Unit 2 Language
一、课前自主预习——课文重建
根据本单元reading 课文在下面短文空格中填入所缺单词（每空一词）。
People from many different countries and cultures have lived together in Britain all 1. _______ history. That is why English has so many 2. _________ rules. English 3. _______ of three types, namely Old English, Middle English and Modern English. The original language 4. _______ in England was Celtic. Many factors 5. ___________
to its development. One factor is 6. ____ the foreign invaders took 7. _______ of Britain and brought with them their languages, 8. ______ had a great influence on the changes in the English language. By the latter half of the 14th century, English had come into widespread 9. ___ among all classes in England.
English is changing all the time. The English we speak nowadays includes many Latin and Greek words. It is 10. _______ that English will continue changing in the future.
二、课内合作探究
I、考点导练
一．根据词性和汉语意思写出词汇 1. _______(vt. ) 2. _______ (vi. ) 3. ________(n. )
4. _______(adj. ) 5. _______ (vt. )
占领；占用(时间、空间等) 组成，构成 混合；混合体 官方的，正式的 替换，代替，取代
____________(n. )贡献；促成因素；捐赠→___________ (vt. &vi. )贡献；投稿 6. _______ (n. &vt. )关心；忧虑；涉及；使担忧；对……感兴趣→_________(adj. )关心的；担心的→ __________(prep. )关于
7 ________(vt. )进入；使用(n. )通道；(使用的)机会，权利→__________ (adj. )可到达的；可接近的；可利用的
8. __________ (vt. )使尴尬, 使难堪→ ____________ (adj. )难为情的→ ____________ (adj. )令人难堪的
一、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空和动词适当形式填空。 A.
was__________ to hear that two of his essays __________ agriculture couldn’t
be published. (concern)
most ____________ moment was trying to introduce a woman whose name I couldn’t remember and it also made the woman ___________. (embarrass)
number of __________about the standard of service on Britain’s railways are received and many people are ____________. (complain)
use their culture as a _________weapon for maintaining their class rule, and the _______is great. (power)
二、请用方框内所给短语，并用其适当形式填空（有多余的短语）。 interrupt， represent， simplify， name after， to the point 1. His comments were accepted because they were __________. 2. Don’t ________ the speaker now; he will answer questions later. 3. Now the process has become easier because it has been made _________. 4. The middle school _______________ a famous scientist.
5. It is not clear what these symbols were intended to _________. 三、汉译英。
(1)他的自行车在途中坏了。那就是他迟到的原因。 _________________________________________________ (2)他们肯定赶不上火车了。
———————————————————————— (3)已经得到证实这消息是可靠的。 _____________________________________
(4)他很受学生欢迎，因为他把他们当成朋友一样看待。
(5)不是所有队员的视力都好。
________________________________________ (6)这项新发明对农业的发展很有价值。
______________________________________________________
II、考点探究
考点
①The speeches ______________three hours. 发言占了三个小时。
②The house _______________________by anyone for a few months. 这房子已经几个月没有人居住了。
③He’s fully ________ __ _______ _____ three small children. 他忙于照料三个孩子。 【归纳总结】
(1)___________________________________________
(2) ___________________________________________ 【拓展延伸】
(1)be occupied with sth. / in doing sth. occupy oneself with/in doing (2) n. _________________________________ 【即境运用】 读句子猜含义
He occupies an important position in the Ministry of Education. ( )
考点2. concern
【观察实践】
①There’s no need to ____________________this matter; we’re dealing with it. 你不用管这事了, 我们正在处理。
②As far as we ourselves__________________, we are safe and sound. 至于我们自身, 则安然无恙。
③The film The Flowers of War __ ________ ____Anti-Japanese war. 电影《金陵十三钗》是有关抗日战争的。 【归纳总结】
concern (1) _______________________; (2) __________ 【拓展延伸】 (1)concern oneself about/with. . . ________________________ 2)concerning prep. concerned adj. ____________________ __________________ be concerned with/in sth. ___________________ beconcerned about/for ___________________ as far as. . . be concerned __________________ 【即境运用】
④Why ___ you so _________ _____ the boy’s safety? 为何你如此担心那个男孩的安全?
考点3. consist
【观察实践】
①The United States _________________50 states. 美国由50个州组成。
②The beauty of the city______________ largely in the style of its ancient buildings. 这座城市的美很大程度上在于它那古代建筑的风格。 ③The information ______________________her account. 这消息与她的描述是一致的。
【归纳总结】
(1)________________________(2) ________________________（3）______________________ （【拓展延伸】 ________ 由……组成 ________ 在于，存在于 ___________ 与……一致 考点4. access 【观察实践】
only ____________________ the town is across the bridge. 到镇上唯一的通路是经过这座桥。
may _____ ____ ______ __ the public library. 市民可以自由使用公共图书馆。
can’t access the file in your company because I’ve forgotten the code. 我无法取出贵公司的文件，因为我把代码忘了。 【归纳总结】
(1)_______________________________________________ (2) _______________________________________________ (2) _______________________________________________ （【拓展延伸】 用 (2)______________ adj. 可得到的，可接近的；易受影响的；可以理解的 _______________________ 【即境运用】
The problem with these drugs is that they are so easily_________________________ people.
这些药物的问题是人们很容易买到。
可接近的，可使用的 (1)_______________________得以接近……; 得以会见; 得以进入; 得以使考点5. combine
【观察实践】
①Success was achieved by____________________ of the whole team. 全队齐心协力取得了胜利。
②She successfully___________________________________ 她成功地把家庭生活和事业结合在一起。
③Hydrogen ____________________________oxygen to form water. 氢与氧化合成水。
④A number of factors _______________________________________________ 许多因素在一起形成这个困难的局面。
【归纳总结】
(1)_________________________(2) _________________________ 【拓展延伸】 【归纳】 combine A ________ B 把A与B结合起来 combine ____ sth. 与……结合起来 combine __ ___ sth. 结合起来做某事 【即境运用】
(2010·福建高考)—In this day and age, women can have children and jobs as well. —I can’t agree more. It’s great to have the two _________ . A. linked B. related C. connected D. combined
考点6. convenient
【观察实践】
①(2011·天津高考)__ __ ____ __________ __ ______ in London by Underground. 在伦敦乘地铁旅行非常方便。
②_____________________________that you live near the school. 你住在学校附近真方便。
③Keep your reference books near your desk______________________ 把参考书放在书桌旁用着方便。
④Can you telephone me _________________________________？ 在你方便的时候能打个电话给我吗？ 【归纳总结】
(1) __________；(2) __________ 【拓展延伸】 (1)____________________________________ 某人做某事方便 It is/was convenient that. . . ……方便 when it is convenient (for/to sb. ) ___________________________________ (2)convenience n. 方便，便利 __________________________ 在某人方便的时候 for convenience 为方便起见 _______________________ 为方便某人 【即境运用】