高三英语新教材U15课文原版人教版最后校验整理.docx

1、高三英语新教材U15课文原版人教版最后校验整理Unit 1 That must be a record!GOALS 1.Talk about records，adventures and hobbies 2.Practise measuring and comparing 3.Review the Subject 4.Fill in a form WARMING UP Guinness Book of World Records contains records of all kindsTake the quiz below and see whether you can guess the

2、answers(m=metres cm=centimeters h=hours)1 The lowest temperature ever recorded on earth is_. A 一75.4 B 一892 C I10.72 The worlds tallest man is _.A 2.35m B 2.45m C 255m3 The youngest college graduate was_. A 10 years old B 12 years old C 14 years old 4 The highest number of goals in a soccer career i

3、s_ A 1,279 B 546 C 3,8505 The longest beard is _. A 73cm B 1.83cm C 2.33cm 6 The longest lecture lasted_. A 32.5h B 62.5h C 82.5h LISTENING1.You are going to hear someone talk about the size and speed of humans and animals. Before you listen to the tape, answer the questions below.(1 )What words wou

4、ld you use to describe a persons size and an animals size?(2 )What words would you use to talk about how fast a human being or an animal is?(3 )Some people are short and small and some are tall and big. What are the advantages and disadvantages of different sizes?2. Listen to part 1 and complete the

5、 two pictures below with information from the tape.l=Yao Ming The worlds heaviest living person weighs_ kilograms. 2=You 3=Tallest classmate That is the same as _TVs or_!4=Tallest living man It is also about _times my weight. I weigh about _TVs5=Tallest living woman Fastest land animal: cheetah Spee

6、d:Fastest sea animal: sailfish Speed:Fastest animal on the planet: Speed:Fastest man-made object: Voyager 1 Speed: ( _the speed of sound ,_the speed of light)SPEAKINGWork in pairs. Imagine that the record-breaking tightrope walker Adili is visiting your city and that you are going to interview him f

7、or the school newspaper. Use the following information and role cards to prepare for the interview. Student Ayou are a reporter for the school newspaper. , Use the information about Adili on the next page to prepare questions for the interview. Ask him about him achievements, how he prepares for the

8、 records and what he thinks makes him a good tightrope walker.Student BImagine that you are Adili. Use the information on the next page to prepare answers to the reporters questions. Think what characteristics a good tightrope walker must have.Some of Adilis recordsStayed on o high wire for 22 days,

9、beating the 21-day Guinness world record Crossed the Three Gorges on a high wire，646 metres long，402 metres high，time 13 minutes 48 seconds Walked across MtHeng，1，399 metres long，436 metres high，time 52 minutes 13 seconds At Tlankeng，walked 687 metres，about 662 metres above the groundPREREADING Scan

10、 the text and answer the following questions. 1. Who was Sir Hugh Beaver?2.When was the first edition of Guinness Book of World Records published? 3. How long is the longest moustache in the world 4 .What Guinness record were set in Urumqi and Hong Kong?READING In 1951,the then director of the Guinn

11、ess Brewery ,Sir Hugh Beaver, wanted to settle an argument about the fastest bird in EuropeAfter talking to his friends, he concluded that a book which answered such questions might popular. The Guinness company hired a company to write what later became Guinness Book of World Records. The first edi

12、tion was published in 1955 and has been a bestseller ever since. More than 60，000 new records are sent into the book each year, but they cannot all be printed. Instead, the editors of the book set down the records and keep track of them in other waysThe records are put into different categoriesGuinn

13、ess Book of World Records has chapters on the human body，amazing feats，the natural world，science and technology，arts and the media，model society，travel and transport，and sports and gamesYou can learn that the oldest person is a woman who lived to be 122 years and 164 days，that the longest moustache

14、reached a length of 16 metres and that the longest poisonous snake is 571 metres long. There are also strange records, like the Englishman who balanced a small car weighing 159.6 kilograms on his head for thirty-three seconds! There are many Chinese records，For example，Tiananmen Square is the larges

15、t square in the world with an area of about 40 hectares. China has a greatest number of hospitals in the world and Urumqi is the most remote city from the sea_it is 2，500 kilometres from the nearest coastA special and delicious record was set in 1997 to celebrate Hong Kongs return to China. The worl

16、ds largest jiaozi was made, weighing an incredible 480 kilogrammes! Many of the records in Guinness Book of World Records come from the world of sports. Among the brilliant athletic achievements ,a few records stand out because of the moving life stories behind themThe Guinness world record for the

17、farest average speed at the Tour de France was set in 1999 by the American cyclist Lance Armstrong. Impressive as record as is, it fades next to the story of Armstrongs struggle against disease. In 1996 Armstrong ,the then No 1 cyclist in the world, was diagnosed with cancer and many thought that it

18、 meant the end of his cancer ,maybe even his life . In 1998,however ,Armstrong returned to the world of racingHe went on to set the speed record and achieve his goal of winning the Tour de France six years in a row from 1999 to 2004Why are people so interested in world records? Part of the reason fo

19、r our interest is probably the same curiosity that led Sir Hugh to write Guinness Book of World Records in the first placeWe want to know what is possible and find out just how far we can push ourselves. Clearly，we are also entertained by accounts of strange and unusual deeds and factsWhether we are

20、 out to set a new record ourselves or simply enjoy reading about champions, Guinness Book of World Records makes for interesting readingAnybody can try to set a recordThere are，however，some records that the book does not acceptNo records that are dangerous to the person who is attempting it or to ot

21、hers are allowedIf you want to try to set a record，you should first contact Guinness Book of World RecordsThe editors will decide if your idea is suitable and then send you rules and the form you need to apply for the record. After wards，if all goes well，a Guinness official will come to inspect your

22、 attempt：If you are successful j the official will confirm the record and you will get a certificate from Guinness Book of World Records stating that you are a world record holder!POST-READING1 Answer the following questions1 How did Sir Hugh Beaver come up with the idea for Guinness Book of World R

23、ecords?2 What are the categories in Guinness Book of World Records?3 Why are Lance Armstrongs records special?4 What types of record attempts are not allowed?5 Why do you think many people are interested in world records?2 Match each of the sentences below with a paragraph in the reading . A Guinnes

24、s Book of World Records is popular because people enjoy reading about strange facts and exciting achievementsB The editors of the book collect all the records and put them into different groupsC Sir Hugh Beaver decided to write the book as the result of an argument with a friendD Even though the rec

25、ords themselves are amazing，the stories of the people who set the records are often even more interesting.E A new Guinness world record will only be accepted if it is safe and has been done according to the rules. F“I just love reading about people who do amazing things，such as swimming a long river

26、 or running across a countryThe stories inspire me and are fun to read 3 If you want to set a world record，what has to be done to get your record into Guinness of World Records?LANGUAGE STUDYWord study1 Match the new words in the left column with their meaning in the right column1 attempt A say that

27、 something is true.2 account B total number of copies of a book，newspaper，etc issued at one time3 confirm C lose colour or disappear gradually4 inspect D make an effort to achieve something5 edition E detailed description of an event6 certificate F make a visit to check that the rules are being obey

28、ed7 fade G official written or printed statement used as proof of a certain fact8 beard H hair growing on the chin and the lower cheeks of a mans face2 Fill in the blanks with the words or phrases from the boxusing their proper formannounce apply for athletic certificate comfirm fade inspect opportu

29、nity suitable in the first placeJuly 13，2001 saw a very bright night in Beijing that will never(1)from memoryThat night thousands of enthusiastic people celebrated the Winning of the bid for the 29th Olympic Games in 2008In order to (2)_the 2008 Olympic Games, the Chinese people and the government h

30、ave done all they could to show that Beijing is (3)_to host the worlds largest (4)_event over the past two decades. Many of the members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have visited Beijing to (5)_Chinas progress in preparing for the Olympic Games. They were fascinated to see enthusiasti

31、c people everywhere，even in the small hutongs in the cityWhen IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch (6)_ that Beijing would host the 2008 Olympic Games, all Chinese watching him on TV burst into cheers: We have won !”Afterwards, the Chinese delegation was given a (7)_ by the IOC in Moscow which (8)_

32、the decision.It was not only a great honour for Beijing but also a historical achievement for the whole nation. The reason why the Chinese peopleand the government want the Olympic Games (9)_ is to show that the country is able to host such an important event, to welcome foreigners to get a better understanding o