The Notre Dame fire: We share France's terrible loss 巴黎圣母院大火：我们感同身受

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[海词积累]

1.viciously adv. 恶毒地;恶意地

2.course v. 快速移动;奔流

3.stab n. 刺痛

4.ferocity n. 猛烈

5.spire n. 尖塔

6.vulnerable adj. 易受伤害的

7.embodiment n. 化身;体现

8.iconic adj. 偶像的

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It feels as though the very heart of France and the soul of Europe have been suddenly and viciously ripped out. The fire that coursed through large sections of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday evening was an act of blind and terrible destruction that causes a great stab of emotional pain to us all.

The fire struck quickly and seemingly uncontrollably. It gathered force with large amounts of power and ferocity， covering much of the roof and the central spire as it caught hold. After only an hour or so， the Paris firefighters were able to begin to get part of the fire under some degree of control and to protect the parts of the cathedral that may survive. As night fell， the great west towers still stood against the sky， proud but vulnerable.

Dame is the embodiment of the French capital and of France itself. It has been in its place since the 12th century. It was here that the liberation of Paris in 1944 was marked in a service of thanksgiving.

It is world⁃famous not simply as an iconic Parisian building but through the writing of Victor Hugo， who in his novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame made the building itself come alive.

The cathedral will rise again in time. This terrible fire is not an event that should be easily forgotten. We stand with France in its hour of heartbreak. We will never， ever， turn away.

——From The Washington Post

1.What can we know about the fire in the text？

A.It destroyed the Notre Dame completely.

B.It was controlled by firefighters quickly.

C.It was put out by firefighters as night fell.

D.It burnt down the central spire by accident.

2.What can we infer about the Dame？

A.It was too old and burned easily.

B.It was built in 1944 for Thanksgiving Day.

C.It stands there for about nine centuries.

D.It shows the symbol and capital of Europe.

3.Whats the authors attitude toward the accident？

A.He feels grateful.

B.He feels indifferent.

C.He feels it his duty.

D.He feels it himself.

文本探究

探究視角1：语篇分析

2019年4月15日傍晚18时许，位于巴黎市中心、有着800多年历史的巴黎圣母院发生大火，整座建筑损毁严重。着火位置位于圣母院顶部塔楼，大火迅速将圣母院塔楼的尖顶吞噬，很快，尖顶如被拦腰折断一般倒下。4月16日凌晨3时30分左右，法国消防部门公布了巴黎圣母院大火救援的最新进展，称火情已“全部得到有效控制，并已部分扑灭”。

新闻类文章主要组成部分是：导语、主体和结尾。导语部分通常是读者关注的焦点，主体部分是对新闻事件的深入报道，结尾部分通常介绍的是事件产生的相关影响或评论。

篇章结构梳理：

探究视角2：语言学习

I.文本填空

1.It feels though the very heart of France and the soul of Europe have been suddenly and viciously （移走）.

2.It gathered force with （大量的） power and ferocity， covering much of the roof and the central spire as it caught hold.

3.After only an hour or so， the Paris firefighters were able to begin to get part of the fire

（处于一定程度的控制） and to protect the parts of the cathedral that may survive.

4.It was here the liberation of Paris in 1944 was marked in a service of thanksgiving.

5.It is world⁃famous not simply as an iconic Parisian building through the writing of Victor Hugo， who in his novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame made the building itself （活跃起来）.

Ⅱ.熟词构新

Ⅲ.写作推荐

无生命的名词作主语

As night fell， the Great West Towers still stood against the sky， proud but vulnerable.夜幕降临，大西塔依然耸立在那里，映衬着天空，骄傲的样子有点弱不禁风。

从句中的名词night作主语。在英语句子中，我们经常遇到无生命名词作主语的句子，这种句子在英语中比在汉语中出现得要多，而科技文章和散文中的这类句子更为常见。许多动词与作主语的无生命名词连用，表示无生命事物的运动、变化、状态和作用。常用的动词有make、bring、tell、say、happen、do、keep、enable、remain、prevent、show、involve、lead （to）、get等。这些短小的动词使用极广，词义灵活多变，用法复杂，它们与无生命名词连用可以表达许许多多的意思。

【仿写】新工时制使工厂的工人们特别不满。

探究视角3：文化拓展

巴黎圣母院大教堂（Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris）是一座位于法国巴黎市中心、西堤岛上的教堂建筑，也是天主教巴黎总教区的主教座堂。圣母院建造于1163年到1345年，是法蘭西岛地区的哥特式教堂群里面非常具有关键代表意义的一座。它始建于1163年，是巴黎大主教莫里斯·德·苏利决定兴建的，整座教堂在1345年全部建成，历时180多年。