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1、CONTENTSBEADCLead-inTextReadingTextUnderstandingThemeExplorationSummaryLessisMoreTellthestory“SmashingtheCauldronsandSinkingtheBoats”(破釜沉舟)toyourclassmatesanddiscussitsmessage.InthelateyearsoftheQinDynasty(秦朝,221-206BC),XiangYu(项羽)launchedarebellion. AftercrossingtheZhangRiver(漳河),XiangYuordere

2、dhissoldierstosinkalltheboatsandbreaktheircookingpots,leavingonlyathree-daysupplyoffoodforeachsoldier.Hewarnedthemthattherewasnowaytoretreat;theonlythingtheycoulddotosurvivewastoadvanceandfight.XiangYu’sboatburningstrategygavehismennochoicebuttogoforwardtofightwithskillandpassion.Afterninefurio

3、uswar,theQinarmywasfinallydefeated.LessisMore2Doorcloser,areyou?Unit6SectionAFOREIGHLANGUAGETEACHINGANDRESEARCHPRESSAIRFORCEENGINEERINGUNIVERSITYrivaloptionsThetextstartswithaquestionaboutwhatXiangYu,aChineseimperialgeneral,woulddowhenfacing___________.(Para.1)TipsWhydidGeneralXiangYuorderhistr

4、oopstocrushtheircookingpotsandburntheirsailingshipswhencrossingtheZhangRiver?(Para.3)Tipstoimposeonhistroopsanecessarysacrificetoachievevictoryovertheiropponents.toinspirethesoldiersbemoredeterminedandconcentratedonthebattles.PartIintroducesastoryofclosingdoorstoopen___________________aboutXian

5、gYu.Facingchoicesofrivaloptions,hemadeanunusualdecision-orderinghistroopstocrushcookingpotsandburntheirsailingships.Bydoingthis,heclosedthedoorforretreatingfromtheenemy’sterritorybutopenedthewindowfor______________.PartI—(Paras.1-__)3windowsofopportunitywinningthebattleAccordingtoDr.Ariely’sboo

6、k,PredictablyIrrational,whatmightbeaweaknessofhumanbeings?(Para.4)TipsHisexperimentshowsthatpeoplejustcouldn’tbeartoseetheiroptionsvanishthoughtheyknewitwouldbenefitthemtoletgo.PartIservesasatransitionfromtheancientstoryofXiangYutothe__________ofthestudentsatMIT.Throughconductinganexperimentonh

7、uman’s_____________,Dr.Arielyfoundthatpeoplejustcouldn’tbeartoseetheiroptionsvanishthoughtheyknewitwouldbenefitthemtoletgo.PartII—(Para.4)modernstoryirrationalbehaviorWhat’sthesignificanceofdoingtheexperiments?(Para.5)TipsTheexper