《2025年情景导学高中英语选择性必修第四册外研版》

课文导读
Facing the future, many of us are confused. As many of us already know, 1. ______ (have) plans in place for the future is no guarantee that they will become reality.
Both Ernest Hemingway and Arthur Conan Doyle were successful authors. 2. ______, their paths to success were very different. Hemingway was single - minded in his ambition to write. Having set himself this goal, he wrote novels and short stories 3. ______ (base) on his personal experiences. Finally, one of his novels won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. 4. ______ contrast, Doyle had originally worked as a doctor. But his main ambition was to become a writer of historical novels. Although some of his historical novels 5. ______ (publish), their success was nothing compared to the stories of his fictional 6. ______ (detect), Sherlock Holmes, 7. ______ he is still best known for to this day. After Sherlock Holmes made him a household name, Doyle gave up medicine and devoted 8. ______ (he) entirely to writing.
As we can see, these two authors' futures didn't 9. ______ (necessary) turn out exactly as they planned. So whatever twists and turns you might encounter, take a leaf out of the books of these two authors and be 10. ______ (prepare) for the unexpected.
学习提示：试着说出标黑体的单词在导读短文中的汉语意思并体会其用法。
1. having 2. However 3. based 4. By 5. were published 6. detective 7. which 8. himself 9. necessarily 10. prepared

答案： 1. having 2. However 3. based 4. By 5. were published 6. detective 7. which 8. himself 9. necessarily 10. prepared

1. In the face of such questions, how should we approach the future? 面对这些疑问,我们应该如何迎接未来呢？
读句入境
The trainee reporter showed great perseverance in the face of difficulty. 这名实习记者面对困难表现出了坚强的毅力。
We are faced with threats from climate change, which requires us to take immediate action. 我们面临着来自气候变化的威胁,这需要我们立即采取行动。
归纳小结
①in the face of 面对(问题、困难、危险等)
②be faced with 面临(困难),面对(困境)
高考链接
单句语法填空
If you are faced (face) with an awkward silence at a dinner party, the only thing that always gets everyone talking again is to give the host a compliment (称赞).

答案： ①in the face of ②be faced with; are faced

2. Can we take action to shape it, or should we just accept whatever comes our way? 我们能否采取行动去影响它(未来),还是该全然接受现实给予我们的一切呢？
读句入境
Taking action is crucial in achieving your ambition. 采取行动对实现你的理想至关重要。
An idea is useless unless it is put into action. 除非付诸实施,否则想法毫无用处。
归纳小结
①take action 采取行动
②put... into action 将……付诸实施
微语法填空
Now, lots of countries and regions are taking action (act) to ban the sale of single - use plastic bags. Relevant laws have been put into action.

答案： ①action ②into action; action; into