Theme parks
自主预习
After this class, students will be able to:
1. Memorize the spelling and meaning of the important words in this part: theme, central, various, cartoon, whichever, fantasy, amusement, swing, attraction, tourism, wherever, unique, carpenter, engine, preserve, length, deed, sword, tournament, settler, athletic, translator, minority, cloth, jungle, creature, sunlight, advance, advanced, brand, outing, admission , shuttle, freeway, souvenir , sneaker, brochure, etc.
2. Use the following phrases to make simple sentences: be famous for, no wonder, be modelled after, in advance, get close to, come to life.
词汇快测
1. 连一连
A. Words (词汇连线)
(1) fantasy
a.外出;短途旅行;远足
(2) attraction
b.纪念品
(3) tourism
c.少数;少数民族
(4) preserve
d.前进,促进;提前
(5) settler
e.移民;殖民者
(6) minority
f.吸引;有吸引力的事物
(7) advance
g.幻想;怪念头
(8) outing
h.保存;保留;保护区
(9) admission
i.允许进入;入场费;承认
(10) souvenir
j.旅游业
B. Phrases (短语连线)
(1)根据……模仿;仿造
a. be famous for
(2)提前
b. get close to
(3)接近
c. no wonder
(4)活跃起来
d. be modeled after
(5)难怪;不足为奇
e. in advance
(6)以……而闻名
f. come to life
2.根据释义写出单词
(1) _____ several different types of
(2) _____ the main subject of a talk, book, film or something else
(3) _____ to keep something as it is; an area of land made available for a special group of people or animals to live in
(4) _____ to or at any place, position or situation
(5) _____ something that is pleasant to think about but is not real
(6) _____ action, usually a very great one or a very bad one
(7) _____ the measurement of something from one end to the other
(8) _____ being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else
(9) _____ in the middle of an area or an object
精讲词汇
Some of the words and expressions are of great importance in this unit. Let us pay more attention to them and make up for the missing parts of the sentences at the same time.
1. theme, subject与 topic
【完成句子】
(1) The _____ for his lecture is “Learn From Comrade Lei Feng”.
他演讲的题目是“向雷锋同志学习”。
(2)The _____ of the poem is love and peace.
这首诗的主题是爱与和平。
(3)What’s the _____ of his new play?
他这部新剧的主题是什么?
(4)What’s the _____ song of the movie?
这部电影的主题曲是什么?
归纳总结:这三个词都有“题目;话题;主题”之意,常可通用,只有语境上的一些差别。
theme
(谈话或写作)主题;某人观念的核心;(乐曲的)主题、主旋律;比subject意义狭窄,但更为正式。
subject
(谈话、讨论、书、电影等的)主题,话题;学科,科目,课程;实验对象;主语。
topic
指讨论、文章等的题目、话题等,是通俗用语。
2. preserve与reserve
【完成句子】
(1) He was anxious to _____ his reputation.
他急于维护自己的名声。
(2) The society was set up to _____ endangered species _____ extinction.
成立这个协会是为了保护濒危物种不致灭绝。
(3) My friend here helped me _____ a double room and a single room last weekend.
上周我这儿的朋友帮我预定了一个双人间和一个单人间。
(4) These seats are _____ for the elderly and the disabled.
这些座位是留给老人和残疾人坐的。
(5) The money was being kept _____ for their retirement.
他们把钱存着以备退休后使用。
归纳总结:preserve vt. 保存,维护,保留;维持……的原状,保养;贮存,保鲜;使继续存活,保护;n. [C, U] 保护区
preserve sb. /sth. from保护某人/某物免受
reserve sth. for.保留或储备某物
keep /hold sth. in reserve储备某物以备用
preserve
保护,维护,保存,储藏。强调收藏、保存使之完好无损或质量不变,常与食物、博物馆的展品搭配。
reserve
指意见、看法等的“保留”,座位的“预订”;货币或物资的“储备”。当名词讲时意为“自然保护区”,和preserve同义。
3.come across, come up, come out与come up with
【完成句子】
(1) Your problem __________ at the meeting.
你的问题在会议上提出来了。
(2) The sun __________.
太阳升起了。
(3) I __________ my college classmate in town.
在镇上我偶然遇到了我的大学同学。
(4) The author’s new book just __________.
这位作家的新书刚出版。
(5) The doctor __________ a good idea.
这个医生提出了一个好想法。
归纳总结:come across偶然遇到或发现 come out出版;结果 come up被提及;出现;(太阳、月亮)上升;靠近;(小草等)发芽 come up with想出;提出
4. admission与permission
【完成句子】
(1)She failed to gain _____ to the university of her choice.
她未被自己选择的大学录取。
(2) He took the car without _____.
他未经许可擅自使用了汽车。
(3)The publisher is responsible for obtaining the necessary _____ to reproduce illustrations.
出版者负责取得准予复制插图的必要许可文件。
(4) He is a thief by his own _____.
他自己供认是小偷。
(5)What’s the _____ to the theme park?
这个主题公园的门票是多少钱?
归纳总结:
admission
(机构、组织等的)准许加入,加入权,进入权;尤指对过错、罪行的,承认,招认,招供;入场费,门票费
admit
承认,供认;准许……进入/加入
admit sth./doing sth./that承认……
be admitted to/into…被……录取;被……许可进入
permission
准许,许可,批准;许可证,书 面许可(通常用复数)
permit
允许,准许
permit sb. to do sth./permit doing sth.
运用词汇
I.单词拼写
1. Because flies are small and dirty c_____, we do not much care if many die at once.
2. Thanks to science, we have learned to tell the difference between f_____ and reality.
3. Generally speaking, our arms will s_____ together with our legs when we walk.
4. Each person’s fingerprints are u_____, so the police often solve the crime according to the fingerprint.
5. The wildlife park has been created to p_____ many species of wildlife.
6. Tom told us that when he was young, all of his family would watch _____ (动画片) after supper.
7. I’m planning to watch the _____ (锦标赛) with my friends at home.
8. There were _____ (各种各样的) reasons why he decided to leave school.
9. Much to the——(娱乐) of passers-by, the passengers in the bus are dancing and singing.
10. Some people prefer a(n) _____ (品牌) they know, but others say these new ones are equally good.
Ⅱ.单项填空
1. Nowadays, people get news around them and about the world from _____ media, such as on TV, by radio, in the newspaper or on the Internet.
A. formal B. precious C. various D. normal
2. When a disaster occurs, all people, _____ they are old or young, rich or poor, try their best to help those in need.
A. no matter B. whether C. however D. even though
3. —John studies very hard and does