女人半边天Women,HalftheSky

Unit6Women,HalftheSkyTextAI’mGoingtoBuytheBrooklynBridgeTextBBeginningAnewLead-inActivitiesPleasethinkoverthefollowingquestion:Isyourmotherbusy?Whatarehermaintasksindailylife?GroupDiscussion:Giveabriefintroductiontothesocialstatusofwomenacrosstheworld.(China,elsewhereintheworld)HaveyouseenTheDesperateHousewives?OrganizationofTextAPartParasMainIdeasOne1-3Despiteherfriend’sadvice,theauthor,unabletoresistthetemptation,fallsforsuperwomanstoriesagain.Two4-7Theauthorencounterswithasuperwoman,whichinfluencesheralot.Three8-11Shetellsaboutwhatpreventsherfrombecomingasuperwomanherself.Four12-14Sheanalyzeswhysheisstillfascinatedbymodernsuperwomantales.Five15Shecomestotheconclusionthattoher,admiringaheroineissomethingworthdoing.GroupDiscussion(forPart1-3)1.Whatdoes“theBrooklynBridge”mean?TheBrooklynBridgemeanssomethingimpossibleoranincrediblestory.Folktalesaboutpeoplewhoaresogullibleastobepersuadedbyconfidencetricksterstobuywell-knownlandmarksarenumerousinAmericaandelsewhere.2.Thefirstthreepartsmaywellbegroupedunderonetopic.What’sit?Iamfascinatedbysuperwomen.3.Howdoestheauthorexplainthedifficultiestobeasuperwoman?Bypersonalexperiences.1)Sheisunabletogetheracttogether.2)Shecanalmostexpectsomethingtogowrongassoonasshesetstowork.3)Everythingonherschedulemighttakemuchmoretimethanisexpected.4)Sheusuallyfeelsexhaustedafterabusyday.QuestionsandAnswers(forpart4-5)1.Whyistheauthorstillsofascinatedbymodernsuperwomentales?2.Whatdifferentopinionsdopeopleusuallyholdaboutmenandwomen?3.Doestheauthorbelieveshecouldbecomeasuperwomansomeday?4.Whatarethepositivesidesofsuperwomenstories?CulturenoteFeminismInthe1960sfeminism(=thebeliefthatwomenandmenareequalinabilitiesandshouldhaveequalrightsandopportunities)becamethesubjectofintensedebatewhenthewomen’sliberationmovementencouragedwomentorejecttheirtraditionalsupportingroleandtodemandequalstatusandequalrightswithmeninareassuchasemploymentandpay.Sincethenthegendergapbetweenthesexeshasbeenreduced.Howeverthebattlebetweenfeministandtraditionalviewsofawoman’srolecontinues.Itiswidelyacceptedbyyoungerpeoplethatwomenshould,iftheywish,beallowedtodeveloptheircareersandnotgiveupworkwhentheyhaveafamily.FeminismhasbroughtaboutmanychangesintheEnglishlanguage.Manywordsforjobtitlesthatincluded“man”havebeenreplaced,forexample,“policeofficer”isusedinsteadof“policeman”and“chairperson”for“chairman”.“He”isnowrarelyusedtorefertoapersonwhenthepersoncouldbeeitheramanorawoman.Thetitle“Ms”isusedforwomeninsteadof“Miss”or“Mrs”,sinceitdoesnotshowwhetherawomanismarriedornot.While-ReadingActivitiesNewWordsandExpressions1.draft1)n.①afirstroughwriting(ofabook,speech,etc.)（书、演说等的）草稿，草图【经典例句】I’mwritingmyspeechdraft.我正在写讲话稿。②billofexchange;moneyorder汇票，付款通知单【经典例句】Paymentmustbemadebybankdraft.必须以银行汇票的方式付款。③coldairthatcomesintoaroom,etc.通风；穿堂风【经典例句】Icanfeelacolddraftunderthedoor.我能感觉到门底下透进来的冷风。2)vt.①writeordrawroughly;preparearoughplan,sketch,etc.of起草，拟蓝图【经典例句】Hedraftedaspeechforme.他给我起草了一篇讲话稿。②selectandsend(soldiers)onaspecialduty征兵【经典例句】TheyhavebeendraftedintotheP.L.A.他们应征参加了人民解放军。【记忆法】也可拼写为draught，经常特指，意为“通风，穿堂风”。【考点】draftbeer生啤；adraftsystem征兵制；ademanddraft即期汇票；standinadraft站在通风处；adraftofair一阵风【历年真题】Heisnowrevisingthefirst______ofthereport.(CET-6,1997.1)A.driftB.drawingC.drillD.draft【答案】D【解析】A.drift意为“漂流，漂泊”；B.drawing意为“素描”；C.drill意为“训练，演练”；D.draft意为“草稿，草图”。译文：他现在正在修改这份报告的初稿。2.undovt.①unfasten(whatistiedorwrapped)解开，拉开，松开，拆开【经典例句】Thepackagewasfastenedinsuchawaythatitwasimpossibletoundo.这个包裹捆得那么紧,根本解不开。②cancel取消，撤销【经典例句】Whatisdonecannotbeundone.覆水难收。③disturborupsetgreatly使烦恼，使不安【经典例句】Thenewsthathersonwasmissingundidher.她儿子失踪的消息让她心神不宁。3.incrediblea.①difficulttobelieve不能相信的，不可信的，难以置信的，不可思议的【经典例句】Michaeltoldusanincrediblestoryabouthisgrandmothercatchingathief.迈克尔给我们讲了一个他祖母抓小偷的令人难以置信的故事。②amazing惊人的，妙极的【经典例句】Wehadanincredibleholiday!我们度过了一个极愉快的假日。【记忆法】反义词：crediblea.可信的形近词：incredulousa.不轻信（他人）的；credulousa.轻信（他人）的【历年真题】Yourexcusethatanelephantfellonyouandmadeyoulateisjust______.(CET-6,1996.6)A.inevitableB.indispensableC.incredibleD.incurable【答案】C【解析】A.inevitable意为“不可避免的”；B.indispensable意为“不可缺少的,绝对必要的”；C.incredible意为“不能相信的，不可信的；难以置信的，不可思议的；惊人的，妙极的”；D.incurable意为“不能治愈的”。根据句意，C项正确。译文：你说一只大象袭击你，因而让你迟到了，这借口根本不可信。【历年真题】Somechildrendisplayan______curiosityabouteverynewthingtheyencounter.(CET-6,1998.1)A.incredibleB.infectiousC.incompatibleD.inaccessible【答案】A【解析】A.incredible意为“不能相信的，不可信的；难以置信的，不可思议的；惊人的，妙极的”；B.infectious意为“有传染性的,易传染的,有感染力的”；C.incompatible意为“性质相反的,矛盾的,不调和的”；D.inaccessible意为“达不到的,难以接近的”。根据句意，只有A项更为合理。译文：有些小孩对他们所遇到的每一件新事物都表现出令人不可思议的好奇。4.skepticala.inclinednottobelieve;inthehabitofquestioningthetruthofclaims,statements,etc.怀疑的，惯于怀疑主张、陈述等的真实性的【经典例句】Heisskepticalabouteverything.他对于一切事物都持怀疑态度。【记忆法】也可拼写为sceptical（英式拼写）。skepticn.怀疑论者，无神论者；skepticallyad.怀疑地；skepticismn.怀疑论【考点】beskepticalof/aboutsth.对某事产生怀疑【历年真题】Manyscientistsremain________aboutthevalueofthisresearchprogram.(CET-6,2002.1)A.skepticalB.stationaryC.spaciousD.specific【答案】A【解析】A.skeptical意为“怀疑的，惯于怀疑主张、陈述等的真实性的”，词组beskepticalabout表示“对……持怀疑态度”；B.stationary为“静止的”；C.spacious为