1、泛读技能初养成UNIT 3 SPORTS AND FITNESS阅读 P42 课文中的材料，选出最佳选项。1Whats Kaylas trouble in the past?AShe looked like the slim girls on TV.BShe worried about her weight.CShe couldnt get along well with her classmates.DShe tried healthy foods in her diet.2What does the sentence“I almost went bananas”mean?AShe like
2、d to eat bananas very much.BShe didnt like to eat bananas at all.CShe went nearly mad because of every diet.DShe went on eating bananas only.3Which of the following statements about Kayla is not true?AShe is positive about herself and her body now.BShe made a list of the strengths about herself.CShe
3、 wants to have a burger rather than a salad or an apple.DShe thinks that fitness is more important.答案 13 BCCWords and Phrases知识要点 1 compete vi.竞争；对抗(教材 P41)An athlete should think about honour and his/her fans if he/she is competing for his/her country.如果一个运动员是为了他/她的国家而比赛的话，他/她就应该考虑荣誉和他/她的粉丝们。例 1 It
4、 is said that about 1,000 students will compete in the sports meeting.据说大约 1 000 名学生将参加运动会。例 2 How many countries competed in the ancient Olympic Games?有多少个国家参加了古代奥运会？知识拓展(1)compete in 参加比赛；在方面竞争compete for 为而竞争compete with/against.for 为争取而与对抗/竞争(2)competition n.比赛competitive adj.有竞争力的competitor n.竞
5、争者；对手即学即练单句语法填空We have to cut our costs and remain _(compete)Only by competing _ each other can we make great progress in our studies.The two players competed with each other _ a gold medal.The young _(compete)won a gold medal in the match.He will be banned from international _(compete)for four peti
6、tive with/against for competitor competitions 小片段填空More than 10,000 _ from different countries came to Beijing _ with each other in the _ games for medals.(compete)competitors to compete competitive 知识要点 2 pretend vi.&vt.假装；装扮(教材 P41)A soccer player should not pretend to fall down even if it helps h
7、is/her team.足球运动员不应该假装摔倒，即使是它对他/她的球队有帮助。例 1 Jacy pretended to have known everything about it and said nothing.杰西假装已了解一切，一句话也没说。例 2 He pretended to be reading an important document when the boss came in.老板进来时他假装在看一份重要文件。知识拓展pretendto ben./adj.假装是to do sth.假装做某事to be doing sth.假装正在做某事to have done sth.
8、假装已经做了某事that.假装小片段填空The police are setting a trap(圈套)for the thieves.One policeman pretends _(be)an ice cream seller standing at the corner.Another pretends _(finish)shopping and _(wait)for the bus.And the other pretends _(read)a newspaper.to be to have finished be waiting to be reading 知识要点 3 make
9、sense 有道理；合乎情理；表述清楚(教材 P41)That doesnt make any sense!那没有什么道理！例 1 It makes sense to take good care of yourself.照顾好你自己是明智的。例 2 He doesnt talk much，but what he says make sense.他话不多，但言之有理。知识拓展(1)make sense of 理解；明白make no sense 没意义(2)in a sense 在某一方面；就某种意义来说in no sense 决不(用在句首时，句子用部分倒装)common sense 常识T
10、here is no/little sense in doing sth.做某事没道理即学即练单句语法填空Try speaking to the people next to you in class.As theyre close by,it makes sense _(communicate)with them first.His words puzzled me so much that I had a hard time trying to make sense _ what he really meant.to communicate of There is no sense _ g
11、etting upset about it now.Look ahead and everything will be all right.Do these paintings appeal to(吸引)you?No,not really.They dont make sense _ me at all.in to 知识要点 4 make a difference 有作用或影响(教材 P42)I had no idea a letter could make such a difference!我没有想到一个字母会有这么大的影响！例 1 The travel made a great diff
12、erence to his later life.这次旅行对他以后的人生有很大的影响。例 2 One false step will make a great difference.失之毫厘，谬以千里。知识拓展make all the difference 关系重大；大不相同make some difference to 对有些关系make no/little difference 没影响；不重要tell the difference between.and.辨别出即学即练完成句子I am a professor and I love my work because it _(有很大影响)to
13、 the lives of others.Before birth，babies can _(辨 别 不 同)between loud sounds and voices.Your support will certainly _(造成影响)in my cause.It _(无关紧要)which road you take.makes a great difference tell the difference make a difference makes no difference 知识要点 5 rather than 而不是(教材 P42)Once I started thinking
14、about fitness rather than weight，things began to change.一旦我开始考虑健康而不是体重时，情况就开始改变了。例 1 It was the culture，rather than the language，that made it hard for him to adapt to the new environment abroad.是文化而不是语言使得他很难适应国外的新环境。例 2 He is a sailor rather than an explorer.他是一个海员，而不是一个探险者。知识拓展(1)rather than 而不是(2)
15、or rather 更确切地说；更准确地讲(3)would rather do sth.than do sth.would do sth.rather than do sth.prefer to do sth.rather than do sth.宁愿而不愿；与其不如4would rather从句用过去时，表示对现在或将来的虚拟用过去完成时，表示对过去的虚拟名师点津rather than连接的两个并列成分作主语时，谓语动词应与rather than前面的成分在人称和数上保持一致，即“就前原则”。具有相同用法的词语还有 as well as，together with，with，besides
16、等。即学即练单句语法填空Facing up to your problems rather than _(run)away from them is the best approach to working things out.Rather than _ a bike in the freezing weather，she prefers _ on a crowded bus.(ride)running ride to ride You rather than your sister _(be)to run the shop after your parents retire.What we
17、 expect from you is working hard rather than hardly _(work)are working 知识要点 6 cut.out 停止做(或使用、食用)；剪下(教材 P42)Rather than cutting out the foods I enjoyed，I added healthy foods to my meals.我在我的饮食里加入了一些健康的食物，而不是停止食用我喜欢的食物。例 1 He cut out a picture from the newspaper he had just read.他从刚才读过的报纸上剪下一张图。例 2 Y
18、oud better cut out the last two paragraphs of your article.They have no connection with your theme.你最好把你这篇文章中的最后两段删去。它们和你的主题无关。知识拓展cut in 插嘴；打断讲话cut across 抄近路穿过；横越cut down 砍倒；缩减cut off 切断；割掉；截断(退路等)cut up 切碎；伤心即学即练用 cut 的适当短语填空All the trees were _.They would have to answer for their foolish action.
19、He always _ while other people are talking.Our water supply has been _ again.We can gain some time if we _ this field.She _ the carrots and put them in the pot.cut down cuts in cut off cut across cut up 知识要点 7 stress n压力；紧张；重音 vt.强调；重读；使焦虑不安 vi.焦虑不安例 1 Lily has been under great stress since her moth
20、ers illness.自从母亲生病以来，莉莉承受了很大的压力。例 2 Our teachers stressed the importance of cooperation.我们的老师们强调了合作的重要性。知识拓展(1)under the stress of 在压力下under stress 在压力之下(2)stress the importance of 强调的重要性(3)stressful adj.产生压力的；紧张的stressed adj.紧张的；感到有压力的即学即练单句语法填空Things can easily go wrong when people are _ stress.He
21、 _(stress)that we should pay more attention to our safety in particular.It is also a virtue to forgive and forget，especially in such a competitive and _(stress)society.under stressed stressful Sentence Pattern重点句式 even if/though 即使；尽管(教材 P41)A soccer player should not pretend to fall down even if it
22、 helps his/her team.足球运动员不应该假装摔倒，即使是它对他/她的球队有帮助。句式分析even if/though 引导让步状语从句，语气较强，此外，if，though，although 也可引导让步状语从句；意为“虽然，尽管”。例 1 Even though/if I understand what you say，I cant agree with you.虽然我理解你说的话，但我不同意你的意见。例 2 Even if life there was full of hardships，it was also full of joy and excitement.虽然那儿的
23、生活非常艰苦，但是也非常愉快和令人兴奋。即学即练完成句子_，there are many things to do indoors.即使天气很糟糕，在室内也还有好多事情可做。I will have a try _.哪怕失败，我也要试一下。Even if/though the weather is terrible even if/though I fail He came to say goodbye to me _.即使下着大雨他也来为我送行。He is willing to help us _.尽管他很忙，他还是愿意帮我们。even if/though it was raining hea
24、vily even if/though he is very busy Make predictions作出预测预测是指读者在接触到阅读文本时，根据标题、插图、内容对所读内容进行猜测。在阅读过程中，读者借助有关提示，利用头脑中贮存的知识，对内容在阅读刚开始时预测，随后在阅读中证实或否定，从而达到真正的理解。例题剖析 Apart from other beautiful destinations in India，India is also a great place for wildlife lovers.A large number of people from different corn
25、ers of the world visit India to observe the wildlife closely.方法技巧：根据标题预测。根据词汇预测。根据文章后的问题预测。What is one of the specialities of the Indian travel?AWatching its natural beauty.BVisiting its temples.CVisiting its famous museums.DWatching many wild animals closely.D 由本段内容可知印度不仅有美丽的景点，也是野生动植物爱好者的天堂，由此可预测印
26、度旅游的特色应与野生动植物有关，可推知答案为 D 项。即学即练Earthquakes are something that people fear.There are some places that have few or no earthquakes.Most places in the world，however,have them regularly.Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous.The most talked about earthquake in the United S
27、tates was in San Francisco in 1906.The strongest one in North America was in 1964.It happened in Alaska.Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people.In 1755,one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded was felt in Portugal.In 1923,a very strong earthquake hit Tokyo,Yokohama
28、 area of Japan.Most of people died in fires which followed the earthquake.One of the worst earthquakes ever was in China in 2008.It killed a large number of people.The worst earthquake ever reported was also in China，which happened in 1556.Earthquakes worry people a lot.The reason is that we often d
29、o not know when they are coming.People cannot prepare for earthquakes.What may be talked about in the seventh paragraph?AHow do earthquakes worry people?BWhat will people do to prepare for earthquakes?CHow can we save people when earthquakes happen?DHow do earthquakes happen?B 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的内容可知，人们对地震是没办法做很多准备的，接下来讲的将是人们能够做的事情。分析选项可知 B 项符合题意，故选 B 项。谢谢观看 THANK YOU!