高中英语外研版必修4Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Nature World导学案

Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Nature World

Ⅰ.单词拼写

根据汉语或首字母提示，写出下列单词

1．If you were attacked(袭击), would you be able to defend yourself?

2．There is something mysterious(神秘的) about the childhood of this famous writer.

3．I'm rather sceptical(怀疑的) about their so­called sympathy for the poor.

4．With no one to turn to in such a frightening(吓人的) situation, she felt very helpless.

5．There was not a living creature(生物) to be seen in this abandoned island.

6．He dived into the river to cool off.

7．It is important to keep calm in an emergency.

8．Two thirds of the surface of the earth is covered by water.

9．Our school covers an area of 6，000 square meters, almost three times the size of theirs.

10．The man walked in the snow and left many footprints behind him.

Ⅱ.拓展词汇

根据词性和汉语提示，写出下列单词

1．hair n. 头发，毛发→hairy adj. 毛的；多毛的

2．fright n. 害怕；恐惧→frighten vt. 使害怕→frightened adj. 害怕的→frightening adj. 吓人的

3．exist vi. 存在→existence n. 存在

4．sharp adj. 锋利的；尖的→sharpen vt. 使锋利

5．journal n. 杂志；学报；期刊→journalist n. 记者

6．volcano n. 火山→volcanic adj. 火山的

Ⅲ.补全短语

根据提示补全下列短语

1．get close to　　　 接近，靠近

2．instead of   而不是

3．be back in the news   再次成为新闻

4．dive into the water   潜入水中

5．on the surface of   在……的表面

6．stick out   伸出，突出来

7．be sceptical about   对……怀疑

8．jump out of   从……跳出来

Ⅳ.选词填空

选用上述短语的适当形式填空

1．He is back in the news because of the scandal.

2．Only when you get close to the flower can you smell its sweet.

3．Environmental groups are skeptical about the government's claims.

4．He made a face and stuck out his tongue at him.

5．Now I can walk to work instead of going by car.

attack v. 攻击，进攻 n．袭击，侵袭，攻击，(疾病等的)侵害，损害

(教材51)It often gets angry and will attack anyone who goes close to it.它常变得很生气并会攻击靠近它的人。

①The general commanded that the soldiers (should) make an attack on/upon the enemy.

将军命令士兵对敌人发起进攻。

②The company came under attack for the firing of 50 employees.这家公司因解雇50名员工而遭到抨击。

③The baby is in a poor health，and it is often attacked with a disease.婴儿的身体状况很差，经常患病。

frightening adj.吓人的

(教材P51)The Grey Man is a frightening creature that lives in Scotland.灰人是生活在苏格兰的一种吓人的生物。

①News of the robberies frightened many people into fitting new locks to their doors.

发生抢劫的消息把许多人吓得装上了新门锁。

②He is frightened to go(go) out alone at night.

他害怕晚上一个人出门。

③I frightened the bird away/off by moving suddenly. 

我突然一动，把鸟吓跑了。

exist vi.存在；生存；生活

(教材P51)Spirit is something that continues to exist after death.灵魂是人死后继续存在的东西。

①The worker earned little money a month，so he had to exist on only fast noodles.这个工人一个月挣的钱很少，因此他不得不靠方便面度日。

②No one knows when such a custom first came into existence.没有人知道这种风俗是什么时候开始有的。

③Do you believe in the existence of ghosts? Perhaps they only exist in the minds of some people.

你相信鬼魂的存在吗？或许它们只存在于一些人的想象中。

[名师点津]

exist是不及物动词，不用于被动语态，通常不用进行时。

calm adj.平静的；(人/言行)镇静的

vt.使镇定/平静下来

 (教材P52)Mr Li Xiaohe said that he and his family were able to see the monster clearly because the weather was fine and the lake was calm.

李晓和先生说他和家人都清楚地看见了怪物，因为当时天气好并且湖水平静。

①In the event of an emergency，please remain calm and walk to the nearest exit.

如果发生紧急事件，请保持镇静并走到最近的出口。

②The police found that it was difficult to calm down the angry crowd.

警方发现很难使愤怒的人群平静下来。

[明辨异同]　calm，quiet，silent，still

　clam，quiet，silent，still

③When facing danger，one should keep calm；when taken photos，one should keep still；when someone else is asleep，one should keep quiet；when in class，one shouldn't keep silent about the teacher's questions.

unlikely adj.不可能的

(教材P52)They say that the low­temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures.他们说，水温这样低的湖泊不可能生存有体形如此巨大的动物。

①He is unlikely to find the place where he lived forty years ago.

他不可能找到四十年前住的地方了。

②You are unlikely to pass(pass) the exam，because you didn't work hard.

你不可能通过考试，因为你不努力。

③It is unlikely that she will make the same mistake again.

她不可能再犯同样的错误。

cover vt.占地(多大面积)；行走(多长的路)；覆盖；包含；报道；足以支付

(教材P52)It is 2，189 metres high and covers an area of about ten square kilometres.

它海拔2 189米，占地约10平方公里。

　写出下列句中cover的含义：

①Our new school built last year covers an area of about 4，000 square meters.               占地(多大面积)

②We are instructed to cover 30 miles in one day in the camp.

 行走(多长的路)

③The wind blew in from the desert and covered everything with sand. 覆盖

④Lots of reporters were sent to cover the Olympic events. 报道

⑤Do you have enough to cover all your daily expenses？ 足以支付

⑥The book covers many events that cannot be found in other history books.  

 包含

⑦When I woke up, I found the ground covered(cover) with heavy snow. 

当我醒来时，发现地上覆盖了厚厚的积雪。

(教材P52)He claims to have seen a round black creature moving quickly through the water.

他声称看见一个黑黑的、圆圆的动物在水中快速游动。

【要点提炼】　本句中的to have seen是不定式的完成式，表示该不定式动作发生在谓语动词之前。

①The engine just won't start.Something seems to have gone wrong with it.

引擎怎么也发动不起来，似乎出现了什么问题。

②I plan to attend (attend) the meeting tomorrow.

我计划要参加明天的会议。

③He pretended to be reading (read) a book when I went in.我进去时他假装正在读书。

(教材P52)There have been reports of monsters in Lake Tianchi since the beginning of the last century，although no one has seen one close up.

自上世纪初以来，一直就有关于天池怪物的报道，尽管还不曾有人近距离地目睹过。

【要点提炼】　there be句型的现在完成时，强调过去状态对现在造成的影响。there be句型可以根据语境需要运用不同的时态。

①There is someone at the door to see you.(一般现在时)门口有人找你。

②There is going to/will be a meeting this evening.(一般将来时)今晚有个会议。

③There was a hospital here three years ago，wasn't there？(一般过去时)

这儿三年前有一家医院，是吗？

④There had been many such accidents before you came.(过去完成时)

你来之前就有过很多起这样的事故了。

[名师点津]　

there be结构中除了可以用be外，还可用seem，appear，live，stand，come，exist，rise，lie等不及物动词。

⑤Once upon a time，there lived an old fisherman near the sea.

很久以前，在海边住着一位老渔夫。

1．(教材P52)The director of a local tourist office，Meng Fanying，said the monster，which seemed to be black in colour，was ten metres from the edge of the lake during the most recent sighting.

【分析】本句是主从复合句。主句的主语是The director of a local tourist office，Meng Fanying是主语的同位语，谓语动词said，其后是宾语从句。从句的主语是the monster，由which引导的定语从句修饰。从句谓语部分是was ten metres from the edge of the lake，during the most recent sighting是时间状语。

 【翻译】据当地的旅游办公室主任孟凡迎说，最近有人看见怪物就在离湖边十米的地方，它的颜色似乎是黑色的。

2．(教材P52)Although no one really got a clear look at the mysterious creature，Xue Junlin，a local photographer，claimed that its head looked like a horse.

【分析】本句是主从复合句。Although引导让步状语从句，主句的主语是Xue Junlin，a local photographer是主语的同位语。claimed 是主句谓语动词，that 引导的从句作claimed的宾语。

 【翻译】尽管没有人看清楚过这个怪物，但当地的一位摄影师薛俊林声称它的头看起来像马头。

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．It was said that this was the only copy of the book in existence (exist)．

2．It was a very frightening(frighten) experience and they were very courageous.

3．Before you start，it seems that the task is unlikely (likely) to be accomplished.

4．Many people made an attack on/upon the government's policies.

5．He pretended to be sleeping (sleep) when I came in.

6．“The match between the two teams was exciting，” said Federer，“and we hope to see a second.”

7．It was difficult to calm down the football fans.

8．In the past few years there have been (be) great changes in my hometown.

9．The mountain is covered(cover) with snow all the year round.

10．There are many mysterious(mystery) stories about the Egyptian pyramids.

Ⅱ.单句改错

1．Trade connections were existed between the two countries before the war. 

 去掉were

2．The animal will defend itself when attacking by making a strange noise.  attacking→attacked

3．First impressions are the most lasting.After all，you never get the second chance to make the first impression.              第二个the→a

4．There used to have a temple on the hill. have →be

5．At last the tourists managed to escape from the dangerous place, hungry and frightening.               frightening→frightened

Ⅲ.完成句子

1．泰山占地426平方千米，是五岳之首。

Mount Tai, which covers an area of 426 square kilometers, is the first of China's Five Mountains.

2．他们未必会来，因为天气这么糟糕。

They are unlikely to come since the weather is so bad.

3．为了能出去玩，他假装已经完成了作业。

He pretended to have finished his homework in order to go out to play.

4．为了找到一份更好的工作，他决定再学习一门外语。

In order to find a better job, he decided to study a second language．

5．政府由于在反恐方面没有做出足够的努力而受到攻击。

The government has come under attack for not doing enough to deal with terrorism.