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Warmingup pSkimmingDiggingCriticalthinkingLanguageinuseUnfamiliarwordsInterpretingTalkingpointThe glass castleWarming up Listen and underline any words or expressions which are different from what you hear.A:Looking back now on your childhood,what are the first things you can remember?B:You mean sights and smells,and things like that?A:Yes,thats right.Psychologists tell us our first memories go back to when we were about two years old.A:Looking back now on your childhood,what are the first things you can remember?B:You mean sights and smells,and things like that?A:Yes,thats right.Psychologists tell us our first memories go back to when we were about two years old.Warming upA:Well,I remember the first time I saw the stars.My parents and I were on holiday we were in Scotland.At least,I think I remember.But perhaps its the photos I remember really,not the original memory.Maybe sounds and smells are more reliable as memories,like the smell of the flowers in the back garden,or the radio.I used to listen to the radio.I must have been about three.It was a programme in the afternoon for children called Listen with Father.I listened every day.The voice at the beginning used to say“Are you sitting straight?”,and I would pull myself up straight in the chair.I used to love doing that.A:Well,I remember the first time I saw the stars.My parents and I were on holiday we were in Scotland.At least,I think I remember.But perhaps its the photos I remember really,not the original memory.Maybe sounds and smells are more reliable as memories,like the smell of the flowers in the back garden,or the radio.I used to listen to the radio.I must have been about three.It was a programme in the afternoon for children called Listen with Father.I listened every day.The voice at the beginning used to say“Are you sitting straight?”,and I would pull myself up straight in the chair.I used to love doing that.Warming upNow listen again and correct the information.Answer:smells sounds;two three stars sea;flowers grass Father Mother straight comfortablyWarming up Work in pairs and discuss the questions.1 What is your earliest memory?2 What smells do you associate with your childhood?3 And what tastes?4 And what sounds?Listen to the story about Laura Ingalls Wilder and her“Little House”books.Answer the questions.1.What are the“Little House”books about?2.What do you know about Laura Ingalls Wilder?scriptWarming upLaura Ingalls Wilder 1.What are the“Little House”books about?The“Little House”books are about the family of a little girl named Laura.The family lived on the great flat land known as the prairie in the central part of the United States.They were known as pioneers.The stories take place in the mid eighteen hundreds.The first book is called Little House in the Big Woods.Warming up2.What do you know about Laura Ingalls Wilder?Laura Ingalls was born in 1867 in an area known as the Big Woods of Wisconsin.Her family was always moving from one place to another.Life was not easy for them.Readers can read about Lauras early life in her books.Warming upThe story about Laura Ingalls Wilder and her“Little House”booksSince the nineteen thirties,children have gone to sleep listening to the words of Laura Ingalls Wilder.She wrote nine Little House books that take place in the mid eighteen hundreds.They tell about a family who lived on the great flat land known as the prairie in the central part of the United States.They were known as pioneers.The family moved from one small house to another.They carried all they owned in a wagon,pulled by a horse.They did not like to live and work in big cities.They enjoyed farming and raising animals.And they loved the open spaces of the prairie.Warming upLaura Ingalls was born in eighteen sixty-seven in an area known as the Big Woods of Wisconsin.Her father was said to have a restless spirit.He did not like to live in one place very long.The family moved from Wisconsin to Kansas,then to Minnesota,Iowa,and South Dakota.Lauras father was always looking for a better job,or better land to settle on.Life for the Ingalls family was not easy.They were often cold and hungry.Laura remembered these times when she wrote her Little House books later in life.Warming upLaura Ingalls Wilders first book is called Little House in the Big Woods.It was published in nineteen thirty-two.It tells of her life when she was about five years old.She calls her mother and father Ma and Pa.She also includes an older sister named Mary and a younger sister named Carrie in her stories.This first book tells how Laura helps her family on their small farm.She learns how to grow crops and prepare for a cold winter.After working hard all day,Pa would play his fiddle,and sometimes they would sing and dance.Life was simple,but good.Warming upWarming up Look at the title of the passage.What do you think a novel with the title The Glass Castle is most likely to be about?1 an impossible dream2 a fragile personality3 a stimulating but unusual childhood 4 a fairy storySkimmingBrowse the passage within 8 minutes to get a rough idea about it.Answer the questions of Activity 2 and 3 on page 27.TaskSkimming Check()the true statements.1 The passage describes what happened one Christmas in the writers family.2 Her family usually celebrated Christmas like all other families.3 Her parents usually gave the children presents at Christmas.4 Her father didnt have any job on this particular Christmas.5 He took the children out all together to look at the stars.6 He told the writer to choose a star as a Christmas present.7 The writer chose Venus because it was very bright.8 Her father knew a lot about physics and astronomy.Answer:The true statements are 1,4,6,7 and 8.Skimming Answer the questions.1 Why did the writers parents buy their children presents after Christmas?2 What could be found on the roadside after Christmas?3 What did the writers father think of people who live in cities?Boxes and paper that people had thrown away.They were foolish.Because they were cheaper then.Skimming4 How did the writer react to the idea of having a star as a present?5 How did her father justify it?6 What happened during Christmas dinner?It made as much sense as claiming a whole continent of the earth.She didnt think it was possible.The family discussed outer space.The glass castle译文译文Digging1 I never believed in Santa Claus.2 None of us kids did.Mom and Dad refused to let us.They couldnt afford expensive presents,and they didnt want us to think we werent as good as other kids who,on Christmas morning,found all sorts of fancy toys under the tree that were supposedly left by Santa Claus.So they told us all about how other kids were deceived by their parents,how the toys the grown-ups claimed were made by little elves wearing bell caps in their workshop at the North Pole actually had labels on them saying MADE IN JAPAN.Digging3 “Try not to look down on those other children,”Mom said.“Its not their fault that theyve been brainwashed into believing silly myths.”译文译文Digging4 We celebrated Christmas,but usually about a week after December 25,when you could find perfectly good bows and wrapping paper that people had thrown away and Christmas trees discarded on the roadside that still had most of their needles and even some silver tinsel hanging on them.Mom and Dad would give us a bag of marbles or a doll or a slingshot that had been marked way down in an after-Christmas sale.译文译文Digging5 Dad lost his job at the gypsum mine after getting in an argument with the foreman,and when Christmas came that year,we had no money at all.On Christmas Eve,Dad took each of us kids out into the desert night one by one.I had a blanket wrapped around me,and when it was my turn,I offered to share it with Dad,but he said no thanks.The cold never bothered him.I was five that year and I sat next to Dad and we looked up at the sky.译文译文DiggingDad loved to talk about the stars.He explained to us how they rotated through the night sky as the earth turned.He taught us to identify the constellations and how to navigate by the North Star.Those shining stars,he liked to point out,were one of the special treats for people like us who lived out in the wilderness.Rich city folks,hed say,lived in fancy apartments,but their air was so polluted they couldnt even see the stars.Wed have to be out of our minds to want to trade places with any of them.译文译文Digging6 “Pick out your favorite star,”Dad said that night.He told me I could have it for keeps.He said it was my Christmas present.“You cant give me a star!”I said.“No one owns the stars.”“Thats right,”Dad said.“No one else owns them.You just have to claim it before anyone else does,like that dago fellow Columbus claimed America for Queen Isabella.Claiming a star as your own has every bit as much logic to it.”译文译文Digging7 I thought about it and realized Dad was right.He was always figuring out things like that.8 I could have any star I wanted,Dad said,except Betelgeuse and Rigel,because Lori and Brian had already laid claim to them.译文译文Digging9 I looked up to the stars and tried to figure out which was the best one.You could see hundreds,maybe thousands or even millions,twinkling in the clear desert sky.The longer you looked and the more your eyes adjusted to the dark,the more stars youd see,layer after layer of them gradually becoming visible.There was one in particular,in the west above the mountains but low in the sky,that shone more brightly than all the rest.译文译文Digging10 “I want that one,”I said.11 Dad grinned.“Thats Venus,”he said.Venus was only a planet,he went on,and pretty dinky compared to real stars.She looked bigger and brighter because she was much closer than the stars.Poor old Venus didnt even make her own light,Dad said.She shone only from reflected light.He explained to me that planets glowed because reflected light was constant,and stars twinkled because their light pulsed.译文译文Digging12 “I like it anyway,”I said.I had admired Venus even before that Christmas.You could see it in the early evening,glowing on the western horizon,and if you got up early,you could still see it in the morning,after all the stars had disappeared.译文译文Digging13 “What the hell,”Dad said.“Its Christmas.You can have a planet if you want.”14 And he gave me Venus.Digging15 That evening over Christmas dinner,we all discussed outer space.Dad explained light years and black holes and quasars and told us about the special qualities of Betelgeuse,Rigel,and Venus.Betelgeuse was a red star in the shoulder of the constellation Orion.It was one of the largest stars you could see in the sky,hundreds of times bigger than the sun.It had burned brightly for millions of years and would soon become a supernova and burn out.I got upset that Lori had chosen a clunker of a star,but Dad explained that“soon”meant hundreds of thousands of years when you were talking about stars.译文译文Digging16 Rigel was a blue star,smaller than Betelgeuse,Dad said,but even brighter.It was also in Orion it was his left foot,which seemed appropriate,because Brian was an extra-fast runner.译文译文Digging17 Venus didnt have any moons or satellites or even a magnetic field,but it did have an atmosphere sort of similar to earths,except it was super-hot about five hundred degrees or more.“So,”Dad said,“when the sun starts to burn out and earth turns cold,everyone here might want to move to Venus to get warm.And theyll have to get permission from your descendants first.”译文译文Digging18 We laughed about all the kids who believed in the Santa myth and got nothing for Christmas but a bunch of cheap plastic toys.“Years from now,when all the junk they got is broken and long forgotten,”Dad said,“youll still have your stars.”译文译文1.how the toys the grown-ups claimed were made by little elves wearing bell caps in their workshop at the North Pole actually had labels on them saying MADE IN JAPAN.(Line 8,Para 2)The parents in the book tell their children that the stories other children believe about Santa Claus are false as can be seen by the fact that the gifts have not been made by elves at the North Pole but manufactured in factories in places like Japan,as can be seen by looking at the labels on them.Difficult sentences Difficult sentences 2.Mom and Dad would give us a bag of marbles or a doll or a slingshot that had been marked way down in an after-Christmas sale.(Line 7,Para 4)The parents would give their children very cheap gifts,some of which had even been bought after Christmas in sales to get rid of unsold goods.marked way down:greatly reduced in priceDifficult sentences 3.Those shining stars,he liked to point out,were one of the special treats for people like us who lived out in the wilderness.(Line 14,Para 5)Pollution makes it difficult to see many stars in urban areas,whereas the night sky is a brilliant sight out in the uninhabited countryside.The father tells his children they are privileged to live in such remote places.Difficult sentences 4.Wed have to be out of our minds to want to trade places with any of them.(Line 19,Para 5)Wed have to be out of our minds to want to trade places with any of them.(Line 19,Para 5)Difficult sentences 5.Wed have to be out of our minds to want to trade places with any of them.(Line 19,Para 5)The father tells his daughter that the star will belong to her forever.Difficult sentences 6.You just have to claim it before anyone else does,like that dago fellow Columbus claimed America for Queen Isabella.(Line 5,Para 6)In earlier European legal theory,lands which belonged to no organized state could be claimed by their discoverers.Hence when Columbus,working for the Spanish queen,discovered America,he claimed it for her.In the same way,the girl can now claim the unoccupied star as her own.Difficult sentences 6.You just have to claim it before anyone else does,like that dago fellow Columbus claimed America for Queen Isabella.(Line 5,Para 6)dago:It is a racist term for a Spaniard.Columbus was actually an Italian but working for the Spanish queen.The father shows disrespect for the discoverer of America presumably as part of his general rejection of the attitudes of most people in his society.His argument about claiming and owning anything not possessed by anyone else might be seen as criticizing the European seizure of America.The father is a rebel by nature.Difficult sentences 7.I thought about it and realized Dad was right.He was always figuring out things like that.(Para 7)The daughter shows her deep love and respect for her father.She finds his unusual way of looking at things convincing.Difficult sentences 8.He explained to me that planets glowed because reflected light was constant,and stars twinkled because their light pulsed.(Line 7,Para 11)The father explains to his daughter that planets merely give off a constant reflected light,while stars are balls of glowing gas whose heat and light come in waves thus shining in a different way(in fact,twinkling).Difficult sentences 9.“What the hell,”Dad said.(Line 1,Para 13)what the hell:Its a slang expression used when suddenly rejecting our own objections to something.e.g.“We cant go.Its raining.Okay,what the hell,lets get wet.”More examplesDifficult sentences 10.“Years from now,when all the junk they got is broken and long forgotten,”Dad said,“youll still have your stars.”(Line 3,Para 18)Other childrens worthless Christmas presents only last a short time,but the stars the father has given the children will be there all their lives.fancy 释义释义a.expensive,popular,and fashionable 昂贵的；流行的；时髦的例句例句We stayed in this really fancy hotel in the mountains.我们住在山里这家十分豪华的旅馆里。翻译翻译Words例句例句They sent me to a fancy private school.他们将我送到一家昂贵的私立学校。翻译翻译真题真题It liberates money:buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless.(Jun.1998,CET-4,Reading Comprehension)释义释义1n.C a room or building where things are made using tools and machines 车间；工场；作坊Wordsworkshop例句例句He set up a workshop for his carving.他建起了一个雕刻工作间。翻译翻译例句例句The workshop employs 25 full-time workers.工场雇佣了25位全职工人。翻译翻译释义释义2n.C an occasion when a group of people meet to learn about a particular subject,especially by taking part in discussions or activities 研讨会；专题讨论会例句例句Many people are interested in the workshop.许多人都对这次研讨会表示了极大的兴趣。翻译翻译Words例句例句In the one-day workshop,she taught us the importance of breathing exercises.在为期一天的研讨班上，她向我们讲述了呼吸练习的重要性。翻译翻译workshopbow 释义释义1n.C a knot that you tie in something such as a piece of string so that there are two circular parts and two loose ends 蝴蝶结例句例句Ella wore a big bow in her hair.埃拉头上扎着一只大蝴蝶结。翻译翻译Words例句例句翻译翻译She tied the ribbon into a neat bow.她用丝带打了一个很整洁的蝴蝶结。释义释义2vi.to bend your body forwards from the waist,especially to show respect for someone（尤指表示尊敬）鞠躬，躬身，弯腰例句例句翻译翻译Words例句例句The pianist stood up and bowed to the audience.翻译翻译钢琴手站起来向观众鞠躬。Maria bowed down before the statue.玛丽亚在塑像前躬身致敬。bow 释义释义vt.to get rid of something that you no longer want or need 丢弃例句例句Cut the olives into small slices and discard the pits.将橄榄切成小片，将核扔掉。翻译翻译Words例句例句Read the manufacturers guidelines before discarding the box.在丢掉盒子前看一下制造商的说明。翻译翻译discard 真题真题Library application forms which are not picked up within 2 months will be discarded and you will have to reapply.(Jun.1995,CET-4,Listening Comprehension)释义释义v.to move in a circle around a fixed central point,or to move something in this way（使）旋转；（使）转动例句例句The moon rotates around the earth.月球绕着地球旋转。翻译翻译Words例句例句Take each foot in both your hands and rotate it to loosen and relax the ankle.双手抓住自己的双脚，转动一下，放松脚踝。翻译翻译rotate navigate 释义释义v.to choose a path so that a ship,plane,or car can go in a particular direction,especially by using maps or instruments 引路；（尤指利用地图或仪器为船、飞机或汽车）导航，领航例句例句Early explorers used to navigate by the stars.早期的探险家往往靠星辰确定方向。翻译翻译Words例句例句By law a harbour pilot must be on board to navigate the ship into port.根据法律，港口领航员必须上船将船只领进港口。翻译翻译释义释义n.C something special that you do or buy for yourself or someone else 款待；特意做的事例句例句We took the kids to the zoo for a special treat.我们带着孩子去了动物园翻译翻译Words例句例句Many women think of facials as a treat.翻译翻译不少女人把美容看成是一种享受。真题真题W:I hear there is a good Japanese restaurant nearby Would you like to go there for lunch?M:Yes,but its my treat this time.(Jun.1995,CET-4,Listening Comprehension)treat 释义释义1vi.if lights or stars twinkle,they become brighter then weaker in a way that is not steady or continuous（灯或星星）闪烁，闪耀例句例句At night,lights twinkle in distant villages across the valleys.夜晚，山谷对面遥远的村庄灯光闪闪。翻译翻译Wordstwinkle 例句例句On a starry night,lots of stars twinkle in the sky.星夜的天空上有许多眨着眼的星星。翻译翻译释义释义2vi.if someones eyes twinkle,they seem to shine because the person is happy（眼睛因高兴而）发亮，发光例句例句翻译翻译WordsHis eyes twinkled with amusement.他高兴地眨着眼。例子例子翻译翻译Her eyes twinkled at the good news.听到好消息，她的眼里闪烁着喜悦的光芒。twinkle 释义释义n.C(of)an amount or sheet of a substance that covers a surface or lies between two things or two other substances 层；叠层例句例句翻译翻译Words例句例句翻译翻译Everything was covered with a fine layer of dust.每件东西都覆盖着一层薄薄的尘土。Arrange all the vegetables except the potatoes in layers.除土豆外把所有蔬菜分层放置。layer As the tree grows it adds a layer to its trunk taking up chemical elements from the air.(Jun.2002,CET-4,Listening Comprehension)真题真题visible 释义释义1a.(clearly/highly/barely etc )able to be seen 看得见的；可见的例句例句翻译翻译WordsThe house is visible from the road.从公路上可以看到那幢房子。例句例句翻译翻译Trim off all visible fat before cooking.烹调之前把所有看得见的肥肉都剔掉。Paleys Remote Scanning Services Company could detect crop problems before they became visible to the eye.(Jun.1997,CET-4,Reading Comprehension)真题真题释义释义2a.clear,obvious,or noticeable 清晰的；明显的；引人注目的例句例句翻译翻译WordsThere is a visible change in attitudes to working women.人们在对待劳动妇女的态度上有了明显的变化。例句例句翻译翻译He was making a visible effort to control himself.看得出他在努力控制自己的情绪。visible 释义释义1a.(AmE)very small in size,amount,or importance 小的；少量的；无关紧要的例子例子翻译翻译Wordsa really dinky pay raise少得可怜的加薪例句例句翻译翻译 I cant believe they charge 10 for this dinky salad!难以相信这么小的一盘色拉，他们竟收10美元！dinky 释义释义2a.(BrE)very small and with an attractive sha
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