Unit 1 Looking forwards Starting out & Understanding ideas 一、单词拼写 1.It may surprise you to learn that it is a crime novel without a _____(侦探). 2._____(最终), though, you have to make your own judgments. 3.Since _____(少年时代), he had dreamed of becoming a polar explorer like Amundsen, and he initially set his sights on the North Pole. 4.He sailed for Europe as a _____(通讯记者) for Life for a firsthand look at the war. 5.Students were confused to see that there was just a black _____ (小圆点) in the center of the page. 二、语法填空 6.To understand the novel, you need to consider its _____ (history) background. 7.She taught Yim an improved version of Shaolin Kung Fu, _____ (ultimate) known as Wing Chun now. 8.He insisted that immediate action _____ (take) to reduce the waste. 9.One of her _____ (ambition) is to become a doctor, and she has at last achieved it. 10.A private _____ (detect) has been tailing them for several weeks. 三、完成句子 11.为了实现梦想，我们不仅要有计划而且要采取行动。 To realize our dreams, we must _____ _____. 12.随着高考的接近，很多学生变得越来越紧张。（用with复合结构） _____, many students are becoming increasingly nervous. 13.他这辈子从来没有放弃过要打破世界跳高纪录的雄心壮志。 Never _____ to break the world record in the high jump all his life. 14.正如我们许多人都知道的那样，对未来有计划并不能保证它们都会成为现实。 As many of us already know, _____ is no guarantee that they will become reality. 15.我前往一所展示加利福尼亚历史变迁的当地博物馆。 I headed to a local museum that showed the _____ in California. 四、七选五 Make the right choices What is life’s gift 16 Choice is the ability to select one course of action from a set of alternatives to achieve a goal. What is so great about choice It transforms us from dumb animals into artists. Each of us becomes another Michelangelo. Choice becomes nothing other than the tool we use to sculpt (雕刻）our life. The tool doesn’t come free, however, for the price of choice is responsibility. 17 The reward is happiness. Life is not still. It is a flow. 18 We constantly need to monitor where we are on our journey. We need to ask questions: Am I moving closer to my goals If not, what corrective measures can I take What action will I take now to readjust myself to my goals Choice is power. Choice is at the heart of life. It is the creative power of life. 19 And your life becomes more convenient or comfortable because of them. For example, you decide which stores to shop at and which gas station to go to. But the decisions that we make to sculpt our lives are far more important than deciding where to shop. The more we appreciate the difference between minor and major decisions, the greater the probability that we will experience happiness and fulfillment. All chess lovers realize that it isn’t necessary to win to enjoy the game. The pleasure is in the playing. Life is like a chess game. 20 A.But when we accept and carry it out, we get a great return. B.Make the best moves yo ... ...
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