ReadingReadingZhangGuozhengweightliftingLiuXianghurdlingThesepictureshavebeentakenattheendofevents.Howdoyouthinktheparticipantsarefeeling?Givereasons.exultant(狂喜),exciting…12.88OnJuly12,adaybeforehis23rdbirthday,OlympicchampionLiuXiangsenthimselfawonderfulgiftbysettingaworldrecordof12.88secondsinthemen's110-metrehurdlesinLausanne.LuoXuejuanswimmingboxingPre-readinghulahoopingpogostickjumpingdoingjumpingjackssomersaultingstandingonaSwissballdoinglungesAJumpingJackasitiscalledintheUnitedStatesmilitary,isaphysicalexerciseperformedbyjumpingtoapositionwiththelegsspreadwideandthehandstouchingoverheadandthenreturningtoapositionwiththefeettogetherandthearmsatthesides.Moreintensiveversionsincludebendingdownandtouchingthefloorinbetweeneachjump.NowreadaboutamancalledAshritaFurmanwhohasbrokenGuinnessrecordsinalltheseactivities.AsritaFurmanAshritaFurmanhasset187officialGuinnessrecordsoverthepast25yearsandcurrentlyholds82records.Hehassetrecordsinall7continentsandinmorethan30differentcountriesandhehastheofficialrecordfor:“ThemostcurrentGuinnessworldrecordsheldatthesametimebyanindividual,”MarcoFrigatti,HeadofRecords,GuinnessBookofWorldRecords.Quicklyglancethroughthetext.TickthetopicsaboutAshritathattheauthordoesnotcover.□countrieshelikesbest□placeanddateofbirth□hisoccupation□hiseducation□hisfirstGuinnessrecord□physicalskillsneededforevents□numberofrecordsbroken□hisfamilylife□kindsofrecordsbroken□whyhebecameasportsmanSkimthetextandanswerthequestions:①WhoisAshritaFurman?②WhenandwhyheenteredtheGuinnessbookofworldrecords?③WhendidAshritabecomeastudentChinmoy?Newwordsapproximatelyadv.近似地，大约地laughtern.笑，笑声inreality实际上，现实adjustmentn.调整，调节toughadj.强硬的，困难的：顽强的gymnasticallyadv.体操，技能训练extremeadj.极端的，偏激的conventionaladj.习俗的,传统的unfitadj.不适宜的,不太健康的spiritualadj.精神上的marathonn.马拉松urgev.催促,力劝accomplishv.完成,实现motivationn.动机devotionn.热爱,投入souln.灵魂,心灵CarefulreadingFirstlookthroughthequestions:1.WheredoyouthinkAshritalives?PossiblyinNewYork.2.Howolddoyouthinkheis?Hewas16intheearly1970ssohewouldbeinhislate40snow.3.Hashebrokenrecordsinallsevencontinents?Yes.4.WhendidhefirstcomeacrosstheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords?Whenhewasachild.5.A.Whataresomeofthephysicaldifficultieshehasexperiencedwhenwalkingwithabottleofmilkonhishead?Hehastomakefineneckadjustments,andhastorestandeatwiththebottleofmilkonhishead.B.WhataresomeofthephysicaldifficultieshehasexperiencedwhenstandingontopofaSwissball?Heneedsagreatsenseofbalance,andhastostayontopeventhoughhislegsmaystartshaking.平衡感C.Whataresomeofthephysicaldifficultieshehasexperiencedwhensomersaulting?Hehastoovercomedizziness,extremetirednessandpain.D.Whataresomeofthephysicaldifficultieshehasexperiencedwhendoinggymnasticallycorrectlunges?Lungesareextremelyhardonhislegs.6.WhichoneofSriChinmoy’sbeliefsledAshritatoattemptingrecords?Thebeliefthatthereisnolimittopeople’sphysicalabilities.7.WhywasitamazingthatAshritacamethirdinthebicyclemarathonin1978?Hewonthethirdplaceeventhoughhehaddonenotraining.没有限制8.WhydidAshritabelievehecouldaccomplishanythingafterthebicyclemarathon?Becausehecametotheunderstandingthathisbodywasjustaninstrumentofthespiritandthatheseemedtobeabletousehisspirittoaccomplishanything.同位语从句，说明understanding的内容第二个同位语从句的内容。而且必须保留连接词th...
