【公開課課件】選修模塊九 Unit 1 Breaking records Reading

Unit1Breakingrecords!1.WheredoyouthinkAshritaprobablylivesnow?A.InAustralia.B.InCanada.C.InAmerica.D.InIndia.2.“Therecordsarenotmadeinanyconventionalsportlikeswimmingorsoccer.”Whatdoes“conventional”mean?A.Ridiculous. B.Fascinating.C.Usual. D.Funny.A.Thebodyisjustaninstrumentofthespirit.B.Thereisnolimittopeople’sphysicalabilities.C.Youcanuseyourspirittoaccomplishanything.D.Thereisonlyoneperfectroad.Itisaheadofyou,alwaysaheadofyou.3.WhichoneofSriChinmoy’sbeliefsledAshritatoattemptingrecords?A.Ashritaisanaturalathlete.B.AshritahassucceededinbreakingGuinnessrecordsbyconnectingwithhissoul.C.Ashritaalwaysacknowledgeshisteacherinhisrecord-breakingattempts.D.AshritaisasportsmanwholikesthechallengeofbreakingGuinnessrecords.4.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.theeventsAshritaparticipatesinareverychildishandonlycauselaughterB.thoughAshritahasbrokenmanyGuinnessrecords,peopleshownorespecttohimC.thesportsAshritaparticipatesinreallyrequireanenormousamountofstrengthandfitnessaswellasdeterminationD.peoplejustneedtodeveloptheirheartsandspiritualselves5.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat___.二、請根據本單元第一篇課文內容完成以下表格,并復述全文。WhenFactsaboutAshritaFurmanAsachildAshrita⑴__________________theGuinnessBookofWorldRecords.wasfascinatedbyWhenFactsaboutAshritaFurmanAsateenagerAshritabegansearchingfor⑵______________inlife.Hestudied⑶_____________and,aged16,discoveredanIndian⑷_________________calledSriChinmoy.meditationteacheradeepermeaningEasternreligionsWhenFactsaboutAshritaFurmanSincetheearly1970sAshritahasbeenoneofSriChinmoy’sstudents.SriChinmoysaysitisjustasimportantforpeopletodeveloptheir⑸______asitistodeveloptheir⑹_____,⑺______and⑻_____________.bodiesminds

heartsspiritualselves

WhenFactsaboutAshritaFurmanIn1978Ashritacame(9)_____ina24-hourbicyclemarathonandcametothe(10)____________thathisbodywasjustan(11)_________ofthespiritandheseemedtobeabletousehisspiritto(12)___________anything.accomplish

third

understandinginstrumentWhenFactsaboutAshritaFurmanIn1979Ashritabrokehis(13)_____GuinnessRecordswith27000jumpingjacks.Overthelast25yearsAshritahasbrokenapproximately(14)___________________andtheserecordsarenotmadeinany(15)____________sport.Hehasachievedhisdreamof(16)_________________inallsevencontinents.breakingarecord

first93Guinnessrecords

conventionalThepassageisaboutAshritaFurman,anAmericanman,whoenjoysthechallengeofbreakingGuinnessrecordsinsomeveryunusualsportingactivities.It’shisperseveranceandgreatdeterminationthatmadehimafamoussportsman.[Onepossibleversion]閱讀本單元第一篇課文,然后以約120個詞就“我最喜歡的運動”這個主題發(fā)表看法,并包括如下要點：1.你最喜歡哪項體育運動？2.該運動有什么特點？3.你為什么喜歡它？[寫作要求]可以使用實例或其它論述方法支持你的論點,也可以參照課文的內容,但不得直接引用課文中的句子。AshritaFurman’sspiritinspiresmegreatly.Iamalsoasportsloverandtakepartinsportsregularly.Ofallthesports,Ilikeplayingbadmintonbest.Playingbadmintonisfun.Withashuttlecock,youdon’tneedtohavegreatskillstoplayit.Catchingtheshuttlecockandhittingitbackhardisthekeyruleofbadminton.MyfavoriteSportsItsimplyrequiresasmallnumberofparticipantsanditisconvenienttofindbadmintoncourts.Theshuttlecockissmallbutfliesathighspeedandindiverseways.Playingbadmintonisveryentertaining,inwhichtheyoungcanplayfasttodisplaytheirvigorwhiletheoldcanplayateasetokeepfit.Ilikeplayingbadminton.Playingbadmintonfrequentlynotonlykeepsushealthyandhelpsimprovethecoordinatingabilitiesofthebody,butalsobenefitsoureyesightandtrainourbrains.Inaddition,wecanlearncooperationandmakegoodfriendswithothers.Mostimportantofall,sportssuchasbadmintonwillteachusgoodqualitiessuchascourage,determinationandperseverance.1.approximately

adv.

大約例句:Therewereapproximately

200studentsattendingthemeeting.大約有200個學生參加了會議。approximateadj.

大約的;大致的approximatev.

大約為……;接近……拓展運用用approximate的適當形式填空。⑴Canyoutellmethe__________numberoftheLeagueMembersinyourschool?approximate⑵Thatplanewillbelandingin_____________15minutes.⑶Yourstoryonly____________totherealfacts.approximatesapproximately2.imagine

vt.

想象;設想;料想例句:Imaginewhatyourlifewouldbelikeifyoulostallthatyouhad.設想如果你失去了你現在所擁有的一切,你的生活將會怎么樣。搭配imaginedoingsth.想象做某事imagine+賓語+賓語補足語imagine+賓語從句imagen.

圖像；形象；映像imaginationn.

想象力imaginativeadj.

富有想象力的;愛想象的imaginableadj.

可想象的;想象得出的imaginaryadj.

想象中的;虛構的;假想的拓展⑴你能想象得出露西成為一個名模的情景嗎？CanyouimagineLucy’s________(become)afamousmodel?練習

becoming

⑵我們能想象得到海倫小時候是個富有想象力的孩子。Wecan________(imagine)thatHelenwasan___________(imagine)childwhenshewasayounggirl.imaginative

imagine3.fascinate

vt.

使……著迷;使……入迷;迷人例句:WhenIwasachild,theideaoftravelingthroughtimefascinatedme.在我小的時候,穿越時間之旅的主意使我非常著迷。fascinatedadj.(人)著迷的;被迷住的fascinatingadj.(物)吸引人的;迷人的fascinationn.

魅力;迷惑力;令人著迷的事物搭配befascinatedby被…吸引;對…著迷拓展⑴這是一本引人入勝的書。Thisis___________________.⑵昨天我們都被她甜美的嗓音迷住了。We______________________hersweetvoiceyesterday.練習請將下列詞組或句子譯成英文。

wereallfascinatedbyafascinatingbook⑶看不同的人怎樣處理這個問題真是有趣極了。________________toseehowdifferentpeopledealwiththeproblem.It’sfascinating4.urge

vt.

力勸；催促；敦促

n.

強烈的欲望；迫切的要求英釋:toadviseortryhardtopersuadesb.todosth.例句:Sheurgedthatwe(should)takesomestepstomeetthesituation.她極力主張我們采取措施來應付局勢。urgesb.todosth.=odoingsth.催促/力勸某人做某事haveanurgetodo/forsth.有做某事的強烈愿望urgethatsb.(should)dosth.強烈要求某人做某事搭配urgentadj.

急迫的;緊急的;緊要的urgencyn.

緊迫;迫切拓展⑴瑪麗的父母力勸她重新考慮她的決定。Mary’sparents_______________________herdecision.=Mary’sparentsurgedthat_______________________herdecision.⑵什么問題最急迫？What’sthe____________problemofall?練習請將下列句子譯成英文。

mosturgenturgedhertoreconsider

she(should)

reconsider5.motivate

vt.

激發(fā)；激勵；促進英釋:tomakesomeonewanttoachievesomethingandmakethemwillingtoworkhardinordertodothis例句:Youhavefirstgottomotivatethechildren-sinterestsinstudyandthentoteachthem.你首先得激發(fā)孩子們的學習興趣,然后再去教他們。翻譯請將下面句子譯成英文。好的老師必須能激發(fā)學生積極學習。Agoodteacherhastobeableto____________________________actively.motivatedadj.

有動機的；有積極性的motivationn.

動力；積極性；興趣拓展her/hisstudentstostudymotivate6.accomplish

vt.

完成；實現(=achieve)英釋:tosucceedindoingsomething,especiallyaftertryingveryhard例句:Onlyinthiswaycanyouaccomplishmoretasksduringsuchashorttime.只有這樣,你才能在如此短的時間內完成更多的工作。accomplishedadj.

有才華的;有(藝術)造詣的accomplishmentn.

成就;才藝;實現/完成搭配accomplishone’saim實現目標accomplishatask完成任務拓展⑴懶惰的人永遠一事無成。Alazymanwouldnever___________________________.⑵參加那次英語演講比賽給我很大的成就感。ParticipatinginthatEnglishspeechcontestgavemeagreat_______________________.練習請根據中文完成英文句子。feelingofaccomplishmentaccomplishanything例句Youshouldconcentrateonyourwork.你應該專注于工作。7.concentrateon...專心于/全神貫注于……拓展:concentrationn.

注意力concentrateone’seffortson(doing)sth.致力于concentrateone’sattentiononsth.集中注意力于(=fix/focusone’sattentionon/uponsth.)搭配⑴她心煩意亂,根本無法專心讀書。Shewastoodistractedto_________________________herbook.⑵當地政府必須致力于改進教育工作。Thelocalgovernmentmust________________________improvingeducation.練習請根據中文完成英文句子。concentrate(properly)eto

達到某種狀態(tài)；總計；談到；涉及例句:Ithascometomyattentionthatmynewpenismissing.我注意到我的新鋼筆不見了。Whenitcomestoplayingthepiano,Iknownothing.說到彈鋼琴,我一竅不通。cometotheunderstandingthat...開始明白/理解……cometotheconclusionthat...得出結論cometoanagreement達成協議cometoanend結束聯想⑴說到錢,大多數人認為擁有金錢并不等于擁有幸福。________________________,mostpeopleholdtheviewthatowningfortunedoesn’tmeanhavinghappiness.⑵Greatlytomyastonishment,thenumberofstudentswhocametotheparty________100.練習請根據中文完成英文句子。comesto

Whenitcomestomoney

9.bedoomedtosth./todosth.

注定(失敗、死亡、毀滅等)例句:Themarriageseemsdoomedtofailure.這樁婚姻似乎注定會以失敗而告終。翻譯請將下面句子譯成英文。那個殺人犯注定會死。Themurderer_________________.isdoomedtodie10.tothepointof...

達到……程度/地步;近乎例句:Thesalesman’smannerwasabrupttothepointofrudeness.這位銷售人員的態(tài)度唐突到粗魯的程度。tothepoint中肯的；切題的offthepoint離題的keeptothepoint扣住主題beonthepointof(doing)sth.正要做某事There’snopointindoingsth.做……是沒有意義的聯想⑴那個中年婦女粗魯到蠻不講理的地步。Themiddle-agedwomanwasrude_____________________aggressive.⑵我明白與他爭論沒有什么意義的。Icouldseethat_______________________________withhim.練習請將下列句子譯成英文。tothepointofbeing

therewasnopointinarguing

1.EverytimeAshritatriestobreakarecord,hereachesapointwherehefeelshecannotphysicallydoanymore.每當阿西里塔試圖打破記錄時,他都會達到一個體力不可逾越的極限點。名詞詞組:everytime;eachtime;thefirst/lasttime;nexttime;themoment;theinstant等以及副詞immediately;directly等可以用來引導時間狀語從句。溫馨提示：⑴他一聽到尖叫聲就沖進了房間。_______________________heheardthescream,herushedintotheroom.舉一反三請將下列句子譯成英文。

Themoment/Immediately⑵每次我感冒,都流鼻涕。___________________________,mynoseruns.⑶我第一次見到他時,他給我留下了很好的印象。Hegavemeagoodimpression________________________.EverytimeIcatchacoldtimeImethimthefirst2.Infact,heoftenwearsaT-shirtwithSriChinmoy’swordsontheback.事實上,他經常穿著一件T恤衫,后背上有斯里琴摩的名言。由“with+n./pron.+todo/adj./adv./n./doing/done/prep.短語”構成的結構稱作“with復合結構”,在句中常用作定語或狀語。溫馨提示：⑴在很多影迷的跟隨下,那個著名影星抵達了機場。______________________________,thefamousfilmstararrivedattheairport.舉一反三請將下列句子譯成英文。Withalotoffansfollowinghim⑵手被綁著,那個小偷無法逃脫。____________________,thethiefcouldnotescape.⑶我今晚有很多作業(yè)要做,所以得留在家里,不能和你去看電影了。_______________________________,Ihavetostayathometonightinsteadofgoingtothecinemawithyou.WithalotofhomeworktodoWithhishandstied⑷媽媽傷心地看著我,眼里含著淚水。Motherlookedatmesadly______________________.⑸那位老太太喜歡開著窗睡覺。Theoldladylikestosleep________________________.withtearsinhereyeswindowsopenwiththe1.CoveringamileinthefastesttimewhiledoinggymnasticallycorrectlungesisyetanothereventinwhichAshritaisoutstanding.做標準的體操弓箭步動作向前,以最快的速度走完一英里的路程是阿西里塔又一個出色的項目。結構分析：句中的whiledoing...lunges是作時間狀語,完整形式應是whilehewasdoinggymnasticallycorrectlunges;covering...time是動名詞短語作主語;inwhich引導的是限制性定語從句,修飾先行詞event。2.HestudiedEasternreligionsand,aged16,discoveredanIndianmeditationteachercalledSriChinmoywholivedinhisneighborhoodinNewYorkCity.他研究東方宗教,在16歲時,他發(fā)現一位名叫斯里琴摩的印度靜坐功導師,住在紐約市他家附近。結構分析：句中的and連接兩個并列的謂語動詞studied和discovered;aged16作時間狀語;calledSriChinmoy作teacher的后置定語;who引導的限制性定語從句修飾先行詞SriChinmoy。3.So,whenhewonthirdplace,hecametotheunderstandingthathisbodywasjustaninstrumentofthespiritandthatheseemedtobeabletousehisspirittoaccomplishanything.因此,當他獲得第三名時,他開始明白他的身體僅僅是他的精神工具,而且他似乎能夠用他的精神力量去完成任何事情。結構分析：句中的when引導時間狀語從句;兩個that引導并列的同位語從句,作understanding的同位語,兩個that只起到連接的作用,在從句中不充當句子成分,但都不能省略。1.imagen.

圖像；映像⑴___________vt.

想象;設想;料想⑵____________n.

想象力⑶____________adj.

富有想象力的imaginativeimagineimagination2.fascinatevt.

使著迷;使入迷⑴___________adj.(人)著迷的⑵___________adj.(物)吸引人的⑶___________n.

魅力；迷惑力

fascinationfascinated

fascinating3.urgevt.

力勸;催促;敦促⑴________adj.

急迫的⑵________n.

敦促；催促

urgencyurgent4.participatev.

參加；參與⑴____________n.

參加者⑵______________n.

參加

participationparticipant5.challengen.&v.

挑戰(zhàn)

_____________adj.

具有挑戰(zhàn)性的6.motivatev.

激勵；激發(fā)

_____________

n.

動機motivationchallenging1.Ifoundithardtokeepmy______________(concentrate)withsuchanoisegoingon.concentration2.Thebookis____________(fascinate),despiteitsuninspiringtitle.3.Wewinthegamebecauseofhis_______________(participate).participationfascinating4.Themattercanwaituntilthenextmeeting;it’snot_______(urge).5.What____________(challenge)accomplishmentshaveyouhad?challengingurgent1.__________實際上2._________在……之前3.________________試圖做某事4.__________________熱愛…;有…熱情5.________________集中精神于……6.keepone’sbalance_________保持平衡inrealityaheadofattempttodosth.haveapassionfor...concentrateon...1.Lastbutnottheleast,readingdevelopsone’s____________(imagine).2.Besides,dreamscanserveasgreat____________(motivate),________(push)thedreamerstogoaheadwithcourageandovercomedifficulties____effort.withimaginationmotivationspushing3.thebotanicalgardenisspreadoveranareaof_______________(approximate)1000m2.4.Canyouimagine__________(travel)acrosstheoceaninasmallboat___yourown?onapproximatelytraveling5.Inhischildhood,he___________(fascinate)byBruceLee,muchlikeotherchildrenofhisage.6.Weurgethatsystems_____________(put)inplacetopreventsuchaccidents.wasfascinated(should)beput7.Ifyouconcentrate___bookssomebodymakesyouread,youprobablywon’thavefun.8.Butwhen__comestoChinesepolitics,weallknow________(good)thanthem.

betteronit9.There’s___pointingettingangrywhenthings________________(happen).10.Witheveryone__________(support)us,wecancertainlysucceed.supportingnohavehappened五、完形填空Ihavebeenanurseforsevenyears.Ilovemywork.Now,my1isquiteill.Heis71andhasheartfailure,andalotofothermedical2.1.A.fatherB.motherC.grandpaD.grandmaA根據第六空后的tobeherewithDad可知。Dad和father是同義詞復現。2.A.puzzles B.difficultiesC.matters D.problemsD由本句中的heartfailure可推出填problems。關鍵詞是other。UpuntilAprilofthisyear,hewasableto3alone,drive,andtakecareofhimself.Hishealthhas4downswiftly.3.A.sitB.liveC.standD.stayB句末的takecareofhimself有暗示，故填live。4.A.goneB.burntC.comeD.brokenD根據語境及搭配可知,breakdown意為“(身體)跨下來”。I’mtheonlygirloutoffivechildren.Beingtheonlygirlanda5putmeatthetopofthecaregiverlist.Takingcareofasickparentisverydifficult,notatallliketakingcareofotherpatients.5.A.nurseB.doctorC.daughterD.childA第一句Ihavebeenanurseforsevenyears給了提示。與nurse是原詞復現。Ihavetoabandonmyown6tobeherewithDad.IknowthisiswhatIneedtodobutitisstill7.6.A.jobB.majorC.familyD.hopeC根據語境，以及后面的Theyhaveseparatefamiliesandbusylife...SodoI可知。與family是原詞復現。7.A.easyB.hardC.badD.bitterB由前面的Takingcareofasickparentisverydifficult及下句的描述可知填hard。hard與difficult是近義詞復現。Ispendabout12-15hoursadaytakingcareofhim.IwanttospendallofthetimethatIcanwithhimbecauseIknowthatour8lefttogetherisshort.8.A.money B.pleasureC.emotion D.timeD由句中的Iwanttospendallofthetime可知。與time是原詞復現。Atthesametime,Ifelt9thatmybrothersdon’thelpmore.Sometimes,itisdaysbetweentheir10.Theyhaveseparatefamiliesandbusylife...SodoI.9.A.angryB.calmC.enthusiasticD.anxiousA根據從句內容mybrothersdon’thelpmore可推出作者生氣了。10.A.tripsB.visitsC.callsD.mealsB根據后面的Myother12popinfor10-15minutesvisits可知。與visits是原詞復現。Myeldestbrotherdoes11some.Hestaysatnight.Hecomesinat8:00or9：00p.m.andletsmegohome.Myother12popinfor10-15minutes’visits.11.A.needB.haveC.helpD.wantC由前面的mybrothersdon’thelpmore可知。與help是原詞復現。12.A.brothersB.relativesC.sistersD.unclesA根據前面的Myeldestbrotherdoes11some及該空前的other可知。與brother是原詞復現。Itisreallyannoying.Theysaytheycan’t13seeingDaddythisway,whichI14.13.A.suggestB.stopC.standD.helpC根據常識及下句內容可推出填stand(忍受)。意思是說她的兄弟們不忍心看到父親這個樣子,所以來得稀少。14.A.misunderstand B.understandC.share B.appreciateB由語境及下句的解釋可以推出答案。Ithurtsmetoseehimsosickand15，too.Buthe’sourDad.Hehastakencareofusallhislife