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Unit 1 The Dinner Party
1. Where and when did the story take place?
It took place in India when she was a British colony
2. Who gave the dinner party and what guests were invited to it?
A colonial official and his wife gave the dinner party; apart from officers and their wives, a visiting American naturalist was invited.
3. What was the subject of the discussion between the young girl and the major?
They had a heated discussion about how women react to a crisis
4. What did the American naturalist do when they were having this discussion? What kind of expression did he see come over the hostess’s face?
5. What did the naturalist come to realize when he saw the native boy place a bowl of milk on the veranda?
6. Did he jump back and warn the others? What did he do instead, then?
No. Instead, he said that he wanted to know how well they could control themselves and asked them to sit still until he counted up to three hundred.
7. What happened before he finished the counting?
The cobra emerged and made for the bowl of milk.
8. How did the hostess know that the cobra was in the room?
Because it had been crawing across her foot.
Unit2 Lessons from Jefferson
1.Why do we associate the name of Thomas Jefferson with the Declaration of Independence?
Because Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence.
2.Give an example to show that Jefferson believed personal investigation is important
When he was young, he was appointed to a committee to find out some things while the other members of the committee sat in state capital and studied papers on the subject, he got into a canoe and made on-the-spot observation.
3.What was Jefferson’s attitude towards people of humble origins?
In this time, the people who belonged to the higest social class almost not spoke to those of humble origins. But Jefferson didn’t. He went into them and spoke with them because he thougt we can learn from everyone.
4.Why did he insist upon having a free press?
Because he thought only a free press can tell the truth.
5.What was the philosophy underlying Jefferson’s determination never to answer his critics?
He thought every coin has two sides.
6.Jefferson was an expert in many fields. Name some of them.
Not only he was good at politics, but also at writing, education, medicine and architecture.
7.Why was Jefferson chosen to write the Declaration of Independence?
Because of his wide knowledge and talent, Jefferson was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence.
8.Why does the author say that American education owes a great debt to Thomas Jefferson?
Because he believed that only a nation of educated people could remain free.
Unit 3 My First Job
1. What job was advertised in the local newspaper?
It was a teaching job available at a village school near London.
2. How far was the school from where the narrator lived?
It was about ten miles away.
3. Why did he want to find a job?
He was very short of money and also he wanted to do something useful.
4. Did he feel nervous when he got there?
No. He was too depressed to feel nervous.
5. What did the headmaster look like?
He was short, fat, and bald, with a sandy-colored moustache and a wrinkled forehead.
6. Was it a large co-ed school?
No. It consisted of only one class of 24 boys.
7. Were they at the same level?
No. They were at three different levels.react to的用法
8. How was the narrator supposed to deal with the class?
He would have to divide the class into three groups and teach them in turn at three different levels.
9. What subject was he expected to teach?
He would have to teach all subjects except art.
10. Who was the real boss in the school?
It was the headmaster’s wife who really ran the school.
Unit 4 The Professor and the Yo-Yo
1. Why did Albert Einstein show a yo-yo to his young visitor?
Because he wanted to make the young visitor feel at ease.
2. Why was Einstein content to go as far as he could?
Because he knew there were answers beyond his intellectual reach.
3. Give an example to show that Einstein was beyond any pretension.
For example, he corresponded with many of the world’s most important people; however, his stationery carried only a watermark----W----for Woolworth’s.
4. Did material thing mean a great deal to the professor? Cite examples to support your answer.
Material things meant nothing to him. For example, to do his work, he needed only a pencil and a pad of papper; when he came out, he never carry money because he thougt he never have any use of it; he used only a safety razor; although he corresponded with many of the most important people he also use the simple paper.

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