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大学英语综合教程B1Unit1GrowingUp
Unit1GrowingUp
TextAWritingforMyself
Ⅲ.GlobalReading
1.Scanning
ScanTextAandfindoutallthetimewords,phrasesandclauses.
sincemychildhoodinBelleville(LL.1-2)
untilmythirdyearinhighschool(L.2)
untilthen(L.3)
whenourclassedwasassignedtoMr.Fleagleforthird-yearEnglish(L.7)
lateintheyear(L.17)
untilthenightbeforetheessaywasdue.(LL20-21)
whenIfinished(L.40)
nextmorning(L.42)
twodayspassed(L.42)
whenIsawhimliftmypaperfromhisdesk…(L.45)
whenMr.Fleaglefinished(L.58)
2.Partdivisionofthetext
Parts
Lines
Mainideas
PartI
1-15
BakerwasboredbyeverythingassociatedwithEnglishcourses,includingessaywriting.
PartII
16-39
Bakerfoundhimselfattractedbyoneparticulartopicandwroteaboutitforhisownjoy.
PartIII
40-60
Theexperienceofwritingtheessayhelpedhimdiscoverhistalentforwritingandrealizewhathewishedtodoinlife.
3.Trueorfalse
1).Bakerhadneverthoughtofbecomingawriteruntilhewasintheeleventhgrade.(F)
AsachildinBelleville,hehadthoughtofbecomingawriterfromtimetotime.
2).Teachersfounditpainfultoreadstudents’longandlifelessessays.(T).
3).BeforeMr.FleaglebecametheEnglishteacherforBaker’sclass,theEnglishcoursehadbeeninteresting.(F).
Fromthewords“anothercheerlessyear”wecanseetheEnglishcoursehadbeenquiteboring.
4).InBaker’sopinion,Mr.Fleaglewasreallyaformal,rigidandout-of-dateteacheronlybecauseofFleagle’smannerofspeaking.(F)
Besidesthemannerofspeaking,Fleagle’sappearanceanddressalsoshowedthathewasadullandrigidteacher.
4.Multi-choice
1)Atfirst,BakerthoughtMr.Fleagle’sEnglishcoursewas_b__.
a)interesting
b)dull
c)hopeful
d)attractive
2)InBaker’sopinion,thetitleofthecomposition“WhatIdidonMySummerVacation”was_d__.
a)dull
b)unfruitful
c)difficult
d)foolishanddull
3)Bakerlikedtowriteacompositionwiththetitle“TheArtofEatingSpaghetti”because_c__.
a)neitherBakernorDorishadevereatenspaghettibefore.
b)theyarguedwitheachotheratthesupper.
c)itremainedhimofthepleasureofthatevening.
d)spaghettiwasfromItalyandquitenewthen.
4)WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
_a__.
a)You’llnotwriteagoodcompositionuntilyoulikethetopic.
b)WhenBakerwrotetheessay,hethoughthisteacherwouldlikeit.
c)Mr.FleaglehadlikeBaker’scompositionsbefore.
d)Bakersucceededinwritingtwocompositions.
5.Questionsandanswers
1.Asastudent,Bakerwaslongboredbywritingcompositions.Later,however,hisattitudechangedcompletely.Whatdoyouthinkbroughtaboutthischange?
Byreadingthetext,itseemsthattheassignmenttowriteanessayledtothechange.However,theassignmentwasstillthereasitusedtobeaswellasMr.Fleagle.Nothingbuthisownunderstandingtowardwritinganessaychanged.
2.Mr.Fleaglesays“it’softheveryessenceoftheessay”,yethegivesnofurtherexplanation.Thinkitover.Whatdoeshemean?
AfterreadingtheclassBaker’sessay,Mr.Flealgetoldthestudents“it’softheveryessenceoftheessay”.Itwasclearenoughforthestudentstounderstandwhattheessencewas.Fortheyenjouedtheessaysomuchthattheyshouldhavegotaclueofhowtomketheessay.JustlikewhatBakerhaddone,towriteasthethingsareandtowriteforyourownjoy,mightbewhatMr.Fleaglewantstoillustrate.
3.Howdoyouunderstandthetitle”WritingforMyself”?
Towriteforoneselfmaybeagoodwayinmakingsomecertainarticlessuchasessayprpoemandsoon.Forbyreadingsuchanessay,thereadersexpectofnothingbutoftheauthor’sindividualfeelingstowardcertainmatters.
Ⅳ.DetailedReading
Importantwords,phraseanddifficultsentences:
PartOne(para.1-2)
1)(L.1)offandon:
oronandoff:
fromtimetotime;nowandagain,irregularly断断续续地,有时
---Ithasbeenrainingonandoffforaweek.That’whytheclothesfeeldamp.
---Asherpatientsleptsoundlyduringthenight,NurseBettywasabletodozeoffandoninabedsidechair.
2)(L.3)takehold:
becomeestablished生根,确立
---TheideaofonechildonlyhastakenholdinmanyChinesefamilies
---老习惯总是很难摆脱的.这就是为什么你要在习惯养成之前戒烟..
---Oldhabitsdiehard.That’swhyyoushouldstopsmokingbeforethehabittakeshold.
3)(L.3)bore:
vt.Makesb.feeltiredandloseinterest使人厌烦
---Thespeakerwentonandon,andtheaudiencegrewboredbyhisspeech.
---TomSawyergrewboredwithpaintingthegardenfence,sohethoughtofawaytomakeotherspaintforhim.
Collocation:
Acrashingbore讨厌之极的人/事
Afrightfulbore讨厌得要命的家伙
Aninsufferablebore讨厌得让人无法忍受的人
Anutterbore极惹人厌烦的事
4)(L.3)associate:
vt.Joinorconnecttogether;connectorbringinthemind.使联系起来,使联想
---我们只是把埃及和金字塔联系起来.
---WeoftenassociateEgyptwithpyramids.
---Ican’tassociatethisgentleyoungwomanwiththeradicalpoliticalessaysshehaswritten,.
---Jimwishedtoforgeteverythingassociatedwithhisformerlife.
*associate:
n.partner, 合伙人
---Heisnotafriend,heisabusinessassociate.
他不是我的朋友,而是我生意上的合伙人。
5)(para.1L.3-4)UntilthenI’d…withEnglishcourse.
Uptothen,BakerhadhadnointerestinthingsrelatedtoEnglishcourses
6)(L.5)turnout编写,生产,制造
a)comeoutorgatherasforameeting,publicevent,etc.
b)prove
c)shutoff
d)produce;make
matchtheabovedefinitionwiththesentencesbelow
---Alargegroupofprotestershaveturnedout.(a)
---Theschoolhasturnedoutsomegreatscholars(d)
---Turnoutthelightbeforeyougotobed.(c)
---Theplanturnedoutafailure.(b)
---Wearetoturnout100,000586computersnextyeartomeetthemarketrequirements(d)
---Theexperimentturnedouttobeasuccess.(b)
---Crowdsturnedoutfortheprocession.(a)
7)(para.1L.4-6)Ihatedtheassignments…formetowrite.
Ifounditpainfultowritelong,boringessaysasrequiredbyteachers;neitherdidteachersenjoywhatIwrote.
8)(L.8)anticipate:
vt.Expect(usu.followingbygerundorthat-clauses)预期,期望
---Thepolicehadanticipatedtroublesfromthesoccerfansandwereatthegroundinlargenumbers.
---他们预料到2005年死于艾滋病的人数将增加一倍.
---TheyanticipatethatdeathsfromAIDSwillhavedoubledby2005.
该动词接的宾语是动名词,不可用不定式代替
---Weanticipatehearingfromyouagain.
*anticipationn.预期
inanticipationof
9)(L.8)anothercheerlessyear
Whatcanwelearnfromthisphrase?
WecanknowformthisphrasethatbeforeMr.FleaglebecameBaker’sEnglishteacher,allEnglishcoursesweredull.
*10)(L.8)tedious:
boringandlastingforalongtime.乏味的,冗长的
---Theargumentsweretediousandcomplicated.
---那些论点冗长而繁复。
11)(L.9)inspire:
vt.Fill(sb.)withconfidence,eagerness,etc.
---MartinLutherKing,Jr.’sspeechesinspiredpeopletofightforequaltreatmentofAfricanAmericans.
---Thelastleafonthetreethatneverfelloffinspiredthedyingpatientwiththewilltoliveon.
Collocation:
inspiresth.insb.(=inspiresb.withsth.)
使某人产生某种感情,激发某人的某种感情。
12)(L.10)rigid:
adj.(oftendisapproving)fixedinbehavior,basedoncorrectoracceptedrules.一成不变;严格的
---如果他从前对事情不那么严格苛刻的话.他女儿就不会这么年轻就离家出走.
---Ifhehadbeenalittlelessrigidaboutthings,hisdaughterwouldnothavelefthomeatsuchayoungage.
---Therigidheadmasterwouldbuttonuphisclothesevenonthehottestday.
11)(L.11)severe:
adj.
a)completelyplain朴素的
---Thewidowworeasevereblackdresstoherhusband’sfuneral.
---海明威以其朴实的写作风格而闻名于世.
---Hemingwayisknownforhisseverewritingstyles.
b)stern;strict
---Onlythosewhohaveundergoneseveretrainingcanbeacceptedintotheairforce.
---FuLeiwassoseverewithhissonthatevenhiswifewouldcry.
c)causingverygreatpain,difficulty,worry,etc剧烈的
---TheseverechestpainexperiencedbytheVice-Presidentprovedtobeaheartattack.
---工厂必须生产出更新更好的产品,才能在激烈的商业竞争形势中获胜.
---Afactorymustturnoutnewerandbetterproductstowintheclimateofseverebusinesscompetition.
CF:
severe,stern&strict
severe作严厉解时,可以形容人(severefather严厉的父亲),人的面貌(severelook严厉的神色),人的态度(Theteacherisseverewithhisstudents教师对学生很严厉)
stern:
与stern相近,但用途比较宰,一般用于人的容貌或态度例如:
aseverefather和asternfather都可以用,但含义稍有不同:
aseverefather对子女有严厉的要求,积极意义更多asternfather对子女不含情,要他们服从,消极意义更多
strict:
相当与汉语的“严格的”,须假定有一种客观的标准(如规章,纪律定义、真理等)。
例如:
---Theteacherisstrictwithhisstudents.
---Thereisastrictregulationagainstsmokingintheauditorium.
PartTwo(para.3-5)
12)(para.3L.16-17)
Iprepareforan…notdisappointed.
Whatdoestheauthorreallymeanwhenhesays“I…wasnotdisappointed”?
HemeansthathisexpectationwasrightthatMr.Fleagle’slessonsweredull.
13)(L.17)tackle:
vt.dealwith处理,应付
---Toshibarecentlydesignedarobotthatcantacklealmostanykindsofhouse-work.
---Thequestionssaidbytheteacherweresodifficultthatthepupilsdidnotknowhowtotackleit.
*tacklesb.aboutsth.与某人谈谋事,为谋事与某人打交道。
14)(para.3L.20-22)Itookthelist…andscannedit.
Whatcanweinferfromthesesentences?
Bakerwasunwillingtowritehisessay.
Listphrasestosupportyourinference
“didnothinguntil…theessaywasdue;faceduptotheunwelcometask”
15)(L.21)faceupto:
bebraveenoughtoacceptordealwithasproblemordifficulty.勇敢地接受或对付
---YeltsinfaceduptothefactthathewasnolongerfitfortheRussianpresidencyandresignedonNewYear’sEve.
---既然你的女儿已经诞生了,你就要承担起做父亲的责任.
Nowthatyourdaughterwasborn,you’llhavetofaceuptotheresponsibilitiesofbeingafather.
16)(L.20~22)Itookthelisthomeanddidnothinguntilthenight…andscannedit.
1)Whatcanweinferthesesentences?
Bakerwasunwillingtowritehisessay.
2)Listphrasestosupportyourinference.
Didnothinguntil…the