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U校园新视野新视野大学英语1读写教程Units4
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WesleyAustrey,1）
（50/fifty）
Who
yearsold,a2）
（constructionworker）
WhatWesleyAustreysavedCameronHollopeter.
Hollopeter3）
（fell）
tothetracksbetweenthetworailswhenatraincame.Wesley4）
How（jumpedonto）
thetracks,layontopofHollopeterand5）
（pressed）
himdown.
1.Yes,IthinkWesleyAustreyisarealherobecauseheshowedunusualcourageintimesofdanger.Fewpeoplewouldjumpontothetrackstosaveastrangerfromaracingtrain.
No,Idon'tthinkWesleyAustreyisahero.Hewasbehavingirresponsibly.Heshouldhaverealizedthathehadtwolittlechildrentotakecareof.Whatwouldhiskidsdoifhedied!
2.IammostimpressedbyWesleytalkingabouthisownfearandwhathesaidtothestranger.FromthereportwecantellthatWesleylovedhischildrenandthathewasfullyawareofthedangerhewasfacing.Thisfurthershowshowcaringandhowcourageoushewas.
IammostimpressedwhenWesleysaid,"Idon'tfeellikeIdidsomethingextraordinary;Ijustsawsomeonewhoneededhelp".ThisshowsthatWesleyisawarm-heartedandcourageousperson.Whenitistimeforhimtoofferhelp,hejustextendshishand.Thisiswhywhenastrangerslippedofftheplatform,Wesleyimmediatelyjumpedontothetrackstosavehim,regardlessoftheextremedangerinvolved.
3.IdoubtifIwouldbecourageousenoughtojumpontothetrackstosavetheman.Iwouldprobablyshoutattheman,tellinghimtostaybetweentherails,lowerhisbody,andkeephisheaddown.AndthenIwouldaskthesubwaystaffforhelp.
Reference:
1.Todaybothvictimsandsurvivorsofallkindsofdifficultiesandtragediesaredescribedasheroes.
2.BecauseduringamassshootinginTucson,DanielHernandezcourageouslyranthroughthedangertosaveoneofthevictims.
3.ThepriestmeantthatDorywasaheronotjustbecausehegavehislifeforhiswife,butalsobecausehehadbeenknownforhisremarkablespiritandloveofhumanitywhenhewasalive.
4.Firstrespondersarepeople,suchaspoliceofficersandfirefighters,whosejobistorushtowarddanger.Theyaresupposedtobethefirsttoarriveatthesceneofaccidentsanddealwithemergencies.
5.Inthepast,heroeswerethosewhoactedcourageouslybeyondthecallofdutyorgreatleaders,whiletoday'sheroescanbeaveragemenandwomen.
6.EleanorMcMahonconsideredmanypoliceofficerstobeheroesbecausetheyrushtowarddangertohelpthoseinneed,againstthehumaninstincttorushtowardsafetyandawayfromdanger.
7.Theinspiringstoriesofheroeshelpremindusthatordinarypeoplecandoextraordinarythings,whetheritistofulfilltheirduties,oraspartofeverydaylife.
8.Wehonorheroesbyrecognizingtheirheroismand,moreimportantly,byworkingtochangethecircumstancesthatledtotheirdeath.
Reference:
1.Inmyview,aheroissomeonewho:
isbraveorevenriskstheirlivesinfaceofdanger;
savesothersintrouble;
showsgreatcouragewhenothershesitateorfear;
sacrificesthemselvesforothers.
2.Yes,peoplewhogivetheirlivesforothersshouldcertainlybeconsideredheroes,nomatterwhomtheysave–whetheritisafamilymemberorastranger.Byrescuingothers,theydemonstrateextraordinarycourageandtherarequalitiesofahero.
3.Yes,Iagreethat"Heroismislatentineveryhumansoul."Ithinkeveryone,kidsoradults,menorwomen,wantstobeahero.Somewanttobeaherobecausetheywanttoberespectedorlovedbyothers;theywouldliketogainfameorattention.Somewanttobeaherobecausetheywanttofeelpowerfulforthemselves.Stillsomeotherswanttobeaherojustbecausetheywanttohelpthoseinneed,evenbysacrificingtheirowninterest,healthorlives.Nomatterwhatmotivatesthehero,itisagloriousfeelingwhenotherslookuptoyouasahero.
4.Yes,Ithinktheyshouldberegardedasheroeseventhoughtheireffortsfail.Theyareheroesbecausetheyarebraveandreadytosacrificethemselvesforothers.Theiractandsacrificewillsetagoodexampleforotherpeople,nomatterwhethertheireffortshavebroughtaboutdesirableresultsornot.Themostimportantthingisthattheyhavetriedwhilemanyotherpeoplewouldhaveneithertheintentionnorthecouragetohaveatry.
5.Itisheroeswhoprotectusfromdanger,andgiveusstrength,comfortandconfidence.Tohonorheroes,weshould:
spreadtheirnamesandstoriesinlegends,themedia,songs,movies,etc.;putupmonumentsforcommemoration;
nameplacesafterthem;
setupaspecialdaytorememberthem;takegoodcareofthemandtheirfamilies;givethemspecialhonors;and
callonsocietytolearnfromthem.
1.Fortunately,theaccidentdidn't
（involve）
manypeople,fortherewaslittletrafficatthathour.
（fulfilled）
herambitionofbecomingafashiondesignerafteryearsofhardwork.
3.Theykeptontryingtheirbesttodeveloptheirbusiness,butinsuch
（intense）
marketcompetition,theyhadnoideaifsuccesswouldcomealongoneday.
4.Asmusicplaysanimportantroleinourlife,manymusicteachersandeducators（advocate）
takingupamusicalinstrumentatayoungage.
5.Thisruleshouldbeentirelyclearinthemindsofeveryoneandshouldnotbemisunderstoodunderany
（circumstances）
.
6.Mydaughterwasshy;shewasafraidtoaskquestions,
（respond）
toquestionsinclass,ortalkwithotherchildren.
7.Igotfromhimonlyaletter,whichwasputonmyofficedesk;
（subsequent）
tothereceiptofthisletterIhaveneverheardfromhim.
8.Thedutiestoprovideservicesforchildreninneedarenot
（confined）
tothelocalsocialservicesdepartment.
9.Wepraythatallnationsbe
（reconciled）
andthatallpeoplearoundtheworldliveinpeace.
10.Hesuggestedasmallbut
（distinct）
improvementonourformerplan;Ireallyappreciateit.
agree1）
（agreeable）
apply2）
（applicable）
desire3）
（desirable）
sustain4）
（sustainable）
compare5）
（comparable）
accept6）
（acceptance）
attend7）
-ance
（attendance）
assist8）
（assistance）
entertainment9）
（entertain）
assignment10）
-ment
（assign）
engage11）
（engagement）
1.Ifyouhavedifficultyfindingaparticularbook,pleaseaskoneofthelibrariansfor（assistance）
.
2.Myrecentexperienceissodifferentfromyourexperienceseveraldecadesagothattheyarenot
（comparable）
.
3.Fewpeopleknewthatthefamouswriterwaslargelyself-taughtthroughbroadreadingand
（attendance）
atpubliclectures.
4.Theyareplanningtoestablishanewdepartmentwhichbasesitsteachingontheideaofdirect
（engagement）
withstudents.
5.Hisproposalsoundsattractive,butunfortunatelyitisnot
（applicable）
tothemanagementproblemsofasmallcompany.
6.Theyoungengineerhasbeenworkinghardtofulfillthetask（assigned）
tohimbythedirector.
7.Ourprogramaimstohelphigh-schoolgraduatestofindthebestcollegesforthemandgain
（acceptance）
tothecollegeoftheirchoice.
8.Goodmoviesnotonly
（entertain）
us,butalsohelpusunderstandalittlemoreaboutlife.
9.Heisdelightedtofindoutthatbothhisfatherandmotherare（agreeable）
tohisstudyingabroad.
10.Wemusttake
（sustainable）
developmentintoconsiderationwhenusingtherichresourcesinourcountry.
11.Todothejobofthesalesrepresentativeforourcompany,itis
（desirable）
thatyouknowsomethingaboutmedicineaswellasaboutthemarket.
InJanuary2011,DanielHernandezsavedcongresswomanGabrielleGiffords'lifeinamassshootinginTucson.Hekeptheraliveby1）
（applying）
pressuretoherwoundsandspeaking2）
（tender）
wordsofsympathyuntilmedicalpeoplearrived.Hewas3）
（hailed）
asaherobythepublic.Althoughhisdevotiontopublicserviceis4）
（remarkable）
inhisbookTheyCallMeaHero:
AMemoirofMyYouth,Hernandezinsiststhatheisnotahero.
Hernandezsaidthatheinitiallyresistedtheideaofwritingabookabouthisexperienceonthatdayofenormous5）
（tragedy）
."Ihadbeen6）
（pushed）
byafewpublishersaftertheincident,"hesaid."Ithoughtheroesshouldbepeoplewhomakealifetime7）
（commitment）
tohelpingothers."
However,Hernandez,nowaschoolboardmember,hadcometorealizethathewouldbeinterestedinwritingabook8）
（focusing）
onhispublicservice."Asayoungofficial,I'vefacedsomebigchallenges,andIwantyoungpeopletoknowthattheyneedtofacechallengesand9）
（involve）
themselvesintheircommunities."
Whenaskedifhehadanyplanwithasecondbook,Hernandezsaidhismajorpurposeatpresentwastocontinuetoservehiscommunityandpursuehispassionasa（n）10）
（advocate）
foreducation."ButI'mnotgoingtosayno,"hesaid.
1.Sheheldherhandabovehereyesto1）
（shield）
them2）
（from）
thesunsothatshecouldseemoreclearlythemaninfrontofher.2.Theboystudiedthesignsforoveranhour,butstillcouldnot3）
（makesenseof）
them,soheturnedtohisteacherforhelp.
3.They4）
（calledon）
thedevelopedcountriestocommitmoremoneytoprotectingtheenvironment.
4.Wewillcontinuetocareforthose5）
（inneed）
andworktoestablishasocietythatisgenerousandprosperous.
5.Manypeople6）
（arecaughtupin/getcaughtupin）
careersandraisingkidssothattheyforgetthattheirmarriagesalsoneedtobetakengoodcareof.
6.Mymostfavoriteprogramistheonethatdealswithscientificsubjectsthatordinarypeoplecan7）
（relateto）
.
7.Finally,Iwouldliketo8）
（sumup）
bysayingthatithasbeenatremendouspleasuretoworkwithyouall.
8.Heisape
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