高中英语选择性必修三Unit 4 课文原文及翻译+素材

U4ADVERSITYANDCOURAGEGreatworksareperformednotbystrength,butperseverance.-SamuelJohnson伟大的作品，不是靠力量而是靠坚持才完成的。--塞缪尔约翰逊

ReadingandThinkingASUCCESSFULFAILURE一次成功的失败PerceBlackborowjoinedanexpeditionwithSirErnestShackletontoAntarcticaontheshipEndurancein1914.Shackletonwasoneofthemostfamousexplorersofhisdayanditwasconsideredagreathonortobepartofhisexpeditions.BelowaresomeofBlackborow'sdiaryentries.珀西·布莱克博罗于1914年加入欧内斯特·沙克尔顿爵士的“坚忍”号南极探险之旅。沙克尔顿是他那个时代最著名的探险家之一，参加他的探险活动被认为是一种极大的荣誉。以下是布莱克伯罗的一些日记。31Oct,19141914年10月31日

Well,itsohappenedthatonemorningIboughtanewspaperandreadtheadvertisementabouttheAntarcticexpedition.嗯，碰巧有天早上我买了份报纸，看到了有关南极探险的广告。

AnexpeditiontotheSouthPolewiththegreatSirErnestShackleton-thisistheadventurethatIhavebeendreamingof.AndIwasreadyforit.Attheageof19,Iamfitandfullof

vigour.However,whenIappliedtojointheexpedition,Shackleton

turnedme

down

becausehethoughtIwastooyoungandwasn'tqualified.ButIwasso

enthusiastic

abouttheideaofgoingalongwiththemthatIsecretlywent

aboard

hisship,theEndurance,andhidinasmall

cupboard.Unfortunately,threedaysafterwesetoffIwasdiscovered.Shackletondidnotwanttoturnbacksoheofferedmeajob,butonlyafterhepromisedme,"Ifanyonehastobeeaten,thenyouwillbethefirst!"He

assigned

metobeasteward,andInowservemealsfortwenty-eightmen,threetimesaday.与伟大的欧内斯特·沙克尔顿爵士一起去南极探险，这是我一直梦寐以求的探险。我已经做好了准备。我19岁，身体健康，精力充沛。然而，当我申请加入探险队时，沙克尔顿拒绝了我，因为他认为我太年轻，没有资格。但我对和他们一起去探险的想法是如此热情，于是我偷偷上了他的船“坚忍号”，并且藏在了一个小碗柜里。不幸的是，我们出发三天后，我就被发现了。沙克尔顿不想返航（把我送回），所以他给了我一份工作，但他还向我保证，“如果有人必须被吃掉，那么你将是第一个！”他派我去当服务员，我现在为二十八个人一天做三次饭。

Howeveryonewill

envy

mewhenIcomebackandtellthemabouttheamazingplacesIhavebeento!当我回来告诉大家我去过的那些神奇地方时，大家会多么羡慕我啊！

21.Nov,19151915年11月21日

Thejourneyhasnotbeeneasy.EndurancebecamestuckintheiceasweapproachedAntarctica.Theicefrozearoundusandwewerewellandtrulystuck!Wesawtheshipget

crushed

bytheice.Andwhentheshipsank,ourhearts

sank

withit.这段旅程并不轻松。我们快到南极洲时，“坚忍”号卡在了冰里。冰把我们周围都冻住了，我们彻底被卡住了！我们看到船被冰压坏了。船沉的时候，我们的心也跟着沉了下去。

Beforewe

abandoned

theship,Shackletoncalmlycalledustogetherandtoldustorescueour

mostessentialsupplies-thesmallboats,ourfood,thecookstove,candles,clothes,andblankets.Thiswasnotimetopanic.Wewerenotallowedtotakemostofourpersonalbelongings,andShackletonhimselfthrewawayallhisgold.Buttooursurprise,heallowedHusseytokeephisbanjo,Husseyoftenplaysitto

keepourspiritsup.在我们弃船之前，沙克尔顿平静地把我们召集在一起，告诉我们要抢救我们最基本的必需品：小船、食物、炉子、蜡烛、衣服和毯子。现在还不是恐慌的时候。我们不允许拿走大部分私人物品，而且沙克尔顿自己把他所有的金子都扔掉了。但令我们惊讶的是，他让赫西保留了他的班卓琴，赫西经常谈琴来振奋我们的精神。

Wearenowcampedontheiceandwehavebeenmanagingtosurvive,butspringiscoming,andtheicewillsoonbegintomelt.我们现在在冰上扎营，我们一直在设法生存下去，但是春天来了，冰很快就会融化的。20May,19161916年5月20日

Wehavebeenstrugglingfordays,butthingsonElephantIslandaregoingfrombadtoworse.Wearenowcrowdedtogetherunderoneofourboatsontherockyshoreofthis

miserable

place.Soonafterwearrived,ShackletonleftustofindhelponSouthGeorgialsland,1320kilometresaway-thevoyagewastoodangerousanddifficultforallofustomakeitinoursmallboats.IfShackletonfails,willwehaveanyhopeofrescue?No.No

navy

intheworldeverstopsatElephantIsland,andnooneelseknowsthatwearehere.我们已经挣扎了好几天了，但是象岛上的情况越来越糟。我们现在挤在这个可怜的地方，在岩石岸上，我们的一只小船下面。我们到达这里后不久，沙克尔顿就离开我们去1320千米外的南乔治亚岛寻求帮助——这次航行对我们所有人来说太危险、太艰难，以至于我们乘坐小船不能实现目标。如果沙克尔顿失败了，我们还有获救的希望吗？不。世界上没有海军在象岛停留过，也没有其他人知道我们在这里。

Ifeellow.It'scoldandwindy.Theislandhasnoplants.Sometimesweareabletocatchasealorapenguintoeat.Otherwise,thereisnofood.Itrytothinkofhappierthings:

decent

food,warmanddryclothes,a

cosy

bedroom,sunnydays,andmymother'sface...However,thesehappymemoriesaresooninterruptedbyasuddencoldrushofair.我情绪很低落。天气又冷风又大，岛上没有植物。有时我们能抓到一只海豹或企鹅吃掉，否则，就没有食物了。我努力去想更快乐的事情：像样的食物，温暖干燥的衣服，舒适的卧室，阳光明媚的日子，还有我妈妈的脸……然而这些快乐的回忆很快就被突如其来的冷空气打断了。

Ishouted,"Shutthedoor!"我大喊道：“关门！”

"Holdonnow,Perce.Don'tyougoturningintoanotherTom,"camethereply."We'vecaughtanotherpenguin,soit'spenguinsouptonight!"传来一声回答：“要坚持住啊，珀西，你可不要变成另一个汤姆。我们又捉到了一只企鹅，今晚喝企鹅汤！”

BlessFrankWild,thekindestmanthereisafterourleader,ErnestShackleton.HowcouldIbecomeasselfishandbad-temperedasThomasOrde-Lees!上帝保佑弗克兰·怀尔德，他是仅次于我们的领袖欧内斯特·沙克尔顿的最善良的人，我怎么能变得像托马斯·奥德利斯那样自私和坏脾气呢！

WithoutFrankandErnest,we'dallbedeadbynow.Theirgenuine

concernforothers,theirperseverance,andtheir

resolvefillmewithhope.如果没有弗兰克和欧内斯特，我们现在都已经死了。他们真正关心他人，他们的毅力和决心使我充满希望。

Perhapsthereisachancewewillreturnhome,afterall.毕竟，也许我们还是有机会回家的。UsinglanguageTHEREWARDFORPERSEVERANCE坚持不懈给我们的回报WewatchedasShackletonandtheboatsailedawayfromElephantIsland.Itwaseasytoimaginethedangeraheadofthem.Wouldtheyeverreturntofindus?Whatmighthappentothem?Whatiftheyweredelayed?Wefeltsoaloneanddesperate.Butitwasnotforlong.Therewasnothinglikeagooddinnerandsomemusictocheerusup.我们看着沙克尔顿和小船驶离了象岛，不难想象他们前面会遇到什么危险。他们还会回来找我们吗？他们可能会发生什么事情？如果他们被耽搁了怎么办？我们感到如此孤独和绝望。但这担心并没持续太长时间，没有什么比得上一顿好饭和一点音乐能让我们振奋起来了。Lifefellintoaregularpattern.Stayingalivetookallourtimeandenergy.Forexample,weneededwater,andElephantIslandhadnone.Wefoundthatwecouldmelticefromtheoceananddrinkthewaterfromit.Buthowcouldwemakefire?TherewerenotreesgrowingonAntarcticaandnooil,sotheonlyfuelwecouldusewasanimalfat.Thisgaveoffoily,blacksmoke,butitstayedburningeveninstrongwinds.生活陷入了某种规律。活下去耗费了我们所有的时间和精力。例如，我们需要喝水，而象岛却没有水。我们发现我们可以融化海洋里的冰来喝海洋里的水，但我们怎么生火呢？南极洲没有树木生长，也没有石油，所以我们唯一能使用的燃料就是动物脂肪。它释放出油乎乎的黑烟，但即使在大风中它也会燃烧。Foodwasalsoaproblem,aswedidnotfindanyvegetablesorfruitontheisland.Oneofourgroupmembers,LionelGreenstreet,notedinhisdiaryabouthowboredhewaswiththemeals:"Thefoodnowisprettywellallmeatofseacreatures."Ifitweren\\'tforseaanimals,wewouldallstarve.

Asachef,itwasmydutytocook,soItriedtovarythemealsinwhateverwayIcould.Butitwasdifficult.食物也是个问题，因为我们在岛上没有找到任何蔬菜和水果，我们小组的一名成员莱昂内尔·格林斯特里特在他的日记中记录了他对这些食物的厌倦：“现在的食物完全是海洋生物的肉。”如果没有海洋动物，我们都会饿死。作为一名厨师，做饭是我的职责，所以我尽量用任何我能想到的方法来使食物多样化，不过这很困难。Wehadtobecarefulnottogooutsidetoooften,asthechangingtemperaturescouldmakeusill.Itwasalmostasdangeroustobecometoohotfromwearingtoomanyclothesastobecometoocoldfromwearingtoofew.Thesweatcouldfreezeveryquickly.Manyofusalsobecameillfromtheblacksmokeoftheanimalfatweburntforourfires.Itdamagedoureyesandburntourlungs.我们必须小心，不要常外出，因为变化无常的气温会使我们生病。因穿太多衣服而太热和穿太少衣服而太冷几乎是同样危险的。汗水很快就会结冰。我们许多人也因为燃烧动物脂肪产生的黑烟而病了，他损害了我们的眼睛，灼伤了我们的肺。Thetwenty-twoofuslivedlikethisinthecoldforfourmonths.Ourdisciplineandteamspiritkeptusoptimisticandhelpedusdealwithourfearsinapositiveandsuccessfulway.Wealsocelebratedourbirthdays,festivals,andeventhetimeswhenwecaughtaseaanimal.Thiswasan

episode

inmylifethatIwouldneverforget.我们二十二个人就这样在寒冷中生活了四个月，我们的纪律和团队精神使我们保持乐观，并帮助我们以积极和成功的方式应对我们的恐惧。我们也庆祝我们的生日、节日，甚至当我们抓住一个海洋动物的时候也庆祝一下。这是我一生中永远不会忘记的一段经历。Whenwewerefinallyrescued,wefeltsuchreliefandjoythatmanyofuscouldnothideourtears.Wewereatlastfreetogohometowarmbeds,goodfood,andthecareofourfamilyandfriends.OuroptimismandfaithinShackletonhadhelpeduspersevereinstayingalive.Andhepaidusbackbyhis

commitment

tosaveusfromaslowbutpainfuldeath.当我们最终获救时，我们感到如释重负，许多人都喜极而泣。我们终于可以解脱回家了，享受温暖的床，好吃的食物，还有家人和朋友的关心。我们的乐观和对沙卡尔顿的信任帮助我们坚持活了下来。他回报了我们，实现了他的承诺，把我们从缓慢而痛苦的死亡中救了出来。UNIT4单元提能强化练Ⅰ.阅读理解AAnexhibitionofSongBuyun’sworksisnowrunningatthemuseumoftheCentralAcademyofFineArts.TheexhibitionwillrunthroughFeb.27.Thesedays,alongawaitedsnowfallinBeijingeasilycreatesafanfare(轰动)online.Oneneedn’tgooutsidetofeelpeople’sexcitementatablanketofsnow,asaglimpseofthephotosandvideosuploadedonsocialmediawillbeenough.Seventyyearsago,however,whilesnowwascommoninBeijing,cameraswereseldomtobeseen;fewwereabletorecordthesceneryofthishistoricalcity.OneofthefewwasSongBuyun,thelateoilpainterandwater-coloristwhowalkedthestreetsandrecordedthebeautyofBeijing’scenturies-oldarchitecture.CulturallandmarksfrozenintimearedisplayedinSong’sBeijinglandscapeseries,picturingthepeacefulatmosphereofthecity’shistoricalspotsoverthecourseofayear,suchasTiantan.HedocumentedpeoplevisitingthePalaceMuseum,swimminginlakesandclearingsnowoffthestreets.Dyingin1992,Songdidn’thaveachancetoshowthisbodyofworkduringhislifetime.Itwaseightyearslaterthatthesepaintingsweremadepublicforthefirsttimeatanexhibitionheldinhismemory.“Song’spaintingsshowtheharmony(和谐)betweenarchitectureanditssurroundings,”saysFanDi’an,deanoftheCentralAcademyofFineArts.“Thecolorsarevividandarrangedtastefullytogivearefreshinglooktotheseoldbuildings.CombiningskillsofChineseandWesternart,hisworkspreserve(保存)thevariedlandscapeofacity,andunderhisbrushwork,Songinjectedrichemotions,allowinghisworktostandthetestoftime.”1.WhatcanweknowaboutSong’sworksintheexhibition?A.Theyweremadewiththehelpofcameras.B.TheyfocusonBeijing’sculturallandmarks.C.Theyshowpeople’shardlifeinBeijingdecadesago.D.Theyhavedrawnwideattentionandgoodcommentsonline.2.WhendidthepublicfirstseethebodyofSong’sBeijinglandscapeseries?A.In1951.B.In1992.C.In2000. D.In2020.3.WhatmakesSong’sworkslastlong?A.ThecolorsSongusedwereveryspecial.B.Somearchitectureandsurroundingsdon’texist.C.Theyaretheonlywaytorecordthehistoricscenery.D.Song’sskillsandemotionmaketheworksvaluable.4.What’sthebesttitleofthistext?A.Frozenintime:anoldBeijinginSongBuyun’sexhibitionB.SongBuyun:agreatcolourmasterwhopaintedarchitectureC.Asymphonyofcolors:anexhibitiongivingyouafeastofeyesD.LandmarksinBeijing:theharmonyarchitectureandcultureBIn1939,seven-year-oldMiriamSchreibershouldhavestartedfirstgrade.Instead,shespentthatyear—andthefollowingfive—tryingtosurvive.ShewaslivinginPolandwhenWorldWarⅡbrokeout.“Myentirelifewasruinedwithinminutes,”shesays.“Iwaslookingforwardtostartingschool.”Shenevermadeit.Andnothavingadegreehasalwaysbeenathorninherside.Decadeslater,though,theHolocaustsurvivorfinallygotsomethingshehadalwayslongedfor.KapiloffBrander,directorofcommunityprogramsatJewishFamilyServices,reachedouttotheNewEnglandJewishAcademy,aJewishhighschool,toaskwhethertheschoolcouldhelpMiriamfulfillherwish.RichardNabel,theprincipaloftheschool,broughtafewseniorstudentstoMiriam’shometohearherstorybeforetheycameupwiththeideaofpresentingheranhonorarydiplomaattheschool’s2020graduationceremony.MiriamsufferedalotinaslavelaborcampinSiberiabeforeshegotliberatedin1946.SheandherremainingfamilymemberswenttoarefugeecampinGermany,whereshegotmarriedandhadherfirstchildattheageof16.Havingspentyearsinrefugeecampsindifferentcountries,shefinallyimmigratedtoAmericain1960.Gettingaformaleducationwasneveranoptionforherbutshelearnedsevenlanguagesovertheyears.“Ieducatedmyself,”shesays.“Ireadbooksdayandnight.Istilldo.”OnAugust16,duringasociallydistancedceremonyintheschoolgym,MiriamwaspresentedwithahighschooldiplomafromtheNewEnglandJewishAcademy.“Thereweren’ttoomanydryeyesamongthe30ofusthere,”saysNabel.Miriam’sfamilywasespeciallymoved.“I’mnotsuresheevenrealizestheimportanceofthatmomenttome,”saysBernie,hereldestson.“Iamsoproudofher.”

5.WhatcanbelearnedaboutMiriamfromparagraph1?A.Sheregrettednotbeingeducatedatschool.B.Shestartedfirstgradeattheageofseven.C.ShefeltluckytohavesurvivedWorldWarⅡ.D.ShespentfiveyearsinPolandduringthewar.6.HowdidMiriamgetherlong-cherishedwishfulfilled?A.Shemadeitthroughherownefforts.B.SheturnedtoKapiloffBranderforhelp.C.Theseniorstudentsthemselvespresentedadiplomatoher.D.RichardNabellearnedaboutherstoryanddecidedtohelp.7.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMiriam?A.Educated. B.Intelligent.C.Determined. D.Patient.8.WhatdidNabelmeanbysaying“Thereweren’ttoomanydryeyes”?A.Miriam’sstorywasordinarybutinspiring.B.Mostofthosepresentweredeeplytouched.C.HewasimpressedbyMiriamandwasproudofher.D.HefelthonoredtopresentMiriamwithadiploma.Ⅱ.完形填空DearMr.Smith,Ihaveputthisletteroffforfartoolong.Iknowyoupassedawaymanyyearsago,butmaybesomeoneelse1thiswilldomuchbetter2it’stoolateforhimorher.Iwantyoutoknowwhata3youmadeinmylifeandtosaythanks.

Whenyou4mescienceatPattersonHighSchool,youawakeneda5inmetolearnabouteverythinginmyworld—notjustthethingsinsciencebuteverything,everywhere.My6questionwasandstillis,“Why?”IknowI7mydaddymadsometimes,8whenhewasdoingsomehouseworkorcarrepair,withmyquestions:What’sthat?Whatisitusedfor?Whydoesn’titworkthatway?Hewould9answeringmyquestionsandsaytome,“Gointhehouse,David!”

TheonlythingsIcan10nowfromyourclassarehowtoidentifythedifferenttypesofcloudsandtheelementsintheperiodictable(元素周期表).Itwasn’tthe11ofthelessonsbuttheinspiration—toquestion,tobecurious,andtolookatproblemsas12tobesolved—thathas13mesowellovertheyears.

WhenIlookattheskyandpointtoacloudformation,14anyonearoundthatthosearesuchandsuchclouds,Icanseetheir15eyes.Butoccasionally,oneofmygrandchildrenwillaskanxiously,“Howdoyouknowthat?”Isay,“Ihadateacher.”

Sincerely,David1.A.choosing B.readingC.correcting D.creating2.A.before B.afterC.since D.while3.A.promise B.planC.mistake D.difference4.A.provided B.guidedC.taught D.prepared5.A.kindness B.patienceC.judgment D.curiosity6.A.constant B.obviousC.sudden D.traditional7.A.directed B.droveC.excited D.forced8.A.specially B.personallyC.especially D.privately9.A.beproudof B.takecareofC.runoutof D.gettiredof10.A.remember B.realizeC.imagine D.recognize11.A.force B.contentC.meaning D.power12.A.exercises B.decisionsC.challenges D.benefits13.A.afforded B.requestedC.respected D.served14.A.warning B.informingC.educating D.reminding15.A.amazed B.relaxedC.discouraged D.determinedⅢ.读后续写阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。(2023山东济南上学期统考)Iliveinasmallbutlovelyneighborhood.Ourhouseisneitherlargenorluxurious,butithasafairlybiggarden.Myfatherloveshisgarden.Heplantedsomeseedsinit,andtookgoodcareoftheplants,wateringthem,applyingfertilizer,weedingandgettingridofbugs.Hewasnevertiredofdoingallthatstuff.Butatthattime,Ididn’tunderstandwhyworkinginthedirtexcitedhimsomuch.Unfortunately,inthesummervacationbeforemyseniorhighschool,myfatherwasseriouslyinjuredinanaccident.Hehadtostayinbedforawhile.Mymotherhadseveralbusinesstrips,soshecouldn’ttakecareofthegarden.Ididn’twantmyfathertoworry.IsaidthatIwouldtakecareofhisgardenuntilherecovered.Iassumedthatthelittleplantswouldcontinuetogrowaslongastheyhadwater,andluckilyitrainedfairlyoften,soIdidn’tthinkmuchaboutthegarden.OneSaturdaymorning,myfathersaidtome,“Christine,thevegetablesshouldbereadytobepicked.Let’shaveasaladtoday!”Iwentouttothegardenandwasupsettoseethatthelettuce(生菜)leavesandcarrotshadbeenhalfeatenbybugs.Therewerehundredsofbugsalloverthem!IpanickedforamomentbutthenIquietlywenttothenearestsupermarkettobuysomevegetables.WhenIwasmakingthesalad,mymothercamehomeandsawthebagfromthesupermarketinthekitchen.Iwasembarrassedandadmitted,“Dadwouldlikeasalad,butthegardenisadisaster.Idon’twanttodisappointhim,soIwenttothesupermarketandboughtsomevegetables.”Mymothersmiled,saying,“Honey,youknowwhatistherightthingtodo.”注意:1.续写词数应为150左右;2.请按如下格式作答。MyfatherseemedverypleasedwhenItookthesaladtohim.

Feelingguilty,Idecidedtodotherightthing.

参考答案UNIT4单元提能强化练Ⅰ.【语篇导读】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章介绍了已逝画家宋步云的作品在中央美术学院博物馆里展出的情况。1.B细节理解题。根据第四段中的“CulturallandmarksfrozenintimearedisplayedinSong’sBeijinglandscapeseries,picturingthepeacefulatmosphereofthecity’shistoricalspotsoverthecourseofayear,suchasTiantan.”可知,他的作品集中于北京的文化地标。2.C细节理解题。根据第五段“Dyingin1992,Songdidn’thaveachancetoshowthisbodyofworkduringhislifetime.Itwaseightyearslaterthatthesepaintingsweremadepublicforthefirsttimeatanexhibitionheldinhismemory.(逝世于1992年,宋没有机会在他的有生之年里展出他的作品。8年后这些绘画作品才在一个为了纪念他而举办的画展中首次公开)”可知,在2000年公众才首次看到他的作品。3.D细节理解题。根据文章最后一句“CombiningskillsofChineseandWesternart,...Songinjectedrichemotions,allowinghisworktostandthetestoftime.”可知,宋的作品能历经时间考验是因为他作品中的艺术技巧和注入的情感。4.A主旨大意题。通读全文可知,本文主要介绍了已逝画家宋步云的作品正在中央美术学院博物馆里展出,对他的记录老北京历史景观的作品做了简单介绍,尤其是他的中西方结合的绘画技巧与他融入画中的情感,使他的作品能历经时间的考验,因此,A项“Frozenintime:anoldBeijinginSongBuyun’sexhibition”为本文的最佳标题。【语篇导读】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了第二次世界大战大屠杀幸存者Miriam的求学故事。战争的爆发使她失去了上学的机会,战争时期的苦难没有打倒她,她一直坚持自学、读书,她的故事感动了新英格兰犹太学院和学生,授予了她荣誉文凭,帮她完成了夙愿。5.A细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“‘Iwaslookingforwardtostartingschool.’Shenevermadeit.Andnothavingadegreehasalwaysbeenathorninherside.”可知,她一直期待去上学,但却因为战争没能上学,这是令她感到遗憾的。6.D细节理解题。根据文章第二段的“RichardNabel,theprincipaloftheschool,broughtafewseniorstudentstoMiriam’shometohearherstorybeforetheycameupwiththeideaofpresentingheranhonorarydiplomaattheschool’s2020graduationceremony.”可知,校长了解了Miriam的故事后,决定给予她荣誉文凭,帮助她完成梦想。7.C推理判断题。根据文章第三段的“butshelearnedsevenlanguagesovertheyears.‘Ieducatedmyself,’shesays.‘Ireadbooksdayandnight.Istilldo.’”可知,她虽然不能接受正规教育,但仍然坚持学习、读书。由此推测,她是一个有决心的人。8.B句意理解题。根据下文的“Miriam’sfamilywasespeciallymoved.”可知,她能够得到文凭是令人感动的。因此猜测,“Thereweren’ttoomanydryeyes”的意思是“很多人都很感动”,故选B项。Ⅱ.【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者怀念一位去世多年的老师,从这位老师身上学到的求知精神影响了作者很多年。1.B根据上文“Ihaveputthisletteroffforfartoolong.Iknowyoupassedawaymanyyearsago”可知,这是作者写给已故老师的信,此处指读到(reading)这封信的其他人。2.A根据下文“it’stoolateforhimorher”可知,其他人可以在为时未晚时,做得更好。