【正文】 he Presidential Award fro his excellence in stimulating students’ creative imagination. there were some major design flaws, the board of directors didn’t approve of the economic stimulus package. realized that nobody could help him, Jordan finally came to the conclusion that he had to face reality and meet the challenge by himself.2. (P. 110)What was remarkable about 2005 was perhaps that the United Nations declared it “The World Year of Physics”. It was the 100th anniversary of Einstein’s theory of relativity and the 50th anniversary of his death. In 1905 Einstein published five highly important essays in the history of science, thus revolutionizing physics. His great achievement can be credited to his impressive powers of imagination, constant questioning, and not giving a fig for authority. It is beyond doubt that Einstein was the greatest scientist in the 20th century.Unit 5 Giving ThanksText AContent Questions1. He wrote them on a ship on the way to the island of Tulagi in the South Pacific on Thanksgiving Day, 1943.2. Preparing a traditional Thanksgiving dinner featuring roast turkey made the writer extremely busy.3. The writer was thinking about Thanksgiving.4. He decided to write letters to show gratitude to those who had helped him in his life.5. He had always accepted what they had done for him, but never expressed to any of them a simple “Thank you.”6. He decided to write to his father, his grandmother, and the Rev. Lonual Nelson, his grammar school principal.7. His father had impressed upon him from boyhood a love of books and reading.8. He remembered that each morning Nelson would open the school with a prayer over his assembled students.9. He recalled how his grandmother had taught him to tell the truth, to share, and to be forgiving and considerate of others. And he thanked her for her delicious food and for all the wonderful things she had done for him.10. His reading of their letters left him not only astonished but also more humbled than before, because they all thanked him rather than saying they would forgive him for not having previously thanked them.11. The writer learned that one should learn to express appreciation for others’ efforts.12. The writer wished for all people the mon sense to achieve world peace, and find the good and praise it.Text Organization1.Parts Paragraphs Main IdeasPart One Paras. 19 On Thanksgiving Day 1943, as a young coastguardsman at sea, the writer came up with the idea of expressing his gratitude to people who had helped him before.Part Two Paras. 1016 The writer wrote three thankyou letters to his father, the Rev. Nelson and his grandmother.Part Three The writer got three letters in reply.Part Four Paras. 2426 The writer wishes everyone to find the good and praise it.2Correspondents Letters Sent Letters ReceivedFather Thanks him for teaching the writer from boyhood to love books and reading. Tells the writer how he, as a teacher and a father as well, felt content with his own son.The Rev. Nelson Thanks him for his morningschool prayers. i Tells the writer about his retirement coupled with selfdoubt, and the re172。assurance brought to him by the writer39。s letter.Grandmother Thanks her for teaching the writer how to tell the truth, to share and to be forgiving, and for her good cooking and her sprinkling the writer39。s life with stardust. Expresses her loving gratefulness to her grandson.Language Sense EnhancementI. 1) decades 2) undergoing3) had done wrong 4) wele reassurance5) appreciated 6) brought back 7) relatives 8) acplish9) consume 10) representingLanguage FocusVocabulary1. 1) sprinkled 2) in turn3) reversed 4) repay5) at sea 6) traditional7) statement 8) longed for9) in secret 10) unloaded11) weep 12) under way2. 1) stretch out 2) make out3) hope for 4) turns (it) over5) put away 6) brings back7) got to 8) go about3. 1) As supplies of traditional fuels diminish, people are working to increase the use of solarenergy.2) We accord high priority to meeting the challenges of economic and environmental development in the region.3) While it is true that children of today are exposed to more information than were children of the past, it does not follow that they automatically bee more sophisticated.4) Since she borrowed those books from the library she has been immersed in British history and culture.5) Everything changed in a flash on June 1, 2000 when he lost both legs in a serious traffic accident.4. 1) I39。d like to express my sincere thanks to everyone who has been so considerate of my wellbeing. My heart is filled with gratitude that words cannot express.2) After everyone assembled on the playground amid the noise and excitement of the spectators, our coach again impressed on us the need to do our best in quest of excellence.3) Everything I saw in my hometown was marvelous. I could hardly believe that it had undergone such swift changes through cultivating fruits, vegetables, flowers and the rest in the past few years.II. Collocation1, fond of 2. sick of3. thoughtful of 4. confident of5. conscious of 6. critical of7. guilty of ofIII. Usage1. To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say.2. It is cooperation, rather than conflict, that will enable you to achieve your success.3. Ann made students think for themselves rather than telling them what to think.4. I think I39。ll stay at home this evening rather than go / going out.5. Most people are content to let perfect days happen at random rather than plan / planning for them.Comprehensive ExercisesI. Cloze(A) 1) at sea 2) Turning over3) reverse 4) got to5) repay 6) gratitude7) assembled 8) immersed in9) unloading 10) swift(B)1) Instead 2) possess