Choo the best answers according to the text.
1．听故事网站What is the text mainly about?
A．The development of marathon.
B．The origin of marathon.
C．The distance of marathon.
D．The reason why marathon is the ultimate Olympic event.
2．Marathon was regarded as one of the events of the Olympics in honor of __________．
A．the battle in Marathon
B．the victory of the Greeks over the Persians
C．the soldier who devoted his life for his country after a long running
D．the King of England who t the distance of the Marathon
3．Marathon is the final Olympic event becau________．
A．it is the least attractive one
B．it costs the longest time
C．it is the longest distance run
D．it is regarded as the hardest one
4．Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．The fixed distance of the Marathon is 40km.
B．The distance of Marathon and Athens is 42km.
C．The Italian runner was the winner in 1908 becau he fell off.
D．There are many Marathons every year around the world.
5．When the leader run for the last meters, the crowd ri to their feet to shout and cheer, from which we can infer________．
A．Marathon is welcomed and liked by people
B．there are many people watching the event
armed and gorgeous
C．people enjoy the last moment of the event
D．Marathon is very exciting
6．Who can be the runner of Marathon?
A．The strongest ones.
B．The athletes with gifts.
C．Most people who are trained for it.
D．The ones with strong will.
答案：1～6 ACDDAC
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．I think Alice has lots of good qualities (品德) in addition to being very beautiful, so I want to marry her.
2．It's reported that workers in the capital are protesting (purpoly抗议) against a high rate of une
mployment.
3．The ultimate (最后的) result of the football game between China and Japan is 2∶1.
4．How did he score (得分) in the 1972 World Cup final?
5．Their 2－1 victory (胜利) over the Australians was completely unexpected.
Ⅱ.根据汉语意思及词性写出下面单词
1．champion_n．冠军→championshipstake n．冠军地位；锦标赛
2．declare vt.宣布→declaration n．宣言；声明
3．competitor n．竞争者；对手→compete vi.竞争→competitive adj.竞争的→competition n．竞赛；比赛
4．dramatically adv.戏剧性地→drama_n. 戏剧→dramatical adj.急剧的；戏剧的
5._final_n．决赛 adj.最终的→finally adv. 最后，终于
6．tough adj.费力的；棘手的；困难的→toughen vt.使……坚韧
[巧记单词]
词根 | 词形变化 | 构词点拨 |
champion | championship | 名词加-ship构成名词 |
tough | toughen | 形容词加-en构成动词 |
| | |
Ⅲ.根据汉语意思补全短语
1．vote for 投票赞成
2．after all 终究；毕竟
3．of_all time 有史以来
4．not the point 不是问题的关键
5．So what?save 程门立雪的故事那又怎么样呢？
6．up to sb. 由某人决定
7．ri to one's feet 站起身
8．according to 根据；按照apply
9．at first 起初
10．pick sb. up 把某人扶起来
1．[教材原句]He isn't as famous as the others.
他没有其他人出名。
[句型点拨]not as/so＋原级＋as“……不如……”。
我爱你的西班牙语
[佳句赏析]他不如他的朋友勇敢。
He isn't as/so brave as his friends.
2．[教材原句]But perhaps one of the most beautiful and extraordinary marathons ever is the Great Wall Marathon, which most competitors find is the toughest cour to run.
但是也许最精彩、最特别的马拉松比赛之一就是长城马拉松了，大部分参赛者都认为它有最难跑的跑道。
[句型点拨]most competitors find为插入语。
[佳句赏析]这些男孩到了一个与世隔绝的岛，他们相信，岛上的某个地方藏有许多宝藏。
The boys reached an island parated from the outside world, where they believed lots of treasure was hidden somewhere.
3．[教材原句]The marathon is the final Olympic event becau it is thought to be the hardest.
马拉松是奥运会的最后一项赛事，因为它被看作是最艰难的项目。
[句型点拨]sb./sth.雅思教材哪个好＋be＋过去分词＋to ...。
[佳句赏析]据报道那项工程已经完成。
小孩子早期教育The project is reported to have been completed already.
据报道那项工程已经完成。
Marathon: the Ultimate Olympic Event
The final event in the Olympics is the marathon. It is also usually the most exciting. As the leader comes into the stadium to run the last few metres of the 42-kilometre race, the crowd ris to its feet to shout and cheer. The name of the race comes from a battle in Ancient Greece. According to the story, a soldier ran from the scene of the battle, Marathon, to Athens, to bring the news of a Greek victory against the Persians. He died just after arriving.
