大学精读第一册Unit 15 Clearing in the Sky.ppt

V. Fill in the blanks with the correct prep. or adv. keep down: 控制，压缩（规模或数量的增长） e.g. keep costs down 控制成本 keep out of: 不卷入，不参与 e.g. You keep out of this. It’s none of your concern. keep up: 跟上，不落后 e.g. Try to keep up. keep sb. up: 使熬夜 keep up with sb.: 赶上 V. Fill in the blanks with the correct prep. or adv. keep on: 一直往前走 keep on doing sth. : 坚持做某事 keep sb. from doing sth.: 阻止某人做某事 keep back: 隐瞒，不谈； 留下，留出（以备将来使用） e.g. He said he was fine, but I knew he was keeping something back. * * * Unit Fifteen Clearing in the Sky 现代大学英语精读1 Contents Introduction to a New Unit Listen, repeat and write Detailed discussion of the text Exercises and Tests Dictation About the title 1. What is the meaning of “clearing”? -- A piece of land cleared of trees, weeds, or bushes for cultivation. 2. What is the meaning of “Clearing in the Sky”? -- A patch of land on the top of a high mountain. About the author Refer to Note 1 on Page 330. 1. What did Jesse’s father want to do on a hot summer day? 2. Did Jesse live far away from his father? How far? 3. How was the father’s health? 4. Did Jesse protest to his father when his father walked far? Why? Detailed Analysis of the Text 5. How did the father brag about the land he bought 30 years ago? 6. How did the father turn the hillside into fertile land in 30 year’s time? 7. On a mountain slope, what did they recall? Detailed Analysis of the Text 8. When they were climbing the mountain, what did Jesse find? 9. When they finally reached the mountaintop , what did Jesse see? 10. Was that the thing his father wanted to show Jesse? Detailed Analysis of the Text 11. Who cleared the land and fenced it? 12. Why did the father do that? 13. Why has he built so many paths leading up to the clearing? 14. What can we learn from this story? Detailed Analysis of