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Unit 2
Lessons in life
Period 2
Understanding ideas—Reading comprehension
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1.pessimistic A.to imagine or expect that something will happen
2.anticipate B.existing or happening over a large area or among
many people
3.possession C.different from what is usual or average,especially
in a way that is bad
4.abnormal D.thinking that bad things are more likely to happen
or emphasizing the bad part of a situation
5.widespread E.something that you own or that you are carrying
with you at a particular time
Ⅰ.匹配单词
1.The injured soldier his comrades with the help of a correspondent two months ago.
2.From my point of view,the show was a failure; instead,it was a great success.
3.As a qualified correspondent,you should not easily ________________ others’ opinions.
Ⅱ.选词填空
get distracted by,be reunited with,get through,keep in touch with,far from
was reunited with
far from
get distracted by
4.I always my best friend even though we live in different cities.
5.I’ve been trying to ring up all day but I couldn’t .
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keep in touch with
get through
get distracted by,be reunited with,get through,keep in touch with,far from
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Ⅰ.明文章大意
What is the passage mainly about?
A.The introduction to Tuesdays with Morrie.
B.Comments on Tuesdays with Morrie by four readers.
C.Tuesdays with Morrie is the readers’ favourite book.
D.How to live a full life.
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Step 1 速读——整体理解文意
Ⅱ.悉层次结构
Read the passage and match the main idea with each part.
Part 1 A.This book should be on all school reading lists.
Part 2 B.Tuesdays with Morrie tells a series of lessons on the meaning of life.
Part 3 C.Always keep in touch with the good people you meet as you go through life.
Part 4 D.Far from being a book about death,Tuesdays with Morrie is a book
about life.
Part 5 E.The book made one think about how much he is influenced by popular
culture and the importance of creating his own values based on love and
open communication.
Ⅰ.Read Part 1 carefully and do the following exercise.
Which of the following is NOT right according to the passage?
A.Morrie suffered from a serious disease.
B.The book is more about life than death.
C.Morrie and Mitch are teacher and student.
D.Mitch was very content with his life.
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Step 2 细读——逐段获取细节
Ⅱ.Read Parts 2-5 carefully and do the following exercises.
1.Which of the following will Arthur K agree with about the book?
A.It is about death,so it is too pessimistic.
B.It will make people lose the hope of life.
C.It encourages people to fight with diseases.
D.It encourages people to make full use of each day.
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2.Why does Amy Wang think that the book should be on all school reading lists?
A.Because the book will be beneficial to young people.
B.Because the book can tell students how to focus on their study.
C.Because the book can teach young people how to make money.
D.Because the book full of pictures is very interesting.
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3.How did Vivian end her comments?
A.By comparison.
B.By quotation(引用).
C.By listing examples.
D.By asking questions.
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4.From the last paragraph,what can we learn?
A.The book also deals with love and friendship.
B.Always keeping in touch with friends can be difficult.
C.It’s impossible to love and be loved at the same time.
D.Vivian has made many friends but none of them is reliable.
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Ⅲ.Read the whole passage and do the following exercises.
1.Where is the passage probably taken from?
A.A textbook. B.A news report.
C.A web page. D.A magazine.
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2.Which topics of the book are not mentioned in the passage?
A.Joy and hope.
B.Art and power.
C.Friendship and love.
D.Death and values.
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Activity 1 Discussion
1.What lessons can you learn from the book Tuesdays with Morrie based on the four readers’ comments?(Critical thinking)
2.What would you do to make your life meaningful?(Creative thinking)
Step 3 读后——讨论深度理解
Tuesdays with Morrie is a book which contains weekly conversations between Mitch and his favourite college professor,Morrie.The weekly conversations focus 1. the meaning of life and how best to live it.Here are four readers’ comments on the book.
Arthur K argues that this book is about dying,but it is not pessimistic.In fact,this book is filled with joy and hope,which encourages us 2. (appreciate) what we have,and to make 3.____ most of each day.
Step 4 总结——课文语法填空
on/upon
to appreciate
the
Reading this book 4. (make) Amy Wang feel as if she’d been woken up from a long sleep and finally opened her eyes to the world!After finishing it,she feels she has been given a 5. (deep) insight into the world and can see things from a different point of view.
6. impressed Marty first was that this book just consists of a collection of repeated over-emotional thoughts and messages,even though it has gained widespread 7. (recognize).But thinking back,Marty did realize the importance of creating his own values 8.______(base) on love and open communication.
makes
deeper
What
recognition
based
Vivian thinks 9. (high) of Morrie’s reflections on love and friendship,which made her realise how much she misses her good friends.She says one of the 10. (lesson) of the book is to keep in touch with the good people we meet as we go through life.
highly
lessons
1.I think it’s important for young people to know that making a lot of money won’t always make them happy,or that looking different doesn’t make a person abnormal!
[句式分析] 此句是 句。句中 it’s important for young people...abnormal是 从句,其中it作 ,to know that...作 ;that making...happy和that looking...abnormal为or连接的两个that引导的 从句,两个从句中的making a lot of money和 looking different均为动名词短语作 。
[自主翻译] ________________________________________________________
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Step 5 解读——长句难句分析
复合
宾语
形式主语
真正的主语
宾语
主语
我认为对于年轻人来说,重要的是明白赚很多钱并不总能带来快乐,看上去与众不同并不代表不正常。
2.Despite its widespread recognition,my first impression was that Tuesdays with Morrie is just made up of a collection of over-emotional thoughts and messages,many of which are repeated.
[句式分析] 此句是 句。句中Despite its widespread recognition作_________;that引导 从句;many of which引导 从句,修饰先行词 。
[自主翻译] ___________________________________________________
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复合
让步状语
表语
非限制性定语
thoughts and messages
尽管《相约星期二》这本书得到了广泛的认可,但是我的第一印象是,它只是传达了过于感性的思想和信息,其中有很多是重复的。
3.Like Mitch,Morrie makes you aware that you want to die feeling that you have lived life to the full,knowing that you are loved and have loved others as much as you could.
[句式分析] 此句是 句。句中aware that...为形容词短语作 ,其中feeling that you have lived life to the full和knowing that you are loved and have loved others as much as you could均为现在分词短语作_______
___,且两个that均引导 从句。
[自主翻译] ___________________________________________________
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复合
宾补
伴随状
语
宾语
莫里提醒米奇,也提醒了人们:在你将死之时,要感觉你已经活得很充实,要知道自己是被爱的,也一直尽力爱着别人。
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