Unit 1 Breaking records
Period One Reading & Writing
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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Below is a lection about Guinness(吉尼斯) World Records.
Top 6 Unusual Guinness World Records
●Fastest 100 m running on all fours
The 2008 Guinness World Records Day was，according to CWR，their biggest day of record－breaking ever，I－h more than 290.000 people taking put in record attempts in 15 different countries.Kenichi Ito's record attempt was port of this special day.He is just another example of Japane with “super powers”．His “super power” is to run with great speed on all fours.Kenichi Ito ran 100 m on all fours in 18.58 conds.The Japane t thi
s record at Setagaya Kuritsu Sogo Undojyo，Tokyo，in 2008.
●Most people inside a soap bubble
The Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana，Califomia celebrated this year the 15th anniversary of the Bubble (泡泡) Festival.A bubble's math principles and science were prented and demonstrated at the three－week－long exhibition.The intriguing Bubble Show was also part of the program.Fan Yang and Deni Yang impresd the audience with their awesome skills for bubble making.The Yang family cooperated with the Discovery Science Center to t a new Guinness World Record for mow people inside a scup bubble and they succeeded.
The family that has been working with soap bubbles for 27 years created a huge soap bubble and got 118 people inside it.The record was t on.April 4，vba教程2011.
●Longest ears on a dog
A bloodhound from Illinois has the longest ears ever measured a dog.The right ear is 13.
75 inches long and the left one 13.5 inches.The dog named Tigger earned this title in 2004 and is owned by Christina and Bryan Flessner.
Mr.Jeffries is the previous record holder of this title.Each of his ears measured approximately 11.5 inches long.His grandfather ud to hold this amazing world record，but when he died Mr.Jeffries look over.
●Most living generations
Did you ever wonder what is the Guinness World Record for most living generation in one family? Seven is the answer.
The ultimate authority on record－breaking mentions on the website that the youngest great－great－great－great grandparent of this family was Augusta Bung “aged 109 years 97 days，followed by her daughter aged 89，her granddaughter aged 70，her great grand－daughter aged 52，你是那颗星her great－great grand－daughter aged 33 and her great－great－great granddaughter aged 15 on the birth of her great－great－great－great grandson on January 21，1989”．
●Most T shirts worn at once
Believe it or not，there is a record also for this category.Krunoslav Budili t a new world record on May 22，2010 for wearing 245 T－shirts at the same time.The nun from Croatia was officially recognized as the new record bolder by Guinness World Records after he managed to put on 245 different T－shirts in 1ess than two hours..The T－shirts weighted 68 KG and Budili said he began struggling around T－shirt No.120.He dethroned the Swedish Guinness record holder who wore 238 T－shirts.
●Heaviest pumpkin
Guinness World Records confirmed on October 9.2010 that a gigantic pumpkin (南瓜) grown in Wisconcin was officially the world's heaviest.It weighed 1，810 pounds 8 ounces and was unveiled by Chris Stevens at the Stillwater Harvest Festival in Minnesota.Stevens' pumpkin was 85 pounds Javier than the previous re I，another huge pumpkin grown in Ohio.The proud farmer said his cret is a preci of rain，cow mature，good soil，a grass and fish emulsion.Some of the world's heaviest pumpkins，
including the record bolder，were on public display at the Bronx Botanical Gardens in New Yost for a dozen days.
【语篇解读】 能够上吉尼斯纪录是多么了不起的事情！那我们就来了解一下吉尼斯世界纪录的前六名吧，看看究竟有什么奇迹发生呢？
1．Why is Kenichi Ito described as a man with a “super power”？
考研村
A．He t a good example to all Japane.
B．He made record attempts in 15 different countries.
C．难开头的成语He t a new record for “Fastest 100 m running on all foursnba艾弗森”．
D．He participated in the 2008 Guinness World Records Day activities.
答案 C
解析 细节理解题。根据第一部分的倒数第二句：His “super power” is to run with great s
peed on all fours.Kenichi Ito ran 100 m on all fours in 18.58 conds.可知答案C符合文意。
2．Jeffries is the name of________．
A．the owner of the dog with the longest ears
B．the grandfather of the dog with the longest care
C．the prent holder of the record for “Longest care on a dog”
D．the former holder of the record for “longest care on a dog”
答案 D
白白操视频解析 细节理解题。根据第三部分的标题Longest ears on a dog和第二段的开头Mr.Jeffries is the previous record holder of this title.可知答案D符合文意。
3．How many T－shirts had Krunoslav Budili put on before he felt it difficult to go on?
A．68. B．120. C．238. D．245.
答案 B
解析 细节理解题。根据第五部分的倒数第二句The T－shirts weighted 68 KG and Budili said he began struggling around T－shirt No.120.可知答案B符合文意。
4．According to the given information，which Guinness World Record was most recently t?
A．The record for “Most people inside a soup bubble”．
B．The record for “Most living generations”．
C．The record for“Most T－shirts worn at once”．
D．The record for “Heaviest pumpkin”．
答案 A
解析 细节理解题。根据文章中讲述的6大吉尼斯世界纪录的时间提示，可以得知 答案A，The record was t or.April 4，2011.是最新的时间，故符合文意。
小椰子树B
One day，Jack threw some papers on my desk.“What's wrong？” I asked.“Next time you want to change anything，ask me first，” he said，and left.I had made just one small change.But it's not that I hadn't been warned.My colleagues had said he was responsible for the resignations of the two previous cretaries.As the weeks went by，I came to look down on Jack.
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