高中英语人教版选修七第四单元（人教版高中英语选修七）

Unit 3　 Under the sea根据下面的提示,用英语写一篇短文,介绍中国的海南岛，我来为大家科普一下关于高中英语人教版选修七第四单元?以下内容希望对你有帮助!

高中英语人教版选修七第四单元

Unit 3　 Under the sea

根据下面的提示,用英语写一篇短文,介绍中国的海南岛。

1.海南岛就像一只雪梨,横卧在中国南部的南海(the South China Sea)之上;

2.面积:35,400平方公里(中国第二大岛);

3. 历史:6000多年;

4. 人口:9,000,000多,包括三十多个民族;

5. 居民谋生方式:种水稻、捕鱼等;

6. 不但气候四季宜人,而且风景名胜众多。

Hainan Island, the second largest island in China, covers an area of 35,400 square kilometres with a history of over 6,000 years. It is like a pear, lying above the South China Sea. Hainan Island has a population of over 9 million which consists of over 30 nationalities. The people there make a living by growing rice, fishing and so on. Not only is the climate there pleasant all the year round but also there are many famous places of interest.

1.文章体裁:说明文。

2.行文逻辑:总体概括→诸项分述。

3.词汇短语:运用了较高级的词汇和短语。如:cover(占用),consist of(由……组成),make a living(谋生),places of interest(名胜)等。

4.句式句法:运用了多样化的句式结构。如:①with结构:with a history of over 6,000 years;②现在分词短语作状语:lying above the South China Sea;③定语从句:which consists of over 30 nationalities;④倒装句:Not only is the climate there pleasant all the year round…等。

Ⅰ.单词荟萃

1.witness vt.当场见到;目击 n.目击者;证人;证据

2.opposite prep.在……对面 adj.相对的;相反的

3.flee vi.(fled,fled) 逃避;逃跑 vt.逃离

4.urge vt.催促;极力主张;驱策

5.abandon vt.放弃;遗弃;抛弃

6.conservation n.保存;保护

7. narrow adj.狭窄的;有限的;狭隘的

8.boundary n. 边界;范围;分界线

9.shallow adj. 浅的;肤浅的

10.accommodation n.住所;住宿→accommodate vt.容纳;提供住宿

11.shore n. 岸;海滨→offshore adj. 离岸的;近海的

12.depth n.深(度);深处→deep adj.深的→deepen vt. 使加深 vi.变深

13.relationship n.关系;血缘关系;交往→related adj.有关系的

14.pension n. 养老金;退休金→pensioner n. 领取养老金者

15.reflect vi.思考 vt.映射;反射;思考→reflection n.映像;思考;反映

16.aware adj.意识到的;知道的→awareness n.意识

17.vivid adj.生动的;鲜明的;鲜艳的→vividly adv.清晰地

18.sharp adj.锐利的;锋利的;敏捷的→sharpen vt. 削尖;磨快;使敏捷

19.tasty adj.好吃的;可口的→taste vt.品尝→tasteless adj. 无味的;无鉴赏力的

20.scare vt.恐吓 vi.受惊吓→scared adj.恐惧的;害怕的→scary adj.吓人的

Ⅱ.短语检测

1.help (…)out 帮助 (某人)摆脱困境或危难

2.be abandoned to 沉浸于……

3.on the Internet 在网上

4.in need of 需要

5.yell out大喊

6.be/become aware of 对……知道、明白;意识到……

7.upside down 上下翻转

8.(be)scared to death 吓死了

9.get close to 靠近

10.reflect on 反省

11.sort out 整理;分类

12.in the meanwhile 与此同时,在此期间

Ⅲ.佳句再现

1.定语从句:It was a time when… 那是一个……的时期……

__________________(那是一个……时期)the killer whales, or "killers" as they were then called, helped the whalers catch the baleen whales that were on their annual migration.

2."be about to 动词原形"表示即将发生的事情

This was the call that announced there__________________(即将有)a whale hunt.

3."see 宾语 being done"结构

As we drew closer, I could__________________(看到一条鲸鱼正在遭到攻击) by a pack of about six other killers.

4."with 宾语 介词短语" 结构

I'm sitting in the warm night air __________________(手持一杯冷饮)and reflecting on the day—a day of pure magic!

5."where…, there be…"意为"在……的地方,有……",where 引导地点状语从句

The water was quite shallow but __________________(在珊瑚礁尽头的地方,有) a steep drop to the sandy ocean floor.

答案：1. It was a time when　2.was about to be　3.see a whale being attacked

4. with a cold drink in my hand 5. where the reef ended, there was

【巧学助记】

构词法记忆

•形容词后缀-ous,表示"具有……性质的"

①variety n.变化;多样性;种类→various adj.不同的;各种各样的

②curiosity n.好奇心→curious adj.好奇的

③danger n.危险; 危险物→dangerous adj.危险的

④caution n.警告; 小心→cautious adj. 谨慎的

规律记忆

•"in 名词 of"型短语

①in need of 需要

②in charge of 看护, 管理

③in case of 如果……发生, 如遇到……

④in favour of 赞成, 有利于

⑤in honour of 为了纪念……

⑥in spite of 尽管

⑦in terms of 就……来说

⑧in view of 鉴于, 由于

单词点睛

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●1 witness 　vt.(to see sth. happen)当场见到;目击 vi.(to provide or serve as evidence of)作证 n.(a person who sees sth. happen and is able to describe it to other people)目击者;证人

(1)witness sth. 　　目击、目睹某事

witness to sth./doing sth. 为某事作证;证明某事

(2)be a witness to… 是……的目击者

bear/give witness to sth. 作证;证明某事

[温馨提示] 在短语witness to中,to 为介词,其后要跟名词、代词或动名词。如:

Who witnessed to his signing the documents?谁见证了他签署这些文件?

【语境助记】

The witness who witnessed the accident gave witness to the police and promised to be a witness.目击了这场事故的目击者向警察提交了证据并且答应做证人。

【活学活用】

(1)Three weeks ago, I witnessed a near-disaster a few miles west of here.三个星期前,我在离这儿西边几英里远的地方目睹了一次几乎酿成的灾难。(目击,目睹)

(2)The police are making further investigations into this case, for there were no witnesses at the scene. 由于现场没有目击证人,警方对此案件还在进行进一步调查。(目击者,见证人)

(3)Don't trust his words. His ragged clothes are just a witness to his poverty.别相信他的话,他破旧的衣服就能证明他很穷。(证明,证据)

(4)She brought several persons of good credit to _____________her reputation.她带来几位很有声誉的人为她的名誉作证。

(5)语法填空。

①The late twentieth century _____________(witness) the rapid development of China's economy.

②With the advent of the Internet, we_____________(witness) the most important change in our lifestyles in the past 100 years.

③The worker witnessed to _____________(see) the accused near the scene of the crime.

答案：(4)bear/give witness to　(5)①witnessed　②have witnessed　③having seen

●2 opposite 　adj.(as different as possible from sth.)相反的;不同的 n.(a person or thing that is as different as possible from another)相反的事物,对立的人(或物);反面 prep.与……相对

be opposite to 在……对面;与……相反

just the opposite 恰恰相反

【活学活用】

(1)Even though he sat opposite to me, we didn't say one word to each other.即使他坐在我对面,我们从未讲过一句话。

(2)While I was waiting at the bus stop, three buses went by in the opposite direction.我在公共汽车站等车时,对面驶过了三辆公共汽车。

(3)Melissa slid in beside Paula, and her husband sat opposite.梅利莎悄悄溜进来坐在葆拉身边,她的丈夫坐在对面。

(4)In fact everything he does _____________what is considered normal behaviour.(形容词)事实上,他的一切作为都和人们所认为的正常举动大相径庭。

(5)Although he changed his plan, the result was still _____________what we had expected.(名词)尽管他改变了他的计划,但结果和我们所期望的仍然完全相反。

答案： (4)is opposite to　(5)quite the opposite to

●3 urge 　vt. (to push for something)催促;极力主张;驱策

(1)urge sb. to do sth. 　激励某人做某事;怂恿某人做某事

urge that sb. (should) do sth.主张/力劝某人做某事

It is/was urged that… 有人主张……

(2)have an urge to do sth. 渴望做某事

(3)urgent adj. 紧急的

[温馨提示] urge后跟从句时,从句的谓语动词常用虚拟语气,即"(should )动词原形"。

【活学活用】

(1)His companions brought pressure on him, urging him to stop wasting money.他的伙伴们给他施加压力,劝他不要再浪费钱。

(2)Since prehistoric times, man has had an urge to satisfy his needs.自史前时代起,人类就已有满足自己需求的强烈欲望。

(3)The government urged that every effort _____________to bring down food prices.政府主张尽一切努力降低食品价格。

(4)语法填空

①She invited me to dinner, but I declined on account of _____________(urge) business.

②After she saw the film, there was an urge_____________(cry) because she was touched by their brave deeds.

③They urged that the library_____________(keep) open during the vacation.

④_____________(urge)by his parents,he decided to participate in the Olympics Maths Competition.

(5)一句多译。

①_____________with us, but she protested that she was too tired.(urge sb. to do sth.)

②_____________with us, but she protested that she was too tired.(urge that…)

我们力劝她同我们一起来参加聚会,但她坚持说她太累了。

答案：(3)(should)be made 　(4)①urgent　②to cry　③be kept　④Urged　(5)①We urged her to come to the party　②We urged that she (should)come to the party

●4 abandon 　vt.[to give up or bring an end to (sth.) or leave completely and forever] 遗弃;抛弃;放弃

(1)abandon one's hope/plan/idea放弃希望/计划/主意

abandon oneself to… 沉湎于……,纵情于……

abandon doing sth. 放弃做某事

with abandon 放纵地;放任地

(2)abandoned adj. 无约束的;无度的;放荡的

【活学活用】

(1)Good love makes you see the whole world for one person while bad love makes you abandon the whole world for one person.好的爱情是你通过一个人看到整个世界,坏的爱情是你为了一个人舍弃全世界。

(2)Despite some difficulties, they're not going to abandon the plan.尽管他们遇到了一些困难,但并不打算放弃这个计划。

(3)He _____________deep despair when the news came that his wife had been killed in a car accident.当他妻子丧生于车祸的消息传来,他陷入了深深的绝望。

(4)语法填空

①The fans cheered _____________abandon when their football team won.

②After her mother died, she abandoned herself _____________grief.

③The old paper mill _____________(abandon) to make way for a new shopping centre a few years ago.

④The police found the lost treasure in an_____________(abandon) well.

答案：(3)abandoned himself to (4)①with　②to　③was abandoned　④abandoned

●5 reflect 　vt. (to throw back light, heat, sound or an image)映射;反射;思考 vi.思考

(1)reflect on 　思考;反省

(2)reflection n. 反射;反映;沉思;倒影;影像

be lost in reflection 陷入沉思中

【活学活用】

(1)Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.每当你发现自己和大多数人站在一边,你就该停下来反思一下。

(2)When I reflect on my schooldays,I realize how much easier things are for today's children.当我回想起我读书的日子,我意识到对当今的孩子们来说条件舒服得多了。

(3)Carefully_____________his past mistakes, Ted realized that he had stayed around the wrong people.仔细思考他过去的错误后,特德意识到他和错误的人待在了一起。

(4)语法填空。

①As well as a day of celebration, a birthday is also a time for reflecting_____________your life and reviewing your life.

②The cat felt curious when she saw her own _____________(reflect) in the mirror.

③When the sun's rays hit the earth,a lot of heat _____________(reflect) back into space.

④With the white walls _____________(reflect) the light, the room looks warm and bright.

答案： (3)reflecting on　(4)①on　②reflection　③is reflected ④reflecting

●6 scare 　vt.& vi. (to become frightened)恐吓;受惊吓

(1)scaring adj.　令人害怕的;吓人的

scared adj. 受惊吓的;感到害怕的

(2)be scared of… 害怕……

be scared to do… 不敢做……

be scared to death 吓死了

【活学活用】

(1)If there were anything to be scared of, you wouldn't have chosen this place!如果真的有什么可怕的东西的话,你就不可能选择这个地方了!

(2)I still remember in the movie the hero was scared to death by a shark, which turned out to be a dolphin.我还记得那部电影中主人公被一条鲨鱼吓得要死,结果却发现是只海豚。

(3)Mary _____________the dark that her mum gave her a torch to keep under her pillow.玛丽特别怕黑,以至于她妈妈只好给她一个手电筒放在她枕头底下。

(4)语法填空。

①To be a brave man, you should not be scared_____________danger.

②The playful child jumped out from behind the door,_____________(scare) his mother half to death.

③One of the most _____________(scare) things when you grow up is that you may become the one you used to look down upon.

④The boys were still standing there, too shocked and _____________(scare) to move.

答案：(3)was so scared of (4)①of　②scaring　③scaring　④scared

短语储存

●1 help out 　帮助……解决困难;帮助……渡过难关

(1)help sb. with sth. 　　帮助某人某事

help oneself to 请随便自己动手(夹菜吃/用……)

can't help doing sth. 禁不住做某事

can't help but do sth. 只得做某事;不得不做某事

(2)with the help of 在……的帮助下, 借助

【活学活用】

(1)They do this either by providing things that are necessary, or by raising money to help the local people out.他们通过提供一些必需品或者筹钱来帮助当地人渡过难关。

(2)All these presents came to more money than I had, and my mother had to help me out.我的钱不够买所有这些礼物,我母亲只好借给了我一些钱。

(3)It was he ____________when I felt really helpless during that period of time.正是他在我感到特别无助的那段时间帮我摆脱了困境。

(4)语法填空

①It was reported in the local newspaper that two armed robbers walked into a bank, helped themselves____________a bag of money and went away in public.

②When I consider how talented he is as a painter, I can't help but____________(believe) that the public will appreciate his gift.

③She can't help ____________(clean) the house because she's busy making a cake.

④Whenever I visit Hangzhou, I can't help____________(strike) by its beauty.

答案：(3)who helped me out of the trouble

(4)①to　②believe　③(to)clean　④being struck

●2 be/become aware of sth. 　意识到某事

raise awareness of 　提高……的意识

be aware that… 知道……;意识到……

make sb. aware that…/of… 让某人注意到……

【活学活用】

(1)There is energy working around us all the time whether we are aware of it or not.在我们周围总是有能量在做功,不管我们是否察觉到它。

(2)The principal didn't seem to be aware that there should have been so much dispute about the decision.校长好像没有意识到这个决定竟会有这么多分歧。

(3)He decided to ___________the rules of the road in his own way.他决定用自己的方式唤起人们对道路交通规则的认识。

(4)语法填空。

①Though clearly aware ___________the danger ahead, he accepted the task without fear.

②The___________(aware) of the fact that the child was in danger forced the police to take action.

(5)一句多译。

①___________your own weakness is probably the key to success.(主语从句)

②___________ your own weakness is probably the key to success. (动名词)

知道自己的缺点可能是成功的关键。

答案：(3)raise awareness of (4)①of　②awareness (5)①That you are aware of　②Being aware of

句型透视

●1 As we drew closer,I could see a whale being attacked by a pack of about six other killers.当我们靠近时,我能看到一条鲸鱼正在被一群大约六条虎鲸攻击。

句型公式

being done的语法功能

【句式点拨】

as引导时间状语从句,意为"当……的时候""随着",表示从句的动作与主句动作同时发生或伴随进行。being attacked作宾语补足语,表示动作正在进行。"see 宾语 being done"意为"看到……正被……"。

[温馨提示] being done是doing的被动形式,用作现在分词时,表示被动和正在进行的动作,常作定语和补语;用作动名词时,只表示被动而不表示进行的动作,常作宾语和主语。

【活学活用】

(1)Listening to music at home is one thing; going to hear it being performed live is quite another.

在家听音乐是一回事,而现场听音乐会又是另一回事了。(被动且进行的动作)

(2)Usually at the beginning of school, the noise of desks being opened and closed could be heard out in the street.通常,在开始上课时,在街上都能听到打开和关上书桌的声音。(被动且进行的动作)

(3)I could do whatever I wanted to do without being interrupted (interrupt) by the outside world.我可以不受外界干扰做任何我想做的事。(只表被动不表进行的动作)

(4)Research ___________(carry) out by several experts suggests that the oil spill in the Gulf has caused the fatal damage to the environment.由几位专家正在进行的研究表明海湾石油泄漏已对周围环境造成了致命损害。

(5)___________(recognize) wherever you go is the price you pay for being famous.出名所付出的代价是不管你走到哪里,都会被人认出来。

答案：(4)being carried　(5)Being recognized

●2 The water was quite shallow but where the reef ended, there was a steep drop to the sandy ocean floor. 水很浅,但是到了珊瑚礁的尽头,就有一个陡坡,一直下降到满是沙子的海底。

句型公式

where…, there be…在……的地方,有……

【句式点拨】

where在此处引导地点状语从句,相当于in/at the place where…。

【活学活用】

(1)Where there is kindness, there is goodness. And where there is goodness, there is magic.有善良的地方就会有美德;有美德的地方就会有奇迹。

(2)Where there is life, there is hope.留得青山在,不怕没柴烧。

(3)After tea, they went into a room where/in which there was a large and beautiful piano.喝过茶,他们来到一个房间,里面摆着一架漂亮的大钢琴。

(4)语法填空。

①Schools should be lively places___________individuals are encouraged to develop to their greatest potential.

②___________he once felt like giving up, he now has the determination to push further and keep on going.

③After the war, a new school building was put up where(=in the place ___________) there had been a theatre.

答案： (4)①where　②Where　③where

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