Module6++Introduction+and+reading 高中英语外研版选修六

Introduction&reading外研版高二(6)Module6Doyouknowthesefamouspeople?LaoziChinesephilosopherBenjaminFranklin

AmericanscientistBertrandRussellBritishphilosopherAlbertEinsteinGerman-bornAmericantheoreticalphysicistJohnLennonBritishmusicianReadthequotationsaboutwarandpeaceandanswerthequestions.Whatdovengefulwinnersdo?Theyrevengethemselvesonthepeopletheyhavebeaten.Agoodsoldierisnotviolent.Agoodfighterisnotangry.Agoodwinnerisnotvengeful.善为士者不武,善战者不怒,善胜敌者不与。——《老子·第六十八章》Doyouagreethattherecannotbeagoodwar?Yes,Ido.Becausewarsbringpeoplemiseryandpovertyandmanyinnocentpeopledie.Explainthemeaningsofthewordsrightandleftinthequotation.right:a)ontherightsideb)holdingtherightbeliefsleft:a)ontheleftsideb)stillaliveWhatcangovernmentsdotopreventwar?Iftheydon’tprepareforwaranddowhattheycantosetupfriendlyrelationshipwithothercountries,apeacefulworldwillbeobtained.Whatdoesitmeanifpeopledemandpeace?a)Theywantpeace.b)Theydon’twantpeace.Answerthequestionsaboutawarinthetwentiethcentury.1.Therewasawarthattookplacebetween1939and1945.Whatisthenameofthiswar?(a)theGreatWar(b)theSecondWorldWar2.Whenthewarbegan,whichcountrieswereinvolved?(a)BritainandGermany(b)theUnitedstatesandJapan.3.Thewarbeganwhenacountrywasinvaded.Whichcountrywasinvaded?(a)Poland(b)FranceTheD-DayLandingsWorldWarIIGlossary轴心国协约国AxisPowers:TheallianceofGermany,Italy,andJapan.Allies:CountriesthatfoughtagainsttheAxisPowers.AlliedExpeditionaryForce(AEF):

Twelvenationssuppliedtroopsandmaterialforit,includingtheUnitedStates,Canada,FranceandtheUnitedKingdom.协约国远征军OperationOverlord:

codenameforthemilitaryoperationin1944toinvadeFrance.霸王行动D-Day/H-Hour:

ThetermsD-DayandH-Hourareusedforthedayandhouronwhichanattackoroperationistobelaunched.“D”isforthedayoftheinvasionand“H”forthehourtheoperationactuallybegins.D-Daylandings:

D-DayInvasionorInvasionofNormandy.Readthepassage1andanswerthefollowingquestions:(exercise5)WhateventstartedtheSecondWorldWar?Germany’sinvasionofPoland.2.WhatwasthepurposeofOperationOverlord?ToinvadeFrance.3.Whatnationalitywerethetroopstakingpartinthelanding?British,AmericanandCanadian.4.Wherewasthemostdangerousplacetoland?OmahaBeach.MapofD-DayLandingsReadpassage2andchoosethebestanswers.(exercise6)WhentheGermansstartedfiringattheboats,______.A.theboatsweresofarfromthebeachthattheyweren’thit.B.

theboatswereonekilometerfromthebeach.

2.WhenBoat5washitbyashell,___.A.everyonewaskilled.B.mostofthemenwererescuedfromthewater.

3.ThemenfromBoat3hadproblemsinthewaterbecause______.A.theirbackpacksweretooheavy.B.Thewaterwastoodeep.4.Sixmentriedtoclimbupthecliffand______.A.someofthemmanagedtoreachthetop.B.allofthemreachedthetop.5.TwoofthesoldiersfromAbleCompany______.A.stayedonthebeach.B.Metsomeothersoldiers.Passage3WorldWarIICemeteryWorldWarIIMemorialInFranceWorldWarIIMemorialInU.S.A.Theyfellwiththeirfacestothefoe.Theyshallnotgrowold,aswethatareleftgrowold.Ageshallnotwearythem,northeyearscondemn.AtthegoingdownofthesunandinthemorningWewillrememberthem.……FortheFallenTotheinnermostheartoftheirownlandtheyareknown;AsthestarsareknowntotheNight;Asthestarsthatshallbebrightwhenwearedust;Asthestarsthatarestarryinthetimeofourdarkness,Totheend,totheend,theyremain.

FortheFallenYoushallnotgrowold,aswethatareleftgrowold.Ageshallnotwearyyou,northeyearscondemn.Atthegoingdownofthesunandinthemorning,Wewillrememberyou.致倒下的战士

你们永远不会变老,当我们活着的人们已老朽年华不能使你们厌倦，岁月不能使你们愧疚日出日落，我们缅怀你们直到永远TomemorizethosewhodiedintheD-daylandings.

Onthe6thJune2004,________oftheD-DayLandingsfrommanydifferentcountriesreturnedto______toremembertheirlostcomrades.Theywenttothe_______and________whichare_______onacliffoverlookingth