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1、Lesson 1 A puma at largePumas are large,cat-like animals which are found in America.When reportscame into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles southof London,they were not taken seriously.However,as the evidence began toaccumulate,experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investi

2、gate,for thedescriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma wereextraordinarily similar.The hunt for the puma began in a small village where a woman pickingblackberries saw a large cat only five yards away from her.It immediately ranaway when she saw it,and experts confirmed that a pu

3、ma will not attack ahuman being unless it is cornered.The search proved difficult,for the puma wasoften observed at one place in the morning and at another place twenty milesaway in the evening.Wherever it went,it left behind it a trail of dead deer andsmall animals like rabbits.Paw prints were seen

4、 in a number of places and pumafur was found clinging to bushes.Several people complained of cat-like noisesat night and a businessman on a fishing trip saw the puma up a tree.Theexperts were now fully convinced that the animal was a puma,but where had itcome from?As no pumas had been reported missi

5、ng from any zoo in thecountry,this one must have been in the possession of a private collector andsomehow managed to escape.The hunt went on for several weeks,but thepuma was not caught.It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal isstill at large in the quiet countryside.Language pointsLa

6、nguage pointsPay attention:Pay attention:The points below are not covered by the mp3.It is better foryou to listen to the mp3 first and try to take notes by yourselves.1 1，a puma at largeat large1：逃遁的，没有被控制的。1 1/7 72：详细的(in detail)3：总体来讲（as a whole）2 2，Pumas are large,cat-like animals which are foun

7、d in America.tip:在英文的表达方式中，首先呈现给读者的是结果。写议论文的时候要注意把握观点。体会课文第一二句话，乃至第一段在全文中的作用。cat-like 像猫的，偷偷摸摸的life-like 栩栩如生的3 3，When report came into London zoo.当伦敦动物园接到报告.同种结构的句型：(An idea)come to sb.某人突然想到了.4 4，They were not taken seriously.take sth.seriously:deal with sth.seriously 认真（严肃）对待某事take sth.lightly 草率

8、对待某事注意：例句的 they 指的是 reports,意思是：The experts did not take the reportsseriously.5,5,The descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma wereextraordinarily similar.claim to have done sth 声称曾经做过某事6 6，Experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it iscornered.confirm

9、:be sure,be certain7 7，The search proved difficult.这个语境中：search=hunt2 2/7 78 8，Wherever it went,it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals likerabbits.leave behind:把某物留在后面9 9，A businessman on a fishing trip saw the puma up a tree.on+名词：强调动作正在进行on the rise:在上升on the increase:在增加on the w

10、atch:在观看on the match:在比赛中on the fishing trip:在钓鱼的途中on holiday:在度假1010，The experts were now fully convinced that the animal was a puma.fully:completely,entirely1111，This one must have been in the possession of a private collector.in the possession of sb=in sbs possession 归某人所有in possession of sth.拥有某

11、物take possession of 拥有tip:请大家体会下同种意思的不同表达，让我们的语言丰富起来！eg:The beautiful car is in my possession/in the possession of me.I am in possession of the beautiful car.The person in possession of the big house is excited.3 3/7 71212，It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in t

12、hequiet countryside.It is disturbing to think that 一想到.就心里不安key structure&grammarkey structure&grammar1.1.simple sentence,compound sentence and complex sentence(check NCE2L73)本文主要有复杂句组成，复杂句是由简单句构成的，分析复杂句的意思：1）先看句子由几个部分组成；2）通过 link word 来判断主从句关系；e.g.However,as the evidence began to accumulate,experts

13、 from the Zoo feltobliged to investigate,for the descriptions given by people who claimed to haveseen the puma were extraordinarily similar.分句 1：The evident began to accumulate.as 表示伴随主句同时发生的状态表示伴随主句同时发生的状态主句：Experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate.tip:在阅读中，先看主句有助于全文理解和提高阅读效率。分句 2：The descr

14、iptions given by people who claimed to have seen the pumawere extraordinarily similar.for 表示原因，翻译做：因为这个分句还可以再细分：这个分句还可以再细分：句子的主干部分是：句子的主干部分是：The descriptions were similargiven 引导的部分是过去分词作定语，修饰引导的部分是过去分词作定语，修饰 description4 4/7 75 5/7 7时间 when;地点 wheree.g.I have no idea what has happened to him.大家学的怎么

15、样？我们来测试一下吧大家学的怎么样？我们来测试一下吧ExercisesExercises1.choice questions1.choice questions(1)What particular piece of evidence persuaded the experts that a puma hadbeen seen in the village?a.The puma had not attacked the woman.b.The woman had described the animal she had seen as a large cat.c.A puma had come

16、very close to a human being.d.The puma had behaved like a cat.(2)The accumulating evidence made the experts the animal was a puma.a.to thinkb.thinkingc.thinkd.thought(3),it immediately ran away.a.Observing herb.On being observedc.Having been observedd.On her being observed6 6/7 7（4）一想到考试失利，我心里就很不安。（

17、5）她突然想到也许她可以用另一种方法来做实验。（6）她坚信丈夫会回来。（7）我们需要找一个可靠的人。（8）伤员所到之处，都留下道道血迹。（9）熊猫是一种体形像猫的大动物，产于亚洲。（10）However,as the evidence began to accumulate,experts from the Zoo feltobliged to investigate,for the descriptions given by people who claimed to haveseen the puma were extraordinarily similar.（11）Summarize the story within 3 sentences.(You can also use one complexsentence to summarize.)7 7/7 7