1、Section_Lesson_2_&_Lesson_3_Prereading读文清障原文呈现The Road to SuccessAs a child, Wang Junyan never dreamed of becoming a famous person on TV.“I never thought about going on TV because my family didnt even have one until I was in junior highschool!” she explained. Now Wang Junyan is the presenter for Uni
2、verse TVs news programmes. I asked her how she had achieved success and she told me that being curious, working hard, and believing in what was ture made her the success she is today.“It was my mother who taught me to be curious. She had a great love of everything in the universe and she taught me t
3、o be interested in mankind and nature, everything from plants to insects,” Junyan told me.“We would look in old nests to find birdsfeathers and we would even turn over stones to look at the little creatures there. I loved doing that,” remembered Junyan. She said, “My mother was a strong character. A
4、lthough there were lots of difficulties to overcome, she never let her problems defeat her. She worked extremely hard to support me through school and during my time at Fudan University in Shanghai. Her attitude towards life will never stop influencing my thoughts and actions.”as作介词,表示“作为”。dream of
5、梦想junior high 初中not .until“直到才”,until引导时间状语从句。universejunIvsn宇宙achieve v取得,达到,实现curious adj.好奇的,有求知欲的believe in 信任,信仰句中that引导的宾语从句作told的宾语,what引导的宾语从句作介词in的宾语。It was .who .为强调句型。该句中被强调的是句子的主语my mother。have a great love of . 对非常热爱mankindmnkaIndn人类nestnestn鸟窝,巢featherfen羽毛turn over反转overcome vkmvt.战胜,
6、克服attitude towards/to . 对的态度成功之路第12段译文小时候,王君燕从未想过要成为一位著名的电视工作者。她解释说:“我从没想过能上电视,因为直到我上初中的时候家里才有了电视!”而现在王君燕成了环球电视新闻栏目的主持人。我问她是怎样获得成功的,她告诉我是好奇心、努力工作和忠于事实的原则使她成为今天的成功者。君燕告诉我:“是妈妈教会我要有好奇心。她热爱宇宙中的任何事物,教我对人类和自然中从植物到昆虫的任何事物感兴趣。”君燕回忆说:“我们会在旧鸟巢里寻找鸟的羽毛,甚至把石头翻起来观察那里的小动物。我喜欢那样做。”她还说:“妈妈是一个坚强的人。虽然有许多困难要克服,但她从不让困难
7、打败自己。她拼命工作供我上学,直到我从上海的复旦大学毕业。她对待生活的态度一直影响着我的思想和行动。”After graduating from university, Wang Junyan became a reporter for a local newspaper. She said she chose to be a journalist because it is important that people grasp what is going on around them. I asked her if there was any special moment that mad
8、e her realise this and she replied that it was after she was asked to inspect an illegal business. Her report helped the people who had been affected and it also helped the government inspect the company and catch the guilty people.“That is when I realised the importance of being a journalist,” said
9、 Junyan.grasprspvt.理解,领会;抓牢,抓紧it是形式主语,真正的主语是that从句;what引导的从句作grasp的宾语。that引导定语从句,修饰先行词moment。reply v对作出回答;对作出反应inspectInspektv审查illegalIliladj.不合法的,违法的who引导定语从句,修饰people。guilty adj.有罪的;内疚的when引导表语从句。第3段译文大学毕业以后,王君燕成为当地一家报纸的记者。她说选择做记者是因为人们了解周围发生的事是很重要的。我问她有没有什么特别的时刻使她认识到这一点,她回答说是在被派去调查一桩非法交易之后。她的报道不仅
10、帮助了那些受害者,还协助了政府调查那家公司并且抓住了罪犯。君燕说:“就是在那时我意识到了做新闻记者的重要性。”“Writing that report wasnt easy, but I realised that people needed to know and so I didnt give up,” Junyan told me. This paid off because she won an award for the report.“I discovered then that as long as I am committed and never give up I will
11、be able to produce high quality reports.” Thats exactly what Wang Junyan has been doing as the face of Universe TV.I asked Junyan what she liked most about her job and she said that although there wasnt much glory in a reporters existence, she found it interesting and challenging.“I meet a lot of pe
12、ople and go to many different places. Im never bored with this job!” She added that as a reporter she needed many different skills and was constantly challenged to learn new things. Finally, I asked her if after many years she still felt curious.Smiling brightly, she told me, “Nothing that I learned
13、 from my mother has ever left me. Today when Im looking for stories, I still feel like Im turning over stones to see what might be hiding beneath!give up 放弃pay off得到好结果;取得成功award n奖品,赠品discover v发现committedkmItIdadj.尽责的commitkmItvt.投入commitment n约定;承诺as long as“只要”,引导条件状语从句。what引导表语从句,其中has been doi
14、ng是现在完成进行时。glorylrin荣耀的事,值得骄傲的事existenceIzIstnsn生活;存在“finditadj.”是“find宾语宾语补足语”结构。be bored with . 对厌烦,对厌倦add v补充说constantlyknstntliadv.不断地现在分词短语作伴随状语。that引导定语从句,修饰先行词nothing。beneathbIniadv.在底下第45段译文君燕告诉我:“写出那篇报道并不容易,但是我意识到人们需要知道真相,所以我没有放弃。”这些努力得到了回报,她因为那篇报道获了奖。“那时我就发现只要坚持不懈,永不放弃,我就能写出高质量的报道来。”这也正是王君
15、燕成为环球电视的一员后一直努力做的。我问君燕她最喜欢工作中的哪些方面,她说作为记者,虽然不会得到很多的荣耀,但她觉得这一行业有趣且有挑战性。“我见到了很多人,去了很多不同的地方。我对这份工作永远不会厌倦!”她还补充说,作为一名记者,她需要具备很多不同的技能,并且经常面临学习新事物的挑战。最后,我问她许多年以后她是否还会感到好奇。她一脸灿烂的笑容,告诉我说:“我从未忘记从妈妈那里学到的东西。现在每当我寻找新闻故事的时候,还仍然觉得好像自己是在翻开那些石头,去看看下面藏着什么东西!”PrereadingPlease match the words with their proper meaning
16、s.1appointmentAstandards or principles of good behaviour2Instant Bthe ability to make sensible decisions and give good advice because of the experience and knowledge that you have3moral Ca formal arrangement to meet or visit sb. at a particular time4steep Dhaving a low rank in an organization or a p
17、rofession5wisdom Ea very short period of time6junior Frising or falling quickly, not gradually7universe Gto be slow to speak or act because you feel uncertain or nervous8overcome Hnot allowed by the law9illegal Ito succeed in dealing with or controlling a problem that has been preventing you from ac
18、hieving sth.10hesitate Jthe whole of space and everything in it15_610_答案:15CEAFB610DJIHGLeadinDo you know who is the man in the following picture? Did you ever learn about his road to success?参考答案:He_is_Ma_Yun.Born_on_September_10,_1963,_in_Hangzhou,_Zhejiang_Province,_Ma_Yun_is_the_founder_and_Chai
19、rman_of_Alibaba_Group_and_was_recognized_as_the_richest_person_in_China_in_2014._At_an_early_age,_Ma_developed_a_desire_to_learn_English_so_he_rode_his_bike_for_45_minutes_each_morning_in_order_to_go_to_a_nearby_hotel_and_chat_with_foreigners_there._He_would_guide_them_around_the_city_for_free_in_or
20、der_to_practice_and_perfect_his_English._Later_in_his_youth,_although_he_failed_the_college_entrance_exam_twice,_he_attended_Hangzhou_Teachers_Institute,_currently_known_as_Hangzhou_Normal_University,_and_graduated_in_1988_with_a_bachelors_degree_in_English._In_1999,_he_established_Alibaba_Group_wit
21、h_the_help_of_a_team_of_18_people,_which_has_developed_into_an_ecommerce_giant_and_exerted_increasing_influence_on_peoples_lives_as_well_as_Chinas_economy.WhilereadingFastreadingSkim the text and finish the following question.What is the main idea of the text?The whole passage mainly tells us how_Wa
22、ng_Junyan_achieved_success.CarefulreadingRead the text carefully and choose the best answer.1What can we learn from the text?AJunyan became a TV presenter because she often watched TV when she was a little child.BJunyans mother had a great effect on her career.CJunyan was very naughty when she was a
23、 child.DJunyans mother asked her to be a reporter after graduating from university.2Which of the following is NOT the reason that made Wang Junyan successful today?AShe has been believing in herself all the time.BHer mother taught her to be curious.CAfter graduating from university, she worked hard
24、as a reporter.DShe dreamed of becoming a famous person on TV from her childhood.3From the text, we can learn that Wang Junyans mother _.Ahad a strong mindBovercame lots of difficultiesCinfluenced her daughter muchDall of the above4Wang Junyan realized the importance of being a journalist _.Aafter sh
25、e won a reward for a reportBas soon as she graduated from Fudan UniversityCwhen one of her reports on an illegal business was helpful to the people and the governmentDwhen she became a reporter for a local newspaper5Who taught her to be curious?AHer teacher.BNobody.CHer father. DHer mother.答案:15BDDC
26、DStudyreadingAnalyze the following difficult sentences in the text.1I asked her how she had achieved success and she told me that being curious, working hard, and believing in what was true made her the success she is today.句式分析尝试翻译我问她是怎样获得成功的,她告诉我是好奇心、努力工作和忠于事实的原则使她成为今天的成功者。2I asked her if there wa
27、s any special moment that made her realise this and she replied that it was after she was asked to inspect an illegal business.句式分析尝试翻译我问她有没有什么特别的时刻使她认识到这一点,她回答说是在被派去调查一桩非法交易之后。3I asked Junyan what she liked most about her job and she said that although there wasnt much glory in a reporters existenc
28、e, she found it interesting and challenging.句式分析尝试翻译我问君燕她最喜欢工作中的哪些方面,她说作为记者,虽然不会得到很多的荣耀,但她觉得这一行业有趣且有挑战性。.阅读理解AWhen Mrs. Delgado asked her daughter Sonia to bring blueberry muffins (松饼) to a sick neighbor, Sonia said sure. But when Sonia found out who the neighbor was, she was not so sure. The neighb
29、ors name was Mrs. Craverham, and kids in the neighborhood said she was the most unkind person who ever lived.Sonia walked up the path to Mrs. Craverhams. She did not like the idea of abandoning anyone being sick and alone, but what if the kids were right? A girl in Sonias science class said that Mrs
30、. Craverham had poked (戳) her with a stick last Halloween. Sometimes there were loud noises heard coming from inside. And a boy in Sonias math class said Mrs. Craverham had hung him upside down and painted him yellow when he accidentally kicked a soccer ball into her yard. Torn between (左右为难) wantin
31、g to help someone in need and not wanting to come home a different color, Sonia decided to be brave.Finally Sonia knocked on the door. After a few moments, Mrs. Craverham answered the door and asked with impatience, “Who are you? What are you doing here?”Sonia said, “My mother heard you were ill. Sh
32、e cooked muffins for you.”Mrs. Craverham relaxed.“My, thats sweet. Im sorry if I seemed impolite, but young people sometimes dare each other to come to my door because they think Im going to do something to them. As soon as I answer the door, they run off and laugh loudly.”Suddenly, Sonia heard a lo
33、ud cry. Mrs. Craverham laughed as Sonia jumped.“Oh, thats just Norbert, my parrot (鹦鹉). Hes watched too many violent movies like you, I think!”语篇解读:本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了一个小女孩给邻居送松饼的故事。1According to Paragraph 1, Sonia _.Aliked blueberry muffinsBwas afraid of Mrs. CraverhamCknew her sick neighbor very wellDw
34、as the meanest kid in the neighborhood解析:选B细节理解题。由该段中的“she was not so sure”和“Mrs. Craverham .the most unkind person who ever lived”可知,当Sonia得知这位生病的邻居是Craverham太太时,她有些害怕了。2Why did Mrs. Craverham answer the door impatiently?AShe thought it was something unpleasant again.BShe was tired of meeting visit
35、ors.CShe hated to see Sonia again.DShe was terribly sick.解析:选A细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的“young people sometimes dare each other .they run off and laugh loudly”可知,Craverham太太之所以不耐烦是因为她以为又是哪个孩子在搞恶作剧,故选A项。3What will Mrs. Craverham probably do next?APaint Sonia yellow.BGive her parrot to Sonia.CAccept Sonias offeri
36、ngs.DHang Sonia upside down.解析:选C推理判断题。由文中Sonia所说的“My mother heard you were ill. She cooked muffins for you.”和Craverham太太所说的“My, thats sweet.”可知,Craverham太太接下来很可能接受Sonia送来的松饼,故选C项。BWe believe that there is more to education than preparation for a job. Children must be prepared for all aspects (方面) o
37、f their future work, personal relationships, creative activities, dealing with money matters, independence, and parenthood.But it would be unrealistic (不现实的) to provide an education which took no consideration of the needs of employers.What type of training does the business world regard as importan
38、t?Many young people applying for jobs were,in the employers opinions, very weak in the basic skills of handwriting, grammar and spelling.“Though additional education at university level improved the students general ability,” a report states, “in basic skills the standards remained stubbornly low.”T
39、here are different opinions about whether standards have gone down in recent years. What is certain is that employers do not believe the standards are now high enough. Do technological changes make greater demands upon the students abilities?We should also remember that the job expectations of young
40、 people have increased. Girls who would have once become shop assistants or hairdressers now want to be secretaries. Boys who sought an apprenticeship (学徒工作) 20 years ago now desire to have an engineering degree. But it is still the same girls and boys with the same degree of ability. No wonder ther
41、e are problems in reaching the“necessary standards” of the business world.Many employers believe that it is important for teachers to have experience outside the world of college and school. They should work for a while at some other kinds of job “to see how the world of business is different from t
42、heir own”. The teaching occupation and society in general need a greater understanding of manpower needs and therefore of “the desired” direction of the education system.语篇解读:本文是议论文。从学校毕业的学子是否具备职场要求的各种能力呢?本文论述了求职者能力欠佳,对职位要求却居高不下这一情形。4The article mainly talks about _.Ano education among young peopleB
43、meeting the educational requirements of employmentCthe problem of unemploymentDthe weaker standards of education解析:选B主旨大意题。文章主要讲了学校应该注重培养学生将来进入职场所需要的各种基本技能,因此B项正确。5In the writers opinion, education should _.Apay more attention to students academic abilityBonly meet the needs of employmentCbe suitabl
44、e to all aspects of being an adult, including employmentDcenter on grammar解析:选C细节理解题。根据第一、二段可知,作者认为,教育应该能让孩子对长大成人后为生活的各方面做好准备,当然也包括求职,即教育应该适合成年人生活的方方面面。6The underlined part “the same girls and boys” in Paragraph 6 refers to _.Athose who are likely to be unemployedBthose who have just left middle sch
45、oolCthose who are looking for jobs far beyond their abilitiesDthose who might have become shop assistants, hairdressers and apprentices in the past解析:选D词义猜测题。结合第六段第二至四句可知,在过去会成为售货员或理发师的女孩现在会想成为文秘,以前想当学徒的男孩现在会想取得工程学位。总之,人还是那些人,能力也没变,变的是他们的要求。因此,“the same girls and boys”指那些在过去会成为售货员、理发师和学徒的人。7Its sugg
46、ested that teachers should _.Anever change their jobsBimprove their teaching methodsCspend more time on their school workDget some work experience outside school解析:选D细节理解题。根据最后一段可知,很多雇主认为学校老师在学校外的工作经验很重要。因此,D项符合题意。CIt all started a few years ago in the quiet village of Mollington after a number of b
47、urglaries (盗窃). Those living in the village came up with the idea that they themselves could keep an eye on their neighbours property (财产) while they were away on holiday. Since then, with the help of the government and police, more than 50,000 “Neighbourhood Watch” schemes (项目) have been set up in
48、the UK.The object of each “Watch” group is to prevent things like this from happening again in any street or area. Each villager who is a member of the scheme agrees to do their best to stop anyone stealing something in the village. Everything is done calmly and carefully it is the police who check
49、out each report and find out what is happening. Villagers who are part of the group are not supposed to act as police or put themselves in any danger.When a new “Neighbourhood Watch” scheme is set up in an area, the first thing people notice is the large, brightly coloured “Neighbourhood Watch” boar
50、d. This is a real warning to most burglars, because very few of them will take a chance of breaking into someones house if they know that there is a high risk of being seen by neighbours keeping a lookout. Burglars also know that people who are part of the “Neighbourhood Watch” schemes are more like
51、ly to have fitted good locks to their doors and windows.Since the “Neighbourhood Watch” scheme was set up, there are fewer burglaries and there is a new community spirit. It is bringing people together as never before, and encouraging people to care for each other. New friendships are also being mad
52、e.语篇解读:本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了英国的“邻里守望”项目。8The “Neighbourhood Watch” scheme in Mollington was started _.Aas the first of its kind in the UKBafter 50,000 burglaries in the areaCbecause the police were short of handsDbecause it was a popular holiday centre解析:选A细节理解题。由第一段中的“Since then .more than 50,000 Neighbou
53、rhood Watch schemes (项目) have been set up in the UK.”可知,米林顿郡的“邻里守望”项目在英国是最先开始的,故选A项。9The job for members of a “Watch” group is to _.Ado their best to catch burglarsBask strangers to leave at onceChelp those who are in troubleDreport a burglary to the police解析:选D细节理解题。由第二段中的“it is the police who chec
54、k out each report .put themselves in any danger”可知,该项目成员的主要工作就是将发现的情况及时上报,由警方来处理,故选D项。10What does the author think of the scheme?AHe doubts it.BIt is worrying.CIt is successful. DHe is uncertain about it.解析:选C推理判断题。由最后一段中的“fewer burglaries”,“a new community spirit”和“New friendships are also being ma
55、de.”等信息可知,作者认为该项目十分成功,故选C项。11Whats the purpose of the text?ATo advise. BTo discuss.CTo educate. DTo introduce.解析:选D写作目的题。总览全文可知,作者主要向我们介绍了英国的“邻里守望”项目,故选D项。.阅读七选五Schools across the United States are trying to achieve a wastefree lunch period. Still using brown paper to take lunch? Bag them, they say.
56、_1_ To meet ecofriendly (环保的) lunch requirements, sandwiches and snacks need to be put in plastic containers (容器) and water must be in a reusable bottle.The schools view: more students using ecofriendly lunch containers means less waste created at lunchtime. _2_ A green lunch rule is also good for s
57、chools since they will require less cleanup and there will be less cost for taking out the trash._3_ They say that reusable containers are expensive and washing the containers also uses water. Schools say that the containers dont need to be thrown away. In the long run, the cost should be less than
58、buying paper lunch bags, if students dont lose or misplace their containers. _4_Although some parents are against this rule, it seems many families are trying to go green. _5_ Sales of plastic and paper bags, once school lunch musthaves (必须品), are dropping.What do you think? Is the added time and mo
59、ney in going green at lunchtime worth it? Should schools require kids to bring ecofriendly lunches?AThats good for the planet.BThey say its no use doing so.CSome parents agree to the schools suggestion.DParents say kids are certain to lose the containers.ESales of ecofriendly lunch products are on t
60、he rise.FSchools are asking students to choose reusable cloth bags.GBut there are more problems to consider, say some parents.语篇解读:本文是议论文。文章就美国学校要求学生携带环保餐具这一规定进行了热烈的讨论。1选F根据该空前的“Bag them”和该空后的“sandwiches and snacks need to be put in plastic containers (容器) and water must be in a reusable bottle”可知,F
61、项“学校要求学生选用环保的布袋子”符合语境。2选AA项中的“Thats good for”与该空后的“is also good for”相呼应。3选G该段主要讲家长不同意此项规定的理由。该空后的“They say”承接G项中的“say some parents”,故选G项。4选DD项中的“kids are certain to lose the containers”与该空前的“if students dont lose or misplace their containers”相呼应。5选EE项中的“Sales of .are on the rise”与该空后的“Sales of .are dropping”形成对比。