后变得跟我一样聪明了。”BACK35/63ReadingComprehension

6这条鱼确实相当肥硕，它慢慢悠悠地朝栅栏游去。栏杆之间空隙太小了，连它最小鳍都通不过。大肥鱼气得吐出一串泡泡，非常不屑地朝小金鱼瞥了一眼说道：

7“傻瓜小鱼，还胆敢用你这呆子妄想来打搅我吃午饭？我比你年长也比你聪明。在这个池塘里，我是你们全部鱼国王！这个栅栏我连自己最小鳍都伸不过去，你怎么可能经过呢？”BACK36/63ReadingComprehension

8那条肥大而又贪婪鱼轻蔑地摇了摇尾巴，游回到百合叶下阴凉处去吃午餐了。没有些人肯听它，小金鱼非常难过。于是它悄悄地游出栅栏，游回了大海。

9很快之后，发生了一次旱灾，水渠里水干了，池塘水源断了。池子里水位越来越低，大肥鱼们也越来越怕。当水位降到一定程度时，它们只能躺在池底烂泥里大口大口地喘着粗气。最终，它们都死了。而那条小金鱼却凭着好奇心游出了栅栏，现在正非常开心地居住在海底那座漂亮珊瑚宫殿里呢。BACK37/63After-readingActivities1.Whydidthelittlegoldenfishfindabetterlifewhileallthebig,fatfishdieatlast?Discussthefollowingquestionsingroups.2.Whatmorallessoncanyoulearnfromthisstory?BACKVS38/63LanguageinUseTask1GrammarDevelopmentTask2VocabularyBuilding39/63GrammarDevelopment一、“so...that...”句型意思是“如此/这么……以致于······”，常引导结果状语从句。”So...that...”句型中so是副词，常惯用来修饰形容词或副词。惯用句型为：So…that…&sothatA.

so+形容词（表语）+that从句。比如：

Itwassocoldoutsidethatwehadtostopthe

game.B.

so+形容词+a(n)+单数名词+that从句。比如：

Shemadesogoodamealthatweallatefartoomuch.40/63GrammarDevelopmentC.

so+副词+that从句。比如：

Tomransofastthathewonthefirstplace.D.so+many//much/few/little+名词+that从句。比如：

IhavehadsomanyfallsthatIamblackandblueallover.41/63GrammarDevelopment二、“such...that...”句型和“So…that…”句型可以交换，都表示“如此……以致于……”。但

such是形容词，常惯用来修饰名词。惯用句型有：A.

such+a(n)+形容词+单数名词+that从句。比如：

Thisissuchagoodbookthatallofuslikeitverymuch.B.such+形容词+复数名词+that从句。比如：

Hehadsuchlongarmsthathecouldalmosttouchhisknees.

42/63GrammarDevelopmentC.

such+（形容词）+不可数名词+that从句，比如：

ThebookiswritteninsucheasyEnglishthatbeginnerscanunderstandit.D.one(no,any,all,many,some,several,等)+such+可数名词+that从句。比如：

TherearemanysuchgoodbooksthatIcan’tdecidewhichonetochoose.43/63GrammarDevelopment三、so与that也可连起来写，即变成：“...Sothat...”(方便/为了······)，引导目标状语从句。比如：

1.IgotupearlysothatIcouldcatchtheearlybus.2.Pleaseopenthewindowsothatwecanbreathefreshair.

3.Youmustgonowsothatyouwon'tbelate.BACK44/63VocabularyBuildingCompoundwords

Compoundingisoneoftheimportantkindsofwordformation.Acompoundwordismadeupoftwoormorewordsthattogetherexpressasingleidea.

___+___=_____wordwordnewword45/63cowVocabularyBuildinggirl+cowgirl46/63rainVocabularyBuildingbow+rainbow47/63Anopencompoundconsistsoftwoormorewordswrittenseparately,suchassaladdressing,incometax,orAprilFools’Day.2.Ahyphenatedcompoundhaswordsconnectedbyahyphen,suchasbullet-proof,mother-in-law,orpart-time.

3.Asolidcompoundconsistsoftwowordsthatarewrittenasoneword,suchaspickpocket,keyboard,ortypewriter.VocabularyBuildingTherearethreetypesofcompounds.

48/63VocabularyBuildingExercise:MatchthewordsincolumnAwiththewordsincolumnBtoformcompoundwords.outairpostbasebroadwatertakecolorballawaycastlineblindputpoolcardABBACK49/63ProjectAreyouaninquisitiveperson?50/63ProjectStep1Walkaroundintheclassroomandinterviewfiveclassmates.Askthemwhethertheyareaninquisitivepersonandwhattheyaremostcuriousabout.Takenoteswhileyouaredoingtheinterview.51/63ProjectStep2

Writeareportaccordingtotheinformationyougetfromtheinterviews.Analysewhytheyarecuriousandinquisitiveaboutcertainthings.52/63ProjectStep3

Formgroupsoffourandexchangeyourthoughtsabouttheresultsoftheinterviews.Collecttheresultswithingroupsandprepareapresentationfortheclass.53/63ProjectStep4

Eachgrouppresentstheresultstothewholeclass.Groupmembersshouldalsotalkaboutwhattheyhavelearnedfromthisinterviewproject.BACK54/63CultureTipsCuriosityKilledtheCat55/63CultureTipsCuriositykilledthecatisaproverbusedtowarnagainstbeingtoocuriouslestonecomestoharm.

56/63CultureTips

CuriosityKilledtheCatwereaBritishpopband

thatfoundsuccessintheUKSinglesChartinthelate1980sandearly1990s.Theyplayedsoulful,

jazzy,andfunkypopmusic.57/63CultureTips

CuriosityKillstheC