Unit 8 Two Boxes of Gold

TwoBoxesofGold(I)ExtensivereadingUnit8Book1*LearningobjectivesInthisunityouwill: figureouttheassumptionsandcluesthathelpustofindtherealcriminalinthisdetectivestory learntoguessmeaningsof word word文档格式规范word作业纸小票打印word模板word简历模板免费word简历 sfromcontext learntousesomeimportantwordsandphrasesinthetext takeatestonfastreadingUnitoverview Pre-readingdiscussionBackgroundinformationTextanalysisPost-readingdiscussionNotestothetextExercisesReadingskillsPre-readingdiscussion Haveyoueverreaddetectivestories?Canyoushareonedetectivestoryyouhaveread? Canyoubrainstormsomewordswhichcanshowyourfeelingswhilereadingdetectivestories? ManypopulardetectivestorieshavebeenmadeintoTVseries,likeSherlockHolmes?Inyouropinion,what’sthedifferencebetweenreadingdetectivestoriesandwatchingTVseries?*BackgroundinformationSherlockHolmesFirstappearedinpublicationin1887,SherlockHolmesisafictionalcharacterwellknownforhisintellectualprowess,astuteobservationanddeductivereasoningskillsinsolvingdifficultcases.HewascreatedbyScottishauthorandphysicianSirArthurConanDoyle.ConanDoyle(1859—1930)SirArthurIgnatiusConanDoylewasaBritishwriterandphysician,mostnotedforcreatingthefictionaldetectiveSherlockHolmesandwritingstoriesabouthimwhicharegenerallyconsideredmilestonesinthefieldofcrimefiction.*ConanDoyle(1859—1930)HolmeswaspartiallymodelledonhisformeruniversityteacherJosephBell.In1892,inalettertoBell,Doylewrote,"ItismostcertainlytoyouthatIoweSherlockHolmes ...roundthecentreofdeductionandinferenceandobservationwhichIhaveheardyouinculcateIhavetriedtobuildupaman."*ConanDoyle(1859—1930)Heisalsoknownforwritingthefictionaladventuresofasecondcharacterheinvented,ProfessorChanllenger,andforpopularisingthemysteryoftheMaryCeleste.Hewasaprolificwriterwhoseotherworksincludefantasyandsciencefictionstories,plays,romances,poetry,non-fictionandhistoricalnovels.*TextanalysisDeterminingthemainideaThemainideaofthetextisthat______. Herbert,askedbyhisbosstocarrytwoboxesofgoldtoNaples,metMajorBaxterandLevison,andheaskedthemtoaccompanyhimuntiltheygottoLyons Herbert,carryingtwoboxesofgoldtoNaples,wasfollowedbyMajorBaxterandLevisonmysteriouslyasfarasFortRouge Herbert,undertakingtheurgenttaskofcarryinggoldtoNaples,metMajorBaxterandLevisononthewaywhobecamehistravelingcompanions Herbert,goingtoNaplesonsomeurgentbusiness,madefriendswithMajorBaxterandLevisonwhoofferedhelpwheneverheneededWhile-readingquestions Whosentthetelegram?Whatwasthetelegramabout? WhatwasHerbertaskedtodowhenhemetMr.Schwarzmoor? Whatkindoftheboxesdidtheyusetocarrythegold?Whatwasthepasswordtoopenthebox? Whathappenedwhentheporterstriedtocarrytheboxesbeforetheywereonboard? Howmanysimilarboxeswereontheshipaltogether?DidthemananswerthequestionfromMr.Levisonaboutthecontentoftheboxes? DidtheyseeeachotherwhentheyreachedParis?WhydidLevisonlookveryangrywhentheMajormethimandthemaninarestaurantatDromont? Whathappenedwhentheywere32kilometersawayfromLyonsonthetrain?Textstructure Parts Contents Mainideas 1 1—4 HerbertwascalledbackfromholidaytoleaveforItalyonbusiness. 2 5—11 HerbertreceivedtheurgenttaskoftakingsomegoldtoNaples. 3 12—32 Herbertmethistravelingcompanionsandfoundfoursimilarboxes. 4 33—65 HerbertbegantobesuspiciousoftheMajor.Part1LeavingforItaly Whosentthetelegram? Whatwasthetelegramabout?Part1LeavingforItaly Whosentthetelegram?Thetelegramwasfromhispartner,Mr.Schwarzmoor.Part1LeavingforItaly2.Whatwasthetelegramabout? StartforItalyatonceonimportantbusiness StartfromLondonBridge CatchDovernightboatPart2Receivingtheurgenttask WhatwasHerbertaskedtodowhenhemetMr.Schwarzmoor? Whatkindoftheboxesdidtheyusetocarrythegold?Whatwasthepasswordtoopenthebox?Part2Receivingtheurgenttask WhatwasHerbertaskedtodowhenhemetMr.Schwarzmoor?HewasaskedtotakesomegoldtoNaples.Part2Receivingtheurgenttask Whatkindoftheboxesdidtheyusetocarrythegold?Whatwasthepasswordtoopenthebox? Madeofiron Coveredwithleather Fastenedwithletter-locks Passwords:Masinisa,CotopaxoPart3Meetingtravelingcompanions Whathappenedwhentheporterstriedtocarrytheboxesbeforetheywereonboard? Howmanysimilarboxeswereontheshipaltogether?DidthemananswerthequestionfromMr.Levisonaboutthecontentoftheboxes?3.DidtheyseeeachotherwhentheyreachedParis?Part3Meetingtravelingcompanions Whathappenedwhentheporterstriedtocarrytheboxesbeforetheywereonboard?Whilethesecondboxwasbeingcarrieddown,oneoftheportersslipped.HewouldhavefallenintothewaterifhewasnotcaughtbyamaninfrontofHerbert.Part3Meetingtravelingcompanions2.Howmanysimilarboxeswereontheshipaltogether?DidthemananswerthequestionfromMr.Levisonaboutthecontentoftheboxes? Four Leathercovers,letter-locksandall No,hedidnotreply.Part3Meetingtravelingcompanions3.DidtheyseeeachotherwhentheyreachedParis?HesawMr.Levisoninacarriagewhenhewascrossingtheroad.ButMr.Levisondidn’tseemtonoticehim.Part4BeginningtobesuspiciousoftheMajor WhydidLevisonlookveryangrywhentheMajormethimandthemaninarestaurantatDromont? Whathappenedwhentheywere32kilometersawayfromLyonsonthetrain?Part4BeginningtobesuspiciousoftheMajor WhydidLevisonlookveryangrywhentheMajormethimandthemaninarestaurantatDromont?Levisonwantedtohavesomechampagnewithhim.Whenheorderedanotherbottleofchampagne,Levisondidn’twantthewaitertoopenthebottle.Hedidithimself.Maybehewantedtoputsomepoisoninthewine.Part4BeginningtobesuspiciousoftheMajor2.Whathappenedwhentheywere32kilometersawayfromLyonsonthetrain? Awheelbroken HavingtowaittwohoursandtakealltheluggageoffontoanothervanNotestothetextresemblance[Para.22,Line3][uncountableandcountable]Ifthereisaresemblancebetweentwopeopleorthings,theyaresimilartoeachother.相似之处；类似之处e.g.TherewasaremarkableresemblancebetweenhimandPete.他和皮特之间有着惊人的相似之处。Ourtourpricesborelittleresemblancetothoseintheholidaybrochures.我们的旅游报价和那些度假手册里的价格相去甚远。drawup[Para.30,Line2]cometoastop停下e.g.Wesawatruckdrawinguptoourbuilding.我们看到一辆卡车开到我们楼前停住。Shedrewupherhorseatthetopofthehill.她在小山顶上突然把马勒住。keepout[Para.49,Line3]preventfromentering使留在外面e.g.Danger!Keepout!危险!禁止入内!Thisnoticeshouldkeepunwantedvisitorsout.这条启事能把闲人拒之门外。Theyshutthedoorandmeanttokeepusout.他们关上门,存心不让我们进去。workout[Para.52,Line2]Ifyouworkoutasolutiontoaproblemormystery,youmanagetofindthesolutionbythinkingortalkingaboutit. 想出，得到(解决方法)；解(谜)e.g.Negotiatorsareduetomeetlatertodayto workout acompromise.谈判人员定于今天晚些时候进行会谈，商定一个折中 方案 气瓶 现场处置方案 .pdf气瓶 现场处置方案 .doc见习基地管理方案.doc关于群访事件的化解方案建筑工地扬尘治理专项方案下载 。Ittookmesometimeto workout thecauses.我花了一些时间才弄清此事的起因。due[Para52,Line4][adjective]Ifsomethingisdueataparticulartime,itisexpectedtohappen,bedone,orarriveatthattime.到期的；预期的；预定到达的e.g.Theresultsare due attheendofthemonth.预计月底会有结果。Thefirstpriceincreasesare due tocomeintoforceinJuly.第一批提价预计将在7月开始执行。breakdown[Para.54,Line4][uncountableandcountable]Ifacarorapieceofmachineryhasa breakdown,itstopsworking.故障e.g.Heroldcarwasunreliable,sothetripwasplaguedby breakdowns.她的旧车老不听使唤，一路上总是出故障。Ifyoustoponthehardshoulder,waitforthepoliceor breakdown service.如果你的车坏在路肩上了，就得等警察或修理站来帮忙。Onecannotbetoocareful.[Para25,Line1]越小心越好；再小心也不为过Cannot…toomeansimpossibleforacertainstateoractiontobemorethanshouldbeortobebeyondwhatisdesirable.e.g.Asfarasoilenergyisconcerned,wecannotbetoofrugal. 就石油能源而言,我们愈节省愈好.Itsmellssoofoinons.[Para29,Line1]到处都是洋葱味。smellof:haveasmelllikethatof(somethingcausingthesmell)e.g.Theairsmellsofpaint.空气中有一股油漆味。Wecutforpartners.[Para47,Line1]我们分了伙儿。cutfor:choosefromapackofplayingcardstoseewhoshallbeorhavesomethinge.g.Theycutforpartnersandthenbeganthegame.他们分好了伙然后开始游戏。Post-readingdiscussion Herberthadaterribledreamonthetrain.Whatdidthedreamsuggest? Whichofthetwowasmoresuspicious,MajorBaxterorLevison?Giveyourreasons.ReadingskillsGuessingMeaningsofWordsfromContext(II)Herearetwomoretypesofcontextclues: ExamplecluesAnexamplecontextclueisawordoraphrasethatillustratesadifficultwordratherthandefinestheword.Youcanusetheexampletofindoutthecorrectmeaningofanunfamiliarword.GuessingMeaningsofWordsfromContext(II)Herearetwomoretypesofcontextclues: Examplecluese.g.Hisjoyousexclamationashecompletedanexperiment—"Isn'titamazing!“—gainedhouseholdcurrency.Thedashfollowing"anexperiment"indicatesthattherewillfollowanexamplethatdescribes"exclamation."Theillustrationof"exclamation"is,"Isn'titamazing!"Thus,themeaningofexclamationis"wordsexpressingsuddensurprise."GuessingMeaningsofWordsfromContext(II)Herearetwomoretypesofcontextclues: Cluesofwordassociatione.g.Theofficerorderedthesoldierstofireattheenemy."Fire"meansa)toletsomeonegofromajobb)toshootatc)red-hotflamesGuessingMeaningsofWordsfromContext(II)Herearetwomoretypesofcontextclues: Cluesofwordassociatione.g.Theofficerorderedthesoldierstofireattheenemy.Thesentencecontainstwocluestothemeaningof“fire”.First,fireisaverb.Second,thesentencetalksaboutwar;theword“officer,”“soldiers”and“enema，helpyoutounderstandthis.GuessingMeaningsofWordsfromContext(II)Herearetwomoretypesofcontextclues: Cluesofwordassociatione.g.Theofficerorderedthesoldierstofireattheenemy.Youcanimmediatelyeliminatethechoice"red-hotflames"sinceitisanounreferringtoablaze.Althoughthechoice"toletsomeonegofromajob"isaverbanswer,itreferstobusiness,andhasnologicalconnectionwiththeideaofthesentence.Thechoice"toshootat"thattalksaboutfightingisthecorrectanswer.PracticeAUnderlinetheexamplecluesandwritethemeaningofthewordontheline.1.Icantracemyancestrythroughmyparents,grandparents,andeventomygreatgrandparents.ancestrymeans_________________________.2.AnOlympiadisaperiodof4yearsthatbeginsinaleapyear-1960,1964,1968,andsoon.aleapyearmeans_______________________.forefathersayearthatcontains366daysPracticeAUnderlinetheexamplecluesandwritethemeaningofthewordontheline.3.Inspiteoftheexpensivefacilitiesofferedtoathletes,eachhadtoremainanamateur-thatis,hehadtopayhisownexpensesandreceivenoawardsofmoneyvalue.amateurmeans_______________________________________________________________.anatheletewhohasnevercompetedforpaymentorforamonetaryprizePracticeBReadeachsentencecarefullyandwritethepartofspeechfortheitalicizedword.Thenwritethemeaningoftheword.1.Theelderlypatientusedacanetohelpherwalk.caneisa(an)_______.Itmeans_______________________________.2.OnemorninganeighborawakenedJohnatsixo'clockbycuttingdownatreewithapowersaw.sawisa(an)_______.Itmeans_______________________________.nounastickusedtosupportpeoplenounatooltocuttreesPracticeB3.Hewastootiredtoridehisbike,soIgavehimrideswheneverIcould.ridesisa(an)______.Itmeans____________________________.4.WehadjuststartedaroundofBloodyMarys.Mygirlfriendtookasip,lookedidlyaroundtheroomandsuddenly,withmorevivacitythanIhadseeninweeks,exclaimed,"Isn'tthatErnestHemingway?"sipisa(an)______.Itmeans____________________________.nounjourneysonorinavehicle,etcnounasmallquantitytakenbysippingExercisesTextA.cB.1—5bdcdc 5—10ccbddC.1—6dbcada 7—12abdbaaFastReading1—5ddabc 6—10cbadb11—15dbccdHomeReading1—4ccbb 5—8dbbd*****