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- Teaching Objectives
- Lead-in Activities
- Background Information=
- Key Word Study
- Text Analysis
- Key Sentence Patterns
- Writing & Reading Skills
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- Grasp the main idea that America is deteriorating into “the mo=
st
insecure nation” and the structure of the text
(opening-body-conclusion);
- Learn to use comparison and contrast in writing more effectively and=
to
use key words for more efficient reading;
- Master the key language points and grammatical structures in the tex=
t;
- Conduct a series of reading, speaking, writing and translating
activities related to the theme of the unit;
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- No one picked up and pocketed anything lost on the road, while no fa=
mily
had the need to bolt the doors at night.
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- Crime prevention: In the United States today, Americans are growing =
more
concerned with their security. It is reported that the crime rate is
soaring. To help people protect themselves from crime, police
departments in many states have offered to citizens safety tips, suc=
h as
how to protect yourself when using a bank’s automated teller
machine, how to protect yourself in parking garages, how to safeguard
your home while on vocation, and how to protect yourself while walki=
ng
at night.
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- Avoid the use of short cuts.
- After dark, keep away from large bushes or doorways where someone co=
uld
be lurking.
- Do not display cash openly, especially when leaving an ATM.
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- If someone in a vehicle stops and asks for directions, answer from a
distance. Do not approach the vehicle.
- If followed, go immedi=
ately
to an area with lights and people. If needed, turn around and walk in
the opposite direction; your follower will also have to reverse
directions.
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- In Britain there is Neighborhood Watch which is an arrangement by wh=
ich
people who live in a particular street or area watch each other̵=
7;s
houses and tell the police if they see anything suspicious. Many peo=
ple
have formed local Neighborhood Watch groups to try to prevent crime =
but
others have refused to join them because they do not like the idea of
being watched by their neighbors.
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- Airport Security: Extraordinary challenges require extraordinary
measures. The terrorist attacks on America of September 11, 2001 req=
uire
that Americans reform their Nation’s aviation security system =
in
fundamental ways. On September 27, President Bush launched the proce=
ss
of reform by announcing his proposals for---an expanded federal air
marshal program---a 500 million US dollars federal grant program to
strengthen aircraft security and federal management of airport secur=
ity
and screening services.
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- 1. on the latch:
- ( of a door ) c=
losed
but not locked
- eg. Let yoursel=
f in ;
the door is ~~.
- 如果=
;我回来之前你要睡了=
30340;话,把门掩上就行了=
290;
- If you go to bed
before I come back, please just leave the door on the latch.
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- 2. close up
- shut ( sth. ) esp.
temporarily
- eg. I’m thinking
about closing up my store and going
-
on vacation.
- 除&=
#22805;夜时所有的商店都=
851;门了。
- On the New Year’=
;s Eve
all the stores were closed up .
- close-up n. 特写
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- 3. rural
- adj. of, in or suggesting the countryside
- eg. In ~~ areas, crim=
es,
especially robberies, occur quite often.
- (com.) rustic adj.
- ① =3D rural 乡村的=
5292;有乡村特色的
- ② 粗Ì=
39;的,乡土气的
- (antonym) urban adj. of, situated in =
or
living in a city or town
城市的,都市的
- ruralize v. live in the countr=
y ruralization
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- 4. vulnerable
- adj. expo=
sed to
danger or attack; unprotected
- (地Ġ=
57;,事物)有弱点的,易ࡢ=
3;攻击的
- (人,=
773;绪)脆弱的,敏感的
- eg. We’re in a =
~~
position, thus the enemy can get=
us
easily from the above.
-
She looked so ~~ that everyone wanted to
- protect her.
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- 5. urban
- adj. of, situated in or
living in a city or town
- urbanize v. 使 … 都=
;市化
urbanization n.=
都市化
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- 6. statistics
- n. collection of information expressed in numbers
- eg. The ~~ on
unemployment given by the central government show that economy has b=
een
recovering all over the country.
- statistic n. 单=
010;的统计数值
- statistician n. 统#=
745;学家
- statistical adj. 统计(学)&=
#30340;
- statistically
adv.
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- 7. tranquil
- adj. calm, quite and
undisturbed
- eg. Visitors li=
ke to
stay in this hotel for its tranquil surroundings.
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- 8. era
- n. a period of history or a long period of time
- eg. 我们&=
#29983;活在电脑时代。
-
We’re living in the computer era.
- .
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- 9. electronic
- adj. of or relating to
electronics or devices and
-  =
;
systems developed through electronics 电子的
- eg. Use of the Intern=
et is
replacing other forms of
-
electronic communication.
- electronic mail is so conven=
ient
that we can
-
communicate with friends at the other side of
-
the world in a few seconds.
- electronics n. 电子学=
electron n. =
0005;子
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- ( com. ) electronic , electric , electrical
- ① electronic 电子的=
5292;电子仪器的
- ② electric 发电的=
5292;电力产生的,电动=
0;
- ③ electrical 与电有=
0851;的,用电的
- ②与③=
的区别
- 靠电=
;力操作或发电的东西=
29992;electric
, 否则用electrical ( 与电有Ð=
51;的),它表示与电的关=
;系不太密切。用在 a. 人或其=
工作上 b. 也用在=
与电的关系较普遍的=
5821;句上。
- electronic ~~ sound
- electric ~~ generator,
~~ storm, ~~ power
-  =
;
~~ shock, ~~ clock / blanket / fire / fence /  =
; &n=
bsp;  =
;
current
- electrical ~~ engineer, ~~ appar=
atus,
~~ fault
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- 10. hook up to
- connect or atta=
ch
(sth.) to (sth. else) with or as if with a hook
- eg. Hook your
computer up to the Internet, you can do far more things than what yo=
u do
with your computer now.
- The alarm syste=
m in
the banks are hooked up to
- the local police
station.
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- 11. build in / into
- ① make (sth.) a=
s part
of the structure
- =
2266;定在某物上使成为ࠥ=
4;一部分
- eg. Our
bookshelves are built into the wall.
- ② 生ì=
01;,本来
- eg. The
difficulties seem built in.
- Other phrases with
“build”:
- build on 加=
;建,扩建
- eg. This new ho=
use is
built on that old school.
- build on / upon 根据ʌ=
92;依靠
- eg. He built his
decision on thorough investigation.
- build up 建立ʌ=
92;加强
- eg. The clouds =
are
building up. (pa=
ss.) 盖满房子
- eg. The area ha=
s been
built up. =
捧(
某人或某物)
- eg. The singer =
has
been built up into a great success.
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- 12. pry
- v. force sth. Open or away from a surface
- eg.=
They
used a knife to ~~ the can open.
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- 13. paste
- v. stick sth. w=
ith
glue
- eg.
Posters can only be ~~d in particular areas.
- n. 糊=
366;物
, 浆糊
-
tooth ~~
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- 14. premises
- n. ① (pl)=
all
the buildings and land that an
-
institution occupies on one site 房屋=
;及周围的土地
- eg. The c=
ompany
is looking for new ~~.
- ② sth. that you accept as true and use as a basis for
-
another idea or way of thinking
-  =
;
from / on the ~~ + that… 前提
- eg. The p=
rogram
started from / on the ~~ that men
-  =
;
and women should take on equal rights.
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- 15. advertisement
- n. sth. that used to
promote a product, event and etc.
- advertise=
v. 宣=
256;, 给…做广告
-
advertising n. 宣传
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- 16. feature
- n. a typical or notic=
eable
part of quality =
特色,特征
- eg. Thick=
fog
is a ~~ of the weather in Chongqing.
- v. give a prominent part to (sb. / sth.) 以…为=
305;色
- eg. Fish =
~~s in
the food of these islanders.
-  =
;
They had a traditional Thanksgiving dinner
-  =
;
~~ing roast turkey.
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- 17. chart
- n. (a sheet of paper =
with)
information written or
- drawn in =
the
form of a picture, graph, etc. with
- the inten=
tion
of making it easily understood 图表
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- 18. put up
- build or erect
- eg. He ~~=
a new
fence around his house.
-  =
;
Most of the old buildings were pulled down so
-  =
;
that blocks of apartments could be ~~.
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- 19. barrier
- n. thing that prevents progress or movement
- eg. The p=
olice
~~ is used to prevent people from
-  =
;
getting into the crime scene.
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- 20. barricade
- n. a barrier of large
objects, used to stop an enemy
- v. block with a barri=
cade
- eg. The protest=
ors
~~d the streets with piles of tyres.
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- 21. wander
- v. move about without a purpose
- ~~
about / around / through
- eg. When he got=
bored
he ~~ed around the campus.
-  =
;
At weekends, many people go to department stores  =
;
without buying any things just for wandering.
- (com.) wonder
- n. =
奇迹,惊奇
- v.<=
span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> 希望知=
6947;
-
eg. I’m wondering where I can get the tickets.
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- 22. or otherwise
- ① or sth. else , or sth. like that 或&=
#29992;其他方法,
或其他
- eg. If the
coffee tastes bitter, you can try cream,
-  =
;
cheese ~~. They may help.
- ② or the
opposite 或=
;相反的,或不是
- eg. I am =
not
concerned with its accuracy or
-  =
;
otherwise.
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- 23. take off
- (aircraft, bird=
or
insect) move from the ground and begin to fly
- eg. There=
are
hundreds of airplanes landing and taking off at Shuangliu Internatio=
nal
Airport.
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- 24. hold / keep (sb.) at bay
-
prevent (an enemy) from coming near
- eg.
Eating oranges keeps colds at bay.
- She=
left
the light on at night to keep
thieves at bay.
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- 25. without so much as
- with no even
- eg. He left her
without so much as a single word.
-  =
;
他连水都没喝就ū=
19;他们去了。
-  =
;
He went out with them without so much as a glass of water.
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- 26. sideways
- adj. adv. to, towards=
or
from the side
- eg. If you would move=
~~ to
the left, I can get everyone on the picture.
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- 27. stand for
- represent; mean
- eg. Gesture ‘v&=
#8217;
stands for ‘victory’.
- (com.) stand up for
支&=
#25345;
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- 28. be bathed in
- cover or envelop as if=
with
liquid
- eg. She bathed her fe=
et in
warm water.
- The
fields was bathed in a golden light at sunrise.
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- 29. analyze v.
- 1)examine sth. in detail in order to understand it,
-
esp. by considering separately all the elements it
- 2)consists of=
li>
- eg. We=
217;ll
~~ the result tonight and give the report tomorrow morning.
- analysis n. (pl.) analyses 分析,分=
26512;结果
- analyst n. 分析家
- analytic adj.分解&=
#30340;,分析的
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- 30. with / by a small / large margin
- 小 / =
823;幅度地
- eg.
People’s demand for air-conditioners has increased by a large
margin.
-  =
;
With a small margin of difference, the two sides reach an
agreement soon.
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- 31. error
- n. mistake
- eg. 犯=
8169;不是件可耻的事情Ӎ=
0;
-  =
;
It’s not a shame to make errors.
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- 32. civilize
- v. cause to improve f=
rom a
primitive stage of human society to a more developed one
- eg. Some
anthropologists think that it’s neither wise nor necessary to =
~~
those jungle tribes.
-  =
;
Terrorism is unacceptable in the ~~d world.
- civilized adj. 开化的,=
25991;明的
- educated adj.受过教=
;育的
- civilization n. 文明=
li>
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- 33. reflection n.
- ① a thing bringing discredit or criticism ~~ on sb./sth. 有损声誉或受指责的=
事
- eg. Paren=
ts
often regard their children’s errors as a
-  =
;
~~ on them.
- ② deep and care=
ful
thinking 思=
;考
- eg. He to=
ld us
his ~~ on that issue.
- I
am sorry that I spoke too quickly and without ~~.
- ③ a clear indic=
ation
or the result of
反映
- eg. His unhappi=
ness
is a ~~ of his mistaken marriage
- reflect v. 反射=
65292;表达/反映,仔细思 =
771;
- reflective adj. (人或其=
24605;想)
沉思的,熟虑的
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- 34. puzzle
- v. cause (sb.) to feel confused and slightly worried because they ca=
nnot
understand
- eg. It ~~s me w=
hy she
gave up the chance of
-  =
;
studying abroad.
- The polic=
e are
~~ing about the cause of the accident.
- n. (usu. sing.) sth. =
that
one cannot understand
- eg. No one can
explain the ~~ of how life began.
- puzzling adj. 费解=
的 puzzled adj. 感到迷=
4785;的
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- 35. look back on
- think about (st=
h.) in
one’s past
- eg. When =
you ~~
your childhood, what would you have in your memory first?
- CF:In retrospect
-
reflect
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- When we read, we are not only learning new vocabulary or structures,=
but
also looking for key information. Identifying keywords is even more
important if our reading time is not that plentiful.
- “Lock” is the keyword in this text, by locating “L=
ock’s”
throughout the text, we get a pretty good idea of what this essay is
about.
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- …, it is the insurance companies that pay for stolen goods,=
230;
- It is / was … that / who … 强调=
;句型
- Tom’s sister brought him a rabbit as his
- birthday present.
- ① It was Tom’s sister who brought Tom ….
- ② It was Tom who his sister brought a rabbit ….
- ③ It was a rabbit that Tom’s sister brought him….<=
/li>
- ④ It was as his birthday present that Tom’s sister…=
;.
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- …; it does not occur to us to ask ourselves: Why has this
happened?
- It occurs / does not occur to sb. to do sth. / that…
- 表示 某人想到(做)什&=
#20040;,
相当于 think about, come into one’s mind=
110;
come up with an idea that….
- 1) It never occurred to me to ask him what was …
- 2) It suddenly occurred to me that the names of…
- 3) When he heard her say so, it occurred to him that for convenience=
…
- 4) Has it never occurred to you that the problems…
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- ..., chances are that you don’t just wander in and out of work=
.
- 意义相当于 it is likely that…, &=
#24456;有可能
…
- 1) If they don’t agree to work extra hours for no extra pay,
chances are that they will be dismissed.
- 2) Research is …. Chances are that there will be a cure within=
the
next ten years.
- 3) If you are …, chances are that you’ll put on several
pounds I a matter of weeks.
- 4) He left…. Chances are that he’s got stuck in a traffic
jam.
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- A. Reading Guidance
-  =
;
The main idea of the text is that America is deteriorating fr=
om “the
land of the free” into “the most insecure nation”.=
And
lots of facts are used to support that central point of view .
-  =
;
Viewed from the angle of logical thinking ,the text adopts the
cause-effect structure : the crime rate rising ,
- fear and
distrust , lead to various security devices ,which in turn makes the
Americans prisoners of their own making .
-  =
;
Viewed from the angle of writing, the text adopts a
- writing model :
Phenomenon
measure adv=
antage
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- or disadv=
antage
- Phenomena=
: The
era of leaving the front door on the
-  =
; &n=
bsp;
latch is over . The crime rate rises . Fear
-  =
; &n=
bsp;
and distrust .
- Measures:=
Many
measures in this text (we’ll discuss
-  =
; &n=
bsp;
them below)
- Disadvant=
age:
In dealing with the unseen horrors
-  =
;
among us ,we became prisoners of
-  =
;
ourselves.
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- Supporting facts:
- Doors are not left unlocked either in cities or in rural areas ( lin=
e 6 –
7 )
- Dead-bolt locks, security chains electronic alarm systems and trip w=
ires
are widely in use. ( line 12 – 13)
- Suburban families have steel bars built in sliding glass doors. ( li=
ne
14 – 15 )
- Small notices warning against burglary are commonly seen pasted on t=
he
windows of the most pleasant of homes. ( line 16 – 17 )
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- Access cards are required of those who work with medium to large-size
companies. ( line 35 – 38 )
- Airport security uses electronic X-ray equipment to guard against
terrorism. (line 49 – 50 )
- Businessmen employ new machines linked up to their telephone to help
determine whether the caller is telling lies or not. (line 57 –=
; 58
)
- Suburban housewives wear rape whistles on their key chains. ( line 6=
8 –
69 )
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- 1. Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 4
- Key words and phrases =
in
these two paragraphs:
- Para 1: o=
n the
latch; closed but not locked; none of us carried keys; close up
- Para 4:
dead-bolt locks; security chains; electronic alarm systems; trip wir=
es
hooked up to a police station or private guard firm; sliding glass
doors; steel bars.
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- 2. Paragraph 10 and Paragraph 11
- Key words and phrases =
in
these two paragraphs:
- Para 10: carry =
some
kind of access card, such as
electronic ones; security guard
- Par=
a 11:
policy free access
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- 3. Paragraph 12 and Paragraph 13
- Key words and phrases in these two paragraphs:
- Para 12: =
it(
the airport) is a place of education and fun; parents used to take
children out to departure gates(登机口ʌ=
89;
to watch plane land and take off.
- Para 13:
electronic X- ray equipment to hold the terrorists
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