2013年八年级英语上册Module3SportsUnit3Languageinuse课件新版外研版课件.pptVIP

The marathon race The marathon race gets its name from a battle over 2,500 years ago between the Greeks and the Persians. The battle happened at a place called Marathon. After the Greeks won the battle, a soldier ran over forty kilometers to tell people the good news. Today’s marathon race, an important Olympic sport, is popular all over the world. Thousands of people race in many different marathons every year. 1. The marathon race gets its name from a __________ over 2,500 years ago. 2. The battle happened at a place called ____________. 3. A soldier ran over ____________ kilometers to tell people the good news. 4. Today’s marathon race is an __________ and __________ Olympic sport. 5. _____________ people race in many different marathons every year. battle Marathon forty important popular Thousands of 1. — Sorry, I can’t follow you. Would you please speak ______? — All right. (2012辽宁丹东) A. more slowly B. more loudly C. more quickly D. more quietly 2. This place is not big enough for Lucy’s birthday party. We should find a _____ one. (2012陕西) A. big B. small C. bigger D. smaller 3. — For me, winter is the best season of a year! — Me too. ______ if there’re some snows. I like a white world. (2012浙江金华) A. Better B. Worse C. Longer D. Shorter 4. _______ children there are in a family, _______ their life will be. (2011济南) A. The less, the better B. The fewer, the better C. Fewer, richer D. More, poorer 5. Dear students, please read every sentence carefully. The more ______ you are, the ________ mistakes you’ll make. (2011湖南邵阳) A. carefully, fewer B. careful ; less C. careful; fewer 6. — What do you think of Liu Huan? — Oh, he is my favorite singer. I think no one can sing ______. (2011威海) A. good