Lesson1GlobalWarming“十市联赛”一等奖

AchievementsinsportBeforeyoustart(1)Didyouwatchthe2000SydneyOlympicsonTV?Howmanygold,silverandbronzemedalsdidtheathletesfromChinawin?Whatsportswerethemedalsfor?TinavisitedtheAustralianInstituteofSport(AIS).ReadabouttheAISbelow.Reading(1):DescriptionTheAustralianInstituteofSportAustralia,likemostothercountriesaroundtheworld,lovetocelebratetheachievementsoftheirathletes.However,inthe1976OlympicGamesinMontreal,Canada,theAustralianathletesdidn'tdowell.Theywononlyonesilvermedalandfourbronzemedals.ThiswasashocktoAustralians.TheAustraliangovernmentdecidedtodosomethingtoincreasethenumbersofworld-classAustralianathletes.Andso,afewyearslater,in1981,theAustralianInstituteofSportopenedinCanberra,thenationalcapitalofTheAISbeganbygivingscholarshipstoathletesinonlyeightsports.Nowitgivesabout600scholarshipstoathletesin26sportsanditemploysaround75coaches.Italsogivesscholarshipstoathleteswithdisabilities.TheAIShasworld-classtrainingfacilitiesthatboththeathletesandmembersofthepubliccanenjoy.Theseincludeaswimmingcentre,agymnasticshall,soccerandhockeyfieldsandindoortrainingfacilities.Fantasticresultsatthe2000OlympicGamesinSydneyshowhowsuccessfultheAIShasbeenattrainingworld-classathletes.AISathletescompetedin20sportsandwoneightgoldmedals,11silverand13bronze.Andatthe2000ParalympicGames,AISathleteswithdisabilitieswon32gold,14silverand13bronzemedals.(214words/________minutes)Vocabularyscholarship奖学金coach(体育队的)教练disability残疾，伤残hockey曲棍球ParalympicGames伤残奥运会NotesMembersofthepublicmeansordinarypeople.Exercise1Matchthemainideawiththecorrectparagraph.Paragraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3Paragraph4thenumberofscholarshipstheAISgiveshowsuccessfultheAIShasbeenwhatfacilitiestheAISprovideswhytheAISwasbuiltExercise21.HowmanyyearshastheAISbeenopen?2.HowmanyscholarshipsdoestheAISgive?3.HowmanycoachesdoestheAISemploy?4.Inthe2000Olympics,howmanysportsdidAISathletescompetein?5.HowmanymedalsdidAISathleteswininthe2000ParalympicGames?Beforeyoustart(2)1.ThisyoungathleteisCathyFreeman.SheisafamousAustraliansprinter.Haveyouheardofherorseenher?Where?2.TinaisdoinganassignmentonCathyFreeman.ReadthenotesTinahasmadeaboutCathy'scareer.Exercise31.Cathyhashadmany"firsts"inherlife.GlancequicklythroughTina'snotesoppositeandunderlineherfirsts.Forexample,attheageofsixrunsfirstrace.2.Inwhatyearsdidshehaveher"firsts"?BypermissionoftheNationalLibraryofAustralia.Reading(2):ProfileCathyFreeman●BorninMackay,Queensland,16February,1973.●Atageofsix,runsfirstrace.●Whenten,stepfathertellsheronedayshe'sgoingtorunintheOlympics.●1990,winsgoldinrelayrace,CommonwealthGames.Alsowinsaward,YoungAustralianoftheYear.Cathy'snowanationalidentity.●1991,becomesAboriginalAthleteoftheYear.●1992,becomesthefirstAboriginaltrackandfieldathletetorepresentAustraliaattheOlympicGames.●1994,winstwogoldmedalsatCommonwealthGamesin200metresand400metresrace.BecomesfirstAboriginalsprintertowingoldmedalattheCommonwealthGames.●Melbourne1996,becomesfirstAustralianwomantorununder50secondsin400metres.●1996OlympicGamesAtlanta,runsoneofhergreatestraceswhensherunsin400metresinseconds.WinsOlympicsilvermedal.●1998,receivesaward,AustralianoftheYear.FirstpersontoreceivebothAustralianoftheYearandYoungAustralianoftheYear.●Sydney2000OlympicGames,dreamofwinning400metrescomestrue.Winsinseconds.WinsAustralia's100thOlympicgoldmedalforthisrace.●AfterOlympics,decidestotakearestfromathletics.BeginstrainingagainNovember2001.(199words/________minutes)Vocabularyprofile人物简介，传略stepfather继父，后父relay接力CommonwealthGames英联邦运动会nationalidentity闻名全国的人物represent代表sprinter短跑运动员Notes1.Thepresenttenseisoftenusedinprofiles.Itisalsocommontoleaveoutmanynouns,pronounsandarticleswhenmakingnotes.2.TheCommonwealthGamesisheldeveryfouryearsforathletesfromCommonwealthcountries(formerBritishcolonies).3.EveryyearindividualsandcommunitygroupsnominateAustraliancitizensfortheawardsofAustralianoftheYearandYoungAustralianoftheYear.Aspecialcouncilthenselectsthetwopeoplewhowillreceivetheawards.Exercise4ReadthenotesonCathyFreemanagainandthencompletethetextwiththewordsfromthebox.identityOlympicsfirstsdream1996trueawardssixCathyFreeman'scareerbeganattheageof(1)__whensheranherfirstrace.Whenshewasten,herstepfathertoldherthatonedayshewouldruninthe(2)__.Hewasright.Cathyhasruninthe1992,(3)____and2000Olympics.Her(4)______ofwinningthegoldmedalforthe400metrescame(5)____atthe2000SydneyOlympics.CathyFreemanisanational(6)__.Shehashadmany(7)__inherlifeandhasreceivedseveral(8)__Beforeyoustart(3)Howdoengineersdesigntheshapeofcarstomakethemfaster?Whicharehotterinside,dark-colouredcarsorlight-colouredcars?Exercise5ReadthepassageoppositeandlearnabouttheSwiftSuit.Whyisitdifferenttotheuniformthatsprintersusuallywear?Tickthreereasons.1.Itshowswhichteamtheathletebelongsto.2.Ithastexturedfabricsthatreducewindresistance.3.Ithasfabricsthatareinbeautifulcolours.4.It'sbeenwornbymanyworld-classathletes.5.Ithasdark-colouredfabricsthatkeepthemuscleswarm.6.It'sauniformthathelpsathletesgofaster.Reading(3):ExplanationTheSwiftSuitSincethesportofsprintingbegan,sprinters'clothinghasn'tchangedmuch.Thesprinter'suniformallowstheathletetomoveasfreelyaspossible.Italsoshowspeoplewhichteamtheathletebelongsto.Afewyearsago,Nikedecidedtocreateanewuniformthatwouldhelpathletestogofaster.Theaimwastoreducewindresistanceandtokeepthemuscleswarmthroughtothefinishline.In2000,athletescompetedinthe"SwiftSuit"forthefirsttime.TheSwiftSuitisahead-to-toebodysuitmadefromseveraldifferentfabrics.Thefabricsaredifferentcoloursandsomearetextured.Thetexturedfabricsonthesuitreducewindresistance.Thedarkcoloursabsorbheatfromthesuntokeepimportantmuscleswarmandotherspecialfabricsalsokeepimportantmuscleswarm.Sinceitscreation,manyworld-classathletes,includingCathyFreeman,haverunintheSwiftSuit.Cathyworeherfull-lengthgreenandsilversuitwhenshecompetedinthe400metressprintattheSydney2000Olympics-andwongold!(177words/________minutes)Vocabularyswift速度快的，能快速进行的aim目的，目标reduce减少，降低resistance阻力muscle肌肉fabric织物，布textured有质感的，有……质地的absorb吸收(光、热等)NotesNikeisalargeAmericansportscompany.Keys:Exercise1Paragraph1whytheAISwasbuiltParagraph2thenumberofscholarshipstheAISgivesParagraph3whatfacilitiestheAISprovidesParagraph4howsuccessfultheAIShasbeenExercise21.For21years.2.About600.3.Around.59Exercise3In1979sheranherfirstrace.In1992shebecamethefirstAboriginaltrackandfieldathletetorepresentAustraliaa