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1、Unit7AChristmasCarol介紹作者CharlesDickensABriefLifeStoryofCharlesDickensCharlesDickens(1812-1870)isconsideredtobeoneofthegreatestEnglishnovelistsoftheVictorianperiod.Dickens'sworksarecharacterizedbyattacksonsocialevils,injustice,andhypocrisy(虛榮).CharlesDickenswasborninLandport,HampshireonFebruary7,

2、1812.Hisfatherwasaclerkinthenavypayoffice,whowaswellpaidbutoftenendedupinfinancialtroubles.In1814DickensmovedtoLondon,andthentoChatham,wherehereceivedsomeeducation.John，Dickens,continuallylivingbeyondhismeans,wasfinallyimprisonedfordebtattheMarshalseadebtor'sprisoninSouthwarkin1824.1，ear-oldChar

3、leswasremovedfromschoolandsenttoworkataboot-blackingfactoryearningsixshillingsaweektohelpsupportthefamily.CharlesconsideredthisperiodasthemostterribletimeinhislifeThischildhoodpovertyandadversitycontributedgreatlytoDickenslaterviewsonsocialreforminaacnodunhtirsycompassionforthelowerclass,especiallyt

4、hechildren.Dickens'scareerasawriteroffictionstartedin1833whenhisshortstoriesandessaysappearedinperiodicals.HisSketchesByBozandThePickwickPaperswerepublishedin1836.InthesameyearhemarriedthedaughterofhisfriendGeorgeHogarth,CatherineHogarth.ThePickwickPaperswerestoriesaboutagroupofratheroddindividu

5、alsandtheirtravelstoIpswich,Rochester,Bathandelsewhere.Dickens'snovelsfirstappearedinmonthlyinstallments,includingOliverTwist(1837-39),whichdepictstheLondonunderworldandhardyearsofthefoundlingOliverTwist.AmonghislaterworksareDavidCopperfield(1849-50),whereDickensusedhisownpersonalexperiencesofwo

6、rkinafactory,BleakHouse(1852-53),ATaleOfTwoCities(1859),setintheyearsoftheFrenchRevolutionandGreatExpectations(1860-61)HediedonJune9,1870.TheinscriptiononhistombstoneinPoetsCorner.,WestminsterAbbeyreads：“Hewasasympathizertothepoor,thesuffering,andtheoppressed;andbyhisdeath,oneofEnglandsgreatestwrite

7、rsislosttothe”world.語言要點1. Therearemanythingsthatdomegoodwithoutbringinginprofits.bringinproduceasprofitorincomeforsb.,tointroduceanewlaworsystem,pickorgathercropsFarmersinthesouthhavealsobroughtingoodcrops.Hedoesoddjobsthatbringshimin30$aweek.bringaboutbringupbringbackbringforwardbringdownScientist

8、ssaythatmanyfactorschangesinweather.Thereisagreatdemandtothepricesofoilthesedays.Therecordindustryisnotsomuchprofitasbefore.Theplanforthecelebrationof60thanniversaryofourschoolatthenextmeeting.Thepictureourhappychildhoodtogether.答案：bringabout；bringdown；bringingin；willbebroughtforward；broughtback2.Ma

9、nythousandsareinwantofbasicneeds;hundredsofthousandsareinwantofbasiccomforts,sir.inwantofneedingsth,inneedofsth.（受地震災(zāi)害的人們急需食物和藥品）答案：Thepeoplesufferingearthquakeareinwantoffoodandmedicine.inneedof,inwantof,inhonourof,inhopeof,inchargeof,intermsof,infavourof,inpraiseof,inthefaceof,insearchof,inmemoryo

10、f,inanxietyof（ 1） Theworkisnotveryprofitablecash,butIamgettingvaluableexperiencefromit.（ 2） Atruefriendwilltryhisbesttohelpyoudanger.（ 3） reachingaplaceofsafetynoonestoppedtohelpothers.（ 4） Thecuriouschildrensetouttheundergroundtreasure.（ 5） Hewasleft.（經(jīng)理不在時，他負(fù)責(zé)這個商店）（ 6） Inpoorcondition,thehouseisre

11、pair.（ 7） Theleaderspokeofthosewhomadecontributiontoscience.（ 8） Areyouwomentakingpartyinpolities?答案：1)3)intermsofInanxietyof（2）inthefaceof4）insearchof（ 9） inchargeoftheshopwhenthemanagerisaway（ 10） inneedof（ 11） inpraise（ 12） infavourof3. Revision：phraseswithupTellthemeaningofthesephrases：setuplook

12、uppickupmakeupgiveupcleanupcloseupdigupdressupopenuprolluptearupclearupcutupeatupuseupgoupcallupringupgetupgrowuphurryuplightupLearnthemeaningofpickupinthefollowingsentences：1. Theperformancestartedbadlybutpickeduptowardstheend.2. Hisfatherpickshimupeverydayatschoolgate.3. YoucanpickupBBCeasilyusing

13、thisradio.4. Ifyouarentbecareful,youicwkilulpcoldeasily.5. ShesoonpickedupFrenchwhenshemadefriendswithaFrenchgirl.6. Wheredidyoupickupthenews?Whataboutmakeup?1. Thewholestoryismadeup.2. IttookAndyLaumorethanthreehourstomakeupeverytimeinthisfilm.3. Iwillmakeupforyoursufferingsofalltheseyears.4. Ourbo

14、dyismadeupofcells.Fillintheblankswithproperphrases：1. Thesoundofhappylaughtermemoriesofhischildhood.2. Ifyoudontknowhowtouserda,w_othewordinadictionary.3. Hardworkcanalackofintelligence.4. Americansocietypeopleofdifferentbackground.5. Insports-meet,heanewrecordofschoolin100meterrace.6. Iftemperature

15、keeps,allourcropswillbedestroyed.7. Herfacewithpleasurewhensheheardthegoodnews.8. yourofficebeforeyouleavetheoffice.答案：1.calledup2.look，up3.makeupfor4.ismadeupof5.setup6.goingup7.lightedup8.Clearup完型填空：Christmasisareligious1,celebratingthebirthofJesusChristtwothousandyearsago.Theancientemblemsoftheh

16、ollyandtheivy,bothevergreens,were_2asChristiansymbols,theivy3eternallife,thehollystandingforChristssuffering.Christmasis_4asecularfestival,_5familiestravelinordertobetogether.WeeatspecialChristmasfood:aroastbird,roastpotatoes,bacon,sausages,breadoronionsauces,makeupthefirst6.ThesweetcourseisChristma

17、spudding,madewithsuetanddriedfruitandperhapsbrandy,andboiled.Inmychildhood,therewerealwaysmade7inNovember.Everybodyhadtotakea8atstirringthemixture,andmakeawish.Thiswas9forchildren,_10Christmasisthetimeforpartiesandpresents.NowChristmaspuddingisbought_11atthesupermarketandheatedupinthemicrowave.Thesa

18、meistrueofmincepies.Thesefoodsare_12becauseourancestorsneededfatintheirdietto_13thecold.Peopledecoratetheirhouseswithglitteringpaperchains,goldandsilverandbrightlycoloured,andspecialelectriclights.Intheweeks_14Christmas,childrenaretakentoseeFatherChristmas,anoldmanwithawhitebeardinaredsuit,whoaccord

19、ingtolegendbrings15forgoodchildren,HeissaidtoliveinLaplandanddriveasled16byreindeer.Childrenhangupstockingsattheendoftheirbeds,andinthemorningfindthemfilledwithsweets,fruitandsmalltoys.Aswellasthe17,childrenreceivemoneyandlargergifts.ChristmasiscelebratedinEnglandandWales.The_18_,wholiveinScotland,i

20、nthenorthoftheBritishIsles,take_19noticeofChristmas,butcelebrate_20_atNewYear,whichtheycallHogmanay.D.routineD.adoptedD.standing（）1.A.celebrationB.festivalC.day（）2.A.keptB.acceptedC.agreed（）3.A.representingB.havingC.giving()4.A.butB.notonlyC.alsoD.however()5.A.becauseB.forC.whenD.since()6.A.mealB.di

21、shC.foodD.course()7.A.athomeB.inpublicC.inshopsD.byhand()8.A.effortB.advantageC.stepD.turn()9.A.excitingB.difficultC.differentD.new()10.A.soB.asaresultC.becauseD.although()11.A.readymadeB.homemadeC.freshD.easily()12.A.deliciousB.welcomeC.favouriteD.traditional()13.A.keepoutB.keepawayC.keepoffD.keepu

22、p()14.A.ofB.beforeC.afterD.during()15.A.luckB.happinessC.stockingsD.presents()16.A.drivenB.pulledC.pushedD.drawn()17.A.toysB.giftsC.stockingsD.presents()18.A.peopleB.ScotsC.BritishD.Englishmen()19.A.noB.smallC.specialD.close()20.A.insteadB.forinstanceC.howeverD.onthecontrary答案：1.B2.D3.A4.C5.A6.D7.A8

23、.D9.A10.C11.A12.D13.A14.B15.D16.A17.C18.B19.B20.A閱讀AWhenwemeetanotherpersonforthefirsttime,weareacturallyfloodedwithnewinformation,Almostatonce,wenoticehisappearance,styleofdress,andmannerofspeech.Furthermore,aswelistentowhathehastosayandobservethethingshedoes,webegintoformsomeideasofwhatkindofperso

24、nheisandwhatheintendstodo.Asyouknowfromyourownexperience,though,wedonotonlygathertheseseparatepiecesofinformation.Instead,wegofurtherandcombinethemintoaunified(使統(tǒng)一)picture.Inshort,weformanoverallimpressionofeachpersonwemeetanimpressionthatcanbefavorableorunfavorable.Buthowpreciselydoweperformthistas

25、k?Howdowecombinesomuchdifferentinformationintoaclearfirstimpressionwithsuchquickspeed?Agreatdealofresearchhasbeenperformedonthisquestion,andresultspointtothefollowinganswer:Weperformthistaskthroughaspecialtypeofaveraging.Expressedverysimplyourimpressionsofothersseemtorepresent(代表)aweightedaverageofa

26、llinformationthatcanbegatheredaboutthem.Thatis,theyreflect(反映)aprocessinwhichallinformationwehaveaboutothersisaveragedtogetherbutwithsomefacts,orinputreceivinggreaterweightthanothers.Asyoucanreadilysee,thismakesgoodsense.Forexample,informinganimpressionofanewbossyouwouldprobablybeaffectedtoamuchgrea

27、terdegreebyhowthispersongivesyouorders(whetherrespectfullyornot)thanbythecolorofhisorhereyes.Thefactthatnotallinformationaboutotherpersonsaffectsourimpressionsofthemtothesamedegree,raisesanimportantquestion:Justwhatkindsofinputreceivethegreatestweight?Againresearchprovidessomerevealing(發(fā)人深思)answers.

28、1. Thispassageismainlyabout.A. howourfirstimpressionsareexpressedB. howourfirstimpressionsareformedC. howwecanfavorablyimpressothersD. howfirstimpressionaffectourlives2. Accordingtothepassage,thefirstimpressionis.A. theresultofquicklookB. notbasedonenoughinformationC. acombinationofpiecesofinformati

29、onD. theobservationofwhatapersondoes3. Researchhasshownthatfirstimpressionsaregenerallymoreaffectedby.A. thewayothersspeakB. appearanceandstyleofdressC. allinformationwehaveD. certaintypesofinformationathand4. Theword“weight”inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto.A.amountB.researchC.importanceD.diff

30、iculty5. Thefollowingparagraphwillmostprobablydiscuss.A. wrongfirstimpressionofotherpeopleB. selectedinformationforformingfirstimpressionC. theimportanceoffirstimpressioninjobsituationD. waysofmakinggoodfirstimpression答案：1.B2.C3.D4.C5.BBIfyouaskanEnglishmanaboutthepressinhiscountry,hewillalmostcerta

31、inlybegintalkingaboutthemorningdailyandSunday“nationalnewspaper”,allofwhichnowhavetheirheadofficesinLondon.Later,almostasanafterthought,hemaygoontotalkabouttheprovincialmorningdailies,theLondonandprovincialeveningpapers,andfinallytheweeklylocalpapers.Theleadingpositionofthenationaldailypapersisdueto

32、thesmallnessofthecountry,witheverylargetowninEnglandandWalesabletobereachedbytraininlessthanfivehoursfromLondon.ApaperprintedinLondonaroundmidnightcanbeatanybreakfasttableinEnglandthenextmorning,exceptinremotecountrydistricts.Alloverthecountry,mostpeoplereadthesamenewspapersandtheleadingpositionofth

33、eLondonpapersmayreflectalackofregionalidentity.Thepress,includingweeklymagazinesandlocalnewspapers,ismostlyownedbyoneofaboutfivelargeorganizations.Independentsmallnewspaper-publishersfinditverydifficulttosurvive,andmanynewspapershavestoppedpublicationduringthepasttwentyyearsincludingevensomenational

34、ones.Butthehugeorganizations,orempires,differfromoneanotherandarethemselvesnotstatic.Thenationaldailiesaregenerallyclassedaseither“quality”(TheTimes,TheGuardianandTheDailyTelegraph)or“popular”.The“quality”papersgivemorecomprehensivecoverageofallaspectsofnews,whilethe“popular”papersaimforamoregeneral

35、readership,theyalsocostless.Thenumberofnewspaperssold,inrelationtothepopulationishigherinBritainthaninanyothercountryexceptSweden.1. ThenationaldailypapershavealeadingpositioninBritainbecause.A. theyaresupportedbythegovernmentB. theygivemorecomprehensivecoverageofallaspectsofnewsC. theycostlessD. th

36、ecountryissmall2. ThepressinBritainismostlyownedbyfewlargeorganizations.Howmanyarethey?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.3. WhichistrueaboutthehugepressorganizationsinBritain?A. Theyonlyownweeklymagazinesandlocalnewspapers.B. Theyhasmadeitdifficultfortheindependentsmallnewspaper-publisherstosurvive.C. The

37、yaresimilartoeachother.D. Theyhasstoppedpublishinglocalnewspapers.4. Whichofthefollowingisnotoneofthe“Quality”papersmentioned?A.TheObserver.B.TheTimes.C.TheGuardian.D.TheDailytelegraph.答案：1.D2.D3.B4.A寫作訓(xùn)練：根據(jù)以下提示，寫一篇介紹美國著名作家海明威的文章.字?jǐn)?shù)100左右?？梢赃m當(dāng)增加內(nèi)容。Name：EarnestHemingwayBirthplace：OakPark,IllinoisBirth：1899Hobbies：hunting,fishing,sportsandsoonExperience：newspaperreporterTakepartintheFirstWorldWarStayinParisaftertheWarPublishstoriesandnovelsWorks：TheSunAlsoRisesForWhomtheBellTollsTheOldManandtheSeaAchievement：NobelPrizeforlitera