高中英語Unit4 Exploring plants.

1、 Unit4 Exploring plantsCan you tell the name of the flower?Tulip Tulips are beautiful flowers and people often Send them to their friends as presents. It comes from North America.Indians there began to grow them some 3000 years ago . Peony the Chinese national flowerRose Roses are best presents to b

2、e sent to friends. And it is also very popular to send roses as love signal between young people. Red roses indicate warmth and love and white ones, purity and simplicity, blue ones, honesty and sincerity.Which flower is your favorite? Why? rosered roses indicate warmth and love white ones, purity（純

3、潔）（純潔） and simplicity（樸實）（樸實） blue ones, honesty and sincerity. Reading: Plant Exploration in the 18th and 19th centuriesJoseph BanksDaniel solanderKarl LinnaeusTeacherStudentlifelong friendsWhat happened in these years? Complete the sentences.1 In l5OO BC, the Queen of Egypt sent ships to gather pl

4、ants, animals and other goods.2 In the 1740s, a French Catholic missionary called Father dIncarville was sent to Beijing.3 In1751,some Tree of Heaven seeds arrived in England.Comprehending 4 In1769,Sir Joseph Banks collected vast quantities of plants in the land now known as Australia 5 In 1784, the

5、 Tree of Heaven was introduced into North America. 6 In 1833, Nathaniel Ward used two special cases that he had invented to ship British plants to Sydney,Australia. 7 Between 1843 and 1859, a British plant collector Robert Fortune. made several trips to China 8 During the second half of the nineteen

6、th century, many Catholic missionaries were sent to China from France. 9 In 1897, a French Plant collector Father Farges. sent seeds of the Dove Tree from China to France. 10 In 1899, a Plant collector, E H Wilson. collected a large quantity of the seeds of the Dove Tree in China. restriction意思是“限制約

7、束”，注意它后面 所接的介詞on，表示“限制或約束的具體內(nèi)容”。 如： This ticket permits you to travel anywhere。with out restriction這張票允許你無限制地訪問任何地 方。 Speed restrictions operate on all urban roads限速 規(guī)定適用于所有城市道路。 詞語聯(lián)想 與restrictions意思相同的詞是limits。如： Unfortunately there are certain limit son my time and I am unable to help yon很不湊巧我有7時間

8、限制，無法幫助你。 Whats the speed limit on this road?這條路的限 速規(guī)定是多少? inordertotravelunnoticed是動詞不定式做目的 狀語。unnoticed是動詞的過去分詞形式，用作to travel的伴隨情況狀語。如： The teacher came in，followed by his students老 師進來，后面跟著他的學生。 She sat by the window，lost in thought她在窗前坐下，陷入沉思。 fluency是fluent的名詞形式，意思是“流利 流暢”。如： To work as a trans

9、lator, you need fluency in at least one foreign language作為翻譯你至少要流利地掌 握一門外語。 She speaks German with impressive fluency她說 一口令人印象深刻的流利的德語。 even shaving his head in the Chinese style；動詞 的-ing形式，用作狀語。如： The visiting Minister expressed his satisfaction with the talks，adding that he had enjoyed his stay he

10、re 來訪的部長在他的談話里表達了他的滿意，并補充 說他在這里很愉快。 Even when we turn off the bed side lamp and are fast asleep，electricity is working for us。driving our refrigerators，heating our water，or keeping our rooms a-conditioned即便當我們關(guān)掉床頭燈，進入夢鄉(xiāng)， 電還在為我們工作，開動冰箱，熱水保溫或保持室 內(nèi)空調(diào)的運轉(zhuǎn)。 shave意思是“刮(胡子、臉)，剃(須)，剃掉 (身體某部位)上的全部毛發(fā)”。如： I cut

11、 myself while I was shaving我在刮胡子的 時候制破了自己。 He has decided to shave off his beard.他已決定刮 掉胡子。 4-Not only did Fortune introduce over l20 species Of plants to Western gardens but he also shipped20，000 Tea plants from Shanghai to India, where a successful tea industry was established 福瓊不僅把120余種植物引進入西方的園林

12、，而且還用船將兩萬株茶樹從上海運到印度，印度的制茶工業(yè)就成功地發(fā)展起來了。 not only放在旬首時，用來表示強調(diào)，這時句子需要倒裝。 如： Not only did the，bring snacks and drinks，but they also brought cards for entertainment when they had a picnic in the forest 他們不但買了零食和飲料，而且?guī)砹藶樵谏掷锱e行野餐時玩的撲克。 Not only did he complain about the food，he also refused to pay for it他不

13、但抱怨食物，而且 拒絕付帳。 Not only did he refuse the gift，he also severely criticized the sender他不僅拒絕收禮而且還嚴厲 地批評了送禮人。 注意：只有當Not onlyBut also連接兩個分 句時，才在第一個分句用倒裝結(jié)構(gòu)。如果置于句首 的Not only but also僅連接兩個并列詞語，就不 能用倒裝結(jié)構(gòu)。in： Not only John but also Ben should have got a full mark in the exam.不僅約翰，而且本也應在此次考 試中得到滿分。 introduce在

14、本句的意思是“引進引入”(to Bring in。especially for the first time)。如： Potatoes were introduced into Europe from South America 土豆是從南美引入歐洲的。 More advanced techniques have been introduced for production since then 從那以后許多的先進技術(shù)被引進到生產(chǎn)之中。 詞語聯(lián)想 bring in也可表示“引進引入”的意思。如： The government intended to bring in a new law to

15、reduce pollution政府想引入一項新的法律來減少污染。 The influence of Europe has brought in many new fashions歐洲的影響帶來了許多新的時尚。 establish意思是“建立;創(chuàng)立;使開業(yè)”(start all organization)。如： As soon as the country became independent，it established its own national bank這個國家剛剛獨立就建立了自己的國家銀行。 Most of the money is to be used to establish

16、 local industries許多錢用來建立地方工業(yè)。 詞語聯(lián)想 以下詞語也可表示“建立；創(chuàng)立使開業(yè)”(start an organization)的意思。如：startstart up The family arrived herein 1922 and started up a chain of restaurants1922年這家人來到這里，開了 連鎖飯店。 They intend to use the money to start their own business他們想用這筆錢開戧自己的事業(yè)。 open A new shopping mall has been opened o

17、n the east side of town在城東一家新的大型購物中心已經(jīng)開業(yè)。 Fifteen years ago Sally and her husband opened a small hotel on the edge of town 15年前，薩利和她的丈夫在城邊開了一家小旅館。 set up Taylor is now in the process of setting up a new marketing company called BMT泰勒正忙著建立一個新的名叫BMT的貿(mào)易公司。 Some of the people in our street ale setting u

18、p a neighborhood crime prevention committee我們街道的一些人正在建立一個社區(qū)預防犯罪的委員會。1. Choose the best answers 1) - Dont you think necessary that he be sent to New York rather than Miami? - I agree, but the problem is he has refused to. A. this; that B. it; that C. this; what D. it; what 2) So curious was he about

19、wild plants that he decided _ a trip to Madagascar for further research. A. they will take B. taking C. to take D. they would have taken 3) - Victor certainly cares too much for himself. - Yes. Hes never interested in is doing. A. what anyone else B. that everybody C. which someone else D. that anyb

20、ody else 4) - What should I do with this passage? - the main idea of each paragraph. A. Finding out B. To find it out C. Found out D. Find out 5) The old ladys hand shook constantly, and she _ this shaking had begun about half a year before. A. explained to the doctor how B. explained the doctor to

21、C. told the doctor when C. told the doctor about 6) John is leaving for London tomorrow and I will_ at the airport. A. send him away B. see him off C. send away him D. see off him 7) The head office of bank is in Beijing, but it has _ all over the country. A. companies B. organizations C. branches D. offices 8) Do you have any idea _ is going on in the classroom? A. that B. wh