1、Unit 7 The sea Section Warmup & Lesson 1 你对大海了解多少?阳光照耀下她妩媚多姿;狂风暴雨下她凶猛狂暴,除此以外还有 什么呢? The first thing to remember is that the sea is very big.When you look at the map of the world you will find there is more sea than land.The sea covers three quarters(四分之一) of the world. The sea is also very deep in s
2、ome places.It is not deep everywhere.Some parts of the sea are very shallow.But in some places the depth of the sea is very great.There is one spot,near Japan,where the sea is nearly 11 kilometers deep!The highest mountain in the world is about 9 kilometers high.If that mountain were put into the se
3、a at that place,there would be 2 kilometers of water above it!What a deep place! If you have swum in the sea,you know that it is salty.You can taste the salt.Rivers,which flow into the sea,carry salt from the land into the sea.Some parts of the sea are saltier than other parts.There is one sea,calle
4、d the Dead Sea,which is very salty.It is so salty that swimmers cannot sink!Fish cannot live in the Dead Sea! In most parts of the sea,there are plenty of fishes and plants.Some live near the top of the sea.Others live deep down.There are also millions of tiny living things that float in the sea.The
5、se floating things are so small that it is hard to see them.Many fish live by eating these. The sea can be very cold.Divers who go deep down in the sea know this.On the top the water may be warm.When the diver goes downwards,the sea becomes colder and colder.Another thing happens.When the diver goes
6、 deeper,the water above presses down on him.It squeezes(挤、压) him.Then the diver has to wear clothes made of metal.But he cannot go very deep.Some people who wanted to go very deep used a very strong diving ship!They went down to the deepest part of the sea in it.They went down to a depth of eleven k
7、ilometers! Section Warmup & Lesson 1 .重点单词 1_( n.) 探险家 2_( adj.) 不知道的,未知的 3_( adj.) 令人惊恐的,骇人的 4_( n.) 水手,海员 5_( vt.) 说服,劝服 6voyage( n.) _ 7ancestor( n.) _ 8eventually( adv.) _ 9journey( n.) _ 10apologise( vi.) _ 答案:1.explorer 2.unknown 3.frightening 4.sailor 5.persuade 6.航海; 航空 7.祖先,祖宗 8.最终,终于 9.旅行,
8、旅程 10.道歉 .重点短语 1discuss_sb. 和某人讨论 2set_ 启航 3according_ 根据,依照 4get_trouble 陷入麻烦;陷入困境 5return_sp. 返回某地 6prepare_ 为做准备 7make it_ 到达 8in search_ 寻找,寻求 9be known_ 被称为;被叫作 10blow_course 吹离航线 答案:1.with 2.sail 3.to 4.into 5.to 6.for 7.to 8.of 9.as 10.off .重点句型 1where 引导的地点状语从句 By around 900 AD,there were ma
9、ny places in Northern Europe_(那里有海盗选择居住) 2findn./pron.介词短语 Biarni was hoping to join his father who was with Eric,but he was blown off course and found_(自己在一个未知的地方),from where he eventually reached Greenland. 3what 引导的名词性从句 Leif followed Biarnis directions and sailed to_(被认 为是)the coast of presentda
10、y Canada. 答案:1.where the Vikings chose to live 2.himself in an unknown land 3.what is believed to be .Read the text carefully and choose the best answer according to the text. 1The text mainly talks about _ Ahow the Vikings arrived in America Bhow Europeans settled in America CColumbus first discove
11、ry of America Dthe life story of Eric the Red 2Which of the following is TRUE about Eric the Red? AHe was welcomed back after finding Greenland. BHe talked some people into going to Iceland. CA violent crime was the main reason for his leaving Iceland. DThe story of Eric the Red was handed down by m
12、outh. 3The text is mainly written to _ Aoffer information Bargue with others Cpersuade readers Dprove a theory 答案:13.ACA .Fill in the blanks according to the text. The Vikings,1._ ancestors came from Scandinavia,reached America long 2._ Columbus ever set sail. According to the old stories of Iceland
13、 and Norway,Eric the Red committed a murder,3._ which he got into trouble.He reached Greenland and returned to Iceland.He 4._(persuade) some people to go back with him to Greenland and 14 ships make 5._ to Greenland with him. Not long after this,Biarni set sail from Iceland in search of Erics party.
14、6._(fortunate) he was blown off course and found 7._(him) in an unknown land,from where he eventually reached Greenland.In 1002,Eric the Reds son Leif sailed to what is 8._(believe) to be the coast of presentday Canada. Eric the Red and Leifs deeds are 9._ first records we have of Europeans 10._(sai
15、l) to the Americas. 答案:1.whose 2.before 3.for 4.persuaded 5.it 6Unfortunately 7.himself 8.believed 9.the 10.sailing voyage n 航海;航空;航程;航行 (教材 P8)VIKING VOYAGES TO AMERICA 北欧海盗美洲之行 go on/make/take a voyage to. 去航海 The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage. 泰坦尼克号首航便沉没了。 After I retire,I will make a long vo
16、yage. 在我退休之后,我要做一次远航。 We made_a_voyage_to Australia. 我们航行到澳洲去。 易混辨析 voyage,travel,journey,trip voyage 主要指海上的旅行,有时也用于太空的旅行。 travel 常指长距离旅行或国外旅行(可数或不可数名词)并往往暗示会回到原出发地。 journey 常指远距离的陆地旅行(可数名词)。 trip 指从一个地方到另一个地方所花的时间和所走的路程。 achieve v (凭长期努力)到达;完成;取得;实现 (教材 P8)They achieved this long before Columbus ev
17、er set sail. 早在哥伦布 启航之前,他们就已经到达那里了。 (1)achieve ones aim/goal 实现某人的目标 achieve ones purpose 达到某人的目的 achieve success/victory 获得成功/胜利 achieve ones dream 实现某人的梦想 achieve ones achievement 取得某人的成就 (2)achievable adj. 能完成的,能达到的 (3)achievement n. 成就,成绩;完成, 达到 Personally, I used to try effective methods to ach
18、ieve my academic goals. 就个人而言,我过去常常尝试有效的方法来实现我的学术目标。 No one can achieve anything without effort. 没有人能不努力就有所成就。 易混辨析 acquire,achieve,gain acquire 指经过不懈努力才获得的技术、知识等抽象的东西,也指养成习惯等。 achieve 强调通过极大的努力,克服困难后达到目标。 gain 指经过有意识的努力而获得成就或利益。 【活用】选用上述词语填空 (1)After so many years of hard work,he finally_success. (
19、2)She has_some very unpleasant habits recently. (3)He worked so hard that he finally_the opportunity to study abroad. 答案:(1)achieved (2)acquired (3)gained further adv.更远;较远 (教材 P8)In 982 AD,when a man called Eric the Red decided to set sail further west,there were as many as 10,000 Vikings living in
20、 Iceland. 公元 982 年,冰岛生活着多达一万的纳维亚人,就在此时,一个叫埃里克雷德的人 决定向西远航。 We had walked further than I realized. 我们已走了比我意识到的距离更长的路。 I was too tired to go further so I stopped. 我太累了,不能再往前走,所以停了下来。 易混辨析 further,farther further 指较为抽象的意义,意为“更进一步地” ;也可指距离。 farther 指较为具体的意义,表示距离。 【活用】用 further 或 farther 完成句子 As the weath
21、er grew far worse, my father phoned me not to travel any (1)_ until (2)_ notice. 答案:(1)farther (2)further persuade vt.说服;劝服 (教材 P8)He persuaded some people to go back with him to Greenland. 他说服了一些人和他一起回到格陵兰岛。 persuade sb.into/out of doing sth.(argue/talk sb.into/out of doing sth.) 说服某人做/不做某事 persuad
22、e sb.to do sth. 说服某人做某事 persuade sb.of sth. 使某人相信某事 persuade sb.that. 使某人相信 The salesgirl persuaded me to buy the clothes. 女售货员说服我买了衣服。 Who persuaded/argued/talked him into_writing the letter?谁说服他写那封信 的? When he retired three years ago, he persuaded his church music director to take him as a student
23、. 当他三年前退休的时候,他说服他的教会音乐总监收他为学生。 温馨提示 persuade“说服” ,表示结果,暗示“劝成功了” ;若不强调结果,则用 advise 或 try to persuade。 【活用】用 persuade 的相关词语完成小片段 The other day,my husband (1)_buy a coat as he thought it was too long.However,the assistant tried hard to (2)_me _the good quality and fashionable style of it.Therefore,I co
24、uldnt help (3)_buying it.So you can see how easy it is (4)_a woman_things that arent suitable for her. 答案:(1)persuaded me not to (2)persuade;of (3)being persuaded into (4) to persuade;to buy/into buying apologise vi.道歉,赔罪,赔不是,认错,谢罪 (教材 P9)Mr Johnson apologised for the mistake. 约翰逊先生因为这个错误而道歉。 (1)apo
25、logise to sb. 向某人道歉 apologise for(doing) sth. 因(做)某事而道歉 (2)apology n. 道歉;认错 make an apology to sb. 向某人道歉 make an apology for sth. 因某事而道歉 Then he looked at me with tears in his eyes before quietly asking if he could go to find his teacher to apologise.接着他眼里噙着泪水看着我,静静地问他 能否去找老师道歉。 Paul and his brother
26、 had a terrible quarrel,but they apologised_to each other and made up very soon. 保尔和他弟弟大吵了一架,但是他们很快就互相道歉,言归于好了。 He made an apology to the teacher for coming late. 他因迟到而向老师道歉。 【活用】完成句子 (1)_can be smart,or it can be stupid. 拒绝道歉可能是聪明的,也可能是愚蠢的行为。 (2)You must_your teacher_being so rude. You must_so rude
27、. 你太无礼了,必须向你的老师道歉。 (3)I must_sooner to your letter. 我未能及时给你回信,必须向你道歉。 答案:(1)Refusing to apologise (2)apologise to;for;make an apology to your teacher for being (3)apologise for not replying frightening adj.令人惊恐的;骇人的 (教材 P115)But it can be frightening when the weather is bad. 但是当天气不 好时它可能很恐怖。 (1)frig
28、hten vt. 使惊恐,吓唬 frighten sb.into/out of (doing) sth. 恐吓某人做/不做某事 (2)frightened adj. 受惊的,害怕的 be frightened of sb./(doing)sth. 害怕某人/某事;对(做)某事感到害怕 be frightened at sth. 因而害怕/受惊 Its frightening to think it could happen again. 想到此事可能再发生就使人不寒而栗。 I got quite frightened when he lost his temper. 他发起脾气来我觉得挺害怕的
29、。 Dont be frightened of making mistakes when you speak English.讲英语时别 害怕犯错误。 温馨提示 由过去分词或现在分词转化来的形容词,是分词形容词。这些词已失去 了动词的性质,大多数可被副词 very 或 too 修饰,有的还有比较级和最高级,故称为分词 形容词。 v.ing 形式,意为“令人的” ,多指事物; v.ed 形式,意为“感到的” , 多用于指人。常见的分词形容词有: surprised/surprising;excited/exciting;interested/interesting;bored/boring;t
30、ired/tiring;pleased/pleasing;puzzled/puzzling;astonished/astonishing;shocke d/shocking 等。 【活用】用 frightening 的相关词汇完成句子 The little girl was (1)_ at the (2)_ news.She (3)_ going out to search for her little brother at night. 小女孩因为这个可怕的消息而害怕。她害怕在晚上出去寻找她的弟弟。 答案:(1)frightened (2)frightening (3)was frighte
31、ned of long before 很久以前 (教材 P8)They achieved this long before Columbus ever set sail. 早在哥伦布起航之前,他们就已经到达那里了。 It was long before. 过了很久才 It was not long before. 没过多久就 It will not be long before. 要不了多久就会 It will be long before. 要过很久才 before longsoon 很快,不久 He said he had read the book long before. 他说他很久之
32、前就读过这本书。 It_was_long_before I fell asleep.过了很久我才睡着。 It was not long before my mother came back. 没过多久妈妈就回来了。 Before long hes rushed off to the market to buy the ingredients for whatever it was that you orderedevery meal fresh and to order. 不管你点什么菜,不久他就会急忙去市场买原料每餐都是新鲜的、定做的。 according to 根据;依据 (教材 P8)A
33、ccording to the old stories of Iceland and Norway,Eric the Red was forced to leave Iceland because he had committed a murder,for which he got into trouble. 根据冰岛和挪威的传说,埃里克雷德因一起谋杀案而惹上麻烦,并被迫 离开冰岛。 According to these figures,the company is doing well. 从这些数字来看,这家公司经营得不错。 According_to_George,shes a really
34、 good teacher. 按照乔治的说法,她是一位真正的好教师。 温馨提示 (1)according to 表示“根据;按照”时,主要用来引出状语,一般不 用来引出表语。 (2)according to 后一般不接 view(看法)和 opinion(观点,意见)等词,也不接表示 第一人称的代词(me,us)。 get into trouble 陷入麻烦;陷入困境 (教材 P8)According to the old stories of Iceland and Norway,Eric the Red was forced to leave Iceland because he had
35、committed a murder,for which he got into trouble. 根据冰岛和挪威的传说,埃里克雷德因一起谋杀案而惹上麻烦,并被迫 离开冰岛。 in trouble 处于困境或险境 take the trouble to do sth. 不厌其烦地干某事 have trouble (in) doing/with sth. 做某事有困难 look/ask for trouble 找麻烦 make trouble 制造麻烦 get sb.into trouble 使某人陷入困境 Even an experienced climber can get into tro
36、uble. 哪怕是个有经验的登山者也可能陷入困境。 If you break law again,you will get_into_trouble 若再违反法律,你会出麻烦的。 The naughty boys often came to make trouble. 那些淘气的男孩子经常来捣乱。 【活用】用上述词汇完成小片段 If you are always (1)_ (制造麻烦) to others, you will (2) _ (陷入困境)in time.At that time, you will (3)_ (做有 困难) making friends. 答案:(1)making
37、trouble (2)get into trouble (3)have trouble in make it to 到达 (教材 P8)Eric set sail once again,this time with 25 ships,of which only 14 made it to Greenland. 埃里克又开始启航,这次他率领 25 艘船,最终只有 14 艘抵达了格陵兰岛。 make it 做成某事,获得成功 get it 懂得,理解,明白 catch it 受惩罚,受斥责 He couldnt understand why the voters didnt get it. 他不明
38、白选民们为什么不理解。 You will catch_it if your mother finds out. 如果你妈妈发现,你就会受到惩罚。 I would never make it as a mathematician. 我永远不会成为一名数学家。 in search of 寻找;寻求 (教材 P8)Not long after Eric the Red had landed in Greenland,a man called Biarni set sail from Iceland in search of Erics party. 埃里克雷德登上格陵兰岛后不久,一个叫比阿尼的人也从
39、冰岛启航来寻找埃里克一 伙人。 (1)make a search for 搜索;追求 in ones search for 寻找 (2)search for 寻找 search.for. 搜查以寻找 search out 找出,查出,搜寻出 search into 调查,研究 Scientists are still in search of a cure for this kind of virus.科学家们 仍在寻找治疗这种病毒的方法。 We will search_out the house.我们将会找到这房子。 He searched every room in the house f
40、or the lost book.他搜查了这房子的每 一个房间找那本丢失的书。 They made_a_long_search_for the lost child. 他们花很长时间寻找失踪的孩子。 温馨提示 search sb./sp.搜某人的身/搜查某地,而 search for sb./sth.则表示 “寻找某人/某物” 。 .词汇自测 1They had a_(航行)in space last year. 2The_(精神)is willing but the flesh is weak. 3I dont think I can move a step_(更远) 4The cause
41、of the accident remained_(不知道的) 5Remember to test your_(刹车)regularly. 6Its_(骇人的)to think how easily children can be hurt. 7We have_(劝服)him to accept our ideas. 8My_(祖先)were French. 9They_(道歉)for the late departure of this flight just now. 10She hopes to get a job on the local newspaper and_(最终) work
42、s for The Times. 答案:1.voyage 2.spirit 3.further/farther 4.unknown 5brakes 6.frightening 7.persuaded 8.ancestors 9apologised 10.eventually .选词填空 participate in;fill in/out;set sail;according to;get into trouble;make it to;in search of;prefer.to. 1Each man will be paid_his ability. 2Wed_playing outdoo
43、rs_watching television. 3Migrant workers move from country to country_work. 4They expected him to_the ceremony. 5A thousand boats_on a long stretch of the river. 6Hell_if someone doesnt head him off. 7You got the date wrong when you_the check. 8She finally_the bus stop just in time to catch her bus.
44、 答案:1.according to 2.prefer;to 3.in search of 4.participate in 5.set sail 6.get into trouble 7.were filling in/out 8.made it to (教材 P8)The Vikings were the first Europeans to reach America. 北欧海 盗是第一批到达美洲的欧洲人。 句法分析 句中不定式短语 to reach America 作后置定语,修饰 the first Europeans。当中心 词是序数词或被序数词修饰时,常用不定式(短语)作后置定语
45、。 英语中常用不定式作后置定语的情况: (1)被修饰词为序数词、形容词最高级或被序数词、形容词最高级修饰时; (2)不定代词 something,nothing,little 等后常用不定式作定语; (3)抽象名词 time,way,reason,chance,ability,courage,opportunity,wish 等后常用不定式作定语; (4)被修饰词前有 the only,the very,the next 等词对其进行修饰时; (5)表示将要发生的动作时(既有主动形式,也有被动形式); (6)there be 句型中,作主语的名词后可接不定式作定语。 I have no cou
46、rage to try it again after failure. 失败后我没有勇气再去尝试一次。 Get him something to_eat给他拿点东西吃。 She is the only woman to have been elected to such a post.她是唯一一位当 选该职位的女性。 There is nothing to_worry_about没什么可担心的。 (教材 P8)By around 900 AD,there were many places in Northern Europe where the Vikings chose to live. 大约到公元 900 年,北欧很多地方都有海盗居住。 句法分析 wh