2020-2021学年外研版（2019）高中英语选择性必修四学案：UNIT 4 EVERYDAY ECONOMICS 泛读技能初养成 WORD版含答案.doc

1、阅读教材P4445课文，选出最佳选项1Which one is not the benefit of the sharing economy?ASaving money.BMaking money.CLeaking personal information.DMaking friends.2What is the authors attitude towards the sharing economy?ASubjective.BObjective.CIndifferent.DNeutral.答案12CBWords and Phrasesdiscriminate v歧视；区别，辨别教材P41Ho

2、wever，some people are less optimistic，and argue that it discriminates against producers not part of the Good Deal movement.然而，一些人不那么乐观，他们认为这是歧视不属于Good Deal运动的生产者。例1 It is illegal to discriminate on grounds of race, sex or religion.因种族、性别或宗教信仰而实行歧视是非法的。 例2A number of features discriminate this specie

3、s from others.有些特征使这一物种与其他物种区别开来。造句法律绝不歧视穷人偏袒富人。The law does not discriminate against the poor and in favour of the rich.知识拓展discriminate against 歧视；排斥；人身攻击；区别discriminate between A and Bdiscriminate A from B 区分A和Bdiscriminate in favour of sb.偏袒某人discrimination n. 歧视；偏袒；区别；识别即学即练单句语法填空Women complain

4、 that employers discriminate against female workers when calculating their rank and pay. It is unfair to discriminate between black people and white people.The Pope said the right to food was a right for all human beings without discrimination(discriminate)superior adj.(品质、价值)较好的；地位较高地，上级的；(在数量上)占多数

5、的，占优势的；不受左右的，不屈服的 n长官；长辈； 前辈； 优越的人教材P41This kind of Coffee has special features：superior，smooth blend，with mild flavour.这种咖啡的特点是：品质上乘，混合均匀，味道温和。例1He is superior to the other man.他比另一个男子级别高。例2That army won because of superior numbers.那支军队以人多取胜。造句你在这项技术上一定胜过我。You must be superior to me in this skill.知

6、识拓展A is superior to BAs superiority to BA高于或好于Bsuperiority n. 优越；优先权superior用作形容词时，本身含有“较”的意思，故不再有比较级或最高级形式。表示“两者的比较”，用“superior to”，而不能用“superior than”。即学即练单句语法填空This model is technically superior to its competitors.He won the competition with obvious superiority (superior)sorrow n悲伤；悲痛；悲哀；伤心事；悲伤事

7、v感到(或表示)悲伤教材P44Parents and teachers keep reminding us to share toys，snacks，books，happy memories，and sometimes even sorrows with others.家长和老师不断提醒我们，要和别人分享玩具、零食、书籍、快乐的回忆，有时甚至是悲伤。例1It was a time of great sorrow.这是一个非常悲伤的时刻。例2Words cannot express my sorrow.言语无法表达我的哀伤。造句 听到她的死讯，他表示哀伤。He expressed his sor

8、row at the news of her death.知识拓展(1)joys and sorrows 悲欢(2)to ones sorrow 让某人伤心的是more in sorrow than in anger悲哀多于愤怒(3)sorrowful adj. 悲伤的即学即练完成句子/单句语法填空They said that the decision was made more in sorrow than in anger(与其说是出于气愤，不如说是出于悲伤)To my sorrow my car broke down.take off(飞机)起飞；开始成功；脱去(衣服等)；摘掉；匆匆离开

9、；休假教材P44The sharing economy is taking off in all sorts of areas.共享经济正在各个领域蓬勃发展。例1They need to expand the number of farmers who are involved if the schemes going to really take off.这个方案要想真正成功，他们就需要增加参与的农场主的人数。例2In 1944，he met Edith Piaf，and his career took off.1944年，他结识了伊迪思比阿夫，从此他的事业开始腾飞。造句 在第三部电影之后，

10、他的电影表演事业开始有起色了。After his third film，his career of film performance took off.知识拓展take sth.away 解除，消除(感情，痛苦等)take sb./sth.back 与重归于好；收回；带回；使回想起take down 写下，记下；拆卸take in 吸收；理解；欺骗；收留take on 具有，呈现；担任，承担；雇用take up 举(拿、捡、拔)起；占据；从事take over 接管；接任；控制即学即练写出下列句中take off的含义Three planes were standing on the runw

11、ay，waiting to take off. 起飞I wish youd take off that hat when you are in the classroom. 摘掉Congratulations，Paulo! Now maybe you can take a few days off. 休假He took off because of his good performance. 开始成功The six boys got into the car and took off for the drug store. 匆匆离开cut down削减；减少使用；砍倒；夺去的生命教材P45Wh

12、ats more，sharing encourages us to reuse items，thereby cutting down on waste.更重要的是，分享鼓励我们重复使用物品，从而减少浪费。例1If you spend more than your income，can you try to cut down?如果你入不敷出，可以试着减少开支吗？例2Cut down on animal fats found in red meat，hard cheeses and so on.减少摄入存在于红肉、硬干酪等中的动物脂肪。造句汽车制造业缩减了生产量。The car industry

13、cut down production.知识拓展cut in 插话；让(某人)分享利润cut up 打伤；使伤心cut out 删除；裁剪cut through 开辟cut off 切断；中止；隔绝；剥夺继承权即学即练写出下列句中cut down的含义/单句语法填空My uncle hasnt been able to quit smoking，but at least he has cut down.减少This article is too long，and you have to cut it down to 1，000 words.删减Immediate actions should

14、be taken，like stopping cutting down trees，to better the environment.砍倒Hunger，cold and illness cut down many of the villagers. 夺去的生命We were cut off in the middle of our telephone conversation because my cell phone was out of power.It is impolite for children to cut in when their seniors are talking.c

15、ase n具体情况；事例；实例；实情；事实；特殊情况；盒子；案例；伤员教材P45As is often the case all over the world with new areas of economic activity，the sharing economy is developing faster than existing regulations or ongoing supervision.正如世界各地新的经济活动领域经常出现的情况一样，共享经济的发展速度超过了现有的法规或持续的监管。例1If that is the case( if the situation descri

16、bed is true)，we need more staff.如果真是那样，那我们就需要更多的员工了。例2It is simply not the case that prison conditions are improving.监狱条件得到改善的情况绝非事实。造句他的钱全部输光，真有其事吗？Is it the case that he has lost all his money?知识拓展(1)in sb.s case 就某人的情况而言(2)in that case 如果是那样的话in case 以防万一in case of 要是，在的时候the case 事实in any case 无

17、论如何；不管怎样即学即练写出下列句中case/the case的含义/单句语法填空/完成句子There is a misbelief that popcorn is caloriefree，but that is not the case.事实These ideas can be true in certain cases，but very wrong in others.情况To attract more visitors，the museum displayed the exhibition sunglass cases.盒子Judging from the whole process，i

18、t was a typical case of bad management.案例Fortunately，the most serious cases were treated at the scene of the accident.伤员Theres no point complaining nowwere leaving tomorrow in any case.Youd better take the keys in case Im out(以防万一我不在家)expense n费用；经费；损失，牺牲教材P45Some companies are taking unfair advanta

19、ge of this situation to expand their share of the market，often at the expense of more traditional and established companies.一些公司正在利用这种不公平的情况来扩大其市场份额，往往以牺牲更多的传统和老牌公司为代价。例1I spare no expense to collect the paintings by Picasso.我不惜花费巨资收藏毕加索的画。例2Our expenses far outweigh our income.我们的支出远超我们的收入。造句他自己筹措支

20、付所有的学费。He paid all the school expenses by himself.知识拓展at ones own expense 用自费at the public expense 用公费living expenses 生活费at any expense 不管花多少钱；不管牺牲多大at the expense of a person用(某人)的费用；麻烦(某人)at the expense of 牺牲；付出的代价expensive adj. 昂贵的，花钱的it is expensive to do是很花钱的即学即练单句语法填空She gave a concert at her

21、brothers expense.He secured fame and wealth at the expense of his health.It is expensive to travel (travel)by plane.段落大意题段落大意类题型多在说明文和议论文中进行考查，这类文章涉及多种话题如社会文化类、科普说明类等。设问形式常有：(1)What does the last paragraph talk about?(2)The main idea of the second paragraph probably is 解题技巧“首尾兼顾”知段意(1)段首：说明文和议论文中的主题

22、句常在段首句。(2)段尾：先表述细节，后归纳概括，段落中心在段尾。典例.Meanwhile，things that you might expect to discourage spending“bad” tables，crowding，high pricesdont necessarily.Diners at bad tablesnext to the kitchen door，sayspent nearly as much as others but soon fled.It can be concluded that restaurant keepers need not “be ove

23、rly concerned about bad tables，” given that theyre profitable.As for crowds，a Hong Kong study found that they increased a restaurants reputation，suggesting great food at fair prices.And doubling a buffets price led customers to say that its pizza was 11 percent tastier.What does the paragraph talk a

24、bout?ATips to attract more customers.BProblems restaurants are faced with.CWays to improve restaurants reputation.DCommon misunderstandings about restaurants.D根据文章第一句“Meanwhile，things that you might expect to discourage spendingbad tables，crowding，high pricesdont necessarily.”可知，你认为可能会影响人们消费的因素如：不好的

25、桌子、拥挤以及高价等不一定会影响人们的消费，然后依次举例进行了证明，所以本段主要讲的是人们对于饭店的几个误解，故选D。对点训练A.A separate concert，“Songs We Love”，found Bridgewater singing less politically charged (but still exciting) fare like “St.James Infirmary”，which appears on her most recent album.In words as well as music，this period reveals how seriousl

26、y Bridgewater takes that responsibility，seeing as how it connects to her own experience in the jazz lineage.But maybe “seriously” isnt the right word when it comes to Dee Dee，whose effervescence(欢腾，活泼) shines through even in a reflective mood.Join her here for a while；shes excellent company，no more

27、or less so now that mastery is officially a part of her resume.What does the paragraph mainly talk about?ABridgewaters music theme.BBridgewaters music experience.CBridgewaters personal characters.DBridgewaters great achievements.A段落大意题。根据第一句中的“singing less politically charged.”可知，她的歌曲政治味不太强烈，故本段主要讲了

28、布里姬沃特的音乐主题。BThere is a breakthrough in building aircraft.Bendable wings covered with overlapping(部分重叠) pieces resembling fish sizes could be used to build swifter，fuelefficient aircraft，a new study finds.Nowadays，conventional aircraft typically rely on ailerons(副翼) to help control the way the planes

29、 tip as they fly.However，when the Wright brothers flew the first airplane，Flyer 1，over a century ago，they used no ailerons but wires and pulleys that twisted the woodandcanvas wings，to control the plane.Scientists have long sought to develop aircraft that can alter their wings during the flight，just

30、 as birds can.However，most previous attempts have failed because they relied on heavy mechanical control structures within the wings.These structures were also complex and unreliable，said Neil Gershenfeld，a physicist and director of the Center for Bits and Atoms at Massachusetts Institute of Technol

31、ogy (MIT)The new wing consists of a system of tiny，strong，lightweight modules.The shape of the wing can be changed uniformly along its length using two small motors，which apply a twisting pressure to each wingtip.These wings are covered in “skins” of overlapping strips of flexible material resemblin

32、g fish sizes.These strips move across each other as the wings alter，providing a smooth outer surface，the researchers explained.What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?AThe shape of the new wings.BThe result of the tested wings.CThe function of the small motors.DThe working principle of the new wings.D段落大意题。根据文章第四段内容可知，本段主要讲述了新机翼的工作原理。故选D。