Unit5TrueHeightI.PartDivisionoftheTextPartsLinesMainIdeas11~11Michaelfacedthemostchallengingcompetitioninhispole-vaultingcareer.212~35Michael’schildhoodwasmarkedwithdreamsandtoughtraining.336~90Michaeltoppedhispersonalbest,wonthechampionshipandsetanewworldrecord.491~95WhatwasmostunusualaboutMichael’svictorywasthathewasblind.ForPart3ChartCompletionHeightofthepoleMichael’sreactionbefore/afterclearingthebarImportanceBeforeAfter17feetHispalmweresweating.Heneededatoweltodryhisgrip.(L.1)1.IfMichaelStonewassurprised,excitedorvain…(LL.37~38)2.Heseemedunawareof…(LL.40~41)3incheshigherthanhispersonalbest17feet2,17feet4…,againheshowednoemotion.(LL.43~44)17feet61.Itstartledhim...(L.53)2.Theintensity…anxiety.(L.56)3.Hebecamemoretense.(L.57)4.Afraidwouldbe…(LL.58~59)1.Itwas…thatbroughtMichaelbacktoearth.(LL.79~80)2.Onhisbackwiththatwonderfulhotsun…(LL.81~81)9incheshigherthanhispersonalbest17feetHelaterwentonthatdaytoclear17feetANationalandInternationalJuniorOlympicsrecordⅤ.WritingSkillsAsthetextconsistsofthemainstoryandaflashback,thenarrationhastoswitchfromtheongoingcompetitiontoearliereventsandthenreturntotheongoingcompetition.Howdoestheauthormanagetomakethesepartsinthetextflowsmoothly?1.Onewayistorepeatakeywordinthelastsentenceofaparagraphinthefirstsentenceofthenextparagraph,e.g.Italsohastheelementofflying,andthethoughtofflyingashighasatwo-storybuildingisa1merefantasytoanyonewatchingsuchanevent.AslongasMichaelcouldrememberhehadalwaysdreamedofflying.2.Anotherwayistopickupakeyideafromapreviousparagraphandrepeatitinthesentenceintroducingthenextparagraph,e.g.AllofMichael’svaultstodayseemedtobetherewardforhishardwork.DetailedReadingⅠ.DifficultSentences1.(LL.8~9)Itcombinesthegraceofagymnastwiththestrengthofabodybuilder.TranslatethesentenceintoChinese.(=它融合了体操运动员的优雅与健美运动员的力量。)2.(LL.16~20)Hewouldberunningsownacountryroad.Asheracedbetweengoldenwheatfields,hewould…WhyisMichael’sdreamofflyingdescribedindetails?(=BecauseMichaelhasaverydeepimpressionaboutthedream.Therearetwoevidenceforthat:1)Hismotherreadhimnumerousstoriesaboutflyingwhenhewasgrowingup.2)Healwaysdreamedofflying.)3.(L.21)Whereheflewwouldalwayscoincidewithhismother’sstories.Paraphrasethesentence.(=Inhisdreams,hewouldalwaysflyoverthoseplacesdescribedinhismother’sstories.)4.(L.23)Hisdad,ontheotherhand,wasnotadreamer.1.Whatisfunctionofthephrase“ontheotherhand”?(=Thephraseisusedforcomparingdifferentthingsorideas.)2.Whatcanyouinferfromthephrase?(=Michael’sparentsaretotallydifferenttypesofpeopleandtheyplaythedifferentrolesinMichael’ssuccess.)5.(LL.47~48)Nothingtobeashamedof,butMichaelwouldnotallowhimselfthethoughtofnotwinningfirstplace.1.Paraphrasethefirstpartofthesentence.(=Hewouldnotbeashamedofgettinghimselfthesecondplace,but…)2.Whatcanyoulearnfromthesentence?(=Michaelholdsaveryattitudetowardthecompetition.Ontheonehand,hewouldn’tthinkitisashameofwinningthesecondplace,ontheotherhand,hewouldtryhisbesttowinthefirstplace.)6.(LL.54)Thenitallhithimlikeawetbaleofhay.1.Paraphrasethesentence.(=Ifsomethingstrikesyoulikeawetbaleofhay,itcomesasasudden,forcefulandunpleasantsurprise.)2.UsesomeadjectivestodescribehowMichaelfeltatthattime.2(=Hefeltanxious,tense,nervous,etc.)7.(LL.68~69)Thesilencewasdeafening.Isthissentencecontradictorywith“silence”and“deafening”?(=No.“Deafening”hereisusedtomodify“th...
