人教版高三英语Unit 12知识精讲2.docVIP

高三英语Unit 12知识精讲 一. 本周教学内容 Unit 12 二. 具体内容 1. To begin with, it is important to create a positive attitude. to begin with: at the beginning eg. Our English class begins with an English song every day. Their discussion ended with an agreement. 2. China and other countries found that even when children from the countryside do start school, they have a tendency to be absent and often drop out later. to be absent/present drop out: give up（school with the courses unfinished） eg. Although my feet hurt a lot, I didn’t drop out of the race. He was present at school these days, and never thought about dropping out. 3. China’s large population meant that the schools had to expand to take in many more students. Because of the large population in china, schools must to develop themselves into a large one to allow more students to admit. expand: make sth. large and wide take in : accept eg. Students should take in more knowledge to expand their eyesight. 4. Both the World Bank and Save the Children have help China with schools in less developed provinces. But it is very different for parents of children in the least developed nations of Africa and Asia. less developed the least developed more developed the most developed 5. It has been worked out that 12% of the young females worldwide will still be unable to read and write by 2015. work out: figure out the facts after making efforts eg. At the end, we worked out that most of the students spend more money on reference book rather than on sports now in china. 6. Distance learning allow students the freedom to arrange their own study schedule. Allow sb sth to do eg. The garage allowed me $400 on my old car. My mom allowed me a new bicycle to make my journey to the countryside. 【典型例题】 [例1] A war is so cruel that it always causes great losses, __ has happened in Iraq. A. what??????????? B. as??????????????? C. which???????????? D. one 答案 ____ to his research work, the professor cared little about any other things. A. Devoted