Reading
第一课时
课前导学：
①阅读Reading，完成Part A以及书后练习C1、C2 、D
②质疑讨论
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反馈矫正：
阅读Reading,完成下面的表格
Turandot is a world-famous opera (1) ________ by Puccini, an Italian.
It tells the story of a cold-hearted Chinese princess, named Turandot, (2) _______
in Beijing’s Forbidden City. In order not to (3) _______ any man, she says that any
potential husband must answer three riddles correctly or die.
The (4) _______
of the story
At first, a prince is killed for being unable to answer Turandot’s
Riddles. Shortly afterwards, another prince, Calaf sees Turandot
for the first time and falls in love. The handsome prince will (5)
________ (6) _______ the riddles and marry her. Then, a young slave of Calaf’s father Liu, expresses her love for Calaf. The story shows a classic love triangle featuring Calaf.
The (7) ______
and (8) _______
of the story
Turandot, drunk with power, even dares to try and exercise control over her father, the emperor of China. Calaf says that if she can guess his name (9) ________ dawn, she does not have to marry him. Turandot (10) ________ to learn his name and threatens and terrifies Liu, who knows his name. While being tortured, Liu grabs a sword from a guard and kills herself, which makes everyone shocked by this. After Liu kills herself, Calaf kisses Turandot and finally wins her affection.
第二课时
课前导学：
重要短语
1. 以……为背景___________ 2. 呈现_______________________
3. 经典三角恋爱____________ 4. 不守诺言，食言_______________
5. 醉心于，沉溺于__________ 6. 对……实施控制_______________
7. 相爱 ___________________ 8. 不顾一切的做某事______________
9. 被处死__________________ 10. 允诺做某事__________________
11. 赢得某人的好感___________________ 12. 庆祝某人的幸福 __________________
拓展延伸：
1. be set in 以...为背景
set up 建立 ; set a rule 制定规则 ; set off引起，引爆；动身 set out着手; 出发 set sail起航; set fire to 纵火; 点燃或使燃烧 set about doing sth 开始干…
EX:1)The book ___ ___ ___ the 17th century Spain.这本书是以17世纪的西班牙为背景。
2) Mr Li made up his mind to devote all he had to ____ _____some school for poor children. A. set up B. setting up C. have set up B. having set
2．for the first time 第一次，首次，（时间状语）
the first time 第一次做某事的时候（引导时间状语从句）
all the time 始终; in time及时; on time 准时; at a time 一次; at one time 一度,曾经
Ex:1) _______ (第一次) I went abroad, I could hardly understand what the foreigners said.
2) This is ________ (第二次)that you have been late this week.
3) This is the first time she has been out with him alone.=This is the first time _____ her being out with him alone.
4) I saw the film ____________.
3. exercise control over 对…实施控制，控制
We should think of a way to exercise control over our expenses.
Ex: 1) The pilot _______ _______ ________ (失去控制)the plane.
2) She managed to ________ _______ _______(控制住)her car on the ice.
3) She may be old ,but she is still _____ _____ (掌管)
Ex:翻译1）He exercise his right as a citizen.__________________________
2）Teachers exercise authority over the students. _______________________
4. threaten v. 恐吓，威胁；预示…的凶兆；有…的危险
He threatened to make the phone public.
他恐吓说要把那张照片公开。
The heavy black clouds threaten a storm.乌云密布预示着暴风雨将到来。
The robber threatened me with a gun.______________________________.
threaten sb with death用死威胁某人; threaten to do sth威胁要做某事
Ex. 翻译：他扬言要辞职。______________________________
他没有威胁的意思。___________________________
5. condemn vt.
1）谴责; 声讨 condemn sb. for sth.
We all condemn cruelty to children. ________________________________
各报纸因为首相对此事的态度而责难他。(the Prime minister)
_____________________________________________________________.
2）condemn sb. (to) （法律）判罪; 处刑
be condemned to 被宣告 condemn a murder to life imprisonment 判凶手无期徒刑 be condemned to death 被处死
The judge ___________ him for fraud. (欺骗)
A. denounced B. condemned C. charged D. accused
6. witness n.. 目击者, 证人, 证据 vt .& vi. 目睹, 目击, 作证, 说明
A witness told the police how the fire started.
He witnessed the accident on the highway.
1). After the explosion, the policeman did a lot of work to find out some clues from the _____.
A. lookers-on B. viewers C. people D. witness
2). He witnessed to ________ _______ the thief ________ money from the shop.
他作证见过这小偷从商店偷钱的事
7. take on 无被动式
The temple takes on a golden color when the sun sinks in the west.
His voice takes on a more serious tone.
阅读下列各句，写出take on 的含义。
1）She is not in good health these days, and cannot take on more work.__________
2) Great changes have taken place in the city in the past few decades, and now it has taken
on a completely new look. ___________
3）We’re not taking on any new staff at the moment. ___________
4) The bus stopped to take on more passengers. ___________
长难句破解并背诵
1. Last night, I witnessed the first of only eight performances of Giacomo Puccini’s world-famous opera, Turandot, being performed in the Forbidden City in Beijing.
2. Instead of a stage curtain, there were decorated panels covered with red and gold, and traditional Chinese drums were used to announce the start of the opera.
3. The story then takes on a classic love triangle featuring Calaf, Turandot, and Liu, whose love for Calaf is unconditional.
4. An opera company staged the opera in Beijing in the 1990s, but the performance I saw was the first time Turandot was staged inside the Forbidden City.
5. The bringing together of this group of people from many countries, the music, the setting are clearly the sky components of this amazing production.
反馈矫正：
1. They young boy showed his great a_______ for his cat, by playing with her very often.
2. There was u_______ agreement as to who should become chairman.
3. The victorious army demanded u_________ surrender.
4. The bringing together of this group of people from many countries, the music and the setting are clearly the key c_________________ of this amazing production.
5. As a lecturer, she is ________（流畅的）,witty, but also scholarly.
6. He ________(背诵)his poem in front of the whole school.
7. The terrorists are _________(威胁) to kill the hostages(人质).
8. She has already ________(主演)in two award-winning films this year.
9. There was an armed _______(卫兵)on duty outside his door.
10. She was ________(气喘吁吁的)after running up the stairs.
迁移创新：
1. In fact, newspaper editors sometimes do not even _____ control over large sections
of their newspapers.
A. exercise B. make C. decline D. develop
2. ______ can you expect to get a pay rise.
A. With hard work B. Although work hard
C. Only with hard work D. Now that he works hard
3. John, _____ Mary is to blame for the matter.
A. rather than B. other than C. more than D. less than
4. I am a _____ friend of his, because we all live very _____ to our school, and I know
very well that he sleeps with the windows ___ even in summer.
A. closing；close； close B. close；closely；closing
C. closing；closely；closed D. close；close；closed
5. It was _____ the ambulance came _____ to the hospital.
A. until；that the boy was sent B. until；that was the boy sent
C. not until；that the boy was sent D. not until；that was the boy sent
6. ----The boss said we had only three days to finish the work.
----Don’t worry. We have already ______ two thirds of it.
A. got down B. got through C. given in D. given away
7. ----Did they come to the biology laboratory ?
----I don't know. They __________ while I was out.
A. might have come B. might come
C. should have come D. must have come
8. I was ___________ of crossing the road __________ the car accident happened.
A. around the time; when B. on the point; that
C. at the moment; when D. on the point; when
9. ----Shall we go to the art exhibition right away?
---- .
A. It’s your opinion B. I don’ t mind
C. It’s all up to you D. That’s your decision
10.You must keep on working in the evening,. ______ you are sure you can finish the
task in time
A. as B. if C. when D. unless
11. He was in hospital only because he was too excited at the fact ____ he won the first
prize in the contest.
A. in which B. that C. which D. whether
12. Though ____ in San Francisco, Dave had always preferred to record the plain facts of
small town life.
A. raised B. grown C. developed D. made
第一课时
(1). written (2). living (3). marry (4). beginning (5). work
(6). out (7). development (8). end (9). Before (10). manages
第二课时
重要短语
1.be set in 2. take on 3. .a classic love triangle 4. break one’s promise 5. be drunk with 6.exercise control over 7. fall in love 8. be desperate to 9. be condemned to death
10. promise to do 11. celebrate one’ s happiness 12. win one’s affection
拓展延伸：
1. 1) is set in 2) B
2. .The first time ; the second time; of ; for the first time
3. Lost control of; keep control of; in control 他行使公民权。；教师对学生进行管束。exercise exercises
4. He threatened to resign.; He doesn’t mean to threaten.; 威胁和平； 用死来威胁某人
5. 我们都一致谴责虐待儿童。
The newspapers condemned the Prime minister for his attitude toward the event.
B
6. D having seen; steal
7. （承担……工作等）;（呈现（面貌、特征等））;（雇佣）;（接纳、装载）
反馈矫正：
affection universal unconditional components fluent
recited threatening featured guard breathless
迁移创新：
ACADC BADCD BA