1、第一课：Rock Superstars: What Do They Tell Us about Ourselves and Our Society1、章节知识点1) 背景知识（Background knowledge）Rock Music2) 课文要义（Main idea of the text）The author focuses on the social influences of the rock music in terms of sociology. By contrasting different attitudes toward the rock among the young
2、 and adult audience, the author points out that rock is served as an expression of social ideas, and also provides a debating stage for different ideas. Rock n roll stars express the young generations viewpoints on various political and social problems, and also help the society see its own beliefs
3、and attitudes, and express the young mens feelings and hope.3) 词汇 (Vocabulary)a. sprinkleb. adulationc. rejectd. embodye. editorializef. bewildermentg. urge h. drivei. celebratej. mirror4) 短语 (Expressions)a. dressed in sthb. act out c. rather thand. sing ofe. in returnf. conceive of5) 词语辨析 (Word ana
4、lysis)a. adulation, admirationb. argue, debatec. arrogant, proudd. conceive, imaginee. confuse, bewilderf. ideal, idealisticg. mix, blendh. ramble, rumble6) 难句理解（Sentence comprehension）a. They think hes sick, sick, sick.b. Horowitz sees the rock music arena as a sort of debating forum, a place where
5、 ideas clash and crash.c. Newspapers editorialized against him.d. Most of the older viewers frowned, while most of the younger viewers applauded.e. He spoke of change and of the bewilderment of an older generation.f. The Beatles urged peace and piety.2、考核知识点本课文章中作者着重从社会学的角度探讨摇滚乐的社会意义。学生要掌握课文中出现的重点词汇
6、的用法、语境及同义词的辨析，能够用英文解释本课文章中的长难句，并能够给出恰当的中文翻译。综合相关的词汇、句法结构写作有关摇滚乐社会视角的评论文章。3、重点及难点1) 课文重点段落：2、4、5、62) 重点词语：adulation、disaffection、embody、reverence、sprinkle、swelter3) 重点短语：conceive of：设想，想象、seeas：把视为，把当作、rather than：不是而是、take place：发生4、考核要求深入理解文章内容并能用英文回答有关课文内容的问题；学会使用文章中出现重点词汇，并能掌握相关的词义辨析，了解其使用的相关语境；能
7、够将课文中的长难句翻译成汉语，并能够用英语解释相关的句子；独立撰写 150-200 字的有关摇滚乐社会视角的评论文章。第二课：Four Choices for Young People 1、章节知识点1) 背景知识（Background knowledge）Stanford University2) 课文要义（Main idea of the text）The author points out such kinds of social problems as social disorder, poverty, injustice and war. The young generation i
8、s doubtful and dissatisfied with the society. They take various ways to express their attitudes and beliefs. Some of them drop out of the traditional society and refuse to take any social responsibility, living an undignified kind of parasitic life. Some of them flee from cities, living a primitive
9、life in the desolated country. Some of them even try to change the society by force. Even though they might succeed eventually, they cannot make their dreams realized, but only to resume the old way of life under a new name of the state. The best choice for the young people to make is to change the
10、world gradually, one clod at a time.3) 词汇 (Vocabulary)a. expedientb. distastefulc. symbolized. contributee. disillusionmentf. accomplishg. remedyh. loomi. clutterj. dwindle4) 短语 (Expressions)a. do without b. strike sb. as sth.c. drop out (of sth.)d. come offe. cleanse sb. of sth.f. break downg. down
11、 on sb.h. on ones handi. for allj. run out (of sth.)k. batten on sb./ sth.5) 词语辨析 (Word analysis)a. sight, glance b. relevant, relative c. exasperate, exhilarate d. noisome, noisy e. live, inhabit f. clutter, jumble g. appeal, attraction h. wholesome, healthy 6) 难句理解（Sentence comprehension）a. Appare
12、ntly he speaks for a lot of his contemporaries.b. The people responsible are, presumably, the adults who have been running things.c. This strategy also has ancient antecedents.d. A few gentleman farmers with plenty of money can still escape to the bucolic life - but in general the stream of e. It ha
13、s the even greater appeal of simplicity: “Since this society is hopelessly bad, lets smash it and build something f. Instead it dawns on a familiar, workaday place, still in need of groceries and sewage disposal.g. At first glance, this course is far from inviting.h. So Jim Binns generation has a fo
14、rmidable job on its hands. But not, I think, an insuperable one.2、考核知识点本课文章中作者描述了 60 年代美国青年的价值观和生存态度，认为只有一点一点改良社会才是青年人应该走得道路。学生要掌握课文中出现的重点词汇的用法、语境及同义词的辨析，能够用英文解释有关社会问题和矛盾描述的长难句，并能够给出恰当的中文翻译。综合相关的词汇、句法结构写作有关美国社会及青年生存态度和信念的文章。3、重点及难点1) 课文重点段落：1、3、4、5、6、7、8、9、122) 重点词语affluent、available 、cleanse、dwindl
15、e、disillusionment、tedious、relevant3) 重点短语： contributeto贡献，捐款、batten on：靠损害他人养肥自己、drop out：放弃，退出4、考核要求深入理解文章内容并能用英文回答有关课文内容的问题；学会使用文章中出现重点词汇，并能掌握相关的词义辨析，了解其使用的相关语境；能够将课文中的长难句翻译成汉语，并能够用英语解释相关的句子；独立撰写 150-200 字的有关美国社会及青年生存态度和信念的文章。第三课：The Use of Force 1、章节知识点1) 背景知识（Background knowledge）William Carlos
16、Williams2) 课文要义（Main idea of the text）Mathildas parents doted on her very much, which formed, her capricious disposition. The girl did not see terrible result of diphtheria; she refused to be found her condition of disease by the doctor. She tried to resist the doctors examination. The intransigent reaction of the doctor resulted from his social responsibility, his authority as a doctor as well as the challenge of his respect.3) 词汇 (Vocabulary)a. startleb. apologeticc. motiond. coaxe. approach
