新世纪大学英语综合教程第4册.docx

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新世纪大学英语综合教程第4册

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BookFour

UnitSeven:

ReadingandReflection

PartIGetStarted

SectionADiscussion

▇Sitinpairsorgroupsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.

1Whydoyouthinkweneedtoread?

2Whatdoyouprefertoread—poems,novelsorplays?

3Whatroledoyouthinkliteraryworksplayinourlives?

▆Answersforreference:

1Hints:

Readingbroadensourhorizons.

Readingenrichesourknowledge.

Readingputsusincontactwiththebestmindsofhumanhistory.

Readingenrichesourexperience.

Readingempowersuswithknowledge.

Readingimprovesourcharacterandtaste.

Readingisagoodpastime.

2Somehints:

a）Differentpeoplereadliteraturefordifferentreasonsandpurposesbecauseoftheirdifferentbackgrounds,tastes,experiencesandeducationalbackground.

b）Thosewhopreferreadingnovelsmaythinknovelsaremoreinterestingandeasiertoreadprobablybecausenovelsusuallyhaveplots.Theycantakereaderstootherplacesandtimes,realorimaginary,allowingthemtomeetpeopleandexperiencelifeinmanydifferentways.Agoodnovelmakesreadersthink,laugh,cryorwonder.

3Reference:

Literaryworksplayanimportantroleinourlife.Theycanbroadenourhorizons.Theyhelpusexperienceakindoflifewhichwecannothaveinreallife.Theyhelpusseethethingswhichwetendtoignoreinourdailylife.Theycanalsohelpusescapefromreality.

SectionBQuotes

▇Studythefollowingquotesaboutreadingandreflectionanddiscussinpairswhatyoucanlearnfromthem.

FrancisBacon

⊙Somebooksaretobetasted;otherstobeswallowed;andsomefewtobechewedanddigested.

—FrancisBacon

Interpretation:

Therearedifferentwaysofreadingbooks.Totasteabook,onecanreaditinastateofrelaxation.Toswallowabookonecanglidehiseyesacrossthelinesofabook.Tochewordigestabookoneshouldreaditactively.Andwhenhehasfinishedreadingabook,thepagesarefilledwithhisnotes.Onlywhengoodbooksarechewedanddigestedcantheyhavealastinginfluenceonone’slife.

AboutFrancisBacon（1561-1626）:

anEnglishpolitician,philosopher,andwriter.FrancisBacongraduatedfromTrinityCollege,Cambridge.HewasthefounderofEnglishmaterialistphilosophy,aswellasofmodernscienceinEngland.HeisespeciallyfamousforhisEssays,inwhichhispracticalwisdomisshownthroughhisreflectionsandcommentsonratherabstractsubjects.

BenjaminFranklin

◎Readingmakesafullman,meditationaprofoundman,discourseaclearman.

—BenjaminFranklin

Interpretation:

Readingbroadensourhorizons,moldsourtemperamentandenlightensourminds.Readingprovidesuswiththepossibilityofopeningourselvesuptotheworld,whichhelpsustobecomelearnedandknowledgeablepersons.Thinkingdeeplyhelpsusgainaninsightintohumanlife.Havingscholarlyconversationswithothershelpsusbecomewiser.

AboutBenjaminFranklin（1706-1790）:

aUSpolitician,writer,andscientist.Hewasinvolvedinwritingtwohistoricallysignificantdocuments,theDeclarationofIndependence（《独立宣言》）andtheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates（《美国宪法》）.Heisfamousforprovingthatlightningisaformofelectricitybydoingascientifictestinwhichheflewakiteduringastorm,andheinventedthelightningconductor.HeisalsowellknownforhisliteraryworkssuchasPoorRichard’sAlmanac（《穷理查德年鉴》1732-1757；亦译作《格言历书》、《穷理查历书》）andAutobiography（《自传》1790）.

DenisParsonsBurkitt

◎Itisbettertoreadalittleandponderalotthantoreadalotandponderalittle.

—DenisParsonsBurkitt

Interpretation:

Whatreallycountsisnothowmanybookswehavereadbutwhetherwespendtimethinkingoverwhatwehaveread.Soweshouldreadselectivelyandreflectively.

AboutDenisParsonsBurkitt（1911–1993）:

anaccomplishedBritishsurgeon.Hismajorcontributiontomedicalsciencewasthedescription,distribution,andultimately,theetiology（病因学；病源论）ofapediatric（小儿科的）cancerthatbearshisnameBurkitt’slymphoma（伯基特氏淋巴瘤）.

LouisaMayAlcott

◎Goodbooks,likegoodfriends,arefewandchosen;themoreselect,themoreenjoyable.

—LouisaMayAlcott

Interpretation:

Booksandfriendsshouldbefewbutgood.Weshouldbehighlyselectiveinreadingbooks,andourgreatestpleasureinreadingcomesfromthebestbooks.

AboutLouisaMayAlcott（1832–1888）:

anAmericannovelistbestknownasauthorofthenovelLittleWomen（《小妇人》）.

SectionCWatchingandDiscussion

▇Watchthefollowingvideoclip“ReadingReallyMatters”anddothetasksthatfollow.

Introductionofthevideo:

DanaGioia,ChairmanoftheNationalEndowmentfortheArts,istalkingaboutartseducation.

FirsthementionsaproblemintheUnitedStates:

Peoplearereadinglessandemployersarefacingaseriousproblemthattheirnewemployeescan’treadandcan’twrite.

AccordingtoDanaGioia,thosepeoplewhoreaddoexercisemoreanddomorevolunteeringcharitywork.

Thenhecomestotalkabouthowreadingactuallymatterstoaperson.

1Nowfillinthenoteformaccordingtowhatyouhear.

Topic:

ReadingAwakensSomethinginsidetheReader

1）readingincreasesyoursenseofyourownpersonaldestiny.

2）readingmakesthelivesofotherpeoplemorerealtoyou.

Insummary,readingmakesyouunderstandthatotherpeoplehaveaninnerlifeascomplicatedasyourown.

Readingbuildsasocietywithnotonlyimaginativecapability,intellectualcapability,butcompassion,andhumanity.

2Discussthefollowingquestions.

DoyouagreethatChinesepeoplearereadingless?

Doyouthinkmoderntechnologyhasinfluencedthewaypeopleread?

Open.

▇Script：

Americansarereadingless.Becausetheyreadless,theyreadlesswell.Becausetheyreadlesswell,theydolesswellintheeducationalsystem.WeareintheprocessintheUnitedStatesofproducingthefirstgenerationinourhistorythat’slesswell-educatedthantheirparents.Now,Imean,tome,thisis,youknowa…anabandonmentofthewholeAmericanmisroutesofselfimprovement.Becausetheydolesswellinschool,theydolesswellinthejobmarketandeconomically.ThenumberoneproblemsfornewemployersintheUnitedStates:

newemployeescan’tread,newemployeescan’twrite.Andinfact,forthosepeoplewhocan’tevenreadabovethebasiclevel,55%ofthosepeopleendupunemployed.

Andevenonafurtherlevel,theyoverwhelminglyarelike,youknow,aremorelikelytoendupinthecriminaljusticesystem.Only3%ofthepeopleinU.S.prisonsreadataproficiencylevel.Becausetheyreadlesswell,youknow,becauseinasensetheydon’tdevelopthesethings,theyarealsolesslikelytobeengagedinpersonalpositivebehaviorhoweveryouwannameasureit.

Wecanmeasureitmanydifferentways.Youwouldnotthinkit,butitisoverwhelminglydemonstrable:

thatpeoplethatreadexercisemore;peoplethatreadjoin,playsportsmore.Theybelongtocivicorganizationsmore.Theydovolunteeringcharityworknearly4timesthelevelofnon-readers.

Well,whenIsawthesedata,Isaid,well,wait.Wehavetobemeasuringsomethingelse.We’remeasuringincome,andwe’remeasuringeducation.IfyoutakethepoorestpeopleintheUnitedStateswhoread,theydovolunteeringcharityworkattwicethelevelofpeoplewhodon’tread.Sowhatdoesitsaytous?

Itsayssomethingweknow,eachofusknowsthis:

whenyouread,whenyou’reengagedinthearts,itawakenssomethinginsideofyou.Thatdoestwothings:

thefirstisthatitincreasesyoursenseofyourownpersonaldestiny.But,secondly,itmakesthelivesofotherpeoplemorerealtoyou.Itcreatesaheightenedsenseofyourselfasanindividual,butitalsobringsyou,maybe,especiallywhenyou’rereadingnovelsorimaginingtheliteratureinwhichyoufollowthestories,thelivesofthepeopleinthedailinessoftheirexistence,socially,economically.Maybeunderstanding,amanunderstandinghowawomanthinks,andamanunderstandinghowamanthinks,apersonunderstandinghowsomebodyfromadifferentcountry,fromadifferentracethinksandfeels.Thisimaginativeexercises,thismeditativeexercise,makesyouunderstandthatotherpeoplehaveaninnerlifeascomplicatedasyourown.Andso,ifyouhaveasociety,inwhichtensofmillionsofpeopleguidedbypleasurenoless,undertakethesetypesofcontemplationsandmeditations,youhaveasocietywhichbuilds…notonlyit’simaginativecapability,it’sintellectualcapability,butit’scompassion,andit’shumanity.

PartIIListenandRespond

SectionAWordBank

contendvt.claim;sayorstatestrongly〖正式〗声称，断言，主张

purchasen.fmltheactofbuying〖正式〗购买，采购

preluden.sth.thatisfollowedbysth.largerormoreimportant开端，序幕，前奏

indispensablea.tooimportantortoousefultobewithout必需的，必不可少的

fundamentala.basic基本的，根本的，基础的

SectionBTaskOne:

FocusingontheMainIdeas

▇Choosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestionsaccordingtotheinformationcontainedinthelisteningpassage.

1Whatdoesthespeakermeanbyefficientreadingorreadingefficiently?

A）Readingabookforpleasure.

B）Writingbetweenlineswhilereading.

C）Rememberingtheauthor’sthoughts.

D）Scanningabookforfacts.

2Whatistheadvantageofmarkingupabookaccordingtothespeaker?

A）Markingupabookhelpsreaderstakeinthebrilliantideasinthebook.

B）Markingupabookenablesreaderstoknowwhattheyread.

C）Markingupabookmakesreadersfeelliketheownerofthebook.

D）Markingupabookmakesreadersconsciousofthefactthattheyarereadingactively.

3Whatisthetruesenseofowningabook?

A）Markingitthroughactivereading.

B）Purchasingitwithone’sownmoney.

C）Writingone’snameonit.

D）Understandingevery