1、 He is perhaps the most recognizable figure among Chinese writers of the 20th century.He was a student of Western medicine in his early life.He abandoned his medical studies and took up writing.He thought that though they were healthy,people from a weak and backward country would suffer or witness s
2、uffering.He dedicated his life to teaching and inspiring young people to strive for a better future for China.Because he realised that people in China were more in need of treatment for their minds than their bodies.The most important thing,in his mind,was to change peoples spirit,and the best way t
3、o achieve this was through literature.Watch the video and answer the questions.1 Who is mentioned in the video?What decisions did he make?2 Why did he change his decision?Lu Xun.When Lu Xun was 15,traditional Chinese medicine failed to cure his fathers illness,so he made a decision to study Western
4、medicine and become a doctor.But later,he made a decision to abandon his medical studies and take up writing.Starting out Look at the picture and answer the questions.1 What can you see in the picture?We can see three different paths in the picture.One man is standing in front of the three paths.He
5、may be thinking about which one he should follow.2 What are the differences between the three paths?The path on the left side of the picture is very straight and smooth.The path in the middle is straight,but there are many rocks on it.The path on the right has many twists and turns.The two straight
6、paths reach a mountain,while the winding one reaches a forest.Understanding ideasWhere there is a will,there is a way.(Thomas Edison)If winter comes,can spring be far behind?(P.B.Shelley)There is no royal road to science,and only those who do not dread the fatiguing climb of gaining its numinous sum
7、mits.(Karl Marx)Youth is our future and our hope.Future is not in our destiny,but in our own hands.History is a mirror that illuminates reality and the future.Famous Quotes about FutureComplete the questionnaire and share your answers with the class.SENIOR HIGH QUESTIONNAIRENow youve been at senior
8、high for over a year,Id like to know your progress and plans for the future.Thank you!Your Form Teacher How do you feel about your performance over the previous terms?satisfied so-so not satisfied Why?What goals have you achieved?What goals have you yet to achieve?What will you do about the goals yo
9、u want to achieve？How do you plan to achieve these goals?Look at the title and predict what the passage is about.Different jobs people might do in the future.Stories about different peoples future.Various possibilities for future development.Fixed future for everyone.Now read the passage and check y
10、our prediction.What is possibly the most important concern in life?Will we get into the school of our choice?What will we be doing in ten years time?Can we become the person we really want to be?the future In the face of such questions,how should we approach the future?Can we take action to shape it
11、,or should we just accept whatever comes our way?What is the relationship between ones plans and the future?As many of us already know,having plans in place for the future is no guarantee that they will become reality.漂亮得不像实力派漂亮得不像实力派能去非洲狩猎能去非洲狩猎能上战场立功能上战场立功能凭一本小说获得普利策奖能凭一本小说获得普利策奖还能凭同一本小说获得诺贝尔奖还能凭同
12、一本小说获得诺贝尔奖能飞机失事后大难不死能飞机失事后大难不死能在几天后飞机再度失事时再次大难不死能在几天后飞机再度失事时再次大难不死还能在经历无数死里逃生后一枪打死自己还能在经历无数死里逃生后一枪打死自己能被毁灭，但不能被打败能被毁灭，但不能被打败他的名字叫他的名字叫海明威海明威Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway(1899-1961)was an American novelist and short-story writer who came to literary prominence following the First World War,as a m
13、ember of the so called“Lost Generation”in the 1920s.He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954.He had an understated prose style and a restrained method of exposition,which he termed the“iceberg theory”(because he believed that a great deal could be understood in a narration even if it was deliber
14、ately unmentioned).His most famous novels include The Sun Also Rises,A Farewell to Arms and The Old Man and the Sea.1 1 现在不是去想缺少什么的时候，现在不是去想缺少什么的时候，该想一想凭现有的东西你能做什么。该想一想凭现有的东西你能做什么。2 2 优于别人，并不高贵，真正的高优于别人，并不高贵，真正的高贵应该是优于过去的自己。贵应该是优于过去的自己。3 3 我们花了两年学会说话，却要花我们花了两年学会说话，却要花上六十年来学会闭嘴。懂与不懂，上六十年来学会闭嘴。懂与不懂，不多
15、说，心乱心静，慢慢说，不多说，心乱心静，慢慢说，若若真没话，真没话，就别说。就别说。Famous sentences written by Ernest Hemingway4 4 冰山在海上之所以显得庄严宏伟，是因为它冰山在海上之所以显得庄严宏伟，是因为它只有八分之一露出水面。只有八分之一露出水面。5 5 一想到我的生命消逝得那么迅速，而我并不一想到我的生命消逝得那么迅速，而我并不是真正地活着，我就受不了。是真正地活着，我就受不了。6 6 所有人其实就是一个整体，别人的不幸就是所有人其实就是一个整体，别人的不幸就是你的不幸，不要以为丧钟为谁而鸣，它就是为你的不幸，不要以为丧钟为谁而鸣，它就是为
16、你而鸣。你而鸣。7 7 除非你是斗牛士，否则没有谁的生活只进不退。除非你是斗牛士，否则没有谁的生活只进不退。8 8 没有谁能像一座孤岛，在大海里独居。每个人没有谁能像一座孤岛，在大海里独居。每个人都像一块泥土，连接成整块陆地。都像一块泥土，连接成整块陆地。9 9 你从一个地方跑到另一个地方，但你还是你，你从一个地方跑到另一个地方，但你还是你，你没法从自己的身体里面逃出去。你没法从自己的身体里面逃出去。10 10 那时我就明白，不论是好事还是坏事，一旦那时我就明白，不论是好事还是坏事，一旦结束，总会让人感到空虚。如果是坏事，这空虚结束，总会让人感到空虚。如果是坏事，这空虚感会自行消失，而如果是好
17、事，你无法填补这空感会自行消失，而如果是好事，你无法填补这空虚，除非发生更好的事。虚，除非发生更好的事。11 11 生活总是让我们遍体鳞伤，但到后来，那些受生活总是让我们遍体鳞伤，但到后来，那些受伤的地方会变得更坚强。伤的地方会变得更坚强。12 12 黎明前总是特别冷。黎明前总是特别冷。13 13 鸡蛋从外部打破是食物，从内部打破是生命；鸡蛋从外部打破是食物，从内部打破是生命；人来自外部的力量是压力，内在的迸发是成长。人来自外部的力量是压力，内在的迸发是成长。14 14 等待也是一种信念，海的爱太深，时间太浅。等待也是一种信念，海的爱太深，时间太浅。15 15 鹰，不需鼓掌，也在飞翔。小草，没
18、人心疼，鹰，不需鼓掌，也在飞翔。小草，没人心疼，也在成长。深山的野花，没人欣赏，也在芬芳。也在成长。深山的野花，没人欣赏，也在芬芳。What did Hemingway do to achieve his ambition to become a writer?The American author,Ernest Hemingway,born in 1899,was from early boyhood single-minded in his ambition to write.”I decided that I would write one story about each thing
19、that I knew about.”Having set himself this goal,he wrote novels and short stories based on his personal experiences of the First World War,the Spanish Civil War,bullfighting and deep-sea fishing,amongst others.On leaving high school,he joined a local Kansas newspaper as a trainee reporter.He went to
20、 become foreign correspondent for the Toronto Star and used his extraordinary experiences in Europe and later Cuba to inform his writing.His short novel The Old Man and the Sea,about the three-day epic struggle between an elderly fisherman and the biggest fish he had ever caught,won the Pulitzer Pri
21、ze for Fiction in 1953.He would later go on to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.But man is not made for defeat,a man can be destroyed but not defeated.-Ernest Hemingway Arthur Conan Doyle(1859-1930)was a Scottish author,best known for his Sherlock Holmes stories.Doyle trained as a doctor initially,
22、though several efforts to establish himself in the practice of medicine all ended in failure.By contrast,after a rough start,his innovative crime fiction featuring Sherlock Holmes became a great success.Although the public adored Sherlock Holmes,Doyle himself felt that the character was a distractio
23、n from his other literary ambitions,which included historical novels,plays,poems,and academic papers.None of Doyles other writing ever achieved close to the success of the Holmes material,however.Holmes and his assistant,Dr Watson,remain popular characters across the world today.What was Doyles main
24、 writing ambition?By contrast,the young Arthur Conan Doyle,born in Scotland in 1819,had originally worked as a doctor.But Doyles main ambition was to become a writer of historical novels.Although some of his historical novels were published,their success was nothing compared to the stories of his fi
25、ctional detective,Sherlock Holmes,which he is still best known for to this day.Sherlock Holmes Interestingly,Doyle wrote some of his early Holmes stories while he was waiting for patients in his medical practice in London.After Sherlock Holmes made him a household name,Doyle gave up medicine and dev
26、oted himself entirely to writing.Why was Doyle disappointed with the success of his Holmes stories?He still longed to become known for his historical novels amongst other academic works.The public,however,couldnt get enough of Sherlock Holmes.In desperation，Doyle killed off the famous detective in a
27、 novel published in 1893 so that he could focus on his“serious”writing.However,fans of Holmes were so angry that Doyle,under immense pressure,was forced to bring Holmes back from the dead.Doyles many historical novels,plays,poems and academic papers have remained largely forgotten,but Sherlock Holme
28、s has been entertaining readers for well over a century.What can you do when faced with uncertainty about the future?Though both of these men were ultimately successful,their paths to success were very different,their futures not necessarily turning out exactly as they planned.As renowned tech innov
29、ator Steve Jobs once said,”So,whatever twists and turns you might encounter,of these two authors and be prepared for the unexpected.He was born in the US in 1899.He _ since boyhood.He wrote He won Ernest Hemingwayhas been single-minded in his ambition to writenovels and short stories based on his pe
30、rsonal experiences of the First World War,the Spanish Civil War,bullfighting and deep-sea fishing,among othersthe Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953 and won the Nobel Prize in Literature later.Organise information from the passage and complete the chart.He was born in Scotland in 1859.He first worke
31、d as _ but _.He created _,Sherlock Holmes .He had wanted to be remembered for but Arthur Conan Doylea doctorDoyles main ambition was to become a writer of historical novelsthe fictional detectivethe public couldnt get enough of Sherlock Holmeshis historical novels amongst other academic works;They a
32、re both _.They share _.Similarities were ultimately successfulthe same ambitious and energetic approach to life Now read the sentence from the passage and answer the questions.So,whatever twists and turns you might encounter,take a leaf out of the books of these two authors and be prepared for the u
33、nexpected.1 What is your understanding of“take a leaf out of the books”?2 What effect is the author aiming to achieve by using it?3 What other expressions do you know that share the same meaning?Think&Share 1 What is your understanding of Steve Jobs words at the end of the passage?You cannot make se
34、nse of your life by looking forward,because the future has not happened yet,and the meaning of future events is therefore uncertain.However,once future events have occurred,you may be able to see how they fit into the pattern of your life.Things which you did not expect to be important may turn out
35、to be very important.You must face the future by believing that everything will work out in the end,and that your life will make sense and have meaning.2 What can you learn about facing the future from the two authors?3 What will you do to prepare yourself for the future?Share your opinions with the
36、 class.判断正(T)误(F)。1.People sometimes want to know what their future will be like.2.Ernest Hemingway and Conan Doyle had something in common.3.Ernest Hemingway won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953.4.Conan Doyle wanted to write something serious.5.It was Sherlock Holmes that made Conan Doyle famo
37、us.答案:1.T2.T3.F4.T5.T 1.What do we know about Hemingway from the third paragraph?A.He did well in all subjects at school.B.He was once a fisherman and caught a big fish.C.He was interested in writing from childhood.D.He worked in Europe immediately after high school.2.What were Hemingways novels and
38、 stories based on?A.His own experiences.B.Others experiences.C.Material from books.D.News from newspapers.Reading comprehension3.What did Arthur Conan Doyle mainly want to become?A.A famous doctor.B.A famous detective.C.An author of detective stories.D.An author of historical stories.4.How does the
39、author support his topic?A.By using exact figures.B.By using examples.C.By listing some facts.D.By using quotations.As is known to all,what we have planned does not necessarily agree with 1 we will become.Lets take two famous authors Ernest Hemingway and Conan Doyle for example.Although they shared
40、2_ same ambitious and energetic approach to life,their careers unfolded in contrasting3 (way).Born in 1899,Ernest Hemingway had the ambition 4_(write)from early boyhood.On leaving high school,he first worked as a trainee reporter in a local newspaper,and became foreign correspondent.He wrote many no
41、vels and short stories 5_(base)on his personal experiences,among 6_ The Old Man and the Sea won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953.whatthewaysto writebasedwhich直击高考直击高考By contrast,the young Arthur Conan Doyle,born in Scotland in 1859,had 7_(origin)worked as a doctor.But Doyles main ambition was
42、to become a writer of 8_(history)novels.Although some of his historical novels were published,their success was nothing compared to the stories of his fictional detective,Sherlock Holmes,which he is still 9_(well)known for to this day.Both of them were ultimately successful,but their paths to 10_(succeed)were very different,their futures not necessarily turning out exactly as they planned.originallyhistoricalbestsuccessBe prepared to face our future
