Tales of the unexplained
课题
M2U1--Tales of the unexplained
课型
复习课
教学目标
明缺学习的目标,把握考点,突破单词,重点句式
重点
重点单词与短语2,4,6
难点
重点单词与短语
教法
讲授法、讨论法、探究法
教
学
过
程
教 学 内 容
个案调整
Step 1: Personal show
aboard
take charge of
show up
evidence
assume
possibility
step up
witness
disappear
survive
dismiss
discount
convince
examine
humour
Write down the words according to the definition
1. on or onto a ship, plane, bus or train
2. get control of
3. arrive or appear
4. information that gives a reason for believing sth or proves sth
5. think that something is true without having the facts
6. the fact that something might be true
7. increase the amount of speed of something
8. someone who has seen something happen
9. become lost or impossible to find
10. continue to live or exist
11. remove sb (especial an employee) from a position
12. amount of money taken off the cost of sth
13. make sb feel certain; cause sb to realize
14. look at carefully in order to learn about or from; inspect closely
15. quality of being amusing or comic
Step 2: Language focus
◆ 1. step up 加紧,加强,促进
知识探究：
We decided to step up production to try to meet the increased demand.我们决定增加产量,以尽量满足日益增长的需求。
When John realized he was going to be late, he stepped up his pace.当约翰意识到他要迟到时,加快了自己的步伐。
归纳整理：
step up 加紧,加强,促进
题练落实：
1. After graduating from a medical college, Mary ____ her job as a doctor in her hometown.
A. set out B. step up C. show up D. took up
解析：考查短语辨析。set out出发,动身；着手做；step up 加强,加紧,加快；show up露面；take up从事,占据。
2. He has been _______ his training to prepare for the race.
A. made up B. taken up C. stepping up D. making up
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解析：考查动词词组辨析。因后面有宾语,故用主动语态。排除A、B两项。
◆ 2. search vt. &.vi. &.n.搜索,搜集,搜查
知识探究：
The police searched the criminal to see if he had a gun. 警察搜查那罪犯,看他有没有枪。
We've searched out some of your favorite recipes. 我们找出了你喜欢的几个菜谱。
A number of soldiers have been called in in search of / to search for the lost children. 许多士兵被召集来寻找失踪儿童。
I have searched everywhere for my glasses. 我到处翻遍了找我的眼镜。
The scientists are searching for/in search of/in the/their search for a cure for the disease. 科学家想研究出治疗这种疾病的方法。
题练落实：
B) 1. The concerned parents and teachers went into the forest ____ the missing children.
A. search for B. in search of C. search of D. in search for
B) 2. Many young people left their hometown for big cities ________ better jobs.
A. in favour of B. in search of C. in charge of D. in honour of
C) 3. For over 100 years, men have been ____ gold in the hills,but they have ____ nothing so far.
A. searching; searched for B. searching for; searched of
C. searching for; searched out D. searching for; search out
◆ 3. due to 由于; 预期;约定
知识探究：
His lateness was due to the very heavy traffic on the motorway. 他迟到是因为高速公路上车辆过多所致。
Your rent is due to be paid. 你的房租到期该付了。
Her book is due to be published in November. 她的书预定十一月出版。
The train is due to arrive in five minutes. 火车预定在5分钟之后到达。
题练落实：
B) 1. The train _____ at seven o’clock. You’d better get to the station by half past six.
A. due to start B. is due to start C. is due to starting D. owe to start
A) 2. The Old man said the accident _______ careless driving, so a lot of money _____ be paid by the driver.
A. was due to; was due to B. due to; was due to
C. is due to; has due to D. is due to; was due to
C) 3. The central finance has handed out 6.3 billion yuan to help local governments ease capital shortages ______ the snow disaster.
A. resulting in B. in spite of C. due to D. in terms of
B) 4. There is no decision yet ______ when the work might start.
A. due to B. as to C. in addition to D. owing to
D) 5. Children are ____ to meet with setbacks as they grow up, so their parents don't have to worry about them.
A. possible B. due C. necessary D. bound
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联想拓宽：due to, thanks to, because of, owing to
due to"由于",作表语或状语,一般不直于句首。
thanks to"幸亏,多亏,由于",其后多是感恩性的内容。
because of" 因为,由于",用作状语。
owing to "由于",作表语或状语。
Our success is due to our parents and teachers. 我们的成功归功于我们的父母和老师。
Thanks to your help, we were successful. 多亏有你帮助,我们成功了。
The sports meeting has been put off because of the heavy rain.因为下大雨,运动会被延期了。
It was owing to the bad weather that the train was late. 由于天气恶劣,列车晚点了。
◆ 4. witness n.目击者;证人;证据 vt.目击;见证
知识探究：
I will bear witness to his honesty. (= I will be in witness of his honesty.)我会为他的诚实作证。
He witnessed the accident on the highway. 他目睹了高速公路上的那场事故。
She witnessed to having seen the robbery take place. 她作证亲眼看见了那起抢劫案发生。
题练落实：
D) 1. After the explosion, the police did a lot of work to find out some clues from the _____.
A. lookers-on B. viewers C. people D. witnesses
A) 2. Many people ______ the car accident, so it was not difficult to investigate.
A. witnessed B. harnessed C. swallowed D. drugged
C) 3. The defence lawyer was questioning the old man who was one of the _____ of the murder committed last month.
A. observers B. viewers C. witnesses D. audiences
B) 4. The successful launch of Shenzhou Ⅶ is a powerful ____ to our country's achievements, which has ____ our country's status in the world.
A. evidence; submitted B. witness; promoted
C. abundance; increased D. insurance; improved
解析：句意：神州七号的成功发射是我国成就的强有力的见证,这也提升了我国在世界上的地位。witness to sth.“…的证明,…的目击者,…的见证人”；promote“促进,提升”。evidence“证据,证物”；abundance“丰富,充裕”；insurance“保险,保险单,保险业”；submit“(使)服从,(使)顺从”。
◆ 5. assume vt. 假设,设想；以为
知识探究：
It is generally assumed that (普遍认为) stress is caused by too much work.
It is reasonab1e to assume that the economy will continue to improve. 认为经济将继续好转是有道理的。
题练落实：
C) 1. I hope to go to college next year, always _________ that I pass my exams.
A. assume B. to assume C. assuming D. assumed
◆ 6. occur vi. 发生
知识探究：
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The accident occurred at five o'clock. 事故发生在5点钟。
An idea occurred to me. 我想到一个主意。
It occurred to me that I would have a try. 我突然有个念头想要试一试。
题练落实：
A) 1. ---Why are you so late?
---I was on half the way when it _____ to me that I had left my notebook home, so I had to fetch it.
A. occurred B. hit C. happened D. reminded
A) 2. It suddenly _______ to me that they went there by bike.
A. occurred B. happened C. took place D. looked
联想拓宽：用take place / happen / occur的适当形式填空
1) When will the wedding ____? (take place)
2) I __________ to be out when you called. (happened)
3) It ________ that I was out when you called. (happened)
4) It ________ to me that I left my key in the office. (occurred)
5) Do you know when the accident _______? (happened)
辨析：take place/ happen / occur/ come about
(1) take place表示"举行",是有意识的行为。
(2) happen发生,偶然发生,还有"碰巧"之意。
(3) occur属较正式用语,意为"发生",也有"想起"之意,常与介词to连用。
(4) come about相当于happen, take place,意为"发生"。
sth. occurs to sb. / sth. strikes sb. / sth. comes to sb. / It occurs to sb. + that… / It strikes sb. +that… 某人突然想起…
◆ 7. show up 出现,露面
知识探究：
Why didn’t you show up at the meeting yesterday? 昨天开会时你怎么没到场？
We have been waiting for hours for you to show up. 我们在这等你出现等了几个小时。
归纳整理：
show up 出现,露面
题练落实：
C) 1. The society today offers the young generation more chances to ______ their talent and skills.
A. give out B. take in C. show off D. carry on
题练落实：
D) 1. He kept thinking of the question whether it was ____ for his father to change the habit of a life time in such a short time.
A. possibly B. probable C. likely D. possible
A) 2. Studies show that people are more _____ to suffer from back problems if they always sit before computer screens for long hours.
A. likely B. possible C. probable D. sure
解析: 考查形容词词义辨析。所填词做表语,主语是人,由more来修饰,意思是：可能,选A. 其中四个选项中possible和probable也都“可能的”之意,但他们做表语时主语只能是物,sure在此处意思不恰当。
D) 3. John has got a fever these days, and he says he doesn’t want to see a doctor, but I’m afraid he has no _______.
A. possibility B. compromise C. treatment D. alternative （到处）参观
◆ 8. possibility n. 可能；可能性；可能的是
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知识探究：
There is a possibility that he will arrive late. 他迟到的可能性是存在的。
I avoided him as much as possible. 我尽量地避开他.
归纳整理：
There is (a) possibility that … 有可能
as …possible as 尽可能
◆ 9. make up编造,捏造;构成;化妆;补充
知识探究：He made up the whole story.一切都是他编造的。
Is she telling the truth or making it all up? 她说的是真话还是纯属虚构?
She took over 30 minutes to make herself up. 她花了30多分钟化妆。
We need one more player to make up a team. 我们还需要一名球员才能凑成一个足球队.
题练落实：
C) 1. Everybody in the village likes Jack because he is good at telling and _____ jokes.
A. turning up B. putting up C. making up D. showing up
C) 2. Yesterday they had a quarrel and broke up with each other, but now they have ___.
A. turned up B. put up C. made up D. shown up
解析：考查短语辨析。make up在句子中表示“和解”；turn up露面；音量调大一点；put up张贴,举起；show up露面。句意为：昨天他们吵了一架并且断绝了关系,但是现在他们已经和好了。
C) 3. American Indians _______ about five percent of the US population.
A. fill up B. bring up C. make up D. set up
B) 4. He had no choice but to ______ an excuse to explain his being late.
A. make out B. make up C. make up for D. make over
A) 5. The idea puzzled me so much that I stopped for a few seconds to try to ________.
A. make it out B. make it off C. make it up D. make it over
C) 6. Can you _______ people on the phone by the sound of their voice?
A. make up B. make over C. make out D. make of
A) 7. It’s said that the new Chinese panda coin _______ 99.9% of gold.
A. is made up of B. is made out of C. is made in D. is made into
B) 8. I'm terribly sorry to turn you down this time, but I promise I will ____ to you next time.
A. turn it up B. make it up C. pick it up D. set it up
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