Unit17DISABILITYDISABLED?NOTME!BeethovenComposer,deafwhenhecomposedhis9thSymphony.authorofthebest-sellingbookABriefHistoryofTime,hasmadedifficultconceptsinphysicsmoreacceptabletothepublic.HisdiscoveriesaboutgravitationareregardedassomeofthemostimportantcontributionstothatareaofphysicssinceAlbertEinsteinintroducedthegeneraltheoryofrelativityin1915.PhysicistStephenHawkingReadthepassagewhilelisteningtothetape.JudgethefollowingstatementstoseeiftheyareTrueorFalse.Step1Listeningandreading(TrueorFalse)1.ZhongXiaowendoesn’twishtobetreatedasalittlechild.2.Xiaowen’sstoryservesasanexampletoshowthatphysicaldisabilitiescanlimitaperson’slife.3.AllthestudentsintheBeijingUnionUniversityaredisabled.4.LiteratureofChineseBlindChildrenisagreathelpinencouragingblindchildrentoovercomedifficultiesandchallenges.5.In2000YeZijiewasinvitedtoLondonandbecamethefirstChinesetostudyabroad.Step2CarefulreadingReadthepassagecarefullyandanswerthequestions.NameAgeSexProfessionProblemSuccess&awardsPart1InformationaboutthemaincharacterZhongXiaowen16femalestudentWithouttheabilitytouseherlegsandhasnofeelingsbelowthewaist.createdprogrammes,wonanaward,oneofthebeststudents1.Whatdoesshedo?2.Whatkindofdisabilitymightshehave?3.Howisshedoinginherschoollife?ZhongXiaowen•Whatdoesshedo?Sheisa16-year-oldmiddleschoolstudentinNorthernChina.•Whatkindofdisabilitydoesshehave?Shewasbornwithouttheabilitytouseherlegsandshehasnofeelingbelowherwaist.Howisshedoinginherschoollife?Sheisthebeststudentinherclassandhaswonanawardforyoungerscientist.Sheisnothappyaboutthat.Peopletreather___________________IsXiaowenreallyhappy?Why?asifshewereachild.Para2(transitionalparagraph)•InPara2,theword“fair”inthesentence•…receiveanawardatherprovince’sscience•fair.hasthesamemeaningastheonein__.•A.Itisnotfairtoseparateblacks•fromwhites.•B.Tomisatallmanwithfairhair.•C.Astheweatherforecastpredicted,it•turnedfairintheafternoon.•D.ManyVIPwillattendthefoodfairtobe•heldinYueqing.Part2para3para4&5Weshouldgivethemrecognitionmorethansympathyandhelp.ExamplesTheSpecialEducationalCollegeofBeijingUnionUniversityTheMagazineLiteratureofChineseBlindChildrenTopicsentencePara3Para4,5Likeallofus,disabledpeoplealsoneedinspirationandencouragement.Part2Shouldwedoeverythingfordisabledpeople?Weshouldgivethemrecognitionmorethansympathyandhelp.No.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowarddisabledstudentsstudyingwithnormalones?Challengingandrewarding,positive1.YeZijie’sstoryismentionedtoshowhowdisabledpeoplewritearticlesfornewspapersandmagazines.2.Themagazineisaboutnormalpeoplewhohaveovercomedifficultiesandlearnttoliveameaningfulandproductivelife.()Thedisabledintheauthor’sopinionneedallexcept_____.A.recognitionB.sympathyandhelpC.discriminationD.inspirationandencouragementWhatdoesthemagazinemakedisabledpeoplebelieve?(Para4)AccordingtoYeZijie’swords,whatisveryimportantfordisabledpeopletoknow?(Para5)Theycanrealizetheirdreams.Someonefarawayisalsostrugglingastheyare.Whatsituationarethedisabledpeoplearoundyouin?Part3Livingwithdisabilitiesis__________and__________.frustratingchallengingHowshouldtheytreattheirwayoflife?Ihavelearnttolivewithbodyasitisandadjustedmywayoflife.Maybeit’stimefortherestofsocietytoacceptmeasIamandgetusedtothefactthatwhileImaynotbeabletowalk,therearemanyothergreatthingsIcando.liveahappylifeleadameaningfulandproductivelifeTodaytherearemoreopportunitiesfordisabledpeopletodeveloptheirpotential,livearicherlifeandmakeacontributiontosociety.livea…lifeHelivesadog’slife.=Helivesapoorlife.=Heisaspoorasachurchmouse.“Ihavelearnttolivewithmybodyasitisandadjustedmywayoflife.MaybeitistimefortherestofsocietytoacceptmeasIamandgetusedtothefactthatwhileImaynotbeabletowalk,therearemanyothergreatthingsIcando.”“Iknowpeoplearetryingtohelp,butIwishtheywouldn’ttreatmeasifIwereachild.”DisabledNotMe?!Part1.para1--examplepara2(transitionalparagraph)Part2Part3.para6--conclusionpara3para4&5Howisthetextorganized?--attitudesStep3(ReadingComprehension)(ReadingComprehension)1.Thetextismainlyabout_______.A.WhatmakespeopledisabledB.HowthedisabledliveanormallifeC.WhatistobedonetoassistdisabledpeopleD.Howphysicaldisabilitieslimitaperson’slife2.BythefirstsentenceinPara1,ZhongXiaowenreallywantstomeanthat_____.A.HerclassmatesactuallylookdownuponherB.ShewantstobetreatedasanindependentpersonC.Disabledstudentssuffermuchmorehardships.D.Shehasgrownintoanadultandisnolongerachild3.WhatcanbelearnedfromXiaowen’ssuccessfromPara2?A.Mostofthedisabledaregifted.B.Thedisabledneedproperopportunitiesandsupport.C.Physicaldisabilitieshavenoeffectonpeople’slife.D.Peopleshouldchangetheirattitudestowardsthedisabled.4.InPara3,TheBeijingUnionUniversityhaslaunchedaspecialeducationcollege,heretheword“launchmeans_____.A.发射B.下水C.创立D.颁布5.“…hebecamethefirstvisuallyimpairedChinesetostudyabroad.”(Para.5)Theunderlinedwordinthesentencemeans______.A.disabledB.giftedC.unfortunateD.lucky6.Wecaninferfromthetextthat____.A.ThedisabledareuselessB.WeshouldlookdownuponthedisabledC.ThedisabledcandosomethingaswellasorbetterthannormalpeopleD.Thereisnoopportunityforthedisabledtomakeacontributiont