创意法教育学案

创意法教育学案

外研版高中英语选修十

MODULE5High-teckLiving

第一课时ReadingandVocabulary（l）

ADigitalLife

我的学习目标：

1、Tohelpthestudentstolearnaboutcomputerprogrammes.

2、Toenablethestudentstogivetheirownopinionsofadigitallife

3Tolearnthenewwordsandphrases

我的学习过程

一、生活引入

1、每课一诵（10分）

TellussomethingsaboutChinesecinema.

2、Doyouoftenusecomputers?Whatdoyouusethemfor?What'

syouropinionofadigitallife?（10分）

二、基本功训练

（一）、知识点学习（10分）

Lookatthephotoandthetitleofthepassage.Predictwhichword

syouwillseeinthepassage.

ChatcomputereatingemailInternetlessonsmobileph

onesportsteenagertechnologytelevisionwork

2.Readpartiandanswerthequestions.(10分)

1)WhatmakesYanNuoacomputerexpert?

2)InwhatwayshashehelpedMicrosoft?

3)Howdoeshemanagehisschoolwork?

4)Whatmakeshimdifferentfromotherteenagers?

5)WhatdoesYanNuo'steacherthinkabouthim?

（二）、知识点演练（10分）

What'sthewriter'sopinionofYanNuo?

三、题型训练

一）、选择题（10分）

Readpartiagainandchoosethebestsummary.

A.YanisatypicalChineseteenagerwhoworkshardatschoolan

denjoysplayingcomputergames.Hewantstogotouniversityin

Americaandbecomeasoftwareengineerandprogrammer.

B.YanisanunusualChineseteenagerwhohelpspeoplewiththeir

computerproblems.Heisveryorganizedandisalreadyasoftwar

eengineerandprogrammer.

C.Yanisahighschoolstudentwithalotofconnectionsinthec

omputerworld.Heplayscomputergamesforuptothreehoursad

ayandalsowritesforaChinesewebsite.

二）Readpart2ofthepassageandanswerthequestions.（10分）

1.Whyareparentsworriedabouttheirchildrenspendingtoolong

ontheircomputer?

2.Whichofthestatementswouldyourparentsagreewith、

3.Whichonesdoyouagreewith?

4.WouldyouliketobelikeYanNuo?Why?Whynot?

三）、Writedownthewordsandphrases（10分）

1.FivecomputerssitinYanNuo'sbedroomandhismobilephoneand

pocketPC_________

（不断地）ring,keepinghim.

2.But（看）alittlecloserandyouwillseethatthissenor3

computerexperthassome（令人钦佩的国际交往）

3.Yanisjust（回来）fromatriptoDenmarkwherehemetsenior

Microsoftofficialsto（建议）them（关于）their

latestsoftwaredevelopments.

4.MVPisa（称号）（被授予）bythesoftware

gianttopeoplewho（自动提供帮助

给..^computerusersontheInternet.

5.（尽管忙于）schoolwork,Yanspends（高

达）threehoursadayworkingonhiscomputers.

6.（不像）mostteenagers,Yanmakes（详

细的计戈1J）foreverything（提前）.

7.（当...时候）manyteenagersplaycomputergamesthat

allowthemto

（梦想）openingtheirowncompaniesandbecomingamillionaire,Yanis

already____________

（在…前面）theothers（沿着）thatroad.

8.Doteenagers（过平衡的生活）orare

computers_____________

（把他们变成）“geeks"who（不再锻炼）orevenknowhow

tohaveaconversation?

9.InthenewspapertherewasthisstoryaboutanInternetcafewhich

somekids___________

（烧毁），becausethey（对...感到愤怒）being

_________________（拒绝某人进入）.

10.Istrongly（建议）thatthegovernment（禁

止）allInternetcafes（因为）somanyteenagersarewasting

theirtimeongamesand

（网络聊天）which（与…没有关系）theirschoolwork.

练习:Thedoctorrecommendedthatyouswimaftereating

alargemeal.

Awouldn'tBcouldn'tCneedn'tDshouldn't

四、学以致用

Discussion（10分）

1.Ifyouareastudent,whatdoyouthinkofthehomecomputers

andtheInternet.

2.1fyouareaparent,what'syouropinionaboutyourchildren'spla

yingcomputers?

2、每课一测（10分）

听写本课重点单词、短语

答案和解析

一生活引入open

二、基本功训练

一）1.open

2.l）Heisacertifiedsoftwareengineerandprogrammer.

2）HeisavolunteerforMicrosoftwhohelpsuserswithproblems.

3）Heplanshisschoolworkandcomputerworkverycarefully.

4）Heisverygoodatplanninghistime,andhehascleartargetsfo

rwhattodo.

5）Theteacherisverypositiveabouthowheorganizeshislife.

二）Thatheisasuccessfulyoungman,andmorematurehtanhis

peers.

三、题型训练

一）、选择题

1.（如果你选择了A,说明你理解了前半部分，但忽略了para6第一句

话；如果你选择了C,说明你看到Yan每天花不少时间在电脑上，但

不全面）所以正确答案选B

二）1.Theyareworriedthatchildrenwillturnintounhealthycomp

uter“geeks“andbeobsessedwithcomputerstotheexclusionofe

verythingelse.

2-5open

三）1.constantly,runningtoschedule2.1ook,impressiveinternational

connections3.back,advise,on

4.title,awarded,volunteertheirhelpto5.Despitebeingbusywith,upto

6.Unlike,detailedplans

7.While,dreamof,aheadof,down8.haveabalancedlife,turnthem

into,nolongertakeexercise

9.burneddown,werefurious10.recommend,ban,as,Internetchatting,

havenothingtodowith,D

四、学以致用

此活动旨在让学生就某个问题发表自己的看法，而且这个话题是学

生们颇熟悉的，所以他们有话可说。

第二课时ReadingandVocabulary（2）

CaughtintheWeb

我的学习目标：

1、Tohelpthestudentstolearnaboutthereasonsforteenager

cybercrime'sbehaviors

2、Toenablethestudentstogivetheiropinionsofthecyber-crime

3Tolearnthenewwordsandphrases

我的学习过程

一、生活引入

1、每课一诵（10分）

TellussomethingsaboutYanNuo

2、DoyouknowNimaya?Doyouknownwhoprogrammeit?Whydid

hedoit?Ithappensthatthereisasimilarcase.Let'stoknowanotheryoung

man,likeLiJun.

（10分）

二、基本功训练

（一）、知识点学习（10分）

Readthepassageandfindout:

1.Whateffectviruseshaveoncomputersystems

2.WhatdamageSvenJaschandidtocomputersaroundtheworld

3.Whysometeenagerwritecomputerviruses

4.Whathappensitsomeonegetscaughtwritingavirus

（二）、知识点演练（10分）

Whafsthewriter'sopinionofSvenJaschan?

三、题型训练

一）、选择题（10分）

Readthepassageagainandchoosethecorrectmeaningsaccordingto

thepassage.

l.Awormis.

A.aprogrammethatdeliberatelydamagescomputers

B.asmallcreaturewithalongsoftbodyandnobonesorlegs

2.Avirusif.

A.aprogrammethatdamagesinformationonacomputer

B.averysmalllivingthingthatcanenteryourbodyandmakeyouill

3.Pressuremeans.

A.aphysicalforcethatispressingonsomeoneorsomething

B.whensomeonetriestopersuadesomeonetodosomething

4.Akitis.

A.asetofspecialclothesforsport

B.allthepiecesyouneedtodoormakesomething

5.Theimpactofsomethingis.

A.itseffectorinfluence

B.theforceofoneobjecthittinganother

二）Writedownthewordsandphrases（20分）

1.Itwasthis18-year-oldGermanboywhoinventeda

（致命的电月窗程序）thatmadetheir

machines（停掉/关掉）.

2.（根据）reports,theshyboy

（或许一直在设法）helphismother、

strugglingcomputerbusiness.

练习：Jackdescribedhisfather,whoabraveboymanyyearsago,

asastrong-willedman.

AwouldbeBwouldhavebeenCmustbeDmusthave

been

3.Butintheend,he（向...投降）pressurefromhis

schoolmatesandproducedamoredangerousprogramme.

4.（不管他们的原因是什么），mostof

theseteenagershavenoideawhattheyaredoingcanaffectthewider

world.

练习：Thelawyerseldomwearsanythingotherthanasuitthe

season.

AwhateverBwhereverCwheneverDhowever

5.However,（一旦）theyrealizethatit

（对...有影响）otherpeople,mostofthem

growoutofitandstop.

6.把…看作7.某人熟悉某物

四、学以致用

Discussion（10分）

l.Jaschanshouldgotoprisonforwhathedid.

2.Viruswritersarejusthavingfun.Theydon'tmeananyharmto

anyone.

3.Mostvirusesarenotwrittenbyteenagers.Theyarewrittenbyp

rofessionalcriminals.

2、每课一测（10分）

听写本课重点单词、短语

答案和解析

一生活引入open

二、基本功训练

一）1.open

1.2.Theycanslowdowncomputersystemsandcauseproblemsfor

millionsofpeople.

2.ItSloweddownemergencysystems,postalservicesandbanking

servicesinmanycountries.

3.Theyseewritingvirusprogrammesasatechnicalchallengeoras

somekindofprotest.

4.Theywillbepunished,sometimesbyastayinprison.

二）open

三、题型训练

一）、选择题

1.如果你选了A,恭喜你！你正确理解了worm在本文中的意思；如

果你选了B,说明你知道worm的本意，只是在本文中的意思没有理

解到位。

2.如果你选了A,恭喜你！你正确理解了virus在本文中的意思；如

果你选了B,说明你知道沅厂卷的本意，只是在本文中的意思没有理

解到位。

3.果你选了A,说明你知道pressure的本意，只是在本文中的意思没

有理解到位。如果你选了B,恭喜你！你正确理解了pressure在本文

中的意思；如

4.如果你选了A,说明你知道kit的本意，只是在本文中的意思没有

理解到位。如果你选了B,恭喜你！你正确理解了kit在本文中的意

思；

5.如果你选了A,恭喜你！你正确理解了impact在本文中的意思；

如果你选了B,说明你知道impact的本意，只是在本文中的意思没有

理解到位。

二）1.deadlycomputerprogramme,turnoff2.Accordingto,mayhave

beentryingto,D3.gaveinto4.Whatevertheirreasons,A5.once,can

haveanimpacton6.consideras7.befamiliarwith

四、学以致用

此活动旨在让学生就某个问题发表自己的看法，而且这个话题是学

生们颇熟悉的，所以他们有话可说。此三题可任选其一。

第三课时ReadingPractice

MakingTechnologyWorkforYou

我的学习目标：

1、Tohelpthestudentstolearnabouthowtomaketechnologyworkfor

you.

2、Toenablethestudentstogivetheirownopinionsoftechnology.

3Tolearnthenewwordsandphrases

我的学习过程

一、生活引入

1、每课一诵（10分）

TellussomethingsaboutSvenJaschan.

2、Doyouoftenreceiveemails?Whatdoyoudowiththem?What'

syouropinionofthenewtechnology?（10分）

二、基本功训练

（一）、知识点学习（10分）

Readthepassageandcheckthetruestatements.

1.Accordingtoa1999study,modstmanagersusetheircomputersafter

work.

2.AnotherstudyfoundthattheaverageUSworkersends189emailsa

day.

3.In15yearswehavedoubledourproductivity,thankstotechnology.

4.Ourworkloadshavedecreased,thankstotechnology.

5.DrLarryRosenhaswrittenabookaboutproblemsrelatedto

technology.

6.Goingtocomputerclassesisusuallyawasteoftime.

7.Itisagoodideatocheckyouremailjustbeforegoingtobed.

8.Theproblemisnottechnology,buthowweuseit.

2.Readpartiandanswerthequestions.（10分）

Findoutthesupportingsentences.

（二）、知识点演练（10分）

What'stheadvicegiveninthepassage?

三、题型训练

一）、选择题（10分）

Readthepassageagainandchoosethebestanswers.

1.Theaimofthepassageisto.

A.warnaboutthedangersofdependingontechnology

B.suggestthatalotoftechnologyisactuallyuseless

C.giveadviceabouthowtolivewithtechnology

D.explainhowsomeofthelatestgadgetswork

2.Thepassageismostlyaboutusingtechnology.

A.atworkB.athome

C.atplayD.athomeandatplay

3.JoshuaEwartsaysthat

A.peopleshouldchecktheiremailatleasttwiceaday

B.hedoesn'tallowtechnologytocontrolhislife

C.technologyismakinghislifeimpossible

D.heneedstechnologythroughouttheday

4.AccordingtoDrLarryRosenpeople.

A.havetoomanytechnologicalgadgets

B.don'tusetechnologycreatively

C.don'tusetechnologyenough

D.aren'tabletoorganizethewaytheyusetechnology

5.Whichofthesepiecesofadviceisnotgiven?

A.Don'tbuytoomanygadgets.

B.Keepuptodatewithchangesintechnology.

C.Organiseyourtimecarefully.

D.Usetechnologytohelpyourelax.

二）Writedownthewordsandphrases（10分）

1.However,whilemodemtechnologylikethiscanmakelife

more（方便的），italsocankeep

us（夜以继日的工作）。

2.Itallowsustoworkmore（有效地），reduceerrors,

and

（增加我们的产量）。

3.Technologyhaspermittedusto（增力口——倍）our

productivity（与...比较）just15yearsago.

4.（不'原奇）withallthisnew

technology,itcanbehardto（且艮上、与…齐步前

进）

5.Weneedtorememberthatwhenwetrytoaccomplishtoomuch

（同时），we（耗尽体力、

累垮）。

6.（处理）toomanygadgetscanbe

confusingand（费时的

7.（换句话说），findacomfortable,（可靠

的）systemthatworks.

8.Weeithercanbe（撞彳到）byit,orwecanuseittoraise

ourselvesup.

9.保持联系10.普通工人

11不一定、未必12.满足某人的需要

13.利用，

四、学以致用

Discussion（10分）

1.Doyouknowanyonewhosuffersstressrelatedtotechnology>

2.Whatadvicewouldyougivetothatperson?

3.Whichtechnologicalgadgetswouldyoubehappytothrowawa

y?

2、每课一测（10分）

听写本课重点单词、短语

答案和解析

一生活引入open

二、基本功训练

一）1.1,3,5,8

2.open

二）open

三、题型训练

一）、选择题

1.（如果你选择了A,说明你注意到了新技术带来的麻烦，但不完全；

如果你选择了B,注意到了新技术带来的麻烦，但有些片面；如果你

选了D,说明你理解了第一段，文中并非主要介绍其工作方式）所以

正确答案选C

2.（如果你选择了B/C/D,说明你平时在这些地方都用，但文中主要担

到在工作时用。）所以正确答案选A

3.（如果你选择了A,说明你注意到了Icheckmyemailtwiceada

y,但没看到前面的onestrategy；如果你选择了C,说明你理解了pa

ra4,thelastsentence,但不是对于JoshuaEwart而言；如果你选了D,

说明你理解了本句的意思，但与题意不符）所以正确答案选B

4.（如果你选择了A,说明你理解了本句的意思，但不是有太多的tec

hnologicalgadgets,而是如何用technologicalgadgets；如果你选择了

B,说明你理解了para6,但与本题稍有不符；如果你选了C,说明你

理解了本句的意思，但不是用的不够，而是如何用。）所以正确答案

选D

5.（如果你选择了A/B/C,说明你可能在文中找到了这些句子，但题目

是Whichofthesepiecesofadviceisnotgiven?；也可能没有在文

中找到，没关系，下一次只要细心一些就好了。）所以正确答案选D

二）1.convenient,workingaroundtheclock2.effectively,increaseour

output3.double,comparedto4.It'snosurprisethat,keepup5.atonce,

burnourselvesout6.Dealingwith,time-consuming7.Inotherwords,

reliable8.runover9.keepintouch,10.averageworkers11.mightnotbe

feasiblefor12.meethisneeds13.takeadvantageof

四、学以致用

此三问题可任选其一进行分组讨论。彼此分享自己的观点。（此活

动旨在让学生就某个问题发表自己的看法，而且这个话题是学生们颇

熟悉的，同时也可帮助学生相互合作，这也是国际上所需的一项重要

能力。）

Module5单元测试

第一节语法和词汇（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21.一Howaboutgoingtotheparkthisafternoon?

—?IfsafewmonthssinceIenjoyedmyselfinthepark.

A.WhyB.WhynotC.WhatforD.What

22.Assayinggoes,anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway.Have

youtriedapple?

A.the;anB.不填；anC.the;theD.a;the

23.Listen,boys!Thisroomandservinginityousix.

A.willbesharingbyB.isbeingsharingwith

C.willbesharedwithD.isbeingsharedby

24.therearemanykindsofdifferentunderstandingofour

bodylanguage,somegesturesseemtobeuniversal.

A.WhenB.WhileC.IfD.As

25.Youwillsurelyovercomethedifficultiesinlearningaforeign

languageifyoukeepup.

A.thatB.oneC.itD.them

26.Youfeelwhenyoudrinkacolddrinkonahotday.

A.frightenedB.doomedC.appealedD.refreshed

27.Seeingnobodyintheclassroom,hedecidedtostaythere

_________forawhile.

A.readingB.toreadC.readD.havingread

28.Winteriscoming,springbefaraway?

A.canB.shouldC.willD.must

29.一Ontheradio,billboards,TVandsoon,thereareavarietyofads,

arebadones.Youshouldbecareful.

一Thankyou,Iwill.

A.someofthemB.fewofthose

C.someofthatD.someofwhich

30.Thereportthatallchildrenbetreatedequally.

A.suspectedB.saidC.urgedD.assessed

31.Amongalltheartbooks，1foundAndrew'swatercolorstobeclosest

toIthoughtgoodwatercolorsshouldlook.

A.whatB.howC.whyD.when

32.She'sthesortofpersonwhoinacrowdbecausesheis

alwayswelldressed.

A.standsoutB.blocksoutC.livesoutD.makesout

33.Therewasalongsilencewhentheymetagain,andsheasked,

“Howhaveyoubeen?,,

A.indetailB.inforceC.atlengthD.beyondquestion

34.Thetelephonefourtimesinthelasttwentyminutes,and

eachtimeitformyroommate.

A.rang;hasbeenB.hasbeenringing;is

C.hadrung;wasD.hasrung;was

35.meifI'mwrong,buthaven'twemetbefore?

A.CorrectB.CorrectingC.TocorrectD.Havingcorrected

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项

（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

CurtandIhavethekindoffriendshipthatIwisheveryonewouldbe

abletoexperience.

Ourfriendship36manyyearsago.Wemetwhile37

differenthighschools.Asyearspassed,webecamegoodfriends.Curt

wasthebestman（伴郎）inmywedding,and1was38afewyears

laterwhenhemarriedmysister'sroommate.Andyettheeventthatmost

showedourpartnershipand39ourfriendshiphappenedover25

yearsago,whenwewereinour20s.

CurtandIwereattendingapoolpartyatthelocalSwimandRacquet

Club.Wewerewalkingtothecar,jokingabouttheparty,andCurt40

meandsaid,“Steve,you'vehadtoomuch41MaybeIshould

drive.5,AtfirstIthoughthewas42.butsinceCurtisdefinitelythe

wiserofus,I43hisjudgment.

“Goodidea,,51said,andhandedhimthe44.

After1wassettledinthepassengerseatandCurtsatbehindthewheel,

hesaid,"I'mgoingtoneedyour45becauseI'mnotsurehowto

gettoyourhousefromhere.^^

“Noproblem,,5146.

Curtstartedthecarandwewere47.Thenext10milesseemed

likeahundredasIprompted(提示)Curtwith.48-leftnow,right

soon,slowdown,speedupandsoon.Theimportantthingwasthatwe

gothome49thatnight.

Tenyearslateratmywedding,Curtbrought50totheeyesof

400guestsashetoldthestoryofourpartnershipand51wedrove

hometogetherthatnight.Whyitwassucha(n)52story?Wewould

all,Ihope,offerourkeys53.Weknewweshouldn'tdrive.Butyou

see,myfriendCurtwasblind.Hehadbeenblindfrom54and

neversatbehindthewheelofacar55thatnight.

36.A.continuedB.beganC.encouragedD.interrupted

37.A.attendingB.takingC.leavingD.finishing

38.A.aloneB.theirsC.thereD.his

39.A.formedB.beganC.deepenedD.valued

40.A.pointedtoB.turnedtoC.wenttoD.lookedup

41.A.waterB.medicineC.smokeD.wine

42.A.lyingB.insistingC.jokingD.deciding

43.A.respectedB.doubtedC.understoodD.used

44.A.wheelsB.keysC.seatD.car

45.A.adviceB.reasonC.helpD.statement

46.A.agreedB.respondedC.promisedD.decided

47.A.offB.overC.outD.down

48.A.safetyB.speedC.qualitiesD.directions

49.A.lateB.safeC.earlyD.drunken

50.A.attentionB.excitementC.tearsD.surprise

51.A.howB.whyC.whenD.whom

52.A.interestingB.surprisingC.touchingD.amazing

53.A.whenB.untilC.becauseD.since

54.A.nowB.natureC.endD.birth

55.A.duringB.overC.afterD.before

第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，

选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Aqualityeducationisthebasicliberator,itcanfreepeoplefrom

poverty,givingthemthepowertogreatlyimprovetheirlivesandtakea

productiveplaceinsociety.Itcanalsofreecommunitiesandcountries,

allowingthemtojumpforwardintoperiodsofwealthandsocialunity

thatotherwisewouldnotbepossible.

Forthisreason,theinternationalcommunityhasdevoteditselfto

gettingalltheworld'schildrenintoprimaryschoolby2015,ataskknown

asEducationforAll.

Caneducationforallbeachievedby2015?Theansweris

undoubtedly"yes,"althoughitisadifficulttask.Ifwenowmeasurethe

goalintermsofchildrensuccessfullycompletingatleastfiveyearsof

primaryschool,insteadofjustenrollingforclasses,whichused

tobethemeasuringstickforeducation,thenthetaskbecomesevenmore

difficult.Only32countrieswereformerlybelievedtobeatriskofnot

achievingeducationforallonthebasisofenrollment.Thenumberrises

to88ifcompletionofprimaryschoolisusedasthestandard.

Still,thegoalisachievablewiththerightpoliciesandtheright

supportfromtheinternationalcommunity.59ofthe88countriesatrisk

canreachuniversalprimarycompletionby2015iftheybringthe

effectivenessandqualityoftheireducationsystemsintolinewith

standardsobservedinhigher-performingsystems.Theyalsoneedgreat

increasesinoutsidesupport.The29countriesfallingfarthestbehindwill

notreachthegoalwithoutextrafastspeedofprogress.Butthisis

achievablewithcreativesolution,includinguseofinformation

technologies,enoughforeignaid,andfewerpeoplelivinginpoverty.

Akeylessonofexperienceaboutwhatmakesdevelopmenteffective

isthatacountry'sabilitytouseaidwelldependsheavilyonitspolicies,

institutionsandmanagement.Whereacountryscoreswellonthese,

foreignassistancecanbehighlyeffective.

56.Inthefirstparagraph,theauthorsuggeststhataqualityeducation

can.

A.treecountriesfromforeignrules

B.givepeoplefreedom

C.speedupsocialprogress

D.liberatepeoplefromanypressure

57.Ideally,thegoaloftheprogramofEducationforAllisto

by2015.

A.enrollalltheworld'schildrenintoprimaryschool

B.getalltheworld'schildrentocompleteprimaryschool

C.givequalityeducationtopeopleof88countries

D.supportthosedevotedtochangingtheireducationsystems

58.countriesarenowatriskofnotachievingeducationforall

onthebasisofcompleting5yearsofprimaryschool.

A.88B.32C.29D.59

59.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTmentioned

astherightpolicy?

A.Raisingtheeffectivenessofeducationsystems.

B.Improvingthequalityofeducation.

C.Usinginformationtechnologies.

D.Buildingmoreprimaryschools.

60.Ascanbegatheredfromthelastparagraph,foreignaid.

A.isprovidedonlywhensomestandardsaremet

B.maynotbehighlyeffective

C.alonemakesdevelopmentpossible

D.ismosteffectiveforthosecountriesfallingfarthestbehind

B

Veronica

ByMaryGaitskill.

PantheonBooks,$23.

ThisattractivelydarknovelfromtheauthorofBadBehaviorandTwo

Girls,FatandThinisnarratedbyaformerParismodelwhoisnowsick

andpoor,herreflectionsOnbeautyandcrueltyhaveclarityandan

uncannybite.

OnBeauty

ByZadieSmith.

PenguinPress,$25.95

Inhernewbook,acultural-politicsnovelsetinaplacelikeHarvard,

theauthorofWhiteTeethbringseverythingtothetable：acrispintellect,

alovelywitandenormoussympathyforthemen,womenandchildren

whoreadherstory.

Saturday

BylanMcEwan.

NanA.Talese/Doubleday.$26.

AsexcitingandascarefullyconstructedasanythingMcEwanhas

written,thisastringent（尖锐的）noveltracesadayinthelifeofan

Englishneurosurgeonwhocomesfacetofacewithsenselessviolence.

DeKooning：AnAmericanMaster

ByMarkStevensandAnnalynSwan.

AlfredA.Knopf,$35.

Abrilliantbiography,impressivelyresearchedandabsorbingly

written,ofthetalented

immigrantwhostoodatthevortex（中心）ofmid-20th-centuryAmerican

art.

AHistoryofEuropeSince1945

ByTonyJudt.

PenguinPress,$39.95.

Judfsmassive,learned,truthfullydetailedaccountofEurope's

recoveryfromthewreckageofWorldWarIIpresentsawholecontinent

inpanorama（全景）evenasitsetsoffdetonations（爆炸）ofinsighton

almosteverypage.

61.Accordingtothepassage,themostprobablenon-fictionnovel

IS.

A.VeronicaB.Saturday

C.OnBeautyD.AHistoryofEuropeSince1945

62.ifyou'refondofart,whichofthefollowingwouldbeyourfavorite?

A.OnBeautyB.Saturday

C.VeronicaD.DeKooning:AnAmerican

Master

63.Thenovelspublishedbythesamecompanyare.

A.OnBeauty&AHistoryofEuropeSince1945

B.Saturday&DeKooning:AnAmericanMaster

C.Veronica&OnBeauty

D.AHistoryofEuropeSince1945&Saturday

64.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.MaryGaitskillistheauthorofbothVeronicaandBadBehaviour.

B.OnBeautydescribesthestoriesthathappenedinHarvard.

C.TwoauthorsfinishedDeKooning:AnAmericanMastertogether.

D.Apost-warEuropecanbefoundinAHistoryofEuropeSince

1945.

65.WhichofthefollowingnovelsarewrittenbyZadieSmith?

A.OnBeauty&BadBehavior

B.Saturday&DeKoonin:AnAmericanMaster

C.OnBeauty&WhiteTeeth

D.Veronica&WhiteTeeth

C

EverysummerthousandsofAmericansstayathomeinsteadofgoing

onholidaybecausethey'reoverweight.Theydon'twantpeopletosee

themsunbathingandtheydon'twanttohavetosqueezeintoplaneseats.

Butnow,thankstothegrowingnumberofweight-friendlyholiday

packages,theoverweightarehavingtheirdaysinthesun.

“Overweightpeoplewillhaveagreattimeonourholidaysaswe

don'tjudgethemlikeotherpeopledo,“saidLizNickels,ownerofBig

Adventures,aUS-basedcompanythathostsscuba-diving-asportof

swimmingunderwaterwhilebreathingthroughatubeconnectedtoatank

onyourbackforlargerpeople.Asawaytokeepupwiththedemandfor

extra-largeaccommodation,manyhotelsintheUShavestartedtooffer

featuressuchaswidebedsandhandheldshowers.Butthebestin

plus-sizevacationingliesatMexico'sFreedomParadise,a112-room

resort（度假胜地）openingthismonth,whichurgesgueststo“LiveLarge,

LiveFree”.

Thehotelhasbroaddoorways,reinforced（力口同）furnitureandextra

largechairs.Italsoboasts（自夸）aprivatebeachtoprotectpeoplefrom

thestaresthatcanoccuronpublicbeaches."It'snotahoteljustforlarge

people.It'sasize-friendlyplacewhereanyonecanenjoyaholiday/5said

ownerJurrianKilnk."Whatwenoticedwasthatalotofoversizedpeople

don'tfeelcomfortableatresorts."Staffmembersofallsizesarehiredby

thehoteltomakeoverweightpeoplefeelOK.

Thoughmanywelcomethenewservice,somefeeldifferently.ctIhave

arealproblemwiththis,“saidNancyLenhart,ownerofCampLaJolla,a

Californianweight-lossandfitnesscamp,"Ifyoutalkaboutoversized

bedsanddoorwaysyouarethrowingtheirweightintheirfaces.

Overweightpeoplewanttobenormalized.Theyshouldn'tbe

discriminatedagainstlikethis.^^

66.Lar