2018版高中英语（人教版）选修9同步教师用书：Unit 1 Period Ⅱ　Warming Up Reading.docVIP

Period Ⅱ　Warming Up Reading 1．(教材P)Over_the_last_25_years，he has broken approximately 93 Guinness records.在过去25年里他创下了大约93项吉尼斯世界纪录。【要点提炼】　句中的Over the last 25 years表示“在过去的25年”和现在完成时连用。Over the last ten years，the young man has travelled all over the world. 在过去十年里这个年轻人已经周游了世界。 常与现在完成时连用的时间状语：in the past...years＋一段时间＋时间点或从句等。 He has taught in our school for 30 years. 他在我们学校教书已有30年了。In the past five years，the company has made great progress on their product. 在过去的五年这个公司的产品取得巨大进步。 翻译句子然而截止到目前这个系统的功效还是很好的。我们至今已有数年未与罗杰来往了。【答案】　①Yet this system has worked pretty well up till now.　②Weve been out of touch with Roger for years now.2．adjustment n．调整；调节(教材P)Think about the fine neck adjustments needed to keep a full bottle of milk on your head while you are walking. 想象一下你在行走时头顶顶着满满一瓶子牛奶那需要很好地调节你的脖子。adjustment to my salary. 公司对我的薪金作了调整。 ①make an adjustment (to) (对……)做出调整调节；改变……以适应；调整；校对调整……以适应……使自己适应于……适应可调整的 He cant adjust himself to the whirl of modern life in this big city. 他无法适应这个大都市的现代生活的忙碌。adjustable seat can be raised. 可调整 完成句子他很快使自己适应了这个国家炎热的天气。________________ the heat of the country. ②这种书桌的高低可以按照你的需要调节。________________ the height you need. 【导学号他们应进行调整以适应新环境。d ______________ the new environment. 【答案】　①adjusted himself very quickly to　②be adjusted to　③make an adjustment to3．in reality 实际上；事实上(教材P)While these activities might seem childish and cause laughter rather than respect，in reality they require an enormous amount of strength and fitness as well as determination. 虽然这些活动看起来孩子气而且令人发笑而不是让人肃然起敬但实际上完成这些活动需要强大的力量、健康的体格和坚定的决心。t countrys ruler both in name and in reality. 他成了该国名义上和事实上的统治者。in reality he was a nuisance. 那孩子认为他在帮忙但实际上他是个令人讨厌的家伙。 to escape from reality 　　　　逃避现实逼真地描写情景使某人面对现实 He escaped from reality by going to the cinema every afternoon.他每天下午去看电影来逃避现实。 完成句子她给人印象非常慷慨实际上她是一个自私的女人。________ she is a very selfish woman. ②他嗜酒成瘾来逃避现实。________．【答案】　①in reality　②escape from reality4．(教材P)While Ashrita makes standing on top of a 75 cm Swiss ball look easy，it is