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1、Chapter1Napoleon：FromSchoolboytoEmperor NapoleonwasaFrenchsoldierwhobecameemperorofFrance.Hewasbornin1769ontheislandofCorsica.Whenhewasonly10yearsold,hisfathersenthimtomilitaryschoolinFrance.N.wasn’taverygoodstudentinmostofhisclasses,butheexcelledinmathematicsandmilitaryscien
2、ce.Whenhewas16yearsold,hejoinedtheFrencharmy.Inthatyearhebeganthemilitarycareerthatbroughthimfame,power,riches,and,finally,defeat.N.becameageneralintheFrencharmyattheyoungageof24.Severalyearslater,hebecametheemperoroftheFrenchEmpire. N.wasmanythings.Hewas,firstofall,abrillian
3、tmilitaryleader.Hissoldierswerereadytodieforhim.Asaresult,N.wonmany,manymilitaryvictories.AtonetimehecontrolledmostofEurope,butmanycountries,includingEngland,Russia,andAustriafoughtfiercelyagainsthim.Hisdefeat–hisend–camewhenhedecidedtoattackRussia.Inthismilitarycampaignagains
4、tRussia,helostmostofhisarmy.ThegreatFrenchconquerordiedalone--desertedbyhisfamilyandfriends–in1821.N.wasonly51yearsoldwhenhedied.PostlisteningA.TheComprehensionCheck1.RecognizingInformationandCheckingAccuracy1.WhenwasNapoleonborn?(a)2.WhatkindofstudentwasNapoleoninmostofhiscla
5、sses?(d)3.WhatdidNapoleon'smilitarycareerbringhim?(d)4.WhendidNapoleonbecomeemperoroftheFrenchEmpire?(d)5.OnereasonthatNapoleonwonmanymilitaryvictorieswasthathissoldierswerereadytofighttothedeathforhim.(T)6.AustriaandRussiafoughtfiercelyagainstNapoleon,butEnglanddidnot.(FEngla
6、ndalsofoughtagainsthim.)7.ManyofNapoleon'sfamilyandfriendswerewithhimwhenhedied.(FHediedaloneanddesertedbyhisfamilyandfriends.)8.Napoleondiedbeforehereachedtheageof52.(T)ListeningFactoid#1ThecauseofNapoleon'sdeathattheageof51ontheislandofSt.Helenaisstillamystery.Thereisnodoubt
7、thataverysickmanatthetimeofhisdeath.Onetheoryaboutthecauseofhisdeathisthathehadstomachcancer.Anothertheoryisthathewasdeliberatelypoisonedbyaservant.Thisthirdtheorysuggeststhathewaspoisoned,butnotbyhisservant.Thisthirdtheorysuggeststhatthathewaspoisoned,accidentallybyfumesfromt
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