[英语]选修7第一单元阅读

Steven Hawking 1942 England
肌萎缩性侧索硬化症
(Black holes theory)
Helen Keller 1882—1968 United Kingdom blind, dumb and deaf.
a famous writer --- “Three days To See.”
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2.2. Marty’s achievement
3. In_v__e_n_t_e_d_a__c_o_m__p_u_t_e_r__fo__o_tb__all game and a big company has decided to buy it.
Zhang Haidi: paralytic, in a wheelchair writer ,translator
Beethoven
Deaf Composed
Sanglan（桑兰） 1981 --, China.
a famous gymnast (体操运 动员).She hurt herself seriously in a competition and can’t stand. She helped to bid投标，申办 2008 Olympic Games and helped organize the Paralympics （残疾人运动
Para.2: B. The advantages of his disease
Para.3: Para.4: Para.5:
C. An introduction to Marty and his muscle disease.
D. How his disability developed
E. Marty met a lot of difficulties at school.
Marty’s Story
Let’s read Marty’s Story which is from the family village website. Then do the following exercises.
Marty’s Story
Skimming
Match the main idea of each paragraph. Para.1: A. How his life has become easier
2. To inspire other disabled people. 3. To get non-disabled people to understand
more about how challenging life can be for people with disabilities.
Reading
lose a certain part of the body
dwarf hunchback
Mentally disabled
a very short and small person have a hump(驼峰) on the back can’t behave properly or normally
5). From the passage we can infer that ____.
A. Marty asks others to feel sorry for him.
B. Marty never loses heart. C. Marty is afraid of being made fun of. D. Marty will not accept any
会）
What do you learn from these disabled?
They’re broken in body but firm in spirit. （身残志坚）
Pre-reading
The purpose of the website：
1. To give ordinary young people with a disability the chance to share their stories with others.
Goddess of Mercy of a thousand hands
中国残疾人艺术团的经典节目《千手观音》
Can you name some great disabled people? And what have they tried to do to overcome these difficulties?
2. What do you think is the most difficult thing that Marty has to deal with in his life?
Missing lots of school, not being able to run around and play sports like other boys at his age, people not understanding that he has a disability.
8). What is the tone of the text?
A. sad.
B. happy.
C. positive.
D. negative.
1.What kind of person do you think Marty is?
Marty seems to be a fairly positive person who considers he has a good life. He is realistic about his disability, but does not let this stop him doing as much as he can. He is psychologically strong, independent boy.
rich and full a life as you do.
Further understanding (2):
We can see that Marty is a ____ person.
optimistic, brave, stupid, pessimistic, independent, ssttrroonngg--mmiinnddeedd…
3). Which of the following is TRUE according
to the text? __A_____
A. While at high school, not all Marty’s classmates accept him.
B. A big company bought the computer game from Marty.
motto To live one day __a_ t__a__ti_m__e____.
What does “live one day at a time” mean?
Live a rich and full life every day.
Para 2-3:
1. Why did the doctors cut out a piece of muscle from Marty’s leg?
D. Because they wanted to find out the cause of the disease.
2. What difficulties did Marty meet with at school?
Para 4
What are the Marty’s ambition, achievement and hobby? 1.Marty’s ambition
A. Because they could cure the disease by cutting it out.
B. Because they wanted to use it as a specimen(标 本).
C. Because they would transplant(移植) the new muscle.
Choose thewenku.baidu.comright answer.
1). Marty has ____ disease.
A. a mental
B. a muscle
C. a brain
D. a hand
2). When Marty says “I am one in a million”, he really means ___B__. A. he is unique B. he has a rare disease C. he has a muscle disease D. he lives a hard but happy life
3.Marty’s hobby________________
Movies,football matches;look after pets
Para 5
Marty’s advice :
1. Don’t feel sorry for them. 2. Don’t make fun of them. 3. Don’t ignore them. 4. Accept them for who they are. 5. Encourage them to live as
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Scanning: Para1:
A___m_ _u_s_c_le__d__is__e_a_s_e that makes
disease him very weak.
_C_l_u_m__s__y_and can’t _ru__n_ or
difficulties _c_li_m__b_stairs as quickly as other people.
encouragement because he has grown stronger.
6). What’s Marty’s dream? A. Being a famous football player and
representing his country in the World Cup. B. Being a doctor. C. Being a college student. D. Being a basketball player.
How many different types of disabilities do you know?
Types of Disabilities
Physically disabled
blind deaf mute
lame paralytic armless legless
handless
can’t see can’t hear can’t speak can’t walk normally have no feeling in a certain part of the body
C. The doctors know Marty’s disease well but they hide the truth.
D. Marty looks quite different from others because of his disease.
4). Why did the doctors cut out a piece of muscle from Marty’s leg? A. Because they could cure the disease by cutting it out. B. Because they wanted to use it as a specimen (标本). C. Because they would transplant the new muscle. D. Because they wanted to find out the cause of the disease.