Before Reading_main Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading 1. Story — Mother’s Love 2. American Women in the Working World 3. The Cost.

Before Reading_main Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading 1. Story — Mother’s Love 2. American Women in the Working World 3. The Cost of Attending Colleges in the U.S. 4. Poem Appreciation 5. Warm-up Questions

Before Reading_2.1 Story — Mother’s Love Directions: Listen to the story and then answer the questions. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading ■

Before Reading_1.2 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing supper and handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After his Mom dried her hands on an apron, she read it and this is what it said: For cutting the grass: $5.00 For cleaning up my room this week: $1.00 For going to the store for you: 50 cents Baby-sitting my little brother while you went shopping: 25 cents Taking out the garbage: $1.00 For getting a good report card: $5.00 For cleaning up and raking the yard: $2.00 Total owed: $14.75 Well, his mother looked at him standing there, and the boy could see the memories flashing through her mind. She picked up the pen, turned over the paper he’d written on, and this is what she wrote:

Before Reading_1.3 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading For the nine months I carried you while you were growing inside me: No charge For all the nights that I’ve sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you: No charge For all the trying times and all the tears that you’ve caused through the years: No charge For all the nights that were filled with dread, and for the worries I knew were ahead: No charge For the toys, food, clothes and even wiping your nose: No charge. Son, when you add it up, the cost of my love is: No charge When the boy finished reading what his mother had written, there were big tears in his eyes and he looked straight at his mother and said, “Mom, I sure do love you.” And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote: “PAID IN FULL”.

Before Reading_2.2 1. What did the boy ask for from his mother? 2. What did the mother do to answer the boy? 3. What did the boy do after reading the answer? 4. What did the boy write as the answer? 5. What did you get from the story? Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading Money for what he had done for her. She turned over the paper and wrote her answer on it. He was moved and there were big tears in his eyes. Paid in full.

Before Reading_3.1 In the United States, more than of the women over 16 years old are now reported to be in the labor force, full or part time. Women hold more than of all the jobs in the nation and their rushing into the job market continues at a rapid pace. Most of them, of course, are still employed in jobs traditionally filled by women: clerical, sales and service. Growing numbers, however, are moving into those higher level, well-paid positions and exclusively for men, such as, law and management. Most women work because their families need the fuel, housing, transportation and education rising steadily, more and more families are depending upon a second Many women work also because they want to have careers of their own and enjoy full with men. ■ Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading 50% ____ Directions: Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks. American Women in the Working World 42% ____ jobs_____ professions__________ medicine________ money ______ income ______ equality_______ once reserved almost. jobs ____. With the prices of food,

Before Reading_3.2 With more and more women going out to work, it is now hard to find the once “typical” family of father at work, mother in apron at home, and two children in the nest. Today it is far more for both parents to be working and for husbands to in the household work of taking care of the children, cooking the meals, doing the dishes and washing the clothes. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading common________ share______

Before Reading_4. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading The Cost of Attending Colleges in the U.S. Directions: Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks. 1. Tuition fees for public elementary and secondary schools: 2. Proportion of students entering college: 3. Two types of colleges: 1) 2) 4. Average tuition fees for college and university a year: 5. Resources for tuition fees: 1) 2) 3) 6. Ways to pay back loans: 1) 2) 3) free____ half of them__________ public______ private______ $12, 000 -14, 000______________ work during vacation_________________ do part-time job during term time__________________________ apply for loan from the government____________________________ Students may take up 11 years to repay._________________________________ If the student becomes a teacher in public school, he / she only pays a portion of the loan. ________________________________________ If the student becomes a teacher in depressed areas, 15% of the loan will be wiped out each year. __________________________________________ ■

Before Reading_1.1 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading In the United States, every child has the right to attend public elementary and secondary schools without tuition fees. About 12% of all children of elementary and secondary school age attend parochial ( 教区 ) and other private schools and their parents have to pay tuition fees. Today about half of the high school graduates go to colleges and universities, of which about one-third are public institutions supported and controlled by federal, state, or local governments. A student at a state college or university doesn’t have to pay a lot if his or her parents live in the state. But private colleges and universities can be very expensive. It has been a very common practice for students to work to earn money, not only by taking full-time jobs during vacations but also by taking part-time jobs during term-time. As the total cost of study and living on campus averages $12,000 — 14,000 a year those earnings are useful and often essential. Students can also borrow a certain amount of money form the government if they are in need of it. The Higher Education Act of 1965 allows students to receive loans in their first year in college. Students may take up to 11 years to repay the loans, and those who themselves become teachers in public schools only have to repay a portion of the loan. Those who teach in depressed areas are specially favored and teaching in depressed-areas each year wipes out 15% of the loan.

Before Reading_5. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading Poem Appreciation Not until I became a mother did I understand How much my mother had sacrificed for me; Not until I became a mother did I feel How hurt my mother was when I disobeyed; Not until I became a mother did I know How proud my mother was when I achieved; Not until I became a mother did I realize How much my mother loves me. — Victoria Farnsworth ■

Before Reading_6. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading Warm-up Questions 1.Does your mother work? 2.What’s her job? 3.Who does the household work, your father or your mother or both of them? 4.Do you often help out a little at home? Why or why not? 5.Do your parents understand you? 6.Do you really understand your parents? 7.Have you ever seen your mother ( or father) cry? When was that and why?

Globe Reading_main 1. Part Division of the Text 2. Further Understanding Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading 3. Information Finding 4. Chronology of the Story For Part 1 Questions and Answers For Part 2 Multiple Choice For Part 3 Blank Filling For Part 4 Question and Answer

Globe Reading.1 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading Part Division of the Text Main IdeasParagraphsPart 11 ~ 6 27 ~ 17 3 18 ~ 21 I was shocked at finding my mother crying because she would probably lose her new job. I previously assumed my mother was a capable woman. She tried all she could to save up money to send us to university. I realized my mother’s pressure and vulnerability as a human being. 422 ~ 24I understood my mother’s perseverance and its influence on me.

Globe Reading.2.1 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading Questions and Answers 1. What did the author plan to do when he came home from school one winter day? 2. Who did he see in the living room? 3.What was she doing? 4.Why was his mother in tears? 5. How did he feel when he saw his mother crying? He planned to read a new issue of his favorite sports magazine. He saw his mother there. She was crying. She was going to lose her new job. He felt helpless and out of place.

Globe Reading.2.2.1 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading Multiple Choice A) a failure B) a fruitless attempt C) a success D) a profitable thing 2. His mother was a _______ person once she set her mind to something. KEY 1. Mother’s plan to open a day nursery turned out to be______. A) resolute B) strong C) powerful D) learned

Globe Reading.2.2.2 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading A) was busy helping her mother with the household work B) cared very little about the household work C) was busying with schoolwork D) understood his mother’s trouble at work 4. The author said that the typewriter his mother bought was_____. KEY 3. In this part, we can conclude that the author__________. A) useless B) useful C) of some use D) of little use KEY

Globe Reading.2.2.3 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading 5.The author didn’t feel any surprise when he learnt that his mother got a job at the radio station because he was sure that_________. KEY A) anybody could do it B) it was an easy job C) his mother was always a good typist D) his mother was able to do anything

, Globe Reading.2.3 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading Blank Filling Directions: Read part 3 of the text and fill in the blanks with the proper words from the text. She then. She put her against my shoulder and. I held her close and didn’t try to. I knew I was doing what I should, what I, and that it was enough. In that, feeling Mother’s back racked with I understood for the first time her. She was still my mother, but she was something more: a person like me, capable of fear and hurt and. I could feel her as she must have felt mine on a thousand when I had sought in her arms. face ____broke______sobbed ______ talk ____could_____ moment_______ emotion_______ vulnerability__________ failure_____ pain_____ occasions ________ comfort______

Globe Reading.2.4 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading Question and Answer Why did the author mention the old typewriter several times in this part? a. It serves as a symbol of Mother’s persistence in the face of setbacks and failures. b. It often reminds the author of his mother’s courage to go on. c. It becomes a kind of stimulus for the author when he meets any difficulty or failure.

job at the radio station Opened a nursery Globe Reading.3.1 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading Information Finding Directions: Go through the text again and pick out the jobs the author’s mother has done. a motel

journalist an office job a saleswoman Globe Reading.3.2 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading

Globe Reading.4 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading Chronology of the Story Directions: Fill in the blanks with the facts from the text. Time Happenings Some years before The family moved to town. A few months after they’d sold the motel Mother started to learn typing. Near Christmas Mother got a job at the radio station. Monday Mother went to work for the first day. Tuesday Mother had some trouble with her typing. Wednesday Mother cried. A week later Mother took a new job selling dry goods. Two years later Mother got a better job. Several years later when I graduated Mother had already been a journalist. Now I keep the old typewriter as the best memento.

Article1 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading A mother and her son learn more from a moment of defeat than they ever could from a victory. Her example of never giving up gives him courage for the rest of his life.

I was shocked into stillness by what I saw. Mother, pulled into a tight ball with her face in her hands, sat at the far end of the couch. She was crying. I had never seen her cry. I approached cautiously and touched her shoulder. “Mother?” I said. “What’s happened?” She took a long breath and managed a weak smile. “It’s nothing, really. Nothing important. Just that I’m going to lose this new job. I can’t type fast enough.” Coming home from school that dark winter’s day so long ago, I was filled with anticipation. I had a new issue of my favorite sports magazine tucked under my arm, and the house to myself. Dad was at work, my sister was away, and Mother wouldn’t be home from her new job for an hour. I bounded up the steps, burst into the living room and flipped on a light. Article1_S Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading The Day Mother Cried Gerald Moore

Article2_S “But you’ve only been there three days,” I said. “You’ll catch on.” I was repeating a line she had spoken to me a hundred times when I was having trouble learning or doing something important to me. “No,” she said sadly. “I always said I could do anything I set my mind to, and I still think I can in most things. But I can’t do this.” Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading I felt helpless and out of place. At age 16 I still assumed Mother could do anything. Some years before, when we sold our ranch and moved to town, Mother had decided to open a day nursery. She had had no training, but that didn’t stand in her way. She sent away for correspondence courses in child care, did the lessons and in six months formally qualified herself for the task. It wasn’t long before she had a full enrollment and a waiting list. I accepted all this as a perfectly normal instance of Mother’s ability.

Article3_S Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading But neither the nursery nor the motel my parents bought later had provided enough income to send my sister and me to college. In two years I would be ready for college. In three more my sister would want to go. Time was running out, and Mother was frantic for ways to save money. It was clear that Dad could do no more than he was doing already — farming 80 acres in addition to holding a fulltime job. A few months after we’d sold the motel, Mother arrived home with a used typewriter. It skipped between certain letters and the keyboard was soft. At dinner that night I pronounced the machine a “piece of junk.” “That’s all we can afford,” Mother said. “It’s good enough to learn on.” And from that day on, as soon as the table was cleared and the dishes were done, Mother would disappear into her sewing room to practice. The slow tap, tap, tap went on some nights until midnight.

Article4_S Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading It was nearly Christmas when I heard Mother got a job at the radio station. I was not the least bit surprised, or impressed. But she was ecstatic. Monday, after her first day at work, I could see that the excitement was gone. Mother looked tired and drawn. I responded by ignoring her. Tuesday, Dad made dinner and cleaned the kitchen. Mother stayed in her sewing room, practicing. “Is Mother all right?” I asked Dad. “She’s having a little trouble with her typing,” he said. “She needs to practice. I think she’d appreciate it if we all helped out a bit more.” “I already do a lot,” I said, immediately on guard. “I know you do,” Dad said evenly. “And you may have to do more. You might just remember that she is working primarily so you can go to college.” I honestly didn’t care. I wished she would just forget the whole thing. My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears on Wednesday was a perfect index of how little I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the couch, I began very slowly to understand.

Article5_S Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading “I guess we all have to fail sometime,” Mother said quietly. I could sense her pain and the tension of holding back the strong emotions that were interrupted by my arrival. Suddenly, something inside me turned. I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face against my shoulder and sobbed. I held her close and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could, and that it was enough. In that moment, feeling Mother’s back racked with emotion, I understood for the first time her vulnerability. She was still my mother, but she was something more: a person like me, capable of fear and hurt and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I had sought comfort in her arms.

Article6_S Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station had offered. “It’s a job I can do,” she said simply. But the evening practice sessions on the old green typewriter continued. I had a very different feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping away. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type. When I left for college two years later, Mother had an office job with better pay and more responsibility. I have to believe that in some strange way she learned as much from her moment of defeat as I did, because several years later, when I had finished school and proudly accepted a job as a newspaper reporter, she had already been a journalist with our hometown paper for six months.

Article7_S Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading The old green typewriter sits in my office now, unrepaired. It is a memento, but what it recalls for me is not quite what it recalled for Mother. When I’m having trouble with a story and think about giving up or when I start to feel sorry for myself and think things should be easier for me, I roll a piece of paper into that cranky old machine and type, word by painful word, just the way Mother did. What I remember then is not her failure, but her courage, the courage to go ahead. It’s the best memento anyone ever gave me.

Coming home from school that dark winter’s day so long ago, I was filled with anticipation. I had a new issue of my favorite sports magazine tucked under my arm, and the house to myself. Dad was at work, my sister was away, and Mother wouldn’t be home from her new job for an hour. I bounded up the steps, burst into the living room and flipped on a light. The Day Mother Cried Gerald Moore I was shocked into stillness by what I saw. Mother, pulled into a tight ball with her face in her hands, sat at the far end of the couch. She was crying. I had never seen her cry. I approached cautiously and touched her shoulder. “Mother?” I said. “What’s happened?” She took a long breath and managed a weak smile. “It’s nothing, really. Nothing important. Just that I’m going to lose this new job. I can’t type fast enough.” Article1_S_1 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading 1. Do you think the mother really meant it when she said it? No. 2. Why did she say so? She said so to relieve the son, to control her emotion and to try to persuade herself not to mind it too much.

“But you’ve only been there three days,” I said. “You’ll catch on.” I was repeating a line she had spoken to me a hundred times when I was having trouble learning or doing something important to me. “No,” she said sadly. “I always said I could do anything I set my mind to, and I still think I can in most things. But I can’t do this.” I felt helpless and out of place. At age 16 I still assumed Mother could do anything. Some years before, when we sold our ranch and moved to town, Mother had decided to open a day nursery. She had had no training, but that didn’t stand in her way. She sent away for correspondence courses in child care, did the lessons and in six months formally qualified herself for the task. It wasn’t long before she had a full enrollment and a waiting list. I accepted all this as a perfectly normal instance of Mother’s ability. Article2_S_1 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading What can we learn from the boy’s words? It shows that the boy was too surprised to say anything useful.

“But you’ve only been there three days,” I said. “You’ll catch on.” I was repeating a line she had spoken to me a hundred times when I was having trouble learning or doing something important to me. “No,” she said sadly. “I always said I could do anything I set my mind to, and I still think I can in most things. But I can’t do this.” I felt helpless and out of place. At age 16 I still assumed Mother could do anything. Some years before, when we sold our ranch and moved to town, Mother had decided to open a day nursery. She had had no training, but that didn’t stand in her way. She sent away for correspondence courses in child care, did the lessons and in six months formally qualified herself for the task. It wasn’t long before she had a full enrollment and a waiting list. I accepted all this as a perfectly normal instance of Mother’s ability. Article2_S_2 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading 1. What’s the meaning of “out of place” here? “Out of place” means “not suitable for a particular situation or occasion.” 我感到既无能为力，又十分尴尬。 2. Translate the sentence into Chinese.

“But you’ve only been there three days,” I said. “You’ll catch on.” I was repeating a line she had spoken to me a hundred times when I was having trouble learning or doing something important to me. “No,” she said sadly. “I always said I could do anything I set my mind to, and I still think I can in most things. But I can’t do this.” I felt helpless and out of place. At age 16 I still assumed Mother could do anything. Some years before, when we sold our ranch and moved to town, Mother had decided to open a day nursery. She had had no training, but that didn’t stand in her way. She sent away for correspondence courses in child care, did the lessons and in six months formally qualified herself for the task. It wasn’t long before she had a full enrollment and a waiting list. I accepted all this as a perfectly normal instance of Mother’s ability. Article2_S_3 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading What can we infer from the sentence? His mother was really very smart and clever. She could learn things quickly.

But neither the nursery nor the motel my parents bought later had provided enough income to send my sister and me to college. In two years I would be ready for college. In three more my sister would want to go. Time was running out, and Mother was frantic for ways to save money. It was clear that Dad could do no more than he was doing already — farming 80 acres in addition to holding a fulltime job. A few months after we’d sold the motel, Mother arrived home with a used typewriter. It skipped between certain letters and the keyboard was soft. At dinner that night I pronounced the machine a “piece of junk.” “That’s all we can afford,” Mother said. “It’s good enough to learn on.” And from that day on, as soon as the table was cleared and the dishes were done, Mother would disappear into her sewing room to practice. The slow tap, tap, tap went on some nights until midnight. Article3_S_1 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading Paraphrase the sentence. Time for the children to enter college was drawing nearer and nearer so Mother was wildly anxious for ways to earn more money.

But neither the nursery nor the motel my parents bought later had provided enough income to send my sister and me to college. In two years I would be ready for college. In three more my sister would want to go. Time was running out, and Mother was frantic for ways to save money. It was clear that Dad could do no more than he was doing already — farming 80 acres in addition to holding a fulltime job. A few months after we’d sold the motel, Mother arrived home with a used typewriter. It skipped between certain letters and the keyboard was soft. At dinner that night I pronounced the machine a “piece of junk.” “That’s all we can afford,” Mother said. “It’s good enough to learn on.” And from that day on, as soon as the table was cleared and the dishes were done, Mother would disappear into her sewing room to practice. The slow tap, tap, tap went on some nights until midnight. Article3_S_2 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading What can we learn from “slow” and “until midnight”? “Slow” implies “it’s difficult to learn to type”. From “until midnight”, we can see Mother’s determination and perseverance.

It was nearly Christmas when I heard Mother got a job at the radio station. I was not the least bit surprised, or impressed. But she was ecstatic. Monday, after her first day at work, I could see that the excitement was gone. Mother looked tired and drawn. I responded by ignoring her. Tuesday, Dad made dinner and cleaned the kitchen. Mother stayed in her sewing room, practicing. “Is Mother all right?” I asked Dad. “She’s having a little trouble with her typing,” he said. “She needs to practice. I think she’d appreciate it if we all helped out a bit more.” “I already do a lot,” I said, immediately on guard. “I know you do,” Dad said evenly. “And you may have to do more. You might just remember that she is working primarily so you can go to college.” I honestly didn’t care. I wished she would just forget the whole thing. My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears on Wednesday was a perfect index of how little I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the couch, I began very slowly to understand. Article4_S_1 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading Why were their responses so different? The boy took it for granted that his mother was capable of doing anything. For Mother, however, it was a great surprise because it was, as a matter of fact, a real challenge and she got the job with great difficulty.

It was nearly Christmas when I heard Mother got a job at the radio station. I was not the least bit surprised, or impressed. But she was ecstatic. Monday, after her first day at work, I could see that the excitement was gone. Mother looked tired and drawn. I responded by ignoring her. Tuesday, Dad made dinner and cleaned the kitchen. Mother stayed in her sewing room, practicing. “Is Mother all right?” I asked Dad. “She’s having a little trouble with her typing,” he said. “She needs to practice. I think she’d appreciate it if we all helped out a bit more.” “I already do a lot,” I said, immediately on guard. “I know you do,” Dad said evenly. “And you may have to do more. You might just remember that she is working primarily so you can go to college.” I honestly didn’t care. I wished she would just forget the whole thing. My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears on Wednesday was a perfect index of how little I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the couch, I began very slowly to understand. Article4_S_2 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading What can we infer from the sentence? 1. The children and Father did little housework before. 2. Father was very considerate towards Mother.

“I guess we all have to fail sometime,” Mother said quietly. I could sense her pain and the tension of holding back the strong emotions that were interrupted by my arrival. Suddenly, something inside me turned. I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face against my shoulder and sobbed. I held her close and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could, and that it was enough. In that moment, feeling Mother’s back racked with emotion, I understood for the first time her vulnerability. She was still my mother, but she was something more: a person like me, capable of fear and hurt and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I had sought comfort in her arms. Article5_S_1 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading Paraphrase the sentence. He felt deeply moved and couldn’t help sympathizing with his mother.

Article6_S_1 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station had offered. “It’s a job I can do,” she said simply. But the evening practice sessions on the old green typewriter continued. I had a very different feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping away. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type. What does the phrase “something more” refer to? It means that besides learning to type, Mother was also showing her determination to overcome whatever difficulties she might meet with, her strong will of not accepting defeat easily and her courage to go ahead. When I left for college two years later, Mother had an office job with better pay and more responsibility. I have to believe that in some strange way she learned as much from her moment of defeat as I did, because several years later, when I had finished school and proudly accepted a job as a newspaper reporter, she had already been a journalist with our hometown paper for six months.

The old green typewriter sits in my office now, unrepaired. It is a memento, but what it recalls for me is not quite what it recalled for Mother. When I’m having trouble with a story and think about giving up or when I start to feel sorry for myself and think things should be easier for me, I roll a piece of paper into that cranky old machine and type, word by painful word, just the way Mother did. What I remember then is not her failure, but her courage, the courage to go ahead. It’s the best memento anyone ever gave me. Article7_S_1 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading What does the typewriter recall for the boy and the mother respectively? It recalls for Mother an experience of defeat which she would never admit, while it recalls for the boy her mother’s determination, courage and responsibility in the face of defeat.

Coming home from school that dark winter’s day so long ago, I was filled with anticipation. I had a new issue of my favorite sports magazine tucked under my arm, and the house to myself. Dad was at work, my sister was away, and Mother wouldn’t be home from her new job for an hour. I bounded up the steps, burst into the living room and flipped on a light. Article1_W Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading I was shocked into stillness by what I saw. Mother, pulled into a tight ball with her face in her hands, sat at the far end of the couch. She was crying. I had never seen her cry. I approached cautiously and touched her shoulder. “Mother?” I said. “What’s happened?” She took a long breath and managed a weak smile. “It’s nothing, really. Nothing important. Just that I’m going to lose this new job. I can’t type fast enough.” The Day Mother Cried Gerald Moore

I felt helpless and out of place. At age 16 I still assumed Mother could do anything. Some years before, when we sold our ranch and moved to town, Mother had decided to open a day nursery. She had had no training, but that didn’t stand in her way. She sent away for correspondence courses in child care, did the lessons and in six months formally qualified herself for the task. It wasn’t long before she had a full enrollment and a waiting list. I accepted all this as a perfectly normal instance of Mother’s ability. Article2_W Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading “But you’ve only been there three days,” I said. “You’ll catch on.” I was repeating a line she had spoken to me a hundred times when I was having trouble learning or doing something important to me. “No,” she said sadly. “I always said I could do anything I set my mind to, and I still think I can in most things. But I can’t do this.”

Article3_W Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading But neither the nursery nor the motel my parents bought later had provided enough income to send my sister and me to college. In two years I would be ready for college. In three more my sister would want to go. Time was running out, and Mother was frantic for ways to save money. It was clear that Dad could do no more than he was doing already — farming 80 acres in addition to holding a fulltime job. A few months after we’d sold the motel, Mother arrived home with a used typewriter. It skipped between certain letters and the keyboard was soft. At dinner that night I pronounced the machine a “piece of junk.” “That’s all we can afford,” Mother said. “It’s good enough to learn on.” And from that day on, as soon as the table was cleared and the dishes were done, Mother would disappear into her sewing room to practice. The slow tap, tap, tap went on some nights until midnight.

Article4_W Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading It was nearly Christmas when I heard Mother got a job at the radio station. I was not the least bit surprised, or impressed. But she was ecstatic. Monday, after her first day at work, I could see that the excitement was gone. Mother looked tired and drawn. I responded by ignoring her. Tuesday, Dad made dinner and cleaned the kitchen. Mother stayed in her sewing room, practicing. “Is Mother all right?” I asked Dad. “She’s having a little trouble with her typing,” he said. “She needs to practice. I think she’d appreciate it if we all helped out a bit more.” “I already do a lot,” I said, immediately on guard. “I know you do,” Dad said evenly. “And you may have to do more. You might just remember that she is working primarily so you can go to college.” I honestly didn’t care. I wished she would just forget the whole thing. My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears on Wednesday was a perfect index of how little I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the couch, I began very slowly to understand.

Article5_W Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading “I guess we all have to fail sometime,” Mother said quietly. I could sense her pain and the tension of holding back the strong emotions that were interrupted by my arrival. Suddenly, something inside me turned. I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face against my shoulder and sobbed. I held her close and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could, and that it was enough. In that moment, feeling Mother’s back racked with emotion, I understood for the first time her vulnerability. She was still my mother, but she was something more: a person like me, capable of fear and hurt and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I had sought comfort in her arms.

Article6_W Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station had offered. “It’s a job I can do,” she said simply. But the evening practice sessions on the old green typewriter continued. I had a very different feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping away. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type. When I left for college two years later, Mother had an office job with better pay and more responsibility. I have to believe that in some strange way she learned as much from her moment of defeat as I did, because several years later, when I had finished school and proudly accepted a job as a newspaper reporter, she had already been a journalist with our hometown paper for six months.

Article7_W Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading The old green typewriter sits in my office now, unrepaired. It is a memento, but what it recalls for me is not quite what it recalled for Mother. When I’m having trouble with a story and think about giving up or when I start to feel sorry for myself and think things should be easier for me, I roll a piece of paper into that cranky old machine and type, word by painful word, just the way Mother did. What I remember then is not her failure, but her courage, the courage to go ahead. It’s the best memento anyone ever gave me.

Coming home from school that dark winter’s day so long ago, I was filled with anticipation. I had a new issue of my favorite sports magazine tucked under my arm, and the house to myself. Dad was at work, my sister was away, and Mother wouldn’t be home from her new job for an hour. I bounded up the steps, burst into the living room and flipped on a light. The Day Mother Cried Gerald Moore I was shocked into stillness by what I saw. Mother, pulled into a tight ball with her face in her hands, sat at the far end of the couch. She was crying. I had never seen her cry. I approached cautiously and touched her shoulder. “Mother?” I said. “What’s happened?” She took a long breath and managed a weak smile. “It’s nothing, really. Nothing important. Just that I’m going to lose this new job. I can’t type fast enough.” Article1_W_issue Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading issue: n. a particular edition of a magazine or newspaper Do you have today’s issue of China Daily? 最新一期的《翻译》上有你的文章。 The latest issue of Translation contains an article written by you. CF: issue & edition 这两个名词均有 “ 期刊、出版物 ” 的意思。 issue 指的是报纸、期刊等发行或刊物。常用的搭配有 the latest issue （最新一期期刊）, the back issue （过期期刊）等。例如： The current issue of Beijing Review came out on October 7. 最近一期的《北京周报》于 10 月 7 日出版。 edition 指的是出版或发行的版本。常用的搭配有 first edition ( 第一版 ), revised edition ( 修订版 ) 等。例如： The last edition of the newspaper appears at midnight. 当天报纸的最后版于午夜出版。 Collocation: at issue 在争论中，不和

Coming home from school that dark winter’s day so long ago, I was filled with anticipation. I had a new issue of my favorite sports magazine tucked under my arm, and the house to myself. Dad was at work, my sister was away, and Mother wouldn’t be home from her new job for an hour. I bounded up the steps, burst into the living room and flipped on a light. The Day Mother Cried Gerald Moore I was shocked into stillness by what I saw. Mother, pulled into a tight ball with her face in her hands, sat at the far end of the couch. She was crying. I had never seen her cry. I approached cautiously and touched her shoulder. “Mother?” I said. “What’s happened?” She took a long breath and managed a weak smile. “It’s nothing, really. Nothing important. Just that I’m going to lose this new job. I can’t type fast enough.” Article1_W_have sth. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading have sth. to oneself: have sth. for one’s own private use 你吃饭时想一个人单独坐一张桌子吗？ Would you like to have a table to yourself when you dine? 孩子们都出去了，我就一个人独自占有整个房子了。 I had the entire house to myself when the children were out.

Coming home from school that dark winter’s day so long ago, I was filled with anticipation. I had a new issue of my favorite sports magazine tucked under my arm, and the house to myself. Dad was at work, my sister was away, and Mother wouldn’t be home from her new job for an hour. I bounded up the steps, burst into the living room and flipped on a light. The Day Mother Cried Gerald Moore I was shocked into stillness by what I saw. Mother, pulled into a tight ball with her face in her hands, sat at the far end of the couch. She was crying. I had never seen her cry. I approached cautiously and touched her shoulder. “Mother?” I said. “What’s happened?” She took a long breath and managed a weak smile. “It’s nothing, really. Nothing important. Just that I’m going to lose this new job. I can’t type fast enough.” Article1_W_burst into Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading burst into: 1) move somewhere suddenly or quickly, especially into or out of a place 他冲进教室，抓起书，又冲了出去。 He burst into the classroom, grabbed his books and bursted out again. 2) suddenly begin to make a sound, especially to start singing, crying, or laughing; suddenly start to burn very strongly 听到这个消息，玛丽失声痛哭。 Mary burst into tears at the news. The plane burst into flames. Pattern: burst into + n. burst into laughter / anger / song burst into + v-ing burst into crying / laughing

Coming home from school that dark winter’s day so long ago, I was filled with anticipation. I had a new issue of my favorite sports magazine tucked under my arm, and the house to myself. Dad was at work, my sister was away, and Mother wouldn’t be home from her new job for an hour. I bounded up the steps, burst into the living room and flipped on a light. The Day Mother Cried Gerald Moore I was shocked into stillness by what I saw. Mother, pulled into a tight ball with her face in her hands, sat at the far end of the couch. She was crying. I had never seen her cry. I approached cautiously and touched her shoulder. “Mother?” I said. “What’s happened?” She took a long breath and managed a weak smile. “It’s nothing, really. Nothing important. Just that I’m going to lose this new job. I can’t type fast enough.” Article1_W_approach.1 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading approach: 1. v. 圣诞节到了，家家户户都布置了许多装饰品。 When Christmas approaches, families decorate their houses with many Christmas things. move towards or nearer to sb. or sth.; if an event or a particular time approaches, or you approach it, it is coming nearer and will happen soon We are getting nervous as the exam is approaching. They seem to have a new approach to teaching English. 2. n. 1) the method of doing sth. or dealing with a problem 2) the approach of a particular time or event is the fact that it is getting closer The leaves were turning brown with the approach of autumn.

Coming home from school that dark winter’s day so long ago, I was filled with anticipation. I had a new issue of my favorite sports magazine tucked under my arm, and the house to myself. Dad was at work, my sister was away, and Mother wouldn’t be home from her new job for an hour. I bounded up the steps, burst into the living room and flipped on a light. The Day Mother Cried Gerald Moore I was shocked into stillness by what I saw. Mother, pulled into a tight ball with her face in her hands, sat at the far end of the couch. She was crying. I had never seen her cry. I approached cautiously and touched her shoulder. “Mother?” I said. “What’s happened?” She took a long breath and managed a weak smile. “It’s nothing, really. Nothing important. Just that I’m going to lose this new job. I can’t type fast enough.” Article1_W_approach.2 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading at the approach of 在 …… 快到的时候 be difficult / easy of approach （地方）难以 / 容易到达的；（人）难以 / 容易接近的 make an approach to 对 …… 进行探讨 make approaches to sb. 设法接近某人；想博得某人的好感 take a new approach to a problem 采用一种新的方法来处理一个问题 Collocations:

Article2_W_catch on Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading “But you’ve only been there three days,” I said. “You’ll catch on.” I was repeating a line she had spoken to me a hundred times when I was having trouble learning or doing something important to me. “No,” she said sadly. “I always said I could do anything I set my mind to, and I still think I can in most things. But I can’t do this.” I felt helpless and out of place. At age 16 I still assumed Mother could do anything. Some years before, when we sold our ranch and moved to town, Mother had decided to open a day nursery. She had had no training, but that didn’t stand in her way. She sent away for correspondence courses in child care, did the lessons and in six months formally qualified herself for the task. It wasn’t long before she had a full enrollment and a waiting list. I accepted all this as a perfectly normal instance of Mother’s ability. Coming home from school that dark winter’s day so long ago, I was filled with anticipation. I had a new issue of my favorite sports magazine tucked under my arm, and the house to myself. Dad was at work, my sister was away, and Mother wouldn’t be home from her new job for an hour. I bounded up the steps, burst into the living room and flipped on a light. catch on: 1) begin to understand or realize sth. 这个人很快就学会了电脑操作。 This man caught on to operating computer quickly. 哪几首歌现在最流行？ Which songs catch on well these days? The first time the teacher explained, only a few students caught on. 2) become popular or fashionable Collocations: catch at 试图抓住；渴望获得 catch out 发现 catch up 赶上，追上；跟上并理解 catch up with 赶上

Article2_W_set one’s mind Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading “But you’ve only been there three days,” I said. “You’ll catch on.” I was repeating a line she had spoken to me a hundred times when I was having trouble learning or doing something important to me. “No,” she said sadly. “I always said I could do anything I set my mind to, and I still think I can in most things. But I can’t do this.” I felt helpless and out of place. At age 16 I still assumed Mother could do anything. Some years before, when we sold our ranch and moved to town, Mother had decided to open a day nursery. She had had no training, but that didn’t stand in her way. She sent away for correspondence courses in child care, did the lessons and in six months formally qualified herself for the task. It wasn’t long before she had a full enrollment and a waiting list. I accepted all this as a perfectly normal instance of Mother’s ability. Coming home from school that dark winter’s day so long ago, I was filled with anticipation. I had a new issue of my favorite sports magazine tucked under my arm, and the house to myself. Dad was at work, my sister was away, and Mother wouldn’t be home from her new job for an hour. I bounded up the steps, burst into the living room and flipped on a light. set one’s mind to sth. / doing sth.: 世上无难事，只怕有心人。 Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it. Collocations: set about 开始，着手 set apart 使分离，使分开 set aside 留出，拨出（时间、金钱等） set back 推迟；耽误；阻碍 give all one’s attention to doing sth. Nothing could hold Chichester back once he set his mind to traveling around the world single-handed. set off 出发，启程 set out 出发；陈列；展现

Coming home from school that dark winter’s day so long ago, I was filled with anticipation. I had a new issue of my favorite sports magazine tucked under my arm, and the house to myself. Dad was at work, my sister was away, and Mother wouldn’t be home from her new job for an hour. I bounded up the steps, burst into the living room and flipped on a light. Article2_W_assume Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading “But you’ve only been there three days,” I said. “You’ll catch on.” I was repeating a line she had spoken to me a hundred times when I was having trouble learning or doing something important to me. “No,” she said sadly. “I always said I could do anything I set my mind to, and I still think I can in most things. But I can’t do this.” I felt helpless and out of place. At age 16 I still assumed Mother could do anything. Some years before, when we sold our ranch and moved to town, Mother had decided to open a day nursery. She had had no training, but that didn’t stand in her way. She sent away for correspondence courses in child care, did the lessons and in six months formally qualified herself for the task. It wasn’t long before she had a full enrollment and a waiting list. I accepted all this as a perfectly normal instance of Mother’s ability. assume: v. to think that sth. (stand in her way) is true, although you do not have definite proof 我假定他说的是真的。 I assumed his story to be true. The report was assumed to be valid.

Article2_W_stand in one’s way Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading “But you’ve only been there three days,” I said. “You’ll catch on.” I was repeating a line she had spoken to me a hundred times when I was having trouble learning or doing something important to me. “No,” she said sadly. “I always said I could do anything I set my mind to, and I still think I can in most things. But I can’t do this.” I felt helpless and out of place. At age 16 I still assumed Mother could do anything. Some years before, when we sold our ranch and moved to town, Mother had decided to open a day nursery. She had had no training, but that didn’t stand in her way. She sent away for correspondence courses in child care, did the lessons and in six months formally qualified herself for the task. It wasn’t long before she had a full enrollment and a waiting list. I accepted all this as a perfectly normal instance of Mother’s ability. Coming home from school that dark winter’s day so long ago, I was filled with anticipation. I had a new issue of my favorite sports magazine tucked under my arm, and the house to myself. Dad was at work, my sister was away, and Mother wouldn’t be home from her new job for an hour. I bounded up the steps, burst into the living room and flipped on a light. stand in one’s way: prevent sb. from doing sth. 如果你决意离开，没有人会阻拦你。 No one will stand in your way if you set your mind to leaving. I won’t stand in your way if you can find a better job elsewhere.

Article2_W_send away for Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading “But you’ve only been there three days,” I said. “You’ll catch on.” I was repeating a line she had spoken to me a hundred times when I was having trouble learning or doing something important to me. “No,” she said sadly. “I always said I could do anything I set my mind to, and I still think I can in most things. But I can’t do this.” I felt helpless and out of place. At age 16 I still assumed Mother could do anything. Some years before, when we sold our ranch and moved to town, Mother had decided to open a day nursery. She had had no training, but that didn’t stand in her way. She sent away for correspondence courses in child care, did the lessons and in six months formally qualified herself for the task. It wasn’t long before she had a full enrollment and a waiting list. I accepted all this as a perfectly normal instance of Mother’s ability. Coming home from school that dark winter’s day so long ago, I was filled with anticipation. I had a new issue of my favorite sports magazine tucked under my arm, and the house to myself. Dad was at work, my sister was away, and Mother wouldn’t be home from her new job for an hour. I bounded up the steps, burst into the living room and flipped on a light. send away for: request (sth.) or order (goods) to be sent by post 如果在你镇上买不到这本书，你可以邮购。 You can send away for this book if it is not available in your town. Collocations: send for 派人去拿；召唤 send off 邮寄；发送 send out 发出（函件、货物等） I have sent away for some things I saw in the catalog.

Article2_W_qualify Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading “But you’ve only been there three days,” I said. “You’ll catch on.” I was repeating a line she had spoken to me a hundred times when I was having trouble learning or doing something important to me. “No,” she said sadly. “I always said I could do anything I set my mind to, and I still think I can in most things. But I can’t do this.” I felt helpless and out of place. At age 16 I still assumed Mother could do anything. Some years before, when we sold our ranch and moved to town, Mother had decided to open a day nursery. She had had no training, but that didn’t stand in her way. She sent away for correspondence courses in child care, did the lessons and in six months formally qualified herself for the task. It wasn’t long before she had a full enrollment and a waiting list. I accepted all this as a perfectly normal instance of Mother’s ability. Coming home from school that dark winter’s day so long ago, I was filled with anticipation. I had a new issue of my favorite sports magazine tucked under my arm, and the house to myself. Dad was at work, my sister was away, and Mother wouldn’t be home from her new job for an hour. I bounded up the steps, burst into the living room and flipped on a light. qualify: v. if sth. qualifies you to do sth., you have the necessary skills, knowledge, ability, etc. to do it 这项训练将使你获得电脑操作员资格。 This training will qualify you as a computer operator. His skills qualify him for the job. Pattern: qualify sb. for sth. He is qualified for the post. qualify sb. to do sth. Are you qualified to teach French? qualify sb. as sth. His training qualifies him as a lawyer.

But neither the nursery nor the motel my parents bought later had provided enough income to send my sister and me to college. In two years I would be ready for college. In three more my sister would want to go. Time was running out, and Mother was frantic for ways to save money. It was clear that Dad could do no more than he was doing already — farming 80 acres in addition to holding a fulltime job. A few months after we’d sold the motel, Mother arrived home with a used typewriter. It skipped between certain letters and the keyboard was soft. At dinner that night I pronounced the machine a “piece of junk.” “That’s all we can afford,” Mother said. “It’s good enough to learn on.” And from that day on, as soon as the table was cleared and the dishes were done, Mother would disappear into her sewing room to practice. The slow tap, tap, tap went on some nights until midnight. Article3_W_run out Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading run out: 1) use all of sth. and not have any more left 他总是没等到发薪日就把钱用完了。 He is always running out of money before payday. Mary never runs out of good ideas for party decorations. 2) if an agreement, official document, etc. runs out, the period for which it is legal or has an effect ends The contract will run out next month. Collocations: run down 撞倒 run into 遇到；达到；撞上 run over 辗过

But neither the nursery nor the motel my parents bought later had provided enough income to send my sister and me to college. In two years I would be ready for college. In three more my sister would want to go. Time was running out, and Mother was frantic for ways to save money. It was clear that Dad could do no more than he was doing already — farming 80 acres in addition to holding a fulltime job. A few months after we’d sold the motel, Mother arrived home with a used typewriter. It skipped between certain letters and the keyboard was soft. At dinner that night I pronounced the machine a “piece of junk.” “That’s all we can afford,” Mother said. “It’s good enough to learn on.” And from that day on, as soon as the table was cleared and the dishes were done, Mother would disappear into her sewing room to practice. The slow tap, tap, tap went on some nights until midnight. Article3_W_frantic Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading frantic: adj. extremely worried and frightened about a situation, so that you cannot control your feelings 总经理十分担心工厂的生产。 The general manager is frantic about the production in the factory. The mother was frantic with grief when she heard that her son was dead.

But neither the nursery nor the motel my parents bought later had provided enough income to send my sister and me to college. In two years I would be ready for college. In three more my sister would want to go. Time was running out, and Mother was frantic for ways to save money. It was clear that Dad could do no more than he was doing already — farming 80 acres in addition to holding a fulltime job. A few months after we’d sold the motel, Mother arrived home with a used typewriter. It skipped between certain letters and the keyboard was soft. At dinner that night I pronounced the machine a “piece of junk.” “That’s all we can afford,” Mother said. “It’s good enough to learn on.” And from that day on, as soon as the table was cleared and the dishes were done, Mother would disappear into her sewing room to practice. The slow tap, tap, tap went on some nights until midnight. Article3_W_in addition to Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading in addition to: besides; as well (as) 除了英语，他还选修了法语。 He studied French in addition to English. In addition to apples, I bought you some bananas.

It was nearly Christmas when I heard Mother got a job at the radio station. I was not the least bit surprised, or impressed. But she was ecstatic. Monday, after her first day at work, I could see that the excitement was gone. Mother looked tired and drawn. I responded by ignoring her. Tuesday, Dad made dinner and cleaned the kitchen. Mother stayed in her sewing room, practicing. “Is Mother all right?” I asked Dad. “She’s having a little trouble with her typing,” he said. “She needs to practice. I think she’d appreciate it if we all helped out a bit more.” “I already do a lot,” I said, immediately on guard. “I know you do,” Dad said evenly. “And you may have to do more. You might just remember that she is working primarily so you can go to college.” I honestly didn’t care. I wished she would just forget the whole thing. My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears on Wednesday was a perfect index of how little I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the couch, I began very slowly to understand. Article4_W_respond.1 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading respond: v. to do sth. as a reaction to sth. that has been said or done; say or write sth. as a reply The manager responded negatively to the question. The government responded to pressure and dropped the proposal. CF: respond, answer & reply 这三个动词均有 “ 回答、答复 ” 的意思。 respond 指对别人提出的要求、问题或某种刺激作出反应。 answer 主要指对于提出的问题、呼吁或请求等作出回答、答复或响应。 reply 指较正式的回答。这种回答是经过思考和认真对待的。该词除后接直接引语或者 that 引导的宾语从句外，只用作不及物动词。

It was nearly Christmas when I heard Mother got a job at the radio station. I was not the least bit surprised, or impressed. But she was ecstatic. Monday, after her first day at work, I could see that the excitement was gone. Mother looked tired and drawn. I responded by ignoring her. Tuesday, Dad made dinner and cleaned the kitchen. Mother stayed in her sewing room, practicing. “Is Mother all right?” I asked Dad. “She’s having a little trouble with her typing,” he said. “She needs to practice. I think she’d appreciate it if we all helped out a bit more.” “I already do a lot,” I said, immediately on guard. “I know you do,” Dad said evenly. “And you may have to do more. You might just remember that she is working primarily so you can go to college.” I honestly didn’t care. I wished she would just forget the whole thing. My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears on Wednesday was a perfect index of how little I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the couch, I began very slowly to understand. Article4_W_respond.2 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading Directions: Fill in the blanks with the three words above. Change the form where necessary. 1) The most serious politicians are those who the most readily to change. 2) He that he wouldn’t go with us. 3) He likes the children and they to him. 4) I asked him where to go, but he didn’t. 5) I his threat with a blow on his nose. respond ______ replied _____ respond ______ answered _______ reply ____

It was nearly Christmas when I heard Mother got a job at the radio station. I was not the least bit surprised, or impressed. But she was ecstatic. Monday, after her first day at work, I could see that the excitement was gone. Mother looked tired and drawn. I responded by ignoring her. Tuesday, Dad made dinner and cleaned the kitchen. Mother stayed in her sewing room, practicing. “Is Mother all right?” I asked Dad. “She’s having a little trouble with her typing,” he said. “She needs to practice. I think she’d appreciate it if we all helped out a bit more.” “I already do a lot,” I said, immediately on guard. “I know you do,” Dad said evenly. “And you may have to do more. You might just remember that she is working primarily so you can go to college.” I honestly didn’t care. I wished she would just forget the whole thing. My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears on Wednesday was a perfect index of how little I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the couch, I began very slowly to understand. Article4_W_ignore.1 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading ignore: v. He who ignores history is doomed to repeat it. CF: ignore, neglect & overlook, 这些动词均有 “ 疏忽，忽略 ” 之意。 ignore 通常指有意不顾，或不理（显而易见的）事物。 neglect 侧重指有意的忽略或忽视，也可指粗心与疏忽。 overlook 指因匆忙而疏忽或视而不见。他对我的挥手视而不见。 He ignored my waving to him. deliberately pay no attention to sth. that you have been told or that you know about

It was nearly Christmas when I heard Mother got a job at the radio station. I was not the least bit surprised, or impressed. But she was ecstatic. Monday, after her first day at work, I could see that the excitement was gone. Mother looked tired and drawn. I responded by ignoring her. Tuesday, Dad made dinner and cleaned the kitchen. Mother stayed in her sewing room, practicing. “Is Mother all right?” I asked Dad. “She’s having a little trouble with her typing,” he said. “She needs to practice. I think she’d appreciate it if we all helped out a bit more.” “I already do a lot,” I said, immediately on guard. “I know you do,” Dad said evenly. “And you may have to do more. You might just remember that she is working primarily so you can go to college.” I honestly didn’t care. I wished she would just forget the whole thing. My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears on Wednesday was a perfect index of how little I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the couch, I began very slowly to understand. Article4_W_ignore.2 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading Directions: Fill in the blanks with the three words above. Change the form where necessary. 1. They his warning. 2. My driving license was suspended for a red light. 3. They the risks involved. 4. I the clock. neglected _______ ignoring ______ overlooked _______ neglected _______

It was nearly Christmas when I heard Mother got a job at the radio station. I was not the least bit surprised, or impressed. But she was ecstatic. Monday, after her first day at work, I could see that the excitement was gone. Mother looked tired and drawn. I responded by ignoring her. Tuesday, Dad made dinner and cleaned the kitchen. Mother stayed in her sewing room, practicing. “Is Mother all right?” I asked Dad. “She’s having a little trouble with her typing,” he said. “She needs to practice. I think she’d appreciate it if we all helped out a bit more.” “I already do a lot,” I said, immediately on guard. “I know you do,” Dad said evenly. “And you may have to do more. You might just remember that she is working primarily so you can go to college.” I honestly didn’t care. I wished she would just forget the whole thing. My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears on Wednesday was a perfect index of how little I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the couch, I began very slowly to understand. Article4_W_help out Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading help out: give help; (help sb.) at a time of need Mary lives on campus, but on weekends, she goes back home to help out in the kitchen. 你能帮我解这道数学题吗？ Would you please help me out with this math problem?

It was nearly Christmas when I heard Mother got a job at the radio station. I was not the least bit surprised, or impressed. But she was ecstatic. Monday, after her first day at work, I could see that the excitement was gone. Mother looked tired and drawn. I responded by ignoring her. Tuesday, Dad made dinner and cleaned the kitchen. Mother stayed in her sewing room, practicing. “Is Mother all right?” I asked Dad. “She’s having a little trouble with her typing,” he said. “She needs to practice. I think she’d appreciate it if we all helped out a bit more.” “I already do a lot,” I said, immediately on guard. “I know you do,” Dad said evenly. “And you may have to do more. You might just remember that she is working primarily so you can go to college.” I honestly didn’t care. I wished she would just forget the whole thing. My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears on Wednesday was a perfect index of how little I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the couch, I began very slowly to understand. Article4_W_on guard Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading on guard: ready to defend or protect; watchful Be on guard against thieves. 我的话使他警觉起来。 My words put him on guard.

It was nearly Christmas when I heard Mother got a job at the radio station. I was not the least bit surprised, or impressed. But she was ecstatic. Monday, after her first day at work, I could see that the excitement was gone. Mother looked tired and drawn. I responded by ignoring her. Tuesday, Dad made dinner and cleaned the kitchen. Mother stayed in her sewing room, practicing. “Is Mother all right?” I asked Dad. “She’s having a little trouble with her typing,” he said. “She needs to practice. I think she’d appreciate it if we all helped out a bit more.” “I already do a lot,” I said, immediately on guard. “I know you do,” Dad said evenly. “And you may have to do more. You might just remember that she is working primarily so you can go to college.” I honestly didn’t care. I wished she would just forget the whole thing. My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears on Wednesday was a perfect index of how little I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the couch, I began very slowly to understand. Article4_W_pressure Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading pressure: n. an attempt to persuade someone by using influence, arguments, or threats He only agreed to leave the country under pressure. They brought pressure to the government to lower taxes. Collocations: bring / expert / place / put pressure on 压迫某人，给某人施加压力 build up / increase (the) pressure 增加压力 ease / relieve (the) pressure 减轻压力 meet the pressure of… 应付 …… 造成的压力 resist pressure from… 抵抗来自 …… 的压力

“I guess we all have to fail sometime,” Mother said quietly. I could sense her pain and the tension of holding back the strong emotions that were interrupted by my arrival. Suddenly, something inside me turned. I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face against my shoulder and sobbed. I held her close and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could, and that it was enough. In that moment, feeling Mother’s back racked with emotion, I understood for the first time her vulnerability. She was still my mother, but she was something more: a person like me, capable of fear and hurt and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I had sought comfort in her arms. Article5_W_tension.1 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading tension: n. He was getting very angry, and his wife could feel her own tension building. CF: tension, stress, pressure & strain 这组名词都有 “ 压力 ” 的意思。 tension 指弹性物体伸长而引起的应力，也可指人的紧张情绪；还可指人与人, 团体，国家之间因关系不好而造成的紧张状态。 a nervous worried feeling that makes it impossible for you to relax; the feeling that exists when people or countries do not trust each other and may suddenly attack each other or start arguing 该协定签定后，两国间的紧张局势应趋于缓和。 The tension between the two countries should be reduced when the agreement is signed. stress 指由于困难的情况或精神上、肉体上的痛苦所带来的 “ 压力，忧虑 ” 。

“I guess we all have to fail sometime,” Mother said quietly. I could sense her pain and the tension of holding back the strong emotions that were interrupted by my arrival. Suddenly, something inside me turned. I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face against my shoulder and sobbed. I held her close and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could, and that it was enough. In that moment, feeling Mother’s back racked with emotion, I understood for the first time her vulnerability. She was still my mother, but she was something more: a person like me, capable of fear and hurt and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I had sought comfort in her arms. Article5_W_tension.2 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary. 1. Worrying excessively about his job put him under. 2. I don’t want to put on you to make a quick decision. 3. The incident has further increased the racial, and I hope it will not create international. 4. Heavy expenditures on armaments is a great on the economy of a country. stress _____ pressure 指某事物所产生的压力、影响力, 可用于任何情况, 从小的临时困难到大的连续发生的灾难。 strain 指对智力、体力、财力、能力等的严格要求，即 “ 负担，压力 ” ，也可指人在某种压力下所产生的影响健康的 “ 紧张状态 ” 。 pressure ______ tension ______ tension ______ strain ____

“I guess we all have to fail sometime,” Mother said quietly. I could sense her pain and the tension of holding back the strong emotions that were interrupted by my arrival. Suddenly, something inside me turned. I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face against my shoulder and sobbed. I held her close and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could, and that it was enough. In that moment, feeling Mother’s back racked with emotion, I understood for the first time her vulnerability. She was still my mother, but she was something more: a person like me, capable of fear and hurt and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I had sought comfort in her arms. Article5_W_hold back Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading hold back: stop yourself from feeling or showing a particular emotion; keep sth. secret 老板忍不住告诉了他真相。 The boss couldn’t hold back from telling him the truth. She is accustomed to holding back her emotions.

The old green typewriter sits in my office now, unrepaired. It is a memento, but what it recalls for me is not quite what it recalled for Mother. When I’m having trouble with a story and think about giving up or when I start to feel sorry for myself and think things should be easier for me, I roll a piece of paper into that cranky old machine and type, word by painful word, just the way Mother did. What I remember then is not her failure, but her courage, the courage to go ahead. It’s the best memento anyone ever gave me. Article7_W_recall Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading recall: v. remember a particular fact, event, or situation from the past CF: recall, remember& remind 这些动词均有 “ 记忆，记住，回忆 ” 之意。 recall 比 remember 文雅，指想方设法回忆已经遗忘之事。例如： Try to recall exactly what happened. remember 含义较广，多指无意识地回忆起往事，也可指通过主观努力去记忆。例如： Robert’s contribution should also be remembered. remind 指经某人或某事的提醒而回忆起某件已遗忘之事。例如： What you said reminded her of college days. 把发生的事情尽可能仔细地回忆一下。罗伯特的贡献同样应该永远记住。你所说的话使她回想起了大学里的日子。

The old green typewriter sits in my office now, unrepaired. It is a memento, but what it recalls for me is not quite what it recalled for Mother. When I’m having trouble with a story and think about giving up or when I start to feel sorry for myself and think things should be easier for me, I roll a piece of paper into that cranky old machine and type, word by painful word, just the way Mother did. What I remember then is not her failure, but her courage, the courage to go ahead. It’s the best memento anyone ever gave me. Article7_W_go ahead Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading go ahead: make progress; advance; start to do sth., especially after planning it or asking permission to do it The police examined their car and allowed them to go ahead.

After Reading_main Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading 2. Discussion 3. Story Retelling 4. Summary Writing 1. Useful Expressions 5. Multiple Choice 6. Writing Practice 7. Talk about the Pictures 8. Proverbs and Quotations

After Reading_1 Discussion What is the author’s different understanding of his mother before and after that afternoon? Before that afternoon — a woman of strong character, hard-working, eager to learn new things, good at learning and able to do anything Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading After that afternoon — a woman under pressure, vulnerable, being likely to cry, be hurt and fail in life

Situation: As a successful reporter, the mother was interviewed by a TV program hostess or host. She was asked to tell about something happened on her way to success. After Reading_2 Story Retelling Directions: Retell the story in different ways. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading Situation: 1.Form a dialogue between the author and his friend. Use the typewriter as a clue to retell the story. A friend of the author’s is surprised to find the typewriter in his office. He asks why he doesn’t use a computer. The author tells him the story about his mother and the typewriter. 2. As the father, tell others how your son began to understand you and your wife. Situation: The father took part in a How To Be A Qualified Father Club. It’s his turn to tell something about his child. 3. Form a dialogue between the host / hostess and the mother. Retell the story from mother’s point of view.

After Reading_3 Summary Writing Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading In general, children know very little about their parents. One day when the boy came back home with expectation of reading his favorite magazine without being disturbed, ( 他看见妈妈在哭，惊呆了 ) and felt helpless. In his mind, his mother could do anything in the world. ( 他第一次意识到 ) that his mother was just an ordinary woman ( 她也会感到害怕、会受到伤害、会有失败的烦恼 ). After that, his mother took another job but continued her practicing on the old typewriter in the evenings. She worked so hard ( 她最后当上了一家地方报社的记者 ). It was a very difficult achievement for a woman without a college education. His mother’s persistence in the face of difficulties always encourages the author to go ahead ( 每当他在生活中面临挑战，想要放弃时 ). he was shocked to see that his mother was weeping It was the first time he realized_________________________ ___________________________________ ________ who was capable of fear, hurt, and failure ____________________ _____________ that she finally became a reporter at a local newspaper_____________________________________________ whenever he is thinking of giving up in the face of the challenges of life _____________________________ ____________________________

After Reading_4.1 1. 充满期待 2. 独自享用 3. 冲进客厅 4. 惊得目瞪口呆 5. 强作欢笑 6. 做全职工作 7. 邮购 8. 除 …… 之外 be filled with anticipation have sth. to oneself burst into the living room be shocked into stillness manage a weak smile hold a full time job send away for in addition to Useful Expressions Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading 9. 自叹不走运 10. 前进的勇气 feel sorry for oneself the courage to go ahead

After Reading_4.2 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading 11. 下决心 12. 深深吸一口气 13. 寻求安慰 14. 感受某人的痛苦 15. 收拾餐桌 16. 招生额满 17. 函授课程 18. 妨碍某人 set one’s mind to take a long breath seek comfort sense one’s pain clear the table have a full enrollment correspondence course stand in one’s way 19. 写信索要 20. 将某人搂在怀里 send away for put one’s arms around sb.

After Reading_4.3 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading 21. 逐字 22. 抑制强烈的感情 23. 千百次 24. 在远远的那一头 word for word hold back strong emotions on a thousand occasions at the far end of…

After Reading_5.1 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading Multiple Choice A) Sometime / sometime B) Sometimes / sometimes C) Some time / some time D) Some times / some times 2. Those postcards are______ their trip to America. KEY 1. ______ I read novels and ______ I watch TV for a change. A) mementos of B) mementoes of C) traces of D) memento of KEY

After Reading_5.2 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading A) to do B) to C) doing D) with 4. As Christmas drew near, the children were______. KEY 3. After he learned the bad news, he couldn’t set his mind____ his job. A) filled with anticipation B) full of anticipations C) full with anticipation D) filled of anticipation KEY

After Reading_5.3 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading A) catch on B) caught on C) caught up D) catch up 6. The cost of living _____ has gone up all the time. KEY 5. It was not until three hours later did I ______ to what he said. A) indication B) level C) standard D) index KEY

After Reading_5.4 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading A) think B) regard C) assume D) consider 8. The manager finally changed his mind under ____. 7. He is not such a fool as you______ him to be. A) tension B) obligation C) press D) pressure KEY

After Reading_5.5 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading A) have…to himself B) take… to himself C) get… to himself D) occupy… to himself 10. Because her jeans fit too_____ she didn’t feel comfortable at all. 9. When his wife was away on business, he could ____the entire house _____. A)firmly B) tightly C) closely D) fastened KEY

After Reading_6.1 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading Rewrite the text based on the Chinese given below. 在我的办公室里有一台绿色的旧打字机，对我来说，这是一件纪念品，它常常使我想起妈妈学用打字机的日子 …… 1. 买打字机的时间、原因 2. 妈妈学用打字机的经历 3. 给我留下的深刻印象 Writing Practice KEY

After Reading_6.key Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading There is an old green typewriter sitting in my office. It is a memento to me. It often reminds me of the days when Mother learned to type. Just two years before I went to college, Mother bought an old typewriter. She practiced every night as soon as she had finished the dishes in order to get a job to earn enough money to send my sister and me to college. One Wednesday afternoon, I found Mother in tears. She lost the job because she couldn’t type fast enough. But she didn’t give up easily. She kept on practicing on the green typewriter. Several years later Mother successfully became a local reporter. Now when I am in trouble and think about giving up or when I start to feel sorry for myself and think things should be easier for me, the typewriter recalls Mother’s courage and encourages me to go ahead.

After Reading_7.1 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading Talk about the Pictures

After Reading_7.2 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading

After Reading_8.1 Proverbs and Quotations 1. Of all life’s many treasures, the most beautiful is love. 生活中有许多珍贵的东西，其中最美的是爱。 2. A mother’s love never changes. 母爱永远不变。 3. Kind words are the music of the world. 善良的话语是世界共同的音乐。 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading

After Reading_8.2 4. All that you do, do with your might; things done by halves are never done right. — Stoddard, American poet 5. Genius only means hard-working all one’s life. — Mendeleyev, Russian chemist 做一切事都应尽力而为，半途而废永远不行。 —— 美国诗人斯托达德天才只意味着终身不懈的努力。 —— 俄国化学家门捷列耶夫 Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading

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