高中英语外研版 (2019)必修 第二册Unit 2 Let's celebrate!课前预习课件ppt

Period 2　Using language

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1.“Is it new?” I asked, indicating(indicate) the car.

2.If you read between the lines, you will find out the letter is really a request for money.

3.“He’s over there,” said Ali, waving(wave) a hand towards some trees.

4.The room has been furnished and decorated(decorate) to give a feeling of space.

5.The monkey was the star attraction(attract) at the show.

6.The team put on a good show in the competition(compete).

7.Although not formally(formal) trained as an art historian, he is widely respected for his knowledge of the period.

8.While speeding up work on the project, we must pay attention to ensuring its quality.

Ⅱ.用适当的情态动词或所给动词的正确形式填空

1.I may/might come to the party with you,but I am not sure about it.

2.I heard you bought a new book.May I have a look at it?

3.You can try telephoning Mr Smith; he may be home now.

4.Since nobody gave him any help, he must have done(do) the research on his own. 

5.Her eyes are red.She must have been(be) crying last night. 

6.You must have seen(see) the famous film Wolf Warrior Ⅱ as you know so much about the plot(情节). 

7.When I was a child,I could watch TV whenever I wanted to.

8.I could have lent(lend) you some money.Why didn’t you ask me? 

9.—Whatever has happened to George?

—I don’t know.He may/might have got lost.

10.He can’t have been at the meeting, he’s on a business trip this week.

Ⅲ.根据汉语完成句子

1.I can’t find my purse.I may/might have left it(可能把它忘在) in the supermarket yesterday,but I’m not sure. 

2.In today’s information age, the loss of data can cause serious problems(能引起严重的问题) for a company. 

3.You must be careful with(一定小心) the camera. 

4.You may feel(可能感到) all the training a waste of time,but I’m a hundred percent sure later you’ll be grateful you did it. 

5.It was so noisy that we couldn’t hear(不能听到) ourselves speak. 

6.Mr Smith can’t have gone to Beijing(不可能去北京了), for I saw him in the library just now. 

Ⅳ.语法填空

China has many　1　(tradition) festivals attracting people such as Dragon Boat Festival, Spring Festival,Lantern Festival and so on.People prepare 　2　(decorate) them with flowers, lanterns and fancy 　3　 (decoration).In many places, people like to set 　4　 fireworks. 

Till today, some of them 　5　 (hold) around the country, 　6　(attract) countless visitors to participate in them.There are 　7　(variety) activities in these festivals 　8　 people hold lots of competitions to entertain themselves.　9　(interesting), guessing lantern riddles is an essential part of the festival. 

What’s more,celebrating western festivals is becoming 　10　 common phenomenon around the country. 

1.　　　　　　2.　　　　　　3.　　　　　 

4.　　　　　　5.　　　　　　6.　　　　　 

7.　　　　　　8.　　　　　　9.　　　　　 

10.　　　　 

1.【解析】traditional。考查形容词。修饰名词festivals,用形容词形式,故填traditional。

2.【解析】to decorate。考查非谓语动词。prepare是句子谓语,所填单词应该是非谓语,prepare to do sth.准备做某事,故填to decorate。

3.【解析】decorations。考查名词的数。and连接并列的复数名词,故填decorations。

4.【解析】off。考查介词。set off“启程,引爆”,是固定短语,set off fireworks意为“放烟花”,故填off。

5.【解析】are held。 考查时态语态。这些节日是被举行,且整篇文章都用的一般现在时,故填are held。

6.【解析】attracting。考查非谓语动词。句子已有谓语,所填单词应该是非谓语,且表示主动含义,故填attracting。

7.【解析】various。考查词性转换。修饰名词activities,用形容词形式,故填various。

8.【解析】where。考查定语从句。where引导定语从句,修饰先行词festivals,从句中不缺主语和宾语,所填应为关系副词,故填where。

9.【解析】Interestingly。考查副词。修饰整个句子,应当用副词形式,故填Interestingly。

10.【解析】a。考查冠词。修饰单数名词phenomenon,用不定冠词,故填a。

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

The old Chinese saying “as happy as spending the New Year” might be outdated now in the busy modern world.The Spring Festival is regarded as the most important festival for Chinese people and an occasion for all family members to get together.However, many traditional customs have weakened in practice.

Setting off fireworks was once the most typical custom of the Spring Festival.People thought the sputtering (爆裂) sound could help drive away evil spirits.However, the activity has been forbidden in big cities as the government has taken security, noise and pollution into consideration.

“In recent years, some cities have begun to allow people to light fireworks during limited hours at the Spring Festival because of public demand.Respecting folk traditions is a gesture of respect towards public opinion,” said Zhou Xing, a folklore researcher.

“As people gain more income and it becomes easier to buy daily goods, the New Year holiday is just like any other.After long workdays, many people use the New Year holiday to take a rest, rather than visiting friends and neighbors.The process of making and enjoying the family dinner on Spring Festival Eve is the most important thing.However, many families would like to eat out to save time and energy,” said Li Shunzhi, a citizen of Harbin, Heilongjiang.

“I enjoy the holidays very much in the countryside.My family has been preparing for the Spring Festival more than two weeks before the holiday, cleaning the house, buying holiday goods and decorating the house with paper cuttings.On New Year’s Eve, the whole family stays up to see the New Year in, and in the days to follow, a series of activities such as lion dancing, dragon lantern dancing, lantern festivals and temple fairs will be held.Without the ancient traditions, the holiday is nothing to us,” said Zhang Hui, from Hebei.

【语篇概述】本文是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了中国春节的传统习俗正在逐渐消失的现象以及人们的不同观点。

1.Why does the author mention setting off fireworks?

A.To show the Spring Festival is a happy festival.

B.To explain how people spend the Spring Festival .

C.To tell the bad effect of setting off fireworks.

D.To prove the weakening of some traditional customs.

【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第一段中的“However,many traditional customs have weakened in practice.”可知,春节的很多传统风俗正在弱化,作者以放鞭炮为例,是为了证明这一观点。所以答案选D。

2.What do Li Shunzhi’s words indicate?

A.What people do during the festival now is different from the past.

B.People would like to have the family dinner on Spring Festival Eve.

C.People prefer to visit friends and neighbors rather than take a rest.

D.The New Year holiday is just like any other day.

【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第四段内容可推知,哈尔滨的这位居民所说的这段话是在感慨今昔过年的差异,故选A项。

3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A.Zhang Hui often spends two weeks preparing for the Spring Festival.

B.Zhang Hui is used to spending the Spring Festival with his family.

C.Zhang Hui always takes part in a series of activities after the Spring Festival.

D.Zhang Hui does nothing in the Spring Festival.

【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据最后一段中On New Year’s Eve, the whole family stays up...和Without the ancient traditions, the holiday is nothing to us可推知,Zhang Hui习惯和家人一起过春节,故选B项。

4.What does the whole passage show?

A.The Spring Festival is outdated now.

B.The Spring Festival is as lively as before.

C.The Spring Festival is losing its qualities.

D.The Spring Festival is more important than other festivals.

【解析】选C。主旨大意题。根据第一段中 However,many traditional customs have weakened in practice. 并结合全文内容可知,本文主要讲述了中国春节逐渐失去年味这一现象,故选C项。

B

(2021·南通高一检测)

Math Holidays

Mole Day

　　Mole Day is celebrated annually on Oct. 23 from 6:02 am to 6:02 pm. It celebrates Avogadro’s Number(about 6.02×1023), which is a basic measuring unit in chemistry. The first Mole Day took place in 1991 and has been honored every year since. The concept of a celebratory day was created by Maurice Oehler,a retired high school chemistry teacher. It aims to develop interest in chemistry,encouraging schools around the globe to celebrate Mole Day with various activities related to chemistry.

Fibonacci Day

　　Nov. 23 marks Fibonacci Day,a special day that celebrates the man known as Leonardo Fibonacci who developed a mathematical concept called the Fibonacci Sequence (斐波那契数列),in which every number is the sum of the previous two numbers. So, for example, 11/23 marks the day because 1+1 equals 2,and then 1+2 equals 3 (the date being the 23rd). It may be somewhat difficult to grasp,but the concept is not entirely theoretical.

Square Root Day

　　Square Root Day is a holiday that occurs when the month and day are square roots of the last two numbers of the year:e.g. 2/2/2004 and 3/3/2009. The last Square Root Day was 4/4/2016 and the next one will be 5/5/2025. The holiday was created by a high school teacher Ron Gordon in Redwood City, California, who noticed that an upcoming date(9/9/1981)represented a square root.

Pi Day

　　The granddaddy of mathematical and scientific holidays,however,falls every year on Mar. 14. The date,3/14,represents the first three numerals in the calculation of pi;so the date is known annually as Pi Day. Pi Day was founded in 1988 by physicist Larry Shaw working at the Exploratorium in San Francisco. The event featured the eating of various pies,tossing pizza pie dough and parades and speeches.

【语篇概述】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了四个数学节日和假期。

5.Which holiday is linked to Avogadro’s Number?

A.Pi Day.　　　　　　　B.Mole Day.

C.Fibonacci Day. D.Square Root Day.

【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据Mole Day部分第二句It celebrates Avogadro’s Number(它庆祝阿伏伽德罗常数)可知,有关阿伏伽德罗常数的假期是Mole Day。故选B。

6.Which of the following dates is a Square Root Day?

A.Oct.23, 2020. B.Nov.23, 2021.

C.Mar.14, 2030. D.Jun.6, 2036.

【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据Square Root Day部分第一句(平方根日是一个月和日都是年份最后两位数字的平方根的节日,例如2/2/2004和3/3/2009。)可知,Square Root Day的日期的特点是年份的最后两位的平方根是月和日,所以符合要求的选项是2036年6月6日。故选D。

7.Who was the first man to celebrate Pi Day?

A.Larry Shaw. B.Ron Gordon.

C.Maurice Oehler. D.Leonardo Fibonacci.

【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据Pi Day部分倒数第二句(圆周率日是由物理学家Larry Shaw于1988年在旧金山探索博物馆创立的。)可知,第一个庆祝圆周率日的人是Larry Shaw。故选A。

【解题策略】应用广告类文章不同于其他文体的文章,其目的是向读者传输信息,故此类文章一般都信息量大,人名、地名、专有名词多; 生词也比较多,文章不太容易全部读懂。但此类文章题目设置相对较容易,主要考查考生提取信息和处理信息的能力,既注重特定细节的筛选、类比、综合,又注重推理判断题的考查。做这类试题时,没有必要全文读懂,宜采用“倒序法”,即先看问题,后读文章,有重点、有针对地寻读,冗余无效信息可以略读甚至不读。如本文第5小题,根据题干关键词Avogadro’s Number,可以定位信息源在第一段,轻松选出答案B。

Ⅱ.完形填空

　　In the high-competitive world, having a child with average (普遍的) grades is considered a serious problem by some parents.　1　, a student with average grades in high school doesn’t 　2　 he or she won’t succeed in college. 

My son was a(n) 　3　 high school student, graduating with a GPA that was just shy of (不足) 3.0.There were a number of 　4　 for his poor performance in high school.Among many things, he was not interested in the subjects. 

And yet, when it came to sports, my son was 　5　 of knowledge.I wondered how he could know so much 　6　.On the other hand, we felt the life lessons he learned by playing football in high school would be of great 　7　 to him.We hoped that his love for learning about sports would someday translate into his academic pursuits (爱好) as well. 

The belief that 　8　 a top 50 university is the only path to success is not only untrue, but 　9　 for the 95% of high school students.My son was fortunate to be 　10　 to one of those universities. 

Parents of average students might want to consider doing things 　11　 from what we did.In my son’s case, it wasn’t until he went to college and found something that 　12　 his attention that he was able to earn the 　13　 we always knew he could get.He succeeded despite being an average high school student— without 　14　 from his parents.He did it on his own, which for me is the most 　15　 thing of all. 

【语篇概述】本文为一篇记叙文。大多数家长都期望自己的孩子成绩优秀,但是如果你的孩子只是一名成绩普通的学生,那该怎么办呢?作者的儿子就是一名这样的学生。

1.A.Moreover　　　　　　　　B.However

C.Therefore D.Besides

【解析】选B。考查连词词义辨析。上文中的a serious problem与下文中的“doesn’t 　　　he or she won’t succeed in college”构成转折关系,故选表示转折的连词However。 

2.A.know B.doubt

C.mean D.realize

【解析】选C。考查动词词义辨析。根据下文作者讲述了儿子的故事可知,一名学生在高中成绩普通并不意味着在大学里就不会成功。故选mean“意味着”。

3.A.amazing B.average

C.hardworking D.naughty

【解析】选B。考查形容词词义辨析。根据空后的“a GPA that was just shy of 3.0”可知,作者的儿子是一名普通的高中生。average普通的。故选B。

4.A.signs B.reasons

C.cases D.examples

【解析】选B。考查名词词义辨析。根据下文内容可知,作者在介绍儿子在学校表现糟糕的原因,故选B。

5.A.proud  B.ashamed

C.full D.aware

【解析】选C。考查形容词词义辨析。根据下文中的“I wondered how he could know so much 　　　”可知,儿子在体育运动方面懂得很多。be full of“充满……”。be proud of“以……为荣”;be ashamed of“羞愧……”;be aware of“意识到,察觉到”。故选C。 

6.A.recognition B.information

C.news D.operation

【解析】选B。考查名词词义辨析。上文中的knowledge暗示着这里指有关体育运动的信息。information在本句中表示“信息”。故选B。

7.A.damage B.concern

C.comfort D.value

【解析】选D。考查名词词义辨析。另一方面,作者认为在高中阶段儿子通过踢足球所学的人生功课对他来说是很有价值的。故选D。

8.A.visiting B.attending

C.building D.decorating

【解析】选B。考查动词词义辨析。由语境可知,此处是说认为上排名前50的大学是成功的唯一途径的想法没有事实根据,95%的高中生是不可能上排名前50的大学的。attend是正式用语,指参加会议或婚礼、去上课、上学、听报告等。故选B。

9.A.useless B.necessary

C.impossible D.obvious

【解析】选C。考查形容词词义辨析。此处是说95%的高中生是不可能上排名前50的大学的。故选C。

10.A.pointed B.admitted

C.chosen D.agreed

【解析】选B。考查动词词义辨析。根据下文内容可知,儿子上了大学。be admitted to表示”被录取,被接纳”。故选B。

11.A.similar B.different

C.opposite D.familiar

【解析】选B。考查形容词词义辨析。根据第一段第一句的内容可知,一些家长将孩子成绩普通视为严重的问题,故他们的做法与作者不同。故选B。

12.A.focused B.destroyed

C.caught D.directed

【解析】选C。考查动词词义辨析。就作者的儿子的情况而言,直到他上了大学,发现了一些引起他注意的东西,他才得以获得作者他们一直认为他能取得的成绩。catch one’s attention“引起某人的注意”。故选C。

13.A.rewards B.honors

C.grades D.incomes

【解析】选C。考查名词词义辨析。根据上下文可知本段是在讲成绩普通的学生,此处指作者的儿子获得的成绩,故选C。

14.A.money  B.freedom

C.pressure D.praise

【解析】选C。考查名词词义辨析。由上文中作者对待儿子在高中时成绩普通的做法以及语境可知,此处指来自父母的压力。故选C。

15.A.disappointing B.surprising

C.amusing D.satisfying

【解析】选D。考查形容词词义辨析。儿子靠自己成功,这令作者满意。故选D。

阅读理解

The origins of the Christmas traditions are the most fascinating of any holiday.All our favourite activities can be traced (追溯) back to specific points in history, and knowing how these things came about just makes celebrating Christmas much more wonderful.

The original Nicholas was born in 280 A.D.in the small country of Lycia, which is now part of modern Turkey.Nicholas became first a priest (牧师) and then a bishop (主教) in the early Christian church.The first paintings of him show Nicholas wearing the clothes of a Christian bishop—red decorated with white.When we see Santa’s suit today, we’re still seeing the two kinds of colors.

Nicholas became famous for gift-giving.In the early fourth century, a story began to spread about Nicholas coming at night to the home of three poor girls who did not have money and therefore could not get married.While the girls slept, Nicholas left gold coins in their stockings, which were drying by the fire.That’s how the tradition of Santa filling stockings got its start.

In 1841, Santa first appeared at a department store in Philadelphia.This Santa tried to climb down a chimney to impress the children who were watching, but he got stuck halfway down.In 1890, department store Santas began appearing all over America, especially on the East Coast around Boston.Parents in other countries joined together and hired passenger trains to take their families to see these Santas.

At the same time, Ralph E.Morris of the New England Telephone Company suggested that strings of lights be hung on Christmas trees.After all, lights would be much safer than candles.Our modern-day image of Santa as a fat man is based on ads of the Coca-Cola company in the 1930s.Artist Hans Sundblom used a retired salesman named Les Prentice as his model.

【语篇概述】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了圣诞节的起源。圣诞节的起源是吸引人的,人们了解这些起源也是为了使圣诞节过得更美妙。

1.What can we learn from Paragraph 1?

A.Christmas is the most important holiday.

B.The traditions of Christmas are based on facts.

C.There was not any record of Christmas in the past.

D.More and more people begin to celebrate Christmas.

【解析】选B。推理判断题。由第一段可知,我们喜欢的任何圣诞节活动都可以追溯到历史上特定的由来,并且知道这些事情是如何产生的。由此可推知,这些传统都是建立在事实基础之上的。故选B。

2.What do we know about Nicholas according to the passage?

A.He set up the first Christian church.

B.He was called Santa Claus when he was born.

C.His clothes are similar to Santa’s suit in color.

D.His image is the same as the modern-day Santa.

【解析】选C。推理判断题。由第二段中的“...red decorated with white.When we see Santa’s suit today, we’re still seeing the two kinds of colours.”可知,尼古拉斯最初的画像中穿着基督教主教的衣服——红色镶有白色的衣服。在如今圣诞老人的装扮中,我们看到的仍然是这两种颜色。故选C。

3.Three poor girls are mentioned to 　　　. 

A.prove that Nicholas used to be a rich man

B.tell of the origin of Santa filling stockings

C.show Christmas was set up mainly for the poor

D.describe a famous story in the early fourth century

【解析】选B。细节理解题。由第三段中的“That’s how the tradition of Santa filling stockings got its start.”可知,提到三个穷苦女孩是为了讲述圣诞老人把礼物放进袜子这一传统的由来。故选B。

4.What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?

A.Santa didn’t become popular until the year 1890.

B.Candles have never been used on Christmas trees.

C.The Coca-Cola company designed the image of Santa.

D.Santa began giving gifts by climbing down chimneys in 1841.

【解析】选A。推理判断题。由倒数第二段可知,1890年,圣诞老人百货商场盛行于美国,尤其是在波士顿的东海岸。其他国家的家长一起带着家人,坐着租来的旅客列车观赏这些圣诞老人。由此可知,圣诞老人于1890年开始流行。故选A。