高一英语-Unit 17 Great women.ppt

Song Qingling Madame Curie Pearl S. Buck Mother Teresa Unit 17 Great women 15. They went ahead with their plans, ____ my wishes. A. instead B. against C. through D. beyond 16. As students we should not waste much time ____ watching TV all day long. A. on B. in C. for D. to 17. The visiting foreigners couldn ’ t help ____ by the beautiful scenery of the Great Wall. A. attracting B. attracted C. to be attracted D. being attracted 18. Don ’ t forget to ____ the windows before going to bed. There ’ s going to be storm tonight. A. clean B. open C. keep D. fasten Alone in Antarctica Helen Thayer Oprah Winfrey one of the most influential black women in the world , host of a talk show “ AM Chicago ”, renamed later as “ The Oprah Winfrey Show ”, shown on TV 20 years non-stop, one of the most popular television programmes in history. vocabulary ? Madame Curie ? Pearl S. Buck ? Mother Teresa ? Inspire ? Admire ? Generous ? Cheerful ? Mean ? Tense ? Dull ? Dishonest ? Champion ? The South/North Pole ? Polar ? Antarctica ? Mile ? Sled ? Around the corner ? Stormy ? Threaten ? Die down ? Thaw ? Slope ? Bottom ? Optimistic ? Expedition ? Workday ? Woozy ? Somehow ? Shelter ? Regret ? Solo ? Extreme ( ly)? Climate ? Value ? Helen Thayer ? Pianist ? Oprah Winfrey ? Personality ? Come to terms with ? Bother ? Fame ? Promise ? Kindergarten ? Hardship ? Bear ? Discipline ? Self-improvement ? Scholarship ? Graduation ? Chicago ? Autograph ? . ? I was the first woman to travel alone to the North Pole. ? What else, but a journey at the opposite end of the world. ? Para. 2. ? Changes were just around the corner . ? On the