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1、人教课标 高三 选修 9 Unit 1,Unit 1 Breaking records,Using Language,Writing,Lead in,Words and Expressions,Read and answer questions,练练吧,Click them,Language points,Reading,1. What kind of magazine do you think the text is from? 2. How many profiles are there? 3. How many men and women are profiled? 4. What sp

2、orts do they do? 5. What are their names? 6. Where are they from,Glance through the pictures and the text and then answer the questions,集中精力于 focus on 创纪录 set a record 以平均速度 an average speed of 在某人十几岁时 in ones teens 专心于 concentrate on 在接下来的几年 in the following few years,Words and Expressions,返回到 retu

3、rn to 实现某人的目标 achieve ones goal,教师资格 teaching qualification 世界锦标 the world championships 从那以后 since then 从退休 retire from,培训, 把培养成 be trained as 对有强烈的爱 have a passion for 破纪录 beat a record,1 Who: _ When: _ Where: _ What: _ _ _,fastest average speed, Tour de France (five times,France,1999, 2003,Lance

4、Armstrong,1. Read the profiles from a sports magazine and complete the summary of each sportspersons (Guinness) record(s,2 Who: _ When: _ Where: _ What: _ _,Michellie Jones,1992, 1993,not stated,International Triathlon Union World Champion,3 Who: _ When: _ Where: _ _ What: _ _ _ _ _ _,youngest femal

5、e to win the womens world title for platform diving; youngest Olympic diving champion of all time; first woman in Olympic diving history to win four gold medals,Australia, Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney,1991, 1992, 1996, 2000,Fu Mimgxia,4 Who: _ When: _ Where: _ _ _ _ _,Martin Strel,2000, 2001, 2002, 20

6、03, 2004,the Danube River in Europe; the Mississippi River in USA; the Parana River in South America; the Changjiang River in China,What: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _,first person to swim the entire length of the Danube River; longest time for nonstop swimming; swimming the greatest distance; first man to swim t

7、he length of the Parana River; swimming the length of the dangerous Changjiang River,1) Who is the youngest athlete? 2) Who retired from their sport and then made a comeback,2. Read the profiles and answer the questions below,Fu Mingxia,Lance Armstrong, Fu Mingxia,3) Who has trained in another profe

8、ssion,Lance Armstrong, Michellie Jones, Martin Strel,4) Who do you think is the most courageous of the four sportspeople? Give reasons,Lance Armstrong, because he overcame cancer and then had the courage to return to racing,5) What qualities do you think these sportspeople need to be successful,Cour

9、age, determination, ambition, vision, passion, focus, concentration, belief in himself/herself, perseverance, etc,3. Which quote below do you think belongs to which sportsperson,1. I am swimming for peace, friendship and clean waters. _,Martin Strel,2. Id like to think that I was a role model, that

10、people see my sport and say “Wow, Id like to try that.” _,Michellie Jones,3. I used to ride my bike to make a living. Now I just want to live so that I can ride. _,Lauce Armstrong,4. I call it a one-second art. It requires you to fully display the beauty of the sport in only a second. _,Fu Mingxia,4

11、. Read the passage and decide the following statements are true (T) or false (F). 1. Lance Armstrong has become a professional cyclist since 1992. 2. Fu Mingxia won a Guinness Record at 9. 3. Fu Mingxia won three gold medals at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. 4. Martin Strel was trained as a swimmer

12、 since childhood,T,F,F,F,Lance Armstrongs Guinness record for the fastest average speed at the Tour de France was set in 1999 with an average speed of 40.27 km/hr. 考点 average作形容词，意为“平均的”；average还可作名词，意为“平均数,Language points,考例 Last year the number of students who graduated with a driving license reac

13、hed 200,000, a(n) _ of 40,000 per year. (江西 2010) A. average B. number C. amount D. quantity,点拨 选 A。句意为“去年毕业时拿到驾照的学员数量达到了20万，平均每年4万。” an average of . 的平均数；a number of 许多，大量；an amount of 许多，大量，后一般跟不可数名词；a quantity of 许多，大量，既可跟可数名词也可跟不可数名词,2. In 2000, he was the first person ever to swim the entire le

14、ngth of the Danube River in Europe. 考点 the first / next / last / 形容词最高级 + sb. / sth. + to do sth. 表示“第一个/下一个/最后一个/最的人或物,考例 The last _ pays the meal. Agreed! A. arrived B. arrives C. to arrive D. arriving 点拨 句意为: 最后到达的付饭钱。the last 后接不定式作定语,根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示, 写出该单词的正确形式。 1. After ten years of har

15、d work, he a_ his goal and ran his own company. 2. It is said that some fish in the river can grow to a l_ of four feet,attained,length,3. My father is now the manager assistant and is offered a s_ of 60,000 yuan a year. 4. Whats your job? I am an a_ because I like numbers,salary,accountant,5. It is

16、 essential for directors of the companies to have a good knowledge of _ (经济学). 6. He lost the last election but hoped to make a(n) _ (东山再起) next time. 7. I hoped to get the house but a rich man was _ (出价) against me,economics,comeback,bidding,8. He wants to be a statesman instead of a(n) _ (政客) when he grows up. 9. Whats the _ (平均的) temperature in August in this city? 10. The job is very interesting but it doe