1、 Unit 11. How did the author feel about the incident at the time it occurred?What does he think of it now?the author felt that it was a rather unpleasant experience at the time it happened,but now he thinks he can make a good story from the incident2. Why did he go to Richmond?he went there to look

2、for a temporary job to make enough money to go travelling3. What did the author think got him into trouble with the law?the author thought it must be his obvious aimlessness of wandering in the streets that got him into trouble with the law4. What did he see when walking out of the local library?He

3、saw a man walking across the road with the obvious intention of talking to him5. What did the man say to him? Did he take the mans works seriously at first?The man said that he was a policeman and was going to arrest him. But the author didnt take the mans words seriously but thought it was some kin

4、d of joke at first6. When and how did the author come to see the man was being serious?At the time when another policeman appeared in uniform, the author came to see the man was serious7. What grounds did the policemen have for suspecting that the young man was wandering with intent to steal milk bo

5、ttles?First ,the policemen saw the young man wandering aimlessly in the streets sometimes just stopping and looking around him. Then, it turned out there had been a lot of petty thieves in the area who stole milk bottles from doorsteps. On these grounds ,the policemen suspected that the young man wa

6、s wandering with intent to steal milk bottles8. What does the author mean by his “big mistake”?By his “big mistake ”, the author means he shouldnt have had long hair and appeared so cool and unconcerned about the incident ,and shouldnt take himself as part of the sixties“youth counterculture”,becaus

7、e all these confirmed the policemens suspicion that he was a disrespectable fellow9. How did he behave when he was questioned at the police station?W hat did the police decide to do with him?When he was questioned ,he continued to try to look worldly and au fait with the situation. As a result , the

8、 police charged him officially and told him to report to Richmond Magistrates Court the follow Monday10. What did his father do when he learned about the incident?As soon as his father learned about the incident ,he hired a good solicitor11. What were the things his release from the charge depended

9、on?The things his release from the charge depended on were his “right” accent, respectable middle-class parents, reliable witnesses, such as, his English teacher as his character witness, and a very good solicitor in particular.12. What did the policeman probably mean by saying” You could have been

10、a bit more helpful when we arrested you”?By saying these words, the policeman probably meant that he should have looked very angry and said something like,”Look here,do you know who youre talking to? Iam a highly successful student with a brilliant academic record. How dare you arrest me!”then, they

11、 world perhaps have apologized to him and let him go.Unit 21. what did the authors children teach him he other night?作者的孩子們在某個晚上教給了他什么The authors children taught him about paradigm shifts, and limitations of linear thinking and how to refocus parameters one night2. what were the author and his child

12、ren doing that night?當天晚上作者和他的孩子們在做什么？They were playing their own oral version of the Sesame Street game, “What Doesnt Belong?”3. what was the question the father put to his children?父親給孩子提的問題是什么？The question is “What doesnt belong, an orange ,a tomato or a strawberry?”4. what was the oldest childs

13、answer to the question?最大的孩子的答案是什么？The oldest child answered that it was tomato became the other two were fruits.5. What did the author think of his answer?作者認為他的答案如何？The author thought the answer was right6. What answers did his 4-year-old and 6-year-old give?四歲和六歲的孩子又給出了什么樣的答案The authors 4-year-ol

14、d child said that the right answer was strawberry because the other two were round and a strawberry was not. And his 6-year-old child said that answer should be orange because the other two were red7. What did the 9-year-old and the middle one add to the answers?作者九歲和六歲的孩子又補充了什么樣的答案？The 9-year-old a

15、dded that it could also be the orange because the other two grew on vines and the middle child said that it could be strawberry because it was the only one they put on ice cream8. Why does the author think Copernicus, Reuben Mattus and Edward Jenner belong in the same group?作者為什么認為哥白尼、魯賓馬修斯和愛德華詹納都屬于

16、同一種人？The author thinks that these three famous people belong in the same group because they were doing what every scientist whos ever made an important discovery throughout history has done, according to Thomas Kuhn, in his book, The Structure of Scientific Revolution :They were shifting old paradig

17、ms9. What did the authors children do to deserve membership in the same group as Copemicus and Edward Jenner?作者的孩子們做了什么使得他們能夠成為和哥白尼和愛德華詹納同一種的人？The children were refocusing the parameters. They were redefining the problems. They were reframing the questions. And these are exactly the same that Copemi

18、cus and Edward Jenner have done10. What if the Sesame Street game had been a workbook exercise in school?假如芝麻街的游戲是學校練習本上的習題，情況又會如何？If Sesame Street game had been a workbook exercise in school, every kid who framed the question differently than “Which is not a fruit?” would have been wrong, that is t

19、o say every kid who didnt circle tomato would have been marked wrong.11. Why does the author wish to remind us that there are real limits to the value of information?作者為什么希望提醒我們信息的價值是有限的？Because unless we shift our paradigms and refocus our parameters, the super information highway will lead us nowh

20、ere. From the examples of those great scientists and inventors, the author tells us that we are not now, nor have we recently been suffering from a lack of information so that what we need as we begin to downshift onto the information highway is not more information but new ways of looking at it.12.

21、 What , according to the author, should we bear in mind when begin to downshift onto the information highway?作者認為當我們駛入信息高速公路時，我們應該牢記的是什么？According to the author, we should bear in mind that what we need as we begin to downshift onto the information highway is not more information but new ways of loo

22、king at itUint 31） according to the author, what is the goal most Americans are taught to achieve in life?譯文：在作者看來，大多數美國人受到要獲取什么生活目標的教育？答案：most Americans are taught to manage to achieve money and power when they grow up according to the author.2)Is teaching the easiest way for the author to earn a l

23、iving? How does he feel about teaching?譯文：教書是作者最容易的謀生手段嗎？他對教書感覺如何？答案：No. he feels that teaching is the most difficult of the various ways he has attempted to earn his living. for him, teaching is a red-eye, sweaty-palm, and sinking-sto mach profession.3）does the author think he is very knowledgeable

24、? How does he feel he sees his students take notes on what he says in class?作者認為自己很有學問嗎？當他看到學生在他課堂上把他教的容作筆記時他怎么想？答案：No .he does not think that he is very knowledgeable. He is amazed to see that his students take notes on what he says in class.4)what does the author think of the pace of the school ca

25、lendar? What does he do in the summer vacation?譯文：作者認為學校的生活節奏安排怎么樣？他在暑假里做什么？答案：he likes the pace of the academic calendar. He thinks that the summer vacation offers an opportunity for reflection, research, and writing.5)what does the author mean when he says teaching is a profession built on change

26、?譯文：作者說“教師是一個建立在變化基礎上的職業”是什么意思？答案：he means that when the teaching material is the same he can change his teaching methods, and whats more, he can teach different students each year.6)what does the author mean when he says “as a teacher, I am my own boss ”?譯文：作者說“作為一個老師，我是我自己的老板”是什么意思？答案：he means he

27、has the freedom to make his own mistakes, to learn his own lesson. Especially, he wants his freedom to choose the method. No one is to say he cant.7)can you say something about Jacqui in your own words?譯文：你是否能用你自己的話說說杰基是怎樣的人？答案：Yes . Jacqui is a woman who works as a cleaner in school, but she has th

28、e ability to make more correct judgement by intuition than most of us can do by analysis. Maybe she is influenced by the author, so she has decided to finish high school and go to college.8)was the corporation the author and his students set up a success? How do you know?譯文：作者和他的學生建立起的公司成功了嗎？你是怎么知道的

29、？答案：yes. The corporation was great success. We know from the fact that at the end of the semester they sold the house, paid off their debts and distributed the profits among the class members.9)what are the most important reasons the author gives for choosing teaching as his profession?譯文：作者選擇教師作為職業

30、的最重要的原因是什么？答案：the most important reasons for the author to teach are that some of his favorite students, a teacher is being present at the creation, when the clay begins to breathe.10)what does the author mean by saying that as a teacher he has money and power?譯文：作者說作為教師他又金錢和權利是什么意思？答案：the author me

31、ans he gets paid to do what he enjoys: reading, talking with people and asking questions, and he has the power to nudge, to fan sparks, to suggest books and to point out a pathway.Unit 41. In what ways was Sarahs similar to other letters the author received? In what ways was it differernt?莎拉的電子和作者收到

32、的其它信件在什么方面相似？在什么方面不同？Similar to other letters, the Sarah Morris sent took the author to task for his comments on the Los Angles Dodgers and argued that the author had got everything wrong. However it was different from the others in at least two ways. It contained more details than the usual “Youre

33、an idiot”, such as vital statistics on the teams performance2. What was Sarahs dream?莎拉的夢想是什么？ Sarahs dream is to become a baseball editorialist3. What in Sarahs second caught the authors attention? Why did he say it was worth one more response?莎拉第二封電子中什么容引起了作者的關注？為什么他說值得再回封信？The misspelling in the

34、last line of her second . When spelling the word “dream”, she missed the letter “r”. The author thought Sarah might be truly searching for something, and he needed Sarah to explain.4. What did the author think of Sarahs website?作者如何看待莎拉的？The author found that Sarahs website was not a fancy one altho

35、ugh she covered the Dogers as extensively as any reporter in the country. He wondered whether there was any reader.5. Did Sarah think her disability would prevent her from finding a job? How do you know?莎拉認為她的殘疾會妨礙她找工作嗎?你是如何知曉的？Yes , she knew her situation, and the purpose of starting her own websit

36、e is to find a job6. What led the author to think Sarah was deliberately deceiving him?什么使作者認為莎拉故意欺騙他？When the author asked Sarah to give him a call, Sarah refused to do so and the reason she provided was that she had a speech disability.7. How did Sarah become a Dodger fan?莎拉如何成為道奇隊的球迷的？While growi

37、ng up in Pasadena, Sarah had become a Dodger fan. In her sophomore year at Blair High, she undertook a post as the statistician of a junior varsity baseball team.8. Why did author drive a long way to visit Sarah? What did he find when he arrived at her house?為什么作者長途驅車拜訪莎拉？當他到達她家時他有何發現？The author fel

38、t curious about what Sarah had said, and he also wanted to find out the truth. When he arrived at her house ,he found that Sarahs living condition was poor, the condition for her own website was not her supposed condition, and Sarah really got serious physical handicap. But all those couldnt stop he

39、r pursuing her dream of becoming a baseball editorialist.9. Why did the author call Sarah Morris the great Sarah Morris?為什么作者稱莎拉莫里斯是偉大的莎拉莫里斯？Sarah did not lose her hope because of her physical handicap, believing in dedication to work.Without the best equipment and help, she still started her own we

40、bsite and covered a baseball team as extensively as any reporter in the country.10. How did Sarah Morris change the author?莎拉莫里斯是如何改變作者的？Sarah Morris made the author believe people were sincere and honest, not motivated by selfishnessUint 51) what did the author plan to do when he came home from sch

41、ool one winter day?譯文：在一個冬季的一天，作者放學回家準備做什么？答案：he planned to read a new issue of his favorite sports magazine.2) who did he see in the living room? What was she doing?譯文：他在起居室看到了誰？她在做什么？答案：his mother. She was crying.3) why was his mother in tears?譯文：他媽媽為什么哭？答案：because she was afraid of losing her new

42、 job, for she couldnt type fast enough.he told her that she would catch on.解析：in tears 是哭的意思4） how did he try to relieve her from anxiety?譯文：他是如何安慰她的？答案：he was repeating a line she had spoken to him a hundred times when he was having trouble learning or doing something important to him.4) what did t

43、he author think of his mothers ability when he was sixteen years old?譯文：當作者十六歲時他對于媽媽的能力有什么看法？答案：he still assumed that his mother could do anything.6)why was his mother trying every possible means to save money?譯文：他的媽媽為什么想盡辦法攢錢？答案：to send the author and his sister to college.7）why did his mother but

44、herself a used typewriter?譯文：他媽媽為什么給自己買了臺舊打字機？答案：because she wanted to learn typing which would enable her to get a new job with better pay8)how did the author feel when his mother got the job at the radio station ?譯文：當作者的媽媽在電臺找到一份工作時他有什么想法？答案：he was not the least bit surprised or impressed.9)did hi

45、s mother enjoy her first day at the radio station?譯文：他的媽媽在電臺工作的第一天高興嗎？答案：No ,she didnt.10)how do you know?答案：the text said,“after her first day at work, I could see that the excitement was gone. Mother looked tired and drawn.”Unit 61. What time of day was it at the beginning of the story?故事開頭是一天的什么時

46、間？It was in the morning ,because when the boy came into the room, the father was still in bed2. What illness did the boy catch? What were its symptoms?這個男孩得的是什么病？ 有哪些癥狀？Influenza.Fever3. What did the doctor say and what did he do about the boys illness?對這個男孩的病醫生說了些什么，做了些什么？He said there were nothing

47、 to worry about if the fever did not go above one hundred and four degrees. This was a light epidemic of flu,and there was no danger if pneumonia was avoided .The doctor left three different medicine in different colored capsules4. What was the boys temperature? How did he understand it?這個男孩的體溫是多少？他

48、對這個體溫是怎么理解的？One hundred and two. The boy thought it was one hundred and two centigrade5. How did the boy respond when his father was reading to him?當這個男孩的父親給他讀書時，他的反應是什么?He didnt follow what was read6. Why did he prefer to stay awake? How do you think he felt when his father left the room?他為什么寧愿醒著？當

49、他的父親離開房間時你認為他心里是怎么想的？He was thinking he was going to die, so he preferred to stay awake. He might be thinking that his father didnt care about his death.7. Did the father realize what the boy was thinking about?How do you know?這位父親意識到這個男孩在想什么嗎？你怎么知道 的？NO，he didnt. He thought that the boy might be a

50、little light-headed8. What conclusions can you draw from the hunting scene about the fathers character and his influence upon his son?從打獵的場面中你對于這個父親的性格以與他對于他的兒子的影響能得出什么結論？The father enjoyed hunting , which needed patience and courage. This patience and courage had influenced his son9. Why did the bo

51、y refuse to let anyone come into the room?為什么這個男孩拒絕任何人進入房間？Because he thought he was going to die, he didnt want the other to get what he was suffering from10 . What condition was he in when his father came back from hunting?當他的父親打獵回來時這個男孩處于什么狀態？He was in exactly the position his father had left him

52、11 . What was it that led the boy to think that he was going to die? How did the father make the whole matter clear to him?是什么導致這個男孩以為自己要死?父親是如何向他說清楚這件事的？He confused centigrade with Fahrenheit. His father told him it was like miles and kilometers .On the centigrade thermometer, thirty-seven is norma

53、l, and on Fahrenheit thermometer, it is ninety-eight11. How did the boy react when he realized that he was not going to die? Does his behavior the next morning seem natural to you?當這個男孩知道自己不會死時他反應如何？ 在你看來他第二天早上的行為自然碼?His gaze at the foot of the bed relaxed slowly, and he hold over himself relaxed to

54、o. Yes, It does Uint 7*1) what is going on at Dr.Stockons one summer evening?譯文：一個夏日的傍晚在斯道克頓家發生著什么事？答案：a birthday celebration is going on at Dr.Stockons one summer evening.2) why does the party break uo in confusion?譯文：為什么晚會在混亂里中止了？答案：the party breaks up in confusion because, in the midst of it, ove

55、r the radio, the president of the United States declares a state of emergency for suspected enemy missiles approaching.3) why do the neighbors come back to the Stocktons house soon after they leave in a hurry?譯文：鄰居們為什么在急忙離去之后又返回斯道克頓家？答案：they come back because they want to surive -want to share with

56、the Stocktons the bomb shelter which is the only one on their street.4）what is Stocktons reason for refusing his neighbors shelter? Do you feel that he is justified in refusing them ?譯文：斯道克頓為什么拒絕讓鄰居們進防空洞？你認為他這樣對嗎？答案：he said that he didnt have any room or supplies, and the shelter is designed only fo

57、r three people, though he is a little selfish, his reason seems understandable and convincing.5) what does Henderson attempt to do in the face of the crisis?譯文：亨德森在危機面前試圖做什么？答案：he attempts to go down into Stocktons basement and break down the door.6)why does Harlowe try to dissuade him from his atte

58、mpt?譯文：為什么哈洛勸他放棄自己的打算？答案：harlowe tries to dissuade him from his attempt because not all of them could fit in since the shelter, they would just be killing eneryone.7)what leads to the fight between Henderson and weiss?譯文：是什么導致亨德森和韋斯打架？答案：the fight between them is caused by the quarrels about whose family should be chosen to share the shelter with the Stocktons and deserves to live more than the next