大学英语第二册第4课课后阅读补充

1、READING ACTIVITYread the following paragraph and answer the questions that come after it :after lunch Diane took her bike and sneaked Quietly into the yard .she moved carefully to the plot of soil under the tree in back of the house as she checked to see that nobody watched her .she Leaned her bicyc

2、le against the tree and bent down。all around dark clouds rumbled。digging swiftly in the hot earth she made a small hole and in a mome Nt took a writled ten-dollar bill from her pocket .after she slipped the money into the ground and covered it，she breaked deep and smiled .she was goad that was over！

3、now no one would find it or know how she got it。cerainly it would be there later when she wanted it。1.戴安is probablyA.a girl of 10 to 14 years old。B.a young motherC.child of three or four .2.As for the money，Diane probablyA.got it as a gift from her father。B.earned it。C.got it in a suspicious way。3.t

4、his event probaby took place。A.on a snowy winter afternoon。B.before a summer rainstorm。B.one night in March。4.after she hid the money，Diane feltA.very guilty and sorry。B.relievedC.that someone had seen her。Diane must be a 10-14 year old girl，judging from her actions and thoughts。she made sure that n

5、o one watched her when she sneaked into the yard，Dug in the earth，And slipped the money into the hole .from this we can guess she got the money in a very suspicious way。And the description of dianes breakthing deep And the statement she was glad that was over indicate that shefelt greaty relieved af

6、ter sheetnext，when did this event take place？this dosnt seem to be mentioned at all .but the noisy，“dark clouds”and“the streak of yellow”-it is lightning，surely-suggest that a storm was coming；And how earth suggests the summer。besides，Diane went out after lunch。so this event must have taken place be

7、fore a summer rainstorm。you may have found that none of the answers are stated in exact terms。they are supplied based on the evidence or hints given in the paragraph。and the Process by which we use evidence or hints to gather information is known as inferring (推断)。skill : reading comprehension skill

8、 iii- Making Inferences While Readingmaking inferences while reading is a very important reading skill。it helps you not only to understand better but also to apprecate more fully what you read .Psassagethe following is taken from the autobiography of Richard Wright(1908-1960)，A famous blackamerican

9、writer。read it carefully and try to use inference skills mentioned above to answer the questions that come after the selection。Words to Know系列系列内格罗黑人Disgust厌恶Flight楼梯的一段Attitude态度用力敲拳，猛击拳Impatient仓促Typewriter打字机光学光、眼睛、视力邮件萨克理由罗伯被抢了，输了Thunder吼声Worthy是值得的黑男孩(1)I held a series of jobs for short periods

10、，quitting some in disgust，being fired from others because of my attitude，my speechI was no nearer than ever to my goal of saving enough money to leave town。at times I doubted if I ever could。one jobless morning I went to my old class mate，griggs，who worked for a capitol street jeweler(宝石奖)。he was wa

11、shing the windows of the store when I came up to him。Do you know where I can find a job？I asked。He looked at me with scorn。Yes，I know where you can find a job， he said，laughing .Where？But I wonder if you can hold it， he said。What do you mean？ I asked . Wheres the job？Take your time， he said . dick，y

12、ouve been trying to keep a job all summer，and you cant.why？because youre impatient . thats your big fault。Well， I said，eagerly encouraging him to continue。He grew serious， theres an optical company(眼镜公司)upstairs，And the boss is a northerner from Illinois .he wants a boy to work all day in summer。mor

13、nings and evenings in winter。he wants to start a colored boy In the optical trade。you know algebra，and youd be good at this。 ill tell Mr . crane about you and get in touch with you . Do you suppose I could see him now？I asked。For Gods sake，take your time！He thundered at me。() maybe thats whatsts wro

14、ng with Negros， I said。they take too much time。I dont want a job sweeping floors。I plan to make something of myself！I thanked him and left .after a week I gave up hope。then one afternoon griggs came to my house。It looks as if youve got a job， he said . youre going to have a chance to learn a trade。b

15、ut remember to keep your head(保持镇静)。Remember youre blackYoure working for whites。you start tomorrow。What will I get？Five dollars a week to start withTheyll raise you if they like you， he expained。My hopes grew。I would have a chance to learn a trade。and I need not give up school。I told him I would ta

16、ke the job，That I would be humble and respect tful to whites。youll be working for a white Yankee(洋基)，and youll have to try really hard to get along， he said。()the next morning I was outside the office of the optical company long before it opened。I was reminding myself That I Must be polite，Must thin

17、k before I spoke，must think before I acted，must say yes，sir or no，s sosuddenly a white man came up to me。What do you want？He asked me。Im reporting for a job，sir， I said。O.onI followed him up a flight of steps and he unlocked the door of the office .I was a little nervous，but the young white mans manner put me at ease，And I sat and held my hat in