1、Jesse Owens was born in Alabama in the USA，in 1913.There were ten children in his family.Jesse was the youngest.He went to school in the city of Cleveland.At school he showed he had a special talent for athletics(田径) He could run fast.He could jump high.He could jump far.Because he was good at athle
2、tics，Jesse became a student at Ohio State University.In May,1935 in Michigan，USA，he broke the world record for the long jump.This was his first world record.On the 25th May Jesse did something unusual.In 45 minutes he broke six world records.Some people think that this was the greatest athletics ach
3、ievement ever.In 1936 Jesse went to the Olympic Games in Berlin，Germany.There were only nineteen black athletes in the USA team.He won gold medals in the 100meter race，the 200meter race，the long jump and the relay race.Jesse was not a professional athlete.This meant that he could not get money for r
4、unning.Later， he became a professional athlete.To make money he had to appear in strange races.Sometimes he had to race against horses.In 1960，somebody broke Jesses last world record.In 1980，Jesse died.阅读短文，判断正(T)误(F)1Jesse Owens was born in Cleveland in the USA.( F )2Jesse showed he was very good a
5、t athletics when he was at school.( T )3Jesse s first world record was for the long jump.( T )4He won six gold medals in 1936 in the Olympic Games in Berlin，Germany.( F )Period One Introduction & Reading and VocabularyPrereading匹配左边的单词与右边的汉语意思第一组1athletics An.网2rugby Bn.橄榄球3bat Cn.田径运动4club Dn.球拍；球棒
6、5net En.高尔夫球棒答案 1.C 2.B 3.D 4.E 5.A第二组6pitch An.拳击台7ring Bn.( 足球、橄榄球等) 球场8stadium Cn.运动服9track Dn.跑道10tracksuit En.体育场，运动场答案 6.B 7.A 8.E 9.D 10.C第三组11trainer An.退休12brand Bvi.表现13perform Cn.运动鞋；教练员14retirement Dn.商标；牌子15background En.背景答案 11.C 12.D 13.B 14.A 15.E第四组16logo Avt.保证17advantage Bn.设计师18g
7、uarantee Cvt.购买19purchase Dn.(公司或组织的)标识；标志20designer En.优势；长处答案 16.D 17.E 18.A 19.C 20.B第五组21gymnast An.符号22slogan Badj .具体的；特定的23specific Cn.马拉松24symbol Dn.体操运动员25marathon En.标语答案 21.D 22.E 23.B 24.A 25.CStep 1 Fastreading True(T) or False(F)1In total，Li Ning won six medals at the 1984 Olympics.( T
8、 )2When Li Ning retired，his goal was to make money.( F )3Pele isnt on the list of the greatest sportsmen and sportswomen of the twentieth century.( F )4Li Ning forgot his sporting background and wanted to compete with global giants like Nike and Adidas.( F )5After retirement，Li Ning continued his sp
9、orting life by helping young people achieve their sporting ambitions.( T )Step 2 Carefulreading Choose the best answer according to the passage.1How many gold medals had Li Ning won during his life of sport?A106. B112. C115. D109.答案 A2Why didnt Li Ning feel happy although listed together with Ali an
10、d Pele as one of the greatest sportsmen of the 20th century?ABecause he retired at an early age of 26.BBecause he didnt like Ali and Pele.CBecause he retired with the feeling that he had failed.DBecause he had not performed well in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.答案 D3What made Li Ning pursue his new life i
11、n business?AThat he wanted to be rich and famous.BThat he did not perform well in the Olympics.CThe sense of failure after the 1988 Seoul Olympics.DThat he wanted to have a worldfamous clothes brand of China.答案 C4Why did Li Nings sports clothes win success in the market in a short time?AIt is under
12、the name of his own，which is an advantage.BLi Nings sports clothes were rather cheaper than other betterknown rivals products.CThe designs of the products were more attractive.DAll of the above.答案 D5Which is TRUE about Li Nings slogan “Anything is possible”？AThe retirement of a sportsman is not the
13、end of his life or career.BIf you are willing to，you can also be a successful man like Li Ning.CWe can succeed in anything if we are determined enough.DWe are living in such a changeable world that nothing is impossible to happen.答案 CStep 3 Postreading After reading the passage，please fill in the fo
14、llowing blanks.Li Ning was called the prince of gymnasts，who retired at the age of 26.He 1.was chosen(choose) as one of the greatest sportsmen of the twentieth century.Although he had won everything it was possible 2.to win(win) in his sport，Li Ning retired with the feeling 3.that he had failed.He w
15、as 4.disappointed(disappoint) because he had not performed well in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.After he retired，he began a new career as a businessman.He decided to launch a new brand of sportswear,peting(compete) with global giants.He chose 6.his own name as the brand mark.The logo is made up of the fi
16、rst two pinyin letters of Li Nings name，L and N.Li Ning gained success quickly and his company has also grown 7.internationally(international) But Li Nings goal was not to make money when he retired.In 1991，he opened 8.a school for gymnasts.Since then he 9.has continued(continue) to help young peopl
17、e to achieve their sporting ambitions.If you are a great sportsperson，anything is possible,10.as Li Nings advertising slogan says.Step 4 Sentencelearning 1But even though he had won everything it was possible to win in his sport，Li Ning retired with the feeling that he had failed.句式分析 本句是一个复合句。even
18、though 引导让步状语从句。从句中含有省略关系代词 that 的定语从句 it was possible to win in his sport；主句中 that 引导同位语从句，说明feeling 的具体内容。自主翻译 但即使是已经赢得了自己在体操运动项目上所能赢得的一切，李宁还是带着一种失败感退了役。2Like Pele and Muhammad Ali before him，who have worked with the United Nations for childrens rights and peace，Li Ning has discovered that the wor
19、k of a great sportsman does not finish when he retires from the sport.句式分析 who have worked with the United Nations for childrens rights and peace 为非限制性定语从句；that the work of a great sportsman does not finish when he retires from the sport为宾语从句，作 discovered 的宾语。自主翻译 在他之前，贝利和穆罕默德阿里已经在联合国为儿童权利及世界和平工作多年。
20、与他们一样，李宁发现：当一位杰出运动员退出体坛时，他的工作并没有随之结束。.阅读理解AAll over the world people enjoy sports.Sports help to keep people healthy，happy and help them to live longer.Sports change with the seasons.People play different games in winter and summer.Games and sports often grow out of peoples work and everyday activit
21、ies.The Arabs use horses or camels in much of their everyday life；they use them in their sports，too.Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for them.Football，for example，has spread around the world.Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers.Som
22、e sports or games go back thousands of years，like running or jumping.Chinese boxing，for example，has a very long history.But basketball and volleyball are rather new.Neither one is a hundred years old yet.People are inventing new sports or games all the time.People from different countries may not be
23、 able to understand each other，but after a game they often become good friends.Sports help to train a persons character.One learns to fight hard but fight fair，to win without pride and to lose with grace.语篇解读 本文介绍了世界上的人们都很喜欢运动，说明了人们喜欢运动的原因，如运动能够增加人与人之间的友谊等。1According to this passage we know that .Ap
24、eople began to play pingpong about one hundred years agoBabout 100 years ago people ran or jumped when they playedCbasketball has a longer history than volleyballDnot all the games have a long history答案 D解析 细节理解题。根据第五段中的“But basketball and volleyball are rather new.”可知，不是所有的运动都有悠久的历史的。故选 D。2The writ
25、er didnt tell us in this passage that .Abasketball was invented in AmericaBsports change with the seasonsCgames and sports often grow out of peoples work and everyday activitiesDfootball is played all over the world答案 A解析 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Sports change with the seasons.”，第三段第一句“Games and sports often
26、grow out of peoples work and everyday activities.”和第四段第二句“Football，for example，has spread around the world.”可知 B、C、D 三项都提到了，文章没有涉及 A 项内容。故选 A。3According to this passage， which of the following is NOT true?ASports help to train a persons character.BPeople swim only because there are a lot of rivers i
27、n their country.CPeople from different countries may not be able to understand each other before a game.DSports and games can develop the friendship between people all over the world.答案 B解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“People from different countries may not be able to understand each other，but after a game they
28、often become good friends.Sports help to train a persons character.”可知 A、C、D 三项是正确的，故选 B。4A lot of people have more free time from their work to enjoy sports because .Athey like sports very muchBthey want to live longerCthey want to make a lot more friendsDall of the above答案 D解析 细节理解题。根据第一段可知，A 项和 B
29、 项正确；根据最后一段中的“People from different countries may not be able to understand each other， but after a game they often become good friends.”可知 C 项正确。故选 D。BThe idea of changing the world seems very crazy，but there are a number of small everyday things we can do to make the world better.Community centers
30、，parks，libraries ，homeless shelters，hospitals and schools are all places where students can make a difference through service.Alisia Orosco,10，wanted to show her love and care to the sick kids at University Childrens Hospital in Texas，where her brother had been a patient.She earned money by doing pa
31、rttime jobs and used it to buy different toys for the children in hospital.Now she visits three hospitals every year with bags of toys.“I hope to help as many kids as I can， ” Alisia says.“It makes me happy to make them smile.”High school students in a town of Washington made a difference in the liv
32、es of some needy children by building a playground at a workers camp.They got a lot of help from a building supply store which provided free building materials for the project.Teens in New Jersey decided to offer their help at a local soup kitchen where people with no homes can get free food.But the
33、re wasnt one.They created a oneday soup kitchen and were able to feed 60 needy people and allow them to take the rest home.Their efforts got more people to understand the great need of the poor in their community.Because of their efforts and success，a permanent soup kitchen was created with the 10,0
34、00 National Award they received from Newmans Own Inc.High school students in Las Vegas helped 30 homeless adults prepare resumes during a job fair they held at the areas largest homeless shelter.At least nine of the adults later found jobs.语 篇 解 读 文 章 通 过 几 个 事 例 说 明 了 小 事 情 也 可 以 产 生 大 的 影 响 ，从 而 让
35、 世 界 更 美 好 。5Every year Alisia visits three hospitals with bags of toys in order to .Asell her different toysBlook for parttime jobsClook after her sick brotherDbring cheer to the sick kids答案 D解析 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Alisia Orosco,10，wanted to show her love and care to the sick kids”以及“I hope to help as ma
36、ny kids as I can， Alisia says.It makes me happy to make them smile.”可知，Alisia Orosco 每年去医院给生病的孩子送玩具，是为了让他们得到快乐和关爱。6The oneday soup kitchen created by teens in New Jersey .Areceived high praiseBcost 10,000 to buildCgot help from 60 peopleDwas aimed at children答案 A解析 推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知，新泽西的孩子们创办的一日施粥所让更多
37、的人了解到了穷人的需求，并获得了一万美元的奖励，由此可推断，孩子们创办的一日施粥所得到了高度赞扬。故选 A。7Which of the following can best describe the students mentioned in the passage?AKind. BBrave.CProud. DCrazy.答案 A解析 推理判断题。文章第一段引出本文主题小事情也可以产生大的影响，从而让世界更美好。下文所举事例中的青少年用他们的行动表达了对弱者的关心和帮助，是他们的善心让世界变得更加美好。故选 A 项。8Where was a playground built for need
38、y children?AIn Texas.BIn a town of Washington.CIn New Jersey.DIn Las Vegas.答案 B解析 细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一句可知，在华盛顿的一个小城镇，一些高中生为需要关爱的孩子建立了一个操场。故选 B。CWhy do Americans struggle with watching their weight，while the French，who consume rich food，continue to stay thin？Now a research by Cornell University suggests h
39、ow life style and decisions about eating may affect weight.Researchers concluded that the French tend to stop eating when they feel full.However，Americans tend to stop when their plate is empty or their favorite TV show is over.According to Dr.Joseph Mercola，a health expert，the French see eating as
40、an important part of their life style.They enjoy food and therefore spend a fairly long time at the table，while Americans see eating as something to be squeezed between the other daily activities.Mercola believes Americans lose the ability to sense when they are actually full.So they keep eating lon
41、g after the French would have stopped.In addition，he points out that Americans drive to huge supermarkets to buy canned and frozen foods for the week.The French，instead，tend to shop daily，walking to small shops and farmers markets where they have a choice of fresh fruits，vegetables，and eggs as well
42、as highquality meats for each meal.After a visit to the United States，Mireille Guiliano，author of French Women Dont Get Fat， decided to write about the importance of knowing when to stop rather than suggesting how to avoid food.Today she continues to stay slim and rarely goes to the gym.In spite of
43、all these differences，evidence shows that recent life style changes may be affecting French eating habits.Today the rate of obesity or extreme overweight among adults is only 6%.However，as American fast food gains acceptance and the young reject older traditions，the obesity rate among French childre
44、n has reached 17%and is growing.语 篇 解 读 本 文 属 于 说 明 文 ，说 明 了 饮 食 习 惯 与 健 康 的 关 系 。9In what way are the French different from Americans according to Dr.Joseph Mercola?AThey go shopping at supermarkets more frequently.BThey squeeze eating between the other daily activities.CThey regard eating as a key
45、 part of their life styles.DThey usually eat too much canned and frozen food.答案 C解析 细节理解题。根据文中第二段第一句“.the French see eating as an important part of their life style.”可知，法国人把吃作为生活的一个重要部分。10This text is mainly the relationship between .AAmericans and the FrenchBlife style and obesityCchildren and adul
46、tsDfast food and overweight答案 B解析 推理判断题。本文在第一段点出主题：“Why do Americans struggle with watching their weight，while the French，who consume rich food，continue to stay thin？”下文进行了分析。故选 B 项。11The text is mainly developed .Aby comparison Bby spaceCby process Dby classification(分类)答案 A解析 写作手法题。通读全文可知，本文是通过比较法
47、国人和美国人的不同来阐述中心话题的。 故选 A 项。12Where does this text probably come from?AA TV interview. BA food advertisement.CA health report. DA book review.答案 C解析 文章出处题。本文主要分析了生活方式和肥胖之间的关系，应该是出自健康报告。故选 C 项。.七选五With modern technology，much written communication tends to focus on the keyboard，but handwriting is still
48、a necessary and important skill. 13 .Here are some tips for you to improve your handwriting.Examine Your Handwriting14 .Look through your writing to decide what makes it difficult to read or what makes it unattractive.Perhaps you write your letters too small.Check on spacing of letters and words，and proper formation of letters.If your letters are small，put more effort into writing larger letters.If certain letters trip you up，practice those letters separately and w
