1/7Topic3:LovePre-reading1.Readthetitleofthereadingpassagebelowandguesswhichtypeoflovethewriterisgoingtotalkabout.2.Whatislove?What'syourunderstandingof“Loveisjustathread”?Shareyouropinionwithyourclassmatesbeforereadingthefollowingpassage.ReadingLoveisjustathreadSometimesIreallydoubtwhetherthereislovebetweenmyparents.Everydaytheyareverybusytryingtoearnmoneytocoverlivingexpense.Theydon'tactintheromanticwaysthatIreadinbooksorIseeonTV.Intheiropinion,“Iloveyou”istooluxuriousforthemtosay.SendingflowerstoeachotheronValentine'sDayisevenmoreoutofthequestion.Besides,myfatherhasabadtemper.Whenhe'sverytiredfromhardwork,itiseasyforhimtolosehistemper.Oneday,mymotherwassewingaquilt.Isilentlysatdownbesideherandlookedather.“Mom,Ihaveaquestiontoaskyou,”Isaidafterawhile.“What?”shereplied,stilldoingherwork.“IstherelovebetweenyouandDad?”Iaskedherinaverylowvoice.Mymotherstoppedherworkandraisedherheadwithsurpriseinhereyes.Shedidn'tanswerimmediately.Thenshebowedherheadandcontinuedtosewthequilt.IwasveryworriedbecauseIthoughtIhadhurther.Iwasgreatlyembarrassedanddidn'tknowwhattodo.ButatlastIheardmymothersaygently,“Susan,lookatthisthread.Sometimesitappears,butmostoftimeitdisappearsinthequilt.Thethreadreallymakesthequiltstrong.Iflifeisaquilt,thenloveshouldbeathread.Itcanhardlybeseenanywhereoranytime,butit'sreallythere.Loveisinside.”IlistenedcarefullybutIcouldn'tunderstandheruntilthenextspringwhenmyfathersuddenlygotsickseriously.Mymotherhadtostaywithhiminthehospitalforamonth.Whentheyreturnedfromthehospital,theybothlookedverypale.Itseemedbothofthemhadhadaseriousillness.Aftertheywereback,everydayinthemorninganddusk,mymotherwouldhelpmyfatherwalkslowlyonthecountryroad,alongwhichthereweremanybeautifulflowers,greengrassandtrees.Thesungentlyshonethroughtheleaves.Allofthesemadeupthemostbeautifulpictureintheworld.Thedoctorhadsaidmyfatherwouldrecoverintwomonths.Butaftertwomonthshestillcouldn'twalkbyhimself.Allofuswereworriedabouthim.2/7“Dad,howareyoufeelingnow?”Iaskedhimoneday.“Susan,don'tworryaboutme.”hesaidgently.“Tote11youthetruth,Ijustlikewalkingwithyourmom.Ilikethiskindoflife.”Readinghiseyes,Iknowhelovesmymotherdeeply.OnceIthoughtlovemeantflowers,giftsandsweetkisses.Butfromthisexperience,Iunderstandthatloveisjustathreadinthequiltofourlife.Loveisinside,makinglifestrongandwarm.Comprehending1.Readthefollowingsentencesandtellwhethertheyaretrueorfalseaccordingtothepassage.I.Susan'sparentsoftensendflowerstoeachotheronValentine'sDay.()2.Hermotherdidn'treplyimmediatelybecauseSusan'swordshadhurther.()3.Susancouldn'tunderstandhermother'swordsimmediately.()4.Thenextspringbothofherparentsgotseriouslyill.()5.Susan'sfatherwasstillseriouslyilltwomonthslaterafterhelefthospital.()II.Scanthepassageandfillintheblanks.SusanusedtothinklovemeantbuttaughtherthatloveisIII.Readthepassageagaincarefullyandfindtherightanswerstothefollowingquestions.1.WhydoesSusandoubtwhetherthereislovebetweenherparents?2.WhatmadeSusanworriedandembarrassed?3.Whatdoeshermotherthinkloveis?4.Whathappenedtoherfatherthenextspring?5.Istherelovebetweenthewriter'sparents?Howdoyouknowit?Trytofindsomeevidenceinthestory.LanguageinuseI.Findthewordsorphrasesinthetextthathavethefollowingmeanings.1.themoneythatsomethingcostsyouorthatyouneedtospendinordertodosomething2.atonce3.feelingshy,ashamed,orguiltyaboutsomething4.becomehealthyagain5.aperson...
