Knowledge Focus（第1页）

KnowledgeFocus

1。Filliopletethesummaryofthetext。

&horeaufirstmovesintohisdwellingon1）Day，itgiveshimaproudsenseofbeingagodohoughthehousestilllacksad3）。Heclaimsthataparadisefitfodsisavailableeverywhere，ifo:“Olympusisbuttheoutsideoftheeartheverywhere。”Takinganoptimisticview，hedeclaresthathispoorly4）wallsgivehisihebeoffreshairhts。Hejustifiesitslackofcarved5）bydegthatitisbettertocarve“theveryatmosphere”ohinksandfeelsin，inanartistryofthesoul。Itisforhimanalmostimmaterial，heavenlyhouse，“asfaroffasmanyaregiolyby6）”。Hepreferstoresidehere，sittingonhisownhumblewoodenchair，thaeroftheuniverse，“behindthe7）ofCassiopeia’sChair”。Heisfreefromtimeaswellasfrommatter，announdioselythattimeisa8）inwhichhegoesfishiviewhimselfasthe9）oftime;ratherhemakesitseemasthoughheisgtopartitheflowoftimewheneverandhoweverhechooses，likeagodlivingin10）。

2。Discussthefollowiions。

1）DoyouthinkitwasatalthatThoreaumovedintohistheFourthofJuly?Whatmightbethesymboligofhisexperimentwithlivihewoods?

2）HowdoesThoreaudescribethesofhis?Washetwiththisabodeinthewoods?

3）WhydidThoreauchooseohisideaoflivingafullbutsimplelife?

4）WhydoesThoreaumakesomuagesofdawn，sunrise，andm?Whatattitudesdotheycarry?

5）HowdoesThoreau’sdefinitionofbeingawakedifferfromtheusualdefinition?Howoftenareyouandyourfriehoreau’sdefinition?

6）Whatoseingoihepond?

7）Howisitpossible“tolivewhatwasnotlife”?Giveexamplesfrompeopleyouknoworhavereadabout。

8）Whatideasiimpressedyouenoughtomakeyouwanttogeyourlife，andartsdoyoustilldisagreewith，andwhy?

9）Thoreauwasveryfondofparadoxes，orstatementswhichseemtobelogitradictorybutdopresentatruthwhicilesthetradidsomeexamplesfromthetext。

10）WhatarethemajorideasThoreauasatraprese?

&herthefollowirue（T）orfalse（F）。

1）Thewaswellbuiltandwellfurnished。（）

2）Thoreau’sbuildingofahouseonondis，forhim，amimentofGod’softheworld。（）

3）ondwasanuntouchedwildernesslakefarawayfromthetown。（）

4）Thoreaulivedanisolatedandserehewoods。（）

5）Thoreauclaimsadivinefreedomfromtheflowoftimewhenlivihewoods。（）

6）Thoreaunotesonlyveryfeablespiritualfreedom。（）

7）AgtoThoreau，them，whichisthemostpreeoftheday，istheawakeninghour。（）

8）Thoreauedcivilizationnorfullyembracedwilderness。（）