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3.2
Practice makes perfect!
1 Do you have any experience becoming good at something through hard work Talk with your partner.
Hello everyone! I′m Gloria. I′m in Grade 8.
What makes me unique My family comes from Greece. I was born there. Nobody else in my school comes from Greece! I am a basketball player on the school team and the only player in my class.
2 Read the passage and write true (T) or false (F).
[复合不定代词] 没有人
[副词]其他的；别的；另外的
Playing basketball is my interest. When I was in Grade 6，I played for the school basketball team. I was the youngest player. I knew I was not tall or strong enough. I had no advantages over other players. But I was strict with myself. I practiced shooting more than 100 times everyday to improve my abilities. Gradually，I became the best shooter on the team.
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省略了that 的宾语从句，作 knew 的宾语。
[副词] 足够地；十分
[名词]优势
对某人要求严格
[动词] 练习
[动词]投篮；发射
[名词] 能力
Once we played against a team from another city. The game was almost over，and the score was fifty one to fifty-one. A player on my team passed me the ball. I was too far from the basket. Could I get the ball in the net I tried，and the ball went in! The final score was fifty-four to fifty-one. We won! We felt proud of ourselves.
同······比赛
[限定词] 另一；再一；又一
My dream is to play basketball in the Olympics. I′d like to go to university too. My parents want me to study medicine，but I want to continue with physical education. What sport would I study Basketball，of course!
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动词不定式短语作表语。
继续做某事
A Gloria is the only Greek in her class. ( )
B Gloria played well on the basketball team because of hard work.
( )
C The basketball game ended with a score of fifty-one to fifty-one.
( )
D Gloria wants to study medicine. ( )
T
T
F
F
3 Read the passage again and match the main idea to each part.
A Gloria′s dream
B Gloria′s self-introduction
C An exciting game
D Gloria′s uniqueness
E Gloria becoming the best shooter
B
D
E
C
A
4 Read the passage again and complete the paragraph.
Gloria is unique in her school because she was ________ in Greece. ________ else in her school comes from Greece! Playing basketball is her interest. She practices _________ after school and becomes the best shooter on the team. Her dream is to play basketball in the __________. She wants to __________ with physical education in university.
born
Nobody
shooting
Olympics
continue
5 Pick someone in the class. Tell your partner what makes that person unique.
1. Practice makes perfect! 熟能生巧! (教材第 32 页)
perfect / p f kt/ [形容词] 完美的；最好的
其反义词为 imperfect，意为“不完美的”。
Nobody is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes.
人无完人。每个人都会犯错。
[拓展]
① perfect 作形容词，还可意为“地道的”。
He can give the speech in perfect English.
他能够用地道的英语发表演讲。
② perfect 的副词形式为 perfectly，意为“完美地；十分，非常”。
The plan worked perfectly. 那个计划非常奏效。
2. Nobody else in my school comes from Greece! 我的学校里没有其他人来自希腊! (教材第 32 页，2)
nobody / n b di/ [复合不定代词] 没有人
nobody 相当于 no one。nobody 只可指人，作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。
Nobody is watching TV. 没有人看电视。
[辨析]
nobody 与 none
nobody “没有人”只可指人 ①作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。
②其后不接表示范围的 of 短语。
none “没有一个；毫无”，既可指人又可指物 ①“none of＋可数名词复数”作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式、复数形式均可。
②“none of＋不可数名词”作主语戽英时，谓语动词用单数形式。
③强调数量上的“一个也没有”，可用来回答以 how many/how much 开头的特殊疑问句
2. Nobody else in my school comes from Greece! 我的学校里没有其他人来自希腊! (教材第 32 页，2)
else [副词] 其他的；别的；另外的
else 没有比较级，通常用在复合不定代词 (something、anything、somebody等)、疑问代词 (what、who等) 或疑问副词 (where、when、why 等) 之后。
[辨析]
else 与 other
else “其他的，别的”，修饰复合不定代词或疑问词时要放在被修饰词之后
other “另外，其他”，常用来修饰名词，且置于名词之前
3. Playing basketball is my interest. 打篮球是我的兴趣。(教材第 32 页，2)
动名词 (短语) 作主语
动名词 (短语) 作主语，往往表示经常性或习惯性的动作。
Riding a bike is good for your health.
骑自行车对你的健康有好处，
[注意]
当单个动名词 (短语) 作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式；当由 and 连接的两个或两个以上的动名词 (短语)作主语，且每个动名词 (短语) 都表示独立的意义时，谓语动词用复数形式。
Listening，speaking，reading and writing are four skills for English study.
听、说、读和写是英语学习的四项技能。
[中考链接]
(黑龙江龙东地区中考) Spending time with families ________ the happiest thing.
A. are B. is C. be
B
4. I knew I was not tall or strong enough. 我知道我不够高，也不够强壮。(教材第 32 页，2)
enough [副词] 足够地；十分
enough 在本句中修饰形容词 strong。enough 修饰形容词或副词时，要位于所修饰的形容词或副词之后。
“形容词/副词＋enough to do sth.”意为“足够······做某事”。
[拓展]
① enough [限定词] 足够的，充足的
enough 常修饰名词复数或不可数名词，修饰名词时，通常放在名词前，但 time enough (足够的时间) 仍然常用。
Is there enough room for me 有足够的地方给我吗？
② enough [代词] 足够；充足
Enough has been said on how to learn English well.
关于如何学好英语说得已经足够多了。
5. I had no advantages over other players. 我与其他球员相比并没有优势。(教材第32页，2)
advantage / d vɑ nt d / [名词] 优势
其反义词为 disadvantage “劣势”
take advantage of 利用······
have the advantage of... 有······优势
His height gives him a clear advantage.
他的身高使他具有明显优势。
6. But I was strict with myself. 但是我对自己要求严格。(教材第 32 页，2)
strict /str kt/ [形容词] 要求严格的；严厉的
strict 可作定语或表语。
be strict about sth. 对某事要求严格
be strict with sb. 对某人要求严格
be strict in sth. 在某方面要求严格
7. I practiced shooting more than 100 times every day to improve my abilities. 我每天练习投篮 100 多次以提高我的能力。(教材第 32页，2)
practice [动词] 练习
practice 作及物动词，后常接名词、代词或动词 –ing 形式作宾语。
常见搭配：practice doing sth. 意为“练习做某事”。
I practice English every day. 我每天练习英语。
I practice speaking English every day.
我每天练习说英语。
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practice 还可作名词，意为“实践；实际行动；练习”。
常见搭配：put... into practice 意为“把······付诸实践。”
She′s determined to put her new ideas into practice.
她决心要把自己的新想法付诸实践。
It needs lots of practice to play the piano well .
弹好钢琴需要大量练习。
7. I practiced shooting more than 100 times every day to improve my abilities. 我每天练习投篮 100 多次以提高我的能力。(教材第 32页，2)
shoot /fu:t/ [动词] 投篮；发射
其过去式和过去分词均为 shot。
He should shoot instead of passing. 他应该投篮，不应该传球。
[拓展]
shoot [及物动词] 射击
He shot a bird by accident. 他意外射中了一只鸟。
7. I practiced shooting more than 100 times every day to improve my abilities. 我每天练习投篮 100 多次以提高我的能力。(教材第 32页，2)
ability / b l ti/ [名词] ①能力
the ability to do sth. 做某事的能力
He has the ability to do the job. 他有做这项工作的能力。
ability ②才能；本领
Susan is a woman with many abilities.
苏珊是个有很多本领的女人
[拓展]
able [形容词] 能，能够
be able to do sth. 能够做某事
He was able to swim when he was seven years old.
他七岁时就会游泳了。
8. Once we played against a team from another city. 曾经我们与来自另一个城市的球队比赛。(教材第 32 页，2)
against / genst/ [介词] 对抗
play against 同······比赛
fight against 同······战斗
Last week we played against another school.
上周我们和另一所学校比赛。
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against 作介词，还可意为“反对；违反；倚靠”，后接名词、代词或动词 -ing 形式。
have nothing against (doing) sth. 不反对(做)某事
We are all against his idea. 我们都反对他的想法。
He stood with his back against the door. 他背靠门站着。
8. Once we played against a team from another city. 曾经我们与来自另一个城市的球队比赛。(教材第 32 页，2)
another [限定词] 另一；再一；又一
[辨析]
another，other，the other，others 与 the others
another “(三者或三者以上中的)另一个，又一个”，既可作限定词，又可作代词，作限定词时其后接可数名词单数
other “其他”，不可单独使用，其后通常接可数名词复数
the other “(两者中的)另一个”，常构成 one... The other...结构，意为“一个···另一个···”
others “其他的人/物”，表示泛指，相当于代词，其后不可再接名词
the others “剩下的全部”，表示特指，相当于代词其后不可再接名词
9. My parents want me to study medicine，but I want to continue with physical education. 我的父母希望我学医，但我想继续接受体育教育。(教材第 32 页，2)
continue /k n t nju:/ [动词] 继续；持续
continue to do/doing sth. 持续/继续做某事
continue with sth. 继续做某事
