Unit1PeopleofAchievementTheFirmHelenKellerIn1882ababygirlcaughtafeverthatwassofierceshenearlydied.Shesurvivedbutthefeverleftitsmark—shecouldnolongerseeorhear.Becauseshecouldnothearshealsofounditverydifficulttospeak.Sohowdidthischild,blindedanddeafenedat19monthsold,growuptobecomeaworld-famousauthorandpublicspeaker?Thefevercutherofffromtheoutsideworld,deprivingherofsightandsound.Itwasasifshehadbeenthrownintoadarkprisoncellfromwhichtherecouldbenorelease.Beforeherseventhbirthday,thefamilyhiredaprivatetutor—AnneSullivan.AnnewascarefultoteachHelenespeciallythosesubjectsinwhichshewasinterested.AsaresultHelenbecamegentlerandshesoonlearnttoreadandwriteinBraille.Shealsolearnttoreadpeople’slipsbypressingherfinger-tipsagainstthemandfeelingthemovementandvibrations.ThismethodiscalledTadomaanditisaskillthatvery,veryfewpeoplemanagetoacquire.Shealsolearnttospeak,amajorachievementforsomeonewhocouldnothearatall.Helenprovedtobearemarkablescholar.Whileshewasstillatcollegeshewrote‘TheStoryofMyLife’.Thiswasanimmediatesuccessandearnedherenoughmoneytobuyherownhouse.Shetouredthecountry,givinglectureafterlecture.Manybookswerewrittenaboutherandseveralplaysandfilmsweremadeaboutherlife.Eventuallyshebecamesofamousthatshewasinvitedabroadandreceivedmanyhonorsfromforeignuniversitiesandmonarchs.In1932shebecameavice-presidentoftheRoyalNationalInstitutefortheBlindintheUnitedKingdom.Afterherdeathin1968anorganizationwassetupinhernametocombatblindnessinthedevelopingworld.Todaythatagency,HelenKellerInternational,isoneofthebiggestorganizationsworkingwithblindpeopleoverseas.Asamatteroffact,Helenisanoutstandingpersonwhodefeatedvariousdifficultiesandsucceededintheend.Weteenagersshouldlearnfromherandmanagetocontrolourselvesanddomorecontributionstoourcountry.坚强的海伦·凯勒1882年,一名女婴因发高烧差点丧命。她虽幸存下来,但发烧给她留下了后遗症——她再也看不见、听不见。因为听不见,她发现想讲话也变得很困难。那么,这个19个月大的失明和耳聋的孩子,是如何成长为世界著名的作家和演说家的呢?发烧使她与外界隔绝,失去了视力和声音。就好像她被扔进了一个黑暗的牢房,不能被释放。在她快到七岁生日时,家里便雇了一名家庭教师——安妮·沙利文。安妮悉心地教海伦,特别是她感兴趣的东西。这样海伦变得温和了而且很快学会了用布莱叶盲文朗读和写作。靠用指尖接触说话人的嘴唇去感受运动和震动,她又学会了触唇意识。这种方法被称作泰德马,是一种很少有人掌握的技能。她也学会了讲话,这对失聪的人来说是个巨大的成就。海伦证明了自己是个出色的学者,上大学时她就写了《我的生命》。这使她立即获得成功从而挣了足够的钱为自己购买一套住房。她周游全国,一次又一次地演讲。许多书都是写她的,一些戏剧和电影是关于她的生活的。最终她名扬四海,被邀请到国外,并获得了许多外国大学和君主颁发的荣誉。1932年,她成为英国皇家国家盲人研究所的副所长。1968年她去世后,一个以她的名字命名的组织建立起来,该组织旨在与发展中国家存在的失明缺陷斗争。如今这所机构,“海伦·凯勒国际基金会”,是海外向盲人提供帮助的最大组织之一。事实上,海伦是一个杰出的人,她战胜了各种困难,最终取得了成功。我们青少年应该向她学习,控制自己,对国家做出更多的贡献。【导语】Carryontilltomorrow是由被誉为“穷人的甲壳虫”badfinger(坏手指)乐队演唱的。这是一首励志歌曲,整首歌字里行间都充满了珍惜光阴对梦想永不言弃的信念。它在反复告诉我们生活的不顺只是暂时的,乌云也总有散尽的时候,深呼吸,鼓起勇气再坚持一会,一定会守得云开见月明。·①_____________________(坚持到明天)注:听音填空InyoungerdaysItoldmyselfmylifewouldbemyownAndI’dleavetheplacewheresunshinenever_____②F...
