2021学年高中英语Unit2Improvingyourself导读话题妙切入教师用书外研版选择性必

Unit2ImprovingyourselfOurgreatestweaknessliesingivingup.Theonlywaytosuccessistorepeatit.—Edison我们最大的弱点在于放弃。成功的必然之路就是不断地重来一次。——爱迪生Oncetheroadoflifeischosen，wemustbravelygototheendandneverturnback.—Zola生活的道路一旦选定，就要勇敢地走到底，决不回头。——左拉Icanacceptfailure，butIcan'tacceptgivingup!—MichaelJordan我可以接受失败，但我不能接受放弃！——迈克尔·乔丹Manythingsarenotimpossibletosucceed，butwearealways.Ifyoutryit，itwillbeequaltonoattempt.Manydreamsarenotimpossibletoachieve，buttoseehowmuchwearedeterminedtodo.Wemusthavethedeterminationtobreaktheboatandbedeterminedtowin，andperseveretopursue，andwehavehopeforsuccess.Childrenarehookedoncomputers.Somespenduptosixhoursadayontheirgadgets(小装置)．Theycanbeplayinggameslivewithotherselsewhereintheworld，updating(更新)theirstatus(身份)onsocialmedia，textingfriendsorlookingforthelatestapptodownloadtotheirtabletsorsmartphones.ThisworriedMartinStrott.He'stheheadmasteroftheOldHallSchoolinWellington，inthewestofEngland.Hewassoconcernedthathechallengedhisstudentstotakepartinaweekof‘digitaldetox’．Strotttoldthelocalnewspaper，theShropshireStar，thatheencouragesthepupilstobecomputer­savvy(电脑实际知识)fromayoungage，butisconcernedthattoomuchscreentimewillaffectthedevelopmentoftheirsocialskills.Accordingtotheheadmaster，theparentsarehappywiththeinitiative(倡议)．Butwhataboutthechildren?Nine­year­oldFredusuallyspendsaroundtwohoursonhisgadgetsathomeafterschoolandaround12hoursonweekends.Forhim，thedigitaldetoxexperiencewas“reallyhard”．Fredspentitplayingoutside，especiallycricket(板球)．Hesaidthathe'llprobablyengage(参加)indifferentactivitiesfromnowonbuthedidmisshisphoneandonlinegames.[探索发现]1．FindoutwhatisMartinStrott?Heisaheadmaster.2．Findouthowtheparentsfeelwiththeinitiative?Happy.3．FindouthowdidFredfeelabouthisdigitaldetoxexperience?Hard.