Writing a speech
[学范文·背佳句]——它山之石，可以攻玉
范文诠解 [教材原文] [名师论道]
Hello, everyone.Today, I'm going to introduce Edgar Snow.Edgar Snow was an American journalist who wrote influential books and articles about China in the 1930s.At a time when relatively little was known about our country in the Western world, his 1937 book Red Star over China broke ideological boundaries by telling the stories of the Chinese communist movement from the inside.Although Snow was not the only international journalist to set foot in China during the early decades of the 20th century, what set him apart from the others was that he actually spent time with the Chinese Red Army.He listened to their stories and observed their day to day lives, as well as conducting interviews with Mao Zedong and other leaders.His biographical accounts and depictions of historical events, such as the Long March, therefore captured the spirit of the period and the people living through it with unprecedented authenticity.Snow is considered “our American friend”．I admire Snow's special insight and bravery, risking his life during the war to get to the heart of the story and correct prejudice.For me, Snow's writing, and in particular Red Star over China, is a must read for anyone with an interest in that period. [学语言]1.时态：一般现在时和一般过去时2.人称：第一、三人称3.亮点词汇①introduce②influential③break ideological boundaries④set foot in⑤set sb.apart from the others4.高级句式①who引导定语从句②when引导定语从句[学结构]本文是一份演讲稿，介绍了美国记者埃德加·斯诺，以及他打破意识形态的作品《红星照耀中国》。文章共由三部分组成：开头部分：who the person is and what boundary he has broken；主体部分：how he achieved this；结尾部分：comments on him。
佳句背诵 1.He/She was one of the greatest scientists in the 20th century.他/她是20世纪最伟大的科学家之一。2．He/She was born in 1911.他/她出生于1911年。3．He/She studied at a local high school and graduated from Beijing University.他/她曾就读于当地的一所高中，毕业于北京大学。4．He/She is such a learned/strong willed person that we all admire/respect him/her.他/她是一个如此博学/意志坚强的人，我们都很钦佩/尊敬他/她。5．He/She devoted all his/her life to the work.他/她毕生都致力于工作。6．He/She made great contributions to our country.他/她对我们国家做出了巨大贡献。7．He/She was highly thought of by many people.他/她受到很多人的高度赞扬。8．He/She will live in the hearts of us forever.他/她会永远活在我们心中。
[仿佳作·找差距]——巧借外力，事半功倍
[题目要求]
请根据下表中的信息介绍一下诺贝尔奖获得者——中国女科学家屠呦呦。
姓名 屠呦呦
主要经历 1.1930年12月30日出生于浙江宁波；2．1951年被北京大学录取，主修制药专业，于1955年毕业；毕业后，一直从事研究中医；3．1972年成功发现并制成一种治疗疟疾的药物——青蒿素并获得多种奖项；4．2015年10月5日，她被授予诺贝尔生理学或医学奖，成为中国第一个获得诺贝尔奖的女性科学家。
总结 我们要向她学习，投身于科学研究。
参考词汇：药理学家 pharmacologist 中医Traditional Chinese Medicine 青蒿素 artemisinin 疟疾 malaria
生理学 physiology 诺贝尔奖the Nobel Prize
[仿写步骤]
Step 1 一仿结构布局合理
第一段：开门见山，简要介绍屠呦呦；
第二段：屠呦呦主要经历；
第三段：作总结(向她学习，致力于科学研究)。
Step 2 二仿语言规范美观
1．著名的女科学家屠呦呦，1930年12月30日生于浙江宁波。
Tu Youyou, a famous female scientist, was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province on 30 December 1930.
2．1951年，她被北京大学录取，主修制药专业。
She was admitted into Beijing University in 1951, majoring in making medicine.
3．1972年，她成功发现并制成青蒿素来治疗疟疾。
In 1972, she succeeded in discovering and developing artemisinin to treat malaria.
4．这使她获得许多奖项。
It made her win many awards.
5．我们应该向她学习，投身于科学研究。
We should learn from her and devote ourselves to scientific research.
Step 3 三仿句间过渡自然
用连词连接句3和句4
In 1972, she succeeded in discovering and developing artemisinin to treat malaria, which made her win many awards.
Step 4 誊写
Hi, everyone,
Today, I am going to introduce Tu Youyou, a famous female pharmacologist and scientist, who was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province on 30 December 1930.
In 1951, she was admitted into Beijing University, majoring in making medicine.She graduated in 1955.After her graduation she has been studying Traditional Chinese Medicine.In 1972, she succeeded in discovering and developing artemisinin to treat malaria, which made her win many awards.She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on 5 October 2015, becoming the first female Chinese scientist to win the Nobel Prize.
We should learn from her and devote ourselves to scientific research.
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A鱼Writing a speech
Ⅰ.阅读理解
Christopher Thomas, 27, was a writer by night and a teacher by day when he noticed he was always tired and was losing weight fast.Diagnosed with diabetes (糖尿病), Thomas would need to inject himself with insulin (胰岛素) three times a day for the rest of his life or risk nerve damage, blindness, and even death.And if that weren't bad enough, he had no health insurance.
After a month of feeling upset, Thomas decided he'd better find a way to fight back.He left Canton, Michigan for New York, got a job waiting tables, nicknamed himself the Diabetic Rockstar, and created , a free online community for diabetics and their loved ones — a place where over 1,100 people share personal stories, information, and resources.
Jason Swencki's son Kody was diagnosed with type diabetes at six.Father and son visit the online children's forums together most evenings.“Kody gets so excited, writing to kids from all over，” says Swencki, one of the site's volunteers.“They know what he's going through, so he doesn't feel alone.”
Kody is anything but alone：Diabetes is now the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, with 24 million diagnosed cases.And more people are being diagnosed at younger ages.
These days, Thomas's main focus is his charity, Fight It, which provides medicines and supplies to people — 225 to date — who can't afford a diabetic's huge expenses.Fight It has raised about ＄23,000 — in products and in cash.In May, Thomas will hold the first annual Diabetic Rockstar Festival in the Caribbean.
Even with a staff of 22 volunteers, Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his full time job waiting tables.“Of the diabetes charities out there, most are putting money into finding a cure，” says Bentley Gubar, one of Rockstar's original members.“But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now.”
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了 Thomas在发现自己患了糖尿病后，创办了一个网站供糖尿病患者分享彼此的故事、信息和资源。
1．From the passage, what do we know about Christopher Thomas
A．He needs to go to the doctor every day.
B．He studies the leading cause of diabetes.
C．He has a positive attitude to this disease.
D．He encourages diabetics by writing articles.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第二段中After a month of feeling upset, Thomas decided he'd better find a way to fight back.可以看出，Christopher Thomas对他的疾病抱有积极的态度，故选C项。
2．What was the purpose of the
A．Diabetics can communicate with each other.
B．It helps volunteers find jobs.
C．Children can amuse themselves.
D．Rock stars can share resources.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第二段中created , a free online community for diabetics and their loved ones — a place where over 1,100 people share personal stories, information, and resources可知，糖尿病患者可以通过这个网站进行交流。故选A项。
3．What can we learn about Fight It
A．It helps the diabetics in financial difficulties.
B．It organizes parties for volunteer once a year.
C．It offers less expensive medicine to diabetics.
D．It owns a well known medical website.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第五段中Fight It, which provides medicines and supplies to people — 225 to date — who can't afford a diabetic's huge expenses.Fight It has raised about ＄23,000 — in products and in cash.可知，Fight It帮助糖尿病人应对财政方面的困难。故选A项。
4．What can we know about Thomas in the last paragraph
A．He works full time in a diabetes charity.
B．He employs 22 people for his website.
C．He helps diabetics in his own way.
D．Thomas tries to find a cure for diabetes.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据最后一段中Even with a staff of 22 volunteers, Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his full time job waiting tables.可以推知，Christopher Thomas在用自己的方式帮助糖尿病人。故选C项。
Ⅱ.完形填空
Just a few months earlier, I would never have pictured myself acting in a play in front of two hundred people.If not for my 1 ， Mrs Sather, I might never have found that opportunity.
In the first and second grade, I was extremely 2 .It just wasn't in my personality to be very outgoing.I would escape in my writing.Mrs Sather, always 3 me to write more.I think she was one of the first people to see my inner 4 .
One day, she announced our class was going to 5 a play, a take off on The Wizard of Oz.“I need someone to play the lead part of Dorothy.” A few excited hands 6 .Mine, of course, was not one of them.
After school, Mrs Sather said to me, “Dallas, I was 7 you didn't raise your hand.You're great at memorizing things, and you have such a sweet personality.Perfect for Dorothy! I had you in 8 for Dorothy while writing the play! If you 9 don't want to, though, I won't make you.It's your 10 .”
I realized it was time to show the world who I really was.I 11 the role.Fast forward through five months of 12 ， line memorizing, and costume creating, we were ready.
At the end of the play, when the audience stood and applauded, I knew they were not just 13 for my performance that night, but for the 14 that they knew would come in later years because of my newfound 15 .
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在Sather老师的鼓励下，参与了戏剧的表演，最终演出非常成功，作者也重拾了自信。
1．A.partner B．teacher
C．parent D．classmate
解析：选B 根据下文One day, she announced our class可推知，Sather夫人是作者的老师(teacher)。
2．A.shy B．weak
C．energetic D．ambitious
解析：选A 根据下文It just wasn't in my personality to be very outgoing.可知，在一年级和二年级的时候，作者非常害羞(shy)。
3．A.recommended B．allowed
C．encouraged D．accompanied
解析：选C 结合后文me to write more可知，Sather老师总是鼓励(encouraged)作者多写。
4．A.drawback B．peace
C．character D．strength
解析：选D 结合上文Sather老师鼓励作者多写可知，Sather老师看到了作者内心的力量(strength)。
5．A.perform B．watch
C．write D．enjoy
解析：选A 结合下文a play, a take off on The Wizard of Oz可知，是表演(perform)《绿野仙踪》。
6．A.put down B．reached out
C．shot up D．drew back
解析：选C 结合上文Sather夫人挑选扮演Dorothy的人，以及下文you didn't raise your hand可知，有几只激动的手马上举起来(shot up)了。
7．A.excited B．amused
C．afraid D．surprised
解析：选D 结合后文You're great at memorizing things, and you have such a sweet personality.Perfect for Dorothy！可知，Sather老师认为作者是扮演Dorothy的最佳人选，因此惊讶于(surprised)作者没有举手。
8．A.store B．mind
C．memory D．comparison
解析：选B 结合上文Sather老师认为作者是扮演Dorothy的最佳人选可知，Sather老师在写剧本的时候就已经把作者想成Dorothy了。have sb.in mind心中想着某人。
9．A.initially B．really
C．finally D．spiritually
解析：选B 结合下文don't want to, though, I won't make you可知，如果作者真的(really)不想扮演Dorothy，Sather老师也不会勉强她。
10．A.turn B．choice
C．luck D．fault
解析：选B 结合上文老师的话可知，要不要扮演Dorothy是作者的选择(choice)，Sather老师不会勉强。
11．A.accepted B．played
C．created D．remembered
解析：选A 结合上文I realized it was time to show the world who I really was.可知，作者还是接受了(accepted)扮演这个角色。
12．A.practicing B．learning
C．observing D．communicating
解析：选A 根据常识可知，作者表演戏剧需要经过练习(practicing)。
13．A.celebrating B．chatting
C．cheering D．congratulating
解析：选C 结合上文when the audience stood and applauded可知，观众为表演而欢呼喝彩(cheering)。
14．A.praises B．efforts
C．beliefs D．performances
解析：选D 结合上文when the audience stood and applauded可知，戏剧表演(performances)很成功，大家都为之喝彩。
15．A.skill B．confidence
C．interest D．hobby
解析：选B 结合上文作者从一开始不敢举手申请扮演角色到最后演出的成功可知，作者重拾了自信(confidence)。
Ⅲ.读后续写
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
It was time to go home.“Remember to work on your class speeches for homework，” Miss Walker called, as everyone started talking and packing their school bags.Jenny felt sick.She hated having to read aloud in class.She was sure everyone got really bored listening to her.Once, when Jenny was reading out her holiday diary, Lee was even looking at his watch, a silver and blue one which seemed just magical.
Jenny watched Lee walk ahead of her as they left school.He seemed so clever, and he had a certain sort of shining confidence.He was just one of those people who were good at everything.Jenny sighed.As she turned the corner, she saw Lee's watch lying right in the middle of the path.
Jenny knew she should just pick it up and return it to him, but she didn't want to run after him.Jenny bent down quickly, picked up the watch and ran home.On arriving home, Jenny put it on almost without thinking.She was surprised it fitted so well.She walked to the mirror and started practicing her speech.Words just flooded out of her.“I'm going to talk about swimming.I have been lucky.I've won lots of competitions.But when I'm in a race, I'm not really thinking about winning.I'm just loving the feeling of being in the water ...” Jenny laughed with excitement.She walked across the room.She suddenly seemed to have a certain sort of confidence.Turning back to the mirror, Jenny saw a flash of light from the watch in the glass.The flashes of silver seemed almost magical.So maybe Lee's watch really did have something magic.
The next day, as the lesson began, Miss Walker asked who was going to be brave and go first.Nobody moved.Jenny slowly raised her arm.Before Miss Walker could say anything, there was a shout from behind.“She's stolen my watch！” Lee said angrily，“It went missing at school yesterday.”
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。
Everybody was fixing their eyes on Jenny, waiting for an explanation.
At that moment, Miss Walker smiled and asked the class to listen to Jenny's speech first.
参考范文：
Everybody was fixing their eyes in Jenny, waiting for an explanation.Dead silence suddenly fell.So embarrassed was Jenny that she felt her face burning and her mind going blank.Despite the unwillingness to admit it, she had actually made the most shameful mistake.Jenny was thrown into a dilemma whether to tell the truth or not.Considering the well prepared speech and the magic of the watch, she plucked up her courage, uttering in a begging tone, “But Miss Walker, could I deliver the speech first？” All the classmates fell into tremendous curiosity, eager to witness her performance.
At that moment, Miss Walker smiled and asked the class to listen to Jenny's speech first.Overwhelmed with excitement, Jenny confidently made her way to the platform, words flooding out of her fluently.Never before in her life had she delivered such a terrific speech.Praises spread around the classroom and even Miss Walker nodded with approval.Relieved, Jenny exposed the truth and especially the magic of the watch.“But it's just an ordinary watch.” announced Lee.Not until then did Jenny realize the real source of confidence comes from his effort rather than the watch.
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