2017_2018学年高中英语Module5TheGreatSportsPersonalitySectionⅠIntroductionamp;Reading_Pre_reading教学案外研版必修.docVIP

Module 5 The Great Sports Personality Section Ⅰ Introduction amp; Reading-Pre-reading For the first time, a Chinese player, Andong Song, has been picked by the New York Islanders in the NHL (National Hockey League) draft (选秀大会)． Andong Song started playing hockey (冰球) in Beijing when his mother was trying to find him a sport. Once his talent was found, his family moved to Canada and he quickly improved after he began play-ing there as a 10-year-old. The fact that hes made it this faris something in itself. When his family moved to Ontario and coaches there heard that a Chinese boy was trying out, there was plenty of doubt. He proved himselfat each level. 18-year-old Andong plays on one of Chinas national teams. “Im really honored to bethe first Chinese player to be drafted，” he said. “Being the first Chinese player, theres been a lot of pressure from people back home, but good pressure，” Andong said.“I hope it will motivate (激励) me to become a better player and hopefullyIll make them proud.” “When I started playing, there werent a lot of people playing hockey in China and not much support for the game，” said Andong, whose brother still plays in Beijing.“But last year when I went back, itd been like eight years since Id seen Chinese hockey, and it was amazing. Im sure China will keep trying to catch up withNorth America and Europe and Russia, but theres still a little gap (差距)．” Section_ⅠIntroduction__Reading_—_Pre-reading [原文呈现] [读文清障] A Life in Sport They called him① the prince of gymnasts②. When he retired③ at the age of 26, he had won 106 gold medals in major④ competitions across the world. They included⑤ six out of⑥ seven gold medals at the 1982 World Championship, and three at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles (as well as two silver and a bronze). Li Ning was the best. When sports journalists met in 1999 to make a list⑦ of the greatest sportsmen and sportswomen of the twentieth century, Li Nings name was on it, together with⑧ footballer Pele and boxer Muhammad