1、Unit 1Living well海伦凯勒，凡高，霍金，这些都是一个个耳熟能详的名字。他们的经历带给我们无比的震撼。让我们来了解一下身患疾病的他们的成就吧！Helen Adams KellerHelen Keller is a famous American writer and educator for the disabled.At 19 months old，she lost her sight and hearing because of several days of a high fever.Later，she learned to“speak”and communicate wi
2、th others with the help of her teacher Anne Sullivan，who was also her good friend all through her life.She later became a distinguished social reformer and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964 and the next year，she was elected as one of the worlds ten outstanding women.Vincent Van G
3、oghVan Gogh，a Dutch painter suffering from schizophrenia committed suicide at only 37 years old.As an artist he didnt shock people with his imaginative paintings until his death.A few years after Van Gogh died，some artists began to imitate his method of painting.His paintings aim to reflectartists s
4、trong feelings rather than the reality of external world.This creative approach is called Expressionism.This kind of modern paintings proved to be a kind of enduring tendency.Stephen HawkingStephen Hawking was born on the 300th anniversary of Galileos death.Though suffering from the serious encephal
5、opathy，he has come to be thought of as the greatest mind in physics after Albert Einstein.He wrote a book called A Brief History of Time with his fingers，which became the best seller in 1988.1distinguished adj.卓越的；著名的2reformer n. 改革家3schizophrenia n. 精神分裂症4encephalopathy n. 脑病1When did Helen Keller
6、lose her sight and hearing?At 19 months old.2Who wrote A Brief History of Time?Stephen Hawking.3What do you think of Van Goghs paintings?略Section Warming Up & ReadingPreparing根据提示写出下列单词1 n雄心；野心2 adj. 适合的；适宜的3 adj. 有益的；受益的4 vt. 使适应；改编5 n. 缺席；不在某处6 vt. 使不悦；惹恼7 n. 鼓励；奖励8 n. 行为；品行vt. 指挥；管理；主持9 adj. 外向的；
7、友好的10 adj. 同伴的；同类的n. 同伴；同志；伙伴【答案】1.ambition2.suitable3.beneficial4adapt5.absence6.annoy7.encouragement8conduct9.outgoing10.fellow看单词 学构词：suitable由动词suit后加上后缀able构成。able是形容词后缀，表示“可以的，具有性质的，处于状态的”，如washable，knowledgeable，comfortable等。根据提示补全下列短语1 other words 换句话说2adapt 适合3cut 切去；省略；停止(做某事)4 breath 上气不接
8、下气5all all 总而言之6sit 闲坐着7as well 和；也8 many ways 在很多方面9make fun 取笑【答案】1.in2.to3.out4.out of5.in6around7.as8.in9.of根据提示补全下列教材原句1In fact，I used to dream about playing professional football and possibly representing my country in the World Cup.事实上，我曾梦想成为一名职业球员代表国家参加世界杯比赛。2Sometimes，too，I was too weak to
9、go to school so my education suffered.有时，我的身体很虚，以至于不能去上学，因此我学习受到了影响。3I have a very busy life with no time to sit around feeling sorry for myself我生活很充实，没有时间闲坐着顾影自怜。4Just accept them for who they are，and give them encouragement to live as rich and full a life as you do.接受他们，并给予他们鼓励，让他们能像你一样过得丰富多彩、充实美满
10、。阅读P23课文，选择最佳答案1What is the passage mainly about?AHow Marty lives a rich and full life even though he is disabled.BHow Marty achieves a lot.CHow people ignore the disabled people.DHow Martys disability helps him grow stronger.2Which of the following statements is TRUE?AMarty got the muscle disease w
11、hen he was born.BMarty looks different from others.CMost of Martys fellow students have accepted him at high schoolDMarty wants the healthy children to feel sorry for him.3The disease has made Marty Aselfish and coldheartedBhelpful and lovelyCoutgoing and independentDstrong and annoyed4What can we i
12、nfer from the story?AMartys life is full of challenge.BMarty isnt confident enough.CMarty loses heart because of his disability.DMarty hopes everyone can help him.5Marty seems to be a fairly person who is realistic about his disability and considers he has a good life.ApositiveBnegativeCobjectiveDsu
13、bjective【答案】15ACCAA阅读P23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Marty is a disabled but fairly positive person who never feels sorry for 1. and has learned to adapt 2. his disability.Marty always 3. (consider)he has a good life.He is realistic about his 4. (disable)but he never stops doing as much as he can.
14、He keeps himself busy 5. (do)things like writing and computer programming 6. do not require physical strength.He has friends with whom he can go to movies and football 7. (match)and he has lots of pets.He also studies hard.He is a 8. (mental)strong and 9. (depend)boy.Marty is able to live as rich and full 10. life as everyone else.【答案】1.himself2.to3.considers4.disability5.doing6.which/that7.matches8.mentally9.independent10.a
