Setting:Place:Greecetime:In Ancient Times

Lesson 9

課文架構表

Setting:Place:GreeceTime:In ancient times

Characters:Princess AtalantaHippomenes

Sequence of Events:

Princess Atalanta was an excellent athlete, and no man could be her match. 1. (A) A young man, Hippomenes, madly loved her at first sight. Unable to outdo her, he turned to Aphrodite for help. 2. (C) Afterward, he challenged Atalanta to a race. 3. (B) Then he got ahead. When she recovered the lead again, he tossed the other two apples, one at a time. He finally defeated her in the race and married her.

Resolution:

From then on, they were seen racing several times, but he never won again.

(A) She agreed to marry if a man could outrun her in a race.

(B) Soon she outpaced him, and he had to toss an apple to divert her attention.

單字延伸

Part 1: 隨堂測驗

一、文意字彙

1.Jerry is an excellent a e; he does well at any sport he plays.

2.Last Christmas, my family and I went skiing in Canada. We had a
t c time on our vacation.

3.I wrapped the gift in paper and tied a r naround it before writing the birthday card.

4.She looked very weak, so the doctor advised her to get proper exercise in order tor r her energy.

5.However f e the competition is, we always shake hands with our opponents after the match.

6.The sky turned beautiful shades of red, orange, and purple as the sun
v hed behind the mountains.

7.The tourist, with his expensive camera and overflowing shopping bag, was an easy t t for the thieves.

8.As they have lived in the c e for most of their lives, my grandparents find it hard to adapt to living in the city.

9.Although they didn’t succeed in their earlier a ts to reach the top of the mountain, they made it in the end.

10.I am a little nervous because the speech contest is fast a hing, and I haven’t been preparing as much as I should.

二、詞類變化

1.Andy is an ______(awe) basketball player who often scores the most points for his team.

2.One reason why peoplelike to wear silk is that it feels ______(smoothness) against their skin.

3.The food left on the coffee table was too great a ______(tempting) for the family dog, which quickly ate it up.

4.My friend Wendy lives a life of luxury. Her parents buy her everything she ______(desire).

5.My younger sister was grounded and was not allowed to go out without my mother’s ______(consent).

三、引導式翻譯

1.卡車沿著山路往下時，開始加速。

The truck began to ______speed as it went downhill ______themountain trail.

2.Jason 遙遙領先其他跑者，輕易贏得男子三千公尺賽跑。

Jason ______far ______the other runners and won the men’s 3,000 meters easily.

3.如果你到紐約市，不要錯過機會去百老匯看一場戲。

Don’t ______the ______to see a play on Broadway if you ever go to New York City.

4.我一個星期沒上課，必須努力用功以便跟上同學。

After missing a week of school, I have to study hard to ______my classmates.

四、句型練習

(A)用“Adj…., S + V”句型來合併以下句子。

1.Henry was nervous about the speech contest. He couldn’t stop sweating.

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2.Grace was disappointed at the test results. She has decided to study harder from now on.

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3.The boy was angry about being left out of the game. He left the park and went home.

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(B)用“S + be + seen/heard/noticed + to VR/V-ing”句型來改寫以下句子。

1.The deer fed in a grass field. (see)

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2.Sophia was arguing with her boyfriend on the phone. (hear)

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3.A child was crying for her mother on the roadside. (notice)

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五、翻譯

1.她在走了將近兩小時後，停下來喘口氣。

After walking for nearly two hours, .

2.那小偷心想沒看到人，拿了皮包就跑。

, the thief grabbed the bag and went off.

3.如果你過了橋，就會發現在你前面的路像箭一般筆直。

If you cross the bridge, you will find .

4.那隻鳥飛得太快，我來不及拍牠的照片。

5.因為天氣不好，他們不得不放棄嘗試攀登那座高山。

六、綜合測驗

Legend has it that there was a fair young lady, Princess Atalanta, in ancient Greece. She was skillful in masculine activities, 1. no one was a match for her. Unwilling to lose her freedom, she agreed to marry a man 2. he could outrun her in a race. However, she ran so fast that no man could 3. up with her. One young man, Hippomenes, had fallen madly in love with her at first sight. As he was unable to outdo her, he 4. Aphrodite, thegoddess of love, for help. 5. hearing his prayer, she decided to help him by offering him three golden apples. Then, the race between Hippomenes and Atalanta began. 6. by his beauty, she still longed to outpace him after a few moments of mental struggle. At first she led the way, and thus he was forced to toss a golden apple to 7. her attention. Then he caught the chance to overtake her. Later, when she got ahead again, he threw the other two apples before reaching the finish line. He was gasping for breath, feeling nearly worn out. 8. ,she was running like lightning after him. Yet, she still lost the race by just one step. Finally, shecouldn’t but 9. her promise to marry Hippomenes. Afterwards, they were often seen 10. over the fields, but he never won again.

(B)2.(A) even though(B) only if(C) but that(D) as if

(A)3.(A) keep(B) make(C) put(D) come

(D)4.(A) started with(B) left behind(C) pulled off(D) turned to

(B)5.(A) At(B) On(C) By(D) For

(A)7.(A) divert(B) report(C) avoid(D) attempt

(B)8.(A) No doubt(B) On the other hand
(C) That is to say(D) For the first time

(D)9.(A) keeping(B) to keep(C) kept(D) keep

(D) 10.(A) raced(B) race(C) having raced(D) racing

七、閱讀測驗

Aristotle, a Greek philosopher, once defined love like this:“Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.” Thus, in seeking your lover, you are really seeking the other half of yourself, and you can only truly live a fulfilled life after your soul is made whole. However, even when you are with your true lover, it seems that love can never last very long.

At the beginning, there seems to be a feeling of eternal love between lovers. They have great confidence that they will live “happily ever after.” But as the magic fades and daily life takes over, it seems that men continue to expect women to think and react the way men do, and women continue to expect men to feel and behave the way women do. Therefore, conflicts arise, mistrust increases, and each partner may feel that his or her own freedom and independence are being restricted. Then gradually the magic of love disappears. In fact, a recent study of a brain chemical called Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) indicates that romantic love lasts no more than one year!

This brain chemical is responsible for how “struck” people are with one another and how long they may continue to have the feeling of “being in love.” It is believed that there are three phases of being in love, and that different hormones are involved at each stage. It is in the second stage (“attraction”) that those in love always think of their loved ones. The phenomena occurring in the brains of lovers may look like mental illness. This second stage can last no more than one year. Then, in the third stage (“attachment”), the NGF in the brains of the two lovers returns to normal levels.

As time goes by, love withers, but it may blossom againif the lovers continue to respect and communicate with each other. That is, whether the relationship will last a long time depends on the couple’s ability to maintain it after their “love chemicals” stop working like a charm.

Comprehension Check

(D)1.What is the passage mainly about?

(A) How long true love lasts.

(B) What true love means to people.

(D) How a brain chemical affects the way we love.

(A)2.What did Aristotle think about love?

(A) People can’t live without love. (B) Love can stand the test of time.

(D)3.According to the passage, what decides whether romantic love lasts or not?

(A) A sense of irresponsibility.(B) A brain chemical called NGF.

(B)4.What can we infer from the passage?

(A) True love leads to a happy marriage.

(B) It takes hard work to maintain true love.

(D) True love doesn’t exist in the real world.

Essay Questions

1.Many factors are involved in the relationship between two lovers. Some help to maintain the relationship while others destroy it. Draw a circle or ×to show whether this is a factor that can really help to maintain a long-lasting love relationship.

respect / ○ / personality / ○
argument / × / fortune / ×
appearance / × / knowledge / ×
communication / ○ / social status / ×

2.Some famous monuments or literary works have become symbols of true love. Give an example.

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Part2:瞄準大考

一、常考重點提醒

字彙 / 學 / 指 / 字彙 / 學 / 指 / 字彙 / 學 / 指
terrific / 1 / 0 / vanish / 1 / 0 / approach / 6 / 4
athlete / 5 / 8 / desire / 2 / 3 / target / 2 / 6
consent / 0 / 2 / recover / 7 / 3 / countryside / 0 / 1
attempt / 2 / 5 / tempting / 1 / 1
fierce / 0 / 1 / grab / 3 / 1
慣用語 / 學 / 指 / 慣用語 / 學 / 指
catch up with / 2 / 0 / pick up / 3 / 4
句型 / 學 / 指 / 句型 / 學 / 指
Patterns in Action I / 2 / 1 / Patterns in Action II / 0 / 1

（數字表示出現於學測和指考試題中的次數）

二、歷屆相關大考試題

綜合測驗

Every year tens of thousands of tourists visit Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Tanzania,Africa, to witness the scenes depicted in Earnest Hemingway’s The Snows of Kilimanjaro. They are attractedby the American writer’s 1 of the millennia-old glaciers. However, this tourist attraction will soon 2 . According to the Climate Change Group, formed by environmentalists worldwide to document theeffects of global warming, Mount Kilimanjaro’s snows and glaciers are melting and are 3 to disappearby 2020. 【103學測】（題號21-23）

(B)1.(A) situations (B) descriptions (C) translations (D) calculations

(D)2.(A) operate (B) expand (C) recover(D) vanish

Part3: 寫作練習

一、引導問句

根據以下圖畫回答下列問題

圖一
/ 圖二
/ 圖三
/ 圖四

圖一1.Where is the man?

2.What is he trying to do?

圖二3.What happens to the man?

4.What mistake does he make?

圖三5.How does the woman feel?

6.What is the reaction of the man?

二、整段寫作作答

根據以上回答寫出100-120字的作文。