北师大高中英语选修7Unit21Lesson1superathletes.pptVIP

doping n. 服用兴奋剂 gene-therapy 基因疗法 dash n. 短跑 marathon n.马拉松赛跑 What is the Olympic spirit? Is it good for athletes to cheat in the competition? Fast Reading What is the general idea of the passage? The athletes who took part in the first Olympic Games are not as fast as athletes today. B. Doping is a huge problem in the sporting world. C. The present and future of the sporting world is being seriously and negatively affected by doping and gene-therapy. D. Ben Johnson, Florence Griffith and Floyd Landis have all shocked the world by their speed. Now please read Para. 12 and find out: What reasons made athletes’ performances improve? How are their performances recently? It is due to better equipment, training and diet. Recently, athletes’ improvements have begun to slow down. Detailed reading Doping In order to enhance their performances, they use Gene-therapy Read the text again, match the key information with each part. * * Do You Look After Yourself ? 1.How many hours do you sleep per night ? under 6 hours b) about 7 or 8 hours c) more than 9 hours 2.How often do you clean your teeth ? once a day b) twice a day c) after every meal 3.How often do you do physical exercise, enough to make you out of breath ? never b) once a week c) two or three times a week 4.How often do you eat sweets or chocolate? never b) sometimes c) every day 5. How many pieces of fresh fruits do you eat per day ? a) One or two b) more than two c) none Check your answers to the questionnaire. 1. a) You probably aren’t getting enough sleep. b) 7 or 8 hours per night is sufficient for most people. c) you are a sleepy head , aren’t you! 2. a) Once a day is not enough! b) Once in the morning and once at night is probably OK. c) Very good. Dentists recommend cleaning teeth after every meal. 3. a) You should take up some kind of sport! b) Good--once a week is better than never! c) Excelle