人教版初中英语Unit4
Section A
Pre-reading activities
一
1Nowadays,travelers arriving at the airport are welcomed by11tall earthen mounds,the tombs of emperors in Western Han Dynasty,built around the1st century.
sprint2Thus the year841BC marked the beginning of conscious and systematic record keeping.
3The beacon tower above the Lishan Mountain,where Huaqing Hot Spring is located,is an eternal reminder of the story of“the most expensive smile"that caud the disappearance of the dynasty.
4It exhibits over3,000historical antiques,the main attractions being the bronze ware,ceramics and beautiful wall painting from the Tang Dynasty tombs. Language focus
Word in u
三
1compulsory2contemplate3imprisoned4globalize 5offt6groan7stubborn8cluster9ambiguity
10consoled
Word building
四
Word learned New words formed
-able
Respect Respectable思想政治教育专业考研
Negotiate Negotiable
Distinguish Distinguishable
Available Avail
Attribute Attributable
Profit Profitable
Renew Renewable
英语译汉语-ize
Memory Memorize
Author Authorize
Visual Visualize
Stable Stabilize
Social Socialize
五
1profitable2renewable3authorized4negotiable 5visualize6socialize
7attributable8respectable9avail10stabilize
11distinguishable12memorize
突破英语Banked cloze英文女生名
六
1E2M3K4I5F6A7C8H9L10N
cpy
Expression in u
七
1ttle for2more often than not3mingled with4 traded for
5was saturated with6are open to7endowed with8make up for
Translation
威尼斯是意大利北部一座世界闻名的岛城。威尼斯建立于公元5世纪，在公元10世纪时成为一支重要
2011年四川高考数学
的海上力量。在中世纪和文艺复兴时期，威尼斯曾是重要的商贸中心，是当时欧洲极为富裕的城市，在政治和经济事务中居领导地位。几百年的兴盛之后，威尼斯在15世纪开始衰落。如今，威尼斯被公认为是全世界最美的城市之一，也是全世界最重要的旅游胜地之一。威尼斯的建筑风格丰富多样，其中最出名的是哥特式风格。威尼斯还因历史上的几次重要的艺术运动而闻名，特别是文艺复兴时期。威尼斯对建筑和艺术的发展影响巨大。至今，威尼斯仍对现代艺术和流行文化的发展起着重要作用。1987年，威尼斯被列入《世界遗产名录》。1980年3月，威尼斯与中国苏州
结为“友好城市”。
Lijiang is a mountainous city in northwest Yunnan Province.The old town of Lijiang,located at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain,is a town of scenic beauty and known for its history and culture.It is also a well-prerved old town with features of ethnic minorities.The construction work of the old town was started from the Southern Song Dynasty about800years from now.Not only does Lijiang boast a long history but also it boasts many ethnic minorities who make up over a half of the total population in the region. With the booming of Lijiang tourism,the old town of Lijiang is receiving a growing number of tourists from home and abroad.In December1997,the old town succeeded in applying to be named a World Cultural Heritage Site,filling the gap of lacking a noted historical and cultural city in China on the World Cultural Heritage List.
Section B
Reading comprehension
Understanding the text
二
1C2A3B4D5A6D7C8B
Language focus
Word in u
四
1ethnic2conceive3presumed4despid5irritate 6disregarded7downside8venerable9susceptible 10suppressbychance
Expression in u
五
1from/against2from3with4into5to6into7for8off Sentence structure
六
1The day following was,as it turned out,the last of Mr.Wraxall's stay at Raback.
2As it turned out,the war went on for more than four years,with horrible loss of personnel and material on both sides.
grain3Madigan had been studying Mr.Barrett for a couple of months,but as it turned out,the man was rather mysterious.
七
1Most of them took his behavior with a smile,except
