SectionⅢLearningaboutLanguage&UsingLanguagesacredadj.宗教的；庄严的；神圣的conceptionn.主意；计划championn.冠军；优胜者politiciann.政客；政治家courageousadj.勇敢的；有胆量的attainvt.达到；获得economicsn.经济学thereforeadv.因此；所以wisdomn.智慧receptionistn.接待员；招待员appreciatevt.感激；欣赏；理解；鉴赏12．amateurn.业余爱好者13．entireadj.全部的；完整的14．accountantn.会计15．salaryn.薪水focuson集中精力于……competein参加……比赛concentrateon专心于……retirefrom从……退休makealiving谋生bidfor投标；竞价initself就其本质而言；本身winthegoldmedal赢得金牌Readthetextquicklyandthenchoosethebestansweraccordingtothetext.WhichofthefollowingordersistrueaboutwhatMichellieJonesdidaccordingtothepassage?A．establishmentofthetriathlon→completingteachingqualification→beginningtoconcentrateontriathlon→winningthesilvermedalB．establishmentofthetriathlon→beginningtoconcentrateontriathlon→completingteachingqualification→winningthesilvermedalC．establishmentofthetriathlon→completingteachingqualification→winningthesilvermedal→beginningtoconcentrateontriathlonD．completingteachingqualification→establishmentofthetriathlon→beginningtoconcentrateontriathlon→winningthesilvermedalWhatdidFuMingxialearnafterherretirementfromdivingafterAtlanta?A．Swimming.B．Politics.C．Economics.D．Triathlon.Whopracticedplayingtheguitarbeforebecomingaprofessionalmarathonswimmer?A．FuMingxia.B．MartinStrel.C．MichellieJones.D．LanceArmstrong.答案：1－3.ACBReadthepassagecarefullyandtellthefollowingstatementsTrue(T)orFalse(F)．Itwasin1988andinAmericathatMichellieJoneshelpedestablishthetriathlon.()FuMingxiawasthefirstwomaninOlympicdivinghistorytowinthreegoldmedals.()In2001，MartinStrelbecamethefirstpersonevertoswimtheentirelengthoftheDanubeRiverinEurope.()答案：1－3.FTF...abouttheirschool’sbidtobreakaGuinnessrecord.……关于他们学校打破吉尼斯纪录的尝试。①Severalfirmshavebidforthecontracttobuildthenewconcerthall.有几家公司投标争取建造新音乐厅的合同。②Shebid$500forthepainting.她出价500美元买这幅画。③Hefailedinhisbidtoreachthesummit.他攀登顶峰但没有成功。[自我探究]bid是动词，意为出价，投标；吩咐；命令；bidsb.(to)dosth.意为命令某人做某事；bidsomemoneyforsth.出价买某物；bid也可以是名词，意为出价，投标；努力，争取。makeabidof出价……makeabidfor出价买；争取makeabidforpower/popularsupport争取权利/大众的支持Hewasanamateurcyclistbeforethe1992OlympicGamesbutturnedprofessionalafterhehadcompetedintheGames.在1992年奥运会之前他是个业余自行车运动员，但在参加完奥运会之后就成为专业的了。①Sheturnedpale.她的脸变白了。②Theweathersuddenlyturnedcoldandwindy.天气突然变得寒冷而多风。③Heturnedcommunist.他成了一名共产主义者。④Shehasturnedteacher.她成了一名老师。[自我探究]turn意为变得，变成，后面可以跟形容词组成系表结构，也可以跟名词作表语，但是，如果是单数名词作表语，名词前不加冠词。turnover翻身；移交turnon打开(水、电、煤气、电器)turnoff关上(水、电、煤气、电器)turnup调大/高(水、电器)；前来，露面turndown调小(水、电器)；拒绝(提议)turnaway拒绝(某人)；打发走turnout(tobe)最后结果是，最终turnin＝handin上交turntosb.转向；向……求助turnagainst反对turninto转变成，把……变成[巧学活用]——用turn的相关词语完成下面小片段Thepartywasalmostover，butJanestilldidn’t(1)________________．Tomwasverydisappointed.Hedidn’tknowwhyJanedidn’t(2)________________hisinvitationifshedidn’twanttocome.He(3)________________thebottlesonthetables，andtheres...
