(完整word版)现代大学英语精度3第二版unit12预习

Unit 12

The Most Dangerous Game

1

.

Glossary

Word list:

6. cower

8.

deplorable

9.

dingy

10.

Furnish

ledge

2.

agility

3.

claim

4.

concealment

5.

courtly

11. placid

12. postpone

13. Protrude

14. Dodge

15. Expanse

16. Frantically

17. mutter

20. Pad

21. Shin

22. Trail

23. Varnish

24. Zealous

2

.

Key words

: dress/ focus/score/

3

.

Phrases

,

idioms and expressions

after a fashion

at bay

be intent on sth.

blunder on

but for

dig oneself in

fight one

’

s way

get/take a grip on oneself

give way

keep one

’

s nerve

make out

press on

rest with sb.

strain one

’

s eyes

strike off

take stock of sth.

take up

4

.

Collocations

Raise one

’

s eyebrows

acknowledge one

’

s defeat

sip one

’

s wine

keep one

’

s nerve

leave a trace

take stock of the situation

recover one

’

s confidence

varnish the sky

get down on one

’

s knees

hold one

’

s breath

smash the enemy

dress the wound

snap the gate shut

strike off from the main road

live a year in a minute

formation

:

-cide, -ling

P447

,

-craft,

-plore,

post-

P449

, -ceed

6

.

Grammar

1) inversion

2)subjunctive mood

7

.

Back ground information

1) author

2) The short story

3) The Title

4) The setting

5) The Character

6)

Madame Butterfly

8

Text structure and the main idea of this passage

w questions about the text.

1) Why is Rainsford so anxious to leave despite General Zaroff

’

s seeming hospitality? What is the

General

’

s immediate response? Why does he seem so terribly hurt?

2) What does the General mean when he says that

“

Tonight, we will hunt.

”

? Does Rainsford have

any choice? What will happen if he refuses to play this game?

3)

Why

does

the

General

offer

Rainford

so

much

advise

as

well

as

food,

knife

and

shoes,

and

allow him so many hours

’ head start?

4) What does Rainsford do to escape the General? Do you find anything that shows Rainsford

’

s

expertise as a hunter of world renown?

g Devices

Oxymoron

10

.

Sentence Paraphrase

1) As you wish, my friend. The choice rests entirely with you. But may I venture to suggest that

you

’

ll find my idea of sport more interesting than Ivan

’

s? (Para.6)

2) He nodded toward the corner to where the giant stood, his thick arms crossed on his hogshead

of a chest. (Para.7)

3) The general raised his glass, but Rainsford sat staring at him. (Para. 10)

4)

“

Your brain against mine. You woodcraft against mine. Your strength and stamina against mine.

Outdoor chess! And the stake is not without value, eh?

”

(Para. 11)

5) One foolish fellow tried it. The deplorable part of it was that Lazarus followed him. He was the

finest hound in my pack. (Para. 13)

6) General Zaroff, with a deep courtly bow, strolled from the room. (Para. 14)

7) Rainsford had fought his way through the bush for two hours.

“

I must keep my nerve. I must

keep my nerve,

”

he said through tight teeth. (Para.15)