Unit2beatyourfearSectionAPre-readingactivities1．1T2F3T4FSF2．1Jack'sproblemissolvedbyacarpenter.HetoldJacktocutthelegsoffthebed.AndthenJackascertainthatnobodywassleepingunderitwhenhegotintobed.2Theanswerisopen-ended.Forexample,youmighthavethefearofdarkness,thefearofheights,thefearofsnakesorspiders,thefearofflying,etc.Somesuggestionsonhowtoovercomefearsarelistedbelowforreference.First,youanalyzedyourfearandhadaclearpictureofwhatyourfearwas.Thenyoutookcontrolofyourfear.Youdecidedtoexposeyourselftothatfearinsmalldosesuntilyougainedabetterunderstandingofit.Asaresult,yourfearbegantodisappear.Finally,yousuccessfullychangedthewayyouthoughtaboutyourfear.Youstartedseeingfearasasourceofenergyandembraceditsroleinyourlife.Scripts:Jackwenttoadoctor."Doctor,"hesaid,"I'vegottrouble.EverytimeIlieinbed,Ithinkthere'ssomebodyunderit.Igetunderthebed;thenIthinkthere'ssomebodyontopofit.Top,under,top,under.You'vegottohelpme!Italmostdrivesmemad!""Justputyourselfinmyhandsfortwoyears,"saidthedoctor."Cometomethreetimesaweek,andI'llcureyourfears.""Howmuchdoyoucharge?""Ahundreddollarsavisit.""I'llthinkaboutit,"saidJack.SixmonthslaterthedoctormetJackbychance"Whydidn'tyouevercometoseemeagain?"askedthedoctor."Forahundredbucksavisit?Acarpentercuredmefor10dollars.""Isthatso?How?""Hetoldmetocutthelegsoffthebed!"ReadingcomprehensionUnderstandingthetext11Becausewhenheoncehoppedfromthehighestdivingboardatthepool,hehitthewaterwithanincredibleimpactandblackedout.2No,theycouldn't.Becausewiththewater'stow,they'dnevergettothedrowningboy.3BecausenobodyexceptJasonsawthatgoingoutontothejetty,whichwasclosetotheboy,wasthefastestwaytoreachthedrowningboy.4Becausehisfearofwatersuddenlystruckhim.5Hefeltlikehewasbackinthatpool,breathless,struggling,terrified.6Theboypoppedbackup,eyeswidewithterror,pawingandtwistingagainstJason.7No,itwasn't.AtfirstwhenJasonswamagainsttheripcurrent,itwasforciblyabouttogrow.Fearpushesusbeyondourlimits.Fearmotivatesus.Itdrivesustofindnewresourcesandoptionswithinourselves.Fearcompelsustomakeextraeffortstosucceedandachievewhatwedesire.Fearisnecessaryindevelopingourcourage.Wecan'texperiencecouragewithoutthepresenceoffear.Theygohandinhand.Theyneedoneanotherinordertoexist---likedarknessandlight,orblackandwhite.LanguagefocusWordsinuse3Iintervene2underestimate3recede4deem5bleak6appraise7paralyzed8symptoms9dismay10brinkWordbuilding4WordylearnedNewwordsformed-ancedominatedominanceavoidavoidancerelyrelianceacquaintacquaintanceclearclearanceannoyannoyanceadmitadmittanceresembleresemblanceassureassrsrance-edboreboredprivilegeprivilegeddistractdistracted51bored2privileged3assurance4dominance5avoidance6acquaintance7reliance8clearance9distracted10annoyance11admittance12resemblanceBankedcloze61K2D3H4J5I6O7G8A9N10CExpressionsinuse7Ipulledtoastop2blackout3popup4stoppedshort5plowedthrough6threwhimselfinto7letyourselfgo8grabbedforTranslation9美國夢是美利堅合眾國的民族精神。該詞有各種各樣的用法，但其根本含義是，在美國任何人都可以通過努力獲得成功，都有可能過上幸福而成功的生活口許多人對美國夢的概念加以拓展和提煉，涵蓋了像自由，自我實現(xiàn)和深厚的人際關系等方面的內容。美國夢的思想比美國本身更為久遠，可以追溯到17世紀，當時的歐洲移民面對這一新發(fā)現(xiàn)的、未經(jīng)開發(fā)的廣裹大陸，開始紛紛懷揣希望，追逐夢想。隨著歷史的發(fā)展，美國夢的含義也已改變，既包含了個人元素，也包含了全局視野。但并不是每個人都對美國夢持肯定態(tài)度。一些人認為美國的社會結構決定了不是每個人都能擁有這樣的理想目標。批評者常常舉以實例，揭露植根于階級、種族、宗教和民族的不平等現(xiàn)象，指出美國夢并非每個人都可企及。10Realizingthegreatnationalrejuvenation,whichwedefineastheChineseDream,hasbeenthegreatestChineseexpectationsincemodemtimes.Itbasicallymeansachievingprosperityforthecountry,renewalofthenationandhappinessforthepeople,thusensuringthateveryenterprisingChinesecarries,generationaftergeneration,thefirmconvictionthatabetterlifeisaccomplishedthroughpersistenteffort.Peopleshouldachievetheirprosperitythroughdiligence,courage,creativityanddeterminationinsteadofaidfromsocietyorotherpeople.EachindividualisaparticipantandadesignerinthecauseofrealizingtheChineseDream,foritisadreamnotonlyfortheentirenationbutalsoforeveryChinese.SectionBReadingskills1"Knowinggrins"impliesthattheyregardedbumpingasacommonoccurrenceinflight.2Basedonourpriorknowledgeaboutwhathappens,ifthereissomethingwrongwiththenose-wheelsteeringandthewholelandinggearsystem,wecaninferthatthepassengersandthecrewwereallindanger,anditwashighlypossiblethattheplanewouldcrash.3Thissentenceshowsthatthemother'sgazeatthechilddisplayedadeepcareandwhichcalmeddownthechildinordertokeepherfrombeinginfluencedbytheoutsidedangers,implyingthatthemother'slovewassogreatthatitcouldhelpthelittlechildalltheoutsidefears4Thisparagraphtellsasimpletruththattheirsurvivalfromthepossibleaircrashwasamiracle,andalotofluck.ReadingcomprehensionUnderstandingthetext21A2D3C4B5D6C7D8ACriticalthinking31·Lovegeneratesstrengthandconfidencewhichhelptoovercomeourinnerfear.Loveisabletobringintofullplaythemostcourageousactsintheworld,andlovecanconquerourinnerfear.Becomingamorelovingpersontowardotherswillhelpyoutotranscendyourfear.Becomingmorelovingtowardyourselfwillhelpyoutohealyourfear.2Apartfromlove,Ibelieve,therearemanyotherfactorsthatcanhelpuscopewithchallengesinlife.Someofthemarelistedasfollows:Confidencemaystrengthenourdeterminationtohandleanydifficultiesweareconfrontedwith.Asenseofpurposeinourlifeiscriticalwhenwefeellostunderthegreatpressureoftroubles.Astrongsocialnetworkisalsouseful.Maybeourproblemscouldbeeasilysolvedbythejointeffortsfromoursocialnetworkcomposedofrelatives,friends,colleagues,etcOptimismcanalwaysmakeusfilledwithhope,helpingusmustercouragewhenwearetorturedbyfrustrations.Necessaryproblem-solvingskillsandstrategiesaremostcrucialtoourperformancewhenwearefacingchallenges.3Tipstokeepfearawayduringexams:Preparewellinadvanceanddonotmugup(突擊學習).Maketimetorelax.Reviseproperly.Inordertopreventanxiety,thelastfewweeksbeforetheexaminationshouldbespentrevisingeachsubject.Beflexibleduringtheexam.Duringtheexam,ifyougettensedorblankafterseeingdifficultquestions,skipthemforthetimebeingandattemptquestionswhichyoufindeasier.Onceyouhavecompletedthem,gobacktothedifficultones.Inthisway,youwillbeabletoanswerthemconfidently.4Thefollowingaresomethingthatcanbedonetohelpovercomefear:Itcanbeimportanttovisitwithaqualifiedtherapistwhocanhelpthesurvivoridentifytherootcausesofthefearandaddressthoseunderlyingreasonsforthefearresponse.Supportgroupscanbehelpfulascanatrustedfriendwhoextendscompassioninthefaceofthesurvivor'sfear.Thistypeofresponsecangoalongwayinhelpingvictimsworkthroughtheirfear.LanguagefocusWordsinuse41vertical2evaporate3plight4intent5abort6vulnerable7proximity8evoke9lofty10necessitateExpressionsinuse51intheeventof2immuneto3settledback4onboard5in/intoposition6was;stunnedby7forsure8hintofSentencestructure61Nothingexcitesmeasmuchasabrilliantmoviewithaninterestingplot,fantasticacting,wildvisualsandastrongscript.2Overthecourseofheren