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高中英语选择性必修 第一册 (外研版) 精编版
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精 听 练 习
完成教材
Activity 1
后, 完成以下细节
填空练习。
Success in the Face of Hardship
Stephen Hawking was one of the world蒺s
1. scientists. He was 2.
from a young age. Hawking蒺s life
changed forever when, just before his twenty鄄
first birthday, he discovered he was suffering
from a disease that affects the 3.
and nerves. Wanting to make the most of the
time he had left, he 4. himself
to his research. As the disease 5. ,
Hawking continued with his work, 6.
awards and changing forever the way
we think about the universe. When his book A
Brief History of Time was published in 1988, it
became a 7. . Hawking蒺s success
has shown how perseverance
( 毅 力 )
and
willpower
(意志力 )
can overcome even the
greatest of 8. .
When Nelson Mandela passed away in
2013 at the age of 95, he was mourned
(哀
悼, 忧伤)
the world over. He had gone through
extreme 9. for what he believed
in: 10. for all the people of
South Africa. He fought passionately against
the all鄄white government蒺s system of 11.
. His activities led to him spending
27 years in 12. . His eventual
13. was celebrated by millions
across the world. Mandela 14.
the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 and a year later
became the first black president of South
Africa, proving that the qualities of 15.
can lead to great things.
Xu Beihong was born in 1895 in Yixing,
Jiangsu Province. His father was a local por鄄
trait
(肖像)
16. and taught his
son art. The family was poor and, at the age
of thirteen, young Xu had to leave home with
Unit 2 Onwards and upwards
Section Ⅰ Starting out
学习目标
1.
提取视频关键信息, 发现并归纳优秀人物走向成功的共性原因。
2.
赏析诗歌, 引发对 “勇往直前、 永不放弃的精神” 这一话题的初步思考。
必备
知识
单词
debt pace
短语 坚持
关键能力 听、 说
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his father and sell 17. to make
a living. After several years, Xu achieved
18. and 19. , but
his father developed a serious illness and died
shortly afterwards. Xu蒺s early experiences of
20. became the basis of the
21. in his art. After many
struggles, he was able to spend eight years
studying art in Europe. He then returned to
China to teach. His experiences drove his
22. to create a new form of na鄄
tional art that combined 23.
techniques with Western composition, to re鄄
flect 24. . His 25.
led to the development of a new style of Chi鄄
nese painting and an 26. to art
that is still taken by art institutions
(机构 )
across China today.
重 点 知 识
1. pace n.&v.
n.
意为 “速度, 进度”。
(
1
) 短语
keep pace
(
with sb./sth.
), 表示
“(与……) 并驾齐驱; (与……) 步调
一致”。
We keep pace with times!
我们一直与时
俱进!
(
2
) 短语
set the pace
, 表示 “确定速度 ;
领跑”。
The fastest runner set the pace and the
others followed.
跑得最快的人确定了步
速, 其他人在后面跟着跑。
(
3
) 短语
at a snail蒺s pace
, 表示 “非常缓
慢”。
The train was moving now at a snail蒺s
pace.
火车现在正缓慢行驶。
v.
意为 “(尤因紧张) 走来走去, 来回踱
步; 确定速度; 调整节奏”。
(
1
) 短语
pace oneself
, 表示 “控制自己的
速度; 调整自己的生活节奏”。
(
2
) 短语
pace up and down
, 表示 “来回
走着”。
拓展: “行走” 还有哪些表述?
walk v.
指行走的最普通用词。
plod v.
沉重缓慢地走。 指步履艰难地行走。
stagger v.
蹒跚, 摇摇晃晃地走。 通常指因虚
弱、 负重、 醉酒等而导致身体失去平衡。
stride v.
大踏步走。 强调步子大而有力。
toddle v.
蹒跚行走。 特指幼儿因学步而摇摇
晃晃地小步行走。
誅
牛刀小试
① The pace of the city life is amazing and
tiring.
② My friend usually walks so fast that I
couldn蒺t keep pace with her.
2. debt n.
意为 “债务, 欠款”。
(
1
)
fall / get / run into debt
, 表示 “负债 ;
借债”。
We were poor but we never got into debt.
我们穷是穷, 但从不负债。
(
2
)
out of debt
, 表示 “不欠债”。
It蒺s hard to stay out of debt when you are
a student.
当学生很难不负债。
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高中英语选择性必修 第一册 (外研版) 精编版
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(
3
)
pay off one蒺s debts
, 表示 “还清债务”。
He managed to pay off his debts in two
years.
他设法在两年内还清了所有债务。
(
4
)
in debt
, 表示 “欠债”。
Because of her medical and her legal
bills, she is now penniless and deeply in
debt.
由于医疗费和律师费, 她现在身
无分文, 深陷负债。
誅
牛刀小试
I need to pay off all my debts before I leave
the village.
文 化 趣 谈
“
Don蒺t quit
” 这首小诗的原创作者是有
争议的。 有的说是
1920
年一个名字叫
Ben
Lief
的
19
岁男孩写的, 也有的认为是
1948
年一个名字叫
Alice Enzie Zimmerman
的
15
岁女孩写的, 或者是
1952
年入院治疗的一
个叫
Frank Collins
的男生所写。 还有很多人
在网上说是自己写的这首小诗, 但都没有证
据。 有时, 这首诗归为一个从美国移民到英
格兰的诗人
Edgar Albert Guest
所写, 因为
他 写 过 一 首 特 别 类 似 的 小 诗 “
See it
through
”。
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高中英语选择性必修 第一册 (外研版) 精编版
4. took place 5. The Tower of London 6. similar to
7. on visitors 8. annoyed 9. a university professor 10.
his invention 11. to be carried 12. smelling a TV screen
13. on earth 14. phone him 15. water 16. convince
yourself of anything 17. a really good harvest 18. pick鄄
ing spaghetti off 19. laying it 20. fell for 21. I can
imagine
Section Ⅳ Developing ideas
文脉梳理
1. essential 2. throw new light on sensitive or emo鄄
tive issues 3. more serious messages 4. funny and mis鄄
chievous 5. his witty remarks in his everyday interactions
with people 6. his own unique brand of humour 7. per鄄
sonality 8. attitude toward life 9. laughter 10. way of
life 11. tool
重点知识
1. ①interact with ②enough interaction between you
2. ① can be concluded; a proper amount of exercise
contributes to a good health ②with a saying ③ con鄄
clude/draw a conclusion; laughter is the best medicine
④It takes time, energy, and patience to learn a foreign lan鄄
guage. In conclusion, it蒺s not easy.
3. ①
他们有两次被人看见在一起。
②
我记得他因
为健康不佳而被迫取消的情况绝无仅有。
③
他在退休
时获赠这块手表。
④
公司在其成立
50
周年之际举办
了一个派对 。
⑤She took the occasion to thank every鄄
one for their support.
4. ①The meeting is scheduled for Friday afternoon.
②I蒺m scheduled to arrive in Beijing at 5 o蒺clock.
5. ①
每当他看到她时, 他总是忍不住微笑。
②
尽
管试图保持冷静, 但她无法不因这个消息感到不知所措。
6. ①
维持治安
②
稳定价格
③
保持平衡
④
她一
直坚持说她是无辜的。
⑤
汽车保养
Section Ⅴ Presenting ideas
例文鉴赏
Para. 1: A general introduction of Charlie Chaplin.
Para. 2: The reason for him being one of the best.
Para. 3: An example of his works and a funny scene.
Para. 4: Comments on Charlie Chaplin.
Section Ⅰ Starting out
精听练习
1. leading 2. intelligent and curious 3. brain 4. de鄄
voted 5. progressed 6. achieving 7. best鄄seller 8. chal鄄
lenges 9. hardship 10. equality 11. racial separation
12. prison 13. release 14. was awarded 15. determina鄄
tion, patience and leadership 16. painter 17. paintings
18. local success 19. recognition 20. hardship and loss
21. realism 22. desire 23. traditional Chinese painting
24. a modern China 25. talent and hard work 26. ap鄄
proach
重点知识
1. ①
这个城市的生活节奏既是惊人的也是累人的。
②
我朋友走路通常很快, 我跟不上她。
2.
我离开村子前需要还清所有的债。
Section Ⅱ Understanding
ideas
文脉梳理
1. rejection 2. twelve 3. a global success 4. criti鄄
cism 5. best鄄seller 6. perseverance 7. women 8. clas鄄
sics 9. Perseverance
品鉴语言
1. We regret to inform you... 2. dreads receiving
3. their hearts sinking 4. success rarely happens overnight
5. have previously faced rejection 6. Take for example
J.K. Rowling 7. had something in common with 8. had
spent years surviving on little money 9. turned me down
10. became a global success 11. All too often 12. face
criticism along with rejection 13. struggled to get his
works published 14. refused to give up 15. became an
immediate best鄄seller 16. the overall prize for persever鄄
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