2017-2018高中英语北师大版必修1：Unit 2 Section Ⅲ Lesson 2 &amp； Lesson 3 — Pre-reading

Section_Lesson_2_ as 引导时间状语从句。 look back 回首往事；回顾 第 12 段译文 维纳斯·威廉姆斯和塞丽娜·威廉姆斯是姐妹。她们也是常常互为对手的网球冠军！维纳斯现 在排名世界第十一位，而妹妹塞丽娜已经名列第三。 两姐妹出生于加利福尼亚一个贫穷、危险的地区毒品、暴力随处可见。在最近一次采访 中，维纳斯说，那时，她和塞丽娜进行网球训练时，子弹在空中穿梭，她们只好跑开藏起来。终 于在 1991 年，两姐妹及其家人搬到一个较安全的地区，从此再也没有故地造访过。 The sisters father, Richard, started to train Venus and Serena when they were young children. He has always been very strict with his daughters, training them hard to compete against each other. Brandi, the sisters mother, taught her daughters at home so that they completed their high school while developing their tennis careers. Today, both sisters are studying design at college. They have already expressed a keen interest in working in design after their tennis careers come to an end. 21 be strict with sb.对某人要求严格 be strict about/on sth.在某方面要求严格 compete/km'pit/vi.比赛，竞争 compete against/with sb. for sth.与某人竞争以得到某物 现在分词短语作状语，表主动意义。 so that 引导结果状语从句；while developing .为省略的状语从句。 career/k'rI/n.职业，一生的事业 design n设计，策划 by design 有意地 by accident 偶然 keen/kin/adj.强烈的；渴望的 come to an end 结束 21 第 3 段译文 在维纳斯和塞丽娜很小的时候，父亲理查德就开始训练她们。他对女儿总是很严格，努力训 练她们，并让她们相互竞争。妈妈布兰迪则在家中教两姐妹文化知识，这样才使她们既没有间断 网球生涯，又能顺利地完成高中学业。两姐妹如今在大学学习设计。她们俩都对网球生涯结束后 从事设计工作极感兴趣。 The sisters road to success has been amazing. The first time Venus played in a big event was 22 23 in 1996. Since then, she has won Wimbledon and the US Open twice. Serena has continued to improve 24 and make fantastic progress. In 1999 and 2002, she won the US Open, and in 2002 and 2003, she 25 26 was the womens singles champion at Wimbledon. Has tennis ever caused problems between the 27 sisters? Fortunately， no. “Weve played each other before and it hasnt worried us yet！” 28 29 says Venus. “If she wins， ” Serena jokes, “Mama says she has to do the dishes！” 30 amazing/'meIzI/adj.令人惊异的 22 amazed adj.(人)吃惊的(说明人的感觉或状态) event/I'vent/n.竞赛；事件 23 accident n意外事故 incident n小事件 improve v改进；改善 improvement n改进 24 fantastic adj.极好的 25 make progress 取得进步 progress 为不可数名词。 26 singles n(尤指网球的)单打比赛 27 fortunately/'ftntli/adv.幸运地 28 before adv.从前，曾经 do the dishes 洗餐具 29 30 第 4 段译文 两姐妹的成功之路是令人惊叹的。维纳斯第一次参加大型联赛是在 1996 年。从那以后，她已 经两次赢得温布尔登网球公开赛和美国网球公开赛冠军。塞丽娜不断提高，取得了惊人的进步。 1999 年及 2002 年，她两次赢得美国网球公开赛冠军。2002 年及 2003 年，她是温布尔登网球公开 赛女子单打冠军。网球是否影响过她们的姐妹关系呢？很幸运的是，没有影响。维纳斯说：“我 们以前彼此较量过，但从未产生过不愉快的感觉！”塞丽娜开玩笑地说：“如果她赢了，妈妈会 让她洗碗！” Pre­reading Please match the words with their proper meanings. 1opinion A灵巧的，熟练的 2struggleB比赛，竞争 3protest C建立，创立 4brilliantD不平常的 5event E就自己而言 6found F抗议 7personally G竞赛；事件 8equal H暴力，暴行 9compete I斗争，拼搏 10skil(l)ful J意见，看法，主张 11amazing K幸运地 12unusual L令人惊异的 13violence M平等的 14fortunately N卓越的，辉煌的 15 _ 610 _ 1114 _ 答案：15 JIFNG 610 CEMBA 1114 LDHK Lead­in Match the characters with the related events. 1Sun Yat­sen Awon the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 2Thomas EdisonBfought for the rights of black South Africans 3Mother Teresa Cfounded the first Republic of China 4GandhiDhelped India separate from Britain 5Elizabeth Blackwell Ehas studied animals in the national park of Gombe in Tanzania for nearly forty years 6Nelson Mandela Fopened a hospital for poor people in New York City 7Jane Goodall Ginvented lights and many other useful things 15 _ 67 _ 答案： 15 CGADF 67 BE While­reading Fast­reading Scan the text and choose the best answer. Whats the main idea of the passage? AHow to be a tennis champion. BThe introduction of two tennis star players. CThe family of Venus and Serena Williams. DThe Wimbledon Championships. 答案：B Careful­reading 1Read the text carefully and choose the best answer. (1)According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? AVenus has to do all the cooking at home. BTheir mother is very kind to the sisters. CTheir father has always been very strict with the sisters. DThe sisters have played each other several times. (2)What can you read between the lines when Serena said “If she wins, Mama says she has to do the dishes！”？ ASerena felt jealous of her sister because of her win. BSerena felt that her mother favored her sister. CSerena didnt care at all because she didnt take it seriously. DSerena still felt happy when her sister won the game. (3)In which column can you find this article in a newspaper? ABusiness. BEntertainment. CSports. DCulture. (4)According to the passage we can know that the Williams sisters show great interest in _ besides tennis. Amusic and movies Bfashion Ccooking Dreading 答案：(1)(4) ADCB 2Fill in the chart with the information in the text. Introduction Venus and Serena Williams are sisters, who are famous because they are both tennis champions, _ eleventh and third in the world. Family Background The two sisters once lived in a poor and dangerous area of California, which was full of drugs and _.They sometimes had to stop _ tennis while bullets were flying through the air.