《2025年活动单导学课程高中英语必修第二册译林版》

Activity 1 Reading comprehension 阅读理解
1. Match the proper main idea with each paragraph.
Para. 1 Warm atmosphere
Para. 2 Journey home
Para. 3 Preparation
Para. 4 Family dinner
Para. 5 Celebration
Para. 6 Stay up late
2. Answer the following questions according to the text.
(1) What has changed about Luo's journey back to his hometown? What does this change imply?
It used to be a long and tiring journey, but now the high-speed train has made it much more convenient. It not only implies the fast development of modern transportation in China but also highlights the great development and changes happening in our country.
(2) What Spring Festival traditions did Luo's family observe?
Decorate their house with paper-cuttings on the windows, Spring Festival couplets on the door and New Year paintings on the wall; have fish at dinner; watch the Spring Festival Gala; make dumplings; set off firecrackers.
(3) What is the true meaning of celebrating the Spring Festival?
All over the country, people are celebrating their good fortune, celebrating their family’s togetherness, and celebrating their nation’s strength.

答案： 1. Para. 1——Family dinner
Para. 2——Warm atmosphere
Para. 3——Journey home
Para. 4——Preparation
Para. 5——Stay up late
Para. 6——Celebration
2.
(1) It used to be a long and tiring journey, but now the high-speed train has made it much more convenient. It not only implies the fast development of modern transportation in China but also highlights the great development and changes happening in our country.
(2) Decorate their house with paper-cuttings on the windows, Spring Festival couplets on the door and New Year paintings on the wall; have fish at dinner; watch the Spring Festival Gala; make dumplings; set off firecrackers.
(3) All over the country, people are celebrating their good fortune, celebrating their family’s togetherness, and celebrating their nation’s strength.

1. settle vi. & vt. 定居;结束;解决;决定;使处于舒适的位置
【原句】Luo Yan and his wife and sons have settled in the big city, far away from their hometown. (page 39, lines 10 - 11) 罗言一家四口已经在大城市定居,离家乡很远。
【拓展】
settle vi. & vt. → settlement n. (解决争端的)协议;解决;定居点
→ settler n. 移民;殖民者
settle down 使平静,使镇定;(在某地)定居下来
settle down to doing sth 开始认真做某事
settle oneself/sb in/on sth 使某人处于舒适的位置
settle in 适应,习惯于
settle a dispute/an argument/a problem 解决争端/争论/问题
reach a settlement 达成协议
【即学即练】一词多义(写出画线词的中文)/完成句子
① I settled her on the sofa and put a blanket over her.
使处于舒适的位置
It's time you settled your differences with
your father.
解决
She breathed deeply to settle her nerves.
使平静
Nothing's settled yet.
决定
②开始上课时,学生们总是要花一段时间才能安静下来。
It always takes the class a while to settle down at the start of the lesson.

答案： ①使处于舒适的位置;解决;使平静;决定 ②to settle down