InterestingFactsAboutEuropeEuropeisknownallovertheworldastheplacewhichsawtheorigins(起源)ofWesternculture.TheseinterestingfactsaboutEuropewouldtellyoumanymoredetailsaboutthiscontinent.Here’salookatsomeinterestingfactsaboutEurope.Geographicallyspeaking，Europecoversabout10,160,000squarekilometers.TheArcticOcean(北冰洋)liestothenorthofEuropewhiletheAtlanticOceanliesonthewesternside.TheMediterraneanSealiestothesouthandtheCaucasusMountainsandtheBlackSealieonthesoutheasternsideofEurope.Europeenjoysquitedifferentclimatesdependinguponeachregion.TheclimatemaybereallyfreezinginareasofScandinaviawhilecertaincountriesenjoyverywarmweather.Europehasaninterestingmixofcultures，whichisprobablybecauseoftheappearanceofmanyreligions(宗教).OnecanfindabalanceofChristianityandIslamhere.TherearemanycountriesinEuropethathaveofficial(官方的)religions.AninterestingfactisthatcertainSwissvillagesevenhavetheirreligionwrittenacrossatthesignsseenattheentrancetothesevillages.TherearemanyinterestingmusicalstylesinEurope.Theserangefromthetraditionalkindstomodernfolkorevenrockmusic.TherearealsolotsoffestivalsinEurope.Here，wecanseethecelebrationoftheOktoberfest，whichisheldinGermany，aswellasthecelebrationoftheCannesFilmFestival，whichisheldinFrance.TheVaticanCityisconsideredtobethesmallestindependentstateinEurope.ThiscityhasgreatculturalimportancewithsomeofthemostfamousartworksbyartistssuchasBotticelliandMichelangelo.Europeisconnectedwiththeoriginsofmanysportsthathavebeepopularallovertheworld.CricketoriginatedinthesouthernareaofEnglandandgolfwhichisyetanotherpopularsportoriginatedinScotland.Also，therearegamesliketennisandhandballthatareextremelypopularinEurope.根據(jù)上文完成下列各題1.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?2.What’sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?PeriodOneIntroduction&ReadingandVocabularyⅠ.重點(diǎn)單詞1.prep.橫過；穿過2.adj.大陸的；大洲的3.vt.面向；面對4.n.標(biāo)志性建筑5.adj.坐落(某處)的；位于(某處)的vt.使位于n.局面，形勢6.n.象征；符號7.adj.位于vt.使……坐落于，位于8.n.建筑師n.建筑9.n.計(jì)劃；項(xiàng)目；工程10.n.發(fā)源地n.出生；起源11.n.文明vt.使開化，使文明12.adj.古代的Ⅱ.重點(diǎn)短語1.在(離開海岸的)海面上2.在海岸上3.被……覆蓋4.坐落于……5.因……而著名6.著手做7.由于；因?yàn)?.作為……而出名/聞名Ⅲ.重點(diǎn)句式1.完全倒裝句BetweenFranceandSpain—thePyrenees.在法國和西班牙之間是另外一座山脈——比利牛斯山脈。2.“分?jǐn)?shù)＋of＋名詞”作主語Abouttwo-thirdsofFrance’sartistsandwriters(live)inParis.大約三分之二的法國藝術(shù)家和作家居住在巴黎。3.eversince與現(xiàn)在完成時連用Theirwork(influence)otherwriterseversince.Ⅰ.閱讀課文，匹配信息1.Paris A.isknownasthebirthplaceofwesterncivilisation.2.Barcelona B.isthecapitalandlargestcityofFrance.3.Florence C.isthesecondlargestcityofSpain.4.Athens D.isanItaliancitywhichbecamefamousbecauseoftheRenaissance.Ⅱ.課文閱讀理解1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.IttellsussomethingaboutParis.B.ItisaboutthehistoryofEuropeancities.C.IttalksaboutthelandmarksoffourEuropeancities.D.ItintroducesfourgreatEuropeancitiestous.2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheelementmakingParisfamous?A.TheEiffelTower.B.TheLouvre.C.Itsrestaurants，cafésandtheatres.D.TheartistsandwriterslivinginParis.3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutBarcelona?A.ItisthelargestcityofSpain.B.ItisthecapitalcityofSpain.C.TheChurchoftheSagradaFamiliaisoneofthemostfamoussitesinthecity.D.TheChurchoftheSagradaFamiliatookthearchitectover44yearstofinishit.4.FlorenceisfamousformanythingsEXCEPT.A.theRenaissanceB.thelandscapeofthecityC.manygreatartistsandtheirworksD.someartgalleries，churchesandmuseums5.InwhichwaymentionedinthepassagewasAthensdifferentfromtheotherthreecities?A.Itisthecapitalcityandthebirthplaceofthecivilisation.B.Itwastheworld’smostpowerfulcitywithalonghistory.C.TherearemanyfamousbuildingsinAthens.D.ManywriterslivinginAthenshaveinfluencedotherwriterswiththeirworks.重點(diǎn)詞匯1.FranceisEurope’sthirdlargestcountryandfacestheUnitedKingdomacrosstheEnglishChannel.法國是歐洲第三大國，與英國之間隔著英吉利海峽。[歸納拓展]facevt.面向；面對；n.面孔，臉；表面faceuptosth.敢于面對某事；勇于正視某事befacedwith面對/面臨……facetoface面對面makeaface＝makefaces做鬼臉inthefaceof面對(問題、困難或危險(xiǎn)等)loseface丟臉；丟面子[語境助記](1)Thelocalpeoplearefacingmanydifficulties，themostseriousofwhichistheshortageoffreshwater.當(dāng)?shù)厝苏媾R著許多困難，其中最嚴(yán)重的是淡水的匱乏。(2)Buildingownerswerefacedwithachoice.(2015·湖南)業(yè)主們面臨一個抉擇。(3)Thegeneralmanagershowedgreatcourageinthefaceofdanger.面對危險(xiǎn)，總經(jīng)理表現(xiàn)出了巨大的勇氣。[題組訓(xùn)練](1)單句語法填空①I’veoftendreamedoftalkingfacefacewithyou.②Thechildrenmade(face)ateachotherwhentheteacherturnedround.(2)一句多譯面對那么多的麻煩，他們沒能按時完成任務(wù)。①somuchtrouble，theyfailedtofinishthetaskontime.②somuchtrouble，theyfailedtofinishthetaskontime.③somuchtrouble，theyfailedtofinishthetaskontime.(3)單句改錯①InNewZealand，peopleliveinthehouseswiththeirdoorsfacessouth.②Shehadtofaceupthefactthatshewouldneverwalkagain.2.BetweenItalyandFrance，thereisamountainrangecalledtheAlps.在意大利和法國之間為阿爾卑斯山脈。[歸納拓展]rangen.山脈；范圍；射程；種類；v.(在一定的范圍內(nèi))變動/變化awiderangeof一系列……；各種各樣的……within/inrangeof在可及的范圍內(nèi)；在視覺(或聽覺)范圍內(nèi)beyond/outofrangeof超出……的范圍；在視覺(或聽覺)范圍之外in/outoftherangeof在……范圍內(nèi)/外rangefromAtoB/betweenAandB在A和B之間變化[語境助記](1)Thepriceofthehouseiswellbeyondourrange.這所房子的價格遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超出我們所能承受的范圍。(2)Thefoodpriceswillhaveanincreaseintherangeof7to10percent.食品價格將會有百分之七到百分之十的增長。(3)Wecanprovideallkindsofputerswhosepricesrangefrom3,000to5,000.我們可以提供各種類型的計(jì)算機(jī)，價格從3000美元到5000美元不等。[題組訓(xùn)練](1)單句語法填空①paredwithordinarydolls，BarbieDollssellwell，whosepricesrange5dollars100dollars.②Hehasanumberofinterests，(range)fromplayingchesstoswimming.③Heisthemanager；hiringandfiringaretherangeofhisresponsibilities.④Inadditiontothesetraditionalactivities，wehavewiderangeofchoicessuchastravellingandvisitingourrelativesorfriends.(2)單句改錯Thefirmwillprovideuswithaninterestingrangebooksandvideos.3.ParisisthecapitalandlargestcityofFrance，situatedontheRiverSeine.巴黎是法國的首都，也是法國最大的城市，坐落在塞納河畔。[歸納拓展](1)situatedadj.坐落(某處)的；位于(某處)的eq\b\lc\\rc\}(\a\vs4\al\co1(besituatedon/at/in...,belocatedin...,liein...))坐落于……；位于……bebadly/wellsituated處境困難/狀況良好(2)situatevt.使位于，使處于(3)situationn.情形；境遇ina(difficult)situation在(困難)的形勢下[語境助記](1)Isawthelandmarksituatedatthemouthoftheriver.我看到了位于河口的標(biāo)志性建筑。(2)Hefoundhimselfinadifficultsituation.他發(fā)現(xiàn)自己處境困難。[題組訓(xùn)練](1)單句語法填空①LondonisthemostbeautifulcityinBritain，(situate)ontheRiverThames.②Thegallery，situatedthecenterofthecity，isapopularplace.(2)一句多譯這座小城市位于中國的南部。①ThesmallcitythesouthofChina.(situated)②ThesmallcitythesouthofChina.(located)③ThesmallcitythesouthofChina.(lie)(3)單句改錯Thecity，situateintheeastofthearea，hasbeeamodernindustrialcenter.4.Itisoneofthemostbeautifulcitiesintheworldandisvisitedbymorethaneightmilliontouristseveryyear.它是世界上最美麗的城市之一，每年有800多萬游客前來參觀。[歸納拓展]morethan意為“超過，多于”，其反義短語為lessthan“少于”。morethanone＋單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞不止一個……morethan＋n.不止，不僅僅是……morethan＋adj./adv.很，非常nomorethan僅僅，只不過notmorethan不超過，不比……多注意：“morethanone＋單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞”盡管意義上是復(fù)數(shù)，但因中心詞是單數(shù)形式，謂語也須用單數(shù)以符合語法一致的原則。[語境助記](1)Ittakesmorethanonedayforustopletetheproject.我們完成該工程并非一日之功。(2)ChinaDailyismorethananewspaper；itcangreatlyimproveourEnglish.《中國日報(bào)》不僅僅是一份報(bào)紙，它能極大地提高我們的英語水平。(3)Theplotsofthedramaaremorethanentertainingandmoving.這部戲的情節(jié)很有趣，很感人。[題組訓(xùn)練](1)句型轉(zhuǎn)換Thereare30studentsatmostintheclassroom.Thereare30studentsintheclassroom.(2)翻譯句子①ThebeautyofthecountrysideismorethanIcandescribe.②It’snomorethanamisunderstanding.(3)單句改錯Thismorning，morethanonestudentwerelateforclass.5.ThemostpopularplacefortouristsistheEiffelTower，thefamoussymbolofParis.最受游客歡迎的地方是埃菲爾鐵塔，是巴黎的著名標(biāo)志。[歸納拓展](1)symboln.象征；符號；標(biāo)志symbolofsth.……的象征symbolforsth.……的符號或記號(2)symbolizevt.象征；是……的象征；代表[語境助記](1)Manypeoplethinkthatwhiteisasymbolofpurity.很多人認(rèn)為白色是純潔的象征。(2)Weuse“X”asthesymbolforanunknownquantity.我們用“X”表示一個未知數(shù)。[題組訓(xùn)練](1)完成句子①他們代表著天空的顏色和植物的顏色。Theyandthatofplants.②我們都知道鴿子被認(rèn)為是和平的象征。Weallknowthedoveisconsideredas.(2)單句改錯Feisthechemicalsymbolofiron.6.Thecityisalsofamousforitsrestaurants，cafésandtheatres.這個城市也以其飯店、咖啡館和劇院而聞名。Athens，thecapitalofGreece，isknownasthebirthplaceofwesterncivilisation.雅典是希臘的首都，作為西方文明的發(fā)祥地而聞名于世。[歸納拓展]befamousfor因……而出名befamous/knownas...作為……而出名bewell-knownfor...因……而出名bewell-knownto...為……所熟知Itisknowntoallthat...眾所周知……[語境助記](1)Hangzhouisfamousforitsbeautifulscenery.杭州以其優(yōu)美的景色而聞名。(2)CharlieChaplinisfamous/knownasthecharacterofatrampinhisfilms.查理·卓別林在電影中以飾演流浪漢角色而聞名。(3)ItisknowntoallthatTaiwanisapartofChina.眾所周知臺灣是中國的一部分。[題組訓(xùn)練](1)用適當(dāng)?shù)慕樵~填空①Itiswell-knownallthatMrSmithisfamoushisgoodteaching.②HarryPotteriswell-knownmanykidsofdifferentcountries.③ProfessorSmithisfamoushisinventions，butheisbetterknownanenvironmentalist.(2)單句改錯Asisknowntousallthatmancan’tlivewithoutair.7.FlorenceisanItaliancitywhichbecamefamousbecauseoftheRenaissance...佛羅倫薩是意大利的一個城市，它因文藝復(fù)興而出名……[歸納拓展]becauseof因?yàn)椋捎?，為介詞短語，后接名詞、代詞或what引導(dǎo)的名詞性從句；because雖然也表示“因?yàn)?，由于”，但它是連詞，引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句?？梢宰g為“由于，因?yàn)椤钡亩陶Z還有：owingto；dueto；thanksto；asaresultof；onaccountof[語境助記](1)Theprojectwascancelledbecauseofashortageoffunds.由于資金短缺，這個項(xiàng)目被取消了。(2)Thecropsaredyingsoonbecauseithasn’trainedsincelastautumn.因?yàn)樽匀ツ昵锾煲詠硪恢睕]下過雨，所以莊稼很快就會死掉。[題組訓(xùn)練](1)句型轉(zhuǎn)換①Shefailedintheexambecauseofhercarelessness.Shefailedintheexam.②Theopen-aircelebrationhasbeenputoffbecausetheweatherisbad.Theopen-aircelebrationhasbeenputoffthebadweather.(2)單句改錯①Shewasveryunhappybecausewhathermothersaid.②Heisabsenttoday.Thisisbecauseofheisill.經(jīng)典句式1.BetweenFranceandSpainisanothermountainrange—thePyrenees.在法國與西班牙之間有另外一座山脈——比利牛斯山脈。[歸納拓展](1)本句為完全倒裝句，結(jié)構(gòu)為：地點(diǎn)狀語＋謂語＋主語＋其他。(2)完全倒裝就是將整個謂語置于主語之前。當(dāng)一些表示方位的介詞短語或副詞，如up，down，out，in，here，there，off，back，away等或表示時間的now，then等副詞位于句首，且句子的主語是名詞而不是代詞時，句子常用完全倒裝結(jié)構(gòu)。[語境助記](1)Inthecenterofthecitystandsasculpture.市中心有一尊雕像。(2)Thedooropenedandincameourheadmaster.門開了，我們的校長進(jìn)來了。(3)Theregoesthebell.鈴響了。(4)ThencamethetimewhenIhadtosaygoodbyetomyfamily.接著我向家人說再見的時刻到了。[題組訓(xùn)練](1)完成句子①教室前站著我們的班主任。Inthefrontoftheclassroom.②看，我們其余的客人們來了。Look，there.③聽到狗叫聲，那個賊逃跑了。Hearingthedogbarking，away.(2)將下列句子改寫為倒裝句①Anoldmanwhohadbeenkilledinthefirelayonthefloor.②Look！Thebusising.(用here改寫)(3)單句改錯①Johnopenedthedoor.Therestandingagirlhehadneverseenbefore.②Downdidthethievesjumpfromtheroofandrunaway.2.Twentypercentofthecountryiscoveredbyislands.這個國家百分之二十的國土是島嶼。Abouttwo-thirdsofFrance’sartistsandwritersliveinParis.大約三分之二的法國藝術(shù)家和作家居住在巴黎。[歸納拓展]“百分?jǐn)?shù)/分?jǐn)?shù)＋of＋名詞/代詞”構(gòu)成的短語在句中作主語時，其謂語動詞的單復(fù)數(shù)形式取決于of之后的名詞或代詞的單復(fù)數(shù)形式：如果of之后的名詞或代詞表示復(fù)數(shù)概念，則句子謂語動詞要用復(fù)數(shù)形式；如果of之后的名詞是單數(shù)名詞或不可數(shù)名詞及表示單數(shù)的代詞，句子的謂語動詞則要用單數(shù)形式。思考英語中還有沒有其他的短語結(jié)構(gòu)也適用于上述主謂一致的原則呢？[語境助記](1)60percentoftheofficeclerksfeelitamusttomastersomeputerskills.60%的辦公室職員覺得掌握一些計(jì)算機(jī)技能是必要的。(2)Three-fourthsofthefamily’sineisfromthenon-farmingwork.這一家庭收入的四分之三來源于非農(nóng)業(yè)工作。[題組訓(xùn)練](1)用所給動詞的正確形式填空①Inourschoolabouttwo-thirdsofthestudents(be)fromthecountryside.②70%oftheearth’ssurface(cover)bywater.③Thetsunamidestroyedallthehousesonthecoast，morethan50percentofwhich(build)inwoodenstructureinrecentyears.(2)單句改錯Therestofthematerialswassavedforfutureuse.難句分析OneofBarcelona’smostfamouslandmarksistheChurchoftheSagradaFamilia，whichwasdesignedbyanarchitectcalledAntonioGaudi.句式分析：本句中，which引導(dǎo)一個從句，修飾先行詞theChurchoftheSagradaFamilia。其中calledAntonioGaudi是過去分詞短語作，修飾。自主翻譯：Ⅰ.單詞拼寫1.Heisanasoheisalwaysbusydesigningbuildings.2.ThewheelintheIndianflagisa(象征)ofpeace.3.TheEiffelToweriswell-knownasthe(標(biāo)志性建筑)ofParis.4.Anewfactoryistobe(位于)inthisarea.5.The(文明)ofmankindhastakenthousandsofyears.6.Hehadto(面對)thefactthatherlifehadchangedforever.7.Xi’anisoneoftheacapitalsofourcountry.8.Ittookthemmorethanonebilliondollarstopletethep.9.TheAlps(山脈)isfamousforitsbeautifulscenery.10.Greeceisthe(發(fā)源地)oftheOlympicGames.Ⅱ.選詞填空eq\x(becauseof；beknownas；befamousfor；workon；becoveredby)11.Franceitsfinefoodandwine.12.Muchofthecountryforest.13.WaterisimportantandspecialforJinan，which“theCityofSprings”.14.Theythebuildingallthroughthewinterlastyear.15.Thepoliceareadvisingdriverstoreducespeedthefog.Ⅲ.完成句子16.Sheleftschoolthreeyearsagoand(從那以后一直在做護(hù)士).17.Asweallknow，theYellowRiver(是第二長河)inChina.18.Tenpercentofthepupils(缺席)today.19.(面對這種形勢)，shedoesn’tknowwhattodo.20.Hehasalotofhobbies，(從集郵到玩電腦游戲不等).Ⅳ.課文語法填空Paris，oneofthemostbeautifulcitiesintheworld,21.(be)thecapitalofFrance.It’swell-known22.theEiffelTower.TheLouvre，oneoftheworld’s23.(large)artgalleries，isalsoinParis.Besides，therestaurants，cafésandtheatresinParisare24.(popularly).Barcelonais25.secondlargestcityofSpain.TheChurchoftheSagradaFamiliaisoneofitsmostfamouslandmarks.FlorenceisinItaly.It’s26.(know)fortheRenaissance，during27.somegreatpaintingsandsculptureswereproduced.Florence’sartgalleries，churchesandmuseumsattractplentyof28.(tourist)everyyear.TheUffiziPalaceisthemostfamousartgalleryinthecity.Athens，thecapitalofGreece，isthebirthplaceofwesterncivilisation.TheParthenonontheAcropolisHill29.(build)there.TheworkofGreece’sgreatestwritershasagood30.(effective)onotherwriters.

答案精析話題導(dǎo)入1.TointroduceEuropetous.2.ThegeographypositionofEurope.基礎(chǔ)自測Ⅰ.1.across2.continental3.face4.landmark5.situated；situate；situation6.symbol7.located；locate8.architect；ject10.birthplace；birth11.civilisation/civilization；civilise/civilize12.ancientⅡ.1.offthecoast2.onthecoast3.becoveredwith/by4.belocated/situatedin/on5.befamousfor6.workon7.becauseof8.beknownasⅢ.1.isanothermountainrange2.live3.hasinfluenced課文預(yù)讀Ⅰ.1.B2.C3.D4.AⅡ.1.D2.D3.C4.B5.B要點(diǎn)探究重點(diǎn)詞匯1.(1)①to②faces(2)①Faced；with②Facing③In；the；face；of(3)①InNewZealand，peopleliveinthehouseswiththeirdoorseq\f(face