新视野大学英语读写教程（第二版）第四册 Unit 3 Section B A Blind Man Helped Me See the Beautiful World.ppt

contents n h c e reading skills1 text study2 test yourself3 课文 自测 技巧 n h c e reading skills introduction like the other skills for your use, the like the other skills for your use, the skill introduced in this unit does skill introduced in this unit does render you better able in reading.render you better able in reading. practice this practice is designed to help you this practice is designed to help you get a deeper insight into the skill get a deeper insight into the skill special forspecial for this unit. this unit. 课文自测技巧 n h c e introduction:introduction: back 阅读实践 随 笔 understanding figurative language 课文自测技巧 we learned about how to understand figurative language in unit 5, book 2. to make language clearer, more interesting, and more striking, writers often use expressions that are not literally true. figurative language can be confusing if it is understood literally. the ability to recognize and interpret figurative language may help us fully understand the writers point and is crucial to a better understanding of what we read. n h c e introductionintroduction： back 课文自测技巧 阅读实践 随 笔 understanding figurative language when we use words in other than their ordinary or literal senses to lend force to an idea, to heighten effect, or to create suggestive imagery, we are said to be speaking or writing figuratively. in unit 5, book 2, we mentioned different ways of using figurative language. what are they? n h c e introductionintroduction： back 课文自测技巧 阅读实践 随 笔 understanding figurative language 1. simile (明喻), which directly compares one thing to another by using the words “as” or “like”. 2. metaphor (暗喻), in which comparisons are only implied, without using “as” or “like”. 3. personification (拟人), which compares nonhuman things to humans. of course, there are many more than what has been mentioned. here are some tips for you to recognize figurative language: n h c e introductionintroduction： back 课文自测技巧 阅读实践 随 笔 understanding figurative language 1. decide whether the writer is making a comparison. 2. look for such words as “like” and “as”, which often introduce comparison. 3. make sure what is being compared to what. dont get confused about the comparison or forget what the writer is explaining in the first place. 4. try to figure out why the writer has made the comparison. n h c e practicepractice back 课文自测技巧 阅读技巧 随 笔 directions: before you read text b, have a look at some pieces of figurative language the writer uses to convey his ideas. with a partner, examine and discuss the underlined parts in the sentences below. what comparisons are being made? what mental pictures do they bring to your mind? what ideas is the writer trying to convey? n h c e practicepractice back 课文自测技巧 阅读技巧 随 笔 1. the stacks of paper bore witness to a huge amount of work waiting to be done, even though i had been working seven days a week. (para. 1) key: “the stacks of paper” is being personified as someone who can bear witness to something. 2. the music seems out of tune to our western ears, but it has charm. (para. 7) key: “western ears” symbolize people from western countries. n h c e practicepractice back 课文自测技巧 阅读技巧 随 笔 3. all nationalities, colors, shapes and sizes, a gallery of human faces. (para. 10) key: “a gallery of human faces” symbolizes a gathering of people of different origins. 4. its the perfect living portrait of childhood and old age, of europe and asia. (para. 12) key: as we know a portrait does not have life. it is in a figurative way to say “a living portrait”. n h c e practicepractice back 课文自测技巧 阅读技巧 随 笔 5. i described their violet-colored silk skirts, white blouses, and gold-colored hats like small crowns, with flexible points that moved in rhythm with the dance. (para. 14) key: the word “like” tells us that this part is a simile, comparing hats to small crowns. n h c e practicepractice back 课文自测技巧 阅读技巧 随 笔 6. his hands, four times as large, reached out slowly and held them as though they were holding up two tiny birds. (para. 17) key: “two tiny birds” are clearly a metaphor for the girls two small hands, showing that it was with loving care that the blind man held the girls hands . n h c e text study 1. new words1. new words 2. questions previewing2. questions previewing 3. passage reading3. passage reading 4. choice making4. choice making 课文自测技巧 n h c e new wordsnew words annoyvt. 使生气；使烦恼 annoyeda. 烦恼的；生气的 densea. 1. 密集的；稠密的 2. 厚的；浓密的 chartervt./n.包租；租用/ c 纲领；章程 vann. c 小型货车 anglen. c 1. 角；角度 2. 角度 jawn. c 下颌，下巴 mistn. u 薄雾；水气 steervt./v. 引导；带领 驾驶；掌舵 stoopn./vi. c 驼背 俯身；弯腰 back 课文自测技巧 课文阅读 随 笔 阅读理解 问题预览 n h c e litern. c (bre: litre) 升 grapen. u葡萄 cross-leggeda. 盘着腿的；两腿交叉的 rugn.c 小地毯 fabricn.c,u 布料；织物 dyevt./n. 染 c,u 染料 ladn. c 男孩；小伙子 galleryn. 1.sing. 一组 2. c画廊;美术馆 violetn./a. c 紫罗兰紫罗兰色的 blousen. c 女衬衫 back 课文自测技巧 new wordsnew words 课文阅读 随 笔 阅读理解 问题预览 n h c e crownn. c 王冠；皇冠 centimetern. c (bre: centimetre)厘米 highlightvt./n. 1. 强调 2.突显/c 最精彩/重要部分 dessertn.c甜食；甜点 backstagea./ad. c 后台的；在后台 brassn. u 黄铜 fingernailn. c 指甲 overheada. 在头顶的 curvev. (使)弯曲 lumpn. c 团；块 back 课文自测技巧 new wordsnew words 课文阅读 随 笔 阅读理解 问题预览 n h c e cabn. c 出租车 innn. c 小旅馆；客栈 skimv. 1. 掠过 2. 浏览；略读 veiln.c 1. 遮盖物；遮蔽物2. 面纱 realmn.c 1. 领域；范畴；范围 2. 王国 magicn. u 1. 魔法；魔力 2. 魔术；戏法 phrases and expressions bear witness to sth. 是 的见证；证明 loaded with有大量 的；充斥 的 switch on开(灯、收音机等) back 课文自测技巧 new wordsnew words 课文阅读 随 笔 阅读理解 问题预览 n h c e out of tune 走调 hold up举起，抬起 proper names bangkok曼谷(泰国首都) thailand泰国(东南亚国家) belgian比利时人 back 课文自测技巧 new wordsnew words 课文阅读 随 笔 阅读理解 问题预览 n h c e questions previewingquestions previewing 词汇学习 课文阅读 随 笔 阅读理解 for you to be better conditioned for reading as fast as required in the new type of examination “fast reading”, text b can serve to be your fast- reading material. but, for this to be achieved, 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. introduction back 课文自测技巧 n h c e questions previewingquestions previewing 词汇学习 课文阅读 随 笔 阅读理解 directions: choose the correct version of each of the statements below so that each reflects what the writer states in the passage. back 课文自测技巧 1. the stacks of paper bore witness to a huge amount of work waiting to be done, as if/even though i had been working seven days a week. 2. i remember feeling excited/annoyed at this dense collection of humanity. 3. then the truth struck me / is confirmed by myself. he was blind. n h c e questions previewingquestions previewing 词汇学习 课文阅读 随 笔 阅读理解 4. as we waited for our drinks, the blind man said, “the music seems in tune/out of tune to our western ears, but it has charm.” 5. they are restless/motionless, waiting for the performance to start. 6. the first performance ended just as/right before we finished dessert, and i excused myself and went to talk to the theater manager. back 课文自测技巧 n h c e questions previewingquestions previewing 词汇学习 课文阅读 随 笔 阅读理解 7. a few minutes later he was standing next to one of the dancers, her little crowned head almost/hardly reaching his chest. 8. about a week after our trip, the chairman told me the chinese executive had called to express great dissatisfaction/satisfaction with the trip. back 课文自测技巧 n h c e back 课文自测技巧 passage readingpassage reading 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 阅读理解 a blind man helped me see the beautiful world chinese para. 1 it was late afternoon when the chairman of our bangkok-based company gave me an assignment: i would leave the next day to accompany an important chinese businessman to tourist sites in northern thailand. silently angry, i stared at my desk. the stacks of paper bore witness to a huge amount of work waiting to be done, even though i had been working seven days a week. how will i ever catch up? i wondered. question 1 n h c e back 课文自测技巧 passage readingpassage reading 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 阅读理解 chinese para. 2 after a one-hour light the next morning, we spent the day visiting attractions along with hundreds of other tourists, most of them loaded with cameras and small gifts. i remember feeling annoyed at this dense collection of humanity. question 2 n h c e back 课文自测技巧 passage readingpassage reading 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 阅读理解 chinese para. 3 that evening my chinese companion and i climbed into a chartered van to go to dinner and a show, one which i had attended many times before. while he chatted with other tourists, i exchanged polite conversation in the dark with a man seated in front of me, a belgian who spoke fluent english. i wondered why he held his head motionless at an odd angle, as though he were in prayer. then the truth struck me. he was blind. question 3 n h c e back 课文自测技巧 passage readingpassage reading 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 阅读理解 chinese para. 4 behind me someone switched on a light, and i could see his thick silvery hair and strong, square jaw. his eyes seemed to contain a white mist. “could i please sit beside you at the dinner? ” he asked. “and id love it if youd describe a little of what you see.” n h c e back 课文自测技巧 passage readingpassage reading 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 阅读理解 chinese para. 5 “id be happy to, ” i replied. para. 6 my guest walked ahead toward the restaurant with newly found friends. the blind man and i followed. my hand held his elbow to steer him, but he stepped forward with no sign of hesitation or stoop, his shoulders squared, his head high, as though he were guiding me. n h c e back 课文自测技巧 passage readingpassage reading 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 阅读理解 chinese para. 7 we found a table close to the stage. he ordered half a liter of beer and i ordered a grape soda. as we waited for our drinks, the blind man said, “the music seems out of tune to our western ears, but it has charm. please describe the musicians.” question 4 n h c e back 课文自测技巧 passage readingpassage reading 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 阅读理解 chinese para. 8 i hadnt noticed the five men performing at the side of the stage as an introduction to the show. “theyre seated cross-legged on a rug, dressed in loose white cotton shirts and large black trousers, with fabric around their waists that has been dyed bright red. three are young lads, one is middle-aged and one is elderly. one beats a small drum, another plays a wooden stringed instrument, and the other three have smaller, violin-like pieces they play with a bow.” n h c e back 课文自测技巧 passage readingpassage reading 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 阅读理解 chinese para. 9 as the lights dimmed, the blind man asked, “what do your fellow tourists look like? ” para. 10 “all nationalities, colors, shapes and sizes, a gallery of human faces, ” i whispered. para. 11 as i lowered my voice further and spoke close to his ear, the blind man leaned his head eagerly toward me. i had never before been listened to with such intensity. n h c e back 课文自测技巧 passage readingpassage reading 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 阅读理解 chinese para. 12 “very close to us is an elderly japanese woman,” i said. “just beyond her a yellow-haired scandinavian boy of about five is leaning forward, his face just below hers. theyre motionless, waiting for the performance to start. its the perfect living portrait of childhood and old age, of europe and asia.” para. 13 “yes, yes, i see them, ” the blind man said quietly, smiling. question 5 n h c e back 课文自测技巧 passage readingpassage reading 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 阅读理解 chinese para. 14 a curtain at the back of the stage opened. six young girls appeared, and i described their violet-colored silk skirts, white blouses, and gold- colored hats like small crowns, with flexible points that moved in rhythm with the dance. “on the tips of their fingers are golden nails perhaps 8 centimeters long,” i told the blind man. “the nails highlight each elegant movement of their hands. its a delightful effect.” n h c e back 课文自测技巧 passage readingpassage reading 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 阅读理解 chinese para. 15 he smiled and nodded. “how wonderfuli would love to touch one of those golden nails.” para. 16 the first performance ended just as we finished dessert, and i excused myself and went to talk to the theater manager. upon returning, i told my companion, “youve been invited backstage.” question 6 n h c e back 课文自测技巧 passage readingpassage reading 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 阅读理解 chinese para. 17 a few minutes later he was standing next to one of the dancers, her little crowned head hardly reaching his chest. she shyly extended both hands toward him, the brass fingernails shining in the overhead light. his hands, four times as large, reached out slowly and held them as though they were holding up two tiny birds. as he felt the smooth, curving sharpness of the metal tips, the girl stood quite still, gazing up into his face with an expression of wonder. a lump formed in my throat. question 7 n h c e back 课文自测技巧 passage readingpassage reading 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 阅读理解 chinese para. 18 after taking a cab back to the inn, with my chinese guest still with the others, the blind man patted my shoulder, then pulled me toward him and embraced me tightly. “how beautifully you saw everything for me,” he whispered. “i can never thank you enough.” n h c e back 课文自测技巧 passage readingpassage reading 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 阅读理解 chinese para. 19 later i thought: i should have thanked him. i was the one who had been blind, my eyes merely skimming the surface of things. he had helped me lift the veil that grows so quickly over our eyes in this busy world, to see a whole new realm id failed to appreciate before. n h c e back 课文自测技巧 passage readingpassage reading 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 阅读理解 chinesequestion 8 para. 20 about a week after our trip, the chairman told me the chinese executive had called to express great satisfaction with the trip. “well done,” the chairman said, smiling. “i knew you could do your magic.” para. 21 i was not able to tell him that the magic had been done on me. n h c e back 课文自测技巧 reading comprehensionreading comprehension 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 课文阅读 choice making directions: choose the correct version of each of the statements below so that each reflects what the writer states in the passage. 1. the stacks of paper bore witness to a huge amount of work waiting to be done, as if/even though i had been working seven days a week. key refer to para. 1 the stacks of paper bore witness to a huge amount of work waiting to be done, even though i had been working seven days a week. n h c e back 课文自测技巧 reading comprehensionreading comprehension 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 课文阅读 2. i remember feeling excited/annoyed at this dense collection of humanity. i remember feeling annoyed at this dense collection of humanity. refer to para. 2 key 3. then the truth struck me / is confirmed by myself. he was blind. then the truth struck me. he was blind. refer to para. 3 key n h c e back 课文自测技巧 reading comprehensionreading comprehension 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 课文阅读 4. as we waited for our drinks, the blind man said, “the music seems in tune/out of tune to our western ears, but it has charm.” as we waited for our drinks, the blind man said, “the music seems out of tune to our western ears, but it has charm.” key refer to para. 7 5. they are restless/motionless, waiting for the performance to start. they are motionless, waiting for the performance to start. key refer to para.12 n h c e back 课文自测技巧 reading comprehensionreading comprehension 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 课文阅读 6. the first performance ended just as/right before we finished dessert, and i excused myself and went to talk to the theater manager. the first performance ended just as we finished dessert, and i excused myself and went to talk to the theater manager. key refer to para. 16 n h c e back 课文自测技巧 reading comprehensionreading comprehension 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 课文阅读 7. a few minutes later he was standing next to one of the dancers, her little crowned head almost/hardly reaching his chest. a few minutes later he was standing next to one of the dancers, her little crowned head hardly reaching his chest. key refer to para. 17 n h c e back 课文自测技巧 reading comprehensionreading comprehension 词汇学习 问题预览 随 笔 课文阅读 8. about a week after our trip, the chairman told me the chinese executive had called to express great dissatisfaction/satisfaction with the trip. about a week after our trip, the chairman told me the chinese executive had called to express great satisfaction with the trip. key refer to para. 20 n h c e test yourself aa bb long conversations in-depth reading 课文自测技巧 n h c e long conversationslong conversations in this part, you will hear 3 long conversations. at the end of each conversation, 3 or 4 questions will be asked about what was said. both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. after each question there will be a pause. during the pause, you must read the four choices marked a), b), c) and d), and decide which is the best answer. directions back 课文自测技巧 12345678910 随 笔 深层阅读 n h c e back 课文自测技巧 12345678910 questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you are going to hear. q. 1. a) 3. b) 4. c) 5. d) 6.