内容正文:
主题
优秀品行与社会责任感(人与社会)
核心单词
contribution,relief,shortage,effective,earn,reality,sensitive,hesitate,aid,achievement,major,treatment
核心短语
make a difference,under control,set up,give up,break into a smile,come up with,be suitable for,rise to one’s feet,pass away
单元语法
过去分词作定语
写作任务
写一篇人物传记
文化意识
探究不同文化在助人为乐方面的共同之处。树立帮助他人、热心公益的意识
思维品质
了解优秀人物的事迹,培养坚持善行、关爱他人的人生态度,形成正确的人生观和价值观
学习能力
把握语篇中主要事件的来龙去脉,运用所学知识评价人物对社会的贡献,加深对优秀品行的认识
Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas—Comprehending
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①have trouble (in) doing sth. 做某事有困难
②fountain n. 喷水池
③earn v. 挣(钱)
④target n. 目标;靶子
reach his first target 达到他的第一个目标
⑤charity n. 慈善机构
⑥give up 放弃;戒掉
⑦determined adj. 坚定的,有决心的
be determined to 下决心做……
⑧ask for help from ... 从……寻求帮助
⑨persuade sb. to do... 说服某人去做……
⑩donate v. 捐赠,捐献
⑪go public 宣扬出去;公布于众
⑫no longer 不再
⑬be grateful to sb. 对某人感激
⑭with one’s own eyes 亲眼
⑮hundreds of 几百个;数百个
⑯delighted adj. 感到高兴的
delightful adj. 使人高兴的
⑰turn out 出席(某项活动);在场
⑱make a difference 有影响;起(重要)作用
⑲break into a smile 突然笑起来
⑳lead sb.to do sth. 引导某人做某事
set up 建立
foundation n. 基金会
inspired adj. 受……激励的;受……影响的
not ...but ... 不是……而是……
insight n. 顿悟,猛醒
perseverance n. 不屈不挠,坚持不懈
reality n. 真实,现实
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The Well that Changed the World
As a sixyearold Canadian schoolboy,Ryan had trouble believing① the words spoken by his teacher that many people in developing African countries couldn’t get enough clean water[1].He looked across the classroom at the drinking fountain②.It was very close — only ten steps away.So,Ryan asked himself,“Why do some African children have to walk ten kilometres to get water every day? And why is the water so dirty that it makes them sick[2]?” Young Ryan thought,“Life is easy for me,but hard for those people.Why don’t I help?”
[1]spoken by his teacher为过去分词短语作后置定语,修饰名词the words;that引导同位语从句,解释说明前面words的内容,that在从句中不作任何成分,只起连接词的作用。
[2]so ...that ...意为“如此……以至于……”;so后面接形容词或副词,that引导结果状语从句;make them sick为“make+宾语+宾语补足语