1、Unit 2 The Olympic GamesPeriod OneWarming Up & ReadingPrereading.阅读理解AIn ancient Greece，there were four major athletic meetings and the Olympian meeting played the most important part in the lives of the people.As time passed，the Olympian meeting gradually lost its local character and became first a
2、 national event and then international.No one knows exactly how far back the Olympic Games go but some official records date from 776 BC.The Games took place every four years on the plain by Mount Olympus.Thousands of people came from all parts of the Greek world to watch the games.The winner of the
3、 foot race had the great honour of giving his name to the year of his history.After a long history of almost 1，200 years，the Games were stopped for religious(宗教的) reasons.It was then decided in 1896 to start the Olympic Games again.The meeting was held in Athens and 311 athletes from 13 countries to
4、ok part in it but the idea of such an international meeting attracted the worlds attention.After the 1908 London Olympics，many nations sent their best athletes to the Olympics.Although the Games have been time and again threatened by some unfavourable political events，the Games have taken place ever
5、y four years.Nowadays，the Games are held in different countries in turn.As the biggest international gathering of any kind in the world，athletes from different countries play games together and this provides them with good chances to learn to live together.The friendly feelings in the Olympic Villag
6、e make people think of the world as one big family.The Olympic Games were hosted in Beijing in 2008，and it is believed that the Games are a wonder of the world.语篇解读本文属于说明文，介绍了奥运会的历史以及奥运会促进了人们之间的相互了解。1The first ancient Olympic Games took place .Aa thousand years agoBin the seventh century ADCbefore 7
7、00 BCDin modern times答案C解析推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“No one knows exactly how far back the Olympic Games go but some official records date from 776 BC.”可知，第一届古代奥运会应该是在公元前700年前举行的。故C项正确。2.The continuity(连续性) of the Olympic Games was once broken because of .Areligious reasons BwarsCpolitical events DBoth A and B
8、答案A解析细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“After a long history of almost 1，200 years，the Games were stopped for religious(宗教的) reasons.”可知，奥运会曾经因为宗教的原因停办过。故A项正确。3The Olympic Games meeting finally formed .Aa local event Ba national eventCan international event Dan official event答案C解析细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“As time passed，the Olymp
9、ian meeting gradually lost its local character and became first a national event and then international.”可知，奥运会最后成了一项国际盛会。故C项正确。4The friendly feelings between two countries are strengthened because .Aathletes come from different countriesBthey enable people to know each other betterCathletes live in
10、 the Olympic villageDthey live in one big family答案B解析推理判断题。根据文章最后一段第二、三句“As the biggest international gathering of any kind in the world，athletes from different countries play games together and this provides them with good chances to learn to live together.The friendly feelings in the Olympic Villa
11、ge make people think of the world as one big family.”可知，奥运会让各国人们有了相互了解的机会。这加强了国与国之间的友好关系。故B项正确。BThe Winter Olympics are also called the White Olympics.At this time，many colorful stamps are published to mark the great Games.The first stamp marking the opening came out on January 25，1932 in the United
12、 States for the 3rd White Olympics.From then on，publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule.During the 4th Winter Olympic Games，a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1935.The five rings of Olympics were printed on the front of the sportswear.It was the first time that
13、 the symbol had appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics.In the 1950s，the stamps of this kind became more colorful.When the White Olympics came，the host countries(东道国) as well as the nonhost countries published stamps to mark those Games.China also published four stamps in February 1980，when the
14、 Chinese sportsmen began to march into the area of the White Olympics.Japan is the only Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics.Altogether 14，500 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meet.Different kinds of sports were printed on these small stamps.People can enjoy the
15、 beauty of the wonderful movements of some athletes.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了为纪念冬季奥运会不同国家发行了不同的邮票。5The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics .Aare of the same kind of GamesBare different kinds of GamesCare both held in summerDare not both held in summer答案A解析细节理解题。由文章第一句可知答案为A。6From the passage we know t
16、hat the symbol of five rings came into being .Ain November 1935Bin the 1950sCfirst in GermanyDbefore the November of 1935答案D解析推理判断题。由第二段可知，1935年11月，五环标志第一次被印刷在冬季奥运会的邮票上，因此可推知，五环标志一定是出现在1935年11月之前。7The Japanese sold out 14，500 million stamps in order to raise money for .Aan Asian Games Bits own peopl
17、eCpaying its debts Da worldwide Games答案D解析细节理解题。由第五段可知，日本出售邮票是为冬季奥运会集资，故选D。8So far the Winter Olympics have not been held in .Athe US BGermanyCChina DJapan答案C解析推理判断题。由第五段可知，日本是迄今为止唯一一个举办过冬季奥运会的亚洲国家，由此可推知中国还没有举办过冬季奥运会，故选C。CIt is known that playing tennis makes us fit，helps us fight stress and gives u
18、s a feeling of satisfaction.We play tennis because its fun，and because our brains tell us to do that！Scientists have found that playing tennis helps our minds cope with future conflicts and unexpected situations，as well as develop our social skills.Thats why both kids and young adults are fond of te
19、nnis so much.However，nobody really knows how far back tennis goes.Some evidence suggests ancient Egypt or Greece，but stronger facts point to the 12th century France.When French monks(僧侣) were playing the game of jeu de paume(plam game) over a rope or against the walls，they would shout out every time
20、 one of them served the ball.By the 13th century the game had become very popular among the French，who built lots of indoor courts throughout the country.When the game was played indoors，jeu de paume looked a lot like presentday squash(壁球)，but players were facing each other and not standing side by
21、side.It became so famous that the king and even the Pope tried to ban it，but they didnt succeed.From France，the game crossed the English Channel and became an instant hit with the British as well.Before the discovery of rubber，tennis balls were made out of wool，wrapped in string or leather and were
22、struck with bare hands.Later the first racket was made out of wood and sheep guts.Since the balls had little spring，courts were quite small compared to what were used to.All of this changed when Charles Goodyear developed vulcanised(硫化的) rubber and the game finally moved its venues(地点) outside.Major
23、 Walter Clopton Wingfield established the rules of tennis(very similar to presentday ones) and the sport began to go international.The first Wimbledon tournament(锦标赛) was held in 1877.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。众所周知，打网球可以使我们保持健康，缓解压力，本文主要介绍了网球的历史。9The underlined part “cope with” in Paragraph 1 means “ ”Aagree wit
24、h Bfind outCmake out Ddeal with答案D解析词义猜测题。由画线词所在句“Scientists have found that playing tennis helps our minds cope with future conflicts and unexpected situations，as well as develop our social skills.”尤其是画线部分后面的future conflicts和unexpected situations可推断出画线部分的意思为“应对”，所以D项正确。10According to Para.1，one of
25、the reasons why kids and young adults like to play tennis is that .Ait can improve their social skillsBit can make them happy and hopefulCit can represent what the future will be likeDit can solve their physical and mental problems答案A解析细节理解题。由第一段的最后两句可知，孩子们和年轻人喜欢打网球的原因是打网球能帮助大脑应对未来遇到的冲突及意料之外的情况，并能培养
26、社交技能。故A项正确。11What can be inferred about the tennis history？AThere is no clear evidence about its origin.BFrance is the first country to learn about tennis.CIt originated from the game of jeu de paume.DAncient Egypt or Greece is the first to play tennis.答案A解析推理判断题。由第二段第一句“However，nobody really knows
27、how far back tennis goes.”可知，没有人确切地知道网球运动的起源。故A项正确。12What is the main idea of the passage？AThe spread of the tennis.BThe feature of the tennis.CThe history of the tennis.DThe function of playing tennis.答案C解析主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了网球的历史。故C项正确。.七选五Hi Grace，Hows it going？Sorry I havent emailed for a while
28、，but I had so much to do!I had told you about my decision to take up a sport.I knew I wasnt fit and I wanted to take some exercise.But that wasnt the only reason that I decided to do a sport.Students who play sports do better at school. 13 Exercise also helps learning and memory. 14 First，I tried so
29、ccer.I had played a bit of soccer before and I thought it wouldnt be too bad.I knew I couldnt run for very long without feeling tired.On the first day，I was able to run for the first ten minutes，but then I was so tired that I couldnt even kick the ball!Then，I tried volleyball. 15 I was able to run f
30、or the first twenty minutes and I wasnt the slowest runner in the team！After a few weeks，I could run faster and longer.I was doing better and feeling better. 16 Maybe Im not a team sport person after all!Finally，I tried kung fu.Its a great sport that exercise the body and the mind.You learn to follo
31、w instructions carefully and do what you are asked to do.This is the right sport for me！ 17 I feel so confident that I even showed some moves to the class last week！Can you believe it？I hope youre OK！Write and let me know what youve been doing!Bye for now!KristieAI got very excited about soccer.BBut
32、 I couldnt decide on a sport.CRunning helps me to keep fit.DThings were a bit better this time.EThen I found volleyball terribly boring.FThey are more confident and less stressed.GI practice twice a week and I havent missed a class.语篇解读这封邮件讲述的是作者寻找适合自己的运动项目的经历。足球运动强度不适合作者，排球太乏味，最后作者找到了适合自己的运动项目：功夫。1
33、3答案F解析根据空前的“Students who play sports do better at school.”和空后的“Exercise also helps learning and memory.”可推知，F项应该介绍学生进行体育锻炼的好处，故选F。14答案B解析根据下文内容可知，作者尝试了足球、排球、功夫之后，才决定自己练习功夫。由此可知，空处指我无法决定做哪项运动，符合上下文语境。故选B。15答案D解析由空后作者的表现可知，作者的表现比上次踢足球时好一些，故可知空处应是说这次情况好一点了。故选D。16答案E解析根据空后的“Maybe Im not a team sport person after all！”可知，作者也不喜欢排球。故选E。17答案G解析根据本段内容可知，作者练习功夫感觉自信了并且给同学们表演了几个动作，由此可知，作者喜欢功夫，故G项“我一周练习两次没落下一节课”，符合上文语境。故填G。