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ReadThefollowingparagraphandanswerthequestionsthatcomeafterit:

AfterlunchDianetookherbikeandsneaked(溜)quietlyintotheyard.Shemovedcarefullytotheplotofsoilunderthetreeinbackofthehouseasshecheckedtoseethatnobodywatchedher.Sheleanedherbicycleagainstthetreeandbentdown.Allarounddarkcloudsrumbled.Diggingswiftlyinthehotearthshemadeasmallholeandinamomenttookawrinkledten-dollarbillfromherpocket.Aftersheslippedthemoneyintothegroundandcoveredit,shebreatheddeeplyandsmiled.Shewasgoadthatwasover!Nownoonewouldfinditorknowhowshegotit.Certainlyitwouldbetherelaterwhenshewantedit.

1.Dianeisprobably

a.agirlof10to14yearsold.

b.ayoungmother

c.childofthreeorfour.

2.Asforthemoney,Dianeprobably

a.gotitasagiftfromherfather.

b.earnedit.

c.gotitinasuspiciousway.

3.Thiseventprobablytookplace.

a.onasnowywinterafternoon.

b.beforeasummerrainstorm.

b.onenightinMarch.

4.Aftershehidthemoney,Dianefelt

a.veryguiltyandsorry.

b.relieved

c.thatsomeonehadseenher.

Dianemustbea10-14yearoldgirl,judgingfromheractionsandthoughts.Shemadesurethatnoonewatchedherwhenshesneakedintotheyard,dugintheearth,andslippedthemoneyintothehole.Fromthiswecanguessshegotthemoneyinaverysuspiciousway.AndthedescriptionofDiane'sbreathingdeeplyandthestatement"shewasgladthatwasover"indicatethatshefeltgreatlyrelievedaftershehadhiddenthemoney.Next,whendidthiseventtakeplace

Thisdoesn'tseemtobementionedatall.Butthenoisy,"darkclouds"and"thestreakofyellow"-itislightning,surely-suggestthatastormwascoming;and"howearth"suggeststhesummer.Besides,Dianewentoutafterlunch.Sothiseventmusthavetakenplacebeforeasummerrainstorm.

Youmayhavefoundthatnoneoftheanswersarestatedinexactterms.Theyaresuppliedbasedontheevidenceorhintsgivenintheparagraph.Andtheprocessbywhichweuseevidenceorhintstogatherinformationisknownas"inferring"(推論).

Skill:ReadingComprehensionSkillIII

--MakingInferencesWhileReading

Makinginferenceswhilereadingisaveryimportantreadingskill.Ithelpsyounotonlytounderstandbetterbutalsotoappreciatemorefullywhatyouread.

Psassage

ThefollowingistakenfromtheautobiographyofRichardWright(1908-1960),afamousblackAmericanwriter.Readitcarefullyandtrytouseinferenceskillsmentionedabovetoanswerthequestionsthatcomeaftertheselection.

WordstoKnow

Series

系列

Negro

黑人

Disgust

厭惡

Flight

樓梯的一段

Attitude

態(tài)度

Punch

使勁敲,猛擊

Impatient

急躁的

Typewriter

打字機

Optical

光的,眼的,視力的

Mail

郵件

Sake

緣故,理由

rob

搶動,使喪失

thunder

吼叫

worthy

值得的,配得上的

BlackBoy

(1)Iheldaseriesofjobsforshortperiods,quittingsomeindisgust,beingfiredfromothersbecauseofmyattitude,myspeech,orthelookinmyeyes.Iwasnonearerthanevertomygoalofsavingenoughmoneytoleavetown.AttimesIdoubtedifIevercould.

OnejoblessmorningIwenttomyoldclassmate,Griggs,whoworkedforaCapitolStreetjeweler(珠寶商).HewaswashingthewindowsofthestorewhenIcameuptohim.

"DoyouknowwhereIcanfindajob"

Iasked.

Helookedatmewithscorn.

"Yes,Iknowwhereyoucanfindajob,"hesaid,laughing.

"Where"

"ButIwonderifyoucanholdit,"hesaid.

"Whatdoyoumean"Iasked."Where'sthejob"

"Takeyourtime,"hesaid."Dick,you'vebeentryingtokeepajoballsummer,andyoucan't.Why

Becauseyou'reimpatient.That'syourbigfault."

"Well,"Isaid,eagerlyencouraginghimtocontinue.

Hegrewserious,"There'sanopticalcompany(眼鏡公司)upstairs,andthebossisanorthernerfromIllinois.Hewantsaboytoworkalldayinsummer.Morningsandeveningsinwinter.Hewantstostartacoloredboyintheopticaltrade.Youknowalgebra,andyou'dbegoodatthis.I'lltellMr.Craneaboutyouandgetintouchwithyou."

"DoyousupposeIcouldseehimnow"

Iasked.

"ForGod'ssake,takeyourtime!"hethunderedatme.

()"Maybethat'swhat'swrongwithNegroes,"Isaid."Theytaketoomuchtime.Idon'twantajobsweepingfloors.Iplantomakesomethingofmyself!"

Ithankedhimandleft.AfteraweekIgaveuphope.ThenoneafternoonGriggscametomyhouse.

"Itlooksasifyou'vegotajob,"hesaid."You'regoingtohaveachancetolearnatrade.Butremembertokeepyourhead(保持鎮(zhèn)靜).Rememberyou'reblack;you'reworkingforWhites.Youstarttomorrow."

"WhatwillIget"

"Fivedollarsaweektostartwith;they'llraiseyouiftheylikeyou,"heexplained.

Myhopesgrew.Iwouldhaveachancetolearnatrade.AndIneednotgiveupschool.ItoldhimIwouldtakethejob,thatIwouldbehumbleandrespectfultoWhites."You'llbeworkingforaWhiteYankee(北方佬),andyou'llhavetotryreallyhardtogetalong,"hesaid.

()ThenextmorningIwasoutsidetheofficeoftheopticalcompanylongbeforeitopened.IwasremindingmyselfthatImustbepolite,mustthinkbeforeIspoke,mustthinkbeforeIacted,mustsay"yes,sirorno,sir,"thatImustbehavemyselfsothatWhitepeoplewouldn'tthinkthatIthoughtIwassogoodasthey.SuddenlyaWhitemancameuptome.

"Whatdoyouwant"

heaskedme.

"I'mreportingforajob,sir,"Isaid.

"O.K.Comeon."

Ifollowedhimupaflightofstepsandheunlockedthedooroftheoffice.Iwasalittlenervous,buttheyoungWhiteman's

mannerputmeatease,andIsatandheldmyhatinmyhand.AWhitegirlcameinandbeganpunchingthetypewriter.SoonanotherWhiteman,thinandgray,enteredandwentintothebackroom.Finally,atall,red-facedWhitemanarrived,shotmeaquickglance,andsatdownathisdesk.Hisbrisk(敏捷的)mannertoldmehemustbeaYankee.

"You'rethenewboy,eh"

"Yes,sir."

"Letmegetmymailoutoftheway,andI'lltalkwithyou,"hesaidpleasantly.

"Yes,sir."

()Ieventriedtokeepthetoneofmyvoicelow,tryingtorobitofanysuggestionorovertone(暗示)ofaggressiveness(咄咄逼人).

HalfanhourlaterMr.Cranecalledmetohisdeskandquestionedmecloselyaboutmyschooling,abouthowmuchmathematicsIhadhad.HeseemedpleasedwhenItoldhimthatIhadhadtwoyearsofalgebra.

"Howwouldyouliketolearnthistrade"

heasked.

"I'dlikeiffine,sir.I'dlikenothingbetter."Isaid.Hewastreatingmesowell,beingsogoodtome.

HetoldmethathewantedtotrainaNegroboyintheopticaltrade;hewantedtohelphim,guidehim.(5)ItriedtoanswerinawaythatwouldlethimknowthatIwouldtrytobeworthyofwhathewasdoing.ThiswasthechanceI'dbeenwaitingfor-achancetolearnatradeandmakesomethingofmyself.Afterintroducingmetotheotherpeopleinthefirm,Mr.Cranesaid,"Nowboy,let'sseehowcleanyoucangetthisplace..."

ExerciseA

Choosethebestanswerforeachofthefollowing:

1.Dickhadquitsomejobsbecause

a.hedidnotwanttoworkforwhitebosses.

b.hedidnotliketoworkwithwhitesoutherners.

c.hecouldnotstanddoingthelowpaying,unchallengingkindofworkthatwasopentoNegroes.

d.hewaseagertoleavetown.

2.Dickhadbeenfiredfromsomejobsbecause

a.hisemployersthoughthewasn'tambitious(有抱負(fù)的)enough.

b.hespokequiteadifferentlanguage.

c.hethoughtonlyaboutwaysofgettingenoughmoney.

d.hisemployersobjectedtohismanners.

3.Griggs'feelingwasthat

a.Dickshouldn'tbeinsuchahurry.

b.Dickdidn'treallywantajob

c.Dickwasn'tsuitedtothetypeofworkintheopticaltrade.

d.Dickwascapableoffindingabetterjob

4.WhenDicksays,"Maybethat'swhat'swrongwithNegroes.Theytaketoomuchtime",hemeans

a.Negroesfailtotakeimmediateandresoluteactionandthat'swhytheynevergetanywhereintheworld.

b.it'sutterly(完全的)wrongofNegroestobesodocile,takingwhateverisofferedthem.

c.Negroesarecontentwithwhattheyaregivenandthat'sfatalmistaketheyhavemade.

d.Noneoftheabove.

5.Waitingoutsidetheofficethenextmorning,Dickdecided

a.tohidehisrealfeelings.

B.toprovethewasasgoodaswhitepeople.

C.tospeakbeforehethought.

D.tosay"yes,sir"tallthequestionshemightbeasked.

6.Allthepeopleintheofficeexcepttheyoungwhiteman

a.appearednevertohaveseenablackboyintheofficebefore.

b.ignoredhim.

c.wereparticularlyanxioustomakehimfeelathome.

c.weredeliberatelyrudetohim.

7.Ontheveryfirstmeeting,Dick'sfutureemployerseemed

a.relaxedbutformal.

b.easy-going(隨和的)andveryfriendly.

c.ratherembarrassedbyDick'spresence.

d.inahurryandconcernedwithbusinessmatters.

8.WhenDicksaid,"I'dlikenothingbetter,"hewas

a.beinghumorous.

b.justtryingtobepolite.

c.sayingwhathehonestlyfelt.

e.tryingtopleaseMr.Crane.

9.Fromtheendofthepassageweknow

a.Mr.CranewouldtrainDickinrealearnest.

b.Mr.Cranewantedanofficeboy.

c.Dickfinallygotajobheliked.

d.Mr.CranewouldgiveDickhigherpaythanhehadpromised.

10.FromthispassageweknowthatDick.

a.feltindignantatthewayNegroesweretreated.

b.waseagertobeginhiscareerbylearningatrade.

c.thoughtmuchofhiseducation,hopingtokeepupschoolingatanycost.

d.alloftheabove.

ExerciseB

TranslateintoChinesetheunderlinedsentencesinthepassage.

GUIDEDWRITING

PARTI

Skill:CombiningSentenceswithSubordinatingConjunctionsorRelativePronouns

Likecoordination,propersubordinationwillalsohelpyoutoexpandyoursentencesoastoachieveemphasisandvariation.Combinethefollowingshortsentencessothattheyrunsmoothlyandcoherently.Subordinatewherenecessary.

IntheUnitedStatesthereisabelief.Itgoesthatpeoplearerewardedforworking,producing,andachieving.Manypeoplebelievethatthereisequalityofopportunity.Itallowsanyonetobecomesuccessful.Thisbeliefisillustratedbystorieswrittenbyanineteenth-centuryAmericannovelist,HoratioAlger.Hewroteaboutthe"AmericanDream".Inhisstorieshedescribedpoorpeople.Theybecamerichbecauseoftheirhardwork,honesty,andluck.Thestoriesreinforcedtheidea.Theideaisthatallindividuals,nomatterhowpoor,werecapableofbecomingwealthyaslongastheywerehonestandhard-working.FormanyAmericans,however,HoratioAlger's"rags-to-riches"storiesdonotrepresenttherealityofopportunity.Manypoorimmigrantswereabletobecomerich.TheycametotheUnitedStatesinthenineteenthandtwentiethcenturies.Today,however,thepoorgenerallydonotrisetothemiddleandupperclasses.Thatiswhythe"AmericanDream"isnowdescribedasamyth.

PARTII

ParagraphWriting

Directions:Writeaparagraphof120-150wordsexplainingwhytheyoungmaninthestoryrefusedtotaketheteachingpost.Thefollowingquestionsmayserveasaguide.

1.Whatwastheyoungman'simpressionoftheheadmaster?

2.Didtheysharethesameviewsoneducation?

3.Howmanysubjectswastheyoungmanexpectedtoteach?

4.WhatwouldheberequiredtodoonSaturdayafternoons?

5.Howmuchwouldhebepaid?

6.Whowouldbehisrealboss?

SUPPLEMENTARYREADINGINPOPULARSCIENCE

AStarIsBorn

Therehavebeentheoriesofhowstarscameintobeing,butnowscientistshaveactuallyseenthebirthofanewstar.

WordstoKnow

Theory

理論

Compact

密集的;緊湊的

Type

類型

Collapse

崩塌

Predict

預(yù)言;預(yù)測

Hydrogen

氫

Forthefirsttimeever,scientistshavetakenpicturesofababystar,orprotostar,developingintheMilkyWay(銀河系).Thesepicturesconfirmthescientists'theoryofhowastarisbornandmatures.

Scientistshadbelievedthatnewstarsareformedinsidecloudsofgasanddust,explainsThomasKuiper,anAmericanastrophysicist(天文物理學(xué)家).Gravity,theforcethatattractsobjectstooneanother,pullssomeofthegasanddustparticlestogetherintoacompactball,theprotostar.

Untilnow,scientistshadfoundthecloudsaroundthestarsothickthattheycouldn'tseeinside.Buttwogroupsofscientiststookpicturesofthisnewstar,usingradiotelescopes.Thesetelescopesgatherandfocusradiowaves,atypeofenergyemittedfromsomeobjectsinspace,usinglargeantennas(天線).

Asthescientistshadpredicted,theimagesshowgasanddustcollapsingintothisbabystar,whichisnow150,000yearsold.(That'syoungforastar,whichcan"live"forbillionsofyears)

"Nowwehavesomerealevidencetoconfirmourtheoryofstarcreation,"Kuipersays.

Scientistswillcontinuetowatchthenewstarasitmaturesandbecomeshotterandmorecompact.Kuiperpredictsthattherestofthegascloudwilleithercollapseintothestarorblowaway.Then,inafewmillionyears,hydrogenatomsinsidethisstarwillstarttofuse(combine)andgiveofflightenergy.Whenthathap