(
课件网) 唐纳德·马尔科姆·坎贝尔二等勋位爵士是英国的速度纪录保持者。坎贝尔在20世纪50年代和60年代打破了8个世界速度记录。他也是唯一在同一年(1964年)创下陆上速度记录和水上速度记录的人。 Vocabulary 核 心 词 汇 racing 名词 介词 形容词 动词 per horsepower burst average footstep racing n. 竞赛 拓展： 自行车赛 cycle racing 赛马 horse racing burst v. 爆裂 (burst – burst – burst ) 我去学校的路上，车胎爆了。 The tyre burst on my way to school. 短语： burst into laughter / tears 爆发出大笑 / 突然大哭 burst out laughing burst out crying average adj. 平均的 这辆车的平均速度是每小时100 英里。 The average speed of this car reaches100 mph. 扩展： above/ below the average 在平均之上/下 on average 平均而言 footstep n. 足迹 扩展：footprint 脚印 follow in one’s footstep 跟随/踏着某人的足迹 根据括号中所给汉语提示填词。 1. That balloon will _____ (爆裂) if you blow it up any more. 2. The _____ (平均) age of the boys in this class is fifteen. 3. There are many _____ (脚印) in the snow. 根据括号中所给汉语提示填词。 4. The horse _____ (竞赛) is to be held at 3 pm tomorrow. 5. I will need a bit more _____ (马力) to get up this hill! Listening What mistake was made A mistake was made in calculating Campbell's average speed. Reading 1. One of these statements is true. Which one (a) There was some doubt whether Sir Malcolm had maintained an average speed of 301 miles per hour. (b) Sir Malcolm set up a new world record recently. (c) Sir Malcolm's average speed was 299 miles per hour. (d) Sir Malcolm's car had a 250-horsepower engine. 2. One of these statements is true. Which one (a) No one has ever driven faster than Sir Malcolm Campbell. (b) Donald Campbell couldn't beat his father's record. (c) More than one racing driver has driven faster than 300 miles per hour since Sir Malcolm set up his record. (d) Donald Campbell drove at 400 miles an hour. The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour. He set up a new world record in September 1935 at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. Comprehension check question (1) What do you know about Sir Malcolm Campbell (2) Where did Campbell set up a new world record The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour. 句式：the first / last to do sth. 第一个 / 最后一个做某事（不定式作定语） 她总是第一个到，最后一个离开。 She’s always the first to arrive and the last to leave. 3. He was the first man to drive at over 300 miles an hour. No one had done this_____ (a) before (b) ago (c) since (d) again 只有选（a）before才能与前一句含义相吻合。（b）ago不合乎语法，因为 ago不能用于完成时;（c）since也不合乎语法，可以是 since then，用于现在完成时的句子中;（d）again 虽然意思讲得通但与前一句含义不符;所以（a）是正确答案。 He set up a new world record in September 1935 at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. 词组：set up a record 创立一个纪录 扩展： 打破纪录 break the record 保持纪录 keep the record 开始(着 ... ...
