Unit 11
Heroes
Heroes
Preparation
Listening-centered
In-class
activities
reading
Further development
Useful information
 All
cultures have heroes. Heroes come
from all walks of life. They give us
courage and offer examples of
behavior worth imitating. Their deeds
and accomplishments have inspired
o r d i n a r y
p e o p l e .
What is a hero?
Words and phrases you may use:
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Unselfishness
Personal gain
Stand up to
Knowledgeable
Intelligence
dauntless
What is a hero?
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A hero is a person who does great
and brave deeds. He is admired for
his intelligence, bravery, leadership,
unselfishness and his contribution
to society. He doesn’t care about his
own safety or personal gain. He can
stand up to evil things fearlessly.
Listening I
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A hero inside
Words and phrases you need to know before listening:
1.
Heroism
2.
Arlene Beckles
3.
Hairdresser’s
4.
Empty
5.
Cash register
6.
promote
Listening III
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Hero award
Words and phrases you need to know before listening:
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4.
Anti-cocaine
Accountant
Philadelphia
brake
Heroes
Heroes
Pre-reading
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Words and phrases you may use:
1.
Far-sightedness
Sense of justice
Abhorrence of evil
Absolute fairness
The masses
Pull the nation together
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Passage reading
Cite (Para. 3)
1. 引用，举例
e.g.Mary could cite five incidents of Bill
being late.
2. 表扬，嘉奖
e.g. The commanding officer cited the troops
for their extreme bravery.
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Former
(Para. 5)
adj. 以前的
e.g. former president/ wife/ soldier/ size
n. 前者
e.g. O the two possibilities, the former seems more
likely.
ant. latter
syn. previous
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Let alone (Para. 6)
let alone 后面的动词形式由前后面的动词形
式决定。
e.g. I have not read the first chapter, let alone
finished the book.
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Come cashing
(Para. 6)
Come后面经常跟分词，如：
Come flying/ running/ speeding
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Stumble onto
(Para. 11)
Stumble on/ onto/ upon/ across
意为：偶然遇到，碰巧找到
e.g. Wherever I went, I stumbled on people
talking about the issue.
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Alike (Para. 11)
Adj. 相同的
e.g. My mother and I are alike in may ways.
Adv. 相同地
e.g. The twins are dressed alike.
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Further development
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Vocabulary and structure
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1. If you find yourself _______ things, call me.
A. worry about
B. worried about
C. worrying about
D. to worry about
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2. Tony was ____ making inflammatory speeches.
A. charged of
B. accused with
C. accused
D. charged with
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3. The children were eventually found _____ in
an old mine haft.
A. hidden
B. hiding
C. to be hidden
D. hide
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4. I wasn’t doing anything special ,just ____
generally.
A .tidying up
B. tidy up
C. picking up
D. pick up
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5. The committee can _____ into small groups
to talk about each of these matters in greater
detail.
A. figure out
B. split up
C .back down
D. cope with
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6. A lot of microchip manufacturing companies
______ at that time.
A. proceeded
B. preserved
C. prospered
D. prolonged
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7. There’s been a lot of debate about whether the
UN should ________its troops from the country.
A. withstand
B. hold
C. gather
D. withdraw
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8. One bag won’t ________ all of the shopping ----we’d better take two.
A. bring
B. take
C. hold
D. make
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9. Nuclear science should be developed to benefit
the people ______ harm them.
A. more than
B. other than
C. better than
D. rather than
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10. ______, “Don’t count your chickens before
they’re hatched.”
A. As the saying go
B. As the saying goes
C. With the saying goes D. With the saying go
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11. You don’t have to write down every little
______ in your life.
A. accident
B. incident
C. occurrence
D. event
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12. The aircraft suddenly turned on its back and
_____.
A. burst into blossom
B. burst into applause
C. burst into flames
D. burst into flash
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13. By ten o’clock this evening, the fuel in the
furnace ______.
A. will burn up
B. burns up
C. had burned up
D. will have burned up
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14. When the streets are full of melting snow,
you cannot help but _____ your shoes wet.
A. get
B. to get
C. getting
D. got
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15. Mrs. Smith has _____ her daughter in the
Ballet class.
A. enrolled
B. adapted
C. consoled
D. anchored
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16. This year’s Olympic Games will be the biggest
sporting _____.
A. matter
B. object
C. thing
D. event
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17. The former president led a battle ______
drunken driving.
A. for
B. against
C. off
D. from
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18. That offer of a job is to be grabbed _____
without hesitation.
A. at
B. with
C. in
D. to
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19. John was ______by the the doctors after the
operation, but he lived just the same.
A. gave up
B. gave in
C. given up
D. given in
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20. He____ his shoes and went into the house.
A. burned up
B. slipped off
C. lit up
D. set free
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21. My parents are away on business. Could you
please keep me _____ for a few days?
A. company
B. companion
C. accompany
D. component
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22. The band music _______ the crowd and
made them feel patriotic.
A. launch
B. conquered
C .stirred
D. alleviated
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23. The train was crowded and I had to get into a
carriage ________ there were already seven
other people.
A. when
B. which
C. where
D. that
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24.The room was in utter disorder with bits of
paper , broken bottles and rusty cans
_______about.
A. lain
B. lying
C. lay
D. laying
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25.Captain Scott’s example ___________them
to reach the South Pole on foot.
A. explored
B. followed
C. consoled
D. inspired
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26.He is a carefree fellow who __________ his
responsibilities lightly.
A. carries
B. holds
C. bears
D. keeps
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27.I won’t be able to go on holiday________.
A with my mother been ill.
B. with my mother to be ill.
C. with my mother be ill.
D. with my mother being ill.
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28._________ all possible efforts, he would
have attained success.
A. If he exerted
B. Had he exerted
C Has he exerted
D. Did he exert
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29.Do you remember _______to Professor
Smith during your last visit?
A. to be introduced
B. to have introduced
C. being introduced
D. having introduced
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30.Tea didn’t reach Europe _________ 1901.
A. since
B until
C. after
D. over
Writing
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A hero I know
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Words and phrases you may use:
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Bravery
Heroic
Idol
Unify
Martyr
Rescue
Eternal
sturdy
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