新概念英语第二册43课

学乐教育2014年春七年级英语一对二讲义Lesson 43 Over the South PoleHow was the plane able to clear the mountains?【Text】

In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E. Bcertain that their plane would crash. It could only get over the mountains if it rose to 10,00once ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks. The plane was then able to rise amountains by 400 feet. Byrd now knew that he would be able to reach the South Pole whicwithout difficulty.

美国探险家 R.E. 伯德在飞越北极3年之后, 于1929年第一次飞越了南极. 虽然开始时伯德和他的助手们拍下了飞机下面连绵山的大量照片, 但他们很快就陷入了困境. 在有个地方, 飞机似乎肯定要坠毁了. 只有在飞至10,000英尺的高度时, 它才能飞过这些山头. 伯德马上命令他的助手们把两个沉重的食物袋扔掉, 于是飞机可以上升了, 它在离山头400英尺的高度飞越了过去. 伯德这时知道他能够顺利飞抵300英里以外的南极了, 因为前面再没有山了. 飞机可以毫无困难地飞过这片茫茫无际的白原野!【New words and expressions】（8）1 pole [pəul]

2 flight [flait] n. 飞行，航班

3 explorer [ɪk’splɔ:rə, -‘spləʊr-] n. 探险家;勘探者4 lie [lai] v. 说谎 l5 serious ['siəriəs] adj. 严肃的，正经的6 point [pɔint] n.地点，位置7 seem [si:m] 看起来8 crash [kræʃ] n. 相撞，（飞机的）坠毁，迫降，哗啦声，轰鸣声9 sack [sæk] n大口袋，大袋子10 clear v. 移走11. aircraft ['ɛəkrɑ:ft] n.飞机, 航空器, 飞行器12. endless ['endlis] adj. 无尽的 n. 末端，尽头，极限一．单词讲解1. pole [pəul] n.

1) Pole n.波兰人 Poland 波兰

2)（地球的）极，极地

the North Pole 北极

the South Pole 南极

Pole-star 北极星/the North Star

3) 电极，磁极

the positive ['pɔzitiv] pole 正极 the negative ['neɡətiv] pole 负极

2. flight [flait] n. 飞行，航班

eg. This is his first flight over the North Pole. 这是他第一次飞越北极

eg. All flights have been cancelled because of the fog.

因为雾的缘故，所以航班都被取消了。

flight recorder 飞行记录器，黑匣子

fly-flew-flown

er [ɪk’splɔ:rə, -‘spləʊr-] n. 探险家;勘探者

explore [iks'plɔ:] vt. & vi.勘查, 探测, 勘探vt.探索; 探究; 仔细查看

explore theNorth Pole 探索北极

explore the virgin forest 考察原始森林

virgin ['və:dʒin] n.处女 adj.处女的; 纯洁的；原始的; 未使用的

eg. We explored the newly discovered island.

我们去探索那个新发现的小岛。

eg. Columbus was one of the greatest explorers.

哥伦布是最伟大的探险家之一。

a polar explorer 极地探险家

4. lie [lai]

1) v. 说谎 lie-lied-lied-lying

eg. She lies about her age. 关于年龄她说谎了。

2) n. 谎话

tell a lie 说谎话

a black lie 恶意的谎言

a white lie 善意的谎言live a lie 过骗人的生活，虚伪做人

live a cat-and-dog life 过天天吵架的生活

3) v. 平躺，位于 lie-lay-lain

lie on one’s back 平躺着 lie on one’s stomach 趴着 lie in bed 躺在床上

eg. Let sleeping dogs lie

别惊动睡着的狗；别惹事生非；别自麻烦。

eg. Don’t trouble troubles until trouble troubles you.

不要自麻烦。

eg. Beijing lies in the heart of China. 北京位于中国的心脏。lie（说谎）---lied---lied---lying

lie（躺，位于）---lay---lain---lying

lay（放，置于）---laid---laid---laying

eg. Lay the book where it was. 把书放回原处。 lay the table（吃饭前）放桌子

5. serious ['siəriəs] adj.

1) 严肃的，正经的

a serious conversation 一次严肃的谈话

a serious person 一个严肃的人

eg. I’m serious this time. 我这次是认真的。

2) 重大的，危险的 (grave)， （疾病，伤痛等）严重的

a serious problem 严重的问题

a serious mistake 严重的错误

a serious accident 重大的事故

a serious trouble 严重的麻烦

eg. Take it easy. Nothing serious. 别紧张，没什么严重的。

seriously adv. 认真地；危险地

eg. Don’t look at me so seriously. 别那样一本正经地看着我。

eg. He was seriously injured in the traffic accident. 他在交通事故中严重受伤。

6. point [pɔint] n. 1) 尖端，尖头

a knife-point 刀尖

a pencil- point 铅笔尖

2) 小数点，句号

2.6 读作 two point six

beside the point 离题的

get to the point 言归正传

3) 地点，位置

a particular point 某个地点

a point of departure 出发点

a turning point 转折点

at one point 在某个地方，在某个时刻或瞬间

strong point 优点weak point 缺点

7. seem [si:m] 看起来（不用于进行时态）(appear)

seem to be 看起来是

eg. It seems to be the best answer. 这看起来是最佳答案。

seem like 看起来像

eg. It seems like a disaster at this moment. 在此刻这看起来像一场灾难。 It seems that 看起来是……

eg. It seems that she is right. 看起来她是对的。 It seems as if/as though 看起来就像…..一样

eg. It seemed as if he would win. 看起来就好像他要赢一样。

8. crash [kræʃ]

1) v. 突然倒下，接触…..发出声响，哗啦一声地冲撞（毁损）

eg. The dishes crashes to the floor. 餐具哗啦啦倒到地上去了。

eg. The wall crashed down. 那面墙哗啦一声倒塌了。

eg. The plane crashed in the mountains. 飞机在大山里坠毁。

eg. He crashed his car into the wall. 他的车撞到墙上去了。

eg. A Chinese plane crashed in Korea recently. 最近一架中国飞机在韩国坠毁。

2) n. 相撞，（飞机的）坠毁，迫降，哗啦声，轰鸣声

eg. All the passengers were killed in the plane crash. 所有乘客在飞机失事时丧生。

a crash of thunder 雷声轰鸣

9. sack [sæk] n.

1) 大口袋，大袋子

a sack of rice 一袋大米

a sack of food 一袋食品

put flour in the sack 把面粉装进口袋

2) （美）（超级市场等供给顾客的）购物袋

a paper sack 纸袋

10. clear

1) adj. 清楚的，明白的，明显的eg.----- Are you clear? 你听明白了吗？

----- I can hear you loud and clear. 我听得非常清楚明白。

2) v. 移走

clear the table （吃完饭）撤桌子，清理桌子

clear one’s throat 清嗓子

clear snow from the streets 清理路上的积雪

3) v. 经过或越过 (get past or over without touching it)

eg. The horse cleared the fence easily.

那匹马轻易地越过栅栏。

eg. The plane cleared the mountains at last. 飞机终于越过山脉。

clear up 天空放晴

eg. The sky cleared up just after the rain. 雨过天晴。

clear away 清除

clear away obstacles 清除障碍

obstacle ['ɔbstəkl] n.障碍(物), 妨碍

11. aircraft ['ɛəkrɑ:ft] n.飞机, 航空器, 飞行器 plane/airplane/aeroplane/tin-bird

bomber ['bɔmə] n.轰炸机

fighter 战斗机

helicopter ['helikɔptə] n.直升机shuttle ['ʃʌtl] n.航天飞机

12. endless ['endlis] adj. 无尽的

1) n. 末端，尽头，极限 the end of a road 路的终点

the end of a stick 棍子的顶端

the end of a line 线的末端

a cigarette end 香烟头

candle ends 蜡烛头

2) n. 结束，终止，终结

at the end of the year 在年末

at the end of the century 在世纪末

in the end (at last/finally) 终于，最后

eg. He said he’d love her till the end of time. 他说他将爱她到地老天荒。

eg. He is nearing his end. 他已奄奄一息。/他的大限已到。 /He is dying.

ending n. 结尾，结局（尤指故事，电影或戏剧）

endless adj. 无尽的 (without end) the endless road 看不到头的路

the endless plain 一望无际的大平原the endless wait 没完没了的等待

eg. The lecture seemed endless. 那场演讲好像没完没了。

-less （表否定含义的形容词）

hopeless 毫无希望的

treeless 光秃秃没有树的

helpless 无助的

careless 粗心大意的

useless ['ju:slis] adj.无用的, 无价值的, 无效的；差劲的, 不怎么样的

merciless ['mɜ:sɪlɪs] adj.无情的,残忍的

valueless ['vælju:lɪs] adj.不足道的, 无价值的

worthless ['wə:θlis] adj.无价值的, 没有用处的

13. plain [plein]

1) n. 平原，旷野

the plain of the central Canada 加拿大中部的大平原 a vast plain 大平原 a grass plain 草原

二、课文讲解Text1. In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E. Byover 越过，横越

for the first time 首次

first and foremost 首要的是

first, last and all the time 始终如一，贯彻到底 fly over 飞跃

2. Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the m照

a great many + (pl.) 许多，大量 run into trouble 惹上麻烦 /get into trouble

ask for trouble/ask for it 自麻烦 shake off the trouble 摆脱麻烦

3. At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash.

有关at 的短语

eg. At first Byrd and his men were able to take photographs. 起初伯德和助手们拍下来许多照片。

eg. Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out two food sacks. 伯德立刻命令助手们把两袋食品扔掉。

eg. Bill is not at home at present. He’s at school. 现在比尔不在家，还在上学呢。

eg. After walking for several hours, we arrived at the village at last.

走了几小时后，我们终于到达了那个小村子。

eg. It’s a pity you can’t come to the concert, At any rate, you’ll be able to hear it on the ra真遗憾，你不能听音乐会。但不管怎么说，你可以在收音机里听到它。

eg. I know he’s often rude to people, but he’s a very pleasant person at heart.

我知道他有时对人粗鲁，但从本质上来讲他是个好人。

eg. I didn’t know you wouldn’t be coming. At least you could have telephone me

我不知道你不能来，至少你该给我打个电话。

eg. He behaves very strangely at times. 他有时候举止古怪。

eg. I don’t know what I can do about it. I’m completely at a loss.

我不知道我能做什么，我真地不知如何是好。

at a loss：不知如何是好；茫然；困惑 It seemed certain that 看起来是确定的 类似于It seemed to be sure that

4. It could only get over the mountains if it rose to 10,000 feet.

get over/fly over/clear 飞跃

rise to 升至rise-rose-risen

4. Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks.

throw out 抛出，丢弃

throw away 抛弃

eg. Throw those old magazines away. 把那些旧杂志扔掉。

throw up 放弃（职业，学业等）；呕吐

6. The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet.

by prep.

1) 在…旁边

by the fire by the lake

2) 经过，沿着

eg. He came through the field, not by the road. 他不是沿着马路，而是直接穿过田野来的。

3) 在…之前

eg. I have to go back by ten o’clock. 我得10点之前回去。

4) 以….., 用….. by train

by phone 通过电话

by airmail 用航空邮寄某物

5) 相差…左右，一个接一个

eg. She is taller than I by three centimeters. 她比我高3厘米。

eg. We defeated the opposing team by 3 runs. 我们以3分的优势击败对手。

7. Byrd now knew that he would be able to reach the South Pole which was 300 miles awabecause 通常表示说话人认为这种理由或原因是听话人所不知道的。

eg. He didn’t attend the meeting because he had too much work to do. for

1) 表因果关系时，可与because互换，但只能放在主句后，不可放在句首。

eg. He could not have seen me, for I was not there. 他不可能看见我，因为

我不在那儿。

2) 还可表示补充的解释或判断，不可用because代替（显而易见的理由）eg. It rained last night, for the ground is wet. 昨晚下雨了，因为地是湿的。

since 表原因，是指人们已知道事实，“既然”

eg. Since he can’t answer the question, you’d better ask someone else. 既然他不能回答这个问题，你最好问别人吧。

as比 since语气更弱，译作“既然，由于”

在含since, as的句子里，全句重点放在主句的内容上，因为其理由或原因在说话人看来已很明显，或为听话所熟悉 in sight 视线之内 out of sight 视线之外

7. The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty.

without difficulty 毫无困难地 /with no difficulty

with some difficulty 有一定困难

with much difficulty 有很大困难

with great difficulty 有极大的困难

with little difficulty 几乎没有困难

was able to 成功做成…

Special Difficulties

用带有at的词组来替换句中括号部分，如有必要可做些改动：

1) We found our way home (in the end).

2) He stayed (in the house) all day yesterday.

3) You must write to him (immediately).

4) He cannot see you (now) as he is busy.

5) He annoys me (sometimes).

6) When I saw that the house was on fire, I (didn’t know what to do).

7) (When it began), I thought it would be a good film but I was wrong.

选择题1. was the first man .A. to go to the South Pole B. to fly over the South PoleA. to go to the North Pole B. to take photographs of the South Pole2. Byrd succeeded in flying over the mountains .A because his plane rose 400 feet B by making his plane lighter

C because there were heavy sacks in the planeD because they were under 10000feet high3. Did the mountains far below?A lie B lay C laid D lain4. It would only get over the mountains if it rose to 10000feet. This means it

over the mountains.A would succeed in getting B got C was able to get D had got5. The plane was then able to rise. This means it .A could rise B might rise C might succeed in rising D rose6. Byrd knew that he would be able to reach the South Pole. It would be

.A impossible B necessary C able D possible

7. He would be able to reach the Pole was 300miles away.A which B who C it D which it8. They soon serious trouble.A ran after B followed C had D ran9. Byrd at once ordered them to do this. He ordered them to do this .A once B soon C immediately D quickly

10. The plane cleared the mountains. It them .A covered B cleared C emptied D flew over11. Byrd now knew he would be able to the South Pole.A arrived at B arrive C reach at D reach in

12. There were no more mountains in sight. They .A were blind B couldn’t see C couldn’t be seen D were sightless

练习选择1. ---Excuse me, is there ________ book by Mo Yan?---Yes. It’s on _________ bookshelf over there.A. a; / B. a; the C. /; the D. the; a

2. ---How long have you lived in the new flat?---________ 2010.A. In B. After C. Since D. Before3. ---Wow! You’ve got so many clothes.---But ________ of them are in fashion now.A. all B. both C. neither D. none4. If I am wanted in the telephone, ask him to leave a _________.

A. message B. letter C. diary D. sentence5. My grandmother __________ in Yangzhou. She was born there andhas never lived anywhere else.A. lived B. lives C. was living D. will live6. ---Who’s the most modest boy in your class?---Daniel. He never __________ in public.A. gets off B. takes off C. shows off D. turns off7. ---Could you tell me_________?---More than a year.A. how soon will Yangzhou-Taizhou Airport be builtB. how long has Yangzhou-Taizhou Airport been in serviceC. how soon Yangzhou-Taizhou Airport will be builtD. how long Yangzhou-Taizhou Airport has been in service8. ---Mr. Li, I can’t understand everything in class.---Don’t worry! I’ll ________ the main points at the end.A. record B. review C. require D. remember9. A number of tourists _________ Yangzhou many times because it issuch a beautiful city. A. have been to B. has been to C. has gone to D. have gone to10. Eagle Father was so__________ with his son that he kept the four-year-old son running in the snow without clothes.A. pleased B. sorry C. careful D. strict11. ---Jim, ________ read books while you are walking in the street. It’svery dangerous.---OK, thank you.A. don’t B. doesn’t C. won’t D. can’t12. ---What are you going to do when you grow up?---A singer, but my parents wish me _________ a teacher.A. am B. to be C. will be D. be13. The Greens used to live in London and now they _________ inBeijing.A. used to live B. are used to live C. are used to living D. are used

for living14. ---I’ll go to the USA next month.---__________ for?A. Why B. How C. Which D. What15. ---Excuse me, could I take this seat?

---Sorry, __________.A. here you are B. take it C. it’s taken D. never mind

任务型阅读In classroom, your teachers will talk about topics that you are studying. The information theyprovide will be important for you to know when you take tests. So you must be able to take goodwritten notes from what your teachers are the three stages(阶段) of taking notes and what you should do during each stage.1. Before ClassReview your notes you have taken before you come to class. This will be good for rememberingwhat was covered. Get you ready to understand new information your teacher will provide.2. During ClassKeep your attention on what your teacher is saying and “the signal words” that tell you what yourteacher is going to say and it is important to write in your notes. Examples of signal words are “Themost important point…” and “Remember that…”. Be sure to include in your notes information thatyour teacher repeats or writes on the blackboard. Write quickly so that you can include all the importantinformation in your notes. Do this by writing abbreviations such as med for medicine, using symbolssuch as % for percent, and writing short sentences.3. After ClassRewrite your notes to make them more complete and accurate(准确的) by changing abbreviationsinto whole words, symbols into words, and shortened sentences into longer sentences. Use them toanswer your questions. If necessary, ask your teacher for notes1The information that is 2 by the teachers about studying topics is useful for yourtests, so it is necessary for you to learn take good notes.3 ClassReview the notes you have taken to 4 what wascovered. 5 to understand new information. 6 to your teacher sure to 7 the important them down 8 .Make your notes more complete and accurate to 9

your for your 10 During ClassAfter Class

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单项选择 1-5 BCDAB 6-10 CDBAD 11-15 ABCDC任务型阅读　　(s) 2. provide3. Before 4. remember 5. Prepare/ Ready　　6. Listen 7. include 8. quickly9. answer 10. teacher's缺词填空　　1. clever 2. in/inside 3. money 5. pull　　6. angry 7. except 8. surprised 9. hard 10. willing