Module2FantasyLiteratureIntroductionHisDarkMaterialsbyPhilipPullmanReadthepassageinAct.1andfindout:1whetheritisafantasystory2thetensetotellastory3underlinenewwordswhilereading.Newwords:extraordinaryheroinephilosophicalwitch/wizardSimplepresenttenseLearningtolearnonP17.TheCatThatVanishedNewwords:vanishhesitateleap(leapt;leapt)That’sonesmallstepforaman,onegiantleapformankind.scentblinkinvisiblealien1.todothingsinaparticularway2.someonewhoshowsyouwhichdirectiontogoin3.tojumphighintotheairoroversomething4.towaitbeforeyoudoorsaysomethingbecauseyouarenotsure5.anicesmell6.withoutanydoubt7.asmalltree8.tosuddenlydisappearbehavebushdefinitelyguidehesitateleapscentvanishbehaveMatchthewordswiththeirmeanings.(Act.2,P16)guideleaphesitatescentdefinitelybushvanishTheCatThatVanishedCanyoupredictwhat‘sgoingoninthestoryaccordingtothetitle?todisappearsuddenlyReadthepassageandunderlinesmartexpressions;underlinedifficultsentenceswhilereading;finishAct.1,3and4onP16&17;finishtheexerciseonthehandout;Remember:DON’Trefertothevocabularylistwhilereading!!!!Act.1Putthesentencesinthecorrectorder.ThecatcomesuptoWill.Thecatbehavesinastrangeway.Willclimbsthroughthehole.Willdecidesnottoreturntohisworld.Thecatvanishes.⑤④③②①(1).…thecatcameuptorubherheadagainsthisknuckles…A.ThecatwantedWilltotouchherheadwiththebackofhishand.B.ThecatcameuptobiteWill’shand.(2).Shepaddedacrosstheroadandtowardsthebushes…A.Shewalkedquietlyacrosstheroad.B.Sheranacrosstheroad.Act.3Choosethebestmeaningfortheexpressionsfromthepassage.tomakesthpressagainststhelseandmoveitaround(3)…keepinghiseyesonthespotwherethecathadbeeninvestigating.A.Helookedonceattheplacewherethecathadbeeninvestigating.B.Hewatchedtheplacethatthecathadbeenlookingatandtouching.(4).Ifyouwerelevelwiththepatchsothatitwasedge-on,itwasnearlyinvisible.A.Ifyouwerelookingatthegrassyoucouldseeit.B.Ifyouwerestandingnexttotheareaofgrassyoucouldnotseeit.twothingsthatarelevelareatthesameheightaseachother(5).Hewaslookingatsomethingprofoundlyalien.A.Hewaslookingatsomethingverydifferentandstrange.B.Hewaslookingatsomethingveryexciting.(6).Heturnedawaywithashudder.A.Helaughednervously.B.Hisbodyshookslightlybecausehewasafraid.Act.4onP17Choosethebestanswers.(1).Thecatvanishesthrough.a)somethingWillCan’tseeb)anemptypatchofgrassc)somebushes(2).Willblinksbecause.a)hecan’tseeclearlyb)hiseyeshurtc)hecan’tbelievewhathesaw(3).Itis.a)easytoseethepatchintheairfromsomepositionsb)impossibletoseethepatchc)difficulttoseethepatch(4).Willlooksthroughtheholeintheair.a)becauseheisfrightenedb)becauseheknowsthereisadifferentworldontheothersidec)becauseitisalien5.Willdoesnotgobacktohisworldbecause.a)lifeisdifficultinhisworldb)hewantstolearnaboutthisnewworldc)itisdifficulttoseetheoldworld3.Readthepassageagainandchoosethebestanswer.(1).AccordingtoPara1,Willcan’tthinkclearlybecause_____.A.Hewasveryfrightenedinthedark.B.Hewasexcitedwhenhesawacat.C.Hewaswornout.D.Hewashesitanttomakehisdecision.(2).Accordingtothetext,wecanknowthatMoxiewas____.A.thecatthatvanishedB.afriendofWillC.apettabbyofWillD.ahomeless/straycat3.Readthepassageagainandchoosethebestanswer.(3).Fromthelastthreeparagraphs,weknowthat_____.A.Willwasfascinatedbythenewworld.B.Willwasafraidofthenewworld.C.Willworriedaboutthesafetyofthecat.D.Willhadahabitofsleepwalking.3.Readthepassageagainandchoosethebestanswer.(4).Whichofthefollowingstatementsabout“TheCatThatVanished”istrue?A.ThecatwasWill’sbelovedpetcat.B.ItwasthecatthatledWilltoanotherworld.C.Thecatbelongedtoanotherworld.D.Thecatwassaidtohavesuperpowers.3.Readthepassageagainandchoosethebestanswer.(5).whichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?A.Fromthemostpositions,thepatchwascompletelyinvisible.B.Willdidn’tdoubtontheothersidewasadifferentworld.C.Thepatchiseasiertoseeinthenewworldthantheoldworld.D.Willstayedinthenewworldbecausehedislikedhishome.3.Readthepassageagainandchoosethebestanswer.AppreciatethefollowingSentences:1.Willwasstupefiedwithexhaustion,andhemighthavegoneontothenorth,orhemighthavelaidhisheadonthegrassunderoneofthosetreesandslept…(Para.1)bestupefiedwith因疲劳、厌倦等而昏昏沉沉,神志不清mighthavedone表示对过去可能发生的事情的推测威尔累得脑子都木了,他本可以继续向北走,也有可能在某棵树下头枕草地昏昏睡去…2.Eventuallythiscatturnedaway.Thiswasnight,andtherewasaterritorytopatrol,thereweremicetohunt.(Para.3)最后,这只猫转身走开了。正值夜晚,它还要巡查自己的领地,还要捕捉老鼠。3.Thensheleaptbackwards,backarchedandfuronend,tailheldoutstiffly.(Para.5)独立主格结构…,withherbackarchedandwithherfuronend,withhertailheldoutstiffly.…,andherbackwasached,herfurwasonend,andhertailwasheldoutstiffly.然后它向后一跃,脊背拱起,毛发竖立,尾巴僵直地伸着。4.Ifyouwerelevelwiththepatchsothatitwasedge-on,itwasnearlyinvisible,anditwascompletelyinvisiblefrombehind.(Para.9)如果你与那块空间处在同等高度,从侧面看你几乎看不到它,从后面则完全看不到它。•Hecouldn’tpossiblyhavesaidwhy.Heknewitatonce,asstronglyasheknewthatfireburnedandkindnesswasgood.(Para.11)他不可能说得出所以然来。他只是马上就知道了,就好像他知道火会燃烧、善意是美好的一样。6.Butthiswasthecenterofabroadboulevard,andatthesideoftheboulevardwasalineofcafeandsmallshops,allbrightlylit,allopen,andallutterlysilentandemptybeneathaskythinkwithstarts.(Para.13)独立主格结构…,withallbrightlylit,withallopen,andwit