1、单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,U7大学英语基础教程答案第7单元,Accept the challenges,so you may feel the exhilaration of victory,.,-,Patton,接受挑战,你就可以感受成功的快乐。,-巴顿,George S.Patton(1885-1945)one of the greatest military figures in history.,back,Unit 7,Ultimate
2、Challenge,Preview,Nowadays,more and more people are taking part in some risky activities called extreme sports.What makes extreme sports so popular?Loving to risk is perhaps one of the reasons.Maybe,human beings never stop trying to challenge themselves.,In Text A,the writer informs us about bungee
3、jumping.Text B tells us some basic knowledge of rock climbing.,Unit 7,Ultimate Challenge,back,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,common,motor racing,skille
4、d,practice,while,watching,Unit 7,Ultimate Challenge,Lead-in Listening,back,Tom:,Are extreme sports _ in your country?,Bob:,Theyre not very popular.Only a small _ of people actually do them.,Many people _watching them on TV.Theres a very popular TV program,each week,which is about_ sports and the peo
5、ple who participate,in them.,Tom:,Which sports are usually featured in the program?,Bob:,Bungee jumping,skydiving,and cliff diving are the most _,but there,are other kinds of sports,such as _ and skateboarding.,Tom:,I think that the people who do skateboarding are very _.It must,take a lot of _ to s
6、tay on the skateboard _ doing so many jumps,and turns.,Bob:,The kids who do it are so young.Well,its better for them than sitting at home,_ TV all day!,Lead-in Listening,Unit 7,Ultimate Challenge,popular,number,enjoy,extreme,common,motor racing,skilled,practice,while,watching,back,Starting a Convers
7、ation,Read the following conversation and pay attention to what the speakers say.,Mary:,Hi,Jack,How was your vacation?,Jack:,Awesome.We went to Australia and New Zealand.,Mary:,That must have been wonderful.Tell me something interesting.,Jack:,Well,we went bungee jumping while in Australia.,Mary:,Wo
8、w!Isnt that dangerous?,Jack:,A little,but the rush was worth it.,Mary:,Tell me about it.,Jack:,We had jumped off a bridge and fallen 500 feet before the bungee cord,caught us.,Mary:,500 feet!I would never be able to do that.,Jack:,Yeah.It was scary,but exhilarating.,Unit 7,Ultimate Challenge,Communi
9、cative Activity,back,Oral practice,Talk about extreme sports with the classmates sitting around you.You may use the following tips to help you.,Im sorry I missed it/couldnt go/was away for the weekend.,We climbed up/fell off a 300-foot cliff.,It was a very difficult climb because there are not many
10、places to put your hands and feet,It is a very high cliff/the weather is very bad there this time of year.,We went bungee jumping/rock climbing/hiking when we were in,We had jumped off a bridge and fallen/dropped 500 feet before the bungee cord caught us.,It was scary/frightening/terrifying,but exhi
11、larating/exciting/a real rush.,I am going for a hike/a drive/a bike ride in,Unit 7,Ultimate Challenge,back,Pre-reading questions,1.What kind of life do you prefer,an exciting one or a peaceful one?Why?,2.Whats your opinion of bungee jumping?Do you want to have a try?,Unit 7,Ultimate Challenge,Text A
12、Unit 7,Ultimate Challenge,Bunge Jumping,Passage,New Words,Expressions,and Phrases,Exercises,back,Bungee Jumping,Anyone can do it.You climb a high tower or,crane,.Or perhaps you go up in a hot-air balloon.Someone,attaches,a thick rubber band around your ankles.Then you,leap,out into the wild blue,yo
13、nder,.Your body,plunges,toward the earth below.Then,at the last moment,the rubber band stops you.This is not your day to die.,The sport is called bungee jumping.It,originated,in the south Pacific island of Vanuatu with the natives performing it as part of their manhood,ritual,leaping from bamboo tow
14、ers with only vines,tied to,their ankles.,参考译文,Unit 7,Ultimate Challenge,back,本页,录音,全文录音,Modern bungee jumping began in England on April Fools Day,1979.The members of the Oxford Dangerous Sports Club were looking for a new,thrill,.So the men climbed up a high bridge,tied rubber,cords,to their ankles
15、and jumped.,But it was a man from New Zealand who made bungee jumping a big sport.His name was Alan John Hackett.Hackett was quite a dare devil.He had once jumped off the Eiffel Tower in Paris,France.Then,in 1988,he wanted to give others a chance to try bungee jumping.At that time,though,the sport
16、was,illegal,.So Hackett made a deal with New Zealand police.Using his own money,he would,fix up,a bridge over a river,gorge,.In return,the police would let him open a legal bungee jumping center on the bridge.,参考译文,Unit 7,Ultimate Challenge,back,本页录音,全文录音,The center was a huge success.Hackett gave e
17、ach jumper a special T-shirt.Everyone wanted one of those shirts.And since the only way to get one was to make a jump,more and more people agreed to do it.Some jumpers did wild things.They asked to jump with an extra-long cord.That way they would,dip,into the river before the cord pulled them back.O
18、ne man put shampoo on his head.When he,bounced,up out of the water,he was washing his hair!,参考译文,Unit 7,Ultimate Challenge,back,本页录音,全文录音,There is,of course,real danger.In 1989,two French jumpers died when their cords broke.A third died when he,slammed,into a tower.But for many,the danger just,adds
19、to,the excitement.Besides,bungee jumpers dont talk about the tragedies.They talk about the,triumphs,.They talk about facing their fears.And they talk about the joy of the fall itself.During a jump,a person hits speeds of 60 miles an hour.Then,when the cord,tightens,the jumper,springs,back up into th
20、e air like a rocket.For a short time,he or she is a kind of human yo-yo,bouncing up and down in the breeze.When the cord loses its bounce,the ride is over.,参考译文,Unit 7,Ultimate Challenge,back,本页录音,全文录音,Jumpers feel both happy and,relieved,when its over.Most laugh and smile as they are unhooked from
21、the cord.“Hey,look at me!I did it!”many of them shout.Maybe someday youll decide to have a try and share that joy.,参考译文,Unit 7,Ultimate Challenge,back,本页录音,全文录音,crane,attach,band,yonder,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 fast
22、en 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 over there,那里的,那边的,Unit 7,Ultimate Challenge,back,plunge,vine,cord,illegal,gorge,v to move or make sb/sth move suddenly forwards and/or downwards,使
23、突然前冲或下落,n any climbing plant with long thin stems,藤,藤蔓,n,C,U,strong thick string or thin rope,(结实的)粗线,adj not allowed by the law,非法的,不合法的,n a deep narrow valley with steep sides,峡谷,Unit 7,Ultimate Challenge,back,dip,bounce,slam,spring,relieved,v to put sth quickly into a liquid and take it out again
24、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 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 fe
25、eling happy because sth unpleasant has stopped or has not happened,感到宽慰的,显得开心的,back,Unit 7,Ultimate Challenge,Expressions and Phrases,tie sth to sth,fix sth up,add to sth,slam into,to connect 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,am
26、ount,etc,使(数量)增加,使(规 模)扩大,back,Unit 7,Ultimate Challenge,to 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,Getting the Message,Developing Your Vocabulary,Recognizing Main Ideas,Trying the Translation,Organizing Your Ideas,Beyond the Reading,back,Unit 7,Ult
27、imate Challenge,Exercises,I.Getting the Message,Direction:Choose the best answer to each question with the information from Text A.,1.Members of the Oxford Dangerous Sports Club_.,A.made their famous dive in Vanuatu,B.jumped from London Bridge,C.started bungee jumping on April 1,1979,D.tied cords ma
28、de of vines to their ankles and jumped,2.Bungee promoter Alan John Hackett was from _.,A.New Zealand B.the Islands of Vanuatu,C.England D.France,A,back,Unit 7,Ultimate Challenge,C,3.To get Hacketts special T-shirts,people jumped _.,A.off a bridge B.off the Eiffel Tower,C.out of a hot-air balloon D.o
29、ff a crane,4.The authors purpose in writing Bungee Jumping is _.,A.to inform the reader about bungee jumping,B.to encourage the reader to try bungee jumping,C.to express an opinion against bungee jumping,D.to let the reader know about Alan John Hackett,A,B,back,Unit 7,Ultimate Challenge,5.How is“Bun
30、gee Jumping”related to the theme of Extreme Sports?,A.Bungee jumping is popular around the world today.,B.Bungee jumping is an unusual sport that demands a special,willingness to take risks.,C.Bungee jumping is an old sport.,D.Modern bungee jumping began on April 1st,1979.,B,back,Unit 7,Ultimate Cha
31、llenge,II.Developing Your Vocabulary,Section A,Direction:Choose the words from Text A to complete the following sentences with their correct forms.The first letter has been given.,1.A copy of my resume is a_ to this letter.,2.Many Christmas traditions o_ in Germany.,3.The books helped r_ the boredom
32、 of waiting.,4.Henry s_ the phone down angrily.,5.The ball b_ off the post and into the goal.,6.All the computers in the office are h_together.,ttached,riginated,elieve,lammed,ounced,ooked,back,Unit 7,Ultimate Challenge,Section B,Direction:Complete the following sentences with the proper phrases fro
33、m Text A.,1.Her horse was _ a tree.,2.I don think Ill be good at tennis,but Ill _.,3.Do you want to _ your name _ the list?,4.She gave us food and clothing and asked for nothing _.,5.All 155 passengers died instantly when the plane _ the,mountain.,6.The company had _ Microsoft to market its products
34、to,made a deal with,add,back,Unit 7,Ultimate Challenge,have a try,tied to,in return,slammed into,III.Recognizing Main Ideas,Direction:The following is a brief summary of the text.Fill in the blanks with a word or phrase that best completes the passage.You may change the form if necessary.,Anyone ca
35、n _1_.Bungee jumping _2_ in the country of Vanuatu where people leaped from bamboo towers with vines _3_ to their ankles.Modern bungee jumping began in England on April Fools Day,1979.But it was a man _4_ Alan John Hackett from New Zealand who made bungee jumping a sport.,2.,originated,3.,tied,back,
36、Unit 7,Ultimate Challenge,1.,have a try,4.,named,have a try originate tie name,tragedy triumph relieve unhook,However,it is of real danger.Some jumpers died in this sport.Jumpers dont talk about the _5_ but the _6_.They talk about the joy of the fall itself.They feel both happy and _7_ when they fin
37、ish it Most of the jumpers laugh as they are _8_ from the cord.Perhaps someday you will have a jump and enjoy the excitement of it.,5.tragedies,6.triumphs,7.relieved,8.unhooked,back,Unit 7,Ultimate Challenge,IV.Trying the Translation,Section A,Direction:Translate the following sentences into Chinese
38、1.Modern bungee jumping began in England on April Fools Day 1979.,2.It was a man from New Zealand who made bungee jumping a big sport.,3.The center was a huge success.,4.For many,the danger just adds to the excitement.,5.Maybe someday youll decide to have a try and share that joy.,现代蹦极运动开始于1979年4月
39、1日的英格兰,。,。,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。,back,Unit 7,Ultimate Challenge,也许有一天,你会去跳一下来分享这种快乐。,这个中心取得了巨大成功。,Section B,Direction:Translate the following sentences into English,using the words or phrases in the brackets.,1.获得冠军是伟大的胜利。(triumph),2.试一试,你也许能找到答案。(have a try),3.他总是帮助别人而不求回报。(in ret
40、urn),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),Winning the championship is a great triumph.,Have a tryyou might get the answer.,He is always helping people without expecting anything in return.,Tom sprung out of bed and ran downstairs.,The girl tied a scarf around her neck.,back,Unit 7,Ultimate C
41、hallenge,V.Organizing your ideas,Direction:Put the following sentences in the proper order so that they make a complete paragraph.,a.Climbing small mountains is hard enough.You need strong ropes,special,boots,and lots of courage.,b.This altitude sickness is no joke.You may die from it.,c.As your bra
42、in becomes starved for oxygen,you may find yourself getting,dizzy and confused.,d.The higher you go,the thinner the air gets and there is barely enough,oxygen in the air to keep you alive.,e.But climbing the worlds highest mountains is even tougher.,f.Your nose might start to bleed.You might feel si
43、ck to your stomach.,a e d c f b,back,Unit 7,Ultimate Challenge,VI.Beyond the reading,Some people believe their lives will become quite different in pursuit of such various high-risk sports as skydiving,scuba diving,surfing,rock climbing,snow skiing,water skiing,snowboarding,mountain biking,mountaine
44、ering,bungee jumping,etc.Discuss in groups whether every one has such an instinct:to seek pleasure in something risky.,back,Unit 7,Ultimate Challenge,Text B,back,Unit 7,Ultimate Challenge,Rock Climbing,Passage,New Words,Expressions,and Phrases,Exercises,Pre-reading questions,1.What do you know about
45、 rock climbing?,2.Do you like rock climbing?Why or why not?,Unit 7,Ultimate Challenge,Rock climbing is the sport of climbing up very,steep,rock surfaces.Why go Rock Climbing?The first thing people say about Rock Climbing is:are you nuts?That is too dangerous!But do not let these,comments,stop you ha
46、ving a go.Once you have done it,you will know why so many people,are addicted to,Rock Climbing.,Why the hell would you want to pick up climbing anyway?Theres lots of easier ways to work on those instead of,groveling,through,gruesome,climbs.Youll occasionally rip up your hands and generally hurt vari
47、ous body parts.Occasionally youll,scare,the,wits,out of you.So why do people climb anyway?,参考译文,back,Unit 7,Ultimate Challenge,本页录音,全文录音,Rock Climbing is never boring.There are so many,routes,to climb.When looking for new routes to climb,the climber will,come,across,unexpectedly beautiful,scenery,an
48、d nature.And also keep in mind that once youve reached the top,you have a,breathtaking,view of the surroundings that not many people will see.,Ultimate,Physical Challengeeach day on the rock is an opportunity for you to improve your skills.You should push yourself each time on the rock.Explore new a
49、nd more difficult routes.Depending on your physical ability and on your own level of risk acceptance,you will see that no grade is tough enough.There is also the sense of,adventure,and freedom that most climbers get.The feeling that you are able to go whenever you want and wherever you want is great
50、参考译文,back,Unit 7,Ultimate Challenge,本页录音,全文录音,Climbing is not all about strength anyway.Climbing is all about balance,knowing your body and being able to reposition it in space.Its about creativity,learning to,adapt to,what the rock has to offer.Its a whole-body exercise and though your upper body






