Unit+2+Understanding+ideas高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第一册

新外研社高中英语选择性必修一Unit2OnwardsandUpwards

UnderstandingIdeas"Weregrettoinformyou..."Thesearethewordsthateverywriterdreadsreceiving,butwordseverywriterknowswell.Theresponsefromapublishercomesbackandthewritereagerlyopensandreadsit,theirheartssinkingwhentheyreachthatfinalsentence.Youmayhavespentyearsgivingupyourweekendsandfreetimetowriteyourlife'swork,yetstillthisisoftennotenough.Everyoneknowsthatsuccess

rarelyhappensovernight,butperhapsnotmanyknowthatalotofhighlysuccessfulwritershavepreviouslyfacedrejection.TakeforexampleJ.K.Rowling.Whenshereceivedherfirstrejectionletter,shedecidedthatitmeantshenowhadsomethingincommonwithherfavoritewriters,andstuckitonherkitchenwall.Rowlinghadspentyearssurvivingonlittlemoney,spendingallhertimewriting.Whenshefinallyfinishedherfirstbook,shereceivedcommentsfrompublishersalongthelinesof"toodifficultforchildren","toolong","Childrenwouldnotbeinterestedinit".Nevertheless,shepersevered."Iwasn'tgoingtogiveupuntileverysinglepublisherturnedmedown,butIoftenfearedthatwouldhappen,"shelaterposted.Afteratotaloftwelverejections,onepublishereventually

agreedtoprint500copiesofherfirstbook,andasweknow,HarryPotterbecameaglobalsuccess,withover400millionbookssoldandtranslatedintomorethanseventydifferentlanguages.Alltoooftenwritersofgreatworkshavehadtofacecriticism

alongwithrejection.J.D.Salingerstartedwritingshortstoriesinhighschool,butlaterstruggledtogethisworkspublished."Wefeelthatwedon'tknowthecentralcharacterwellenough"wasthecriticismhereceivedonhismanuscriptforTheCatcherintheRye.Despiterejectionsfromseveralpublishers,J.D.Salingerrefusedtogiveup.EvenwhenservingintheUSArmyduringtheSecondWorldWar,hecarriedsixchaptersofTheCatcherintheRyewithhimandworkedonthenovelthroughouthiswarservice.Whenitwaseventuallypublished,thebookbecameanimmediatebest-sellerandwentontosellmillionsandmillionsofcopies.PerhapstheoverallprizeforperseveranceshouldgotothreesistersfromVictorianEnglandwhodreamtofseeingtheirwordsinprint.

This,however,wasatimewhenwomenwerenotencouragedtobecomewriters.AsthethenPoetLaureate,RobertSouthey,wrotetooneofthem:"Literaturecannotbethebusinessofawoman'slife,anditoughtnottobe."Neverthelessthesistersdidn'tstoptrying.Theirresponsewastowriteabookofpoemsundermalenames.Evenwhenthebooksoldonlytwocopies,thesistersstilldidn'tgiveup.Theystartedwritingnovels,andtodayCharlotteBronte'sJaneEyre,EmilyBronte’sWutheringHeightsandAnneBronte'sAgnesGrey

areregardedasclassicsofworldliterature.Infact,it'swithinthepagesofJaneEyrethatwecanfindthesewords:"Ihonorendurance,perseverance,industry,talent;becausethesearethemeansbywhichmenachievegreatends..."So,itseemsthattalentaloneisn'tenoughtoguaranteesuccess.Whilealotofhardworkandatouchofluckplayapart,perseveranceisthekey.Keeptryingandeventuallyyouwillreadthewords"Wearedelightedtoinformyou..."1.Success=_______________+________________+_______________butyoucannotsucceedwithout_____________.2.Whenawriterreads“Wearedelightedtoinformyou...“Itmeanshe/shereceives____________(approval/rejection)alotofhardworkatouchoflucktalentperseveranceapprovalWhatdoesthissentenceimply（暗示）?RejectionApprovalAcceptanceFastreading:Task1:Whatisthispassageabout?Thepassageisabout______________whosebookswere_____________manytimesbeforetheywerepublished.threewritersrejectedTask2:Whatisthetexttype(genre)ofthepassage?A.Anarrativeessay（记叙文）B.Anexpositoryessay(说明文)C.Anargumentativeessay（议论文）Fastreading:Task3:Howmanypartsarethereinthispassage?Part1:Para()Part2:Para()Part3:Para()12-45IntroductionExamplesConclusionA.Perseveranceisthekeytosuccess.B.Alotofsuccessfulwritershavepreviouslyfacedrejection.C.Somewriters’experiencesofgettingrejected.Fastreading:Task4:Whatisthestructuteofthepassage?A.Introduction—Comparison—ConclusionB.Introduction—QuestionandSolution—ConclusionC.Introduction—Examples—ConclusionD.Introduction—CauseandEffects—ConclusionJ.K.RowlingJ.D.SalingerBrontësistersWeRegrettoInformYou

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____Paragraph___Alotofsuccessfulwritershavepreviouslyfacedrejection.Perseveranceisthekeytosuccess.12-45"Weregrettoinformyou..."Thesearethewordsthateverywriterdreadsreceiving,butwordseverywriterknowswell.Theresponsefromapublishercomesbackandthewritereagerlyopensandreadsit,theirheartssinkingwhentheyreachthatfinalsentence.Youmayhavespentyearsgivingupyourweekendsandfreetimetowriteyourlife'swork,yetstillthisisoftennotenough.Everyoneknowsthatsuccess

rarelyhappensovernight,butperhapsnotmanyknowthatalotofhighlysuccessfulwritershavepreviouslyfacedrejection.1.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagragh?A.Aslongaswesticktowriting,wecanallbecomewriters.B.Itisverynormalformanywriterstoreceiverejectionsoftheirworks.C.Thepublisher’sreplywillbeadelighttotheauthor.D.Themoresuccessfulawriteris,themorerejectionlettershereceive.2.What'stheauthor'spurposebywritingthelastsentenceinthefirstparagraph?A.Toadviseustobepatient.B.Toshoweveryonemustfacerejection.C.Tointroducethefollowingcontext.D.Topromotenovelsofthefamousauthors."Weregrettoinformyou..."Thesearethewordsthateverywriterdreadsreceiving,butwordseverywriterknowswell.Theresponsefromapublishercomesbackandthewritereagerlyopensandreadsit,theirheartssinkingwhentheyreachthatfinalsentence.Youmayhavespentyearsgivingupyourweekendsandfreetimetowriteyourlife'swork,yetstillthisisoftennotenough.Everyoneknowsthatsuccess

rarelyhappensovernight,butperhapsnotmanyknowthatalotofhighlysuccessfulwritershavepreviouslyfacedrejection.TakeforexampleJ.K.Rowling.Whenshereceivedherfirstrejectionletter,shedecidedthatitmeantshenowhadsomethingincommonwithherfavoritewriters,andstuckitonherkitchenwall.Rowlinghadspentyearssurvivingonlittlemoney,spendingallhertimewriting.Whenshefinallyfinishedherfirstbook,shereceivedcommentsfrompublishersalongthelinesof"toodifficultforchildren","toolong","Childrenwouldnotbeinterestedinit".Nevertheless,shepersevered."Iwasn'tgoingtogiveupuntileverysinglepublisherturnedmedown,butIoftenfearedthatwouldhappen,"shelaterposted.Afteratotaloftwelverejections,onepublishereventually

agreedtoprint500copiesofherfirstbook,andasweknow,HarryPotterbecameaglobalsuccess,withover400millionbookssoldandtranslatedintomorethanseventydifferentlanguages.3.What'sthemeaningof“Nevertheless”inParagraph2?A.Therefore.B.However.C.Besides.D.Afterwards.TakeforexampleJ.K.Rowling.Whenshereceivedherfirstrejectionletter,shedecidedthatitmeantshenowhadsomethingincommonwithherfavoritewriters,andstuckitonherkitchenwall.Rowlinghadspentyearssurvivingonlittlemoney,spendingallhertimewriting.Whenshefinallyfinishedherfirstbook,shereceivedcommentsfrompublishersalongthelinesof"toodifficultforchildren","toolong","Childrenwouldnotbeinterestedinit".Nevertheless,shepersevered."Iwasn'tgoingtogiveupuntileverysinglepublisherturnedmedown,butIoftenfearedthatwouldhappen,"shelaterposted.Afteratotaloftwelverejections,onepublishereventually

agreedtoprint500copiesofherfirstbook,andasweknow,HarryPotterbecameaglobalsuccess,withover400millionbookssoldandtranslatedintomorethanseventydifferentlanguages.4.HowdidshereactwhenJ.K.Rowlingreceivedherfirstrejectionletter?A.Shethoughtherworkwastoodifficultforchildren.B.Shenolongerwanteddtobewriteragain.C.Shecontinuedtowritehernovelallhertime.D.Shedecidedtoprint500copiesofherfirstbook.5.WhydidJ.D.Sanlingercarrysixchaptersofhisbookwithhim?A.Hewantedtorelaxhimselfonthebattlefield.B.Hewantedtoreadhisworktohiscomradesinthearmy.C.Heknewthathisbookwouldbelovedbythesoldiers.D.Hedidnotgiveuphisdreamofwriting.Alltoooftenwritersofgreatworkshavehadtofacecriticism

alongwithrejection.J.D.Salingerstartedwritingshortstoriesinhighschool,butlaterstruggledtogethisworkspublished."Wefeelthatwedon'tknowthecentralcharacterwellenough"wasthecriticismhereceivedonhismanuscriptforTheCatcherintheRye.Despiterejectionsfromseveralpublishers,J.D.Salingerrefusedtogiveup.EvenwhenservingintheUSArmyduringtheSecondWorldWar,hecarriedsixchaptersofTheCatcherintheRyewithhimandworkedonthenovelthroughouthiswarservice.Whenitwaseventuallypublished,thebookbecameanimmediatebest-sellerandwentontosellmillionsandmillionsofcopies.6.WhydidBrontësisterswriteabookofpoemsundermalenames?A.Becausetheylikedmalenames.B.BecauseRobertSoutheydiscouragedthemfromwriting.C.Becausemalenamesweremorepowerful.D.Becausethetraditiondidn'tallowwomentowrite.PerhapstheoverallprizeforperseveranceshouldgotothreesistersfromVictorianEnglandwhodreamtofseeingtheirwordsinprint.

This,however,wasatimewhenwomenwerenotencouragedtobecomewriters.AsthethenPoetLaureate,RobertSouthey,wrotetooneofthem:"Literaturecannotbethebusinessofawoman'slife,anditoughtnottobe."Neverthelessthesistersdidn'tstoptrying.Theirresponsewastowriteabookofpoemsundermalenames.Evenwhenthebooksoldonlytwocopies,thesistersstilldidn'tgiveup.Theystartedwritingnovels,andtodayCharlotteBronte'sJaneEyre,EmilyBronte’sWutheringHeightsandAnneBronte'sAgnesGrey

areregardedasclassicsofworldliterature.Infact,it'swithinthepagesofJaneEyrethatwecanfindthesewords:"Ihonorendurance,perseverance,industry,talent;becausethesearethemeansbywhichmenachievegreatends..."7.WhowrotethenovelJaneEyre?A.CharlotteB.RobertC.AnneD.EmilyPerhapstheoverallprizeforperseveranceshouldgotothreesistersfromVictorianEnglandwhodreamtofseeingtheirwordsinprint.

This,however,wasatimewhenwomenwerenotencouragedtobecomewriters.AsthethenPoetLaureate,RobertSouthey,wrotetooneofthem:"Literaturecannotbethebusinessofawoman'slife,anditoughtnottobe."Neverthelessthesistersdidn'tstoptrying.Theirresponsewastowriteabookofpoemsundermalenames.Evenwhenthebooksoldonlytwocopies,thesistersstilldidn'tgiveup.Theystartedwritingnovels,andtodayCharlotteBronte'sJaneEyre,EmilyBronte’sWutheringHeightsandAnneBronte'sAgnesGrey

areregardedasclassicsofworldliterature.Infact,it'swithinthepagesofJaneEyrethatwecanfindthesewords:"Ihonorendurance,perseverance,industry,talent;becausethesearethemeansbywhichmenachievegreatends..."8.Whatdoestheauthorthinkisthemostimportantfactortosuccess?A.PerseveranceB.Talent.C.PublishersD.RejectionsSo,itseemsthattalentaloneisn'tenoughtoguaranteesuccess.Whilealotofhardworkandatouchofluckplayapart,perseveranceisthekey.Keeptryingandeventuallyyouwillreadthewords"Wearedelightedtoinformyou..."MatchthewritersincolumnAwiththeirinformationincolumnB.A

BWritersInformationJ.K.Rowlinga.startingwritingshortstoriesinhighschoolJ.D.Sa