Unit 1 Lights，camera，action！ Period 5 Extended reading Task 1：Fast reading for the structure and the main idea of the text. Ⅰ.Skim the passage to find out the structure of the text by filling in the blanks. Ⅱ.Skim the passage to find out the main idea of the text. The passage mainly tells us Forrest Gump’s first day of school on the bus. Task 2：Careful reading for the details of the text. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer. 1．Why did Forrest hesitate to get on the bus at first A．He was afraid of the bus driver. B．He was unsure about going to school. C．He didn’t like the other children on the bus. D．He was following his mother’s advice about strangers. 答案 D 2．Why did the boy tell Forrest he couldn’t sit on the empty seat A．The boy wanted to sit alone. B．The boy was angry at Forrest. C．The seat was taken by someone else. D．The seat was actually not available. 答案 A 3．According to the passage，what do you think of Jenny A．Kind and friendly. B．Selfless and helpful. C．Distant and indifferent. D．Outgoing and talkative. 答案 A 4．What is Forrest’s attitude towards life A．Indifferent. B．Negative. C．Positive. D．Doubtful. 答案 C Task 3：Translate the following phrases into English. 1．一个单纯和热心的人a simple man with a warm personality 2．过着真正精彩的生活live a truly amazing life 3．在20世纪下半叶in the second half of the 20th century 4．停车，停止pull up 5．使某人为某事做好准备prepare sb for sth 6．往下看look down 7．跟着来；出现；进展come along 8．搭车take rides 9．走上前去；增加，提高step up 10．向某人招手wave to sb 11．开走drive away 12．抬头看look up 13．四处张望look around 14．挪开move over 15．坐在某人旁边sit next to sb 16．摇头shake one’s head 17．什么都没有nothing at all 18．一直到学校all the way to school 19．穿着have...on 20．伸出手put one’s hand out 21．从那天起from that day on 22．形影不离like peas and carrots Task 4：Analyse some long and difficult sentences. 1．Forrest looks to the other side where a boy sits alone on a larger seat.(P11，Lines 26－27) [结构分析] 此句是复合句。句中含有一个where引导的限制性定语从句。 [汉语翻译] 福雷斯特看了看另一边，有个男孩独占了更大的座位。 2．You know，it’s funny what a young man recollects.(P12，Line 30) [结构分析] 此句是复合句。句中you know是插入语，it是形式主语，真正的主语是后面what引导的主语从句。 [汉语翻译] 你知道，一个年轻人的回忆很有趣。 3．I，I...don’t recall what I got for my first Christmas and I don’t know when I went on my first outdoor picnic.(P12，Lines 31－33) [结构分析] 此句是由and连接的并列复合句。and前面的句子中含有一个由what引导的宾语从句，and后面的句子中含有一个由when引导的宾语从句。 [汉语翻译] 我，我不记得收到的第一份圣诞礼物是什么，也不记得我第一次外出野餐是什么时候。 adapt vt.改编，改写；使适应 vi.适应(adaptation n．改编本；适应 adaptable adj.能适应的) [教材原句P6]In 1967，Disney adapted the book into a cartoon film，which is widely regarded as a classic.1967年，迪士尼将这本书改编成一部动画片，被广泛认为是经典之作。 [ ... ...
