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Lesson01APumaatlarge2
Lesson01APumaatlarge逃遁的美洲狮
Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.
听录音,然后回答以下问题。
Wheremustthepumahavecomefrom?
Pumasarelarge,cat-likeanimalswhicharefoundinAmerica.WhenreportscameintoLondonZoothatawildpumahadbeenspottedforty-fivemilessouthofLondon,theywerenottakenseriously.However,astheevidencebegantoaccumulate,expertsfromtheZoofeltobligedtoinvestigate,forthedescriptionsgivenbypeoplewhoclaimedtohaveseenthepumawereextraordinarilysimilar.
Thehuntforthepumabeganinasmallvillagewhereawomanpickingblackberriessaw‘alargecat’onlyfiveyardsawayfromher.Itimmediatelyranawaywhenshesawit,andexpertsconfirmedthatapumawillnotattackahumanbeingunlessitiscornered.Thesearchproveddifficult,forthepumawasoftenobservedatoneplaceinthemorningandatanotherplacetwentymilesawayintheevening.Whereveritwent,itleftbehinditatrailofdeaddeerandsmallanimalslikerabbits.Pawprintswereseeninanumberofplacesandpumafurwasfoundclingingtobushes.Severalpeoplecomplainedof‘cat-likenoises’atnightandabusinessmanonafishingtripsawthepumaupatree.Theexpertswerenowfullyconvincedthattheanimalwasapuma,butwherehaditcomefrom?
Asnopumashadbeenreportedmissingfromanyzoointhecountry,thisonemusthavebeeninthepossessionofaprivatecollectorandsomehowmanagedtoescape.Thehuntwentonforseveralweeks,butthepumawasnotcaught.Itisdisturbingtothinkthatadangerouswildanimalisstillatlargeinthequietcountryside.Newwordsandexpressions生词和短语
puma(title)/'pju:
m+/n.美洲狮
corner(1.9)/'k&:
n+/v.使走投无路,使陷入困境
spot(1.2)/sp&t/v.看出,发现
trail(1.11)/'treil/n.一串,一系列
evidence(1.4)/'evid+ns/n.证据
print(1.12)/print/n.印痕
accumulate(1.4)/e'kju:
mjuleit/v.积累,积聚
cling(1.12)/kliR/(clung/kl)R/,clung)v.粘
oblige(1.5)/+'blaid{/v.使……感到必须
convince(1.14)/k+n'vins/v.使……信服
hunt(1.7)/h)nt/n.追猎;寻找
somehow(1.16)/'s)mha(/adv.不知怎么搞地,不
blackberry(1.8)/'bl$kb+ri/n.黑莓知什么原因
humanbeing(1.9)/?
hju:
m+n-'bi:
iR/人类
disturb(1.17)/di'st*:
b/v.令人不安
Notesonthetext课文注释
1atlarge是介词短语,此处表示“逍遥自在”、“行动自由”的意思。
2WhenreportscameintoLondonZoothatawildpumahadbeenspottedforty-fivemilessouthofLondon,当伦敦动物园接到报告说,在伦敦以南45英里的地方发现一头野生美洲狮时。
这个从句中以that引导的从句是reports的同位语,用于进一步说明报告的内容。
3feelobligedtodosth.是“感到不得不做某事”的意思。
4itleftbehinditatrailof,它身后留下一串……。
atrailof作left的宾语,behindit是状语,提到宾语之前是为了使句子结构更紧凑。
5pumafurwasfoundclingingtobushes中,clinging是现在分词,此处作主语pumafur的主语补足语。
下文中Asnopumashadbeenreportedmissing…一句中,missing也是现在分词作主语补足语。
6inthepossessionof,为……所有。
参考译文
美洲狮是一种体形似猫的大动物,产于美洲。
当伦敦动物园接到报告说,在伦敦以南45英里处发现一只美洲狮时,这些报告并没有受到重视。
可是,随着证据越来越多,动物园的专家们感到有必要进行一番调查,因为凡是声称见到过美洲狮的人们所描述的情况竟是出奇地相似。
搜寻美洲狮的工作是从一座小村庄开始的。
那里的一位妇女在采摘黑莓时看见“一只大猫”,离她仅5码远,她刚看见它,它就立刻逃走了。
专家证实,美洲狮除非被逼得走投无路,是决不会伤人的。
事实上搜寻工作很困难,因为常常是早晨在甲地发现那只美洲狮,晚上却在20英里外的乙地发现它的踪迹。
无论它走到哪儿,一路上总会留下一串死鹿以及死兔子之类的小动物。
在许多地方看见了爪印,灌木丛中也发现了粘在上面的美洲狮毛。
有人抱怨说夜里听见了“像猫一样的叫声”;一位商人去钓鱼,看见那只美洲狮在树上。
专家们如今已经完全肯定那只动物就是美洲狮,但它是从哪儿来的呢?
由于全国动物园没有一家报告丢了美洲狮,因此那只美洲狮一定是某位私人收藏家豢养的,不知怎么设法逃出来了。
搜寻工作进行了好几个星期,但始终未能逮住那只美洲狮。
想到在宁静的乡村里有一头危险的野兽继续逍遥流窜,真令人担心。
Summarywriting摘要写作
Innotmorethan80wordsdescribehowexpertscametotheconclusionthattheanimalseenbymanypeoplereallywasapuma.Donotincludeanythingthatisnotinthepassage.
Answerthesequestionsinnoteformtogetyourpoints:
1WhatsortofreportswerereceivedbyLondonZoo?
2Werethereportssimilarinnatureornot?
3Whosawitfirst?
4Diditstayinoneplace,ordiditmovefromplacetoplace?
5Whatdiditleavebehindit?
6Werepawprintsandpumafurfoundaswellornot?
7Whatwasheardatnight?
8Wastheanimalseenupatreeornot?
9Wereexpertsnowsurethattheanimalreallywasapumaornot?
Vocabulary词汇
Giveanotherwordorphrasetoreplacethefollowingwordsastheyareusedinthepassage:
spotted(1.2);accumulate(1.4);obligedto(1.5);claimed(1.6);extraordinarilysimilar(1.6);immediately(1.8);convinced(1.15).
Composition作文
Describetheoccasionwhenthewomanpickingblackberriessawthepuma.Expandthefollowingintoaparagraphofabout150words.
Mrs.Stonehadspentthewholemorning…Itwasnearlylunchtime,soshedecided…Shewasjust…whensheheardanoisein…Thenshesawananimalwhich…Sheknewitwasnotacatbecause…Theanimalsuddenly…andshethoughtitwasgoingto…Shedroppedherbasketand…Hearingthesound,theanimal…afterwhich,Mrs.Stone…andthey…(86words)
Letterwriting书信写作
Onafullpage,showtheexactpositionofeachofthefollowing:
Theaddressanddate;thebeginningoftheletter;theIntroduction;thePurpose;theConclusion;theletter-ending;thesignature;thepostscript.Supplyallnecessaryfullstopsandcommas.
Keystructures关键句型
Simple,CompoundandComplexStatements.简单句、并列句和复合句(IKS73)(参见第2册第73课关键句型)
Exercise练习
Underlineallthejoiningwordsinthepassage.Notecarefullyhowsimplestatementshavebeenjoinedtomakecompoundorcomplexstatements.
Specialdifficulties难点
过去曾有一种传统的规定,认为英文句子不允许以介词结尾。
现在,这种所谓的禁忌早以破除。
在现代英语中,除正体书面语体外,以介词结尾的句子很多,在口语中更为常见。
Wherehaditcomefrom?
(1.14)
Insteadofsaying:
Itisbettertosay:
Aboutwhomareyoutalking?
Who(m)areyoutalkingabout?
ThatisthefilmaboutwhichItoldyou.
ThatisthefilmItoldyouabout.
(CompareISD28)(对比第2册第28课难点)
Exercises练习
ACompletethesesentencesbyaddingasuitablewordtotheendofeachone:
1Whatareyoulooking______?
2Whereisyourmothergoing______?
3Whomhastheletterbeensent______?
4ThisisthehouseIwasborn______.
5Whatdoesyourdecisiondepend______?
BWritethesesentencesagainchangingthepositionofthewordsinitalics.Wherepossible,omitthewordswhomorwhich.
1Heisthemanaboutwhomwehaveheardsomuch.
2Theshelfonwhichyouputthosebookshascollapsed.
3Fromwhomdidyoureceivealetter?
4Thisistheroadbywhichwecame.
5Whereisthepencilwithwhichyouwereplaying?
Multiplechoicequestions多项选择题
Choosethecorrectanswerstothefollowingquestions.
Comprehension理解
1Expertseventuallydecidedtoinvestigate______.
a.becausetheydidnotbelievethatpumasexistedinEngland
b.becausetheywantedapumafortheLondonZoo
c.whenawomansawapumainasmallvillage
d.becausepeople'sdescriptionsofthepumahadalotincommon
2Whatparticularpieceofevidencepersuadedtheexpertsthatapumahadbeenseeninthevillage?
a.Thepumahadnotattackedthewoman.
b.Thewomanhaddescribedtheanimalshehadseenas‘alargecat’.
c.Apumahadcomeveryclosetoahumanbeing.
d.Thepumahadbehavedlikeacat.
3Whatwastheproblemtheexpertswereunabletosolve?
a.Howthepumahadmanagedtocoversuchgreatdistanceswithinaday.
b.Howthepumahadescapedfromazoo.
c.Whomthepumahadbelongedto.
d.Howthenumahadclimbedatree.
Structure结构
4Theaccumulatingevidencemadetheexperts______theanimalwasapuma.(lines4-6)
a.tothink
b.thinking
c.think
d.thought
5Peoplesaid______thepuma.(lines5-6)
a.tohaveseen
b.tosee
c.theysaw
d.theyhadseen
6______,itimmediatelyranaway.(lines8-9)
a.Observingher
b.Onbeingobserved
c.Havingbeenobserved
d.Onherbeingobserved
7Pumasneverattackahumanbeingexcept______cornered.(line9)
a.theyare
b.being
c.thattheyare
d.whentheyare
8Theexpertswerenowfullyconvincedthattheanimal______apuma.(lines13-14)
a.mustbe
b.shouldhavebeen
c.canonlybe
d.couldonlyhavebeenVocabulary词汇
9Thewomansaw‘alargecat’______fiveyardsawayfromher.(lines7-8)
a.atleast
b.fouror
c.nomorethan
d.within
10Apumawillnotattackahumanbeingunlessitfeelsitselftobe______.(line9)
a.inacorner
b.inatrap
c.atanangle
d.undercover
11Abusinessmanonafishingtripisprobablysomeonewho______.(line13)
a.sellsfish
b.fishesforpleasure
c.netsfish
d.earnshislivingasafisherman
12Aprivatecollectorisamanwhocollects______.(lines15-16)
a.forhisownbenefit
b.onhisown
c.inprivate
d.unknowntothepublic
Newwordsandexpression生词和短语
学习词汇时仅知道汉语语义是不够的,要把单词放在语句中体会其应用
学习关键句结构是则要把它放在段落结构或文章里
puman.美洲狮
spotv.看出,发现
=see,pickout,recognize,catchsightof强调结果,辨别出,看见,识别,发现
--Atallmaniseasytospotinthecrowd.
--Hehasgoodeyeforspottingmistakes.
同意词:
--find:
强调发现的结果/findout:
查出事实真相
--discover:
做出重大发现/notice:
注意到
--observe:
观察/watch:
观察活动中的人或画面
Spotn.斑点
--Thereisawhitespotontheshirt.
onthespot有两个含义:
1>立刻,马上(atonce,immediately)
--Anyonebreakingtheruleswillbeaskedtoleaveonthespot.
2>attheplaceoftheaction在现场
--Whereversheisneeded,sheisquicklyonthespot.
Evidencen.证据(不可数名词)
Evidentadj.明显的,显然的/evidentlyadv.明显地,显然
Evidence=proof(n.证据)
--Whenthepolicearrived,hehadalreadydestroyedtheevidence.
inevidence显而易见的
--Hewasinevidenceattheparty.
Accumulatev.积累,积聚(强调积累的过程)
--Astheevidenceaccumulates,expertsfromthezoofeltobligedtoinvestigate.
Gathervt.聚集,把某人召集在某处
--Theteachergatheredhisstudentsintheclass
Collectvt.搜集,采集
--Doyoucollectstamps?
Yes,Icollectstampsasmyhobby.(n.业余爱好)
Assemblev.集合,集会/装配
--Alargenumberofpeopleassembleonthesquare.
Hoardvt.大量的储存(--hoardup=storeup储藏)
--Thesquirrelhoardsupnutsforthecoldwinter(
squirreln.松鼠)(nutn.坚果)
amassvt.积聚(主要用于诗歌和文学作品)
--Thecloudsamassedabovethehills
Obligev.使…感到必须
feelobligedtodosth感觉有必要做某事
--Ifeelobligedtosaynotohisdemand(n.要求,需要)
beobligedtodosth被迫做某事
--Theywereobligedtoselltheircartopay
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