牛津新教材必修1-Unit-3Reading

TounderstandwhyAmyhadaproblemwithherbestfriendToknowwhatadviceCindyandDavidofferedTolearnhowtomaintainfriendshipsindailylives1.Doyouthinkthereare“friendsforlife”?whyorwhynot?2.Wouldyouturntoonlinecommunitiesforadviceaboutmaintainingfriendships?Whyorwhynot?3.Whatwilllifebelikeifyouhavenofriends?Watchandthink:Readthevideoscriptaboveandanswerthequestions.IhavenofriendsSomepeoplesayIhavenofriendswhenthey’recomplainingaboutthefriendsthattheydohave.It’sjustaplaceholder(托辞)formyfriendsaretoobusytohangoutrightnoworitcanalsobeusedtoindicate(表明)thequalityofsomeone’sfriendship,likewhenyou’reinmiddleschoolandhatingyourselfandtheworldandyoujustdesperatelywanttohangoutwithsomeonewhohatesthesamethingasyou.InthisinstanceIhavenofriendsmeansmyfriendsdon’treallyconnectwiththesituationI’mdealingwith.Question1Whydoesthespeakerhavenofriends?Becauseherfriendsaretoobusytohangoutwithherandtheycannotreallyconnectwiththesituationheisdealingwith.Watchthelaterpart:WhenIsayIhavenofriends,Imeanitquiteliterally(字面上).Icaneasilygoanentireweekandonlyreceivetextfrommom.That’showmanyfriendsIhave.YoumightfeelalittleuncomfortablewhenIsayIhavenofriendsbutwhyisthat?ForalongtimeIwasashamedofmyfriendlessnessandIneveracknowledgeditalthoughIsuspectthepeopleknew,andshamereallyreferstoafeelingaboutwhoyouareasaperson.Soitwasdistressing(令人痛苦的)tograpple(努力克服)withwhatIsawasadefect(缺陷)inmycharacter.Ifurtherrationalized(使更合理)thatifIdidn’tacknowledgeitthatmeantIdidn’thavetodealwithitormylongtimeunderlying(隐藏的)problems,butnoneofthatistrue.Itistruethatmylackoffriendsdoesn’treflectmyinherent(原本的)valuebutnonethelessmyadmissionisprettytaboo(禁忌).Ithinkwefeeluncomfortablewithmyadmissionbecausewesharetheimplicit(未言明的)beliefthatfriendsenrichthequalityofourlives.Nothavingfriendsmaybeamarkerofanunfulfilledlifeanditmakesussadtoseepeoplelivingcontrarytotheirwellbeing.Question2&3Howdidthespeakerfeelaboutherlackoffriends?Shefeltashamed.Generallyspeaking,whatfriendscanbenefitus?Friendscanenrichourlives.Sothespeakerhasaproblemwithherfriends.Herfriendshipisontherocks.ReadAmy’sproblemwithherbestfriendJennyandtworeplies.Pleaseadvise!Whatdoes“ontherocks”mean?havingdifficultiesandlikelytofailsoon1.What’sParagraph1mainlyabout?A.ThepreviousfriendshipbetweenAmyandherbestfriend.B.TheseriousproblembetweenAmyandherbestfriend.C.ThehugegapbetweenAmyandherbestfriend’sfamilybackgrounds.D.TheproperbalancebetweenAmyandherbestfriend’sworkandplay.Choosethebestanswer.2.WhydidAmy’sfriendbreakherpromiselastSaturdayafternoon?A.Becauseshedidn’tfeelherself.B.Becauseshehadamessagetopost.C.Becauseshehadanunexpectedvisitor.D.Becauseshedesiredtogetsomerestathome.Notes:notfeeloneself:身体不舒服，心情不好3.WhatdidAmyandherfrienddoaftertheproblemwiththeirfriendshiparose?A.HerfriendavoidedAmy.B.Amychosetokeepsilent.C.Amyquarreledwithherfriend.D.HerfriendfailedtorespondtoAmy’smessage.4.WhatadvicedidCindyandDavidgiveAmy?A.Cindyadvisedhertosolvetheproblemquickly.B.Davidadvisedhertoletgoofthefriendshipimmediately.C.BothCindyandDavidadvisedhertoacceptthereality.D.BothCindyandDavidadvisedhertocommunicatewithherfriend.5.Whatistheforumexchangemainlyabout?A.Howtomakefriends.B.Howtomanagefriendship.C.Amy’sproblemandsuggestions.D.TheterriblefriendshipbetweenAmyandherfriend.1.DidAmy’sfriendreallylietoher?Whatmightbethetruth?Onepossibleanswer:Idon’tthinkso.Probably,Amy’sfriendgotacallfromafriendlastSaturdayafternoonwhoshehadn’tcontactedforlongandthefriendinsistedonaskingheroutforcoffeesothatAmy’sfriendhadnochoicebuttoagree.IthinkAmywastoblamemore.BecauseAmykeptignoringherfriendandshedidn’trespondtoherfriend’sonlinemessages.OR:IthinkAmy’sfriendwastoblamemore.SheshouldhavetalkedtoAmyfacetoface.2.Whowastoblamemoreforthebrokenfriendship?Why?A.UnderstandingthetextReadtheforumexchangeonpages30-31andcompletethechartbelow.Amy’sproblemSaturdaymorning:Amy’sfriendsaidshewasillandmightnotbeabletomakeittothecinema.Saturdayafternoon:(1)______________________________Monday:(2)__________________________________AdvicegivenCindy:(3)__________________________David:(4)_______________________________________•••Amyfailedtoseeherfriend.Amyfoundherfriendhadliedtoher.Thisfriendshipisworthsaving.It’stimetorethinktherelationship.1.HowdidAmyviewherfriendbefore?______________________________________2.WhatdidAmyandherfriendplantodolastSaturdayafternoon?______________________________________3.HowdidAmylearnthatherfriendwenttoacafé?______________________________________Sheviewedheralmostasasister.Theyplannedtoseeafilmatthecinema.Throughaclassmate.Readtheforumexchangeagaincarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.4.WhatdoesCindymeanby“herbehaviour”inline20?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5.Inwhatcaseisittimetorethinkafriendship,accordingtoDavid?______________________________________________________________________________ShetoldAmyshewasillandcouldn’tmakeittothecinemabutchattedwithanothergirlinacafé.Amy’sfriendignoresherfeelingsormakeshersuffer.1.Whatarethesimilaritiesanddifferences