英语泛读教程第二册(第三版)Unit5 Cheating

Unit51.TextCheatingSusanRichardsShreve(1939-)isanAmericanauthor,andnovelist,aswellasauthorofoveradozenchildren'sbooks.ShecurrentlyteachesatGeorgeMasonUniversity.AbouttheauthorVocabulary:1.rightout坦率的，毫不隐瞒的2.timestable乘法表3.special(电视的)特别节目---beonspecial:降价促销；打折促销；搞活动4.disappointed失望的---disappointment5.bother打扰6.sensible：reasonable合情合理的，明智的---（区别）sensitive敏感的7.suspect怀疑---（区别）doubt怀疑8.glanceover浏览9.cinch(infml):somethingwhichisveryeasyandisthereforeacertainty有把握的事情；容易做的事情10.incoldblood气定若闲的，无情的，冷酷的11.criminal罪犯---crime罪12.clinch:win赢得；解决13.stomachache胃痛---stomach胃Questionsfordiscussion:1.Howdidtheschoolboycheatontheunittest?2.Wasthecheatingplannedbeforehand?3.Whydidtheboylaterfeelsouneasyorself-reprovedabouthischeating?4.Didtheboy’sfathershowthathewasgoodatcommunicatingwithandeducatinghisson?Possibledifficultwords,phrasesandsentences(ll.41-42)Itdidn’tevenseembadwhenIthoughtofmyparents’bigthingabouttellingthetruth.whenconj.eventhoughsomethingistrue•联想到父母那一套实话为大的道理时，我也没觉得有什么。•即使想到父母那一套关于讲真话的大道理，那个想法甚至也没有显得那么糟糕。Possibledifficultwords,phrasesandsentences(ll.44-45)…heissosmartinmathitmakesyousick…math后面省略了连接词that；itmakesyousick是个结果状语从句。本文是一篇叙事故事，文体上不是十分正式，况且本句又是故事人物的内心独白，所以可以省略that，以此更能生动地刻画人物形象。•…他的数学成绩好得惊人…•他在数学上很聪明，聪明得让你妒忌。•makeyousick:tomakeyoufeeljealous—usedhumorouslyPossibledifficultwords,phrasesandsentences(l.47)…becauseourdesksarepracticallyontopofeachother.•…要知道，我俩的桌子实在靠得太近。ThemainideaThispassagetellsaboutaschoolboyfeelingdeeplyself-reproved（自责的）abouthischeatingonaunittestatschool.Hehadfailedinaprevioustest,andthistimehewasdeterminedtoworkharderandpassthetest.Butforsomereasons,hefailedtoreviewhislessonsathomethenightbefore.Thereweresomedistractions（分心的事）athome,includingwatchingaTVspecial.AfterwatchingtheTVprogram,hefoundthatitwastoolatetostudyforthenextmorning’sunittest.Hevaguelysensedthathemighthaveachanceoflookingathisdeskmate’stestpapers.Thenextdaywhenhewassittingforthetest,beingunabletoanswerthetestquestions,hecouldnotrefrainfromseeinghisdeskmate’sanswers.ThemainideaButafterthetestwasover,heinstantlywasregretfulabouthiswrongdoing.Hereprovedhimselfforwhathedidinthetest.Hefeltsoconscience-strickenthathedidnotwanttoeatortalktohisparents.Hisstrictfamilyupbringing（家教）wasthatheshouldbehonestabouteverythinghedid.Lockinghimselfupinhisroom,hewasstillchafingat（感到郁闷）whathehaddoneathisschool.Heevenfeignedastomachachewhenhismothercalledhimtohavesupper.Seeingsomethingstrange,hisfatherenteredhisroomtocatchupon（了解）allthis.Theboystillpretendedtobeill,butthefatherdidnotbelievehim.Thefatherpatientlytriedtopersuadehim.ThemainideaTheboyfinallytoldhisfatherwhathadhappened.Hearingthis,thefatherdidnotdresshisboydown（责骂）.Instead,hetoldhissontotellhisteacherallaboutit.Theboydidnotwanttocallhisteacheratfirst,assuggestedbyhisfather.Butheeventuallytookhisfather’sadvice.Histeacherdidnotscoldhimonthetelephone.HejusttoldhimtogototheschoolonSaturdaytotakeanothertest.Sounderthecorrectinstructionbythefatherandtheteacher,theschoolboy’sGordianknot（心结；难题；戈尔迪之结（希腊神话中的一个难题））wascut.(cutaGordianknot快刀斩乱麻)MainideaofthetextPleaseuse5to8sentencestosummarythemainideaofthetext.11Aloud-readingToreadthewholetextloudly.Requirement：1.声音响亮2.发音地道3.连贯流利4.声情适切122.ReadingskillsDeterminingtheMainIdea1.Whatdoesawriternormallydoafterheprovidesthemainideaasthetopicforaparagraph?2.Wheredoesawriterusuallyplacethemainidea?3.Fastreading3.1Passage13.1.1ThemainideaThewriterhumorouslytellsaboutsomeofherchildhoodexperiences.Hermother,whowaspartialtosomeofherchildren,oftenbeatthewriter.Thatis,shewouldpunishthewriterforherwrongdoing.3.1.1ThemainideaEachtimewhenhermotherbeather,shewouldcryoutloud,inthehopethatsomebodymightstopher.Thewriterwasbornbeingpale-complexioned,butitappearedtoherthathermotherdidnotlikethecolor.Eachtimewhenhermotherturnedherdownwhenthewriteraskedhermotherforsomethingtoeat,shewouldcryoutandmakeafussuntilshegotwhatshewanted.Soasayounggirl,sheknewhowtodealwithhermother.3.2Passage23.2.1ThemainideaThispassagetellsaboutsomedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanelementaryandsecondaryschools.3.3Passage33.3.1ThemainideaThispassagetellsaboutsomedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericancollegesanduniversities.4.HomeReadingStolenDay(失窃的一天)编者译为“逃学记”。这是灵活的翻译，你赞成吗？SherwoodAnderson(1876–1941)wasanAmericannovelistandshortstorywriter.HehadagreatinfluenceonErnestHemingway,WilliamFaulkner,JohnSteinbeck,andThomasWolfe.AbouttheauthorThemainideaThepassagetellsaboutalongneglectedboyplayingtruantandgoingfishinginanearbycreek.Thewriterhadaneighborboywhosufferedfrominflammatoryrheumatismandsodidnothavetogotoschool.Theboyoftenwentfishinginanearbycreekorwaterworkspond.Thewriterhatedgoingtoschool.Andhewaslonguncaredforbyhismother,becausehismotherwasbusywithherwork.Buthestronglylongedforthecareandattentionfromhismother.Onedaywhenhewasattheschool,hewantedtoskipschool.Hethencriedhard,claimingthatheachedalloverthebody.Histeacherbelievedhimandallowedhimtoleaveschoolearly.Afterhegotbackhome,hismotherstillbrushedhimoff（打发）bysimplytellinghersontotakearestinbed.Themai