1、Unit 1 Nothing ventured,nothing gained面对失败不气馁，让我们看看布鲁斯国王是怎样面对失败的吧。There was once a king of Scotland whose name was Robert Bruce.He had needed to be both brave and wise,for the times in which he lived were wild and rude.The king of England was at war with him,and had led a great army into Scotland to
2、 drive him out of the land.Battle after battle had been fought.Six times had Bruce led his brave little army against his foes;and six times had his men been beaten,and driven into flight.At last,his army was scattered,and he was forced to hide himself in the woods and in lonely places among the moun
3、tains.One day,as he lay thinking,he saw a spider over his head,making ready to weave her web.He watched her as she toiled slowly and with great care.Six times she tried to throw her frail thread from one beam to another,and six times it fell short.“Poor thing！”said Bruce.“You,too,know what it is to
4、fail.”But the spider did not lose hope with the sixth failure.With still more care,she made ready to try for the seventh time.Bruce almost forgot his own troubles as he watched her swing herself out upon the slender line.Would she fail again？No！The thread was carried safely to the beam,and fastened
5、there.“I,too,will try a seventh time！”cried Bruce.He arose and called his men together.He told them of his plans,and sent them out with messages of cheer to his disheartened people.Soon there was an army of brave Scotchmen around him.Another battle was fought,and the King of England was glad to go b
6、ack into his own country.After that day,no one by the name of Bruce would ever hurt a spider.The lesson that the little creature had taught the king was never forgotten.1.What did Bruce think of the spider after the sixth failure?_2.What can we learn from the spider?_【答案】1.He thought the spider was
7、poor and could do nothing to deal with failure.2Faced with failure,we should not give up.Section Reading(Warming Up,Pre-reading，Reading&Comprehending)语 言 基 础 自 测.根据英语释义和词性写出相应单词1_ vi.&vt.to risk going somewhere or do sth.dangerous2_ n.pain of body or mind3._ n.the ability to suffer difficulties or p
8、ain with strength and patience4._ vt.to make sth.black;to become black5._ n.condition or fact connected with an event or action6._ vt.to fasten or hang sth.onto sth.else;to succeed inattracting sb.7_ vt.to continue trying to do sth.in spite of difficulties【答案】1.venture 2.suffering 3.endurance4blacke
9、n 5.circumstance 6.hook 7.persevere.根据所给短语完成句子have faith in，venture into，under no circumstances，block out，hold on，persevere in1Dont _ the jungle without a guide.2If someone _ a thought,they try not to think about it.3_ can we agree to such a principle.4._a minute while I get my breath back.5_ your e
10、fforts and you will surely succeed.6.There are a lot of difficulties in front of us,yet we still _ victory.【答案】1.venture into 2.blocks out 3.Under no circumstances 4.Hold on 5.Persevere in 6.have faith in.背诵下列教材中出现的句型，体会黑体部分的用法1A spider was making its web while Robert the Bruce was watching it in a
11、cave.当一个蜘蛛在洞穴里结网时，罗伯特一直在注视着它。2.Our circumstances are so desperate that it is uncertain whether we will ever return alive.我们的境况让人绝望，谁也不清楚会不会活着回去。3.So it was with great excitement one morning in July 1914 that I read this advertisement.所以在 1914 年 7 月的一个早晨，我是怀着无比激动的心情读这则广告的教 材 语 篇 细 研 从三个选项中选出最佳选项1.Why
12、 did he feel all the things were grey?ABecause his expedition failed.BBecause he tried to think of happy things.CBecause the weather was too cold.2What would they eat that night?ASeal oil.BPenguin soup.CNothing.3.When did they start their expedition?AIn 1914.BIn 1915.CIn 1916.4.When the Endurance wa
13、s stuck in pack ice,what didnt Shackleton agree to carry?AFood.BCandles.CGold coins.5.What did they do after they settled on Elephant Island?AThey waited for help.BThey selected five persons to sail back.CThey went to other island for help.【答案】15 ABACC完成下面表格(每空不超过 3 词)Cause I was 1._ on expedition J
14、oining them at last Course Suffering from 2._ at first Think of a 3._ bedroom often My 4._ from frostbite Getting stuck in pack ice Shackletons 5._ won our complete faith in him Our team spirit contributed to the 6._ of the crew Result Our 7._ and faith in Shackleton helped us 8._ in staying alive【答
15、案】1.hooked 2.seasickness 3.cosy4blackened toes 5.perseverance 6.morale7optimism 8.persevere用所给单词或短语的正确形式完成课文缩写frostbite，above all，hide，leave behind，remove，cook，set out，so that，condition，other thanThis is the true story of one young man,Perce Blackborow,who 1._aboard the ship that took Ernest Shackle
16、tons expedition to the South Pole.He was accepted by him,once he was found,and became a steward and 2._for the rest of the expedition.When the ship was crushed by ice,Perce was one of those 3._on Elephant Island to wait for rescue.Shackleton and a few others 4._through very dangerous seas to South G
17、eorgia Island to get help 5._they could all be saved.The 6._for those left on Elephant Island were very bad.They had little food，7._penguin or seal,problems keeping warm,problems melting the ice for water and protecting their fingers and toes from 8._.Perce had to have his toes 9._because they badly
18、 became affected by the cold.Nevertheless the small group remained loyal to their captains instructions:to remain cheerful and optimistic despite all difficulties.10._they worked to stay alive till Shackleton returned to rescue them.【答案】1.hid 2.cook 3.left behind 4.set out5so that 6.conditions 7.other than 8.frostbite9removed 10.Above allThank you for watching!