高中英语人教版2000年高一上08

[00:06.40]Listen to the following sports reports and fill in the missing¹ information below.
[00:14.26]Report 1
[00:17.21]Let's see what happened in sports today.
[00:21.47]How about taking a look at the NBA.In today's basketball action.
[00:28.24]The Los Angeles Lakers won against the Miami heat.
[00:33.41]The Lakers scored 20 points in the last quarter,beating the Heat 101 to 96.
[00:41.46]Los Angeles have now won the last 5 games.
[00:46.60]Maybe on the way to this year's play office.
[00:51.33]Report 2
[00:54.39]And here is the result from today's soccer games.
[00:59.56]Manchester United² came back from one goal behind
[01:04.84]to tied leeds 22 when Wednesday's game.
[01:09.56]leeds scored their first goal after only 10 minutes.
[01:14.71]It looks like Leeds would win when they took 2:1 second half.
[01:21.48]But Manchester scored their second goal with 5 minutes left.
[01:27.35]Manchester is now 2 wins away from their third title.
[01:33.10]Report 3
[01:36.03]The masters of the game once again showed that they can not be stopped.
[01:41.90]China once again to Russia Saturday's table tennis match.
[01:47.55]The Chinese team won the two first singles matches 3:1 and 3:0.
[01:54.21]while the Russians won the doubles match.
[01:58.36]China didn't not give up but won the singles match.
[02:03.22]They win in the last singles match gave them a final win of 3:1.
[02:09.18]China has not last any matches this year
[02:14.14]and doesn't look like any team can beat them.
[02:19.10]READING THE OLYMPIC GAMES
[02:26.76]Every four years athletes from all over the world take part in the Olympic Games.
[02:35.43]Both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games are held every four years.
[02:42.80]The Winter Olympic Games are usually held two years before the Summer Olympic Games.
[02:51.44]The ancient Olympic Games began around the year 776BC in Greece.
[02:59.91]Many of the sports were the same as they are now.
[03:05.18]Some of the games in which the young men competed were:
[03:10.46]running,jumping and wrestling³.
[03:15.32]Women were not allowed to take part in the games.
[03:20.57]After about the year 393AD the Olympic Games stopped.
[03:28.22]For centuries there were no Olympic Games.But they were not forgotten.
[03:35.67]The first Olympic Games in modern times happened in 1896.
[03:42.80]They were held in Greece the country in which the Games were born.
[03:49.46]In the Games there were 311 competitors⁴ from just 13 countries.
[03:57.43]After that more and more countries joined in the Games.
[04:03.67]In 2000,over 10,000 athletes from 227 countries went to Sydney,Australia,
[04:14.43]for the 27th Olympic Games!There are 300 different events in the Games.
[04:23.08]Horse-riding,hammer throw and shooting⁵ are some of the more unusual events.
[04:30.94]The Olympic  motto is "Faster,Higher,Stronger".
[04:37.92]It means⁶ that every athlete should try to run faster,jump higher and throw further.
[04:47.06]They do their best to win medals.
[04:51.32]In the 1984 Olympic Games,
[04:55.68]Carl Lewis from the USA won four gold medals in track⁷ and field
[05:03.05]and became one of the best sportsmen⁸ in the 20th century.
[05:08.90]In Sydney the Chinese team got 28 gold medals,
[05:15.27]ranking third of all the competing countries.
[05:20.42]Many of the Chinese medals were won in diving and gymnastics⁹
[05:26.79]and also in events such as weightlifting¹⁰ and shooting.
[05:32.43]Following the history-making success in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games,
[05:39.10]China won another great competition in 2001 which was not for a medal.
[05:46.96]It was the competition between countries to host the Olympic Games.
[05:52.91]In 2008, the 29th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing.
[06:00.49]To make it the best ever Games, the capital city will make several big changes.
[06:08.54]New buildings and sports venues¹¹ will be built.

[06:13.68]More trees will be planted and new roads will be built.
[06:19.85]The people of Beijing, and of the whole country,
[06:24.81]will be preparing to light the Olympic torch¹² to welcome athletes and sports fans
[06:31.76]from all over the world.
[06:35.52]INTEGRATING SKILLS
[06:42.05]Reading and writing
[06:45.29]YAO MING
[06:47.85]Born:Sept. 12, 1980 in shanghai,China
[06:54.01]Height: 2.26m(7.5 feet)
[07:00.57]Weight:134kg
[07:06.14]Position:Centre
[07:09.79]Club: the Houston Rockets
[07:14.55]In his last season with the Shanghai Sharks,
[07:19.30]Chinese superstar¹³ basketball player Yao Ming scored 32.4 points per games.
[07:27.16]Now the big man from China is helping¹⁴ the Houston Rockets in the NBA.
[07:33.93]Yao Ming has more than just size:
[07:38.19]he also has great skill and speed and his a team player.
[07:44.67]Yao Ming is the son of two great baskerball players
[07:49.71]and learnt how to play one of the world's most popular games when he was young.
[07:55.87]Now,as one of the stars in the NBA,Yao Ming is working hard to live his dream
[08:04.21]and show the world that Chinese basketball players love this game too
[08:10.66]Words and expressions
[08:17.03]UNIT 8
[08:19.98]BC (=before Christ)  Athens               stand for            continent
[08:24.31]公元前               n.雅典(希腊首都)     代表;象征;支持       n.大陆；陆地
[08:28.63]because of           well-known           athlete              gold
[08:32.76]因为；由于           adj.清楚明白的       n.运动员；运动选手   n.黄金；金币
[08:36.88]medal                torch                Los Angeles          badminton
[08:40.86]n.奖章；纪念章       n.火炬               洛杉矶(美国城市)     n.羽毛球(运动)
[08:44.83]speed skating        track and field      Los Angeles Lakers   Miami Heat
[08:49.85]速滑                 田径                 洛杉矶湖人队         (NBA球队)
[08:54.88]Manchester United    tie                  leeds                final
[08:58.91]迈阿密热火队         vt.与...打成平局     利兹联队             adj.最终的；最后的
[09:02.93]dive                 shooting             weightlifting        would rather
[09:06.95]vi.潜水              n.射击               n.举重               宁愿；宁可
[09:10.97]take part            Greece               wrestling            AD

[09:15.01]参加                 n.希腊               n.摔跤               公元
[09:19.05]competitor           motto                further              Carl Lewis
[09:23.02]n.竞争者;比赛者      n.座右铭;题词        距离更大地，更远地   卡尔.刘易斯
[09:26.99]rank                 gymnastic            venue                prepare
[09:30.87]vi.分等级；排名      n.体操               n.比赛地点           vt.准备；预备
[09:34.75]preparation          in preparation for   effect               flame
[09:38.82]n.准备；预备         为...准备            n.结果；后果         n.火焰
[09:42.90]compete              flag                 profile              weight
[09:46.42]vt.竞争；比赛        n.旗；标记           n.简介；简要描述     n.重力；重量
[09:49.95]position             Houston Rockets      superstar            point
[09:53.97]n.位置；职位         休斯顿火箭队         n.超级明星           n.得分；点；尖端
[09:58.00]skill                weigh                professional         title
[10:01.38]n.技能；熟练；巧妙   vt.称(...重量)       adj.专业的；职业的   n.题目;头衔
[10:04.76]gesture              facial¹⁵
[10:06.79]n.手势；姿态         adj.面部的

1 missing   

adj.遗失的，缺少的，失踪的

参考例句：

• Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具，看有无丢失。
• All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了，就短他一个。

2 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

3 wrestling   

n.摔跤；摔角

参考例句：

• There is a wrestling match tonight.今晚有摔交比赛。
• He defaulted in the wrestling tournament.他在摔跤比赛中弃权了。

4 competitors   

竞争者( competitor的名词复数 )； 对手； 参赛者； 竞赛者

参考例句：

• We are now outselling all our competitors. 我们现在比所有竞争对手都卖得多。
• We are lagging far behind our European competitors in using new technology. 我们在使用新技术方面远远落后于我们的欧洲对手。

5 shooting   

n.射击，发射；猎场，狩猎场

参考例句：

• The soldiers began shooting away at the enemy positions.战士们开始朝敌人的阵地不断地射击。
• I was in the act of shooting him when I suddenly recognized him.我正要向他开枪时，突然认出了他。

6 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

7 track   

n.轨道；足迹；痕迹；磁轨；途径；vt.循路而行；追踪；通过；用纤拉；vi.追踪

参考例句：

• The new race track is nearly six miles in extent.这条新跑道将近六英里长。
• The police are on his track.警察在跟踪他。

8 sportsmen   

运动员( sportsman的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He is one of this country's top professional sportsmen. 他是本国的顶级职业运动员之一。
• He is one of this country's top professional sportsmen. 他是本国的顶级职业运动员之一。

9 gymnastics   

n.体操

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is his favourite sport.体操是他最喜爱的运动。
• She does gymnastics at school.她在学校做体操锻炼。

10 weightlifting   

n.举重

参考例句：

• How many referees are there in a weightlifting competition?举重比赛有多少个裁判员？
• Is weightlifting an ancient sport?举重是一项古老的运动吗？

11 venues   

n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点

参考例句：

• The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
• Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网

12 torch   

n.火炬

参考例句：

• They are looking for volunteers to carry the torch.他们正在寻找火炬传递的志愿者。
• A famous athlete held a torch and ran to the stadium.一个著名的运动员举着火炬跑到运动场。

13 superstar   

n.超级明星

参考例句：

• And he is a superstar.而且他还是一位超级明星。
• She has all the earmarks of a superstar.她具备超级明星的一切特征。

14 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

15 facial   

adj.面部的，脸上的

参考例句：

• I've made an appointment for a facial tomorrow.我约好明天去做美容。
• The chimpanzee uses facial expressions for communication.黑猩猩用面部表情进行交流。