《2025年成才之路高中新课程学习指导高中英语选择性必修第三册人教版》

4. What they attempted to do was no longer show reality, but instead to ask the question, “What is art?”
他们所做的尝试不再是展示现实，而是提出这一问题：“艺术是什么？”

＞ 句型剖析
what 引导主语从句，且在从句中作宾语。
＞ 经典例句
On the other hand, what we learn online isn’t necessarily what we need, not to mention its constant damage to our eyes.
另一方面，我们在网上学到的东西不一定是我们需要的，更别提它不断伤害我们的眼睛了。
We now live in what is called（= the age that/which is called）the Information Age.
我们现在生活在所谓的信息时代。
＞ 联想拓展
（1）what 引导名词性从句时可用作主语、宾语或表语等，意为 “……的东西或事情，……的人或样子，……的数量或数目，……的时间，……的地方”。
（2）有些 what 引导的名词性从句在结构上相当于 “名词 + 定语从句”。
＞ 即学即用
完成句子
（1）我打算告诉你的是关于我们学校向你们中文班赠书的事。
What I am going to tell you is about the book donation from our school to your Chinese class.
（2）我将告诉他你长什么样，这样你们能很容易找到彼此。
I will tell himwhat you look like so that you can find each other easily.
句型转换
（3）A number of modern buildings emerged in the place which was wasteland.
→A number of modern buildings emerged inwhat had been wasteland.(名词性从句)

答案：
(1)What I am going to tell you
(2)what you look like
(3)what had been wasteland

Ⅰ. 单词拼写
1. Twelve thousand years ago, our ancestors wereprimitive(原始的)savages living in caves.
2. Up to now, nobody knowsprecisely(准确地)how many people lost their lives in the earthquake.
3. He was an upright andnoble(高贵的)man who was always willing to help in any way he could.
4. She has dropped to third in the worldrank（排名）.
5. The scientist’sbreakthrough(突破)in renewable energy could change the way we power our homes.
6. Not only am I interested inphotography(摄影), but I took an amateur course at university to update my skills.
7. What surprised me was that this plant near thepond(池塘)came to life.
8. Thememorial(纪念品)you bought in my store will be under guarantee for one year.
9. As we all know,animation(动画片)has an influence on contemporary art.
10. The distinguishedsculptor(雕刻家)is set apart from others by his unique quality.

答案： 1.primitive 2.precisely 3.noble 4.rank 5.breakthrough 6.photography 7.pond 8.memorial 9.animation 10.sculptor