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1、Unit 1Unit 1Watch the video and answer the following questions.1.Whats the building that was hit?2.What was the event?When did it happen?Audiovisual supplementCultural informationThe building is the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City.It was one of the 9/11 attacks.It happened on

2、September 11,2001.Audiovisual supplementCultural informationNews:Officer A:News:We have unconfirmed reports this morning that a plane has crashed into one of the towers of the World Trade Center.CNN Center right now.Holy shit!.work on this story,calling our sources and trying to figure out exactly w

3、hat happened,but,clearly,something relatively devastating happening this morning there.Were going to join another one of our New York affiliates for their live coverage.Here at the top of this tower,theres a huge,gaping hole,flames still inside.Audiovisual supplementCultural informationAudiovisual s

4、upplementCultural informationOfficer B:Officer C:Officer B:Officer D:Officer E:Officer B:Can you believe this?What schmuck would fly a plane into the Trade Center?Maybe they ran out of gas or something.Yeah,Colovito.Right.Maybe some jerk-off forgot which lever to pull on his twin-engine.Thats not a

5、small plane.Hell,no.Audiovisual supplementCultural informationPolice Chief:Team Leader:All right,listen up!Let me have your attention here!Theyre telling us its a commuter plane.Tower One is being evacuated as a precaution.Theyve asked us to send a team down to assist.Sergeant McLoughlin.Ive got a l

6、ist of names here.Step out when you hear it.Were going downtown.Good evening.Today,our fellow citizens,our way of life,our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts.The victims were in airplanes or in their offices:secretaries,business men and women,military

7、and federal workers,moms and dads,friends and neighbors.Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil,despicable acts of terror.The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings,fires burning,huge structures collapsing have filled us with disbelief,terrible sadness and a quiet,unyielding anger.These

8、acts of mass murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat.But they have failed.Our country is strong.1.President Bushs address to the nation:Audiovisual supplementCultural information A great people has been moved to defend a great nation.Terrorist attacks can shake the foundat

9、ions of our biggest buildings,but they cannot touch the foundation of America.These acts shatter steel,but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.America was targeted for attack because were the brightest beacon for freedom and opportunity in the world.And no one will keep that light from sh

10、ining.Today,our nation saw evil the very worst of human nature and we responded with the best of America.With the daring of our rescue workers,with the caring for strangers and neighbors who came to give blood and help in any way they could.Audiovisual supplementCultural information Immediately foll

11、owing the first attack,I implemented our governments emergency response plans.Our military is powerful,and its prepared.Our emergency teams are working in New York City and Washington D.C.to help with local rescue efforts.Our first priority is to get help to those who have been injured,and to take e

12、very precaution to protect our citizens at home and around the world from further attacks.The functions of our government continue without interruption.Federal agencies in Washington which had to be evacuated today are reopening for essential personnel tonight and will be open for business tomorrow.

13、Our financial institutions remain strong,and the American economy will be open for business as well.Audiovisual supplementCultural informationAudiovisual supplementCultural information The search is underway for those who were behind these evil acts.I have directed the full resources of our intellig

14、ence and law enforcement communities to find those responsible and to bring them to justice.We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbor them.I appreciate so very much the members of Congress who have joined me in strongly condemning these attacks.

15、And on behalf of the American people,I thank the many world leaders who have called toAudiovisual supplementCultural informationoffer their condolences and assistance.America and our friends and allies join with all those who want peace and security in the world,and we stand together to win the war

16、against terrorism.Tonight,I ask for your prayers for all those who grieve,for the children whose worlds have been shattered,for all whose sense of safety and security has been threatened.And I pray they will be comforted by a Power greater than any of us,spoken through the ages in Psalm 23:Even thou

17、gh I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,I fear no evil for you are with me.Audiovisual supplementCultural information This is a day when all Americans from every walk of life unite in our resolve for justice and peace.America has stood down enemies before,and we will do so this time.None

18、 of us will ever forget this day,yet we go forward to defend freedom and all that is good and just in our world.Thank you.Good night.And God bless America!Audiovisual supplementCultural information2.September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks(often referred to as September 11th or 9/11)were a seri

19、es of coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda upon the United States on September 11,2001.On that morning,19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners.The hijackers intentionally crashed two of the airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City,k

20、illing everyone on board and many others working in the buildings.Both buildings collapsed within two hours,destroying nearby buildings and damaging others.Thehijackers crashed a third airliner into the Pentagon in Arlington,Virginia,just outside Washington,D.C.The fourth plane crashed into a field

21、near Shanksville in rural Pennsylvania after some of its passengers and flight crew attempted to retake control of the plane,which the hijackers had redirected toward Washington,D.C.There were no survivors from any of the flights.The death toll of the attacks was 2,995,including the 19 hijackers.The

22、 overwhelming majority of casualties were civilians,including nationals of over 70 countries.In addition,there is at least one secondary death one person was ruled by a medical examiner to have died from lung disease due to exposure to dust from the World Trade Centers collapse.Audiovisual supplemen

23、tCultural information The text describes a particular episode in the disaster that occurred on ,2001 in New York,in praise of the .It presents people in the attack,who demonstrated great valor trying to .Main ideaStructural analysisSeptember 11_courage and compassion of man_three_save those who were

24、in danger and needed help_ParagraphsMain idea12-910-30It tells of peoples perception of the WTC.It describes the initial reaction of people inside the WTC when the building was hit.It is mainly about how the three men(Mayblum,Ramos and Hong)endeavored to save a heavyset man by their joint efforts.1.

25、Divide the text into parts by completing the table.Main ideaStructural analysisParagraph(s)Main idea31-34It describes the gathering of some of the survivors and the victims wives.Main ideaStructural analysis2.What is the function of the last part?It is a most touching scene.It seems to suggest that

26、the author has,from what is described above,reached the conclusion about the ultimate moral dilemma:“Save yourself,or save another.”Main ideaStructural analysis With the building in flames,one man needed help.Another man refused to leave him.“Weve Been Hit!”Detailed reading Adam Mayblum used to enjo

27、y watching as storms lashed the windows of his office:You think thats power?Mayblum would scoff.Im on the 87th floor of the World Trade Center.Thats power.The drawstrings on his window shades would appear to sway slightly,but it was an illusion.Although they were 1,040 feet in the sky,The WTC was qu

28、ite steady.1 When Mayblum felt a devastating rumble on that September morning,he glanced at the drawstrings.They were careening wildly,three feet in either direction.Mayblum would be one of thousands cast into an extraordinary purgatory that morning.While as many as 25,000 would find their way to sa

29、fety,5,000 would not.For some,it was a matter of geography not just which tower they worked in or on which floor,but in which corner of the building.Detailed reading234 For some,the choices were as basic as which staircase to use.Others faced the ultimate moral dilemma:Save yourself,or save another.

30、The confusion inside Adam Mayblums office at May Davis,a financial services firm,lasted just seconds.He knew he needed to get out.He ripped his T-shirt into pieces,soaked the pieces in water and gave them to colleagues to cover their faces.Among them:Harry Ramos,head trader at May Davis.Mayblum had

31、worked with Ramos off and on for 14 years.Detailed reading567 Sparks bit at Mayblums ankles as he raced for the stairs.He bolted down two flights before realizing that his trading partner,Hong Zhu,had been left behind.He went back upstairs,the whole area now filled with smoke and burning jet fuel.Th

32、ere was no sign of Hong.Mayblum hurried down again and made it to the 78th floor,a transfer lobby where one set of elevators and stairs ended and another began.He saw a reassuring sight;Ramos had waded into the pandemonium to help panicked workers into a stairwell.Detailed reading89 Mayblum continue

33、d his descent,the muscles in his calves contracting in spasms.On the 53rd floor,he came across a heavyset man whose legs just wouldnt move anymore.“Do you want to come,or do you want us to send help?”Mayblum shouted.The man asked him to send help.Adam said he would.In the noise,smoke and sparks,Mayb

34、lum didnt realize that his friend Hong Zhu was behind him in the stairwell the whole time.When Hong got to the 53rd floor,he came across Harry Ramos.Ramos had stooped to help the heavyset man Mayblum had seen earlier.“Ill give you a hand,”Hong said.Detailed reading10111213 Together,Ramos and Hong he

35、lped the man down one more flight to an elevator.“Dont take it,”a Port Authority official screamed.Hong and Ramos tried to send a magazine down in the elevator to test its safety.But when they pressed the“down”button,the doors wouldnt close.So Hong decided that he would be the guinea pig instead.He

36、stepped inside,and the doors shut behind him.Hong took the elevator down to the 44th floor,the next transfer lobby.So far,so good.He pressed“52,”went back up and collected Ramos and the heavyset man.Detailed reading1415161718 On 44 Hong and Ramos helped the man toward the last bank of elevators that

37、 would take them all the way down.Hong pressed the“down”button again.Nothing.They would have to take the stairs.Ramos and Hong tried to support the man.“One step at a time,”Hong said.They had been trying to get out for an hour and five minutes.They were on 36 when they felt the South Tower collapse.

38、“We really have to move,”Hong said.Detailed reading1920212223 The rumbles of the collapsing tower next door seemed to sap the heavyset man of his last gasps of energy.“I cant do it anymore,”he said,sitting down.Hong and Ramos tried to persuade him to continue.“You dont have to move your legs!”Hong s

39、houted.“Just move your butt.Lets go!”But the man couldnt go on.A fireman ran up to them.Hong expected that he would join in to get the heavy man to move.Instead,the fireman turned to Hong.“Who are you,screaming at him to get out?”the fireman shouted.“You get out!”Detailed reading24252627 Hong looked

40、 at Ramos,who was still standing with the heavyset man.“Im coming down with you,”Ramos told the man.“Im not going to leave.”“I left,”Hong says sorrowfully.“Alone.”The next day,Adam Mayblum sent an e-mail describing his experience to friends and relatives,who sent it to still others.The e-mail was re

41、ad by someone in San Francisco who knew a woman in New York named Rebecca.Her husband,Victor,a heavyset man,was missing.Detailed reading28293031 On Saturday,September 15,May Daviss chairman had a gathering at his New Jersey home.Adam Mayblum was there.So was Hong Zhu.Rebecca was also there,learning

42、how her husband,Victor,had been comforted in his last moments,how Harry Ramos had refused to leave him behind.Ramoss wife,Micky,was there too.She kept asking Mayblum and Hong where her husband was,convinced that somehow,Harry the only May Davis employee still missing was alive.Detailed reading3233 P

43、iece by piece,she developed a picture of his escape:Harry was on 87 when the plane hit.He stopped to help on 78.He met up with Hong on 53.But as hard as she tried,as many questions as she asked,the picture began to fade on the 36th floor.Detailed reading341.How much do you know about the World Trade

44、 Center?The World Trade Center was more than its signature twin towers:it was a complex of 7 buildings on 16 acres,constructed and operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.The towers rose at the heart of the complex,each climbing more than 100 feet higher than the silver mast of the

45、 Empire State Building.The World Trade Center was hit by hijacked planes on September 11,2001.Detailed reading2.What images are used to emphasize the steadiness of the WTC?Storms and drawstrings.Detailed readingCan you paraphrase the sentence“They were careening wildly,three feet in either direction

46、.”in Paragraph 2?They were swaying up to three feet from side to side,like a ship in a great storm.Detailed readingWhat is the implication of the parallel sentences in Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5?These sentences are used to emphasize the fact that the people in the building were in great danger and

47、whether they would survive depended very much on where they happened to be when the building was struck and which staircase they would use to get out.Detailed reading1.Is there any evidence of peoples concern for others?Yes,Mayblum shared his ripped T-shirt with his colleagues,Mayblum went back to l

48、ook for his trading partner,and Ramos helped panicked workers into a stairwell.Detailed reading2.What does“Ramos had waded into the pandemonium”mean?It means that he“had walked into the wild chaos with great determination.”Detailed readingHow do you understand the sentence“So far,so good”in Para.18?

49、Things are satisfactory up to this point.Detailed readingHow did they manage to get down from the 53rd floor to the 36th floor?They first got down to the 44th floor in the elevator which,fortunately,was still working.Then Ramos and Hong helped the man down to the 36th floor,which took them an hour a

50、nd five minutes.Detailed readingWhat does“Who are you,screaming at him to get out”in Para.27 mean?Who do you think you are?You have no right to shout at him and order him to get out.Detailed reading1.Why did the fireman shout at Hong?What did he possibly do after Hong left?Possibly because he wanted

51、 to save at least one more person.After Hong left,he probably joined Ramos in helping the heavyset man.Detailed reading2.Where did the heavyset man live?In New York.What is the significance of the last paragraph?And what is its relation to the subtitle of the text“With the building in flames,one man

52、 needed help.Another man refused to leave him”?The last paragraph is a condensed account of Ramoss heroic deed.It echoes the subtitle with a very moving picture.Notice the word“fade,”which literally means“become unclear,”suggesting that Harry Ramoss wife was unable to accept the truth about her husb

53、ands death.Detailed readinglash vt.hit violently or suddenlye.g.The farmer lashed the mules with a stick.The waves lashed the shore.Collocation:lash out(at/against sb./sth.)make a sudden violent attack with blows or wordsSynonym:whip,beatDetailed readingscoff vi.laugh(at)e.g.All the students scoffed

54、 at the poor boys clothes.The disabled people are often scoffed.Derivation:scoffer n.Synonym:jeer,mockDetailed readingsway vi.move or swing from side to sidee.g.He swayed slightly,as if about to fall.他身子一歪，像要倒下。他身子一歪，像要倒下。Synonym:swing,waveDetailed reading1.那棵苹果树在风中摇曳。那棵苹果树在风中摇曳。2.She swayed her han

55、ds gracefully as she gave lectures.Translation:The apple tree sways in the wind._她演讲时优雅地摆动着手。她演讲时优雅地摆动着手。_Detailed readingillusion n.sth.that deceives a person by seeming to be reale.g.The mirrors all round the walls give an illusion of greater space.I have no illusions about my ability.我对自己的能力如何颇有自

56、知之明。我对自己的能力如何颇有自知之明。Derivation:illusive a.illusively ad.Detailed readingCollocation:be under the illusion that believe wronglye.g.I was under the illusion that he was honest until he was caught stealing some money.他偷钱当场被人抓住，在此之前我一直误以为他是个他偷钱当场被人抓住，在此之前我一直误以为他是个老实人。老实人。Detailed readingExercise:Fill in

57、 each blank with one of the following prepositions.1.He lashed the oppositions policies.2.Students are not allowed to scoff others weaknesses.3.The dancer swayed the music.4.People were the illusion that the tomb was Caocaos.out_under at out against toat_under_to_against_Detailed readingdevastating

58、pletely destructivee.g.It is the most devastating flood in 100 years.Derivation:devastate vt.devastation n.Synonym:disastrous,destructiveDetailed readingThe poet lay down and gazed at the bright moon,missing his hometown.glance at look at sb.or sth.quickly,esp.by raising your eyes and then lowering

59、them againe.g.The president glanced at the clock and announced that the meeting started.Comparison:gaze at,stare at,glare at,gape atgaze at look at sth.or sb.for a long time,for example,because they are beautiful or interesting,esp.without realizing that you are doing ite.g.Detailed readingThe heroi

60、ne stepped forward bravely and glared at the enemy.女英雄挺身而出，以仇恨的目光瞪着敌人。女英雄挺身而出，以仇恨的目光瞪着敌人。Dont stare at people;its very rude.Comparison:stare at deliberately look at sb.or sth.for a long time without moving your eyes,for example,because you are angry,shocked,or very interestede.g.glare at look angril

61、y at sb.for a long time without moving your eyese.g.Detailed readingHis father stood there gaping at him,too astonished to say anything.Comparison:gape at look at sb.or sth.for a long time,esp.with your mouth open,because you are very surprised or shockede.g.Detailed readingpurgatory n.a place or co

62、ndition of great sufferinge.g.The devastating earthquake changed peoples home into a purgatory.Synonym:torture,plagueDerivation:purgatorial a.Detailed readingdilemma n.a situation in which it is very difficult to decide what to do,because all of the possible courses of action seem equally good or eq

63、ually bade.g.The only way out of this dilemma is to cooperate within the group.面对这样的两难境地，唯一的出路就是在团队内合作。面对这样的两难境地，唯一的出路就是在团队内合作。Mary was in a dilemma whether to marry or continue her study.Collocation:in a dilemmae.g.Synonym:quandary,predicamentDetailed readingMayblum would be one of thousands cast i

64、nto an extraordinary purgatory that morning.Paraphrase:That morning,Mayblum would be one of thousands who were thrown into a terrible disaster.Translation:那天早上，有数千人将被卷入一场惊心动魄的灾难，梅那天早上，有数千人将被卷入一场惊心动魄的灾难，梅布鲁也是其中的一员。布鲁也是其中的一员。Detailed readingFor some,it was a matter of geography Paraphrase:For some,whe

65、ther they could survive depended on where they were Detailed readingThe Civil War came at the end of a long period of social disorder.confusion n.a very disorganized situation usually with lots of noise,in which a lot of things are happening at the same time,so that it is difficult to understand or

66、controle.g.The enemys unexpected attack threw them into total confusion.敌人的突然进攻使他们完全不知所措。敌人的突然进攻使他们完全不知所措。Comparison:disorder,chaosdisorder n.a situation in which things or people are not in the correct position,place,or order,so that they are unable to control or organizee.g.Detailed readingThe thieves left the house in chaos.小偷走后房屋中一片凌乱。小偷走后房屋中一片凌乱。Comparison:chaos n.a situation that is full of disorder and is completely out of controle.g.Derivation:confused a.confuse vt.Detailed readingtransf