Unit+4++Exploring+Literature+Reading高中英语+牛津译林版（2020）必修第二册

Unit4ExploringLiteratureTheWonderofLiteratureLeadinListen&ThinkCloseyoureyesandimagineyouareholdingashell.Whatsoundmightyouhear?theseathewindorsomethingmysterious?AstoryAchildonceheldashelltohisear.Hebelievedhehearda

newworldofsounds.Whatdoesthestorymean?Doestheshellcreatenewsounds?Ordoesitrevealsomethingwedidnotnoticebefore?However,anoldmantoldhim:Itisnotanewworld.Itisthemusicofthe

oldworld.Thissmallstorysuggestsanimportantideaabout

howliteratureworks.Sometimeswethinkwriterscreatecompletelynewworlds.Butactually,greatwritersoftendosomethingdifferent:Theyhelpus

seeordinarylifeinanewway.Thisisexactlywhatliteraturedoes.LiteratureandtheShellJustlikeashellrevealsthesoundofthesea,literaturerevealsthehiddenmeaningoflife.Writersobservetheworldcarefullyandexpresstheirdiscoveriesthroughlanguage.Readersthenbegintonoticethingstheyneverthoughtaboutbefore.“Greatliteratureislanguagechargedwithmeaning.”—EzraPoundLiteratureisnotjustordinarylanguage.Itislanguagethatcarries:

deepemotionrichimaginationpowerfulmeaningInotherwords,literaturemakeswords

aliveandmeaningful.ReadingTaskTask1:SkimmingBeforeexploringthedetailsofliterature,understandthe

mainidea

ofthetext.Skimthepassagequicklyandanswer:Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.ThehistoryofliteratureB.HowtowriteliteratureC.Whatmakesgreatliterature☑️Task2:UnderstandingtheStructureGoodreadersalwayspayattentiontohowatextisorganized.StructureofthearticleIntroductionThreequalitiesofliteratureConclusionUnderstandingthestructurehelpsus

grasptheauthor'slogic.ScanningTaskTask3:FindKeyInformationScanthetextandfindthe

threequalitiesofgreatliterature.Theyare:Truth&BeautyFeelings&ImaginationPermanenceThesequalitiesexplain

whygreatworksremainmeaningfulacrosstime.Quality1Thefirstqualityofliteratureisits

descriptionoftruthandbeauty.Greatwriterscandiscoverbeautyeveninordinarythings.Theyobservelifedeeplyandrevealhiddentruths.Throughtheirwords,readersbegintosee

ordinarylifedifferently.Anordinarymansees

deadgrass.Butapoetwrites:“Yesterday’sflowersamI.”Reflection:Whydoesthepoetsay

“I”?Hefeelsthepainof

aginganddecay.Hediscoversthedignityof

havinglivedandexperiencedlife.Literatureconnectshumanlifewith

thenaturalworld.Quality2Thesecondqualityofliteratureisits

appealtofeelingsandimagination.Literaturedoesnotonlyprovideinformation.Instead,itencouragesreadersto

imagine,feelandexperience.“Wasthisthefacethatlaunchedathousandships?”“Sheisbeautiful.”Effect:Provideslimitedfacts.Thereaderremainsapassiveobserver.“...launchedathousandships.”Effect:Describesthecatastrophicconsequenceofbeauty.Thereaderfeelstheimpact.Literature’sjobisnottodescribeoutwardappearance,buttoinspireimagination.Step1:ThekeyThewritergivesclues.Step2:ThedoorThetextopensadoor.Step3:TheworldThereader'simaginationcompletestheworld.AcollaborativedaydreamLiteratureisacollaborationbetweenthewriter,thetextandthereader.ThinkingQuestionMillionsofbooksarepublishedeveryyear.Butwhyaremostforgottenquickly,whilesomebooksareread

hundredsofyearslater?Thisleadstothethirdqualityofliterature.Quality3Thethirdqualityofliteratureis

permanence.Greatworksremainmeaningfulacrosstimebecausetheydescribe

universalhumanexperiences.UniversalThemesLiteratureoftenexploresthemessuchas:lovefearhopesadnessTheseemotionsaresharedbyallhumans,regardlessoftimeorculture.Thisuniversalitygivesliteratureits

lastingpower.PersonalStyleAtthesametime,everywriterhasa

uniquevoice.Forexample:WilliamShakespeareLuXunAlthoughtheirstylesaredifferent,bothwritersareunforgettable.Theirworksshowthepowerof

individualexpression.Task4:LiteratureDetectiveMissionReadeachsentenceanddecidewhichqualityitrepresents.Options:Truth&BeautyFeelings&ImaginationPermanenceRound1Thewriterdescribesanoldtreeinautumnandshowsthequietbeautyofnatureandlife.Whichqualitydoesthissentenceshow?A.Truth&BeautyB.Feelings&ImaginationC.PermanenceAnswer:

AThewriterdiscoversbeautyinanordinarysceneandrevealsadeepertruthaboutlife.Round2Insteadofsaying“Theherowasbrave,”theauthorwrites:“Hestoodaloneagainstthestormwhilethewholearmysteppedback.”Whichqualitydoesthissentenceshow?A.Truth&BeautyB.Feelings&ImaginationC.PermanenceAnswer:

BThevividimagestimulatesreaders’imaginationandemotions.Round3ManypeopletodaystillreadtheplaysofShakespearewrittenmorethan400yearsago.Whichqualitydoesthissentenceshow?A.Truth&BeautyB.Feelings&ImaginationC.PermanenceAnswer:

CTheworksremainmeaningfulandinfluentialacrosscenturies.Round4Greatnovelsoftenexploreuniversalthemeslikelove,hope,fearandloss.Whichqualitydoesthissentenceshow?A.Truth&BeautyB.Feelings&ImaginationC.PermanenceAnswer:

CUniversalthemesallowlite