UNIT 2 Section Ⅰ Topic Talk（Word教参）-【步步高】2024-2025学年高二英语选择性必修第一册学习笔记（北师大版）

 

Section Ⅰ　Topic Talk

Ⅰ.Read the Text Builder on P28 carefully.Then listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer.

1．What do you really need to do in order to succeed?

A．Be passionate and determined about what you do.

B．Be optimistic.

C．Have clear goals.

D．Work hard.

答案　A

2．What is Liu Yang?

A．Scientist.   B．Astronaut.

C．Track athlete.   D．Writer.

答案　B

3．Which of the following are other secrets of success?

A．To learn from failure.

B．To believe in yourself and to be grateful.

C．To put in effort.

D．To keep trying.

答案　B

4．What qualities do successful persons have?

A．Confident and inspiring.

B．Committed and focused.

C．Energetic and disciplined.

D．Enthusiastic and ambitious.

答案　B

Ⅱ.Listen to the material on P29 and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.(精听训练)

(P＝Peter　N＝Natalie)

P：Talking about being successful，Natalie，what would you say is the most important aspect of personal development?

N：I believe 1.becoming a better person is important.I think the next thing is 2.to always keep learning.A successful person never stops learning.After that，I would say it’s important 3.to work well with others.So teamwork! Without it，nothing really gets done.By working with others you develop a lot of key skills，4.cooperation，communication,5.building agreement and others.

P：So，what about the old idea of 6.spending many hours in the office...Is that unimportant now?

N：Well，it is still important 7.to work hard but now you can work everywhere and anywhere.In some companies，employees can work from home，or the park or 8.anywhere they like.Working hard and being in the office are not the same thing.

determined  adj.坚决的；坚定的(determine v．测定；决定；确定  determination n．决心；决定)

•be determined to do sth决心做某事(表示状态)

•determine to do sth决定做某事(表示动作)

determine on/upon (doing) sth 决定(做)某事

(1)He determined on/upon facing the failure bravely rather than escaping from reality.

(2)It was at that time that I determined to go(go) on working on the farm so that I could help handle the problem in a proper manner.

(3)(2022·新课标Ⅰ，读后续写)With a determined(determine) look spreading on his face，David，one of the competitors，rose to his feet and advanced towards the starting line.

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(4)(2023·新课标Ⅰ，读后续写)我下定决心要成为一名作家，从那时起我就疯狂地写作，阅读很多有创意的作品。我感谢我的社会老师，他是我写作道路上的灯塔。

Determined to become a writer，I have been crazy about writing and read a lot of creative works since then.I am grateful to my social teacher who is a beacon on my road to writing.

 

committed  adj.坚定的；尽心尽力的[commit vt.承诺；保证；花(钱或时间)；犯(罪或错等) vi.忠于(某个人、机构等)；全心全意投入(工作、活动等) commitment n．投入；忠诚；奉献；承诺]

•be committed to致力于；保证

•commit sb/oneself to (doing) sth使某人/自己致力于(做)某事

(1)The ambitious villagers are committed to preventing deserts from spreading by planting trees.

(2)I hold the belief that his commitment(commit) will pay off sooner or later.

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(3)(2023·全国甲，书面表达)范仲淹是一个榜样，他总是激励我致力于做一个有价值的人。

Fan Zhongyan is such a role model that he always encourages me to commit myself to/be committed to being a man of value.

enthusiastic  adj.热心的，热衷的(enthusiastically adv.热情地 enthusiasm n．热情)

•be enthusiastic about (doing) sth 对(做)某事有热情/感兴趣

•with enthusiasm(＝enthusiastically)热情地

(1)It seems that the government is not enthusiastic about the educationalist’s advice.

(2)With great enthusiasm(enthusiastic)，he talked about how he found issues and handled them.

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(3)(应用文写作之申请信)我不仅充满热情而且容易相处，这使得我能胜任报纸上所刊登的志愿者工作。

I am not only full of enthusiasm but also easy to get along/on with，which makes me qualified for the voluntary work advertised in the newspaper.

make sense 有意义；解释得通

make sense of理解；明白

make no sense没道理；没意义

in a sense在某一方面；就某种意义来说

in no sense决不(位于句首时用部分倒装)

There’s no sense in doing sth.做某事没有意义。

(1)It makes no sense (没道理；没意义) to buy that expensive coat when these cheaper ones are just