Complete the following sentences by translating the given Chinese
1.Students can _________________(获得) valuable experience by doing
part-time jobs during summer holidays.
2.Tom’s parents _________________(不同意) with his decision to marry to a
country girl.
3.Jason’s job as a public relations director _________________（包含）spending
quite a lot of time with other people.
4.Can you _________________(解释) why you didn’t show up at the meeting?
5.The doctor examined a patient and then decided whether or not to
_________________ (动手术) him.
6.This old house needs to be _________________ (修复)
7.It is 8:30 now, and it _________________ (意味着) we are late for the lecture.
8._________________(贮存) the cookies in a airtight tin.
9.All those who knew him will _________________(羡慕) him for his work.
10.Are you simple enough to _________________(相信)what that liar tells you?
Choose the best answer.
1．The impact of the war _________ the world situation is huge.
A. in
B. with
C. on
D. of
2. I’m lucky that I’m interested in school work, _________ I will go crazy.
A. however
B. but
C. otherwise
D. therefore
3.The superstar is _________ by so many fans.
A. admire
B. hated
C. popular
D. support
4.This beer has been brewed using _________ methods which have been passed
down from generation to generation.
A. fashionable
B. traditional
C. new
D. modern
5.His work _________ occasional journeys.
A. involves
B. refers
C. makes up of
D. contains
6.His new book will not come _________ until next month.
A. out
B. into
C. back
D. /
7.Robert is said _______ abroad, but I don’t know what country he studied in.
A. to have studied
B. to study
C. to be studying
D. to have been studying
8.I insisted that he _________ here for supper.
A. to stay
B. stay
C. stayed
D. staying
9.His brother _________ from home for a long time.
A. has left
B. has been away
C. left
D. will leave
10.– I called you yesterday evening, but there was no answer.
– Oh, I’m sorry. I _________ dinner at my friend’s home.
A. was going to have
B. was having
C. had
D. have had
Complete the following sentences with the given words in their proper forms: 1.The year 2012 _________________ (see) remarkable changes in Shanghai’s
landscape.
2.This kind of glasses _________________ (wear) comfortably.
3.It is the first time I _________________ (visit) the Bird’s Nest.
4.– Can you give me some advice on what I said just now?
–Sorry, my mind _________________ (wander)
5.They _________________ (mean) to see me off at the airport, but they got
there late.
6.To find the street where my former English teacher used to live is no easy take
because the city _________________ (change) so rapidly all these years.
7.She denied_________________(know) anything of their plan.
8.Don’t take his remarks seriously. He was so sad that I don’t think he really
_________________ (know) what he was saying.
9.I’m sure the harder you work, the greater progress you ____________ (make).
10.She _________________(play) tennis quite well, but she hasn’t had time to
play since she moved to the new school.
Translation:
1.对您的合作，我们表示万分感谢(grateful)
2.有些父母认为他们的孩子必须参加所有对身心有好影响的活动。(involve)
3.那个曾经在不同教育机构工作的教授被认为是最受欢迎的演讲者之一，并
且受到许多观众的青睐。（admire）
4.时装模特穿着最新潮的服饰，这使得很多想赶时髦的年轻人想像他们一样
穿着。(dress）
5.那些学生下定决心改变对学习的态度，从而能够在将来从事自己喜欢的职
业。（take up）
高一下词组整理UNIT 1 Generally speaking On national holiday s Depend on A number of sea routes Pass through the famous Three Gorges The first choice for Limited time The time-saving advantage Popular tourist destinations/attractions On schedule Speaking of Be pressed for time Offer fairly good services In brief A round-trip ticket A travel brochure The permanent habitat Be surrounded by Within arm’s reach A master of ceremonies Sort out A tour guide UNIT 2 There’s no feeling like Take a special class Change into Receive instructions from the guide Be afraid of heights Lead up to 向上通向 Speed by Come into view Bird’s eye view of the city Extend in all directions ▲Feel proud of / take pride in / pride oneself on Be ready to do乐于做某事 in an instant 一会儿 tourists at home and abroad without doubt
Module 2 Unit4 A Cushion or a Kiss? 一、单元分析（Unit Analysis） （一）单元地位（Unit Position） 1．本课讲述了几位外国游客在买靠垫时，由于对当地语言的不了解而引发的尴尬事。由此告诉我们语言学习和发音的重要性。 2．围绕本课主题“语言语音”，教师可设计活动让学生参与找一找同音词近音词，体会读音的重要性。 3．本课中所出现的语法现象——it作形式主语和形式宾语。本单元主要学习以下句型和带有形式宾语的动词，It is + adj.+ to do; It is + adj. + that clause 和动词+ it + adj. + that clause (or: + to do)。对于本课语法现象教师有必要在课堂教学中加以一定的句型操练，并将可带有形式宾语的动词加以归纳。 4．设计对话，小品等形式，让学生在任务型教学模拟情境中反复操练本单元出现的？定语从句语法现象。 （二）单元目标（Unit Target） 1 了解形式主语和形式宾语语法现象，并能熟练运用这一语法结构。 2 能对本人所经历的事件进行简单描述。（人物、场地、时间、经过……） 3能够叙述自己一次有趣的购物经历或一次与外国人交往的经历。 4掌握it作形式主语和形式宾语的用法，并学会此类句子的翻译。 （三）单元重点（Unit Points） 1关键词： ◆语言知识类 go round to, return empty-handed, in plain figures, make oneself understood, with a little effort, stare at, as if, make sure, put a question to sb, at this point,, get behind, stand up on tiptoe, bury one’s face in her apron, in one’s confusion, his sort of thing, on exhibit ◆交际功能类 1）旅游购物：go round to that shop, exhibit sth in the window, for sale, ask for a feather-bed, be labeled in plain figures, 2）人体动作：look across at, look admiringly at, come up to, stare at, giggle, be steady to move, push sb. towards sb., put one’s hand on one’s shoulder, stand up on tiptoe, burry one’s face in …, 2 功能： 1）start an interview, end an interview and make a report（开始和结束“一 次调查”或作一次调查报告）参考课本第71页Useful Language
Ⅰ. 完形填空(15分) 阅读下面短文，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Turn on the tap (龙头) and there is water. Getting water is so 1___ that you may think that there is an endless supply (供应). But it is not true. 70% of the earth is 2___ by water — we should call 3___ planet “ocean”not “earth”! But most of the water is salt water, leaving only a 4___ percent of fresh drinking water. Some 5___ including Spain, Italy, China and South Africa 6___ buy water from countries such as the US and Australia. Each person in the UK uses about 150 liters (升) of water a day. 7___ , each person in some countries only has 5-10 liters of water a day. We should help save water. Let’s have a look at 8___ you can help: Get your teeth into it. We brush our teeth twice a day and 9___ turning the tap off while we brush we can 10___ 5-10 liters of water. Don’t use the toilet as a wastebasket. Every time you flush (冲) used paper, waste food or other small bits of rubbish, 11___ water is used. Make use of rain. 12___ rainwater in a water butt (桶) in your garden is a great way of collecting and reusing the water to keep plants 13___ in summer. Reuse. 14___ bathwater with your family to reduce 15___ and water use. Or, set yourself a challenge to cut down your shower time by 1 or 2 minutes. ( )1. A. important B. difficult C. easy D. early ( )2. A. reached B. dropped C. knocked D. covered ( )3. A. his B. her C. our D. their
高一第一学期 Unit 1 Text People from All Walks of Life 1.people from all walks of life 来自各行各业的人们 2.sb. grow up 某人长大= sb. mature (vi.) 3.sb. take up sth. 某人从事某事 ★sth. take up spl. 某物占据某地=sth. occupy spl. sth. take up some time 某物占据时间=sth. occupy some time occupation (v.)①占据②职业4.various sth. 多种多样的某物 ★various (adj.) 多种多样的variety (n.) 种类 vary (vi.) sth. vary 某物变化(vi.) sth. vary with sth. 某物随着某物变化 5.sth. be made up of sth. 某物由某物组成 =sth. be composed of sth. =sth. consist of sth. 6.the following sth. 下列的、下述的某物 ★following (adj.) 接下来的 in the following years 在接下来的几年中=in the years that followed follow (vt.) sb. follow sb. 某人跟随某人 sb. be followed by sb. 某人被某人跟随 https://www.doczj.com/doc/9b15906253.html,cational institutions 教育机构 8.sb. try one’s best to do sth. 某人尽全力做某事 ★sb. make an effort to do sth. 某人尽力做某事 =sb. spare no effort to do sth, =sb. go all out to do sth. =sb. strive to do sth. =sb. do what sb. can to do sth. =sb. devote oneself to doing sth. =sb. be devoted to doing sth. =sb. do sth. with all one’s energy =sb. do sth. with all one’s strength 9.sb. gain sth. 某人得到某物 ★gain=botain=get 10.in society 在社会上 ★society 不加冠词：社会，加冠词：the society 一个社会团体social (adj.) society (n.) socialism (n.) 社会主义socialist (n.) 社会学家socialize (v.) 社会化 11.sb. be involved in sth. 某人参与某事 ★=sb. get involved in sth. 某人参与某事 sth. involve sth. 某物涉及某物 sth. involve doing sth. 某物涉及做某事 sb. be involved in sth 某人被卷入某物 sth. involve sb. in sth. 某事使某人介入/卷入某事 12. sb. correct papers 某人批改试卷
Unit 1 在中国旅行 在中国旅行可能很累，但也很有趣。然而，选择什么样的旅行方式却常常意味着行程 的成功与否。这里有一些关于如何在中国旅游的信息。 乘火车 乘火车可以去中国的大部分地方。一般来说，铁路服务效率高。但有时候火车上过分 拥挤，尤其是在节假日期间更是如此。买什么样的火车票取决于行程的远近。短途旅行， 硬座、软座都可以；但要长途旅行的话，最好买一张卧铺票。 乘船 有许多海上航线可以把您从中国沿海的一个港口城市带往另一个城市。也有一些内河 航线，其中最迷人的一条是重庆至上海的航线。轮船沿途经由著名的三峡风景区，游客们 可以驻足于许多的风景名城和历史古迹。 乘飞机 对于那些旅行时间有限的旅客而言，飞机通常是他们的首选。当然，您也要为这一便 利付出代价——那就是机票会更贵。中国民航以前曾是中国唯一的一家航空公司，现在则 有若干地方航空公司。在过去的几十年里，飞机的安全记录也有了很大的提高。人们通过 中国国际旅行社、宾馆的旅游服务台或者航空售票处都可以买到机票。许多大城市和有名 的旅游胜地都有飞机场。 乘公共汽车 中国的高速公路发展得很快。现在市内和城市之间都有汽车运营线路。它们的管理很 完善，价钱也很便宜。国营公共汽车按时刻表准点发车，票价便宜。另外还有私营公共汽车。它们主要在地方线路上运营，经常要等位子全部坐满之后才出发。 骑自行车 除了以上提到的旅游方式外，骑自行车也是环城游的最好方式之一，只要您不是去重 庆（那里的街道很陡，是中国唯一自行车特别少的城市）。如果您打算在中国待上一段时间，不妨学学本地人，自己买一辆自行车。 希望这些信息对您在中国逗留期间会有所帮助。 Unit 2 悉尼海港大桥 从悉尼海港大桥顶部鸟瞰悉尼市，感觉奇妙无比。 我站在悉尼海港大桥底下，仰望这座世界上最著名的大桥之一。这座高达40层的海港大桥矗立在壮观的悉尼歌剧院附近，鸟瞰澳大利亚最大的城市。这座大桥看上去自是壮观，但谁会心想去攀爬它呢？ 当然是我了！攀爬大桥实际是并不是很疯狂的事。游客于1998年开始攀爬大桥，现在这已经成为悉尼最受欢迎的一个景点了。为了攀爬大桥，我们一行12人必须先上一堂特殊的课。首先我们把所有的个人财物都存放好，再换好专用攀爬服，接着组织者向我们演示 如何使用安全带和如何攀爬陡峭的阶梯。 我们甚至还带着小的个人无线电接收设备，以便在攀爬时接收到导游的提示。 我们心中的期望越来越高，整个攀爬小组都激动了起来。一小时以后，我们准备完毕。 我们首先经过路桥下面的狭窄通道。值得庆幸的是我不恐高。从通道上往下望，可以 看到下面50米（164英尺）处的地面。 接下来，我们沿着一直通往桥拱的阶梯往上爬。汽车在下面的马路上飞驰而过。我们
人教版必修一各单元知识点总结 Unit One Friendship 一、重点短语 1.go through 经历，经受get through 通过；完成；接通电话 2. set down 记下，放下 3. a series of 一系列 4 on purpose 有目的的 5. in order to 为了 6. at dusk 傍晚，黄昏时刻 7. face to face 面对面 8. fall in love 爱上 9. join in 参加（某个活动）；take part in 参加（活动） join 加入（组织，团队，并成为其中一员） 10. calm down 冷静下来 11. suffer from 遭受 12. be/get tired of…对…感到厌倦 13. be concerned about 关心 14. get on/along well with 与…相处融洽 15. be good at/do well in 擅长于… 16. find it + adj. to do sth. 发现做某事是… 17. no longer / not …any longer 不再… 18. too much 太多（后接不可数n.）much too 太…(后接adj.) 19. not…until 直到…才 20. it’s no pleasure doing sth 做…并不开心 21. make sb. sth. 使某人成为…make sb. do sth. 使某人做某事 二、语法----直接引语和间接引语 概念：直接引语：直接引述别人的原话。一般前后要加引号。 间接引语：用自己的话转述别人的话。间接引语在多数情况下可构成宾语从句且不要加引号。 例：Mr. Black said, “ I’m busy.” Mr. Black said that he was busy. 变化规则 （一）陈述句的变化规则 直接引语如果是陈述句，变为间接引语时，用连词that（可省略）引导，从句中的人称、时态、指示
Module 1 Unit 2 Traveling Around the World 一、单元分析（Unit Analysis） （一）单元地位（Unit Position） 1. 本课为游记散文，着重描写旅游者心理活动的变化。教师可以围绕“环球旅游”这一主题， 让学生根据世界地图自行设计旅游线路和目的地，并讨论去国外旅游应做好哪些方面的准备。也可以结合第一单元“国内旅游”的话题，鼓励学生回想自己的旅游经历，讲述自己的旅游故事。也可以激发学生的想象力，比较“环球旅游”和“国内旅游”的异同。 2. 围绕话题“世界旅游”，设计一个小竞赛。教师说出国家或城市名，学生列举出该国家或 城市的旅游胜地。也可以让学生在课余自己查找资料，在课堂上分享有关世界名胜的知识。 或者针对某一特定的主题，如“世界自然遗产”，激发学生课后学习的兴趣。 3. 本课涉及的语法现象是表语从句。教师可以先帮助学生复习系动词和表语，加强学生对表 语的理解，然后逐步过渡到表语从句。结合第一单元学习的主语从句和宾语从句，即时进行综合、对比。教师可以提供若干含有上述从句的复合句，让学生辨认，并尽可能翻译成汉语。为了及时做好巩固工作，可以让学生在课后从学过的课文中查找含有名词性从句特别是表语从句的复合句。 （二）单元目标（Unit Target） 1. 理解课文，理解作者的写作意图。 2. 学会描述一段旅游经历，学会描写旅途中的心理感受。培养了解世界各地旅游胜地的兴趣。 3. 学习表语从句，了解表语从句的构成、意义，学会辨认，并会区别主语从句、宾语从句和 表语从句。会将含有表语从句的复合句翻译成汉语，会用表语从句翻译简单的汉语。 （三）单元重点（Unit Points） 1关键词： ◆语言知识类 pull into, unload from, check into, forgot about, be amazed at, dream of, before sunrise, turn around, can’t do anything but… until, as, what, It seemed that… ◆交际功能类 1）世界名胜： London Bridge, Big Ben, Madame Tussaud, the Eiffel Tower, La Seine, the Sydney Opera House, Great Barrier Reef, Goldcoast, Statue of Liberty, Mount Fuji, the Alps, …
Unit 13 单元测试题2 Written test part (共95分) Ⅴ. 单项选择（每小题1分，共15分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 ( )21. It’s _______ ugly bag, but it is _______ useful one. A. a; a B. an; an C. a; an D. an; a ( )22. Kelly is thinking about how these old books can be put _______ good use. A. to B. in C. on D. at ( )23. Electronic books have many _______. I think the most important one is that they don’t take up much room. A. suggestions B. advantages C. introductions D. exchanges ( )24. Carla thinks it is _______ to play tricks on the disabled people. They should be respected. A. cruel B. scary C. unlucky D. unnecessary ( )25. My shoes were really cheap. They only _______ 5 dollars. A. took B. cost C. paid D. spent ( )26. Marcus walked home because he couldn’t afford _______ a taxi. A. take B. taking C. to take D. taken ( )27. Sally used to _______ a car to work, but now she is used to _______ a bike to work. A. driving; ride B. drive; ride C. driving; riding D. drive; riding ( )28. Jason, you _______ cross the street until the traffic lights turn green.
高一下新世纪英语 Unit 2 Vocabulary (词汇)： 1. locate(vt.) (1) 找到……的位置 I cannot locate the shop. 我找不到这家商店。 (2) 设置；住（在） The new building will be located in the center of town. 这座大楼将建在市中心。 location (n.)地点；位置 2. tower over (vi.) = tower above高耸；超过 Skyscrapers tower over the city. 摩天大楼高耸在这座城市中。 He towered above his contemporaries. 他超出同辈人之上。 3. store (v.)贮藏，贮备，存储 store up a saying in one’s heart 把一个格言记在心里 conserve one’s strength and store up one’s energy 养精蓄锐 The shed will store 30 tons of coal. 这个棚子能够容纳30吨煤。 (n.)商店，店铺，贮藏，贮备 in store 存储着；预备着 a store of food 许多事物 a store of knowledge 丰富的知识 4. belongings (n.)所有物；财产 She lost all her belongings in the fire. 她在那场火灾中失去了所有的财产。 belong (vi.) 合适；对……合适或有用 belong to: (1) 属于；为……的财产(2) 为……的一员 5. instruction (n.) [C] (1) 命令；指示；教授 The boss gave me so many instructions at one time that I got muddled up. 老板一下子给了我那么多指示，把我弄得稀里糊涂。 (2) （常用pl）说明
上海新世纪英语高一年级第一单元重点归纳 本讲义包括：1）每一课文翻译，粗体及划线部分是重要词组（必考点），绿色及 句前有@是重点句子，翻译和写作时用到。 2）重点词组例题讲解 3）基础语法：（初三衔接高中） 4）重点语法 5）Additional Reading的讲解词汇 1. People from all walks of life @When a person grows up, he will take up different occupations in various work places. A society is thus made up of all walks of life. What kind of person do you want to be in the future? The following introductions may give you some idea. TEACHER Teachers are professionals. They work in schools, colleges, universities and other educational institutions. They try their best to help students gain（get）new knowledge and become useful people in society. @Teachers are involved in many tasks, such as explaining lessons, giving homework and correcting papers.At the end of every term, they mark test papers and give grades to their students. Actually teachers do more. Often their impact on students stays all through their lives. SURGEON Surgeons, like teachers, are also professionals. As a special group of doctors, surgeons operate on sick people and repair the organs that no longer work properly. Hospitals are their work places. After an operation, a surgeon takes care of the patient’s medical treatment until he gets well. The skills of a surgeon sometimes mean the differences between life and death. SECRETARY A secretary works in an office. The job of a secretary often involves writing letters, answering telephone calls, and receiving people. A secretary stores information on a computer and puts papers in good order in file cabinets. As a link between the boss and the visitors, a secretary also helps the boss work out plans and timetables. @Traditionally, more girls than boys work as secretaries. FASHION MODEL Fashion models wear the latest styles of clothes and show them to us through television, newspapers and magazines. Fashion show programmes usually have a large audience. @The clothes and hairstyles of fashion models may seem strange to the elderly, but a large number of young people enjoy following trends and want to be dressed like the models. They collect fashion pictures and admire those superstars of the catwalk. @Would you like to be one of the people introduced here? What do you want to do in the future? Word study: 1. occupation ( n. ) 职业；占领 e.g. What is your occupation? e.g. The country is under enemy’s occupation．这个国家被敌人所占领。
Unit 13 单元测试题 Written test part（共95分） Ⅴ. 单项选择（每小题1分，共15分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 ( )21. Dalian is ______ most beautiful city and it is one of ______ most beautiful cities I have ever visited. A. a; a B. the; the C. a; the D. the; a ( )22. Mr. Green decided to turn the garden ______ a playground ______ his children. A. from; to B. from; for C. into; for D. into; to ( )23. —Mom, I’m a bit thirsty. —There are several bottles of juice in the fridge. You can take ______. A. these B. this C. ones D. one ( )24. The numbers of the South China tiger ______ fallen in the last few years. A. have been B. have C. had D. had been ( )25. The hotel is not very modern, but it does have the ______ of being close to the city center. A. advantage B. transportation C. inspiration D. creativity ( )26. It’s ______ for the elephant called EmilJula to be locked by chain for fifty years. A. ugly B. cruel C. relaxing D. proud ( )27. —The latest computer is too expensive. I can’t ______ it.
简单句的五种基本结构以及句子成分 了解中英文思维的差别 中文重“意”，英文重“形” 共同点：陈述对象+陈述内容即主+ 谓（主干） 建议：在复习复杂的难句结构时，首先要找到句子的谓语，包括主句的谓语以及各个从句的谓语。 Another way of naming places is naming them after other places. Perhaps they were named to promote friendships between the two places or it could be that the people who used to live there were originally from the places that the roads were named after. （另一个命名地方的方式是以其他地方命名。也许他们的名字是为了促进两地之间的友谊，也可能是原来住在那里的人是来自于道路得名的地方。） 英语句型的结构：主干+其他成分（从句，介短，非谓，时状） A man was standing at a bus stop eating fish and chips. An old lady and her little white dog stood next to him. The dog, excited by the smell of the fish and chips, started to bark and jump up on the man’s leg. “Do you mind if I throw him a bit?” “Not at all,” she said. “Go ahead.” So the man picked up the little dog and threw it over a wall. 简单句的五种基本结构以及句子成分 句型一、主谓 成分一：主语 一个句子所叙述的主体，一般位于句首。通常由名词，代词，数词，the+adj.，动名词，不定式，从句等充当。 e.g. 1.Beijing is a beautiful city. 2.She is a clever girl.
上海外语教育出版社——新世纪英语高一全部课文（包括Additional Reading）及重点词组 高一第一学期 1. People from all walks of life When a person grows up, he will take up different occupations in various work places. A society is thus made up of all walks of life. What kind of person do you want to be in the future? The following introductions may give you some idea. TEACHER Teachers are professionals. They work in schools, colleges, universities and other educational institutions. They try their best to help students gain new knowledge and become useful people in society. Teachers are involved in many tasks, such as explaining lessons, giving homework and correcting papers. At the end of every term, they mark test papers and give grades to their students. Actually teachers do more. Often their impact on students stays all through their lives. SURGEON Surgeons, like teachers, are also professionals. As a special group of doctors, surgeons operate on sick people and repair the organs that no longer work properly. Hospitals are their work places. After an operation, a surgeon takes care of the patient’s medical treatment until he gets well. The skills of a surgeon sometimes mean the differences between life and death. SECRETARY A secretary works in an office. The job of a secretary often involves writing letters, answering telephone calls, and receiving people. A secretary stores information on a computer and puts papers in good order in . As a link between the boss and the visitors, a secretary also helps the boss work out plans and timetables. Traditionally, more girls than boys work as secretaries. FASHION MODEL Fashion models wear the latest styles of clothes and show them to us through television, newspapers and magazines. Fashion show programmes usually have a large audience. The clothes and hairstyles of fashion models may seem strange to the elderly, but a large number of young people enjoy following trends and want to be dressed like the models. They collect fashion pictures and admire those superstars of the catwalk. Would you like to be one of the people introduced here? What do you want to do in the future? 2. What to choose? Today more and more high school graduates go on to college. Most young people decide their courses of study for themselves. They do not wait for their parents to tell them what career to choose. For example, Jack’s father practices medicine. Even though he wants his son also to become a doctor, he doesn’t insist that Jack study medicine when he finishes high school. He believes that Jack must make up his own mind about his courses of study. His wife, on the other hand, disagrees with him. She thinks that Jack should become a doctor, and so he can become a partner with his father. Jack isn’t sure what he wants to study in college. One day he feels that he’d like to become an engineer. However, the next day he thinks that perhaps he should study business management. Right now he is studying chemistry, biology, and physics. All of them will be useful if he finally chooses to study medicine in college. Jack likes his father’s attitude, and is grateful that his father isn’t forcing him to become a doctor. In some countries parents often decide what careers their children will follow --- especially their sons. Tchaikovsky(柴可夫斯基，1840-1893，俄国作曲家), the composer of Swan Lake(芭蕾舞剧《天鹅湖》), was asked to study law. He, however, didn’t take an interest in it. Tchaikovsky made a great decision on his own. He gave up his government service later and started to study music. Some people think the young are probably going to be successful because they are doing the things they most want to do in life. Many people, however, disagree with them. 3. Michelangelo Michelangelo(米开朗琪罗，1475-1564，意大利文艺复兴时期成就卓著的科学家、艺术家) was an Italian artist about 500 years ago. Today he is still remembered as a great sculptor, painter, and architect. Michelangelo came from a poor family. He was trained at an early age like any other craftsman in Italy. At thirteen, he started to work and learn in a workshop. The workshop belonged to one of the leading masters at that time. In the workshop Michelangelo was able to learn all the skills of sculpture. However, he wasn’t satisfied, and went on to study the work of the great masters of the past. Michelangelo worked hard and he mastered one problem after another. By the time he was 30, he was generally regarded as one of the outstanding sculptors of the age.