Unit 2 Section Ⅰ Welcome to the unit and Reading—Preview（Word教参）-【优化指导】2022-2023学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第二册（译林版2020）

Actions do not fade, but uses do not fade. Life lies in movement. 动则不衰，用则不退。生命在于运动。 [学海淘金] 主题语境——人与社会。龙舟(或称龙船)上画着龙的图形或把舟做成龙的形状。龙舟的历史已相当久远，它的起源仍然是一个谜。 Dragon­Boat Race Dragon­boat, as the term suggests, is a boat carved① like a dragon. Dragon­boat race has a long history, and it is held annually on the Dragon­boat Festival, namely the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Someone holds that the race is to memorize Qu Yuan, a famous writer, a man of Chu in the period of the Warring States②. He had been a senior official, but hated the crafty sycophants③ who were in the important positions, so he was squeezed out by them and exiled. He plunged into the River of Miluo and was drowned on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in 278 BC. It is said that the local people organized spontaneously④ to rescue him by rowing boats. This action has become a common practice and developed into the Dragon­boat sports. [词海拾贝] ①carve v．雕刻；切割 ②the Warring States战国时期 ③the crafty sycophants奸佞小人 ④spontaneously adv.自发地；自然产生地 Section Ⅰ　Welcome to the unit and Reading—Preview [对应学生用书P27] 1．solidarity n．团结，齐心协力 2．participate vi.参加，参与 3．compete vi.参加比赛；竞争 4．racial adj.种族的；种族间的 5．diverse adj.多种多样的，不同的 6．motivate vt.激励，激发；成为……的动机，是……的原因 7．boundary n．边界，分界线 8．demonstrate vt.表现，表露；证实，证明；示范，演示 vi.游行示威 9．applaud vt.& vi.称赞，赞许；鼓掌 10．consistent adj.一致的，始终如一的；连续的 11．humanity n．(统称)人，人类；人性；人道，仁慈 12．ambition n．追求的目标，夙愿；野心，雄心，壮志 Step 1　Fast reading Check yourself to what degree you have remembered the text by filling in the blanks in the following passage. Step 2　Careful reading Read the passage carefully and choose the best answers. 1．How often is the Olympic Games held? A．Every three years.　　　 B．Every two years. C．Every five years. D．Every four years. 2．When was it first celebrated? A．About 3,000 years ago. B．About 2,000 year ago. C．About 1,000 years ago. D．About 4,000 year ago. 3．How many years did the ancient Olympic Games exist? A．1,169 years. B．283 years. C．125 years. D．1,500 years. 4