现代大学英语精度3第二版unit2 预习作业.doc

Unit 2 How Reading Changed My Life 1. Glossary Word list: 1. comprise; 2. curled; 3. discontented; 4. dishearten; 5. flatten; 6. perplexed; 7. plummet; 8. prize; 9. subculture; 10. supplant; 2. Key words: suspect/imagine 3. Phrase, idioms and expressions Aspire to sth, in the equivalent of, at the end of, in the former/latter half of the century, at the heart of, interfere with, attend to, lead to sth, bang on the door, leave sth for, be a solace to, major in, be couched as/in, make up sth, be out of print, not in the least, be suspicious of sth, over lunch, book after book, pay lip service to sth, bring sb/sth to life, plummet into, commit sth to memory, potray sb as, divide into, prefer doing sth to doing sth else, dream of, save sb from despair, from place to place, search for, have a claim to sth, sit in the glare of the sun, in certain circles suspect sb of, in one’s mind, turn into 4. Word formation: 1) under-; over-; 2) v.- n.; n.- v. 3) whatever; however; whenever; wherever 5. Grammar: 1) four idioms with if: if only; if not; only if; what if 2) a few uses of there as a function word 6. Background Information: 1) Author 2) Litrary Classics: Middlemarch A little Princess Anne Karenina Gone with the Wind Rebecca Jane Eyre A Tale of Two Cities Anne of Green Gables Heidi The Great Gatsby Pride and Prejudice Robinson Crusoe Moby-Dick To Kill a Mockingbird 7. Text structure and the main idea of this passage 8. Preview questions about the text. 1) What do you think is the author trying to tell us? Do you find anything she said in the essay particularly interesting and thought-provoking? 2) Why does she read? Does she read for any special purpose? For advancement or learning? 3) How has reading changed her life? Do you believe that people might love reading for its own sake? What do you think of these people? 4) Do you have any comments to make on the issue of reading? Do you agree that the golden age of book-reading is now gone for ever? 5) Are you familiar