高中英语阅读素材小王子系列D22-D24学案

1、- 1 -小王子系列文章导读Day 22 小王子遇到了一个铁路扳道工。1. 小王子遇见了谁？正文赏析2. 铁路扳道工是做什么的？- the little prince encounters1 a railway switchmanGood morning, said the little prince.Good morning, said the railway switchman2.What do you do here? the little prince asked.I sort3 out travelers, in bundles4 of a thousand, said the sw

2、itchman. I send off the trains that carry them; now to the right, now to the left.And a brilliantly5 lighted express train shook the switchmans cabin as it rushed by with a roar6 like thunder.They are in a great hurry, said the little prince. What are they looking for?Not even the locomotive7 engine

3、er knows that, said the switchman.And a second brilliantly lighted express thundered8 by, in the opposite direction.Are they coming back already? demanded the little prince.These are not the same ones, said the switchman. It is an exchange9.Were they not satisfied where they were? asked the little p

4、rince.No one is ever satisfied where he is, said the switchman.And they heard the roaring thunder of a third brilliantly lighted express.Are they pursuing the first travelers? demanded the little prince.They are pursuing10 nothing at all, said the switchman. They are asleep in there, or if they are

5、not asleep they are yawning11. Only the children are flattening12 their noses against the windowpanes13.Only the children know what they are looking for, said the little prince. They waste their time over a rag14 doll and it becomes very important to them; and if anybody takes it away from them, the

6、y cry.They are lucky, the switchman said.生词快速检索：encounter1vt. 不期而遇;遭遇;对抗switchman2 n. 扳道员sort3 vi. 分类；协调；bundle4 n.捆；束；包；brilliantly5adv.辉煌地；光亮地；roar6 n.吼声；咆哮；轰鸣；locomotive7 n. 机车adj. 火车头的；运动的；thunder8 v. 轰隆地发出；大声喊出exchange9n.交换；交易所；兑换；pursue10v.追求；追捕；yawn11 vi. 打哈欠；裂开flatten12v. 击败，使平坦 windowpane13

7、n. 玻璃窗rag14n. 破布;碎布;破旧衣服;阅读理解1. Who did the little prince encounter ?a railway switchman B. The sheep C. The snake D. The dog2.What does the railway switchman do there ?A. He fixes the train. B. He mends the train. C. He drives the train. D.He sends off the trains 3. Are the people satisfied where t

8、hey are?A.Yes B. No C. Im not sure D. I dont know4. Whats the meaning of the underlined word “opposite”?优雅的 B. 自信的 C. 相反的 D. 枯萎的Who knows what they are looking for?The children B. The rose C. The sheep D. The little prince佳句赏析1. They are in a great hurry, said the little prince. What are they lookin

9、g for?look for 寻找 强调寻找的过程Eg: She is looking for her coat.她正在寻找她的外套。look after = take care of =care for 照顾，照料Eg: Thank you for looking after my pet.谢谢你照顾我的宠物。look at sb/sth 看Eg: Please look at the blackboard.请看黑板。look out = be careful =watch out 小心，当心Eg: Look out! There is a car coming.当心，有车。Were the

10、y not satisfied where they were? asked the little prince. No one is ever satisfied where he is, said the switchman. “他们不满意他们原来所住的地方吗？” “人们是从来也不会满意自己所在的地方的。”扳道工说。satisfied adj. 满意的 动词 satisfybe satisfied with 意思是“对感到满意”Eg： I am satisfied with your explanation我对你的解释感到满意My parents are satisfied with my

11、 work.我的父母对我的工作很满意。They waste their time over a rag doll and it becomes very important to them; and if anybody takes it away from them, they cry.“他们为一个布娃娃花费不少时间，这个布娃娃就成了很重要的东西，如果有人夺走的他们的布娃娃，他们就哭泣”be/become important to sb （变得）对某人很重要Eg: English is important to us.英语对我们很重要。China is becoming more and m

12、ore important to the world.中国对世界越来越重要。词汇记忆encounter_switchman_sort_bundle_brilliantly_roar_locomotive_thunder_exchange_pursue_yawn_flatten_windowpane_rag_Day 23文章导读 小王子遇到了一个商人。1. 小王子遇见了谁？正文赏析2. 铁路扳道工是卖什么的？- the little prince encounters a merchant1Good morning, said the little prince.Good morning, sa

13、id the merchant.This was a merchant who sold pills that had been invented to quench2 thirst3. You need only swallow one pill a week, and you would feel no need of anything to drink.Why are you selling those? asked the little prince.Because they save a tremendous4 amount of time, said the merchant. C

14、omputations5 have been made by experts. With these pills, you save fifty-three minutes in every week.And what do I do with those fifty-three minutes?Anything you like.As for me, said the little prince to himself, if I had fifty-three minutes to spend as I liked, I should walk at my leisure6 toward a

15、 spring7 of fresh water.生词快速检索：merchant1n.商人；店主；专家quench2v. 解（渴）;终止（某事物）;thirst3 n.口渴；渴望tremendous4adj. 极大的，巨大的;computation5 n. 估计，计算leisure6 n.空闲时间;闲暇;悠闲;安逸spring7 n. 春季;泉水，小溪;阅读理解1. Who did the little prince encounter?a railway switchman B. a merchant C. The snake D. The dog2.What does the merchan

16、t sell?pills B. a toy C. a tool D. a garden of flowers3.Why is the merchant selling those pills?A.Because they save a tremendous amount of money. B. Because they save a tremendous amount of water.C.Because they save a tremendous amount of time.D. Because you can save fifty minutes in every week.4. W

17、hats the meaning of the underlined word “swallow ”?A.看见 B. 完成 C. 成功 D. 吞咽5. How many minutes can people save with these pills?A. fifty-one B. fifty-three C. fifty-two D. fifty-five佳句赏析1. You need only swallow one pill a week, and you would feel no need of anything to drink. 每周吞服一丸就不会感觉口渴。need do sth

18、 需要做某事，此处need 为情态动词，后直接加动词原形，没有人称和数的变化。Eg: You need do your homework first after school.放学后，你首先需要做作业。He need study hard.他需要好好学习。need to do sth 需要做某事，此处need 为实义动词，后加动词不定式，有人称和数的变化。Eg： I need to wash clothes.我需要洗衣服。Doessheneedtodothecooking?她需要做饭吗?Yes,shedoes.是的，她需要做饭。No,shedoesnt.不，她不必做饭。Because they

19、 save a tremendous4 amount of time, said the merchant. “这就大大地节约了时间。”商人说， because+句子， 因为because引导原因状语从句，回答why的提问 Eg: Why are you so sad? 你为什么如此伤心？Because I failed the exam. 因为我考试考砸了。 because+名词短语，在句中作原因状语Eg：We cant go to the park because of the rain.因为雨，我们去不了公园了。3.As for me, said the little prince to

20、 himself, if I had fifty-three minutes to spend as I liked, I should walk at my leisure toward a spring of fresh.小王子自言自语地说：“我如果有五十三分钟可支配，我就悠哉游哉地向水泉走去”as for 至于 用来转换话题，引出一方或新的内容，起到补充前文又突出后文的作用。Eg: You can go home now, but as for children, they can stay here.你可以回家了，至于孩子们，他们可以待在这。as for 至于， 经常用于表轻蔑，冷淡的

21、态度Eg: As for Kangkang , I never want to see him again.词汇记忆至于康康，我再也不想见到他了。merchant_quench_thirst_tremendous_computation_leisure_spring_Day 24文章导读故事的讲述者和小王子口渴难耐，在沙漠中寻找水井。1. 他们在沙漠中寻找什么？2. 他们最终找到了吗？正文赏析- the narrator and the little prince, thirsty, hunt for a well1 in the desertIt was now the eighth day

22、 since I had had my accident in the desert, and I had listened to the story of the merchant as I was drinking the last drop of my water supply2.Ah, I said to the little prince, these memories of yours are very charming3; but I have not yet succeeded in repairing my plane; I have nothing more to drin

23、k; and I, too, should be very happy if I could walk at my leisure toward a spring of fresh water!My friend the fox- the little prince said to me.My dear little man, this is no longer a matter that has anything to do with the fox!Why not?Because I am about to die of thirst.He did not follow my reason

24、ing4, and he answered me:It is a good thing to have had a friend, even if one is about to die. I, for instance, am very glad to have had a fox as a friend.He has no way of guessing the danger, I said to myself. He has never been either hungry or thirsty. A little sunshine is all he needs.But he look

25、ed at me steadily5, and replied to my thought:I am thirsty, too. Let us look for a well.I made a gesture of weariness6. It is absurd to look for a well, at random7, in the immensity8 of the desert. But nevertheless we started walking.When we had trudged9 along for several hours, in silence, the dark

26、ness fell, and the stars began to come out. Thirst had made me a little feverish10, and I looked at them as if I were in a dream. The little princes last words came reeling11 back into my memory:Then you are thirsty, too? I demanded.But he did not reply to my question. He merely said to me:Water may

27、 also be good for the heart.I did not understand this answer, but I said nothing. I knew very well that it was impossible to cross-examine12 him.He was tired. He sat down. I sat down beside him. And, after a little silence, he spoke again:The stars are beautiful, because of a flower that cannot be s

28、een.I replied, Yes, that is so. And, without saying anything more, I looked across the ridges13 of sand that were stretched out before us in the moonlight.The desert is beautiful, the little prince added.And that was true. I have always loved the desert. One sits down on a desert sand dune14, sees n

29、othing, hears nothing. Yet through the silence something throbs15, and gleams16.What makes the desert beautiful, said the little prince, is that somewhere it hides a well.I was astonished by a sudden understanding of that mysterious radiation17 of the sands. When I was a little boy I lived in an old

30、 house, and legend told us that a treasure18 was buried there. To be sure, no one had ever known how to find it; perhaps no one had ever even looked for it. But it cast an enchantment19 over that house. My home was hiding a secret in the depths of its heart.Yes, I said to the little prince. The hous

31、e, the stars, the desert- what gives them their beauty is something that is invisible20!I am glad, he said, that you agree with my fox.As the little prince dropped off to sleep, I took him in my arms and set out walking once more. I felt deeply moved, and stirred21. It seemed to me that I was carryi

32、ng a very fragile22 treasure. It seemed to me, even, that there was nothing more fragile on all Earth. In the moonlight I looked at his pale forehead, his closed eyes, his locks23 of hair that trembled24 in the wind, and I said to myself: What I see here is nothing but a shell. What is most importan

33、t is invisible.As his lips opened slightly with the suspicious25 of a half-smile, I said to myself, again: What moves me so deeply, about this little prince who is sleeping here, is his loyalty26 to a flower- the image of a rose that shines through his whole being like the flame of a lamp, even when

34、 he is asleep. And I felt him to be more fragile still. I felt the need of protecting him, as if he himself were a flame that might be extinguished27 by a little puff28 of wind.And, as I walked on so, I found the well, at daybreak29.生词快速检索：well1 n.井；源泉；supply2n.供应；补给；贮备charming3adj.迷人的reasoning4n. 推

35、理；论证；评理steadily5adv. 稳定地;持续地;weariness6n. 疲倦;困乏;消沉;厌倦at random7胡乱地, 随便地immensity8n.无限；巨大；无垠trudge9vi. 跋涉；步履艰难地走feverish10adj. 发烧的，有热病症状的reel11 v.眩晕；旋转；蹒跚cross-examine12v.盘诘；反复询问ridge13n.脊；山脊；山脉；dune14n. （由风吹积成的）沙丘throb15vi. 悸动；抽动；颤动；gleam16v. （使）闪烁，闪亮radiation17 n.辐射；放射线treasure18n. 金银财宝;宝藏;珍宝;encha

36、ntment19 n. 魅力；魔法；着迷；invisible20adj. 看不见的;无形的stir21v. 搅拌；激起；惹起fragile22 adj.易碎的；脆的；lock23n. 锁;水闸，船闸;一把，tremble24v. 发抖；焦虑；摇晃suspicious25 adj. 可疑的;猜疑的loyalty26 n. 忠诚，忠实;忠心;extinguished27 vt.熄灭；扑灭；消灭；puff28 n.一阵；一股；daybreak29n.黎明；拂晓阅读理解1. What did they hunt for ?a footstool B. a well C. a tool D. a garden of flowers2. Did they find the well at last ?A. Yes B. No C. Im not sure D. I dont know3. Whats the meaning of the underlined word “astonished” ?优雅的 B. 自信的 C. 灭绝