Unit1TheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordscontainsrecordsofallkinds.Takethequizbelowandseewhetheryoucanguesstheanswers.(m=metrescm=centimetresh=hours)1.Thelowesttemperatureeverrecordedinearthis____.A.-75.4°CB.-89.2°CC.-110.7°C2.Theworld’stallestmanis_______.A.2.35mB.2.45mC.2.55m3.Theyoungestcollegegraduatewas______.A.10yearsoldB.12yearsoldC.14yearsold4.Thelongestbeardis______.A.73cmB.1.83cmC.2.33cm5.Thehighestnumberofgoalsinasoccercareeris_______.A.1,279B.546C.3,8506.Thelongestlecturelasted_______.A.32.5hB.62.5hC.82.5hBAABABPre-reading:Questions:1.WhowasSirHughBeaver?SirHughBeaverwasthedirectoroftheGuinnessBrewerywhodecidedtowriteabookaboutrecords.ThebookbecametheGuinnessBookofWorld.2.WhenwasthefirsteditionoftheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordspublished?ThefirsteditionoftheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordswaspublishedin19553.Howlongwasthelongestmoustacheintheworld?Thelongestmoustachereachedalengthof1.6metres.4.WhatGuinnessrecordsweresetinUrumqiandHongKong?Urumqiisthemostremotecityfromthesea.Aspecial…returntoCHina5.WhowontheTourdeFrancein2003?LanceArmstrongwontheTourdeFrancein2003Reading:Matcheachofthesentencesbelowwithaparagraphinthereading:A.TheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsispopularbecausepeopleenjoyreadingaboutstrangefactsandexcitingachievements.B.Theeditorsofthebookcollectalltherecordsandputthemintodifferentgroups.C.SirHughBeaverdecidedtowritethebookastheresultofanargumentwithafriend.D.Eventhoughtherecordsthemselvesareamazing,thestoriesofthepeoplewhosettherecordsareoftenevenmoreinteresting.E.AnewGuinnessworldrecordwillonlybeacceptedifitissafeandhasbeendoneaccordingtotherules.F.“Ijustlovereadingaboutpeoplewhodoamazingthings,suchasswimmingalongriverorrunningacrossacountry.Thestoriesinspiremeandarefuntoread.”(para5)(para2)(para1)(para4)(para6)(para5)LanguageStudy:Partone:Parttwo:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish:1.Youcanlearnthattheoldestpersonisawomanwholivedtobe122yearsand164days.2.Instead,theeditorsofthebooksetdowntherecordsandkeeptrackoftheminotherways.3.Amongthebrilliantathleticachievements,afewrecordsstandoutbecauseofthemovinglifestoriesbehindthem.4.Impressiveastherecordis,itfadesnexttothestoryofArmstrong’sstruggleagainstdisease.5.Ifyouaresuccessful,theofficialwillconfirmtherecordandyouwillgetacertificatefromtheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsstatingthatyouareaworldrecordholder!你可以了解到寿命最长的人是个女人,活了122年16天.于是,编辑们就把这些记录记下来,通过一些其它办法跟踪调查.在卓越的体育成就中,有几项记录最为突出,因为在这些成就背后有着感人的生活故事.尽管这项记录给人的印象很深刻,但不如阿姆斯特朗同疾病作斗争得人心故事那么令人瞩目.如果你成功,吉尼斯官员回认可你的记录,你就回得到«吉尼斯世界记录大全»的证书,承认你是世界记录的保持者.Parttwo:Matchthenewwordsintheleftcolumnwiththeirmeaningintherightcolumn.1.attemptAtosaythatsomethingistrue2.accountBtotalnumberofcopiesofabook,newspaper,etcissuedatonetime3.confirmCtolosecolourordisappeargradually4.inspectDtomakeanefforttoachievesomething5.editionEadetaileddescriptionofanevent6.certificateFtomakeavisittocheckthattherulesarebeingobeyed7fadeGofficialwrittenorprintedstatementusedasproofofacertainfact8beardHhairgrowingonthechinandthelowercheeksofaman’sfacePartthree:someimportantnewwordsandphrases:1.concludev.结束,终止;推断,断定(一般不用于进行时)(1)Heconcludedhisspeechwithsomeamusingremarks.(2)Iconcludedthatshewastellingalie.(3)Heconcludedtha...
