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大学英语二综合教程第六单元

大学英语二（综合教程）第六单元

大学体验英语二（综合教程）

Unit6　　SportsandHealth

ListenandTalk　

Leadin

Physicalactivityimprovesourbodies'health.Arecentstudy1.____inTheNewEnglandJournalofMedicine,suggeststhatmaintainingahealthylevelofphysical2.____throughexercisecanhelppeoplelivelonger;andthefindingsalsoprovideupdated3.____toCharlesDarwin's"survivalofthefittest"theory.Butrepetitiveexercisecanbecomeboring,4.____discouragement,frustration,evenquitting.Selectinganactivitythatprovides5.___aswellasphysicalexercise,however,canbetheanswer.Manypeoplehaveturnedtosports.Sportscanprovidea6.____physicallyaswellasmentally-andincreaseone'sphysicalactivitywhileprovidingsocialinteraction,asenseofaccomplishmentandenjoyment.

Firstheldaspartofthe1896OlympicsinAthens,Greece,andthenbroughttoBoston,Massachusettsin1897,theMarathonisnowanimportantpartof7.____inmanycitiesacrossAmerica.Marathonrunning,usuallya40k（26.2miles）race,isbecomingincreasinglypopularwithbothmenandwomenforitschallengeofperseverance,requiringboth8.____andmentalendurance,anditsfeatofaccomplishment.Forfirst-timerunnersitistheculminationofadream-apersonal9.____obtainedaftermonthsofphysicalandpsychological10.____andtraining.Forveteranmarathonersit'sanopportunitytoimprovetheirPersonalBest-competingagainsttheirownfastesttime.

Key:

1.published2.fitness3.support4.leadingto5.enjoyment

6.challenge7.culture8.physical9.goal10preparation

PassageA:

NeverGiveUp

2.Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationfromthepassage.

D）hehadanexcellentperformanceinthe'91OlympicTrialsandwon

4.ManypeoplecountedPaulWylieoutbecause__________.

A）theyknewthathewasgoingtoretiresoon

B）hedecidedtopersevereandhangitthere

C）theydidn'tthinkthathewouldbeabletowinamedal

D）hehadbeendoingextremelywellandwaslikelytowin

5.AccordingtoPaulWylie,aheroisone__________.

A）whoonlystandsupintimesofcrisisorinmorevisiblesituations

B）whodoesgooddeedsregularlyorinspiresotherswithhisownaction

C）whoskatestoachieveperfectionbypracticingsmallpartseveryday

D）whoisgoingtosetarecordintheOlympicstobeheldinSaltLakeCity

Anwser:

1.D,2.A,3.D,4.C,5.B

4.Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.

1.Theaudience____enthusiasticallyattheendoftheplay.

2.Torrenceexpectsto____hertitlesuccessfullyinthenextOlympics.

3.Wouldyou____yourjobifyouinheritedlotsofmoneyfromyourparents?

4.Jackhasspentyearsinthedevelopmentand____ofhiswine-makingtechniques.

5.Asanadvancedjournalist,shehas____celebritiesandpoliticalleadersonherradioprogramforover25years.

6.Accordingtoa____of1000cityresidents,garbagecollectionisthecityservicepeoplelikemost.

7.Thereportermanagedtogeta（n）____interviewwiththePrimeMinister.

8.We'vehadtobuildsomecupboardstogiveusmore___space.

9."I'vealwaysfoundGermancarsveryreliable,"he____.

10.AteamofsportsjournalistswassenttoGermanyto____the2006WorldCup.

Anwser:

1.clapped2.defend3.quit4.perfection5.interviewed

　　　6.survey7.exclusive8.storage9.observed10.cover

5.Completethefollowingsentenceswithphrasesorexpressionsfromthepassage.Changetheformwherenecessary.

1.Ifyou'regoingswimmingtomorrowmorning,youcan____me____,becauseI'llbepreparingforanexamination.

2.Thechildseemedto____thetroublehewascausing,andstilllaughedinspiteofthemother'sanger.

3.Thesuspect____whenheheardthefootstepsbehindhim.

4.Itistruethat____eventhemosttalentedathleteslosetheirmotivation.

5.Anewdirectorhasbeenbroughtinto_____thecompany.

Anwser:

1.count...out2.beunawareof3.stoppedinhistracks4.attimes5.turn...around

6.FindthewordsinPassageAaccordingtothecluesgiven.Thenmaketwosentenceswitheachofthewordsyouhavefound.

1.Anounmeaning“aflatpieceofmetal,usuallyshapedlikeacoin,thatisgiventosomeonewhohaswonacompetitionorwhohasdonesomethingbrave”.（Para.1）

Answer:

medal

—Hewasawardedamedalforhisheroicdeedofsavingadrowningchild.

—Britain’sOlympicteamreturnedfromLosAngeleswithfivegoldmedals,11silverand21bronze.

2.Anexpressionmeaning“asetofbuildingsfortheuseofpassengersjoiningorleavinganairplane”.（Para.1）

Answer:

airterminal

—Afreeshuttlebusrunsbetweentheairterminalandthetrainstation.

—Manypassengerswerestuckattheairterminalbuildingbecauseofthefoggyweather.

3.Averbmeaning“deserve,havearightto”.（Para.9）

Answer:

merit

—Hemeritspromotionforhisexcellenceinleadershipandmanagement.

—Thecommitteewilldecidewhetherthecasemeritsmoreseriousattention.

4.Anounmeaning“tasksandactivitiestypicallyhappenaspartofanormaljoborofnormalprocedure”.（Para.11）

Answer:

routine

—Themusicbandplayedtheirroutinesineverycityacrossthenation.

—Theathleteperformedherboldanddifficultroutineswithperfectioninthematch.

5.Anounmeaning“apointormomentofgreatdanger,difficulty,oruncertainty”.（Para.11）

Answer:

crisis

—Thesuddenriseinoilpriceshasledtoaneconomiccrisisinthecountry.

—Relationsbetweenthetwocountrieshavereachedthecrisispointafterroundsoftalks.

7.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.

1.那件工作很难做，不过我想试试看。

（haveashot）

It’sadifficultjob,butI’dliketohaveashot.

2.这是一本关于商务实践而非理论的书。

（asopposedto）

Thisisabookaboutbusinesspracticeasopposedtotheory.

3.社会活动从未耽误她的学习。

（intheway）

Socialactivitiesnevergetinthewayofherstudies.

4.直到1911年人们才发现第一种维生素（vitamin）。

（Itisnotuntil...that）

Itwasnotuntil1911thatthefirstofthevitaminswasidentified.

5.很明显，自然灾害是造成这个国家经济危机的原因。

（crisis）

Naturaldisastershaveobviouslycontributedtothecountry’seconomiccrisis.

8.ReadandcomparetheEnglishsentences,payingattentiontotheiritalicizedpartsandthentranslatetheChinesesentencesbysimulatingthestructureoftheEnglishsentences.

　1.Fromthatmomenton,Paulrecognizedthathislifewouldneverbethesame.　

Fromthatmomenton,thephysicianwhohadjustwontheNobelPrizerecognizedthathislifewouldneverbethesame.　　

从那一刻起，在《哈利?

波特》系列影片中担任主角的11岁少年丹尼尔意识到自己的生活从此永远地改变了。

　2.Hewasayoungmanwhohaddiscoveredanddemonstratedthatgoalscanbereachednomatterhowmanyobstaclesandbotchedattemptslieintheway.　

Hewasayoungdetectivewhobelievedthathewillbeabletofindouttherealcauseofthemurdernomatterhowmanyobstacleslieintheway.　　

这个年轻人相信：

不管前进途中有多少困难，他都会实现他的梦想。

　3.Itwasn’tuntilIsteppedofftheplanethatIrealizedpeopleconsideredmeahero.　

Itwasn’tuntilhegraduatedfromuniversitythatherealizedhowmuchtimehehadidledaway.　　他的妻子在车祸中丧生之后，他才意识到妻子在他的生活中曾经有多么重要。

　4.Withmedalinhand,Paulwassuddenlyusheredintoaworldoflucrativeendorsementandfigure-skatingworldtours,ofexclusiveeventsandautographseeker.　

Withgoldstatuetteinhand,theyoungbestleadingactresswassuddenlyusheredintoaworldoffameandfortune.　　

手中拿着一本童话故事书时，我总是觉得我被领进了一个美丽而纯洁的世界。

　5.Justasaskaterachievesperfectionbypracticingsmallpartsofhislargerroutinedayafterday,aheromustlookforwaystoserveonaregularbasis-notjustinacrisisormorevisiblesituation.　

Justasapianistachievesperfectionbyplayingsmallpartsofhislargerroutinedayafterday,astudentshouldlookforwaystolearnonaregularbasis,notjustbeforeexams.　　

正像运动员要达到完美的地步需要日复一日反复训练一套大的日常训练计划中的少数动作一样，一个好学生平日就应该不断努力充实自己。

1Fromthatmomenton,11-year-oldDanielwhoplayedtheleadingroleinthe“HarryPotter”moviesrecognizedthathislifewouldneverbethesame.

2Hewasayoungmanwhobelievedthathewillfulfillhisdreamnomatterhowmanydifficultieslieintheway.

3Itwasn’tuntilhiswifewaskilledintheaccidentthatherealizedhowimportantshehadbeeninhislife.

4Withfairytalebookinhand,IalwaysfeltIwasusheredintoaworldofbeautyandpurity.

5Justasanathleteachievesperfectionbyrepeatedtrainingofafewactionsofthelargerroutinedayafterday,agoodstudentshouldmakecontinuouseffortstoimprovehimselfonaregularbasis.

PassageB:

FindingaBalance

11.Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationfromthepassage.

1.Whendidthenarratorstarttoreflectseriouslyonherweight-lossefforts?

Thenarratorstartedtoreflectseriouslyonherweight-losseffortswhenshecaughtherreflectioninthemirroratherfriend’sNewYear'sEveparty.

2.Whatdidthenarratorhavetodowhileshewasreducingherweight?

Shehadtocombineherloveforcookingwithhealthfuleating.

3.Howdidthenarratorfeelaftershelost165pounds?

Shefeltshewasintunewithherbodyandherself.

4.Howdidthenarratorhelpothersloseweight?

Shepublishedabookoflow-fatrecipesandranworkshopsandseminarsonhealthfuleating.

5.Whatwillyoudoinordertoliveabalancedlife?

Answer:

Open.

12.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionwiththeinformationfromthepassage.

1.Whatfactorscontributedtothenarrator'sfailureinlosingherweightatfirst?

A）Herunhealthylifestyleandpassionforcooking.

B）Herimpropercookingandunhealthyeatinghabits.

C）Herunwillingnesstoabandonlow-fatdesserts.

D）Herdisinelinationtoexerciseherself.

2.Whatdidthenarratordoasshekeptongainingweight?

A）Shedecidedtos