新视野大学英语(第三版)读写教程Book1-Unit4SectionB-Aherosaspiration

Unit

4

Heroes

of

our

timeFOREIGN

LANGUAGE

TEACHING

AND

RESEARCH

PRESSHEBEI

UNIVERSITYTHIRD

EDITIONREADING

&

WRITINGNEQSLead-inInspiring

your

thoughtsEnhancing

your

skillsFulfilling

your

taskSection

B

A

hero's

aspirationL

e

a

d-inInspiring

your

thoughtsPresenting

your

projectEnhancing

your

skillsL

e

a

d-

inLead-inTask

Talking

about

hero1.Do

you

want

to

be

a

man

like

one

of

them?

Why?2.Can

an

ordinaryperson,

like

you

and

me,

be

a

hero?Reference

answers:1.Of

course!

Because

they

are

superheroes

and

have

super

power.They

can

helppeople

who

are

in

need.2.I

think

we

ordinary

people

can

be

hero

too

because

everyonecan

have

some

heroic

qualities

or

can

perform

a

heroic

act.Lead-inReading

comprehensionInspiring

your

thoughtsEnhancing

your

Presenting

your

skills

projectReading

skillProject

of

theunitInspiring

your

thoughtsReading

skillTask

1

Skill

instructionorgsedikefallereieaseasiteistickkiongfiwindbeblanks.was

abreakthrough

in

operating

software

as

it

replaced

text

interfaceswith

graphical

interfaces.

It

soon

became

a

best

seller

and

was

ableto

capture

the

majority

of

the

operating

system

market

share.

In1995

Windows

95

was

released,

setting

new

standards

and

features

for

operating

systems.

This

version

of

Windows

has

been

thebackbone

of

all

future

releases

from

Windows

2000

to

the

latest

XP

and

Vista.

Nevertheless

the

success

of

Microsoft

in

corneringvarious

aspects

of

the

software

market

has

led

to

several

anti

trustcases.

In

1998

US

v

Microsoft,

Microsoft

came

close

to

beingbroken

up

into

three

smaller

firms.

However

on

appeal

Microsoftwere

able

to

survive

as

a

single

firm.Inspiring

your

thoughtsReading

skill1.In

1990

Microsoft

released

its

first

version

of

Windows

.2.

In

1995

Windows

95

was

released,

setting

new

standards

andfeatures

for

operating

systems.3.In

1998

US

v

Microsoft,

Microsoft

came

close

to

being

brokenup

into

three

smaller

firms.Inspiring

your

thoughtsReading

skillWhat

is

scanning?Scanning

is

a

technique

that

can

help

you

quickly

gaininformation

from

abook,

magazine,

newspaper

or

website

withouthaving

to

read

every

word.

In

particular,

it

is

very

useful

for

finding

a

specific

name,

statistic,

date,

or

fact.

It

can

save

you

time

by

allowing

you

to

efficiently

gather

information

which

may

bescattered

throughout

a

long

piece

of

writing.

It

helps

you

to

research

in

apurposeful

way.Scanning

is

to

locate

specific

information.Inspiring

your

thoughtsReading

skillHow

to

scan?Decide

exactly

what

information

you

are

looking

for

and

whatform

it

islikely

to

take.Decide

where

to

look

to

find

the

information

(use

some

keywords).Move

your

eyes

quickly

down

the

page

until

you

find

theinformation

you

need.

Then

read

it

carefully

to

answer

thequestion.When

you

find

what

you

need,

do

not

read

further.Inspiring

your

thoughtsReading

skillTask

2

Skill

practiceRead

Text

B

and

scan

for

answers

to

the

following

questions.1.

In

which

month

did

the

story

take

place?November.2.

Where

did

the

accident

happen?In

the

Dalton

River.3.

What

is

the

name

of

the

hero?Jonda.4.

What

is

the

name

of

the

woman

saved?Sandy.Inspiring

your

thoughtsReadingcomprehensionEnhancing

your

Presenting

your

skills

projectProject

of

theunitInspiring

your

thoughtsReading

comprehensionTask

1

Global

understanding

of

the

textWhat

type

of

writing

is

Text

B?

What

story

does

it

tell?This

passage

is

apiece

of

narration.It

tells

a

moving

story

of

a

police

officer's

saving

a

woman

in

acar

with

troubles.Inspiring

your

thoughtsReading

comprehensionTask

2

Understanding

a

good

narrativeA

narrative

is

a

story;

it

is

an

account

of

a

sequence

of

events,usuallyin

chronological

order.Text

B

is

such

a

narrative

.Narratives

are

stories,

mainly

including:descriptions

of

settingsdescriptions

of

characterssections

of

dialogueInspiring

your

thoughtsReading

comprehensionThe

story

itself

should

be

interesting

and

lively.Outstanding

narratives

will"show"rather

than"

tell

",

allowingreaders

to

see

a

picture

that

is

not

explicitly

made

but

properlyarranged,

by

time

sequence

or

space

setting.Inspiring

your

thoughtsReading

comprehensionGeneral

rules

to

narrate

a

story:DILEMMA

-

somethinggoes

wrongCLIMAXEvents

to

sort

itoutSomething

happensOPENINGENDInspiring

your

thoughtsReading

comprehensionStructure

of

a

narrationBeginning

Officer

Jonda

drove

the

car

on

the

winding

road

inthe

fierce

November

rain.Development

The

big

car

slipped

off

the

road

into

the

DaltonRiver.Climax

Half

of

the

big

car

was

submerged

in

the

river

andSandy,

the

driver

of

the

big

car,

was

drowned

withthe

water

up

to

her

chest.Ending

Jonda

saved

Sandy

and

the

big

car

was

swallowedby

the

water.Inspiring

your

thoughtsReading

comprehensionTask

3

Detailed

understanding

of

the

textRead

the

text

and

answer

the

following

questions.

Try

to

usesignal

words

to

help

you.1.

Why

did

Jonda's

pulse

quicken

while

she

was

driving?2.

Why

did

Jonda

fail

to

save

the

teenager

many

years

ago?3.

After

she

failed

to

save

the

teenager,

Jonda

.4.

What

caused

the

car

ahead

of

Jonda

to

slip

into

the

Dalton

River?to

be

continuedInspiring

your

thoughtsReading

comprehension5.

What

did

Jonda

mean

by

"This

is

too

much,

too

familiar"

(Para.5)?6.

Why

did

Jonda

have

to

work

quickly

when

she

was

trying

to

save

Sandy?7.

Why

did

Sandy

ask

Jonda

to

tell

her

grandchildren

that

sheloved

them?8.

Why

does

Jonda

feel

she

has

much

to

be

grateful

for

too?Inspiring

your

thoughtsReading

comprehensionReference

answers:1.Because

the

car

ahead

was

in

trouble.2.

Because

the

car

was

on

fire

and

she

could

not

get

near

it.3.

became

very

sensitive

to

signs

of

potential

accidents.4.

The

car

failed

to

stop

at

the

warning

sign.5.

This

reminded

her

of

the

terrible

accident

involving

that

teenager.6.

Because

she

could

collapse

soon.7.

Because

she

thought

she

was

going

to

die.8.

Because

she

got

rid

of

the

guilty

feeling

by

helping

Sandy.Inspiring

your

thoughtsReading

comprehensionTask

4

Critical

thinkingWork

inpairs

and

discuss

the

following

questions.1.

Do

you

think

thatpolice

officers

like

Jonda

should

be

blamed

for

failing

to

save

victims

of

accidents?

Why

or

why

not?2.

What

can

one

benefit

from

helping

others?3.

Do

you

think

it

worthwhile

to

give

one's

own

life

for

otherpeople?

Why?Inspiring

your

thoughtsReading

comprehensionReference

answers:1.No,

I

don't

think

so.

Although

it

is

the

duty

of

police

officers

tosave

victims

in

accidents,

they

should

not

be

blamed

for

failing

to

save

the

victims

on

some

occasions.

It

would

be

unfair

to

blame

them

as

situations

may

become

out

of

their

control.

Sometimes

they

themselves

may

get

injured

or

even

die

in

their

efforts

to

save

those

in

danger.

So

in

this

sense,

they

may

fail

to

save

victims,

but

they

are

still

heroes

and

are

respectable.to

be

continuedInspiring

your

thoughtsReading

comprehension2.Helping

others

surely

has

its

benefits.

When

we

help

others,

wecan

derive

a

feeling

of

happiness

and

a

sense

of

fulfillment.

We

will

earn

respect

from

other

people.

Besides,

by

helping

others,

we

set

an

example

for

others

who,

in

turn,

will

help

even

morepeople.

If

we

extend

a

helping

hand

whenever

necessary,

we

willhelp

build

a

more

friendly

and

harmonious

world.to

be

continuedInspiring

your

thoughtsReading

comprehension3.I

think

it

depends

on

the

situation.

If

you

know

your

sacrificewill

save

another

person's

life,

it

is

undoubtedly

worthwhileeven

if

you

have

to

risk

your

own

life.

Nonetheless,

if

youclearly

know

that

your

efforts

won't

save

them

even

at

the

costof

your

own

life,

then

it

is

not

a

good

idea

to

give

up

your

ownlife.

Maybe

a

better

and

more

practical

way

is

to

ask

morepeople

for

help.

This

way,

you

will

not

only

save

the

victim,

butalso

avoidunnecessary

casualties.Language

focusLanguage

learningLanguage

highlightingEnhancing

your

skillsPresenting

your

projectTranslation

skillnspiring

your

thoughtsProject

of

theunitEnhancing

your

skillsLanguage

focus

Language

learningTask

1

Word

BankLook

through

the

text

and

find

out

all

the

verbs

or

phrases

thatshow

the

spirits

of

Jonda

when

she

went

to

save

the

driver.lean

onturn

onhaltget

outslip

downcall

overrushstrucklean

inwrapgrabEnhancing

your

skillsLanguage

focus

Language

highlightingTask

2

Detailed

learning

of

key

vocabulary1.barely

(Para.1)bare

a.赤裸的；光秃秃的；无覆盖物的；仅有的；勉强的；

最低限度的barely

ad.勉强才能；几乎不；刚刚；只有；仅仅He

was

so

drunk

that

he

could

barely

stand.Translation:他醉得几乎站不住了。Enhancing

your

skillsL

anguage

focus

Language

highlightingFill

in

the

blanks

with

the

following

words,

and

translate

the

sentences.bare

barely1.They

barely

earn

enough

to

maintain

themselves

and

their

fourchildren.他们赚的钱只能供自己和四个孩子勉强度日。2.The

patient

stood

uneasily

on

the

bare

floor.那个病人很不自在地站在光秃秃的地板上。3.She

was

barely

15

when

she

won

her

championship.她首次赢得冠军的时候才15岁。Enhancing

your

skillsLanguage

focus

Language

highlighting2.abolish

(Para.1)vt.

officially

get

rid

of

a

law,

system,

practice,etc.废止；废除；

取消It

was

notuntil

1920

that

they

abolished

all

the

unequal

treaties.Translation:直到1920年他们才废除了所有的不平等条约。3.turn

off(Para.2)stop

listening

to

or

thinking

about

sb.or

sth.不再听；不再想I

couldn't

understand

the

lecture

of

this

professor,

so

I

justturned

off.Trans

la

t

ion:我听不懂这位教授的讲座，所以也就不听了。Enhancing

your

skillsLanguage

focus

Language

highlightingEnhancing

your

skillsLanguage

focus

Language

highlighting4.pull

over

(Para.2)drive

to

the

side

of

the

road

and

stop

your

car,

or

make

sb.

else

do

this

使(车辆或司机)停靠在路边The

policeman

signed

him

to

pull

over

and

gave

him

a

speedingticket.Translation:那名警察示意他靠路边停车，并给他一张超速罚款单。Enhancing

your

skillsLanguage

focus

Language

highlighting5.

collapse

(Para.7)vi.

1)

suddenly

fall

down

or

become

unconscious

because

you

areill

or

weak

(因病或虚弱)突然倒下，

昏倒She

arrived

at

home

exhausted

and

barely

capable

of

taking

ashower

before

collapsing

on

her

bed.Translation:她回家时筋疲力尽，勉强洗了个澡，然后就倒在了床上。Enhancing

your

skillsLanguage

focus

Language

highlighting5.

collapse

(Para.7)2)

If

a

building,

wall,

etc.

collapsed,

it

falls

down

suddenly,

usuallybecause

it

is

weak

ordamaged倒塌；坍塌Last

night,

the

roof

of

the

old

house

collapsed

under

the

weight

ofthe

snow.Translation:昨天夜里，老房子的屋顶承受不住积雪的重量而坍塌了。And

half

submerged

in

the

current

was

the

car.

(Para.5)Meaning:

Half

of

the

carwas

under

the

riverwater.Structure:

Participle

+prepositional

phrase

+

be

(+

n.)有时为了强调，可将部分谓语置于句首，构成倒装结构。用

于这类倒装结构的动词大多表示位置或状态，如

hang,

stand,

sit

等。Enhancing

your

skillsLanguage

focus

Language

highlightingTask

3

Sentence

analysisAnd

half

submerged

in

the

current

was

the

car.

(Para.5)倒装结构种类：1.现在分词置于句首的倒装结构。Leading

to

the

park

is

a

very

delightful

road.通向公园的是一条非常宜人的路。Enhancing

your

skillsLanguage

focus

Language

highlightingAnd

half

submerged

in

the

current

was

the

car.

(Para.5)2.过去分词置于句首的倒装结构。Buried

in

the

sands

was

an

ancient

village.埋在这沙土之中的是一个古老的村庄。3.不定式置于句首的倒装结构。To

be

carefully

considered

are

the

following

questions.下列问题要仔细考虑。Enhancing

your

skillsLanguage

focus

Language

highlightingEnhancing

your

skillsLanguage

focus

Language

learningLanguage

highlightingTranslation

skillPresenting

your

projectnspiring

your

thoughtsProject

of

theunitEnhancing

your

skillsTranslation

skillTask

1

Translation

in

reverse

orderTranslate

the

following

sentences

from

Section

A

into

proper

Chinese.1.

Who's

a

hero

these

days?2.

Who

are

the

heroes

among

us?3.

These

are

civilian

heroes,

who

acted

instinctively

with

courageand

grace

when

caught

up

in

extraordinary

circumstances.Enhancing

your

skillsTranslation

skillReference

answers:1.谁是当今的英雄?2.我们身边哪些人是英雄呢?3.这些都是平民英雄。他们在特别危急的情况下，本能地做出勇敢而高尚的举动。Enhancing

your

skillsTranslation

skillTranslation

in

reverse

order

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