英语与泛读第五单元.ppt

Unit 5;Background Information;;;;;1. King George V (1865-1936):;2. the Governor:; Contemporary stained glass window at the Melkite Catholic cathedral in Roslindale, Massachusetts depicting an angel stopping Abraham from sacrificing his son Isaac ;4. the Foreign (and Commonwealth) Office:;5. bomb test (monitoring):;;1. They discovered the insecticide, smelt it, nodded and  poured it on the ground. (Line 6) “Take you clothes off,” he said, in English. (Line 11) Why did they pour the insecticide into the ground? Why did he ask Arnold and Camilla to take off their clothes?;;3. The news was received quietly, because the  islanders were too shocked to believe that they heard correctly. (Line 74) Paraphrase this sentence.;4. Nokiki did not believe this talk of return. (Line 86)Why didn’t Nokiki believe this talk of return?;;;7. He knew what he had to do. (Line 137) What did he have to do?;8. ??, he chose a place and ordered the others to build an altar. By midday… Nokiki begin to dig a hole beside it, … (Line 145)Why did he ask the others to build an altar?What was the hole for?;9. The others had never heard such a deep, terrible curse… (Line 164)What is the meaning of “deep” here?;10. … when the ghosts of such people came to be judged that they should be refused entrance to the Happy Land. (Line 168)When would they be judged and by whom?What’s the Happy Land?;11. “When he has judged, he has judged …”  (Line 186) Paraphrase this sentence.;;;;;;17. “Named, for the moment, Araneus Nokiki.” (Line 456)Why were the Little Sisters given this name?;18. Naturally enough, we were never called. (Line 470) Why were they never called?;Key to Multiple-Choice Questions.;;;;;;Key to Text-Related Questions:;;;;;;;;Questions for discussion