1Unit18BeautyWhatIsBeauty?Whatisbeauty?Iamsureeveryonehasparticularunderstandingandstandard;however,humanbeingshavecommonvalueaspectabouthowtodistinguishbeautifulthingsorpeoplesomehow.Yourbeautyisnottruebeautyuntilyougettoknowwhatrealbeautymeans.Beingattractiveislikebeingrich—itcanhelpyoufindhappiness,butitdoesn’talwaysmakeyouhappy.Simplytrytobeaninterestingperson.Forinterestingpeoplehaveinterestingfaces,andinterestingfacesarealmostalwaysattractive.Thephysicalbeauty,forexampleyourskincolor,isnotstableforever,whilethesoulbeautywillliveforever.Nomatterhowhandsomeorprettyyouare,theruthless(无情的)timecanchangeandtakeawayeverything.Beautyisingoodthingsthatyoudo.Yournicebehaviorwithothers,thewayyouunderstandaperson,thewayyoutrustaperson,thewayyouloveaperson,thewayyoucare,thewayyoushare,yourhonestyandyourself-confidencemakeyourpersonalitysobeautiful.Onethingtoremember:Peoplewillforgetwhatyousay;peoplewillforgetwhatyoudo;buttheywillneverforgetwhatyoumadethemfeel.Youareunique,andyourcharacterisunique.Neverfeelanykindoflackinyou.Tolivewonderfully,youhavetofeelwonderful!Somebodysaidsotruethatabeautifulwomanisadiamondbutatruthful,honestandtrustworthywomanisatreasure.AndfinallyIwouldliketosaythatthebeautifulpersonisthatwhodoesbeautifully,whosaysbeautifully,whofeelsbeautifullyandwhohelpsotherpeopletodothesame!阅读短文,回答问题1.Howcanyoumakeyourpersonalitysobeautiful?Ishouldhavenicebehaviorwithothers,behonestandself-confident.2.Fillineachblankwithonewordaccordingtothetext.Itisnotphysicalbeautybutsoulbeautythatwillstayforever.2PeriodOneWarm-up&Lesson1WhatIsBeauty?—Pre-reading匹配左边的单词与右边的汉语意思[第一组]1.breathlessA.向一边,向一侧2.superiorB.敬爱,非常喜欢3.sidewaysC.高级的,上等的4.verticalD.令人屏息的5.adoreE.垂直的,竖的答案1.D2.C3.A4.E5.B[第二组]6.rainbowA.(通过节食、加强运动等)减肥;苗条的7.consistentB.羊毛制的8.woollenC.超重的,过重的9.slimD.一致的,始终如一的10.overweightE.彩虹答案6.E7.D8.B9.A10.C[第三组]11.commitmentA.伴随,陪同12.accompanyB.(数量、年龄等的)变化范围13.rangeC.责任,义务;承诺14.conscienceD.主观的15.subjectiveE.良心答案11.C12.A13.B14.E15.D[第四组]16.dimensionA.命令,指挥17.commandB.没有味道的18.tastelessC.植物学19.botanyD.用滑板滑行20.skateboardE.方面;度量答案16.E17.A18.B19.C20.D3Step1Fastreading1.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.People’sviewsonbeauty.B.Physicalbeautyisimportantindailylife.C.Innerbeautyisimportantindailylife.D.Innerbeautyismoreimportantthanphysicalbeauty.答案A2.Readthetextandmatchthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para.1A.Ideasofbeautychangewithtime.Para.2B.Innerbeautyismuchmoreimportant.Para.3C.Thereisnoconsistentviewonbeauty.Para.4D.Cultureremainsamajorpartindeterminingideasofbeauty.Para.5E.Beautyisintheeyeofthebeholder.Para.6F.Therearenoprecisecriteriaforjudgingwhatisbeautiful.答案Para.1:CPara.2:APara.3:DPara.4:FPara.5:BPara.6:EStep2CarefulreadingReadthepassagecarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.1.Accordingtothewriter,caninfluencepeople’sideasofbeauty.A.time,placeandcultureB.history,societyandcultureC.time,peopleandhistoryD.history,leadersandactors答案B2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.MargaretWolfebelievedthatthestandardofbeautyalwayskeepsthesame.B.Lookingslimisconsideredmoreattractiveinsomecultures.C.Innerbeautytakesmorethanaglancetoappreciate.D.Thehumanracewoulddieoutifweallseephysicalbeautyinthesameway.答案A3.Whatdoesthewriterthinkaboutphysicalbeautyandinnerbeauty?A.Physicalbeautyismoreimportantthaninnerbeauty.B.Innerbeautyismoreimportantthanphysicalbeauty.4C.Physicalbeautyisasimportantasinnerbeauty.D.Innerbeautyiseasiertonotice.答案B4.WhichoneofthefollowingisTRUE?A.In19th-centuryEurope,womenwouldwearwoollenshawlsacrosstheirshoulders.B.Nowadays,tattoosareusedtomarkcriminals.C.Insomecountries,youngwomenfollowslimmingdietstoloseextrakilostopreparefortheirweddingday.D.Thereisacertaincriteriawhichcanbeusedtojudgewhatisbeauty.答案CStep3PostreadingAfterreadingthepassage,pleasefillinthefollowingblanks.AsMargaretWolfeonce1.said(say)inthe19thcentury,therewasnoconsistentviewonbeauty.Standardsandideasofbeautychange2.acrosstime.Nowadays,somecostumesandactionsonce3.regarded(regard)asbeautyin19th-centuryEuropeisnotconsideredhealthyorattractive,4.whilesomethingnowregardedasfashionhaddifferentfunctionsinthepast.5.Incontemporarysociety,culturestilldeterminesourideasofbeauty.Insomecountries,peoplelike6.being(be)thinner,whileinothercultures,peoplelikebeingalittleoverweight.Therearenoprecisecriteria7.tojudge(judge)whatbeautyis.Ifbeautywerelimitedbysomecriteria,thehumanracewouldsoondieout.Thereis8.physical(physics)beautyaswellasinnerbeauty.Thelatterisfoundinawiderangeofpersonalqualities.Itisinnerbeauty9.thatrequiresustotrulysee.Beautyis10.certainly(certain)intheeyeofthebeholder.Step4Sentencelearning1.In1878,whenMargaretWolfeHungerfordwrote“Beautyisintheeyeofthebeholder”,shewasstatingthattherewasnoconsistentviewonbeauty.[句式分析]句子主干为:shewasstating...;when引导时间状语从句;that引导宾语从句。[自主翻译]1878年,当玛格丽特·沃尔夫·亨格福特写到“情人眼里出西施”时,她要表达的是,人们对美没有一致的观点。2.Traditionsandfashions,likesocietyitself,changeandadaptwithtime,5soitisreasonablethatourideasofbeautychangeaswell.[句式分析]本句是一个主从复合句,so引导一个结果状语从句,在这个从句中使用了“Itis+adj.+that从句”结构,it是形式主语,真正的主语是that从句。[自主翻译]正如社会本身,传统和时尚是在