高二 英语 选修六 module2 the cat that vanished

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原文及翻译

Answer 1

The Cat That Vanished (消失的猫)

威尔累得脑子都木了，他本可以继续向北走，也有可能在某棵树下头枕草地昏昏睡去，但是，正当他站在那儿，试图让头脑清醒些的时候，他看见了一只猫。

那是一只母斑猫，就像威尔家的莫克西一样。它轻轻地走出靠着牛津一侧街道上的一个花园，威尔正站在街边。他放下购物袋，伸出手，那只猫便跑到他身边，在他的手指间来回蹭起了脑袋，就像莫克西常常做的那样。当然所有的猫都是那样的，尽管如此，威尔还是渴望回家以至于热泪充满了他的双眼。

终于，那只猫转身跑开了。正值夜晚，它还要巡视自己的领地，捕捉老鼠。它轻轻地穿过马路，朝着角树林另一边的灌木丛走去，然后在那儿停了下来。

威尔继续盯着它，这时，他发现猫的举动变得非常奇怪

它伸出爪子去拍它前面空气中的某些东西，某种威尔看不见的东西。然后它向后一跃，脊背拱起，毛发竖立，尾巴僵直地伸着。威尔了解猫的习性。他更加警觉地看着，只见那只猫再次靠近那个地方---角树与花园树篱的灌木丛之间的一块空草地，又拍打了一下那里的空气。

它再次向后一跃，但这次没有跳得那么远，也没有那么害怕了。于是几秒钟的嗅来嗅去，爪子碰触，胡须抽动，终于好奇心战胜了警惕性。

那只猫向前一迈，然后就消失了。

威尔眨了眨眼睛。然后他静静地站着，紧靠离他最近的一棵树干，这时一辆卡车转弯驶过来，车灯照到他的身上。卡车开过去后，他穿过马路，眼睛盯着那只猫一直在打量的地方。这并不容易，因为他无法把目光集中在某件东西上，但是当他靠近那个地方，设法仔细观察时，他看出了端倪。

终于，他从某些角度看到了。那儿看上去就像有人在距离路边大约两米的地方将空间切开了一块，它大体呈方形，不到一米宽。如果你与那块空间处在同等高度，从侧面看你几乎看不到它，从后面则完全看不见它。只能从最靠近马路的一边看到它，但也很难看清楚，因为透过它，你所看到的一切与这一边完全相同：一片被街灯照亮的草地。

但是威尔深信不疑，另一边的那块草地在一个不同的世界里。

他不可能说得出所以然来。他只是马上就知道了，就好像他知道火会燃烧，善意是美好一样。他所注视着的是某种极为陌生的东西。

仅仅是这一理由，就足以吸引着他俯下身子向更深处望去。他看到的一切使他头晕目眩，心跳加速，但是他却毫不迟疑：他把购物袋塞了过去，继而自己也钻了过去---穿过现实世界框架上的这个洞，进入另一个世界。

他发现自己站在一排树下。那是一些高大的棕榈树，而不是角树，像在牛津一样，那些树木沿着草地排列成行。只是，他所处的是一条宽阔的马路中央，路的一侧是成行的咖啡馆和小商店，灯火通明，还在营业，在布满繁星的夜空下，所有的店铺都静悄悄，无人光顾。在这个炎热的晚上，空气中弥漫着鲜花的芳香和海水咸咸的味道。

威尔仔细地环顾四周。在他身后，满月映照着远处壮丽的青山的轮廓，山脚下的斜坡上坐落着带有美丽花园的房子，还有一块树木丛生的公共绿地，一座古典风格的庙宇在其上闪着微微的白光。

空气中的那个空洞就在他身边，无论是从这边还是那边都很难看见，但却确定无疑地存在着。俯身向空洞的那一边望去，他看到了自己的世界---牛津的街道。他不禁一颤，转过身来：无论这个新世界如何，总会好过他刚刚离开的那个世界。带着逐渐出现的眩晕感觉，那种处在半梦半醒之间的感觉，他站起身来环顾四周寻找他的向导---那只猫。

Answer 2

Step1: revision. Revise the important words, phrases and important sentences.

Step2: 归纳总结动词ing形式作状语的特点 ：
( Read sentences 1-4 from the passage. Compare them with the rewritten sentences a-d
1 Will put down his shopping bag and held out his hand.
2 Will, still watching, saw the cat behave curiously.
3 He crossed the road, keeping his eyes on the spot where the cat had been investigating.
4 He pushed his shopping bag through, and then scrambled through himself.

a Putting down his shopping bag, Will held out his hand .
b Will watched and saw the cat behave curiously .
c He kept his eyes on the spot where the cat had been investigating and crossed the road .
d Pushing his shopping bag through , he scrambled through himself.

Answer the questions about the sentences in Activity (1)
1 Which sentences describe two things that happen at the same time?
2 Which sentences describe one thing happening immediately after another?
3 Look at sentences a-d . Do the two parts of the sentences refer to the same person?

学生阅读上面的句子，进行比较和归纳，总结动词ing形式作状语的特点。

Step3: Rewrite the sentences using the -ing form of the underlined verbs.
1The witch leapt into the air and vanished.
2 The man shouted angrily and waved his sword at the stranger.
3 She picked up the cat and rubbed its head affectionately.
4 The bear came out of the bushes , showed its teeth and made a loud noise.

Step4: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs below.
Think know sit see leave
1 On _____ her, the king immediately falls in love with her.
2 He marries her, not _____ who she really is.
3 Before _____ his kingdom, he calls his son to him.
4 After _____ about the situation, he decides to kill the witch himself.
5 While ____ by a pool, Ferdinand sees a frog.

Step5 Rewrite the sentences with the -ing form of the verbs.
1 When he saw the witch, the boy ran away.
On ____________________, ____________________________.
2 Before he starts the war, the king speaks to the prince .
Before __________________, ______________________________.
3 While he was fighting in the war, the prince learns many things.
While ______________________,___________________________
4 After he had spoken to his son, the king went to war.
After ________________________,_____________________________.
5 Because he doesn't know what to do, Ferdinand follows the frog's advice.
Not ___________________________,_____________________________.
Step6 : homework 完成有关练习,巩固课堂知识
step7: 附：动词ing形式作状语用法归纳：
动词-ing形式作状语可以修饰谓语动词或整个句子，表示时间、原因、结果、条件、让步、方式、伴随或补充。

1．表示时间:
动词-ing形式作时间状语，相当于一个时间状语从句。 句首
或
句末 Turning around, she saw a car driving up.
=When she turned around, she saw a car driving up.
她转过身，看见一辆车朝她开来。
2．表示原因:
表示原因的动词-ing形式一般置于句首，相当于一个原因状语从句。 句首
句中或
句末 Being ill, he could not walk any further.
=As he was ill, he could not walk any further.
因为疲倦，他不能再往前走了。
3．表示结果:
动词-ing形式作状语表示一种必然的结果，可扩展为一个含有并列谓语的简单句。 句末 The fire lasted nearly a month, leaving nothing valuable.
=The fire lasted nearly a month, and left nothing valuable.
大火持续了近一个月，几乎没剩下什么值钱的东西。
4．表示条件：
动词-ing形式作条件状语，相当于一个条件状语从句。 句首 Being more careful, you can make fewer mistakes.
=If you are more careful, you can make fewer mistakes.
更细心点，你就会少犯错误。
5．表示让步
动词-ing形式作让步状语，相当于一个让步状语从句。 句首 Knowing all this, they made me pay for the damage.
=Although they knew all this, they made me pay for the damage.
尽管知道了一切情况，他们还是要我赔偿损失。
6．表示方式、伴随或补充说明：
动词-ing形式表示行为方式、伴随情况或补充说明，可以扩展成为一个并列成分。 句末 I stood by the door, not daring to say a word.
=I stood by the door, and did not dare to say a word.
我站在门旁，不敢说一句话。
He was walking along the street, looking this way and that.
=He was walking along the street, and looked this way and that. 他在街上走着，左顾右盼。