1、UNIT 5THE VALUE OF MONEY 一文化艺术 1Scene 2 of Titanic 泰坦尼克号第二场 2be set in 以为背景/场景 3the narration for the production 对作品的解说词 4Beijing_Opera actor 京剧演员 5musical talent/ability/skill 音乐天赋/才能/技能 6great masterpieces伟大的杰作 7a classic of English literature 英国文学的经典 8 a towering figure of the British stage and s
2、creen 英国舞台和银幕上的杰出人 物 9the happiest moment in ones life某人一生中最快乐的时刻 10make a significant breakthrough 取得了重大突破 11a farewell performance 一次告别演出 12play the female lead 扮演女主角 13stage performance 舞台表演 14lack of historical background 缺乏历史背景 15family estate家产 16inherit wealth 继承财产 17at a ball 在一次舞会中 18the we
3、althy newcomer富有的新来者 19start stage career 开始舞台生涯 20win out over 胜过 21obsession with wealth and social status 对财富和社会地位的痴迷 22earn praise for 因获得赞美 23be notable/famous for 因而闻名 二社会事务 24in return 作为回报；作为回应 25a High Court judge 高等法院的法官 26set sail 起航 27at the spot 在事发地/在现场 28the British consulate in Cheng
4、du 英国驻成都领事馆 29dare not do sth不敢做某事 30mining company 矿业公司 31lose patience with sb/sth 对某人/某事失去耐心 32nowhere to be found/seen 无处可寻 33pursue a goal/an aim 追求目标 34in a particular sequence 按照一定次序 35eventually realize 最终意识到 36at a tailors (shop) 在裁缝店 37under normal circumstances 在一般情况下 38the ChineseAmbassa
5、dor to Italy 中国驻意大利大使 39maintain the friendship 保持友谊 40without (ones) permission 未经允许 41as the saying goes 常言道，俗话说 三事物描述 42made of plastic 塑料制品 43all sorts of各种各样的 44beneath a pile of leaves 在一堆树叶的下面 45postpone sth to/until .把某事推迟到 46an oddlooking house 样子奇特的房子 47to a certain extent 在一定程度上 48hug eac
6、h other 相互拥抱 49go downstairs 下楼 50put sth/sb aside 把某人/某物搁置一旁 51with a frown 皱着眉头 52option of doing sth/to do sth 选择做某事 53a broad street/avenue/river 宽广的街道/林荫道/河流 54a small plot of land 一小块土地 55the external walls of the building 建筑物的外墙 Section Listening and Speaking 课前预习自检课前预习自检 .重点词汇 1 to acknowled
7、ge faults or shortcomings or failingsvi. apologise (also apologize) 2to give little or no attention tovt. ignore 3to determine the result of (a competition)vt. they exist only in stories. Avi decided to become a writer when he was a student in senior high school. This was quite a decision because he
8、 did not write well in school. He had a problem called dysgraphiaW1, a writing disability. The problem caused people to spell words wrongly. Avi always enjoyed reading. He read many types of books as a child. Avi believed that reading is the most important activity for a person who wants to be a wri
9、ter. Avi also believes that strong characters make strong stories. He creates characters that can help to bring his ideas to life. His books often deal with questions about life. Writing stories lets him explore many sides of a subject. His favorite part is to make improvements in his writing. For h
10、im the hardest part is writing the first draft. Avis first book was published in 1970. He has written more than 45 books ever since. Most of them are for young adult readers. Besides historical novels, he writes comediesW2, short stories about adventures, animals and so on. Fighting Ground, which wa
11、s published in 1984, is an example of Avis historical novels. This attractiveW3 story takes place during the American Revolutionary WarP2. 篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了美国作家 Avi Wortis (艾非沃提 斯)。他以历史小说闻名于世，同时也写了许多有关青少年的作品。 1We can learn from Paragraph 2 _. Awhy Avi liked reading BhowAvi became a writer ChowAvi
12、developed characters Dwhy Avi decided to become a writer 答案：B段落大意题。第二段主要介绍了 Avi 是如何成为一名作家的，故 选 B。 2We can learn from the text thatAvi _. Aseldom changes his first drafts when writing Bpublished his first story in 1984 Cbelieves in the importance of good characters Dthinks reading is not important fo
13、r writers 答案：C细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“Avi also believes that strong characters make strong stories.”可知，Avi 认为人物塑造非常重要，故选 C。 3According to Avi, whats the most difficult thing in writing? AWriting the first part of a novel. BFinding an attractive character. CMaking improvement. DWriting the first draft. 答案：D细节
14、理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知，Avi 认为写作中最难的事 情是写初稿，故选 D。 4What is the authors purpose in writing the text? ATo introduce a writer of historical novels. BTo show how a historical novel is written. CTo describe an important historical novel. DTo discuss how to become a writer. 答案：A推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要围绕美国作家艾非沃提斯 来讲叙，介绍
15、了艾菲沃提斯成为作家的原因以及取得的成就，故选 A。 W 重点单词 1dysgraphia n. 书写困难edy n. 喜剧 3attractive adj. 吸引人的 P 重点短语 1mix . with .使和混合 2theAmerican Revolutionary War 美国独立战争 B You probably know who Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is, but you may not have heard of Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell if you are not interested in foreign
16、literature. Of the outstanding ladies listed below, who is your favorite? JaneAusten (16 December, 1775 18 July, 1817) Jane Austen, a famous English writer, was born at Steventon, Hampshire. She began writing early in life, although the prejudicesW1 of her times forced her to have her books publishe
17、d anonymouslyW2. She wrote many books of romantic fiction about the gentry (贵族). Her works made her one of the great masters of the English novel. Only four of her novels were printed while she was alive. They were Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and E
18、mma (1816) Charlotte Bronte (21April, 1816 31 March, 1855) She first published her works, including Jane Eyre, under the false name of Currer Bell. Her first novel, The Professor, was rejected by many publishers. It was not printed until 1857. She is famous forP1 her novel Jane Eyre (1847), which wa
19、s very popular when it was printed. Jane Eyre was a strong story of a plain, brave, clever woman struggling withP2 her passions, reasons, and social condition. Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell (8 November, 1900 16August, 1949) She was an American author and journalist, a lifelong resident and native of A
20、tlanta, Georgia. One novel by Mitchell was published during her lifetime, the American CivilWarEra novel, Gone with the wind, for which she won the National Book Award for Most Distinguished Novel of 1936 and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937. In more recent years, a collection of Mitchells gir
21、lhood writings and a novel she wrote as a teenager, Lost Laysen, have been published. A collection of articles written by Mitchell for The Atlanta Journal was republished in book form. 篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了几位伟大的女性作家以及她 们的作品。 5Why did Jane Austen publish her books anonymously? AShe lacked confidence.
22、 BShe was not well educated. CWomen were discriminated. DWomen were well protected. 答案： C细节理解题。 根据第二段中的“. although the prejudices of her times forced her to have her books published anonymously”可知，Jane Austen(简奥斯汀) 匿名出版她的书籍是因为当时女性受到歧视，故选 C。 6Which novel was set in the background of war? ASense and S
23、ensibility. BGone with the Wind. CLost Laysen. DThe Professor. 答案： B细节理解题。 根据最后一段第二句中的“One novel by Mitchell was published during her lifetime, the American CivilWarEra novel, Gone with the wind .”可知，作品飘产生于美国内战时期，故选 B。 7Who won the most prizes for her works? AMargaret Munnerlyn Mitchell. BCharlotte
24、Bronte. CHillary Diane Rodham Clinton. DJane Austen. 答案：A推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“she won the National Book Award for Most Distinguished Novel of 1936 and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937”以及 对其他作家的描述可知， 玛格丽特米切尔是因其作品获得最多奖项的人， 故选 A。 8What can we infer about the women mentioned in the text? AThey were all fond of poetry. BThey all died in their forties. CTheir works were once rejected. DThey are famous for their great works. 答案：D推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，本文主要介绍了几位伟大的女 性作家，她们都因出色的作品而闻名，故选 D。 W 重点单词 1prejudice n. 偏见 2anonymously adv. 匿名地 P 重点短语 1be famous for 因而著名 2struggle with 与斗争
