Unit3AmazingPeople脱口而出Iwillactnow.我现在就付诸行动。Iwillgreetthisdaywithloveinmyheart.我要用全身心的爱迎接今天。Everydoghashisday.凡人皆有得意日。趣味背景The2,000-mileTourdeFrancebikeracerequiresfastspeedandahugeamountofmentalandphysicalendurance（忍耐力）.CyclistandcancersurvivorLanceArmstronghasitall.OnSunday,Armstrongwonarecord-setting7thstraightTourdeFrance,aracethatmanypeplesayisthemostdifficultintheworld.ThefirstTourdeFrancebikeracewasheldin1903.Itistheworld’slargestannualprofessionalsportingevent.Upto200athletesmayenter!Theraceisheldforthreeweeksandisbrokenupintoabout20stages.Eachstageisaone-dayrace.Thetimeittakesforaridertocompleteeachstageisrecorded,andthenallofthetimesareaddedupandthecyclistwiththeleasttimewins.Afteryearsofhardtraining,Armstrongisreadytoleavethesport.“I’mfinished,”Armstrongsaidashewontherace.Histimeforthe3,593kilometers,or2,233miles,was86hours15minutesand2seconds,withanaveragespeedof41.6kilometers(26.8miles)anhour.Forhishardwork,Armstrongwon$500,000,inadditiontoahandsome用心爱心专心bowljustliketheothersixathomeinAustin,Texas.Foryears,ArmstronghasbroughtinternationalattentiontotheTourdeFranceandthesportofcycling.WhenArmstrongwasoneofthebestcyclistsintheworld,hegotcancer.ArmstrongbeatthediseaseandcamebacktowintheTourmoretimesthananyoneelseinhistory.Overtheyears,oneofArmstrong’sclosestcompetitorswasGermany’sJanUllrich,whowontheTourin1997.“Whathedidwasgreat,”Ullrichsaid.“Hedeservedit,”saidUllrich,whofinishedthird.Aftersurvivingcancer,Armstrongcontinuedtofightthedisease.In2004,Armstrong’spopularityandstruggletofightcancerhelpedmakeyellowrubberbracelets（手镯）popular.The“LiveStrong”braceletsaremadebyNiketohelpraisemoneyforcancerthroughtheLanceArmstrongFoundation.Todate,thefoundationhasdonatedmorethan$14milliontocancerresearch.MultipleChoice1.WhatisArmstrong’snationality?A.FrenchB.BritishC.AmericanD.German2.Armstrongiswidelyrespectedforthefollowingreasonsexcept______.A.thathewon7thTourdeFranceB.hisstruggleagainstcancerC.thathehelpstocollectmoneyforcancerresearchD.thathewon$500,000,inadditiontoahandsomebowl3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thesportofcyclingisasportofmentalandphysicalendurance.B.TourdeFrancetakesplaceeveryyear.C.Armstrongisreadytoleavethesportbecausehethinksithopelesstobeatcancer.D.UllrichthinkshighlyofArmstrong.Keys:1-3.CDCPeriodOneWelcometotheUnit目标导航重点词语requirement;biographical;professional;start;invent;earthquakes;用心爱心专心hero常用短语change…for…;wonaNobelPeacePrize;inhistory;haveeffecton必备句型Someamazingpeoplehavechangedourworldforthebetterthroughtheirthoughtsandactions.Beethovenwasoneofthegreatestcomposersofalltime.BollGatesstartedMicrosoft,thebiggestcomputertechnologycompanyintheworld.疑难透视1.句子A：Someamazingpeoplehavechangedourworldforthebetterthroughtheirthoughtsandactions.一些神奇的人物通过他们的想法和行动使我们的世界变得更好.句子B：Doyouthinkthesepeoplehavemadeusefulchangestothewaywelivetoday?你认为这些人对我们今天的生活方式做了有用的改变吗?解析①句子A中的change…forthebetter/worse变好/坏e.g.Theweatherischangingforthebetter.Iwanttochangetheoldcarforanewone.句子B中的makechanges(tosth.)意为“对……作改动”e.g.I’vemadenecessarychangestothestory.Importantchangeshavebeenmadetothelaw.辨析makeachangein…（在……方面）作些变动change…into…把……变成……；换成e.g....
