1、overcome these difficultiesmental disability learning difficultyhearing problem difficulty with eyesightbrain injury loss of an arm of a legDowns Syndrome infantile paralysiswalking difficulty be proud of be proud to do s.th break a recorduniversity/college entrance exams lead a busy/happy/normallif
2、e go to the movies be suitable for play a major part in take sing and dancing lessons Do you know anyone with a mental or physical disability?What can you learn from them? Steven Hawkingphysicist / mathematicianfamous scientist known for his theory about black holes and big bangs:A Brief History of
3、Timeborn mentally disabled with an IQ of a child famous conductorZhouzhoun. 指挥指挥became disabled at the age of 5, taught herself English and took up writing in 1983.writerZhang HaidiThough named “杨光杨光”,he has lived in a worldof darkness since he was8 months old.Yang GuangsingerTai LihuadeafdancerLook
4、 at the pictures and read what these people have achieved even though they each have a disability. The following list might help you.Rosalyn has broken a 800 metres record. She is in a wheelchair. Something must be wrong with her legs.Richard has just passed his university entrance exams. He has ver
5、y poor eyesight and so could not read the questions or write the answers for his college entrance exams.Sally leads a busy life. She is hearing impaired (though not deaf as she can still understand loud speech in the cinema.)Gao Qiang played a major part in the school play. He was born with Downs Sy
6、ndrome, which is a mental disability. You are going to read an entry on a website called “Family Village”. 1. What kind of thing do you think people would write about?2. Why do disabled people find the website beneficial?People would share their stories with others, such as difficulties, sorrows and
7、 so on.Through the site they can encourage one another and even get help from healthy people. in other words have a muscle disease clumsybump into adapt to live one day at a timethe same asused to in factdream about weaker and weaker bench at the stadium in the endat least cut outa piece of muscle u
8、nder a microscope primary/ high school absenceannoy(vt.) make me annoyed a lot easier all in all develop computer software sit around as well as in many ways work hard feel sorry for make fun of encouragement1.To look after my pets properly takes a lot of time but find it worthwhile.2give them encou
9、ragement to live as rich and full a life as you do Though he is a _ person, Marty never feels _ for himself and he _ his life.disabledsorryenjoysRead the text quickly and find the main idea of the whole text.An introduction to Marty and his muscle disease.How the disease developed.Marty met a lot of
10、 difficulties at school.How his life has become easier.The advantages of his disease.2. Choose a topic for each paragraph._ _ _ that makes him very weak.A muscle disease_ and cant _ or_ stairs as quickly as other people.ClumsyrunclimbTo live one day _ _ _. at a timeScan the text and fill in the blan
11、ks.Why did the doctors cut out a piece of muscle from Martys leg?A. Because they could cure the disease by cutting it out.B. Because they wanted to use it as a specimen (标本标本).C. Because they would transplant (移植移植) the new muscle.D. Because they wanted to find out the cause of the disease.Marty got
12、 poor result in school because of his _.A. absence from school B. being out of breath C. running a short way D. resting half way1. Martys ambition 2. Martys achievement 3. Martys hobby To work for a software firm.Invention of a football game.Going to the movies and football matches. Spending a lot o
13、f time with his pets.1. Dont feel sorry for the disabled.2. Dont make fun of them.3. Dont ignore them.4. Accept them for who they are.5. Give them Encouragement to live as rich and full a life as you do.1. Marty has _ disease. A. a mental B. a muscle C. an eye D. a leg2. Whats Martys dream? A. Being
14、 a famous football player and representing his country in the World Cup. B. Being a doctor. C. Being a college student. D. Being a basketball player.Choose the best answer3. Which of the following is false?A. Although there are a few students who look down upon him, Marty never gets annoyed.B. Marty
15、 leads a meaningful life and does not feel sorry for being disabled.C. Marty only spends time with his pets and never with his friends.D. Martys disability has made him more independent.4. From the passage we can infer that _.A. Marty asks others to feel sorry for him.B. Marty never loses heart. C.
16、Marty is afraid of being made fun ofD. Marty will not accept any encouragement because he has grown stronger5. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The doctor could give Martys disease a name.B. The doctor knew how to make Marty well.C. Someone in the world could cure the disease.D. No one could give M
17、artys disease a name.6. When Marty says “I am one in a million”, he really means _ A. He is unique B. He has a rare disease C. He has a muscle disease D. He lives a hard but happy life7. What is the tone of the text? A. Sad B. Happy C. Positive D. NegativeWhat can we learn for the Marty? Marty has a
18、 _ disease which makes him very weak. This disease is very _ that you could say he is “one in a million”. The doctors dont know how to _ him better, but he is very _ and has learned to adapt to his disability. Before he was ten years old he was the _ as others. His dream was to become a _ football p
19、layer. Then he started to get _ and _. The doctor checked him, but no one knew the _ of his disease. One problem is that he looks the same as others but he is actually _. musclerare makeoutgoingnameweaksameprofessionalweakerweaker He fell behind others every time he returned from an _. At high schoo
20、l life is a lot easier for him. His _ is to work for a software company when he grows up. Last year he invented a computer _ game for a big company. Though he is busy, he does have some hobbies, like going to the _ and football matches, spending a lot of time with his _. In many ways his disability
21、has helped him grow _ psychologically and become more independent. He believes that having a disability does not mean your life is not _. You should live as _ and _ a life as others do.absenceambition footballmoviespetsstronger satisfyingrichfullRead Martys story again and fill in the table.problems
22、 caused by his disabilitywhat Marty does in spite of his disability1. weak and cant run or climb stairs as quickly as other1. enjoys writing and computer programming22clumsy and often drop things or bump into furnitureinvented a computer football game33cant play football and can only enjoy football matches from a bench at a stadiumlooks after petsproblems caused by his disabilitywhat Marty does in spite of his disability445has missed a lot of schoolDisability had helped him grow stronger psychologically and become more independentfelt stupid because of being behind the other
