新世纪高等院校英语专业综合教程第2版第3册(综合英语3)第一单元知识点及课后答案

Unit1GlobalReadingStructuralAnalysisoftheTextThistextisapieceofnarrativewriting,inwhichtheauthortellsaboutherexperienceduringthefirstyearatuniversity,whichatfirstseemstobeveryawkwardbutturnsouttobeontherighttrackatlast.Inthetext,threeincidentsarenarratedbytheauthor:1)thefirstisabouthergoingintothewrongclassroom;2)thesecondisaboutherfallingdowninthecafeteria;3)thelastisaboutherwitnessingthesameembarrassingfallhappeningtosomeoneadmiredbyher.Despitethedifferencesbetweenthesethreeincidents,theyactuallyrevolvearoundonetheme:Thegrowthoftheauthor,whoisabletodrawlessonsfromthemistakesshehasmadeandfinallysucceedsinadjustingherselftothecollegelife.RhetoricalFeaturesoftheTextDetaileddescriptionsofeventsareeverywheretobeseeninthistext,whichisadominantfeatureofnarrativewriting.Sincethedescriptionofaneventwillinvolvealotofmovementsoractions,compoundsentencesandcompound-complexsentenceshavebeenusedfrequentlyinthetext.Forexamples:IfirstbegantowonderwhatIwasdoingonacollegecampusanywaywhenmyparentsdroveoff,leavingmestandingpitifullyinaparkinglot,wantingnothingmorethantofindmywaysafelytomydormroom.(Paragraph1)Isettledintomychairandtriedtoassumethescientificposeofabiologymajor,bendingslightlyforward,tensingmyarmsinpreparationforfuriousnote-taking,andcursingundermybreath.(Paragraph5)DetailedReadingQuestions1.Whydidtheauthorhavetheimpressionthat“everyoneoncampuswaswatchingme”?(Paragraph1)→Theauthor,beingover-sensitive,wasuneasywithheridentityasafreshman.Shethoughtanewstudentwouldattractothers’attention,aswhatshedidorsaidwasliabletobetoonaïvetoberight.Thatfeelingisatypicalsymptomoflackinginself-confidence.2.Whydidtheauthorexclaim“Whatconfidence,whatreserve,whatmuscles!”whenshesawthefootballplayer?(Paragraph2)→Collegelifewasanewexperiencetotheauthor.Thatshemarveledattherealfootballplayershowedherexcitementabouthernewlife.Andmoreimportantly,herresponserevealedheradmirationofanimagewhichwasalmostexactlytheoppositeofherown.Thisadmirationwouldlaterbecomethemotivationofherchange.3.HowmanyquestionsareusedinParagraphs3,4and5?Whydoestheauthorraisethesequestions?→Fourellipticalquestionsareusedintheseparagraphs.Beingafreshman,theauthorwasnotwellacquaintedwithcampuslife.Shewasatalossastowhattodowhensomethingunexpectedhappened.Thesequestionsareusedtoshowherbewilderment.4.Whydidshedineonjunkfoodforthenextthreedays?(Paragraphs6-8)→Becauseshethoughtshehadbecomethelaughing-stockoncampus.Shecouldn’tstandbeinglaughedatbyallthestudentswhensheturnedupinthecafeteria.5.WhatwasthekeylessonEvelynHeraldlearnedduringherfirstfewweeksincollege?(Paragraphs10-14)→Thekeylessonshelearnedduringherfirstfewweeksincollegewasthatsherealizedshedidn’thavetopaytoomuchattentiontowhatotherpeoplewerethinkingabouther.Thefreshcampuslifewasherbigchancetodoherownthingsandbeherownperson.Shemightwellrelaxherselfandstopworryingaboutmakingmistakesbecausepeopleallgrowbytrialanderror.Groupdiscussion:WhatlessonshaveyoulearnedfromEvelyn’sexperiencesafterreadingthearticle“FreshStart”?Sharetheexperienceswhenyoufirstcametocollege.WordsandExpressionsParagraph1distincta.clearlyseen,heard,felt,understood,etc.;noticeablee.g.Nowthatthebosswasnolongerpresent,therewasadistinctchangeinherattitude.Thechildrenhavedistinctmemoriesoftheirgrandfatherinhislastdays.Comparison:distinct&distinctivedistinct:Somethingthatisdistinctcanclearlybeseen,heard,smelled,etc.e.g.Thereisadistinctsmellofbeerinthisroom.distinctive:Itmeanshavingaspecialquality,character,orappearancethatisdifferentandeasytorecognize.e.g.Beerhasaverydistinctivesmell;it’squitedistinctfromthesmellofwine.Practice:Oneofthe_________featuresofthisbookisits__________illustrations.本书特点之一就是具有清楚明了的图解。(Keys:distinctive,distinct)Paragraphs2-9clutchvt.holdorgrasptightly;vi.trytograsporseizee.g.Thefrightenedwomanclutchedherbagstoherbreast.Heclutchedattheropewehadthrowntohimbutcouldnotreachit.Synonyms:seize,graspe.g.Sheseizedmyarmasshefell.grasptheessence/mainpointsglimpsen.①aquicklookatsb.orsth.e.g.Icaughtaglimpseofournewneighbor.②ashortexperienceofsth.thathelpsyoubegintounderstandite.g.Herworriedfacegavemeaglimpseofhertruefeelings.她的忧伤表情使我感受到她内心的真实感情。reserven.aqualityinsb.’scharacterthatmakethemnotlikeexpressingtheiremotionsortalkingabouttheirproblemse.g.Beingamanofreserve,Mr.Yorkwasneverpopularwithhiscolleagues.Judyhastriedeverymeanstobreakthroughthereserveofherstepson.Derivation：reserveda.e.g.TheEnglishhaveareputationforbeingreserved.whereaboutsn.approximatelocation;ad.usedtoaskinwhatgeneralareasth.orsb.ise.g.Theorphan’swhereaboutsis/arestillunknown.Thepolicehaveappealedforinformationconcerningthewhereaboutsofthestolencarusedintherobbery.Whereaboutsdidyougrowup?demeanorn.thewaysb.behaves,dresses,speaks,etc.thatshowswhattheircharacterislikePractice:①他的举止沉着、稳健。Hisdemeanorwasclamandsteady.②这个女孩子的态度娴静而谦逊。Thegirlhasaquiet,modestdemeanor.scribble(down)v.writesth.quicklyanduntidilye.g.Iscribbledhisphonenumberinmyaddressbook.Hescribbleddownournames.gropev.①trytofindsth.thatyoucannotseebyfeelingwithyourhandsCollocations:gropefore.g.Ginnygropedforhergl