Successful People: Bill Gates, Lang Lang, Yang Lan, Liu Xiang, Madam Curie, Ding Junhui, Yang Zhenning, Li An

1. Please identify the following successful people. Who are they? What do you know about them? What in your opinion has led to his or her success? Before Reading_1 Who are they? Listening Comprehension Blank Filling Warm-up Questions Background Information Bill Gates Lang Lang Yang Lan Liu Xiang

2. Before Reading_2 Who are they? Listening Comprehension Blank Filling Warm-up Questions Background Information Madam Curie Ding Junhui Yang Zhenning Li An

3. Directions: Listen to the passage about Bill Gates and then answer the following questions. Before Reading_3 Who are they? 1. How can you describe Bill Gates’ family? Listening Comprehension His family has rich business, political and community service background. Blank Filling 2. Where was Bill Gates first introduced to computer? Warm-up Questions In a private school. Background Information 3. What did Bill Gates and his friends form in late 1968? They formed “Programmers Group”. 4. What is Microsoft’s vision? “A computer on every desk and Microsoft software on every computer.” 5. What led to Bill Gates’ success according to the passage? His belief in high intelligence and hard work.

4. Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955 in a family having rich business, political and community service background. Bill has been ambitious, intelligent and competitive since his childhood. Bill’s parents came to notice their son’s intelligence and decided to enroll him in a private school, known for its intense academic environment. It was a very important decision in Bill Gate’s life because he was first introduced to computer there. Bill Gates and his friends were very much interested in computer and formed “Programmers Group” in late 1968. They found a new way to apply their computer skill. In 1973, Gates left home for Harvard University. Then Gates and his friend Paul Allen often discussed new ideas for future projects and the possibility of starting a business one day. Within a year, Bill Gates dropped out from Harvard and formed Microsoft. Microsoft’s vision is “A computer on every desk and Microsoft software on every computer”. Bill is visionary and works very hard to achieve his goal. His belief in high intelligence and hard work has put him where he is today. Before Reading_4 Who are they? Listening Comprehension Blank Filling Warm-up Questions Background Information

5. Directions: Read the following passage carefully and fill in the blanks with the appropriate words. Before Reading_5 Who are they? In one way of thinking, failure is part of life. In another way, failure may be a way towards is often told. Robert Bruce, leader of the Scotland in the 13th-14th centuries was once hiding himself in a cave the enemy. He watched a spider to cross a place in the rock. She tried six times, six times she . On the seventh time, however, she made it and went to weave her web. Bruce was said to have been to defeat the enemy. So what? First, think about your it? What can be changed so that things may go right next time? Second, is the you are trying to reach the right one? Try to find out what your real dreams may be. Think about this question, “If I do succeed, where will it bring me?” This may help you prevent failure in what you needn’t do anyway. Listening Comprehension _______ success . The “spider story” Blank Filling ____ from Warm-up Questions _______ weaving a web. The spider tried Background Information _____ failed encouraged __________ ______ failure . What caused goal ____

6. Before Reading_6 The third thing to in mind about failure is that it’s part of life. Learn to “live with yourself” even if you fail. Remember “You can’t win all the time.” bear _____ Who are they? Listening Comprehension Blank Filling Warm-up Questions Background Information

7. Before Reading_7 1. How do you evaluate success? What kind of people do you think is successful? 2. So far, what is the biggest failure you have ever met? 3. Up to now, what is the biggest success you have achieved? What has led to this success? 4. Have you ever dreamed of being a successful person in the future? If yes, when did you have this dream? If no, why not? 5. If you become very successful one day, what are you going to do? Who are they? Listening Comprehension Blank Filling Warm-up Questions Background Information

8. 1. Alex Palmer Haley Before Reading_9 Who are they? He was born in Ithaca, New York. 1921 Listening Comprehension 1939 He entered the U.S. Coast Guard and began his writing career. Blank Filling Warm-up Questions Background Information He retired from the military and became a full-time writer. 1959 He published his first major book The Autobiography of Malcolm X. 1965

9. Before Reading_10 Haley, Alex Palmer (1921~1992), was an American biographer, scriptwriter and novelist. He was born in 1921 in Ithaca, New York. As a young boy, Alex Haley first learned of his African ancestor, Kunta Kinte, by listening to the family stories of his maternal grandparants while spending his summers in Henning, Tennessee. Haley’s writing career began after he entered the U.S. Coast Guard in 1939. He retired from the military after 20 years of service, and then continued writing. Out of the service, he tried his hand at journalism in the private sector. Around 1965, his thoughts turned back to the family story of the African slave that he heard as a child. The completed version of Roots was placed on bookshelves in 1976. Roots won in 1977 the National Book Award and a special Pulitzer Prize. Other Haley publications include A Different Kind of Christmas, Mama Flora’s Family, etc. Haley died of heart attack in 1992 in Seattle. Who are they? Listening Comprehension Blank Filling Warm-up Questions Background Information

10. Before Reading_11 Who are they? Listening Comprehension He published the complete version of . 1976 Roots Blank Filling 1977 Roots won the National Book Award and a special . Warm-up Questions Pulitzer Prize Background Information 1992 He died in Seattle.

11. Before Reading_12 Roots: Haley traced in it his ancestry back to Africa and covered seven American generations, starting from his ancestor, Kunta Kinte. The book was adapted to television series, and woke up an interest in genealogy, particularly among African-Americans. Haley himself commented that the novel was not so much history as a study of mythmaking: “What Roots gets at in whatever form is that it touches the pulse of how alike we human beings are when you get down to the bottom, beneath these man-imposed differences.” Who are they? Listening Comprehension Blank Filling Warm-up Questions Background Information

12. Before Reading_13 Who are they? It is any of a series of annual prizes awarded by Columbia University for outstanding public service and achievement in American journalism, letters, and music. Fellowships are also awarded. The prizes, originally endowed with a gift of $500, 000 from Joseph Pulitzer, are highly esteemed and have been awarded each May since 1917 on the recommendation of the Pulitzer Prize Board, composed of the judges appointed by the university. The numbers and categories of prizes have varied over the years. Today they include fourteen awards in journalism, six in letters, one in music, and four fellowships. Listening Comprehension Blank Filling Warm-up Questions Background Information

13. Before Reading_13 2. Coast Guard Coast Guard is a naval or police organization that watches from the coast for ships in danger and attempts to prevent unlawful activities at sea. Who are they? Listening Comprehension Blank Filling Warm-up Questions Background Information

14. Before Reading_14 3. Joseph Delaney Delaney, Joseph (1904~1991): He was an African-American social-realist painter. Drawing and painting from various visual resources available, he spent 56 years living and producing his art in the area of lower Manhattan, SoHo and Union Square. From 1986 to 1991, Joseph was artist-in-residence for the Department of Art of University of Tennessee. Who are they? Listening Comprehension Blank Filling Warm-up Questions Background Information

15. Before Reading_15 4. Harry Belafonte Who are they? Born on March 1, 1927 Listening Comprehension Birthplace New York Blank Filling Calypso crooner who sing “The Banana Boat Song” Best Known As Warm-up Questions Background Information Awards A Tony Award for the movie John Murray Anderson’s Almanac An Emmy Award for the TV program Tonight with Belafonte Awards from the Peace Corps and UNICEF for being an advocate for human rights Bringing Jamaica’s calypso beat to mainstream audiences and then using his fame to fight against racial and social inequality Influence

16. 1. In most cases, many young people want to be writers, but not to write. Global Reading_1 ( ) T True or False After the author retired from the Coast Guard, he became a newspaper reporter. 2. Table Completion Questions about the Text ( ) F After the author retired from the Coast Guard, he became a freelance writer. Role Play 3. The home the author’s friend found for him was well-conditioned. ( ) F The home the author’s friend found for him was a cleaned-out storage room. It was cold and had no bathroom. 4. Although for about one year the author did not have his works accepted for publication, he never doubted himself. ( ) F For about one year the author did not have his works accepted for publication, he began to doubt himself.

17. Global Reading_2 5. The author didn’t want to be one of those people who felt regretted for not trying before when they died. True or False Table Completion ( ) T Questions about the Text 6. One day the author got a call from an old acquaintance, who once lent him some money but never asked him to pay back. Role Play ( ) F One day the author got a call from an old acquaintance, who once lent him some money and liked to remind him of it. 7. Although $6, 000 a year was a very good offer at that time, the author resisted the temptation because he was determined to be a full-time writer. ( ) T

18. Global Reading_3 8. When the author met Joe Delaney and Harry Belafonte, they were already very successful. True or False ( ) F Table Completion When the author met Joe Delaney and Harry Belafonte, they were still struggling for success. Questions about the Text Role Play 9. The shadows remained for the author after Roots was published. ( ) F The shadows turned into dazzling limelight for the author after Roots was published. 10. The shadowland of dreams means all the difficulties people meet with when pursuing their dreams. ( ) T

19. Scan the text and then complete the following table about the author’s experience. Global Reading_4 True or False Became a freelance writer Table Completion Not had his work accepted for publication and began to doubt himself Questions about the Text Role Play Got a call that changed his life, realizing he was going to stick out his dream and write Things were not getting better. Gradually began to sell his articles One day at lunch In 1970 Came across his old belongings in a brown paper bag and had them framed because they were part of his roots

20. Global Reading_5 4. In what way did people like Delaney and Belafonte become role models for the author? True or False From them he learned that one had to make sacrifices and live creatively to keep working hard to realize one’s dreams. Table Completion Questions about the Text 5. As for the author, what does one need to go out of the shadowland of dreams? Role Play One needs courage and persistence to go out of the shadowland of dreams.

21. Global Reading_6 1. How did the author understand the difference between “being a writer” and “writing”? True or False According to the author, if one wanted to be a writer, he or she might just dream of wealth and fame; if one wanted to write, he or she had to endure long hours alone at the type-writer. Table Completion Questions about the Text Role Play 2. What did the author decide to do after about one year’s failure as a freelance writer? He decided to put his dream to the test, even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. 3. What did the author’s old acquaintance offer him on the phone? His old acquaintance offered him a position of public-information assistant with $6, 000 a year.

22. Global Reading_7 Divide the class into groups of three students to do role-play. One will be Alex Haley, a famous writer; one will be Joseph Delaney, a well-known painter; and the third Harry Belafonte, an influential singer. They gathered together and recalled the time they spent in the Greenwich Village when they were young. You can refer to the following words and expressions. True or False Table Completion Questions about the Text Role Play long periods of neglect and poverty doubt oneself barely make enough to eat neighborhood butcher struggling grocer favorite soup steak dash to a supermarket shadowland of hope role model make sacrifices keep working at dreams

23. Detailed Reading_t0 It is perhaps human nature to be drawn towards fame and wealth. Yet, as Alex Haley points out through his own experience, in order to become successful, one must learn to struggle in the Shadowland of dreams — a deep forest that can swallow up those who swing and hesitate. Only the determined stand a chance of making it. Detailed Reading

24. Detailed Reading_t1 The Shadowland of Dreams Alex Haley Detailed Reading Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’s a difference between “being a writer” and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at the type-writer. “You’ve got to want to write,” I say to them, “not want to be a writer.” The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune, there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. Even those who succeed often know long periods of neglect and poverty. I did.

25. When I left a 20-year career in the Coast Guard to become a freelance writer, I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend with whom I’d grown up in Henning, Tennessee. George found me my home — a cleaned-out storage room in the Detailed Reading_t2 Detailed Reading Greenwich Village apartment building where he worked as superintendent. It didn’t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. Immediately I bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer. After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t received a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that I barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn’t going to be one of those people who die wondering, “What if?” I would keep putting my dream to the test — even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.

26. Then one day I got a call that changed my life. It wasn’t an agent or editor offering a big contract. It was the opposite, a kind of siren call tempting me to give up my dream. On the phone was an old acquaintance from the Coast Guard, now stationed in San Francisco. He had once lent me a few bucks and liked to egg me about it. “When am I going to get the $15, Alex?” he teased. Detailed Reading_t3 Detailed Reading “Next time I make a sale.” “I have a better idea,” he said. “We need a new public-information assistant out here, and we’re paying $ 6,000 a year. If you want it, you can have it.” Six thousand a year! That was real money in 1960. I could get a nice apartment, a used car, pay off debts and maybe save a little something. What’s more, I could write on the side.

27. Detailed Reading_t4 As the dollars were dancing in my head, something cleared my senses. From deep inside a bull-headedresolution welled up. I had dreamed of being a writer — full time. And that’s what I was going to be. “Thanks, but no,” I heard myself saying. “I’m going to stick it out and write.” Afterward, as I paced around my little room, I started to feel like a fool. Reaching into my cupboard — an orange crate nailed to the wall — I pulled out all that was there: two cans of sardines. Plunging my hands in my pockets, I came up with 18 cents. I took the cans and coins and jammed them into a crumpled paper bag. There Alex, I said to myself. There’s everything you’ve made of yourself so far. I’m not sure I ever felt so low. I wish I could say things started getting better right away. But they didn’t. Thank goodness I had George to help me over the rough spots. Detailed Reading

28. Detailed Reading_t5 Through him I met other struggling artists, like Joe Delaney, a veteran painter from Knoxville, Tennessee. Often Joe lacked food money, so he’d visit a neighborhood butcher who would give him big bones with small pieces of meat, and a grocer who would hand him some withered vegetables. That’s all Joe needed to make his favorite soup. Detailed Reading Another Village neighbor was a handsome young singer who ran a struggling restaurant. Rumor had it that if a customer ordered steak, the singer would dash to a supermarket across the street to buy one. His name was Harry Belafonte. People like Delaney and Belafonte became role models for me. I learned that you had to make sacrifices and live creatively to keep working at your dreams. That’s what living in the Shadowland is all about.

29. As I absorbed the lesson, I gradually began to sell my articles. I was writing about what many people were talking about then: civil rights, black Americans and Africa. Soon, like birds flying south, my thoughts were drawn back to my childhood. In the silence of my room, I heard the voices of Grandma, Cousin Georgia, Aunt Plus, Aunt Liz and Aunt Till as they told stories about our family and slavery. Detailed Reading_t6 Detailed Reading These were stories that black Americans had tended to avoid before, and so I mostly kept them to myself. But one day at lunch with editors of Reader’s Digest, I told these stories of my grandmother and aunts and cousins. I said that I had a dream to trace my family’s history to the first African brought to these shores in chains. I left that lunch with a contract that would help support my research and writing for nine years.

30. Detailed Reading_t7 It was a long, slow climb out of the shadows. Yet in 1970, 17 years after I left the Coast Guard, Roots was published. Instantly I had the kind of fame and success that few writers ever experienced. The shadows had turned into dazzling limelight. For the first time I had money and open doors everywhere. The phone rang all the time with new friends and new deals. I packed up and moved to Los Angeles, where I could help in the making of the Roots TV mini-series. It was a confusing, exciting time, and in a sense, I was blinded by the light of my success. Then one day, while unpacking, I came across a box filled with things I had owned years before in the Village. Inside was a brown paper bag. Detailed Reading

31. I opened it, and there were two corroded sardine cans, a nickel, a dime and three pennies. Suddenly the past came flooding in like a tide. I could picture myself once again huddled over the typewriter in that cold, bleak, one-room apartment. And I said to myself, The things in this bag are part of my roots, too. I can’t ever forget that. Detailed Reading_t8 Detailed Reading I sent them out to be framed. I keep that clear plastic case where I can see it every day. I can see it now above my office desk in Knoxville, along with the Pulitzer Prize, a portrait of nine Emmys awarded to the TV production of Roots, and the Spingarn medal — the NAACP’s highest honor. I’d be hard pressed to say which means the most to me. But only one reminds me of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the Shadowland. It’s a lesson anyone with a dream should learn.

32. Detailed Reading_t1_For … For every writer kissed by fortune, there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. Detailed Reading 1. How do you understand “every writer kissed by fortune”? It means the writer who can achieve success. 2. Translate the sentence into Chinese. 幸运之神会眷顾一些作家，但数以千计的人心中的渴望永远无法满足。

33. Detailed Reading_t2_This… This is the Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there. Detailed Reading 1. What is “the Shadowland of hope” like? It is a state of poverty, neglect, and fear of failure. 2. In the phrase “anyone with a dream”, what kind of dream is it? It is the dream to achieve success.

34. Detailed Reading_t3_He… He had once lent me a few bucks and liked to egg me about it. Detailed Reading 1. “Buck” is a rather informal word. What is its formal counterpart? It is “dollar”. 2. How do you understand the expression “egg me about it”? It is a slangy expression, meaning “annoyingly remind me of it”.

35. Detailed Reading_t4_From… From deep inside a bull-headed resolution welled up. Detailed Reading 1. What is the author’s “bull-headed resolution”? His resolution to become a full-time writer. 2. What kind of person do you know about the author from this sentence? He is a very determined person, sticking to his dream.

36. Detailed Reading_t4_There Alex There Alex, I said to myself. There’s everything you’ve made of yourself so far. I’m not sure I ever felt so low. Detailed Reading 1. What has the author made of himself so far? Two cans of sardines and 18 cents. 2. Translate the sentences into Chinese. 我对自己说，看吧，亚历克斯，这就是你的全部家当了。我觉得前所未有的沮丧。

37. Detailed Reading_t6_These were … These were stories that black Americans had tended to avoid before, and so I mostly kept them to myself. Detailed Reading 1. What were the stories that black Americans had tended to avoid before? The stories about their families and slavery. 2. What did the author do with the stories before? He seldom told others the stories.

38. Detailed Reading_t7_For the … For the first time I had money and open doors everywhere. Detailed Reading 1. How do you understand “open doors” in this sentence? “Open doors” refer to the opportunities in the author’s life. 2. What can be inferred from this sentence? With the publication of Roots, the author achieved great success and became well-known. He was no longer the poor young man he used to be.

39. Detailed Reading_t8_And I … And I said to myself, The things in this bag are part of my roots, too. I can’t ever forget that. Detailed Reading Why did the author say the things in this bag were part of his roots, too? Because the things reminded him of his past before he achieved success. Although he became a famous writer, he thought he should remember the time when he was striving for success.

40. Detailed Reading_t8_But only… But only one reminds me of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the Shadowland. Detailed Reading 1. What does the “one” refer to in this sentence? It refers to the clear plastic case in which the two sardine cans and 18 cents were kept. 2. Translate the sentence into Chinese. 但只有一样东西会提醒我，在梦想的阴影里坚持自己的方向需要怎样的勇气和毅力。

41. Detailed Reading_t1_many a many a: (formal) a large number of people or things Detailed Reading Many a strong man has weakened before such a challenge. Many a famous pop star has been ruined by drugs. N. B. 注意该词组应与单数名词、单数动词连用。

42. Detailed Reading_t1_reward1 reward: 1. n. 1) sth. that you get because you have done sth. good or helpful or have worked hard Detailed Reading He received a medal in reward for his bravery. 2) money that is offered to people for helping the police to solve a crime or catch a criminal A $1000 reward has been offered for the return of the stolen painting. 2. v. give sth. to sb. because they have done sth. good or helpful or have worked for it Is this how you reward me for my help? She rewarded him with a smile.

43. CF: reward, award & honor reward award honor Detailed Reading_t1_reward2 这三个词都是名词，都有“奖赏”、“奖励”之意。 意为“报答”、“奖赏”、“酬金”，侧重指因为付出而应得 的报酬，如对做好事或者努力工作的报答，也可以指对帮助寻 回物品或缉拿犯人等而给予的酬金。例如： 比较正式庄重，指由于某方面出色成就、卓越贡献而正式给予 的褒奖，可指精神奖励或物质的奖励。一般指官方给予的奖励。 例如： 比较常用，可用于正式或非正式场合，表示尊敬或敬意。有时 可指显示荣誉的东西，如奖品、勋章、称号等。例如： Detailed Reading The rewards of study cannot always be measured in money. He received awards from the government for his great contribution to scientific studies. The visiting president was given the honor of a twenty-one gun salute.

44. neglect: Detailed Reading_t1_neglect1 1. n. failure to look after sth. or sb., or the condition of not being looked after; failure to pay proper attention to sth. Detailed Reading 那花园疏于打理。 The garden was in a state of neglect. He lost his job because of neglect of duty. 2. v. 1) pay too little attention to sth. neglect their warnings 不顾他们的警告 neglect her appearance 忽视她的外貌 2) not do sth. He neglected to write and say “Thank you.”

45. CF: neglect, ignore & forget neglect ignore forget Detailed Reading_t1_neglect2 Detailed Reading 这三个词都是动词，都有“忘记”、“忽略”、“遗漏”之意。 为普通用语，指对职责、义务或应做的事等没有给予足够或适 当的注意。这种忘记可能是有意的，也可能为无意的。 指“疏忽”、“不顾”，强调对某人或某物故意不理会，有时 还带有固执地拒绝的意味。 指没有记住某事，其原因可能是该事情不重要或是较复杂，也 可指有意或无意地遗忘。 Many of these ideas have been neglected by modern historians. You can’t ignore the fact that many criminals never go to prison. I’m sorry, I’ve forgotten your name.

46. Detailed Reading_t1_neglect3 Directions: Fill in the blanks with the three words above. Change the form where necessary. Detailed Reading 1. The old woman the way to the bus stop. 2. When I saw Tom, I stopped to greet him, but he me and walked on. 3. We will never your kindness and help. 4. Those who their duties should be punished. 5. The students to return the book to the library. ______ forgot ______ ignored forget _____ neglect ______ neglected ________

47. Detailed Reading_t2_prospect prospect: n. Detailed Reading 1) chances of future success The manager held out bright prospects to me if I accepted the position. 2) the possibility that sth. will happen I see little prospect of his recovery. Is there any prospect of your visiting us soon? Pattern: prosptect of sth. / doing sth.

48. CF: real, true & genuine real true genuine genuine: adj. Detailed Reading_t2_genuine1 1) sth. genuine is really what it seems to be Detailed Reading a genuine pearl The strap is made ofgenuine leather. 2) sb. who is genuine is honest and friendly and you feel you can trust him She seems genuine, but can I trust her? 这三个词都是形容词，都有“真的”、“真正的”之意。 普通用语，指真实的，强调真实性。 强调客观事实与实际情况相符合。 指真实性是有据可查的，而且一般指物品的真伪。

49. Detailed Reading_t2_genuine2 Directions: Fill in the blanks with the three words above. Change the form where necessary. Detailed Reading 1. Is this a Ming Vase? 2. This is a story of life. 3. It is that the world is round. 4. A mirage is not a object. 5. This is silver. 6. What you said is not . _______ genuine ____ real ____ true ____ real genuine _______ ____ true

50. Detailed Reading_t2_put… to the test put … to the test: Detailed Reading force sb. / sth. into a difficult situation in order to discover what the limits of their strength, skills, etc. are The couple’s love was put to the test when the husband was crippled in a car accident. 你应该让这些方法接受时间的考验。 You should put these methods to the test of time.