译林牛津版高中英语必修2课件 Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained Reading 课件1

模块2 Unit 1 tales of the unexplained词汇学案

1. puzzled adj. 困惑的；茫然的

Her puzzled look suggested that she could not work out the puzzling word puzzle.

她困惑的表情表明她解不出那道字谜。

2. due adj. 由于，因为；预期的，适当的

Mistakes due to carelessness may have serious results.

粗心引起的错误可能有严重的后果。

The bus is due to arrive at our station at 5 every afternoon.

那辆公车应该每天下午五点到达我们的车站。

3. disappear vi. 消失，失踪

4. witness n. 证人，目击者; v. 目击，见证

She was punished for giving false witness.

她因作伪证受到惩处。

The small mountain village has witnessed great changes in the past 30 years.

这个小山村在过去三十年里发生了巨大的变化。

4. creature n. 动物；（具有某种特征的）人

5. flash n. vi 闪光，闪耀

She went out of the back door in a flash. 眨眼间她已出了后门.

6. assume vt 假定，认为

Assuming that it is true, what should we do now?

假定那是真的，我们现在该怎么办？

I’m assuming that the truth lies in the matter that has a false appearance.

【美文阅读】

Tales of the unexplained

人类科技发展到今天，早已能够上天下海。那么人类是否已无所不能了呢？还是让我们先去看一看百慕大三角再下结论吧！

We like to consider ourselves the superior race，and we are.It's

true that we are getting to know more and more，and we actually

live in “the information age”．Our human vanity (虚荣心) makes

us believe that we really have to know everything！

Surprisingly，we do not have this ability.The question “What

is happening in the Bermuda Triangle？”is the very proof (证据)．

Where is the Bermuda Triangle located？The mysterious

triangle is believed to be situated between Florida，Bermuda and Puerto Rico，where

too many unusual events have happened.

On December the 5th 1945，five U．S. military planes took off from Florida on a

clear day only to disappear over Bermuda.Furthermore，some other disappearances

took place：in 1947，an American C54 plane simply disappeared at 100 miles from

Unit 1 Tales of the Unexplained

Reading同步练习

Ⅰ. 单项填空

1. With his key ________，he couldn't enter his home，so he had to wait for his wife to

come home.

A. missed B. missing

C. losing D. left

2. She didn't expect to ________her friend here.

A. run after B. run into

C. run to D. run for

3. The police have ________the thief for several days，and now they are ________the

station.

A. searched；searching B. searched for；searching for

C. searched for；searching D. searched of；searching of

4. ________the day went on，the weather got worse.

A. With B. Since

C. While D. As

5. His illness was ________smoking and drinking.

A. because B. because of

C. due to D. thanks to

6. We all like him because he often ________and tells jokes.

A. invents B. makes up

C. puts on D. puts up

Module 2 Unit 1 能力提升部分

一、选择适当的词填空，并根据需要使用适当的形式。

动词类

occur dismiss witness disagree organize attack examine reserve convince survive

1. He is tolerant of those who ________ with him.

2. In the course, we will ________ how and why Spain became a democracy in

1931.

3. Baker had to ________ jurors that his client had been nowhere near the scene of

the murder.

4. The highest rates of unemployment ________ in the inner urban areas

5. She spoke in a tone of voice she usually ________ for dealing with officials.

6. The car industry cannot ________ without government help.

7. The lawyer helped to ________ a group of parents who took action for their

children

8. The government has ________ criticisms that the country's health policy is a

mess.

9. Last year Dr Travis publicly ________ the idea that abortion should be available