BackgroundMainIdeaTextStructureLanguagePointsWarmUpReadingComprehensionAChineseArtistinHarlemNewYorkNewYorkisthewholeAmericanfinancialeconomiccenter,thelargestportandthemostpopulouscity,istheworld'seconomiccenter.RaceinNewYorkcityhasalotofimmigrantsfrommorethan180countriesandregions,isknownasa“meltingpot”so,Itcreateauniqueculturalmixthatisexcitinganddifferent.StatueofLiberty自由女神EmpireStateBuilding帝国大厦CentralPark中央公园MainIdeaWhenMingliangLumovedfromShanghaitoNewYorkCityin1990,hebroughtwithhimhisskillsasanartist.Atfirst,heusedtheseskillstosurviveasastreetartistpaintingportraitsoftourists.ThenMinggotapositionattheChineseCulturalCenterinNYandhebegangoingtoschoolsinHarlemtoteachstudentsaboutChineseculturethroughart.Whilepainting,hisstudentslearnaboutChinesecultureandaboutdiversityingeneral.TextStructruePartI(Para.1-4):culturediversityofNewYork,MingusehischinesearttomakealivingonNewYork.PartII(Para.5-8):MingstoppaintingonthestreettoworkfortheNewYorkChineseCulturalCenter.PartIII(Para.9—11):TheprogramofNewYorkChineseCulturalCenterbenefitsnotonlytheartist,butthechildrenaswell.PartIV(Para.12-16):Mingplayaroleofculturalambassador.Languagepointsacquirevt.gainsth.byone’sownefforts,abilityorbehavior(通过努力,能力,行为表现)获得,得到1.ShehasacquiredagoodknowledgeofEnglish.2.Hehasacquiredareputationfordishonesty.3.Abstractartisanacquiredtaste.acquisition:theactofgettingsth.,esp.knowledge,askill,ect.Languageacquisition语言习得Secondlanguageacquisition二语习得Languagepointssurvive1)vi.continuetolive;endureorlast生存,存活,继续存在Manystrangecustomshavesurvivedfromearliertimes.Ofthesixpeopleinjuredinthecrash,onlytwosurvivedIcan’tsurviveon¥100aweek.2)vt.tocontinuetoliveorexistdespiteadangerouseventortime幸存,幸免于难,艰难度过Thecompanymanagedtosurviethecrisis.Manybirdsdidn’tsurvivedtheseverewinter.Fewbuildingssurvivedthewar.3)vt.liveorexistlongerthan存活得更久Shesurvivedherhusbandby10years.Languagepointsbeyond:prep.toadegreethatispasttheunderstanding,reach,orscopeofTheculturalclashesarebeyonddiscussioninthebook.Herskillasamusicianisbeyondpraise.Collocation:beyondimagination超乎想象,不可想象beyondquestion毫无疑问,无可争辩beyondnumber无数地,数不清地;无法计算的beyondwords难以言表beyondone'sreach够不着;买不起beyondsb.某人理解不了Languagepoints1)Diversea.verydifferentfromeachotherandofvariouskindsPeoplefromdiverseculturessharedifferentcustoms.Herinterestsareverydiverse.diversityn.difference;varietyHiswritingshowsthediversityofhumanbehaviorandability.Chinashouldintroducemorechoicesanddiversityintotheeducationsystem.2)makea/some/nodifference:impacton;exertaninfluenceon有作用,关系,影响Heneverthoughthewouldmakeadifferencesogreatonhiseducationcareer.Peoplecanmakeadifferencewithabetterunderstandingoftheirownculture.Theraindidn’tmakemuchdifferencetothegame.Warmingup1.)landscape:n.风景,景色;山水画vt.美化…景观vi.从事景观美化工作calligraphy:n.书法;笔迹portrait:n.肖像;描写;半身雕塑像makealiving:赚钱过活;营生;糊口谋生;谋生ethnicity:n.种族划分BDEACWarmingup2)cosmopolitan:adj.世界性的;世界主义的,四海一家的n.四海为家者;世界主义者;世界各地都有的东西clashesn.冲突,不协调;碰撞声,铿锵声vi.冲突,抵触;砰地相碰撞,发出铿锵声vt.使碰撞作声immigrant:adj.移民的;迁入的n.移民,侨民inthelongrun:从长远来看,终究;一来二去;归根到底diversity:n.多样性;差异ReadingComprehension1).WhyaretheresometimesfightsbetweenpeopleinNewYork?A.Becausetheirneighborhoodsaretoosmall.B.Becausetheirculturesaredifferent.C.Becausetheirdon’tknoweachotherwell.D.BecausetherearetoomanypeopleinNewYork.ReadingComprehension2).WhichareNotsomethingthatMingpaints?A.Animals.B.Flags.C.Flowers.D.Landscapes.ReadingComprehension3).WhydidMingfindPublicSchool36tobeaplacewherehecouldreallyusehispaintingskills?A.Hewaspaintingpicturesontheschool’swalls.B.Hecouldsharehisculturebyteahingart.C.Hewasagoodfriendoftheschool’sartteacher.D.Theschoolwasforchinesestudentsonly.ReadingComprehension4).TheChineseCulturalCenter’sprogram____.A.enablesartiststoworkusingtheirskills.B.doesnotemployartists.C.givesstudentsachancetobecomeartists.D.noneofabove.ReadingComprehension5).Theschool’sprincipalsaidtheprogramisimportanttoherstudentsforallofthesereasonsEXCEPT?A.Actionisagoodwayforthemtolearn.B.Meetingdifferentpeopleteachesthemthattheworldisameltingpot.C.Theymustlearnbymorethanbook,paper,andpencil.D.Theynowknowhowtodrawatiger.ReadingComprehension6.)Accordingtoherstatementsinparagraph13,CynthiaMullenSimonsbelievesthat_____.A.studentsmustunderstandthatpeople’sdifferencesaregood.B.itisokayforstudentstobeignorant.C.Mingispopularteacher.D.ChinesecultureisdifficultforstudentstounderstandReadingComprehension7).WhyisMingmorethananartist?A.Becauseheisacalligrapher,too.B.Becauseheintroduceschildrentonewthingsintheworld.C.BecauseheisbroadeninghisownhorizonsinNewYork.D.BecauseheworksfortheNewYorkChineseCulturalCenter.ReadingComprehension8).Becauseofthehugenumberofimmigrantsfromallovertheworld,NewYorkhasbecomefamousforits________.9).Sometimes,thedifferencesbetweentheculturesinthecrowdedneighborhoodsinNewYorkhaveresultedin_______.10).Byteachingpaintinginthepublicschool,Mingalsoplaystheroleof________forhiscountryReading1.Withapopulationofapproximatelyeightmillion,NewYorkCityisahugecosmopolitanurbanarea.Itisameltingpotwhichconsistsofalargenumberofsmallneighborhoodsthatinha