内容正文:
Section Ⅰ Welcome to the unit and Reading—Preview
[对应学生用书P96]
1.earnest adj.非常认真的;诚实的,真诚的
2.butterfly n.蝴蝶
3.shell n.贝壳;壳
4.soul n.灵魂;心性,内心
5.permanence n.永久,持久性
6.element n.要素,基本部分
7.devote oneself to 致力,专心,献身
8.in store(for sb) 即将发生(在某人身上),等待着(某人)
9.appeal to 吸引;呼吁
10.be capable of 有能力做
11.in summary 总的来说
Step 1 Read for the structure
Step 2 Careful Reading
1.What is the author's purpose of sharing the story in Paragraph 1?
A.To entertain the readers.
B.To share one of his experiences when young.
C.To show us a way to a new world.
D.To introduce the topic of the passage.
2.What should we do to enter and enjoy the new world mentioned in Paragraph 2?
A.Determine literature's qualities.
B.Love literature and try to make an explanation of it.
C.Study literature and enjoy little songs or great books.
D.Understand human race and the natural and social environments.
3.What qualities of literature does the example of the shell show?
A.The first quality.
B.The second quality.
C.The third quality.
D.The first and the second qualities.
4.What elements should the literature contain to achieve permanence?
A.Dreams and magic.
B.Truth and beauty.
C.Universal interest and personal style.
D.The author's thoughts and feelings.
答案 1~4 DBAC
Step 3 Post Reading
Fill in the blanks according to the passage or the given words.
A child and a man 1.were_walking (walk) on the beach when the child found a shell and held it to his ear.2.What amazed him was the unnoticed music of the old.Such experience as this lies 3.in store for us when we begin the study of literature.To enter and enjoy this new world, we need to love literature, and make 4.an effort to explain it.In a word, we have now reached a point 5.where we wish to enjoy and understand literature.The first step is to determine some of its 6.significant (significance) qualities.
The first quality of literature is its 7.description (describe) of truth and beauty.The second quality of literature is 8.its (it) appeal to our feelings a