高一上册译林版英语必修第一册课时作业Unit4SectionⅢExtendedreading&Project&Assessment+Word版含答案.docx

课时作业(十二)　Unit4　SectionⅢ　Extendedreading&Project&Assessment
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Forthepast17yearsmylifewasveryhappy.Thenthefirstsadthinghappened.Mymotherbecameveryill, andsoonsheknewthatshewasdying.Justbeforeshedied, sheaskedElizabethandmetogotoherroom.Sheheldourhandsandsaid, “VictorandElizabeth, mychildren, I'mveryhappybecauseyouloveeachother, andbecauseonedayyou'llgetmarried.Everyoneinthefamilylovesyou, Elizabeth.Willyoutakemyplaceinthefamily, mydear? IcandiehappilyifyoulookafterthemwhenIhavegone.”
Mymotherdiedandwewereverysad, becausewelovedherdearly.Elizabethwasbraveandhelpedus; hersweetsmilegaveussomehappinessintheunhappydaysaftermymother'sdeath.Thetimecameformetogotouniversity.Ididn'twanttoleavemysadfamily, butweallknewthatIshouldgo.Itwashardtoleave, too, becausetheparentsofmygoodfriendHenrywouldnotlethimgotouniversitywithme.SoIhadtogoalone.
OnmyfirstdayatuniversityImetmyteacher, ProfessorWaldman, whowasoneofthegreatestscientistsintheworld.Hegaveawonderfultalktoallthestudentswhowerestartingattheuniversity.Heendedhistalkbysaying, “Someofyouwillbecomethegreatestscientistsoftomorrow.Youmuststudyhardanddiscovereverythingthatyoucan.ThisiswhyGodmadeyouintelligent—tohelpotherpeople.”
Aftertheprofessor'stalk, Ithoughtverycarefully.IrememberedthestormwhenIwas15; Irememberedhowthelightninghaddestroyedthetrees.Fromthenon, Iwantedtouseelectricitytohelppeople, andIwantedtodiscoverthesecretofl