大外三课外阅读题目.ppt

Qestions for Home Reading,Nurture your root of vocabulary Cultivate your sense of language,Unit 1 In-class Reading,A great many people in the world, no matter what kind of people they are, consider themselves as 1) _. It is a kind of lacking 2) _ that can affect peoples behavior. Can this shyness be completely 3)_ or at least reduced a little? The answer is 4) _ if you can be more confident or if you can believe in yourself more. Here in the passage the author gives 5) _ very good pieces of advice for those shy people to 6) _ and concludes that the better people 7) _ themselves, the easier it becomes to live up to their full 8) _.,Summary,potential,follow,understand,shy,confidence,eliminated,positive,ten,Qestions for After-class Reading 1,1) What does “that connection” (preamble) refer to?,2) According to the husband, who was to blame if his daughter was deaf?,3) Why did the father think the newborn daughter was a deaf?,4) What does the story about the newborn daughter reflect?,5) What are the consequences of optimism according to the passage?,6) What is the conclusion the author makes from his twenty-five years of study?,Key,Because she didnt respond to any sounds.,The connection between your attitude and your outlook on life.,Himself.,Peoples different ways of looking at life.,Better performance at school and at work, and better health.,Pessimistic prophecies are self-fulfilling.,Unit 2,1. Exercise 1 on Page 60. 2. Summarize the after-class reading_Beauty and the Beast in no more than 150 words.,1. Because they were invited to a feast in the sky.,2. He saw the birds were busy preparing.,3. He planned to go to the feast/sky with the birds.,4.They didnt agree because Tortoise was mischievous/cunning and ungrateful.,5.With a sweet tongue, he convinced the birds that he was a changed man.,6.He made two wings with all the feathers he got from each bird.,9.For whom have you prepared this feast?,7. All of You.,8.Nuts, meat and fish soup, pounded yam, yam soup, palm wine, etc.,10. Because he knew the answer would be “For all of you”, which was his new name, so he could enjoy all the food first.,11.They took back the feathers they had lent him.,12.He asked them to take a message to his wife.,13. Parrot, because he wanted to take advantage of the chance to get revenge.,14. He asked Parrot to tell his wife to bring out all the soft things in his house and cover the ground with them so that he could land safely. But Parrot told his wife to bring out all the hard and sharp things instead.,15. His shell was broken into hundreds of pieces.,Summary,Beauty, who was beautiful and sweet, was the daughter of a wealthy merchant. But after her father lost his money, they lived in poverty. One day the father went to regain his fortune and on his way back, he annoyed a monster who required the presence of Beauty. Beauty had to live together with the monster. Finally Beauty was moved by the Beasts kindness and showed her love. The moment this happened, the Beast turned into a prince. Its Beauty who put an end to the horrible spell that had been cast over him.,Unit 3,1. Why have more and more mothers in the U.S. nowadays taken salaried jobs outside instead of staying home as full-time homemakers? (Para. 1),2. Does this role change affect the family? If so, in what way? (Para. 2),3. What is the common emotional impact of the situation on the children? (Para. 3),4. Do all the latchkey children react to the situation negatively? If not, how do the different groups react differently according to the interview reported? (Para. 4-6),5. To deal with the situation, do you think it realistic for mothers to quit working outside the home? (Para. 7),6. Then what is the advisable way to cope with the problem according to the author? (Para. 8),1. Partly because of financial need, and partly because of career choices for personal fulfillment, mothers have been leaving the traditional role of full-time homemaker and taken salaried jobs outside the home.,2. Yes, it affects the entire family, especially the children. For example, dinnertime is at a later hour, and there are more subtle emotional impacts.,3. It is quite common for children to feel hurt and resentful.,4. No. For some youngsters, it is a productive period of private time, while for others it is a frightening, lonely void.,5. No, I dont think so. The question to ask is not whether or not mothers should work full-time, but how an optimum plan can be worked out to deal effectively with the situation.,6. Members of family should express their love and concerns about one another, for feeling loved provides invaluable emotional strength to cope successfully with almost any difficulty that arise in life.,Unit 4,1) What kind of people usually demonstrate complacency? (Para. 3) 2) When is complacency appropriate? (Para. 3) 3) What do hyper-vigilant people usually do in career decision making? (Para. 5) 4) How can vigilant decision making occur? (Para. 6) 5) What is the foundation of all career planning? (Para. 8) 6) Why do you need to write career goal down by time blocks in life? (Para. 9) 7) Whats the use of taking inventory of progress and planning further steps? (Para. 10) 8) What is the most important lesson of this often unhappy modern world? (Para. 15),After-class Reading 1,1. What are the procedures for looking for a summer job. 2. List the three aspects to be considered when choosing a right job.,Answer,1.People who ignore challenging information about the choices they make. 2. Complacency is appropriate for any decision in which nothing much is at stake. 3. When they believe there is not enough time to find a solution, they are in panic. They search frantically for career possibilities and seize on hastily invented solutions, overlooking the consequences of their choice and other alternatives. 4.When people believe that a choice should be made; they can find a solution; there is enough time.,5.To understand what you are like, what you value, and what you want to become. 6.To organize ideas about career development, lead to new insights about your possibilities and identify gaps in thinking about career development. 7.It can help you cope with the changes that you undergo and the changes that take place in labor market. 8. Progress comes from planning.,1. 1) choosing a company or organization that could offer the job you want; 2) writing letters; 3) having an interview 2. 1) It is better to find a summer job that will help your future career. 2) If you cannot find one in your field, take another type of job. These jobs pay quite well. 3) Any summer job is of help for your career plans.,Unit 5,How did Helen feel before her education began? What are the differences between you and Helen as to learning words?,From English to Chinese,Are you ashamed of your accent when you speak English? Thats not a problem embarrassing you any longer according to the reading passage. Although a strong accent gets in the way of the conversation, it is thought that a certain degree of accent will help people to tell where you are from and what they can expect from you. Accent may even help you to make a career like Petula Clark and Maurice Chevalier. So its not necessary for you to try desperately getting rid of your national accent and waste a lot of time. Whats important is to concentrate on structure and vocabulary rather than accent. Unbelievable? Well, read it yourself.,Unit 6 In-class Reading,1) Normally neither of the two animals in a fight will be badly hurt, why? 2) Why do animals in zoos often become more aggressive than they would be in the wild? 3) What are the similarities between modern man and caged lion according to some zoologists and psychologists? 4) Is aggression always bad for a person? 5) What will happen if mans aggression can not be satisfied? 6) According to paragraph 3-4, two factors are analyzed to account for mans aggression. What are they? 7) Why is it growing more and more difficult for people to assert themselves as individuals today? 8) How can we eliminate the negative effects of human aggression?,Organization Analysis of passage II,Part I (para. 1-7) What can animals do for human beings? para. 1 An example of a monkey to help _. para. 2 Animals can be taught to _. para. 3-7 Throughout history, humans have relied on_ to get certain jobs done. Part II (para. 8-13) How do people train animals to help? para. 8 Animals can be trained through_ . para. 9-10 How to train dogs to_ . para. 11-13 How to train monkeys to assist _.,1.Because the loser will save himself by making a gesture of submission. 2.Animals in zoos are kept in cages. They are probably better fed and cared for, but are evidently bored and frustrated for lack of company. 3.Mans living conditions in crowded cities are similar to those of animals in a zoo, which makes the inhabitants unusually aggressive. 4.Aggression in itself is not necessarily a bad thing. Some psychologists believe that aggression is a basic human instinct that must be satisfied. If constructive means are available to satisfy this instinct, man will turn out to be quite creative.,5.He is likely to destroy his own species unless alternative and non-violent ways of expressing aggression can be found. 6.Man now lives in crowed conditions and it is becoming more difficult to assert themselves as individuals. 7.All the work is rather mechanical and there is no chance or possibility to give expression to their own personality or identity. 8.International competitions in sports should be organized, or the best designed house or hospital, or the safest car should be designed.,the disabled perform extraordinary tasks animals traits conditioning sniff out things a particular person,Unit 7,Can you think of any other ways to help people make changes in their lives? What are they? Which way do you think is the most effective and economical?,Passage II Aruba,1. What major character of the Arubans can you learn about from the passage? 2. What kind of night activities can tourists take part in if they are in Aruba during the New Years holiday? 3. What daytime activities are tourists recommended to participate in while they visit Aruba? 4. Why was the ship “California” so “notorious”? 5. Besides the sunny beaches and night clubs, what else does Aruba boast?,Other possible ways to make changes: to do new and different things (sports, reading, painting); to do things to help other people; to look for a new job; to find a new hobby. I think the most effective way is to help other people.,1. The Arubans are very cordial. 2.Tourists can go to the gambling casinos and night clubs to have fun. They can also enjoy the spectacular midnight fireworks display. 3.They are recommended to participate in such activities as swimming, sunbathing, diving, windsurfing, etc. 4.The ship received the distress signals of the sinking “Titanic” in that Atlantic Ocean tragedy but it failed to respond. 5.Aruba also boasts a fascinating history and many historic sites to show for it.,Unit 8,Is there any characteristic caused exclusively by either environment or genes? What are the findings of the studies on identical twins raised apart in similar environment? 3) What are the findings of the studies on identical twins raised apart in contrasting environments? 4) What is more responsible for physical appearance such as weight, height, hair color and teeth? 5) What is more responsible for ones manners in social lives? 6) What does the example of Helen and Gladys tell us? 7) Heredity or environment, which is stronger in making what one is?,No, there isnt. The twins are psychologically and physically similar to each other. They have similar physical traits but different psychological traits. Nature, that is, heredity. Nurture, for example, ones education, experiences and so on. Important as they are, genes alone are never absolutely responsible for any trait. The social environment people grow up in also plays a vital role. Both are important. Its hard to justify which is stronger.,Unit 9 Summary,Music may _ you down but it can also lead to traffic _. Both extremes of music can result in _when you are driving. Music with a strong beat leads to aggressive driving. Soothing and melodious music makes drivers relaxed and sleepy. Evidence shows that men in the 1725 age bracket were the most dangerous and accident-prone group. Besides, the _ of the driving is governed by the pace and beat of the music. Drivers _ to loud music find themselves making faster gear changes,accelerating more quickly and braking more abruptly; while drivers