Go deep to grow strong 深扎根方可枝繁叶茂

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  难词探意
  1. forage v. 觅(食)
  2. sandpiper n. 鹬
  3. shoreline n. 海岸线
  4. hateful adj. 可恶的
  5. pelicans n. 鹈鹕
  6. delicate adj. 脆弱的
  7. tidbit n. 味美的少量食品
  预读思考
  1. What bird does the author like best?
  2. List the words or expressions with the meaning similar to “find”.
  One morning, I found myself focusing on the many different types of birds foraging for food. As I watched, I couldn’t help but think of my own spiritual life.
  The smallest birds were the quick sandpipers running along the shoreline. They appeared to almost be playing games with the waves, running after and being run after as they dashed here and there in search of food. Getting fed seemed much more of a game than a serious task.
  Next were the hateful seagulls. They seemed to me the rulers of the shore. They spent their time tricking the smaller birds—and even us, if we had something they thought they wanted. I also noticed they were seldom satisfied. It wasn’t unusual to see one of them drop a piece of food if they thought they had a chance for something better.
  The largest of all the winged creatures I observed were the pelicans. These royal birds tended to stay farther from shore, searching out a more energetic fish under the sea. I was interested in their varied flight paths. They stayed close to the water at times, the tips of their wings just touching the tops of the waves. Then, when they found a school of fish, they’d shoot up into the air and back down in a steep dive that took them completely under the water.
  I couldn’t help but notice that the largest and strongest birds were the ones willing to dive deep to get fed. The most delicate were those that waited for whatever tidbit was within reach. The bullies tried to appropriate whatever they wanted. They were never satisfied and always quarreling.
  How like us they all were. I hate to admit how I could see myself in every group. I’ve lived (or tried to live) like those small sandpipers, feeling the joy of the game of living. I’ve also run after many kinds of unhealthy ideas, often being so comfortable on following the crowd that I dropped something valuable so I could have something that turned out to have no value at all. But the past few years, as I’ve lived with a son at war, I’ve learned to spend time in diving in and going deep. There I’ve found the abundance of what I need to live in strength and in health.
  閱读检测   1. In the author’s opinion, the seagulls were hateful because they _______.
  A. didn’t value what they had
  B. ran along the shoreline
  C. tricked smaller birds and hardly felt satisfied
  D. saw life as the game of living
  2. How can a bird get enough fish as food according to the passage?
  A. By searching everywhere.
  B. By diving into the deep sea.
  C. By running after the waves.
  D. By waiting farther from shore.
  3. What can we conclude from the sixth paragraph?
  A. Different men experience different lives.
  B. There are inequalities in the bird world just like our society.
  C. Men in different times experience lives of different birds.
  D. The strong will rule over the weak no matter men or birds.
  文本探究
  探究视角1 语篇分析
  海鸟从空中快速俯冲潜入水面的过程,是一种神奇的景象,那种超现实的视觉效果令人难忘。捕食时海鸟像炮弹一样冲入水中,速度可达难以置信的每小时120公里。幸运的是,它们没有外露的鼻孔,不会因此被灌入海水。海鸟可以从30多米高的空中發现自己的猎物。大群的海鸟聚集于海面之上,有时多达1,000多只,共同搜寻鱼群。一旦发现猎物,它们会像雨点般冲入水面。
  探究视角2 语言学习
  Ⅰ. 文本填空
  1. They appeared to almost be playing games with the waves, _______________ (run) after and_______________ (run) after as they dashed here and there in search of food.
  2. Getting fed seemed _______________ (更大程度上) a game than a serious task.
  3. They spent their time _______________ (trick) the smaller birds—and even us, if we had something they thought they wanted.
  4. They stayed close to the water at times, the tips of their wings just _______________ (touch) the tops of the waves.
  5. The most delicate were those that waited for whatever tidbit was _______________ (伸手可及).
  Ⅱ. 熟词构新
  在英语中,很多词汇或者短语能够表达相同的意义。近年来,高考试卷中这样的词汇比比皆是。因此,掌握这些同义的词汇是有效应对高考,尤其是书面表达的必备条件。本文就出现了find一词的很多近义表达用法。
  Ⅲ. 写作推荐
  1. As I watched, I couldn’t help but think of my own spiritual life. 看着看着,我不由得想到了我自己的精神生活。
  I couldn’t help but notice that the largest and strongest birds were the ones willing to dive deep to get fed. 我不由得注意到,那些又大又威猛的鸟儿就是那些愿意深潜取食的。
  句中的can’t help but do sth是一个固定结构,意为“不由得做某事;只能做某事”。
  【句式仿写】你不由得尊敬他们。
  __________________________________________________________________
  2. They stayed close to the water at times, the tips of their wings just touching the tops of the waves. 它们有时候就歇在水面上,翼尖刚好接触到浪尖。
  句中的the tips of their wings just touching the tops of the waves是一个独立主格结构。这实际上就是非谓语动词作状语,其逻辑主语须与主句主语保持一致。若不一致,非谓语动词形式须另带主语,从而构成复合结构的形式作状语。其中,非谓语动词主动用现在分词,被动用过去分词。
  【句式仿写】开完会后我们都回家了。
  __________________________________________________________________
  探究视角3 文化拓展
  海 鸟 之 殇
  和地球上许多濒危物种一样,海鸟如今处境堪忧,主要还是人类活动造成的。人类对鱼类的大肆捕捞导致海鸟的食物越来越少。鱼类的大幅减少,也导致海鸟成为许多捕食者的捕猎对象。人类除了大幅减少海表的食物之外,还严重污染了它们的捕食地和栖息地。1993年,一场石油泄漏事故导致无数的海鸟身上粘上了各种有毒物质。此外,多钩长线捕鱼方式也直接困死了许多海鸟。因此,有关人士呼吁各国政府能采取保护措施保护海鸟。
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