高中英语 人教版 Unit 2 Section Ⅱ Warming Up Reading(Ⅱ).ppt

1．People may wonder why different words are used to describe these four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 人们也许觉得奇怪，为什么会用不同的词语来描述英格兰、威尔士、苏格兰和北爱尔兰这四个国家。 本句中动词wonder后的why引导的是宾语从句。wonder 在句中的意思为“想知道……”，常构成“people may wonder/I wonder ＋ what/whether/where/why ...”等搭配。 People may wonder why the language is so popular. 人们或许想知道这种语言为何如此受欢迎。 I wonder if you’d give me some advice. 我想知道你是否会给我些建议。 I wonder whether the rain will continue. 我想知道这雨是否还会持续下去。 [归纳拓展] It’s no/No wonder ...　　 难怪…… It’s a wonder that ... 奇怪的是……；令人惊奇的 是…… It is no wonder you can’t sleep when you eat so much. 你吃这么多难怪睡不着。 It is a wonder that our teeth are so durable; they never seem to wear down. 我们的牙齿怎么会如此结实，它们好像不会磨短。 [多角度演练] 1．完成句子 ①人们也许觉得奇怪，他为什么还没有回来。 he hasn’t come back. ②他从地震中活过来，真是奇迹。 he survived the earthquake. People may wonder why It is a wonder that 2．句型转换 ③Lily worked in the USA for a year.It’s not surprising that her spoken English is so fluent. →Lily worked in the USA for a year. her spoken English is so fluent. →Lily worked in the USA for a year. her spoken English is so fluent. It’s no wonder that No wonder 3．单项填空 ④(2011·陕西高考)— Jack, you seem in high spirits. — ________ We won the match 4∶0. A．Guess what？　　　　　 B．So what? C．No wonder. D．No doubt. 解析：考查情景对话。句意：“杰克， 你的情绪似乎很高呀。” “你猜怎么着？我们这场球赛以4比0获胜了。”guess what “猜猜怎么了”，符合语境。 So what？“那又如何？与我又有何相干？”；no wonder “ 难怪”； no doubt “毫无疑问” 均不合逻辑。 答案：A 2．It is a pity that the industrial cities built in the nineteenth century do not attract visitors. 令人遗憾的是这些建于19世纪的工业城市并不能吸引游客。 (1)It’s a pity that ...意为“可惜的是……；很遗憾的 是……”，此结构中常见的名词还有：fact, idea, honor, shame, wonder, news等。 It’s a pity that he didn’t accept the job. 令人遗憾的是他没有接受这份工作。 It is a fact that Internet has become an important part of our daily life. 因特网已经成为我们日常生活中的一个重要部分，这是个事实。 (2)It is ＋ adj. (likely/amazing/surprising/