Unit 8 Reading and Writing 导学案-2023-2024学年中职高一上学期英语高教版（2021）基础模块1

目录 Unit 8 People and Events 2 Section 1 Warming Up; Listening and Speaking 2 Section 2 Reading and Writing 10 Section3 Culture Understanding, Language Practice and Group Work 21 Section 4 Grammar 33 Unit 8 People and Events [名言潮语] Genius only means hard-working all one's life. —— Mendeleyer , Russian Chemist 天才只意味着终身不懈的努力。 ——俄国化学家 门捷列耶夫 I have nothing to offer but blood, toil tears and sweat. ——Winston Churchill, British Politician 我所能奉献的没有其它，只有热血、辛劳、眼泪与汗水。——英国政治家 丘吉尔 Our destiny offers not the cup of despair, but the chalice of opportunity. ——Richard Nixon, American President 命运给予我们的不是失望之酒，而是机会之杯。——尼克松 Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. ——Jean Jacques Rousseau, French thinker 忍耐是痛苦的，但它的果实是甜蜜的。——法国思想家 卢梭. J. J. Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow. ——Emerson, American thinker 进步是今天的活动、明天的保证。——美国思想家 家默生 Section2 Reading and Writing 知识清单 I．重点单词 1. dragon n. 龙 2. snake n.蛇 3. bite v.咬，叮，蜇 4. worm n. 虫；蠕虫 5. stretch v.延伸 6. chief adj.总的，主要的 7. graduation n.毕业→graduate v.毕业n.毕业生 8. return v.归还，回来 9. believe v. 相信 10. overcome v. 克服 11. succeed v. 成功 12. task n.工作，任务 13.complete v.完成 14.schedule n.工作计划，日程安排 15.consider v.认为 16. brilliant adj.杰出的 17.remember v.记住，记得 18.engineer n. 工程师 19.main adj.主要的；最重要的 II. 重点词组 1. go across 走过；穿过 2. day and night 日日夜夜 3. show an interest in 对……感兴趣 4. return to 返回 5. succeed in 在……取得成功 6. all kinds of 各种各样的 7. ahead of schedule 提前 III. 课文翻译 课文原文 课文翻译及注解 Jingzhang Railway The Jingzhang Railway stretches①from Beijing to Zhangjiakou. It is well known in China because it was the first of its kind designed and built by Chinese people. The chief② engineer for this railway was Zhan Tianyou. Born in 1861 in Guangdong province, he showed an interest in machines at an early age. At eleven, he went to study in the US. Upon his graduation③ from Yale University in1881, Zhan returned④ to China and began his work on the Jingzhang Railway in1905. The Ji