选修 7Unit 1

马林霞

Unit 1

Reading

Read the whole text quickly and write a summary in one sentence for each paragraph.

Para.1 This is an introduction to Marty and his muscle disease.

Para. 2 How his disease started.

Para. 3 The problems he has to deal with every day.

Para. 4 His life is easier because his classmates accept him for who he is.

And his interests, hobbies and ambitions.

Para. 5 The advantage of his disease.

Summary

Read Marty’s story and fill in the chart.

Problems caused by his disability

What Marty does in spite of his disability

1 weak and can’t run or climb stairs as quickly as others

1 enjoys writing and computer programming

2 2

3 3

4

5 4

clumsy and often drop things or bump into furnituresometimes too tired to getout of bedhas missed a lot of school and lessonsfeels stupid because of being behind the others after a long absence from school

invited a computer football game

looks after pets

Disability has made him grow stronger and more independent

Read the whole text carefully and try to answer some questions.

1. What kind of person do you think Marty is?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 a mentally strong, independent boy.

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.

2. What do you think is the most difficult thing that Marty has to deal with in his life?

4. What can other people do to help Marty and others like him live a good life?

Marty keeps busy doing things like writingcomputer programming that do not require physical strength. He has friends with whom he can go to movies and football matches and he has lots of pets. He also studies hard.

They can accept people with disabilities for who they are rather than focus on their disabilities. They can encourage them to live rich and full lives.

3. What kind of things does Marty do in order to makehis life happy and satisfying?

5. Why has his fellow students’ conduct changed towards Marty?

Because they found that Marty was able to live as rich and full a life as everyone else.

People do not lack strength, they lack will. ------Hugo人缺少的不是力量 , 而是意志。　　　 雨果Chances favor the minds that are prepared. ------ Pasteur机遇总是垂青于有准备的人。　　　　 巴斯德Every man is the master of his own fortune. ------R. Steels每个人都是自己命运的主宰者。　　　　 斯蒂尔斯Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance. 　　　　 ------ Samuel Johnson成就的取得不光靠力量，而且靠毅力。 塞缪尔．约翰逊

entry &entrance 入口make an entrance onto the stagemake an entrance examChina” entry into WTONo entry!(road sign)

1. beneficial adj. 有益的

Sunshine is beneficial to plants.

His holiday has had a beneficial effect.

假期对他大有裨益。Other disabled people find the website beneficial.其他的残疾人发现本网站大有裨益。be beneficial to 有益于阳光对植物有益。

2. in other words 换句话说

They are leaving in ten days---in other words, next Friday.He failed in the exam. In other words, he will not go to college.

3. adapt v. 适应

adapt oneself to 使自己适应或习惯于某事adapt to sth 使适合

I have learned to adapt to my disability. 我已经学会了适应我的残疾。

He adapted himself to the cold weather.

他适应了寒冷的天气。

他移居加拿大后孩子们很能适应变化。When he moved to Canada, the children adapted to the change very well.

4. cut out 切去，省略，停止Her finger was cut out by this machine.We should cut out economic aid.cut down 砍到，削减cut up 切碎

5.out of breath 上气不接下气

After all that running I am out of breath.After they climbed to the top of the hill,they were out of breath.hold one” breath 屏住呼吸take a deep breath 深吸一口气Hold your breath when you are in the water.

6. absence 缺席，不在某处It happened in my absence. 这事发生在我不在的时候I am doing her job in her absence.她不在时，我正在做她的工作

7. annoyed Adj. 颇为生气的

These flies are annoying me.

I do not get annoyed. 我一点也不生气。

We’re annoyed at his bad treatment of his old friends.

这些苍蝇真让人讨厌。

他用很坏的态度对待老朋友，我们都感到气愤。

be annoyed with sb 生某人的气be annoyed at sth 被某事困扰

8.as well as 和，也The old farmer grows flowers as well as vegetables.Wr Wang ,as well as his wife and daughter is going to the Great Wall.

9. in many ways 在很多方面In many ways ,he can not compare with you.This building does not cost so much in many ways.

Zhang Haidi paralyzed writer

Beethoven

a musician

deaf

Professor Hawking

a physics expert

paralyzed

Hu Yizhou

conductor

mentally disabled

Helen Keller

educator/writer

deaf and blind

Vincent Van Gogh

painter

epilepsy ( 癫痫症 )

Jiang Xintian

compere ( 主持人 )

deaf