Unit 21 Music

Lesson 81 教学设计方案（一）

Teaching aims:

　　1. to learn about music by studying this lesson.

　　2. the students are trained to improve their abilities of spoken English and listening skills.

Step One leading in

　　Ask the students abut music, with the following questions

　　1. Nowadays many young people enjoy music. Can you tell me what kind of music you like best?

　　2. How many kinds of music do you know? (jazz, folk music, classic music, pop music, country music, etc.)

　　3. Can you name some of the famous musicians?

　　4. What are your favorite songs?

　　5. How many musical instruments do you know? Please mane them.( mouth organ/ harmanica 口琴, violin, guitar, piano, flute长笛, horn管号, saxophone萨可斯管, banjo五弦琴, tambourine零/手鼓, cymbal, tympani定音鼓, trombone长号, wind instrument管乐, stringed instrument弦乐, percussion instrument打击乐 )

　　6. How many of you can play musical instruments? Put up your hands, please.

　　7. Do you think music is very important in our daily life? Please explain your point of view.

　　At the some teach the new words: familiar, jazz, instrument

Step Two listening

　　Show the Ss pre-listening questions:

　　1. What are Mary and Rik talking about? (They are talking about plans for the music for a party.)

　　2. What kind of music does Mary want for the party? (Quiet and peaceful music to start with, then jazz or pop, familiar songs at the end.)

　　Ss listen to the tape with their books closed and then answer the above two questions and then check, teaching the meaning of “perform” and “otherwise”.

Step Three dialogue

　　A: Ss read the dialogue for further understanding and then answer the following questions quickly:

　　1. How many musicians is Rik going to bring? (Rik is going to bring seven musicians.)

　　2. What instrument is Rik supposed to start with at the party? (He is supposed to start with some fold songs.)

　　3. Why does Mary suggest that at the beginning they should have some fairly quiet and peaceful music? (Because people won’t be able to hear themselves talk if they play too loudly at the beginning.)

　　4. Why does Mary suggest that at the end of the party they have some songs that everyone is familiar with? (Mary suggest that at the end of the party they have some songs that everyone is familiar with so that they can join in.)

　　5. From the dialogue what information can you collect about the musician Rik and his group? (Rick likes folk music. He writes his own songs and plays the guitar as well. He can play different musical instruments, such as the guitar, piano and jazz violin. His group can play all kinds of music. They play different instrument and three of the group can song as well.)

　　B: Play the tape again and the Ss follow it. Then they practise the dialogue in pairs and some pairs are asked to act it out in the front of the classroom.

Step Four functions sentences

　　Tell the Ss that in this unit they review the functions sentences of expressing intentions and decisions and ask them to pick them out and encourage them to think of more. Meanwhile write them on the blackboard.

　　I think at the beginning we’d rather have some fairly quiet and peaceful music.

　　I’d prefer them not to play too loudly at the beginning.

　　I’d rather have some fish to start with.

　　I’d rather not to have any music at the beginning of the party.

　　Have you decided what music you’d like to play at the party?

　　I’ve decided to where we’re going to have the wedding party.

Step Five practice and production

　　Do part 2 on page 49.  After that offer the Ss the following situations to make up dialogues with using the functional sentences gone over in this unit. Ss may select one of them and do in pairs first and then ask some pair to present their dialogues in the front of the classroom. The teach may make comments.

　　Situation One: It’s your birthday today. You’re planning to have a birthday party. Make a dialogue designing the birthday party with the expressions from the dialogue.

　　Situation Two: The new year day is coming. So you are going to hold a party to celebrate the new year for the whole class. You are supposed to be the organizers of the party. so make a dialogue, discussing how to organize the party.

　　Situation Three: The years later you are back at school again., holding a party for all the old classmates. Each pair is supposed to be the organizer of the party. Make a dialogue, discussing how to hold the party.

Step Six language points

　　The teacher, together with the Ss, go through the language points in this dialogue and make notes of some important ones on the Bb.

　　1． be familiar with…  与…熟悉 ( to be familiar to…为...熟悉)

　　2． to join in 加入

　　3． think at the beginning we’d rather have some fairly quiet and peaceful music.

at the beginning ßà at the end   from beginning to end would rather do…(than do..)  “宁愿做。。。（而不愿做。。。）”

　　e.g. Kiu Hulan would rather die than give in.

　　I’d rather stay home than go out.

　　would sb. did…“宁愿某人做。。。”

　　e.g. I would rather you learned this dialogue by heart.

　　 I’ rather you came on Friday.

　　4．I’d prefer them not to play too loudly at he beginning.

prefer  v. –--like

　　to prefer doing /to do “喜欢做。。。”

　　e.g. She prefers dancing / to dance.

　　to prefer sth./doing to sth./doing“与。。。相比更喜欢（做）。。。”

　　e.g. She seems to prefer dogs than dogs.

　　to prefer to do rather than (to) do“与。。。相比更喜欢做。。。”

　　e.g. I prefer to go to the movies rather than (to) stay home.(= I prefer going to the movies to staying home.)

　　to prefer sb. to do…“想让某人做某事”

　　e.g. They preferred their son to go to college.

　　to prefer that-clause

　　Would you prefer that I (should) go with you? (= Would you prefer me to go with you?)

　　5．Maybe some folk songs to start with? = Shall we have some folk songs to start with?

　　to start with = to begin with  “以。。。开头”

　　e.g. Our class usually begins with news report.

　　We started the book with a story.

　　6. And then after supper some jazz or pop so that people can dance..

　　so that = in order that “以便， 为了”引导目的状语语从句， 从语中谓语多由may, might, can, could等加动词原形构成。In order that 可用于句首。

　　e.g. We must study hard so that/ in order that we can learn our lessons well.

　　In order that it might reach then in good time, we sent the letter by air mail.

Homework

　　Finish all the exercises on page 113.

　　Preview the next two lessons and try to find out more information about music.

Lesson81教学设计方案(二)

Step1: Revision:

Step2: Lead-in:

　　Sometimes you will invite some friends home, or you will host a birthday party. What would you prepare for a successful party? (cake, drinks, music, games, dance to music)

　　I think music is an important part. What music would you prepare for the party?

　　Today we will watch a video, in which Mary and Rik are discussing plans for the music for a party in the coutry.

Step3: Watch the video:

　　Answer:

　　1.What music is Rik supposed to start with at the party?

　　2.What music will be played at the end of the party?

　　3.What instruments does Rik play?

　　4.Do you play any instruments? Do you find it hard?

Watch again and answer:

　　1.What music would Mary like the musicians to play at the beginning of the party?

　　A. Jazz　　　　　　　　B. Pop music

　　C.Some fairly quiet and peaceful music

　　D. Some songs that eberyone’s familiar with.

　　2.Mary would prefer the musicians to sing some songs tht everyone’s familiar with so that thepeople at the party_______.

　　A.will be able to hear themselvew talk

　　B.can join in

　　C.can dance

　　3.Which of the following is not true?

　　A.The party will be started with folk songs.

　　B.There will be seven musicians in all includig Rik.

　　C.People ferforming at the party play different instruments and three of them also sing.

　　D.Rik likes folk music best.

(keys: C,B,B)

Step4. Read and fill in blanks.(books closed)

　　1.Oh, at the end some songs that everyone’s familiar with, then they can join in. Can you play jazz?

　　Of course we can. Our job is playing all kinds of music.

　　2.Well, I think at the beginning we’d rather have some fairly quiet and peaceful music. I’d prefer them not ot play too loudly at the beginning.

　　3.Maybe some folk music to start with?

　　4.What’s your favorite kind of music?

　　I like folk music. I write my own songs and I play the guitar as well.

Step5: Act the dialogue out.

　　(The teacher may give marks)

Step6: Write a plan for a wedding party.

Lesson 82 教学设计方案 （一）

Teaching aims:

　　1. To study this lesson to know more about music.

　　2. To improve reading ability of the students.

　　3. To learn grammar— -ing form use as Predictive

Step One  Revision

　　Check yesterday’s homework.

Step Two.  Lead in

　　If possible, take a certain kind of music instrument to the classroom and ask the students what it is and play a song for them.(or ask one of the Ss to bring an music instrument to school and play one piece of music for them. or listen to the tape or watch the video.) After that, ask them whether they like the song or not and whether they like music or not. Then say OK, today let’s have a free talk about music that we all like very much and exchange some of our ideas in this field.

About music

　　Music forms an important part of many cultural and social activities. People use music to express feelings and ideas. Music also serves to entertain and relax.

　　Music takes many forms around the world. Take Chinese music as an example. It began more than 2,000 years ago. Orchestra with hundreds of musicians performed at early Chinese religious ceremonies (宗教仪式) and court festivities （宫廷庆典）. Today all Chinese plays are set to music. Peking Opera, also called Beijing Opera, is the most popular form of Chinese drama.

　　However, in the 20th century, rapid travel and mass communication have led to a great decrease in the musical variety of the world.

Step Three.  Reading

　　A: Pre-reading Questions

　　Before listening to the tape, ask the students to think about the following question:

　　1. How so some people earn their living by writing music? (They write songs for pop stars and music for films and TV plays. In this way they earn living by writing music.)

　　2. When and where was Jazz born?  (Jazz was born in the USA around 1890.)

　　3. How many kinds of music are mentioned in the texts? What are they ?

　　 (pop music, film music, music for TV, folk music , music stories, street music, American music, African music, Indian music, Caribbean music, jazz)

　　B: Listening and Answering

　　Listen to the tape and ask the students to answer the pre-reading question.

　　C: Intensive Reading

　　Divide the students into four groups and ask them to read the text “Music” and try to summarize each paragraph in one sentence. First let the class have a group discussion and write their summaries down. Each group will have a spokesman to tell the summary to others.

　　Para 1. There are two kinds of music in the world: written music and unwritten one.

　　Para 2. Fold music has been passed down and its general information.

　　Para 3.early performers were popular and respected and how they performed.

　　Para 4: How the street musicians perform nowadays.

　　D: Read the text “World Music” and have a group work --- Role Play. Group 1 act as Africans, group 2 Indians, group 3 Caribbean and group 4 Americans. They will introduce the music in their cultures. Play a piece of music of each culture one by one and point to the places on the map that mentioned in the text. Give them some key words and sentences at the very beginning.

　　See which group perform best and praise them for their excellent performance especially for their team spirit and solidarity. Tell the class that unity is strength.

　　E: Ask the Ss to do the following exercise—match A with B according to the meaning given in text.

(A) (B)

　　1. Hitting different parts of the drum with hammers to produce different notes; good to dance　2. Folk music playing an important part in people’s life and work.3. Coming from black people with its roots in Africa.4. A basic pattern of notes for musicians to follow; a lot of musicals5. Learning songs by heart; popular and respected6. Two kinds: written down or not written down7. Passing from generation to generation; about life, love, plants, animals, etc.8. Performing in the streets to passers-by a. Indianb. USAc. Africad. Caribbeane. Street musiciansf. Early performersg. Folk musich. Music

　　Ask the Ss to give the answers in complete sentences, e.g.a. In Indian music there is a basic pattern of notes to follow and India produces a lot of musicals too.

　　b. In the USA jazz was born around 1890. it came from work songs sung by black people and had its roots in Africa.

　　c. In Africa most music is folk music and it plays an important part in people’s lives and work.

　　d. In the Caribbean people hit different parts of the drum with hammers to produce different notes. This type of music is very good music to dance to.

　　e. Streets musicians perform in the streets to passers-by.

　　f. Early performers who learned songs by heart were popular and respected.

　　g. Folk music has been passed down from one generation to another and are about life, love, plants, animals, etc.

　　h. Music in divided into two kinds in the world—one is written down and the other is not.

Step four： language points

　　1. written down –written so that it is recorded for ever.

　　2. earn one’s living—support themselves by doing this kind of work. 谋生 (=make one’s living )

　　3. exact instructions how the music is to be played, for example, how fast, how loud, whether it is to be repeated, and so on.

　　4. has been passed down –has been taught to other people

　　to pass down from generation to generation/from one person to another 一代一代/互相传下去
  from …to… 从。。。到

　　e.g. The beggar begs from door to door.

　　She read the book from cover to cover.

　　He shook his head from side to side and walked away.

　　5.They used to learn—used to do (to express a last habit)

　　in praise of heroes–--to praise heroes 颂扬， 赞扬

　　6.stories were passed on—stories were told by one person to another and so on.

　　7. music of different ethnic groups from all over the world, for example, jazz, classical, pop, world music, etc.

　　8. their own kind of music—their own variety of music

　　9. had its roots in Africa—came from Africa

　　10.  to learn… by heart 记住

　　11. on festivals  在节日里（当天）

　　at festivals  在节日期间

　　12.  to play an important part in…  在…中起重要作用

　　13. to dance to music   随乐起舞

　　14. to get married   结婚 （表示动作）to be married (表示状态)

Step Five  Students’ activities

　　First do Part 3 –note making and then answer the following questions:

　　1. How many kinds of Chinese music are there according to different criterion?

　　A. Mainland music, Hongkong music and Taiwan music.

　　B. Classical music, R&B, Pop music, traditional music such as Beijing opera, etc.

　　2. How many kinds of musical instruments are there in the world? What are they? Essentially musical instruments have 4 basic family groups.

　　A. Percussion instruments (most popular)

　　B. String instruments

　　C. Wind instruments

　　D. Electronic instruments

　　Then show some interesting pictures of those instruments and their Chinese and English names to them and tell them where I have found all the information.

　　Then the class share information. In the last class, the teacher divided the class into several groups and gave them assignments to find information about music in books or on the net. Ask the students to share their information with each other. by showing their information about music and if possible get them to perform some pieces of music.

Step Six Language study and practice

　　Page 51. Part 4. write down the sentences on the blackboard:

　　Our job is playing all kinds of music.

　　The music they are playing sounds so exciting.

　　And say that –ing form can follow link verbs and be used as predicative. Ask the Ss to read the two sentences and translate them into Chinese.

　　Next do Part 5 on page 51. Ss do it separately and then check with the whole class.

Step seven  Consolidation

　　Get the Ss to do Exx 1 &2 on page 114 quickly and then check with the whole class.
Or do the following reading comprehension exercise

　　1. Which of the following is not true?

　　A. Many people make a living by writing music.

　　B. Musicians write pop songs for pop stars and music for films and TV plays to make money.

　　C. Musicians write music only for fun.

　　D. Musicians earn money by writing music to support themselves and their families.   (c)

　　2. Early performers of music were ___.

　　A. looked down upon.  B. popular   C. respected  D. both B and C   (D)

　　3. ___ people live on writing music.

　　A. Few   B. Some   C. A few   D. A large number of     (D)

　　4. Which of the following is true?

　　A. folk songs play an important part in people’s lives in Africa.

　　B. Jazz had its roots in the USA.

　　C. Jazz had its roots in Africa. It came from work songs sung by black people.

　　D. In Africa, people didn’t like fold music.　　　　(C)

　　5. Which of the following is NOT true?

　　A. West Indian hit different parts of the drum with hammers to produce different notes. This kind of music has become world famous.

　　B. India produces more films than any other country in the world.

　　C. India sells millions of record every year.

　　D. In Caribbean the slaves who were brought from Africa developed their own kind of music. 　　(A)

Homework

　　1. Ask the Ss to look up the use of –ing form as predicative, Attribute and object Complement in grammar books.

　　2. Talk about one of your favorite songs.

　　3. Read the next lesson.

Lesson 83 教学设计方案

Teaching aim:

　　1. To study the poem in this lesson and learn to enjoy the poems and to understand them.

　　2. To develop Ss’ reading ability

　　3. To learn the grammar—the –ing form used as Predictive, Attribute and Object complement

Step One Revision

A: Fill in the form to describe what they have learnt about music.

KINDS OF MUSIC DETAILS

Folk music

African music

Indian music

Music in the Caribbean

Jazz

KINDS OF MUSIC DETAILS

　　Folk music Pass down from one generation to another. Written down, learn from their families, relatives, neighbors and friends in the same village. About the country life, the seasons, animals and plants, and about love and sadness in people’s lives.

　　African music Play an important part in people’s lives, esp. for work an festivals and weddings, dance all night

　　Indian music Written down. A basic pattern of notes to follow, a lot of modern music, produce films with music, millions of records are sold every year.

　　Music in the Caribbean Slaves from Africa developed their own kind of music, make instruments out large oilcans, hit different parts of the drum with hammers to produce different notes. Famous in Britain and very good music to dance to Jazz Born in the USA around 1890, from work songs sung by black people and had its roots in Africa, developed in the 1920s in the south states, played by other white musicians and reached other parts of the USA.

　　B: Ask some of the Ss to sing their songs and talk about them.

Step Two Preparation

　　Get the Ss to listen to a Chinese poem with music and then listen to the English poem—A Perfect Day with Ss’ books shut. Listen to the poem again and ask the Ss to follow.

Step Three  Reading

　　A: Ask the Ss to read the poem aloud and get the main idea. And then ask them some questions;

　　6. Is this at the beginning of a day or at the end of a day?

　　7. Is the writer alone, or with someone?

　　8. Is the writer meeting someone, or saying goodbye to someone?

　　B: Answer Ss’ questions if they have any. Deal with some language points

　　1. Can mean to a tired heart—to someone whose heart is sad, because the person has to say goodbye to dear friend.

　　2.rays—the beams of sunshine

　　3. For memory has painted this perfect day, with colors that never fade—For we shall never forget this perfect day, and memory of it will not disappear.

　　4. of a friend we’ve made—to point out the set expression to make friends with

　　C: Get the Ss to read the poem aloud, paying attention to the pronunciation and especially to intonation.

Step Four  Consolidation

　　Do Part2 on ;age 52—words search. Ask Ss to read the words and phrases in the poem which have the same meaning as listed in this part.

Step Five Language study

　　A: Write the sentences on the blackboard:

　　I’ve decided where we’re going to have the wedding party. (point out that –ing form is used as Attribute. A single –ing form is usually placed in front of the word modified; while the –ing phrase is often put after the word modified.)

　　Do part 4. In order to make sure the Ss know the meaning of each phrases, ask them to translate them into Chinese. Then do Part 5, get Ss to read the sentences.

　　B: You often see musicians performing in the streets. (point out that –ing form is used as Object Complement)

　　Then do Part 6. Ss do separately and later check with and read each sentence aloud.

Homework

　　Do Exx..1-3 on page 115.

　　Try to learn one of their favorite poems.

　　Review the texts and the use of –ing form.

　　Extra reading materials

　　I.   Tick…Tock

　　The great grandfather clock,

　　Standing against a wall in an empty room, Tick.

　　A small room without windows or doors,

　　Just a flat white wall in every direction,

　　Providing no escape.

　　All that is heard is the sound of a clock:

　　Tick…Tock…Tick…Tock…

　　The time ticks away,

　　Never regained.

　　A mystery of the universe…

　　Where does time go?

　　Are our entire lives mere memories,

　　Nothing more?

　　Did the clock really tick?

　　Really tock?

　　If I heard a tick,

　　And you heard a tock,

　　Which was it, tick or tock?

　　Just because it is what I remember,

　　Does not mean it is the truth.

　　Could the clock have never made a sound?

　　Could it have been our imagination?

　　It may have never ticked before.

　　I just believed that it did.

　　I just here and ponder,

　　While I let my mind wander,

　　Considering the possibilities.

　　　　　　　　---Ryan Holmes

II.  Thirst

　　The rain is falling

　　I let it come,

　　It beats down on me,

　　until I’m numb.

　　It trickles down,

　　the base of my neck,

　　my body is soaking,

　　but what the heck.

　　Down my nose,

　　and over my lips,

　　and I catch the moisture,

　　with my finger tips.

　　On my bare back,

　　It runs so quick,

　　making my flesh,

　　soft and slick.

　　Water beads gather,

　　on my shoulders and chest,

　　running down,

　　between my breasts.

　　Descending lower,

　　on my stomach it goes,

　　past my legs,

　　straight to my toes.

　　Leaving me standing,

　　perfectly drenched,

　　and at last my thirst,

　　is finally quenched.

　　　　　　--Abigail Sharp

听力课教学设计方案

Step1: Lead-in:

　　You are going to listen to a story about a famous artist. Listen attentivly and find out:

What happened to the artist?

Step2: Listen for the first time.

　　1. Listen to the whole story to get a general idea.

　　A. The artist fell off the platform.

　　B. The assistant fell off the platform.

　　C. The artist stopped the assistant from falling off the platform.

　　D. The assistant stopped the artist from falling off the platform.

　　2. How did the assistant stop the artist from falling off the platform.

　　A. He shouted loudly to the artist.

　　B. He ran over to draw the artist.

　　C.He picked up a small pot of paint and started to paint on top of the work of his master.

(keys: D,C)

Step3: Listen and finish Exercise 2 of page153.

Step4: Listen for details.(listen once or twice and fill in blanks)

　　One day he was working hard and had nearly finished one particular corner of the ceiling. Also on the platform was his assistant, who ws mixing paints and preparing the surface of the ceiling for painting. The artist stepped back in order to see how his work was progressing. To get a better look he stepped back again. Suddenly his assistant looked up and shouted something, then picked up a small pot of paint and started to paint something on top of the work of his master. The artist was bery angry and rushed forward to stop him.

　　“ What on earth do you think you are doing?” he shouted angrily, taking the arm of his assistant with both his hands.

　　His assistnt replied, “I saw you walking backwards to get better look at your work. You had not noticed that you had reached the very edge of the platform. You were in great danger. I had to think of something to do to make you move forwards. If I had not made you run forwards, you would have fallen backwards off the edge of the platform.”

Step5: Retell(The teacher can give them marks)

Step6: Write a summary of the listening text.

What happened to the artist?

Step2: Listen for the first time.

　　1. Listen to the whole story to get a general idea.

　　A. The artist fell off the platform.

　　B. The assistant fell off the platform.

　　C. The artist stopped the assistant from falling off the platform.

　　D. The assistant stopped the artist from falling off the platform.

　　2. How did the assistant stop the artist from falling off the platform.

　　A. He shouted loudly to the artist.

　　B. He ran over to draw the artist.

　　C. He picked up a small pot of paint and started to paint on top of the work of his master.

(keys: D,C)

Step3: Listen for details.(listen once or twice and fill in blanks)

　　(通过这项训练可以训练学生很强的专注力，这在高考中至关重要。同时还可以训练学生把握细节的能力，这样一篇听力材料会有更好的教学效果。)

　　One day he was working hard and had nearly finished one particular corner of the ceiling. Also on the platform was his assistant, who ws mixing paints and preparing the surface of the ceiling for painting. The artist stepped back in order to see how his work was progressing. To get a better look he stepped back again. Suddenly his assistant looked up and shouted something, then picked up a small pot of paint and started to paint something on top of the work of his master. The artist was bery angry and rushed forward to stop him.

　　“ What on earth do you think you are doing?” he shouted angrily, taking the arm of his assistant with both his hands.

　　His assistnt replied, “I saw you walking backwards to get better look at your work. You had not noticed that you had reached the very edge of the platform. You were in great danger. I had to think of something to do to make you move forwards. If I had not made you run forwards, you would have fallen backwards off the edge of the platform.”

Step4: Cloze:

　　“I’ve been writing a book, John. Do you think anyone would be interested in   1   it?” said the old lady.

　　John took   2   the papers from her shaking hand and   3  her in a chair. He remembered her rich   4   in the early days of the Old West. He looked through the papers, “It’s good, Grandma.” he said gently. Then realizing that she couldn’t hear him, he shouted   5  her ears. “I think it s very good. I’ll   6  it to a publisher.”

　　Ten days later, he reported that the publisher had had time to read only a few pages. But he was so impressed that he had sent $100 for an option (版权).  7   money would be given as an advance. Every month John brought $100 for her with a letter from the publisher telling about the   8  of the book.

　　One morning, three months after her 100th birthday, Grandma didn’t get up. The doctor told her that she couldn’t   9  more than a few days. She was   10   to go, but she first wanted her book to be in    11   . John promised that she would get it very soon.

　　Grandma   12  on until the day the book came into her hands, with the title and her name on the cover. Though she couldn't see it, she could   13   it. She   14   traced (探查) her name with her fingers, tears in her eyes. Two hours later. She died peacefully, still holding her book. Her granddaughter took up the book and opened it. “Why, it’s just blank pages!” she cried in   15  .

　　John's face turned   16    . Then the girl understood. There never was a book. Grandma couldn’t hear the little bell when the typewriter came to the   17  of the line. She would keep on working, not   18   the whole sentences and sometimes the paragraphs were    19  . John did not tell her, for he couldn’t take away her only   20   . It was John himself who had written the letters and sold his car to pay the advance.

1. A. buying   B. publishing   C. reading     D. lending

　　[解析]老太太一直在写一本书，她想知道是否有人有兴趣“出版”它。

　　答案：B

2. A. away   B. over   C. on    D. off

　　[解析]take over意为“接过来” 答案：B

3.A. sat      B. put    C. placed    D. seated    答案：D

4. A. sufferings   B. experiences   C. thoughts  D. family

　　[解析] rich experiences 意为“丰富的经历”。    答案：B

5. A. towards     B. inside    C. into       D. on     答案：C

6. A. throw       B. put      C. send      D. lift     答案：C

7. A. Some       B. Much    C. Enough   D. More    答案：D

8.A. name       B. progress   C. writer    D. cove

　　[解析]为了让老奶奶相信她的书快出版了，每个月他都拿回$100及出版商的一封信，告诉她出版该书的“进展”情况。   答案：B

9.A. die    B. stay    C. last       D. remain      答案：C

10. A. worried        B. anxious    C. ready     D. eager    答案：C

11 . A. time          B. publish     C. sale      D. print

　　[解析]老奶奶临终前的愿望就是能看到她的书。be in print意为“已出版”。答案：D

12 .A. went         B. kept   C. carried       D. held

　　[解析]老奶奶的期盼使她坚持活到了书到她手中的那一天。hold on意为“支持；维持”。

　　答案：D  (2002年高考单项填空：hold onto .)

13. A. read       B. smell   C. hear     D. touch      答案：D

14. A. proudly    B. quickly  C. careful    D. slow

　　[解析]盼望已久的书终于出版了，老奶奶的心情应该是非常的“自豪”。答案：A

15 .A. anger      B. joy     C. surprise     D. tears     答案：C

16 .A. white      B. red     C. gray       D. pale      答案：B

17 .A. middle     B. last     C. end        D. beginning    答案：C

18. A. writing     B. knowing C. thinking    D. wanting    答案：B

19. A. missing     B. finished C. completed  D. ended

[解析]由于老奶奶耳聋，眼也看不见，所以打字时，她听不到行末的铃声，也看不到已打到行末。因此整个句子，有时几段都有没有打下来。        答案：A

20.A. hope   B. book    C. life      D. papers      答案：A