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1、模块 5 教材教法以阅读带其它语言实践活动 阅读话题：人物一、精读材料 1记叙文My motherWhen I was three years old my father passed away, leaving my mother alone to teach four boys how to grow and live and love. It wasnt easy for her at all; she worked night shifts as a teacher who taught at a night school. But somehow she managed to pul
2、l it off. She would come home late, fix us dinner, listen to our stories, and put us all to bed before she had any time to herself. We never thought much of it at the time, but its obvious now that we were her life. I remember asking her why she made so many sacrifices for us, and her answer was ama
3、zing, “Your success will be my greatest achievement.”From that day on my attitude and actions changed. I had the strength and the courage to deal with problems instead of turning away. I wanted to push myself to new heights. She came to every competition and was always the first person at the finish
4、 line and the last person to leave. I can still hear those words that changed my life. Her goal was to give us a leg up and the opportunity to do great things; my ambition is to take that opportunity and run with it.My fatherHe never complained, at least not when we kids were around, but I could tel
5、l his job was rough. Every morning he grabbed his lunch bag and kissed my mom. Then I would stand at the window waving as he backed out of the driveway in that beat-up truck. He would always give me a smile, wave back and blow a kiss before turning down the road to work.Late in the evening, I would
6、hear the truck rattle up the drive and look out to see a weary man drag his way up the walkway to the door. As he entered the house, a bright smile would flash across his face and he would gather us up for a big hug. It was during these hugs that I first noticed the stained, rough hands and the wrin
7、kled signs of hard work.Every day our ritual continued. Every day we had food on the table and a warm welcome to live in. every day he showed me the results of hard work and the joy of a loving home.Now I am older and my father has passed away. Whenever I feel like complaining about my job, or how t
8、ough things are, I just get back to work, smile, and realize how much I learned from him.2叙述文 人物自传 (Karl Malone)每一天都要努力 Put the effort in every day姓名：卡尔-马龙英文：Karl Malone生日：1963 年 7 月 24 日身高：210 厘米体重：116 公斤位置：大前锋 效力球队：犹它爵士As a young boy, I grew up with my eight siblings in a tin-roofed shack in Summe
9、rfield, Louisiana. I didnt see my circumstance as an obstacle, even though we didnt even have a real toilet in the house. I saw my life more as a card that had been dealt to me and I tried to make the most of it.童年时代的我住在位于路易斯安那州萨墨菲尔德的一间简陋的以铁皮为屋顶的 房子里，有8 个兄弟姐妹，连一个像样的厕所都没有。但是，我并没有把这样的 家庭环境看成是一个障碍，而是把它
10、当作发到自己手里的一张牌，我所做的努力 是要让这张牌发挥出它最大的用处。I was the youngest of five boys and also had four sisters who had to pull together and take care of each other. Dad wasnt around, so I never knew him well. He committed suicide when I was three years old, leaving Mom with the job of raising and providing for nine
11、kids. She worked at a sawmill running a forklift for fifty dollars a week and had another job at a poultry plant. She was a very hard worker, and in order to make ends meet, she hardly ever rested.我是家里 5 兄弟中最小的男孩子，还有4 个相依为命的姐妹。父亲已经不在 人世，他在我3 岁的时候就自杀了，我对他几乎没有什么印象。父亲死后，抚养 9 个孩子的重担就落在了母亲的肩上。母亲是锯木厂里开叉车的
12、工人，每星期有 50 美元的收入，此外，她在家禽加工厂还有一份差事。我母亲是个非常吃苦耐 劳的女人，为了养家糊口，她拼命工作，从不休息。My mom believed in doing all she could do to take care of her responsibilities, so no matter what, she never asked for a handout. You can imagine; we kids didnt get what we wanted, but we always got the things we needed. With my mom
13、 as my example, I learned that hard work is the best way to get what you want.她坚信只要自己努力就一定能够养活全家，所以她从不接受任何施舍。你可 以想象我们姊妹兄弟的生活状况：尽管从来买不起自己想要的东西，但是日常生 活的必需品总是能够得到满足。从母亲身上，我懂得了勤奋是获得一切的最佳途 径。While growing up, I was surrounded with temptations to do negative things like drugs, alcohol and all that. I chos
14、e not to go there, even as a little boy, I knew I was going to be successful. Some people take that to be cocky or conceited, but I wasnt going to let anybody tell me that I couldnt do whatever I set out to do.随着年龄的增长，我逐渐遇到各种不良行为的诱惑，比如吸毒、酗酒，凡此 种种。我从不去那些地方，因为我从小就相信自己长大以后一定能大有作为。有 些人将我的这种想法视为骄傲或自负，但我不
15、这么认为。只要我确定了自己想做 的事情，就不允许别人说我做不到。Of course, I dreamed about what I wanted to be when I grew up. At first, I wanted be a state trooper, then I wanted to be in the Special Forces. After a while, I decided thatI wanted to drive eighteen-wheelers. There was even a period of time that I wanted to be in co
16、nstruction. I wanted to play football in high school; in fact, I still do. But regardless of what I chose, I wanted to make my brothers, sisters and mom proud of me - not only by being successful in what I chose to do, but also as a person who could be looked up to for the right reasons.当然，我也梦想过长大以后想做什么。起初，我想当国民警卫队员，还想 过进特种兵部队。后来，我想当一名售装箱大卡车司机。还有一段时间，我甚至 想当一名建筑工人。上高中的时候，我喜爱美式足球，直到现在我还时常玩玩。 但不管我选择做什么，我的最终目的是要让母亲和兄弟姐妹
