09 Unit 2 Onwards and Upwards Period 2 课文整体阅读-【名师导航】2026-2027学年高中英语选择性必修第一册同步讲义(外研版)

Period 2　 课文整体阅读(Understanding ideas)

Ⅰ．文章大意

What is the theme of the text about?

A．Success depends on talent．

B．Perseverance is the key to success．

C．Many famous writers have many regrets．

D．Many famous writers have been treated unfairly．

[答案]　B

Ⅱ．篇章结构

1．What's the author's intention by writing the last sentence in the first paragraph?

A．To advise us to be patient．

B．To show the key to success．

C．To introduce the following contents．

D．To show the writer's attitude towards success．

2．How did Rowling react when she received her first rejection?

A．She began to doubt her ability of writing．

B．She was depressed at the comments from the publisher．

C．She gave up the first book and began to write another one．

D．She thought about the way to be out of the ordinary．

3．What did J．D．Salinger have in common with J．K．Rowling?

A．Both of them once suffered from poverty．

B．Both of them were filled with perseverance．

C．Neither of them got married．

D．Both of them were bilingual．

4．Why did the three sisters publish one of their books under male names?

A．Because they were not as famous as males．

B．Because a book written by a man was more expensive．

C．Because women were not encouraged to be writers in their age．

D．Because that book was forbidden then．

5．What can we learn from the passage?

A．Luck is everything．

B．Every coin has two sides．

C．Where there is a will，there is a way．

D．Adjust your life goals in time when in trouble．

[答案]　1－5　CDBCC

1．What's your understanding of the sentence about J．K．Rowling“she now had something in common with her favourite writers”？

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2．What can we learn from the writers mentioned in the text?

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[答案]　略

Ⅰ．一词多义/熟词生义

1．pace n．速度；进度；步速，节奏；一步的距离 v．(因担忧、紧张而)踱步

①(教材原句)Don't give up though the pace seems slow—You may succeed with another blow． n．速度

②She took two paces forward． n．一步的距离

③It is difficult to keep up with the rapid pace of change． n．进度

④She paced up and down outside the room． v．(因担忧、紧张而)踱步

⑤We encourage all students to work at their own pace． n．节奏

2．guarantee  v．保证；确保 n．保证；保证书；担保；抵押品

①(教材原句)So，it seems that talent alone isn't enough to guarantee success．

 v．保证

②He put up his house as a guarantee． n．抵押品

③A close relative，usually a parent，can provide a guarantee for the loan．

 n．担保

④Wealth is not always a guarantee of happiness． n．保证

3．She displayed the classic symptoms of depression． adj．典型的

Ⅱ．词块积累

1．eagerly open it 急切地拆开它

2．stick sth．on 把……贴……上

3．a global success 全球范围内的成功

4．be encouraged to do sth．被鼓励做某事

Ⅲ．写作佳句

1．J．D．Salinger started writing short stories in high school，but later struggled to get his works published．

J．D．塞林格从高中时就开始写短篇小说了，但之后他的作品却难以发表。

2．So，it seems that talent alone isn't enough to guarantee success．

因此，仅靠天赋似乎不足以保证获得成功。

3．While a lot of hard work and a touch of luck play a part，perseverance is the key．