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综合英语4Unit7

UNIT7THEMONSTER

SectionOnePre-readingActivities2

I.Audiovisualsupplement2

II.Culturalbackground3

SectionTwoGlobalReading5

I.Generalanalysisofthetext5

II.Structuralanalysisofthetext5

III.Rhetoricalfeaturesofthetext5

SectionThreeDetailedReading6

I.Questions7

II.WordsandExpressions9

III.Sentences12

SectionFourConsolidationActivities14

I.Vocabulary14

II.Grammar16

III.Translation18

IV.ExercisesforIntegratedSkills19

V.OralActivities21

VI.Writing21

SectionFiveFurtherEnhancement23

I.TextII23

II.Memorablequotes26

SectionOnePre-readingActivities

I.Audiovisualsupplement

FromCapote

Throughouthiscareer,TrumanCapoteremainedoneofAmerica’smostcontroversialandcolorfulauthors,combiningliterarygeniuswithapenchantfortheglitteringworldofhighsociety.Watchthemovieclipanddiscussthefollowingquestions.

Script:

Nelle:

Ifiguredyou’dmissedit.

Capote:

I’msorry.

Nelle:

That’sallright.IthoughtIwasheadingtoKansasbymyself.

Capote:

God,I’mgladyouagreedtocome.You’retheonlyoneIknowwiththequalificationstobebotharesearchassistantandapersonalbodyguard.

Nelle:

Thankyou.

Capote:

NowI’mnervous.Yes?

TrainConductor:

Mr.TrumanCapoteandMissNelleHarperLee?

Capote:

That’sus.

TrainConductor:

Wherewouldyoulikethese,sir?

Capote:

Youcanputthatrighttherebetweenthedoors.

Nelle:

Whatalldidyoubring?

Capote:

Justafewthings.

TrainConductor:

Thankyougreatly,sir.

Nelle:

Thankyou.

Capote:

You’rewelcome.

TrainConductor:

It’sanhonortohaveyouwithus,sir.AndIhopeyouwon’tmindmesaying,butIthoughtyourlastbookwasevenbetterthanthefirst.

Capote:

Thankyou.

TrainConductor:

Imean,justwhenyouthinkthey’vegottenasgoodastheycanget.

Capote:

Thankyouverymuch.

TrainConductor:

Ma’am.

Nelle:

You’repathetic.

Capote:

What?

Nelle:

Youpaidhimtosaythat.Youpaidhimtosaythat.

Capote:

Howdidyouknow?

Nelle:

“Justwhenyouthinkthey’vegottenasgoodastheycanget”?

Capote:

Ithoughtthatwasagoodline.Doyouthinkthatwastoomuch?

Nelle:

Yeah,abit.

Questions:

1.HowwouldyoudescribeCapote?

Answer:

Hedidnotseemtobethepersonthatyouwillmakeafriendwith.Fromthewayhecarrieshimselfandthewayhespeaks,wecanprobablydrawtheconclusionthatheisagay.Hepaidthetrainconductortocomplimenthim,whichshowsthatheisvainandflamboyant.

2.WilltheknowledgeofCapotebeinganoutrageousandoffensivepersonhaveanyeffectonyourimpressionofhisnovels?

Answer:

a.Yes.Agreatwritershouldfirstofallbeagreatman.Capoteinprivateisquitedifferentfromtheonethatisbehindthepublicmask.Withthisunderstandinginmind,Iwillhaveadifferentperspectivewhenreadinghisnovels.

b.No.Althoughhewasasocialclimber,abackstabber,andhisbehaviorwasfrequentlyoffensiveifnotdownrightdisgusting,hewasalsoawriterofuncommongraceandsensitivity,whohascreatedmanyunforgettableimagesofpeopleandplaces.

II.Culturalbackground

1.Listofsomecommonmusicalinstruments

1）StringedInstruments弦乐器

Viola中提琴Cello大提琴

Guitar吉他Violin小提琴

Harp竖琴

2）KeyboardInstruments键盘乐器

Piano钢琴Pipeorgan管风琴

3）PercussionInstruments打击乐器

Triangle三角铁Drum大鼓

Cymbal钹Gong锣

Tambourine铃鼓Xylophone木琴

Dulcimer扬琴Chimes/Tubularbell管钟

4）WindInstrument管乐器；吹奏乐器

①BrassInstruments铜管乐器

Frenchhorn法国号Bugle单号/军乐号

Cornet短号Trumpet小号

②WoodwindInstruments木管乐器

Clarinet单簧管Bassoon低音管/巴松管

Flute长笛Oboe双簧管

Saxophone萨克斯

Accordion手风琴harmonica口琴

2.Listofsomemusicalterms

Thisisalistofmusicaltermsthatarelikelytobeencounteredinprintedscores,musicreviews,andprogramnotes.

cycle套曲:

asetofsongsintendedtobeperformedasagroup

suite组曲:

aninstrumentalpiececonsistingofseveralshorterpieces

sonata奏鸣曲:

apieceofmusicforoneinstrumentorforoneinstrumentandpiano,usuallydividedintothreeorfourparts

symphony交响曲:

anelaboratemusicalcompositionforfullorchestra,typicallyinfourmovements,atleastoneofwhichistraditionallyinsonataform

concerto协奏曲:

amusicalcompositionforasoloinstrumentorinstrumentsaccompaniedbyanorchestra,especiallyoneconceivedonarelativelylargescale

overture序曲:

anorchestralpieceatthebeginningofanopera,suite,play,oratorio,orotherextendedcomposition

prelude前奏曲:

anintroductorypieceofmusic,mostcommonlyanorchestralopeningtoanactofanopera,thefirstmovementofasuite,orapieceprecedingafugue

impromptu即兴曲:

ashortpieceofinstrumentalmusic,especiallyasolo,thatisreminiscentofanimprovisation

accompaniment伴奏:

thepartofapieceofmusicthatsupportsthetuneorsomeonesinging

solo独奏；独唱:

apieceofvocalorinstrumentalmusicoradance,orapartorpassageinone,foroneperformer

ensemble重奏；重唱:

agroupofmusicians,dancers,oractorswhoperformtogether

chambermusic室内乐:

musicforasmallensembleofinstruments,intendedforperformanceinaroomorchamber,asopposedtoachurchorlargerbuilding

duet二重奏:

apieceofmusicwrittenfortwoperformers.Onthepianosuchapiecewouldinvolvetwoplayersononeinstrument.

trio三重奏:

acompositiondesignedforthreeplayersorthenameofagroupofthreeplayers

quartet四重奏:

acompositionforfourplayersorthenameforagroupoffourplayers

SectionTwoGlobalReading

.Generalanalysisofthetext

ThetextarguesthatRichardWagner’smonstrousbehaviorcanbeforgivenbecauseofhismiraculousachievementsinmusic.

.Structuralanalysisofthetext

Thisessayonafamousman,whosenameisnotrevealeduntilalmosttheendofthepiece,isastudyofmonstrousconceit.Filledwithbiographicaldetailsthatkeepthereaderguessingtothelastmoment,theessayconcludeswithachallengingviewonthenatureofgenius:

Ifageniuswassoprolific,“isitanywonderthathehadnotimetobeaman?

”

Thetextcanbedividedintothreeparts:

PartI（Paragraphs1–9）:

Thispartdescribesamanwhoseemstohaverolledallkindsofdemeritsintoone,arealmonster.

PartII（Paragraph10）:

Thispartservesasatransitionalparagraph,whichclarifieswhothismonsterreallyis,i.e.afamousmusicianbythenameofRichardWagner.

PartIII（Paragraphs11–13）:

ThelastpartjustifiesallthepeculiarbehaviorofRichardWagner.

.Rhetoricalfeaturesofthetext

Therepetitiveuseofthethirdpersonpronounhecreatessuspenseinthereader’smind.Thisisoneoftheeffectivewaystoholdthereaders’attentionandmakethemreadon.Ifweusetheterminologyoffunctionallinguisticsanddiscourseanalysis,thisuseofheiscataphoricinnature.Anothertypicalexampleis“He’sthebiggestslobIknow.He’sreallystupid.He’ssocruel.He’smyboyfriend,Steve.”

Moreover,aseriesofthesuperlativeformsofadjectivesandinvertedsentencesareusedtoemphasizetheextremeextentofhispeculiarconceit.

Forexample:

Hebelievedhimselfoneofthegreatestdramatistsintheworld,oneofthegreatestthinkers,andoneofthegreatestcomposers.（Paragraph2）

Neverforoneminutedidhelookattheworldoratpeople,exceptinrelationtohimself.（Paragraph2）

Practice:

Findmoreexamplesofsuperlativeformsofadjectivesandinvertedsentences.

Keys:

1Hewasoneofthemostexhaustingconversationaliststhateverlived.（Paragraph2）

2Theslightesthintofdisagreement,fromanyone,onthemosttrivialpoint,wasenoughtosethimoffonaharanguethatmightlastforhours,…（Paragraph3）

3Itneveroccurredtohimthatheandhisdoingwerenotofthemostintenseandfascinatinginteresttoanyonewithwhomhecameincontact.（Paragraph4）

4Notforasinglemomentdidheevercompromisewithwhathebelieved,withwhathedreamed.（Paragraph13）

SectionThreeDetailedReading

THEMONSTER

DeemsTaylor

1Hewasanundersizedlittleman,withaheadtoobigforhisbody―asicklylittleman.Hisnerveswerebad.Hehadskintrouble.Itwasagonyforhimtowearanythingnexttohisskincoarserthansilk.Andhehaddelusionsofgrandeur.

2Hewasamonsterofconceit.Neverforoneminutedidhelookattheworldoratpeople,exceptinrelationtohimself.Hebelievedhimselftobeoneofthegreatestdramatistsintheworld,oneofthegreatestthinkers,andoneofthegreatestcomposers.Tohearhimtalk,hewasShakespeare,andBeethoven,andPlato,rolledintoone.Hewasoneofthemostexhaustingconversationaliststhateverlived.Sometimeshewasbrilliant;sometimeshewasmaddeninglytiresome.Butwhetherhewasbeingbrilliantordull,hehadonesoletopicofconversation:

himself.Whathethoughtandwhathedid.

3Hehadamaniaforbeingintheright.Theslightesthintofdisagreement,fromanyone,onthemosttrivialpoint,wasenoughtosethimoffonaharanguethatmightlastforhours,inwhichheprovedhimselfrightinsomanyways,andwithsuchexhaustingvolubility,thatintheendhishearer,stunnedanddeafened,wouldagreewithhim,forthesakeofpeace.

4Itneveroccurredtohimthatheandhisdoingwerenotofthemostintenseandfascinatinginteresttoanyonewithwhomhecameincontact.Hehadtheoriesaboutalmostanysubjectunderthesun,includingvegetarianism,thedrama,politics,andmusic;andinsupportofthesetheorieshewrotepamphlets,letters,books...thousandsuponthousandsofwords,hundredsandhundredsofpages.Henotonlywrotethesethings,andpublishedthem―usuallyatsomebodyelse’sexpense―buthewouldsitandreadthemaloud,forhours,tohisf