Module5ThegreatsportspersonalityYaoMing(bornonSeptember12,1980)isaretiredChineseprofessionalbasketballplayerwholastplayedfortheHoustonRocketsoftheNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA).Atthetimeofhisfinalseason,hewasthetallestactiveplayerintheNBA,at2.29m.AfternegotiatingwiththeCBAandtheSharkstosecurehisrelease,YaowasselectedbytheHoustonRocketsasthefirstoverallpickinthe2002NBADraft.YaowasselectedtostartfortheWesternConferenceintheNBAAllStarGameeighttimes,andwasnamedtotheAllNBATeamfivetimes.HereachedtheNBAPlayoffsfourtimes,andtheRocketswonafirstroundseriesinthe2009postseason.However,Yaomissed250regularseasongamesduetofootandankleinjuriesinhisfinalsixseasons.OnJuly20,2011,YaoannouncedhisretirementfrombasketballinapressconferenceinShanghai.ReactingtoYao'sretirement,NBAcommissionerDavidSternsaidYaowasa“bridgebetweenChineseandAmericanfans”andthathehad“awonderfulmixtureoftalent,dedication,humanitarianaspirationsandasenseofhumor”．,[阅读障碍词]negotiatev．协商commissionern．专员，委员dedicationn．奉献；献身精神humanitarianadj.人道主义的aspirationn．强烈的愿望；志向Ⅰ.Matchthewordwithitsmeaning.1．retireA．符号2．performB．背景3．backgroundC．优势；长处4．brandD．保证5．advantageE．商标；牌子6．guaranteeF．具体的；特定的7．purchaseG．设计师8．designerH．退休9．specificI．表现10．symbolJ．购买答案：1～5HIBEC6～10DJGFAⅡ.Writedownthemeaningofphrasesineachsentence.1．Thenumberofpeopleaskingtogothereisontheincrease.正在增加2．Oneoutofsixminersneedsfurtherchecking.六分之一的3．Flowersarechosenfortheirscentaswellastheirlook.不仅……而且4．We'llmakeatripeveniftheweatherisbad.即使5．Awandererwhoisdeterminedtoreachhisdestinationdoesnotfeartherain.决心6．Takeapilleverythreehours.每三小时7．Herosetohisfeetandmadehiswaytothedoor.站起身来8．Hereareafewtipstohelpyoumakeachoice.做出选择9．Organisersexpectupto300,000protesterstojointhemarch.多达10．Shewassuddenlystruckbydizziness,andfellontotheground.摔倒在地Lookatthefollowingpictures,andthentellwhotheyareandwhatkindofsporttheycompetein.①________②________③________④________⑤________答案：①DengYapingtabletennis②Beckhamfootball③YaoMingbasketball④LiuXianghurdles⑤GuoJingjingdivingⅠ.Fastreading1．What'sthemainideaofthepassage?ThepassageismainlyaboutLi_Ning's_achievements_in_gymnastics,business_andhisdream.2．Skimthetextandmatchthemainideawitheachparagraph.①Para.1A．LiNing'snewcareer—abusinessman②Para.2B．LiNingopenedaschoolforgymnasts③Para.3C．LiNing'ssportsclothesareverypopular④Para.4D．LiNing'sgreatachievementsingymnastics⑤Para.5E．LiNing'sclothesarewelcomeintheworld答案：1～5DACEBⅡ.CarefulreadingReadthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.1．WhatmadeLiNingdeterminedtosucceedinhisnewlife?A．Thedesiretostartagymnasticsschool.B．Thesenseoffailureinthe1988SeoulOlympics.C．Thedesiretomakemoremoney.D．Thedeterminationofcompetingwithglobalgiants.2．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A．LiNingwonmorethanfiftypercentoftheinternationalmarketinjustafewsecondsB．LiNing'sclothescameontothemarketatjusttherighttimeC．tenLiNingproductsaresoldperminuteD．LiNingproductssellsuccessfullybothathomeandabroad3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．LiNing'sgoalwastomakelotsofmoney.B．LiNing'sdreamwastowinmoregoldmedals.C．LiNinghelpedyoungpeopletoachievetheirsportingambitions.D．LiNingworkedwiththeUnitedNationsforchildren'srightsandpeace.答案：1～3BDCⅢ.StudyreadingAnalyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.1．Buteventhoughhehadwoneverythingitwaspossibletowininhissport,LiNingretiredwiththefeelingthathehadfailed.[句式分析]主句←LiNingretiredwiththefeeling[尝试翻译]但即使是已经赢得了在自己的体育运动项目上所能赢得的一切，李宁还是带着一种失败的感觉退役了。2．Ifyougointoaschooloruniversityanywhere,thechancesareyouwillseestudentsinLiNingtracksuitswiththefamiliarlogo.[句式分析]这是一个复合句。其中if引导条件状语从句，主句为thechancesare...,youwillsee...为表语从句，表语从句的引导词that在此已省略。[尝试翻译]如果你走进任何一个地方的学校或大学校园，都有可能会看到穿着印有那个熟悉标志的李宁运动服的学生们。3．LikePeleandMuhammadAlibeforehim,whohaveworkedwiththeUnitedNationsforchildren'srightsandpeace,LiNinghasdiscoveredthattheworkofagreatsportsmandoesnotfinishwhenheretiresfromthesport.[句式分析]，，that引导的宾语从句[尝试翻译]在他之前，贝利和穆罕默德·阿里都与联合国协作，为儿童权利及和平而工作。像他们一样，李宁发现当一个杰出的运动员退出体坛时，他的工作并没有结束。
