3. How many kinds of disabilities have you seen in the video of Paralympic Games? Do you know any famous people who are physically disabled? What have they achieved?

4. Steven Hawking has a muscle disease. He makes great contributions in science. He put forward his theory about black holes.

5. Ludwig Von Beethoven 路德维希 · 范 · 贝多芬（ 1770-1827 ） Beethoven was deaf in one ear when he was 26 and totally deaf at the age of 35. He was a great composer.

6. Hellen Keller was deaf and blind. She was a great writer.

7. 张海迪 五岁时因患脊髓血管瘤, 高位截瘫 She got high paraplegia. She teaches herself many languages such as English, Japanese, German and has become a famous writer and translator.

8. 邰丽华两岁时因高烧注射链霉素失 去了听力。 2004 年 9 月，在雅典残疾 人奥运会的闭幕式上，《千手观音》 一舞世界惊。她曾以表演舞蹈 《雀之灵》被广大观众熟知，也是 中国惟一登上两大世界顶级艺术殿堂 — 美国纽约卡内基音乐厅和意大利 斯卡拉大剧院的舞蹈演员。

9. Pre-reading

10. 1. To give ordinary young people with a disability the chance to share their stories with others. The purpose of the website ： 2. To inspire other disabled people. 3. To get non-disabled people to understand more about how challenging life can be for people with disabilities.

11. Words preview beneficial clumsy adapt motto microscope breath adj. 有益的；受益的 adj. 笨拙的 vt. 使适应；改编 n. 座右铭；格言 n. 显微镜 n. 呼吸；气息

12. Words preview absence stupid fellow annoy annoyed n. 缺席；不在某处 adj. 愚蠢的 n. 同伴；同志；伙伴 adj. 同伴的；同类的 vt. 使 … 不悦；惹恼 adj. 颇为生气的

13. Words preview industry tank independent encouragement n. 工业；行业 n. 大容器；缸；大桶 adj. 独立自主的； 不受约束的 n. 鼓励；奖励

14. Expressions preview in other words out of breath all in all make fun of 换句话说 上气不接下气 总而言之 取笑

15. Marty’s Story

16. What’s the main idea of the text? Scanning Though he is a _________ person, Marty never feels ________ for himself and he ________ his life. disabled sorry enjoys Marty has __________ disease. A.a mental B. a muscle C. a brain D. a hand B.

17. Para1: An ____________to Marty and his muscle disease. Para 2: How the disease______________. introduction developed/started Para3: Marty met a lot of _________at school. difficulties Para 4: How his life has become_______.easier Para 5: The __________of his disease. advantages Marty’s story Skimming: Sum up the main idea of each paragraph. While reading

18. difficulties ____ ____ _________ that makes him very weak. _________and can’t ____ or ______ stairs as quickly as other people. A muscle disease disease Clumsyrunclimb motto To live one day ___ _____ ______.at a time Para. 1 What does “live one day at a time” mean? Live a rich and full life every day.

19. 1.Why did the doctors cut out a piece of muscle from Marty’s leg? A.Because they could cure the disease by cutting it out. B.Because they wanted to use it as a specimen( 标 本 ). C.Because they would transplant( 移植 ) the new muscle. D.Because they wanted to find out the cause of the disease. Para 2-3:

20. 2. What’s Marty’s dream? A. Being a famous football player and representing his country in the World Cup. B. Being a doctor. C. Being a college student. D. Being a basketball player. A.

21. Problems caused by his disability 1.weak and can’t run or climb stairs as quickly as others 2. clumsy and often drop things or bump into furniture 3. sometimes easily get out of breath 4. has missed a lot of school and lessons 5. feels stupid because of behind the others after a long absence from school

22. 1.Why is life much easier for Marty at high school? Para 4: 2. What are the Marty’s ambition, achievement and hobby? a. Marty’s ambition ______________ b. Marty’s achievement__________ c. Marty’s hobby________________

23. 3. Which of the following is True according to the text ? A. While at high school, not all Marty’s classmates accept him. B. A big company bought the computer game from Marty. C. The doctors know Marty’s disease well but they hide the truth. D. Marty looks quite different from other because of his disease.

24. According Marty ’ s opinion, what should we do to the disabled? a.Don’t feel sorry for them b. Don’t make fun of them c. Don’t ignore them d. Accept them for who they e. Encourage them to live as rich and full a life as you do Para 5:

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26. Which of the following is false? (10 points) a.Although there are a few students who look down upon him, Marty never gets annoyed. b.Marty leads a meaningful life and does not feel sorry for being disabled. c.Marty only spends time with his pets and never with his friends. d.Marty’s disability has made him more independent.

27. From the passage we can infer that ______. （ 10 points) a.Marty asks others to feel sorry for him b.Marty never loses heart c.Marty is afraid of being made fun of d.Marty will not accept any encouragement because he has grown stronger psychologically

28. What Marty does in spite of his disability (20 points) 2. invented a computer football game. 3. looks after pets 4. Disability has made him grow stronger and more independent. 1 enjoys writing and computer programming

29. What can other people do to help Marty and others like him live a good life? (30 points) 1. They can accept people with disabilities for who they are rather than focus on their disability. 2. They can encourage them to live rich and full lives. 3. ……

30. What kind of person do you think Marty is (15 points)? Marty seems to be a fairly p______ person who considers he has a good life. he is r_________ about his disability but he never stops doing as much as he can. He is a psycholologically strong, i_____________ boy. ositive ealistic ndependent

31. Retell Marty ’ s story (40 points) Name: Career: Health: Interests and Hobbies: Ambition: Motto: Advice:

33. What can you learn from Marty and Nick Vujicic? As normal people, what can we do for the disabled people, and for us?