Extensive Reading

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Extensive ReadingUnits 12,Book II

• College English Reading Course Book IINov. 2002,
  Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press

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Extensive ReadingUnits 12,Book II

• Unit 1
• Text 1 The Pleasure of Learning (15 minutes)
• I. Questions for discussion
• 1. How does the writer develop his ideas about
  the pleasure of learning and the various aspects
  of learning?
• 2. What is the chief danger of learning and how
  does it affect you? Use your own experiences in
  college to prove it?

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• II. General Comprehension of the text
• How does the writer prove that learning is an
  inborn and instinctive pleasure of human beings?
• Why can people experience the pleasure of
  learning from books?
• What is the meaning of learning?
• According to the author, why is learning unlike
  health and strength?
• How can we achieve the wholeness of the mind and
  spirit?

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• Reading Skills
• Key ideas in sentences
• 1. What are the functions of the key ideas of a
  sentence?
• 2. How can we find the key ideas in sentences?

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2. Difficult language content points

• compulsory
• enslavement
• square off
• apprehend
• impel
• incurious
• ephemeral
• deliberate

• trivial
• appreciate
• run short of
• glumly
• sloth
• cumulative
• dissociate

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• 1. It is an Ought, even worse, a Must, enforced
  by regular hours and rigid discipline. (Line 2)
• In this and the next sentence, ought and must
  are capitalized and used to stand for the
  abstract idea of learning, i.e. something that
  students should and have to do.
• ?????????,????????????,???????????????????

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• 2. And the young sneer at the Oughts and resist
  the Musts with all their energy. (Line 3)
• If you sneer at someone or something, you express
  your contempt for them by the expression on your
  face or by what you say, e.g. There is too great
  a readiness to sneer at anything he does.
• ????????????,?????????????????

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• 3. It is because they were made dull, by bad
  teaching, by isolation, by surrender to routine,
  sometimes, too, by the pressure of hard work and
  poverty, or by the toxin of riches, with all
  their ephemeral and trivial delights. (Line 19)
• You use surrender to refer to someones attitude
  or behavior when they lose the will to resist
  their feelings or the demands of other people.
  You use routine to describe activities that are
  done as a normal part of a job or process.
• ????????????????,?????????????????,???????????????
  ??????,?????????

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• 4. But the mind in most of us continues to live,
  and even grows more lively and active, enjoys
  itself more, works and plays with more expansion
  and delight. (Line 91)
• Pay attention to the series of predicative verbs,
  all related to the subject of the sentencethe
  mind.
• ???????????????,????????,??????, ???????,???????

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• Text 2 Coping with Santa Claus (15 minutes)
• 1. General Comprehension of the text
• 1) Why was it unbearable to lose the belief in
  Santa Claus?
• 2) What is the theme of the story?

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• 2. Questions for discussion
• 1) What do you know about the legend of Santa
  Claus? Tell the story in your own words.
• 2) Do you think the parents were justified in
  telling Julie the truth about Santa Claus? If you
  were in such a situation, what would you do?

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• 2. Difficult language points and sentences

hedgy put sb. on the spot screwed-up version know
-it-all make a fuss stump reproachfully sleigh
trick fold into quarters squiggly
ecstatic shriek bargain for modicum diplomatically
a craving for head for tuck opt
for deceptive ledge
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• 1. We issued a few threats about his list of good
  children and bad. (Line 24)
• His here refers to Santa Claus. If you issue a
  statement or a warning, you make it known
  formally or publicly.
• ????????,?????????????????

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• 2. I had expected some modicum of disbeliefat
  least a Dad, is this for real? (L44)
• A modicum of something, especially something that
  is good or desirable, is a reasonable but not
  large amount of it.
• ????????????,??????,??????

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• 3. I could see he was trying to think of a way,
  any way, to explain our behavior so it wouldnt
  sound quite as deceptive, wrong and stupid as it
  was. But he was stumped. (L92)
• If you are stumped by a question or problem, you
  cannot think of any solution or answer to it.
• ?????, ??????????,????, ?????????,????????????????
  , ???????? ?????????

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• 4. One minute of grief at Santas death, and life
  went on. (L108)
• Santas death refers to Julies learning about
  the fact that there is no Santa Claus at all.
• ???????????????????,?????????

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• Text 3 On the Shoulders of a Hero (15 minutes)
• 1. General Comprehension of the text
• 1) Why was the authors father under intensive
  care?
• 2) What was the authors first genuine and
  lasting memory of his father?
• 3) Why did the father object to the sons
  decision to become a professional actor?
• 4) How should we describe the authors father?
  
• 5) Why did the author remember the ride on his
  fathers shoulder on a snowy day so much?

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• 2. Questions for discussion
• 1) Independence is a highly cherished American
  value. How do you regard it? Do you think that
  one can be entirely independent of ones family
  during ones growth?
• 2) What kind of person is the father in the
  story? How did the writer come to understand that
  his father really cared about him?

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• Intensive care
• strain
• involuntary
• groan
• illusion
• vulnerable
• credential
• blind faith
• relate to

• inadvertently
• launch into a speech
• wind up
• storm up
• rite of passage
• fall back on
• be around
• surge
• perilous

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• Unit 2
• Reading Skills
• Main ideas in paragraphs
• What is the main idea?
• How to state the main idea in your own words?

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• Text 4 Not Poor, Just Broke (15 minutes)
• General Comprehension of the text
• 1) Why did the authors mother smile and say
  those words when the big relief truck came?
• 2) What was the reaction of the authors mother
  when the family were driven out of the rented
  flat?
• 3) Why did the author have to hide in the coal
  closet when the landlord came to collect rent?

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• 2. Questions for discussion
• 1) What did you learn about the authors
  mother? Do you think she is a competent mother?
  Why or why not?
• 2) After reading the text, do you think you
  can understand your mother better? What does
  mothers love mean to you?

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• 2. Difficult language points

make it diabetes aggravation evict on
credit roach pinched baloney stuff
poke wrinkle linoleum make like let on keep ones
fingers crossed disadvantage gutter
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• 1. If you walk through life showing the
  aggravation youve gone through, people will feel
  sorry for you, and theyll never respect you.
  (Line 9)
• If someone or something aggravates you, they make
  you annoyed.
• ??????????????????,?????????,???????????
• 2. And Momma went off to talk the landlord into
  letting us back in on credit. (L30)
• On credit ??
• ??????????????,???????

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• 3. I guess the system didnt want her to get off
  relief, they way it kept sending social workers
  around to be sure Momma wasnt trying to make
  things better. (L74)
• To make things better means to get a job and make
  more money, so that their life can be better.
• ???????????,???????????,??????????

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• Text 5 Around the World in 20 Days (Part I) (15
  minutes)
• 1. Questions for discussion
• 1) Before the launching of Breitling Orbiter
  3, what were the pilots and the whole team most
  concerned about? What were the arguments for and
  against the take-off?
• 2) The first part of this story covers the
  take-off and the first stage of the balloon
  flight. What difficulties did they encounter and
  how did they overcome them?

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• 2. Difficult language points

aviation launch underwrite depression counterclock
wise tycoon crucial unanimous ignite adrenaline d
angle puff
trajectory emanate server restraining propel inver
sion layer scramble erratically millennia Atlas
Mountains seal icicle
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• 1. After years of preparation and dashed hopes,
  the moment was upon us. (Line 35)
• If something dashes someones hopes or
  expectations, it makes impossible the thing that
  he hopes for or expects.
• ??????????????,????????????

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• 2. As we entered Moroccan airspace, I was
  rewarded by one of the most magnificent sights I
  had ever seen an absolutely incredible view of
  the Atlas Mountains with a full moon.
• ???????????,??????????????????????????????????????
  ?????

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• Text 6 Around the World in 20 Days (Part II) (15
  minutes)
• 1. Questions for discussion
• 1) After the balloon started to be carried
  eastward, two critical moments occurred on the
  journey. What were these moments and how did the
  pilots handle them?
• 2) To fly in a free balloon around the world
  seems to be a simple challenge, but many people
  had tried and failed. Bertrand and Brian made the
  longest flight in history. Discuss what was
  needed to complete such a successful journey.

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• 2. Difficult language points

subcontinent latitude on tenterhooks prohibit swir
l abyss The Caribbean Jamaica Puerto Rico
jet stream gasp hypoxia asphyxiate frantic screw
formality ditch slap
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• 1. If youre going from Switzerland to northern
  Africa, what in hell are you doing in Myanmar?
  (Line 26)
• We use the hell for emphasis in questions,
  after words such as what, where, why.
• ????????????,???????????

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• 2. Our meteorologists had sent us on a swirling
  trajectory of 8,100 miles, then through the eye
  of a needle. (L35)
• If something swirls, it moves round and round
  quickly.
• ??????????????8100????????, ????????????(the eye
  of a needle ????????????26?,??????,?????)

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• If time permits, do the exercises of each unit.
  If not, the exercises should be done after class.
  
• Key to the Exercises
• Key to Text 1 The Pleasure of Learning
• I. 1 C 2 A 3 B 4 B 5 D
• II. 1 ????????,???????????????????,??????
• 2. ??,????,???,????,??????????????????????
• 3. ??????,???????????????????????????????????,??
  ???????????????????

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• Key to the reading-skill exercises
• 1. The high school students have improved their
  SAT scores.
• 2. Teenagers planned patrols.
• 3. TV programs are less thorough than newspapers.
• 4. Welcome to Our City treats the American south
  and its people.
• 5. The films show little children fascinated at
  the world.
• 6. One can communicate with the writer as one
  reads a book.

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• Key to Text 2 Coping with Santa Claus
• I. 1 C 2 D 3 C 4 A 5 C
• II. 1. F 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. T
• III. 1. ?????????,????????????????????????????????
  
• 2.???????????,???????????,???????????????????????
  ???????????
• 3. ?????,??????????,????,?????????,???????????????
  ??,????????
• 4. ???????????????????????????,?????????

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• Key to Text 3 On the Shoulders of a Hero
• I. 1 C 2 A 3 B 4 B 5 C 6 D
• II. 1. ????,???????????????????
• 2. ??????,????????????????,????????????????
• 3. ??????,??????????,?????????
• 4. ???????,??????,????????????????,????????????
  ???????????????

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• Key to Text 4 Not Poor, Just Broke
• I. 1 A 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 D 6 D
• II. 1. collect herselfIf you collect yourself or
  your thought, you make an effort to calm yourself
  or prepare yourself mentally. ????
• 2. flash that big smileIf you flash a look or
  a smile at someone, you suddenly look at them or
  smile at them. (??)????
• 3. make deals with the rats ??????
• 4. stand for welfare cheaters ????????
• 5. rest her mind ????
• 6. poke around the houseIf you poke around
  for something, you search for it, usually by
  moving lots of objects around. ????

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• III. 1. ??????????????,?????????????
• 2. ??????,????????????????????? ?????????
• 3. ????????????????,????????????,??????????????
  ??????
• 4. ??????????,?????????????????,???????????????
  ???????,???????????????????????????????

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• Key to the Reading-skill Exercises
• 1. The view of New York from the bridge was
  beautiful.
• 2. When I was an adolescent, I never had the best
  jobs neither did I have the worst jobs.
• 3. Marijuana use is associated with abnormal
  behavior.

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• Key to Text 5 Around the World in 20 Days (Part
  I)
• I. 1 D 2 B 3 C 4 B 5 B
• II. 1. ?????????????????????,???????????????,????
  ?????????,????????????????????????
• 2. ??,??????????,??????????????????????????
• 3. ???????,?????????????????????
• 4. ???????????,??????????????????

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• Key to Text 6 Around the World in 20 Days (Part
  II)
• I. 1 C 2 A 3 C 4 D 5 B
• II. 1. ?????????,?????????1300????????,????26????3
  0?????
• 2. ?????????????,?????????,?????????
• 3. ??????????????,??????,????????????
• 4.?????,??????????,?????????????????????????????