2019-2020学年高中英语 Unit 16 Stories Section Ⅰ Warm-up

上帝是公平的，他在关闭一扇门的同时，也会打开一扇窗。一起来看先天失明男孩如何用音乐定义自己与众不同的人生。BlindboydefineshislifewithmusicWhenFrankieMoranfirstsawhissonCole,hecouldnotimagineeversharinghisloveofmusicwiththeboy.Colewasblind.“Whenhewasborn,Ididn'tseeanyeyeslikewehave.AndIfeltsosad，”Mr.Moransaid.ButColewasnotdeaf,andquicklyshowedaninterestin①music.Mr.Moranisasingerandsongwriter.Hesayshissonlikedtobenearbywhenhewasmakingmusicathome.AndColewouldtouchtheinstruments②.Ataroundtheageofone,Colestartedplayingnotesofsimplesongsonatoypiano.“Thatisaboutthesametimewediscoveredhehadperfectpitch③.Whenhewouldmissanoteandhitthewrongnoteinamelody④，hewouldgobackandfindthatnote.Sothat'showwelearnedheknewwhathewashearing.”ColeMoranisnow12yearsold.Heplaysmusiceveryday.Herecords⑤hisperformancesandlistensbacktothesound.Heenjoysthework.“Happy.WhenIamplayingmusic,Iamhappy，”Colesays.Cole'schoiceofinstrumentsincehewasfourhasbeentheharmonica⑥，whichheoftenplayswith⑦hisdad.Lastyear,thefatherandsonwonsecondplaceataFiddler'sConventionintheirhometown,Berlin,Maryland.Nowandthen,ColeperformswithhisfatherunderthenameBlindWindatarestaurantinBerlin.The12­year­oldreleasedhisfirstCDrecently.Hismother,JennyMoran,wasexcited.“Itiswonderful⑧thathehassomethinghecandofortherestofhislife,somethinghewillalwaysenjoy，”saidhismother.[多积词汇]①showaninterestin对……表现出兴趣②instrumentn．乐器③pitchn．音高④melodyn．旋律⑤recordv．录制⑥harmonican．口琴⑦playwithsb.和某人一起玩⑧wonderfuladj.极好的[读文清障][原文呈现]SectionⅠWarm­up&Lesson1—Pre­reading①Pompeii庞培(古城名)，位于意大利境内，于公元79年8月24日被维苏威火山爆发时产生的火山灰掩埋。②capsule/'kæpsjuːl/n.胶囊；太空舱③calledPliny为过去分词短语作定语。Pompeii①：Thecitythatbecameatimecapsule②AroundtheendofthefirstcenturyAD,aRomanwritercalledPliny③wroteaboutaterrible[读文清障][原文呈现]④volcaniceruption/vɒl'kænIkI'rʌpʃən/火山爆发⑤witness/'wItnIs/v.目击。其所在的that从句作定语，修饰aterriblevolcaniceruption。⑥occur/ə'kɜː/vi.发生⑦tremble/'trembl/vi.颤抖，发抖⑧describevt.描述，形容describe...as...把……说成是……；把……称为……descriptionn．描写，形容⑨coming...blocking及burying为现在分词短语作定语。⑩blockout堵住⑪includingprep.包括……在内includedadj.包括在内的volcaniceruption④thathehadwitnessed⑤asayoungman.Theeruptionhadoccurred⑥onAugust24th,79AD.Theearthbegantotremble⑦andavolcanonamedVesuvius,nearPompeii,Italy,erupted.Plinydescribed⑧acloud⑨comingdownthemountain,blockingout⑩thesunandburyingeverythinginitspath,including⑪wholevillagesandtowns.[读文清障][原文呈现]Thisparticularly⑫sadeventleftadeepimpressiononPlinywhohadlostanuncleintheeruption.Yet,overthecenturies,therewasagreaterloss⑬.Thepeople,townsandvillagesthathaddisappearedunder⑭theasheswereentirelyforgottenbytheworld⑮.⑫particularly/pə'tIkjʊləli/adv.特别地，特定地⑬loss/lɒs/n.遗失，丢失lostadj.迷路的；丢失的losev．丢失；失去⑭underprep.在……下面⑮theworld指“世人”。庞培——一座变成时间舱的城市[第1～2段译文]公元1世纪末，一位名叫普林尼的罗马作家描述了他在青年时代亲眼目睹的一次火山喷发的可怕情景。火山喷发发生在公元79年8月24日。大地开始颤抖，一座位于意大利庞培城附近的名为维苏威的火山爆发了。普林尼描述道，一团云自山巅而降，遮天蔽日，将所经之处的一切，包括一座座村庄和城镇统统吞没。这场极其令人悲伤的事件给普林尼留下了深刻的印象，他的一位叔叔在这次火山爆发中丧生。然而，几百年后，有了更大的损失，消失在火山灰下的人们、城镇以及村庄完全被世人遗忘了。[读文清障][原文呈现]⑯byprep.到……为止⑰awesome/'ɔːsəm/adj.令人敬畏的⑱digout挖掘出However,morethan1,600yearslater,somescientistsfoundthelosttownsthathadbeenburiedundertheashes.By⑯1748,theyhadfoundanawesome⑰historicalsite.Theyhadstartedtodigout⑱theancientcityofPompeii.[读文清障][原文呈现]Inaway⑲，Pompeiiislikea“timecapsule”preserving⑳afrozenmomentinhistory○21.Beforetheeruptionoccurred,ithadbeenaboomingRomancitywithtemples,markets,restaurantsandtheatres.Nowasyouwalkalongthestreetsofthecity,timerewinds○22.Youcanadmiretheancientarchitecture○23，statues,decoratedwallsandauthentic○24objects⑲inaway从某种程度上说⑳preserve/prI'zɜːv/vt.保护，保存○21preserving...为现在分词短语作定语。○22rewind/riː'waInd/vi.&vt.倒回○23architecture/'ɑːkItektʃə/n.建筑○24authentic/ɔː'θentIk/adj.原作的，真正的[读文清障][原文呈现]characteristic○25ofthetime.However,muchmorethanbuildingsandobjects,○26itistheformsofthepeoplewhowerecaughtin○27thedisasterthathavemadethecityamonument○28tohumanhistory.○25characteristic/kærIktə'rIstIk/adj.典型的○26itis...that...为强调句型；who引导定语从句。○27becaughtin遇到○28monument/'mɒnjʊmənt/n.纪念碑，纪念堂[第3～4段译文]但是，1600多年以后，一些科学家发现了被埋在火山灰下的遗失的城镇。到了1748年，他们已经发现了一处令人敬畏的历史遗址，开始挖掘庞培古城。从某种程度上来说，庞培古城如同一个“时间舱”，保存了历史上一个被封存的瞬间。火山爆发前，庞培是罗马的一座繁华的城市，庙宇、集市、餐馆和剧院遍布全城。如今，当你沿着城中的街道漫步时，时间回到了过去。你可以欣赏那些古老的建筑、雕像、装饰过的墙壁和那时特有的真正的物品。但是，与城里的建筑以及物品相比，那些在那场灾难中遇难的人的形象则更使这座城市成为人类历史上的一座纪念碑。[读文清障][原文呈现]ThebodiesofpeoplewhohaddiedinPompeiileftimpressionsintheashthatshowedtheirexactshapes.Asyouwalk,youwillpasspeoplegathered○29togetherforprotectionintheirlasthoursoflife.Oneperson,sittingalone,lookslikeheispraying○30.Another○31man,○32lyingonhisside○33，looksasifheistryingtogetup.Onecanonlyfeelsorrow○34anddeepsympathy○35fortheseonce­livingstatues.○29gather/'ɡæðə/vi.&vt.聚集○30prayv．祷告，祈祷○31another另一个(人或事物)○32lyingonhisside为现在分词短语作定语。○33onone’sside侧身ontheside作为副业，兼职bythesideof在……旁边○34sorrow/'sɒrəʊ/n.悲伤，难过○35sympathy/'sImpəθi/n.同情[读文清障][原文呈现]Today,morethan250yearsafterscientistsfoundthecity,thousandsof○36touristsandhundredsofscientistsvisitPompeiieveryyeartolearnmoreabouttheancientworld.Inthisway,thecity,whichtheworldhadonceforgotten,livesonnearly2,000yearsafteritsloss.○36thousandsof成千上万的[第5～6段译文]那些在庞培古城中遇难的人的身体在火山灰中留下了痕迹，显现了他们遇难时的确切的样子。当你走过时，你会看到在生命的最后时刻聚集在