Unit8MysteriesComprehensiveEnglish(Book3)Unit8:LearningGoalsInthisunit,studentsshouldbeableto:—understandthethemerevealedinthearticle.—analyzethestructureofthetextandunderstandthewritingtechniques.—graspsomeusefulwords,expressionsandgrammaticalstructures.—understandthecharacteristicsofapieceofexposition.Unit8:ContentsPartOne:NavigationandExplorationPart

Two:

ConsolidationandApplicationPart

Three:

ExtensionPartOneNavigationMainmenuPartOne:Navigation

1.Describetoyourpartnersoneortwoabruptoccurrencesyouhaveeverencounteredinlife.2.Discusswithyourpartnersaboutamysteryyouhearaboutoramysteryunsolved.3.Whatdoyouthinkoftheassociationofdreamswithlife?PartOne:Exploration(1,2)1.Anticipation:Whatisthethemerevealedinthisessay?

PartOne:Exploration2.Listenforfacts:ListentotextAanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).（1）Therearepeopleingreatnumber,andsoisthevarietyofnightmares.(T)（2）Peoplefeelmuchrelievedtofindthatitisanightmarefallinguponthemnotamisfortunestrikingtheminwakinglife.(F)（3）Childrenmaysuffernightmaresmorethanadults.(F)（4）Peoplearesupposedtobeawareofthethemessagewithanightmare,ignoringitislikelytobringuslosses.(T)（5）Peoplearesupposedtobeawareofthethemessagewithanightmare,ignoringitislikelytobringuslosses.(T

)PartOne:Culturallink（backgroundinformation）1.AbouttheTexts:ThetwotextsarechosenfromUnexplainedMysteries.Thefirsttextwaspostedon(Sunday)12,October,2014;andThesecondtextwaspostedon(Thursday)20,February,2014.TheyarewrittenbythecolumnistKathleenMeadows.PartonemenuPartOne:Culturallink（backgroundinformation）2.Abouttheauthor:KathleenMeadowisa

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GrandmasterTarotReader&tarottutor.Sheisskilled,educatedandtalentedinthefieldofpsychicreadings,arareandfamouspsychicinCanada.ShealsoholdsanM.A.degreeinthePsychologyofReligionfromWilfridLaurerUniversityinWaterloo,Ontario,Canada.ShedoesTarotReadingsinPerson

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Peopleinnecessitymayhaveopportunitiestoaskquestionsabouttheirsoul'spurpose,loverelationships,healthchoices,pathsofstudy,orfinancialviability.PartonemenuPartOne:Culturallink（backgroundinformation）2.Dream-interpreting:Dream-interpretingisthemethodofpsychiatrictherapyoriginatedbySigmundFreudinwhichfreeassociation,dreaminterpretation,andanalysisofresistanceandtransferenceareusedtoexplorerepressedorunconsciousimpulses,anxieties,andinternalconflicts.PartonemenuPartOne:Culturallink（backgroundinformation）4.Thestyle,writingtechniquesandtheme

Thefirsttestispresentedinthestyleofanexposition,theotherthreebeingnarration,argumentationandessay.Anexpositionexplainsorgivesinformationaboutacertainsituation,thefunctions,characteristics,processes,relationships,outcomes,andanswerstoquestions.Itmoreoftenthannotfocusesontheaccountofaparticularthingorpersoninsequenceoftime,space,structure,etc.Byquotingsomeinstanceswhicharecommonoccurrencestopeople,theauthorbringsforwardthetopicnightmares,whichisthefocalpoint,themeanings,reasons,manifestationsastheminorfocuses.Theopeningintroduction,thebodyandtheconclusionconstitutethewholepieceofexposition.Paragraphs1-2aretheintroduction,Paragraphs3-9themainbodyandParagraph10theconclusion.Whatstrikesthereadersisthatinmostoftheparagraphs,theveryfirstsentencecapsandleadsthewholeparagraph,henceservesasthetopicsentence,typicallyinParagraphs1-4and8-9.Thethemeisstatedinthelasttwoparagraphs:Usethenightmaresasacreativeinspiration,givethemcreativeexpressiontoreducetheilleffectstotheleastamount.PartOne:Exploration(ASynopsisoftheText)

Nobodyhashadnocontactwithnightmares,quitesomepeoplehavelongbeenobsessedwithbaddreams,thereforesomeresearchersaretryingtouncoverthemysteriesofNightmares,explorethemeaningsandinterpretthesuggestions.Meaningsmaybeuniversallysimilarandindividuallydifferent,butareseenasmorenegativethanpositive.Nightmareisapsychicphenomenon,itstrikespeoplebywayofhorror,hurtsusphysicallyandwhatisevenworseisthatithurtsusmentally.Wemustpaydueheedtosomehappeningscontributingtonightmares,meanwhileweignorethethreatorminimizetheimpactonourpsyches.Asaconsequence,nightmaresmaybecripplingtous.Whatdoesworkisthatweshouldderivethegoodfromthebad,makethebestuseofnightmarestorewardus,thereforeweshouldconsider,faceandtreatnightmarescourageouslyandgivethemcreativeexpression.PartonemenuPartOne:DifficultSentencesoftheText1.Thereareasmanydifferenttypesofnightmaresastherearepeoplebutourreactiontothemisthesame.(Para.1)Thetypesofnightmaresvaryfrompersontoperson/Differentpeoplehavedifferentnightmares,butthedreamers’reactionstothemarethesame.2.Theirmeaningislikelyasindividualasweare…(Para.2)Eachnightmarehasitsownmeaningjustasthedreamersaredifferentfromoneanother.3.Wemaynotallowourselvestopondertheseexperiencesconsciouslybecausetheeffectsarestilltooraw.(Para.2)Wemaynotintendtothinkoftheseunpleasantthingsexperiencedinthedreambecausetheterribledreamsstillhavepainfullystrongeffectsonus.4.Ourconsciousness,however,mustintegrateandfiletheseexperiencesintoourpsychicmakeup.(Para.2)Wewillconsciouslypiecetogethertheexperienceswehavehadandformafullpicturetosupplementourconsciousmind.PartOne:DifficultSentencesoftheText5.Wemustgivethemcontext,meaningtohopefullyreachaplaceofpeaceandacceptance.(Para.2)context:n.circumstance6.Thereareothercommonreasonsfornightmares:fearoffailure,poorhealth,orvictimization.(Para.3)victimize:v.tosingleoutforcruelandunjusttreatment7.Beingbulliedgeneratesmorethanitsshareofnightmaresinavictimofanyage.(Para.3)Apersonwhohasbeentreatedwithforceorpowermaysuffermorebaddreamsthanonenormallydoes.8.Weareeitherguiltyofignoringthethreatentirelyorminimizingitsimpactonourpsyches.(Para.4)Wemayfeelguiltybecausewehaveneverseriouslytreatedthethreatresultingfromnightmaresorhaveunderestimatedtheeffectcausedbythem.9.Somehowthehorrorhadbreachedapsychicbarrierwhichoftenpresagedtheonslaughtofacripplingmentalillness.(Para.4)Insomewaythehorrorhesufferedhadbrokenthroughthelimitofhisendurance,whichisasignofanoncomingseriousmentalillnessforhim.PartOne:DifficultSentencesoftheTextpresage:v.tobeasignof;foretellcrippling:adj.serious10.Sonightmaresletusknowthatafearofsomethinghasbreachedournormaldefensesandweignoreitsmessageatourperil.(Para.4)Nightmaresremindusthatweareinanextremefearofsomethingandwemustpaycloseattentiontoit,otherwisewewillslipintodanger.11.Ourunconsciousmindhasbeenmurmuringwarningstoustowhichwehavefailedtogivecredencethathasinturnforcedourpsychetoamplifythevolume.(Para.5)Ourmindhasbeenunconsciouslysignalingwarningstouswhichwehaveneverbeforetakenseriouslyandasaconsequence,ourmindhasbeenforcedtoreceivemoreandmorewarnings.PartOne:DifficultSentencesoftheText12....anightmaremaybehighlightingagrowingneurosisforfearofsomethingnotfoundedinrealitybutratheraphobiaorunfoundedworry.(Para.6)Formorefearofsomethingnonexistentthanamorbidfearorunknownanxiety,onehasanightmarewhichmaybeamoreremarkablecauseofnervousdisorder.13.Peoplewhodescribethemselvesasworrywartstendtobeplaguedmorefrequentlywithnightmares.(Para.6)Thosewhoalwayshavetoomanythingstoworryaboutaremoreoftenobsessedwith/distractedbynightmares.14.Ifanightmareisalertingustoacreepingneurosis,thatdoesn’tmeanitisn’trelevantandjustascrippling.(Para.6)creepingneurosis:adiseasehappeninginthenervoussystem.15.Childrenexperiencefeardailyyetmustcontinuetoexist.(Para.7)Childrenexperiencefeareverydayandsuchafearmaymostprobablykeeptroublingthem.“Must”isusedtomeanverystrongsuppositionorpossibility.PartOne:DifficultSentencesoftheText16.Lovingadultscanhelpinofferingmomentsofsafetyandrespitebuttherearebynecessitytimeswhentheycannotoffertheassuranceofsafetysocraved.(Para.7)Tender-heartedadultscansometimeshelpchildrenfeelsafeandeasy,butundoubtedlytheycannotalwaysgivechildrenasenseofmostdesirablesecurity.17.Encouragingchildrentotalkthroughtheirnightmaresandofferingthemsuggestionsabouthowtoimaginativelydealwiththemonsterscanhelpachildtofeelempoweredandlessthreatenedintheirwakinglives.(Para.7)tofeelempoweredandlessthreatenedintheirwakinglives:tohavemorepowerandcouragetofacelife18.Ignoringordiscountingnightmaresasonlydreamsdoesn’tultimatelyofferanyhelpindealingwiththemforlikemostforgottendreams,theywillsimplyreturn.(Para.8)PayingnoorinadequateattentiontonightmaresandjustseeingthemasdreamsonlyisnotPartOne:DifficultSentencesoftheTexttheproperwaytotreatbaddreamsbecausethey,likemostdreamswehaveeverhadbutforgotten,willreappear/recur.19.Imaginewhatthenightmareisaskingofyouthedreamer.(Para.8)Pleaseremindyouofwhatyoushoulddotodealwiththenightmare./Thinkhardtoknowwhatyoucandotodealwiththenightmare.20....usingyourimaginationtoenvisionwhattheendingmighthavebeen.(Para.8)envision:v.tovisualize;imagineasafuturepossibility21.Draw,paintorcollagetheimages.(Para.9)collage:v.toassembleorpiecetogetherfragmentsasone22....itislikelytheywillimmediatelyidentifyandempathizewithyourexperience.(Para.9)...possiblytheywillrespondatoncebysayingthattheyhavehadsimilarexperiencesandfeltmuchthesame.identify(oneself)with:togivesupportto;feelcloseto;agreewithempathizewith:tounderstandandsharethefeelingsofanotherPartOne:DifficultSentencesoftheText23.Thereisnothingquitelikesharinganightmaretobringanuncommonlevelofintimacyintoyoursocialintercourse.(Para.9)Sharinganightmare/exchangingpointsofviewaboutanightmareisthemosteffectivewayforyoutogetfamiliarandestablishfriendshipwithothersinsocialactivities.24.Don’tshyawayfromyournightmares.(Para.10)Faceyournightmareswithcourage.shyawayfrom:toevade;shirk25.Ifyoudon’twishthemtorevisit,thengivethemcreativeexpression.(Para.10)Ifyoudonotwanttobetroubledbynightmaresanymore,youshouldlearntointerpret/express/seetheminacreativeway.PartOne:DifficultSentencesoftheText26....youwillfindyourselfawedatthemajesty,graceandcondensedformithaspresentedofawakinglifesituationthatreallydoesneedmoreattendingthanwhichyouhavebeenaffordingit.(Para.10)...youcannothelpfeelingamazedthatnightmarehasportrayedandexpressedyourreallifeinanauthoritative,gracefulandprofoundwaywhichneedsmoreofyourattentionthanyouhavepaid.PartOne:Exploration(3)3.Checkyourcomprehension:answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothetext.①Whatdoyouknowaboutthecommonreasonsfornightmares？

②Howdoyouunderstandthemeaningofnightmaresasbeingindividual?

③Howcanwesensiblyreadthesignsofanoncomingnightmare?PartOne:Exploration(3)④Howdoyouknowaboutthepsychicimpactofnightmaresondreamers’behaviors?

⑤Inwhatwaycanadultshelpchildrenovercomephobiaresultingfromnightmares?

⑥Whatisthebestwaytodealwithnightmares?PartOne:Exploration(3)⑦Arenightmaresgenerallyseenasnegative?

⑧Howshouldpeopletreatnightmarescreatively?

4.Structureanalysis:(includingIandII)Afterreadingthroughthewholetext,pleasefillinthefollowingtableinyourownwords.PartOne:Exploration(4)PartsParagraphsMainIdeas11-2Therearevarietiesofnightmaresandtheirmeaningvariesfrompersontoperson.23Theothercommonreasonsfornightmaresaremadeknown.24-5

Weshouldpaycloserattentiontohappeningsinlifesoastolessentheeffectofnightmares.36Nightmaresarelikelytohighlightagrowingneurosis.37Childrenwereoftenplaguedbynightmares.48Weshouldtakenightmaresseriously.49Weshouldlearntotreatnightmaresinacreativeway.410Letusfacenightmarescourageously.PartTwoConsolidationConsolidation:AVocabularyConsolidation:BSentenceConsolidation:CGrammarConsolidation:DClozeApplicationMainmenuPartTwo:Consolidation(A)A.VocabularyExplaintheunderlinedpartineachsentenceinyourownwords.(1)Oneisthatwehavehadexperiencesinourlivesthathavetraumatizedusseverely.(hurt)(2)Beingfacedwithadifficultchoice,behavinginamannerunfamiliartoourself-concept,abandonment,loneliness,lackofsafetycanalltriggertheadventofanightmare.(approach)(3)Ifanightmareisalertingustoacreepingneurosis,thatdoesn’tmeanitisn’trelevantandjustascrippling.

(serious)(4)Somehowthehorrorhadbreachedapsychicbarrierwhichoftenpresagedtheonslaughtofacripplingmentalillness.(predicted,marked)PartTwo:Consolidation(A)(5)Ignoringordiscountingnightmaresasonlydreamsdoesn’tultimatelyofferanyhelpindealingwiththemforlikemostforgottendreams....(underestimating,disbelieving,payinglittleattentionto)(6)Usingyourimaginationenvisionwhattheendingmighthavebeen.(visualize)(7)Don’tshyawayfromyournightmares.(avoid,evade,shirk,keep...from...)(8)Sonightmaresletusknowthatafearofsomethinghasbreachedournormaldefencesandweignoreitsmessageatourperil.(brokenthrough)PartTwo:Consolidation(A)A.Vocabulary2.Completeeachofthefollowingsentenceswithanappropriatewordfromthebox.Makechangeswherenecessaryintend

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,resultedfromtheirconservativemarketingstrategiesandmismanagement.(4)Youngpeoplefollowfashionseasily,someofthemareevencrazy

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withthefactthattheir

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(lieve)becausehewasvisitingforthefirsttime.(relieve)(3)Friends

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thoughts,

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anypossiblesocialactivities.(shy)

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4.Giveasynonymoranantonymofthewordunderlinedineachsentenceinthesenseitisused.

PartTwo:Consolidation(A)A.Vocabulary

①Wemustgivethemcontext,meaningtohopefullyreachaplaceofpeaceandacceptance.

(Synonym:)

②Anightmaremaybehighlightingagrowingneurosisforfearofsomethingnotfoundedinrealitybutratheraphobiaorunfoundedworry.

(Synonym:)

③Dowhatwecantointerpretthemeaningofthesymbols,characters,feelingandaction.

(Synonym:)

④Pondertheirmessagesandseewhatyoumightlearnabouthowtoremedyatroublingwakingsituation.

(Synonym:)

situation,backgroundfear,horrorexplain/understand/digestcorrect/change/adjust

PartTwo:Consolidation(A)

⑤Beingfacedwithadifficultchoice,behavinginamannerunfamiliartoourself-concept,abandonment,loneliness,lackofsafetycanalltriggertheadventofanightmare.(Antonym:)

⑥Weareeitherguiltyofignoringthethreatentirelyorminimizingitsimpactonourpsyches.(Antonym:)

⑦Ourunconsciousmindhasbeenmurmuringwarningstoustowhichwehavefailedtogivecredencethathasinturnforcedourpsychetoamplifythevolume.(Antonym:)

⑧Ifanightmareisalertingustoacreepingneurosis,thatdoesn’tmeanitisn’trelevantandjustascrippling.(Antonym:)

departure/leaving/disappearancemaximizingreduce/weaken/,intensifyirrelevant,unrelated5.Pleasechooseonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthefollowingsentence.

PartTwo:Consolidation(A)A.Vocabulary

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thatshewillgiveupforaseeminglysatisfactoryjob.A.likeness B.likelihood C.flexibilityD.feasibility

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inthenovel. A.portrayal B.impression C.retelling D.expression(6)Thisstore

interiordecorationmaterials.A.dealswithB.dealsinC.manages D.shops(7)Consideringthecompanylaw,theywill

ordinaryconsumersandshareholdersin

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Ignoringordiscountingnightmaresasonlydreamsdoesn’tultimatelyofferanyhelpindealingwiththemforlikemostforgottendreams,theywillsimplyreturn.____________________________________________________________________________________________PartTwo:Consolidation(B)B.Sentence1.Studythefollowingsentencescarefullytoidentifytheimportantsentencepatternsusedandmakesentences.①Thereareasmanydifferenttypesofnightmaresastherearepeoplebutourreactiontothemisthesame.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

②Weawakensweating,sometimesscreamingoutloud,heartbeatingfastandsoenormouslyrelievedtodiscoveritwasanightmareandnotwakinglife!______________________________________________________________________________________________________________④Imaginewhatthenightmareisaskingofyouthedreamer.__________________________________________________________________________________________________PartTwo:Consolidation(B)B.Sentence1.Studythefollowingsentencescarefullytoidentifytheimportantsentencepatternsusedandmakesentences.

⑤Attheveryleastyouwillfindyourselfawedatthemajesty,graceandcondensedformithaspresentedofawakinglifesituation.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2.Explainthefollowingsentencesinyourownwords.Changethestructureswhennecessary.

PartTwo:Consolidation(B)B.Sentence①Theirmeaningislikelyasindividualaswearehowever,thereareseveralcommonreasons.②Thereareothercommonreasonsfornightmares:fearoffailure,poorhealth,orvictimization.

Nightmaresmayresultfromsomeothercommonreasons:aconstantfearoffailuresinlife,one’shealthgettingworseandworse,beingbulliedbyothers.

Themeaningofnightmaresmayvaryfrompersontoperson,buttheystillhavesomereasonsincommon.

③Weareeitherguiltyofignoringthethreatentirelyorminimizingitsimpactonourpsyches.Wemayfeelguiltybecausewehaveneverseriouslytreatedthethreatresultingfromnightmaresorhaveunderestimatedtheeffectcausedbythem..④Imaginewhatthenightmareisaskingofyouthedreamer.Remindyouofwhatyoucandotodealwiththenightmare..⑤Ifyoudon’twishthemtorevisit,thengivethemcreativeexpression.Ifyoudonotwanttobetroubledbynightmaresanymore,youshouldlearntointerpret/express/seetheminacreativeway..B.Sentence2.Explainthefollowingsentencesinyourownwords.Changethestructureswhennecessary.PartTwo:Consolidation(B)PartTwo:Consolidation(C)C.Grammar1.Completeeachsentencewithwhatyouthinkisthemostappropriateofthefourchoicesgiven.(1)Astheproverbgoes,“

.”A.seeingistobelieve B.tosayistobelieve C.sayingisbelievingD.whattoseeiswhattobelieve(2)Walkingintotheroom,

.A.ourfootstepsechoedthroughthecorridorsB.ourfootstepscouldbeheardthroughthecorridorsC.ourfootstepswereheardbyourselves D.weheardtheechoesofourfootstepsthroughthecorridors(3)Hearingherselfcalledbytheteacher,shestoodup,

.A.herheartbeatfast B.heartbeatingfast C.andheartbeatingD.withhearthearttobeat(4)Whenonestandsnearthecliff,hewillfindhimself

atthemajesty,theabruptnessandthesplendorofthemountain.A.frightened B.amazedC.awed D.yieldedCDBCPartTwo:Consolidation(C)(5)whenhereturnedhome,hefoundthewindowopenandsomething

.A.tosteal B.stealing C.stolen D.missed(6)

theinstructoravailableintheoffice,theydecidedtoreturn.A.Notseeing B.NothavingseenC.Havingnotseen D.Seeing...not(7)Teachingisasinking-stomachprofession.Bysinking-stomach,ateachermayfeelmuchtoo

whenheseesstudents,moreoftenthannot,failtoanswerhisquestions.A.discouraged B.discouraging C.havebeendiscouragedD.beendiscouraged(8)Afterthebellrangforbreak,thestudents

oftheroom.A.wentdashingout B.dashedoutrunning C.dashedrunningout D.dashedtorunoutCBACC.Grammar2.Completethesentenceswiththerightformofthegivenverbs.①Havinglosttheelection,thepresidentia