高中英语 Unit1 warming up and reading 新人教版选修9.ppt

unit1breakingrecords whatdoyouknowaboutthebookcalled theguinnessbookofworldrecords theideaforthisbookcamefromhughbeaver onedayin1951 afterwatchingsomebirds hetoldhisfriendsthathethoughtthosebirdswereprobablythefastestbirdsinbritain severalofhisfriendsdisagreedwithhim however whentheytriedtosolvetheproblembylookingitup theyfoundnoneofthebookstheyhadcontainedtheinformationthattheywerelookingfor asaresult hughbeaverdecidedtoputoutabookthatwouldcontainallkindsofworldrecords peoplehavealwaysbeeninterestedinknowingaboutworldrecords theywanttoknowaboutthebiggest smallest fastest slowest longest shortest oldestandyoungest thebookcalled thegunniesbookofworldrecords becamepopularsoon let sdoaquizandseehowmanyworldrecordsyouknow 1 whatisthelongestriverintheworld a thechangjiang yangtze b theamazonc theniled theyellowriver 2 whatisthelargestlakeintheworld a lakebaikalb thecaspianseac lakesuperiord thearalsea 3 whatisthelargestoceanintheworld a thepacificoceanb theatlanticoceanc thesouthchinasead theindianocean 4 whatisthehighestmountainintheworld a annapurnab mtqomolangmac mtkilimanjarod k2 chogori 5 whatisthelargestmammalintheworld a theafricanelephantb thegiraffec thehippopotamusd thebluewhale 6 whatisthefastestlandmammalintheworld a thelionb thehorsec thecheetahd themongoliangazelle thelongesthairxieqiuping5 627mguangxiprovince china moreworldrecords theheaviestmodel tailor usa 326 14kg model thefastestgoalintheworldcup 13seconds in2002 doyouknowthenameoftheseactivities pogostickjumping somersaulting standingonaswissball doingjumpingjacks doinglunges hulahooping howmanytimesofthisactivitycanyoudoatmost canyouguesstheworldrecord 27 000 ashritafurmanhasbrokenguinnessrecordsinalltheseactivities breakabout93guinnessrecordsholdmorethantwentyofhisrecords fastreadingwhathappenedinthefollowingtime whathappenedinthefollowingtime attheageof16 intheearly1970s hediscoveredanindianmeditationteachercalledsrichinmoy hehasbeenoneofsrichinmoy sstudents fastreading in1978 in1979 overthelast25years hecamethirdina24 hourbicyclemarathoninnewyork scentralpark hebrokehisfirstguinnessrecordwith27 000jumpingjacks hehasbrokenapproximately93guinnessrecords whichkindofactivityismostlikelytomakeapersondizzy a standingontopofa75cmswissballb somersaultingc doinggymnasticallycorrectlungesd jumpingjacks comprehending 2 whichisnotthereasonwhyashritabecameasuccessfulsportsman hewasveryweakasachild sohehadtotakemoreexercise b hebecameoneofsirchinmoy sstudents c ashritaenteredthemarathonandwonmuchconfidence d herefusedtoacceptanyphysicallimitation 3 fromthepassagewecanconcludethat a ashritalikesswimmingandsoccer b ashritadreamedofbreakingarecordinallsevencontinentsbutnever c allactivitiesthatashritatookpartinseemedchildishandcauselaughter d standingontopof75cmswissballisnotsoeasyasitlooks 4 thepassagemainlytellsus a howashritabecamefamousb howashritabecameasportsmanc ashritaenjoysthechallengeofbreakingguinnessrecord d whyashritagotcrazyaboutsports 5 howolddoyouthinkashritamostlikelytobenow a about20b about30c about40d about50 6 whichoneofsrichinmoy sbeliefsledashiritatoattemptingrecords thereisonlyoneperfectroad itisaheadofyou alwaysaheadofyou b thereisnolimittopeople sphysicalabilities c itisjustasimportantforpeopletodeveloptheirbodiesasitistodeveloptheirminds heartsandspiritualselves d hisbodyjustaninstrumentofthesprit 7 whywasitamazingthatashiritacamethirdinthebicyclemarathonin1978 a becausehewasveryunfit b becauseitwasthefirsttimethathejoininthegame c becausehehaddonenotrainingforthegame d becausehewasfamousforbreakingrecords 8 whatismoreimportantforashiritatobreaktherecord a strengthb fitnessc determinationd honor self checking 1 打破记录2 在过去的25年3 创纪录4 实现梦想5 实际上6 大量的7 很好的平衡感8 努力做某事9 使膝盖触地10 向前迈步 breakrecordsoverthelast25yearsmakerecordsachieveone sdreaminrealityanenormousamountofagreatsenseofbalancestruggletodotouchthekneetothegroundstepforward 11 有潜力的运动员12 被 吸引13 寻找14 生命的深层意义15 鼓励某