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1、UnitFifteenClearingintheSky现代大学英语精读1ContentsIntroductiontoaNewUnitListen,repeatandwriteDetaileddiscussionofthetextExercisesandTestsDictationAboutthetitle1.Whatisthemeaningof“clearing”?--Apieceoflandclearedoftrees,weeds,orbushesforcultivation.2.Whatist
2、hemeaningof“ClearingintheSky”?--Apatchoflandonthetopofahighmountain.AbouttheauthorRefertoNote1onPage330.1.WhatdidJesse’sfatherwanttodoonahotsummerday?2.DidJesselivefarawayfromhisfather?Howfar?3.Howwasthefather’shealth?4.DidJesseprotesttohisfatherwhenh
3、isfatherwalkedfar?Why?DetailedAnalysisoftheText5.Howdidthefatherbragaboutthelandhebought30yearsago?6.Howdidthefatherturnthehillsideintofertilelandin30year’stime?7.Onamountainslope,whatdidtheyrecall?DetailedAnalysisoftheText8.Whentheywereclimbingthemou
4、ntain,whatdidJessefind?9.Whentheyfinallyreachedthemountaintop,whatdidJessesee?10.WasthatthethinghisfatherwantedtoshowJesse?DetailedAnalysisoftheText11.Whoclearedthelandandfencedit?12.Whydidthefatherdothat?13.Whyhashebuiltsomanypathsleadinguptotheclear
5、ing?14.Whatcanwelearnfromthisstory?DetailedAnalysisoftheTextinpraiseofrelianceruggedmanualsentimentalGlorificationThomasJeffersonglorioussolelyprevailnaïveWordtips:DictationThisstoryisinpraiseofsometypicalAmericanvalues://self-reliance,ruggedindividua
6、lism,andrespectforhardmanualwork.//Weknowthatrespectforhardwork/andatraditionofsentimentalglorificationoftheruralwayoflifeexistinallcultures,/andparticularlystronginAmericanculture.//DictationAccordingtoThomasJefferson,/farmersareclosetonature.//Andna
7、tureisbeautiful,/becauseeverythingweuseandeverythingwelovecomefromnature,/notonlyfood,water,air,housing,clothing,/butalsoart,musicandpoetry.//Farmingisthemostgloriouswayofliving/becauseitishonest/andisdependentsolelyonlabor.//Thiskindoflifeinturngives
8、thefarmerallthefinequalitiesweadmire:/strength,courage,independence,honesty,andtheloveoffreedom.//DictationInthepresent-dayUnitedStates,however,thesevaluesprevailmainlyinruralareasandsmalltowns.//Inthecitiesandsuburbs,/wherethegreatmajorityofA
