UnitTen

I.Objectives:

令Togettoknowsomebasicbackgroundoftheauthor,RachelCarsonandsomeofhis

works

令Tounderstandthemainideasofthetextandsummarizeit

令Toimprovesomeofthebasicreadingskillslikescanningandskimmingusedfor

differentreadingpurposes

令Tolearntoappreciateanarrativepieceofwriting

ILTeachingEmphasis:

1.ThecomprehensionandappreciationofTextI;

2.Newwordsandexpressions:

flicker,abundance,migrate,blight,malady,moribund,throb,brood,pollination,

spectra,stark,counterpart,reserve,inhabitant,stabilize,hypothesis,in...terms,level

off

III.TeachingMethods:presentation;questions;discussion

IV.TeachingTool:multi-medium.

V.CheckingMethods:examination;questions;discussion;homework

VI.TeachingProcedures:(8periods)

Lead-in

1.MovieClip

2.Quotes

1.MovieClip

Watchthemovieclipandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.WhathappenedwhenJackwasworkingwiththedrill?

Thewholeshelfwasbreakingoff.

2.WhatwouldtheKyotoAccordbringtotheworldeconomy?

Itwouldcosttheworld'seconomyhundredsofbillionsofdollars.

Discussion:

Todaysomepeopleholdthatprotectingtheenvironmentconstitutesanetexpensetooureconomy.

Whatdoyouthinkofthisview?Isthereaconflictbetweentheeconomyandtheenvironment?

Whatshallwedowhenfacingsuchaconflictifitdoesexist?Haveadiscussionwithyourpartner.

2.Quotes

Readthefollowingquotesandtellyourclassmateswhichoneisyourfavorite.Stateyour

reasons.

Likeashadowthatdoesnotpermitustojumpoverit,butmoveswithustomaintainitsproper

distance,pollutionisnature'sanswertoculture.Whenwehavelearnedtorecyclepollutioninto

potentinformation,wewillhavepassedovercompletelyintothenewculturalecology.

—WilliamIrwinThompson

Pollutionistheforerunnerofperdition.

—JohnTrapp

Pollutionisnothingbuttheresourceswearenotharvesting.Weallowthemtodispersebecause

we'vebeenignorantoftheirvalue.

——RichardBuckminsterFuller

Westandtodaypoisedonapinnacleofwealthandpower,yetweliveinalandofvanishing

beauty,ofincreasingugliness,ofshrinkingopenspaceandofanoverallenvironmentthatis

diminisheddailybypollutionandnoiseandblight.This,inbrief,isthequietconservationcrisis.

—StewartL.Udall

Theenvironmentreallydoesn'tcareabouthourlyreleases.Whatmattersisthetotalincrease,how

muchpollutionyou'rebringingintoanarea.

—EricSchaeffer

Imagine500friarseating500platesofsteamingminestroneeverynight—that'spollution.

—GisbertoMartelli

There'ssomuchpollutionintheairnowthatifitweren'tforourlungsthere9dbenoplacetoput

itall.

—RobertOrben

Natureiskindmother,thebutcherisgrim.

-Yugo

Natureneverdeceivesus;itisalwaysuswhodeceiveourselves.

—Rousseau

ListeningInandSpeakingOut

1.Notes

2.Listening

3.SpeakingPractice

1.Notes

1.theGreatLakes-TheGreatLakesareacollectionoffreshwaterlakeslocatedin

northeasternNorthAmerica,ontheCanada-UnitedStatesBorder.ConsistingofLakes

Superior,Michigan,Huron,Erie,andOntario,theyformthelargestgroupoffreshwaterlakes

onEarthbytotalsurfaceandvolume.

2.dilute—tomake(aliquid)thinnerorlessstrongbyaddingwateroranotherliquid

3.runoff—waterfromrainorsnowthatflowsoverthesurfaceofthegroundintostreams徑

流

4.hydrologiccycle—alsoknownasthewatercycle.Itdescribesthecontinuousmovementof

wateron,aboveandbelowthesurfaceoftheEarth.Watercanchangestatesamongliquid,

vapour,andiceatvariousplacesinthewatercycle.水循環(huán)

5.acidrain-arainoranyotherformofprecipitationthatisunusuallyacidic.Itcanhave

harmfuleffectsonplants,aquaticanimals,andinfrastructurethroughtheprocessofwet

deposition.

6.incinerator-afurnacefbrwastetreatmentthatusuallyinvolvesthecombustionoforganic

substancescontainedinwastematerials焚化爐

2.Listening

Listentotherecordingandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.WhydidthepollutionofwaterwaysbecomeanationalissueinJuneof1969?

Notmentionedinthearticle.

2.Whydidindustriesandindividualsduringthe18thand19thcenturiesoftenuseriversand

lakesasgarbagecans?

Becausepeopleatthattimebelievedthatwatercoulddiluteanysubstance.

3.Whatdoespointsourcepollutionreferto?

Peoplecalleditpointsourcepollutionwhenpollutantsenterthewaterwaythroughaspecificentry

point,suchasadrainpipedrainingdirectlyintoariver.

4.Inwhatwaydoesnonpointsourcepollutiondifferfrompointsourcepollution?

Nonpointsourcepollutioncomesfrommanydifferentspreadingsourcesandisextremelydifficult

toregulateandcontrol.

5.Whatisthemostwell-knownformofatmosphericpollution?

Acidrainisthemostwell-knownformofatmosphericpollution.

3.SpeakingPractice

Giveanoralpresentationonthesummaryofthemainpointsofthelisteningpassage.

Foryourreference

Thekeypoints:

-waterpollutionanditscauses

-waterpollutionintheGreatLakeregion

-threemainentrywaysofpollutants:

(1)pointsourcepollution

(2)nonpointsourcepollution

(3)atmosphericpollution

Discussandcommentontheeffectivenessofeachothersoralpresentation.

Workinpairsandtaketurnstoaskandgiveanswersaboutthefollowingtopics:

a.Isyourlifeinlluencedbywaterpollution?

b.Whatwouldtheworldbelikeifpollutionwerenottobetackled?

c.Whatactionscanyoutaketoprotecttheenvironment?

Text

1.TextI

(1)Lead-inandPre-ReadingQuestions

(2)IntroductiontotheWriter

(3)GeneralReading

(4)Text

(5)CommentsontheText

(6)Exercises

2.TextII

TextI

1.Lead-in

Listentothestory,(listeningandperforming)

Pre-ReadingQuestions

Whatdoes“fable"mean?CanyouthinkoutsomenamesofthefamousfablesinAesop'sFables!

Whatdoes“tomorrow“inthetitlereferto?

Whataretheproblemsrelatingtothefuturemostpeopleareconcernedabout?

Whatdoyouthinkisthetopicofthisarticle?

2.IntroductiontotheWriter

3.GeneralReading

Whatisthecentralargumentofthepassage?

Readthetextrapidlyoncetogetthemainidea.Trytodividethetextintosensiblepartsand

getthemainideaofeachpart.

Part1(Para(s).1—2)Alllifeinharmonywithitssurroundings

Part2(Para(s).3-6)Thecomingofastrangeblight

Part3(Para(s).7—8)Thestrickenworldsilencedbypeoplethemselves

Part4(Para(s).9)Warningagainstagrimspectre/astarkreality

4.TextAFableforTomorrow

Wordsandphrases:

(1)inharmonywith:Ifpeoplearelivinginharmonywitheachother,theyarelivingtogether

peacefullyratherthanfightingorarguing.

e.g.Wejustknowthatitisinharmonywithnatureandourownsouls.

In1997hecreatedthesportswearlabel“Osklen”,whichpromotesaphilosophyof

livinginharmonywit/?theenvironment.

(2)checkerboard:n.Acheckerboardpatternismadeupofequal-sizedsquaresoftwodifferent

colours,usuallyblackandwhite.

e.g.Inthefield,youngwheatunfoldsthegreencheckerboard.

WalkingaroundTunis,oneoccasionallystumblesuponthecheckerboardseriesof

posters,usuallywithnearlyidenticalslogans.

(3)prosperous:a.rich,successfulorthriving

e.g.Inaprosperouscountrylikethis,nooneshouldgohungry.

Thesmalltownbecameprosperousinthegoldrush.

(4)bloom:n.Abloomisthefloweronaplant.

e.g.Thegardenlookslovelywhentherosesareinbloom.

Hewasnineteen,inthefullbloomofyouth.

(5)drift:uWhensomethingdriftssomewhere,itiscarriedtherebythemovementofwindor

water.

e.g.Inspring,whitecloudsdriftoverthegreenpasturesslowly.

Goldenleavesdriftdownlikesnowflakes.

(6)blaze:n.verybrightlightorcolour

e.g.Thewholelongdaywasablazeofsunshine.

Theflowersmadeablazeofred.

(7)flame:v.tobecomesuddenlybrightwithlightorcolour,especiallyredororange

e.g.TheskyseemedtoflameintheHawaiiansunset.

ThehillsidesinJuneflamewithazaleas.

(8)flicker:v.Ifalightorflameflickers,itshinesunsteadily.

e.g.Candlesflickerinfrontofthemainaltarandprayerflagsadornalargetreeoutside.

Transportcolours,cartwheelsandmechanicalflareswhirlandflickerinthecrowded

streetsatnight.

(9)backdrop:n.theviewbehindsomething

e.g.Ahillsideoftreesprovidesabrightly-coloredbackdropaVermontbam.

Appropriately,hehadphotographedaflockofstarlingsagainstthebackdropofa

serenesunset.

(10)bark:v.tomakealoudroughnoise

e.g.Whentherobberheardthedogbark,hetooktohisheels.

Thedogbackedhisearsandbegantobark.

(11)abundance:n.Anabundanceofsomethingisalargequantityofit.

e.g.Therewasstillanabundanceoffoodwhenwearrived.

Therewasanabundanceofwineatthewedding.

(12)migrant:n.Migrantsarebirds,fish,oranimalsthatmigratefromonepartoftheworldto

another.

e.g.Virusmaytravelthroughmigrantandcauseepidemicsituationtospread.

Amigrantworkerwasdriftingtownfromtown,insearchofwork.

(13)contain:uIfsomethingsuchasabox,bag,room,orplacecontainsthings,thosethingsare

insideit.

e.g.Mostmallscontain,orareconnectedto,severalmovietheatres.

Hisletterdoesn'tcontainanynews,butitramblesonforpages.

(14)shady:a.shelteredfrombrightsunlight,forexample,bytreesorbuildings

e.g.Thearborprovidedashadyrestingplaceinthepark.

Theseplantsareparticularlyusefulforbrighteningupshadyareas.

(15)barn:n.Abarnisabuildingonafarminwhichanimals,animalfood,orcropscanbekept,

e.g.Thereisastackofhay,aleakybarrelinthediscardbarn.

Itwasduskwhenthehunterdroveintothebamandunhitchedhishorse.

(16)blight:n.Youcanrefertosomethingasablightwhenitcausesgreatdifficulties,and

damagesorspoilsotherthings.

e.g.Theaccidentcastablightonourhappiness.

Unemploymentisablightonourcommunity.

(17)spell:n.Aspellisasituationinwhicheventsarecontrolledbyamagicalpower.

e.g.Worldleadersmarveledatthespellhecastoverthecrowds.

Hercharmsrarelyfailtocastaspelloverherguests.

(18)flock:n.Aflockofbirds,sheep,orgoatsisagroupofthem.

e.g.Goatherdhadsoughttobringbackastraygoattohisflock.

Thepairofeaglesseparatesfromtherestoftheflock.

(19)deserted:a,emptyandquietbecausenopeoplearethere

e.g.Hemusthavegoneaway,sincethehouseisdeserted.

Theoncedesertedmountainvillageshavegrownintoaflourishingpeople'scommune.

(20)moribund:a.inaverybadcondition;slowlydying

e.g.Thatisanotherblowtothemoribundhousingmarket,whichhadshownsignsof

stabilizing.

Thepatientwasmoribundbythetimethedoctorarrived.

(21)violently:ad.withgreatenergyorstrongmovement

e.g.Theship'slanternsswungviolentlyintheragingstorm.

Powerfulearthquakescanshakefirmgroundviolentlyforgreatdistances.

(22)throb:uIfmusicoramachinethrobs,itmakesalowsoundorvibrationwithastrong

regularbeat.

e.g.Thedrumsseemedtothrobinhisears.

Theheartwillthrob,thebloodwillleapintheveins,andthemillionsoflivingatoms

ofmybodywillvibrateintunewiththenoteoftheharp-stringthatthrillsatthetouch

ofthemaster.

(23)chorus:n.Achorusisapieceofmusicwrittentobesungbyalargegroupofpeople,

e.g.Birdssinginchoruseverymorninginthemountainforest.

Thecicadaisstilled.Thechorusofthecricketandkatydiddiminishes.

(24)scoresof:alotofpeopleorthings

e.g.Twobuildingscollapsed,trappingscoresofpeopleintherubble.

Inthatbigsplashscoresofdiplomatsfromabroadwereflownintoparticipate.

(25)brood:v.Ifabirdbroods,itsitsonitseggstomaketheyoungbirdsbreakout.

e.g.It'satimeforhenstobrood.

Iwonderiftheymaybeinbreedingseasonandbroodparasiteactivitiesbusily.

(26)drone:v.tomakeacontinuouslowdullsound.

e.g.Beesdroneamongtheflowers.

Abovehimaninvisibleplanedronedthroughthenightsky.

(27)pollination:n.theactofgivingaflowerorplantpollensothatitcanproduceseeds

e.g.Mostfloweringplantsneedpollinationtoreproduce.

Pollinationforwatermelonthroughbeeisthekeymeasuretoincreaseyieldandquality.

(28)withered:a.Awitheredplanthasbecomedrierandsmallerandisdeadordying.

e.g.Sheisunwillingtothrowawaythosewitheredroses.

Theplantswitheredinthefierceheatofthetropicalsun.

(29)gutter:n.anopenpipefixedtotheedgeofarooftocollectandcarryawayrainwater

e.g.Allittakesisaroof,agutterandatanktoliftthepooroutofdrudgery.

Igotsnagged,foundmyselfstuckonafacilitygutter,andsquattedtherelikeanairy

gargoyle.

(30)granular:a.consistingofsmallgranules;lookingorfeelinglikeacollectionofgranules

e.g.Cottoncandyisfilamentous,butitisagranularcrystal-sugarproduced.

Thesurfaceswerefinelygranular.

(31)witchcraft:n.Witchcraftistheuseofmagicpowers,especiallyevilones.

e.g.Fortunetellingandwitchcrafthaveoftenledtoharmfulbehavior.

Detectivessuspectedthemurdermaybeconnectedwithawitchcraftritual,in

Octoberlastyear.

(32)substantial:n.largeinamountordegree

e.g.Ourabilitytogeneraterevenueistosubstantialrisks.

Hehasasubstantialestatethatmustbedividedamonghisheirs.

(33)grim:a.makingyoufeelworriedorunhappy

e.g.Thestaffnowfacesthegrimprospectofredundancy.

Familiesarenowfacinguptothegrimrealitiesofthesituation.

(34)stark:a.Starkchoicesorstatementsareharshandunpleasant.

e.g.Thelandscapewasgreyandstark.

Thefilmvividlyshowsthestarkrealitiesoflifeforthepoorandhungry.

Sentences:

1.Thetownlayinthemidstofacheckerboardofprosperousfarms,withfieldsofgrainand

hillsidesoforchardswhereinspringwhitecloudsofbloomdriftedabovethegreenfields.In

autumn,oakandmapleandbirchsetupablazeofcolourthatflamedandflickeredacrossa

backdropofpines.

Thetownwassituatedamongthrivingfarmswhichweresetinapatternofsquares.Inthefields

grainwasgrowingandalongthehillsidestherewereorchards.Inspringagreatnumberofwhite

flowerswerefloatingabovethegreenfields.Inautumn,oak,mapleandbirchproducedavery

brightcolourthatglowedandflaredagainstabackgroundofpines.

2delightedthetraveller'seyethroughmuchoftheyear.

...mademanytouriststakegreatpleasureinlookingatthemduringthegreaterpartoftheyear.

3.Thecountrysidewas,infact,famousfortheabundanceandvarietyofitsbirdlife,andwhenthe

floodofmigrantswaspouringthroughinspringandautumnpeopletravelledfromgreatdistances

toobservethem.

Asamatteroffact,thecountrysidewaswell-knownoverawideareafortherichnessanddifferent

kindsofbirdlife.Inspringandautumnwhenthevastnumberofmigratorybirdskeptrushingin,

peoplecamefromvariousplacestowatchthem.

4.Thenastrangeblightcreptovertheareaandeverythingbegantochange.Someevilspellhad

settledonthecommunity.

Aftersometimeapeculiardiseaseharmfultolifebecameprevalentinthatarea.Itwasasifthe

communitywasundersomeharmfulmagicalpowerorirresistibleevilinfluence.

5.Onthemorningsthathadoncethrobbedwiththedawnchorusofrobins,catbirds,doves,jays,

wrensandscoresofotherbirdvoicestherewasnownosound.

Onthemorningsthatusedtobevibratingwiththesinginginchorusofagreatmanydifferent

birds,everythingwasnowsilent.

6.Agrimspectrehascreptuponusalmostunnoticed,andthisimaginedtragedymayeasily

becomeastarkrealityweallshallknow.

Afrightfulandghastlyshadowhasslowlyandquietlydominateduswithoutbeingnoticedbyus

andthisimaginarydisastermaynaturallybecomeaharshrealitythatwillaffectusall.

Notes

1.whitecloudsofbloom

referringtothelargequantitiesofwhiteappleblossomsfloatingintheair

1.abackdropofpines

Oak,mapleandbircharealldeciduoustreewhereasthepineisanevergreentree;sopinetrees

serveasabackdrop,oracurtain,ofgreen.

2.countlessbirdscametofeedontheberriesandontheseedheads...

numberlessbirdscametoeattheberriesandtheseedheads...

feedon—takeasfood.

e.g.

Spidersfeedchieflyoninsectsjustascattlefeedchieflyongrass.Lions,tigers,and

wolvesarebeastsofpreybecausetheyfeedonotheranimals.

seedheads—toppartofseeds

3.Otherscametofishthestreams^whichflowedclearandcoldoutofthehills

Otherscaughtfishinthestreams,whichflowedoutofthehillsandwasclearandcold.

Fishhereisatransitiveverbmeaning“catchfishinanareaofwater”.

e.g.

Thelakeintheparkhasbeenfishedtoomuch.

Fishinthesentence“Hegoesfishingpracticallyeveryweekend.^^isanintransitiveverb.

Thephraseclearandcoldisthesubjectcomplementthatdescribesthesubjectwhich.

Anotherexampleofsubjectcomplement:

Whydidyousitsilentattheclassdiscussion?

4.astrangeblightcreptoverthearea

Astrangepestilenceordiseasecametotheareaslowlyandquietlywithoutpeople'sknowing.

Creepmeans“moveslowlyandquietly,,.

e.g.

Wecreptintotheroominordernottoattractattention.

Oldageiscreepinguponher.

5.mysteriousmaladiesswepttheflocksofchickens

strangediseaseswipedout/killedofflargenumbersofchickens

6....children,whowouldbestrickensuddenlywhileatplay

childrenwhowouldsuddenlyfallillwhentheywereplaying

thisstrickenworld-thisworldthathasbeenruined

Strickenisanadjectivemeaning"seriouslyaffectedbyillness,trouble,etc.,,or"experiencing

theeffectsofillness,trouble,etc.^^

7.Thefeedingstationsinthebackyards

referringtopeople'sbackyardswheretheyputoutseedsorgrainsforthebirdstoeat

8.Theappletreeswerecomingintobloom

Theappletreeswerebeginningtoblossom.

9.whitegranularpowder

referringtochemicalfertilizersandpesticides

5.CommentsontheText

Thetext,whichistakenfromtheintroductiontoRachelCarson'sbookSilentSpringisshort

butforceful.Thevoicebehinditisclearandauthoritative,whichsuggeststhatthewriterhas

thoughtaboutthissubjectprofoundly,thereforesheisabletoexpressherselfclearlyand

incisively.

Asindicatedbythetitle,thepassageiswrittenintheformofafable.Afableisabrieftale,

eitherinproseorinverse,dealingwithfundamentalthingsinlife,oftentoldtoteachamoral

lesson.Peopleoranimalsaswellasinanimateobjectscanbethecentralfigures.Thesubject

matterofafablehastodowithsupernaturalandunusualincidentsandoftendrawsitsoriginfrom

folklore.

Thefollowingaresomeofthecharacteristicsofthispassage.

1.Thecontentofthewholepassageisorganizedinapatternofcomparisonandcontrast.

1)Firstthewritersetsoutallthepointswithreferencetothesituationbeforetheuseof

insecticides.Sheunfoldsbeforethereaderapoeticpictureofalandofbeauty,ofplenty

andofprosperity,bygivinghimadetaileddescriptionofrichvegetationandwildlife.

(Paras.1—2)

2)Thenshesetsoutallthepointswithreferencetowhatitislikeaftertheuseofchemical

fertilizers.Shepresentsthereaderwithanotherpicture,apictureofhowthelandofmilk

andhoneyhasbecomeuglyandbarrenbythedetaileddescriptionof“astrange

blight“andbyevokinginthereaderanacutesenseoflossinthesilence—inthe

shadowofdeathandinthenearextinctionofbirds,animallifeandvegetation.(Paras.3

一6)

3)Shesetsoutthecauseofallthesechangesandputstheresponsibilitywhereitbelongs

—onmanhimself.(Paras.7—8)

4)Shegivesusthegravewarninginfableform.Inotherwords,themoralis“Agrim

spectrehascreptuponusalmostunnoticed.Itishightimethatmantookactiontoavertthe

disaster.”(Para.9)

2.Thepassageisuniqueinitspresentationofthesubjectmatterandinitswritingstyleinthe

fabletradition.

1)Thewriter'sstrategyistoavoididentifyingtherealsubjectmatteratthebeginning.

Herpurposeisnotjusttoinformbuttoconvincethereaderoftheseriouseffectsof

pollutionresultingfromthemassiveandindiscriminateuseoffertilizersandpesticides,a

problemwhichmostAmericanswereignorantofuntilCarsongavethiswarning.The

writercreatesamysterydeliberatelyandtherebyarousesthereader'sconcernaswell

ascuriosity.

2)Theopeningsentenceisanechoofatypicalfablewhichusuallybeginswith“There

wasoncea...”

3)Thelanguageisvivid,colourfulanddescriptive.Thereadercaneasilyvisualizethe

beautyofthelandandtheuglinessofthelifelesscommunitybeforeandafterthestrange

blight.

4)Therearelyricaltouchesinsomeplaceswiththerhythmofpoetry.

Examples:

Thesetoo,weresilent,desertedbyalllivingthings.

Eventhestreamswerenowlifeless.Anglersnolongervisitedthem,forallthefish

haddied.

3.Thereareothertechniqueswhicharealsonoteworthy.

1)Thewritercreatessomevividandcolourfulimagesbyusingsimpleandpoeticwords.

Polysyllabicwordsdonotoccurasoftenaswordsofoneortwosyllables,butshe

skilfullyvarieshersentencepatternstogiveinterest,varietyandemphasistoher

account.Wecanfindinstancesofparallelism,inversion,manyexamplesof

complicatedsentencestructures,carefullyselectedpunctuationmarks,anda

rhetoricalquestion.

Thefollowingexamplesillustrateeachoftheserespectively.

a)Soithadbeenfromthedaysmanyyearsagowhenthefirstsettlersraisedtheir

houses,sanktheirwellsandbuilttheirbams,(parallelism)

b)Everywherewasashadowofdeath,(inversion)

c)Otherscametofishthestreams,whichflowedclearandcoldoutofthehillsand

containedshadypoolswheretrout.{complicatedsentencestructure)

d)Someevilspellhadsettledonthecommunity:mysteriousmaladiesswepttheflocks

ofchickens;thecattleandsheepsickenedanddied,(punctuation)

e)Thebirdsfbrexample-wherehadtheygone?[rhetoricalquestion)

2)Thewritersuccessfullyrepeatstheconceptofblightinherwell-thought-outthird

paragraph.Sherepeatsakeyideaindifferentwords,sothattheideashangtogether

andthesentencesarecloselylinkedintheme.

Examples:

Thenastrangeblightcreptoverthearea...

Someevilspellhadsettledonthecommunity;mysteriousmaladiesswepttheflocks

ofchickens.

6.Exercises

Answerthefollowingquestions.

1.Whyisthispassagecalledafable?

Afableisusuallyafictitiousstorymeanttoteachamoral.Thewriterusesastoryofherown

inventioninanefforttowarnusofthedangersofpollution.Ifmandoesnotcontrolthemassive

useofchemicalinsecticides,theimaginedtragedywillbecomeastarkreality.Thisiswhythis

passageiscalledafable.

2.Whatmadethefirstsettlersraisetheirhouses,sinktheirwellsandbuildtheirbarnsinthat

locality?

Itwasaplaceofbeautythroughouttheyear.Thecountrysidewasrichinvegetation.Therewasan

abundanceandvarietyofbirdlife.Thestreamsaboundedinfish.Alltheseattractedmanyanglers

tovisittheplace.Andthesearesomeofthefactorsthatmaketheearlysettlersmaketheirhomes

there.

3.Whatarethedifferentwordsthatthewriterusestorepeattheconceptofblightinthethird

paragraph?

Blightisaplantdiseasethatdestroys,withersandpreventsthegrowthofplantlife.Thefollowing

isalistofwordsthewriterusestorepeatthekeyidea“blight”.

1.evilspell5.muchillness

2.mysteriousmaladies6.newkindsofsickness

3.sickenedanddied7.suddenandunexplaineddeath

4.ashadowofdeath8.wouldbestrickensuddenly

4.Whatdoesthecoloninparagraph3signaltous?

Thecoloninparagraph3isusedtointroduceaseriesofspecificinstancestosupportthegeneral

assertion.

5.Whatisthetopicsentenceofthefourthparagraph?Indicatethekeyterminthatsentenceand

thewordswhichechoitlaterintheparagraph.

Thetopicsentenceis“Therewasastrangestillness^^.

Thekeytermis“astrangestillness”.

Thewordswhichechothekeytermare:

1)withoutvoices

2)nosound

3)silence

6.Whatistheimpliedmeaningof"...whitegranularpowderstillshowedafewpatches,...9,?

Itsimpliedmeaningisthatchemicalfertilizershadbeenusedexcessively,somuchsothateven

severalweeksafterwards,tracescouldstillbeseenhereandthere.

TextIITheNightmareofLifeWithoutFuel

Notes

1.thebicyclessloshandslide

avivid