内容正文:
Unit 1
What’s the matter?
Section B
2a-2e
Do you like climbing mountains?
Did any accidents happen during your climbing? What did you do to overcome it?
Do you know Aron Ralston? Do you know the story of him?
He is a mountaineering enthusiast (登山爱好者).
Aron Ralston毕业于卡内
基梅隆大学机械工程系,
2002年从英特尔辞职后立志
在冬季登遍科罗拉多州的高
山,成功攀登了58座高峰。
Aron Ralston在2003年5月峡谷探险时遇到意外,右臂被夹在石缝中无法动弹,他只好借由身体的力量靠在峡谷岩壁上,这样支撑了5天之后,他突然想出了一个匪夷所思的办法,用小刀割断自己的手臂,
并且成功的拯救了自己。断肢六小时后由直升机救走,抢救医生说:再晚一个小时获救的话Aron Ralston就会因失血过多而不治。
2004年Aron Ralston出版的回忆录《Between a Rock and a Hard Place》(《生死两难》)中详尽叙述了这段惊心动魄的经历!而他的真实经历也被拍成电影《127 Hours》。
____ fall down ____ get sun burned
____ cut ourselves ___ get hit by a ball
____ have problems breathing
____ hurt our back or arm
B
B, C
B
C
A
B
Accidents or problems can sometimes happen when we do sports. Write the letter of each sport next to each accident or problem that can happen.
2a
A = soccer C = swimming B = mountain climbing
2b-2c. Read the passage and underline the words you don't know, then circle True, False or Don't Know.
1. Aron almost lost his life three times because of climbing accidents. ( True False Don't know )
2. Aron had a serious accident in April 2003.
( True False Don't know )
3. Aron ran out of water after three days.
( True False Don't know )
4. Aron wrote his book before his serious accident.
( True False Don't know )
5. Aron still goes moutain climbing.
( True False Don't know )
2d
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
Where did the accident happen on April 26, 2003?
Why couldn’t Aron move?
How did Aron free himself?
In Utah.
Aron’s arm was caught under