高中英语 unit 1 the written word课时跟踪练（一）welcome to the unit & reading pre-reading 牛津译林版选修8

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1、Unit1课时跟踪练(一)Welcometotheunit&ReadingPrereadingⅠ.阅读理解ATooMuchHappinesswaswrittenbyAliceMunro,winnerofthe2013NobelPrizeinLiterature,oneofourgreatestcontemporarywritersoffictionandtheowneroftheManBookerPrizeforFiction.HerstorieshaveappearedinTheNewYorker,TheAtlanticMonthly,andothe

2、rpublications,andhercollectionshavebeentranslatedintothirteenlanguages.ThemaincharacterisSophiaKovalevsky,agreatRussianmathematician,writerandadvocator(拥护者)ofwomen'srightsinthelatenineteenthcentury.AftervisitingherloverMaxsimKovalevskyinRiviera,shetravelsinEurope,endingupinSweden

3、,wheresheteachesattheonlyuniversityinEuropewillingtoemployafemalemathematician.ThebookwritesaboutherjourneyfromRivieratoSweden.Thestorytellsthetypicalstruggleofanintellectualwomantoachievesuccessandhappiness.However,whensheisgoingtodie,Sophiasays“toomuchhappiness”.Ithinkit'sirony

4、.Asreadingthestory,shehastoomanymentalproblems.First,asawomanmathematician,shewasbornatawrongtime.ShewasmarriedtoVladimirKovalevskywithoutlove,called“awhitemarriage”.Sheexplainedthat“notayoungRussianwomanwhowasunmarriedcouldleavethecountry”.Shesacrificedhermarriagetoseekhercareer

5、.Furthermore,whensheseesamanwholookslikeMaxsiminthestation,shesaystoherself,“Ofcourse,itwouldnotbeMaxsim,whatcouldhebedoinginParis？”Shedoesn'twanttofacethe_factbecauseshedoesn'twanttoloseherhope.Shebelievestheywillmarryinspring.AndinherlettertoJuliashesys,“Itistobehappinessaftera

6、ll,happinessafterall.Happiness.”Sheischeatingherself.Infact,themandoesnotwanttomarryher,andthehappinesssheexpecteddoesn'ttakeplaceatall.Finally,Iconcludethattheendmustbeatragedy(悲剧).Fromtheveryfirstpagestheatmosphereisgloomyandthreatening.“Oneofuswilldiethisyear.”“Becausewehavego

7、newalkinginagraveyard(墓地)onthefirstdayoftheNew非常感谢上级领导对我的信任，这次安排我向股份公司述职，既是对我履行职责的监督，也是对我个人的关心和爱护，更是对**百联东方商厦有限公司工作的高度重视和支持。Year.”and“ablackcatacrosstheirpath”allreflectitwillbeabadending.Notbecauseshehassomeproblemswithherlung,butbecauseherlifedoesnotbringherhappinesswithsomedis

8、harmoniousthingshappening.1．Accordingtot