1、Unit 2 第一课时 Warming up.单词拼写根据下列句子所提供的汉语提示或所给单词的首字母，写出各单词正确的完全形式(每空限写一词)。1As is known to all, the a_Olympic Games started in Greece in 776 BC.2. China won 52 gold m_in the 29th Olympic Games.3We can_(竞争) with the best teams.4The sports meet is a big_(事件) for my school.答案：1ancient众所周知，古代奥运会于公元前776年起源于
2、希腊。2medals中国在二十九届奥运会上获得了52枚金牌。3compete我们能与最好的队竞争。4event这次运动会是我校的大事。.介副词填空1How many countries took part_the Beijing Olympic Games?2What does CCTV stand_？3Who was Chinas first gold medal winner and_what event?4What do the five rings_the Olympic flag stand for?5He competed_the 100metre race_his teammat
3、es_scholarship.答案：1.in2.for3.for4.on5.in; with/against; for. 易混模块采用attend，join，join in, take part in的适当形式填空。1Will you_us for dinner?2He decided to_the conference in person.3His grandpa_the Party in his sixties.4How many students_the sports meet of our school?5Every evening he played bridge or_the sh
4、ow.6About 400,000 workers_the 1912 May Day strikes.7They_him in a visit to London.8He_an active_the workers struggle for better pay and better condition.9The road_the highway up ahead.10Danger_everything he did.答案：1.join2.attend/take part in3.joined4.took part in5.attended6.joined in7.joined8.took;
5、part in9.joins10.attended.单项填空1With the aid of the most advanced equipment, new facts about the_pyramids in Egypt have recently come to light.Aold BolderCancient Dmore ancient 答案：C所修饰的是pyramids“金字塔”，强调古老，而且没有比较的含义，所以用ancient合适。2The programme of VOA_Voice of America is popular with many English learn
6、ers.Astands for Bstands against Cwhich is stood for Dwhich stands for 答案：D从句子结构看，is popular with是谓语动词，前面不能再用谓语动词，所以先排除A和B；stand for不能用被动，所以C也不正确。3To win a gold_in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing is a great honour for a player_China.Amodel; represent Bmodel; representingCmedal; representing Dmedal;
7、 represent答案：C第一空表示金牌的意思，所以A和B可以排除，第二空是“代表”作定语，用representing，现在分词短语作后置定语。4Every four years athletes from all over the world_medals in the Olympic Games.Acompete Bcompete with Ccompete for Dfight with 答案：C根据句意：“为而竞争”，应该用compete for。5I suggest that we should_more such activities in future as we did ye
8、sterday.Atake care of Btake the place ofCtake part in Dtake the seat of 答案：C宾语从句的宾语是activities(活动)和take part in搭配，意思是“参加活动”。.完形填空阅读下面短文，理解大意，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。The first Olympic Games at Olympia were held in 776 B. C. They were held every_1_years from 776 B. C. to 393 A. D. In ancient_2_， ga
9、mes were closely_3_to the worship(尊敬)of the gods and heroes. They were also held as part of religious ceremonies(宗教仪式)to_4_died heroes. But from the beginning, the games at Olympia served to_5_the Greek sense of national unity. So every four years over 1,100 years, thousands of_6_stopped all wars an
10、d_7_to a small sanctuary in northwestern Greece for five days in the late summer for_9_reasonto watch the Olympic Games. During that time，_9_from all over the Greek world competed in a number of_10_events and worshipped the gods at Olympia. The athletes competed not for_11_or material goods，_12_only
11、 for the honor of being Olympic visitors. Like our Olympics，_13_athletes were heroes who put their hometowns on the map. However，_14_our Olympics, only_15_who spoke Greek could compete, instead of athletes from any_16_and the games were_17_held at Olympia instead of moving around to different places
12、 every time.The_18_Olympics had a rich variety of games. Many of these games are the ancestors of our modern Olympic Games and had_19_and playing conditions which modern athletes would be very_20_with. They include boxing, jumping, running, wrestling and so on.1A.two BthreeCfour Done答案：C根据第5空后提示，eve
13、ry four years是固定用法，意为“每四年”。2A.Britain BGreece CRussia DChina答案：B根据第5空后提示和常识可知，早期的奥运会是在希腊举办的。3A.stuck Bknown Cconnected Dowed答案：Cbe connected to与有联系。4A.welcome Bhonor Ccall Dmeet答案：B“纪念死去的英雄”，honor与hero有关。5A.strengthen Binvent Creach Dform答案：A加强与团结有关，句意是“奥林匹亚的比赛旨在加强希腊民族团结”。6A.soldiers Bathletes Cpeop
14、le Dplayers答案：C下文watch提示选项。7A.marched Brode Cflew Dcrowded答案：D数千人观看，crowd作动词，意为“聚集”。与选项D相符。8A.a single Bsome Ca certain Dno答案：Afor a single reason“只有一个原因”。9A.people Baudience Ccompetitors Dsoldiers答案：C该空后竞赛提示选C项。10A.physical Bathletic Cpolitical Dinteresting答案：B“田径项目”。11A.money Bfames Cvictory Dmeda
15、l答案：A从下文知“参赛者”不是为了钱。与物质同类。12A.and Bwhile Cbut Dbecause答案：Cnot.but.“不是而是”。13A.good Ball Cwinning Dbrave答案：C竞技与获胜有关。14A.for Bunlike Clike Das答案：B由However判断选择B项。15A.free men Bslaves Cpoor men DFrenchmen答案：A当时的历史背景提示选项A。16A.continent Btown Cperiod Dcountry答案：D早期的奥运会并不是任何国家的人都可参加的。现代奥运与前者不同。17A.always Ba
16、gain Cusually Dsometimes答案：A常规做法。18A.recent Bbiggest Cancient Dmodern答案：C与下文的our modern Olympic Games相对应，had提示过去。19A.armies Brules Ccompetitors Dfields答案：B有项目就应有规则。20A.agreeable Bdelighted Cfamiliar Dpopular答案：Cbe familiar with“熟悉”。.阅读理解阅读下面的文章，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。The Greatest Show on EarthThe
17、Olympic Games are the greatest festival of sport in the world. Every four years, a hundred or more countries send their best sportsmen to compete for the highest honors in sport. As many as 6,000 people take part in over 20 sports. For the winners, there are gold medals and glory. But there is honor
18、, too, for all who compete, win or lose. That is in the spirit of the Olympicsto take part is what matters.The Olympic Games always start in a bright color and action. The teams of all nations parade in the opening ceremony(仪式)and march round the track. The custom is for the Greek team to march in f
19、irst, for it was in Greece that the Olympics began. The team of the country where the Games are being heldthe host countrymarches in last.The runner with the Olympic torch(火炬) then enters the stadium and lights the flame. A sportsman from the host country takes the Olympic oath(誓言)on behalf of all t
20、he competitors. The judges and officials also take an oath. After the sportsmen march out of the stadium, the host country puts on a wonderful display. The competitions begin the next day. There are usually more than twenty sports in the Games. The rule is that there must be at least fifteen. The ma
21、in events are in the track and field, but it is a few days before these sports start. Each day the competitors take part in different sportsriding, shooting, swimming, and crosscountry running. Points are gained for each event. Medals are awarded for the individual winners and for national teams.1Wh
22、y is there honor for the losers as well as for the winners?ABecause failure is the mother of success.BBecause losers need encouragement, too.CBecause losers and winners should be equally treated.DBecause what really matters is to take part in the Olympic Games.答案：Dhonor(尊敬)和 the loser and the winner
23、(赢家和输家)。依据此在第一段的最后两句中找到答案相关句：But there is honor, too, for all who compete, win or lose(与the loser and the winner呼应). That is in the spirit of the Olympicsto take part is what matters.2Which of the following is a longestablished practice of the opening ceremony?ARunners enter the stadium with torches
24、.BEach team has to put on a wonderful display.CThe Greek team marches in first.DMen and women wear magnificent clothes.答案：Cpractice(惯例)或其近义词。依据此在第二段的第三句找到答案相关句the custom is for the Greek to march in first(希腊队先入场是惯例)。3Who takes the Olympic oath?AA judge from the host country.BAn official from the hos
25、t country.CA Greek sportsman.DA sportsman from the host country.答案：DOlympic oath (奥运宣誓)。依据此在第三段的第二句找到答案相关句，是“来自东道国的运动员”。4What are the most important events in the Olympic Games?AThe track and field events.BThe horseriding events.CThe swimming events.DThe boatracing events.答案：Athe most important events (最重要的赛事)。依据此在第三段的第七句找到答案相关词main(主要的，与the most important含义相关)及相关句，是“田径赛”。
