Unit 1 The Blind Boy 1
Text Ⅰ 1
Ⅰ．Preparation for Reading 1
Ⅱ．Text:The Blind Boy 2
Ⅲ．Reflections and Discussions 4
Ⅳ．Elements About Literature:What Is Literature? 5
Text Ⅱ 6
Ⅰ．Preparation for Reading 6
Ⅱ．Text:The Fog 7
Ⅲ．Reflections and Discussions 8
Ⅳ．Elements About Literature:Defamiliarization 10
Text Ⅲ Supplemental Material 10
Ⅰ．Preparation for Reading 10
Ⅱ．Text:Aladdin 11
Ⅲ．Reflections and Discussions 13
Ⅳ．Homework 14
Unit 2 Early Autumn 15
Ⅰ．Preparation for Reading 15
Ⅱ．Text:Early Autumn 16
Ⅲ．Reflections and Discussions 18
Ⅳ．Elements About Literature:The Setting and the Character 20
Ⅴ．Homework 21
Unit 3 The Present 22
Ⅰ．Preparation for Reading 22
Ⅱ．Text:The Present 23
Ⅲ．Reflections and Discussions 26
Ⅳ．Elements About Literature:Irony 28
Ⅴ．Homework 28
Unit 4 The Daffodils 30
Text Ⅰ 30
Ⅰ．Preparation for Reading 30
Ⅱ．Text:The Daffodils 32
Ⅲ．Reflections and Discussions 33
Ⅳ．Elements About Literature:The Rhyme 35
Text Ⅱ 35
Ⅰ．Preparation for Reading 35
Ⅱ．Text:The Violet 37
Ⅲ．Reflections and Discussions 38
Ⅳ．Elements About Literature:The Rhythm 39
Text Ⅲ Supplemental Material 40
Ⅰ．Preparation for Reading 40
Ⅱ．Text:Loveliest of Trees 41
Ⅲ．Reflections and Discussions 42
Ⅳ．Homework 43
Unit 5 Yelling for Bananas 44
Ⅰ．Preparation for Reading 44
Ⅱ．Text:Yelling for Bananas 45
Ⅲ．Reflections and Discussions 47
Ⅳ．Elements About Literature:Realism 49
Ⅴ．Homework 50
Unit 6 A Man from Glasgow 51
Ⅰ．Preparation for Reading 51
Ⅱ．Text:A Man from Glasgow 52
Ⅲ．Reflections and Discussions 55
Ⅳ．Elements About Literature:Naturalism 58
Ⅴ．Homework 58
Unit 7 Pictures in the Fire 59
Text Ⅰ 59
Ⅰ．Preparation for Reading 59
Ⅱ．Text:Pictures in the Fire 60
Ⅲ．Reflections and Discussions 61
Ⅳ．Elements About Literature:Romanticism 63
Text Ⅱ 63
Ⅰ．Preparation for Reading 63
Ⅱ．Text:The Arrow and the Song 64
Ⅲ．Reflections and Discussions 65
Ⅳ．Elements About Literature:Symbolism 66
Text Ⅲ Supplemental Material 66
Ⅰ．Preparation for Reading 66
Ⅱ．Text:The Wind 67
Ⅲ．Reflections and Discussions 69
Ⅳ．Homework 69
Unit 8 The Washwoman 70
Ⅰ．Preparation for Reading 70
Ⅱ．Text:The Washwoman 71
Ⅲ．Reflections and Discussions 74
Ⅳ．Elements About Literature:The Narrative Perspective 77
Ⅴ．Homework 77
Unit 9 After Twenty Years 78
Ⅰ．Preparation for Reading 78
Ⅱ．Text:After Twenty Years 80
Ⅲ．Reflections and Discussions 83
Ⅳ．Elements About Literature:The Plot and the Theme 86
Ⅴ．Homework 86
Unit 10 My Father's Job 87
Text Ⅰ 87
Ⅰ．Preparation for Reading 87
Ⅱ．Text:My Father's Job 88
Ⅲ．Reflections and Discussions 90
Ⅳ．Elements About Literature:Popular Literature 92
Text Ⅱ 92
Ⅰ．Preparation for Reading 92
Ⅱ．Text:Isn't It Funny? 93
Ⅲ．Reflections and Discussions 94
Ⅳ．Elements About Literature:Humour 96
Text Ⅲ Supplemental Material 96
Ⅰ．Preparation for Reading 96
Ⅱ．Text:The Shark 97
Ⅲ．Reflections and Discussions 99
Ⅳ．Homework 100
Vocabulary 101