20172018学年高中英语Module6WarandPeaceSectionⅠIntroduction&ReadingPrereading教学案外研版选修6

Module 6 War and Peace Section Ⅰ Introduction &Reading-Pre-readingIs it possible to persuade mankind to live without war? War is an ancient practice which has existed for at least six thousand years. It was always bad and usually foolish, but in the past, the human race managed to live with it. Modern cleverness has changed this. Either Man will end the existence of war, or war will end the existence of Man. For the present, it is nuclear weapons that cause the most serious danger, but bacteriological or chemical weapons may, before long,offer an even greater threat. If we succeeded in ending the existence of nuclear weapons, our work will not be done. It will never be done until we have succeeded in ending war. To do this, we need to persuade mankind to look upon international problems in a new way not as contests of force, in which the victory goes to the side which is most skilful in killing people, but by settling in accordance with agreed rules of law. It is not easy to change very old mental habits, but this is what must be attempted.There are those who say that the acceptance of this or that ideology (意识形态) would prevent war. I believe this to be a big mistake. All ideologies are based upon dogmatic statements (强词夺理) which are, at best, doubtful, and at worst, totally false. Their supporters believe in them so deeply that they are willing to go to war in support of them.The movement of world opinion during the past few years has changed very greatly as we can welcome. It has become a commonplace (老生常谈) that nuclear war must be avoided. Of course very difficult problems remain in the world, but the spirit in which they are coming nearer to is a better one than it was some years ago. It has begun to be thought, even by the powerful men who decide whether we shall live or die, that negotiations should reach agreements even if both sides do not find these agreements wholly satisfactory. It has begun to be understood that the important struggle nowadays is not between different countries but between Man and the atom bomb.Section_ⅠIntroduction & Reading —Pre­reading [原文呈现][读文清障]The D­Day Landings —Passage 1In September 1939, Britain declared war on①Germany after Germany invaded② Poland. The war, which lasted③ until 1945④， is known as⑤the Second World War. During the war, Germany occupied⑥many countries, including France. The most important battle of the war in Europe was Operation⑦ Overlord, the military operation in 1944 to invade France.Operation Overlord started when boats full of⑧ soldiers landed on the beaches⑨ of Normandy in France, known as the D­Day landings. More than 5,000 ships crossed the English Channel, carrying 130,000 troops⑩to the French coast⑪.①declare war on向……宣战②invade/In'veId/v.入侵，侵略③last/lɑːst/v.持续④which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰the war。

⑤be known as作为……而闻名be known for因为……而闻名be known to为……所熟知⑥occupy/'ɒkjʊpaI/v.占领be occupied in doing/with忙于做/从事……⑦operation/ˌɒpə'reIʃn/n.行动the military operation军事行动⑧full of装满，是形容词短语作后置定语。

⑨beach/biːtʃ/n.海滩⑩troop/truːp/n.部队；士兵⑪现在分词短语作伴随状语。

D日登陆11939年9月，英国在德国入侵波兰后向德国宣战。

这场持续到1945年的战争就是著名的第二次世界大战。

二战中，德国侵占了包括法国在内的许多国家。

1944年进军法国的“霸王行动”是第二次世界大战中欧洲战场最重要的军事战役。

“霸王行动”开始于D日登陆。

当日，满载盟军士兵的战船在法国诺曼底海滩登陆。

5 000多艘战船装载着13万人的军队穿越英吉利海峡抵达法国海岸。

Troops from the United States, Britain and Canada took part in⑫ the D­Day landings. The operation was extremely⑬dangerous and many soldiers were killed before they even got off the boats. American soldiers attempted⑭to land at the most dangerous place, known as Omaha Beach.The situation at Omaha Beach was so bad that⑮ the US army commanders⑯thought about abandoning⑰the invasion. Eventually⑱， the soldiers made a breakthrough⑲and the D­Day landings were successful. It was the beginning of the end of the Second World War.Operation Overlord started as a story of danger and confusion⑳ and ended as a story of bravery and acts of heroism○21.⑫take part in参加play a/an ... part in在……中起……作用⑬extremely adv.极其，很⑭attempt to do sth.企图/试图做某事make an attempt to do/at doing sth.企图/试图做某事⑮so ... that ... 如此……以至于……，引导结果状语从句。

⑯commander/kə'mɑːndə/n.指挥官⑰abandon/ə'bændən/v.放弃，抛弃⑱eventually/I'ventʃuəli/adv.最后，最终⑲make a breakthrough取得重大突破(进展)⑳confusion n．混乱in confusion迷惑地○21heroism/'herəʊˌIz m/n.英雄主义，英雄气概来自美国、英国和加拿大的军队参加了D日登陆。

这次登陆行动异常危险，很多士兵甚至还没来得及下船就牺牲了。

美军士兵试图在最危险的奥马哈海滩登陆。

,奥马哈海滩的形势非常严峻，以至于美军司令官都考虑放弃进攻了。

最后，登陆战士取得了突破，D日登陆得以告捷。

D日登陆是二战结束的前奏。