1、Understanding ideas新标准新标准英语英语高中选择性必修第二册高中选择性必修第二册Activity 1 Look at the charts and answer the questions.The charts show the sales made by physical bookstores and online bookstores in China from the year 2011 to 2017.More and more people are choosing to buy books online instead of in phusical booksto
2、res.Activity 2 Look at the title of the passage and the pictures. Think about what the title means. Now read the passage and check your answer. Activity 3Choose the ideas conveyed in the passage and find evidence to support your choices.1 Traditional bookstores cant compete with large bookstore chai
3、ns.2 Peoples love of reading never changes.3 Technology has been a key factor in bringing the Rainbow Bookstore back to life.4 Creativity plays an important role in the new Rainbow Bookstore. A. Sad. B.Excited. C. Frightened. D.Annoyed.A. The stores elderly owner of the bookstore.B.The customers cho
4、ice.C. The management of the bookstore.D. Peoples disliking reading books.A.The bookstore was filled with readers seated on the furniture.B. The Rainbow Bookstore couldnt stay in business much longer.C.The books were being packed on the dusty shelf.D. The customers were poring over shelves selling s
5、tationery.Read the passage and choose the correct answer. A. Because it took on a new look to all the customers. B.Because the community had decided to save it. C.Because the members of the community wanted to get together. D. Because customers were not interested in chain stores and online discount
6、s. A. When the author heard that the Rainbow Bookstore was closing,he was heartbroken. B.The author could have a long chat with Casey when he was in the bookstore. C. The Rainbow Bookstore couldnt stay much longer because of poor management. D.The author showed great satisfaction with the improvemen
7、t of the Rainbow Bookstore.Activity 4Organise information from the passage and complete the diagram. Old Bookstore:owned by Casey,difficult to run,losing customers New Bookstore:owned by Jennifer,combines creativity and technology,multifunctionalSimilarities:sells books,community-minded,encourages s
8、haring of ideas and comments Activity 4Now describe the authors feeling towards the Rainbow Bookstore in your own words.Think & Share1 Do the authors childhood memories make the passage more appealing? Why or why not?2 What do you think of the changes made to the bookstore?3 What changes do you thin
9、k will happen to the bookstores around you?4 How does the diagram help you to better understand the passage?Think & Share1 Yes, because the memories describe how the author and other kids benefit from the bookstore, illustrating how and why it is so important to the community. Knowing the Rainbow Bo
10、okstore was closing, I was extremely sad. It was a 1._ (legend) fixture in the neighborhood. It was a place where anyone could drop 2._ and connect through their love of books. I went to the store 3._( hurry) and learned the reason why it had to be closed from Casey, the stores elderly owner.I 4._(t
11、ry) to think of some words of sympathy, but I had to admit that the Rainbow Bookstore couldn t stay in business much 5. _ ( long).I thought back to what we did in the store in our childhood. A bunch of us kids would frequently drop by the store after school. Wed look at the new books,or just chat wi
12、th Old Casey. He encouraged us 6._( share) our ideas and comments on the books by writing them on a large board in one corner of the store. I waved goodbye to Casey and thought the store would disappear for good. A few months later,I was back and found the Rainbow Bookstore was in good，creative hand
13、s. I learned that Jennifer Oakley was in I charge of the bookstore. The bookstore 7. _( turn) into a place for literature-loving members of the community to get together. It had a cafe 8. _( sell) organic food，and there were now more community events such as book ? readings, poetry recitals and even
14、 jazz concerts and movie nights ,9. _ people could gather to share 10. _ experience that couldnt be downloaded. Casey was pleased to see the change of the bookstore.legendarylegendaryininhurriedly tried longerto sharewas being turnedsellingwhereananUnderstanding ideas新的篇章1 The day I heard that the R
15、ainbow Bookstore was closing after 50 years of business, I was heartbroken.The .boKseighborhood , was a place where anyone could drop in and connect through their love of books.听说经营了50年的彩虹书店要停业的那天，我的心都要碎了。这家书店是这片社区鼎鼎大名、永远不变的一家店，谁都可以来这里逛逛，因为热爱书籍而互相认识。2 When I hurried to the store, I saw that the book
16、s were already being packed into boxes.l had a long chat with Casey, the storeselderly owner Sighing deeply, he told me independent baoks-books on ta blets. More and more customers were being attracted by chain stores and online discounts. I tried tothink of some words of sympathy, butl had to admit
17、 that the Rainbow Bookstorecouldnt stay in business much longer.我匆匆赶到书店，看到那些书已经装箱了。我和老店主凯西聊了很久。他深深地叹了口气,告诉我经营独立书店越来越难。大多数年轻人更喜欢用平板电脑读电子书。越来越多的顾客被连锁店和网店折扣吸引。我想要说些同情的话，却发现自己不得不承认彩虹书店的确开不下去了。3 Childhood memories came back to me so clearly, as if the events had happenedonly yesterday.A bunch of us kids
18、wouldfrequently drop by the store after school.wed look at the new books, or just chatwith Old Casey. He knew every book inthe store and would always pick the perfectone for us from a dusty shelf. We spent hours reading, seated on the stores old butcomfortable furniture.Casey encouraged us toshare o
19、ur idleas and comments on the books,by writing them on a large board in one cornerof the store.童年的回忆清晰地浮现在我的脑海里,好像那些事就发生在昨天。我们这群孩子放学后经常去书店。我们会看看新书,或者只是与老凯西聊几句。他对店里每本书都了如指掌，总能从落了灰的架子上挑一本最好的书给我们。我们会坐在店里陈旧而舒适的家具上，读上好几个钟头的书。凯西鼓励我们把对书的想法和评论分享出来,写在书店一角的大板子上。4. When I left the bookstore, it wwas becomdbvea
20、nd dark outside. I turned to wave goodbye to Casey, but both he and his bookstore werealready hidden in a thick mist. It made merealize that the bookstore and all that OldCasey had given to the community could soondisappear for good.我离开书店的时候，外面已又冷又黑。我转身向凯西挥手告别，但他和书店都已经消失在浓雾中。这让我意识到，书店和老凯西给社区带来的一切都将很
21、快消失殆尽。5 A few months later, I was back in the neighborhood during my spring break and wassurprised to see that the Rainbow Bookstorewas still there and open for business.Its oldbrick exterior hadnt changed, but inside itwas like a different world.In one area, a bookreading was being clelivered. Near
22、by, customerswere poring over shelves selling stationery,posters and other best-seller-themed gifts.Thelarge board in the corner had been replaced bya big screen, where customers comments onthe months best-seller were being displayed.Clearly, the Rainbow Bookstore was in good,creative hands.几个月后，我在春
23、假期间回到了社区，却惊奇地发现彩虹书店仍然伫立在那里,并且还在营业。它外面的旧砖瓦丝毫未变,但里面却像一个不同的世界。店里开辟了一片阅读区。在i阅读区附近,顾客们在货架前仔细地挑选着文具、海报和其他畅销主题的礼品。之前书店角落里的大板子换成了一个大屏幕,顾客对本月畅销书的评论展现在上面。显然，彩虹书店经营有方，富有创意。6 l was told that the community had decided to work together on a campaign to save theRainbow Bookstore.The campaign had beenled by Jennife
24、r Oakley, a saleswoman who hadgrown up in the neighborhood and who hadnow taken over the bookstore from Casey.我听说是社区决定发起团结协作拯救彩虹书店的活动。这次活动由珍妮弗奥克利领导，她是一位售货员，从小在社区长大,现在已经从凯西手中接手了书店。7. Under Jennifers leadership, the bookstore was being turned into a place for literature-lovingmembers of the community
25、to get together.It had a cafe selling organic food, and therewere now more community events such asbook readings, poctry recitals and even jazzconcerts and movie nights, where people couldgather to share an experience that couldntbe downloaded.在珍妮弗的领导下,这家书店变成了社区文学爱好者聚会的地方。书店里有咖啡馆,出售有机食品现在还在这里举行更多的社区
26、活动，比如读书会、诗歌朗诵会甚至是爵士音乐会和电影之夜。在这里，人们可以聚在一起分享体验，这种体验是无法从网上下载到的。8 I joined Casey,who was looking up at the screen on which readerscomments keptpopping up. Well, as you can see, corporateknowlexlge combined with creativity hasbrought my humble bookstore into the 21st century! Im so pleased to see that everythingl wanted it to offer to the community isstill here.我凑到凯西旁边，他正看着大屏幕上不断出现的读者评论。“嗯,正如你所看到的,集体的智慧和创意把我这个简陋的书店带进了21世纪!我很高兴，我想让书店奉献给社区的一切都还在。
