高一英语课外阅读及试题

Reading Father and Son

1Most films these days are easy to describe because they fit into types such as martial arts films or love stories. But Father and Son is different. It is a film about the love and conflict between a father and his son. It is a film about real Hong Kong people.

2The film is set in Hong Kong in the recent past. It shows us the life of the Law family during the 1960s, when they were living in a squatter area(木屋区), and then in the 1970s, when they were living in a resettlement estate(住宅区).

3The two main characters are the father, Mr. Law, and his son, Law Ka Hing. Mr. Law is a low-paid clerk in an office.

He cannot get promotion because of his lack of qualifications. Therefore, he is determined that his only son, Ka Hing, should get good exam results. Ka Hing, however, is not very interested in school work. His only ambition is to make films.

4The film starts with the tragic ending to the story. Old Mr. Law opens a letter from his son and his face lights up. ‘At last,’ he says. He rushes up the stairs of his resettlement block, but he is so excited that he suffers a heart attack and falls down the stairs. A piece of paper drops from his hand and floats down to where he is lying. It is his son’s graduation certificate. Just as he has achieved his life’s ambition, he dies.

5After this sad opening, the film goes back about 15 years, to show us the early relationship between father and son.

6The Law family is very poor, and the father works hard to support them. Ka Hing’s sisters do well in school but their father is mainly interested in Ka Hing since he is the only son.

7Ka Hing is fascinated by the cinema. He always wants to watch films or to make his own. He has such strong love of films that it distracts him from his studies.

8As a result, he finally fails his ‘A’ Levels. Because of his failure, Mr. Law decides that Ka Hing must go to America to study. To pay for this, he forces one daughter to marry a wealthy husband, and the other to give up college and get

a job. Their loyalty is so strong that they accept his wishes. Ka Hing is reluctant to go to America. But finally he sees

that his father will be heartbroken if he disobeys, and thus he agrees to go.

9The film is sad because it is partly based on the life of its brilliant director, Fong Yuk Ping. Fong also had a difficult relationship with his father, and studied film in America. Tragically, Fong’s own father and his mother were killed in

a plane crash as they flew to America for his graduation ceremony.

10The film is always interesting to watch as it is very realistic. The director’s use of little details of everyday life is very good. For example, we see Ka Hing (as a young boy) making a simple toy cinema with a candle and a box, to show his interest in films.

11This film shows us many things about Hong Kong family life and problems which we can all understand. It is a serious film, but it is also very entertaining and often very funny. I would definitely recommend it.

Father and Son前置作业Designer: Guo Jingbo Date: July 6, 2013

Learning Contents (学习内容): Warming-up and Reading

Learning Aims (学习目标):

1.Know the main types of films and understand the text thoroughly and comprehensively.

2.Improve the reading ability of summarizing, categorizing and inferring

3.Have a deeper understanding of the relationship between father and son

Learning points(学习重点): The use of different reading skills 不同阅读方法的使用

Teaching and learning methods(教学方法): Cooperative; Task-based 合作型、任务型

Learning Tasks(学习任务):

Task I: Warming Up

1.Find out the meanings of the following words.

1.martial arts____________

2. resettlement ____________

3. clerk____________

4.promotion____________

5. qualification ____________

6.ambition __________

7.fascinated ___________ 8. distract ____________ 9. loyalty ___________

10. reluctant ____________ 11. disobey __________ 12. crash ___________

13. ceremony ___________ 14. recommend ______________

2. Match the main types of films with their features.

A: Type B: Descriptive words (features)

1. Horror film a. full of action, fast and furious(激烈的)，violent

2. Comedy b. imaginative, futuristic (幻想未来的)

3. Martial arts film c. exciting, full of dangerous moments

4. Love story d. frightening, terrifying, spine-chilling

5. Adventure film e. spectacular(壮观的), impressive

6. Historical epic(史诗电影) f. funny, amusing

7. Science fiction film g. romantic, touching, beautiful

Task II. Skimming

3. Read the first sentence in each paragraph and answer the following questions.

1.Where is the film set? __________________________

2.Who are the two main characters? ___________________________

3.Is the start of the film happy or sad? __________________________

4.What is Ka Hing interested in? _______________________________

5.Is he good at school subjects? _________________________________

6.Does this review(影评) praise the film or criticize it?_____________________________

4.Choose the best answers.

1.If there is a conflict (Para.1) between two people, they ___________ each other.

a. love

b. are related to

c. fight against

d. are kind to

2. If a film is set (Para.2) in Hong Kong, we know that ____________ in Hong Kong.

a. it was made

b. it is popular

c. the story of the film happens

d. you can see it in cinemas

3. In Para.3, the words is determined mean that Mr. Law_____________.

a. wants something strongly

b. knows how to do something

c. is disappointed about something

d. has arranged for something to happen

4. Which of these words could best be used in place of forces (Para.8)?

a. hurts

b. asks

c. orders

d. helps

5. Para.9 tells us that the film was party based on the life of Fong Yuk Ping. This means that the film _____________________.

a. was made by Fong Yuk Ping as the director

b. uses facts from Fong Yuk Ping’s life in its story

c. has Fong Yuk Ping as one of the main characters

d. was made after the death of Fong Yuk Ping

6. A person who is brilliant (Para.9) is very ____________.

a. famous

b. unhappy

c. unlucky

d. clever

7. The word Tragically (Para.9) means ______________.

a. very sadly

b. dramatically

c. in fact

d. by accident

8. A film which is realistic (Para.10) _____________.

a. makes us forget about the real world

b. shows people who are poor or in pain

c. makes people seem more exciting than they really are

d. shows life in an accurate and factual way

Task III. Scanning

5.Find the answers to the questions.

1.In which two places did the family live? ______________________________________

2.What was the father’s job? ________________________________________________

3.What caused the father’s death? ______________________________________________

4.Who were successful at school? ______________________________________________

5.Who directed the film? _____________________________________________________

6. Divide the text into 3 parts and write down the main idea of each part.

Part1 ( ):____________________________________________________

Part2 (): ____________________________________________________

Part3 ( ): ____________________________________________________

Task IV. Comprehending

7. Choose the best answers.

1.In the first paragraph, the author implies that ________________________.

a.it is difficult to classify this film

b.this film is not so interesting as martial arts films

c.there are many other films similar to Father and Son

d.most films these days are about conflict

2. The main purpose of the fourth paragraph is to ________________________.

a. warn us that the film is very sad

b. introduce the main story

c. criticize the tragic ending of the story

d. tell us when the film is set

3. In Paragraph4, his life’s ambition refers to ___________________________.

a. Ka Hing’s wish to make films

b. Mr. Law’s wish that Ka Hing should get a good education

c. Ka Hing’s own wish to graduate from college

d. Mr. Law’s wish to get promoted in his work

4. The author implies that the real reason why the film is sad is because___________.

a. Mr. Law falls down some stairs and dies

b. Fong Yuk Ping’s own parents died in a plane crash

c. Ka Hing is not allowed to follow his real interests

d. Ka Hing’s sisters are badly treated by Mr. Law

5. The author’s attitude towards this film is one of _____________.

a. dislike

b. regret

c. enthusiasm

d. uncertainty

8. Discuss: How do you think the relationship between the father and the son in the film? What’s the cause of this kind of relationship?