高中英语北师大版选择性必修四Unit 10 Period 2　Lesson 1 How Closely Connected Are We？-Reading Comprehension

Unit10CONNECTIONSPeriod2Lesson1HowCloselyConnectedAreWe?—ReadingComprehension读前清障精读课文读前清障1.clinic

A.tointerruptsomebodywhentheyaredoingsth2.conflict

B.tosaythatyouaresorryfordoingsthwrongorcausing aproblem3.envy

C.towishthatyouhavethesamethingsorqualitiesthat

othershave4.disturb

D.lackinganydefiniteplan，orderorpurpose5.apologise

E.aseriesofconnectedthingsorpeople6.theory

F.seriousdisagreementorargumentaboutsomethingimportant7.chain G.aformalsetofideasthatareintendedtoexplainwhy

sthhappensorexists8.random

H.abuildingwherepeoplegotoreceivemedicaladviceortreatmentⅠ.匹配单词1.Iwanttomakesurethattheseniorscould_______________theworld.2.Thecompanionwhomyou________withsaysalotaboutwhatyouare.3.It’ssaidthatthebiggroceryemploys____________acoupleofdozenpeople.4.Lackofscientificknowledgeaswellashisbeingcarelesscaused______________seriousmistakes.5.Hislatestmoviewhich_____________hisownexperienceappealedtotheaudiencethemomentitwasreleased.Ⅱ.选词填空hangout，bebasedon，achainof，beconnectedto，nomorethanbeconnectedtohangoutnomorethanachainofwasbasedon返回精读课文Ⅰ.明文章大意Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Howpeopleintheworldcommunicatewitheachother.B.Whatthetheoryof“SixDegreesofSeparation”isandhowit

develops.C.Howpeopleintheworldareconnected.D.Whythetheoryof“SixDegreesofSeparation”isputforward.√Step1速读——整体理解文意Ⅱ.悉层次结构Matchthemainideawitheachparagraph.Para.1

A.StanleyMilgramtestedthetheorysuccessfully.Para.2 B.Whoinventedthetheory?Para.3

C.Whatdoes“SixDegreesofSeparation”referto?Para.4

D.TheresultofColumbiaUniversity’sstudy.Para.5 E.Howdidthetheoryinfluencetheentertainment

industry?Para.6 F.Howcloselyconnectedareyou?Para.7 G.TheresultoftheUniversityofMilan’sstudy.Step2细读——逐段获取细节Ⅰ.ReadParas.1－2carefullyanddothefollowingexercises.1.What’sthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A.Togivesuggestions.B.Tointroducethetopic.C.Toaddbackgroundinformation.D.Toofferscientificdata.√2.Whowasthefirstonetointroducethetheory?A.Afilmstar.B.FrigyesKarinthy.C.Twoscientists.D.StanleyMilgram.√Ⅱ.ReadPara.3carefullyanddothefollowingexercises.1.Howwastheresultoftheattemptofthetwoscientistsinthe1950s?A.Satisfying.B.Disappointing.C.Inspiring.D.Fruitless.√2.HowdidStanleyprovethetheory?A.Byaskingarandomsampleofpeopletosendparcelstothetarget

strangerdirectly.B.Byaskingarandomsampleofpeopletosendparcelstothetarget

strangerindirectly.C.Bychoosingsomecertainpeopletosendparcelsdirectly.D.Bychoosingsomecertainpeopletosendparcelsindirectly.√3.WhatisthesignificanceofStanleyMilgram’stest?______________________________________________________________________________Itwashisresearchthatinspiredthephrase“SixDegreesofSeparation”.Ⅲ.ReadPara.4carefullyanddothefollowingexercises.1.WhichisNOTinfluencedbythetheoryaccordingtothetext?A.Plays. B.Games.C.TVseries. D.Songs.√2.Howdidtheauthorshowthetheory’sinfluenceontheentertainmentindustryinthispart?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bymakingcomparisons.C.Bylistingfigures.D.Byprovidingtheresultsoftheexperiment.√3.Whatdoalltheexamplesshow?________________________________________________________________________________Theyshowthatmanypeoplehaveacceptedthetheoryandtrytoexploreitmore.Ⅳ.ReadParas.5－7anddothefollowingexercises.1.FillinthechartaccordingtoParas.5－7.When20012011Who(1)____________________(2)_____________________HowTheytriedto(3)

Milgram’sexperimentontheInternet.Theexperimentinvolved24,163emailchainswith18targetpeoplein13differentcountries.Theexperimentanalysedthe(4)

between721millionsocialmediausers.ColumbiaUniversitytheUniversityofMilanrecreaterelationshipFindings/ResultsTheresultsconfirmedthatthe(5)_________

numberoflinksinthechainwassix.92%were(6)__________byonlyfourstages，orfivedegreesofseparation.averageconnected2.Whatdothetwoexperimentshaveincommon?A.TheywerebothcarriedoutontheInternet.B.Theywerecarriedoutinthesameuniversity.C.Bothofthemweretargetedatuniversitystudents.D.Bothofthemwerereferredtoas“ColumbiaSmall-worldProject”.√3.Whydoesthewriteraskthequestioninthelastparagraph?A.Tohelpreadersrecallthedevelopmentof“SixDegreesof

Separation”.B.Tomakereadersrelatethemselvestothetheoryof“SixDegreesof

Separation”.C.Topersuadereaderstoagreewithhis/heropinionsonthetheoryof

“SixDegreesofSeparation”.D.Toencouragereaderstohaveacontactwithothers.√Ⅴ.Readthewholepassageagainanddothefollowingexercises.1.Howisthepassagemainlyorganized?A.Bycauseandeffect.B.Byspaceorder.C.Bytimeorder.D.Bycomparing.√2.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Totelluspeopleintheworldarecloselyconnectedwitheachother.B.Topersuadepeopletocommunicatewithothersintheworld.C.Toindicatecommunicationonlyhappensbetweenseventofifteen

people.D.Toprovepeoplewillseldomhaveachancetomeetastranger.√1.WhydidMilgramandColumbiaUniversitybothlabeltheirexperiments“Small-world”？(Criticalthinking)2.Whatcanyoulearnfromthetheoryof“SixDegreesofSeparation”？(Creativethinking)Step3读后——讨论深度理解Step4总结——课文语法填空“SixDegreesofSeparation”refers1.

thetheorythatanypersononEarthcanbeconnectedtoanyotherpersonthroughachainofnomorethanfiveotherpeople.Itwasfirsttalkedaboutinabook2.

(call)Everything

Is

Differentin1929，inwhichFrigyesKarinthyintroducedtheideaoffriendshipnetworksandhisideasinfluencedmanyofourearly3.____________(impress)ofsocialnetworks.In1967，anAmericansociologistchosesomepeoplerandomlyinthemiddleofAmericaandaskedthemtosendpackagestoastrangerinthestateofMassachusetts.calledtoimpressionsAmazingly，itonlytookbetweenfiveandsevenpeople4.

(get)theparcelsdelivered.Itwasthisresearch5.

inspiredthephrase“SixDegreesofSeparation”.Inthelastfewdecades，thenameofthetheory6._____________(use)asthetitleofaplayandthenafilm.Then，morefilmsandTVprogrammesbasedontheconceptweremadeandbroadcast，among7._______theOscar-winningfilmBabelandthetelevisionseriesLostwere8.____________(particular)famous.In2001，ColumbiaUniversitytriedtorecreateMilgram’sexperimentontheInternet.Theresultsconfirmedthattheaveragenumberoflinksinthechain9.

(be)six.Themostrecentexperiment10._____________(conduct)in2011，whichalsoconfirmedthetheory.togetthathasbeenusedwhichparticularlywaswasconductedStep5解读——长句难句分析1.Researchshowstheaveragepersononlyhasregularcommunicationwithbetweensevenandfifteenpeople，andthatmostofourcommunicationisinfactwithfivetotenpeoplewhoareclosesttous.[句式分析]此句是

句。第二个and连接两个

从句作show的宾语，第一个宾语从句省略了引导词

；第二个宾语从句中含有一个who引导的

从句，先行词是

。[自主翻译]

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________复合宾语that定语people

研究表明，普通人只与7至15个人经常保持联系，而且其中大部分的交流实际上只发生在5到10个最亲近的人身上。2.Oncetheparcelhadbeenreceivedbythisperson，he/shewouldsendtheparcelontoacontactoftheirsuntiltheparcelcouldbepersonallydeliveredtothecorrectperson.[句式分析]此句是

句。once引导

从句，意为“

”；主句中的theirs是名词性物主代词，相当于

，意为“______________”，主句中的until引导

。[自主翻译]

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________复合时间状语一旦theircontacts他们认识的人时间状语从句一旦此人收到包裹，他或她就会将包裹再发给认识的人，直到该包裹被送到目标收件人手中。3.Itwasthisresearchthatinspiredthephrase“SixDegreesofSeparation”.[句式分析]此句是

句型itwas...that...，强调了主语

。[自主翻译]

___________________________________________________强调thisresearch正是这项研究启发了“六度分隔”这一说法。4.ThetelevisionseriesLostalsoexploredtheideaof“SixDegreesofSeparation”，asalmostallthecharactershadrandomlymeteachother，orhadmetsomeonethe