参考答案 - 必修第一册第三单元
UNIT 3 SPORTS AND FITNESS
Reading
① What do you know about the sports below? Match them with their descriptions.
1 Skiing...●was originally a sport only in cold northern countries.
2 Skating...●is named after the shape of the sleds (雪橇) used in the 1890s.
3 The skeleton...●can involve speed and graceful figures.
② Read the text and check your answers.
COOL COLD SPORTS
The Winter Olympic Games are not just an opportunity for athletes to win medals and honour for their countries. Every four years, the Games also offer audiences a chance to get to know more about winter sports from around the world. The Winter Olympics may not have the large crowds and huge stars of its summer sibling, but they share the same Olympic spirit.
One of the most popular sports of the Winter Olympic Games is skiing. Skiers compete in the downhill and slalom (回转赛), and in the short and long cross-country ski races. Skiing was originally a sport played only in cold northern countries, but now athletes from all over the world compete in this sport, even those from countries without any snow!
Skaters compete with each other in speed races or in figure-skating events. The figure-skaters are generally considered to be the stars of the Winter Olympic Games.These ice princes and princesses are so graceful that it's easy to forget that they are actually highly skilled athletes.
The skeleton is one of the strangest named sports of the Olympics. The skeleton is named after the shape of the metal sleds used in the 1890s. when the sport first started. The skeleton is a downhill sled race, usually on ice. This sport looks a little like the luge (无舵雪橇), where a person sits on the back of the sled with his or her feet forward, but the skeleton is a lot more exciting and dangerous than that. In the skeleton, a person lies on his or her stomach on the sled, with his or her head pointing downhill!
③ Read the text again and answer the questions.
1 What is the "summer sibling" of the Winter Olympics? Why do you think the writer uses that phrase?
2 How does the writer describe figure-skaters?
3 Which of these three Winter Olympics events do you find the most interesting? Why?
Writing
Write a letter to the International Olympic Committee [IOC] to propose a new sport or event that you think should be added to the Olympics. Use the outline below to help you.
● The name of the sport or event
● Where it comes from and a short history about it
● Why you think it should be an Olympic sport or event
postage stamps area
Li Hua
Room 301, Building 5
Jingyuan Road, Chaoyang District
Beijing, China, 10020
IOC Headquarters
Route de Vidy 9 1007
Lausanne, Switzerland
VIA AIR MAIL
Sender's
name
and address
Recipient's
name and
address
____________(Address of the sender)
____________(Title of the recipient)
____________(Address of the recipient)
Dear Sir/Madam
My name is____________, and I'm a student in____________, China. I'm writing to you to ask whether____________
____________.
Thig sport comes from____________. It first started in____________
____________.
I think____________ should be included as an Olympie sport because____________
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Yours faithfully,
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第三单元 运动与健康
Suggested Answers
Activities 1 and 2
1 Skiing was originally a sport only in cold northern countries.
2 Skating can involve speed and graceful figures.
3 The skeleton is named after the shape of the sleds used in the 1890s.
Activity 3
1 The Olympic Games. The writer uses that phrase because the two competitions are closely related, like members of a family. "Sibling" means a brother or sister.
2 The writer describes them as graceful but highly skilled athletes.
3 Skiing is the most interesting, because there are lots of different events to choose to watch.
OR
Skating is the most interesting, because you can watch the different moves the skaters do to different music.
OR
The skeleton is the most interesting because it is very fast and exciting.
Sample Letter
IOC Headquarters
Route de Vidy 9 1007
Lausanne, Switzerland
26 April 2019
Dear Mr Chairman,
My name is Li Hua, and I am a student in Beijing, China. I'm writing to you to ask whether you will consider surfing as a new sport for the Olympic programme.
This sport comes from the countries of the south Pacific Ocean and is very popular around the world. It first started hundreds of years ago, but no one is sure when the first person surfed.
I think surfing should be included as an Olympic sport because it is exciting to watch, but also because it brings attention to our relationship with the sea and nature. Some countries in the Pacific do not have many people, but they are good at surfing and can win
more medals!
I hope you will consider surfing as a new sport for the next Olympic Games!
Yours faithfully,
Li Aua
