Book 2 Unit 1.docx

话题词汇1.mysteryn.谜2.puzzling/strange/weirdadj.奇怪的3.witnessv.见证4.giveanexplanation解释5.resultin/leadto导致6.byaccident碰巧经典语篇某论坛开设了一个主题为“Talesoftheunexplained”的专区。请你根据以下信息，写一篇150词左右的短文，发表在论坛上。名称：报时怪石位置：澳大利亚中部的沙漠高度：348米现象：能够有规律地改变颜色，早上为棕色；中午为灰蓝色(dustyblue)；下午为红色。注意：可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。佳作欣赏Haveyoueverheardofarockwhichcantelltime? Thereisonewiththeheightof348meters.①TherockjustliesinadesertinthemiddleofAustralia.②Itscolorcanalterregularlyinaday，anditmakespeoplepuzzledaboutit.③It’sbrownaftersunriseinthemorning.Interestingly，itturnsdustyblueatnoon.④However，intheafternoon，it’sweirdthatredwillappearonitssurface.Scientistshavebeenstudyingthisamazingphenomenonforlongbutnobodyhasbeenabletoexplainhowthishappens.⑤Inthefuture，perhapsscientistscanfindouttheexactreason.思维发散1.将第①②句用分词结构连成一句Thereisonerockwiththeheightof348meters，lyinginadesertinthemiddleofAustralia.2.用主语从句改写第③句Whatmakespeoplepuzzledisthatitscolorcanalterregularlyinaday.3.用强调句型改写第④句，强调atnoonInterestingly，itisatnoonthatitturnsdustyblue.4.仿照第⑤句用现在完成进行时翻译句子雨已经连着下了三天了。Ithasbeenrainingforthreedaysonend.Ⅰ.重点单词A.写作单词1.occur (vi.)发生2.villager (n.)村民3.laughter (n.)笑声，笑4.exist (vi.)存在existence (n.)存在5.evidence (n.)证据evident(adj.)明显的6.examine (vt.)检查examination (n.)考试；检查7.amazing (adj.)令人惊奇(惊叹的)amazed (adj.)吃惊的amaze (vt.)使惊奇，使惊诧amazement (n.)惊奇；惊愕8.length (n.)长度lengthen (v.)加长；使延长long (adj.)长的9.assume (vt.)假定；认为assumption (n.)假定，假设10.injury (n.)伤害injure (vt.)伤害，损害injured (adj.)受伤的；受损害的11.disagree (vi.)不同意disagreement (n.)分歧，争论，意见不一agree (v.)同意，赞成B.阅读单词12.dismiss (vt.)不予考虑；解雇；解散13.appropriate (adj.)适当的14.unexplained (adj.)无法解释的，神秘的15.creature (n.)动物；(具备某种特征的)人16.humour (n.)幽默humorous (adj.)幽默的17.convince (vt.)使确信，使相信convincing (adj.)令人信服的convinced (adj.)坚信，确信18.survive (vi.vt.)生存，幸存；挺过(难关)；比……活(或存在)的时间长survival (n.)幸存，存活survivor (n.)幸存者19.disappear (vi.)消失；失踪disappearance (n.)消失；失踪appear (vi.)出现，显现；似乎appearance (n.)出现；外观，外貌20.organize(organise) (vt.)组织，筹备；安排，处理organized (adj.)有组织的，系统的organizer (n.)组织者，安排者organization (n.)组织；机构21.statement (n