1、Unit 1 “Weve Been Hit”Section One Pre-reading Activities2I. Audiovisual supplement2II. Cultural information2Section Two Global Reading4I. Main idea4II. Structural analysis4Section Three Detailed Reading5Text I5Section Four Consolidation Activities14I . Vocabulary Analysis14II Grammar Exercises18III.

2、 Translation exercises21IV Exercises for integrated skills22V. Oral activities23VI Writing Practice24VII Listening Exercises25Section Five Further Enhancement28I. Text II28II. Memorable Quotes31Unit 1 “Weve Been Hit”Section One Pre-reading ActivitiesI. Audiovisual supplementWatch the video and answe

3、r the following questions.1. Whats the building that was hit? 2. What was the event? When did it happen?（插入視頻）Answers to the Questions:1. The building is the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City.2. It was one of the 9/11 attacks. It happened on September 11, 2001. Script:News: We h

4、ave unconfirmed reports this morning that a plane has crashed into one of the towers of the World Trade Center. CNN Center right now .Officer A: Holy shit!News: . work on this story, calling our sources and trying to figure out exactly what happened, but, clearly, something relatively devastating ha

5、ppening this morning there. Were going to join another one of our New York affiliates for their live coverage. Here at the top of this tower, theres a huge, gaping hole, flames still inside.Officer B: Can you believe this? What schmuck would fly a plane into the Trade Center?Officer C: Maybe they ra

6、n out of gas or something.Officer B: Yeah, Colovito. Right.Officer D: Maybe some jerk-off forgot which lever to pull on his twin-engine.Officer E: Thats not a small plane.Officer B: Hell, no.Police Chief: All right, listen up! Let me have your attention here! Theyre telling us its a commuter plane.

7、Tower One is being evacuated as a precaution. Theyve asked us to send a team down to assist. Sergeant McLoughlin.Team Leader: Ive got a list of names here. Step out when you hear it. Were going downtown. (Roll-calling)II. Cultural information1. President Bushs address to the nation （添加錄音gwb9-11addre

8、ss）Good evening. Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts. The victims were in airplanes or in their offices: secretaries, business men and women, military and federal workers, moms and dads, friends and neigh

9、bors. Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil, despicable acts of terror. The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings, fires burning, huge structures collapsing have filled us with disbelief, terrible sadness and a quiet, unyielding anger. These acts of mass murder were intended to fright

10、en our nation into chaos and retreat. But they have failed. Our country is strong. A great people has been moved to defend a great nation. Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot

11、dent the steel of American resolve. America was targeted for attack because were the brightest beacon for freedom and opportunity in the world. And no one will keep that light from shining. Today, our nation saw evil the very worst of human nature and we responded with the best of America. With the

12、daring of our rescue workers, with the caring for strangers and neighbors who came to give blood and help in any way they could.Immediately following the first attack, I implemented our governments emergency response plans. Our military is powerful, and its prepared. Our emergency teams are working

13、in New York City and Washington D.C. to help with local rescue efforts. Our first priority is to get help to those who have been injured, and to take every precaution to protect our citizens at home and around the world from further attacks. The functions of our government continue without interrupt

14、ion. Federal agencies in Washington which had to be evacuated today are reopening for essential personnel tonight and will be open for business tomorrow. Our financial institutions remain strong, and the American economy will be open for business as well.The search is underway for those who were beh

15、ind these evil acts. I have directed the full resources of our intelligence and law enforcement communities to find those responsible and to bring them to justice. We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbor them. I appreciate so very much the mem

16、bers of Congress who have joined me in strongly condemning these attacks. And on behalf of the American people, I thank the many world leaders who have called to offer their condolences and assistance. America and our friends and allies join with all those who want peace and security in the world, a

17、nd we stand together to win the war against terrorism.Tonight, I ask for your prayers for all those who grieve, for the children whose worlds have been shattered, for all whose sense of safety and security has been threatened. And I pray they will be comforted by a Power greater than any of us, spok

18、en through the ages in Psalm 23:Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil for you are with me.This is a day when all Americans from every walk of life unite in our resolve for justice and peace. America has stood down enemies before, and we will do so this time. No

19、ne of us will ever forget this day, yet we go forward to defend freedom and all that is good and just in our world.Thank you. Good night. And God bless America!2. September 11 attacksThe September 11 attacks (often referred to as September 11th or 9/11) were a series of coordinated suicide attacks b

20、y al-Qaeda upon the United States on September 11, 2001. On that morning, 19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. The hijackers intentionally crashed two of the airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing everyone on board and m

21、any others working in the buildings. Both buildings collapsed within two hours, destroying nearby buildings and damaging others. The hijackers crashed a third airliner into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C. The fourth plane crashed into a field near Shanksville in ru

22、ral Pennsylvania after some of its passengers and flight crew attempted to retake control of the plane, which the hijackers had redirected toward Washington, D.C. There were no survivors from any of the flights.The death toll of the attacks was 2,995, including the 19 hijackers. The overwhelming maj

23、ority of casualties were civilians, including nationals of over 70 countries. In addition, there is at least one secondary death one person was ruled by a medical examiner to have died from lung disease due to exposure to dust from the World Trade Centers collapse.Section Two Global ReadingI. Main i

24、deaThe text describes a particular episode in the disaster that occurred on September 11, 2001 in New York, in praise of the courage and compassion of man. It presents three people in the attack, who demonstrated great valor trying to save those who were in danger and needed help.II. Structural anal

25、ysis1. Divide the text into parts by completing the table. ParagraphsMain ideas1It tells of peoples perception of the WTC.2-9It describes the initial reaction of people inside the WTC when the building was hit.10-30It is mainly about how the three men (Mayblum, Ramos and Hong) endeavored to save a h

26、eavyset man by their joint efforts.31-34It describes the gathering of some of the survivors and the victims wives.2. What is the function of the last part?It is a most touching scene. It seems to suggest that the author has, from what is described above, reached the conclusion about the ultimate mor

27、al dilemma: “Save yourself, or save another.”Section Three Detailed ReadingText I“Weve Been Hit!”With the building in flames, one man needed help. Another man refused to leave him.1 Adam Mayblum used to enjoy watching as storms lashed the windows of his office: You think thats power? Mayblum would s

28、coff. Im on the 87th floor of the World Trade Center. Thats power. The drawstrings on his window shades would appear to sway slightly, but it was an illusion. Although they were 1,040 feet in the sky, The WTC was quite steady.2 When Mayblum felt a devastating rumble on that September morning, he gla

29、nced at the drawstrings. They were careening wildly, three feet in either direction.3 Mayblum would be one of thousands cast into an extraordinary purgatory that morning1. While as many as 25,000 would find their way to safety, 5,000 would not.4 For some, it was a matter of geography2 not just which

30、 tower they worked in or on which floor, but in which corner of the building.5 For some, the choices were as basic as which staircase to use. Others faced the ultimate moral dilemma: Save yourself, or save another.6 The confusion inside Adam Mayblums office at May Davis, a financial services firm, l

31、asted just seconds. He knew he needed to get out.7 He ripped his T-shirt into pieces, soaked the pieces in water and gave them to colleagues to cover their faces. Among them: Harry Ramos, head trader at May Davis. Mayblum had worked with Ramos off and on for 14 years.38 Sparks bit at Mayblums ankles

32、 as he raced for the stairs. He bolted down two flights before realizing that his trading partner, Hong Zhu, had been left behind. He went back upstairs, the whole area now filled with smoke and burning jet fuel.9 There was no sign of Hong. Mayblum hurried down again and made it to the 78th floor, a

33、 transfer lobby where one set of elevators and stairs ended and another began. He saw a reassuring sight; Ramos had waded into the pandemonium to help panicked workers into a stairwell.10 Mayblum continued his descent, the muscles in his calves contracting in spasms. On the 53rd floor, he came acros

34、s a heavyset man whose legs just wouldnt move anymore.411 “Do you want to come, or do you want us to send help?” Mayblum shouted.12 The man asked him to send help. Adam said he would.13 In the noise, smoke and sparks, Mayblum didnt realize that his friend Hong Zhu was behind him in the stairwell the

35、 whole time. When Hong got to the 53rd floor, he came across Harry Ramos. Ramos had stooped to help the heavyset man Mayblum had seen earlier. “Ill give you a hand,” Hong said.14 Together, Ramos and Hong helped the man down one more flight to an elevator.15 “Dont take it,” a Port Authority official

36、screamed.16 Hong and Ramos tried to send a magazine down in the elevator to test its safety. But when they pressed the “down” button, the doors wouldnt close. So Hong decided that he would be the guinea pig instead.517 He stepped inside, and the doors shut behind him.18 Hong took the elevator down t

37、o the 44th floor, the next transfer lobby. So far, so good. He pressed “52,” went back up and collected Ramos and the heavyset man.19 On 44 Hong and Ramos helped the man toward the last bank of elevators that would take them all the way down.20 Hong pressed the “down” button again. Nothing. They wou

38、ld have to take the stairs.21 Ramos and Hong tried to support the man. “One step at a time,” Hong said. 22 They had been trying to get out for an hour and five minutes. They were on 36 when they felt the South Tower collapse.23 “We really have to move,” Hong said.24 The rumbles of the collapsing tow

39、er next door seemed to sap the heavyset man of his last gasps of energy. “I cant do it anymore,” he said, sitting down.25 Hong and Ramos tried to persuade him to continue. “You dont have to move your legs!” Hong shouted. “Just move your butt. Lets go!” But the man couldnt go on.26 A fireman ran up t

40、o them. Hong expected that he would join in to get the heavy man to move. Instead, the fireman turned to Hong.27 “Who are you, screaming at him to get out?” the fireman shouted. “You get out!”28 Hong looked at Ramos, who was still standing with the heavyset man.29 “Im coming down with you,” Ramos to

41、ld the man. “Im not going to leave.”30 “I left,” Hong says sorrowfully. “Alone.”31 The next day, Adam Mayblum sent an e-mail describing his experience to friends and relatives, who sent it to still others. The e-mail was read by someone in San Francisco who knew a woman in New York named Rebecca. He

42、r husband, Victor, a heavyset man, was missing.32 On Saturday, September 15, May Daviss chairman had a gathering at his New Jersey home. Adam Mayblum was there. So was Hong Zhu. Rebecca was also there, learning how her husband, Victor, had been comforted in his last moments, how Harry Ramos had refu

43、sed to leave him behind.33 Ramoss wife, Micky, was there too. She kept asking Mayblum and Hong where her husband was, convinced that somehow, Harry the only May Davis employee still missing was alive. 34 Piece by piece, she developed a picture of his escape: Harry was on 87 when the plane hit. He st

44、opped to help on 78. He met up with Hong on 53. But as hard as she tried, as many questions as she asked, the picture began to fade on the 36th floor.6Paragraph 1Questions1. How much do you know about the World Trade Center? The World Trade Center was more than its signature twin towers: it was a co

45、mplex of 7 buildings on 16 acres, constructed and operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The towers rose at the heart of the complex, each climbing more than 100 feet higher than the silver mast of the Empire State Building. The World Trade Center was hit by hijacked planes on Se

46、ptember 11, 2001. 2. What images are used to emphasize the steadiness of the WTC? Storms and drawstrings. Words and Expressions1. lash vt. hit violently or suddenlye.g. The farmer lashed the mules with a stick. The waves lashed the shore.Collocation: lash out (at / against sb. / sth.) make a sudden

47、violent attack with blows or wordsSynonym: whip, beat2. scoff vi. laugh (at)e.g. All the students scoffed at the poor boys clothes. The disabled people are often scoffed. Derivation: scoffer n.Synonym: jeer, mock3. sway vi. move or swing from side to sidee.g. He swayed slightly, as if about to fall.

48、他身子一歪，像要倒下。Synonym: swing, waveTranslation:1. 那棵蘋果樹在風(fēng)中搖曳。 (The apple tree sways in the wind.)2. She swayed her hands gracefully as she gave lectures. （她演講時(shí)優(yōu)雅地?cái)[動(dòng)著手。）4. illusion n. sth. that deceives a person by seeming to be reale.g. The mirrors all round the walls give an illusion of greater space.

49、I have no illusions about my ability. 我對自己的能力如何頗有自知之明。Derivation:illusive a. illusively ad.Collocation: be under the illusion that believe wrongly e.g. I was under the illusion that he was honest until he was caught stealing some money. 他偷錢當(dāng)場被人抓住，在此之前我一直誤以為他是個(gè)老實(shí)人。Exercise: Fill in each blank with on

50、e of the following prepositions. under at out against to1. He lashed _ _ the oppositions policies. (out against)2. Students are not allowed to scoff _ others weaknesses. (at)3. The dancer swayed _ the music. (to)4. People were _ the illusion that the tomb was Caocaos. (under)Paragraphs 2-5Questions1

51、. Can you paraphrase the sentence “They were careening wildly, three feet in either direction.” in Paragraph 2? (Paragraph 2)（制作時(shí)請把問題放在與其相關(guān)段落同一頁面，全書同） They were swaying up to three feet from side to side, like a ship in a great storm.2. What is the implication of the parallel sentences in Paragraph

52、4 and Paragraph 5? (Paragraph 5) These sentences are used to emphasize the fact that the people in the building were in great danger and whether they would survive depended very much on where they happened to be when the building was struck and which staircase they would use to get out.Words and Exp

53、ressions5. devastating a. completely destructivee.g. It is the most devastating flood in 100 years.Derivation: devastate vt. devastation n. Synonym: disastrous, destructive6. glance at look at sb. or sth. quickly, esp. by raising your eyes and then lowering them againe.g. The president glanced at th

54、e clock and announced that the meeting started.Comparison: gaze at, stare at, glare at, gape atgaze at look at sth. or sb. for a long time, for example, because they are beautiful or interesting, esp. without realizing that you are doing ite.g. The poet lay down and gazed at the bright moon, missing

55、 his hometown.stare at deliberately look at sb. or sth. for a long time without moving your eyes, for example, because you are angry, shocked, or very interestede.g. Dont stare at people; its very rude.glare at look angrily at sb. for a long time without moving your eyese.g. The heroine stepped forw

56、ard bravely and glared at the enemy.女英雄挺身而出，以仇恨的目光瞪著敵人。gape at look at sb. or sth. for a long time, esp. with your mouth open, because you are very surprised or shockede.g. His father stood there gaping at him, too astonished to say anything. 7. purgatory n. a place or condition of great sufferinge.

57、g. The devastating earthquake changed peoples home into a purgatory. Synonym: torture, plagueDerivation: purgatorial a. 8. dilemma n. a situation in which it is very difficult to decide what to do, because all of the possible courses of action seem equally good or equally bade.g. The only way out of this dilemma is to cooperate within the group. 面對這樣的兩難境地，唯一的出路就是在團(tuán)隊(duì)內(nèi)合作。Collocation: in a dilemmae.g. Mary was in a dilemma whether to marry or continue her study.Synonym: quandary, predicamentSentences