高二英语Unit 13—The Water Planet人教版知识精讲.docVIP

高二英语Unit 13—The Water Planet（I人教版 【本讲教育信息】 一. 教学内容： Unit 13—The Water Planet （I） 二. 重点词汇讲解： 难点句解析 三. 知识总结归纳： 单元内容介绍： 主题：水的星球。涉及：水的化学结构，物理性质，水的用途，入海口，海洋等。 阅读材料：The Properties of Water：水的特性。介绍了水的化学结构及性能，海水的含盐量，密度，热容量以及海水的运动。 Nature’s Nursery：estuaries：介绍了河流的入海口有着丰富的生态资源，对动植物有着重要作用。 语法复习：复习情态动词的用法。 四. 重要词汇讲解： 1. benefit：使……受益；利益；常用的短语：benefit from：从……受益 Who benefits from using water in this way ? His English benefited from his long association with British children.. Atom science is being developed in China to benefit the people rather than harm them. China’s economic reforms are to the benefit of the whole nation. 2. range：在一定范围内变化。固定短语：range from….to…：从……到……不等 Life in the oceans ranges from the tiniest plankton all the way up to giants like sharks and whales. Prices ranged from 5 dollars to 10 dollars. Their ages range from 12 to 25. range还有“射程；可达到的距离或范围”的意思。 The goal is out of range. 3. relative：相对的；比较而言 the position of the sun relative to the earth Given the failure of the previous plan, this turned out to be a relative success. Lack of exercise is also a risk factor for heart disease but it’s relatively small when compared with the others. 4. absorb：吸收: absorbed in sth.：被……吸引；全神贯注于…… Water can absorb and give off a lot of heat without big changes. She seemed totally absorbed in her book. 5. freezing：冰冻的，极冷的；冰点：freezing point; I’m freezing. frozen：冷冻的，冷藏的；冻僵；结冰的：The ground was frozen solid. 6. sensitive：敏感的，灵敏的 sensible：明智的；通情达理的： Most of animals and plants are sensitive to large or sudden changes in temperature, so the ocean is safe and comfortable habitat. Usually, I am sensible with money, as I have to be, given that I don’t earn that much. 7. call in：召集，打电话 call on：拜访，某人 call at：拜访某地 call up：使某人想起…… 8. give off：释放；放出（液体，气体，烟雾） He found that uranium could give off certain rays. give out：发出（声音，光，电，热，信号）；用尽；分发 The bird gave out a pleasant sound. The water will give out. give away：馈赠；give up：停止；放弃；give in：屈服 从构词角度理解并适当扩展下列单词： mariner; transport; unique; r