Super-Athletes

Lesson1SuperAthletes9.58secondsNewworldrecordformen’s100-metredash.UsainBolt,thenewrecordholderbroketheoldrecordintheWorldTrack&FieldChampionships2009.10.8secondsMen’srecordfor100metresin1928.Training,betterequipmentanddietTheyaregoodwaystohelpathletes...enhancetheirperformance.improveTakingillegaldrugsisalsoknownas___________Aneffectivewaytocreatesuperrecords,butnotsuperathletes.dopingCantakingdrugsenhanceathletes’performance?Doyouthinkit’sagoodwayforfulfillingthatpurpose?Why?It’safundamentalformofcheatingItcontradictsthespiritofsportoftakingpartandfairplay.goagainstbasicGene-therapyAwaytobuildmuscleandincreasestrengthbychangingpeople’sgenes.treatmentTrainingDopingGene-therapyPerformance-enhancingmeansIfyouwereanathlete,whichmeanswouldyouchoosetoenhanceyourperformance?Why?QuestionNopains,nogains.Willitbepossible?Whatshallwedotomakeitpossible?FastReading•What’sthegeneralideaofthewholepassage?•Howmanypartscanthe8paragraphsbedividedinto?Whatisthegeneralideaofthepassage?A.TheathleteswhotookpartinthefirstOlympicGamesarenotasfastasathletestoday.B.Dopingisahugeprobleminthesportingworld.C.Thepresentandfutureofthesportingworldisbeingseriouslyandnegativelyaffectedbydopingandgene-therapy.D.BenJohnson,FlorenceGriffithandFloydLandishaveallshockedtheworldbytheirspeed.RecordshavefallenDopingGene-therapyOlympicspiritPartone.(1-2)Parttwo.(3-6)Partthree.(7)Partfour.(8)MauriceGreeneHehadbeencaughtdopinginthe1988Olympics.FloydLandisHecreatedaworldrecordof9.79forthemen’s100metres.MarionJonesSheheldthewomen’s100metresrecordbackin1988.FlorenceGriffithAlthoughhavingtakendrugs,shehadmadeittotheOlympicsseveraltimes.BenJohnsonThecyclingchampionfailedtwodrugtestsdespitehismakinglameexcuses.SuperAthletesNowpleasereadPara.1&2andfindout:1.Whatreasonsmadeathletes’performanceimprove?2.Howaretheirperformancesrecently?Itisduetobetterequipment,traininganddiet.Recently,athletes’improvementshavebeguntoslowdown.DetailedreadingDopingTwobigthreatsinthesportingworldGene-therapyDopingareoriginallydevelopedtohelppeoplewith1.______.Butinthewronghands,dopingcreates2.______athletes.Italsocausesserioushealthproblemsforthosewho3.______them.Thesportsworlddoesn’t4._______dopingasitisaformof5.________.Doping6._______bothathleticsandnealyeverysport.It’snoteasytocatchathletesusingillegaldrugsbecause：It’s7.__________forwinnerstobetested;Newdrugsare8.________allthetime;Drugtestsareonestep9.________.ReadPara.3-6andfillintheblankssupremeillnessestoleratecheatingcompulsorydevelopedbehindaffectsuseattituderesult/effecttroubleabuseGenetherapyReadandfindReadPara.7andfindoutsomeinformationaboutgenetherapy.(within3words)useattitudepossibleresultpossibletroubleItisawayto_____________and_______________bychanginggenes.Manypeople_________furtherresearchintoit.Athletesmightbeabletodothe_______________in_________orthemarathonin_________twohours.Itwouldbe__________tofindout;Itwould_________thewholespiritofsport.opposebuildmuscleincreasestrength100metersdash8secondslessthancontradictimpossible※TheOlympicspiritemphasiseswinningratherthantakingpart.ReadPara.8tojudgewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalseandcorrectthefalseones:※TheOlympicspirithasbeenviolatedbythedesiretosucceedatallcosts.takingpartwinningTrueorFalse※Ifdopingandgenetherapycontinuetoaffectthesportworld,“hero”willbemeaningless.SummaryBecauseofbetterequipment,traininganddiet,theathletes’performance________yearafteryear.Butrecently,dopingisusedtocreate_____________Dopingcanalsocauseserioushealthproblemsforthosewho_____them.Sportsworlddoesn’t_______doping.Howeverdrugtestsareonly__________forwinners.Anotherbigthreatisgenetherapy.Manypeople______furtherresearchintoitbecauseitwould_________theOlympicspiritwhichhasbeenviolatedbythedesiretosucceed___________.opposecontradicttoleratesupremeathletescompulsoryenhanceabuseatallcostsdReplacetheChinesewithaproperEnglishword.Drugscanbeveryharmfulforthepeoplewhothem.滥用abuseDopingisaformofcheating.fundamental根本的Gene-therapyisveryandmanypeoplefurtherresearchintoit.有争议的反对controversialopposeDopingandgene-therapytheOlympicspirit.contradict违背，相矛盾Yourfriendisgoingtocheatintheexam.Willyoustophim/herornot?Why?SpeakingYes•Cheatingisshameful;•It’snotfairfortheotherstudents;•Itcontradictsthepurposeoflearningandtakingexams....No•It’snoneofmybusiness;•Itmightharmourfriendship;•It’squickforhimtogetahighscore....Homework•Reviseimportantwordsandphrases;•Translatethe7conditionalsentencesinyourbook.