新概念英语2实践与进步

Unit 1 第1单元INSTRUCTIONS TO THE STUDENT致学生

Summary writing摘要写作

Summary writing is a test of your ability to find the important points in a piece of writing and to put them together.To write a summay，you must be able to do two things.You must be able to understand what you read，and to put ideas together.Comprehension is a test of your ability to understand what you read.Writing is a test of your ability to put ideas together.So Summar3,writing and comprehension are closely related to each other.

“摘要写作”用于榆测你发现一篇文章的要点和把这些要点组织起来的能力。要写好一篇摘要，你需要做两方面的工作：你需要理解所读文章和把其中的要点归纳出来。“理解”检测你埘文章的理解能力；“写作”检测你把要点归纳表达的能力。因此，摘要写作和理解是紧密相连的。

Unit 1 contains twenty—four short pieces.There are some questions under each piece.Your answers to these questions will be in short，simple sentences.PUt your answers together.In this way，you will make a short paragraph.Your paragraph will be a summay of the piece.

第1单元共有24篇短文。每篇文章之后均有一系列问题。你应该用短小的简单句来回答这些问题，然后把你的回答组成一个段落，这个段落就是一篇摘要。

Before you begin each exercise，read these instructions carefully.Read them each time you begin a new I piece.They are very important.

开始每次练习前，请仔细阅读题示，每课开始前都要这样做，因为它们很重要。

How to work做法

1 Read the piece carefully two or three times.Make sure you understand it.

细读课文2-3遍，理解全文。

2 Write an answer to each question.Each answer must be a complete sentence.

回答每个问题，每个答案必须是一个完整的句子。

3 Your answers to the questions must follow one another.Together，they will make a complete paragraph.

你的答案应该句句相连，共同组成一个段落。

4 Read through your work and correct your mistakes.

通读你写的段落，改正错误。

5 Count the number of words in your paragraph.Words like‘the’，‘a’etc.count as single words.Words which are joined by a hyphen(e.g.hold—up)also count as single words.Do not go over the word limit.At the end of your paragraph write the number of words that you have used.

数一下段落的字数。冠词和用连字符相连的词均为一个词。不要超过字数限制。在段落结尾处写上全段的总字数。

Example范例

Work through this example carefully and then try to do the exercises in Unit 1 in the same way

仔细研究以下例子，然后用同样的方法完成第1单元的练习。

Granny Forbes

Mrs.Forbes was very old and very poor.Everybody in the neighbourhood called her Granny Forbes and tried to help her.Some neighbours came in each day and cooked meals for her.Others came and cleaned her room.There was little furniture in her room.It was small，dark，and almost empty.There was a bed and a table，and there were two chairs.In winter.neighbours sometimes brought coal and lit a fire，but Granny’S room was often very cold.Granny lived in poverty all her life.She died at the age of eighty—four.Then her neighbours got a big surprise.She left 50，000！

Summary writing摘要写作

Answer these questions in not more than 5D Words.

回答这些问题，将答案组成‘个段落，不要超过50个单词。

1 Did Granny Forbes live in poverty all her life or not？

2 Did her neighbours help her，or did her relations help her？

3 Did they cook meals for her every day or not？

4 Did they clean her small，poorly—furnished room or not？

5 Did they sometimes light a fire for her in winter or not？

6 Did Granny Forbes die at the age of eighty—one，or did she die at the age of eighty—four？

7 Did everyone get a surprise or not'？

8 HOW much did she leave？

Answer参考答案

Granny Forbes lived in poverty aIl her life.Her neighbours helped her.They cooked meals for her every day.They cleaned her small.poorly—furnished room.They sometimes lit a fire for her in winter.Granny Forbes died at the age of eighty—four.Everyone got a surprise.She left 50.000 1(49 words)

Key structures and special difficulties关键句型和难点

When you finish the exercise in Summary writing，go on to the language exercises that follow.The information under the title Key structures gives you advice about important problems in grammar.The information under the title Special difficulties gives you advice about particular problems.The twenty—four passages in Unit 1 will help you to understand these problems and to do the language exercises.

当你完成“摘要写作”中的练习后，就可以进行紧随其后的语言练习。“关键句型”是有关语法的练习，“难点”则与一些特殊的语言点有关。第1单元的24课书将有助于你理解这些问题并完成有关语言的练习。