课件93张PPT。Unit 1 Breaking records!1. Where do you think Ashrita probably lives now?A. In Australia. B. In Canada.
C. In America. D. In India.2.“The records are not made in any conventional sport like swimming or soccer.” What does “conventional” mean?A. Ridiculous. B. Fascinating.
C. Usual. D. Funny. A. The body is just an instrument of the spirit.
B. There is no limit to people’s physical abilities.
C. You can use your spirit to accomplish anything.
D. There is only one perfect road. It is ahead of you, always ahead of you.3. Which one of Sri Chinmoy’s beliefs led Ashrita to attempting records?A. Ashrita is a natural athlete.
B. Ashrita has succeeded in breaking Guinness records by connecting with his soul.
C. Ashrita always acknowledges his teacher in his record-breaking attempts.
D. Ashrita is a sportsman who likes the challenge of breaking Guinness records.4. What’s the main idea of the passage?A. the events Ashrita participates in are very childish and only cause laughter
B. though Ashrita has broken many Guinness records, people show no respect to him
C. the sports Ashrita participates in really require an enormous amount of strength and fitness as well as determination
D. people just need to develop their hearts and spiritual selves5. From the passage we can learn that ___.二、请根据本单元第一篇课文内容完成以下表格, 并复述全文。was fascinated by meditation teacher a deeper meaningEastern religionsbodiesminds heartsaccomplish third understandinginstrumentbreaking a record first93 Guinness records conventional The passage is about Ashrita Furman, an American man, who enjoys the challenge of breaking Guinness records in some very unusual sporting activities. It’s his perseverance and great determination that made him a famous sportsman.[One possible version]阅读本单元第一篇课文, 然后以约120个词就“我最喜欢的运动”这个主题发表看法, 并包括如下要点:
1. 你最喜欢哪项体育运动?
2. 该运动有什么特点?
3. 你为什么喜欢它?
[写作要求]
可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点, 也可以参照课文的内容, 但不得直接引用课文中的句子。 Ashrita Furman’s spirit inspires me greatly. I am also a sports lover and take part in sports regularly. Of all the sports, I like playing badminton best.
Playing badminton is fun. With a shuttlecock, you don’t need to have great skills to play it. Catching the shuttlecock and hitting it back hard is the key rule of badminton.My favorite Sports It simply requires a small number of participants and it is convenient to find badminton courts. The shuttlecock is small but flies at high speed and in diverse ways. Playing badminton is very entertaining, in which the young can play fast to display their vigor while the old can play at ease to keep fit. I like playing badminton. Playing badminton frequently not only keeps us healthy and helps improve the coordinating abilities of the body, but also benefits our eyesight and train our brains. In addition, we can learn cooperation and make good friends with others. Most important of all, sports such as badminton will teach us good qualities such as courage, determination and perseverance.1. approximately adv. 大约
例句: There were approximately 200 students attending the meeting. 大约有200个学生参加了会议。拓展运用 用approximate的适当形式填空。
⑴ Can you tell me the __________ number of the League Members in your school? approximate ⑵ That plane will be landing in _____________15 minutes.
⑶ Your story only ____________ to the real facts.approximatesapproximately2. imagine vt. 想象; 设想; 料想
例句: Imagine what your life would be like if you lost all that you had. 设想如果你失去了你现在所拥有的一切, 你的生活将会怎么样。搭配拓展⑴ 你能想象得出露西成为一个名模的情景吗?
Can you imagine Lucy’s ________ (become) a famous model? 练习 becoming ⑵ 我们能想象得到海伦小时候是个富有想象力的孩子。
We can ________(imagine) that Helen was an ___________ (imagine) child when she was a young girl.imaginative imagine3. fascinate vt. 使……着迷; 使……入迷; 迷人
例句: When I was a child, the idea of traveling through time fascinated me. 在我小的时候, 穿越时间之旅的主意使我非常着迷。fascinated adj. (人)着迷的; 被迷住的
fascinating adj. (物)吸引人的; 迷人的
fascination n. 魅力; 迷惑力; 令人着迷的事物搭配be fascinated by 被…吸引; 对…着迷拓展⑴ 这是一本引人入胜的书。
This is ___________________.
⑵ 昨天我们都被她甜美的嗓音迷住了。
We ______________________ her sweet voice yesterday.练习 请将下列词组或句子译成英文。 were all fascinated by a fascinating book⑶ 看不同的人怎样处理这个问题真是有趣极了。
________________ to see how different people deal with the problem. It’s fascinating4. urge vt. 力劝;催促;敦促
n. 强烈的欲望;迫切的要求
英释: to advise or try hard to persuade sb. to do sth.
例句: She urged that we (should) take some steps to meet the situation. 她极力主张我们采取措施来应付局势。urge sb. to do sth.=urge sb. into doing sth. 催促/力劝某人做某事
have an urge to do/for sth. 有做某事的强烈愿望
urge that sb. (should) do sth. 强烈要求某人做某事搭配urgent adj. 急迫的; 紧急的; 紧要的
urgency n. 紧迫; 迫切拓展⑴ 玛丽的父母力劝她重新考虑她的决定。
Mary’s parents _______________________ her decision.
= Mary’s parents urged that ____________ ___________her decision.
⑵ 什么问题最急迫?
What’s the ____________ problem of all?练习 请将下列句子译成英文。 most urgenturged her to reconsider5. motivate vt. 激发;激励;促进
英释: to make someone want to achieve something and make them willing to work hard in order to do this例句: You have first got to motivate the children-sinterests in study and then to teach them. 你首先得激发孩子们的学习兴趣, 然后再去教他们。翻译 请将下面句子译成英文。
好的老师必须能激发学生积极学习。
A good teacher has to be able to ______ ______________________actively.motivated adj. 有动机的;有积极性的
motivation n. 动力;积极性;兴趣拓展6. accomplish vt. 完成;实现(=achieve)
英释: to succeed in doing something, especially after trying very hard
例句: Only in this way can you accomplish more tasks during such a short time. 只有这样, 你才能在如此短的时间内完成更多的工作。accomplished adj. 有才华的; 有(艺术)造诣的
accomplishment n. 成就; 才艺; 实现/完成搭配accomplish one’s aim 实现目标
accomplish a task 完成任务拓展⑴ 懒惰的人永远一事无成。
A lazy man would never ______________
_____________.
⑵ 参加那次英语演讲比赛给我很大的成就感。
Participating in that English speech contest gave me a great _______________________.练习 请根据中文完成英文句子。 feeling of accomplishment例句You should concentrate on your work. 你应该专注于工作。7. concentrate on ... 专心于/全神贯注于……拓展: concentration n. 注意力concentrate one’s efforts on (doing) sth. 致力于
concentrate one’s attention on sth. 集中注意力于(=fix/focus one’s attention on/upon sth.) 搭配⑴ 她心烦意乱, 根本无法专心读书。
She was too distracted to ___________ ______________her book.
⑵ 当地政府必须致力于改进教育工作。
The local government must _________ _______________ improving education.练习请根据中文完成英文句子。8. come to 达到某种状态;总计;谈到;涉及
例句: It has come to my attention that my new pen is missing. 我注意到我的新钢笔不见了。
When it comes to playing the piano, I know nothing. 说到弹钢琴, 我一窍不通。come to the understanding that... 开始明白/理解……
come to the conclusion that ... 得出结论
come to an agreement 达成协议
come to an end 结束联想⑴ 说到钱, 大多数人认为拥有金钱并不等于拥有幸福。
________________________, most people hold the view that owning fortune doesn’t mean having happiness.
⑵ Greatly to my astonishment, the number of students who came to the party ________ 100.练习 请根据中文完成英文句子。comes to When it comes to money 9. be doomed to sth./to do sth. 注定(失败、死亡、毁灭等)
例句: The marriage seems doomed to failure. 这桩婚姻似乎注定会以失败而告终。翻译请将下面句子译成英文。
那个杀人犯注定会死。
The murderer _________________.is doomed to die 10. to the point of... 达到……程度/
地步;近乎
例句: The salesman’s manner was abrupt to the point of rudeness. 这位销售人员的态度唐突到粗鲁的程度。to the point 中肯的;切题的
off the point 离题的
keep to the point 扣住主题
be on the point of (doing) sth. 正要做某事
There’s no point in doing sth. 做……是没有意义的联想⑴ 那个中年妇女粗鲁到蛮不讲理的地步。
The middle-aged woman was rude _______ ______________ aggressive.
⑵ 我明白与他争论没有什么意义的。
I could see that _______________________ ________ with him.练习 请将下列句子译成英文。1. Every time Ashrita tries to break a record, he reaches a point where he feels he cannot physically do any more. 每当阿西里塔试图打破记录时, 他都会达到一个体力不可逾越的极限点。名词词组: every time; each time; the first/last time; next time; the moment; the instant等以及副词immediately; directly等可以用来引导时间状语从句。温馨提示:⑴ 他一听到尖叫声就冲进了房间。
_______________________he heard the scream, he rushed into the room.举一反三请将下列句子译成英文。 The moment/Immediately ⑵ 每次我感冒, 都流鼻涕。
___________________________, my nose runs.
⑶ 我第一次见到他时, 他给我留下了很好的印象。
He gave me a good impression _______
_________________.Every time I catch a cold2. In fact, he often wears a T-shirt with Sri Chinmoy’s words on the back. 事实上, 他经常穿着一件T恤衫,后背上有斯里琴摩的名言。由“with + n./pron. +to do/ adj./ adv./n./ doing/ done/prep.短语”构成的结构称作 “with复合结构”, 在句中常用作定语或状语。温馨提示:⑴ 在很多影迷的跟随下, 那个著名影星抵达了机场。
______________________________, the famous film star arrived at the airport.举一反三请将下列句子译成英文。 With a lot of fans following him ⑵ 手被绑着, 那个小偷无法逃脱。
____________________, the thief could not escape.
⑶ 我今晚有很多作业要做, 所以得留在家里, 不能和你去看电影了。
_______________________________ , I have to stay at home tonight instead of going to the cinema with you.With a lot of homework to do With his hands tied⑷ 妈妈伤心地看着我, 眼里含着泪水。
Mother looked at me sadly___________
___________ .
⑸ 那位老太太喜欢开着窗睡觉。
The old lady likes to sleep _________
_______________.1. Covering a mile in the fastest time while doing gymnastically correct lunges is yet another event in which Ashrita is outstanding.做标准的体操弓箭步动作向前, 以最快的速度走完一英里的路程是阿西里塔又一个出色的项目。
结构分析:句中的while doing...lunges是作时间状语, 完整形式应是while he was doing gymnastically correct lunges; covering...time是动名词短语作主语; in which 引导的是限制性定语从句, 修饰先行词event。2. He studied Eastern religions and, aged 16, discovered an Indian meditation teacher called Sri Chinmoy who lived in his neighborhood in New York City.他研究东方宗教, 在16岁时, 他发现一位名叫斯里琴摩的印度静坐功导师, 住在纽约市他家附近。
结构分析:句中的and连接两个并列的谓语动词studied和discovered; aged 16 作时间状语; called Sri Chinmoy 作teacher的后置定语; who引导的限制性定语从句修饰先行词Sri Chinmoy。3. So, when he won third place, he came to the understanding that his body was just an instrument of the spirit and that he seemed to be able to use his spirit to accomplish anything.因此,当他获得第三名时, 他开始明白他的身体仅仅是他的精神工具, 而且他似乎能够用他的精神力量去完成任何事情。
结构分析:句中的when引导时间状语从句; 两个that引导并列的同位语从句, 作understanding的同位语, 两个that只起到连接的作用, 在从句中不充当句子成分, 但都不能省略。1. image n. 图像;映像
⑴ ___________ vt. 想象; 设想; 料想
⑵ ____________ n. 想象力
⑶ ____________ adj. 富有想象力的imaginativeimagineimagination2. fascinate vt. 使着迷; 使入迷
⑴ ___________ adj. (人)着迷的
⑵ ___________ adj. (物)吸引人的
⑶ ___________ n. 魅力;迷惑力 fascination fascinated fascinating3. urge vt. 力劝; 催促; 敦促
⑴ ________ adj. 急迫的
⑵ ________ n. 敦促;催促 urgencyurgent4. participate v. 参加;参与
⑴ ____________ n. 参加者
⑵ ______________ n. 参加 participation participant5. challenge n.& v. 挑战
_____________adj. 具有挑战性的
6. motivate v. 激励;激发
_____________ n. 动机motivationchallenging1. I found it hard to keep my ______________(concentrate) with such a noise going on.concentration 2. The book is ____________(fascinate), despite its uninspiring title.
3. We win the game because of his _______________(participate).participation fascinating4. The matter can wait until the next meeting; it’s not _______(urge).
5. What ____________(challenge) accomplishments have you had?challenging urgent1. __________ 实际上
2. _________ 在……之前
3. ________________ 试图做某事
4. __________________ 热爱…; 有…热情
5. ________________ 集中精神于……
6. keep one’s balance _________保持平衡in realityahead ofattempt to do sth.have a passion for...concentrate on...1. Last but not the least, reading develops one’s ____________ (imagine).
2. Besides, dreams can serve as great ____________(motivate), ________ (push) the dreamers to go ahead with courage and overcome difficulties ____ effort.withimaginationmotivationspushing3. the botanical garden is spread over an area of _______________ (approximate) 1000 m2.
4. Can you imagine __________ (travel) across the ocean in a small boat ___ your own?on approximatelytraveling5. In his childhood, he ___________ (fascinate) by Bruce Lee, much like other children of his age.
6. We urge that systems _____________ (put) in place to prevent such accidents.was fascinated(should) be put7. If you concentrate ___books somebody makes you read, you probably won’t have fun.
8. But when __comes to Chinese politics, we all know ________ (good) than them. better onit9. There’s ___ point in getting angry when things ________________(happen).
10. With everyone __________ (support) us, we can certainly succeed.supportingnohave happened五、完形填空 I have been a nurse for seven years. I love my work. Now, my 1 is quite ill. He is 71 and has heart failure, and a lot of other medical 2 . 1. A. father B. mother C. grandpa D. grandma
A根据第六空后的to be here with Dad可知。Dad和father是同义词复现。
2. A. puzzles B. difficulties
C. matters D. problems
D由本句中的heart failure可推出填problems。关键词是other。Up until April of this year, he was able to 3 alone, drive, and take care of himself. His health has 4 down swiftly. 3. A. sit B. live C. stand D. stay
B句末的take care of himself有暗示,故填live。
4. A. gone B. burnt C. come D. broken
D根据语境及搭配可知, break down意为“(身体)跨下来”。I’m the only girl out of five children. Being the only girl and a 5 put me at the top of the caregiver list. Taking care of a sick parent is very difficult, not at all like taking care of other patients. 5. A. nurse B. doctor C. daughter D. childA第一句I have been a nurse for seven years给了提示。与nurse是原词复现。 I have to abandon my own 6 to be here with Dad. I know this is what I need to do but it is still 7 . 6. A. job B. major C. family D. hope
C根据语境,以及后面的They have separate families and busy life...So do I可知。与family是原词复现。
7. A. easy B. hard C. bad D. bitter
B由前面的Taking care of a sick parent is very difficult及下句的描述可知填hard。hard与difficult是近义词复现。I spend about 12-15 hours a day taking care of him. I want to spend all of the time that I can with him because I know that our 8 left together is short.8. A. money B. pleasure
C. emotion D. timeD 由句中的I want to spend all of the time可知。与time是原词复现。 At the same time, I felt 9 that my brothers don’t help more. Sometimes, it is days between their 10 . They have separate families and busy life...So do I. 9. A. angry B. calm C. enthusiastic D. anxious
A根据从句内容my brothers don’t help more可推出作者生气了。
10. A. trips B. visits C. calls D. meals
B根据后面的My other 12 pop in for 10-15 minutes? visits可知。与visits是原词复现。 My eldest brother does 11 some. He stays at night. He comes in at 8: 00 or 9:00 p.m. and lets me go home. My other 12 pop in for 10-15 minutes’ visits. 11. A. need B. have C. help D. want
C由前面的my brothers don’t help more可知。与help是原词复现。
12. A. brothers B. relatives C. sisters D. uncles
A根据前面的My eldest brother does 11 some及该空前的other可知。与brother是原词复现。It is really annoying. They say they can’t 13 seeing Daddy this way, which I 14 . 13. A. suggest B. stop C. stand D. help
C根据常识及下句内容可推出填stand(忍受)。意思是说她的兄弟们不忍心看到父亲这个样子, 所以来得稀少。
14. A. misunderstand B. understand
C. share B. appreciate
B由语境及下句的解释可以推出答案。It hurts me to see him so sick and 15 , too. But he’s our Dad. He has taken care of us all his life. I just feel that we should do our part to take care of him now.15. A. tired B. exhausted C. weak D. dirtyC这句话是对前句内容的解释, 由sick可推出填weak。weak与sick是近义词复现。 caregiver照料者
abandon离开(某人)
separate各自的
annoying使人气恼的【助读词汇】A. warn people of the possible risks in adopting RFID technology
B. explain the benefits brought about by RFID technology
C. convince people of the uses of RFID technology
D. predict the applications of RFID technology1. The article is intended to _____.D主旨大意题。通读全文得知。2. We know from the passage that with the help of RFID tags, people ___.A. will have no trouble getting data about others
B. will have more energy for conversation
C. will have more time to make friends
D. won’t feel shy at parties any longerA细节理解题。根据第一段“Fortunately, you’ve got a thing that sends out...and the time available for meeting-whatever”, 可推知选A。A. scanning devices B. radio waves
C. batteries D. chips3. Passive RFID tags chiefly consist of __.D 细节理解题。根据第三段“An RFID tag with a tiny chip can be fixed...Passive RFID tags have no energy source-batteries because they do not need it”, 可知选D。 A. Because children will be tracked by strangers.
B. Because market competition will become more fierce.
C. Because their private lives will be greatly affected.
D. Because customers will be forced to buy more products.4. Why are some people worried about RFID technology?C 细节理解题。根据第六段“Human right supporters are nervous...It goes too far tracking...Accompanied by how many biscuits”可知选C。A. will not be used for such matters as buying milk
B. will be widely used, including for buying milk
C. will be limited to communication uses
D. will probably be used for pop music5. The last paragraph implies that RFID technology ____.B 推理推断题。根据最后一段提到的Marconi在发明收音机时只想应用在轮船与陆地沿岸的交流沟通, 没想到应用在流行音乐上, 因而谁知道RFID及相关技术在未来将怎样使用, 可能会用在买牛奶的问题上。