高中英语选择性必修第二册 Unit 2 Bridging Cultures

Unit2BridgingCultures

(主题语境:人与社会之文化交流)

.读写融合二重温教材

Sixmonthsago,XieLeiboardedaplaneforLondontocompleteanexchange

programme.Sherecalledthatshe1.chose(choose)ayear-longexchangeprogramme

withthe2.ambition(ambitious)tosetupabusinessinChinaaftergraduation.ltwas

thefirsttimethatshe3.hadleft(leave)hermotherland.Whenshecameto

England,shelivedwithahostfamily,4.whosemembersalwayshelpedher.Atfirst,she

hadtoadapttothelifeinadifferentcountryandlearnhowtousepublictransport

andhowtoaskforthingsshedidn'tknowtheEnglishnamesfbr.Besides,shealsohad

tofaceanotherchallengeoftheacademicrequirements.Whenwritinganessay,she

5.wastold(tell)bythetutortoacknowledge6.whatotherpeoplehadsaidifshe

citedtheirideas,7.buthewantedtoknowherownopinions.Shealsofoundstudents9

participation8.included(include)aspartofthefinalresult.9.Luckily(lucky),aftera

fewweeks,shecouldspeakupinclassontraditionalChineseartsuccessfully.And

shefeelsmuchmoreathomeintheUKnow.Whatseemedstrangebeforenow

appearsquitenormal.Nowshehasbeeninvolvedinsocial10.activities(activity)as

wellasstudyinghard!

点评:本篇文本语篇结构为总分总结构;亮点表达包括:非谓语结构;被动语态;状语

从句等。

.考点聚焦-突破提升

【重点单词】

Lcomfort〃.安慰；令人感到安慰的人或事物；舒服；安逸理安慰；抚慰

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①(北师大版教材)Inmanyways,lifehasbecomefarmorecomfortable(comfort)and

convenientinthepastfewdecades.

②(2025•全国H卷)MaybethatfeelingcomesfromgrowingupinSouthAfrica,

wherethephrase"therearechildrenstarvinginAfrica,,wasmoreofan

uncomfortable(comfortable)reminderoffactthanaprayeratdinnertime.

@Hehadsavedenoughmoneysothathecouldliveincomfort.

④(2024•新高考I卷)AndPriscillaDewingreportsthatherhorse,Nappy,“moves

moreeasilyandridesmorecomfortably(comfbrt),,afterachiropracticadjustment.

(1)beacomforttosb.对某人来说是个安慰

discomfort〃.不安;不适

(2)comfortsb.withsth.用某物安慰某人

(3)comfortable〃力舒适的;舒服的;安逸的

uncomfortable.不舒服的；不自在的

comfortably〃公舒适地;安逸地二incomfort

【名师点津】

comfort作“舒适;安慰“讲时为不可数名词，但作，令人安慰的人或事物外时，则是

可数名词,前面常出现不定冠词ae类似的还有success,failure,surprise,joy等;但fun

例外，虽然也可指具体的人或事，但它是不可数名词。

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⑤看到我对这一幕感到不舒服父亲站了起来,走近我把我抱在怀里，用鼓舞人心

的话语温柔地安慰我。（读后续写之场景描写）

SeeingIwasuncomfortablewiththescene,myfatherrosetohisfeet,approachedme

andgatheredmeintohisarms,centlycomfortingmewithinspioingwords.

2.participate泣参力口;参与

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①（2024•新高考H卷）Thosewhoaredressedinappropriatelywillberefused

permissiontoparticipateSarticipate）.

②（夕卜研版教材）Inadditiontoparticipation（participate）inschool,apart-time

job-suchasworkinginacafeorinanofficeadministrationrole-canalsobe

helpfulinthistransition.

@Theparticipants（participate）arerequiredtoperformEnglishprogrammesinten

minutes.

（l）participatein参力口

participatewithsb.insth.与某人一起参与某事

（2）participant〃.参加者

participation〃•参与;参力口

【联想发散】“参加"荟萃:takepartin、joinin、getinvolvedinxbeengagedino

3.engage参加；参与（活动）

以吸弓1（注意力、兴趣）;雇用，聘用

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①（2024•新高考I卷）Audio（音频）andvideocanfeelmoreengawinw（engage）than

text,andsouniversityteachersincreasinglyturntothesetechnologies——say,

assigninganonlinetalkinsteadofanarticlebythesameperson.

②(夕卜研版教材)Travellersexploreunusualorremotedestinations,oftenengagingin

riskyactivities.

@Shehastheabilitytoengagewithyoungminds.

@1can'tcomealongwithyoutotheparkas1amotherwiseengaged(engage).

(应用文写作之婉拒信)

(l)engagein参加

engageone'sinterest/attention吸引某人的兴趣/注意力

engagesb.as雇用某人为

engagesb.todosth.聘请某人做某事

(2)engaged忙于;从事于;已订婚的

beengagedto与...订婚

beengagedin参加;忙于

⑶engagement几订婚;约会

4.behavevt.表现vi.&vt.表现得体;有礼貌

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①(外研版教材)Humourhasbeenanessentialpartofhumanbehaviour(bchave)for

thousandsofyears.

②(外研版教材)She'staughthowtobehave(behave)perfectly.

@Asyouknow,familyrules,whichletusknowhowtobehaveourselves(we)and

develophealthily,aregreatlybeneficialtous.

(l)behavewell/badlyto/towardssb.对待某人好/差

behaveoneself守规矩;举止得体

(2)behavio(u)r〃,举止;行为

(3)well-behaved•.表现好的

badly-behaved。力.表现差的

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④强烈建议你参加晚宴时，举止得体。作为举止得体的客人,你不应该把筷子插在

食物里，或者用筷子指着其他人。（应用文写作之传统习俗）

Itishighlysuggestedthatyou(should)behaveyourselfyweHwhenattending

feasts.Asawell-behavedquest,youshouldn'tstickyourchopsticksinthefoodor

pointthematothers.

【要点拾遗】

expose”使接触;使体验;显露;使暴露于（险境）

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①(译林版教材)However,somecriticssuggestthatoncloserinspection,thepainting

actuallyexposes(expose)seriouspoliticalandsocialproblems.

@Exposure(expose)ofthebodytostrongsunlightcanbeharmful.

@Foranother,it'sajobthatcangetmeexposed(expose)tonewthingsandthuskeep

meenergeticandenthusiastic.

(l)expose...to...使...接触;使....暴露于

exposeoneselfto...使自己面临……；使自己暴露于

exposesth.tosb.向某人揭发某事

(2)exposedM’.无遮蔽的;无保护的

（be）exposedto...暴露于/接触....

（3）exposure".暴露

【联想拓展】在expose...to…以及beexposedto…结构中,to为介词，其后要用名词、

代词或动名词作宾语。

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④看到我们走近，她笑逐颜开，露出了漂亮的小白牙。（读后续写之神态描写）

Seeingusapproaching,shesmilediovfuHy,exposingnicelittleteeth.

【核心短语】

5.asfaras远至；就...而言

步入经典•即境活用短语填空

①AsfarasPmconcerned（就我而言）.itisadisturbingtrend.

②AsfarasIknow（据我所矢口）,hehasundertakentofinishthejobbyFriday.

③AsfarasIcanremember（我记得）,thisplaceusedtoforbidparkingcarsand

bikes.

asfarassb./sth.beconcerned就某人/物而言

asfarastheeyecansee/reach目之所及

asfarasIknow据我所知

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④（柯林斯词典）在这里，巨大的沙丘向四面八方延绵不绝，一望无垠。（读后续写

之环境描写）

Here,massivedunesstretchedineverydirectionasfarastheeyeneuldsee.

【经典句型】

6.ItwasthefirsttimethatshehadleftChina.(P14)这是她第一次离开中国。

步入经典•即境活用单句语法填空

①ThisisthefirsttimethatIhavewritten(write)anapplicationandapersonal

resume,soIdon'tknowifthereissomethingtopayattentionto.

②Obviously,itishightimethatwetook/shouldtake(take)somemeasurestosolve

theproblem.

③(译林版教材)Romanticismwasaculturalmovementfromthelate18thtothe

mid-19thcentury.ltwasatimewhenmanypainters,musicians,novelistsandpoets

lookedattheworldinnewanddifferentways.

(1)It/This/That+was+thefirst/second/...time(that)sb.haddonesth.某人第一口...

次做某事。

It/This/That+is+thefirst/second/...time(that)sb.have/hasdonesth.某人第一/二/...

次做某事。

(2)It'shightimethat...shoulddo/didsth.是该做某事的时候了(should不可省略)。

Ifstime(forsb.)todosth.该是(某人)做...的时候了。

(3)There/Itwasatimewhen...曾经一度.../曾经有段时间....

写作微练一句多译

④到了政府应该采取有效措施保护野生动物免于灭绝的时候了。(应用文写作

之环境保护)

Itishiehtimeforthecovernmenttotakeeffectivemeasurestoprotectwildlife

fromextinction.(Itishightimefor...)

—>Itishightimethatthegovernmentshouldtake/tookeffectivemeasuresto

protectwildlifefromextinction.(Itishightimethat...)

【要点拾遗】

1.presentation〃.报告；陈述；出示；拿出

步入经典♦即境活用单句语法填空

①Yourvisualgraphicsgaveyourpresentation(present)theprofessionalexpertise

yesterday.

②(2024•全国甲卷)Thisisaveryoldhabitthafsbeenpresentinallkindsof

predators(食肉动物).

③ThereisnodenyingthatatpresentLiHuafeelsmuchmoreathomeandactsasa

culturalmessengerbetweenthetwocountries.

©Interestingly,thelettersdidnotcontaintheusualwarningstochildrenthatthey

mightnotreceivetheirpresents(present)iftheywerenotgood.

⑤(夕卜研版教材)Besidesperformingandmodelling,Hannahtravelstheworldgiving

presentations(presentation)andtalks,gettingmorepeopleinvolvedinthe

conservationofoceanlife.

(l)make/giveapresentation做演示，介绍

anawardpresentation颁奖典礼

(2)presentsth.tosb.=presentsb.withsth.颁发给某人某物

⑶atpresent目前，现在

bepresentat出席;至！J场

bepresentin存在于

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⑥他的演讲是如此吸引人，每位观众都被迷住了。（应用文写作之推荐信）

HispresentationwassoenqaBingthateveryoneintheaudiencewasattracted.

⑦我用精致的纸小心翼翼地包裹着古董手表,我知道这将是我祖父90岁生日的

珍贵礼物。（读后续写之动作描写）

1carefullywrappedtheantiquewatchindelicatepaper,knowingitwouldbea

cherishedpresentformygrandfather's90thbirthday.

2.getinvolvedin参与;卷入;与...有关联

步入经典•即境活用单句语法填空

①(外研版教材)1admitthatmoreadvancedAIcouldbehelpfulinsolvingthe

world'sproblems,butthereisahighlevelofriskinvolved(involve).

②(夕卜研版教材)Itinvolvesdoing(do)veryslowphysicalexercisestorelaxyour

mindandcalmyourbody.

@AsfarasIknow,theinvolvement(involve)oftheforeignministerswasitselfa

signofprogress.

(l)involve"包含;需要涉及影响;（使惨加

involvesb./oneselfin(doing)sth.使某人/自己参与(做)某事

involve(doing)sth.包括（做）某事;需要（做）某事

(2)involved，少参与的;有关联的

get/beinvolvedin被卷入之中;参与；专心于...

be/getinvolvedwithsb./sth.与某人混在一起/和某事有密切联系

(3)involvement几参与;卷入

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④得知你们欢迎来自不同国家的学生，我想参加这次夏令营。(应用文写作之申

请信)

Learningthatyouwelcomestudentsfromdifferentcountries,rdliketoinvolve

myselfin/beinvolvedinthesummercamp.

叔进阶演练二夯实基础

I语境填空高考探究体验

1.(2024•北京高考)Andthemoretoolswehave,themoreeffectiveand

insightful(insight)wecanbecome.

2.(2024•新高考II卷)ThisiswhyCampbellhassetouttoraiseawarenessofAIand

itsfuturenow-severaldecadesbeforethesedevelopmentsareexpected

(expectation)totakeplace.

3.(2024•北京高考)Themechanisminvolves(involve)arepurposedrewardsystem

originallyusedtodevelophabitsimportantforself-care.

4.(2024-北京高考)TypicalIy,crueltyandcheatingarediscouraged,while

cooperation(cooperate),humblenessandcouragearepraised.

5.BeidouNavigationusesthebehavioural(behavior)systemtoacquireinformation

regardingsaferouteshome.

6.(2024•新高考I卷)Feelingmotivated(motivate),Istartedrunningregularly,but

thentwothingshappened.

7.(2024•新高考I卷)1havematured(mature)alotsincethen.I'vecometoaccept

thatwhatevergoalsIsetformyself,theyjusthavetobemyown.

8.Aswemetthefollowingdayatthedeparture(depart)place,Iexpressedmygreat

gratitudetohim.

9.Beinzexm)sed(expose)toforeignsurroundingsstrengthens(strength)the

mechanic'sgeneralcompetenceandhisabilitytocooperatewithothers.

10.Atrulyqualified(qualify)candidateissomeonewhocanprovide

reasonable(reason)solutionsbasedonlogicalreasoningandsoundjudgment.

II熟词生义/一词多义I攻克阅读障碍

l.dramatic

A.BA巨大的Ba一戏剧(性)的

CM.引人注目的D.M•.夸张做作的

(l)Chinamightdrawmoreattentionforitsdramaticgrowthofeconomyandas

always,itspopulation.C

(2)Heopenedhisarmsinadramaticgestureandrushedatmewithafakesmile.

D

(3)ThedramaticformfitsperfectlythecontentoftheShakespearianplay.B

(4)(2023•浙江1月高考)Habitatloss,pesticideuse,andclimatechangehavecaused

dramaticdeclinesinpollinatorpopulationsoverthepastcoupleofdecades,which

hasdamagedtheU.S.agriculturaleconomy.A

2.gain

A.u获得B.〃.增加C.几好处

D.R(钟、表等)走得太快

(l)Oh,mygoodness!Mywatchgains20minutesevery24hours.D

(2)1toldhimaboutmanyactivitiesinwhichIwasinvolved.AndIwentintoaspeech

abouthowhardIworkedandthegainsIwasmaking.C

(3)Studentscangainvaluableexperiencebyworkingonthecampusradioor

magazine.A

(4)Regularexercisehelpspreventweightgain.B

3.firm

A.〃.商行，公司B.M.坚硬的C.c@坚定的

D.c0.严格的E”.使强壮

(l)Expertsholdthebeliefthatparentsmustbefirmwiththeirchildren.D

(2)Cyclingisoneofthebestwaystofirmyourbody.E

(3)Thesepeachesarenotripe;theyarestillfirm.B

(4)Thoughafteramoment,Davidfellbehindothers,heneverstoppedhisfirmand

determinedpace.C

(5)Shesaidsocialmediafirmswereexposingchildrentomajoremotionalrisks.

A

串词成篇I提升关键能力

AsfarasI'mconcerned,1.studying(study)abroadisanambitiousadaptation

thatinvolvessteppingoutofcomfortzone.Thistransitionisn'tmerelyabout

acquiringnewacademicqualificationsorcomplexrecallskills.It'sadramaticshift

inoutlookandperspective.WhenIreflectonmyowndeparture,the

2.overwhelming(overwhelm)homesicknesswasclear,yettheoptimisticgainin

perspectiveandexposuretonewcultureswasunparalleled.

Thesettingforthistransformativeexperience3.wasfilled(fill)withthe

opportunityforparticipationandpresentation.Speakingupinlecturesand

involvingoneself4.indiscussionswerenotonlyencouragedbutexpected.This

contrasttomypreviouseducationalsettingmademerealizetheimportanceof

5.competence(competent)andcooperationamongpeers.

Witheachpassingday,myinvolvementintheacademicand6.social

(society)lifeofthecampusgrew.Despitethehugetaskofmanagingbaggageandthe

sidewaysglances7.thatcomewithbeinganewcomer,Ifeltathomeamongthe

diversecrowd.Insummary,8.theoutcomeofmystudiesabroadwasnotjust

academicgainbutalsoaprofoundunderstandingofdifferentcultures.

9.Generally(general)speaking,studyingabroadismorethananacademic

pursuit;it'sajourneyofpersonalgrowthandachance10.tocompete(compete)ona

globalstage.

叔写作提能-综合运用

读后续写提能练|文化交流

1.文化背景:介绍不同文化背景下的主人公或场景,展示文化差异

2.文化交流活动:描述主人公参与的文化交流活动，如国际学生交流、文化节

文日庆祝等

辨

化3.文化冲突与理解:展示主人公在文化交流中遇到的冲突，以及如何通过沟

模

交通和理解来化解

式

流4.文化融合:强调不同文化之间的融合与相互学习，展示文化多样性的魅力

5.反思与启示:总结文化交流对主人公的启示和影响,强调跨文化交流的重

要性

［情感描写］ambitiousadj.有雄心的;feelathome舒服自在;overwhelming

adj.巨大的;motivatedadj.积极的;homesickness〃.思乡病;乡愁depressed

教^/

adj.沮丧的;expectation〃.期待;optimisticadj.乐观的;sincerelyadv.真诚地

材、

［动作描写Jrecallv.回想起;comfort〃.舒适;participatein参加;speakup大

亮_!_、

声点说;engagein参与;getinvolvedin参加;motivate以激发;expose也使暴

词

露，使接触;grasp也理解;behave也表现得体;strengtheny.加强;deny也否

认;cooperateu.协作;sidewith支持;gainu.获得，受益

l.Sixmonthsago,19-year-oldXieLeisaidgoodbyetoherfamilyandfriends

andboardedaplaneforLondon.（动作描写）

2.1wasveryexcitedbutalsoquitenervous.（情感描写）

明

3.XieLeiwasconfusedbecauseshethoughtsheknewlessthanother

实

peopl已（情感描写）

例

教4.Nowhalfwaythroughherexchangeyear,XieLeifeelsmuchmoreathomein

材theUK.（情感描写）

美5.Britishpeoplearefascinatedbyourcultureandeagertolearnmoreabout

句it,soI'mkeentosharemyculturewiththem.（情感描写）

6.As1alwaystellmyson,therearenogreatdifficultiesforapersonwhois

brave,optimistic,andwillingtoworkhard!（主旨升华）

7.Chinesestudentscanbeseenasculturalenvoyspromotingfriendship

betweennations.（比喻）

8.Allinall,studyingabroadhelpstobuildcharacterandincreasepeople's

understandingofculturaldiversitywhilestrengtheningChinaandbuildinga

sharedfutureforall.（主旨升华）

1.Exposedt。thecompletelvunfamiliarsuiroundings（暴露在完全陌

语生的环境中）,12.wasoverwhelmedbyasenseofloneliness（被一种孤独感淹

会

料没了）.SodepressedwasIthatIfeltasif3.1werethrownintoaworldof

实、—

运darkness（被扔进了一个黑暗的世界）.Thewarm-heartedclassmatessincerely

践—―

用motivatedmetograspeverychance4.t。participateingroupactivities（参力口

集体活动）,fromwhichIgainedalot.GraduallynotonlydidI5.feelat

home（感到轻松自在）butalsoIstrengthenedmyconfidence.

应用文写作提分练I文化交流

（2022.浙江高考）

假定你是李华，在“中国―爱尔兰文化节”活动中结识了爱尔兰朋友Chris,现

在他已回国,请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：

1.回忆活动经历；

2.分享个人收获；

3.希望保持联系。

注意：1.词数80左右；

2.可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。

DearChris,

Yours,

LiHua

Step1辨模式(Patterns)

告知信通常分为两类:①告知将发生的活动计划或安排;②回复某人关于发

生过的事情的询问。要根据不同类型的告知内容，区分用一