today, George still remembers how his father would quote Aesop's famous saying \
Unit 6 The Human Touch
Text A
Content Questions（P.172）
1. They found their tastes in art, chicory salad and bishop sleeves so much in tune that
they set up a joint studio.
2. Johnsy would be able to recover from pneumonia if she wanted to live. 3. She wanted to paint the Bay of Naples some day.
4. She could see a bare yard, and an old ivy vine climbing half way up the brick wall. 5. Because she thought that she would die when the last leaf fell.
6. No. Because in the text the author mentions that Behrman was a failure in art. For
forty years he had been always about to paint a masterpiece, without ever actually starting one.
7. He was upset that Johnsy should have such a silly idea.
8. Because they were afraid that Johnsy would die if the leaves on it were all gone. 9. She saw the last leaf on the vine.
10. It rekindled her will to live. And she realized that it was a sin to want to die.
11. He caught pneumonia because he painted the last leaf on a rainy and cold night in
the yard and was wet through.
12. Yes, he finished his masterpiece eventually. It was his fine painting of the last leaf,
the painting that saved Johnsy.
Text Organization (P.173)
1. (P.173)
1). She made up her mind to die when the last leaf fell. 2). She decided not to give up her life.
3). Behrman, a kind neighbor, who was aware of Johnsy's state of mind, risked death to paint
the last leaf and save her.
4). Because it was so perfect the girls both mistook it for the real thing. 2. (P.173)
Scenes Paragraphs Characters 1 Paras 1-2 Sue, Johnsy 2 3 4
Paras 3-8 Paras 9-17 Paras 18-2.1 the doctor, Sue Johnsy, Sue Behrman, Sue 9
Events Sue's roommate Johnsy caught pneumonia. The doctor told Sue that Johnsy needed a strong will to live on. Johnsy decided that she would die when the 1 last ivy leaf fell. Sue told Behrman about Johnsy's fancy. 5 Paras 22-33 Sue, Johnsy As Johnsy was encouraged by the last leaf that wouldn't give in to the weather, her will to live returned. The doctor told Sue that Johnsy would re-cover, but Behrman caught pneumonia him-self and his case was hopeless. Sue told Johnsy that Behrman had performed a kind deed without any thought of self. 6 Paras 34-37 the doctor, Sue ■ Sue, Johnsy 7 Paras 38-39 Language Sense Enhancement (P.174)
I. 1) curling 2) looking the part
3) masterpiece 4) to excess
5) For the rest 6) smelling strongly of 7) fancy 8) light and fragile 9) slight hold upon the world 10) streaming
Language Focus (P.176)
Vocabulary(P.176)
1. 1) masterpieces 2) fragile
3) fancy 4) nonsense 5) cling to 6)endure 7) acute 8) whistle 9) mock 10) subtracted
11) Sin 12) flutter/fluttering
2. (P.177)
1) gave in/gave up 2) figure out
3) sized up 4) wiped out 5) pulling up 6) wear away 7) sit up 8) hear of / about 3. (P. 178)
1) Illnesses usually stand out in childhood memories. 2) According to the bulletin, Albright College now offers a joint bachelor's degree program in environmental studies together with Duke University. 3) The new government is less oppressive, but violence still stalks the country. 4) There is scarcely any surface water in the desert. 5) The demand for change in the election law is so persistent that both houses have promised to consider it. 4. (P. 178—179)
1) It was dreary lying in the tent with nothing to read, so we built a camp fire. Soon the smell
of steaks, bread and coffee mingled with that of fresh grass and earth. Other campers seemed to be doing the same. Here and there people were eating, drinking
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or dancing to their hearts' content, if not to excess. What a merry night! 2) Miss Florence, our music teacher, called to us to stop singing. I didn't realize why until Sally told me in a whisper: \3) The angry wife poured a bucket of water over her drunken husband, who was immediately wet through and stumbled backward: \won't hear of any excuses. You certainly don't need it to turn loose your tongue!\
II. Words with Multiple Meanings (P. 179—180) 1. He went to Paris on business last month. 2. The train to Brussels goes at 2:25p.m.
3. As soon as they arrived at the meadow, the shepherd let the sheep go.
4. We went exploring together in the mountains. / We will go exploring together in the mountains.
5. Let's go and have a drink in the bar. 6. The store is going to close up soon.
7. South Koreans went crazy when their soccer players beat the Spanish team in the quarterfinals.
8. When Mother came out of the house, she found her children gone.
III. Usage (P. 180)
1. a little white wooden house 2. long, curly red hair 2. a large old round table 3. a cheap Indian restaurant
4. a huge cool chocolate ice-cream 5. rapid technological advance
6. a handsome young Chinese American
Comprehensive Exercises
I. Cloze (P. 181)
(A) 1. in tune 3. in a whisper 5. merry 7. nonsense 9. sin (B) 1. mission 3. jail 5. collect 7. beautiful 9. need II. Translation (P. 182)
2. Scarcely 4. cling to 6. sat up 8. fancy 10. masterpiece 2. involve 4. not 6. deliver 8. vocation 10. small 11
1. (P. 182)
1). The red house stands out against the old trees that reach high up to the sky. 2). The salary in/for my new job is great, but for the rest, I’m not satisfied. 3). The waters of the two streams mingle near our village. 4). We should not mock at other people’s religious beliefs.
5). The curtains of the room are not quite in tune with the style of the furniture.
2. (P. 182)
Here and there we see young artists who stand out from other people. They may be in worn out jeans all the year round, or walk barefoot / in bare feet even in winter, or drink to excess, or cling to the fancy of creating a masterpiece without actually doing any creative work. In fact, many of them act like this just to look the part, or to be \in tune with\artists. They have forgotten that only through persistent effort can one achieve success.
Unit 7 Text A
Part II Text A
Content Questions
1． A surgeon’s scar cuts across his lower back. The fingers on his right hand are so
twisted that he can’t tie his shoes. His mother’s challenges and the voices of those who believed him stupid, incapable of living independently keep him going on. 2． He is a door-to-door salesman. His weapons are: dark slacks, blue shirt and
matching jacket, brown tie, tan raincoat, hat and a briefcase.
3． He is afraid that someone will steal his briefcase. He was different in that cerebral
palsy affected his speech, hands and walk.
4． First a school for the disabled and then Lincoln High School, where he was placed
in a class for slow kids.
5． She was certain that he could rise above his limitations. 6． He applied for a salesman’s job.
7． With his mother setting up a meeting with a Watkins representative, as well as by
his own persistence.
8． He lacked confidence. It took him quite a while to have the courage to ring the first
doorbell.
9． He keeps coming back until the customer buys. He tells himself not to worry if hid
day has not turned out to be profitable.
10．Because he was laid up for five months after band surgery and couldn’t work. 11．Like a home of the past era. He leads a solitary life. 12．No, he doesn’t. Because he lives a life of dignity.
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