1、大学基大学基础英英语教程教程2Unit Seven Lead-in ListeningCommunicative ActivityText AText BReading in Focus第1页 Accept the challenges,so you Accept the challenges,so you may feel the exhilaration of may feel the exhilaration of victoryvictory.-PattonPatton 接接收收挑挑战战,你你就就能能够够感感受成功高兴。受成功高兴。-巴顿巴顿George S.Patton(1885-1
2、945)one of the greatest military figures in history.backUnit 7Ultimate Challenge 第2页Preview Nowadays,moreandmorepeoplearetakingpartinsomeriskyactivitiescalledextremesports.Whatmakesextremesportssopopular?Lovingtoriskisperhapsoneofthereasons.Maybe,humanbeingsneverstoptryingtochallengethemselves.InTex
3、tA,thewriterinformsusaboutbungeejumping.TextBtellsussomebasicknowledgeofrockclimbing.Unit 7Ultimate Challengeback第3页 Listen to the following conversation and fill in the blanks with the correct words or phrases.You may choose the words or phrases from the list given.popular,number,enjoy,extreme,comm
4、onmotorracing,skilled,practice,while,watching Unit 7Ultimate ChallengeUltimate ChallengeLead-in Listeningback第4页Tom:Areextremesports_inyourcountry?Bob:Theyrenotverypopular.Onlyasmall_ofpeopleactuallydothem.Manypeople_watchingthemonTV.TheresaverypopularTVprogrameachweek,whichisabout_sportsandthepeopl
5、ewhoparticipateinthem.Tom:Whichsportsareusuallyfeaturedintheprogram?Bob:Bungeejumping,skydiving,andcliffdivingarethemost_,butthereareotherkindsofsports,suchas_andskateboarding.Tom:Ithinkthatthepeoplewhodoskateboardingarevery_.Itmusttakealotof_tostayontheskateboard_doingsomanyjumpsandturns.Bob:Thekid
6、swhodoitaresoyoung.Well,itsbetterforthemthansittingathome_TVallday!Lead-in ListeningUnit 7Ultimate Challengepopularnumberenjoyextremecommonmotorracingskilledpracticewhilewatchingback第5页Starting a Conversation Readthefollowingconversationandpayattentiontowhatthespeakerssay.Mary:Hi,Jack,Howwasyourvaca
7、tion?Jack:Awesome.WewenttoAustraliaandNewZealand.Mary:Thatmusthavebeenwonderful.Tellmesomethinginteresting.Jack:Well,wewentbungeejumpingwhileinAustralia.Mary:Wow!Isntthatdangerous?Jack:Alittle,buttherushwasworthit.Mary:Tellmeaboutit.Jack:Wehadjumpedoffabridgeandfallen500feetbeforethebungeecordcaught
8、us.Mary:500feet!Iwouldneverbeabletodothat.Jack:Yeah.Itwasscary,butexhilarating.Unit 7Ultimate ChallengeCommunicative Activityback第6页Oral practice Talk about extreme sports with the classmates sitting around you.You may use the following tips to help you.ImsorryImissedit/couldntgo/wasawayfortheweeken
9、d.Weclimbedup/felloffa300-footcliff.ItwasaverydifficultclimbbecausetherearenotmanyplacestoputyourhandsandfeetItisaveryhighcliff/theweatherisverybadtherethistimeofyear.Wewentbungeejumping/rockclimbing/hikingwhenwewereinWehadjumpedoffabridgeandfallen/dropped500feetbeforethebungeecordcaughtus.Itwasscar
10、y/frightening/terrifying,butexhilarating/exciting/arealrush.Iamgoingforahike/adrive/abikerideinUnit 7Ultimate Challengeback第7页Pre-reading questions1.Whatkindoflifedoyouprefer,anexcitingoneorapeacefulone?Why?2.Whatsyouropinionofbungeejumping?Doyouwanttohaveatry?Unit 7Ultimate Challenge第8页TextAUnit 7U
11、ltimate ChallengeBungeJumping PassageNew WordsExpressions and PhrasesExercisesback第9页Bungee Jumping Anyonecandoit.Youclimbahightowerorcrane.Orperhapsyougoupinahot-airballoon.Someoneattachesathickrubberbandaroundyourankles.Thenyouleapoutintothewildblueyonder.Yourbodyplungestowardtheearthbelow.Then,at
12、thelastmoment,therubberbandstopsyou.Thisisnotyourdaytodie.Thesportiscalledbungeejumping.ItoriginatedinthesouthPacificislandofVanuatuwiththenativesperformingitaspartoftheirmanhoodritual,leapingfrombambootowerswithonlyvinestiedtotheirankles.参考译文Unit 7Ultimate Challengeback本页录音全文录音第10页 Modernbungeejump
13、ingbeganinEnglandonAprilFoolsDay,1979.ThemembersoftheOxfordDangerousSportsClubwerelookingforanewthrill.Sothemenclimbedupahighbridge,tiedrubbercordstotheirankles,andjumped.ButitwasamanfromNewZealandwhomadebungeejumpingabigsport.HisnamewasAlanJohnHackett.Hackettwasquiteadaredevil.Hehadoncejumpedoffthe
14、EiffelTowerinParis,France.Then,in1988,hewantedtogiveothersachancetotrybungeejumping.Atthattime,though,thesportwasillegal.SoHackettmadeadealwithNewZealandpolice.Usinghisownmoney,hewouldfixupabridgeoverarivergorge.Inreturn,thepolicewouldlethimopenalegalbungeejumpingcenteronthebridge.参考译文Unit 7Ultimate
15、 Challengeback本页录音全文录音第11页 Thecenterwasahugesuccess.HackettgaveeachjumperaspecialT-shirt.Everyonewantedoneofthoseshirts.Andsincetheonlywaytogetonewastomakeajump,moreandmorepeopleagreedtodoit.Somejumpersdidwildthings.Theyaskedtojumpwithanextra-longcord.Thatwaytheywoulddipintotheriverbeforethecordpull
16、edthemback.Onemanputshampooonhishead.Whenhebouncedupoutofthewater,hewaswashinghishair!参考译文Unit 7Ultimate Challengeback本页录音全文录音第12页 Thereis,ofcourse,realdanger.In1989,twoFrenchjumpersdiedwhentheircordsbroke.Athirddiedwhenheslammedintoatower.Butformany,thedangerjustaddstotheexcitement.Besides,bungeeju
17、mpersdonttalkaboutthetragedies.Theytalkaboutthetriumphs.Theytalkaboutfacingtheirfears.Andtheytalkaboutthejoyofthefallitself.Duringajump,apersonhitsspeedsof60milesanhour.Then,whenthecordtightens,thejumperspringsbackupintotheairlikearocket.Forashorttime,heorsheisakindofhumanyo-yo,bouncingupanddowninth
18、ebreeze.Whenthecordlosesitsbounce,therideisover.参考译文Unit 7Ultimate Challengeback本页录音全文录音第13页 Jumpersfeelbothhappyandrelievedwhenitsover.Mostlaughandsmileastheyareunhookedfromthecord.“Hey,lookatme!Ididit!”manyofthemshout.Maybesomedayyoulldecidetohaveatryandsharethatjoy.参考译文Unit 7Ultimate Challengebac
19、k本页录音全文录音第14页craneattachbandyonder n a tall machine with a long arm,used to lift and move building materials and other heavy objects 起重机,吊车v to fasten or join one thing to another把固定,把附在上 n C a thin flat strip or circle of any material that is put around things带,箍n det.(old use or dialect)that is ov
20、er there那里,那边Unit 7Ultimate Challengeback第15页plunge vine cord illegalgorge v to move or make sb/sth move suddenly forwards and/or downwards使突然前冲或下落n any climbing plant with long thin stems藤,藤蔓n C,Ustrong thick string or thin rope(坚固)粗线adj not allowed by the law非法,不正当n a deep narrow valley with steep
21、 sides峡谷 Unit 7Ultimate Challengeback第16页dip bounce slam spring relieved v to put sth quickly into a liquid and take it out again蘸,浸v if sth bounces or you bounce it,it moves quickly away from a surface it has just hit or you make it do this(使)弹起,弹跳v to put,push or throw sth into a particular place
22、or position with a lot of force使劲一推,猛劲一摔v to move suddenly and with one quick movement in a particular direction跳,蹦 adj feeling happy because sth unpleasant has stopped or has not happened感到宽慰,显得开心 backUnit 7Ultimate Challenge第17页 ExpressionsandPhrasestiesthtosthfixsthupaddtosth slaminto to connect
23、or link sth closely with sth else连接,联合 to repair,or make sth ready修理,准备好to increase sth in size,number,amount,etc使(数量)增加,使(规模)扩大backUnit 7Ultimate Challengeto crash into sth with a lot of force;to make sth crash into sth with a lot of force(使)重重地撞上第18页GettingtheMessageDevelopingYourVocabulary Recogn
24、izingMainIdeasTryingtheTranslationOrganizingYourIdeasBeyondtheReadingbackUnit 7Ultimate ChallengeExercises第19页I.GettingtheMessageDirection:ChoosethebestanswertoeachquestionwiththeinformationfromTextA.1.MembersoftheOxfordDangerousSportsClub_.A.madetheirfamousdiveinVanuatuB.jumpedfromLondonBridgeC.sta
25、rtedbungeejumpingonApril1,1979D.tiedcordsmadeofvinestotheiranklesandjumped2.BungeepromoterAlanJohnHackettwasfrom_.A.NewZealandB.theIslandsofVanuatuC.EnglandD.FranceAbackUnit 7Ultimate ChallengeC第20页3.TogetHackettsspecialT-shirts,peoplejumped_.A.offabridgeB.offtheEiffelTowerC.outofahot-airballoonD.of
26、facrane4.TheauthorspurposeinwritingBungeeJumpingis_.A.toinformthereaderaboutbungeejumpingB.toencouragethereadertotrybungeejumpingC.toexpressanopinionagainstbungeejumpingD.toletthereaderknowaboutAlanJohnHackettABbackUnit 7Ultimate Challenge第21页5.Howis“BungeeJumping”relatedtothethemeofExtremeSports?A.
27、Bungeejumpingispopulararoundtheworldtoday.B.Bungeejumpingisanunusualsportthatdemandsaspecialwillingnesstotakerisks.C.Bungeejumpingisanoldsport.D.ModernbungeejumpingbeganonApril1st,1979.BbackUnit 7Ultimate Challenge第22页II.DevelopingYourVocabularySectionADirection:ChoosethewordsfromTextAtocompletethef
28、ollowingsentenceswiththeircorrectforms.Thefirstletterhasbeengiven.1.Acopyofmyresumeisa_tothisletter.2.ManyChristmastraditionso_inGermany.3.Thebookshelpedr_theboredomofwaiting.4.Henrys_thephonedownangrily.5.Theballb_offthepostandintothegoal.6.Allthecomputersintheofficeareh_together.ttachedriginatedel
29、ievelammedouncedookedbackUnit 7Ultimate Challenge第23页SectionBDirection:CompletethefollowingsentenceswiththeproperphrasesfromTextA.1.Herhorsewas_atree.2.IdonthinkIllbegoodattennis,butIll_.3.Doyouwantto_yourname_thelist?4.Shegaveusfoodandclothingandaskedfornothing_.5.All155passengersdiedinstantlywhent
30、heplane_themountain.6.Thecompanyhad_MicrosofttomarketitsproductstomadeadealwithaddbackUnit 7Ultimate Challengehaveatrytiedtoinreturnslammedinto第24页III.RecognizingMainIdeasDirection:Thefollowingisabriefsummaryofthetext.Fillintheblankswithawordorphrasethatbestcompletesthepassage.Youmaychangetheformifn
31、ecessary.Anyonecan_1_.Bungeejumping_2_inthecountryofVanuatuwherepeopleleapedfrombambootowerswithvines_3_totheirankles.ModernbungeejumpingbeganinEnglandonAprilFoolsDay,1979.Butitwasaman_4_AlanJohnHackettfromNewZealandwhomadebungeejumpingasport.2.originated 3.tiedbackUnit 7Ultimate Challenge1.haveatry
32、4.namedhaveatryoriginatetienametragedytriumphrelieveunhook第25页 However,itisofrealdanger.Somejumpersdiedinthissport.Jumpersdonttalkaboutthe_5_butthe_6_.Theytalkaboutthejoyofthefallitself.Theyfeelbothhappyand_7_whentheyfinishitMostofthejumperslaughastheyare_8_fromthecord.Perhapssomedayyouwillhaveajump
33、andenjoytheexcitementofit.5.tragedies6.triumphs7.relieved8.unhookedbackUnit 7Ultimate Challenge第26页IV.TryingtheTranslationSectionADirection:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.1.ModernbungeejumpingbeganinEnglandonAprilFoolsDay1979.2.ItwasamanfromNewZealandwhomadebungeejumpingabigsport.3.Thecen
34、terwasahugesuccess.4.Formany,thedangerjustaddstotheexcitement.5.Maybesomedayyoulldecidetohaveatryandsharethatjoy.当代蹦极运动开始于当代蹦极运动开始于1979年年4月月1日英格兰日英格兰。是一个新西兰人使蹦极成为一项大型运动。是一个新西兰人使蹦极成为一项大型运动。对于许多人来说,危险只是增加了刺激性。对于许多人来说,危险只是增加了刺激性。backUnit 7Ultimate Challenge可能有一天,你会去跳一下来分享这种高兴。可能有一天,你会去跳一下来分享这种高兴。这个中心取得
35、了巨大成功。这个中心取得了巨大成功。第27页SectionBDirection:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsorphrasesinthebrackets.1.取得冠军是伟大胜利。(triumph)2.试一试,你可能能找到答案。(haveatry)3.他总是帮助他人而不求回报。(inreturn)4.汤姆从床上蹦起来跑下楼。(spring)5.这个女孩在脖子上系了条丝巾。(tie)Winningthechampionshipisagreattriumph.Haveatryyoumightgettheanswer.H
36、eisalwayshelpingpeoplewithoutexpectinganythinginreturn.Tomsprungoutofbedandrandownstairs.Thegirltiedascarfaroundherneck.backUnit 7Ultimate Challenge第28页V.OrganizingyourideasDirection:Putthefollowingsentencesintheproperordersothattheymakeacompleteparagraph.a.Climbingsmallmountainsishardenough.Youneed
37、strongropes,specialboots,andlotsofcourage.b.Thisaltitudesicknessisnojoke.Youmaydiefromit.c.Asyourbrainbecomesstarvedforoxygen,youmayfindyourselfgettingdizzyandconfused.d.Thehigheryougo,thethinnertheairgetsandthereisbarelyenoughoxygenintheairtokeepyoualive.e.Butclimbingtheworldshighestmountainsiseven
38、tougher.f.Yournosemightstarttobleed.Youmightfeelsicktoyourstomach.a e d c f b backUnit 7Ultimate Challenge第29页VI.BeyondthereadingSomepeoplebelievetheirliveswillbecomequitedifferentinpursuitofsuchvarioushigh-risksportsasskydiving,scubadiving,surfing,rockclimbing,snowskiing,waterskiing,snowboarding,mo
39、untainbiking,mountaineering,bungeejumping,etc.Discussingroupswhethereveryonehassuchaninstinct:toseekpleasureinsomethingrisky.backUnit 7Ultimate Challenge第30页TextBbackUnit 7Ultimate ChallengeRockClimbingPassageNew WordsExpressions and PhrasesExercises第31页Pre-reading questions1.Whatdoyouknowaboutrockc
40、limbing?2.Doyoulikerockclimbing?Whyorwhynot?Unit 7Ultimate Challenge第32页 Rockclimbingisthesportofclimbingupverysteeprocksurfaces.WhygoRockClimbing?ThefirstthingpeoplesayaboutRockClimbingis:areyounuts?Thatistoodangerous!Butdonotletthesecommentsstopyouhavingago.Onceyouhavedoneit,youwillknowwhysomanype
41、opleareaddictedtoRockClimbing.Whythehellwouldyouwanttopickupclimbinganyway?Thereslotsofeasierwaystoworkonthoseinsteadofgrovelingthroughgruesomeclimbs.Youlloccasionallyripupyourhandsandgenerallyhurtvariousbodyparts.Occasionallyyoullscarethewitsoutofyou.Sowhydopeopleclimbanyway?参考译文backUnit 7Ultimate
42、Challenge本页录音全文录音第33页 RockClimbingisneverboring.Therearesomanyroutestoclimb.Whenlookingfornewroutestoclimb,theclimberwillcomeacrossunexpectedlybeautifulsceneryandnature.Andalsokeepinmindthatonceyouvereachedthetop,youhaveabreathtakingviewofthesurroundingsthatnotmanypeoplewillsee.UltimatePhysicalChall
43、engeeachdayontherockisanopportunityforyoutoimproveyourskills.Youshouldpushyourselfeachtimeontherock.Explorenewandmoredifficultroutes.Dependingonyourphysicalabilityandonyourownlevelofriskacceptance,youwillseethatnogradeistoughenough.Thereisalsothesenseofadventureandfreedomthatmostclimbersget.Thefeeli
44、ngthatyouareabletogowheneveryouwantandwhereveryouwantisgreat.参考译文backUnit 7Ultimate Challenge本页录音全文录音第34页 Climbingisnotallaboutstrengthanyway.Climbingisallaboutbalance,knowingyourbodyandbeingabletorepositionitinspace.Itsaboutcreativity,learningtoadapttowhattherockhastooffer.Itsawhole-bodyexerciseand
45、thoughyourupperbodygetsafairshareofwork,yourlegsandfeetarethemostimportantinstrumentforupwardmotion.Itsaboutconcentrationandovercomingyourfearsforthespace.Youdontneedtobeyoungorextremelyfittopickupclimbing.Manypeoplestartlateronintheirlife,andthereareexcellentclimbersofallages.Ipersonallyknowsomecli
46、mberswelloverfiftythatcanstillcompetewiththeyoungones.参考译文backUnit 7Ultimate Challenge本页录音全文录音第35页 Climbingisbothanindividualandsocialsport:whenyoureontherockyoucanonlycountonyourskillstogettothetop.Ifyoudofallhowever,youllhavetotrustyourclimbingpartner.Thisoftenmakesforverystrongbondsandrelationshi
47、ps.Learningtoclimbisverymuchlikelearningtorideabikeorskidownasnowyslope.Youllneverforgetthebasicmoves,butwillneedyearsofpracticetoperfectthem.Foralloftheadvancedtypesofclimbing,properinstructionisfundamental.Gofindalocalclimbingcluborschoolandlearnfromthem.Goodinstructionwillprobablysaveyourlifesome
48、day.参考译文backUnit 7Ultimate Challenge本文录音全文录音第36页comment grovel gruesome scaren sth you say or write which gives an opinion on or explains sb/sth议论,评论v to move along the ground on your hands and knees,especially because you are looking for sth爬行,匍匐adj very unpleasant and filling you with horror,usual
49、ly because it is connected with death or injury 令人厌恶,恐怖,可怕v to frighten sb 惊吓,使害怕,使恐惧backUnit 7Ultimate Challenge第37页routescenerybreathtakingultimateadventuren a way that you follow to get from one place to another路线,路途n U the natural features of an area,such as mountains,valleys,rivers and forests,
50、when you are thinking about them being attractive to look at风景,景色,风光adj very exciting,spectacular非常激感人心,壮观adj most extreme极端n Can unusual,exciting or dangerous experience,journey or series of events 冒险,冒险经历,奇遇backUnit 7Ultimate Challenge第38页bondslopeinstruction n C something that forms a connection