UNIT 1 People of Achievement 三言 两语 1. Born in America, in June, 1880, Helen Keller was one of the greatest women in the 20th century. 2. Famous as he is, he cares little for money and fame. 3. Owing to the fact that she can do whatever she has chosen with great perseverance, she has made great achievements in many fields. 1. 他全身心地投入工作,经常工作到午夜,而没有时间为自己着想,一心只为中国人民着想。 He put all his heart into the work and always worked until midnight, having_no_time_to_think_about_himself,but only the Chinese people. 2. 正是他们的鼓励使我的学****稳步前进。 It_was_their_encouragement_that resulted in my slow but steady progress in study. 核 心 单 词 [默写识记]根据汉语释义写出单词 1. defeat n. 失败;挫败 vt. 击败;战胜 2. conclusion n. 结论;推论 3. circumstance n. 条件;环境;状况 4. consequence n. 结果;后果 5. acknowledge vt. 承认(属实、权威等);(公开)感谢 6. insist vi. & vt. 坚持;坚决要求 7. obtain vt. (尤指经努力)获得;赢得 vi. (规章****俗等)存在;流行 8. encounter vt. 偶然碰到;遇到 n. 邂逅;遭遇 9. mostly adv. 主要地;一般地 10. found vt. 创建;建立;把……建立在 11. vital adj. 必不可少的;极其重要的;充满生机的 12. academic adj. 学业的;学术的 [语境运用]用所给词的适当形式填空 1. The army was welltrained and wellarmed, and had little difficulty defeating (defeat) the enemy. 2. (2020·天津卷)This led Jones to the conclusion (conclude) that there are too many extremely lonely people in his community, who are easy targets of cheating. 3. We can't take measures until we've known all the circumstances (circumstance). 4. With no solid evidence, he refused to acknowledge stealing (steal) the lady's purse. 5. The man didn't know how to overcome failure, and he was stopped by it when he encountered (encounter) one. 6. If you want to apply for the job, you will need to_obtain (obtain) permission from the manager. 续表 拓 展 单 词 [词汇变形]根据汉语释义写出单词及其变化形式 1. committed adj. 尽心尽力的;坚定的;坚信的→commit vt. 承诺;保证 vi. 忠于;全心全意投入(工作、活动等)→commitment n. 承诺;忠诚;奉献;承诺的事;投入 2. evaluate vt. 评价;评估→evaluation n. 评估;评价 3. distinct_adj. 清晰的;清楚的;有区别的→distinction n. 差别;区别;卓越→distinctive adj. 独特的,特别的;与众不同的 4. analyse_vt.