English Reading Assignment For Senior One (高一英语阅读作业)
下面的阅读材料和开学后讲的第一单元内容有关，请同学们仔细阅读并认真完成后面的作业。加油~~~
Summary of The Diary of Anne Frank
From June 1942 to August 1944, a Jewish girl named Anne Frank kept a diary of her experiences in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, after the Netherlands fell to Nazi control during World War II.
Anne begins her diary entries by talking about her 13th birthday party, the day when she received the diary. Anne says she is keeping a diary because she doesn’t have any true friends and feels alone, despite having a loving family. She does not feel that she can confide in (倾诉) her parents or her 16-year-old sister, Margot, although she cares for them. Anne decides to give her diary a name, Kitty, and to write to Kitty as if the diary is the close friend she has always wanted.
Anne provides information about the social situation in Amsterdam. The Nazi party of Germany has extended its influence to Amsterdam, and Anne’s family is subject to(遭受) a series of laws restricting the behavior of Jews. Anne is disheartened by the restrictions, but she still finds enjoyment by spending time with her friends.
In July of 1942, Anne’s family receives a call-up notice for Margot, which means that Margot will either be imprisoned or taken to a concentration camp(集中营). 1Rather than send Margot away with the SS (the German defense corps), the entire family decides to go into hiding. Miep and Jan Gies are non-Jewish friends of the Frank family, and they help hide the Franks in secret rooms in Otto’s office building. Only four workers remain in Otto Frank’s office, and all of them are aware of the Franks moving in. Anne calls the hidden rooms the \Annex.” The Franks share the space with another Jewish family, the van Daans, who have a 15-year-old son named Peter.
Many small domestic disagreements characterize (表现....的特色) the Franks’ and van Daans’ life in hiding. Mrs. van Daan does not want to share her linen sheets with the Frank family, and Mrs. Frank does not want to share her china dishes with the van Daan family. Mrs. van Daan avoids doing her share of the housework, and Anne annoys Mrs. van Daan with her constant chatter.
September of 1942 marks the start of Anne’s first school year in hiding. In October, she hears news that all of her Jewish friends and their families have been sent to concentration camps and now live under horrible conditions. An eighth resident of the Secret Annex, Albert Dussel, arrives in November. Anne does not get along with Mr. Dussel, with whom she must share a room, but she treats him with respect to keep the peace in their cramped(狭窄的) home.
In the following months, the residents of the Secret Annex try to live as normally as possible, although they constantly fear their hiding place will be discovered. Anne begins to enjoy her studies, particularly Greek and Roman mythology(神学), but interpersonal tensions(紧张) in the Secret Annex are still increasing. Meals are growing sparser; Mr. Dussel hoards (囤积) his private stash of food and refuses to share.
June of 1943 brings Anne’s 14th birthday. Her father writes her an encouraging poem, and the rest of the people in the Secret Annex give her small presents. Mr. Voskuijl, a friend of the family, is diagnosed with cancer and can no longer bring news of the outside world to the Secret Annex. In July, the warehouse below the Secret Annex is burgled(盗窃) and many of the Franks’ and van Daans’ food supplies are stolen. Air raids on Amsterdam continue throughout the summer. In September, Anne hears news of Italy surrendering to Allied forces(盟军).
In October of 1943, the van Daans run out of money, which further strains the relationships in the Secret Annex and causes the van Daans to fight even more frequently. In January of 1944, Anne begins to have romantic dreams about a boy named Peter whom she used to know, and at the same time she begins pursuing a friendship with Peter van Daan. Gradually, Anne becomes fonder of Peter van Daan, whom she disliked when they first went into hiding. 2Anne becomes more sympathetic to Mr. and Mrs. van Daan because she realizes her mother is the reason for many of the harsh inter-family squabbles(争吵). In February 1944, Anne learns that Britain may invade the Netherlands. The residents of the Secret Annex
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English Reading Assignment For Senior One (高一英语阅读作业)
discuss what they will do if the Germans evacuate(撤离) Holland. Anne begins to visit Peter regularly, and the two of them often talk in his room.
In March, Anne reflects on her time spent in the Secret Annex and concludes she has grown into a wiser and kinder person as a result of her circumstances. Anne believes that she was a silly child before she came to the Secret Annex, and she is glad she has grown less superficial(肤浅的). Also in March, one of the men who brings food to the Secret Annex is arrested, depriving (剥夺) them of important supplies.
Peter and Anne’s friendship gradually becomes romantic. Anne worries that her sister, Margot, might also be in love with Peter, but Margot tells Anne that she is not jealous of their relationship. The adults in the Secret Annex tease Peter and Anne about their frequent visits, but they allow them to keep meeting.
3Anne begins to make longer entries in her diary, and in late March of 1944, she hears a Dutch radio broadcast which says that after the war is over, diaries and journals kept during the war will be collected as valuable writings. Anne writes with renewed dedication because she dreams of becoming a journalist and knows she must hone her composition skills. In April, there is another break-in at the warehouse below the Secret Annex, and Anne fears they have been discovered. In May, the men of the household expect that England will invade the Netherlands, but the anticipated (期待的) invasion doesn’t happen.
On D-Day（诺曼底登陆), June 6, 1944, Anne hears a broadcast about the Allied forces landing in Normandy, France. Later in June, Anne celebrates her 15th birthday. She determines that Peter van Daan likes her more as a friend than as a girlfriend, but they remain close and enjoy each other’s company. Mrs. van Daan and Mr. Dussel grow more and more agitated(恼火的) with Anne and argue with her about the flaws they perceive(察觉) in her character. In August, Anne again grows hopeful the war will end because an attempt has been made to assassinate Hitler. Anne’s diary ends in August 1944, just before the Secret Annex is discovered and its residents are sent to concentration camps.
Assignment: Oral Work: 口头作业
1. 请认真背诵文中标出中文意思的单词，共18个。（只要能看到英文单词，会读，并知道它的中文意思即可，不必会拼写。 开学后第一堂课有单词小测验。） Written Work: 笔头作业 （另附一张纸，注意字迹工整） 2. 请翻译文中划线的句子，共3句。（不用抄英文句子，直接翻译成中文写在纸上即可。注意翻译的时候给每个句子标上序号。）
3. 请根据这篇阅读材料，写一段简短的reflection(读后感)。（题目自拟，长度为80个词左右即可，写作时请尽量用一些阅读材料中你学到的新词，也可以用文中的个别原句，但最好能适当进行改写。请不要原封不动地抄袭一整段内容。）
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