1、Unit 4 Helping people around the world,All around the world，an increasing number of people are spending their time taking part in online volunteering projects.What encourages them to help strangers without expectation of money or even thanks? Radha Taralekar helped teach Imelda how to protect hersel
2、f from HIV，though the two have never met，and neither knows the others name.Taralekar received no payment for the job.For Taralekar，the project gave her the chance to use her professional experience.“I want to serve people with my medical knowledge，” she said.For some，the inspiration to volunteer onl
3、ine was far more personal.After losing his wife,话题导入,to cancer，Tony Selman spent many hours online helping Cancer Research to collect information on the illness.“Seeing how painful she was when my wife was dying，I decided to help scientists find a way to treat cancer，” he said. Interests and hobbies
4、 are also one of the reasons.Sam Luk joined other online volunteers to try to help the police solve murder cases.The police posted them online，calling for volunteers to help them to make sense of the messages.“I am interested in this and I love Sherlock Holmes，” said Luk.,For writer Clay Shirky，some
5、 large online volunteering projects help millions of people，giving him a sense of achievement.He helps write Wikipedia，the worlds biggest encyclopedia(百科全书)，which is written by people willing to use their professional knowledge.,阅读短文，判断正(T)误(F) 1.We can know that Radha Taralekar may be a doctor.( )
6、2.Tony Selman decided to help Cancer Research because his wife was dead because of cancer.( ) 3.Sam Luk volunteered to help the police because of his duty of work.( ) 4.There are four reasons why people help strangers online mentioned in the text.( ),T,T,F,T,基础自测,内容索引,要点探究,达标检测,课文预读,Period One Welco
7、me to the unit & Reading,基础自测,.重点单词 1. n.& vt.缺乏 2. n.描写(文字)，形容，说明vt.描写 3. adj.政治的；政府的 4. adj.令人敬重的；值得的，相称的；有价值的adj.有价值；值得的；n.价值的东西；意义；作用adj.重要的；令人愉快的；值得花时间(或花钱、努力等) 5. n.受害者,lack description describe political worthy worth worthwhile victim,6. adj.平等的；同等的；n.同等的人；相等物；vt.与相同或相等 7. adj.志愿的；自愿的；主动的n.志愿
8、者 8. vt.& vi.贡献；捐赠，捐助；促成，导致n.贡献，捐献 9. vt.购得；获得，得到 10. vi.& vt.扩展，发展(业务)；扩大，增强n.扩大，扩张，扩展；膨胀,equalvoluntary volunteer contribute contribution acquireexpandexpansion,11. adj.紧急的，紧迫的n.紧急，急迫vt.敦促，力劝；竭力主张；n.强烈的欲望，迫切的要求 12. n.饥饿；挨饿；饿死v.饿死，挨饿 13. vt.& vi.沸腾，煮沸；烹煮 14. vt.售得，卖得(某价)；取来，去拿来 15. n.出口产品，输出品；出口，输出
9、；vt.& vi.出口，输出,urgent urgency urge starvation starve boil fetch export,.重点短语 1.refer 与相关，涉及；谈及；查阅，参考 2. addition此外，除以外(还) 3.draw someones attention 使(某人)察觉到 4. the umbrella of在的保护下，在的管理下 5.apart (表示除以外别无)除此之外；(表示除以外尚有)撇开来说 6. a result 结果，因此 7.be decorated 用装饰 8.provide sth. sb. 给某人提供某物,to,in,to,unde
10、r,from,as,with,for,.重点句式 1.beadj.to do. This land but now water has been pumped into the fields. 这块地曾经很难耕种，但现在可以抽水灌溉了。 2.不定式作原因状语 I feel very honoured take on this role. 能够担任这个角色，我感到非常荣幸。 3.as引导非限制性定语从句，the UN touches the lives of people everywhere.你是知道的，联合国触及各地人们的生活。,was difficult to farm,to have b
11、een able to,As you know,课文预读,.阅读课文，匹配各部分大意 1.Part 1 (Paras.13) A.The problems the UN helps to solve and the goals they will reach. 2.Part 2 (Paras.45) B.Working as a UN Goodwill Ambassador and a brief introduction to the UN. 3.Part 3 (Para.6) C.The work which the author has been doing with the UN.,答
12、案,.课文阅读理解 1.Which of the following is NOT the UNs main purpose? A.To keep international peace. B.To develop friendly relationships among nations. C.To work together in solving international political conflicts and in promoting respect for human rights. D.To be a centre of economy and culture in the
13、world.,1,2,3,4,答案,2.Where do the UN soldiers come from? A.Every country in the world. B.Different countries that belong to the UN. C.The developed countries. D.The developing countries.,答案,3,4,2,1,3.Which of the following is TRUE about the writers work in the UN? A.It is well paid. B.It involves tak
14、ing part in peacekeeping operations. C.It involves visiting countries where the UN has programmes to help people. D.It involves teaching women in South Africa to make baskets.,答案,3,4,2,1,4.According to a UN meeting in 2000，by the year 2015， . A.everyone will be able to drink free water B.all childre
15、n will complete primary education C.the diseases in the world will disappear D.the women in South Africa will get rich,答案,3,4,2,1,.课文阅读填空,October,192,end,assists,improves,starvation,relationships,political,available,complete,.阅读课文，并以约30个词概括第二段(P50，L915)的段落大意。 _,This paragraph mainly tells us when th
16、e United Nations was founded and its member countries.At the same time，we can also learn something about the four main functions of this organization.,要点探究,When there is a lack of food，there is hunger. 当粮食缺乏时，就会有饥饿(发生)。,重点词汇,(1)lack n.& vt.缺乏 (a)lack of缺少 for/through lack of因缺少 no lack of 充足，不缺少 lac
17、k in.在方面缺乏 lack (for)sth. 缺少某物 (2)be lacking in 缺乏(某种品质、特点等),(1)There was no lack of volunteers. 志愿者不乏其人。 (2)Robin is not usually confidence. 罗宾平时并不缺乏自信心。,lacking in,单项填空 (3)You know，he doesnt money.His unhappiness is for courage to face the fact. A.lack of；lack B.lack；lack of C.lack；shortage of D.l
18、ack of；a shortage of,解析,答案,解析 lack作及物动词时，后面直接跟名词；for lack of因缺少；a shortage of缺少。,I am pleased to have this chance today to talk to you about the United Nations，or the UN，as it is more often referred to. 我很高兴今天有机会跟大家谈谈联合国，联合国也叫UN这个名称更常用。,(1)refer to谈及，提到；与相关，涉及；参考，查阅 refer to.as.把当作；将称作 refer.to.将送交给
19、(以求获得帮助等) (2)reference n.提及，涉及；说到(或写到)的事；参考，查阅；v.查阅，参考；给(书等)附参考资料 in/with reference to关于 for reference以备查阅,易混辨析 look up，refer to 二者都有“查阅；参考”的意思，但搭配不同： look up的宾语多为word，information等，不可以是book，dictionary等。 refer to的意思比较广泛，当“查找”讲时，其宾语多为book，dictionary等。,(1)Dont refer to your dictionary each time you mee
20、t unknown words. 遇到不认识的词，不要每次都查字典。 (2)Keep the list of numbers near the phone for easy . 把电话号码表放在电话旁边，方便查找。,reference,单项填空 (3)The president spoke at the business meeting for nearly an hour without his notes. A.bringing up B.referring to C.looking for D.trying on,解析,答案,解析 由语境可知，此处应为“没有参考演讲稿”，refer to
21、参考，查阅。,First I should give you a short description of the UN. 首先我应该给你们简短讲一下联合国。,(1)description n.(描写)文字，形容，说明 beyond description难以描述 (2)describe.as.把描述成 注意：(1)describe后不接双宾语，若语义需要，要用介词to或for来引出间接宾语。 (2)describe.as.的意思是“把描述成”，其中的as习惯上不宜换成to be。,(1)His face is weary beyond description. 他一脸难以形容的疲惫。 (2)
22、Eriksson “the best player on the playground”. 埃里克森称他是“场上最好的球员”。,described him as,单项填空 (3)The newspaper article gave a vivid of the earthquake which happened in Japan and we can know how things happened there. A.starvation B.description C.operation D.argument,解析,答案,解析 句意为：报纸文章生动地描述了发生在日本的地震，所以我们能知道那里
23、发生的事情。description描述，符合句意。,With the help of these armies and other worthy organizations，the UN assists the victims of wars and disasters. 在这些军队和其他一些可敬的组织的协助下，联合国为战争及灾难的受害者提供援助。,worthy adj.令人敬重的；值得的，相称的；有价值的,(1)His deed is worthy of praise/to be praised. 他的行为值得称赞。,易混辨析 worthy，worth，worthwhile,(2)The o
24、ld castle is well . 这座古老的城堡很值得游览。,worth a visit/visiting,单项填空 (3)The teacher thinks it is to devote so much time to his students. A.worth；worthwhile B.worthwhile；worthy C.worthy；worth D.worthy；worthwhile,解析 句意为：这位令人尊敬的老师认为在他的学生身上花如此多的时间是值得的。worthy值得的，有价值的，可尊敬的；It is worthwhile to do/doing sth. 值得做某事
25、。,解析,答案,In addition，the UN helps protect human rights and works to improve international laws，for example，those on child labour and on equal rights for minorities and women.此外，联合国还协助保护人权并致力于改进各种国际法律，例如，有关童工、少数民族及妇女的平等权利的法律。,(1)in addition(相当于副词)此外，除之外(还) in addition to(相当于介词，后加名词、代词、动名词)除之外(还) (2)ad
26、ditional adj.额外的,(1)In addition，you should pay attention to your pronunciation.另外，你要注意发音。 (2)The charge for the delivery is additional. 运费另计。,单项填空 (3) the school，the village has a clinic，which was also built with government support. A.In reply to B.In addition to C.In charge of D.In place of,解析,答案,解
27、析 句意为：除了学校，村庄还有一个诊所，也是由政府扶持建立的。由后面also一词可知，应填in addition to“除之外(还)”。,(1)equal adj.平等的；同等的；能胜任的；n.同等的人；相等物； vt.与相同或相等 be equal in在方面比得上 be equal to sth. /doing sth. 等于；与相等；胜任 be without equal/have no equal 无与伦比 (2)equally adv.相等地，同样地 (3)equality n.平等,(4)No one equals him in strength. 没有谁比得上他的力气。 (5)W
28、hen it comes to the art of war，ants . 当谈到战争的艺术时，蚂蚁是无与伦比的。 (6)Dont you believe in between men and women? 难道你不相信男女平等吗？,are without equal/have no equal,equality,单项填空 (7)Whatever background you come from，you can be successful with your hard work like many others.(2017南京金陵中学高二检测) A.mostly B.merely C.equa
29、lly D.hardly,解析,答案,解析 句意为：无论你是什么背景，你可以通过努力工作像许多其他人一样取得成功。equally同样地，符合语境。,In addition，my visits will encourage people working on the projects and draw local peoples attention to the situation. 此外，我的访问还会鼓励那些致力于联合国各种项目的人，吸引当地人对相关形势的注意力。,draw ones attention to.使某人注意到 attract/catch/get/come to ones atte
30、ntion吸引/引起/得到某人的注意 bring sth. to ones attentionbring sth. to the attention of sb. 使某人关注某事；使某事引起某人的注意 pay attention to.注意,(1)Her new clothes are attracting a lot of attention. 她的新衣服引起了很大关注。 (2)The government must take measures to bring water pollution to the attention of the public. 政府必须采取措施让公众关注水污染的
31、问题。 (3)Be sure to the environment and think of others when travelling. 外出旅游时务必注意保护环境，为他人着想。,pay attention to protecting,单项填空 (4)If the poor man hadnt managed to the attention of the public for help，he would be dead now. A.fetch B.focus C.draw D.pay,解析 句意为：如果这个可怜的人没有设法吸引公众的注意来获得帮助，他现在已经死了。draw the at
32、tention of sb. 吸引某人的注意。,解析,答案,They collect approximately 1.35 yuan per day from each member and add it to some money contributed by the government. 她们每天从每个小组成员那里收取大约1.35元，将这些钱和政府捐助给她们的那些钱加在一起。,(1)contribute v.捐献，捐赠，捐助；贡献；促成，导致；投稿 contribute.to.把贡献给；给投稿；把捐赠给 contribute to有助于；促成，起作用 (2)contribution n.
33、贡献；捐款 make a contribution/contributions to对做出贡献,(1)He contributed an article to China Daily. 他为中国日报撰写了一篇文章。 (2)Pollution from nearby factories has also contributed to the problem. 来自附近工厂的污染也是造成这一问题的原因。 (3)He has a space development program. 他对一项太空发展计划做出了很大的贡献。,made great contributions to/made a grea
34、t contribution to,单项填空 (4)I hope your suggestions will contribute the problem. A.to solve B.to solving C.solve D.solved,解析 contribute to有助于，起作用，to是介词，后跟名词或动名词。,解析,答案,With luck their group will be able to expand and maybe set up a shop. 运气好的话，她们的小组还能够进一步扩大，或许还能开一个店铺。,(1)expand vi.& vt.扩展；发展(业务)；扩大；增强
35、 expand into.扩大成 expand on/upon详细阐明 (2)expansion n.扩大，扩展；膨胀,(1)Weve expanded the business by opening two more stores.我们增开了两个商店来扩展业务。 (2)Ten years later，the village expanded into a town.十年后，这个村子发展成了一个城镇。 (3)I will this problem next time. 下次我再详细谈这个问题。,expand on/upon,单项填空 (4)I dont think we should our
36、business in the present economic climate. A.express B.explain C.exhaust D.expand,解析,答案,解析 句意为：我认为我们不应该在目前的经济环境中扩大业务。express 表达；explain解释；exhaust 用尽，耗尽；expand使变大，扩张。根据题意，故选D。,This land was difficult to farm but now water has been pumped into the fields. 这块地曾经很难耕种，但现在可以抽水灌溉了。,经典句式,(1)This land was dif
37、ficult to farm.是一个特殊句式，即“Sth. beadj.to do.”句式。 (2)一般来说，不定式在easy，difficult，nice等形容词之后作状语，且不定式与句子的主语有逻辑上的动宾关系时，不定式常用主动语态表示被动含义。 (3)在这种句式中，不定式可以带上自己的逻辑主语，该逻辑主语通常由介词for引出；如果构成不定式的动词为不及物动词，那么该动词后常常会加上适当的介词。,(1)The water is not fit to drink. 这水不适合饮用。 (2)The flat is . 这套公寓住起来很舒适。,comfortable to live in,单项填
38、空 (3)The difference in thickness and weight from the earlier version makes the iPad 2 more comfortable . A.held B.holding C.be held D.to hold,解析,答案,解析 此处comfortable后省略了hold的逻辑主语for sb. ，故用主动形式表示被动意义。,As you know，the UN touches the lives of people everywhere.你是知道的，联合国触及各地人们的生活。,as you know 正如你所知道的 (1
39、)as引导限制性定语从句时，其先行词前有such，as，so，the same等修饰，且as在从句中作主语或宾语。 (2)as引导非限制性定语从句时，指代主句的内容，在从句中作主语或宾语。,(1)Such people as were recommended by him were reliable.他所推荐的人是可靠的。 (2)We were sitting，as I remember，in a riverside restaurant. 我记得我们当时是坐在一个河畔的餐馆里。,单项填空 (3)It is such a good place everybody wants to visit
40、it is wellknown all over the world.(2017盐城射阳中学高二检测) A.which；that B.as；as C.as；that D.that；as,解析,答案,解析 第一空as引导定语从句；第二空that引导结果状语从句。,达标检测,.单词拼写 1.It is (紧急的) that the patient should be sent to hospital. 2.A rescue team made up of 11 workers hurried to the area. 3.She (获得) a knowledge of Japanese when
41、she was in Japan. 4.The businessman a lot of money to the church last year. 5.Many people died of as a result of the drought. 6.The police have issued a (描述) of the man who was aged between fifty and sixty. 7.We will be demanding rights at work. 8.The islands (出口) sugar and fruit.,urgent,voluntary,c
42、ontributed,starvation,description,acquired,equal,export,.选词填空,In addition to,refer to,set up,draw attention to,under the umbrella of,9. a good diet，she keeps on taking exercise to keep fit. 10.You cant take the book out of the reading room. It doesnt matter.I just want to it for some figures. 11.Whe
43、n the sun started to go down，he stopped and a tent. 12.Many previously separate groups are now operating a single authority. 13.Does he wear those ridiculous clothes to himself?,.完成句子 14.正如报道中描述的那样，他是一个伟大的英雄。 He is a great hero， . 15.我筋疲力尽了。我整个下午一直在购物。 Im tired out.I all afternoon. 16.你认为谁获得了第一名？ Wh
44、o has got the first prize? 17.由人类活动造成的灾难频频发生。 Disasters frequently occur. 18.这个问题难以解决。 The problem .,is difficult to solve,as is described in the report,have been shopping,do you think,caused by human activities,.单项填空 19.How do you find the town you visited last Sunday? The town has changed out of all in the past few decades，a completely new one in front of me. A.realization B.description C.expression D.recognition,