1、Unit 2Sports events马拉松，全程距离26英里385码，折合为42.195千米，完成它需要极大的耐力，更需要极大的毅力。土生土长的西伯利亚人鲍里斯费奥多罗夫更是把这一记录挑战到了极致：零下38度跑马拉松。The Coldest MarathonHow cold is too cold for a jog？For most people, belowfreezing temperatures generally put a stop to outdoor exercise，but Siberian native Boris Fyodorov is not most people.
2、Minutes after the calendar ticked over to 2014 this past New Years Eve，Fyodorov set off on a solo, outandback marathon run from his home in the Siberian village of Oymyakon，completing the 26.2mile coursehis first marathonin just over five hours.During the run he experienced(经历；经验) temperatures as lo
3、w as 38.And that was just the way he wanted it. “I heard about other marathons around the globe，naming themselvesthe coldest，like the most recent North Pole marathon with runners going at 28，” Fyodorov told the Siberian Times.“I thought surely this cannot be right.Our Oymyakon is the coldest inhabit
4、ed(有人居住的) place in northern hemisphere(半球)Why dont we arrange(安排) a marathon here？”Oymyakon is widely considered to be one of the coldest places on the planet，and its recordlow temperature of 68，recorded in 1933，is tied for the coldest recorded temperature for any inhabited place on Earth.The averag
5、e January temperature in the area is 50.Not only did Fyodorov finish the marathon in high spirits(精神好)，but he also wants it to be colder the next time he tries it.“I really want to organize the next Oymyakon marathon in January when the air goes down to50 or 60，” he said.根据短文内容，回答下列问题。1Before Oymyak
6、on，what is the coldest marathon?North Pole marathon with runners going at28.2What temperature will Fyodorov challenge in his next marathon?50 or 60 .Section Reading ()(Welcome to the unit & Reading)新生词汇初识.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思1delightedAn.重要性，意义2significanceBn.传统；风俗3traditionCadj.愉快的，高兴的4competeDn尊敬；荣幸；节操；
7、荣誉vt.尊敬、尊重(某人)5honourEn.国家，民族；全体国民6nationFadj.现代的，当代的；同一时代的7contemporaryGn.奖牌，奖章，勋章8medalHn.缺席，不在场；不存在9absenceIn.&vt.尝试，努力，试图10attemptJvi.比赛；竞争【答案】15CABJD610EFGHI.选择下列句中相应词组的汉语意思A(在逆境中)坚持B参加C使起死回生D为向表示敬意 E每四年1They held a party in honour of Mr Browns promotion to headmaster. 2Did you take part in the
8、 school sports meeting last year？ 3He fainted(晕倒)while he was running.It took the doctor two hours to bring him back to life. 4He hung on to a tree in the flood，waiting to be rescued. 5Like the Olympics，the presidential election also takes place every four years in that country. 【答案】15DBCAE教材语篇细研第一步
9、速读了解文章主题和段落大意速读P2223教材课文，选择最佳答案What is the main idea of the passage?ATo talk about players in Olympics.BTo talk about the history and significance of the Olympics.CTo say something about ancient Olympics.DTo say something about the contemporary Olympics.【答案】B第二步细读把控文章关键信息细读P2223教材课文，选择最佳答案。1Which of
10、 the following is TRUE about the ancient Olympics?ABoth men and married women were allowed to compete at the games.BThe ancient games were always held at the same place named Olympia.CMarried women were allowed to take part in the Olympics in honour of Zeuss wife.DAthletes from different parts of th
11、e world could take part in the games.2The writer actually wants to by asking the question“Do you know when the ancient Olympic Games began？”Aget the right answerBget the audience interested in his topicCgive you a chance to speakDshow what he knows about the games3At the Atlanta Olympic Games，Muhamm
12、ad Ali Awon the gold medalBwon his first World Heavyweight Boxing ChampionshipCchanged his nameDlighted the Olympic flame4Mr Johnson mentioned several wellknown athletes in his speech.Among them won at least two gold medals.Muhammad AliMichael JordanXu HaifengDeng YapingLiu XiangZhang NingA B C D5Wh
13、at didnt Mr Johnson mention about Chinese athletes and Chinese history of taking part in the Olympics?AWhen China first took part in the games.BWho won the first gold medal for China.CHow many gold medals Deng Yaping won.DIn which event Liu Xiang won the gold medal.【答案】15BBDDA第三步精读能力升华接轨高考精读P2223教材课
14、文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BC.They 1.were held(hold)at Olympia in Greece every four years，for almost 12 centuries，until AD 394.At the ancient Olympics，2.traditionally(traditional)the athletes were all men，who had to compete 3.wearing(wear)no clothes.Th
15、e contemporary Olympic Games were first held in 1896，in Athens.A Frenchman，4.who dreamt that the Olympics would make it possible for people of all countries to live side by side 5.in peace，brought the Olympics back to life.Many 6.sports(sport) stars appear in the contemporary Olympics，such as Muhamm
16、ad Ali，Michael Jordan，Xu Haifeng and Deng Yaping.At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games，Liu Xiang excited people 7.all over Asia when he became the first Asian 8.to win(win)the gold medal in the mens 110metre hurdles.The Chinese led 9.the way at the 2008 Beijing Olympics，winning 51 gold 10.medals(medal)For the first time in history，the Chinese womens gymnastics team won the gold medal.
