【新SAT閱讀+長難句】Grade9-Chapter-3-

Chapter3TheBondsBetweenUs1.TheGrasshopperandtheBellCricket

2020/12/16Wednesday2.Withfriendslikethese….CourseObjective(2h)AnalyzecharacterandthemeAnalyzetheimpactofwordchoiceontoneAnalyzeauthor’spointofviewandculturalbackgroundInferthethemeorunderlyingmessageTheGrasshopperandtheBellCricketTaskContentTimeAllocated（75min）11.BackgroundInformation:

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text20min2020/12/16Wednesday2020/12/16WednesdayTheGrasshopperandtheBellCricketBackgroundInformation---Author2020/12/16WednesdayYasunariKawabata川端康成(KawabataYasunari,11June1899–16April1972)wasaJapanesenovelistandshortstorywriterwhosesparse,lyrical,subtly-shadedproseworkswonhimtheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein1968,thefirstJapaneseauthortoreceivetheaward.Hisworkshaveenjoyedbroadinternationalappealandarestillwidelyread.Hepublishedhisfirst“Izudancer”in1926andhebecameamajorauthorinJapanafterhisnovelSnowcountrywaspublishedin1948.TheGrasshopperandtheBellCricket”waswrittenintheearlytwentiethcenturybyaJapaneseauthor.KnowingsomefactsaboutJapaneseculturewillhelpyouunderstandtheauthor’spointofviewandasaresultenrichyouranalysisofthisstory.2020/12/16WednesdayBackgroundInformation---CountryNatureisquiteimportantinJapaneseculture.Insteadofhopingtotameorconquernature,Japaneseaimtoliveinharmonywithit.Japanesecultureshowsbothrespectandgratitudefornature.InJapan,asinotherculture,cricketsaresymbolsofgoodluck.Thebellcricketisaninsectappreciatedforitssong,notitsbeauty.2020/12/16WednesdayTask-basedreadingReadline1-10andthinkaboutthefunction.2020/12/16WednesdayAnswer:AWhatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?AIntroducethebackgroundinformationrelatedtotheJapaneseappreciationofnature.BAttractreader’sintentionbydescribesomemysteriousscenes.CEmphasizethepassage’sthemeofnature.DRemindabeautifulmemoryaboutthehometown.2020/12/16WednesdayWhattoneissuggestinline8-10?AsurpriseBexhilarateCdetachedDnostalgic2020/12/16WednesdayAnswer:BTask-basedreading(line11-52)2020/12/16Wednesday2020/12/16WednesdayReadLine44-52andanswerthequestion2020/12/16WednesdayWhatfeelingissuggestedinline44-52?AThesentencesshowthebeautyofthelantern.BThesentencesshowhowcreativethechildrenare.CThesentencesshowthecomplexityoftheshapeoflantern.DThesentencesshowhowtheauthorisfascinatedandinterestedinlanterns.補充內(nèi)容---長難句分析2020/12/16WednesdayTask-basedreading(line73-84)andanswerthequestion2020/12/16Wednesday

Whatisthemainideasinthispart?Answer:Thenarratordescribeshowtheboy“quietlyopenedhisfist”andcarefullytransferredtheinsectintothegirl’shand.Thedescriptioninthispartconveywhatemotionoftheboysandgirls?2020/12/16WednesdayAwonderandrespecttowardnatureBappreciationaboutthefriendshipbetweenchildrenCjealousaboutthefindingofhisfriendDcontempttowardthegirl’swordsAnswer:BTask-basedreading(line85-94)2020/12/16WednesdayInline85-94.Whatdoesthenarrator’sreactiontotheboy’sactionsallowthereaderstoinfer?2020/12/16WednesdayAnswer:Theboywantallalongtogivetheinsecthehadfoundtothegirl,sohewaiteduntilshecameuptohim.Task-basedreading(line99-114)2020/12/16WednesdayExplainthatthesentencesandwordsanauthorusescanhelpconveyspecificfeelingsaboutparticularcharactersorevents?Answer:Thewordssuchas”alongside”“stillonecouldmakeout”“tremblingpatch”conveythenarrator’samazementandjoyfromseeingthechildren’snames.2020/12/16WednesdayAnalyzethestoryCharacter：aboyandagirlConflict:findabellcricketCause:thebellcricketrepresentsthegoodluck2020/12/16Wednesday2020/12/16Wednesday態(tài)度詞小結(jié)開心：delight,please,excite,exhilarate,cheerful,ebullient,enthusiasm，appreciate,admire詼諧：humorous,witty,amusing,jocular客觀：detached,objective,impartial,analytical嘲諷：deride,derision,jeer,mock,scorn,sarcasm,irony,satire,wry,scoff,ridiculous,ludicrous,comical,facetious有所保留：qualified，guarded推測的：speculative，hypothetical，assumed2020/12/16Wednesday悲傷：sorrow,wrench,bitterness,grief,distress憂慮：anxiety,insecurity，somber,gloomy,depressing,dreary,melancholy,glum,sullen,wistful,distress,uneasy,upset,sentimental,annoying質(zhì)疑：distrust,doubt/dubious/dou