Module1LifeintheFuture主系表结构课件（外研版必修4）.ppt

阅读与写作(1)　主系表结构　;人物介绍类 关于一些名人或其它日常生活中人们所熟悉的人物的介绍也是人们所关注的事情，每年的高考中此话题都会涉及到，如2013山东卷阅读理解B篇。;美文赏析 Take a second chance YOUVE got a good voice，and your dream is to make a career for yourself in the music world.Suddenly，youre offered a record① deal.So what do you do？Obviously，you jump at② any opportunity for stardom，right?;Kelly Clarkson actually let her first chance pass her by.She was 18，and she had just moved to Los Angeles from Texas to pursue her entertainment dream.“[The record company ] told me that if I lost 20 pounds (9 kilograms)that they would sign me，”Clarkson told NPR. It_seemed_like_saying_“no”_was_a_bad_choice.Although Clarkson later landed some minor roles(小角色)in some TV series, her opportunities were rare③.Eventually she returned to Texas and became a waitress in a bar.;But thankfully，she got another chance at fame.In 2002, Clarkson decided to try her luck on the first season of TV talent show American Idol.Things went well—she went on to win the contest.However，when Clarkson first auditioned (试镜)，she never expected that it would enable her to relive her dream.“I had no idea what the show was，”Clarkson said.“I just auditioned for this thing that said theyd pay you...I went into it thinking it might pay my electric bill.”;Thats how Clarksons career started from “ a happenstance(偶然事件)”，as she put it.Critics(评论家)gave various reasons why she wouldnt stay on top.She wasnt stylish enough；she wasnt slim(苗条的)enough，and so on.But Kelly Clarkson,31，has proven them all wrong by producing nonstop，world-wide hits.On Oct 29，Clarkson released④ her sixth CD，a Christmas album called Wrapped in Red, which NBC says it likely to “become a new holiday classic⑤”．;How has she stayed strong all these years？“I had to grow a thick skin from the age of 6，”Clarkson revealed to The New York Times, referring to a childhood defined by her parents divorce⑥ and financial(经济上的)hardship. Her respones(回应)to those tough times is best summarized by her famous song Fighter：“Wha