新人教选修七 Unit 1 Living well-Reading[].pptVIP

* By Steven August 21st 尽管史蒂芬霍金得了重病，他仍然致力于他的研究和写作。在1988年，他发表了《时间简史》，这对人类有重大影响。 In spite of his heavy disease, Stephen Hawking was still devoted to his research and writing. In 1988, he published a book ——A Brief History of Time, which made a big difference to human beings=which greatly influenced human beings. 海伦凯勒是第一个获得文学学士的聋哑人。下定决心要和人们正常交流，她在演讲和讲座上花了大量时间。 Helen Keller was the first deafblind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. Determined to communicate with others as normally as possible, she spent much time on speeches and lectures. 贝多芬是德国著名的钢琴家和作曲家。在大约1800年，他的听力开始衰退，到他生命的最后十年，他几乎是完全失聪。 Beethoven was a famous German pianist and composer. In about 1800 his hearing began to decline, and by the last decade of his life he was almost totally deaf. 出生于1955年的张海迪， 是一个瘫痪的人。 她不能去学校，但是她自学到大学水平。 她学会了多种外语，包括英语、日语、德语等。 Born in 1955, Zhang Haidi was a paralyzed person. She was unable to attend school, but she educated herself to university level. She learned several foreign languages including English, Japanese, German and so on. Reading: First reading: Read the text quickly and answer: 1. Marty is ____ person. A. a healthy B. an ill C. a disabled D. a rich 2. Marty has ____disease. A. a mental B. a muscle C. an eye D. a leg 3. What’s Marty’s dream? Being a famous football player and representing his country in the World Cup. Being a doctor. Being a college student. Being a basketball player. Second reading: Read the text carefully again and answer: Why did the doctors cut out a piece of muscle from Marty’s leg? Because they could cure the disease by cutting it out. Because they wanted to use it as a specimen(标本). Because they would transplant(移植) the new muscle. Because they wanted to find out the cause of the disease. 2. Which of the following is false? Although there are a few students who look down upon him, Marty never gets annoyed. Marty leads a meaningful life and does not feel sorry for being disabled. Marty only spends time with his pet