1、第 1 页 共 10 页人教英语选修 9Unit11.P3Ex.1 横排： 3、6、7、8、9 2.P3Ex.21. The text doesnt say where he lives now but it is possible he lives in New York because we know that he lived there when he was a teenager and that he took part in a bicycle marathon there in 1978.2. He was 16 in the early 1970s so he would b
2、e in his late 40s now.3. Yes.4. When he was a child.5. A. He has to make fine neck adjustments, and has to rest and eat with the bottle of milk on his head.B. He needs a great sense of balance, and has to stay on top even though his legs may start shaking.C. He has to overcome dizziness, extreme tir
3、edness and pain. During the process, he is permitted to rest for only five minutes in every hour and stop briefly to vomit.D. Lunges are very hard on his legs.6. There is no limit to peoples physical abilities.7. He had done no training.8. He believed that because he had done no training, it must ha
4、ve been his spirit that made him come third, and so after the bicycle marathon he believed that he could accomplish anything by using his spirit, and his body was just an instrument of the spirit. He believed there is no physical limitation.9. When he feels like giving up, he goes deep within himsel
5、f and connects with his soul and his teacher to keep on. 3. P4Ex.1竖列： approximate approximation adjust adjustment adjustableaccomplishment accomplisheddevote devoted/ingmotivate motived/ing1devoted 2approximate 3accomplishment4motivate 5adjusted 4. P5Ex.21usualconventional 2severetough 3sacredspirit
6、ual 4spiritsoul 5hardtough 6beggedurged7truthreality 5. P6Ex.216 25 31 49 58 6(A)2（B）-10 7(A)3(B)7 841. 担忧从来不会给人带来任何好处。2 两人智慧胜一人。3 那些不从历史汲取教训的人注定要重蹈覆辙。4 带着希望旅行（的过程）远胜于到达目的地（那一刻） 。5 没有计划就是计划失败。6 会问问题的人当五分钟的傻子；从不提问的人则当一辈子的傻子。7 智者知而不言，愚者言其不知。8 覆水难收。 6. P6Ex.1 362514 7. P6Ex.21The most bodies painted at
7、 the same time.2They were looking at the records set by groups of people in a book of Guinness World Records.3They cant paint just one symbol on each body. Everyone has to be painted from head to toe with a design approved by the Guinness organization.4It needed another two months.5 Parents and loca
8、l businesses are going to support them.6. 1) It would be great fun.2) It would create a bit of school spirit.3) It would bring people in the local community together.4) When they are old, theyll be able to tell their grandchildren what they did.8. P6Ex.3 横排编号： 9-1-7 9. P9Ex.11 Lance Armstrong1999,20
9、03Francefastest average speed, Tour de France ( five times )2 Michellie Jones1992, 1993( not stated )International Triathlon Union World Champion3 Fu Mingxia1991, 1992, 1996, 2000Australia, Barcelona ( Spain), Atlanta (America), Sydney (Australia)youngest female to win the wimens world title for pla
10、tform diving; youngest Olympic diving champion of all time; first woman in Olympic diving history to win four gold medals4 Martin Strel2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004the Danube River in Europe; the Mississippi River in USA; the Parana River in South America; the Changjiang River in 第 2 页 共 10 页ChinaFir
11、st person to swim the entire length of the Danube River; longest time for nonstop swimming; swimming the greatest distance; first man to swim the length of the Parana River; swimming the length of the dangerous Changjiang River 10. P9Ex.21. Fu Mingxia2. Lance Armstrong, Fu Mingxia3. Lance Armstrong,
12、 Michellie Jones, Martin Strel4. Lance Armstrong, because he overcame cancer and then had the courage to return to racing.5. Courage, determination, ambition, vision, passion, focus, concentration, belief in himself / herself, perseverance, etc. 11. P9Ex.31Martin Strel 2Michellie Jones3Lance Armstro
13、ng 4Fu Mingxia 12.Workbook（ P51Ex.1） 1C2B3A4B5D6C 13. P51Ex.31. The Nile It is in North and East Africa. Its 6,695 kilometers long, it is about 300 kilometers longer than the Yangtze.2. The Caspian Sea It has an area of 371,800 Square kilometers. Its a saltwater lake. The Caspian Sea is about four o
14、r five times larger in area than the second largest lake (Lake Superior in North America which is the largest freshwater lake).3. The Pacific Ocean It represents 45.9% of the worlds oceans.4. Mt Quomolangma It is in the Himalayas. Its 8,844 meters high. It was formed 60 million years ago. The Nepale
15、se call it “Sagarmatha” which means “goddess of the sky”.5. The Blue Whale An adult grows up to 35 meters long and weighs up to 130 tones. It is much larger than the largest land mammal which is the African elephant ( One African elephant specimen was 3.96 meters tall and weighed over 12 tones ).6.
16、The cheetah It can run at 100 kilometers an hour on level ground. But it can run at this speed only over a short distance 14. P52Ex.1 1appreciation 2conception 3wisdom 4regrets 15. P53Ex.21marathon 2bid 3champion 4conventional 5virtue 6accomplish 7reality 8amateur 9profile 10wage 11struggle 12unfit
17、16. P53Ex.113 25 37 46 54 68 71 82 17. P54Ex.31. The peaceful atmosphere of the mountains is the thing I love the most.2. Participating in a competition gives me a great feeling of accomplishment.3. Speaking on the phone for hours is not something I can understand.4. To compete at the Olympics is my
18、 dream.5. What she did for the school was greatly appreciated by the students and staff. 18. P54Ex.1A Cake could be record breakerB Biggest porker everC Man of many facesD Worlds oldest man diesE Chinas year of recordsF Elephants armour unique 19. P55Ex.2A the biggest pigB the largest strawberry cak
19、eD 1the largest afforestation project2the fastest commercial maglev train3the longest continuous motorcycle ride with the rider standing on the seat without touching the handlebarsE changing masks 14 times in 24 seconds ( that is, the fastest mask-changing)F the oldest man alive 20. P55Ex.3 1F2T3T4T
20、5F6F 21. P56Ex.4A biggest pig Natural worldB largest suit of armour History and societyC biggest strawberry cake Amazing featsD 1largest afforestation project National world2fastest commercial maglev train Travel and transport also Science and technology3longest continuous motorcycle ride with the r
21、iderstanding on the seat without touching the handlebars Sports and gamesE fastest mask-changing Arts and mediaF oldest man alive Human body 22. 第 3 页 共 10 页P56Ex.2 1F2B3D4A5E6C 23. P57Ex.3Dos1. Choose a category from the Guinness Book.2. Choose a category that others will be interested in challengi
22、ng.3. Contact the Guinness office before going ahead with your record attempt.4. Train for your event, build up your training slowly.5. Do a trial run.6. When you are trying for a record and you have a problem, try and fix or work with the problem.7. Ask some friends to go with you to encourage your
23、 efforts and to offer advice.8. Make sure you have proof of your new record.Donts:1. Dont choose something unless youre certain its a category.2. Dont train too quickly.3. When you are trying for a record, if something goes wrong, dont give up. Unit21（ P14Ex.1）1BA2. Speed and time are important in f
24、inding out the longitude of a ship because the earth moves fifteen degrees westwards every hour. If you know your direction, speed and time, you can work out the approximate longitude or change in your position in relation to the stars.3. The position of the sun and stars are useful for working out
25、latitude because they are fixed points in the sky and their movements in relation to the earth are already known. So they can be used to measure a ships position. P14Ex.42. fresh seaweed, nesting birds returning home in the evening or fog.3. sea currents or tides and winds4. 1 measuring time and spe
26、ed2 compass and complicated mathematical tables5. to compare the height of the sun now with the position of the sun at midday.to compare the position of the ship in relation to some stars or the sun.a more precise form of the astrolabe, to measure how high stars are above the horizon, and compare th
27、at measurement with previous measurements(using the ship as one of the fixed points to find its position).an updated version of the quadrant and so it was more accurate, to measure the angle between two fixed points outside the ship (using two mirrors to find the ships position). 3. P15Ex.11overhead
28、2offshore3alongside4simplified; minimum5voyage; seamen 4. P15Ex.2横排：1nowhere2download3outward4reliable5seaweed6shortcoming 5. P16Ex.41reference2voyage3mercy4outward5awkward6accelerated7precise8approximate9nowhere10seaweed11randomly12alongside 6. P19Ex.1横排：2、3、4、5、6、7、8、10 7. P19Ex.2Norway Watched bi
29、rds to find landPacific Studied the waves of the ocean 8. P19Ex.31. Vikings used to prefer to sail following the coastline so they could check that they were on the correct route.2. Vikings used birds, and natural features like mountains, to direct their ships. 9.Workbook 练习答案（ P59Ex.2）1Calicut2Cham
30、pa3Sumatra4Hormuz5Aden6Mogadishu 10. P59Ex.31. No reports of other navigators for this period have survived.2. It was written in documents.3. The writers mention it in the books.4. He made seven voyages and visited more than thirty countries.5. Zheng He remarks how much the foreign kings liked porce
31、lain and silk.6. 1 He brought a giraffe for the Emperor from Africa.2 He brought scarves of fine gold decorated with pearls and precious stones. P60Ex.4第 4 页 共 10 页1. he sent Zheng He with a large fleet of ships to visit new places in neghbouring countries.2. he put up a pillar describing all his ac
32、hievements.3. that they would believe that he really had achieved great things and gone to many foreign countries.4. they described him as being eight feet tall. 12. P61Ex.11dusk2departure3tension4accelerated5hardship 13. P61Ex.21portable2compulsory3survival4foreseen5dilemma6Starvation7thirst8psycho
33、logically9parcel10crew11jaws of death12incident P62Ex.31. I have gradually accepted/got used to the routine at school now that I am in the advanced class and can make my own study plan.2. The drawback of using that girl for the advertising was her square jaw which made her look unfriendly.3. Mathema
34、tics is a subject which demands precise and accurate.4. In the park I saw a small boy holding the string of a kite overhead, which was rising and falling at the mercy of the wind.5. That explorer wanted to secure his place in history by being the first man to reach the South Pole.6. Mr. Wang made a
35、deposit into the bank every month to save for a flat so that he could fullfil his responsibility to his family. 15. P62Ex.1arose2can be found3floats4made5had reached6was7found8had used9proved10was11had been travelling12stated13had14reached15declared16seemed17refused18was19disappeared20may21are22will
36、 be living23is solved 16. P63Ex.1142597683 17. P63Ex.21. The story could not be true because:A whale would not remain still long enough for trees to grow on its back;Sea horses do not have the build or size of real horses;Sea horses cannot be used to produce stronger horses than real horses.2. The i
37、deas of the students may vary. The most important thing is to make they have a reason for their ideas.3. These aspects of animal behavior are not true.Whales resting so long on the surface of the ocean.Whales have to keep returning to the surface of the sea to breathe but then must return under the
38、water to keep their skin wet. It would be impossible for a whale to remain on the water so long that soil accumulated and trees grew there.Sea horses being able to live and move on land and in the sea. Sea horses are small creatures made of shell or bone and about the size of a hand. They have no le
39、gs but move along by pushing their tail up and down and curling it up between pushes. Their heads resemble the knights of chessmen sets.Sea horses cannot breed with land horses to produce stronger land horses.4. The coincidence was that Sindbad met some people from his home. He wanted to go home, an
40、d they were looking for him. 18. P64Ex.1Baghdadfictionon an unknown islandSindbad is left behind by the ship, sees a bird and ties himself to its leg to escape.on a high hillSindad unties himself and sees the hill is covered in diamonds. Unit31（ P24Ex.1）1. The south-eastern coastal area of Australia
41、.2. Canberra.3. 20 million.4. 26 January.5. 4,352 kilometers.6. 14.7. A few coastal areas.8. Most people do not climb Ayers Rock out of respect for the Aboriginal people who consider the rock to be sacred.9. Cradle Mountain National Park and Uluru. P24Ex.11migrants/citizens2nations/backgrounds3citiz
42、ens第 5 页 共 10 页4Aboriginal5backgrounds/nations/homelands6respect7tolerance8nation 3. P25Ex.2Dictionary definition:1a person who goes from one place to live in another(also immigrant)2enough3put seed in the ground so they will grow4difficult or unpleasant conditions of life5an unmarried male6communic
43、ate by writing7to need to pay or give(something) to (someone) because they given or lent (something) to you or have done (something)for you 4. P26Ex.11a good jumper2out of his enclosure3to build an even higher barrier4disappointing5in his enclosure6over forty meters high7a good question8theyll just
44、keep going higher until somebody remembers to shut the gate at night 5. P26Ex.21to be shrinking2the wrong kind of meat for a barbecue3to cook it very slowly4strange5rotten6steak7what8in the bottom of the fridge9the dogs meat10sure P26Ex.21. Wei Ping is worried about the snakes.2. No, Bob is not worr
45、ied because he does not believe they are likely to see any and he knows what precautions to take against being bitten.3. He probably has talked him around because he assured Wei Ping that there was very little danger. Also the fact that Wei Ping summarized the advice Bob gave him suggests that he ha
46、s accepted Bobs assurances. 7. P27Ex.31snake2boots and long trousers3noise4do not move5avoid walking 8. P28Ex.21. 115 different kinds of snake and most of the 2,000 different kinds of spider. Only a few spiders and snakes are capable of killing humans.2. Most jellyfish can cause severe pain to anyon
47、e who touches them but only the box jellyfish can kill a human.3. 160 different kinds of shark but only 2 or 3 kinds are likely to attack humans.4. The saltwater crocodile. 9.Workbook 练习答案（ P67Ex.2）1Surf lifesaving boat2Nappers marching3Surf board rescue and flag4Surfer5Rescue boat6Nippers and flag
48、. P67Ex.31. Tasmania.2. He likes to surf.3. It costs nothing. Surf lifesavers are volunteers, they work for free.4. They are between 7 and 15. They train to be lifesavers and take part in games and competitions.5. He liked to go to parties. P68Ex.11tax2federal3sow4bachelor5via across vinegar6authori
49、ty7nation8owe9highway10ecology11rainfall12policy P69Ex.21with2Out3with4into5from6for P69Ex.31defensive2defend3defence4desperately5desperate6desperation7tolerable8tolerant9tolerance10tolerate11reserved12reservation13reserve14recoverable15recover16recoveryP69Ex.41birthplace2citizen3homeland4heritage5celebrations第 6 页 共 10 页6fortnight P70Ex.11running2finding/to find3painting/to paint4closed5reserved6staying/t
