1、Unit 1 Growing up Developing ideas 新外研版 选择性必修二 Developing ideas 小王子 法国儿童文学短篇童话 法国作家安东尼 德 圣 埃克苏佩里于1942年写成的著 名儿童文学短篇小说。 本书的主人公是来自外星球的小王子。书中以一位飞 行员作为故事叙述者，讲述了小王子从自己星球出发前 往地球的过程中，所经历的各种历险。 作者以小王子的孩子式的眼光，透视出成人的空虚、 盲目，愚妄和死板教条，用浅显天真的语言写出了人类 的孤独寂寞、没有根基随风流浪的命运。同时，也表达 出作者对金钱关系的批判，对真善美的讴歌。 83. be obsessed with
2、 痴迷于 obsess v. 使痴迷，使着迷 obsession n. 痴迷，着魔，困扰 Eg. He has been obsessed with football since a very young age. Antoine de Saint-Exupry 安东尼德圣埃克苏佩里（1900-1944） 法国作家，飞行员。它是法国最早的一代飞行员 中的一员。1944年他在执行第八次飞行侦察任务 时失踪。其作品主要描述飞行员的生活，代表作 有童话小王子、小说夜航、散文集人 的大地和空军飞行员等。 1 What experience made the author write The Littl
3、e Prince? 2 What kind of person do you think Saint-Exupry was? The story was probably inspired by his plane crash in the desert in 1935. I think Saint-Exupry was a person who liked adventures. Whats more, he must have a deep interest in writing and flying. He was brave and adventurous. Fast reading：
4、Read the passage on Page8-9 and choose the best answers. 1What is the authors Drawing Number One about? AA hat. BAn elephant. CA mountain. DA boa constrictor. 2Which of the following is right about the authors first drawing according to the passage? AThe grownups thought the authors first drawing wa
5、s frightening. BThe grownups couldnt understand the picture. CThe grownups were as imaginative as children. DThe grownups could understand the picture. 3Why did the author give up being a painter? ABecause he was very disappointed at the grownups response to his paintings. BBecause he found it hard
6、to be a painter. CBecause he lacked the talent for painting. DBecause he found it tiresome to paint. 4According to the author, which is valuable when he learnt to pilot planes? ADrawing. BHistory. CGeography. DArithmetic. 5What kind of person do you think the author was? AWarmhearted. BSuccessful. C
7、Imaginative and brave. DClever. *84. magnificent adj. 壮丽的，宏伟的 *85. primeval adj. 原始的，远古的 *86. boa constrictor n. 大蟒蛇 87. swallow v. 吞下，咽下 n. 燕子 88. in the act of (+doing sth) 正在做某事 Eg. He was caught in the act of stealing a car. 89. prey n. 猎物 swallow ones prey whole 囫囵吞下猎物 90. chew v. 咀嚼 91. digest
8、 v. 消化 n. 摘要，文摘 digestive adj. 消化的 digestion n. 消化（过程） *92. ponder v. 仔细考虑，深思 ponder over/about/on. 仔细考虑 93. succeed in doing 94. masterpiece n. 杰作 But since the grown-ups were not able to understand it. so that the grown-ups could see it clearly. . have things explained. have sth. done 让某事被做 have s
9、b. do sth. 让某人/做某事 have sb. doing sth 让某人一直做某事 95. lay aside 把搁置一边 = put aside/set aside 96. devote oneself to doing 致力于，献身于 devote ones time/energy to (doing) sth. be devoted to . 致力于 *97. arithmetic 算术 *98. disheartened adj. 沮丧的，灰心的 *99. tiresome 令人厌烦的 100. at a glance 一瞥，看一眼 glance at 101. distin
10、guish v. 区分，辨别 distinguish A from B 区分A和B distinguished adj. 卓越的，著名 9 在这一生中，我遇到过许多 满眼尽是要事的人。我在大人 堆里生活了很久，近距离地仔 细观察过他们。可我对他们的 看法还是没有太大改变。 102. in the course of . 在过程中；在期间 *103. encounter 偶然碰到；邂逅 104. be concerned with. 关注 105. consequence n. 结果，后果 *106. intimately 亲切地；密切地 107. close at hand 就在眼前；在附近
11、108. a great many 许多，很多 a good many 10 每遇上一个看起来很有眼光 的大人，我都会拿出我的“1号画 作”给他看，这幅画我一直保存 着。我是真想知道他是否有非凡 的理解力。但是，不管是谁，他 们都会这样回答: 11 “那是一顶帽子。” 109. clear-sighted adj. 聪明的；视 力好的 为“形容词+名词的ed形式”构成的复合 形容词。 absent-minded (心不在焉的)， good-tempered（脾气好的） 110. a person of true understanding 有非凡理解力的人 whoever it was. wh
12、oever引导让步状语从句 12 亍是，我就不再和那个人谈 论蟒蛇、原始森林或星星了。我 会把自己降到他的水平，跟他谈 论桥牌、高尔夫、政治以及领带。 如此一来，这个人便会很高兴， 以为遇到了一个通情达理又善解 人意的人。 111. bring myself down to his level 把自己降到他的水平 112. be pleased to do sth. 高兴做某事 113. golf 114. politics political 115. necktie 116. evidence 117. airline 航空公司 Learning to learn 反讽是一种巧妙的修辞手法
13、，指的是一个人所说的与真实意思相 反的话。它具有幽默、强调或讽刺的效果。例如：好吧，别给我 买机票了。我要游过海洋！ 例句赏析： 1. “of course, gentlemen like you only carry large notes, no small change on you,” the waiter said to the beggar. 2. Slowly the old lady stooped to pick the cheque up. Her present, her lovely present. With trembling fingers she tore it
14、 into little bits. Think & Share 1 What were the grown-ups responses to the authors Drawing Number One and Drawing Number Two? Why do you think they responded in this way? The grown-ups thought the authors Drawing Number One did not frighten them at all. They thought it was a picture of_. When the a
15、uthor showed Drawing Number Two to the adults, their response was to advise him to _ They responded in this way because they lacked _ and thought drawing was of no use or no importance in life a hat lay aside his drawings of boa constrictors and devote himself instead to geography, history, arithmet
16、ic and grammar. imagination Think & Share 2 According to the author, what is a childs most valuable trait? Do you agree with him? In the authors opinion, imagination is a childs most valuable trait. 3 After reading the two passages in this unit, think about what you may acquire and lose as you grow
17、up. Share your ideas with the class. Imagination, curiosity, genuineness 精益求精全心服务持续赋能 Writing a book review Read the book review and find the information on the right. the title of the book: the name of the author: the genre(类型): a memorable character: a quote from the book: Read the book review aga
18、in and answer the questions. 1 What is the plot of the book? 2 What is the key message of the book? 3 What does the reviewer think of the book? plot key massage the reviewers opinion Notes： 118. memorable 难忘的 = unforgettable 119. bond 纽带 120. conclusion 结论 conclude 推断；结束 in conclusion 总之 得出结论 ： draw / reach / come to / arrive at a conclusion *121. excerpt 摘录；引用 122. crash 撞击；坠毁；崩溃 123. mission 任务；使命
