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UNIT 8 LITERATURE
[单元话题导引]
Topic:Literature
Ⅰ.话题词汇
1.read a wide variety of books阅读各种各样的书籍
2.find detective stories exciting and stimulating
发现侦探故事令人兴奋和刺激
3.try to solve the riddles myself试着自己解开这些谜题
4.the firstever English detective novel
英国第一部侦探小说
5.have a good plot情节很好
6.teach you a lot about different eras and cultures
教你很多关于不同时代和文化的知识
7.have a copy at home家里有复印本
8.ask for some information询问一些信息
9.do a project on comparing English and Chinese poetry
做一个比较中英文诗歌的项目
10. have big collections of literary works in different languages拥有大量不同语言的文学作品
Ⅱ.话题情境
根据情境和提示完成对话。
M:Hey, what are you doing here?
W:Oh, there's a book ①I__want__to__buy (我想购买), so I came to this shop.My office is right around the corner from here, so I came here during my lunch hour.What about you?
M:I have the day off, so I came here to buy a new book edition of some SpiderMan stories ②that__were__published__in__the__1980s (出版于20世纪80年代).
W:Really?I didn't know you liked those kinds of books.I thought they were for kids.
M:Most of them are.But in 1986, a really famous artist made a SpiderMan book that is for adults.③It__was__written__very__well__and__it__really__impressed__me__(写得很好,给我留下了深刻的印象).
W:What is so good about the SpiderMan story?
M:Well, it's about SpiderMan, but it's also about society at the time.④Things__are__never__as__simple__as__they__seem(事情往往不像看上去那么简单).
W:Sounds interesting.⑤What__other__stories__like__that__do__you__like(你还喜欢这样的故事吗)?
M:I also like Watchmen by Alan Moore from 1987, and the XMen by Chris Claremont from 1981.They also deal with adult themes.
Section Ⅰ Topic Talk & Lesson 1
Ⅰ.知识图解
重点
词汇
写作词汇
1.fiction n.小说;虚构的事
2.detective n.侦探,警探
3.dramatic adj.激动人心的;给人深刻印象的;巨大而突然的;表演的,戏剧的
4.mystery n.难以理解的事物,谜;悬疑故事
5.recite vt. & vi. 背诵;朗诵
6.contradictory
adj.矛盾的;抵触的
7.riddle n.迷,谜语;谜团
8.rhyme n.押韵
9.structure n.结构,构造;建筑物,
结构体
10.tone n.(说话的)语气,口气,强调;(尤指乐器或说话的)音调,音色,音质
11.historical adj.历史的
12.era n.时代,年代
13.registration n.登记,注册
14.icy adj.极冷的;被冰覆
盖的
续表
重点
词汇
15.backwards adv.往回,往前面;
向后,朝后
16.disbelief n.不信
17.crime n.罪,罪行;犯罪活动
18.fellow n.男人;家伙
19.clothing n.服装,衣服
20.inch n.英寸
阅读词汇
21.poetry n. 诗,诗歌;诗情,诗意
22.drama n. 戏剧;戏剧表演;戏剧
性事件
23.fantasy n. 幻想作品;幻想,想象;
空想
24.folk adj. 民间的,民俗的
25.absorbing adj.
十分吸引人的,引人入
胜的
26.setting n. 背景;环境
27.shelf n. 搁板,架子
28.unseen adj. 未受注意的;未被看
见的
29.stare vi. 凝视,盯着看
30.blank adj. 空白的
n.(纸张上的)空白处,
空格
续表
重点
词汇
31.blanket n. 毯子,毛毯
32.aside adv. 到旁边,在旁边
33.sail vi.& vt. (乘船)航行
34.fetch vt. (去)拿来;(去)请来;(去)找来
35.slip vi. 溜走,悄悄地走;滑倒
36.curtain n. 窗帘;门帘;帘子
拓展词汇
37.adventure n.历险,奇遇→adventurous adj.冒险的
38.romance n.爱情故事;罗曼史,爱情→romantic adj.浪漫的
39.stimulating adj.使人兴奋的;饶有趣味的→stimulate vt.刺激,鼓舞 →stimulation n.刺激,鼓舞
40.literary adj.文学的→literature n.文学
41.submit vt.呈送,提交,呈递→submission n.呈送,提交
重点
短语
1.hunt for 搜寻
2.in an attempt to do sth.
试图做某事
3.make up 组成,编造,弥补,化妆
4.be tired of 厌倦
5.hold__on 等一下,坚持,别挂断
6.long__to__do 渴望做……
7.drop__off 掉落,睡觉,让……下车
8.encourage__sb.__to__do
鼓励某人做……
Ⅱ.阅读导学
阅读教材P30—P31的课文,选出最佳选项。
1.What is really Pneumonia?
A.An art person. B.A disease.
C.A patient. D.A village.
答案:B
2.According to the doctor,what can be helpful to contribute to Johnsy's recovery?
A.Good medicine.
B.Her own hopeful thoughts.
C.A nice drawing.
D.The last ivy leaf.
答案:B
3.Hearing what Sue said about Johnsy,Behrman thought ________.
A.Johnsy was too sick to cure
B.the last leaf couldn't fall
C.he would do something helpful
D.he could help Sue paint a masterpiece
答案:C
4.What did the sentence “It is a crime to want to die.” mean?
A.She would try to live on.
B.She would go with the last leaf.
C.She had done something bad.
D.She couldn't be separated from Sue.
答案:A
5.What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A.Mr Behrman managed to prevent the last leaf from falling.
B.Before Sue visited Mr Behrman he had been ill badly.
C.Mr Behrman had a large quantity of masterpieces.
D.Mr Behrman saved Johnsy by painting the last leaf.
答案:D
Ⅲ.篇章结构
阅读教材P30—P31的课文,完成下面表格。
·The doctor claimed that Johnsy had only 4.10% chance to live.Thinking more 5.hopeful thoughts about the future and living may be helpful.
·Sue drew in Johnsy's room and attempted to 6.raise Johnsy's spirits. Johnsy counted backwards the left leave on the ivy vine, thinking she would die when the last leaf 7.fell.The background of the
story (Paras.1-2)·Time:1.November
·Place:Greenwich village (The art people came together.)
·Characters:Sue and Johnsy having their 2.studio.
·Setting:Pneumonia 3.broke out there and johnsy had got it.
·Sue went to Mr Behrman, a failed painter and told him about Johnsy's situation. They noticed there was just 8.one leaf left on the tree.
·The next morning Johnsy found one leaf remaining on the ivy vine.The following day the same thing happened.Johnsy then thought it was a 9.crime to long to die.
Mrbehrman died.The last leaf Johnsy saw holding on in the wind and rain was actually Behrman's 10.masterpiece —he painted it there the night when the last leaf fell.
1.absorbing adj.十分吸引人的,引人入胜的
absorb vt.理解,掌握;吸收 absorbed adj.被……吸引住的
...absorbing,dramatic,subjective(教材P28)
吸引人的,戏剧性的,主观的
absorb/attract/draw one's attention
吸引某人的注意
absorb...into... 把……吸收进……
absorb...from... 从……中吸收……
(be) absorbed in.../absorb oneself in
全神贯注于……
①This new novel is an absorbing family saga.
这部新小说是一部引人入胜的家庭传奇。
② When he deeply absorbed himself in work,which he often was,he would forget all about eating or sleeping.
他经常全神贯注地工作,每当这个时候,他就会忘记吃饭或睡觉。
[链接写作] 完成句子
③Things in colour can often absorb__children's__attention__easily.
彩色的东西常能容易地吸引孩子们的注意。
④He was so__absorbed__in__reading that he didn't notice me come in.
他是如此专注于阅读,以至于他没有注意到我进来。
[名师点津] 表示“全神贯注于”的常见短语还有:be lost in,be buried in,fix/focus one's attention on,devote...to,concentrate one's mind on,apply oneself to,be addicted to等。
2.submit v.呈送,提交,呈递;屈服,使服从 submission n.屈服;呈递
You just need to fill in and submit a registration form for a library card.(教材P107)
你只需要填写并提交一张图书证登记表。
submit to... 向……屈服/认输
submit...to... 把……提交给……
submit oneself to... 屈服于……
①He is the last man to submit to another's opinion.
他决不会服从于他人的意见。
②I submitted my resume to the manager before the interview.
面试之前我向经理递交了我的简历。
[链接写作] 完成句子
③I submitted__my__paper__to__the__teacher after the exam.
考完试后我把试卷交给了老师。
3.claim声称;(根据权利)要求;认领;(灾难等)使失踪(死亡)
The doctor took Sue aside and claimed,“She has one chance in—let us say,ten”.(教材P30)
医生把苏拉到一边声称:“她的机会只有一成——我们说十成吧”。
claim that... 声称……
claim to do sth. 声称做……
claim to be 声称是……
claim on/for 要求;认领
①He claimed that he had done the work without help.
他声称没有得到帮助而完成了这项工作。
②I don't claim to__be (be) an expert.
我不敢自称为专家。
③Don't forget to claim for your travelling expenses after the interview.
面试之后别忘了报销你的路费。
[链接写作] 完成句子
④He came here to claim__on__his__lost__watch.
他来认领他遗失的手表。
4.attempt n.& vt.尝试,努力,试图;企图 attempted adj.未遂的,企图的
Sue took some paper and a pen into Johnsy's room and began a pen drawing,in an attempt to raise Johnsy's spirits.(教材P30)
苏拿了些纸和一支笔到约翰西的房间里,开始用笔画画,想使约翰西振作起来。
(1)make an attempt to do/at doing sth.
打算做/试图做某事
in an attempt to do sth.
试图做某事
at the first/second...attempt
第一/二……次尝试
(2)attempt to do sth.
尝试做某事
①The prisoner made an attempt to escape.
囚犯妄图逃跑。
②Two factories were closed in an attempt to__cut (cut) costs.
为了削减费用,关闭了两家工厂。
③He hoped to get through the driving test at__the__first__attempt.
他希望第一次尝试就通过驾驶考试。
[链接写作] 完成句子
④Don't attempt__to__do/make__an__attempt__at__doing so much in such a short time.
时间这么短,别想干这么多的事。
5.disbelief n.不信,怀疑 belief n.信仰,信心,信任 believe v.相信
Behrman cried with disbelief.(教材P31)
贝尔曼不敢相信地叫了起来。
(1)have/lose belief in...
对……有信心/失去信心;相信/不再相信
beyond one's belief
令某人难以置信
in the/one's belief that...
相信/认定……
hold the belief that...
坚信……
(2)believe in=trust/have faith in
信任/信仰
believe it or not 信不信由你
①Years of doubt and disbelief disappeared like the passing storm.
多年来的怀疑和不信任感像过去的风暴一样消失了。
②The story of his miseries is beyond__my__belief.
他的悲惨身世令我难以置信。
③I'm always in the belief that he will succeed.
我始终相信他会成功。
[链接写作] 完成句子
④Believe__it__or__not,we have been waiting for him for nearly three hours.
信不信由你,我们已经等他将近三个小时了。
[名师点津] belief的复数是beliefs。
6.remaining adj.剩余的 remain vi.留下,遗留 linkv.保持,依然是 remains n.遗物,遗迹;遗骸
Behrman and Sue looked out the window at the vine and noticed that there was just one remaining leaf.(教材P31)
贝尔曼和苏望着窗外的藤蔓,注意到只剩一片叶子了。
remain+形容词/名词/分词/介词短语 保持……
It remains to be seen/done (whether/what...)
……尚不确定
①It remains to be seen whether the news that a new library will be built in our school is true.
我们学校将建一个新图书馆的消息有待证实。
②Any remaining (remain) tickets for the concert will be sold on the door.
其余门票均于音乐会时即场发售。
[链接写作] 完成句子
③As before,he__remained__unmoved.
他和以往一样无动于衷。
[名师点津]
(1)remain作系动词用时,其后可接形容词、名词、分词和不定式的被动形式等作表语。
(2)remaining通常作前置定语,而left作“剩下的”讲时,在句中作后置定语。the money left=the remaining money“剩下的钱”。
7.stare at盯着,凝视(指目光长时间对着一个物体或人)
...and she lay,barely moving,in her bed staring at a blank wall under her blanket.(教材P30)
她躺在床上,几乎一动不动,眼睛盯着毯子下面一堵空白的墙。
glance at 瞥,扫视;浏览
glance over/through 浏览
glare at 怒视,瞪着
①He stared at me with his mouth open.
他张着嘴盯着我。
②The boy glanced through/over the book and decided to buy it.男孩浏览了一下那本书并决定买下它。
③He glanced at the envelope and recognized his son's handwriting.
他看了一眼信封,认出了是儿子的字迹。
[链接写作] 完成句子
④He didn't shout;he just glared__at__me__silently.
他没有喊叫,只是默默地怒视着我。
8.be/get tired of (doing) sth./sb.对(做)某事/某人不耐烦或厌倦
I'm tired of waiting.(教材P31)
我已经等得不耐烦了。
be tired with/from 因为……而疲倦
tire sb/oneself out 使某人/自己感
到筋疲力尽
be tired out 筋疲力尽
①The employees were tired of working extra hours and some of them even quit their work.
员工们厌倦了加班,有些人甚至辞掉了工作。
②I was tired out after a day's cleaning.
一天的扫除使我筋疲力尽。
[链接写作] 完成句子
③I'm__tired__with__climbing that steep hill.
我爬那座陡峭的山爬累了。
[名师点津] be tired of “对……厌倦,厌烦”;be tired with/from“由于某种原因而疲倦”。
1.Hello,this is the first time that I have come to this library.(教材P107)
你好,这是我第一次来这个图书馆。
[句式剖析] “this is the first time (that)...”表示“这是第一次……”。this可用it/that代替,first可用其他序数词代替。该句式的that从句中常用完成时态。
This is the first time that I have cooked a meal for my family all by myself.
这是我第一次独自为全家人做饭。
It's the second time that I have given a speech before so many people.
这是我第二次在这么多人面前演讲。
[句式拓展]
“It was the first time that...”句式中,后面的从句应用过去完成时态。
It was the first time that David had visited the Great Wall.
这是大卫第一次参观长城。
[迁移应用]
用所给词的适当形式填空
(1)This is the first time that the children have__camped (camp) without their parents' company.
(2)That was the first time that Sue had__spoken (speak) to a stranger who spoke Chinese.
完成句子
(3)刘涛十二岁时交了一位网友,那是他第一次在网上交朋友。
Liu Tao made an epal at the age of twelve.That was the__first__time that he had__made friends online.
(4)我正在修我的自行车。这是我第一次修自行车。
I'm repairing my bike.This is the__first__time that I have__repaired a bike.
2.Didn't you wonder why it never moved an inch when the wind blew?(教材P31)
你不觉得奇怪,为什么刮风时它一动也不动吗?
[句式剖析] 这是一个否定式一般疑问句,可译为:“难道……不……吗?”
Didn't you see your old friend last weekend?
上周末你没见到你的老朋友吗?
Hasn't Sam decided whether he will learn Beijing Opera?
萨姆还没有决定要不要学习京剧吗?
[句式拓展]
(1)否定式一般疑问句在回答时如果答案肯定则用yes,后跟肯定的简略回答;如果答案否定则用no,后跟否定的简略回答。
(2)反意疑问句结构也是如此,无论是前肯定后否定还是前否定后肯定形式的反意疑问句,只要答案肯定则用yes,后跟肯定的简略回答;如果答案否定则用no,后跟否定的简略回答。
—Didn't you attend the professor's lecture yesterday afternoon?
—Yes,I did.
——昨天下午难道你没有听那位教授的讲座吗?
——不,我听了。
—Your father has never scolded you,has he?
—No,he hasn't.
——你爸爸从来没有训斥过你,是吗?
——对,他从来没有训斥过我。
[迁移应用] 完成句子
(1)——难道你没有看过《建军大业》这部电影吗?
——我看了,而且看了好几遍。
—Haven't__you__seen the movie The Founding of An Army?
—Yes,I have.I have seen it several times.
(2)我们人类应该与自然和谐相处,不是吗?
We humans should live in harmony with nature,shouldn't__we?
(3)——你妈妈不会拒绝你的要求,对吗?
——对,她不会拒绝的。
—Your mother won't refuse your requirement,will__she?
—No,__she won't.
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.Run home this moment, and fetch (去拿来) me a pair of gloves and clothing!
2.The photographer slipped(滑倒) and fell on an airplane gangway as the cameras rolled.
3.The young lady stared at me in disbelief(怀疑)when I told her the news.
4.The salesman told us that stores spent more and more money on crime(犯罪活动) prevention every year.
5.He tore a blank(空白的) page from his notebook and wrote down the impressive words.
6.Planes parachuted food, clothing,blankets (毯子), medicine, and water into the mountainous region.
7.Now she's writing fiction which is not a mystery(悬疑故事) and is a considerable departure from her previous works.
8.This trend of development is not necessarily contradictory (矛盾的) to the national interest of our company.
9.She has published more than 20 books, including novels, poetry and literary (文学的) criticism.
10.This novel is not science fiction (小说); nor is it a fantasy.
11.More and more people have come to realize that the new trend of fashion is subjective (主观的).
12.The assistant wasn't sure he'd got it right, although the theory attracted him by its logic(逻辑性).
Ⅱ.选词填空
a variety of at least fill in have a passion for in charge of be set in figure out be absorbed in be used to take out
1.Apart from fantasy, I also have__a__passion__for theatre and the arts.
2.He is__absorbed__in knowledge so much, just like dry sand absorbs water.
3.To qualify, you must have lived in this country for at__least three years.
4.Which of the following fantastic stories in the book One Thousand and One Nights was__set__in China?
5.Detailed study of poetry from a__variety__of countries reveals many close similarities.
6.You will be asked to fill__in a form with details of your birth and occupation.
7.I am not in__charge__of the department; I have two people over me.
8.It took the assistant about one month to figure__out how to start the equipment.
9.The consultant took__out a map and indicated the quickest route to us.
10.The experienced teacher is__used__to stimulating his students to study hard.
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