Unit5NelsonMandela—amodernheroReading()ⅡEliaswasborninthe19thcenturywhentheblackpeoplewereputintoamiserable__________wheretheyhadnorightsatall.Elias,likemostblackpeople,hadlittleeducationandwasworriedaboutwhetherhewouldbecome_____________.ThiswastheveryreasonwhyhemetMandela.Mandelaalwaysencouragedhimnottoloseheart.ChooseandfillpositionoutofworkSohejoinedtheYouthLeague____________,helpinghim____________somegovernmentbuildings.Eliasstronglybelieveinthatwhathedidwouldhelpthem__________theirdreamofmakingblackandwhitepeople_________.activelyblowupachieveequalThinking?HowdidNelsonMandelahelpblackpeopleinElias’story?found/ANCYouthLeague/fightfor/equalfoundedFirstlyNelsonMandela_________the_________________to_________________rightsforblackpeople.fightforequalANCYouthLeagueoutofworkLawOfficeasalawyerofferguidanceto/introuble/turntoSecondlyasalawyerNelsonMandela_________________blackpeoplewhentheywere___________and___________him.offeredguidancetointroubleturnedtodevote…to/helpblackpeople/attack/violencedevotedtoattackviolenceFinallyNelsonMandela_________hislife_______________________evenifhewasputinprison.Mandelafirstchoseto_______thelawswith________whenthepeacefulwaywasnotallowed.Onlythendidhedecidetoanswerviolencewithviolence.helpingblackpeopleImportantwordsandphrases:1.activeadj.积极的；活跃的①Ican’ttellwhetheritisanactivevolcano.我不能辨别这是否是座活火山。②Wearealwaysactiveinoutofclassactivitieseveryday.每天的课外活动我们总是表现得很积极。③Shemaybeover80,butsheisstillveryactive.她可能已经80多岁了，但是仍然喜爱运动。beactivein在……方面活跃，积极参加takeanactivepartin积极参加takeactiontodosth.对……采取行动【拓展】actn．&v.行为，举动，行动actionn.行为，做法activityn.活动actor/actressn.男/女演员用act的适当形式填空(1)Hetakesan______partinthefightingagainstpollutionandtakesafirmandeffective______topreventpollution.(2)Heisalways_____inoutofclass_________everyday.【即学即练】activeactiveactivitiesaction2.devotevt.献身；专心于Agreatpersonissomeonewhodevoteshis/herlifetohelpingothers.(P33)伟人就是某个致力于用他/她的生命帮助他人的人。①Hedevotedhiswholelifetotheprotectionoftherareanimals.他终生献身于保护珍稀动物。②Heisdevotedtohelpingthepoor.他致力于帮助穷人。【拓展】devote为动词，常与介词to连用，构成短语devoteone’slife/time/energy/attentionto(doing)sth.“把生命/时间/精力/注意力用在/”献给（做）某事上；表示“”献身于；专心于。类似于devote...to...结构中to为介词的词组还有：lookforwardto期待；盼望stickto坚持leadto导致payattentionto注意到berelatedto与……有关referto提到；指的是turnto翻到；求助于【即学即练】TheideaforthenewmachinecametoMrBakertohisinvention.【2012西安高一检测】A.whilehewasdevotedB.whiledevotingC.whiledevotinghimselfD.whiledevoted【解析】选A。考查bedevotedto结构。句意：Baker先生献身于他的发明时，他想起了这个有关这个新机器的想法。注意：不要误选D项，因为主句的主语theidea与从句的主语MrBaker/he不一致，因此从句中的主语和谓语动词hewas不能省略。3.outofwork失业,没有工作…andIworriedaboutwhetherIwouldbecomeoutofwork.（P34）……我很担心我是不是会失业。①Jimhasbeenoutofworkforseveralmonths.吉姆已经失业几个月了。②Mary’scellphonehasbeenoutofworkforseveraldays,whichbroughtheralotofinconvenience.玛丽的手机坏了好几天了，这给她带来了很多不便。outof“意为在……”之外,“向……”外;表示失去,没有,用完，不再处于某种状况。反义词为into或in。outofbreath上气不接下气outofpatience不耐烦ou...
