Text A
Thinking as a Hobby
More work on the Text I Oral Work
1. Questions to help comprehension and appreciation.
1) Why do you think the author wrote this article? To describe his troubled childhood?
To
make fun of some of his teachers back in his grammar school? To tell how thinking as
d
hobby had cost him his girl friend and made him a sort of misfit in the society? To
emphasize the importance of thinking? Or what?
2) How would you describe the author’s style? Is it formal or informal? Is it serious or
humorous? Is it an anecdotal account of personal experience or close-reasoned essay?
Why does the author use the first person in his narration? Do you think it suits his
purpose for writing this article?
3) Why does the author begin by describing the three statuettes in his school
headmaster's
office? How is it related to the rest of the article? What kind of a child was the
author?
What does the author mean when he says that he was one of those delinquent
children,
utterly disintegrated?
4) Did the school headmaster succeed in making the boy think? What did the boy decide
to do eventually?
5) The author says that there are three grades of thinking .Which three? Do you think
what he refers to as the grade-three thinking is really thinking? Why does he tell
those funny anecdotes about Mr. Houghton? What is the problem with Mr.
Houghton? Is the author making fun of him because he wag always attracted by
pretty girls? Or because he was an obvious alcoholic? Or because he did not like the
Americans and the French? What does the author mean when he says that Mr.
Houghton thought with his neck? What is the point the author is trying to make?
What did he learn from Mr. Houghton about thought'?
6) What does the author think of grade-three thinkers? Does he think their thought is
proficient, honest, and coherent? When he says that it is as proficient as most
businessmen’s golf, as honest as most politicians’ intentions, and as coherent as most
books that get written, what kind of attitude does he reveal towards businessmen,
politicians, and writers in general?
7) What did the author say to a pious old lady one day? Why did he say that? What
great
truth did he say he had learned from her? Why did he first say that he viewed gradethree thinking with contempt and mockery and then went on to say that we’d better
respect those thinkers because they have immense solidarity? What was he really
driving at? Do you think that the author has great respect for the wisdom of the
majority? What does he think of common people? Do you think he is justified to
describe ordinary people as cows that “gaze all the same way on the side of a hill” or
people who ate always shouting the same thing and “warming their hands at the fire
of their own prejudices” Please comment.
8) What definition does the author give to grade-two thinking? What is a typical
grade-two thinkers like ? What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a
grade-two thinker? Does the author think that he has reached that level? What
specific examples does he give to shoe that grade-two thinking has given him
moments of delight?
9) What does the author mean by saying that grade-two thinking does not make for
content? Why is he not satisfied just being a grade-two thinker? Does he mean that
it often frightens away his girl friend? What is the significance of that failed
romance for the author?
10) What does the author decide to do when he realizes the limitations of grade-two
thinking? How does he do it? How does he distinguish the two kinds of thinking?
Are there many grade-one thinkers around according to the author? Did he come
across any grade one thinkers at their grammar school? Do you agree with the
author that grade-one thinkers are few and far between? How do you account for
this?
11) The author says that all grade-one thinkers must develop a coherent system for
living?
What does he mean by this? What system? Why coherent'? Does he say what his
beliefs, values, and ideas about some of the most important problems in our life?
Can you guess what they are, judging by the fact that his beliefs and values must
have been very different from hose prevailing at the time since he mentioned that
“In those days, I stood to lose a great deal for the sake of a hobby”.
12) What does he mean when he says “It was Ruth all over again”? Did he find many
young people who shared his discoveries? Why did he actually lose a lot of
acquaintances? Did he finally see his folly and return to his warm nest? What docs
the term “warm nest” symbolize to him? So did he drop thinking as his hobby?
What did he do finally?
13) Can you describe some of the literary devices the author uses frequently in this
article? Can you give some examples?
14) If you do not refer to the note about the author, can you guess his national identity?
Is he American, French, or British? How do you know?
4.
5.
6.
Retell the story about how the author lost his girlfriend.
Give a brief character sketch of Mr. Houghton.
Give 3 brief description of the three grades of thinking with your own
illustrations.
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II Vocabulary
1
Translate
1) Into Chinese
(1) a bath towel
(2) a grammar school
(3) the eternal truth
(4) a filing cabinet
(5) utter nonsense
(6) delinquent behavior
(7) a frequent visitor
(8) fresh air
(9) high-minded monologue
(10) a settled view
(11) current affairs
(12) a physical impediment
(13) a hideous wind
(14) a hideous sight
(15) a speech impediment
(16) heady patriotism
(17) the remorseless invaders
(18) the Prime Minister
(19) the League of Nations
(20) a mental process
(21) a coherent article
(22) a coherent system
(23) a proficient interpreter
(24) an irresistible trend
(25) rotten apples
(26) literally inspired
(27) a nodding acquaintance
2)into English．
(1)低头
(9)占有重要的位置
(2)使船沉没
(10)一个虔诚的佛教徒
(3)思考生命的意义
(11)获得一种名声
(4)让阳光一下照着
(12)满足一个人的虚荣心
(5)毁了一个人的身体
(13)疲劳讯问；严刑逼供
(6)毁了国家
(14)发明一种教学法
(7)猛敲桌子
(15)在某人手中悄悄塞一支枪
(8)扮演一个重要的角色
2.
Give synonyms and antonyms of the following．
1)Synonyms．
(1) to spring
(10) to ruin
(2) lest
(11) to vanish
(3) utterly
(12) oddly
(4) to symbolize
(13) to aspire to
(5) to sink one's head
(14) to do away with
(6) to contemplate
(15) to drop(smoking)
(7) spectacles
(16) deficiency
(8) impediment
(17) folly
(9) to collapse
2)Antonyms．
(1) coherent
(11) remorseless
(2) mental
(12) to vanish
(3) disinterested
(13) accustomed
(4) hideous
(14) irreverent
(5) settled
(15) few and far between
(6) frequent
(16) loyalty
(7) integration
(17) contented
(8) proficient
(18) prewar
(9) to destroy
(19) prominent
(10) to surpass
3 Translate．
1)我知道，不管发生什么，我都可以指望我兄弟会支持我。
2)一般情况下，年轻人总是对现在和将来更有兴趣。
3)如果他们双方不妥协，就都会遭损。
4)我们希望使我们的全部课程和教材都成为一个统一的整体。
5)中国的书面文字一直是国家完整统一的一个重要因素。
6)在中国的传统艺术中，竹子往往代表道德上的正直，刚正不阿。
7)绝大多数人都赞成深化改革。
8)伊丽莎白一世女王统治英国 45 年。在她统治期间，国家十分繁荣昌盛。
9)真理一开始总是掌握在极少数人手里。这是一般的规律。
10)民主意味着由多数人来治理，但是少数人反对的权利仍然得到尊重。这两条基
本规则同等重要。
11)一个国家不可能强大，除非她不但地理上是一个整体，而且经济上，政治上和
文化上都是一个很好的整体。
12)那次晚会很乏味，所以她悄悄溜出房间回家了。
13)路很泥泞，他一滑掉进了河里。
14)有一天，我因为破产正在一家饭馆里借酒浇愁，他突然过来把一叠钞票悄悄塞
进我手里。
15)佛罗里达州的法院裁决，票数需要重新统计。
16)认为太阳绕着地球转的观点统治了古代学术界达一千多年。
4.
17)这些胡同是构成老北京的完整的一部分。
18)日子一天天过去，可是我仍然没有多少进步。
19)他怕犯错，每个字都仔细推敲。
20)她的身体糟糕到了冬天都不敢见太阳，免得中暑。
Put the most appropriate in the blanks．
1) People who are _______such great talents are usually_______.
A．conferred with．few and far between B．blessed with ,few and far
C．endowed with，few and far between D．gifted，rare and far between
2)He is interested in _______money and fame．Every day he is either busy making
money or busy________ important．
A．nothing but，being
B．neither，being
C．both，with being D．just，to be
3) _________we will be________ compete with the world’s strongest football team in
a
few years’ time．
A．On my money，at a position to
B．For my dough，be enabled to
C．With my money，ready to D．For my money，in a position to
4)She ________ that position in the company，and she felt that she was qualified．In
Fact,________, she was overqualified．
A．aspired to，if anything
B．desired for，or anything
C．conspired for，in anything D．inspired to，if anything
5)The people of that area are poor even________ .When the place is hit by a flood，
they will be________．
A．at the worst of times，in real anguish B．at the best of times，in real anguish
C．for the best time．in real crisis D．at better times．very painful
6) Corruption will not vanish _______.We have to combat it firmly. Otherwise it
will be Cheng Kejie _______ again..
A. for itself, once more
B. of itself, all over
C. in itself, come over
D. by itself , for ever
7) We cannot _________ examinations altogether unless we can _______ a better
way to evaluate the students.
A. do away, come up with
B. do away of , come up across
C. do away with , come up with D. do away from , come up
8) Their government says that for the sake of their national safety they will have to
take military action, but many people________ that military action will not
_______ a world of peace and harmony.
A. contradict by saying, make up
B. counter by saying , make for
C. oppose by saying, make
D. object by saying, make it up for
9) I think we have still_______ many other countries’ capitals in pollution control.
The coming 2008 Olympic Games is a wonderful opportunity to address this
problem. We should not let it________.
A. 1agged behind, slip by
B. 1eft behind, slip by
C. been left behind, slip through
D. been lagged behind by, slip away
10) _________, we should not have_______ Shanghai when we designated the first
batch of special economic zones.
A. Looking back, left aside
B. Now that we think about it, left behind
C. With hindsight, left out
D. We now realize that, included
11) The professor knew that his students tended to over-quote. But some of them
______. They simply downloaded whole essays from the Website as their own.
That was __________ the professor.
A. went too far away, too far for
B. went too far, too much to
C. went too wild, too absurd of
D. went too far, too much for
12) The sudden bankruptcy of these financial giants threw the investors________
and
caused them to_______.
A. in a panic, stampede
B. in pain, panic
C. in confusion, hold their stocks
D. in despair, withdraw gradually
13) Once the war decision is made they will_______ allies who will _________ them
rain or shine.
A. set out to find, stand by
B. set out finding, stand by
C. send out to find, stand behind D. set off to find, stand for
14) He has protested ________that this________ structure has_________ the beauty
of
the national park.
A. on many occasions, tedious, destroyed
B. on many occasions, hideous, ruined
C. in many occasions, hideous, damaged
D. on many occasions, tedious, marred
5.
1)
Put the appropriate word or its derivative in the blanks.
sexual sexy
sexist
(1)To look _______does not make you a good actor.
(2) She specializes in the study of human _________ behavior.
(3) It's interesting how fashions change. There was a time when bound feet were
considered very ________ for women in China.
(4) Many men still have this________ attitude toward women. They believe that
women's proper domain is in the kitchen.
(5) Sex is not a dirty word. Problem is our_________ relationships should be discussed
openly.
2)
disinterested
uninterested
(1)After one year only a few students remained _______in English.
(2)It is a general rule that the jury should consist of ________ people.
(3)We need a _____party to settle this matter.
(4)It may be a _______piece of advice, but people are simply______ in this
issue.
3) literal 1iterary literate
(1)________criticism is important for the development of literature.
(2)You shouldn't take her_______ when she said that she wished she were dead.
(3)It is really a great achievement how the ratio of_________ people has increased in
recent years.
(4) “Long time no see” sounds like a________ translation of the Chinese expression
“好久不见”.
(5)The writer’s son, however, was uninterested in a________ career.
4) to bulge to protrude to stick out
(1)Before the eruption of the volcano, quite a few people noticed the__________ of
the mountaintop.
(2) A nail was_________ the chair and it tore my best pants.
(3) A woman carrying three _______bundles tried to get on the train.
(4) The man's ______pockets roused the guards’ suspicion.
(5) Later when people asked the man who had attempted suicide why he had his
finger_________ the water, he answered that he was afraid that the cut finger
might be infected.
(6) He had a very unusual face, with a big nose ,a_______ forehead and_________
teeth..
5) to slip
to slide
(1)He waited until the bear was out of sight and then quickly _____ down the
tree.
(2)You won't _______ if you wear these snowshoes.
(3)Nobody knew when she ________ out of the room.
(4)It was a lot of fun_______ down the sand dune.
(5)We must make sure that no terrorist can _________ through our safety net.
6) reputation
prestige
6.
(1)This university has a very high ______ in China.
(2)It has the_________ of being one of the most polluted cities in the world.
(3)That area used to have a poor________ for the shoddy goods it produced.
(4)He was a physicist of international ___________ .
Study the following sentences. Point out which words are used ironically and
then make up a few ironical sentences of your own.
1) Oh yes, he was a very decisive man, almost as decisive as Hamlet, the Prince of
Denmark.
2) He stood up and sang. He sang as beautifully as the crow when it is half choked.
3) She was charming and looked as robust as Sister Lin in the Dream of the Red
Chamber
4) The bread I bought must have had quite a history and was as soft as a regular brick.
5) He ruled the country for almost forty years and was said t0 be as democratic as Ivan
the Terrible.
6) Did he speak at the discussion? Sure he did. He was as eloquent as a Buddhist
statue.
7) He seemed to have lost his appetite。He only had three bowls of rice for supper last
night.
8) The slice of meat was so thick that_____________.
9) His room was surprisingly clean and tidy. It was almost as clean______________.
10) Many people are just as original as_____________________.
7. Choose the best word or phrase for each blank from the four supplied in
brackets.
Some Qualities of a Critical Thinker
Truth-seeking. Critical thinkers want to know truth. In (1) _______ (a, the, his,
their) quest, they are willing to consider and (2)_________(also, even, still, yet) accept
ideas that undermine their assumption or self-interest. These thinkers follow (3)
_______ (argument, emotion, logic, reason)and evidence.
Open-minded. A skilled critical thinker not only recognizes that people (4)
_______ (argue, debate, disagree, quarrel) ---He values this fact. He respects the right
of others (5) ________ (expresses, expressing, expressed, to express)different views. He
listens with an open mind and does the hard and useful work of (6) _____ (thought,
thoughts, thinker, thinking).
Beyond seeking out a variety of viewpoints, critical thinkers check their speaking
and thinking (7) ________ (at, in, on, for)signs of bias. This skill is crucial for (8)
________ ( creating, settling, dealing with ,wiping out)the diversity of people at school
and on the job.
Systematic. (9)________(Seeking, Sitting, Standing, Staying)organized and
focused are two more qualities of a critical thinker. He’s willing to patiently gather
evidence, test ideas and stay with a tough or complex question.
Inquisitive. The critical thinker wants to know. He/She is (10) _________
(anxious, eager, hungry, starving) for facts and concepts. He/She is willing to explore
the universe of idea s even before he/she knows how to apply the insights he/she (11)
_________ (gains, gives, learns, shows).
Mature. As a mature person, the critical thinker possesses a wisdom (12)
________ (born of, grown out of, lain in, resulted from) experience. He understands that
a problem
(13)_________(can, must, should, ought to)have several solutions--even solutions that
seem to contradict each other. He resists the desire to reach quick, (14) _______(face,
facial, surface, superficial)answers, and he is willing to suspend judgment
(15)________(after, lest, though, when)evidence is incomplete. At the same time, he
recognizes that human beings are often called to act before all the facts are in.
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III Grammar
1. Grammar in Context.
1)
Point out the parallel construction and its grammatical form in each of these
sentences.
(1)In this instance, he seemed to me ruled not by thought but by an invisible and
irresistible spring in his neck (para.20)
(2)Through him I discovered that thought is often full of unconscious prejudice,
ignorance and hypocrisy. (para.23)
(3) Technically, it is about as proficient as most businessmen’s golf, as honest as
most politicians’ intentions, or as coherent 03 most books that get
written.(para.23)
(4)A crowd of grade-three thinkers, all shouting the same thing, all warming their
hands at the fire of their own prejudices, will not thank you for pointing out the
contradictions in their beliefs.(para.24)
(5)It set me watching the crowds cheering His Majesty and King and asking myself
what all the fuss was about, without giving me anything positive to put in the
place of that heady patriotism. (para,25)
(6)Now you are expecting me to describe how I saw the folly of my ways and came
back to the warm nest, where prejudices are called loyalties, pointless actions
are turned into customs by repetition, and we arc content to say we think when
all we do is feel. (para.34)
(7)I came; I saw; I conquered. (In Latin: Veni, vidi, vici.)
-----Julius Caesar
(8)It is human, perhaps, to appreciate little that which we have and to long for that
which we have not.
------Helen Keller
(9) To be or not to be; that is the question.
--------William
Shakespeare
(10) I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give
me death.
-------Patrick Henry
(11) What is written without effort is, in general, read without pleasure.
--------Samuel Johnson
(12) Lincoln said, “You can fool all of the people some of the time and some of the
people all of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time.”
2) Study and point out the function of the italicized part of these sentences.
(1) Next to her, crouched the statuette of a leopard, ready to spring down at the top
drawer of a filing cabinet.(para.2)
(2) But like someone born deaf , but bitterly determined to find out about sound, I
began to watch my teachers to find out about thought. (para.1 5)
(3) He would stagger back to his desk and collapse there, useless for the rest of the
morning.(para.19)
(4) Mr. Houghton was given to high-minded monologues about the good life, sexless
and full of duty(para.20)
(5) That night her father visited my father and left, red-cheeked and indignant.
(para.28)
2. Combine each pair or group of sentences below using parallel constructions.
Example: They must get control of inflation. Or they will lose control of the economy.
They were weak in numbers. But they were strong in pride.
The secretary sorted the documents neatly into files. She did it efficiently.
Combined: They must either get control of inflation or lose control of the economy.
They were weak in numbers but strong in pride.
The secretary sorted the documents neatly and efficiently into files.
1) Thomas Edison says that genius is one percent inspiration. He also says that genius is
ninety--nine percent perspiration.
__________________________________________________________________________
2) Suzhou is known for its canals. Its gardens are also famous. So are its tree-lined
streets.
__________________________________________________________________________
3) The morning was dark. It was cold. There was a little snow in the air.
__________________________________________________________________________
4) The unemployed man wanted a job. He did not want to apply for welfare.
__________________________________________________________________________
5) Crawling down a mountain is hard. Sometimes it is harder than climbing up.
__________________________________________________________________________
6) The essay is difficult to understand. It is not because there are a lot of technical
terms.
It is because there are quite a few involved sentences.
__________________________________________________________________________
8) China will benefit from WTO entry. The rest of the world will also benefit from it. It
is a win-win event.
__________________________________________________________________________
9) The job of the university is making specialists out of its students. It is also helping
them become civilized citizens.
__________________________________________________________________________
10) He has to go to classes. He has a lot of homework to do. He also does a lot of
Reading. These activities occupy most of his waking hours at college.
____________________________________________________________________
3. Combine each pair or group of sentences below using complement.
Example: Ten minutes later, the young man left, He was greatly disappointed.
Combined: Ten minutes later, the young mail left, greatly disappointed.
1) 20 years later he returned. He was as poor as when he had left.
_____________________________________________________________________
2) He arrived home from a coast-to-coast journey. He was a bag of bones.
_____________________________________________________________________
3) The girl stared at her parents. She was puzzled. She was troubled. She was annoyed.
______________________________________________________________________
4)The proposal was dismissed．It was regarded as impractical．It was regarded as
unfeasible．
_______________________________________________________________________
5) Just some twenty feet away，crouched the wolf．It was ready to jump on the boy at
any moment.
_______________________________________________________________________
6) The audience sat watching the conjurers performing all sorts of tricks．They were
open-mouthed．
_______________________________________________________________________
7)The detective was lying in bed．He was awake．He was thinking how they could
capture the wanted man alive．
_______________________________________________________________________
8) The talk show host was pleased．He had passed through the crowd．He was
unrecognized．
______________________________________________________________________
9)Linda is sincere，compassionate，forgiving．She is the soul of the true，the good and
the beautiful．
______________________________________________________________________
10) Diogenes was lying in the sunshine．He was shoeless，bearded and half-naked．But
he
was contented and happy.
______________________________________________________________________
4．Translate these sentences using parallel constructions．
1)你能强迫一个学生来上课，但是你不能强迫他思考。
2)学习文学不仅能帮你了解他人，还有助于你了解自己。
3)通过阅读范文和练习写作，你可以提高你的写作能力。
4)在中世纪人们以为地球是平的，它是宇宙的中心。
5)我既没有时间也没有钱去陪那些大亨们玩高尔夫球。
6)小金决定不了大学一毕业就考研还是先找个工作。
7)爱能够改善人们的心灵——无论是那些给予爱的人还是对得到爱的人。
8)优秀的企业不相信完美，只相信不断的改进，不断的变化。
9)许多东西是课堂里学不会的，如安排时间，独立工作以及处理个人的事务。
lO)在过去的 lO 年里，人们，特别是老年人，关注自己的身体胜过关注自己的收
入。
5．Put the verb in brackets in the correct form，adding a modal or an auxiliary when
one is needed．
1) In many cultures，if a person says to another，“Your coat is so nice! It_________
(look) great on you!” the person _______(compliment)__________ (say) “Thank
you．But it's an old rag.’’ This tradition ________ (come) from a superstition of long ago,
our ancestors _________ (feel) that there________ (be) an invisible evil spirit in the
world that______ (always look for) someone________(hurt) .It________(call) the evil
eye. They________(believe) that if the evil spirit_________(hear) something good----for
example, “Oh! Your baby is so beautiful! You are so lucky! ---it ________ (come) and
________ (take) the good lucky away and_______ (replace) it with bad luck: a bad
accident_______(happen) to the baby ________(make)it ugly, the coat ________(get)
torn, etc. So ________(fool) the evil eye, our ancestors________(say) loudly, “Oh. This is
not really nice at a11.”
2)
I always thought that if a tree died, it ________ (become) unsightly and
_________(remove).Now I ________ (learn) differently. Of course I ________ (not
really want ) a dead tree on my lawn, but in the forest the dead tree________(be) of
value. A standing dead tree________(provide) nesting sites and shelter for certain
birds and mammals, such as owls and bears. So you see, a tree’s life_______(not
be)over when it ________ (die). Years later when it finally__________(crash) to the
ground, insects ________(lay) eggs in its spongy wood. And finally some of the tree’s
nuts, which______ (1ie) on the ground for years, ________ find their way into the
fertile soil of the ________(rot) log and _______ (sprout) into new saplings. The life of
the tree_______ (go on).
6.
Complete each of following sentences with the most likely answer.
1) You make a living by what you get,______ you make a life by what you give.
(Winston Churchill)
A. and
B. also
C. but
D. for
2) The true perfection of man lies______ in what man has, ______ in what man is.
(Oscar Wilde)
A. both, and
B. either, or
C. not only, but also D. not, but
3) The real act of discovery is not in finding new lands, but ________ with new eyes.
(Marcel Proust)
A. seeing
B. in seeing
C. to see
D. to have seen
4) Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than
________ thing. ( Abraham Lincoln)
A. any
B. other
C. other a
D. any other
5) No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ________ wasted. (Aesop)
A. ever
B. never
C. forever D. whenever
6) A new idea is first condemned as ridiculous, ________ dismissed as trivial, until
finally it becomes what everybody knows. (William James)
A. then
B. 1ater
C. and then
D. after that
7) Economics applies directly to how we earn our income and ________.
A. how to spend our money
B. how we spend our money
C. the way we spend our money D. the way our money is spent
8) Growth means change and change involves risks, ________ from the known to the
unknown.
A. stepping
B. to step
C. having stepped
D. stepped
9) It is not who is right, but what is right, _______ is of importance. (Thomas Huxley)
A. which
B. it
C. that
D. this
10) Trust men _________ they will be true to you; treat them greatly_________ they will
show themselves great. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
A. so, so
B. and. and
C. then, so that
D. then, lest
11) Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and _______ is the greatest
happiness. (Sydney Smith)
A. 1oved
B. being loved
C. to be loved
D. having been loved
12) I am only one: but still I am one. I cannot do _________ ,but still I can do
something.
I will not refuse to do ________ I can do. (Edward F. Hale)
A. a11, what
B. anything, something
C. everything, those D. everything, the something
13) Kind words can be short and easy ________ , but their echoes are truly endless.
(Mother Teresa)
A. to speak
B. to be spoken C. speaking D. spoken
14) He thinks that Hemingway’s stories are not as humorous as ______.
A. Mark Twain
B. Mark Twain's
C. that of Mark Twain D. those Mark Twain wrote
15) Thirty years later, the Nobel Prize winner returned to his hometown __________
A. to be a world-known physicist B. being a world-known physicist
C. as a world-known physicist
D. a world-known physicist
16) Mr. Lung walked out of the conference room, _________
A. red-faced and indignant B. with a red face and indignantly
C. read-faced and indignantly D. with a read face and indignation
More Work on the Text
IV Written Work
Write an essay in about 200 words on the topic. What Kind of Thinker Am
I?
Analyze the thoughts you have had on a recent issue, and explain why those thoughts
result from “grade-one”, “grade-two”, ”grade-three”, thinking.
Poem of the Week
The Arrow and the Song
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I shot an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it flew, the sight
Could not follow it in its flight.
I breathed a song into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For who has sight so keen and strong,
That it can follow the flight of song?
Long l long afterward t in an oak
I found the arrow, still unbroke;
And the song from beginning to end,
I found again in the heart of a friend.
箭与歌
我向空中射出箭一枝，
落到地上何处我不知；
它飕飕飞得如此之快
视线跟不上并不奇怪。
我对着天轻唱歌一支，
落到人间何处我不知；
谁有目光敏锐而又强，
能跟上歌声展翅飞翔。
很久很久以后橡树前，
我找到完好如初的箭；
而那支歌儿从始至终
我发现在朋友的心中。
About the poet
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807—1882) was the best—loved American poet of
his time. He wrote on profound as well as simple themes．He created poetry out of everyday
experiences and saw beauty in everything from a mined castle to a blacksmith shop．In such
familiar things as the old clock on the stairs，the bridge from Cambridge to Boston，or a fire
of driftwood，he found unexpected meanings．But Longfellow also loved the romantic
memories of America's past and remains one of the most quoted of American poets．