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Unit 1 Section Ⅳ
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Queen Victoria was monarch of Great Britain from 1837 until her death
in 1901. This period is often called the Victorian Age.
Queen Victoria was a stern and serious woman. One reason she was so
serious was that she had suffered a great loss. When she was twenty years old,
she married a German prince named Albert. Victoria and Albert were deeply
in love, and their marriage was extremely happy. In 1861, after they had been
married for twenty-one years, Albert died, leaving Queen Victoria heart broken. For the rest of her black for a short time after the death of her husband. But Queen Victoria dressed in black for forty years. And for forty years, as another sign of her grief, she wrote her letters on white paper edged in black.
Even before Prince Albert died, Queen Victoria was known as a very serious woman. She had a strong sense of duty and worked very hard at all her tasks. In her diary she wrote, “I love to be employed; I hate to be idle.” She never forgot that she was Britain's queen and always acted with great dignity(尊严). Victoria had high ideals and moral standards (道德标准) that sometimes made her seem stuffy(古板的)．
She was also very sure of herself. She always thought that she was right, and expected everyone to agree with her.
文章大意：你听说过维多利亚女王吗？阅读本篇，了解一下她的人生经历吧！
1．Which of the following statements about Queen Victoria is NOT true according to the passage?
A．She had great confidence in herself.
B．She ruled Great Britain for sixty-four years.
C．She enjoyed her marriage to a German prince.
D．She became a serious woman after her beloved husband died.
答案：D 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“Even before Prince Albert died, Queen Victoria was known as a very serious woman.”可知，在她丈夫死前，她就是一个很严肃的人。
2．Queen Victoria wrote her letters on white paper edged in black because ________.
A．she was a stern woman
B．black was her favourite colour
C．that was one way to show her feeling of sadness
D．it was a custom among monarchs of Great Britain
答案：C 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“And for forty years, as another sign of her grief, she wrote her letters on white paper edged in black.”可知，她用镶有黑边的纸写信表达她对丈夫的哀悼和怀念。
3．All of the following characteristics EXCEPT ________ can be used to properly describe Queen Victoria.
A．confident
C．workaholic B．lonesome D．indecisive(优柔寡断的)
答案：D 推理判断题。第二段第六句“For the rest of her life，the lonely Victoria mourned his loss.”说明她孤独；第三段第二句“She had a strong sense of duty and worked very hard at all her tasks.”说明她工作很努力；第四段第一句“She was also very sure of herself.”说明她很自信。只有D项没有涉及。
4．The underlined word “mourned” in the second paragraph means ________.
A．felt sad or sorrowful in a social situation
B．expressed publicly one's sadness because someone had died
C．checked regularly in order to find out what was happening
D．included in a group of numbers, ages, measurements with particular limits.
答案：B 词义猜测题。从下文来看，丈夫死后，女王一直穿黑衣服，用镶有黑边的白纸写信，以此来表达她对丈夫的哀悼和怀念，由此可推断该词为“悼念；哀悼”。
B
Dr Dian Fossey, one of the world's leading women scientists, had a
remarkable career. The work she devoted her life to protecting and studying
the mountain gorillas(大猩猩)of Africa—has proved highly effective and
has resulted in the steady (平稳的) increase of this most endangered great
apes.
Fossey made her first trip to Africa in 1963. Three years later，she returned to Africa to begin a long-term study of the mountain gorillas. She set up camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo but moved to Rwanda because of political reasons in 1967. She established her “Karisoke” Research Centre camp on September 24,1967.
Fossey's aims were to study gorilla ecology(生态学) and social organization. She found that in order to achieve this, she needed to recognize individual gorillas, which required that the gorillas get used to her presence(出现). By copying gorillas' behaviour and sounds, Fossey began to gain their trust, and in 1970 an adult male gorilla she had named “Peanuts” reached out to touch her hand.
Close observations over thousands of hours enabled Fossey to gain the gorillas' trust and bring forth new knowledge about their behaviour. Stories and photographs of her work were published in National Geographic Magazine and elsewhere.
In 1977，Digit Fund to help raise money for gorilla protection efforts in the same year.
On December 26, 1985，Fossey was murdered while going back to her house in Karisoke. Her body was discovered near the research centre. Most probably，Dian Fossey had been killed by the poachers she'd fought against. On her tombstone(墓碑): “No one loved gorillas more...”
In 1988，the life and the work of Fossey were made into a movie based on her book.
文章大意：本文介绍了Fossey一生致力于大猩猩的研究和保护工作，建立了研究基地，获得大猩猩的信任，并使濒危动物——巨猿的数量得以增长。
5．Why does the author say Dr Dian Fossey “had a remarkable career”？
A．Because she travelled all over the world.
B．Because she liked to play with gorillas.
C．Because she studied gorilla ecology.
D．Because she made great apes increase steadily.
答案：D 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知，她的工作使濒危动物——巨猿的数量得以平稳增长，这是她的非凡成就。
6．Which of the following shows the right time order of the events in Fossey's life?
a. She established the Digit Fund.
b. Her story was shown in a movie.
c. She was killed probably by the poachers.
d. She established her “Karisoke” centre.
A．a，d，c，b
C．d，c，b，a B．a，c，d，b D．d，a，c，b
答案：D 排列组合题。Fossey建立the Digit Fund是在1977年；她的故事被拍成电影是在1988年；她被杀害是在1985年；她建立Karisoke研究中心是在1967年。由此可知D项的排序是正确的。
7．The underlined word “poachers” in Paragraph 5 probably refers to people who ________.
A．sell drugs against the law
B．hunt animals against the law
C．hate successful people
D．like to do harm to people
答案：B 词义猜测题。根据第五、六段中Fossey建立保护大猩猩的基金及她与poachers进行斗争推测，她应该是被偷猎者暗杀的。poacher指“偷猎者”。
8．From the words on Fossey's tombstone, we can infer that ________.
A．Fossey was the person who loved gorillas most
B．after Fossey died, no one loved gorillas
C．Fossey was the first one to study gorillas
D．everybody loved gorillas as Fossey did
答案：A 推理判断题。写在Fossey墓碑上的这句话的意思是“没有人比Fossey更爱大猩猩了”，也就是说Fossey是最爱大猩猩的人，故选A项。
9．According to the passage, Fossey's life can be described as ________.
A．sad and unlucky
B．lonely and boring
C．simple and happy
D．challenging and successful
答案：D 推理判断题。Fossey一生致力于大猩猩的研究和保护工作，从研究基地的建立到获得大猩猩的信任，以及与偷猎者的斗争，她都遇到了重重困难，但她也获得了许多成功，因此用“富有挑战性又很成功”来描述她的一生是最贴切的。
Ⅱ.完形填空
(2014·河北正定中学高一期末)Born in 1963 in Sierra Visa, Arizona, USA, Jessica learned to live her life with her feet. Born without arms, she faced many .
There were many questions at the time about whether Jessica would be able to live a “ ____ ” life. However, Jessica's father said he had a tear about her birth condition. He had full confidence in her potential.
With the continued to the world with her feet.
As a child, Jessica studied dance in her hometown. When her first arrived, she asked to be put in the back row. Her dance teacher told her there was no row.
Tentatively she took the stage with the other students and performed her finished, the applause from the audience gave her encouragement and for 14 years. , Jessica earned her first Black Belt in the International Taekwondo Federation at the age of 14.
After from high school, Jessica attended the University of Arizona she earned a bachelor's degree in psychology. When talking about her degree, she frequently that psychology(心理) trusts the way people think has a greater on their lives than a physical limitation.
Jessica's most famous accomplishment was learning how to . It took three states, four airplanes, two flight instructors and a discouraging year to the right aircraft: a 1946 415C Ercoupe Airplane. She the Guinness World Record being the first person certified to fly an airplane with only her feet.
Jessica now a motivational speaker. She travels the world sharing her story and
文章大意：文章介绍Jessica天生残疾，但是在家人的鼓励下，她努力用双脚探索世界，学会舞蹈，甚至学会开飞机，获得吉尼斯世界纪录，她的事迹激励着很多人。
1．A. challenges
C. advantages B. trouble D. influences
答案：A 考查名词辨析。A. challenges挑战；B. trouble 困难；C. advantages 优点；D. influences影响。根据上文“Born in 1963 in Sierra Visa, Arizona, USA, Jessica learned to live her life with her feet.”可知Jessica天生就没有膀子，她要面对很多挑战。选A。
2．A. simple
C. normal B．special D. unusual
答案：C 考查形容词辨析。A.simple简单的；B. special特殊的；C. normal正常的；D. unusual不寻常的。上文可知Jessiaca是残疾人，所以当时有很多问题关于是否Jessica能过上正常的生活。选C。
3．A. frequently
C. ever B. never D. certainly
答案：B 考查副词辨析。A. frequently 频繁地，B. never从不，C. ever曾经，D. certainly当然，Jessica的爸爸说他对女儿的出生的状况没有过一滴眼泪，他相信她的潜力。选B。
4．A. argument
C. opposition B．understanding D. support
答案：D 考查名词辨析。A. argument 争论；B. understanding理解；C. position强烈的)反对，敌对；D. support支持。根据上文：He had full confidence in her potential.可知在父母和家庭的支持下，Jessica象成年人一样对自己很自信。选D。
5．A. decorate
C. explode B. explore D. establish
答案：B 考查动词辨析。 A. decorate装饰；B. explore探索；C. explode 爆炸；D. establish建立。根据上文：Jessica became confident in herself as an adult可知Jessica象成年人一样继续用双脚探索世界，选B。
6．A. performance
C. exhibition B. image D. appearance
答案：B 考查名词辨析。A. performance表现，表演；B. image 形象；C. exhibition展览；
D. appearance外表。根据下文：Tentatively she took the stage with the other students当她的第一次表演的时候，她被安排在后排。选A。
7．A. back
C. edge B. front D. middle
Unit 3 Amazing people
单元视窗
Wordlist
* curse[kə:s] n.诅咒;咒语 惩罚 native[ˈneitiv]adj.本地
νt.诅咒;咒骂 scientific[ˌsaiənˈ的,本国的
* mummy[ˈmʌmi] n.木乃伊 tifik]adj.科学的 outgoing [ˈautˌgəuiŋ]adj.
explorer[ikˈsplɔ:rə] n.探virus [ˈvaiərəs]n.病毒 爱交际的; 友好的,外向的
险家 disturb [diˈstə:b] νt.gorilla [gəˈrilə] n. 大
curious[ˈkjuəriəs] adj.好打扰,扰乱 猩猩
奇的; breathe[bri:ð] vi. & vt. data [ˈdeitə] n. 数据;
求知欲强的 呼吸 资料
set sail启航 result[riˈzʌlt] in νi.导companion [kəmˈpæniən]
tomb [tu:m]n. 坟墓 致,结果是„ n. 伴侣,陪伴
Egyptian[iˈdʒipʃən]埃及clothing[ˈkləuðiŋ] n. 衣rare [reə]adj. 稀有的;罕
的;埃及人的 n.埃及人 物 见的
fortune [ˈfɔ:tʃən] n.大笔riddle [ˈridl] n. 谜 discourage[disˈkʌridʒ]
的钱,财富,运气 labour[ˈleibə] n. & vi. 劳 vt. 使灰心,使泄气
jewel [ˈdʒu:əl]n. 宝动,努力工作 devotion[diˈvəuʃən]
石,珠宝首饰 whichever pron. 无论哪 n. 奉献;忠诚,专心
preserve[priˈzə:v] vt.保个,无论哪些 PhD （哲学）博士学位
存;保护;保持 airplane [ˈɛəplein]n. 飞(Doctor of Philosophy的
valley[ˈvæli] n.山谷,峡谷 机 缩写)
lord [lɔ:d]n.勋爵,贵族,signal[ˈsignəl] n. 信号 murder[ˈmə:də] vt. & n. 谋
大臣;封建领主 vi. & vt. 发信号,表明 杀
come across (偶然)遇见,captain [ˈkæptin] n.船长,various[ˈvɛəriəs]adj. 各
发现 飞机机长;队长;海军上校,种各样的
entrance[ˈentrəns] n. 入陆军.空军上尉 organization [ˌɔ:gənaiˈ
口 warning [ˈwɔ:niŋ]n.警告 zeiʃən]
content[ˈkɔntent] n. 内容 iceberg [ˈaisbə:g]n. 冰山 n. 组织;机构
swallow[swɔləu] widespread[ˈwaidspred] voyage[ˈvɔi-idʒ]
vt. & vi. 吞下,吞咽 adj. 广泛的,普遍的 n. 航行;航海;航天
death[deθ] n. 死亡 requirement [riˈkwaiəməorbit [ˈɔ:bit] n. 轨道
shortly[ˈʃɔ:tli] ad以不nt] vt. 沿轨道运行;围绕„
久,很快 n. 要求,规定 运动
within[wiˈðin] prep.在„inspire[inˈspaiə] astronaut [ˈæstrənɔ:t] n.
之内,不超过 vt. 启迪,赋予灵感; 激宇航员
coincidence[kəuˈinsidə励,鼓励 north-east n. 东北
ns] sex [seks] n. 性别 desire [diˈzaiə] n.愿望,
n.巧合,碰巧 female[ˈfi:meil]n.&adj. 欲望,渴望 vt. 渴望,期
connection [kəˈnekʃən]n. 女性(的) 望
联系 nationality[ˌnæʃəˈnæləapply [əˈplai] vi. 申请
punishment[ˈpʌniʃmənt] n. ti]n. 国籍 vt. 使用,应用
candidate[ˈkændideit]
n. 候选人,申请人
survival[səˈvaivəl]
n. 幸存,存活
rocket [ˈrɔkit] n. 火箭
status[ˈsteitəs] n. 地位,
身份
superior [su:ˈpiəriə] n.【dr.dian,fossey,one,of,the,worlds,leading,women,scientists】
上级,上司 adj. 更好的,更
高的
be in control [kənˈtrəul]
(of something) 掌管,控制
quality[ˈkwɔliti] n.品质;
质量
optimistic [ˌɔptiˈmistik]
adj. 乐观的, 抱乐观看法
的
indeed [inˈdi:d] adv. 的
确,确实
look up to 敬佩
把你没有记牢的挑出来，好
好滴记住哦！
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The curse of the mummy Focus
Howard Carter is one of the most famous explorers the world has ever known.
He was brave and loved to visit and explored new places. During his life,
he discovered many amazing things.
Howard Carter did not go to school, but learnt to draw from his father,
who was an artist. He was bright and curious about the world outside his
hometown. In 1891, at the age of 17, he set sail for Alexandria, Egypt.
By the 1920s, he had become an explorer, searching for the tombs of the
Egyptian kings. He found several important ones. Inside the tombs, he
discovered a great fortune in jewels and gold, along with the preserved
bodies of dead kings. These preserved bodies are known as mummies.
In 1922, Howard Carter made his most amazing discovery of all, in the
Valley of the Kings, in Egypt. He had received money from Lord Carnarvon,
a British man who was very interested in Egypt. Carter's team was working at a place near the city of Luxor. There, they came across the tomb of
King Tutankhamun. It was the most important tomb that had ever been later when we had more time. Afterwards, all of its contents a museum.’
fall ill and die. Upon their entering the tomb, which had left in Cairo, was swallowed by a snake. after
Carter had opened the tomb, Lord Carnarvon, who when the
of Carnarvon's death, the lights went the capital of Egypt.
George Gould, a frienthe next day. Twelve hours was dead. Carter's secretary, Richard
discovery.
Some people say the deaths were just coincidence. Others believe that they
were in connection with a mummy's curse, as a punishment for those who
enter the resting place of the dead.
However, still others believe that there is a scientific explanation.
Inside the tombs, there are many viruses. When a tomb is opened, fresh
air disturbs the viruses. If breathed in, they can result in illness or
even death. Today, when scientists examine mummies, they wear special
clothing for protection.
What is certain, though, is that ‘the curse of the mummy’ remains a
riddle to this day.
Dian Fossey is now regarded as one of the heroes of the 20th century. Her
love for the mountain gorillas in Africa taught people about dangers these
animals are facing. Dian was an outgoing and kind person, and able to gain
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valuable data about their lives by becoming a companion to them.
Dian Fossey was born in California in 1932. She graduated from university
in 1954 and worked at a children's hospital in Kentucky for several years.
However, her interest in animals, and the writings of an American
scientist called George Schaller, inspired her to take the first step
towards her future work. In 1966, she went to Africa to study rare mountain
gorillas.
Even though some of the gorillas were quite dangerous, this did not
discourage Dian. She showed great devotion to her work and loved to tell
people about gorillas. Because the gorillas had interested her so much,
Dian decided to study for a PhD. After she finished her degree, she wrote
a book about the gorillas she had lived with. She later returned to Africa.
However, she was murdered in 1985.
Dian Fossey is still alive in our hearts to this day. Thanks to her
research, we now know more about mountain gorillas. They are also
there would be very few mountain gorillas left today.
First period
Listen and learn:
◆Step 1:
◆Step 2: Personal show
explorer n. set sail fortune n. scientific adj. virus n.
disturb νt. breathe vi. & vt.
result in νi. riddle n.
female n.& adj. devotion n.
desire n. vt. be in control (of something)
quality n. look up to
vt.保存;保护;保持 n. 入口
n. 内容 n. 联系
n.警告 n. 要求,规定
vt. 启迪,赋予灵感; 激励,鼓励 n. 数据;资料
n. 伴侣,陪伴 vt. 使灰心,使泄气
adj. 各种各样的 vi. 申请 vt. 使用,应用
adj. 乐观的, 抱乐观看法的 n. 幸存,存活
Step 3: Text reading Listen to the text and then finish the following sentences ●Task 1: Fill in the blanks according to the text
1. Which of these people's achievements _______ (对„„有最大的影响) our lives today?
2. By the 1920s, he ____ (已经成为) an explorer, ____ (搜寻) the tombs of the Egyptian kings.
3. ______ (一进入) the tomb, Carter’s lucky pet bird, which had left in Cairo, was eaten by a snake.
4. Within seven years, 21 people who _______ (和„„有关) the opening of the tomb died.
5. Others believe that they were ____________ (和„有关联) a mummy's curse, ___________ (作为惩罚) for those who enter the resting place of the dead.
6. ___________ (如果(病毒)被呼吸进人体内) , they can _____ (导致) illness or even death.
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2. a situation when two or more similar things happen
at the same time by chance 3. search a place in order to discover something
5. a door or a gate
(good or bad) luck
10. make a formal request
◆ 1. curious adj. ,,莫名其妙的
知识探究： 归纳整理：
I heard a curious noise last night. 昨晚我听到一个
奇怪的声音。
Children are always curious about everything they
see. 孩子们总是对他们看到的一切感到好奇。
I was curious to hear what you had to say for yourself.
我很想知道你怎样为自己辩解。
题练落实：
1. _______, a year later exactly the same thing happened again.
A. Curiously enough B. Curious C. To be curious D. To be curious
2. People have always been curious _______ how living things on the earth exactly began.
A. in B. at C. of D. about
3. ______ about wild plants that they decided to make a trip to Madagascar for further research.
A. So curious the couple was B. So curious were the couple
C. How curious the couple were D. The couple was such curious
Unit 3 Amazing people
单元视窗
Wordlist
* curse[kə:s] n.诅咒;咒语 scientific[ˌsaiənˈoutgoing [ˈautˌgəuiŋ]adj.
νt.诅咒;咒骂 tifik]adj.科学的 爱交际的; 友好的,外向的
* mummy[ˈmʌmi] n.木乃伊 virus [ˈvaiərəs]n.病毒 gorilla [gəˈrilə] n. 大
explorer[ikˈsplɔ:rə] n.探disturb [diˈstə:b] νt.猩猩
险家 打扰,扰乱 data [ˈdeitə] n. 数据;
curious[ˈkjuəriəs] adj.好breathe[bri:ð] vi. & vt. 资料
奇的; 呼吸 companion [kəmˈpæniən]
求知欲强的 result[riˈzʌlt] in νi.导n. 伴侣,陪伴【dr.dian,fossey,one,of,the,worlds,leading,women,scientists】
set sail启航 致,结果是„ rare [reə]adj. 稀有的;罕
tomb [tu:m]n. 坟墓 clothing[ˈkləuðiŋ] n. 衣见的
Egyptian[iˈdʒipʃən]埃及物 discourage[disˈkʌridʒ]
的;埃及人的 n.埃及人 riddle [ˈridl] n. 谜 vt. 使灰心,使泄气
fortune [ˈfɔ:tʃən] n.大笔labour[ˈleibə] n. & vi. 劳devotion[diˈvəuʃən]
的钱,财富,运气 动,努力工作 n. 奉献;忠诚,专心
jewel [ˈdʒu:əl]n. 宝whichever pron. 无论哪PhD （哲学）博士学位
石,珠宝首饰 个,无论哪些 (Doctor of Philosophy的
preserve[priˈzə:v] vt.保airplane [ˈɛəplein]n. 飞缩写)
存;保护;保持 机 murder[ˈmə:də] vt. & n. 谋
valley[ˈvæli] n.山谷,峡谷 signal[ˈsignəl] n. 信号 杀
lord [lɔ:d]n.勋爵,贵族, vi. & vt. 发信号,表明 various[ˈvɛəriəs]adj. 各
大臣;封建领主 captain [ˈkæptin] n.船长,种各样的
come across (偶然)遇见,飞机机长;队长;海军上校,organization [ˌɔ:gənaiˈ
发现 陆军.空军上尉 zeiʃən]
entrance[ˈentrəns] n. 入warning [ˈwɔ:niŋ]n.警告 n. 组织;机构
口 iceberg [ˈaisbə:g]n. 冰山 voyage[ˈvɔi-idʒ]
content[ˈkɔntent] n. 内容 widespread[ˈwaidspred] n. 航行;航海;航天
swallow[swɔləu] adj. 广泛的,普遍的 orbit [ˈɔ:bit] n. 轨道
vt. & vi. 吞下,吞咽 requirement [riˈkwaiəmə vt. 沿轨道运行;围绕„
death[deθ] n. 死亡 nt] 运动
shortly[ˈʃɔ:tli] ad以不n. 要求,规定 astronaut [ˈæstrənɔ:t] n.
久,很快 inspire[inˈspaiə] 宇航员
within[wiˈðin] prep.在„ vt. 启迪,赋予灵感; 激north-east n. 东北
之内,不超过 励,鼓励 desire [diˈzaiə] n.愿望,
coincidence[kəuˈinsidəsex [seks] n. 性别 欲望,渴望 vt. 渴望,期
ns] female[ˈfi:meil]n.&adj. 望
n.巧合,碰巧 女性(的) apply [əˈplai] vi. 申请
connection [kəˈnekʃən]n. nationality[ˌnæʃəˈnæləvt. 使用,应用
联系 ti]n. 国籍 candidate[ˈkændideit]
punishment[ˈpʌniʃmənt] n. native[ˈneitiv]adj.本地 n. 候选人,申请人
惩罚 的,本国的 survival[səˈvaivəl]
n. 幸存,存活
rocket [ˈrɔkit] n. 火箭
status[ˈsteitəs] n. 地位,
身份
superior [su:ˈpiəriə] n.
上级,上司 adj. 更好的,更
高的
be in control [kənˈtrəul]
(of something) 掌管,控制
quality[ˈkwɔliti] n.品质;
质量
optimistic [ˌɔptiˈmistik]
adj. 乐观的, 抱乐观看法
的
indeed [inˈdi:d] adv. 的
确,确实
look up to 敬佩
把你没有记牢的挑出来，好
好滴记住哦！
The curse of the mummy Focus
Howard Carter is one of the most famous explorers the world has ever known.
He was brave and loved to visit and explored new places. During his life,
he discovered many amazing things.
Howard Carter did not go to school, but learnt to draw from his father,
who was an artist. He was bright and curious about the world outside his
hometown. In 1891, at the age of 17, he set sail for Alexandria, Egypt.
By the 1920s, he had become an explorer, searching for the tombs of the
Egyptian kings. He found several important ones. Inside the tombs, he
discovered a great fortune in jewels and gold, along with the preserved
bodies of dead kings. These preserved bodies are known as mummies. In 1922, Howard Carter made his most amazing discovery of all, in the
Valley of the Kings, in Egypt. He had received money from Lord Carnarvon,
a British man who was very interested in Egypt. Carter's team was working
at a place near the city of Luxor. There, they came across the tomb of
King Tutankhamun. It was the most important tomb that had ever been found. ‘The tomb contained more treasure than any of us had ever seen before,
as well as the mummy of the king,' said Carter. ‘After we looked into
the tomb, we closed it and hid its entrance. We wanted to study the tomb
later when we had more time. Afterwards, all of its contents would go into
a museum.’
However, not long after the discovery, people in Carter's team began to
fall ill and die. Upon their entering the tomb, Carter's lucky pet bird,
which had left in Cairo, was swallowed by a snake. Then, a few months after
Carter had opened the tomb, Lord Carnarvon, who was also present when the
tomb was opened, fell ill with a fever and died in Egypt. At the moment
of Carnarvon's death, the lights went out in Cairo, the capital of Egypt.
Back in England, his dog died at approximately the same time.
George Gould, a friend of Carnarvon’s, went to Egypt after hearing of
his strange death. He too visited the tomb, only to catch a high fever
the next day. Twelve hours later, he was dead. Carter's secretary, Richard
Bethell, died of heart trouble four months after the tomb was opened.
Arthur Mace, another member of the team, also died shortly after the
discovery.
Within seven years, 21 people who had something to do with the opening
of the tomb died. Howard Carter, however, lived on until the age of 65.
Some people say the deaths were just coincidence. Others believe that they
were in connection with a mummy's curse, as a punishment for those who
enter the resting place of the dead.
However, still others believe that there is a scientific explanation.
Inside the tombs, there are many viruses. When a tomb is opened, fresh
air disturbs the viruses. If breathed in, they can result in illness or
even death. Today, when scientists examine mummies, they wear special
clothing for protection.
What is certain, though, is that ‘the curse of the mummy’ remains a【dr.dian,fossey,one,of,the,worlds,leading,women,scientists】
riddle to this day.
Dian Fossey is now regarded as one of the heroes of the 20th century. Her
love for the mountain gorillas in Africa taught people about dangers these
animals are facing. Dian was an outgoing and kind person, and able to gain
valuable data about their lives by becoming a companion to them.
Dian Fossey was born in California in 1932. She graduated from university
in 1954 and worked at a children's hospital in Kentucky for several years.
However, her interest in animals, and the writings of an American
scientist called George Schaller, inspired her to take the first step
towards her future work. In 1966, she went to Africa to study rare mountain
gorillas.
Even though some of the gorillas were quite dangerous, this did not
discourage Dian. She showed great devotion to her work and loved to tell
people about gorillas. Because the gorillas had interested her so much,
Dian decided to study for a PhD. After she finished her degree, she wrote
a book about the gorillas she had lived with. She later returned to Africa.
However, she was murdered in 1985.
Dian Fossey is still alive in our hearts to this day. Thanks to her
research, we now know more about mountain gorillas. They are also
protected by governments and various organizations. Without her work,
there would be very few mountain gorillas left today.
First period
Listen and learn:
Listen to the wordlist and try to learn the words and phrases by heart.
◆Step 1:
◆Step 2: Personal show
●Task 1: Give the following words’ Chinese meaning
explorer n. curious adj.
set sail come across
fortune n. punishment n.
scientific adj. virus n.
disturb νt. breathe vi. & vt.
result in νi. riddle n.
female n.& adj. devotion n.
desire n. vt. be in control (of something)
quality n. look up to ●Task 2: Translate the following words
vt.保存;保护;保持 n. 入口
n. 内容 n. 联系
n.警告 n. 要求,规定
vt. 启迪,赋予灵感; 激励,鼓励 n. 数据;资料
n. 伴侣,陪伴 vt. 使灰心,使泄气
adj. 各种各样的 vi. 申请 vt. 使用,应用
adj. 乐观的, 抱乐观看法的 n. 幸存,存活
Step 3: Text reading Listen to the text and then finish the following sentences ●Task 1: Fill in the blanks according to the text
1. Which of these people's achievements _______ (对„„有最大的影响) our lives today?
2. By the 1920s, he ____ (已经成为) an explorer, ____ (搜寻) the tombs of the Egyptian kings.
3. ______ (一进入) the tomb, Carter’s lucky pet bird, which had left in Cairo, was eaten by a snake.
4. Within seven years, 21 people who _______ (和„„有关) the opening of the tomb died.
5. Others believe that they were ____________ (和„有关联) a mummy's curse, ___________ (作为惩罚) for those who enter the resting place of the dead.
6. ___________ (如果(病毒)被呼吸进人体内) , they can _____ (导致) illness or even death.
Step 1: Personal show
Write down the words according to the definition
1. having a strong wish to know about something
2. a situation when two or more similar things happen
at the same time by chance
3. search a place in order to discover something
4. something that is difficult to explain or understand
5. a door or a gate
6. chance, especially regarded as a power affecting people's lives:
(good or bad) luck
7. that which is contained in sth;
satisfied with what one has; not wanting more; happy
8. keep or maintain (sth) in an unchanged or perfect condition
9. move (sth) from a settled or usual position or state
10. make a formal request
11. longing; wish for (sth); want
12. facts or information used in deciding or discussing sth.
Step 2: Language focus
◆ 1. curious adj. 好奇的,稀奇的,莫名其妙的
顾秋蓓
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Today I would like to begin with a story.
There was once a physical 1) therapist(临床医学家) who traveled all the way from America to Africa to do a 2) census(调查) about mountain 3) gorillas(大猩猩). These gorillas are a main attraction to tourists from all over the world; this put them severely under threat of 4) poaching(偷猎) and being put into the zoo.
She went there out of curiosity, but what she saw strengthened her determination to devote her whole life to fighting for those beautiful creatures. She witnessed a scene, a scene taking us to a place we never imaged we've ever been, where in the very depth of the African rainforest, surrounded by trees, flowers and butterflies, the mother gorillas 5) cuddled(拥抱) their babies。 Yes, that's a memorable scene in one of my favorite movies, called Gorillas in the Mist, based on a true story of Mrs. Dian Fossey, who spent most of bet lifetime in Rwanda to protect the ecoenvironment there until the very end of her life.
To me, the movie not only presents an unforgettable scene but also acts as a 6) timeless(永恒的) reminder that we should not develop the tourist industry at the cost of our ecoenvironment.
Today, we live in a world of prosperity but still threatened by so many new problems. On the one hand, tourism, as one of the most promising industries in the 21st century, provides people with the great opportunity to see everything there is to see and to go any place there is to go. It has become a lifestyle for some people, and has turned out to be the driving force in GDP growth. It has the magic to turn a backward town into a wonderland of prosperity. But on the other hand, many problems can occur---natural scenes aren't natural anymore. Deforestation to heat lodges is devastating Nepal. Oil spills from tourist boats are polluting Antarctica. Tribal people are forsaking their native music and dress to listen to U2 on Walkman and wear Nike and Reeboks. All these 7) appalling(令人震惊的) facts have brought us to the realization that we can no longer stand by and do nothing, because the very thought of it has been 8) eroding(侵蚀) our resources. Encouragingly, the explosive growth of global travel has put tourism again in the spotlight, which is why the United
Nations has made 2002 the year of ecotourism, for the first time to bring to the world's attention the benefits of tourism, but also its capacity to destroy our ecoenvironment.
Now every year, many local ecoenvironmental protection organizations an: receiving donations--big notes, small notes or even coins--from housewives, 9) plumbers(水管工人), ambulance drivers, salesmen, teachers, children and 10) invalids(残疾人), Some of them can not afford to send the money but they do.
These are the ones who drive the cabs, who nurse in hospitals, who are suffering from ecological damage in their neighborhood. Why? Because they care.
Because they still want their Mother Nature back. Because they know it still belongs to them.
This kind of feeling that I have, ladies and gentlemen, is when it feels like it, smells like it, and looks like it, it's all coming from a scene to remember, a scene to recall and to cherish.
The other night, as l saw the moon linger over the land and before it was sent into the invisible, my mind was filled with songs. I found myself humming softly, not to the music, but to some- thing else, someplace else. a place remembered, a place untouched, a field of grass where no one seem to have been except the deer.
And all those unforgettable scenes strengthened the feeling that it's lime for us to do something, for our own and our coming generation.
Once again, I have come to think of Mrs. Dian Fossey be- cause it's with her spirit, passion, courage and strong sense of our ecoenvironment that we are taking our next step into the world. And no matter who we are, what we do and where we go, in our mind, there's always a scene to remember, a scene worth our effort to protect it and fight for it.
Thank you very much.
The Road to Success
It is well that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the most subordinate positions. Many of the leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had a serious responsibility thrust upon them at the very threshold of their career. They were introduced to the broom, and spent the first hours of their business lives sweeping out the office. I notice we have janitors and janitresses now in offices, and our young men unfortunately miss that salutary branch of business education. But if by chance the professional sweeper is absent any morning, the boy who has the genius of the future partner in him will not hesitate to try his hand at the broom. It does not hurt the newest comer to sweep out the office if necessary. I was one of those sweepers myself.
Assuming that you have all obtained employment and are fairly started, my advice to you is “aim high”. I would not give a fig for the young man who does not already see himself the partner or the head of an important firm. Do not rest content for a moment in your thoughts as head clerk, or foreman, or general manager in any concern, no matter how extensive. Say to yourself, “My place is at the top.” Be king in your dreams.
And here is the prime condition of success, the great secret: concentrate your energy, thought, and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged. Having begun in one line, resolve to fight it out on that line, to lead in it, adopt every improvement, have the best machinery, and know the most about it.
The concerns which fail are those which have scattered their capital, which means that they have scattered their brains also. They have investments in this, or that, or the other, here there, and everywhere. “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” is all wrong. I tell you to “put all your eggs in one basket, and then watch that basket.” Look round you and take notice, men who do that not often fail. It is easy to watch and carry the one basket. It is trying to carry too many baskets that breaks most eggs in this country. He who carries three baskets must put one on his head, which is apt to tumble and trip him up. One fault of the American businessman is lack of concentration. To summarize what I have said: aim for the highest; never enter a bar room; do not touch liquor, or if at all only at meals; never speculate; never indorse beyond your surplus cash fund; make the firm’s interest yours; break orders always to save owners; concentrate; put all your eggs in one basket, and watch that basket; expenditure always within revenue; lastly, be not impatient, for as Emerson says, “no one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourselves.”
Book 4 Unit 1 Women of achievement导学案
学习目标
一. 知识与技能
1.掌握简单的阅读技巧,提高阅读能力.
2.记住并熟练运用以下词汇和短语:
welfare institute connection campaign organization specialist devote
behave worthwhile observe respect argue entertainment inspire support medical kindness deliver modest considerate argue with sb crowd in.
refer to by chance come across look down upon / on carry on
3.掌握语法-----主谓一致
二.过程与方法
1.以学习小组为单位，充分发挥学生的自主性和主动性，借用工具书等在课前初
步了解女性功绩的知识.
2. 认真完成学案。
阅读导学案（一）
预习案
Step 1 世界女性名人
1.Joan of Arc(1412-1431) , France
She was born in France, a girl _____ the countryside _____dressed as a man and
went to fight for the French and to drive the English out of France. She was
______and put to death by the English.
2.Elizabeth Fry(1780-1845), Britain
She was a Quaker. She helped_________( improve )prison conditions and
-______(give) prisoners work and education. Her work helped the Quakers get the
Nobel Peace Prize in l947.
3.Song Qingling (1893-1981), China
She was Dr Sun Yat-sen's wife, was one of the top _______(leader) in modern
Chinese history. She concerned _______with welfare projects, especially the China
Welfare Institute _____ women and children.
4.Lin Qiaozhi (1901-1983), China
She was a doctor ______became a specialist in women's illnesses. She devoted
all her life ____ medical work for Chinese women and children. Her work
I have nothing to offer but blood, boil, tears and sweat.
我能奉献的没有其它，只有热血、辛劳、眼泪与汗水。 1
encouraged many other women _______( become) doctors.
5. Jane Goodall (1934--) , Britain
_____a young girl, she always wanted to study animals. She went to Africa and
studied chimps instead of _______(go) to university. Her research showed the
connections _______chimps and human beings. She works to protect chimps
everywhere.
6.Jody Williams (1950--) ,USA
She is an American. She helped _______( found) an international campaign to
stop the making of landmines. She also worked hard to make as many countries
_____possible agree not to use them. She and her organization __________(give)
the Nobel Peace Prize in l997.
Step2 人物简介----简.古道尔
Jane Goodall was born in London, England in 1934. As a child she was given a
lifelike chimpanzee toy named Jubilee by her father. Goodall was not very interested in animals until her father brought her the stuffed animal. Today, the toy still sits on
her dresser in London. After the divorce of her parents when Goodall was only 12
years old, she moved with her mother to Bournemouth, England.
Goodall's interest in animals prompted notable anthropologist Louis Leakey to
hire her as his assistant and secretary. He invited her to accompany him and his wife, Mary Leakey, to dig at Olduvai Gorge in eastern Africa. He asked Goodall to study
the chimpanzees of Gombe Stream National Park (then known as 'Gombe Stream
Chimpanzee Reserve'). She arrived at Gombe accompanied by her mother in July
1960. Leakey arranged for her to return to the United Kingdom where she earned a
doctorate in ethology from the University of Cambridge in 1964. Along with Dian
Fossey, famous for living with gorillas, and Biruté Galdikas, who advanced studies
in orangutans, Goodall was one of three women recently dubbed by some as
"Leakey's Angels".
I have nothing to offer but blood, boil, tears and sweat.
我能奉献的没有其它，只有热血、辛劳、眼泪与汗水。 2
探究案
Step 1 Fast reading
1.What is the main idea?
The passage is mainly about _____Jane Goodle worked with chimps in their
environment and____( help) people understand and respect the life of these animals.
2. Read the text quickly to get the main idea of each paragraph.
Para 1: Jane’s way to study chimps and her achievements.
Para 2: what Jane discovered about chimps
Para 3: a day in the forest
Para 4: Jane’s attitude and feeling to the animals..
Step 2 Careful reading
1.完成课本P3 Ex1 及同步训练P1 while reading Ex II
2.精读文章填空.
1.The first paragraph----The whole day’s activities
1) a family of chimps ________and ________
2) ____________the forest (feed, clean each other)
3) The mother chimp and her babies _____ ________
4) _______ ______ _______together in their nest
2.The second paragraph---Her discoveries
1).One important thing was _____chimps hunt and eat meat.
2). She observed chimps as a group hunting a monkey and then _____ it.
3). She also discovered _____chimps communicate with each other.
3.The third paragraph (T/F)
1).She hopes that chimps can be left in the cages._____
2).She supposes that people should not use chimps for entertainment._____
3).She has spent more than forty years helping people understand her work____.
4).She has built many homes for the wild animals to live in.____
4.The fourth paragraph---her achievements
1)______________________________________________
2) ______________________________________________
3) ___________________________________________
I have nothing to offer but blood, boil, tears and sweat.
我能奉献的没有其它，只有热血、辛劳、眼泪与汗水。 3
训练案
语法填空
1.________(Follow) Jane's way of studying chimps, our group are all going to visit
them in the forest.
2.______(Watch) a family of chimps wake up is our first activity of the day
3.Everybody sits and waits in the shade of the trees ______the family begins to
wake up and move off.
4. We realize that the bond between members of a chimp family is as ______(strong) as in a human family.
5. Since her childhood she_______(want) to work with animals in their own
environment.
6.Only after her mother came to help her for the first few months ___ _____
______to begin her project.
7. For example, one important thing she discovered was ____chimps hunt and eat
meat.
8. She has helped to set up special places _____they can live safely.
9. Once I stop, it all comes _____(crowd) in and I remember the chimps in
laboratories.
10. She inspires those ______want to cheer the achievements of women.
预习案
预习同步训练P3-6
，11 -12
探究案
探究一 mean的用法
探究二worthwhile, worth , worthy的用法
I have nothing to offer but blood, boil, tears and sweat.
我能奉献的没有其它，只有热血、辛劳、眼泪与汗水。 4
探究三observe的用法
探究四有关come和look 短语的用法
训练案
I．基础巩固
（一）单词
1. 成就 _______ 2. 联系，纽带 _________ 3. 直言的_______
4. 娱乐 ________ 5. 学院 _________ 6. 计划，项目__________
7. 福利__________ 8. 尊敬 ________ 9.巢穴 ________
10.打算 _________ 11. 谦逊的 ______ 12.事业 _______
13. 专家_________ 14. 运动，战役________ 15. 举动，表现_______
16. 行为，举止________ 17.鼓舞，激发_________ 18.观众，听众_________
19. 突发事件_________ 20.递送，接生_________ 21. 考虑周到的________
(二)短语
1.离开；出发___________ 2.过…生活______________
3.涌入脑海____________ 4.谈到；查阅；参考_________________
5.碰巧_____________ 6.偶然遇见_____________
7蔑视；瞧不起.________________8.继续___________
9. 醒来；唤醒 __________ 10. _____________
11. A和B之间的联系
the ____________between A and B
12. as ________ _________as possible
13. 把英国人赶出法国 ________ the English out of France
14. 被处死，被杀死 be put to ______
15. (一生) 致力于……,献身于…… ________ one’s life _____sth.
16. 使某人睡在树上 leave sb. __________in a tree
17. （下定）决心干某事 be determined _____ _______sth.
18. 弄明白他们的社会体系 ______ _______their social system
19. care______
20. 为……设计
/ be intended_____ sth
21. 比…… 次要,被放在次要位置 be placed ________to.
II．能力提升（语法填空）
1. After working hard for twenty years, he gained_____ great scientific achievement.
2. We must take the weather into______ (consider) first when climbing mountains.
5 I have nothing to offer but blood, boil, tears and sweat.
我能奉献的没有其它，只有热血、辛劳、眼泪与汗水。
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