1、.unit 2 Great minds 一ReadingTwo geniuses Many people consider Albert Einstein a genius. This story about him shows that he also had a sense of humour. Einstein often received invitations to explain his theories at different universities. On these trips, his driver Hans often said to him, “ Its a ple

2、asure to drive a genius like you, Dr Einstein. One evening, on their way toa university, Einstein said, “I m so tired. I wish I could avoid giving my lecture tonight, Hans, but I dont want to let my audience down. “ I know what to do,said Hans. “ I can give the lectured for you. You can trust me. Iv

3、e listened to your lecture so many times that Ive learnt it by heart. No one knows you at this university, so they wont find out. So, they changed places. At the university, Hans was guided to the front of the hall.Einstein took a seat, listened to Hans give his lecture without difficulty, and joine

4、d in the applause at the end. However, before Hans left, a man shouted, “ Id like to ask you a question. He then asked a question so difficult that Hans had no idea what he was talking about. Einstein turned pale.“ Oh no! he thought. “ Now we are in trouble. “But Hans just laughed and said, “ Thats

5、such an easy question that even my driver can answer it. Hans ,please. Einstein stood up and answered the question perfectly. They left the university, with Einstein driving. A little later, Hans offered to drive. “No, laughed Einstein. “Its a pleasure to drive a genius like you, HansPhrases ：1. lis

6、ten to sb. do sth. 聽某人做某事 2. would like to do 想要做某事3. warn sb. to do. 警告某人做某事 4. offer to do sth. 提出做某事offer sb sth=offer sth to sb 5. believe in 相信 6. take part in=take part in 參加 7. make sb. do sth. 使某人做某事 8. ask sb.to do sth. 讓某人做某事難點全解1. Many people consider Albert Einstein a genius. consider及物動

7、詞，意為“認為；覺得。consider sb./ sth.as sth.意為“認為某人/某物是···。 英漢互譯： 他認為自己是一個了不起的人。 _ They were considered as heroes. _ 另外，consider后還可接that從句。 He considered that we could do the work well. _ 拓展：consider 意為“考慮，相當于think about, 其后可接名詞、代詞、動詞-ing形式、從句 或“疑問詞+不定式作賓語。但其后不能接跟動詞不定式作賓語。 例句：Youd better cons

8、ider my suggestion. We are consider going to Hainan next year. He has never considered how to solve the problem. 2. This story about him shows that he also had a sense of humour. sense 可數名詞，意為“感覺；理解力；判斷力通常用單數。sense of humour 幽默感。 根據漢語完成句子： 張老師非常幽默。 Mr Zhang has a very good _ _ _. 她沒有方向感。 She didnt h

9、ave a _ _ _. humour 不可數名詞，意為“幽默 I like such stories full of humour. 拓展：humorous 形容詞，意為“滑稽有趣的；有幽默感的。 He had a wide mouth and humorous eyes.3. Einstein often received invitations to explain his theories at different universities. 辨析：receive 和acceptreceive指客觀上“收到，也可以表示“接待和“遭受accept用來表示主觀上“承受某人、“成認或贊同某一

10、看法或理論 一言變異：He received a gift but he didnt accept it. invitation名詞，意為“邀請；請柬。用法：后常接to sth.或to do sth.My father had an invitation to visit his friend in Beijing. 拓展：invite動詞，意為“邀請。常見用法有： invite sb. to.邀請某人去某地/某一活動 我們邀請高老師來參加我們的聚會。 _ invite sb. to do sth.邀請某人做某事 他們邀請我和他們一起去上海。 _4. Its a pleasure to dri

11、ve a genius like you , Dr Einstein. pleasure 在此用作可數名詞，意為“樂事；快事。Its a pleasure to do sth.表示“做某事是一 件樂事 辨析：pleasure, pleasant, pleasedpleasure可數名詞樂事；快事不可數名詞快樂；快樂；愉快，take pleasure in doing sth.意為“從做某事中獲得樂趣pleasant形容詞令人愉快的；宜人的。通常修飾物pleased形容詞快樂地；愉快的。be pleased with意為“對···感到滿意；be pleased to

12、 do sth,意為“樂于做某事 填詞： Its a _ to hear from you. Reading bring me great _. What a _ trip! The mother were very _ with her two daughters. 5. I wish I could avoid giving my lecture tonight, Hans, but I dont want to let my audience down. avoid 動詞，意為“防止；避開。avoid doing sth. 意為“防止做某事。另外，avoid還可 以接名詞或代詞作賓語。但

13、avoid后不能接動詞不定式作賓語。 We got up early to avoid missing the early bus. She tried to avoid all the problems. lecture 可數名詞，意為“講座；演講。give a lecture 意為“講課；演講； attend a lecture意為“聽講座 那位科學家給我們講課了。 The scientist _ _ _to us. 你聽了那個有關馬克·吐溫的講座了嗎？ Did you _ _ _ _ Mark Twain. let sb. down意為“使/令某人絕望。 昨天她讓我們大失所望。

14、 _ 6. look for& find& find outlook for “尋找；尋求強調過程; find “找到；發現，強調結果；find out 表示經過調查、探聽后發現.。試題： What are you _？ Finally, they _ the lost child. At last, we _ who stole the watch. Have you _ when the train will arrive?7. I ve listened to your lecture so many times that Ive learnt it by heart.

15、so adjadv + that “如此.以致于用來修飾形容詞或副詞 so many/few +復數可數名詞+ that 我犯了如此多的錯誤，以致于我沒能通過這次考試。 so much/little + 不可數名詞that 我有如此少的錢，以致于不能賣任何東西。 Thats such an easy question that even my driver can answer it. such +aan +adj +可數名詞單數+that “如此.以致于用來修飾名詞 = so +adj+aan +可數名詞單數+that 他是如此聰明的一個男孩以致于每個人都喜歡他。 such +adj +復數

16、可數名詞+that 這些數學題如此難以致于我做不出來。 such +adj +不可數名詞+that 這個工作如此艱巨以致于很少有人能按時完成。8. Now were in trouble. be in trouble 意為“處于困境；倒霉。 假如他不能按時完成工作，他就會倒霉了。 _ have trouble with.在···方面有費事/問題。 Maybe you will have trouble with your English, but never give up. _ have trouble in doing sth. 作某事有困難 I have s

17、ome trouble in reading her letter. _ 9. learnby heart背誦，用心記 例句：Ive listened to it so many times that Ive learnt it by heart. L21, P103 我已經聽了很屢次了以致于我都背下了它。試題： I have read the poem so many times that I can _ it _ . 10. Doctors warn people to avoid too much sun this summer too much +不可數名詞 too many+不可數名

18、詞復數 much too +形容詞 11. Dr yang one of the cleverest women in the world. one of the+形容詞最高級+復數可數名詞，表示“最.之一隨堂一練 一根據句意、首字母或漢語提示寫出單詞，補全句子。1. We should help those people in _. 困境 2. He says he has a wonderful sense of h_. 3. Peter won an a_ for his wonderful performance in the show.4. Ive listened to your

19、l_ so many times that Ive learnt it by heart.5. His face turned p_ when he heard the news.6. My brother is interested in the u_. He wants to be an astronomer when he grows up.7. As a students, you should o_ the school rules.8. We re going to have a party at Dannys house _ 今晚 9. You look _蒼白的. Whats

20、the matter with you ?10. Mr Wang didnt accept our _ 邀請 to the meeting.二用所給單詞的適當形式填空。1. Its a pleasure _ go for a walk with you.2. He described his travel in South America in a _ humour way.3. The lady refused his _ invite to the dinner party.4. I _ listen to this piece of music many times.5. Its har

21、d to avoid _ meet his as it is such a small village.6. Its my _ please to help you with the luggage. 7. Einstein took a seat, listened to Hans give his lecture without _ difficult .8. The Guang-Shen highway _ reduce the distance between Guangzhou and Shenzhen.9. Heavy _ applaud broke out as soon as

22、she finished speaking.10. There are many _ theory about the origin of life.三、釋義題1. You should cheer up and let your parents down. A. make your parents happyB. make your parents excited C. make your parents angryD. make your parents disappointed2. People usually make fun of their friends on April Foo

23、ls Day. A. play jokes on B. have fun with C. play withD. tell some jokes to3. We will take part in social practice during the summer vacation. A. join B. join inC. be inD. do4. I avoided him as much as possible. A. keep away from B. put away fromC. give away fromD. through away from5. I dont quite c

24、atch what you said at the meeting. A. miss B. hearC. have D. Understand四、單項選擇題知識點1. If you dont study hard, youll your parents . A.let;down B.write;down C.look;up D.cheer;up 2. -We can use MSN to talk with each other on the Internet. -Really ? Will you please show me _ it ? A. what to use B. how to

25、use C. how can I use D. what I use 3. There was a large box behind the door and Peter couldnt _ falling over it in the darkness. A. help B. resist C. avoid D. prevent4. You study hard youre sure to pass the exam. A. enough ; to B.as ; as C.so;that D.such;that5. Beijing has_ many cars that there is o

26、ften traffic jam in rash hours. A. so B. very C. too D. such6. Steven,could you help me _when the plane will take off on the Internet? A.get on B. find out C. look for D. look after7. -Would you like camping with me？ -Id like to .But Im busy my homework. A. to go ; to do B. to go ; doing C. going ;

27、to do D.going ; doing8. The little boy his seat to an old lady on the crowded bus. A.lent B.offered C. took D. Brought9. Some students spend _ time on the Internet. They forget to study, eat and sleep.They cant even communicate with people in real life. A. too many B. many too C. too much D. much to

28、o10. What did Lily tell you just now ? She asked me _ others her secret. A. to tell not B. not to tell C. dont tell D. not tell 11. He lost his key.It made him _ in the cold to wait for his wifes return. A. to stay B. stayed C.stays D. stay 家庭作業一、語法填空。 閱讀下面短文，按照句子構造的語法性和上下文連接的要求，在空格處填入一個適當的詞或使用括號中詞語

29、的正確形式填空。 It was my first day at school and I felt very nervous. Since I knew _1_ at school at that time, I went everywhere alone. I had a strong desire to have a companion. _2_ I could make a new friend, I would be very happy. I listened to all the lessons and waited for the lunch break. Finally, the bell _3_ ring and it was time to have lunch. While waiting in line, I met a girl