大学英语1级-第2单元

大学英语1级-第2单元

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1、SchoolofContinuingEducation大学英语第一册网络课程BySchoolofForeignLanguages2011Unit2SailingRoundTheWorldEnterMenuPre-readingWhile-readingPost-readingBackgroundinformationVocabularyPhrasesTextPropernamesExercisesBACK1.AboutSirFrancisChichesterBorninDevon,Britain,in1901,SirFrancisChichesterwasaBriti

2、shadventure.Asayoungman,hewenttoNewZealand,whereheworkedasaminer,salesmanandlandagent.AfterreturningtoEnglandin1929,hemadeasoloflighttoAustraliainabiplane.Twoyearslater,in1931,hepilotedthefirsteast-westflightovertheTasmanSeabetweenNewZealandandAustralia.Hethenplannedtoflyroundtheworld,b

3、uttheplanewasseverelydamagedinanaccidentinJapan.BACKAfterWorldWarIIhefoundedabusinessinLondon.Takingupoceansailingin1953,hewonthefirstsolotransatlanticracein1960bysailingthe“GipsyMothII”fromPlymouthtoNewYorkcityin40days.OnAugust27,1966,hesetofftosailroundtheworldaloneinthe“GipsyMothIV”.

4、HefinishedhisgreatvoyageonMay28,1967.ThenhesailedontoGreenwich,wherehewasknightedbyQueenElizabethII.Hediedin1972,leavingbehindtwobookshehadwritten:TheLonelySeaandSkyandtheGipsyMothCircletheWorld.BACK2.KnightsandknighthoodKnightswerethehighestclassoffightingmeninEuropeduringtheMiddleAges

5、.Therewereotherclassesoffightingmen,suchasthelowlyfootsoldiers.Buttheknights,whofoughtonhorseback,werethearistocratsofthebattlefield.Thegreatheroesofthetime,bothinstoryandinfact,wereknights.BACKBytheyear1500thetimeoftheknightasfightingmanwasover.Hiredfootsoldiersreplacedthemountedknight

6、s.Butknighthooddidnotdieoutaltogether.TodayinGreatBritain,knighthoodisanhonoraryawardgiventooutstandingpeopleinrecognitionofsomeremarkableworktheyhavedone.Amanwiththerankofknightiscalled“Sir”(prefixedtohiswholenameorgivenname,butnottohissurnamealone),andhiswife,“Lady”.Awomanwiththesamer

7、ankiscalled“Dame”.1.single-handeddonebyonepersonwithouthelpfromothers(usedeitherasanadverborasanadjective)单独的e.g.Intheendhehadtomantheshipsingle-handed.Thejobcannotbedonesingle-handed.2.adventureanexcitingand/ordangerousjourneyoractivity;strangeorunusualhappening冒险(活动)e.g.Every

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