Unit1Nothingventured，nothinggained教材背景链接HelenKellerattheageof19months，wasahappy，healthychild.Shewasalreadysayingafewwords.Thenshehadahighfeverwhichcausedhertobecomedeafandblind.Nolongercouldsheseenorhear.Shefeltlost.Shewouldhangontohermother’sskirttogetaround.Shewouldfeelofpeople’shandstotrytofindoutwhattheyweredoing.Shelearnedtodomanythingsthisway.Shelearnedtomilkacowandknead(揉、捏)thebreaddough.Shecouldrecognizepeoplebyfeelingoftheirfacesortheirclothes.Helenwasaverybrightchild.Shebecameveryfrustratedbecauseshecouldn’ttalk.Shebecameveryangry.Thefamilyknewtheyhadtodosomethingtohelpher.,TheyfoundateachernamedAnneSullivan.MissSullivanherselfhadbeenblind，buthadanoperationandregainedhersight.SheunderstoodwhatHelenwasfeeling.ShetaughtHelenthesignsforthelettersofthealphabet.Thenshewould“spell”thewordsinHelen’shandtocommunicatewithher.OnedayAnneledHelentothewaterpumpandpumpedwateronherhand.ShespelledthelettersWATERasthewaterranoverHelen’shand.Shedidthisoverandoveragain.Thisopenedupawholenewworldforher.SheraneverywhereaskingAnnethenameofdifferentthingsandAnnewouldspellthewordsinherhand.Thiswasthekeywhichunlockedtheworldforher.Annetaughtherforyears.HelenlearnedtoreadBraille.Thiswasasystemofraiseddotsrepresentingletters.Ablindpersoncouldreadbyfeelingofthedots.Whenshewenttocollege，herteacherAnnewentwithherandtappedoutthewordsoftheinstructorsintoherstudent’shand.Helenhadanamazingmemory，andshealsohadskillsveryfewpeoplehaveeverbeenabletodevelop.Shecouldputherfingerstoaperson’slipsandunderstandthewordswhichwerebeingspoken.Whileshewasincollegeshewroteherbookcalled“TheStoryofMyLife”．Withthemoneysheearnedfromthebookshewasabletobuyahouse.Shebecamefamousandtraveledaroundtheworldspeakingtogroupsofpeople.Shemetmanyimportantandwellknownpeopleasshetraveled.HelenKellerwassuccessfulbecauseofherdetermination.However，manypeoplehelpedher.ThemostimportantpersoninherlifewasAnneSullivanwhostayedwithherfor50years.Questions：1.WhatdoyouthinkledHelenKellertosuccess？______________________________________________________________________2.Ifyoufailedinanexaminationandyourparentsblamedyou，whatwillyoudo？_____________________________________________________________________Herdeterminationandotherpeople’shelp.略
