新概念第三冊(cè)自學(xué)導(dǎo)讀Lessons9

1、新概念第三冊(cè)自學(xué)導(dǎo)讀 Lessons9Listen to the tape then answer the question below.聽(tīng)錄音，然后回答以下問(wèn)題。How do cats try to protect themselves when falling from great heights?Cats never fail to fascinate human beings. They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well

2、. They never become submissive like dogs and horses. As a result, humans have learned to respect feline independence. Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives. One of the things that fascinates us most about cats is the popular belief that they have nine lives. Apparently, there is a go

3、od deal of truth in this idea. A cat's ability to survive falls is based on fact.Recently the New York Animal Medical Centre made a study of 132 cats over a period of five months. All these cats had one experience in common ： they had fallen off high buildings, yet only eight of them died from s

4、hock or injuries. Of course, New Yorkis the ideal place for such an interesting study, because there is no shortage of tall buildings. There are plenty of high-rise windowsills to fall, from! One cat, Sabrina, fell 32 storeys, yet only suffered from a broken tooth. Cats beha ve like well- trained pa

5、ratroopers,' adoctor said. It seems that the further cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves. In a long drop, they reach speeds of 60 miles an hour and more. At high speeds, falling cats have time to relax. They stretch out their legs like flying squirrels. This increases their

6、air-resistanceand reduces the shock of impact when they hit the ground. New words and expressions 生詞和短語(yǔ)fascinate ( 1. 1 )/'$fisneit/v迷住，吸引住independence (1. 4 )/?indi'pend ns/n 獨(dú)立，獨(dú)立性affectionate (1. 2 ) / 'fekM int/adj充滿(mǎn)深情的，柔情的high-rise ( 1. 12 )/'hairaiz/adj.高層的windowsill ( 1. 12 )/

7、'wind (?sil/n.窗檻mysterious ( 1. 2 )/mi'sti ri s/adj.神秘的.難以理解的paratrooper (1. 13 )/'p$r ?tru ： p /n 傘兵squirrel (1. 16 )/'skwir l/n 松鼠submissive ( 1. 3 )/s b'misiv/adj.服從的，順從的air-resista nee (1. 16 ) /'e -ri'zist'、ns/n.空氣阻力feline ( 1. 4 )/'fi：lain/adj 貓的impaet ( 1.

8、16 ) /' imp$kt/n .沖擊力Notes on the text 課文注釋在這句話(huà)中有，這兩個(gè)否定詞就1 Cats never fail to faseinate human beings. 一個(gè)否定詞 never 和一個(gè)含有否定意義的動(dòng)詞 fail組成了雙重否定，而雙重否定往往用來(lái)表示肯定。這句話(huà)能夠譯成：貓總能引起人們的極大興趣2 be based on，在基礎(chǔ)之上。3 have in eommon ，有共同之處。4 the further eats fall, the less they are likely toinjure themselves ，貓跌落的距離越長(zhǎng)

9、，它們就越不會(huì)傷害自己“the形容詞或副詞比較級(jí)the形容詞或副詞比較級(jí)”的結(jié)構(gòu)常用 來(lái)表示比較關(guān)系，往往能夠譯成“越越”。 be likely to 是“很可能會(huì)”的意思。參考譯文貓總能引起人們的極大興趣。它們能夠?qū)θ擞押?，充滿(mǎn)柔情。但 是，它們又有自己神秘的生活方式。它們從不像狗和馬一樣變得那么 順從。結(jié)果是人們已經(jīng)學(xué)會(huì)尊重貓的獨(dú)立性。在它們的一生中，絕大 部分貓都對(duì)人存有戒心。最使我們感興趣的一件事情就是一種通俗的 信念貓有九條命。顯然，這種說(shuō)法里面包含著很多真實(shí)性。貓?jiān)?跌落時(shí)能夠大難不死是有事實(shí)作為依據(jù)的。最近，紐約動(dòng)物醫(yī)療中心對(duì) 132只貓實(shí)行了為期 5個(gè)月的綜合研 究。所有這些貓

10、都有一個(gè)共同的經(jīng)歷：它們都曾從高層建筑上摔下來(lái) 過(guò)，但只有其中的 8 只貓死于震蕩或跌傷。當(dāng)然，紐約是實(shí)行這種有 趣的試驗(yàn)的一個(gè)理想的地方，因?yàn)槟抢锔静蝗狈Ω邩谴髲B，有的是 高層的窗檻從上往下墜落。有一只叫薩伯瑞娜的貓從 32 層樓上掉下來(lái)， 但只摔斷了一顆牙。“貓就像訓(xùn)練有素的跳傘隊(duì)員，”一位醫(yī)生說(shuō)。 看起來(lái)，貓跌落的距離越長(zhǎng)，它們就越不會(huì)傷害自己。在一個(gè)長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的 跌落過(guò)程中，它們能夠達(dá)到每小時(shí) 60 英里甚至更快的速度。在高速下 落中，貓有時(shí)間放松自己。它們伸展開(kāi)四肢，就像飛行中的松鼠一樣。 這樣就增大了空氣阻力，并減小了它們著地時(shí)沖擊力帶來(lái)的震動(dòng)。Summary writing 摘要寫(xiě)作

11、In not more than 80 words describe the study of cats made by the New York Animal Medical Centre. Do not include anything that is not in the last paragraph.Answer these questions in note form to get your points：1 How many cats did the New York Animal Medical Centre make a study of?2 What had all thes

12、e cats done?3 How many of these cats had been killed?4 What happened to a cat called Sabrina?5 What do cats do when falling at speeds of 60 miles an hour or more?6 What effect does this have?Vocabulary 詞匯Give another word or phrase to replace the following words as they are used in the passage： affe

13、ctionate (1. 2);as a result (1. 4); remain (1. 5); there is no shortage of (11. 11-12); behave (1. 13); injure (1. 14); increases (1. 16); reduces (1. 16).Composition 作文Write an account of cats as pets. Expand the following into a paragraph of about 150 words.Human beings like to keep dogs and . Dog

14、s are . , but cats like to . Cats are especially lovable when they are still kittens. As kittens they . That's how they learn to . A lot of people keep cats so they . As kittens grow into cats, they like to . They like regular meal times and enjoy . However, they also . During the day time and a

15、t night they like to . They often have fights with other cats. Sometimes during the night . Cats are very clean animals. You often see them .Human beings . (88 words)Letter writing 書(shū)信寫(xiě)作You borrowed a book from a friend but your baby tore some of the pages. Write a letter of about 80 words offering t

16、o replace it. Supply a suitable Introduction and Conclusion. Use the following ideas to write the Purpose ： very sorry for what has happened - had left book on low table babygot hold of it tore several pages you have boughtanother book and are sending it.Key structures 關(guān)鍵句型What always happens ？一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)

17、用于表示習(xí)慣性動(dòng)作( IKS 74 ) (參見(jiàn)第 2冊(cè)第 74課關(guān)鍵句型)Exercises 練習(xí)A Underline all the verbs in the text that describe general truths ( simple present tense).B Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Do not refer to the passage until you finish the exercise ：Most cats _(remain)suspicious of humans all thei

18、rlives. One of the things that (fascinate)us most aboutcats is the popular belief that they _(have) ninelives. Apparently, there (be) a good deal of truth inthis idea. A cat's ability to survive falls (base) onfact.Special difficulties 難點(diǎn)New York is the ideal place for such an in teresti ngstudy

19、, (I. 11) 形容詞的位置Read these sentences ：This study of cats is so interesting.It's such an interesting study.These studies of cats are so interesting.They're such interesting studies.They found it so difficult to study the behaviour of cats.They had such difficulty studying the behaviour of cat

20、s.Exercise 練習(xí)Supply so, such, such a, or such an：1 The film was funny, we laughed all the waythrough it.2 We all had fun at the seaside. It's a pity youweren't there.3 It's unusual exhibition, I'm sure you'll enjoyit.4 The twins are alike, you can't tell thedifference between

21、 them.5 There was loud noise, everyone jumped.Multiple choice questions多項(xiàng)選擇題Choose the correct answers to the following questions. Comprehension 理解1 We find cats endlessly fascinating because .a we feel there is a good deal we do not know about their livesb we believe that cats have nine livesc they

22、 are different from dogs and horsesd they can reach a speed of 60 miles an hour while falling2 A recent study of 132 cats in New York proved a that it is true that cats have nine livesb that cats are related to flying squirrelsc they are different from dogs and horsesd that cats falling from great h

23、eights are seldom killed 3 Cats can survive great falls mainly because .a the further they fall, the less likely they are to injure themselvesb a cat's ability to survive is based on factc a falling cat relaxes its legs and so increases its air-resistanced they are unlikely to exceed a speed of about 60 miles an hour Structure 結(jié)構(gòu)4 Cats have an unfailing fascination most people.(1. 1)awithbtocfordat5 Cats never become submissive . (1. 3)a as dogs and horsesb in the way that dogs and horses do c as far as dogs and horses d as for dogs and horses6 _popular