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1、Unit14Roots知识精讲一.本周教学内容:Unit14RootsI.BackgroundknowledgeAlexHarleywasborninthenortheasternofNewYorkin1921,buthespentmostofhisearlylifewithhismother’sfamilyinsouthernTennessee.Hisgrandmothertoldhimstoriesabouttheirfamily.Theirhistory,shesaid,beganwithToby.Hewasaslavefr
2、omAfricaandhisnamewasKintay.AlexHarleywenttoschoolandthentocollege.In1939,hejoinedtheU.S.coastguard.AshewasaBlack,hisjobwastowaitontablesandwasheddishes.Inhissparetime,helearnedtowritestories.Heservedinthecoastguardfor20years.Afterheretiredheputallhistimeintowriting.A
3、lexHarleyrememberedthestorieshisgrandmotherhadtoldhim.Hebegantostudyhisfamilystory.Afteralotofresearch,HarleydecidedthatTobyprobablywasKintaKintefortheWestAfricanMandingopeople.KintaKintewascaughtneartheVillageofJuffureontheGambiaRiver.HewassoldasaslaveinAnnapolis,Mar
4、ylandin1767.ThenHarelymadeatriptoGambiaandtalkedwithahistoryexpertinJuffure.TheAfricanhistorianmadehisconclusionstronger.AlexHarleywantedtotelltheexperiencesoftheBlackpeoplein18th-and19thcenturyAmerica.Hespent10yearsresearchingandwritinghisfamilystoryforthebook“Roots”
5、.Itwaspublishedin1976.ItwonaspecialPulitzerPrize.Afewyearslater,afilmseries(系列性)basedonHarley’sbookwasshownonAmericantelevision.1.Choosetherightorderoftheeventsgiveninthepassage.(D)a.HemadeatriptoGambia.b.AlexHarleyknewthestoriesabouttheirfamily.c.KintaylivedneartheGa
6、mbiaRiver.d.HarleyretiredfromtheU.S.coastguard.e.Tobywassoldasaslave.f.Hebegantostudyhisfamilyhistory.A.e,c,b,f,d,aB.c,e,b,d,f,aC.e,b,d,c,a,fD.c,b,d,e,a,f2.WheredidHarleyspendmostofhischildhood?(D)A.InGambia.B.InthenorthoftheU.SC.InMaryland.D.InthesouthofAmerica.3.Whe
7、ndidHarleylearntowritestories?(D)A.Before1959.B.After1921.C.Before1939.D.Afterservinginthearmy.4.Whichconclusiondidhedrawafterdoingalotofresearch?(B)A.Tobywasahistoryexpert.B.Toby’shometownwasnearGambiaRiver.C.TobywasanAfricanhistorian.D.Toby’shometownwasAnnapolis.5.W
8、hichofthefollowingmighthavehappenedafterwatching“Roots”onTV?(C)A.EveryAmericantalkingabouttheirfamilystory.B.NoneoftheAmeric