河北省邢台市第七中学高中英语 Lesson 94 Future champions阅读教材.doc

lesson 94 future champions 未来的冠军 read and then answer the question. 阅读短文，然后回答以下问题。what kind of race do the children compete in? experiments have proved that children can be instructed in swimming at a very early age. at a special swimming pool in los angeles, children become expert at holding their breath under water even before they can walk. babies of two months old do not appear to be reluctant to enter the water. it is not long before they are so accustomed to swimming that they can pick up weights from the floor of the pool. a game that is very popular with these young swimmers is the underwater tricycle race. tricycles are lined up on the floor of the pool seven feet under water. the children compete against each other to reach the other end of the pool. many pedal their tricycles, but most of them prefer to push or drag them. some children can cover the whole length of the pool without coming up for breath even once. whether they will ever become future olympic champions, only time will tell. meanwhile, they should encourage those among us who cannot swim five yards before they are gasping for air.new words and expressions生词和短语instruct v.指导，传授 tricycle n. 三轮车los angeles 洛杉矶 compete v. 比赛，对抗reluctant adj. 勉强的，不愿意的 yard n. 码weight n.重物 gasp v. 喘气underwater adj. 水下的 notes on the text 课文注释1 hold their breath，屏住呼吸。2 be popular with,深受的欢迎，为所喜爱。3 compete against,与竞争，与抗衡。4 come up for breath,升上水面换气。5 whether they will ever become future olympic champions, only time will tell.他们将来是否能成为奥林匹克的冠军，这只能由时间来作出回答。以whether引导的从句是tell的宾语，把宾语放在句首是为了强调。参考译文实验证明，儿童在很小的时候就可以开始学习游泳。在洛杉矶的一个特设的游泳池里，孩子们甚至在还没有学会走路时就已经能熟练地在水下屏住呼吸了。两个月的婴儿并未显得不愿意入水。他们很快便适应了游泳，以致能捡起池底的物品。这些幼小的游泳运动员非常喜爱的一种游戏是水下三轮车比赛。三轮车并排放在7英尺深的游泳池底上。孩子们比赛看谁先到达游泳池的另一端。很多孩子用脚蹬车，但多数孩子更愿意推或是拉着三轮车。有些孩子能够跑完游泳池的全长而不用露出水面换气。他们将来是否能成为奥林匹克的冠军，这只能由时间来作出回答。与此同时，他们对我们中的那些游不了5码就已喘不过气来的人应该是种鼓舞。multiple choice questions多项选择题comprehension理解1 one of these statements is true. which one?(a) children can learn to swim much earlier than is commonly supposed. (b) babies are unwilling to enter the water. (c) all los angeles children learn to swim when they are very young. (d) children can only learn to swim after they have learnt to walk. 2 one of these statements is true. which one? (a) none of the children can cover the length of the pool without coming up for air. (b) not all the children ride their tricycles during the underwater race. (c) the children dont like picking up weights. (d) these children will certainly become olympic champions one day. structure句型3 children can be instructed in swimming. they can be_ .(a) learnt to swim (b) learnt swimming (c) taught how to swim (d) learnt how to swim 4 they can be instructed in swimming _ they are very young. (a) in spite (b) in spite of the fact that (c) in spite of (d) despite 5 they are accustomed to swimming. they _ swimming. (a) are used to (b) are used (c) used to (d) used6 _ is the pool? seven feet. (a) how deeply (b) how tall (c) how high (d) what depth7 they compete_ .(a) against one another (b) the one against the other (c) each against the other (d) against each onevocabulary词汇8 they are not reluctant to enter the water. they are _.(a) unwilling to (b) not ready to (c) willing to (d) slow to9 the game is popular _.(a) it is common. (b) it is well known. (c) it is pleasing. (d) they like it very much.10 a tricycle has _.(a) three wheels (b) two wheels (c) four wheels (d) one wheel11 perhaps they will_ future cha