新标准大学英语(第二版)综合教程2-Unit-3-B篇练习答案和课文翻译.pptxVIP

ContentsActive Reading 2Warming UpWhy do so many people love football? Is it only because it is exciting? Sometimes it can also be very funny. Now it’s time for football fun. Let’s enjoy the video clip.Richard Lindon is believed to have invented the first football with rubber bladders.TextAbout the author HeptathlonGo to the textTextDenise Lewis, the writer, is a British athlete, born in 1972, who won the gold medal for the heptathlon at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. After her 2000 Olympic gold medal event, she was given an OBE (Order of British Empire), an honour given by the Queen, to recognize her contribution to sports and other championships. In the 2004 Olympic Games she had to withdraw due to injuries. She retired from sports in 2005.Text The heptathlon consists of seven events (“hepta” means “seven” in Greek): Three are track events – the 100m hurdles, 200m and 800m events, and four are field events – the high jump, shot put, long jump and javelin. On the first day, athletes participate in the 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put and 200m events. The other events are on the second day. The winner is the woman who achieves the highest number of points collected in all the events. She does not need the top score in any single event, but competitors must take part in all the events. Points are calculated for each event by measuring distance and speed. The equivalent event for men is the decathlon (“deka” means “ten” in Greek) with ten events (100m, 400m, 110m hurdles, 1500m, long jump, high jump, shot, discus, pole vault and javelin).TextMy dream comes true 1 The rain had started to fall gently through the evening air as darkness descended over Sydney. Hundreds of lights illuminated Stadium Australia, and the noise was deafening. As I walked towards the track I glanced around me at the sea of faces in the stands, but my mind was focused. The Olympic gold medal was just minutes away, hanging tantalisingly in the distance.Text2 My heart was beating loudly, my mout