1、Unit 2Onwards and upwards话题背景素材拓展In 1882 a baby girl named Helen,caught a fever that was so fierce that she nearly died.She survived but the fever left its markshe could no longer see or hear.Because she could not hear she also found it very difficult to speak.At the age of five Helen began to reali
2、ze she was different from other people.She noticed that her family did not use signs like she did but talked with their mouths.Sometimes she stood between two people and touched their lips.She could not understand what they said and she could not make any meaningful sounds herself.She wanted to talk
3、 but no matter how she tried she could not make herself understood.This made her so angry that she used to hurl herself around the room,kicking and screaming in frustration.So,just before her seventh birthday,the family hired a private tutor Anne Sullivan.Anne was careful to teach Helen especially t
4、hose subjects in which she was interested.As a result Helen became gentler and she soon learnt to read and write in Braille.She also learnt to read peoples lips by pressing her fingertips against them and feeling the movement and vibrations.This method is called Tadoma and it is a skill that very,ve
5、ry few people manage to acquire.She also learnt to speak,a major achievement for someone who could not hear at all.Helen proved to be a remarkable scholar,graduating with honors from Radcliffe College in 1904.She had phenomenal powers of concentration and memory,as well as a dogged determination to
6、succeed.She toured the country,giving lecture after lecture.Many books were written about her and several plays and films were made about her life.After her death in 1968,an organization was set up in her name to combat blindness in the developing world.Today that agency,Helen Keller International,i
7、s one of the biggest organizations working with blind people overseas.1882年,一名叫海伦的女婴因发高烧差点丧命。她虽幸免于难,但发烧给她留下了痕迹她再也看不见、听不见。因为听不见,她发现讲话也变得很困难。海伦五岁时开始意识到她与别人不同。她发现家里的其他人不用像她那样做手势而是用嘴交谈。有时她站在两人中间触摸他们的嘴唇。她不知道他们在说什么,而她自己不能发出任何带有含义的声音。她想讲话,可无论费多大的劲儿也无法使别人明白自己。这使她异常恼火以至于常常在屋子里乱跑乱撞,灰心地又踢又喊。于是,在她快到七岁生日时,家里便雇了一
8、名家庭教师,安妮莎莉文。安妮悉心地教授海伦,特别是她感兴趣的东西。这样海伦变得温和了,而且很快学会了用布拉耶盲文朗读和写作。通过用指尖接触说话人的嘴唇去感受运动和振动,她也学会了触唇意识。这种方法被称作泰德马,是一种很少有人掌握的技能。她也学会了讲话,这对失聪的人来说是个巨大的成就。事实证明海伦是个出色的学者,1904年她以优异的成绩从拉德克利夫学院毕业。她有惊人的注意力和记忆力,同时她还具有顽强的毅力。她周游全国,不断地举行讲座。她的事迹被许多人著书立说,而且还上演了关于她的生平的几部戏剧和电影。1968年她去世后,一个以她的名字命名的组织建立起来,该组织旨在与发展中国家存在的失明缺陷作斗争
9、。如今那所机构,“国际海伦凯勒”,是对海外盲人有所影响的最大的组织之一。新知脉图素养导引听歌练音主题热身【导语】Try Everything为电影疯狂动物城的主题曲,曲风动感活泼,是哥伦比亚女歌手夏奇拉为疯狂动物城专门创作的,与影片主题不谋而合。伴随主角兔子朱迪和狐狸尼克,观众将深入这个奇妙的动物之城,经历一次妙趣横生的大冒险。夏奇羊也在MV中亮相,在演唱会上大展歌喉、大跳热舞,并欢迎观众来到疯狂动物城。热情四射、美丽动人的夏奇拉还为片中的动物歌后夏奇羊担任配音。注:听音填空Try EverythingShakiraI messed up tonightI lost another fight
10、I still mess _again I keep falling downI keep on hitting the groundI always get up now to see whats nextup but Ill just startBirds _fly They fall down _ Nobody learns without getting it wonI wont give up,no I wont give inTill I reach the endAnd then Ill start againNo I wont leaveI wanna try everythi
11、ngI wanna try even though I could failI wont give up,no I _ dont justand get upwont give inTill I reach the endAnd then Ill start againNo I wont leaveI wanna try everythingI wanna try even though I could failOh oh oh ohTry everythingOh oh oh ohTry everythingOh oh oh ohTry everythingOh oh oh ohLook a
12、t how far youve comeYou filled your heart with loveBaby youve done enough that cut your breathDont beat yourself up_run so fast Sometimes we come last but we did our bestDont need toI wont give up,no I wont give inTill I reach the endAnd then Ill start againNo I wont leaveI wanna try everythingI wan
13、na try even though I could failI wont give up,no I wont give inTill I reach the endAnd then Ill start againNo I wont leaveI wanna try everythingI wanna try even though I could failIll keep on making those new mistakesIll keep on making them every dayThose new mistakesOh oh oh ohTry everythingOh oh o
14、h ohTry everythingOh oh oh ohTry everythingOh oh oh ohTry everything.【词海拾贝】1.mess up陷入困境;搞糟;搞乱2.hit the ground晕倒;撞地;着地【听力微语系列】连读之“失去爆破与不完全爆破”如果一个爆破音跟另一个爆破音相遇,前一个爆破音往往失去爆破,这主要是因为两个辅音之间的间隔太小。如果爆破音和其他的辅音相邻,那么该爆破音只形成阻碍,但不发生爆破,称作不完全爆破。例如:I had a good time last night.前面一个就是失去爆破,后面一个是不完全爆破。例如:mess up but I
15、ll just start dont just and get up wont give in Dont need to【即时训练】听音频回答问题,并辨别对话中的连读。1.(2019全国卷)Why is Emily mentioned in the conversation?A.She might want a ticket.B.She is looking for the man.C.She has an extra ticket.2.(2019全国卷)Where does the conversation probably take place?A.In a library.B.In a
16、bookstore.C.In a classroom.3.(2019全国卷)Why would David quit his job?A.To go back to school.B.To start his own firm.C.To work for his friend.4.(2018全国卷)What can we say about the woman?A.Shes generous.B.Shes curious.C.Shes helpful.答案:14.ABCC【听力原文】Text 1M:I have an extra ticket to the concert tonight.Wo
17、uld you like to join me?W:Thanks,but I already have one.You can ask Emily.She might be interested.Text 2W:Excuse me.How can I find the book called The Class of 1998?M:Oh,Im afraid it was sold out.W:Its all right.Thank you.Text 3W:David said he would quit his job at our school.M:Really?Why would he d
18、o that?W:His friend started a firm in London.She wanted David to help her.Text 4M:Hello,do you have The Best of Mozart?W:Um,sorry.Weve just sold out,but we can order one for you.If you give us your number,well call you when the CD arrives.译文:尝试一切夏奇拉我今晚败了又输一次我还是会输,但我不会放弃我不断摔倒不断碰壁我总能爬起,迎接下一个挑战鸟儿不只会飞它们
19、会跌落,然后再起飞不经历风雨怎么见彩虹我不会放弃,不会妥协直到抵达目标我会重新出发我不会离开我要尝试每件事就算失败,我也要尝试我不会放弃,不会妥协直到抵达目标我会重新出发我不会离开我要尝试每件事就算失败,我也要尝试噢噢噢噢尝试一切噢噢噢噢尝试一切噢噢噢噢尝试一切噢噢噢噢回头看看你走的路你用爱填满了心房你所做的足以让自己满意不要苛求自己不必跑得太快有时我们最后到达,却是全力以赴我不会放弃,不会妥协直到抵达目标我会重新出发我不会离开我要尝试每件事就算失败,我也要尝试我不会放弃,不会妥协直到抵达目标我会重新出发我不会离开我要尝试每件事就算失败,我也要尝试我会继续犯新错我会每天犯新错那些新错噢噢噢噢尝试一切噢噢噢噢尝试一切噢噢噢噢尝试一切噢噢噢噢尝试一切
