新人教選修9Unit1Breakingrecords-Reading

1、ReadingUnit 1 Breaking records1Zhang Guozheng weight liftingLiu Xianghurdling These pictures have been taken at the end of events. How do you think the participants are feeling? Give reasons. exultant(狂喜) , excited 212.88On July 12, a day before his 23rd birthday, Olympic champion Liu Xiang sent him

2、self a wonderful gift by setting a world record of 12.88 seconds in the mens 110-metre hurdles in Lausanne.3Luo Xuejuanswimmingboxing4Pre-readinghula hooping pogo stick jumpingdoing jumping jackssomersaultingstanding on a Swiss balldoing lunges5hula hooping pogo stick jumpingdoing jumping jackssomer

3、saultingstanding on a Swiss balldoing lungesABCDEFPre-reading6A Jumping Jack as it is called in the United States military, is a physical exercise performed by jumping to a position with the legs spread wide and the hands touching overhead and then returning to a position with the feet together and

4、the arms at the sides.More intensive versions include bending down and touching the floor in between each jump.7Now read about a man called Ashrita Furman who has broken Guinness records in all these activities. 8Asrita Furman9 Ashrita Furman has set 187 official Guinness records over the past 25 ye

5、ars and currently holds 82 records. He has set records in all 7 continents and in more than 30 different countries and he has the official record for: “The most current Guinness world records held at the same time by an individual,” Marco Frigatti, Head of Records, Guinness Book of World Records.10Q

6、uickly glance through the text. Tick the topics about Ashrita that the author does not cover.11 countries he likes best place and date of birth his occupation his education his first Guinness record physical skills needed for events number of records broken his family life kinds of records broken wh

7、y he became a sportsman12 Main ideas of each paragraph: Ashrita Furman is a sportsman who likes the challenge of breaking Guinness records Ashrita achieved his dream of breaking a record in all seven continents.Para. 1Para. 213 The fine neck adjustments needed to keep a full bottle of milk on your h

8、ead while you are walking These activities require an enormous amount of strength and fitness as well as determinationPara. 3Para. 414 A lot of concentration and a great sense of balance Somersaulting: a tough event Covering a mile in the fastest time while doing gymnastically correct lunges As a ch

9、ild he was fascinated by the Guinness Book of World Records As a teenager, he began searching for a deeper meaning in lifePara. 5Para. 6Para. 7Para. 8Para. 915 He knew that he would one day get into the Guinness Book of World Records. Ashrita broke his first Guinness record with 27,000 jumping jacks

10、 in 1979. Ashrita always acknowledges his teacher in his record-breaking attempts“There is only one perfect roadIt is ahead of you，always ahead of you.”Para. 10Para. 11Para. 1216Choose the best answers1. Which one of Sri Chinmoys beliefs led Ashirita to attempting records? A. There is only one perfe

11、ct road. It is ahead of you, always ahead of you. B. There is no limit to peoples physical abilities. C. It is just as important for people to develop their bodies as it is to develop their minds, hearts and spiritual selves. D. His body just an instrument of the sprit.174.Why was it amazing that As

12、hirita came third in the bicycle marathon in 1978? A. Because he was very unfit. B. Because it was the first time that he join in the game. C. Because he had done no training for the game. D. Because he was famous for breaking records.5. What is more important for Ashirita to break the record? A. St

13、rength B. Fitness C. Determination D. Honor18Careful reading First look through the questions : 1. Where do you think Ashrita lives? Possibly in New York.2. How old do you think he is ? He was 16 in the early 1970s so he would be in his late 40s now.193. Has he broken records in all seven continents

14、? Yes.4. When did he first come across the Guinness Book of World Records? When he was a child.205. A. What are some of the physical difficulties he has experienced when walking with a bottle of milk on his head? He has to make fine neck adjustments , and has to rest and eat with the bottle of milk

15、on his head.21B. What are some of the physical difficulties he has experienced when standing on top of a Swiss ball? He needs a great sense of balance, and has to stay on top even though his legs may start shaking. 平衡感22C. What are some of the physical difficulties he has experienced when somersault

16、ing? He has to overcome dizziness, extreme tiredness and pain.D. What are some of the physical difficulties he has experienced when doing gymnastically correct lunges? Lunges are extremely hard on his legs.236.Which one of Sri Chinmoys beliefs led Ashrita to attempting records? The belief that there

17、 is no limit to peoples physical abilities. 7.Why was it amazing that Ashrita came third in the bicycle marathon in 1978? He won the third place even though he had done no training.沒有限制248. Why did Ashrita believe he could accomplish anything after the bicycle marathon? Because he came to the unders

18、tanding that his body was just an instrument of the spirit and that he seemed to be able to use his spirit to accomplish anything.同位語從句，說明understanding 的內(nèi)容第二個同位語從句的內(nèi)容。而且必須保留連接詞that259. What happens in an event that prevents Ashrita from giving up? He goes deep within himself and connects with his so

19、ul and his teacher to keep on.2610. Do you think that the events that Ashrita participates in are childish? Why or why not? In my opinion, they are not childish, because they require an enormous amount of strength and fitness as well as determination in reality.27Language Learning1. (Pra 1) More tha

20、n twenty of these he still holds, including the record for having the most records. 原順序為he still holds more than twenty of these (these - these records) 他依然是其中20多項記錄的保持者，還包括擁有最多的吉尼斯記錄這一項。282. (pra. 2) Recently, Ashrita achieved his dream of breaking a record in all seven continents, including 最近， As

21、hrita 完成了他在七大洲中都打破一項記錄的夢想， 其中包括29 3. (Pra. 3) While these activities might seem childish and cause laughter rather than respect, in reality they require an enormous amount of strength and fitness as well as determination. 雖然這些活動看起來孩子氣且令人發(fā)笑而不是讓人肅然起敬，但實際上，這些活動需要強大的力量，健康的體格和堅定的決心。 in reality = in fact,

22、 in truth , actually a enormous / great amount of U304. (Pra. 6)You are permitted to rest for only five minutes in every hour of rolling but you are allowed to stop briefly to vomit. 每翻滾一小時，只允許你有五分鐘的休息， 不過你也可以短暫地停下來嘔吐。 permit doing sth. allow doing sth. 允許做 weather that permits sailing 可航海的天氣 permit

23、 sb. to do sth. allow sb. to do sth.允許某人做permit 較正式/正面,表法律/官方的允許，態(tài)度積極 allow 表默許，不加阻止，態(tài)度較消極的允許315. (pra.7) Covering a mile in the fastest time while doing gymnastically correct lunges is yet another event in which Ashrita is outstanding. 做標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的體操弓箭步向前，以最快的節(jié)奏走完一英里的路程是Ashrita 的又一個出色項目。 Covering . while d

24、oing . lunges 兩個并列的V-ing作句子主語。謂語 is ，余下的為表語 in which 是修飾 another event 的定語從句6. (pra.9) How Ashrita came to be a sportsman is an interesting story. 主語是那部分？謂語和表語呢？ How Ashrita sportsman 是主語,主語從句作主語327. (pra.9)He studied Eastern religions and ,aged 16, discovered an Indian meditation teacher called Sri

25、 Chinmoy who lived in his neighborhoods in New York City. studied and discovered 是并列謂語 aged 16 = when he was aged 16 當(dāng)他16歲時，時間狀語 說明discovered 的時間。 who lived in City是修飾 Sri Chinmoy的定語從句 他研究過東方宗教，在16歲時， 他發(fā)現(xiàn)一名叫斯里琴摩的印度冥想導(dǎo)師，住在紐約市他家附近。338. (pra.9) Sri Chinmoy says that it is just as important for people to develop their bodies as it is to develop their minds hearts and spiritual selves. 斯里琴摩指出人們發(fā)展他們的體魄與發(fā)展他們的頭腦，心靈和精神上的自我同等重要。349. (pra 10) He had been urged by his spiritual leader to enter the marathon even though he had don