Unit5Pre-readingTaskTextALanguageSenseEnhancementLanguageFocusTextBComprehensiveLanguagePracticeListeningPracticeVideoClipTextNewWordsComprehensionLanuageSenseEnhancementVocabularyCollocationWordswithMultipleMeaningsComprehensiveExercisesTextNewWordsComprehensionCheckTranslationLanguagePracticeSummaryofTextBDictationSpeakingPractice:GroupDiscussionEssayWriting:TheChangeinHalManwaringGlossaryCanyouimagineapersonwithoutlegscandive,driveandcompeteinsports?WearegoingtolistentoarecordingaboutjustsuchaleglesssupermaninAustralia.Completethefollowingstatementsaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.Thefollowingwordsintherecordingmaybenewtoyou:modifyvt.改动>deformeda.畸形的championn.冠军>cricketn.板球certificaten.证书>ovationn.热烈鼓掌handicappeda.残疾的bullyvt.威吓,欺侮1.JohnCoutisisasuperman,wholiveseventhoughheisseverelyhandicapped.2.JohnnotonlywonintheAustralianHandicappedSportsMeet,butalsoobtainedincricketandfootball.3.Johnourcountryandinmanycities.4.Nowat38,Johnisonovercominghandicaps.hellotestKeys1.anormallife2.thetennischampionship;certificates3.hasvisited;spoken4.aninternationallyfamousinspirationalspeakerScriptJohnCoutishasonlyhalfabody.Hehasnolegs,nobottom,butleadsanormallife.Heismarried,drivesacarandgetsaroundonamodifiedskateboard.Bornwithaseveredisability,thedoctorclaimedthathecouldnotsurviveasecondday,ashislegswerenotonlydeformedbuthissizewasnobiggerthanacokebottle.At16,hislegshadtoberemoved.At19,duetothespreadofcancercells,doctorsbelievedhehadonlyoneortwoyearstolive.ButJohnrefusedtodieandstartedhisstrugglewiththecancer.HenotonlywonthetennischampionshipintheAustralianHandicappedSportsMeet,butalsoobtainedcertificatesincricketandfootball.InJune2006hemarriedabeautifulgirl,Rene,whobroughthimason.Henowhasahappyfamily.Hesayshehastwogoals,tobethebesthusbandandtobeagoodfather.Now38,Johnisaninternationallyfamousinspirationalspeakeronovercominghandicaps.HehastraveledthroughoutAustraliaandallovertheworld.HehasclimbedtheGreatWallandspokenin105citiesinChinaalone,inspiringpeopleofallagestoachieve.HehadbeeninvitedtosuchconferencesastheWorldMastersofBusinessSeminarsandreceivedstandingovationsforhisinspirationalspeeches.HeplaysanimportantroleinAustralianschoolsandyouthleadershipprogramsbybeinginvitedtospeakontopicssuchasanti-bullying,overcomingchallengesandtreatingpeopleasyouwishtobetreated.HismiraculousexperiencestellusthatnothingisimpossibleRTLookatthefollowingtwosayingsandthenseeifthestoryofMichaelStonebearsoutthepointstheymake.Thegreatertheobstacle,themoregloryinovercomingit.—MolièreWhenitisdarkenough,youcanseethestars.—CharlesA.Beard读一读以下两则名言,想一想迈克尔·斯通的故事是否印证了其间的道理。障碍越是巨大,逾越它也就越感自豪。——莫里哀只有天空漆黑时,你才可以看到星星。——查尔斯·A·比尔德TrueHeightDavidNasterRT1.Hispalmsweresweating.Heneededatoweltodryhisgrip.ThesunwasashotasthecompetitionhefacedtodayattheNationalJuniorOlympics.Thepolewassetat17feet.Thatwasthreeincheshigherthanhispersonalbest.MichaelStoneconfrontedthemostchallengingdayofhispole-vaultingcareer.真正的高度大卫·纳史特他手心在出汗。他需要用毛巾把握竿的手擦干。太阳火辣辣的,与他今天在全国少年奥林匹克运动会上所面临的竞争一样火热。横杆升到了17英尺。比他个人的最高纪录高出3英寸。迈克尔·斯通面临的是其撑竿跳高生涯中最具挑战性的一天。2.Thestandswerestillfilledwithabout20,0...