选修九 unit 1 reading 导学案

选修九unit 1 Breaking RecordsWords and sentences:1. The road is always ahead of you.I thought we’d be late for the concert, but we ended up getting there __________(提前).--- Do you mind if I open the window?--- No, _________.2. Ashrita Furman is a sportsman who likes the challenge of breaking Guinness records.创造纪录_______________ 保持记录________________打破纪录_______________3. Over the last 25 years, he __________ approximately 93 Guinness records.A. brokeB. breaksC. has brokenD. had broken4. Rather Ashrita attempts to break records in very imaginative events and in very interesting places.1)---- Shall we go skating or stay at home？---- Which _____ do yourself？（MET'92）A. do you ratherB. would you ratherC. will you ratherD. should you rather2)Rather than ______ on a crowded bus，he always prefers a bicycle. （NMET'94）A. ride；rideB. riding；rideC. ride；to rideD. to ride；riding3)---Well, he did have a sort of family connection with it, didn't he?—Oh yes.________.A. ratherB. fairlyC. reallyD. truly5. 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.6. It _______ a lot of concentration and a great sense of balance to stay on it.A. needsB. takesC. calls forD. requires7. You have to struggle to stay on top ______ when your legs start shaking.A. speciallyB. particularlyC. especiallyD. specifically8. You are permitted to rest for only five minutes in every hour of rolling but you are allowed to stop b_______ to vomit.9. Coverin g a mile in the fastest time while doing gymnastically correct lunges is yet another event in which Ashrita is outstanding.10. Yet this talented sportsman is not a natural athlete.11. Sri Chinmoy says that it is just as important for people to develop their books as it is to develop their minds, hearts and spiritual selves.1)Our neighbor has ___ ours.(03’北京卷)A. as a big house asB. as big a house asC. the same big house asD. a house the same big as2)Americans eat _____ vegetables per person today as they did in 1910.(02’上海春季卷)A. more than twiceB. as twice as manyC. twice as many asD. more than twice as many3)It is generally believed that teaching is_____ it is a science.A. an art much asB. much an art asC .as an alt much as D. as much an art as12. He believes that there is no limit to people’s physical abilities.Ashrita refused to accept any physical limitation.13. When Ashrita came third in a 24-hour bicycle marathon in New York’s Central Park …14. 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.15. The motivation to keep trying to break records comes through his devotion to Sri Chinmoy.16. Every time Ashrita tries to break a record, he reaches a point______ he feels he cannot physically do any more.A. whichB. thatC. in whichD. where17. Ashrita always acknowledges his teacher in his record-breaking attempts.Exercise:1.Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first___. （2003山东模拟）A. intentionB. attemptC. purposeD. desire2. A man is being questioned in relation to the ___ murder last night. （2004江苏）A. advisedB. attendedC. attemptedD. admitted3.____ in the regulations that you should not tell other people the password of your e-mail account.（2005上海）A. What is requiredB. What requiresC. It is requiredD. It requires4. As the old saying goes, a wise man knows his own ____.（武汉联考）A. limitB. limitsC. limitationD. limitations5. Professor Hawking is ___ as one of the world’s greatest living physicists.（西安质检）A. dignifiedB. clarifiedC. acknowledgedD. illustrated6.If you happen to ___ my lost papers, please let me know at once by telephone.（武汉八校）A. come acrossB. come byC. come outD. come around7.The cost of living in Glasgow is among the lowest in Britain, __ the quality of life is probable one of the highest.（2007天津）A. sinceB. thoughC. asD. while8. Pop music is such an important part of society _____it has even influences our language. (2007上海)A. asB. thatC. whichD. where9. During his ______ life, King had led several marches in Alabama and Mississippi in the 1960s.A. quickB. beliefC. briefD. swift10. It was a nice house, but ______ too small for a family of five. (2009 天津)A. rarelyB. fairlyC. ratherD. pretty11. --- Who would you rather _______the letter for you?--- Peter, I think.A. have to postB. have postC. have postedD. to have posted12. The form cannot be signed by anyone _________ yourself. (2011 全国)A. rather thanB. other thanC. more thanD. or rather13. Let’s play the music we listened to yesterday, because it _____ our good old days.A. calls onB. calls forC. calls inD. calls up14. --- Do you have enough to ________ all your daily expenses?--- Oh yes, enough and to spare. (2009 山东)A. coverB. spendC. fillD. offer15. I have reached a point in my life _____ I am supposed to make decisions of my own. (2009浙江)A. whichB. thatC. whenD. where16. What’s the ______, in your opinion, of helping him if he doesn’t make an effort to help himself? (2011江西)A. sympathyB. themeC. objectD. point17. 翻译●在这么热的天气，她宁愿在空调房里看小说也不愿去划船。