研究生英语补充课文学生用书.docx

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研究生英语补充课文学生用书

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LessonOne

SpelloftheRisingMoon

PeterSteinhart

1ThereisahillnearmyhomethatIoftenclimbatnight.

2Thenoiseofthecityisafar-offmurmur.InthehushofdarkIsharethecheerfulnessofcricketsandtheconfidenceofowls.ButitisthedramaofthemoonrisethatIcometosee.Forthatrestoresinmeaquietandclaritythatthecityspendstoofreely.

3FromthishillIhavewatchedmanymoonsrise.Eachonehasitsownmood.Therehavebeenbroad,confidentharvestmoonsinautumn;shy,mistymoonsinspring;lonely,whitewintermoonsrisingintotheuttersilenceofanink-blackskyandsmoke-smudgedorangemoonsoverthedryfieldsofsummer.Each,likefinemusic,excitedmyheartandcalmedmysoul.

4Moongazingisanancientart.Toprehistorichuntersthemoonoverheadwasasunerringasaheartbeat.Theyknewthatevery29daysitbecamefull-belliedandbrilliant,thensickenedanddied,andthenwasreborn.Theyknewthewaxingmoonappearedlargerandhigheroverheadaftereachsucceedingsunset.Theyknewthewaningmoonroselatereachnightuntilitvanishedinthesunrise.Tohaveunderstoodthemoon’spatternsfromexperiencemusthavebeenaprofoundthing.

5Butwe,wholiveindoors,havelostcontactwiththemoon.Theglareofstreetlightsandthedustofpollutionveilthenightsky.Thoughmenhavewalkedonthemoon,itgrowslessfamiliar.Fewofuscansaywhattimethemoonwillrisetonight.

6Still,ittugsatourminds.Ifweunexpectedlyencounterthefullmoon,hugeandyellowoverthehorizon,wearehelplessbuttostarebackatitscommandingpresence.Andthemoonhasgiftstobestowuponthosewhowatch.

7IleanedaboutitsgiftsoneJulyeveninginthemountains.Mycarhadmysteriouslystalled,andIwasstrandedandalone.Thesunhadset,andIwaswatchingwhatseemedtobethebright-orangeglowofaforestfirebeyondaridgetotheeast.Suddenly,theridgeitselfseemedtoburstintoflame.Then,therisingmoon,hugeandredandgrotesquelymisshapenbythedustandsweatofthesummeratmosphere,loomedupoutofthewoods.

8Distortedthusbythehotbreathofearth,themoonseemedill-temperedandimperfect.Dogsnearbyfarmhousebarkednervously,asifthisstrangelighthadwakenedevilspiritsintheweeds.

9Butasthemoonliftedofftheridgeitgatheredfirmnessandauthority.Itscomplexionchangedfromred,toorange,togold,toimpassiveyellow.Itseemedtodrawlightoutofthedarkeningearth,forasitrose,thehillsandvalleysbelowgrewdimmer.Bythetimethemoonstoodclearofthehorizon,fullchestedandroundandthecolourofivory,thevalleysweredeepshadowsinthelandscape.Thedogs,reassuredthatthiswasthefamiliarmoon,stoppedbarking.AndallatonceIfeltaconfidenceandjoyclosetolaughter.

10Thedramatookanhour.Moonriseisslowandserriedwithsubtleties.Towatchit,wemustslipintoanolder,morepatientsenseoftime.Towatchmoonmoveinexorablyhigheristofindanunusualstillnesswithinourselves.Ourimaginationsbecomeawareofthevastdistancesofspace,theimmensityoftheearthandthehugeimprobabilityofourownexistence.Wefeelsmallbutprivileged.

11Moonlightshowsusnoneoflife’sharderedges.Hillsidesseemsilkenandsilvery,theoceansstillandblueinitslight.Inmoonlightwebecomelesscalculating,moredrawntoourfeelings.

12Andoddthingshappeninsuchmoments.OnthatJulynight,Iwatchedthemoonforanhourortwo,andthengotbackintothecar,turnedthekeyintheignitionandheardtheenginestart,justasmysteriouslyasithadstalledafewhoursearlier.Idrovedownfromthemountainswiththemoononmyshoulderandpeaceinmyheart.

13Ireturnoftentotherisingmoon.Iamdrawnespeciallywheneventscrowdeaseandclarityofvisionintosmallcornerofmylife.Thishappensofteninthefall.ThenIgotomyhillandawaitthehunter’smoon,enormousandgoldoverthehorizon,fillingthenightwithvision.

14Anowlswoopsfromtheridgetop,noiselessbutbrightasflame.Acricketshrillsinthegrass.Ithinkofpoetsandmusicians.OfBeethoven’s“moonlightSonata”andofShakespeare,whoseLorenzodeclaimsinTheMerchantofVenice,“Howsweetthemoonlightsleepsuponthisbank!

/Herewillwesitandletthesoundsofmusic/Creepinourears.”Iwonderiftheirverseandmusic,likethemusicofcrickets,areinsomewayvoicesofthemoon.Withsuchthoughts,mycitifiedconfusionsmeltintothequietofthenight.

15Loversandpoetsfinddeepermeaningatnight.Weareallapttoposedeeperquestions–aboutouroriginsanddestinies.Weindulgeinriddles,ratherthanintheimpersonalgeometriesthatgovernthedaylitworld.Webecomephilosophersandmystics.

16Atmoonrise,asweslowourmindstothepaceoftheheavens,enchantmentstealsoverus.Weopentheventsoffeelingandexercisepartsofourmindsthatreasonlocksawaybyday.Wehear,acrossthedistances,murmursofancienthuntersandseeanewthevisionsofpoetsandloversoflongago.

ABOUTTHEAUTHOR

PeterSteinhartisafamouscontemporarynaturalistandawriterintheUnitedStates.Hewasan_editorandcolumnistatAudubon,andhisworkhasappearedinHarper's,TheNewYorkTimes,theLosAngelesTimes,andothernewspapersandmagazines.

PeterSteinharthasbeenacontributortoAudubonmagazinefortwelveyears.OneofhisfamouspublicationisTheCompanyofWolvespublishedbyNewYork:

RandomHousein1996.

VOCABULARYITEMS

NOTES

1.Beethoven:

Beethoven,Ludwigvan（1770—1827）,Germancomposer,consideredoneofthegreatestmusiciansofalltime.

2.MoonlightSonata:

Beethoven’sPianoSonatainCMajor（Waldstein）.GermancomposerLudwigvanBeethoven’spianosonatainCmajor,op.53（1803—1804）wasdedicatedtothepatronCountFerdinandvonWaldstein.

3.Shakespeare:

Shakespeare,William（1564—1616）,Englishplaywrightandpoet,recognizedinmuchoftheworldasthegreatestofalldramatists.Hundredsofeditionsofhisplayshavebeenpublished,includingtranslationsinallmajorlanguages.

4.TheMerchantofVenice:

comedybyEnglishplaywrightWilliamShakespeare,writtenaround1596.ItisregardedbysomescholarsasthestrongestandmostsuccessfulofShakespeare’searlycomedies.

EXERCISES

I.ReadingComprehension

A.Answerthefollowingquestionsorcompletethefollowingstatements.

1.Theauthoroftengoestothehillnearhishomeatnightbecause_______.

A.helikesclimbingthehillwhenitisdark

B.heenjoyslisteningtothesongsofcricketsandowls

C.helikesthedramashownonthehill

D.hewantstoregainpeaceandclarity

2.FromthedescriptionofthemooninParagraph2,weknowthattotheauthorthemoon.

A.isill-temperedlikeabadgirl

B.isalwayskindtohumans

C.hasallthecharacterswehave

D.hasdifferentcharactersindifferentseasons

3.Totheprehistorichunters,themoonwas_______.

A.somethingthatmadethemcheerful

B.naturallightthathelpedthemworkatnight

C.somethingthathelpedthemsettime

D.somethingbeyondtheirunderstanding

4.Accordingt:

otheauthor,thecontemporarypeople________.

A.nolongerlovewatchingthefullmoonasmuchasourancestors

B.stillenjoywatchingthefullmooniftheyhaveachance

C.growlessandlessfamiliarwiththemoon

D.thinkthatthereisnosensewatchingthemoon

5.OneJulyeveningtheauthorstayedforalongtimeonthemountainbecause_____.

A.hewantedtostayawayfrom_thepollutionandnoiseofthecity

B.hiscarbrokeclownandhecouldseeknobodyforhelp

C.hewasstrandedtherebytheforestfire

D.hewantedtogetthegiftbestowedbythemoon

6.Accordingtotheauthorwatchingthemoonrisecan___________.

A.addconfidenceandlaughtohim

B.makehimfeelcalmintheheart

C.makehimfeelunimportant

D.helphimcomeupwithnewideas

7.Whathelpedtheauthorrestarthiscar?

A.Thespelloftherisingmoon.

B.Hisreturnedgoodmood.

C.Amysteriouspowerfromthemoon.

D.Probablythecooltemperatureatnight.

8.Theauthoroftenreturnstotherisingmoonespeciallywhen

A.hefeelstiredfromhisbusylife

B.hewantstocontemplate

C.itisautumn

D.hehaspeaceinhisheart

9.TheauthormentionsBeethovenandShakespearebecause

A.bothofthemlovedthemoonashedoes

B.theirverseandmusicarethemostfamous

C.themoonriseisasbeautifulasapoemormusic

D.theauthoronlyrememberstheirnames

10.Inthepassage,theauthordescribesthemoonwithsimilesandmetaphorsto

A.showhisloveandrespectforthemoon

B.showthatthemoonisallpowerful

C.arousepeople'sclosefeelingstothemoon

D.callonthereaderstowatchthemoonforthemselves

B.CompetethefollowingOUTLINEofthetextbyfillingintheblanks.

1.Theauthoroftenclimbsthehillnearhishomeatnighttowatch____________because________________________.

2.Totheauthorthedifferentmoodandcolorofthemoonare:

（1）Inautumn:

__________________________________________.

（2）Inspring:

__________________________________________.

（3）Inwinter:

__________________________________________.

（4）Insummer:

_________________________________________.

3.A.Toprehistorichuntersthemoonoverheadwas_______________.

B.Tocontemporarypeoplewholiveindoorsfewcansay_____________.

C.Butifweunexpectedlyencounterthefullmoon,wearehelpless_________.

4.Themoonhasgiftstobestowuponthosewhowatchit:

Example:

OneJulyeveninginthemountains,theauthor'scar_______________.

Hetooktheadvantageto_____________.

Whenhegotbackintothe