..Understandingthetext11Heachievedfameforhiswit,wisdom,civicduty,andabundantcourage.2Theywerethoughttobeslowlearnersinchildhood,buttheyovercametheirchildhooddifficultiesandmademagnificentdiscoveriesthatbenefittheentireworldtoday.3Hisstrongwill.4Itmeanstokeeptheirfocusonachievingapositiveendresult,insteadoflettingsmallproblemsgetinthewayofgoodresults.5Becausetheyhavethewilltoovercomeprofoundobstaclesandtoworkdiligentlyinthepursuitoftheirgoals,andhavethepassionforsuccess.6Becausefirmspreferredtohirelessqualifiedmenratherthanriskhiringafemalelawyer,whichwasunprecedented.7Weshouldnevergiveuponourdream,andonedaywecanchangetheworldandmakeitabetterplace.8Thesecretofsuccessisbuiltuponaburninginwarddesire–arobust,fiercewillandfocus–thatfuelsthedeterminationtoact,tokeeppreparing,tokeepgoingevenwhenwearetiredandfail.Criticalthinking21Youmayhavetriedandfailedmanytimesbeforeyoufinallygetsuccess.Butitdoesnotmatter.Whatmattersiswhetheryoucansummonup<鼓起>allyourcourageagainandagaintofacethehardshipsstandinginthewayofsuccess.2Luck,talent,goodrelationshipswithyourcolleagues,etc.3? WhenIhaverealizedthatIampursuingsomethingthatishardtoachieve,Iwouldtrytosticktothegoal.ButIwillbegintothinkofwhatIcandotoimprovethesituation.Whenitstilldoesn’twork,Iwouldtrytoanalyzewhattheproblemisandthenmakesomechangesandprobablyresetmygoal.?Yes,sometimeswearepursuingthewronggoalwhichcanneverbeachieved,onlytofindourselvesindeepfrustrationandprofoundfatigue.Inthissituation,Imaygiveupthewronggoalandsetupanothergoalthatisachievable.4? Followingtheguidanceofseniorpeople.?Gettingsoundadvicefromourparents.?Settingacorrectgoal.?Achievingsuccessstepbystep.?Developinggoodinterpersonalrelationships.LanguagefocusWordsinuse31whereby2pursuit3inhibit4maintain5patriotic6transcended7endeavors8dedication9prestige10nominateWordbuilding4WordslearnedNewwordsformed-antinhabitantinhabitparticipateparticipantattendattendantpollutepollutantdescenddescendantcontestcontestanttoleratetolerantresultresultant-fulneglectneglectfulresourceresourcefulboastboastfulrespectrespectful51resultant2tolerant3pollutants4inhabited5contestants6descendants7attendants8respectful9participants10neglectful11resourceful12boastfulBankedcloze61F2G3H4J5E6A7N8I9K10MExpressionsinuse71removedfrom2failedin3inthepursuitof4deviatedfrom5precludes;from6triumphover7worktheirwayinto8writtenoffStructureanalysisandwritingStructuredwriting8Theysaythere’snoplacelikehome.Inmycase,thereisn’tmuchthatisgoodaboutmyapartment.Myapartmenthasgivenmenothingbutheadaches.FromthedayIsignedthelease,I’vehadtodealwithanuncooperativelandlord,anincompetentjanitor,andinconsiderateneighbors.Firstofall,mylandlordhasbeenuncooperativesincethefirstdayImovedtotheapartment.Hedidn’tletmebringmyfishintotheapartment.Hesaidthatpetsarenotallowedeventhoughit’sjustafish.Becauseofthat,Imustleavemyfishatmyparents’house.Healsoforbidsmefromusingwaterfrom9a.m.until3p.m.Becauseofthat,Imustwakeupat7a.m.everydaytotakeabath.OfcourseIcomplainedaboutthistohim,buthesaidthatistheapartment’srule.BeforeIleasedtheapartment,hedidn’tsaythattherearesuchrulesintheapartment.I’vehadproblemsnotonlywithmylandlordbutalsowithanincompetentjanitor.Thejanitorisaretiredpoliceman.Hetriedtofixthepipeintheapartment,buthefloodedtheapartmentinstead.Healsobrokemyairconditionerwhenhetriedtofixit.Becauseofthat,myapartmentbecomesashotasadeserteveryafternoon.Notonlythat,buthealsobrokemyantiquevasethatcostme$100.Evenworse,whenhepluggedhisUSBflashdriveintomylaptoptocopymysongs,thevirusesfromhisflashdrivespreadintomylaptop.Ihadtoreformatmylaptop,andbecauseofthat,allofmyimportantdocumentsaregone.Perhapstheworsttroubleofallhasbeenwiththeinconsiderateneighborswholiveintheapartmentaboveme.Myneighborsaretwouniversitystudents.Theyhavelivedupstairsforaboutoneyear.Theyliketoparty,soIcan’tsleep.Thishappenednotonlyonce,buteverySaturdaynight.Itriedtospeaktothem,buttheysuggestedputtinginearplugswhenI’mabouttosleep.Ontopofitall,theyalwaysturnupthevolumeoftheirmusictothemaximum.Sometimes,myapartmentseemslikeasmall,friendlyoasissurroundedbyhostileenemies.Ineverknowwhatothertroubleisgoingtocomefromnext:thelandlord,thejanitor,ortheneighbors.Homemaybewheretheheartis,butmysanityisthinkingaboutmovingout.Translation9世界公民是指一個(gè)人承認(rèn)自己是新興的全球社區(qū)的一分子,而且其行動(dòng)對(duì)全球社區(qū)的價(jià)值打造和實(shí)踐活動(dòng)有所貢獻(xiàn)。世界公民相信人類從本質(zhì)上來說是一個(gè)整體,每個(gè)人都有改變事物的能力。在我們這樣一個(gè)相互依賴的世界中,世界公民意識(shí)鼓勵(lì)我們認(rèn)識(shí)到對(duì)彼此的責(zé)任,并從對(duì)方身上學(xué)習(xí)。世界公民關(guān)心全球的教育、疾病、貧窮和環(huán)境問題。在當(dāng)今,全球合作的力量在使一些人萌發(fā)世界公民的意識(shí),讓他們擁有對(duì)全球社區(qū)的歸屬感。這種不斷發(fā)展的世界公民意識(shí)在很大程度上來講,要?dú)w功于現(xiàn)代信息、通信和交通技術(shù)的力量。世界公民意識(shí)致力于給予人們力量,讓他們付諸行動(dòng)。世界公民除了要從世界問題中學(xué)習(xí)知識(shí)和價(jià)值觀,還要擁有必需的技能,使他們擁有能力和自信,積極推動(dòng)世界的發(fā)展。SectionBReadingskills12Denotation:alargeproject,especiallyonethatisdifficultConnotation:LesBrowntookhisdreamasanenterprise,alifelongcareer,towhichheattachedgreatimportance.Atthesametime,tobecomeaDJwasbynomeansaneasyjob.3Denotation:takeinorabsorbliquidConnotation:SoakupimpliesthatLesBrownwaseagertoseizeeveryopportunitytolearnsomethingnewinordertobebetterpreparedtobecomeaDJinthefuture.4Denotation:takeorholdsb./sth.withyourhandsuddenlyConnotation:Grabinthiscontextmeanstopickupthephoneinaveryquickmovement,implyingasenseofanxiety.5Denotation:turnoverintoadifferentpositionwithasuddenquickmovementConnotation:FlipshowsthatLesBrownhadbecomequitefamiliarwiththemachinebecausehepracticedalotinhisfreetime.6Denotation:move,driveorpushforwardorinaparticulardirectionConnotation:PropelheresuggeststhatLesBrownwasdriventogoforwardbyhisstrongdeterminationandadequatepreparation.ReadingcomprehensionUnderstandingthetext21C2B3A4D5D6B7C8DCriticalthinking31Thosewhoarewellpreparedaremostlikelytogetsuccess.Determinationandpreparationaretwoimportantcomponentsofthesecretofsuccess.2Familybackgroundcanhavebothpositiveandnegativeeffectsuponone’ssuccess.Manypeoplebelievethatawealthyfamilyshouldhavepositiveeffectsonone’spersonaldevelopment,whileapoorfamilyismorelikelytocausenegativeimpactsonone’ssuccess.However,sometimesthingscouldbecompletelydifferent.Ifbornintoaverywealthyfamily,youmaylacktheironwilltoachievesuccessbecauseeverythingisthereforyouandyouareborntoenjoyallthesegoodfortunes.Butifyouarebroughtupinapoorfamily,youcanonlydependonyourself,whichwillstrengthenyourdeterminationtopursueyourdreams.3Weshouldjudgewhetherthegoalisaccessibleornot.Ifthegoalisnotaccessible,wemaywellgiveitup.Ifthegoalisaccessibleandwehavenottriedourbestyet,weshouldworkharder.LanguagefocusWordsinuse41indulged2propelling3aggravated4dazzled5alleviating6renowned7eloquent8destined9scorned10applauseExpressionsinuse51up2in3on4up5to/for6on7as8outSentencestructure61Healwayspreferstostartearlyratherthanleaveeverythingtothelastminute.2Shepreferstobetheboss,tobeinchargeandtoorganizeothersratherthanbeorganizedbysomeonewhomshemaynotevenrateveryhighly.3Mybrotherpreferredtotakethewholeblamehimselfratherthanallowittofallontheinnocent.71Tryashewould,hewasnotabletothinkupanywaytofindtheplacewherethefirstblackmenhaddugtheirdiamonds.2Searchastheywould,theywereunabletofindanythingthatwasatalldifferentfromotherwell-knownportionsofChina.3Tryaswemight,wecouldnotgetoutofthedifficultsituationthatweareinatthemoment.CollocationWarm-up11>repeated2>overwhelming3>immense21>heroic2>sound3>substantial31>attained2>fueled3>achieve81suddenopportunity2immenseobstacles3amazingdetermination4profounddifficulties5overwhelmingfailures6poverty-stricken7substantialhardships8repeatedmisfortunes9sheerpersistence10dazzle...audience11achievefame12strongwillUnitprojectObjectives?Helpstudentsgaindeeperinsightsintothefactorsthatcontributetosuccess.?Developstudents’abilitytocollectandsummarizeinformationfromvarioussources.?Improvestudents’analyticalskillsandtheabilitytomakeapublicspeech.TeachingtipsToengagestudentsinthethemeoftheunitandtoprovideagoodopportunityforstudentstolearnaboutthetruthofsuccess,theteacherwillassigntheclassthecurrentunitprojectwhichistobeaccomplishedbygroupsconsistingoffourtofivestudentseach.Tobetterconducttheproject,theteacherneedstomakesureeachgroupfinishesthestepsexactlyasrequiredintheStudent’sBook.Thefollowingtipsareofferedforreference.1Helpeachgroupdetermineasuccessfulpersonfortheirexploration.Itispreferablethateachgrouptalkaboutapersondifferentfromthoseofothergroups.2