人教版高中英语选修9 Unit 1 Breaking record Reading 课件(32页)
人教版高中英语选修九 Unit 1 breaking recorders-词汇篇(教师版)
Unit 1 Breaking records 词汇篇__________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________1.掌握并熟练运用高频词汇，能够进行汉译英练习；2.常考动词和形容词会默写。
一. 词汇1. in reality ad. 实际上(事实上)1）The house looks very old，but in reality it's quite new.这房子看起来很旧，实际上很新。
2）One's school life seems happier in retrospect than in reality.人们的学校生活回想起来要比实际上的快乐。
3）In reality or in truth；actually.实际上，确实情况；事实上2. fascinate v. 令人入神，使...～迷1) The serpent fascinated its prey.蛇用目光吓住了它的猎物。
2) The students were fascinated by his ideas.学生们都被他的思想吸引住了。
3) Anything to do with old myths and legends fascinates me.任何与上古神话传说有关的东西都会使我着迷。
4) The children were fascinated by the toys in the shop window.孩子们让商店橱窗里的玩具给吸引住了。
5) The rabbit sat without moving，fascinated by the glare of our headlights.我们的车的前灯把兔子照得蹲在那里一动也不动。
高中英语人教版选修9阶段质量检测(一) Unit 1 Breaking records Word版含解析
阶段质量检测(一) Unit 1Breaking recordsA卷学业水平达标【说明】本试卷满分120分，考试时间100分钟Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)AEvery day we experience one of the wonders of the world around us without even realizing it. It is not the amazing complexity of television, nor the impressive technology of transport. The universal wonder we share and experience is our ability to make noises with our mouths，and so transmit ideas and thoughts to each other's minds. This ability comes so naturally that we tend to forget what a miracle (奇迹) it is.Obviously, the ability to talk is something that marks humans off from animals. Of course, some animals have powers just as amazing.Birds can fly thousands of miles by observing positions of the stars in the sky in relation to the time of day and year. In Nature's talent show, humans are a species of animal that have developed their own special act. If we reduce it to basic terms, it's an ability for communicating information to others, by varying sounds we make as we breathe out.Not that we don't have other powers of communication. Our facial expressions convey our emotions, such as anger, or joy, or disappointment.The way we hold our heads can indicate to others whether we are happy or sad. This is socalled “body language”. Bristling (直立的) fur is an unmistakable warning of attack among many animals. Similarly, the bowed head or drooping tail shows a readiness to take second place in any animal gathering.Such a means of communication is a basic mechanism that animals, including human beings, instinctively acquire and display. Is the ability to speak just another sort of instinct? If so, how did human beings acquire this amazing skill? Biologists can readily indicate that particular area of our brain where speech mechanisms function, but this doesn't tell us how that part of our bodies originated in our biological history.A．our ability to use languageB．the miracle of technologyC．the amazing power of natureD．our ability to make noises with mouth解析：选A细节理解题。
人教版高中英语选修9Unit1BreakingrecordReading课件
The Guinness Book of World Records is a reference （参考）book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. It also collects all kinds of records that are not made in any conventional sports and usually by amateur （业余的） sports lovers.
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1. over the last 25 years He has broken approximately 93 Guinness records. 2. At the age of 16
He discovered an Indian meditation teacher called Sri Chinmoy.
How does Ashrita thank his teacher?
He often wears a T-shirt with Sri Chinmoy’s words on the back.“There is only one perfect road. It is ahead of you, always ahead of you.”
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Unit 1 Breaking records背景知识导读1. Facts of Ashrita FurmanAshrita Furman, born September 16, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York, is the holder of 26 records in the Guinness Book of Records, including being the individual with the most current Guinness World Records [1]. Furman first entered into the Guiness book by doing 27,000 Jumping Jacks in 1979. Since he began in 1979, Furman has broken more than 100 Guinness records.Furman is a graduate of Jamaica High School in Jamaica, Queens, New York. He went on to attend Columbia University but dropped out in 1974 after he had become a devout follower of Sri Chinmoy, the Indian philosopher and religious teacher.●World records Records held by Ashrita Furman include:Most hopscotch games in 24 hoursMost rope jumps in 24 hoursFastest 10-km sack raceMost underwater rope jumps in one hour Fastest pogo stick ascent of Canada's CN TowerLargest bouquet of flowersGreatest distance traveled on a pogo stick Most milk crates balanced on chin The longest distance walked by a person balancing a milk bottle on their head Greatest amount of beer glasses balanced on chinMost sit-ups performed in an hour The fastest mile, pushing an orange with his noseLongest time juggling underwaterLongest continuous somersaultingFastest time juggling 3 balls while running 50 milesLongest distance pogostick Jumping Fastest mile on a pogostickFastest walking lunge mileFastest marathon mile skippingSwiss ball balancing Fastest hula hoop racingFurthest distance traversed carrying the most bricks with one handFastest 100 meters on a kangaroo ball Fastest mile on a kangaroo ballMost Guinness records in different categories2. About Beijing OlympicThe 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be held in Beijing in the People's Republic of China from August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony to take place at 8 p.m. on August 8, 2008 (the number 8 stands for prosperity in Chinese culture). Some events will be held at venues constructed in neighboring towns and in the coastal city of Qingdao.On July 8 2005, the International Olympic Committee announced that Hong Kong will hold the equestrian events at the site of the Hong Kong Sports Institute in Fo Tan, Sha Tin. The facilities of the Sports Institute may be moved to Wu Kai Sha. This will be the second time the same season of Olympics Games has been hosted by two members of the International Olympic Committee.On October 28 2005 The UK's Guardian newspaper reported that a new discipline of 10km open-water swimming for men and women will be added to the Summer Olympicschedule in 2008.3．The meaning of lifeThe philosophical question "What is the meaning of life?" means different things to different people. The vagueness of the query is inherent in the word "meaning", which opens the question to many interpretations, such as: "What is the origin of life?", "What is the nature of life (and of the universe in which we live)?", "What is the significance of life?", "What is valuable in life?", and "What is the purpose of, or in, (one's) life?". These questions have resulted in a wide range of competing answers and arguments, from scientific theories, to philosophical, theological, and spiritual explanations.4. Many people believe that the meaning of life is:...to accumulate wealth...to advance natural human evolution, or to contribute to the gene pool of the human race...to advance technological evolution, or to actively develop the future human ...to become God, or God-like...to compete or co-operate with others...to destroy others who harm you, or to practice nonviolence and nonresistance ...to express compassion...to gain and exercise power...to give and receive love...to learn and find enlightenment...to leave a legacy, such as a work of art or a book...to live in peace with each other, and in harmony with the natural environment ...to produce offspring through sexual reproduction...to pursue a dream, vision, or destiny...to relate, connect, or achieve unity with others...to search for truth, knowledge, understanding, or wisdom...to seek and acquire virtue, to live a virtuous life...to seek and find beauty...to seek freedom, either physically, mentally, financially, or spiritually ...to seek happiness and flourish, experience pleasure or celebrate...to serve others or do good deeds...to simply live until one dies (there is no universal or celestial purpose, existence has no meaning beyond which one chooses to give it)...to survive, including the pursuit of immortality through scientific means (see life extension)...to work for justice and democracy...to worship, serve, or achieve union with God。
人教版高中英语选修九 Unit 1 breaking recorders-语法篇(学生版)-最新教学文档
第2讲Unit 1 Breaking records语法篇____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1.掌握主语定义及常用词；2.掌握主语从句的运用；3.利用所学语法知识书面表达；一.主语定义及构成主语表示句子主要说明的人或事物，一般由名词，代词，数词，不定式，动名词，词组或句子等充当。
二. 分类讲解1.名词做主语1）The doctor looked over Mrs. Brown very carefully.2）China does not want to copy the USA’s example.3）A mooncake is a delicious, round cake.4）The first truck is carrying a few baskets.5）The temperature will stay above zero.2.代词作主语1）He is a teacher.2）I don’t know if it will grow.3）That’s a bit expensive.4）You’d better buy a new pair.5）I’m afraid we haven’t got any black shoes.6) it作主语: 往往指代时间, 天气, 日期, 度量衡等; 或指代前面所提到的事物; 或未知的人等。
例如：a. Look at the house, it’s new.b. It’s my fault.c. It’s five o’clock.d. It is raining heavily outside.3. 数词做主语1) One and two is three.2) One is not enough for me. I want one more.3) One of them is English.4) Suddenly one of the bags fell off the truck.5) Two will be enough.4. 不定式作主语: 动词不定式表示比较具体的意义,经常和特定的动作和执行者联系起来,经常带时间或地点状语,有时表示将要发生的动作。
高三英语人教新课标选修九Unit1Breakingrecords语言点课件
• while 作连词时, 有三种用法是高考热点: • 作从属连词，引导时间状语从句，意为
“当……的时候；和……同时”，从句 中 • 应用延续性或状态性动词； • (2) 作从属连词，引导让步状语从句，表 示 • 转折，意为“虽然；尽管”； • (3) 作并列连词，表示“对照”，意为 “而，
你也愿意来吗？ may/might as well 不妨，还不如
注意：
as well as 连接两主语时，谓语与第一 个主语保持一致。
e.g. E-mail, as well as telephones,
______ an important part in daily
communication.
3) as well as 除……之外; 和; 与…… 一样 e.g. We travelled by night as well as by day.
我们白天走，晚上也走。
He is nice as well as considerate. 他态度和蔼且考虑周到。
as well 也，通常用于句尾。 Would you like to come as well?
代。 (ahead of )
As a painter, he was ahead of his time.
2. 他答应我努力学习，事实上，他根本 不当回事。 (in reality) He promised me to work hard. In reality, he’s never taken it seriously.
4.【原句】Every time Ashrita tries to break a record, he reaches a point where he feels he cannot physically do any more. (P3)
人教版高中英语选修九课文word文档
选修9 Unit 1 Breaking records-Reading"THE ROAD IS ALWAYS AHEAD OF YOU"Ashrita Furman is a sportsman who likes the challenge of breaking Guinness records. Over the last 25 years, he has broken approximately 93 Guinness records. More than twenty of these he still holds, including the record for having the most records. But these records are not made in any conventional sport like swimming or soccer. Rather Ashrita attempts to break records in very imaginative events and in very interesting places.Recently, Ashrita achieved his dream of breaking a record in all seven continents, including hula hooping in Australia, pogo stick jumping under water in South America, and performing deep knee bends in a hot air balloon in North America.While these activities might seem childish and cause laughter rather than respect, in reality they require an enormous amount of strength and fitness as well as determination.Think about the fine neck adjustments needed to keep a full bottle of milk on your head while you are walking. You can stop to rest or eat but the bottle has to stay on your head.While Ashrita makes standing on top of a 75 cm Swiss ball look easy, it is not. It takes a lot of concentration and a great sense of balance to stay on it. You have to struggle to stay on top especially when your legs start shaking.And what about somersaulting along a road for 12 miles? Somersaulting is a tough event as you have to overcome dizziness, extreme tiredness and pain. You are permitted to rest for only five minutes in every hour of rolling but you are allowed to stop briefly to vomit.Covering a mile in the fastest time while doing gymnastically correct lunges is yet another event in which Ashrita is outstanding. Lunges are extremely hard on your legs. You start by standing and then you step forward with the fight foot while touching the left knee to the ground. Then you stand up again and step forward with the left foot while touching the fight knee to the ground. Imagine doing this for a mile!Yet this talented sportsman is not a natural athlete. As a child he was very unfit and was not at all interested in sports. However, he was fascinated by the Guinness Book of World Records.How Ashrita came to be a sportsman is an interesting story. As a teenager, he began searching for a deeper meaning in life. He studied Eastern religions and, aged 16, discovered an Indian meditation teacher called Sri Chinmoy who lived in his neighbourhood in New York City. Since that time in the early 1970s, Ashrita has been one of Sri Chinmoy's students. Sri Chinmoy says that it is just as important for people to develop their bodies as it is to develop their minds, hearts and spiritual selves. He believes that there is no limit to people's physical abilities.When Ashrita came third in a 24-hour bicycle marathon in New York's Central Park in 1978, he knew that he would one day get into the Guinness Book of World Records. He had been urged by his spiritual leader to enter the marathon even though he had done no training. 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. From then on, Ashrita refused to accept any physical limitation.With this new confidence, Asharita broke his first Guinness record with 27,000 jumping jacks in 1979. The motivation to keep trying to break records comes through his devotion to Sri Chinmoy. Every time Ashrita tries to break a record, he reaches a point where he feels he cannot physically do any more. At that moment, he goes deep within himself and connects with his soul and his teacher.Ashrita always acknowledges his teacher in his record-breaking attempts.In fact, he often wears a T-shirt with Sri Chinmoy's words on the back. The words are:"There is only one perfect road. It is ahead of you, always ahead of you."FOCUS ON ...Lance ArmstrongDate of Birth: 8th September, 1971Country: USALance Armstrong's Guinness record for the fastest average speed at the Tour de France was set in 1999 with an average speed of 40.27 km/hr. In his teens he was a triathlete but at 16 he began to concentrate on cycling. He was an amateur cyclist before the 1992 Olympic Games but turned professional after he had competed in the Games. In the following few years, he won numerous titles, and by 1996 he had become the world's number one. However, in October 1996, he discovered he had cancer and had to leave cycling. Successfully fighting his illness, Armstrong officially returned to racing in 1998. In 1999 he won the Tour de France and in 2003 he achieved his goal of winning five Tours de France.Michellie JonesDate of Birth: 9th June, 1969Country: AustraliaIn 1988 Michellie Jones helped establish the multi-sport event, the triathlon, in Australia. After completing her teaching qualifications in 1990, she concentrated on the triathlon. In 1991, she finished third at the world championships. In 1992 and 1993, she was the International Triathlon Union World Champion. Since then, she has never finished lower than fourth in any of the world championships she has competed in. At the Sydney Olympics in 2000 she won the silver medal in the Women's Triathlon, the first time the event had been included in the Olympic Games. Recently, for the first time in 15 years, Jones was not selected as part of the national team and therefore did not compete in the 2004 Olympics in Athens.Fu MingxiaDate of Birth: 16th August, 1978Country: ChinaFu Mingxia first stood on top of the 10-metre diving platform at the age of nine. At 12 years old she won a Guinness Record when she became the youngest female to win the women's world title for platform diving at the World Championships in Australia in 1991. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, she took the gold medal in the women's 10-metre platform, becoming the youngest Olympic diving champion of all time. This was followed by great success at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games where she won gold for both the 10-metre platform and the three-metre springboard. This made her the first woman in Olympic diving history to win three gold medals. She retired from diving after Atlanta and went to study economics at university. While there she decided to make a comeback and went on to compete at the Sydney Olympic Games, where she won her fourth Olympic gold, again making Olympic history.Martin StrelDate of Birth: 1st October, 1954Country: SloveniaStrel was trained as a guitarist before he became a professional marathon swimmer in 1978. He has a passion for swimming the world's great rivers. In 2000, he was the first person ever to swim the entire length of the Danube River in Europe - a distance of 3,004 kilometres in 58 days. For this, he attained his first entry in the Guinness Book of World Records. Then in 2001 he broke the Guinness record for non-stop swimming - 504.5 kilometres in the Danube River in 84 hours and 10 minutes. Martin won his third entry in the Guinness Book of World Records in 2002 when he beat his own record for long distance swimming by swimming the length of the Mississippi River in North America in 68 days, a total of 3,797 kilometres. Then in 2003 he became the first man to have swum the whole 1,929 kilometres of the difficult Parana River in South America.In 2004, Strel again broke his own Guinness record by swimming the length of the dangerous Changjiang River (4,600 km), the third longest fiver in the world.选修9 Unit 2 Sailing the oceans-ReadingSRILING THE OCERNSWe may well wonder how seamen explored the oceans before latitude and longitude made it possible to plot a ship's position on a map. The voyages of travellers before the 17th century show that they were not at the mercy of the sea even though they did not have modern navigational aids. So how did they navigate so well? Read these pages from an encyclopedia.Page 1:Using nature to help Keeping alongside the coastlineThis seems to have been the first and most useful form of exploration which carried the minimum amount of risk.Using celestial bodiesNorth StarAt the North Pole the North Star is at its highest position in the sky, but at the equator it is along the horizon. So accomplished navigators were able to use it to plot their positions.SunOn a clear day especially during the summer the sailors could use the sun overhead at midday to navigate by. They can use the height of the sun to work out their latitude.CloudsSea captains observed the clouds over islands. There is a special cloud formation which indicates there is land close by.Using wildlifeSeaweedSailors often saw seaweed in the sea and could tell by the colour and smell how long it had been them. If it was fresh and smelled strongly,then the ship was close to land.BirdsSea birds could be used to show the way to land when it was nowhere to be seen. In the evening nesting birds return to land and their nests. So seamen could follow the birds to land even if they were offshore and in the open sea.Using the weatherFogFog gathers at sea as well as over streams or rivers. Seamen used it to help identify the position of a stream or river when they were close to land.WindsWise seamen used the winds to direct their sailing. They could accelerate the speed, but they could also be dangerous. So the Vikings would observe the winds before and during their outward or return journeys.Using the seaCertain tides and currents could be used by skillful sailors to carry ships to their destination.These skills helped sailors explore the seas and discover new lands. They increased their ability to navigate new seas when they used instruments.Page 2:Using navigational instruments to helpFinding longitudeThere was no secure method of measuring longitude until the 17th century when the British solved this theoretical problem. Nobody knew that the earth moved westwards 15 degrees every hour, but sailors did know an approximate method of calculating longitude using speed and time. An early method of measuring speed involved throwing a knotted rope tied to a log over the side of the ship. The rope was tied to a log which was then thrown into the sea. As the ship advanced through the water the knots were counted as they passed through a seaman's hands. The number of knots that were counted during a fixed period of time gave the speed of the ship in nautical miles per hour.Later, when seamen began to use the compass in the 12th century they could calculate longitude using complicated mathematical tables. The compass has a special magnetic pointer which always indicates the North Pole, so it is used to help find the direction that the ship needs to go. In this way the ship could set a straight course even in the middle of the ocean.Finding latitudeThe Bearing CircleIt was the first instrument to measure the sun's position. A seaman would measure the sun's shadow and compare it with the height of the sun at midday. Then he could tell if he was sailing on his correct rather than a random course.A Bearing CircleThe AstrolabeThe astrolabe, quadrant and sextant are all connected. They are developments of one another. The earliest, the astrolabe, was a special all-in-one tool for telling the position of the ship in relation to the sun and various stars which covered the whole sky. This gave the seamen the local time and allowed them to find their latitude at sea. However, it was awkward to use as one of the points of reference was the moving ship itself.The QuadrantThis was a more precise and simplified version of the astrolabe. It measured how high stars were above the horizon using a quarter circle rather than the full circle of the astrolabe.It was easier to handle because it was more portable. Its shortcoming was that it still used the moving ship as one of the fixed points of reference. As the ship rose and plunged in the waves, it was extremely difficult to be accurate with any reading.The sextantThe sextant was the updated version of the astrolabe and quadrant which reduced the tendency to make mistakes. It proved to be the most accurate and reliable of these early navigational instruments. It works by measuring the angle between two fixed objects outside the ship using two mirrors. This made the calculations more precise and easier to do.THE GREATEST NA VIGATIONAL JOURNEY:A LESSON IN SURVIV ALI am proud to have sailed with Captain Bligh on his journey of over 40 days through about 4,000miles in an open boat across the Pacific Ocean in 1789. Our outward voyage in the "Bounty" to Tahiti had been filled with the kind of incidents that I thought would be my stories when I returned home. But how wrong I was! On our departure from Tahiti, some of the crew took over the ship.They deposited the captain into a small boat to let him find his own way home. But who else was to go with him? Those of us on board the "Bounty" were caught in a dilemma. Was it better to risk certain death by sitting close together on a small, crowded open boat with very little food and water? Or should one stay on the "Bounty" with the crew and face certain death from the British Navy if caught? The drawback of staying on the ship seemed to grow as I thought about how wrong it was to treat Captain Bligh in this way. So I joined him in the small boat. As dusk fell, we seemed to face an uncertain future. We had no charts and the only instruments the captain was allowed to take with him were a compass and a quadrant.Once we were at sea, our routine every day was the same. At sunrise and sunset the captain measured our position using the quadrant and set the course using the compass. It was extremely difficult for us to get a correct reading from the quadrant as the boat moved constantly. The captain used a system called "dead reckoning". He knew there was land directly northwest of our original position. So his task was to make sure we stayed on that course. As you can see from the map wekept to a straight course pretty well. In addition, the captain kept us all busy reading the tables to work out our position. Although this took a great deal of time, it didn't matter. Time was, after all, what we had a lot of!Our daily food was shared equally among us all: one piece of bread and one cup of water. It was starvation quantities but the extreme lack of water was the hardest to cope with psychologically. Imagine all that water around you, but none of it was safe to drink because the salt in it would drive you mad! All the time the captain tried to preserve our good spirits by telling stories and talking hopefully about what we would do when we got back to England. We only half believed him.The tension in the boat got worse as the supply of food and water gradually disappeared. We could foresee that we would die if we could not reach land very soon and we sank gradually into a sleepy, half-alive state. The captain was as weak as the rest of us, but he was determined not to give up. He continued his navigational measurements every day. He kept us busy and tried to take our minds off our stomachs and our thirst. He kept us alive.You could not imagine a more disturbing sight than what we looked like when arriving in Timor over forty days after being set loose in our small boat. Our clothes were torn, we had fever and our faces showed the hardships we had suffered. But after a rest, some good meals and some new clothes, everything changed. We couldn't stop talking about our voyage and everybody wanted to hear about it. We were the heroes who had escaped the jaws of death by completing the greatest navigational feat of all time!选修9 Unit 3 Australia-ReadingGLIMPSES OF AUSTRALIAAUSTRALIACapital: Canberra Offcial name: Commonwealth of AustraliaArea: 7,686,850 km2 Population: 20 millionHighest point: Mount Kosciuszko, 2,228 metres above sea levelLowest point: Lake Eyre, 15 metres below sea levelAustralia is the only country that is also a continent. It is the sixth largest country in the world and is in the smallest continent - Oceania. It is a mainly dry country with only a few coastal areas that have adequate rainfall to support a large population. Approximately 80 of Australians live in the south-eastern coastal area, which includes Australia's two largest cities – Melbourne and Sydney. The centre of the continent, which is mainly desert and dry grassland, has few settlements.Australia is famous for its huge, open spaces, bright sunshine, enormous number of sheep and cattle and its unusual wildlife, which include kangaroos and koalas. Australia is a popular destination with tourists from all over the world who come to experience its unique ecology.Australia is made up of six states. Like the states in America, Australian states are autonomous in some areas of government. However, Australia has a federal government responsible for matters that affect people all over the country, such as defence, foreign policy and taxation. The federal parliament is located in Canberra.CITIZENSHIP CEREMONIES PLANNED AROUND AUSTRALIAOn 26 January, Australia Day, in over 200 locations across the nation , more than 9,000 people will become Australian citizens."By these citizenship ceremonies we welcome those who have come from overseas from many different cultural and social backgrounds into our communities and our nation," said the Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs. "Australia Day celebrations that include people from so many birthplaces are an excellent way to encourage tolerance, respect and friendship among all the people of Australia."Most citizenship ceremonies will be followed by displays of singing and dancing from manyof the migrants' homelands and the tasting of food from all over the world.Go by plane and see cloudsGo by TRAIN and see AustraliaEnjoy 3 nights on board the Indian-PacificOn this 4,352-km journey from Sydney to Perth via Adelaide you'll view some ot Australias unique scenery from the superb Blue Mountains to the treeless plains of the Nuliarbor. Along the way you will spot a fascinating variety of wildlife.Enjoy 2 nights on board the GhanAs you travel from Adelaide to Darwin via Alice Springs, you'll observe some of Australia's most spectacular landscapes - from the rolling hills surrounding Adelaide to the rusty reds of Australia's centre and the tropical splendour of Darwin.For more information, timetables and fares go to .au/trains.htmDear Shen Ping,I wish you could see this amazing rock. It is part of one of Australia's 14 Worm Heritage Sites andrises about 335 metres out of a vast, flat sandy plain. A t different times of the day it appears to change co/our, from grey-red at sunrise, to golden and finally to burning red at dusk. Aboriginal people have lived near Uluru for thousands of years and yout can walk around it with an Aboriainal guide to learn about their customs, art, religion and day-to-day life. It is also possible to climb the rock, but most people don't do this out of respect for the Aboriginal people who consider the rock to be sacred. I’ll be back in Sydney in a fortnight because I've made a res ervation on the Indian Pacific train to Perth.love JackTours outside Hobart Drive 250 km northwestwards from Hobart along the A10 highway and you'll arrive at the southern end of the magnificent Cradle Mountain National Park and World Heritage area. This park is famous for its mountain peaks, lakes and ancient forests. A popular attraction for active tourists is the 80-km walking track that joins the southern and northern ends of the park. There are also a range of short walks.Reading and discussingBefore you read the following text, read the title and look at the pictures. Discuss with a partner what you expect to read about in the text.AUSTRALI A’S DANGEROUS CREATURESAustralia is home to more than 170 different kinds of snake and 115 of these are poisonous. In fact, Australia has more kinds of venomous snake than any other country in the world. Luckily, the poison of most snakes can kill or paralyze only small creatures.A few varieties, however, can kill humans, so it is just as well that snakes are very shy and usually attack only if they are disturbed and feel threatened.There are also approximately 2,000 different kinds of spider in Australia and, like snakes, most have a poisonous bite. However, the majority have no effect on humans or cause only mild sickness.Only a few have venom that is powerful enough to kill a human being. While a small number of Australians are bitten by spiders each year, most recover without any medical treatment.The seas around Australia contain over 160 different kinds of shark, which vary in size fromjust 20 centimetres to over 14 metres. However, although they look dangerous because of their wide mouths and sharp teeth, all but two or three kinds are harmless to humans.Another potentially dangerous sea animal is the jellyfish. Most kinds of poisonous jellyfish can cause severe pain to anyone who touches them but the poison of the box jellyfish can actually kill a human, especially if that person has a weak heart. The tiniest amount of poison from a box jellyfish can kill in less than five minutes and it is probably the most poisonous animal in the world.There is one other dangerous animal in Australia worth mentioning, and that is the crocodile. Although two types of crocodile live in Australia, only the saltwater crocodile has been known to kill humans. This crocodile moves very quickly when it sees something it considers to be food, and from time to time a crocodile has snatched someone before he or she is even aware that the crocodile is there.You might think that with all these dangerous animals Australia is an unsafe place to live in or visit. However, this is far from the truth. There are no more than a handful of shark attacks each year and only three deaths have been reported in the last five years.Similarly, in the last three years there have been only two reported deaths from crocodile attacks. Since 1956, when an anti-venom treatment for redback spider bites was developed, there have been no deaths from redbacks, and since 1981 when a treatment was developed for funnelweb spider poison, there have been no deaths from this spider either. Treatments for jellyfish stings and s~aakebites have also been developed and in the last five years there have been only three deaths from jellyfish stings and about the same number from snakebites.选修9 Unit 4 Exploring plants-ReadingPLANT EXPLORATION IN THE 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIESThe plants in our gardens look so familiar that often we do not realize that many of them actually come from countries far away. Collecting "exotic" plants, as they are called, dates back to the earliest times. Many ancient civilisations saw the value of bringing back plants from distant lands. The first plant collecting expedition recorded in history was around 1500 BC when the Queen of Egypt sent ships away to gather plants, animals and other goods.However, it was not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that the exploration of the botanical world began on a large scale. Europe had become interested in scientific discovery and the European middle classes took great interest in collecting new plants. Thisattraction to exotic plants grew as European nations, like the Netherlands, Britain and Spain, moved into other parts of the world like Asia and Australia. Brave young men took the opportunity of going on botanical expeditions, often facing many dangers including disease,near-starvation, severe environments and conflicts with the local people.An important group of collectors were Frencn Catholic missionaries who, by the middle of the 18th century, were beginning to set themselves up in China. One such missionary, Father d'Incarville, was sent to Beijing in the 1740s. He collected seeds of trees and bushes including those of the Tree of Heaven. Just before he died, he sent some Tree of Heaven seeds to England. They arrived in 1751 and plants from these seeds were grown throughout Europe and later, in 1784, the species was introduced in North America.Sir Joseph Banks was a very famous British plant collector, who accompanied James Cook on his first voyage from England to Oceania. The purpose of the trip for Banks was to record the plant and animal life they came across. He and his team collected examples whenever they went onto dry land. In 1769, Banks collected vast quantities of plants in the land now known as Australia. None of these plants had been recorded by Europeans before. Cook called the bay where the Endeavour hadanchored Botany Bay.Keeping plants alive during long land or sea voyages was an enormous challenge. Large numbers of seeds failed to grow after long sea voyages or trips across land between Asia and Europe. One plant explorer lost several years' work when his plants were mined with seawater.The world of plant exploration was completely changed with Dr Nathaniel Ward's invention of a tightly sealed portable glass container. This invention, called the Wardian case, allowed plants to be transported on long journeys. In 1833, Ward shipped two cases of British plants to Sydney, Australia. All the plants survived the six-month journey. In 1835, the cases made a return trip with some Australian species that had never been successfully transported before. After eight months at sea, they arrived safely in London.A British man called Robert Fortune was one of the earliest plant collectors to use Wardian cases. He made several trips to China between 1843 and 1859. At that time, there were restrictions on the movement of Europeans and so, in order to travel unnoticed, he developed his fluency in Chinese and dressed as a Chinese man, even shaving his head in the Chinese style. He experienced many adventures including huge thunderstorms in the Yellow Sea and pirates on the Yangtze River. Not only did Fortune introduce over 120 species of plants to Western gardens but he also shipped 20,000 tea plants from Shanghai to India, where a successful tea industry was established.The second half of the nineteenth century was a very important period of plant exploration. During this time many Catholic missionaries were sent to China from France. They valued the study of the natural sciences and many of the missionaries knew a lot about plants and animals. Their expeditions resulted in huge plant collections, which were sent back to France. One of the collectors was Father Farges, who collected 37 seeds from a tree that had appealed to him. This tree was later called the Dove Tree. He sent the seeds back to France in1897 but only one seed grew.Although the missionaries collected large numbers of soecimens. there was not enough material for growing particular species in Western gardens. However, European botanists were very excited with the knowledge that China had a vast variety of plants, so many plant collectors were sent on collecting trips to China. One of these collectors was E H Wilson who, in 1899, was able to collect a large quantity of seeds of the Dove Tree that Father Farges had discovered. Wilson and other plant collectors introduced many new plants to Western gardens.Reading and discussingBefore you read the text on page 38, have a quick glance at it. What is the text about? What do the pictures show you? What is the chart about?FLOWERS AND THEIR ANIMAIL POLLINATORSOver time, many flowering plants and their animal pollinators have evolved together. The plant needs the animal to pollinate it and the animal is rewarded with food called nectar when it visits the flowers. Pollen becomes attached to the animal during its visit to a flower and is then passed on to another plant's blossom on its next visit. So pollination takes place, therefore increasing the chances of the survival of the plant species.Through evolution, most flowers have adapted to attract specific types of pollinators. Bees, moths and butterflies are the most importantpollinators. Flies, wasps, beetles and other animals such as birds and bats are less common.The type of pollinator depends on the characteristics of the flower such as its colour, shape,。
人教版高中英语选修9 unit 1 Breaking records
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Breaking records
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课前自主学习
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GETTING INTO THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS Charlie Carini, a Guinness record breaker, is giving a talk to
a school about how to get into the Guinness World Records.
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3．________ ________(每次) Ashrita tries to break a record, he reaches a point________he feels he can't physically do any more. 答案 1.How do you think 2.While; rather than 3.Every time; where
人教版高中英语选修9 Unit 1 Breaking record Reading 课件(32张PPT)
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Para 8-13: How did he become a sportsman?
On the road, who helped him? His teacher: Sri Chinmoy
When did he understand them? When he won third place
What keeps him trying to break records? His devotion to his teacher
Challenge: Retell the text using your own words
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人教版高中英语选修九课文word文档
选修9 Unit 1 Breaking records-Reading"THE ROAD IS ALWAYS AHEAD OF YOU"Ashrita Furma n is a sportsma n who likes the challe nge of break ing Guinn ess records. Over the last 25 years, he has broke n approximately 93 Guinn ess records. More tha n twenty of these he still holds, including the record for having the most records. But these records are not made in any conventional sport like swimming or soccer. Rather Ashrita attempts to break records in very imaginative events and in very interesting places.Recently, Ashrita achieved his dream of breaking a record in all seven continents, including hula hoop ing in Australia, pogo stick jump ing un der water in South America, and perform ing deep knee bends in a hot air ballo on in North America.While these activities might seem childish and cause laughter rather than respect, in reality they require an enormous amount of strength and fitness as well as determination.Think about the fine neck adjustments needed to keep a full bottle of milk on your head while you are walk ing. You can stop to rest or eat but the bottle has to stay on your head.While Ashrita makes standing on top of a 75 cm Swiss ball look easy, it is not. It takes a lot of concentration and a great sense of balanee to stay on it. You have to struggle to stay on top especially whe n your legs start shak ing.And what about somersault ing along a road for 12 miles? Somersault ing is a tough eve nt as you have to overcome dizz in ess, extreme tired ness and pai n. You are permitted to rest for on ly five minutes in every hour of rolling but you are allowed to stop briefly to vomit.Covering a mile in the fastest time while doing gymnastically correct lunges is yet another eve nt in which Ashrita is outsta nding. Lun ges are extremely hard on your legs. You start by standing and then you step forward with the fight foot while touching the left knee to the ground. Then you stand up again and step forward with the left foot while touching the fight knee to the groun d. Imag ine doing this for a mile!Yet this talented sportsman is not a natural athlete. As a child he was very unfit and was not at all in terested in sports. However, he was fasc in ated by the Guinn ess Book of World Records.How Ashrita came to be a sportsman is an interesting story. As a teenager, he began searching for a deeper meaning in life. He studied Eastern religions and, aged 16, discovered an Indian meditation teacher called Sri Chinmoy who lived in his neighbourhood in New York City. Since that time in the early 1970s, Ashrita has been one of Sri Chinmoy's students. Sri Chinmoy says that it is just as importa nt for people to develop their bodies as it is to develop their min ds, hearts and spiritual selves. He believes that there is no limit to people's physical abilities.When Ashrita came third in a 24-hour bicycle marathon in New York's Central Park in 1978, he knew that he would one day get into the Guinn ess Book of World Records. He had bee n urged by his spiritual leader to en ter the marath on eve n though he had done no training. So, whe n 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. From the n on, Ashrita refused to accept any physical limitatio n.With this new con fide nce, Asharita broke his first Guinn ess record with 27,000 jumpi ng jacks in 1979. The motivation to keep trying to break records comes through his devotion to Sri Chinmoy. Every time Ashrita tries to break a record, he reaches a point where he feels he cannot physically do any more. At that moment, he goes deep within himself and connects with his soul and his teacher.Ashrita always ack no wledges his teacher in his record-break ing attempts.In fact, he ofte n wears a T-shirt with Sri Chinmoy's words on the back. The words are:"There is only one perfect road. It is ahead of you, always ahead of you."FOCUS ON ...Lance Armstro ngDate of Birth: 8th September, 1971Cou ntry: USALance Armstro ng's Guinn ess record for the fastest average speed at the Tour de France was set in 1999 with an average speed of 40.27 km/hr. I n his tee ns he was a triathlete but at 16 he bega n to concentrate on cycling. He was an amateur cyclist before the 1992 Olympic Games but turned professional after he had competed in the Games. In the following few years, he won numerous titles, and by 1996 he had become the world's number one. However, in October 1996, he discovered he had cancer and had to leave cycling. Successfully fighting his illness, Armstrong officially returned to racing in 1998. In 1999 he won the Tour de France and in 2003 he achieved his goal of winning five Tours de Fran ce.Michellie JonesDate of Birth: 9th Jun e, 1969Coun try: AustraliaIn 1988 Michellie Jones helped establish the multi-sport eve nt, the triathl on, in Australia. After complet ing her teachi ng qualificati ons in 1990, she concen trated on the triathl on. In 1991, she fini shed third at the world champi on ships. In 1992 and 1993, she was the Intern ati onal Triathlo n Union World Champi on. Since the n, she has n ever fini shed lower tha n fourth in any of the world champi on ships she has competed in. At the Sydney Olympics in 2000 she won the silver medal in the Wome n's Triathl on, the first time the eve nt had bee n in cluded in the Olympic Games. Rece ntly, for the first time in 15 years, Jones was not selected as part of the national team and therefore did not compete in the 2004 Olympics in Athe ns.Fu Mi ngxiaDate of Birth: 16th August, 1978 Coun try: ChinaFu Mingxia first stood on top of the 10-metre diving platform at the age of nine. At 12 years old she won a Guinn ess Record whe n she became the youn gest female to win the wome n's world title for platform diving at the World Championships in Australia in 1991. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, she took the gold medal in the women's 10-metre platform, becoming the youngest Olympic diving champion of all time. This was followed by great successat the 1996 Atla nta Olympic Games where she won gold for both the 10-metre platform and the three-metre springboard. This made her the first woman in Olympic diving history to win three gold medals. She retired from diving after Atlanta and went to study economics at university. While there she decided to make a comeback and went on to compete at the Sydney Olympic Games, where she won her fourth Olympic gold, again making Olympic history.Marti n StrelDate of Birth: 1st October, 1954 Coun try: Slove niaStrel was trained as a guitarist before he became a professional marathon swimmer in 1978. He has a passion for swimming the world's great rivers. In 2000, he was the first person ever to swim the entire length of the Danube River in Europe - a distance of 3,004 kilometres in 58 days. For this, he atta ined his first en try in the Guinn ess Book of World Records. The n in 2001 he broke the Guinn ess record for non-stop swimmi ng - 504.5 kilometres in the Dan ube River in 84 hours and 10 mi nu tes. Marti n won his third entry in the Guinn ess Book of World Records in 2002 whe n he beat his own record for long distance swimming by swimming the length of the Mississippi River in North America in 68 days, a total of 3,797 kilometres. Then in 2003 he became the first man to have swum the whole 1,929 kilometres of the difficult ParanaRiver in South America.In 2004, Strel aga in broke his own Guinn ess record by swim ming the len gth of the dan gerous Chan gjia ng River (4,600 km), the third Ion gest fiver in the world.选修9 Unit 2 Sailing the oceans-ReadingSRILING THE OCERNSWe may well won der how seame n explored the ocea ns before latitude and Ion gitude made itpossible to plot a ship's position on a map. The voyages of travellers before the 17th century show that they were not at the mercy of the sea even though they did not have modern navigational aids. So how did they n avigate so well? Read these pages from an en cyclopedia.Page 1:Using n ature to help Keep ing alon gside the coastl ineThis seems to have been the first and most useful form of exploration which carried the minimum amount of risk.Using celestial bodiesNorth StarAt the North Pole the North Star is at its highest position in the sky, but at the equator it is along the horizon. So accomplished navigators were able to use it to plot their positions.SunOn a clear day especially duri ng the summer the sailors could use the sun overhead at midday to n avigate by. They can use the height of the sun to work out their latitude.CloudsSea captains observed the clouds over islands. There is a special cloud formation which in dicates there is land close by.Using wildlifeSeaweedSailors ofte n saw seaweed in the sea and could tell by the colour and smell how long it had been them. If it was fresh and smelled strongly,then the ship was close to land.BirdsSea birds could be used to show the way to land whe n it was no where to be see n. In the evening nesting birds return to land and their nests. So seamen could follow the birds to land even if they were offshore and in the ope n sea.Using the weatherFogFog gathers at sea as well as over streams or rivers. Seamen used it to help identify the position of a stream or river whe n they were close to land.Win dsWise seamen used the winds to direct their sailing. They could accelerate the speed, but they could also be dan gerous. So the Vik ings would observe the winds before and duri ng their outward or retur n jour neys.Using the seaCertain tides and currents could be used by skillful sailors to carry ships to their desti nati on. These skills helped sailors explore the seas and discover new Ian ds. They in creased their ability to n avigate new seas whe n they used in strume nts.Page 2:Using navigational instruments to helpFinding Ion gitudeThere was no secure method of measuring Iongitude until the 17th century when the British solved this theoretical problem. Nobody knew that the earth moved westwards 15 degrees every hour, but sailors did know an approximate method of calculating Iongitude using speed and time. An early method of measuring speed invoIved throwing a knotted rope tied to a log over the side of the ship. The rope was tied to a log which was then thrown into the sea. As the ship advaneed through the water the knots were coun ted as they passed through a seama n's han ds. The nu mber of knots that were counted during a fixed period of time gave the speed of the ship in nautical miles per hour.Later, when seamen began to use the compass in the 12th century they could calculate Ion gitude using complicated mathematical tables. The compass has a special magn etic poin ter which always in dicates the North Pole, so it is used to help find the directi on that the ship n eeds to go. In this way the ship could set a straight course eve n in the middle of the ocea n.Finding latitudeThe Beari ng CircleIt was the first instrument to measure the sun's position. A seaman would measure the sun's shadow and compare it with the height of the sun at midday. Then he could tell if he was sailing on his correct rather tha n a ran dom course.A Beari ng CircleThe AstrolabeThe astrolabe, quadra nt and sexta nt are all conn ected. They are developme nts of one ano ther. The earliest, the astrolabe, was a special all-in-one tool for telling the position of the ship in relation to the sun and various stars which covered the whole sky. This gave the seame n the local time and allowed them to find their latitude at sea. However, it was awkward to use as one of the points of refere nee was the moving ship itself.The Quadra ntThis was a more precise and simplified vers ion of the astrolabe. It measured how high stars were above the horiz on using a quarter circle rather tha n the full circle of the astrolabe .It was easier to handle because it was more portable. Its shortcoming was that it still used the moving ship as one of the fixed points of referenee. As the ship rose and plunged in the waves, it was extremely difficult to be accurate with any reading.The sexta ntThe sexta nt was the updated versi on of the astrolabe and quadra nt which reduced the tendency to make mistakes. It proved to be the most accurate and reliable of these early navigational instruments. It works by measuring the angle between two fixed objects outside the ship using two mirrors. This made the calculati ons more precise and easier to do.THE GREATEST NAVIGATIONAL JOURNEY:A LESSON IN SURVIV ALI am proud to have sailed with Capta in Bligh on his journey of over 40 days through about4,000miles in an ope n boat across the Pacific Ocea n in 1789. Our outward voyage in the "Bo un ty" to Tahiti had been filled with the kind of incidents that I thought would be my stories when I returned home. But how wrong I was! On our departure from Tahiti, some of the crew took over the ship.They deposited the captain into a small boat to let him find his own way home. But who else was to go with him? Those of us on board the "Bounty" were caught in a dilemma. Was it better to risk certain death by sitting close together on a small, crowded open boat with very little food and water? Or should one stay on the "Bo un ty" with the crew and face certa in death from the British Navy if caught? The drawback of stay ing on the ship seemed to grow as I thought about how wrong it was to treat Captain Bligh in this way. So I joined him in the small boat. As dusk fell, we seemed to face an uncertain future. We had no charts and the only instruments the captain was allowed to take with him were a compass and a quadra nt.Once we were at sea, our routi ne every day was the same. At sun rise and sun set the capta in measured our positi on using the quadra nt and set the course using the compass. It was extremely difficult for us to get a correct readi ng from the quadra nt as the boat moved con sta ntly. The capta in used a system called "dead reck onin g". He knew there was land directly n orthwest of our orig inal position. So his task was to make sure we stayed on that course. As you can see from the map we kept to a straight course pretty well. In additi on, the capta in kept us all busy readi ng the tables to work out our positi on. Although this took a great deal of time, it did n't matter. Time was, after all, what we had a lot of!Our daily food was shared equally among us all: one piece of bread and one cup of water. It was starvatio n qua ntities but the extreme lack of water was the hardest to cope with psychologically. Imagine all that water around you, but none of it was safe to drink because the salt in it would driveyou mad! All the time the captain tried to preserve our good spirits by telling stories and talking hopefully about what we would do whe n we got back to En gla nd. We only half believed him.The tension in the boat got worse as the supply of food and water gradually disappeared. We could foresee that we would die if we could not reach land very soon and we sank gradually into a sleepy, half-alive state. The captain was as weak as the rest of us, but he was determined not to give up. He continued his navigational measurements every day. He kept us busy and tried to take our minds off our stomachs and our thirst. He kept us alive.You could not imagine a more disturbing sight than what we looked like when arriving in Timor over forty days after being set loose in our small boat. Our clothes were torn, we had fever and our faces showed the hardships we had suffered. But after a rest, some good meals and some new clothes, everythi ng cha nged. We could n't stop talk ing about our voyage and everybody wan ted to hear about it. We were the heroes who had escaped the jaws of death by completing the greatest navigational feat of all time!选修9 Unit 3 Australia-ReadingGLIMPSES OF AUSTRALIAAUSTRALIACapital: Can berra Offcial n ame: Common wealth of AustraliaArea: 7,686,850 km2 Populatio n: 20 millio nHighest point: Mount Kosciuszko, 2,228 metres above sea levelLowest point: Lake Eyre, 15 metres below sea levelAustralia is the only country that is also a continent. It is the sixth largest country in the world and is in the smallest continent - Oceania. It is a mainly dry country with only a few coastal areas that have adequate rain fall to support a large populati on. Approximately 80 of Australia ns live in the south-eastern coastal area, which includes Australia's two largest cities -Melbourne and Sydney. The centre of the continent, which is mainly desert and dry grassland, has few settlements.Australia is famous for its huge, ope n spaces, bright sunshine, eno rmous nu mber of sheep and cattle and its unusual wildlife, which include kangaroos and koalas. Australia is a popular destination with tourists from all over the world who come to experience its unique ecology.Australia is made up of six states. Like the states in America, Australian states are autonomous in some areas of gover nment. However, Australia has a federal gover nment resp on sible for matters that affect people all over the country, such as defence,foreign policy and taxation. The federal parliame nt is located in Can berra.CITIZENSHIP CEREMONIES PLANNED AROUND AUSTRALIAOn 26 Janu ary, Australia Day, in over 200 locatio ns across the n ati on , more tha n 9,000 people will become Australia n citize ns."By these citize nship cerem onies we welcome those who have come from overseas from many differe nt cultural and social backgro unds into our com mun ities and our n ati on，” said the Mini ster for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs. "Australia Day celebrations that include people from so many birthplaces are an excelle nt way to en courage tolera nce, respect and frie ndship among all the people of Australia."Most citize nship cerem onies will be followed by displays of singing and dancing from many of the migra nts' homela nds and the tasti ng of food from all over the world.Go by pla ne and see cloudsGo by TRAIN and see AustraliaEnjoy 3 ni ghts on board the In dia n-PacificOn this 4,352-km journey from Sydney to Perth via Adelaide you'll view some ot Australiasunique scenery from the superb Blue Mountains to the treeless plains of the Nuliarbor. Along the way you will spot a fascinating variety of wildlife.Enjoy 2 ni ghts on board the GhanAs you travel from Adelaide to Darwin via Alice Sprin gs, you'll observe some of Australia's most spectacular Ian dscapes - from the rolli ng hills surro unding Adelaide to the rusty reds ofAustralia's centre and the tropical sple ndour of Darwi n.For more in formati on, timetables and fares go toDear She n Ping,I wish you could see this amazing rock. It is part of one of Australia's 14 Worm Heritage Sites andrises about 335 metres out of a vast, flat sandy plain. A t different times of the day it appears to cha nge co/our, from grey-red at sun rise, to golde n and fin ally to bur ning red at dusk. Aboriginal people have lived near Uluru for thousands of years and yout can walk around it with an Aboriainal guide to learn about their customs, art, religion and day-to-day life. It is also possible to climb the rock, but most people don't do this out of respect for the Aborig inal people who con sider the rock to be sacred. I bdcklibeSyd ney in a fortni ght because「ve made a reservati on on the Indian Pacific train to Perth.love JackTours outside Hobart Drive 250 km northwestwards from Hobart along the A10 highway and you'll arrive at the southern end of the magnificent Cradle Mountain National Park and World Heritage area. This park is famous for its mountain peaks, lakes and ancient forests. A popular attraction for active tourists is the 80-km walk ing track that joi ns the souther n and n orther n ends of the park. There are also a range of short walks.Read ing and discuss ingBefore you read the following text, read the title and look at the pictures. Discuss with a part ner what you expect to read about in the text.AUSTRALIA S DANGEROUS CREATURESAustralia is home to more tha n 170 differe nt kinds of sn ake and 115 of these are pois ono us. In fact, Australia has more kinds of venomous snake than any other country in the world. Luckily, the poison of most snakes can kill or paralyze only small creatures.A few varieties, however, can kill humans, so it is just as well that snakes are very shy and usually attack only if they are disturbed and feel threate ned.There are also approximately 2,000 differe nt kinds of spider in Australia an d, like sn akes, most have a poisonous bite. However, the majority have no effect on humans or cause only mild sick ness. Only a few have venom that is powerful eno ugh to kill a huma n being. While a small nu mber of Australia ns are bitte n by spiders each year, most recover without any medical treatme nt.The seas around Australia contain over 160 different kinds of shark, which vary in size from just 20 centimetres to over 14 metres. However, although they look dangerous because of their wide mouths and sharp teeth, all but two or three kinds are harmless to huma ns.Another potentially dangerous sea animal is the jellyfish. Most kinds of poisonous jellyfish can cause severe pain to anyone who touches them but the pois on of the box jellyfish can actually kill a human, especially if that person has a weak heart. The tiniest amount of poison from a box jellyfishcan kill in less than five minutes and it is probably the most poisonous animal in the world.There is one other dangerous animal in Australia worth mentioning, and that is the crocodile. Although two types of crocodile live in Australia, only the saltwater crocodile has been known to kill humans. This crocodile moves very quickly when it sees something it considers to be food, and from time to time a crocodile has sn atched some one before he or she is eve n aware that the crocodile is there.You might think that with all these dangerous animals Australia is an unsafe place to live in or visit. However, this is far from the truth. There are no more than a handful of shark attacks each year and only three deaths have been reported in the last five years.Similarly, in the last three years there have bee n on ly two reported deaths from crocodile attacks. Si nee 1956, whe n an an ti-ve nom treatment for redback spider bites was developed, there have been no deaths from redbacks, and since 1981 whe n a treatme nt was developed for funn elweb spider pois on, there have bee n no deaths from this spider either. Treatments for jellyfish stings and s~aakebites have also been developed and in the last five years there have been only three deaths from jellyfish stings and about the same nu mber from sn akebites.选修9 Unit 4 Exploring plants-ReadingPLANT EXPLORATION IN THE 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIESThe pla nts in our garde ns look so familiar that ofte n we do not realize that many of them actually come from coun tries far away. Collect ing "exotic" pla nts, as they are called, dates back to the earliest times. Many ancient civilisations saw the value of bringing back plants from distant Ian ds. The first pla nt collect ing expediti on recorded in history was around 1500 BC whe n the Quee n of Egypt sent ships away to gather pla nts, ani mals and other goods.However, it was not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that the exploration of the botanical world began on a large scale. Europe had become interested in scientific discovery and the European middle classes took great interest in collecting new plants. Thisattraction to exotic plants grew as European nations, like the Netherlands, Britain and Spain, moved in to other parts of the world like Asia and Australia. Brave young men took the opport unity of going on bota ni cal expediti ons, ofte n facing many dan gers in clud ing disease ,n ear-starvati on, severe en vir onments and con flicts with the local people.An important group of collectors were Frencn Catholic missionaries who, by the middle of the18th cen tury, were beg inning to set themselves up in Chi na. One such missi on ary, Father d'l ncarville, was sent to Beiji ng in the 1740s. He collected seeds of trees and bushes in clud ing those of the Tree of Heave n. Just before he died, he sent some Tree of Heave n seeds to En gla nd. They arrived in 1751 and pla nts from these seeds were grow n throughout Europe and later, i n 1784, the species was in troduced in North America.Sir Joseph Banks was a very famous British pla nt collector, who accompa nied James Cook on his first voyage from England to Oceania. The purpose of the trip for Banks was to record the plant and ani mal life they came across. He and his team collected examples whe never they went on to dry land. In 1769, Banks collected vast quantities of plants in the land now known as Australia. None of these pla nts had bee n recorded by Europea ns before. Cook called the bay where the En deavour had an chored Bota ny Bay.Keep ing pla nts alive duri ng long land or sea voyages was an eno rmous challe nge. Large numbers of seeds failed to grow after long sea voyages or trips across land between Asia and Europe. One pla nt explorer lost several years' work whe n his pla nts were mi ned with seawater.The world of pla nt explorati on was completely cha nged with Dr Natha niel Ward's inven ti on of a tightly sealed portable glass container. This invention, called the Wardian case, allowed plants to be transported on long journeys. In 1833, Ward shipped two casesof British plants to Sydney, Australia. All the pla nts survived the six-m on th journey. In 1835, the cases made a return trip with some Australia n species that had n ever bee n successfully tran sported before. After eight mon ths at sea, they arrived safely in London.A British man called Robert Fortune was one of the earliest plant collectors to use Wardian cases. He made several trips to China between 1843 and 1859. At that time, there were restrictions on the moveme nt of Europea ns and so, in order to travel unno ticed, he developed his flue ncy in Chin ese and dressed as a Chin ese man, eve n shav ing his head in the Chin ese style. He experie need many adventures including huge thunderstorms in the Yellow Sea and pirates on the Yangtze River. Not only did Fort une in troduce over 120 species of pla nts to Wester n garde ns but he also shipped 20,000 tea pla nts from Shan ghai to In dia, where a successful tea in dustry was established.The second half of the nineteenth century was a very important period of plant exploration. During this time many Catholic missionaries were sent to China from France. They valued the study of the n atural scie ncesa nd many of the missi on aries knew a lot about pla nts and ani mals. Their expediti ons resulted in huge pla nt collecti ons, which were sent back to Fran ce. One of the collectors was Father Farges, who collected 37 seeds from a tree that had appealed to him. This tree was later called the Dove Tree. He sent the seeds back to France in1897 but only one seed grew.Although the missi on aries collected large nu mbers of soecime ns. there was not eno ugh material for grow ing particular species in Western garde ns. However, Europea n bota ni sts were very excited with the knowledge that China had a vast variety of plants, so many plant collectors were sent on collect ing trips to Chi na. One of these collectors was E H Wils on who, in 1899, was able to collect a large qua ntity of seeds of the Dove Tree that Father Farges had discovered. Wils on and other pla nt collectors in troduced many new pla nts to Western garde ns.Readi ng and discuss ingBefore you read the text on page 38, have a quick gla nee at it. What is the text about? What do the pictures show you? What is the chart about?FLOWERS AND THEIR ANIMAIL POLLINATORSOver time, many flowering plants and their animal pollinators have evolved together. The plant needs the animal to pollinate it and the animal is rewarded with food called nectar when it visits the flowers. Pollen becomes attached to the animal during its visit to a flower and is then passed on to ano ther pla nt's blossom on its n ext visit. So poll in ati on takes place, therefore in creas ing the cha nces of the survival of the pla nt species.Through evolution, most flowers have adapted to attract specific types of pollinators. Bees, moths and butterflies are the most importa ntpolli nators. Flies, wasps, beetles and other ani mals such as birds and bats are less com mon.The type of pollinator depends on the characteristics of the flower such as its colour, shape, size and smell. For example, yellow flowers attract bees, while red flowers attract butterflies. The n ectar in some flowers can only be reached by a bird with a long bill or a Ion g-t on gued moth or butterfly. The chart below describes some features of flowers that attract certain kinds of polli nators.Polli nator Typical flower characteristicsBees Colour: bright yellow, blue; the flower often has a special pattern to guide the bees to the n ectar in side.。
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孙杨在中国游泳项目上取得了历史性突破，不仅获得了金牌而 且打破了世界纪录。
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英语：Unit 1《Breaking Records》教案-Reading and Writing(新人教版选修9)
Unit 1 Breaking RecordsReading and Writing---教案Teaching Aims1. Target languagea. Important words & phrasesamateur, concentrate on, establish, multi-, champion, therefore, entire, attainb. Important sentencesIn his teens he was a triathlete but at 16 he began to concentrate on cycling.He was an amateur cyclist before the 1992 Olympic Games but turned professional after he had competed in the Games.In 1999 he won the Tour de France and in 2003 he achieved his goal of winning five Tours de France.2. Ability goalsEnable the students to talk about famous sportspeople and also write profiles for them.3. Learning ability goalsLearn to talk about famous sportspeople and also write profiles for them. Teaching important and difficult pointsHelp Ss learn how to write profiles.Teaching methodsRead, analyze, discuss, look for information and write.Teaching aidsA projector and a computer.Teaching proceduresStep ⅠHomework checkingCheck the homework on Page 56.T: Hello! Boys and girls! Have you finished your homework?Ss: Yes!T: Well, let’s check it! First let’s look at Ex.1, which group would like to have a try?Sample answers:1. First of all, I would have a look at records made in these categories in the Guinness Book of World Records or on the Guinness World Records website () to find the most practical attempt that I would try. On the other hand, I would consider other elements, like equipments, time, training and so on, before I set up my mind to attempt certain record.2. Absolutely. I would set up several training program with the help of my parents or friends, aiming at improving my ability.3. Keep practicing and have a good rest to relax myself.4. I would have a try to see whether there were hope to be successful or not. If not, I would not let me down, but learn the lesson and encourage myself to have another try in future.After students finishing Ex. 1, check the answers to the following two exercises.Step ⅡReadingThe reading part is the preparation for the writing part, so teacher ought to pay more attentionto the Ss’ acquisition of the passage structure.T: You’ve done a great job in the listening practice! Now look at the reading passage on Page 7. Tell me whom it talks about?Ss: Sportspeople.T: What is it about?Ss: The profile of these sportspeople.T: That’s it! Now, read this passage carefully and then do the exercises on Page 9.Step ⅢPost-readingGet the students to complete the exercise in Comprehending1. Read the profiles from a sports magazin e and complete the summary of each sportsperson’s (Guinness) record(s).1) WHO: Lance ArmstrongWHEN: 1999, 2003WHERE: FranceWHAT:Fastest average speed, Tour de France2) WHO: Michellie JonesWHEN: 1992, 1993WHERE:（not stated）WHAT: International Triathlon Union World Champion3) WHO: Fu MimgxiaWHEN: 1991, 1992, 1996, 2000WHERE: Australia, Barcelona, Atlanta, SydneyWHAT: Yongest female to win the women’s world title for platform diving champion of all time;first4) WHO: Martin StrelWHEN: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004WHERE: The Danube River in Europe; the Mississippi River in USA; the Parana River in South America; the Changjiang River in ChinaWHAT: First person to swim the entire length of the Danube River; longest time for nonstop swimming; swimming the greatest distance; first man to swim the length of the ParanaRiver; swimming the length of the dangerous Changjiang River2. Read the profiles and answer the questions below:1) Who is the youngest athlete?---Fu Mingxia.2) Who retired from their sport and then made a comeback?--- Lance Armstrong, Fu Mingxia3) Who has trained in another profession?-- -Lance Armstrong, because he overcame cancer and then had the courage to return to racing. Martin Strel was trained as a guitarist before he became a professional marathon swimmer in 1978;4) Who do you think is the most courageous of the four sportspeople? Give reasons.--- I think Lance Armstrong is the most courageous sportsman among the four. Besides his brilliant achievement in the sports filed, he has shown great courage and perseverance in fighting against cancer. He has set a good example for people who are struggling to reach their goals and who aresuffering form illnesses;5) What qualities do you think these sportspeople need to be successful?--- It is strong will, hard working, patience, perseverance, courage determination, ambition, vision, passion, focus, concentration, belief in himself/herself, etc. that these sportspeople need to be successful.3. Which quote do you think belongs to which sportsperson?1) I am swimming for peace, friendship and clean water. Martin Strel2) I’d like to think that I was a role model, that people see my sport and say，“ Wow,I’d liketo try that.”Michellie Jones3) I used to ride my bike to make a living. Now I just want to live so that I can ride.Lauce Armstrong4) I call it a one-second art. It requires you to fully display the beauty of the sport in onlya second. Fu Mingxia4. Read the passage and decide the following statements are true (T) or false (F).1) Lance Armstrong has become a professional cyclist since 1992.2) Fu Mingxia won a Guinness Record at 9.3) Fu Mingxia won three gold medals at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.4) Martin Strel was trained as a swimmer since childhood.Key: T F F FStep ⅣLanguage PointsAfter students complete these, teacher can explain some grammar points to the students.Lance Armstrong1. In his teens he was a triathlete but at 16 he began to concentrate on cycling.concentrate1) to direct ( your mental powers or your efforts) towards a particular activity, subject or problem) ,即“集中, 集中精神”。
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选修9unit1BreakingRecordsReading实用,简洁,分段落阅读--- How many students are there in your school? --- ______ 7,500. √ A. Approximately B. Physically C. Ridiculously D. Relatively实用,简洁,分段落阅读The heat in the desert is ____, so there are few plants growing there. A. hot B. huge C. extreme D. serious He is a man of great ____. One moment he is joyful and next moment he is sad. A. extremes B. grieves C. Anger D. looks 极端的事物;极端的行为(或手段)[P]√√实用,简洁,分段落阅读I did feel the ____ to travel about the world those days; I had no money with me, though. A. idea B. dream C. urge D. wish The manager was not feeling well those days and his friends urged that he ____ a medical examination. A. has B. have C. had D. must have√√实用,简洁,分段落阅读The dog had such ____ to its master that it would not leave him even when he was dead. A. invitation B. attention C. protection D. devotion√I have not forgotten his special qualities. First of all, I respected his ____ to teaching. Because his lectures were always well prepared and clearly delivered. A. attention B. introduction C. relation D. devotion√实用,简洁,分段落阅读---- What on earth do you regret? ---- ____ up the chance of visiting Weihai together with my parents. A. Give B. Given C. To give D. Having given I would appreciate it ____ you call back this afternoon for the doctor’s appointment. A. until B. if C. when D. that√√实用,简洁,分段落阅读I really appreciate ____ to relax with you on this nice island.A. to have had timeB. having timeC. To have timeD. to having time These gifts of rare books that were given to us were deeply ____. A. appreciated B. agreed C. promised D. tanked I think she would ____ it if we could all help out a bit more. A. thank B. appreciate C. employ D. use√√√实用,简洁,分段落阅读人教课标高三(选修9) Unit 1实用,简洁,分段落阅读实用,简洁,分段落阅读Pre-readingpogo stick jumping A. _______________________B. _______________________ somersaultingC. standing _______________________ on a Swiss ball实用,简洁,分段落阅读jumping jacks D. doing _____________________E. _____________________ doing lunges F. _____________________ hula hooping实用,简洁,分段落阅读These activities might seem _______ childish and cause ________ laughter rather than respect, in reality they require an enormous amount of _________ strength and determination ________ as well as ______________. fitness实用,简洁,分段落阅读Reading实用,简洁,分段落阅读Now look at the pictures of a man called Ashrita Furman who has broken Guinness records in all the activities above.实用,简洁,分段落阅读Ashrita Furman实用,简洁,分段落阅读实用,简洁,分段落阅读ScanningTick the topics about Ashrita that theauthor covers in para1-9.实用,简洁,分段落阅读□ physical skills needed for events □ number of records broken □ his family life □ kinds of records broken □ why he became a sportsman □ countries he likes best □ place and date of birth □ his occupation □ his education □ h is first Guinness record实用,简洁,分段落阅读SkimmingSkim para1-7 and answer the questions:Who is Ashrita Furman? Ashrita Furman holds the most records in very imaginative events rather than in any conventional sport.实用,简洁,分段落阅读True or falseT 1. Many people laugh atAshrita because the events he participates are childish. F 2. Ashrita was a born talented sports man and he showed great interests in sports。
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Unit 1 Breaking recordsflashing cameras.After claiming two medals，one silver and one bronze at the London Olympic Games and setting a world record in the men's 1，500m freestyle，the 19yearold Sun became China's latest sports star.However，his achievements have brought him not only applause and prize money，but also rumors and disputes.The ongoing ninth University Games of China in Tianjin have provided Sun with the opportunity to compete for the first time since the London Games，as well as a chance to face both his fans and critics.As the biggest star at the Tianjin games，which run from Sept 8－18，Sun drew the spotlight when he arrived in the city on Sunday night.Although the organizers made special arrangements for Sun's arrival，he was still exposed to the media as soon as he disembarked [下(船、飞机等)]the plane and some hard questions were asked.Photos on a website show his mother being rude to photographers who wanted to shoot him after a training session on Tuesday.He said nothing to reporters after training and left the venue as quickly as possible with his mother.An entry on Sina Weibo by someone in Tianjin later on Tuesday claimed Sun threatened to withdraw from the meet due to the preliminary session being “too early”and sat in a luxury car，allegedly provided by the organizing committee，while ignoring all reporters except those from CCTV.It was retweeted more than 1，000 times in short order.Sun had to clear up the incident at a media conference that afternoon.“I am the same Sun Yang as before.I have no intention of putting on airs，”Sun said at the event，which was specially arranged by the organizers.“I only hope the public can leave some private room for me.”两个诱思问题1．Why is Sun swamped by large crowds of fans and reporters and endless flashing cameras?2．What was Sun Yang's response to gold medals?【答案】1．Because he gained two medals，one silver and one bronze at the London Olympic Games and set a world record in the men's 1，500m freestyle.2．He wanted to live as peacefully as before and hoped the public could leave private room for him.Section ⅠReading (Warming Up, Pr ereading，Reading & Comprehending)Ⅰ.词义搭配1．Devotion A．quality or state of being real2．unfit B．act of changing slightly in order to fitinto a particular job or new conditions 3．urge C．not perfectly healthy and fit4．accomplish D．to attract or interest(sb.)greatly5．reality E．to beg or persuade with force6．fascinate F．to succeed in doing sth.；to achieve7．adjustment G．deep strong love；giving of oneself to sth.【答案】 1.G 2.C 3.E 4.F 5.A 6.D 7.BⅡ.短语填空He will have to his thinking if he is to survive in office.2．，it may be just the opposite.3．She tried to her work in the university.4．Many of the housing projects human habitation.5．And last，I Chinese culture and with these kids!6．But first we have to an arrangement.【答案】 1.make adjustments to 2.In reality3．concentrate on 4.are unfit for 5.am fascinated with e toⅠ.阅读P2课文内容，从三个选项中选择最佳答案1．Where do you think Ashrita lives?A．New York.B．Sweden.C．Australia.2．When did he first come across the Guinness Book of World Records?A．In his forties.B．In his thirties.C．When he was a child.3．Which is the physical difficulty he has experienced when standing on top of a Swiss ball?A．He has to make fine neck adjustments.B．He needs a great sense of balance.C．He has to overcome dizziness.4．Which one of Sri Chinmoy's beliefs led Ashrita to attempting records?A．The belief that there is no limit to people's physical abilities.B．There is only one perfect road.C．The road is ahead of you，always ahead of you.5．What is the motivation to keep Ashrita trying to break records?A．His soul.B．His confidence.C．His devotion to Sri Chinmoy.【答案】 1.A 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.CⅡ.阅读P2课文内容，完成下列表格3.Guinness4.Pogo stick5.24hour bicycle marathon6.Jumping jacks7.128.Swiss9．milk 10.DeterminationⅢ.阅读P2课文内容，完成下面课文缩写Ashrita Furman likes the 1. (challenge) of breaking Guinness records.He has broken 2. (approximate) 93 Guinness records，but these records are not made in any 3. (convention) sport.Ashrita attempts to break records in very 4.(imagine) events，such as hula hooping，pogo stick jumping and somersaulting.While these activities might seem childish，5.reality they require a great deal.How Ashrita came to be a sportsman is interesting.His 6. (motivate) comes through his 7. (devote) to Sri Chinmoy，his teacher.Sri Chinmoy is 8. Indian meditation teacher and he believes there is no limit to people's physical abilities.Sri Chinmoy 9. (urge) Ashrita to enter the marathon.When he won third place，he came to the understanding 10. he is able to accomplish anything.With this confidence，Ashrita keeps trying to break records.【答案】 1.challenge 2.approximately3.conventional4.imaginative5.in6.motivation7.devotion 8.an 9.urged 10.that。
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人教版高中英语选修9 Unit 1 Breaking record Reading 课件（32张PPT）
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It takes a lot of _c_o_n_c_e_n_tr_ation and a great sense of _b_a_la_n_c_e___to stay on the ball . You have to _s_tr_u_g_g_le__to stay on top especially when your legs start _s_h_a_k_in_g__.
How does Ashrita thank his teacher?
He often wears a T-shirt with Sri Chinmoy’s words on the back.“There is only one perfect road. It is ahead of you, always ahead of you.”
lunges
jumping jack
2
37
8
Laws of Success:
Difficulties
1. over the last 25 years He has broken approximately 93 Guinness records. 2. At the age of 16
He discovered an Indian meditation teacher called Sri Chinmoy.
rest for only 5 minutes in every hour of rolling. And
you may _v_o_m__it___
When doing gymnastically correct lunges
Lunges are _e_x_t_r_e_m__e_l_y
hard on your legs.
Laws of Success:
Difficulties
What’ the laws of success ?
1. However, he was fascinated by the Guinness Book of World Records.
2. …that he seemed to be able to use his spirit to accomplish anything.
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3．通过对经济危机爆发原因的分析， 使学生 认识到 历次危 机爆发 的形式 虽有所 不同， 但就其 根源来 讲，都 是源于 资本主 义社会 的基本 矛盾。
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4．通过对罗斯福新政的内容和影响的 讲述， 使学生 认识到 罗斯福 新政在 维护资 本主义 制度的 前提下 进行调 整改革 ，克服 了危机 ，但不 能根本 消除危 机。引 导学生 辩证地 看待资 本主义 国家的 改革和 内部调 整。
人教版高中英语选修9 Unit 1 Breaking record Reading 课件（32张PPT）
人教版高中英语选修9 Unit 1 Breaking record Reading 课件（32张PPT）
Challenge: Retell the text using your own words
• 2. Strength, fitness and determination are key elements in achieving one’s dream.
• 3. Continuing to challenge oneself by using spirit to accomplish everything.
Only if we make efforts, we can be success.
人教版高中英语选修9 Unit 1 Breaking record Reading 课件（32张PPT）
Where there is a will, there is a way. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. Believe yourself!
When somersaulting
It is a _t_o_u_g_h___event as you have to overcome d__iz_z_in__e_s_s_ extreme _ti_r_e_d_n_e_s_s___and pain. You are _p_e_r_m__it_t_e_d__to
Para 8
talent?
not natural
Yet this talented sportsman is not a natural athlete. As a child he was very unfit and was not at all interested in sports. However, he was fascinated by the Guinness Book of World Records.
The dog with the largest ears
The world’s tallest person ,251cm
Information about Ashrita The king of Guinness records
deep somersaulting
knee
doing
bend
Para 8-13: How did he become a sportsman?
On the road, who helped him? His teacher: Sri Chinmoy
When did he understand them? When he won third place
What keeps him trying to break records? His devotion to his teacher
childish? While…, in reality… & determination
Para 4-7 The difficulties of some events
keeping a full bottle of milk on his head
standing on a 75cm Swiss somersaulting ball
Para1-2 Achievements
What’s main idea of the two paragraphs?
hula hooping
pogo stick jumping
deep knee bends in a hot air balloon
Para 3
strength,fitness
3. With this new confidence, Ashrita broke his first Guinness record
4. The motivation to keep trying to break records comes through his devotion to Sri Chinmoy.
人教版高中英语选修9 Unit 1 Breaking record Reading 课件（32张PPT）