Unit 1 The world of our senses Reading & Grammar学案

Language focus

1. (Page 1) People have five senses: sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch.

▶ sense n. 感觉，感官；意识；判断力；理智

视觉 a sense of sight 听觉 a sense of hearing

成就感 a sense of achievement 幽默感 a sense of humor

【用法拓展】

make sense of 理解，弄懂 (不易理解的事物)

make sense 讲得通，有意义；是明智的，合乎情理

There is no /a lot of sense in doing ... 做某事没有/很有道理

【考点训练】

(1) 你能不能理解这篇文章的意思？ Can you make sense of this article?

(2) Read this sentence and tell me if it makes sense (有意义).

(3) It makes sense to (是明智的) buy the most up-to-date version.

(4) 没有必要因为这个小事而生气。There is no sense in getting annoyed at the little thing.

(5) I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to ______.

A. make a difference B. make a decision C. make progress D. make sense

2. (Page 1) Blind people can read by touching letters in raised dots called Braille.

▶ raise vt. (p.t. raised, p.p. raised) 举起；使提高；筹集资金；抚养；种植

　rise vi. (p.t. rose, p.p. risen) (位置)上升；(数量) 增加；(日月) 升起；起立, 起床

【考点训练】

(1) Thanks to the reform and opening up policy, the living conditions have been raised sharply/

have risen sharply (已急剧提高).

(2) Hearing the old man's reports, the officer ______ from his seat and said that something must

be done to ______ people's awareness of food safety.

A. raised; rise B. rose; raise C. raised; raise D. rose; rise

3. (Page 2 Line 7) Once out in the street, she walked quickly towards her usual bus stop.

▶ once out in the street = once she was out in the street, 此句为状语从句的省略。

省略后的从句结构可为：连词+v-ing/ v-ed/ adj./ p.p./ n.

【考点训练】

(1) Once published (一旦出版), the book will be quite popular.

(2) Having been working for a whole day, he was very tired. Once in bed (一上床), he fell

asleep.

4. (Page 2 Lines 14-15) As Polly observed the passengers on the train, she had a feeling that

she was being watched by a tall man in a dark overcoat.

▶ observe vt. 观察；注意到；庆祝、欢度（节日等）；遵守；评论 n. observation