BreakingrecordsUnit1返回目录英语选修9单元话题链接GettingintotheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsIn1951,thethendirectoroftheGuinnessBrewery,SirHughBeaver,wantedtosettleanargumentaboutthefastestbirdinEurope.Aftertalkingtohisfriends,heconcludedthatabookwhichansweredsuchquestionsmightbepopular.TheGuinnessCompanyhiredtwoEnglishmentowritewhatlaterbecametheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords.Thefirsteditionwaspublishedin1955andhasbeenabestsellereversince.返回目录英语选修9Morethan60,000newrecordsaresentinthebookeachyear,buttheycannotallbeprinted.Instead,theeditorsofthebooksetdowntherecordsandkeeptrackoftheminotherways.Therecordsareputintodifferentcategories.返回目录英语选修9TherearemanyChineserecords.Forexample,Tian'anmenSquareisthelargestsquareintheworldwithanareaofabout40hectares.ChinahasthegreatestnumberofhospitalsintheworldandUrumqiisthemostremotecityfromthesea—itis2,500kilometersfromthenearestcoast.ManyoftherecordsintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordscomefromtheworldofsports.Amongthebrilliantathleticachievements,afewrecordsstandoutbecauseofthemovinglifestoriesbehindthem.返回目录英语选修9Whyarepeoplesointerestedinworldrecords?PartofthereasonforourinterestisprobablythesamecuriositythatledSirHughtowritetheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsinthefirstplace.Wewanttoknowwhatispossibleandfindoutjusthowfarwecanpushourselves.Clearly,wearealsoentertainedbyaccountsofstrangeandunusualdeedsandfacts.Whetherweareouttosetanewrecordourselvesorsimplyenjoyreadingaboutchampions,theGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsmakesforinterestingreading.PeriodⅠWarmingUpandReading课前教材预案目录Contents返回目录英语选修9课前教材预案[基础自测]Ⅰ.重点单词1．_______________adj.近似的；大概的→_________________adv.近似地；大约地2．________________adj.习俗的；传统的→______________n．集合；习俗；惯例3．____________n．笑；笑声→_________v．&n．大笑；嘲笑approximateapproximatelyconventionalconventionlaughterlaugh返回目录英语选修94．______________n．调整；调节→__________v．调整；调节5．___________adj.极端的；偏激的→_____________adv.极端地；非常6．_____________vt.使着迷；入迷→_______________adj.迷人的→_______________n．魅力7．______________n．沉思；冥想→____________v．冥思；策划；谋划adjustmentadjustextremeextremelyfascinatefascinatingfascinationmeditationmeditate返回目录英语选修98．________n．推动力；激励；驱策vt.催促；力劝vi.强烈要求；极力主张→__________adj.紧急的；紧迫的→___________n．紧急9．______________vt.完成；实现→__________________n．完成；成就10．______________n．动机→____________v．激励；激发11．_______vt.&vi.出价；投标n．出价；投标→_________(过去式)→_________(过去分词)urgeurgenturgencyaccomplishaccomplishmentmotivationmotivatebidbade/bidbidden/bid返回目录英语选修912．____________n．冠军；优胜者→________________n．冠军称号13．_____________n．经济学→______________adj.节俭的→____________adj.经济的14．__________adj.全部的；完整的→____________adv.完全地15．__________vt.达到；获得→______________n．到达；完成championchampionshipeconomicseconomicaleconomicentireentirelyattainattainment返回目录英语选修9Ⅱ.重点短语1．______reality事实上；现实意义上的2．ahead______在……之前；优于……3．concentrate______全神贯注于……；集中注意力于……4．retire________从……退休5．haveapassion_______热爱……inofonfromfor返回目录英语选修9Ⅲ.重点句型1．_________(虽然)theseactivitiesmightseemchildishandcauselaughterratherthanrespect,inrealitytheyrequirea...
