1、Unit 5Nelson Mandelaa modern hero【单元导航】Nelson MandelaImagine growing up in a country where drinking out of the wrong water fountain might get you thrown into jail;where a man might have the very same job as his neighbor,but because of the color of his skin,get paid less in a year than the other man
2、made in a week;where the government told you that your ancestors and their ways of living were wrong and savage and not even human.Sounds like a futuristic (幻想未来的) film,doesnt it? Well,for Nelson Mandela,this was not a movie.Growing up in South africa under the apartheid system of government meant t
3、hese things,and worse,which were part of his daily life.But Nelson Mandela was a fighter.Instead of bowing down to this unjust system of government,he became a lifelong warrior in the battle to free South Africa.Today,thanks to the selfsacrifice of Nelson Mandela,apartheid has been outlawed.Everyone
4、 in South Africa now has an equal opportunity at home and at work to live comfortable,productive lives.Nelson Mandela is one of the worlds true freedom fighters.Section FourUsing Language.速读课文,回答下列问题 (1)What did Elias do when he was in prison?He studied and was taught by Nelson Mandela when he was i
5、n prison. (2) Finally,what did Elias take as his job?Did he enjoy it? His job was taking the tourists round his old prison,at first he didnt enjoy his job but later he was proud to do this.精读课文,完成下列问题1.Elias was unhappy in the prison because . A.he was kept with the criminals B.the prison guards stu
6、died with him C.he had to study D.he could not study for a degree 答案D2.Nelson Mandela showed how good a leader he was because . A.he fought the guards in prison B.he refused to let the guards study in his school C.he let the guards study in his school but not take the exams D.he let the guards study
7、 even though the prisoners could not take the exams 答案D3.Life for Elias was not too bad in prison because . A.he had to study B.he could study with the guards C.he wanted to study D.he could study and get a degree 答案B4.As the leader of South Africa,Nelson Mandela helped prisoners of Robben Island by
8、 . A.giving them an education B.giving them money C.putting the guards in prison D.giving them a job 答案ALanguage Points1. It was a prison from which no one escaped.这是一个谁也不能逃掉的监狱。 She managed to escape from the burning car. 她终于从燃烧的汽车里逃了出来。 Her name escaped me. 我记不起她的名字了。 Luckily she escaped being kil
9、led in the accident. 幸运的是她在事故中躲过一劫。 escape,动词,意为“躲避,逃避”;escape from意为“从中逃跑”。escape doing sth./ sth.避免做某事。 escape也可用作名词。 make ones escape逃跑 have a narrow/near escape九死一生 a fire escape消防通道 Though he broke the rules,he escaped . A.to punish B.punishing C.punish D.being punished 答案D2. I did not work aga
10、in for twenty years until Mr.Mandela and the ANC came to power in 1994.在曼德拉与非国大于1994年上台前,我有20年没工作。 When did the party come to power? 这个政党是何时上台的? The party has been in power for four years.这个政党已执政4年了。 Dont promise anything out of your power. 不要允诺任何力所不及的事。 come to power意为上台,执政,表动作,其同义短语是get into power
11、,表状态时用 be in power。out of ones power意为力所不及,其反义短语是in/within ones power。 (1)How long he ?A.has;come to power B.has;get into powerC.has;been in power D.has;been in his power答案C (2)It is wise of you to let your child do something his power.A.out B.out ofC.in D.of答案C3. I felt bad the first time I talked
12、to a group.第一次对旅行团讲解时,我很不高兴。 The first time I climbed onto the roof I felt nervous. 我第一次爬到房顶上时,感到紧张不安。 I recognized her the moment I saw her. 我一见到她就认出她来了。 本句中的名词短语the first time引导的是时间状语从句。类似的短语还有every time每次, the moment/minute一就,last time最后一次等。 (1)When did he leave the classroom?He left you turned b
13、ack to write on the blackboard.A.the minute B.the timeC.until D.before答案A (2)I thought her nice and honest I met her.A.first time B.for the first timeC.the first time D.by the first time答案C (3)Did you remember to give Mary the money you owed her?Yes.I gave it to her I saw her.A.while B.the moment C.
14、suddenly D.once答案B4. They said that the job and the pay from the new South African government were my reward after.他们说从南非政府得到的这份工作和薪水是给我的报酬 By rights,half the reward should be mine.按理说,有一半奖赏应该是我的。 He will sooner or later be rewarded with punishment for his bad conduct. 他的恶行迟早会得到报应。 It is unfair that
15、 he gets very little in reward for his hard work. 他工作很辛苦,报酬却很少,这不公平。 reward,名词或动词,意为“酬劳,报酬”;reward sb.with sth.for sth.意为“为以 报答某人”;in reward for.作为对的回报。 He always believes that the company will him his efforts. A.offer;for B.reward;of C.offer;of D.reward;for 答案D5. sentenced to fives years.被判处五年徒刑 He
16、 was sentenced to 3 years. 他被判处3年徒刑。 The man was sentenced to death. 这人被判处死刑。 sentence,词性动词,意为“判刑”;“判某人刑”用sentence sb.to.,其中to是介 词,后接名词。 It is reported that the murderer was sentenced . A.to die B.for deathC.for dying D.to death 答案D伊莱亚斯的故事续篇你无法想象罗本岛这个名字听起来多么令我们恐惧。那是一座任何人也逃不出去的监狱。在那里我度过了我一生中最艰难的岁月。但是
17、我到那里时,纳尔逊曼德拉也在那儿,他又帮助了我。曼德拉先生为我们那些几乎没有上过学的人开办学校。他用午餐后的休息时间以及晚上本来该睡觉的时间教我们学习。我们躲在毯子下面读书,我们用可以找到的任何东西作蜡烛来看书。我成了一名好学生,想要为我的学位而学习,但是别人不允许我这样做。后来,曼德拉先生让狱卒和我们一起学习。他说他们不应该被剥夺通过学习获得学位的权利。他们并不比我更聪明,却通过了考试。因此我就知道我也能够拿到学位。这让我觉得自己还不错。在监狱里呆完四年之后,我去找工作。因为我受过比较好的教育,我得到了一份坐办公室的工作。可是警察局发现了,告诉了我的老板,说我因为炸政府大楼而坐过牢。于是我失业了。在曼德拉和非国大于1994年掌权之前,我有20年没有工作。在此期间,我的妻儿只得从亲戚朋友处讨饭吃,并乞求帮助。幸亏曼德拉先生还记得我,给了我一份工作,叫我带着旅行团去参观罗本岛上我住过的那座旧监狱。第一次给旅行团作讲解时,我的心情很不好。我回忆起那时所有的恐怖和令人畏惧的情景。我记起了狱卒的鞕打和暴行,我想到了我那些死去的朋友。我觉得我做不了这样的(导游的)工作,但是我的家人却鼓励我。他们说,从南非新政府得到的这份工作和薪饷,是我毕生为争取黑人的平等权利而斗争所得到的回报。现在,我能给参观者介绍有关监狱的情况,对此我感到非常骄傲,因为我曾经为黑人在自己的国土上争取自由而出过力。