●悅讀齋

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Step 2 理解·文本解讀

目標呈現(xiàn)

1. Beginning (Para. 1 ～Para. 4)： Enjoying a harmonious relation.

Development (Para. 5～Para. 6)： The relation begins to deteriorate.

Climax (Para. 7～Para. 8)： The other patient doesn't help his dying fellow patient.

Ending (Para. 9 ～Para. 11)： All the patient sees outside the window is a blank wall.

2. The patient by the window：

Selfless and optimistic

Kind and warm-hearted

Noble and upright

The patient on the other side：

Selfish and pessimistic

Cruel and cold-blooded

Despicable and hypocritical

3. (1)Window being the title， clue and theme，this novel is built upon simple characters and settings： two patients confined by illness to a small sole-windowed ward with their names not mentioned or perhaps not important at all. The limited space doesn't seem a typical place for struggle or entanglement， the sole conflict being the window and the vision outside it. The miniature ward is a metaphor for the real noticeable world and the beings sheltered by it. It helps us to see through how humanity—good or evil—works and its changeability as well as complexity.

(2)Every reader will be as much touched by the picturesque scene as much astonished by the blank wall， the former being virtual and a token of kindness， the latter being actual and punishment for selfishness. At last， the “outside-window” myth is decoded. Though no words follow “It faced a blank wall”， readers are tempted to think over how the patient by the window managed to turn the monotonous wall into activity and colour， and to show respect for his strength of character. By contrast， what they feel for the other patient who sees no more than a blank wall is contempt.

Step 3 運用·讀寫整合

主旨新探

1. Superficially， window is the clue running through the text that makes the conflict possible(the patient on the other side wants to have an exclusive access to the picturesque scene outside the window) and the contrast (the patient by the window makes up the beautiful scene to cheer his fellow patient up while the patient on the other side sees his fellow patient struggling in mortal danger without lifting a finger to save him for the sake of access to the scene outside the window，only to find it faced a blank wall)； the window is also used figuratively with regard to a glimpse into humanity， and it's self-evident that which patient represents nobility and which represents baseness.

2. The most accepted moral of this text is this： The small window serves as a mirror—it reflects exactly who you are and what you think.Purity， nobility and kindness will create a beautiful world full of activity and colour； by contrast， selfishness， baseness and cruelty will be responded only by aridity and deathly silence.

Insight from a different point of view—if readers allow their thought to be freed from the stereotype of “kindness and selfishness” and diverge elsewhere， they will find the victimized prophet， if treated as the theme of the text， is also acceptable. The man by the window is in every regard perfect and flawless， but the man on the other side is altogether the opposite： The former is therefore the prophet who disseminates what is good and right， but the latter， having benefited from such good deeds， turns out to be the killer of the prophet. Such prototypes of victimized prophets abound in Western literature， Jesus and Socrates being the most quoted and the most inspirational.

類文鑒賞

1. Narrative tinged with argumentation.

2. In this text， the role of window undergoes a gradual change， as is suggested by the change of the author's view： at first， the window symbolizes the author's prejudice against the strangers outside the window， or more exactly， outside his life， he feels content to hide behind the window—a barrier to understanding—making arbitrary assumptions about how the man would react to the incident and taking delight in the moment of his embarrassment； but as the actual response of the man shocked the author by defying his unreasonable bias， the author is fortunately given a chance to renew his judgement about people and his outlook on life—less cynicism and more understanding， in which case， the window is truly as it should be： to allow direct sight， to contradict easy assumption and to make changes happen.

Step 4 提升·素養(yǎng)建構(gòu)

寫作技巧

The most intriguing aspect of the ending is that it's succinct but powerful， unexpected but understandable. Having nurtured ulterior jealousy and violated his conscience to have a look at what lies outside the window， the man must be devastated to the core at the sight of the blank wall. And readers must be overwhelmed by the concise form and lasting effect of the ending.

改寫·續(xù)寫

The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his roommate to lie about the view outside the window, “There is nothing to see from here. Where are all the wonderful things I have seen? He described everything so vividly. Is this a new and recent wall? Why did he give me such vivid details that don't exist?”

The nurse shook her head and said， “Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you and make you happy. You see， your roommate was totally blind.”

林徽因——詩歌才女

Reading Check

1. poet 2. travelled 3. architecture 4. contributed 5. translated 6. suffered

Language Study

她陪同丈夫參觀了數(shù)千處中國古代建筑遺址，其中大部分都位于偏遠地區(qū)，她不知疲倦地研究中國建筑史。

《二十世紀中國女性詩歌選集》介紹

Reading Check

This article introduces a poetry anthology，which introduces Chinese female poets and poems in the 20th century.（要點一） The anthology collected the representative poems of 16 female poets in Mainland China and 24 female poets in Taiwan.（要點 二）The poems of Chinese female poets in this era have more conscious feminist consciousness.（要點三） This outstanding collection of works has made an important contribution to our understanding and appreciation of Chinese women's poetry in the 20th century.（要點四）

Language Study

It is not until she took off her dark glasses that I realized she was a famous film star.

中國古代詩歌

Reading Check

1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. F

詩歌教育的演進

Reading Check

1. citizenship 2. match 3. separated 4. important/significant 5. decline 6. value 7. climax 8. heritage

Language Study

雖然在20世紀后期，學(xué)校對詩歌的研究有所下降，但在最近幾十年里，詩歌出現(xiàn)了一個高潮，這對年輕人來說更有意義，也更容易理解。

詩歌拯救生命

Reading Check

1. artistic 2. cancer 3. poetry 4. response 5. save 6. grateful 7. organizing

Language Study

通過Facebook， 她讓人們發(fā)送詩歌請求，無論他們能支付多少錢， 并且所有的錢都將用于Anam的治療。

詩歌傳遞老年人面臨的行動不便的信息

Reading Check

1. The aim of Poetry in Motion is to encourage people to think differently about how they travel and the needs of others.

2. The poems have themselves become mobile. In addition， poetry is displayed on public projects to provoke reflections about its deeper meanings.

Language Study

米拉·卡利克斯在一輛公交車上創(chuàng)建了一個移動博物館，這使得乘客可以在旅途中欣賞到聲音和視覺藝術(shù)裝置。

主題應(yīng)用·語庫構(gòu)建

Ⅲ. 讀后創(chuàng)寫

【參考范文】

Dear Jack，

I'm glad to know that you are eager to take part in the 2020 Campus Poetry Competition.Thanks for your enthusiasm and participation.

The competition will start at 8 am next Sunday on the first floor of our library. To prepare for the competition， it's wise of you to recite some poems of Du Fu， Li Bai and Su Shi， who are considered among the best ancient poets. It's also important to have a good knowledge of major ancient poetic styles called Shi， Ci， Ge， Qu and Fu.Lastly， most poetry is created to evoke a response or a feeling within someone， so the emotions of poems and your own understanding of the poetry really count in the competition.

Good luck to you.

Yours sincerely，

Li Hua

冉冉升起的明星——野生動物攝影師約西亞·朗斯坦

Reading Check

1. awards 2. animals 3. big 4. photographer 5. images/pictures/photos

Language Study

He spoke so fast that none of us could follow him.

音樂在不同文化中是否相似？

掃碼聽測

Ⅰ. 1. A 2. C 3. B

Ⅱ. 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A

影評：《塑料海洋》

Preparation task

film： documentary， spoiler， filmmaker， shot，scene， premiere

pollution： dump， rubbish， polluted， recycle，reuse， waste

Task 1

1. C 2. A 3. B 4. E 5. D

Task 2

1. take 2. impact 3. make 4. obvious 5. role 6. reverse 7. term 8. amount

Discussion

Any answer is possible.

小屋中的對話

Preparation task

1. E 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. G 7. H 8. F

Task 1

Sam： A，B； Mr Carter： D，E； Carter's son： C

Task 2

1. A 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. C 6. C

Discussion

Any answer is possible.

太陽馬戲團的魔法

Reading Check

This article tells something about Cirque du Soleil.（要 點 一）With thrilling technical performances and stage installations， it is different from the traditional circus show.( 要點二)Cirque du Soleil has succeeded in bringing more joy to the audience.（要點三） Cirque du Soleil has high standards and strict training for its performers.（要點四） Performers also need strong passions and dreams.（要點五）

Language Study

被選中的表演者將前往位于蒙特利爾的太陽馬戲團總部， 在那里學(xué)習(xí)他們的幾套動作，并試穿演出服。

電動飛機開始起飛

Reading Check

1. B 2. D 3. B

Language Study

She expects her father to stop smoking for his poor health.

特斯拉的賽博皮卡是汽車的未來嗎？

Reading Check

1. A 2. D 3. B

Language Study

I have nothing to do with the accident.

聚集的人群

Reading Check

Ⅰ. 1. friends 2. mixture 3. scientists 4. owner 5. hot 6. bored 7. dig 8. civilization 9. landowner 10. thick

Ⅱ.

1. A mysterious star fell.

2. When a cylinder fell， people got together around it and reacted differently to the star.

3. Any answer is possible. However， a possible answer is about the opening of the cylinder.

4. He was smart and innocent.

Language Study

She spent much money on a necklace， only to be told that it was a fake one.

發(fā)絲識人新科技

Reading Check

1. B 2. B 3. D

Language Study

The colder it is， the fewer people you can see on/in the street.

真正的精靈

Reading Check

Together with his wife， Heiss drove across the border to give the gifts to the little girl. You could imagine how happy the girl was. As soon as she saw the car， Dayami ran to the couple， screaming madly with joy. Wishing to preserve the magic of Christmas， the couple played coy about who they were. So the girl asked, “Are you guys the elves?”“No， we're just Santa's helpers,” Heiss said with a smile.

The parents were incredibly grateful for Heiss'generosity. They asked the couple to visit their home， where the father introduced the life of the family especially Dayami.He described how amazed Dayami was， knowing that the couple would come to present the gifts. Heiss also felt fortunate that he stumbled upon her balloon. “There's hundreds of thousands of acres of land with nothing in it，” he said. “The chances of finding a balloon are one in a billion. So it's God that arranged the meeting.”Now， they've stayed in touch online， planning to visit Nogales more in the future.

Language Study

隨著圣誕節(jié)的臨近，海斯向墨西哥的廣播電臺Radio XENY尋求幫助。 這家人（海斯和夫人）認為，這個紙條應(yīng)該是來自墨西哥。

印尼洞穴藝術(shù)：最早的“敘事”記錄

Reading Check

1. B 2. C 3. C 4. B

Language Study

1. at least 2. date back 3. be known as

4. carry out 5. be seen as 6. be involved in

7. at that time

某些自制湯或可對抗瘧疾

Reading Check

1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A

Language Study

1. in part 2. was made of 3. be serious about 4. be resistant to 5. lead to 6. be exposed to 7. prevents；from

生死未卜——烏爾米湖

Reading Check

1. C 2. D 3. A 4. D

Language Study

在過去的二十年里，這個湖已經(jīng)干涸，有時縮小到其平均面積的20%以下。

●中國風(fēng)

敦煌壁畫復(fù)興絲路之旅

Critical thinking

Any answer is possible.

●加油站

周末加油站（Ⅳ）

Task 1

1. D 2. B 3. A 4. B

Task 2

1. F 2. A 3. C 4. G 5. E

Task 3

1～5 BADCA 6～10 BDACB 11～15 DACBD 16～20 ADBBA

Ⅰ. 語法填空

1. is written 2. to touch 3. them 4. Actually 5. which 6. contains 7. a 8. emotions 9. in 10. silence

Ⅱ. 書面表達

【參考范文】

Dear Leslie，

I am glad to know that you have made some progress in Chinese learning and I'm writing to tell you something about our next lesson.

The lesson will be given from 3 pm to 5 pm on next Tuesday afternoon in the classroom 502. In the class， you will learn Tang poetry， which reflects traditional Chinese culture. You can feel the beauty of Chinese by learning Tang poetry. You'd better make full preparations before class and have a brief understanding of the history of Tang Dynasty， which makes it easy for you to go through the class.

If there is anything that I can help you，please don't hesitate to tell me. Looking forward to meeting you.

Yours sincerely，

Li Hua

Task 5

Luckily， the light faded out and the performance began. “The father” came out first， followed by other family members. They sat together to discuss the meaning of Christmas. While the family members were talking， my sister Jane，wearing a yellow furry dog costume， came to the stage. She crawled slowly with her hands and legs together， and then yawned， before she settled in front of the fireplace. Then the dog Danger began to sleep. The series of movements were really like that of a dog.

I heard some light laughs from the audience around me. They probably noticed my sister's movement. Her performance was so excellent that she must have paid great effort during practice. My sister did not said one single word that night， but she won the applause and attention of everyone.After the performance， my sister told us that what changed her attitude was Dad's words： If you act as a dog with the attitude of the main role， the dog will become the centre of the spotlight.