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 temperatures as low as 38
3、.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 inhabited plac
4、e in northern hemisphere.Why dont we arrange 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 average January temperature
5、 in the area is 50.Not only did Fyodorov finish the marathon in high spirits，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 to 50 or 60，” he said.1experience vt.经历2inhabited adj.有人居住的，有人烟的3hemisphere
6、 n.半球4arrange vt.安排5in high spirits情绪高涨，精神好6organize vt.组织1Before Oymyakon，what is the coldest marathon? 2What temperature will Fyodorov chanllege in his next marathon? 【答案】1.North Pole marathon with runners going at 28.250 or 60 .Section Welcome to the unit & ReadingPreparing根据提示写出下列单词1 n委员会2 n.重要性
7、，意义3 n.传统；风俗4 n.国家，民族；全体国民5 adj.著名的6 n.奖牌，奖章；勋章7 n.火焰8 n.开幕式；小孔9 vt.使激动，使兴奋10 n.冠军， 优胜者11 adj.最终的，最后的 n.决赛12 n.喜悦，欢乐13 n.边界，界限14 n.社会运动；移动，活动；进展15 adj.愉快的，高兴的16 vi.比赛；竞争17 n.尊敬；荣幸；节操；荣誉 vt.尊敬，尊重(某人)18 n.缺席，不在场；不存在19 n& vt.尝试，努力，试图【答案】mittee2.significance3.tradition4nation5.wellknown6.medal7.flame8op
8、ening9.excite10.champion11.final12joy13.boundary14.movement15.delighted16compete17.honour18.absence19.attempt看单词学构词：由“动词后缀ment”构成的名词有很多，如：government政府；agreement同意，协议；announcement口头通知；arrangement安排；improvement提高，改善；development发展等。根据提示补全下列短语1play a role 在中起作用2in honour 为向表示敬意；纪念3bring.back life使复活4sid
9、e side一起，共同；并肩地，并排5 ones dream实现梦想6 all time有史以来(最好)的7come sb.s attention引起某人的注意8make contributions 对做出贡献9 the way领先10hang (在逆境中)坚持11look forward 盼望，期待12pass something (to somebody)转交，传给，递给【答案】1.in2.of3.to4.by5.realize6.of7to8.to9.lead10.on11.to12.on根据提示补全下列教材原句1Many people enjoy playing different s
10、ports while others just enjoy watching them.许多人喜欢参加不同的体育比赛，而另外一些人只是喜欢观看比赛。2Today，both male and female athletes from around the world can take part，no matter what nation they come from.如今，世界各地的男女运动员不管他们来自哪个国家都能参加奥运会。3It was a Frenchman，Pierre de Coubertin，who brought the Olympics back to life.让奥运会得以重
11、生的是法国人皮埃尔德顾拜旦。4He dreamt that the Olympics would make it possible for people of all countries to live side by side in peace.他梦想奥运会能使得所有国家的人民和平共处成为可能。5At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games，Liu Xiang excited people all over Asia when he became the first Asian to win the gold medal in the mens 110metre hurd
12、les.在2004年雅典奥运会上，当刘翔成为赢得男子110米跨栏金牌的第一位亚洲人时，所有亚洲人为之振奋。阅读P22P23教材课文，选择最佳答案1What 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.2Whi
13、ch of the following is TRUE about the ancient Olympics?ABoth men and married women were allowed to compete in the games.BThe ancient Olympics were always held at the same place named Olympia.CUnmarried women were allowed to take part in the Olympics in honour of Zeuss wife.DAthletes from different p
14、arts of the world could take part in the games.3The ancient Olympics and todays Olympics have one thing in common.It is that Aboth are held every four yearsBthe sports are the sameCathletes speak different languagesDboth were held in honour of Zeus4Mr.Johnson mentioned several wellknown athletes in
15、his speech.Among them won at least two Olympic gold medals.Muhammad AliMichael Jordan Xu HaifengDeng YapingLiu Xiang Zhang NingABC D【答案】 14BBAC阅读P22P23课文，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BC.They 1. (hold)at Olympia in Greece every four years，for almost 12 c
16、enturies，till AD 394.At the ancient Olympics，by 2. (traditional)the athletes were all men，who had to compete 3. (wear)no clothes.The contemporary Olympic Games were first held in 1896，in Athens.A Frenchman，4. dreamt that the Olympics would make 5. possible for people of all countries to live side by
17、 side 6. peace，brought the Olympics back to life. Many sports stars appear in the contemporary Olympics，such as Muhammad Ali，Michael Jordan，Xu Haifeng and Deng Yaping.At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games，Liu Xiang 7. (exciting)people all over Asia when he became the first Asian 8. (win)the gold medal in the mens 110metre hurdles.The Chinese led the way at the 2008 Beijing Olympics，9. (win)51 gold medals.10. the first time in history，the Chinese womens gymnastics team won the gold medal.【答案】1.were held2.tradition3.wearing 4who5.it6.in7.excited8.to win 9winning10.For