(课件网) Section Ⅰ Welcome to the unit & Reading 1 篇章助解·释疑难 目 录 2 文本透析·剖语篇 4 课时检测·提能力 3 核心知识·巧突破 篇章助解·释疑难 力推课前预习 1 The Olympic Games [1]Every four years， thousands of highly trained and talented athletes① gather together in the spirit of② friendship， solidarity③ and fair play④， ready to test their abilities against each other in the hope of being recognized as the best of the best⑤.This is the Olympics⑥ — an extraordinary sporting event that was first celebrated about 3，000 years ago. [Subheading 1] History of the Olympic Games The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BCE⑦.During the early Games， only Greek men were allowed to participate⑧.They competed⑨ in such events as boxing， running and the long jump.The ancient Olympic Games were held at Olympia in Greece every four years for almost 12 centuries， until they eventually died out around the year 393. More than 1，500 years later， however， the Games rose⑩ again.The modern Olympics were first held in 1896， in Athens.[2]It was a Frenchman， Pierre de Coubertin， who brought the Olympics back to life .[3] His dream was that the Olympics would help people of different racial origins and from different cultures live side by side in peace.For over a century， people from diverse backgrounds have made joint efforts to help realize Coubertin’s dream. [1]句中形容词短语ready to test their abilities against each other作 状语。 [2]本句为强调句，强调主语a Frenchman， Pierre de Coubertin。 强调句的结构为：It is/was＋被强调部分＋that/who＋句子其他部分。 [3]句中that引导表语从句，从句中的介词短语of different racial origins and from different cultures作定语，修饰people； live side by side in peace是宾语补足语。 【读文清障】 ①highly trained and talented athletes 训练有素、天赋过人的运动员 ②in the spirit of本着……的精神 ③solidarity n.团结，齐心协力 ④fair play 公平比赛 ⑤the best of the best精英中的精英 ⑥the Olympics/the Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会 the ancient Olympic Games 古代奥林匹克运动会 ⑦BCE abbr.公元前 ⑧participate vi.参加，参与 ⑨compete vi.参加比赛；竞争 compete in 参加比赛 ⑩rise vi.复活；再生 bring ...back to life 使……重获生机 racial adj.种族的；种族间的 different racial origins 不同的种族起源 side by side肩并肩；密切（合作）；和睦（相处） live side by side in peace 和平地生活在一起 diverse adj.多种多样的，不同的 [Subheading 2] Well-known Olympians/Olympic athletes [4]Motivated by the original Olympic motto “Faster， Higher， Stronger”， many well-known athletes， both male and female， have devoted themselves to achieving sporting excellence and pushing the boundaries of human achievement.One such Olympian was the boxer Cassius Clay.[5]He came to public attention during the 1960 Rome Olympics， when he won the light heavyweight gold medal for the USA， demonstrating great talent and personality in the process.Afterwards ， thi ... ...
