EnglishromanticpoetrydatesbacktotheRomanticPeriodroughlybetween1785and1830.Writersfromthisperiodfocusedonwonder,amazementandappreciationofnature,animals,possessionsandpeople.Thepoetryofthisperiodiswell-knownforitshighdegreeofcreativityandimagination.Throughtheuseofthesenses,poetsexpressedtheirlovefortheuniverse.PoetssuchasKeats,Byron,ShellyandWordsworthpaintedpictureswithwordsthroughtheuseofimagery,metaphor(隱喻)andsimile(明喻).Romanticpoetsdescribepoetryastheoverflowofpowerfulfeelingswhichexpressestheirminds.Theinterestoftheromanticpoetsisnotinthephysicalworldorintheactionofmen,butinthefeelings,thoughts,andexperiencesofthepoetsthemselves.UndertheinfluenceoftheAmericanandFrenchrevolutions,therewasanincreasingbeliefthateveryhumanbeingisworthpraising,andagrowingsympathyforthesufferingofcommonpeople.Romanticpoetryshowsstrongfeelingsagainstunjustsocialandpoliticalsituations.Romanticpoetryalsoshowsthepassionthatthewriterpossessesforthebeautyoftheworldaround.Apassionateappreciationandadmirationforbeautifulland,especiallyundisturbedpiecesofland,isemphasizedinromanticpoems.Romanticpoemscontainexotic(異國的)imagesandstoriesofkings,gods,goddesses,angelsandspirits.Themysteryandpowerofloveiscentraltomanyromanticpoems.Noteveryromanticpoempaintsanimageofhappinessandsatisfactionwithaloverorlovingrelationship;manyromanticpoetscomposedpoemsthatemphasizedheartacheandsadnessforlostlove.Theprimaryfunctionofaromanticpoemistoexpressone'simagination.Usingallofthesenses,poetscreateabeautifulimagethatallowsreaderstonotonlyseeandfeelwhatthepoetisdescribing,butalsoactuallysmell,hearandtastethesubjectsdiscussedinapoem.PoetstodaycontinuetolooktothepoetsoftheRomanticPeriodforinspirationandmotivation.Section_ⅠWelcometotheunit&Reading—Pre-reading[原文呈現(xiàn)]AppreciatingliteratureWhatisclassicliterature?Classicsaretheantiques①oftheliterary②world.Theyarenovels,playsandpoemsthatwerewrittenalongtimeago③andweresowellwrittenthatpeoplestillreadthemnowadays.Theyareexamplesofgreatwritingandwisdom,andeventhosewrittencenturiesago④canstillbefoundinbookshopsandlibrariestoday.Becausealotofclassics⑤werewrittensolongago,theirlanguagecharacteristics⑥arequitedifferentfromthoseofmodernworks.Thismakesthemdifficultforsomepeopletoread,sotheyareoftenlefttogatherdustonshelves.Manypeopledonotreadthem,becausetheythinkclassicsareoldandboringandhavenothingtodowith⑦lifetoday.However,ifthisistrue,whydowestillfindtheseclassicsinbookshopsandlibraries?Theyhavenotdisappearedandstillhaveaplacein⑧theworld.Whyelsewouldmanyfilmsadaptedfromthem⑨besuccessful?In1995,anaward-winning⑩filmbasedonJaneAusten'snovelEmma?cameout?.Threeyearslater,in1998,amodernadaptation?ofCharlesDickens'snovelGreatExpectationsappearedincinemas.Nobodywouldbotherto?maketheseclassicnovelsintofilmsiftheyhadnothingtodowithcontemporary?life.[讀文清障]①antique/?n'ti?k/n.古董，文物②literaryadj.文學(xué)的literaturen．文學(xué)，文學(xué)作品③thatwerewrittenalongtimeago是that引導(dǎo)的定語從句，修飾先行詞novels,playsandpoems。④writtencenturiesago是過去分詞短語作定語，修飾those。⑤classicn．[C]名著，經(jīng)典作品還可用作形容詞，意為“典型的，經(jīng)典的”。⑥characteristic/?k?r?kt?'rIstIk/n.特征，特點(diǎn)adj.典型的，獨(dú)特的，特有的⑦h(yuǎn)avenothingtodowith...與……沒有關(guān)系⑧haveaplacein在……占有一席之地⑨adaptedfromthem是過去分詞短語作后置定語，修飾films。adaptedfrom意為“由……改編”。⑩award-winning獲獎(jiǎng)的?basedonJaneAusten'snovelEmma是過去分詞短語作后置定語，修飾film。?comeout推出，發(fā)行，出版?adaptationn．改編本(也作adaption)?bothertodo費(fèi)心去做，通常用在否定句中，表示“懶得做”。?contemporaryadj.當(dāng)代的文學(xué)欣賞[第1～3段譯文]什么是經(jīng)典文學(xué)？經(jīng)典文學(xué)作品是文學(xué)世界里的古董。它們是很久以前創(chuàng)作的小說、戲劇和詩歌。這些作品寫得如此之好以至于今天人們?nèi)匀辉陂喿x它們。經(jīng)典文學(xué)是杰出的創(chuàng)作及智慧的典范，即使是幾世紀(jì)前寫的那些作品，現(xiàn)在依然可以在書店和圖書館里找到。因?yàn)樵S多經(jīng)典文學(xué)作品創(chuàng)作如此久遠(yuǎn)，它們的語言特色與現(xiàn)代文學(xué)作品的語言特色有相當(dāng)大的區(qū)別。這使得一些人閱讀起來有困難，因此經(jīng)典文學(xué)作品常常被遺忘在書架上，落滿灰塵。許多人不讀經(jīng)典文學(xué)作品是因?yàn)橛X得它們太古老，枯燥乏味，與今天的生活沒有任何聯(lián)系。但是，如果這種觀點(diǎn)是正確的，為什么我們今天仍然可以在書店和圖書館里找到這些經(jīng)典文學(xué)作品呢？它們并沒有消失，在當(dāng)今世界仍占有一席之地。還有，為什么許多根據(jù)經(jīng)典文學(xué)作品改編的電影可以大獲成功呢？1995年，一部根據(jù)簡·奧斯丁的小說《愛瑪》改編的獲獎(jiǎng)影片問世。三年后的1998年，根據(jù)查爾斯·狄更斯的小說《遠(yuǎn)大前程》改編的現(xiàn)代版影片在影院上映。如果這些經(jīng)典小說與現(xiàn)代生活沒有任何關(guān)系的話，沒人會花費(fèi)精力將它們改編成電影。CharlesDickens:England'sgreatestwriterThenovelist?CharlesDickenswasborninPortsmouth,Englandin1812.OliveTwist,DavidCopperfieldandGreatExpectationsareprobablyhisbest-knownworks?.Hefirstpublishedmanynovelsonechapter?atatimeinnewspapers,andsomewerelaterperformedonstage.Forpeopleatthattime,hisstorieswerelikethesoapoperas?weseeonTVtoday.Hediedin1870.Histombreads,‘Byhisdeath,oneofEngland'sgreatestwritersislosttotheworld.’?novelist/'n?v?lIst/n.小說家?workn．[C]著作，(藝術(shù))作品(多用復(fù)數(shù))worksofliterature文學(xué)作品Beethoven'spianoworks貝多芬的鋼琴曲?chapter/'t??pt?(r)/n.(書的)章，篇，回；時(shí)期，時(shí)代?opera/'?pr?/n.歌?。桓鑴F(tuán)；歌劇院soapoperan．肥皂劇查爾斯·狄更斯：“英國最偉大的作家”[第4段譯文]小說家查爾斯·狄更斯1812年出生于英國的樸次茅斯?！鹅F都孤兒》、《大衛(wèi)·科波菲爾》、《遠(yuǎn)大前程》可能是他最廣為人知的作品。狄更斯最初將許多小說發(fā)表在報(bào)紙上，每次刊登一章，有一些作品后來被搬上了舞臺。對于那時(shí)候的人來說，他的小說就如同我們今天在電視上看到的肥皂劇。狄更斯于1870年去世，他的墓碑上寫著：“他的辭世使世界失去了一位最偉大的英國作家?！盙reatExpectationsGreatExpectationsissetin?Englandintheearly1800s.Theauthoreq\o(○,\s\up1(21))usesPip,themaincharacter,totellthestory.Havinglosthisparentseq\o(○,\s\up1(22))，PipliveswithhisoldersisterandherhusbandJoe.Pip'ssisteroftenabuseseq\o(○,\s\up1(23))him,butJoeisakindandsimpleeq\o(○,\s\up1(24))manwhowouldratherdiethanseeanyharmcometoPip.Pip,whoissevenyearsoldwhenthestorybegins,isinafoggycemeteryeq\o(○,\s\up1(25))whenadesperateeq\o(○,\s\up1(26))criminaleq\o(○,\s\up1(27))appearsandfrightenshim.MistisasymbolofdangerinGreatExpectations.Classicnovelsoftenhavesymbolswhichaddinterest,tensioneq\o(○,\s\up1(28))ordeepermeaningtothetexteq\o(○,\s\up1(29)).Readersmaynotbeabletoseethedanger,sotheyneedasymbollikethemisttomakeitclearertothem.Thereisatwisteq\o(○,\s\up1(30))intheploteq\o(○,\s\up1(31))whenaverygenerouseq\o(○,\s\up1(32))strangergivesPipalargefortune.Asaconditionforreceivingthisfortune,PipmustmovetoLondonandbeginthelifeofagentleman.Pipiseagertobeginhisnewlife.Moneyandeducation,however,changehim,andbeforelonghebecomesvaineq\o(○,\s\up1(33))andashamedofeq\o(○,\s\up1(34))hisbackground.PipdislikesitwhenJoecomestovisithiminLondoneq\o(○,\s\up1(35)).Hehasrigideq\o(○,\s\up1(36))ideasofwhatitmeanstobecivileq\o(○,\s\up1(37))andtobeagentleman,andisembarrassedeq\o(○,\s\up1(38))byJoebecausehedoesnotfitthese.?besetin...(電影、戲劇等)以……為背景eq\o(○,\s\up1(21))author/'??θ?(r)/n.作者eq\o(○,\s\up1(22))Havinglosthisparents是現(xiàn)在分詞的完成式，表示該動(dòng)作發(fā)生在句子謂語(liveswith)表示的動(dòng)作之前。eq\o(○,\s\up1(23))abuse/?'bju?z/vt.虐待；辱罵；濫用eq\o(○,\s\up1(24))simpleadj.樸實(shí)的eq\o(○,\s\up1(25))cemetery/'sem?trI/n.墓地，公墓eq\o(○,\s\up1(26))desperate/'desp?r?t/adj.鋌而走險(xiǎn)的，拼命的，絕望的；非常需要，渴望bedesperatefor渴望……bedesperatetodo渴望做eq\o(○,\s\up1(27))criminal/'krImInl/n.罪犯adj.犯罪的，犯法的crimen．犯罪活動(dòng)eq\o(○,\s\up1(28))tension/'ten?n/n.緊張氣氛；緊張，煩躁；矛盾，對立eq\o(○,\s\up1(29))whichaddinterest...是定語從句，修飾symbols。eq\o(○,\s\up1(30))twist/twIst/n.轉(zhuǎn)折，轉(zhuǎn)變；轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)；急轉(zhuǎn)彎vi.&vt.(使)彎曲；轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)；蜿蜒eq\o(○,\s\up1(31))plot/pl?t/n.故事情節(jié)；陰謀vt.密謀；繪制(圖表)eq\o(○,\s\up1(32))generous/'d?en?r?s/adj.慷慨的，大方的；寬厚的，仁慈的begeneroustosb.對某人慷慨/大方/仁慈eq\o(○,\s\up1(33))vain/veIn/adj.虛榮的，自負(fù)的；徒勞的，無結(jié)果的invain徒勞；無結(jié)果；白白地eq\o(○,\s\up1(34))becomeashamedof對……感到羞愧eq\o(○,\s\up1(35))it是形式賓語，代替when引導(dǎo)的賓語從句。eq\o(○,\s\up1(36))rigid/'rId?Id/adj.死板的，固執(zhí)的；堅(jiān)硬的eq\o(○,\s\up1(37))civil/'sIvl/adj.有教養(yǎng)的，有禮貌的；平民的eq\o(○,\s\up1(38))embarrassedadj.難堪的，尷尬的《遠(yuǎn)大前程》[第5～7段譯文]《遠(yuǎn)大前程》以19世紀(jì)初的英格蘭為背景。作者用小說的主人公皮普的口吻來講述整個(gè)故事。在他父母去世之后，皮普與姐姐和姐夫喬一起生活。皮普的姐姐經(jīng)常辱罵他，但喬卻是一個(gè)淳樸、善良的人，他寧愿死也不愿意看到皮普受到任何傷害。故事開始時(shí)，七歲的皮普正在一個(gè)濃霧籠罩的墓地中，就在這時(shí)一個(gè)窮兇極惡的罪犯突然出現(xiàn)了并恐嚇?biāo)?。在《遠(yuǎn)大前程》中霧是危險(xiǎn)的象征。經(jīng)典小說中往往有一些象征，這些象征為小說增添了趣味、緊張的氣氛或者更深層次的含義。讀者可能看不到危險(xiǎn)，因此他們需要一個(gè)象征，例如霧，使危險(xiǎn)更清楚地呈現(xiàn)在他們面前。當(dāng)一位非?？犊哪吧私o了皮普一大筆財(cái)產(chǎn)的時(shí)候，故事情節(jié)發(fā)生了轉(zhuǎn)折。作為獲得這筆財(cái)富的一個(gè)條件，皮普必須移居倫敦，開始紳士生活。皮曾迫不及待地開始了新生活。但是金錢和教育改變了他，不久他變得虛榮，對自己的身世感到羞愧。當(dāng)喬來倫敦看他時(shí)，皮普并不喜歡他來。皮普對文明和紳士的內(nèi)涵有著刻板的解釋，而喬讓他尷尬，因?yàn)閱滩环线@些觀念。Pipisbentonbecomingeq\o(○,\s\up1(39))agentlemanandwinningEstella'slove.Estellaisabeautifulgirl,andforPipsheisasymbolofeducationandmoney.Whatitreallymeanstobeagentlemaneq\o(○,\s\up1(40))isanimportantthemeeq\o(○,\s\up1(41))inGreatExpectations.Isapersonwithalotofmoneyagentleman?Or,isagentlemansomebodywhoiskindandgoodtohisfriends?Bytheendofthenovel,Piphaschangedalot.Helearnsthatwealthdoesnotbuyhappinessandthatfriendsaremoreimportantthanafancyeq\o(○,\s\up1(42))education.ThischangeinPipiscalledcharacterdevelopment,whichisanimportantpartofalmostanynovel.DoesJoeforgivePip?DoesPipgetthegirlofhisdreams?WillPipeverfindouttheidentityofthepersonwhogavehimthemoney?Youwilljusthavetoreadthebookyourselftofindout.eq\o(○,\s\up1(39))benton(doing)sth.決心做某事(通常指壞事)bent/bent/adj.彎曲的；駝背的；不誠實(shí)的n．天賦，愛好eq\o(○,\s\up1(40))Whatitreallymeanstobeagentleman是一個(gè)主語從句。eq\o(○,\s\up1(41))theme/θi?m/n.主題，主題思想；主題音樂thememusic/song/tune主題音樂themepark主題公園eq\o(○,\s\up1(42))fancyadj.豪華的，花哨的[第8～9段譯文]皮普一心要成為一名紳士，并贏得埃斯特拉的芳心。埃斯特拉是位漂亮的女孩，對皮普而言，她就是教育和金錢的象征?！哆h(yuǎn)大前程》中一個(gè)重要的主題就是：做一名紳士究竟意味著什么。有很多錢的人就是一名紳士嗎？或者，那種對朋友很善良、很友好的人才是紳士嗎？小說結(jié)尾時(shí)，皮普變化很大。他認(rèn)識到財(cái)富買不到幸福，朋友比華而不實(shí)的教育更重要。皮普的這種轉(zhuǎn)變被稱為人物性格的發(fā)展，這是幾乎任何一部小說中的一個(gè)重要部分。喬有沒有原諒皮普呢？皮普有沒有得到他的夢中女孩呢？皮普有沒有查出給他錢的人的身份？你還得自己讀這本書，找到答案。Pre-readingPleasematchthewordswiththeirpropermeanings.1．fictionA．changeordevelopment2．a(chǎn)ntique B．verystrictanddifficulttochange3．chapterC．booksaboutimaginaryeventsandpeople4．twist D．themainsubjectofsomething5．plotE．a(chǎn)seriesofrelatedeventsmakingupthemainstoryinabook,filmetc.6．a(chǎn)buseF．a(chǎn)noldobjectthatisvaluable7．vainG．connectedwiththepeoplewholiveinacountry8．rigidH．totreatsomeoneinacruelway9．civilI．unsuccessfuloruseless;tooproud10．themeJ．a(chǎn)sectionofabook答案：1～5CFJAE6～10HIBGDLead-in(Ⅰ)Choosethenamesofthenovelswiththepictures.A．GonewiththeWindB．OliverTwistC．JaneEyreD．TwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea答案：1～4BCAD(Ⅱ)Doyoulikesciencefiction?Canyounameoneortwosciencefictionwriters?Canyounameanyexamplesofsciencefictionbooksthatarewidelyreadnow?參考答案：FrenchwriterJulesVerneisregardedasthefatherofsciencefiction.Hewrotemanyfamoussciencefictionstorieswhicharestillpopularnow,suchasJourneytotheCentreoftheEarth.While-readingFast-reading1．What'sthemainideaofthetext?Accordingtothetitleofthetext,wecanlearnthatitreferstothe_literature_and_England's_greatest_writer_Charles_Dickens.2．Skimthetextandmatchthemainideawitheachpart.Part1A．WhoisCharlesDickens?Part2 B．BriefintroductionofGreatExpectationsPart3C．Whatisclassicliterature?答案：Part1～Part3CABCareful-reading(Ⅰ)Choosethebestanswersaccordingtothetext.1．Allofthestatementsaboutclassicsarerightexceptthat________.A．classicswerewrittenbysomeunknownwritersB．wellwrittennovels,playsandpoemsareclassicsC．classicswerewrittenalongtimeagoD．classicsareexamplesofgreatwritingandwisdom2．Todaymanypeopledon'treadclassicsbecausetheythink________.A．classicsareusuallytoolongB．theydon'tunderstandclassicsatallC．classicsareoldandboringandhavenothingtodowithlifetodayD．thedifferentlanguagecharacteristicsdon'tinterestthem3．Accordingtothetext,whichofthestatementsisWRONG?A．Alltheclassicswerewellwritten.B．Classicsareoldandboring.C．Youcanstillfindsomeclassicsinbookshopsandlibraries.D．Somefilmsadaptedfromclassicsaresuccessful.4．AllofthefollowinginformationaboutCharlesDickensistrueexceptthat________.A．CharlesDickenswasborninPortsmouth,B．OliverTwistwasoneofhisfamousnovelsC．CharlesDickensdiedthreehundredyearsagoD．wecanseesomeofhisstoriesonTV5．WhenyoureadGreatExpectations,youwillknowthefollowinginformationexceptthat________.A．JoeisakindandsimplemanB．a(chǎn)largefortunewasgiventoPipbyagenerousstrangerC．GreatExpectationsissetintheearly1800sD．a(chǎn)personwithalotofmoneyisagentleman答案：1～5ACBCD(Ⅱ)Fillineachblankwithonlyonewordaccordingtothetext.AppreciatingliteratureClassics·Theyaretheantiquesoftheliteraryworld,whichwerewellwrittenandarestill1.readbypeoplenowadays.·Theyareexamplesofgreatwritingandwisdom,whoselanguagecharacteristics2.differfromthoseofmodernworks.·Manyofthemwereadaptedintofilmsandachievedgreat3.success.CharlesDickens·HewasborninPortsmouth,Englandin1812,and4.·Hisstorieswereonce5.regardedasthesoapoperasweseeonTVtoday.·AsEngland'sgreatestwriter,hisbest-knownworksareOliverTwist,DavidCopperfieldandGreatExpectations.GreatExpectations·ItissetinEnglandintheearly1800s.·Animportant6.themeinitis“whatitreallymeanstobeagentleman”．·Itsplotgoeslikethis:Pip,themaincharacter,hasanunhappy7.childhood,_losinghisparents,abusedbyhissisterandfrightenedbyadesperatecriminal.Thenagenerousstrangergiveshimalargefortuneonthe8.conditionthathemustmovetoLondonandbeginthelifeofagentleman.Moneyandeducationchangehimandhebecomesvainandashamedofhisbackground.Heis9.determinedtobecomeagentlemanandwinEstella'slove.Thenovel10.endswithPip'srealizingtherealmeaningofbeingagentleman.Study-readingAnalyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.1．Theyarenovels,playsandpoemsthatwerewrittenalongtimeagoandweresowellwrittenthatpeoplestillreadthemnowadays.[句式分析][嘗試翻譯]它們是很久以前創(chuàng)作的小說、戲劇和詩歌。這些作品寫得如此之好以至于今天人們?nèi)匀辉陂喿x它們。2．Pip'ssisteroftenabuseshim,butJoeisakindandsimplemanwhowouldratherdiethanseeanyharmcometoPip.[句式分析][嘗試翻譯]皮普的姐姐經(jīng)常辱罵他，但喬卻是一個(gè)淳樸、善良的人，他寧愿死也不愿意看到皮普受到任何傷害。3．Pip,whoissevenyearsoldwhenthestorybegins,isinafoggycemeterywhenadesperatecriminalappearsandfrightenshim.[句式分析][嘗試翻譯]故事開始時(shí)，七歲的皮普正在一個(gè)濃霧籠罩的墓地中，就在這時(shí)一個(gè)窮兇極惡的罪犯突然出現(xiàn)了并恐嚇?biāo)?。?課文縮寫填空Asweallknow,classicsaretheantiquesoftheliteraryworld.Theyareexamplesofgreatwritingand1.wisdom,_andeventhose2.writtencenturiesagocanstillbefoundinbookshopsandlibrariestoday.Evensomefilmsare3.basedonthem.CharlesDickensisoneofEngland'sgreatestwriters.GreatExpectationsisoneofhis4.famousworks.ThestorybeginswhenPipisseven.Thereisatwistintheplotwhenavery5.generousstrangergivesPipalargefortune.PipmovestoLondon.Mcationhavechangedhim.Hebecomesvainand7.ashamedofhisbackgroundandeven8.dislikesitwhenJoecomestovisithim9.becauseheisn'tagentleman.HewinsEstella'slove.ButlaterPipchangesalot.Helearnshappinessandfriendsaremoreimportantthan10.wealth.Ⅱ.閱讀理解TooMuchHappinesswaswrittenbyAliceMunro,winnerofthe2013NobelPrizeinLiterature,oneofourgreatestcontemporarywritersoffictionandtheowneroftheManBookerPrizeforFiction.HerstorieshaveappearedinTheNewYorker,TheAtlanticMonthly,andotherpublications,andhercollectionshavebeentranslatedintothirteenlanguages.ThemaincharacterisSophiaKovalevsky,agreatRussianmathematician,writerandadvocator(擁護(hù)者)ofwomen'srightsinthelatenineteenthcentury.AftervisitingherloverMaxsimKovalevskyinRiviera,shetravelsinEurope,endingupinSweden,wheresheteachesattheonlyuniversityinEuropewillingtoemployafemalemathematician.ThebookwritesaboutherjourneyfromRivieratoSweden.Thestorytellsthetypicalstruggleofanintellectualwomantoachievesuccessandhappiness.However,whensheisgoingtodie,Sophiasays“toomuchhappiness”.Ithinkit'sirony.Asreadingthestory,shehastoomanymentalproblems.First,asawomanmathematician,shewasbornatawrongtime.ShewasmarriedtoVladimirKovalevskywithoutlove,called“awhitemarriage”.Sheexplainedthat“notayoungRussianwomanwhowasunmarriedcouldleavethecountry”.Shesacrificedhermarriagetoseekhercareer.Furthermore,whensheseesamanwholookslikeMaxsiminthestation,shesaystoherself,“Ofcourse,itwouldnotbeMaxsim,whatcouldhebedoinginParis？”Shedoesn'twanttofacethe_factbecauseshedoesn'twanttoloseherhope.Shebelievestheywillmarryinspring.AndinherlettertoJuliashesys,“Itistobehappinessafterall,happinessafterall.Happiness.”Sheischeatingherself.Infact,themandoesnotwanttomarryher,andthehappinesssheexpecteddoesn'ttakeplaceatall.Finally,Iconcludethattheendmustbeatragedy(悲劇).Fromtheveryfirstpagestheatmosphereisgloomyandthreatening.“Oneofuswilldiethisyear.”“Becausewehavegonewalkinginagraveyard(墓地)onthefirstdayoftheNewYear.”and“ablackcatacrosstheirpath”allreflectitwillbeabadending.Notbecauseshehassomeproblemswithherlung,butbecauseherlifedoesnotbringherhappinesswithsomedisharmoniousthingshappening.語篇解讀：本文主要介紹了愛麗絲·門羅的作品TooMuchHappiness的主要人物及主要內(nèi)容。1．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Sophiawasbornatawrongtimeandwasmentallyill.B．WomenwerenotfairlytreatedinEuropeinSophia'stime.C．SophialovedtravellingaroundEuropetomeetdifferentpeople.D．Unmarriedwomenwereforbiddentolearnmathematicsatthattime.解析：選B推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段倒數(shù)第二句中的“notayoungRussianwomanwhowasunmarriedcouldleavethecountry”可知，婦女的出行在當(dāng)時(shí)是受限制的，由此可推知，婦女在當(dāng)時(shí)受到不公平的對待。2．WhatcanweconcludefromSophia'sexperience?A．It'shardforaneducatedwomantoachievesuccessinEuropeatthattime.B．Russianwomenwerenotallowedtogoabroadwithoutawhitemarriage.C．MarriedwomencouldtravelfreelyacrossEuropeinthelatenineteenthcentury.D．Seeingablackcatacrossthepathwouldbringpeopletodeathintheend.解析：選A推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段第一句“Thestorytellsthetypicalstruggleofanintellectualwomantoachievesuccessandhappiness.”可推知，在當(dāng)時(shí)的歐洲，知識女性要獲得成功是很不容易的。3．Theunderlinedphrase“thefact”inParagraph4mostprobablyreferstothefactthat________.A．herhusbandrefusestodivorceB．shecan'tteachinuniversityC．shefallsinlovewithMaxsimD．Maxsimdoesn'twanttomarryher解析：選D詞義猜測題。根據(jù)文章第四段最后一句“...themandoesnotwanttomarryher...”可推知，Maxsim并不想娶她。4．Inanewspaper,thispassageismostprobablyinthesectionof________.A．Entertainment B．TravelC．Career D．Culture解析：選D推理判斷題。文章主要介紹AliceMunro的作品TooMuchHappiness，所以應(yīng)該出現(xiàn)在報(bào)紙的文化欄目里。Ⅲ.任務(wù)型閱讀ChildsponsorshipmovesbeyondthebasicsOneofthemostpopularformsofcharitablegivinginusetodayischildsponsorshipaswitnessedbythefactthatjustoneoftheleadingchildsponsorshipcharitiescurrentlyhasover1millionindividualchildsponsorsworldwide.Despitethishugelevelofsupport,itisnotgenerallyunderstoodexactlywhatchildsponsorshipactuallyinvolves.Mostpeopletendtoassumethatone'schosencharityarrangesforsponsorstobematchedupwithanunderprivilegedchildinoneofthepoorerunderdevelopedcountries.Theideaisthatyouessentiallytakeachildunderyourwingandactalmostlikeafairygodmotherorfatheruntilheorsheattainsadulthoodandcanstandonhisorherowntwofeet.Toalargeextent,thisisaprettyaccurateimpression.Newsponsorsarematchedwithindividualchildrenandcantypicallychoosewhichcountry,whichsexandwhichagegrouptheywouldprefer.Theythenexchangephotosandlettersonaregularbasis.Thisobviouslyhelpsthesponsorstoseeatfirst-handhowtheirdonationsarebenefitingthechildren.Thesponsorshipitselfcostsapproximately￡15permonthandmanydonatorschoosetosponsormorethanonechildatonce.Onecommonwrongimpressionabouttheseregulardonationsisthattheygodirecttothechild'sparentsorguardianinordertopayforessentialssuchasfoodoreducation.Inreality,someofthelongestestablishedchildsponsorshipcharitieshavefoundthatthisislargelyineffectiveandcancauseangeramongotherchildreninthecommunitywhomightnotbesofortunate.Inste