人教版高一必修二英语unit2Reading

人教课标高一必修2Unit2AsiaEuropeAfricaAmericaOceania2004Athens2000Sydney2008Beijing2012LondonfishpandaTibetanantelopeswallowtorch1.WheredidtheancientOlympicGamesstart?Olympia(Greece).2.HowmanycountriescompetedintheancientOlympicGames?One(Greece).3.WhocouldnottakepartintheancientOlympicGames?Slavesandwomen.4.WhenandwheredidthemodernOlympicGamesstart?Athensin1896.5.WhowasChina’sfirstgoldmedalwinnerandforwhatevent?XuHaifengforshooting.6.WhatarethethreewordsthatshowthespiritofOlympicGames?Swifter,higher,stronger.7.WhatdothefiveringsontheOlympicflagstandfor?Thefivecontinents.8.WhataretheofficialmascotsfortheBeijingOlympics?TheFiveFriendlies:Beibei,Jingjing,Huanhuan,YingyingandNini,meaning“BeijingHuanyingNi”,orinEnglish,“WelcometoBeing.”PausaniasLiYanAncientOlympicsModernOlympicstheancientOlympicGamesthemodernOlympicGamesthedifferencesbetweenthemthesimilaritiesbetweenthemgood&badeffectsoftheOGScanthepassageandfindthedifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweentheancientOlympicgamesandthemodernOlympicgames.ItemsTheancientOlympicgamesThemodernOlympicgamesFrequency1.Every_____years2.Every_____yearsfourfourTypesOnlySummerOlympicgamesSummerand3._______OlympicgamesEventsFewer4._____wintermoreItemsTheancientOlympicgamesThemodernOlympicgamesAthletesOnlymenfrom5.______cityFrom6._________________including7.________GreekallovertheworldwomenPlacesGreece8.________________________Prize9.__________________10._______everycountryispossibleanolivewreathmedals1.havingrunningraces2.heldeveryfouryears3.noprizemoneyforwinners4.thesamemotto:Swifter,HigherandStronger5.seenatmostimportantcompetition1.Readthepassagecarefullyandtellthestatementstrueorfalse.1.Theolivewreathhasbeenreplacedbymoney.()2.TheOlympicswerenotalwaysheldinGreece2000yearsago.()3.Atfirst,PausaniathinkspeoplemaybecompetingformoneyinthemodernOlympicGames.()FFT4.PausaniaissurprisedtoknowthatwomenaretotakepartinthemodernOlympicGames.()5.WefeelproudbecausewehavefinallygotthechancetoholdtheOlympicGames.()6.HorseridingeventsbelongtotheWinterOlympics.()TTF7.AncientGreekcitiescompetedagainsteachotherformoney.()8.ThevillagebuiltforOlympicathletesismadeupofamainreceptionbuilding,severalstadiumsandagymnasium.()9.2012OlympicswillbeheldinLondon.()FTT2.Readthepassagecarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhatamazesPausaniasabouttheOlympicGames?PausaniasisamazedthatmanycountriestakepartintheOlympicGamesandwomentooandtherearetwosetsofGames–theWinterandtheSummerOlympics.2.WhydoeshethinkAthensandBeijingshouldfeelproud?BecauseLiYanhasexplainedthatitisagreathonourtohosttheOlympicGames.3.WhydoeshethinkpeoplemaybecompetingformoneyinthemodernOlympicGames?HethinkthatsomanythingshavechangedintheOlympicGamesthathefearsthatthespiritoftheOlympicsmayhavechangedtoo.TheOlympicGamesarethebiggestsportsmeetingintheworld,whichincludetwokinds,the________andthe______Olympics.Bothofthemare____every_________.Allcountriescantakepartiftheirathletesare____________tothegames.SummerWinterheldfouryearsgoodenoughWomenarenotonly_______tojoininbutplayingavery_________role.A____________isbuiltforthecompetitorstolivein,a________forcompetitions,alargeswimmingpool,a___________aswellasseatsforthosewhowatchthegames.It’sagreat______tohosttheOlympicGames.allowedimportantspecialvillagestadiumgymnasiumhonorTheOlivewreathhasbeen________bymedals.Butit’sstillaboutbeingabletorun_______,jump_______andthrow_______.swifterhigherfurtherreplacedWhydosomanycountrieswanttohosttheOlympicGameswhileotherdonot?ReasonstohosttheOGgreatresponsibilityagreathonourtourismNewsportsfacilitiesnationalpridenewinvestmentReasonsnottohosttheOGmuchplanningtooexpensiveaccidentsattacksManystadiumsAccom-modationpressure+stress1.ReviewthereadingtextandfinishEx.1&2(P11)2.Preparefornextperiod.