新视野大学英语读写教程（第二版）第三册 Unit 10 Section B The Meeting of Two Old Friends1.ppt

contents reading skills test yourself reading comprehension n h c e 外语教学与研究出版社外语教学与研究出版社空军工程大学空军工程大学 introductionintroduction practicepractice like the other skills for your use, the skill like the other skills for your use, the skill introduced in this unit does render you better introduced in this unit does render you better able in reading.able in reading. this practice is designed to help you get a this practice is designed to help you get a deeper insight into the skill for this unit.deeper insight into the skill for this unit. n h c e 自测课文 denotation and connotation reading skills: introductionintroduction n h c e 自测课文back 阅读实践 随 笔 denotation and connotation we talked about denotation and connotation in unit 10, book 2. here is a brief review about the reading skills. both denotation and connotation refer to the meanings of words. denotation is the literal meaning of a word what you find in a dictionary. connotation, on the other hand, is the implied meaning of a word what a word suggests to you, or what it makes you feel or think. for the word “die”, for example, n h c e 自测课文back 阅读实践 随 笔 the denotation is “stop living”. but in the sentence “some die at 30 but are not buried until theyre 70”, the word “die” connotes “stop living spiritually” or “stop growing intellectually”. in order to fully understand the connotation of a word, we need to be aware of the context in which the word appears. generally speaking, the more we perceive the connotations of a word, the more we can understand how a writer wants us to feel or think. read the following sentences taken from text a carefully, paying close n h c e 自测课文back 阅读实践 随 笔 attention to the underlined words. these words all have clear denotations, but each has a number of connotations. example 1example 1 but it is true to say that he did more to shape my life than any other person, and is largely responsible for the shyness which has been a handicap to me. (para. 1) ? n h c e 自测课文back 阅读实践 随 笔 explanationexplanation denotation: a disability of the body or mind that causes a person serious difficulty connotation(s): weakness. by using the word “handicap”, the writers shyness is compared to a disability of the body or mind. in other words, the writer is “handicapped” by john bullyer. ? n h c e 自测课文back 阅读实践 随 笔 example 2example 2 i realized that my stories were an extension of my own desires to rise to higher and higher altitudes. (para. 6) denotation: an added or extended part connotation(s): a reflection of my own desires. it is implied that the writer thought that his stories actually reflected his strong desires to be more successful than john bullyer in the competition. explanationexplanation n h c e practicepractice 自测课文back 阅读技巧 随 笔 directionsdirections read the following sentences taken from text b, paying close attention to the underlined parts which all have clear denotations, but each has a number of connotations. write the denotation of the word and its connotation in the context. denotation: _ connotation(s): _ _ _ _ _ n h c e 自测课文back 阅读技巧 随 笔 1. now and then, if you did a loop of the area, you might see the lights of an emergency dental office or something of the sort. (para. 2) the curved or circular shape the act of going around somewhere. the implied meaning is that the policeman was going around the area, trying doors and consequently seeing now and then the lights of an emergency dental office or something of the sort. denotation: _ connotation(s): _ _ _ _ n h c e 自测课文back 阅读技巧 随 笔 2. there were no bars with music booming into the streets. (para. 2) make a deep hollow sound loudly spread to the streets. the implied meaning is that the streets were quiet, and that even bars were careful not to get their loud music into the streets. denotation: _ _ connotation(s): _ _ n h c e 自测课文back 阅读技巧 随 笔 3. the west, on the other hand, prescribes a harsh pill that makes a man strong of mind. (para. 9) say what medicine a sick person should or must have the west is tough enough to make a man strong. here the west is compared to a doctor. denotation: _ _ _ connotation (s): _ _ _ _ n h c e 自测课文back 阅读技巧 随 笔 4. there was then a hard rain falling, and the wind had risen into a steady blow that laid siege to the city streets. (para. 12) (of an army or the police) surround a place and try to gain control of it or force someone to come out of it blow hard on the city streets. the implied meaning of the sentence is that the wind was very strong and blew hard on the city streets like an army making a fierce attack on its enemy. denotation: _ connotation(s): _ _ _ _ _ n h c e 自测课文back 阅读技巧 随 笔 5. the man from the west, his feelings of self enlarged by success, was beginning to outline the history of his career, describing his output. (para. 15) production his achievements. the implied meaning of the sentence is that the man from the west was boasting about how he made his “achieve- ments”: rising to the top by means legal or illegal, etc. denotation: _ _ connotation(s): _ _ _ n h c e 自测课文back 阅读技巧 随 笔 6. “it sometimes twists a good man into a bad one,” said the tall man, drawing his weapon. (para. 19) (cause to) change shape, the true or intended meaning, or direction change a good man into a bad one. the use of the word “twist” suggests that the man was not only changed in appearance but also in nature. reading comprehension choice making4. passage reading3. questions previewing2. new words1. n h c e 自测技巧 n h c e new wordsnew words 自测技巧back 问题预览 课文阅读 随 笔 阅读理解 chilly a. 寒冷的 emit vt. 发出 strap n. c 带子；皮带 waist n. c 腰 routine n./a. c,u常规; 惯例/例行的; 惯例的 loop n. c 圈；环 dental a. 牙科的；牙齿的 boom vi. 1. 隆隆作响 2. 繁荣；迅速发展 telescopen. c 望远镜 visiblea. 看得见的；可见的 n h c e 自测技巧back 问题预览 课文阅读 随 笔 阅读理解 certificate n. c 证明；证书 darken v. (使)变黑 reassuringly ad. 让人安心地 tear vt.1撕掉 2. 撕；斯碎 suck v.1. 把 吸进肺部 2. 吸; 吮 stripen. c 条纹 turbinen. c 涡轮机；叶轮机 install vt. 安装 generator n. c 发电机 horsepowern. 马力 n h c e 自测技巧back 问题预览 课文阅读 随 笔 阅读理解 同时的 食品杂货(店)的 淹没；浸没 c,u 产品；产量 c,u 围攻；包围 扣除，减去 c 汽船 c 药片 1. 开处方 2. 规定；命令 进展 车费；船费；交通费 vt. deduct a. siege n.output vt. submerge a. grocery n. steamer a. simultaneous n. pill vt. prescribe vi./n. fare n h c e 自测技巧back 问题预览 课文阅读 随 笔 阅读理解 去；前往 更不用说 遇到麻烦困难问题 在巡逻on the beat run into trouble/ difficulty/problems let alone make ones way 糟糕的；令人作呕的；无用的 c 武器 使弯曲；使扭曲；使变形 c麦克风 凝视，注视 同时地 n. weapon a. lousy vt. twist n. microphone vi. gaze ad. simultaneously n h c e 自测技巧back 问题预览 课文阅读 随 笔 阅读理解 芝加哥 (美国伊利诺伊州东北部港市) 吉米韦尔斯 (人名) 乔布雷迪 (人名) 包围 摆弄 拆毁 jimmy wells chicago joe brady lay siege to toy with tear down n h c e questions previewingquestions previewing 自测技巧back 词汇学习 课文阅读 随 笔 阅读理解 introductionintroduction for you to be better conditioned for reading as fast as 100 words per minute, as required in the new type of examination “fast reading”, text b can serve to be your fast-reading material. but, for this purpose, the best course of action is to know what to scan for in your skimming. thus, the trick is to keep in your mind the key words of each question before you start off. that is where the “question previewing” comes in. n h c e 自测技巧back 词汇学习 课文阅读 随 笔 阅读理解 q. 1 while walking up the avenue, the policeman thought that _. q. 2 the policeman performed his usual routine in the quiet neighborhood _. q. 3 the policeman suddenly slowed his walk because _. q. 4 when the man spoke to the policeman, _. n h c e 自测技巧back 词汇学习 课文阅读 随 笔 阅读理解 q. 5 the policeman did not recognize the man until _. q. 6 which of the following is not true? _ q. 7 from the conversation between bob and jimmy we know that _. q. 8 bob knew that the tall man was not jimmy wells when_. n h c e passage readingpassage reading 自测技巧back 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 阅读理解 chinesethe meeting of two old friends para 1a the policeman on the beat moved up the avenue. the time was just 10 oclock at night, but the chilly wind, with a taste of rain, had left the streets almost entirely free of inhabitants. hardly a sound was emitted from this lonely avenue. n h c e 自测技巧back 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 阅读理解 para 1b and the policeman who walked up the avenue thought it was unlikely that he would run into any trouble, let alone have to remove his gun from the strap that held it to his waist, as the night was so quiet. chinese n h c e 自测技巧back 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 阅读理解 para 2 trying doors as he went, as was his usual routine, the officer made his way through the quiet neighborhood. at this time of night, the area was especially quiet. now and then, if you did a loop of the area, you might see the lights of an emergency dental office or something of the sort; but the majority of the doors belonged to business places that had long since been closed. there were no bars with music booming into the streets. chinese n h c e 自测技巧back 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 阅读理解 para 3 when about midway of a certain block, the policeman suddenly slowed his walk. an ordinary man might have needed a telescope to see what was visible to the officer from such a distance. but this officer was not an ordinary man. in getting his police certificate almost two decades ago, he was praised for his excellent eyesight. just then he saw, in the doorway of a darkened hardware store, a man. as the policeman walked up to him the man spoke up quickly. chinese para 4 “its all right, officer,” the man said, reassuringly. “im just waiting for a friend. its an appointment made twenty years ago. sounds funny, doesnt it? well, ill explain if youd like to make certain its all straight. about that long ago there used to be a restaurant where this store standsbig joe bradys restaurant.” n h c e 自测技巧back 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 阅读理解 chinese n h c e 自测技巧back 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 阅读理解 para 5 “until five years ago,” said the policeman. “it was torn down then.” para 6 the man in the doorway struck a match and lit his cigar. he sucked on the end, and the cigar burned brightly. the light showed a pale face with sharp eyes. his trousers were black with thin, white stripes. chinese n h c e 自测技巧back 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 阅读理解 para 7 “twenty years ago tonight,” said the man, “i dined here at big joe bradys with jimmy wells, my best friend. he and i were raised here in new york. we were poor mechanics, toying with turbine engines and installing generators. but that wasnt for me. the next morning i was to start for the west to make my fortune. you couldnt have dragged jimmy out of new york, not by any vehicle, no matter the horsepower. well, we agreed that night to meet here again exactly twenty years from that date and time.” chinese n h c e 自测技巧back 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 阅读理解 para 8 “you fared pretty well out west, didnt you?” asked the policeman. para 9 “you bet! i hope jimmy has done half as well. he wasnt the smartest man, though, good fellow as he was. ive had to compete with some of the sharpest wits going to get my pile. a man gets lazy in new york; he gets soft. the west, on the other hand, prescribes a harsh pill that makes a man strong of mind. i started working on a steamer. and by means legal and illegal, i managed to rise to the top.” chinese 句型 n h c e 自测技巧back 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 阅读理解 para 10 the policeman took a step or two. para 11 “ill be on my way. the station will deduct money from my pay if i stand around chatting all night. good night, sir,” said the policeman, as he left. chinese n h c e 自测技巧back 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 阅读理解 para 12 there was then a hard rain falling, and the wind had risen into a steady blow that laid siege to the city streets. and in the door of the hardware store the man who had come a thousand miles to fill an appointment smoked his cigar and waited. para 13 about twenty minutes he waited, and then a tall man in a long overcoat hurried across from the opposite side of the street. he went directly to the waiting man. chinese n h c e 自测技巧back 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 阅读理解 para 14 “is that you, bob?” he asked. para 15 bob, the man from the west, smiled and nodded. the two men greeted each other and then started up the street, arm in arm. the man from the west, his feelings of self enlarged by success, was beginning to outline the history of his career, describing his output. the other, submerged in his overcoat, listened with interest. chinese n h c e 自测技巧back 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 阅读理解 para 16 at the corner stood a grocery store, brilliant with electric lights. when they came into the light, each simultaneously turned to gaze upon the others face. chinese n h c e 自测技巧back 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 阅读理解 para 17 bob, the man from the west, then noticed something odd. his friends face wasnt right, not the same face he remembered from so long ago. and there was a small microphone on the mans shirt, under his jacket. para 18 “youre not jimmy wells,” he snapped. “time doesnt change a man so much!” chinese n h c e 自测技巧back 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 阅读理解 para 19 “it sometimes twists a good man into a bad one,” said the tall man, drawing his weapon. “youve been under arrest for ten minutes, you lousy, no-ood rat. going quietly, are you? thats smart. now, before we go on to the station heres a note i was asked to hand you. you may read it here at the window. its from officer wells.” chinese n h c e 自测技巧back 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 阅读理解 para 20 “bob: i was at the appointed place on time. when you struck the match to light your cigar, i could see you clearly. you look very different, bob, and i could hardly recognize you as my friend. i could, however, recognize you as a criminal wanted in chicago. somehow i couldnt arrest you myself, so i went around and got another officer to do the job. jimmy.” chinese n h c e choice makingchoice making 自测技巧back 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 课文阅读 1.while walking up the avenue, the policeman thought that _. a. he had to be on the beat late at night, which was dangerous b. he had to walk up the avenue when the wind blew hard c. he should not use his gun because the night was so quiet d. he might not use his gun because trouble was unlikely refer to para. 1b. n h c e 自测技巧back 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 课文阅读 2. the policeman performed his usual routine in the quiet neighborhood _. a. carefully b. easily c. quickly d. happily refer to para. 2. n h c e 自测技巧back 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 课文阅读 3. the policeman suddenly slowed his walk because _. a. he needed to have a telescope to see into the distance b. he needed excellent eyesight to see into the distance c. he saw a man in the doorway of a darkened hardware store d. he saw an officer standing in the distance in front of a store refer to para. 3. n h c e 自测技巧back 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 课文阅读 4. when the man spoke to the policeman, _. a. he seemed to be a person who was confident b. he sounded like someone who was sad c. he sounded very funny d. he wanted to know where the old restaurant was refer to para. 4. n h c e 自测技巧back 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 课文阅读 5. the policeman did not recognize the man until _. a. the man explained himself b. he had a talk with the man c. the cigar burned brightly d. the man said he was waiting for someone refer to para. 6. n h c e 自测技巧back 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 课文阅读 6. which of the following is not true? a. twenty years ago the man and the policeman were workmates. b. the man was not happy with the life in new york. c. the man and the policeman made an appointment at the restaurant. d. both the man and the policeman liked to work as a mechanic. refer to para. 7. n h c e 自测技巧back 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 课文阅读 7. from the conversation between bob and jimmy we know that _. a. jimmy preferred the west b. bob preferred the west c. bob had to compete with jimmy d. jimmy got lazy and soft in new york refer to paras. 7-9return to para. 9 n h c e 自测技巧back 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 课文阅读 8. bob knew that