1、Unit 2 The Olympic GamesThe Olympic Games第一学时 Reading and ComprehensionThe Olympic flagOn the Olympic flag，the rings appear on a white background(背景) Pierre de Coubertin，the father of the modern Olympic Games，explains the meaning of the flag：“The Olympic flag has a white background，with five interla
2、ced(交织的；交错的)rings in the centre：blue ，yellow，black，green and red.This design is symbolic(象征的；象征性的 )；it represents(代表；象征) the five continents of the world，united by Olympism，while the six colors are those that appear on all the national flags of the world at the present time.”Combined in this way，the
3、 six colors of the flag， (including the white of the background)represent all nations.At the Olympic Games，the flag is brought into the stadium during the opening ceremony (开幕式) After its arrival，the flag is lifted up the flagpole.It must fly in the stadium during the whole of the Games.When the fla
4、g is lowered at the closing ceremony，it means the end of the Games.Task 1仔细阅读课文“An Interview”，根据课文内容选出最佳答案。1Who can be admitted to the present Olympic Games?AAll the athletes from all over the world.B Athletes from the Greek world.CAthletes who can reach the required standard.DAthletes from the deve
5、loped countries.答案：C2Who could take part in the ancient Olympics in Greece?AGreek nobles.B Greek slaves.CGreek women.DEnglish nobles.答案：A3Which word can best describe Pausanias feeling?ADisappointed.B Angry.CSad.DSurprised.答案：D4We can learn from the text that _Anot all the countries want to host the
6、 OlympicsB the olive wreath can be seen in the modern OlympicsCthe spirit of the Olympics has changed a lot over timeDmore countries can be found in the modern Olympics答案：D5The text mainly talks about _Athe history of the modern OlympicsBwho can take part in the modern OlympicsCwhen and where the mo
7、dern Olympics are heldDthe ancient Olympics and the modern Olympics答案：DTask 2仔细阅读课文“An Interview”，完成下列表格。Topic The Modern OlympicsTwo sets of GamesThe 1.Winter and the Summer Olympics.The former is usually held 2.two years before the latterHow often Every 3.four yearsThe 4.motto Swifter，Higher and 5
8、.Stronger (续上表)Topic The Modern Olympics6.Differences between the ancient and the modern OlympicsNames Events AthletesHost CountriesPrizesThe 7.ancient OlympicsRunning and horse ridingOnly the Greeks.The slaves and women couldnt join GreeceThe 10.olive wreathin it， eitherThe modernOlympicsRunning， s
9、wimming，sailing and all the team sports in the 8.Summer OlympicsAthletes reaching the agreed 9.standard for their eventEvery country in the worldMedalsTask 3根据课文“An Interview”，在下面空格中填上恰当的词语，使文章连贯完整。The Olympic Games are the 1.biggest (big) sports meeting in the world.There are two kinds of Olympic G
10、ames.2.One is the Summer Olympic Games，and the other is the Winter Olympic Games.Both of them are held every four years.All countries can take part 3.if their athletes reach the standard to be 4.admitted (admit) to the games.Women are not only allowed to join in 5.but play a very important role.A sp
11、ecial village is built for the petitors (compete)to live in，including a main reception building，several stadiums for competitions，a gymnasium and seats for audience 7.who watch the games.It is 8.an honour to host the Olympic Games.In addition，to many countries its just as much a competition to host
12、the Olympic Games 9.as to win an Olympic medal.Nowadays the olive wreath 10.has_been_replaced (replace) by medals.But its still all about being able to run faster, jump higher and throw further.一、请将课文“An Interview”翻译成汉语，然后对照助读译文自主勘误助读译文：采 访帕萨尼亚斯是大约 2 000 年前的一位希腊作家，他于 2007 年 3月 18 日作了一次魔幻旅行，来打听当代奥林匹克
13、运动会的情况。现在他正在采访一位 2008 年奥林匹克运动会的志愿者李燕。帕：我叫帕萨尼亚斯。我生活在你们所说的“古希腊” 。我曾经写过很久以前奥林匹克运动会的情况。现在我来到你们这个时代，想了解有关当代奥运会的情况，因为我知道 2004 年奥运会是在我的祖国举行的。我可以问你几个有关现代奥林匹克运动会的问题吗？李：天哪！你真的来自那么久远的年代？当然你可以问你想问的问题。你想知道什么呢？帕：你们的奥运会多久举行一次？李：每四年一次。运动会主要有两种：夏季奥运会和冬季奥运会。这两种奥运会都是四年举行一次。冬季奥运会总是在夏季奥运会的前两年举行。只有达到他们各自项目统一标准的运动员才会被接受参加
14、奥运会。选手可以来自全世界任何一个地方。帕：冬季奥运会？冬天运动员怎么可能赛跑啊？又怎么可能赛马呢？李：噢，不！冬奥会并不包括跑步和骑马比赛，但是却有像滑冰和滑雪这类需要冰雪的比赛项目。所以才叫它冬季奥运会。跑步、游泳、划船和一些团队项目是在夏季运动会上进行。帕：我明白了。你原来说邀请来的运动员来自世界各地。你指的是希腊世界？我们希腊各个城市之间曾经为了赢得荣誉而彼此竞争。别的国家不能参加，奴隶和妇女也不能参加。李：现在只要他们的运动员达到了参赛的标准，任何国家都能参赛。总共有 250 多个项目，每个项目都有自己的标准。妇女不仅允许参加，而且她们还在体操、竞技和团队等比赛项目中起着非常重要的作
15、用帕：请等一下！所有这么多项目，这么多国家，甚至妇女也都参加！所有这些参赛的人住在哪里呢？李：每届奥运会都有一个特殊的村庄(奥运村) 供参赛的人住，一个主要的接待大楼，好几个供比赛用的体育场，还有一个室内体育馆。帕：那听起来要花很多钱吧。会有人想承办奥运会吗？李：事实上，每个国家都想抓住这个机会。被选中不仅要承担巨大的责任同时也享有极大的荣誉。国与国之间争取奥运会承办权的竞争就跟争夺奥运奖牌一样的激烈。2008 年的奥运将会在中国的北京举行，你知道吗？帕：知道！你们一定很自豪。李：当然。那么 2012 年的奥运将会在伦敦举行。他们现在已开始筹划。在伦敦的东部将为运动员建立一个新的奥运村和所有的
16、运动场。当然还会设计新的奖牌帕：你刚才说奖牌是吗？就连橄榄枝花环也被取代了！天哪，你们也为奖金而竞赛吗？李：不，不是的。仍然是为了能够跑得更快，跳得更高，掷得更远。你知道，奥运会的口号就是“更快，更高，更强” 。帕：这是个好消息。很有趣！占用了你的时间，非常感谢。,二、课文精选段落背诵(请注意介词的使用)An InterviewPausanias，who was a Greek writer about 2，000 years ago，has come on a magical journey on March 18th，2007 to find out about the presentda
17、y Olympic Games.He is now interviewing Li Yan，a volunteer for the 2008 Olympic Games.My name is Pausanias.I lived in what you call “Ancient Greece” and I used to write about_the Olympic Games a long time ago.Ive come to your time to find out about the presentday Olympic Games because I know that in 2004 they were held in my homeland.May I ask you some questions about the modern Olympics?记录空间：
