Unit 14 Zoology教案（教師版）
第一部分課文理解
Warming up
Read the following proverbs and then match the Chinese meaning of each proverb.
一貧如洗 回家生悶氣 饑腸轆轆 勿惹事生非 不要過早打如意算盤
披著羊皮的狼 一燕不成夏 攔路虎 把好人與壞人分開 亡羊補牢
班門弄斧 傾盆大雨 蠢得像頭豬 江山易改，本性難移
人靠衣裝，佛靠金裝 小時偷針，大時偷金 潛移默化 愛屋及烏
1.To teach a fish how to swim．班門弄斧
2.The sparrow near a school sings the primer．潛移默化
3.Love me, love my dog 愛屋及烏
4.Look the barn door after the horse is stolen．亡羊補牢
5.He that will steal a pin will steal an ox．小時偷針，大時偷金
6.Don’t count your chickens before they hatch．不要過早打如意算盤
7.as poor as a church mouse一貧如洗
8. Let sleeping dogs lie.勿惹事生非
9.I'm SO hungry that I could eat a horse．饑腸轆轆
10.Go home and kick the dog．回家生悶氣
11.Separate the sheep from the goats．把好人與壞人分開
12.A lion in the way．攔路虎
13.One swallow doesn’t make a summer．一燕不成夏
14.A wolf in sheep’s clothing．披著羊皮的狼
15.Fine feathers make fine birds．人靠衣裝，佛靠金裝
16.You can’t make a crab walk straight．江山易改，本性難移
17.It rains cats and dogs．傾盆大雨
18.as stupid as a goose．蠢得像頭豬
Read the text and then match the general idea of each paragraph.
Para 1 1.The circle dance
Para 2 2.A brief introduction of the bee
Para 3 3. Whether bees could tell each other the exact position.
Para 4 4. The wagging dance.
Para 5 5. Pro. Karl von Frisch built special hives to study bees.
Para 6 6. The number of wagging dances indicates the exact distance to the feeding place.
Para 7 7. Something about the professor
Para 8 8. “Bee-line” and “ to make a beeline for ”
Key:
Para 1 2.A brief introduction of the bee
Para 2 5. Pro. Karl von Frisch built special hives to study bees.
Para 3 1.The circle dance
Para 4 4. The wagging dance.
Para 5 6. The number of wagging dances indicates the exact distance to the feeding place.
Para 6 3. Whether bees could tell each other the exact position.
Para 7 8.“Bee-line” and “ to make a beeline for ”
Para 8 7.Something about the professor
Read the passage carefully and then do the following exercises
Para.1
①Q(mào): Why is it the honey-bee that has interested scientists most?
Because of the language they use to communicate with each other.
②You can find out the topic sentence of the text simply in para.1 from ____.
A.the first sentence B. the second sentence C.The fifth sentence D. the last sentence
③The scientists can study the language of honey bees only after the development of ____.
A.the modern beehive B.experiments C.dishes of honey D.both A and B
Para.2
①Karl von Frisch made an experiment to research ____.
A.the food of honey bees B.the dance of honey bees
C.the ways honey bees communicate D. The hive of honey bees
②The phrase “tell the bees apart” in para.2 means____.
A.let the bees live separately B.tell one bee from the other
C.drive the bees away D.tear the bees into pieces
③Which of the following statements is right?
A.Animals do have a language like that of human beings.
B.When Professor Karl von Frisch placed little dishes of milk on the table, bees soon came.
C.In order to be able to watch the bees scientifically, he built some special hive, a glass wall and marked the bees with little spots of colour.
D.When a marked bee returned to the hive from the feeding table, it began to perform a dance on the surface of the ground.
④What was Professor von Frisch puzzled by?
When he placed little dishes of honey on a table, bees soon came. As soon as one bee discovered the honey, many more came to it one after another in a short time.
Para.3-4
① The Language of Honey Bees
Dance
A circle dance A wagging dance
Food is near. Food is far away.
②How did the marked bee tell the message of food to the other bees? Give the follows in right order.
a.The marked bee returned to the hive from the feeding table.
b.It repeated these circles over and over again. c.The marked bee made a circle to the left.
d The marked bee made a circle to the right. e.The other excited bees dance together.
f.The bees left the hive and went to the feeding place.
A.abcefd B.cadefb C.adcbef D. dacebf
③Different dance indicate different ____.
A.food B.feeding places C.steps D.semicircles
④The circle dance communicates ____.
a.the distance of food b.the information of food
c.the amount of food d.the kind of food
A.abc B. abd C.ab D.bc
⑤Can you describe how the circle dance performed? And how the wagging dance performed?
the wagging dance
The dancer ran in a straight line, wagging from side to side. Then it turned in a semicircle, ran straight again, and turned in another semicircle to the opposite side. It kept the “steps” over and over.
the circle dance
First it made a circle to the right, then to the left. It repeated these circles over and over again. Then the surrounding bees trooped behind the first dancer, copying its movements.
Para 5
①What did the scientists discover?
They discovered that the farther away the feeding station was, the slower the dance was.
②What a maximum distance do the bees fly?
Bees fly a maximum distance of 3.2 kilometres between their hive and a feeding place.
③The phrase“come to light”in Paragraph 5 means______.
A.become known B.come to a bright place C.turn bright D.both A and B
④The number of the wagging dances per minute told______.
A.the position of the feeding place B.the amount of the food
C.the distance of the feeding place D.all the information about food
Para 7
What does "bee-line" mean ?
straight line; the shortest distance between two places
Para.8
①According to the this passage please give the information about Karl von Frisch
Nationality: ____________ Austrian
What’s he? ________________ zoologist/scientist
Research work: _________________ the amazing ways honey-bees communicate in their dark hives.
How to find it out: _________________ by doing experiments
His discovery: ______________________ circle dance & wagging dance
Prize:_____________________________won the 1973 Nobel Prize in physiology(生理學) or medicine.
②.After reading the text, you can infer the writer is likely to write about ____ in the next para.
A.Whether the circle dance told them what food was in feeding place
B.Whether the bees can tell one colour from the other
C.Whether the wagging dance tell the bees the distance and the direction of the food
D.Whether the language of honey bees is the most useful language of all animals
③Which of the statements is possible according to the last paragraph?
A.We human beings can communicate as honeybees do.
B.We human beings can go as quickly as honeybees.
C.We human beings can come to help each other in a fast way.
D.We human beings can learn something from animals’behavior.
根據(jù)課文內(nèi)容填空:
There are many _________(varieties) of bee. Among the different types of bee, it is the honey-bee that has most interested scientists because of the “l(fā)anguage” they use to _______________(communicate) with each other. The scientists Von Frisch built special hives to find out how one bee communicate the news of food to the other bees in the hive.
To his _____________(surprise), the bee who found the feeding place began to _________(perform) a dance on the ________ (surface)of the honeycomb. The dance seemed to _______(excite) the surrounding bees. They _________(trooped) behind the first dancer, _________(copying) its movements. Then the bees left the hive and went to the _______ (feeding)place. He found that the bees did the circling dance when the food is near, and that the bees did the ___________(wagging) dance when the food was far away. He also found that the number of wagging dances per _________(minute) told how far away the food was.
第二部分語言點
課文前面部分
1.A small animal that helps the police get hold of thieves.
一種能幫助警察捉賊的動物。
get hold of …= take/catch hold of …意思是“抓住…”；“獲得…”
get hold of …= take/catch hold of …意思是“抓住…”；“獲得…”
He took hold of the rope and pulled. 他抓住繩子用力拉。
I need to get hold of some money quickly.我需要馬上就能有點錢
hold a conversation/meeting 進行交談/開會 hold the line = hold on 別掛電話
hold … back 阻止… hold one’s breath 屏住呼吸
2.An animal that isn’t telling the truth. 一種會撒謊的動物。
tell the truth“說實話”的意思，tell的相關類似短語有：
tell a/the lie = tell lies 撒謊 tell a story 講故事
3. You are going to hear an interview with a woman who works in a zoo。
你將聽到對一位在動物園工作的婦女的采訪報道。
interview 在這里是名詞“采訪”的意思，還有“面試”之意。
interview 在這里是名詞“采訪”的意思，還有“面試”之意。
The film star agreed to give an interview after the wedding.這位影星同意在婚禮后接受采訪。
Your interview for the job is tomorrow你的求職面試定在明天
interview “采訪”,要區(qū)別與cover的用法。interview 可以用interview sb. 或interview sth.但cover只能說cover sth.
A reporter interviewed the prime minister.一位記者采訪了首相。
She’s being interviewed for the job.她正在接受求職面試。
They sent a great many reporters to cover the conference
他們派遣了很多記者報道這次會議。
cover除了“采訪”的意思外還有“用……遮蓋；覆蓋”“占有…（面積）;掩飾”
“涉及…（內(nèi)容）”等含義。請學習下面例句中cover 一詞的各種用法
Since water covers most of the earth, Corsteau knew we should keep the seas clean.
由于水覆蓋了地球的大部分，庫斯托知道我們應該保持海洋清潔。
He tried to cover (up)his mistake. 他想掩蓋他的錯誤。
He said he could cover the distance on foot in two hours. 他說這段路程兩個小時能走完
How many pages have you covered? 你讀了多少頁了？
What are the main points you’re going to cover in your talk ? 你的報告主要涉及哪些內(nèi)容。
We have only just covered our expenses. 我們所收入的僅夠開支而已。
cover作名詞，作“蓋子”、“封面”解。
When the water boils, take the cover. 當水開的時候,把蓋子揭開.
The book needs a new cover . 這書需要裝個新封面.
4.What’s the problem with the animals at the zoo? 動物園里的動物有什么問題？
What’s the problem with…=What’s the trouble with…=What’s the matter with…
=What's your problem?=What's wrong with you? 都用來詢問“…（你）怎么回事？”
5.The two teams take turns speaking. 兩支隊伍輪流發(fā)言。
take turns doing sth. “輪流干…”，turn是名詞。
復習turn的用法
作名詞用
It’s one’s turn to do sth輪到某人做某事
It's your turn to make a decision.該你來做出決定了。
turn one’s turn to do sth=do sth in turn=do sth by turns
作名詞用：轉(zhuǎn)動,轉(zhuǎn)向,翻轉(zhuǎn)
turn right/left=turn to the right/left
turn to sth./sb.(for help) turn to page 84
作系動詞用：變得……
turn green/yellow 變綠/黃了
Ten years later，he turned teacher.
A./ B.a C.an D.the
注: 此題考查turn作連系動詞的特殊用法,即turn作連系動詞時后接表語名詞，省略冠詞.所以此題的答案為A.如果turn 后加into 則須在名詞前加冠詞a.
固定詞組:
turn against背叛 turn down 關小/拒絕
turn from side to side 把身體轉(zhuǎn)來轉(zhuǎn)去 turn in 上交
turn...into... (使……)成為…… turn off(水源、煤氣、電燈等)/避開(問題等)
turn on 開(水、煤氣、 電燈、無線電等)/對……發(fā)怒
turn on the radio turn out結(jié)果是/證明是/生產(chǎn)出
turn over(使)打翻/翻身/翻動/翻耕(土地)/轉(zhuǎn)危為安
turn up 開大/出現(xiàn)/找到/證明是(=turn out to be)
6.When all the teams are ready, the teacher will start and time the debate.
當所有隊伍都準備好以后,老師就開始為辯論計時.
time是動詞，＂計時＂的意思，還有“安排好時間,使合拍子;安排……的速度＂
How long can you hold your breath underwater ? Take a deep breath and I’ll time you .
你在水下能潛多久呢？深呼吸一下，我給你計時。
He timed his journey so that he could arrive at the hotel before dark .
他安排好了他的旅程，以便能在天黑以前到達旅館。
He tried to time his steps to the music.他盡力與音樂合節(jié)拍。
課文部分
1.Professor Karl von Frisch, a scientist from Austria, spent many years of his life researching the amazing ways honey-bees communicate in their dark hives.奧地利科學家卡爾馮弗里希教授，一生中花去了許多歲月，研究蜜蜂在黑暗的蜂箱里是以怎樣巧妙的方式傳遞信息的。
amaze vt. 使驚愕；使大為驚訝：
He amazed everyone by passing his driving test.令人驚訝的是他竟通過了駕駛考試。
amazing “令人驚異的”；在西方人的口中，表示驚訝，經(jīng)常可以聽到amazing這個詞。如果有些事情發(fā)生得出乎意料，難以置信，也可以用amazing來形容。
You’re amazing. 你真了不起。
It was amazing that the boy was able to solve the problem so quickly.
那男孩能這樣快地解完這道題,真是令人驚奇。
有些漂亮或另類的東西，總能吸引許多眼球，就可以說是amazing things.
I am always looking for new and amazing items.我總是在尋找讓我眼前一亮的新東西。
amazed 使（某人）感到驚奇，常用be amazed at / by 感到驚奇。
He was amazed at all the colours, and all the beautiful fish. 他對五顏綠色和各種美麗的魚感到驚奇。
We are amazed at the changes in Beijing. I can’t even find where my old house is.
北京的變化使我們感到驚奇。我?guī)缀跽也坏脚f房子了。
2.In order to tell the bees apart ,he painted some bees with little dots of colour. 為了把蜜蜂區(qū)分開，他在一些蜜蜂身上涂上色斑．
tell...apart 識別，辨別 (復習)
Can you tell Jane and Lucy apart? For they look so alike.你能區(qū)別開簡和露絲嗎?她們長得太像了。
tell A from B 把A與B區(qū)別開
Can you tell Tom from his twin brother? 你能把湯姆和他的雙胞胎哥哥區(qū)別開嗎？
It’s difficult for us to tell Lily from Lucy. 我們很難區(qū)分開莉莉和露絲。
3.They trooped behind the first dancer, copying its movement.
它們成群結(jié)隊地跟在第一只跳舞的蜜蜂后面，模仿它的動作。troop
①n.一群，大量
A troop of children went into the Museum.一群學生走進了博物館。
troops of visitors 一群一群的訪問者
troops 軍隊，部隊
The local people demanded the withdrawal of the foreign country troops.
當?shù)氐娜藗円笸鈬婈牫冯x。
②vi.集合，群集；成群地涌向，結(jié)隊而行
Children trooped out of /into the hall after the lecture.演講結(jié)束后，孩子們成群地走出了/進教室。
4.over and over again=again and again=time and time again=over and over一再地，經(jīng)常地，重復地
The old man always thinks of his happy old days over and over again.
這位老人總是一次又一次地回憶起以前的美好時光。
5. One was close to the hive. The other was much farther away ,beyond some trees.
一個靠近蜂箱,另一個遠離蜂箱,幾棵大樹之外.
beyond prep（復習）
①在……那邊，越過（場所）
The house is beyond the bridge.房屋在橋的那邊。
I can not see anything beyond the river because of the fog
由于霧，河的那邊我什么也看不見。
②（指時間）超出，晚于
Don’t stay out beyond 10 o’clock.不要在外邊停留到10點鐘還不回家。
③超出，為……所不能及（程度）
Your work is beyond all praise你的作品真讓人贊揚不盡。
He lives beyond his income 。他的生活入不敷出。
beyond one’s control 無法控制；無法管理
The watch is beyond repair . 手表無法修理了
This problem is far beyond me /my comprehension 這個問題超出了我的能力/理解力
6.come to light 發(fā)現(xiàn)，暴露
Much more new evidence has come to light，so the judges have to sentence the man to death.
新的證據(jù)不斷發(fā)現(xiàn)，所以法官不得不判這人死刑。
When the old woman died，it came to light that she was actually very rich.
老太太死后，人們發(fā)現(xiàn)她其實很富有。
7.compare A with B 把A與B比較一下（復習）
Compare British English with American English，and you can tell the differences between them.
把美國英語與英國英語比較一下，你就會發(fā)現(xiàn)它們之間的不同點。
compare A to B把A比作B
Poets have compared sleep to death.詩人把睡眠比作死亡。
compared to...=compared with...與……比起來
Compared to/with the earth，the sun is much bigger.與地球比起來，太陽要大得多。
8.come up
①前進，進來
My mother came up to me and held my hands tightly.母親走向前緊緊地抓住我的手。
②上升
The sun came up at that time.那時太陽已升起來了。
He has stayed underwater for 2 minutes，but he hasn’t come up yet.
他在水下呆了2分鐘了，還沒上來。
③長出，發(fā)芽
These seeds haven’t come up yet.這些種子還沒有發(fā)芽。
④被提出討論
The question came up at the meeting yesterday.這個問題在昨天的會議上被提出來了。
⑤與come有關的短語：
come about發(fā)生； come across 碰見，受歡迎； come at襲擊；
come down下降，流傳 come out with 說出，透漏； come to oneself蘇醒
9.include vt.（復習）
包括，包含
Your duty includes putting the baby to the bed.你的職責包括讓孩子上床睡覺。
There are five chapters in this book，including two chapters written by our teacher.
這本書有5章，包括由我們老師寫的兩章。
Everyone will go to the cinema，Lao Xiao included.每個人都要去電影院，包括老肖。
10.transparent adj.
①透明的;清澈的 。
②顯而易見的;一目了然的[+that]
It was transparent that her pride was hurt.很顯然,她的自尊心受到了傷害。
③坦率的,光明正大的
He is a man of transparent sincerity. 他是一個坦率誠懇的人。
11.surrounding n. 環(huán)境;周圍的事物[P]
He didn’t pay much attention to his surroundings. 他沒有多注意他周圍的環(huán)境。
adj. 周圍的;附近的
Foxes started coming in from the surrounding countryside. 狐貍開始從附近的鄉(xiāng)下跑進來。
12.apparent
①adj 表面的,外觀的;未必真實的
The apparent cause of his illness was excessive drinking, but the real cause was his deep grief at his
wife’s death. 他生病的表面原因是飲酒過度,但實際原因是喪妻之痛。
②明顯的,顯而易見的;明白無誤的 [(+to)][+that]
It was apparent that he was in no condition to travel. 他的健康狀況顯然不宜旅行。
13.So another astonishing fact came to light. 于是又發(fā)現(xiàn)一個令人驚訝的情況。
come to light 暴露,真相大白
The scandal came to light when the politician was seen with the lady.
當有人看到那位政客跟那位女士在一起時,真相就大白了。
A political scandal has recently come to light.
最近一樁政治丑聞暴露出來
14.maximum （反minimum）
① n.最大量,最大數(shù),最大限度[C][(+of)]
Our goal is to achieve the maximum of efficiency.
我們的目標是取得最高的效率。
②頂點;(法定的)最高極限;(公路行車的)最高速[the S][(+of)]
Drivers must not exceed a maximum of 55 miles an hour.
司機不得超過每小時五十五英里的最大時速。
③adj. 最大的;最多的;最高的;頂點的
The maximum speed of this car is 150 miles per hour.
這輛車的最大時速為一百五十英里。
15.precise adj.
①精確的;準確的;確切的；絲毫不差的；恰好的
I can’t give you a precise date. 我無法告訴你確切的日期。
at the precious moment 正在那時
②明確的;清晰的
His instructions were not very precise. 他的指示不太明確。
③嚴格的;細致的
We had precise orders to come home by nine o’clock. 我們得到嚴格的命令須于九點前回家。
④刻板的,拘泥的
He was very precise in his manners. 他的一言一行都有板有眼。
16.adequate
①adj.能滿足需要(量)的,足夠的[(+for)][+to-v]
Martin thought that he had no adequate proof.馬丁認為他沒有充足的證據(jù)。
Is your salary adequate to support your family ?你的薪水足夠養(yǎng)家嗎？
②適當?shù)模贿m當?shù)腫(+to/for)對于…]（不置于名詞前）
a solution adequate to the problem 適合這個問題的解決方法
③勝任的 [(+to)]
She proved adequate to the job. 事實證明她能勝任此項工作。
④尚可的,差強人意的
That hotel is merely adequate. 那家旅館只能說是差強人意。
17.clarify vt.
①澄清;闡明
His explanation clarified the mystery. 他的說明解開了這個謎。
②凈化
It requires of us great efforts to clarify sewage in cities. 凈化城市的污水需要我們很大的努力。
③使清楚,使清醒
My mind was clarified on this issue. 對這個問題我的頭腦變得清楚了。
18.changeable adj.
①易變的;不定的
His temper’s been changeable this week, so don’t annoy him.
這星期他脾氣變化無常,所以不要惹他生氣。
②可改變的,可能被改變的
③閃光的;閃色的
changeable silk 閃光絲綢
19.adaptation n.
①適應,適合[U]
He made a quick adaptation to the new environment. 他很快適應了新的環(huán)境。
②改編,改寫[U];改寫本 [C]
This play is an adaptation of a novel. 這一劇本是由小說改編的。
20.Von Frisch assumed that the dance conveyed more information.
馮弗里希想弄清這種舞蹈能不能說明喂食處有多遠. assume vt. 表示“假設，主觀認為，假定；
①assume that…
We assumed that you understood the situation.我們認為，你了解形勢。
②assume +名詞+（to be）+名[形] .
I assumed him to be an honest man。我認為他是個誠實的人。
③assuming和given,supposing，provided/providing（that）等詞一樣都可以引導狀語作用相當于if.
Supposing your father saw you playing computer games , what would he say?
=if your father saw ……
Assuming that the weather is favourable, Farmers will have a good harvest
假如風調(diào)雨順，今年農(nóng)民將獲豐收。
Given that it doesn’t rain tomorrow，I will go camping.如果明天不下雨，我就會去野營
另：assuming自負的，傲慢的，過分自信的
④assumed 假裝的，假的；假定的，設想的：
an assumed cheerfulness偽裝的高興 an assumed result假定的結(jié)果，
His look of astonishment was assumed.他那驚訝的樣子是裝出來的。
⑤assumption假定，假想
I was under the assumption that you were coming tomorrow. 我原以為你明天來。
My assumption that he had passed the exam was wrong . 我本以為他已通過了考試，結(jié)果我錯了。
21.He marked all the bees that came to the nearby feeding place blue, and all the bees that went to the faraway place were marked red. 他給所有來到近的喂食處的蜜蜂標上藍色，給飛到遠的喂食處的蜜蜂標上紅色。faraway(遠方的)是由 far ＋ away構(gòu)成的合成形容詞。
nearby(附近的)是由 near ＋by構(gòu)成的合成形容詞。它們在句中都作定語。
a faraway forest遠處的森林 faraway times遙遠的時代
a nearby hotel附近的一家旅店 nearby hills附近的小山
注意：faraway在作定語時通常都連寫，作表語或作狀語時則分寫(far away)。如：
The house is not far away. 那座房子并不遠。
He lives far away from the school. 他住得離學校很遠。
nearby既可作定語，又可作狀語；既可以連寫(nearby)，也可以分寫(near by)，還可以加連字符(near-by)。
I saw her going to a near-by post-box before lunch. 我看到她午飯前去附近的信箱投信。
They live nearby----less than a kilometer. 他們住在附近，不到一公里。
He gave up his seat to the old man standing near by.他把座位讓給站在附近的老人了。
Unit 14 Zoology學案
第一部分課文理解
Warming up
Read the following proverbs and then match the Chinese meaning of each proverb.
一貧如洗 回家生悶氣 饑腸轆轆 勿惹事生非 不要過早打如意算盤
披著羊皮的狼 一燕不成夏 攔路虎 把好人與壞人分開 亡羊補牢
班門弄斧 傾盆大雨 蠢得像頭豬 江山易改，本性難移
人靠衣裝，佛靠金裝 小時偷針，大時偷金 潛移默化 愛屋及烏
1.To teach a fish how to swim．
2.The sparrow near a school sings the primer．
3.Love me, love my dog
4.Look the barn door after the horse is stolen．
5.He that will steal a pin will steal an ox．
6.Don’t count your chickens before they hatch．
7.as poor as a church mouse
8. Let sleeping dogs lie.
9.I'm SO hungry that I could eat a horse．
10.Go home and kick the dog．
11.Separate the sheep from the goats．
12.A lion in the way．
13.One swallow doesn’t make a summer
14.A wolf in sheep’s clothing．
15.Fine feathers make fine birds．
16.You can’t make a crab walk straight．
17.It rains cats and dogs．
18.as stupid as a goose．
Read the text and then match the general idea of each paragraph.
Para 1 1.The circle dance
Para 2 2.A brief introduction of the bee
Para 3 3. Whether bees could tell each other the exact position.
Para 4 4. The wagging dance.
Para 5 5. Pro. Karl von Frisch built special hives to study bees.
Para 6 6. The number of wagging dances indicates the exact distance to the feeding place.
Para 7 7. Something about the professor
Para 8 8. “Bee-line” and “ to make a beeline for ”
Read the passage carefully and then do the following exercises
Para.1
①Q(mào): Why is it the honey-bee that has interested scientists most?
Because of the language they use to communicate with each other.
②You can find out the topic sentence of the text simply in para.1 from ____.
A.the first sentence B. the second sentence C.The fifth sentence D. the last sentence
③The scientists can study the language of honey bees only after the development of ____.
A.the modern beehive B.experiments C.dishes of honey D.both A and B
Para.2
①Karl von Frisch made an experiment to research ____.
A.the food of honey bees B.the dance of honey bees
C.the ways honey bees communicate D. The hive of honey bees
②The phrase “tell the bees apart” in para.2 means____.
A.let the bees live separately B.tell one bee from the other
C.drive the bees away D.tear the bees into pieces
③Which of the following statements is right?
A.Animals do have a language like that of human beings.
B.When Professor Karl von Frisch placed little dishes of milk on the table, bees soon came.
C.In order to be able to watch the bees scientifically, he built some special hive, a glass wall and marked the bees with little spots of colour.
D.When a marked bee returned to the hive from the feeding table, it began to perform a dance on the surface of the ground.
④What was Professor von Frisch puzzled by?
When he placed little dishes of honey on a table, bees soon came. As soon as one bee discovered the honey, many more came to it one after another in a short time.
Para.3-4
① The Language of Honey Bees
. .
②How did the marked bee tell the message of food to the other bees? Give the follows in right order.
a.The marked bee returned to the hive from the feeding table.
b.It repeated these circles over and over again. c.The marked bee made a circle to the left.
d The marked bee made a circle to the right. e.The other excited bees dance together.
f.The bees left the hive and went to the feeding place.
A.abcefd B.cadefb C.adcbef D. dacebf
③Different dance indicate different ____.
A.food B.feeding places C.steps D.semicircles
④The circle dance communicates ____.
a.the distance of food b.the information of food
c.the amount of food d.the kind of food
A.abc B. abd C.ab D.bc
⑤Can you describe how the circle dance performed? And how the wagging dance performed?
.
.
Para 5
①What did the scientists discover?
They discovered that the feeding station was, the dance was.
②What a maximum distance do the bees fly?
Bees between their hive and a feeding place.
③The phrase“come to light”in Paragraph 5 means______.
A.become known B.come to a bright place C.turn bright D.both A and B
④The number of the wagging dances per minute told______.
A.the position of the feeding place B.the amount of the food
C.the distance of the feeding place D.all the information about food
Para 7
What does "bee-line" mean ?
Para.8
①According to the this passage please give the information about Karl von Frisch
Nationality: ___________ _
What’s he? ________________
Research work: _________________
How to find it out: _________________
His discovery: ______________________
Prize:_____________________________
②.After reading the text, you can infer the writer is likely to write about ____ in the next para.
A.Whether the circle dance told them what food was in feeding place
B.Whether the bees can tell one colour from the other
C.Whether the wagging dance tell the bees the distance and the direction of the food
D.Whether the language of honey bees is the most useful language of all animals
③Which of the statements is possible according to the last paragraph?
A.We human beings can communicate as honeybees do.
B.We human beings can go as quickly as honeybees.
C.We human beings can come to help each other in a fast way.
D.We human beings can learn something from animals’behavior.
根據(jù)課文內(nèi)容填空:
There are many _________of bee. Among the different types of bee, it is the honey-bee that has most interested scientists because of the “l(fā)anguage” they use to ____________ with each other. The scientists Von Frisch built special hives to find out how one bee communicate the news of food to the other bees in the hive.
To his _____________, the bee who found the feeding place began to _________ a dance on the ________of the honeycomb. The dance seemed to _______ the surrounding bees. They _________behind the first dancer, _________ its movements. Then the bees left the hive and went to the _______ place. He found that the bees did the circling dance when the food is near, and that the bees did the __________dance when the food was far away. He also found that the number of wagging dances per ________ told how far away the food was.
第二部分語言點
課文前面部分
1.A small animal that helps the police get hold of thieves.
一種能幫助警察捉賊的動物。
get hold of …= take/catch hold of …意思是“抓住…”；“獲得…”
get hold of …= take/catch hold of …意思是“抓住…”；“獲得…”
He and pulled. 他抓住繩子用力拉。
.我需要馬上就能有點錢
hold a conversation/meeting hold the line = hold on
hold … back hold one’s breath
2.An animal that isn’t telling the truth. 一種會撒謊的動物。
tell the truth“說實話”的意思，tell的相關類似短語有：
tell a/the lie = tell lies 撒謊 tell a story 講故事
3. You are going to hear an interview with a woman who works in a zoo。
你將聽到對一位在動物園工作的婦女的采訪報道。
interview 在這里是名詞“采訪”的意思，還有“面試”之意。
interview 在這里是名詞“采訪”的意思，還有“面試”之意。
The film star agreed to give an interview after the wedding. 。
Your interview for the job is tomorrow你的 定在明天
interview “采訪”,要區(qū)別與cover的用法。interview 可以用interview sb. 或interview sth.但cover只能說cover sth.
A reporter interviewed the prime minister. 。
She’s for the job.她正在接受求職面試。
They sent a great many reporters .
他們派遣了很多記者報道這次會議。
cover除了“采訪”的意思外還有“用……遮蓋；覆蓋”“占有…（面積）;掩飾”
“涉及…（內(nèi)容）”等含義。請學習下面例句中cover 一詞的各種用法
Since water covers most of the earth, Corsteau knew we should keep the seas clean.
由于水覆蓋了地球的大部分，庫斯托知道我們應該保持海洋清潔。
He tried to cover (up)his mistake. 他想掩蓋他的錯誤。
He said he could cover the distance on foot in two hours. 他說這段路程兩個小時能走完
How many pages have you covered? 你讀了多少頁了？
What are the main points you’re going to cover in your talk ? 你的報告主要涉及哪些內(nèi)容。
We have only just covered our expenses. 我們所收入的僅夠開支而已。
cover作名詞，作“蓋子”、“封面”解。
When the water boils, take the cover. 當水開的時候,把蓋子揭開.
The book needs a new cover . 這書需要裝個新封面.
4.What’s the problem with the animals at the zoo? 動物園里的動物有什么問題？
What’s the problem with…= …= …
= ?= ? 都用來詢問“…（你）怎么回事？”
5.The two teams take turns speaking. 兩支隊伍輪流發(fā)言。
take turns doing sth. “輪流干…”，turn是名詞。
復習turn的用法
作名詞用
It’s one’s turn to do sth輪到某人做某事
.該你來做出決定了。
turn one’s turn to do sth=do sth in turn=do sth by turns
作名詞用：轉(zhuǎn)動,轉(zhuǎn)向,翻轉(zhuǎn)
turn right/left=
turn to sth./sb.(for help) turn to page 84
作系動詞用：變得……
turn green/yellow 變綠/黃了
Ten years later，he turned teacher.
A./ B.a C.an D.the
固定詞組:
背叛 關小/拒絕
turn from side to side 把身體轉(zhuǎn)來轉(zhuǎn)去 上交
... (使……)成為…… (水源、煤氣、電燈等)/避開(問題等)
開(水、煤氣、 電燈、無線電等)/對……發(fā)怒
turn on the radio turn out
(使)打翻/翻身/翻動/翻耕(土地)/轉(zhuǎn)危為安
開大/出現(xiàn)/找到/證明是(=turn out to be)
6.When all the teams are ready, the teacher will start and time the debate.
當所有隊伍都準備好以后,老師就開始為辯論計時.
time是動詞，＂計時＂的意思，還有“安排好時間,使合拍子;安排……的速度＂
How long can you hold your breath underwater ? .
你在水下能潛多久呢？深呼吸一下，我給你計時。
He timed his journey so that he could arrive at the hotel before dark .
他安排好了他的旅程，以便能在天黑以前到達旅館。
He tried to time his steps to the music. 。
課文部分
1.Professor Karl von Frisch, a scientist from Austria, spent many years of his life researching the amazing ways honey-bees communicate in their dark hives.奧地利科學家卡爾馮弗里希教授，一生中花去了許多歲月，研究蜜蜂在黑暗的蜂箱里是以怎樣巧妙的方式傳遞信息的。
amaze vt. 使驚愕；使大為驚訝：
.令人驚訝的是他竟通過了駕駛考試。
amazing “令人驚異的”；在西方人的口中，表示驚訝，經(jīng)常可以聽到amazing這個詞。如果有些事情發(fā)生得出乎意料，難以置信，也可以用amazing來形容。
You’re amazing. 。
that the boy was able to solve the problem so quickly.
那男孩能這樣快地解完這道題,真是令人驚奇。
有些漂亮或另類的東西，總能吸引許多眼球，就可以說是amazing things.
I am always looking for new and amazing items.我總是在尋找讓我眼前一亮的新東西。
amazed 使（某人）感到驚奇，常用be amazed at / by 感到驚奇。
He all the colours, and all the beautiful fish. 他對五顏綠色和各種美麗的魚感到驚奇。
. I can’t even find where my old house is.
北京的變化使我們感到驚奇。我?guī)缀跽也坏脚f房子了。
2.In order to tell the bees apart ,he painted some bees with little dots of colour. 為了把蜜蜂區(qū)分開，他在一些蜜蜂身上涂上色斑．
tell...apart 識別，辨別 (復習)
? For they look so alike.你能區(qū)別開簡和露絲嗎?她們長得太像了。
tell A from B 把A與B區(qū)別開
? 你能把湯姆和他的雙胞胎哥哥區(qū)別開嗎？
. 我們很難區(qū)分開莉莉和露絲。
3.They trooped behind the first dancer, copying its movement.
它們成群結(jié)隊地跟在第一只跳舞的蜜蜂后面，模仿它的動作。troop
①n.一群，大量
children went into the Museum.一群學生走進了博物館。
troops of visitors 一群一群的訪問者
troops 軍隊，部隊
The local people demanded the withdrawal of the foreign country troops.
。
②vi.集合，群集；成群地涌向，結(jié)隊而行
Children after the lecture.演講結(jié)束后，孩子們成群地走出了/進教室。
4.over and over again=again and again=time and time again=over and over一再地，經(jīng)常地，重復地
The old man always .
這位老人總是一次又一次地回憶起以前的美好時光。
5. One was close to the hive. The other was much farther away ,beyond some trees.
一個靠近蜂箱,另一個遠離蜂箱,幾棵大樹之外.
beyond prep（復習）
①在……那邊，越過（場所）
The house is .房屋在橋的那邊。
由于霧，河的那邊我什么也看不見。
②（指時間）超出，晚于
.不要在外邊停留到10點鐘還不回家。
③超出，為……所不能及（程度）
Your work is beyond all praise 。
He lives beyond his income 。 。
beyond one’s control
.手表無法修理了
This problem is far beyond me /my comprehension 。
6.come to light 發(fā)現(xiàn)，暴露
Much more new evidence has come to light，so the judges have to sentence the man to death.
，所以法官 。
When the old woman died，it came to light that she was actually very rich.
老太太死后， 。
7.compare A with B 把A與B比較一下（復習）
，and you can .
把美國英語與英國英語比較一下，你就會發(fā)現(xiàn)它們之間的不同點。
compare A to B把A比作B
.詩人把睡眠比作死亡。
compared to...= ...與……比起來
，the sun is much bigger.與地球比起來，太陽要大得多。
8.come up
①前進，進來
My mother .母親走向前緊緊地抓住我的手。
②上升
The sun came up at that time. 。
He has stayed underwater for 2 minutes，but he hasn’t come up yet.
他在水下呆了2分鐘了，還沒上來。
③長出，發(fā)芽
.這些種子還沒有發(fā)芽。
④被提出討論
.這個問題在昨天的會議上被提出來了。
⑤與come有關的短語：
come about ； come across ； come at襲擊；
come down下降，流傳 come out with 說出，透漏； come to oneself
9.include vt.（復習）
包括，包含
Your duty includes putting the baby to the bed.你的職責包括讓孩子上床睡覺。
There are five chapters in this book， .
這本書有5章，包括由我們老師寫的兩章。
Everyone will go to the cinema， .每個人都要去電影院，包括老肖。
10.transparent adj.
①透明的;清澈的 。
②顯而易見的;一目了然的[+that]
It was transparent that her pride was hurt. 。
③坦率的,光明正大的
He is a man of transparent sincerity. 他是一個坦率誠懇的人。
11.surrounding n. 環(huán)境;周圍的事物[P]
He didn’t pay much attention to his surroundings. 。
adj. 周圍的;附近的
Foxes started coming in from the surrounding countryside. 。
12.apparent
①adj 表面的,外觀的;未必真實的
The apparent cause of his illness was excessive drinking, but the real cause was his deep grief at his
wife’s death. 。
②明顯的,顯而易見的;明白無誤的 [(+to)][+that]
he was in no condition to travel. 他的健康狀況顯然不宜旅行。
13.So another astonishing fact came to light. 于是又發(fā)現(xiàn)一個令人驚訝的情況。
come to light 暴露,真相大白
when the politician was seen with the lady.
當有人看到那位政客跟那位女士在一起時,真相就大白了。
.
最近一樁政治丑聞暴露出來
14.maximum （反minimum）
① n.最大量,最大數(shù),最大限度[C][(+of)]
Our goal .
我們的目標是取得最高的效率。
②頂點;(法定的)最高極限;(公路行車的)最高速[the S][(+of)]
Drivers must not exceed a maximum of 55 miles an hour.
。
③adj. 最大的;最多的;最高的;頂點的
is 150 miles per hour.
這輛車的最大時速為一百五十英里。
15.precise adj.
①精確的;準確的;確切的；絲毫不差的；恰好的
I can’t give you .我無法告訴你確切的日期。
at the precious moment
②明確的;清晰的
His instructions were not very precise. 。
③嚴格的;細致的
We had precise orders to come home by nine o’clock. 。
④刻板的,拘泥的
. 他的一言一行都有板有眼。
16.adequate
①adj.能滿足需要(量)的,足夠的[(+for)][+to-v]
Martin thought .馬丁認為他沒有充足的證據(jù)。
?你的薪水足夠養(yǎng)家嗎？
②適當?shù)模贿m當?shù)腫(+to/for)對于…]（不置于名詞前）
a solution adequate to the problem
③勝任的 [(+to)]
She proved . 事實證明她能勝任此項工作。
④尚可的,差強人意的
That hotel is merely adequate. 。
17.clarify vt.
①澄清;闡明
His explanation clarified the mystery. 。
②凈化
It requires of us great efforts to clarify sewage in cities. 。
③使清楚,使清醒
My mind on this issue. 對這個問題我的頭腦變得清楚了。
18.changeable adj.
①易變的;不定的
His temper’s been changeable this week, so don’t annoy him.
,所以不要惹他生氣。
②可改變的,可能被改變的
③閃光的;閃色的
changeable silk 閃光絲綢
19.adaptation n.
①適應,適合[U]
He the new environment. 他很快適應了新的環(huán)境。
②改編,改寫[U];改寫本 [C]
This play is an adaptation of a novel. 。
20.Von Frisch assumed that the dance conveyed more information.
馮弗里希想弄清這種舞蹈能不能說明喂食處有多遠. assume vt. 表示“假設，主觀認為，假定；
①assume that…
.我們認為，你了解形勢。
②assume +名詞+（to be）+名[形] .
.我認為他是個誠實的人。
③assuming和given,supposing，provided/providing（that）等詞一樣都可以引導狀語作用相當于if.
Supposing your father saw you playing computer games , what would he say?
=if your father saw ……
Assuming that the weather is favourable, Farmers will have a good harvest
。
Given that it doesn’t rain tomorrow，I will go camping. ，我就會去野營
另：assuming自負的，傲慢的，過分自信的
④assumed 假裝的，假的；假定的，設想的：
an assumed cheerfulness 假定的結(jié)果，
His look of astonishment was assumed.
⑤assumption假定，假想
I was under the assumption that you were coming tomorrow. 。
. 我本以為他已通過了考試，結(jié)果我錯了。
21.He marked all the bees that came to the nearby feeding place blue, and all the bees that went to the faraway place were marked red. 他給所有來到近的喂食處的蜜蜂標上藍色，給飛到遠的喂食處的蜜蜂標上紅色。faraway(遠方的)是由 far ＋ away構(gòu)成的合成形容詞。
nearby(附近的)是由 near ＋by構(gòu)成的合成形容詞。它們在句中都作定語。
遠處的森林 faraway times
附近的一家旅店 nearby hills
注意：faraway在作定語時通常都連寫，作表語或作狀語時則分寫(far away)。如：
The house is not far away. 那座房子并不遠。
He lives far away from the school. 他住得離學校很遠。
nearby既可作定語，又可作狀語；既可以連寫(nearby)，也可以分寫(near by)，還可以加連字符(near-by)。
I saw her going to a near-by post-box before lunch. 。
----less than a kilometer. 他們住在附近，不到一公里。
He gave up his seat to .他把座位讓給站在附近的老人了。
Unit14 Zoology授后練習
一、單項填空
1.-I really need to talk to you.______? -Certainly.What’s the matter?
A.Where are you going B.What shall I tell you C.Can you spare me a few minutes D.When are you free
2.-Since you like the fur coat so much，why not buy it? -Well，I can’t afford______coat.
A.that expensive a B.a that expensive C.that an expensive D.an expensive that
3.After a day’s work I was very tired and my legs______.So I didn’t visit you.
A.took over B.gave out C.put off D.set up
4.You can never imagine what great trouble I had______the poor boy who was hurt seriously.
A.help B.to help C.helped D.helping
5.The old man returned to Qingdao，______he left in the 1940s.
A.where B.what C.which D.how
6.-Dick sometimes makes me mad. -______too.I wish he______a little polite.
A.I;is B.I;were C.Me;is D.Me;were
7.The great temple______when I went to visit it last autumn.It must have been open to the visitors now.
A.was rebuilt B.was being rebuilt C.had been rebuilt D.was to rebuild
8.-Was it because the traffic was very heavy during the rush hour______you were late again?
-Well，I’m afraid so.
A.when B.that C.why D.how
9.As we know，the sooner coastal populations are______a coming tsunami（海嘯），the greater their chances of escaping.
A.used to B.informed with C.warned of D.known about
10.In some countries，______is called “equality”does not really mean equal rights for all the people.
A.which B.that C.what D.who
11.You______pay too much attention to your reading skill，as it is so important.
A.mustn’t B.needn’t C.can’t D.won’t
12.Dr. Hans Selye is______member of University of Montreal faculty，and he is now organizing______International Institute of Stress in Montreal.
A.a;the B.a;/ C.the;the D.a;an
13.That voice on the phone was exactly as she ______it would sound.Just exactly like her father’s.
A.dreamed B.had dreamed C.would dream D.was dreamed
14. I often see lights in that empty house.Do you think I ______ report it to the police?
A.should B.may C.will D.can
15. You ______ be tired-you’ve only been working for one hour.
A.must not B.won’t C.can’t D.may not
16.-I don’t mind telling you I know. -You ______.I’m not asking you for it.
A.mustn’t B.may not C.can’t D.needn’t
17.-I’ll tell Mary about her new job tomorrow. -You ______ her last week.
A.ought to tell B.would have told C.must tell D.should have told
18.Last year he starred in the film ___________ of Bill Cornshaw’s best-selling novel .
A. adaptaion B. adoption C. promotion D. profession
19. There is more than ____________ rain this year, so some parts of the country have been flooded.
A. extra B. plenty C. adequate D. little
20. School in the north tend to be better equipped,__________ those in the south are relatively poor.
A. because B .as C.when D. while
21.What ____________ her apart from the other candidates for the job was that she had a lot of original ideas.
A. pulled B. set C. told D. took
22.With the aid of the most advanced equipment ,new facts about the ancient pyramids in Egypt have recently ________
A.brought to light B.seen the light C. thrown light D. come to light
23. -She’s a lot older than you , is’t you? -Fifteen years, to be ____________
A. frank B. precise C. honest D. fair
24.They believed that these modern paintings____in shanghai Art Gallery were as valuable as these in the museum
A. collect B. collecting C. being collected D. collected
25.At that time we had to make a assumption__________ the disease was nbspreading and take action to stop it.
A. that B. whether C.what D. which
26. - Would you mind going to ____________the kids from school ? -No,_______________
A. fetch; go ahead B. fetch ;not in the least C. take; not at all D. carry ; of course not
27. --Have you had many visitors yet? --No, __________, you are the first .
A. by the way B. as a matter of fact C. as a whole D. in other words
28. --Why didn’t you help the little boy? - Oh, sorry.He struggled to his feet _________I ran over.
A.until B. after C. before D. since
29. A lot of the children at the school do not live in the town , but come in from the _________ countryside.
A. surrounded B. surrounding C. surroundings D. surround
30.It was not until dark__________ he found ___________he thought was the correct way to solve the problem.
A. that ;what B. that ;that C.when; what D. when; that
31.It was becoming increasingly ____________ that he could no longer look after himself.
A. disgusting B . changeable C. transparent D. apparent
32.We need’t get ready yet; the guests___________ come for another hour.
A. mustn’t B. shan’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t
二、用動詞的適當形式填空
1.This is the best way （lead）to success.
2.It’s at the school （name）after the hero that he is studying.
3. （compare）to that book，this one is of great value.
4.Some waste must be thrown into the sea， （depend）on the nature of the waste.
5.The only （remain）question is whether or not we can collect enough money for wildlife.
6.The boy is an （advance）child.
7.Our plane will （fly）over the ocean at this time tomorrow.
8.Selecting a mobile phone for personal use is not a easy task because technology______（change）so rapidly.
三、句型轉(zhuǎn)換：完成B句，使其與A句意思相同或相近。（每空一詞）
1.A.Because there is not enough money，they can’t rebuild the school.
B.There ______not enough money，they can’t rebuild the school.
2.A.The house which belongs to him has been handed down for several generations.
B.The house ______ to him has been handed down for several generations.
3.A.The dances seemed to excite the surrounding bees.
B.The surrounding bees are ______ at the dances.
4.A.After this problem was settled，another came up.
B.After this problem was settled，another ______.
5.A.Many valuable paintings were discovered in the deserted house.
B.Many paintings ______ ______ ______ came to light in the deserted house.
6.A.Following the director，the actors came in one by one.
B.Following the director，the actors came in ______ ______ ______.
7.A.Everyone wants to go along a straight and direct course for success.
B.Everyone wants to______ ______ ______ ______ success.
8.A.If you don’t go to see our former English teacher，I won’t，either.
B.If you don’t go to see our former English teacher，______ ______I.
9.A.He marked all the bees that came to the feeding place blue.
B.All the bees that came to the feeding place ______ ______ ______.
10.A.After the meeting，they set out to solve the problem.
B.After the meeting，they ______ ______ ______ the problem.
四、單句改錯：下列句子均有一處錯誤（或多一詞；或缺一詞；或錯一詞），請找出并加以改正。
1.Every time when the baby listens to music，he always begins dancing.
2.As is reported that the storm is on the way.
3.An accident was happened to him when he was on the way to the cinema.
4.It was during the civil war when Mark Twain’s life as a writer began.
5.I have offered a scholarship at the university for my further education.
6.The plan that you put forward to at the meeting is great value.
7.Your second-hand car is similar with his new one.
8.Liu Xiang set about to break the word record at that time.
9.He built a transparent wall through that he could observe what was going on.
10.Now a teacher is often compared with a candle.
參考答案
單項填空
1-5CABDC 6-10 DBBCC 11-15 CABAC 16-20 DDACD 21-25 BDBDA 26-32 BBCBADC
用動詞的適當形式填空
1. leading
2. named
3. Compared
4. depending
5. remaining
6. advanced
7. be flying
8. is changing
句型轉(zhuǎn)換
完成B句，使其與A句意思相同或相近。（每空一詞）
1. being
2. belonging
3. excited
4 appeared
5. of great value
6. one after another
7. make a beeline for
8. neither will I
9were marked blue
10. set about solving
單句改錯
下列句子均有一處錯誤（或多一詞；或缺一詞；或錯一詞），請找出并加以改正。
1. every time為名詞短語，在句中起連詞作用。 答案：去掉when或when改為that
2. It is reported that 句型中it為形式主語，真正的主語是that引導的從句。答案：As改為It
3. happen 意思是“發(fā)生”，無被動形式。答案：去掉was
4.此處為強調(diào)句型。答案：when改為that
5句意為：“我被授予大學獎學金以便繼續(xù)深造”。答案：have后加been
6 be of great value意思是“具有極大的價值”。答案：is后加of
7. be similar to為固定短語，意思是“和……相似”。答案：with改為to
8set out to do...=set about doing...。答案：about改為out
9.在定語從句中介詞后不能跟that引導的定語從句。答案：that改為which
10 compare A with B意思是“A與B相比”。compare A to B意思是“把A比作B”。
with改為to