新视野大学英语(第二版)第1册Unit5-SectionB-教师版

1、ContentsReading Skills1Text B23Test YourselfN H C EReading Skills自测课文IntroductionPracticeLike the other skills for your use, the skill introduced in this unit does render you better ability in reading.This practice is designed to help you get a deeper insight into the skill for this unit.N H C ERead

2、ing for Major Details In Unit 4, we discussed how to identify the main idea of a paragraph. But the main idea of a paragraph does not give us all the information we need. Facts and details in a paragraph can help develop the main idea. These facts and details may paint a more complete picture, give

3、examples to help us understand the main idea better, prove a point, or show how the idea relates to other ideas. 自测课文随 笔 Practice To be continuedN H C E Not all facts in a paragraph are of the same importance. Details that give major information about the main idea are, however, very important. Smal

4、l or less important details help round out the paragraph and often hold our attention to make the material we are reading more concrete. Still, we may ignore them if our goal is a clear and quick understanding of what we are reading. 自测课文Practice To be continuedN H C E随 笔 So, when we are looking for

5、 the major detail of a paragraph, we have, first, to learn to read for the main idea of the paragraph. When we have found all the facts and details that help to add up to the main idea of the paragraph, we can separate the major detail from less important details. Practice 自测课文N H C E随 笔 Look at one

6、 paragraph from Passage A: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) was diagnosed in the United States in the late 1970s. Since then, AIDS has killed more than 204,000 Americanshalf of that number in the past few years alone. Another 185,000 of the one million infected with the HIV virus are expec

7、ted to die within the next year. (Para. 1) Example 1Practice 自测课文N H C E随 笔 Main idea: AIDS was found in the United States.Major detail: AIDS has killed more than 204,000 Americans since being identified. Once we have identified the major detail of a paragraph, other details of the paragraph as a re

8、sult become small. Main Idea: ?Major Detail: ?Practice Explanation自测课文N H C E随 笔 Example 2 Like many other hunters, the Kung has been described as a leisured and even an “affluent” society. They do not have or need many material possessions and in many cases the search for food is neither exhausting

9、 nor time-consuming. One anthropologist has reckoned their average work day as six hours and that adults spend about two and a half days or between 12 and 19 hours a week in food-getting.Practice To be continued自测课文N H C E随 笔 Example 2Men may hunt for a period and then rest for several weeks; women

10、gather enough food for three days at a time, and may then visit neighboring camps or entertain, as the men do their leisure-time.Practice 自测课文N H C E随 笔 ExplanationPractice Main Idea: The Kung has been regarded as a leisured and even “affluent” society.Major Detail: They do not have or need many mat

11、erial possessions and the search for food is neither exhausting nor time-consuming.Main Idea: ?Major Detail: ?自测课文N H C E随 笔 Directions:Read the following paragraphs from Reading Passage B. Then answer the following questions. PracticeIntroduction 自测课文N H C E随 笔 1. I climbed the ladder, heard my div

12、e announced, and commenced the moves that would thrust me into the air. Pushing off the diving board with my legs, I lifted my arms and shoulders back, and knew immediately I would be close to the board and might hit my hands. I tried to correct myself as I turned, spreading my hands wide apart. The

13、n I heard a strange sound and my body lost control. Moments later I realized I had hit my head on the board. (Para. 1)Introduction 自测课文N H C E随 笔 What is the main idea of the paragraph?A. He started his dive.B. He made a beautiful dive.C. He hit his hands when diving.D. He hurt himself when diving.S

14、elect one major detail from the paragraph.A. He climbed the ladder.B. He started his dive.C. He hit his head on the board.D. He lifted his arms and shoulders back.Introduction 自测课文N H C E随 笔 2. These were the trials for the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea. Until this dive, I had been ahead. But now, s

15、omething else was more significant than winning. I might have endangered other divers lives if I had spilled blood in the pool. For what I knewthat few others knewwas that I was HIV-positive. (Para. 3)Introduction 自测课文N H C E随 笔 What is the main idea of the paragraph?There was something more signifi

16、cant than winning.B. He was HIV-positive.C. He was ahead of others for the diving event in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea.D. Winning is more important than anything else.Introduction 自测课文N H C E随 笔 Select one major detail from the paragraph.He was HIV-positive.B. He was doing wonderfully well in

17、the diving event.C. He was very worried that he might infect other divers with AIDS as he spilled his blood in the pool.D. He did not want others to learn that he was HIV-positive. Introduction 自测课文N H C E随 笔 3. In the spring of 1983, a committee at the Medard H. Nelson Elementary School in New Orle

18、ans decided it was time to take the mystique(神秘性) out of computers for their 621 students. They ordered six Apple II computers and set up computer classes for teachers, parents and students. Almost everyone was enthusiastic about the results; a few students became so interested that they formed a co

19、mputer club. The principal is very pleased with this experiment and plans to buy more equipment as soon as funds become available.Introduction 自测课文N H C E随 笔 What is the main idea of the paragraph? A. Almost everyone was enthusiastic about the setup of computer classes. B. Some students became so in

20、terested that they formed a computer club. C. The elementary school has equipped the childrens education with computers. D. The elementary school decided to take the mystique out of computers for their students.Introduction 自测课文N H C E随 笔 Select one major detail from the paragraph. . The principal i

21、s very pleased with this experiment. The principal plans to buy more equipment as soon as funds become available. A committee in the elementary school had a meeting. They ordered six Apple II computers and set up computer classes for teachers, parents and students.Introduction 自测课文N H C E随 笔 Text BN

22、ew WordsQuestionsPreviewingChoice MakingPassageReading自测技巧N H C E随 笔 自测技巧Questions Text Study Choice Making commence v. 开始 thrust vt. 猛推;猛塞 apart ad. 分开地 initially 起初,起先 intense a.强烈的,剧烈的bleed vi.流血hasten.U匆忙trialn.C预赛;C, U审判;试验significanta.有意义的;表明的;重要的endangervt.使处于危险a.ad. 起初的开始的 initial N H C EQue

23、stions Text Study spill vt./vi. 使溢出;使溅出/溢出;溅出 adoption n. C, U收养;U采用 explore vt./v. 探讨,研究;探索,探测 mug vt. 对行凶抢劫 prior a. 在之前;事先的,预先的 springboard n. C跳板unfortunately ad. 不幸地;遗憾地 coach n./vt. C教练;训练,指导,辅导assist v. 帮助,协助 enjoyable a. 令人愉快的,可享受的 Choice Making 自测技巧N H C E随 笔 Questions Text Study Choice Mak

24、ing 自测技巧N H C E随 笔 triumph n./vi. partner n. C胜利; (over)获胜C 配偶,(性)伙伴;伙伴 confuse vt. 使困惑,使糊涂 vaporize v. (使)变成蒸汽,蒸发;消失 compete vi. 竞争;参赛 scare vt. 惊吓,使惊恐repetition n. U重复 confident a. 自信的,相信的 scoreboard n. C (体育比赛) 记分牌 leap vi. 跳,跳跃 vapor n. C 蒸汽 Questions Text Study quit vt./vi. 停止,放弃 in haste匆忙地cal

25、l sb. names骂某人have a shot at sth.尝试,企图,努力做某事take first place获得第一名for fear (that)担心,生怕start withbegin with 从开始Olympics奥林匹克运动会Choice Making 自测技巧N H C E随 笔 Questions Text Study Seoul首尔(韩国首都,前称汉城)Samoan萨摩亚人 Ron OBrien罗恩布赖恩(人名) Choice Making 自测技巧N H C E随 笔 随 笔 New Words Text Study Choice Making 自测技巧N H C

26、 EIntroductionFor you to be better conditioned for reading as fast as 100 words per minute, as required in the new type of examination “Fast Reading”, Text B can serve to be your fast-reading material. But, for this purpose, the best course of action is to know what to scan for in your skimming. Thu

27、s, the trick is to keep in your mind the key words of each question before you start off. That is where the “Questions Previewing” comes in. Q1. Immediately before he hit his head on the board, the writer _.Q2. The writer pushed away everyone else who came near to him because _.Q3. The writers natur

28、al parents did not adopt him because _.Q4. According to the passage, the writers diving gave him _.New Words Text Study Choice Making 自测技巧N H C E随 笔 Q5. The writer began to practice doing gym exercises off the diving board _. Q6. The writer feared he would be hated by people if they found that _.Q7.

29、 After he hit his head on the board at the trials, the writer _.Q8. The writer had been a diver for Olympic games for _.New Words Text Study Choice Making 自测技巧N H C E随 笔 1. I climbed the ladder, heard my dive announced, and commenced the moves that would thrust me into the air. Pushing off the divin

30、g board with my legs, I lifted my arms and shoulders back, and knew immediately I would be close to the board and might hit my hands. I tried to correct myself as I turned, spreading my hands wide apart. Then I heard a strange sound and my body lost control. Moments later I realized I had hit my hea

31、d on the board. 随 笔 New Words Questions The Last Dive at the OlympicsChineseQuestion 1Choice Making 自测技巧N H C E 2. Initially, I felt embarrassed. I wanted to hide, to get out of the pool without anyone seeing me. Next I felt intense fear. Had I cut my head? Was I bleeding? Was there blood in the poo

32、l? Swimming to the side, I noticed many shocked faces. People were worried about my head; I was worried about something far more threatening. An official examined my head. In haste, I pushed him away, and everyone else who approached me. “Dont touch me!” I felt like screaming. “Get away from me!”New

33、 Words Questions Choice Making 自测技巧N H C EChinese随 笔 3. These were the trials for the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea. Until this dive, I had been ahead. But now, something else was more significant than winning. I might have endangered other divers lives if I had spilled blood in the pool. For what I

34、 knewthatfew others knew was that I wasHIV-positive. New Words Questions Choice Making 自测技巧N H C EChineseQuestion 2随 笔 4. According to my mother, my natural parents were Samoan and only teenagers when I was born, so they gave me up for adoption. When I was only eighteen months old, I started gym cla

35、sses. At ten, I explored doing gym exercises off the diving board at the pool. ChineseQuestion 3New Words Questions Choice Making 自测技巧N H C E随 笔 5. Because of my dark skin, kids at school called me names; I often got mugged coming home from school. My diving made me feel good about myself when my pe

36、ers made me feel stupid. In the seventh grade, I started taking drugs. ChineseQuestion 4New Words Questions Choice Making 自测技巧N H C E随 笔 6a. At sixteen, I knew I had a shot at the 1976 Olympics. At the trials, one month prior to the finals, I took the first place on the ten-meter platform and on the

37、 springboard! This was surprising because I had trained mostly on the platform. In the finals, I won the silver medal for the platform. Unfortunately, I wasnt happy. ChineseQuestion 5New Words Questions Choice Making to be continued自测技巧N H C E随 笔 6b. Instead, I felt failed because I hadnt won the go

38、ld. After that, I started training with Ron OBrien, a well-known Olympic diving coach. Ron understood me and assisted me to work more intensely. I soon became the international leader in diving. In the 1984 Olympics, I won two gold medals, one for platform, one for springboard. This was an enjoyable

39、 triumph. ChineseNew Words Questions Choice Making 自测技巧N H C E随 笔 7a. No one knew then I was gay, except Ron and a few friends. I feared I would be hated if people found out. Four years later, while preparing for the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, I learned my partner had AIDS. I had to accept I might be H

40、IV-positive or have AIDS, too. ChineseQuestion 6New Words Questions Choice Making To be continued自测技巧N H C E随 笔 7b. When my HIV test results returned positive, I was shocked and confused. Was I dying? Was my shot at the 88 Olympics vaporized? What should I do? During this very difficult time, I coul

41、dnt tell anyone for fear I wouldnt be able to compete in the Olympics if people learned I was HIV-positive.ChineseNew Words Questions Choice Making 自测技巧N H C E随 笔 8. Everyone was alarmed when I hit my head on the board at the trials in Seoul. Regardless, I made it into the finals. When we practiced

42、the next morning, my coach made me start with the dive Id hit my head on. At first, I was scared, but Ron made me do it six times. With each repetition, I felt more confident.ChineseQuestion 7New Words Questions Choice Making 自测技巧N H C E随 笔 9. During my last dive in the finals, I enjoyed for the las

43、t time the quietness underwater and then swam to the side of the pool. Afraid to look at the score-board, I watched Rons face. Suddenly he leapt into the air, the crowd cheered, and I knew Id wontwo gold medals, one for the three-meter springboard and one for the ten-meter platform. No one knew how

44、hard it had been, except Ron and the friends Id told I was HIV-positive. ChineseNew Words Questions Choice Making 自测技巧N H C E随 笔 10. AIDS forced me to stop diving; I had to quit diving professionally after the Olympics.ChineseQuestion 8New Words Questions Choice Making 自测技巧N H C E随 笔 Q1. Immediately

45、 before he hit his head on the board, the writer _.climbed the ladderstarted the moves that would thrust him into the airknew he was too close to the boardcorrected his actions when he turnedRefer to Para. 1New Words Questions Text Study 自测技巧N H C E随 笔 D. he was HIV-positive and feared that others l

46、ives would be endangered if they touched his bleeding headQ2. The writer pushed away everyone else who came near to him because _.he hated themhe felt like screaming “Get away from me” he felt embarrassed and wanted to hide without anyone seeing himRefer to Para. 2 - 3New Words Questions Text Study

47、自测技巧N H C E随 笔 返回 Para. 3Q3. The writers natural parents did not adopt him because _.they were too poor to raise himthey were too young to raise him they did not love himthey were SamoanRefer to Para. 4New Words Questions Text Study 自测技巧N H C E随 笔 Q4. According to the passage, the writers diving gav

48、e him _. A. the sense of being stupidB. the sense of being strongC. the sense of being successfulD. the sense of being lonelyRefer to Para. 5New Words Questions Text Study 自测技巧N H C E随 笔 Q5. The writer began to practice doing gym exercises off the diving board _. A. in 1976 B. in 1971 C. in 1970 D.

49、in 1972Refer to Para. 4 - 6New Words Questions Text Study 自测技巧N H C E随 笔 返回 Q6. The writer feared he would be hated by people if they found that _. A. he was HIV-positive B. he had sex with men C.he only won a silver medal D. his partner had AIDSRefer to Para. 7New Words Questions Text Study 自测技巧N H

50、 C E随 笔 Q 7. After he hit his head on the board at the trials, the writer _. A. practiced less with the help of his coachB. was scared and gave up diving foreverC. lost the chance to compete at the finalsD. still got the chance to compete at the finalsRefer to Para. 8New Words Questions Text Study 自

51、测技巧N H C E随 笔 Q8. The writer had been a diver for Olympic games for _. A. 18 years B. 17 years C. 16 years D. 12 years Refer to Para. 6 - 10New Words Questions Text Study 自测技巧N H C E随 笔 返回 Test Yourself课文技巧N H C EListening ComprehensionTest YourselfReadingComprehensionShort ConversationsDirections:

52、In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause you must make your choice. 21345768910课文技巧随 笔 Reading N H C E1.A) Get some change from Jane. B) Go to look for a pay phone. C) Use the womans phone. D) Pay for the phone call.M: Hi, Jan

53、e! Do you have some change? I have to make a call on the pay phone. W: Pay phone? Why not use my mobile phone. Here you are.Q: What would the man most probably do?21345768910 Reading 课文技巧N H C E随 笔 2. A) At a bookstore.B) In a workshop.C) At an art gallery.D) In a department store. M: Can you tell m

54、e the title of this oil painting?W: Sorry. I dont know for sure, but I guess it is an early 18th century work. Let me look it up in the catalogue. Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place? Reading 课文技巧N H C E21345768910随 笔 3. A) Shes bought the man a pair of glasses today.B) She will

55、 help the man to catch up.C) She is worried about the mans health.D) She has bought the man an up-to-date map.M: I am worried about those classes I missed when I was sick.W: I will try to bring you up-to-date on what weve done.Q: What does the woman mean? Reading 课文技巧N H C E21345768910随 笔 4.A) He is

56、 going to give a talk on fishing.B) He thinks fishing is a good way to kill time.C) He has the same hobby as Susans father.D) He is eager to meet Susans parents.W: Hi Dan. I hear youre meeting Susans parents for the first time.M: Yeah, next weekend. Fortunately her father loves to fish, so well have

57、 something to talk about.Q: What can be inferred about Dan? Reading 课文技巧N H C E21345768910随 笔 5.A) He finds the presentation hard to follow.B) He considers the presentation very dull.C) He speaks highly of the presentation.D) He thinks Prof. White has chosen an interesting topic.W: Prof. Whites pres

58、entation seems to go on forever. I was barely able to stay awake.M: How could you sleep through it? Its one of the best Ive ever heard on this topic.Q: What does the man think of Prof. Whites presentation? Reading 课文技巧N H C E21345768910随 笔 6.A) High quality paper.B) Typewriter.C) Some stocks.D) A bo

59、okshelf.W: I am looking for quality paper to type my essay. I dont see any on the shelf.M: I saw some in the stock room this morning. Ill go and check.Q: What does the woman want to buy? Reading 课文技巧N H C E21345768910随 笔 7.A) They go to the seaside.B) They set off early.C) They go sightseeing.D) The

60、y wait for a fine day.M: It seems that we will have another fine day tomorrow. Lets go to the seaside.W: Ok. But well have to leave very early, or else well get caught in the traffic.Q: What does the woman suggest? Reading 课文技巧N H C E21345768910随 笔 8.A) He was late for school on the first dayB) He h