1、Unit 1Women of achievement安格拉默克尔是德国历史上第一位女总理,并在2009年和2013年的大选中成功连任至今。Angela MerkelA great woman politicianAngela Merkel is a woman of great achievements and is Germanys first female Chancellor (总理)Forbes magazine listed her as the most powerful woman in the world in 2006 and 2007.Western media often
2、 describe her as the “Iron Lady”Merkel,born in Hamburg in 1954,grew up in the former German Democratic Republic (民主德国)She was a member of the socialist youth movement and took part in many communistled activities.She earned a Ph.D.based on her research on chemistry.After the fall of the Berlin Wall
3、in 1989,Merkel became involved in the growing democracy movement.She won a seat in German parliament in 1990 and was appointed Minister for Women and Youth.In 1994,she was made Minister for the Environment.This was her springboard to rise to the top.She was elected Chancellor in November 2005.In 200
4、7,Merkel took on the sixmonth position of President of the European Council and the chair of the G8.She also received the Charlemagne Prize for her work to reform the European Union.Merkel was elected Chancellor in 2005,and was reelected in 2009 and was elected a third time in 2013.1parliament n议会2a
5、ppoint vt. 委任;委派3springboard n. 跳板4reform vt.& n. 改革1Where and when was Merkel born?_2What was Merkels springboard to be elected Chancellor?_【答案】1.She was born in Hamburg in 1954.2Minister for the Environment.Section Warming Up & ReadingPreparing根据提示写出下列单词1_ n成就;功绩2_ n. 连接;关系3_ n. 运动;战役vi. 作战;参加运动4_
6、 n. 行为;举止;习性5_ n. 荫;荫凉处vt. 遮住光线6_ adj. 值得的;值得做的7_ vt. 观察;观测;遵守8_ vt.& n. 尊敬;尊重;敬意9_ vt.& vi. 讨论;辩论;争论10_ n. 人群;观众vt. 挤满;使拥挤11_ vt. 鼓舞;激发;启示12_ n& vt. 支持;拥护【答案】1.achievement2.connection3.campaign4.behavior5.shade6.worthwhile7.observe8.respect9.argue10.crowd11.inspire 12support看单词学构词ment为常见的后缀,可构成名词。常
7、见的有:government n政府;development n发展;movement n运动;statement n陈述;entertainment n款待;娱乐;argument n争论;争辩等。根据提示补全下列短语1have._ common与有共同之处2concern oneself _ 使某人关心/担心3wake _ 叫醒;醒来4_ the shade 在荫凉处5move _ 离开;启程;出发6work _ 制定出;计算出;弄明白7lead a._ 过着的生活8crowd _ (想法,问题等)涌上心头;涌入脑海【答案】1.in2.with3.up4.in5.off6.out 7lif
8、e8.in根据提示补全下列教材原句1Why _ Jane Goodall went to Africa to study chimps rather than to university?你认为简古道尔为什么去了非洲研究大猩猩而不是去上大学?2_ is our first activity of the day.我们当天的首要任务是观察大猩猩一家是如何醒来的。3_ her mother came to help her for the first few months _ allowed to begin her project.她母亲头几个月来帮她的忙,这才使她得以开始自己的计划。4_,it
9、 all comes crowding in and I remember the chimps in laboratories.我一旦停下来,所有的一切都会涌上心头,我就会想起实验室里的黑猩猩。【答案】1.do you think2.Watching a family of chimps wake up3.Only after;was she4.Once I stop阅读P2教材课文,选择最佳答案1What did the group do first in the morning? They _.Awent into the forest slowlyBleft the family of
10、 chimps waking upCobserved the family of chimps wake upDhelped people understand the behavior of the chimps2According to the first paragraph,the correct order of the things that the chimp families do the whole day is_.aThe mother chimp and her babies play in the tree.bThe family wakes up and moves o
11、ff.cThe family goes to sleep in their nest for the night.dThe family wanders into the forest.eMost of the time,chimps either feed or clean each other.AbaecdBbdeacCadbce Dabdec3Why did Jane go to Africa to study chimps in the wild?Because she wanted_.Ato work with them in their own environmentBto pro
12、ve the way people think about chimps was wrongCto discover what chimps eatDto observe a chimp family4Jane was permitted to begin her work after _.Athe chimp family woke upBshe lived in the forestCher mother came to support herDshe arrived at Gombe5The purpose of her study was to _.Awatch the wild ch
13、imps in cagesBgain a doctors degreeCunderstand and respect the lives of chimpsDlive in the forest as men can【答案】15CBACC阅读P2教材课文,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式Jane Goodall had wanted to work with animals in their own environment 1._ she was a child.But this was not easy.When she first arrived in Combe
14、in 1960,it was 2._ (usual) for a woman to live in the forest.However,3._ the help of her mother,she began her work with the chimps,which changed the way 4._ people think about chimps.Spending years observing and recording their daily 5._(active),Jane discovered that chimps hunt and eat meat,against
15、6._ people used to think.She also discovered how chimps communicate with each other.7._(work) with the chimps for years,Jane has argued that wild animals should 8._ (leave)in the wild and not used for 9._(entertain)or advertisements.She has achieved everything she wanted to do,but more 10._(important),she has got the world to understand and respect the lives of chimps.【答案】1.since2.unusual3.with4.that5activities6.what7.Working8.be left9entertainment10.importantly