人教版选修7unit1 warming-up and reading

1、Do you know anyone with a mental or physical disability? Does their disability make it difficult for them to do some things? What have they tried to do to overcome these difficulties? 张海迪五岁时因患脊髓血管瘤，高位截瘫。她因此没进过学校，童年起就开始以顽强的毅力自学知识，她先后自学了小学、中学和大学的专业课程。张海迪十五岁时随父母下放聊城莘县一个贫穷的小村子，但她没有惧怕艰苦的生活，而是以乐观向上的精神奉献自己

2、的青春。在那里她给村里小学的孩子们教书，并且克服种种困难学习医学知识，热心地为乡亲们针灸治病。在莘县期间她无偿地为人们治病一万多人次，受到人们的热情赞誉。 1983年海迪开始走上文学创作的道路，她以顽强毅力克服病痛和困难，精益求精地进行创作，执着地为文学而战，至今已出版的作品有：长篇小说轮椅上的梦、绝顶。散文集鸿雁快快飞、向天空敞开的窗口、生命的追问。翻译作品海边诊所，丽贝卡在新学校、小米勒旅行记，莫多克一头大象的真实故事等。她的作品在社会上在青少年中引起很强的反响，长篇小说轮椅上的梦已在日本，韩国出版。Zhang Haidi 幼时患病，两耳失聪，双目失明。七岁时，安妮沙利文担任她的家庭教师，

3、从此成了她的良师益友，相处达50年。在沙利文帮助之下，进入大学学习，以优异成绩毕业。在大学期间，写了我生命的故事，讲述她如何战胜病残，给成千上万的残疾人和正常人带来鼓舞。这本书被译成50种文字，在世界各国流传。以后又写了许多文字和几部自传性小说，表明黑暗与寂静并不存在。后来凯勒成了卓越的社会改革家，到美国各地，到欧洲、亚洲发表演说，为盲人、聋哑人筹集资金。二战期间，又访问多所医院，慰问失明士兵，她的精神受人们崇敬。1964年被授于美国公民最高荣誉总统自由勋章，次年又被推选为世界十名杰出妇女之一。Helen Keller海伦海伦凯勒凯勒美国盲聋女作家教育家Lets see their perfo

4、rmance.Do you know them? 21位舞者是生活在无声世界的聋哑人，他们平均年龄17岁，最小的只有13岁。邰丽华: 我感觉残疾不是缺陷，而是人类多元化的一个特点，残疾不是不幸，只是不便，其实每个人的人生都是一样的，有圆，有缺，有满，有空，这是你没有办法选择的，但是你可以去选择看人生的角度，然后带着一颗快乐而感恩的心态去面对人生的不圆满。这就是我对生活的感悟。 Warming Up:Lets see more examples in our daily life. Please looked at the pictures on P1 and read the stories

5、about these people, then discuss in groups what their disability might be.Welcome to the Family Village! There is a website called “Family Village” on the internet. Lets see what can we see in it.Pre-readingReading:First reading: Read the text quickly and answer:1. Marty is _ person.A. a healthy B.

6、an ill C. a disabled D. a rich2. Marty has _disease.A. a mental B. a muscle C. an eye D. a leg3. Whats Martys 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.Second reading: Read the text

7、carefully again and answer:1. Why did the doctors cut out a piece of muscle from Martys leg?A. Because they could cure the disease by cutting it out.B. Because they wanted to use it as a specimen(标本标本).C. Because they would transplant(移植移植) the new muscle.D. Because they wanted to find out the cause

8、 of the disease.2. Which of the following is false?E. Although there are a few students who look down upon him, Marty never gets annoyed.F. Marty leads a meaningful life and does not feel sorry for being disabled.G. Marty only spends time with his pets and never with his friends.H. Martys disability

9、 has made him more independent.3. 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 ofD. Marty will not accept any encouragement because he has grown stronger4. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The doctor c

10、ould give Martys disease a name.B. The doctor knew how to make Marty well.C. Someone in the world could cure the disease.D. No one could give Martys disease a name.5. We can infer that_.E. Marty will lose heat.F. Marty feels sorry for being disabled.G. Martys life is full of challenge. D. Marty feel

11、s lonely.6. Fill in the chart on P3, Ex1 according to the text.Problems caused by his disabilityWhat Marty does in spite of his disability1.weak and cant run or climb stairs as quickly as others2. 3. 4.5. 1. enjoys writing and computer programming2. 3. 4.clumsy and drops things or bumps into furnitu

12、regets out of breath after running just a short wayhas to stop half way up the stairs and rest before getting up to the toptoo weak to go to school and has missed a lot of lessonsgoes to the movies and football matches with friends spends a lot of time looking after petsstudies a lotAnswers:1. He do

13、es a lot of things, such as writing, computer programming, going to the movies and football matches with friends, looking after his pets and having a lot of study.2. Dont feel sorry for the disabled or make fun of them, and dont ignore them either. Just accept them for who they are and give them enc

14、ouragement to live as rich and full a life as you do.3. Because they can see the real person inside Martys body. Also, Martys active and positive life style has made them changed their conduct towards Marty. 7. Answer the questions on P4 Ex4.Third reading: 1. Read the text again and try to summarize

15、 the main idea of each paragraph.Para.1:Para.2:Para.3:Para.4:Para.5:Para.6:Marty Fielding introduced himself briefly.Marty tells us sth about his illness.Marty was laughed at by other people when he was at primary school.Marty was accepted by most of his fellow students at high school. Marty tells u

16、s how he lives a good life.Marty doesnt feel sorry about his disability and he tells us sth about his hope for healthy kids.2. The main idea of the whole text:Though he is a disabled person, Marty never feels sorry for himself and he enjoys his life.Words and expressions:1. disability n.伤残伤残;无力无力;无能

17、无能 disabled adj.伤残的伤残的 the disabled(指代一类人指代一类人)伤残人士伤残人士 disable vt.使丧失能力使丧失能力;使伤残使伤残 disablement n.残废残废;伤残伤残选词填空选词填空: disability, disable, disabled, disablement1) He gets money from the Government because of his _.2) The _ are to receive more money.3) She managed to lead a normal life in spite of he

18、r _.4) Many soldiers were _ in the war.5) The insurance(保险保险) policy covers sudden death or _.disabilitiesdisableddisabilitiesdisableddisablement2. ambition n. 野心野心;雄心雄心 ambitious adj.有雄心的有雄心的;野心勃勃的野心勃勃的 be ambitious for sth/to do sth对对(做做)某事怀有雄心某事怀有雄心/热切热切的希望的希望 ambitiously adv.野心勃勃地野心勃勃地Eg: A boy who is ambitious/filled with ambition usually works hard.完成句子完成句子:1) Mothers are often highly _(怀有热切的期怀有热切的期望望) their children.2) I am _(热切希望能成功热切希望能成功) in life.3) His _(要做首相的要做首相的雄心雄心) is likel