选修7　Unit 1　Living well
The Disabled Demand More Help
残疾人要求更多帮助
  Few people relish a visit to the dentist. For those who are autistic,  it can involve unusual torment—some people with the condition have extremely sensitive mouths. Most of China’s autistic people avoid going. But bad teeth can also make them miserable. So last year the Shenzhen Autism Society,  an NGO in the southern Chinese city, launched an attempt to make dental treatment less scary for some.
  The programme has helped about 45 autistic people aged between 4 and 40 to conquer their fears. Participants have been encouraged to engage in pleasurable distractions while waiting,  and to spend time getting comfortable in the dentist’s chair before procedures begin. With younger ones,  their parents’ mouths are sometimes examined first. One nervous father summoned up the courage to undergo a treatment that his son needed,  too. Watching this encouraged the autistic boy to allow the same to be done to him.
【外刊概要】　本篇文章介绍了中国南方城市深圳的非政府组织深圳自闭症研究会去年发起了一个项目, 以求减轻自闭症患者对看牙的恐惧。该项目已帮助约45位年龄在4至40岁的自闭症患者克服了恐惧。
主题语境   
人与自我
课标话题   
健康的生活方式
思维品质   
通过理解文章内容, 了解残疾人现状及社会对残疾人的帮助。
对接教材
选修7
Unit 1 Living well;
必修3
Unit 2 Healthy eating;
必修5 Unit 5 First aid;
选修6
Unit 3 A healthy life
Ⅰ. 一词多义(launch)
1. NASA plans to launch a satellite to study cosmic rays.  　发射
2. The new model will be launched in July.      (首次)上市, 发行
3. The lifeboat was launched immediately.      使(船, 尤指新船)下水
4. Without warning he launched himself at me.      猛扑向前
5. The police have launched an investigation into the incident.      发起
Ⅱ. 佳句仿写
1. 没有人喜欢清理烤炉。(relish)
Nobody relishes cleaning the oven.
2. 昨晚这位世界冠军又战胜了一名挑战者。(conquer)
The world champion conquered yet another challenger last night.
3. 我甚至连下床的力气都没有。(summon up)
I couldn’t even summon up the energy to get out of bed.
【Part 1 重点单词·巧记】
1. adapt vt. 使适应;  改编
【教材重温】Unfortunately,  the doctors don’t know how to make me better,  but I am very outgoing and have learned to adapt to my disability. (P2)
不幸的是,  医生们不知道如何治好我的病,  但是我很开朗乐观,  学会了适应身体的残疾。
【语境速测】 单句语法填空
①I find it hard to adapt myself to my new job.
②We are diurnal(日间活动的) creatures,  with eyes adapted(adapt) to living in the sun’s light.
③All in all,  I hope you can adapt yourself (you) to the new environment and we can become good friends.
④Mike, Mary and I had a discussion about the adaptation (adapt) of the classic literature yesterday.
完成句子
⑤Adapted from J. K. Rowling’s book series of the same title,  the Harry Potter movies are universally acknowledged as classics. 
改编自J. K. 罗琳的同名系列小说, 《哈利·波特》系列电影是公认的经典之作。
【发散思维】
(1)注意形近词
adopt→①采用②收养
adapt→①使适应②改编; 改写
adjust→①适应②调整
(2)adapt to中的to是介词, 后可以接名词或动名词。
【词块必记】
(1)adapt to          适应;  适合
adapt oneself to        使自己适应
adapt. . . from. . .        根据……改编
be adapted for. . .        改编成……
(2)adaptable            adj.  能适应的; 可修改的
(3)adaptation            n.  适应; 改编; 改写本
【写作金句】
①It was the culture,  rather than the language,  that made it hard for him to adapt to the new environment abroad.
是文化而不是语言使他难以适应国外的新环境。
②That way,  you may adapt yourself to the life in Beijing soon.
那样的话, 你就会很快适应北京的生活。
2. access n. (接近的)方法;  通路;  可接近性
【教材重温】Adequate access for wheelchairs. (P8)
为轮椅提供足够的通道。
【语境速测】 单句语法填空
①Before the Hope Project was carried out in this poor area,  children had no access to education.
②He put the medicine in the top drawer to make sure it would not be accessible (access) to the kids.
③Our own generation has access to getting (get) more nutritious food and more convenient transport than those in the past.
完成句子
④I suggest you apply for Peking University, where you can gain/have/get access to the best Chinese culture. 
我建议你申请北京大学, 在那里你可以接触到最好的中国文化。
【发散思维】 access前通常不加冠词, 且access和accessible短语中的to都是介词。
【词块必记】
(1)have/get/gain access to    有……的机会;  可以进入/接近……
(2)accessible                    adj. 可接近的;  可进入的;  可使用的
be accessible to                可以接近/靠近……
【写作金句】 The Beijing City Library recently put forward a new measure to help more people have free access to its abundant books.
北京市图书馆近来推出一项新措施,  以便帮助更多的人有机会免费阅读其丰富的书籍。
3. annoy (annoyed—annoying) vt. 使……不悦;  惹恼
【教材重温】The few who cannot see the real person inside my body do not make me annoyed,  and I just ignore them. (P2)
少数同学看不到我的内心世界,  并不会让我生气,  我只是不去理会他们罢了。
【语境速测】 单句语法填空
①The boss was annoyed with him because he was often late for work this month.
②It’s more likely that none of us start a conversation because it’s awkward and challenging, or we think it’s annoying (annoy) and unnecessary.
③He was very annoyed (annoy) at the way he tried to take over the whole meeting.
完成句子
④What was really annoying was that we made the same mistake last time. 
真正让人恼火的是我们上次也犯了同样的错误。
【词块必记】
(1)annoyed                  adj. 颇为生气的
be annoyed with sb.                  生某人的气
be annoyed at/about (doing) sth.        因为(做)某事生气
(2)annoying                            adj. 令人生气的
(3)annoyance                            n. 烦恼
【写作金句】
Don’t get annoyed with your classmates and try your best to get along well with them.
不要与你的同学生气,  要尽最大努力与他们相处融洽。
4. absence n. 缺席;  不在某处
【教材重温】Every time I returned after an absence,  I felt stupid because I was behind the others. (P2)
每次我缺课回来,  我都会感觉自己很笨,  因为我已经落后于其他人了。
accessible的固定短语【语境速测】 单句语法填空
①She never speaks ill of anyone in his or her absence.
②Nobody believed his reason for being absent (absence) from the class was that he had to meet his uncle at the airport.
③When asked why he was absent from the last meeting,  he kept silent.