1、 Read the text quickly and choose the best answer.1.Miss Sullivan was Helens _.A.mother B.teacher C.student D.friendRead the text carefully and choose the best answer in the right order.2.Choose the right order according to the text.a.Helen imitated Sullivan.b.Helen felt like a ship in a heavy fog.c
2、.Helen was eager to learn.d.Miss Sullivan came.e.Helen suddenly knew that everything has a name.A.bcdae B.dabecB.C.bdaec D.bdeac True or false_ 1.Helen likes the ship in a heavy fog._ 2.Miss Sullivan spelled“d-o-l-l”into Helens hand and Helen suddenly understand._ 3.At first,Helen just imitated the
3、spelling of words without understanding them.FFT_ 4.Helen realized that everything has a name after her teacher had been with her for several weeks._ 5.While water flowed over one of Helens Hands,Miss Sullivan spelled the word“water”into her other hand.TT1.Skim the whole text and put each of the fol
4、lowing sentences in proper brackets in the chart.2.Read the text again carefully and complete the column of“her feeling”in the chart above.Before Miss Sullivan cameHer feeling()Being like _ _After Miss Sullivan cameBeginning of hopeThe first day()()Being happy and _The following days()()One day()()(
5、)Being eager to learn and the _ child in the worldBCHAEFGDa shipin a heavy fogproudhappiest拓展:我生活的故事写于1902年,海伦凯勒以翔实生动的笔触记载了她的生活经历。全书行文流畅,真实感人,是自传文学中的佼佼者。Helen Keller began writing The Story of My Life in 1902,when she was 22 years old and still a student at Radcliffe College,the sister school of Har
6、vard University in Cambridge,Massachusetts.The Story of My Life contains three parts.The first is Helen Kellers autobiographical(自传的)account(叙述)of her life from childhood to the beginning of her studies at Radcliffe.Part II contains Helens letters to her family and friends and documents her growth i
7、n thought and expression through her writing.The third part contains an account of Helen Kellers life and education written by John Macy,based on the most part on the records and observations of Anne Sullivan.The Story of My Life has become an enduring(不朽的)classic of Americanliterature.It was always
8、 to be the most popular of Helen Kellers works,with many editions published throughout the years.Today,the book is available in more than 50 languages.In the book,she wrote,“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched.They must be felt with the heart.”Translate the
9、 underlined part in the passage into Chinese.世界上最美好的东西不会被看到或者感觉到。它一定能用心感受的到。1.I was like a ship in a heavy fog,and had no way of knowing where the harbour was.Why did Helen say so?She had no goal in her life then.She had no interest in the world.She was very unlucky then.like:prep.(介词)1._They _ _ br
10、others and sisters.他们就像兄弟姐妹一样。Dick acts _ a gentleman.迪克的举止如同绅士。are likelike像,如2.(与look,sound等连用)_It _ _ rain.好像要下雨了。3.(与feel连用)_I dont _ _ dancing now.我现在不想跳舞。像要;好像是looks like想要feel likeas与like比较like prep.像一样。后接 _。The robot cant work _ man.机器人不能像人一样干活。as conj.像一样。后接 _。All the plants and animals nee
11、d air just _ they need water.就像需要水一样,所有的动植物都需要空气。单词或短语like句子asas prep._Let me speak to you _ a father让我以父亲的地位对你说说。以的身份,作为:充当as 2.and had no way of knowing where the harbour was.way 的后置定语1)短语作定语(的方法)2)定语从句the way(方式状语)in whichthat不填the way of doing sth the way to do sth练习:1.There is no way _ solving
12、the problem.2.没有解决这个问题的办法。3.2.Slowly,man found ways _ keep their mind calm.4.慢慢地,人类找到了让自己心灵平静的方法。5.3.I dont like the way _ he speaks to us.6.A.in that B.which C.x D.of which ofto3.How do you understand the word“light”in the sentence“light!Give me the light!”?On the one hand,She was blind and could s
13、ee nothing.She didnt know what“light”was.On the other hand,“light”here means“love”and“knowledge”.4.and the light of love shone on me that very day.very可用作_,有“真正的,正是的,十足的”等意。例如:You are the very person I want to see.你_我要见的人。I will do it this very afternoon.我_在今天下午办这件事。He is a very fool.他是个_傻瓜。形容词正是就十足
14、的 the very+n.=just the+n.He is the very person(just the person)we are in need of.他正好是我们所需要的人。5.When I finally succeeded in makingthe letters correctlysucceed in doing 做成了某事The Chinese scientists succeeded in sending up a spacecraft onto the moon.中国科学家成功地将一艘飞船送上了月球。The spy failed to copy the secret p
15、aper and was caught and hanged.间谍没能窃取机密文件,被抓住,绞死了。练习:The police _ the murderer.A.succeeded to catch B.failed catchingC.succeeded caught D.failed to catch fail to do 没能做成6.But my teacher had been with me several weeks before I understood that everything had a name.before做连词的用法总结1)_We do want to buy s
16、omething now before prices go up.在物价上涨之前我们的确想买点东西。在之前2)_It was midnight before he came back.他半夜以后才回来。3)_ You should do it before it is too late.趁现在还不算太晚,你应该赶快做它。以后才还没有(来得及)就;趁练习:Someone called me up in the middle of the night,but they hung up _ I could answer the phone.(NMET2000)A.as B.since C.until
17、 D.before【点拨】本题句意为:半夜里有人给我打电话,可是我还没来得及接,电话就挂断了。before在本题中译作“还没来得及就”,故正确答案选D项。7.What did Helen mean by saying“That living word awakened my soul,give it light,hope,joy and set it free!”?To her,the word“water”became a dividing line between the darkness and bright days.With this living word,she knew tha
18、t life was full of love,hope,joy and freedom.She opened a door to life through this word.8.I stood still.still,quiet,silent,calm 辨析1).still 指“静止不动的”。Keep/Stay still while I take photos of you.我为你拍照时,请勿动。2).quiet(环境)安静,无声响;(性格)安静。They lived a quiet life in the countryside.他们在乡村过着宁静的生活。3).silent 寂静无声;
19、沉默不语Youd better be silent about whats happened.对已经发生的事,你最好保持沉默。The children went out,and the room was silent.孩子们都出去了,房子变得寂静无声。4).calm (心情)平静,镇定;风平浪静 The sea was very calm.海面很平静。The doctor did what he could to make the girl calm.医生尽力让那女孩平静下来。比较:Keep still.(=Dont move.)Keep calm.(=Dont be excited.)Kee
20、p quiet.(=Keep silent.)9.I left the well-house eager to learn.1.eager意为“热切的,渴望的,渴求的”,eager to do sth.eager for sth.eager for success拓展 2.eager beaver 干活特别卖力的人,对工作极有热忱的人3.eagerly adv.eagerness n.即学即练 用eager的适当形式完成下列句子。1.Hes a bright kid and _ to learn.2.He could see the _ in her face.3.The children w
21、ere _ looking forward to the party.4.Rural towns are _ for any business they can attract.eagereagernesseagerlyeager 10.Helen wrote“Everything had a name,and each name gave birth to a new thought.”Whats your understanding of“a new thoughts”?With the name of a thing,she cameto a new look at the thing.
22、She could recognize it and understand it better.give birth to 生;产生;引起;造成 e.g.The woman gave birth to a pair of twins.11.as I lay in my bed.1)lielay-lain-lying vi.躺,平放,位于His hat and gloves were lying on the table.他的帽子和手套都放在桌上。He lay down for a rest.他躺下休息一会。Japan lies to the east of China.日本在中国的东面。2)l
23、ielied-lied-lying vi.撒谎He lied about his age.他在年龄上撒了谎。3)lay-laid-laid-laying vt.放置;下蛋,产卵Please lay the packages on the table.请把包裹放在桌上。The black hen lays an egg a day.那只黑母鸡每天生一个蛋。12.and for the first time longed for a new day to come.long for=look forward to渴望They long for a chance to visit Shanghai.
24、他们渴望有机会访问上海。He has been longing for her ever since she left.自她走后,他一直在想念她。改错:They are long for good weather 去掉13.Read the last sentence of the text and share your understanding of Helens feeling with your partners.Read the passage on p16 first.What was her feeling?She was full of joy and hope.HomeworkExercise 3 on page 3.