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Unit 4
Growing up
Reading (2)
The shortest player in the NBA
复习回顾
tried out for…
was refused…
didn’t lose heart
scored…
had to sit in…
practised…
got…to change…
went on to become…
was named…
no…would invite…
decided to…
led…to…
brought…to…
succeeded in…
junior high
senior high
after university
college & university
Retell
wasn’t interested in…
was forced to…
remained…
in1985,..joined…
In 1986, won… proudest
II.Fill in the blanks.
Lin Dan didn’t__________(得分) in the match, but it doesn’t mean he is a bad player.
2.The father __________(命名) the baby Lin Dan when he was born.
3.Lin Dan__________(逗留,保持不变)in the school team for about 2 years before he got into the national team.
4.Liu Xiang asked, ‘Does it_________(要紧)if I don’t take my ID card with me?’
5.I have been a Youth_______(联盟) member for two years.
6.He was chosen to be the________(lead) of the school basketball team two months ago.
7.After long time of practising, he finally________(success) in getting the first place in race.
score
named
remained
matter
League
leader
succeeded
III: Fill in the blanks with the correct words.
1.In junior, Spub Webb__________________ (refuse)
because he was too short.
2.In senior, he often had to sit in the stands because of
his__________ (high).
3.I’d like to invite you_______ (come) to our parents’
meeting, Mr. Dong.
4.At that time, the NBA was not interested in him because
all its players were over 20 cm______ (tall) than Webb.
5.---What was your__________ (proud) moment, Daniel?
---I was chosen to be the Chairperson of the Students’
Union.
was refused
height
to come
taller
proudest
IV. Multiple choice
1.Every player wants to____ the national team.
A. try out in B. try on for
C. try out for D. try for
2.At last, he succeeded_____ the first in race.
A.got B. in get C. in getting D. on getting
3.We still know little about the Moon _____men have landed on it.
A. if B.since C. because D.although
4. When he was _____university student, he wanted to be ______CBA player.
A. a;a B. an;an C. a;an D. an;a
5. ---I’m very sorry. I broke your teacup.
--- _____.
A. It doesn’t matter. B. You’d better not.
C. Take it easy. D. It’s too bad.
V.根据课文填空:
Spud Webb is a retired ________ NBA player. Though he was a small boy, he had a big _____—he wanted to play in the NBA.
In junior high, though he was _______ to play at first because he was too small, he did not ____ heart. And finally he became the _____ of the team.
In senior high, he practised so hard that the coach ________his mind. Spud _____ on to become ______ of the team.
Because of his height, no _______ would ___ him to play basketball. He decided to play at a junior college and _____ his team to the national ___________. This brought him to the ________of North Carolina State University. As a ________, he _______ in getting a scholarship.
______the NBA took _____ of him, he ______in another basketball league for about a year. In ______, he joined the Atlanta Hawks. In 1986, he ____ the Slam Dunk Contest .
American
dream
refused
lose
star
changed
went
leader
university
invite
led
championship
attention
result
succeeded
Before
notice
remained
1985
won
合作交流
1. He was very small — much smaller than the other kids at school.
比较级前可以加much, a lot , far , a little,
even等副词表示程度或加强比较。
他训练更加刻苦,终于使教练改变了看法。
He practiced __________ and got the coach
to change his mind.
Language points
even harder
2. While attending junior high, Spud tried out for the school team …
(1) attend junior high 上初中
(2) try out for sth 参加……选拔(或
试演)
你为何不参加校篮球队的选拔呢?
Why don’t you try out for the
school basketball team?
3. He did not lose heart.
lose heart 泄气,灰心
当你失败时,不应该丧失信心。
When you fail, you should never lose heart.
lose 相关词组
丢面子
失业
迷路
对....失去兴趣
失去某人的生命
爱上某人
沉迷于
陷入沉思
lose face
lose one’s job
lose one’s way=get lost
lose interest in
lose one’s life
lose one’s heart to sb.
lose oneself in..
lose oneself in thought
4. From then on, he was the star of the team.
from then on 从那时起(常与一般过去时连用)
from now on 从现在起(常与一般将来时连用)
Practice:
1)From then on, he __________(practise) playing
basketball every day.
2)From now on, I ___________(study) harder to achieve my dream.
practised
will study
5. He practised even harder and got the coach to change his mind.
1)change one’s mind 改变主意
什么都不能让我改变主意。
Nothing can make me change my mind.
2) get sb. to do sth. 让某人做事
6. Spud went on to become leader of
the team.
go on to do sth 接着做(另一件)事
浇花后她接下来又洗衣服.
After she watered the flowers, she went on to wash the clothes.
go on doing sth 接着做(原来的)事
短暂休息后我继续做我的家庭作业.
After (having) a short rest , I went on doing my homework.
7. As a result, he succeeded in getting a scholarship.
句中的succeed是不及物动词,短语succeed in doing something意思是“在……达到目的,实现目标”。
他成功地赢得了去牛津大学学习的奖学金. He_________________________________
succeeded in winning a scholarship
to study at Oxford.
success/succeed/successful/successfully
e.g.
1.这场戏剧在这座城市获得了巨大的成功。 (success)
The play was a great success in this city
2.我们成功地解决了这个问题。(succeed)
We succeeded in solcing the problem
3.演员们的演出非常成功。(successful)
The actors' performance was very successful
4.他成功地完成了这项任务。(successfully)
He finished the task successfully
5. 他们获得多么大的成功啊!
What a great success they achieved!
成功地做某事
have success in doing sth.
succeed in doing sth.
be successful in doing sth.
do sth. successfully
manage to do sth
8. Although he was a great player at university.
although=though conj. 尽管,虽然
虽然今天很热,Jake还是要和他的朋友们一起去打网球。
__________________________, Jack is going to play
tennis with his friends.
注意: although 不能与but 连用,两者只能用其一。
另外,although可以与still 或 yet 连用。
Although it is very hot today
虽然格林先生很累了,但是他仍然继续工作。
Although Mr Green was very tired, (yet) he went on working.
Mr Green was very tired, but he went on working.
even though/if 即使
as though /if 好像,仿佛
9. After he graduated, he was forced to play in another basketball league.
1) force vt. 强迫,迫使
force sb to do sth 强迫某人做某事
不要强迫这个孩子弹钢琴。
他们被迫离开了家乡。
2) n. air force 空军 by force 以武力
Don’t force the child to play the piano.
They were forced to leave their hometown.
10. He remained there for about a year before the NBA
took notice of him.
1)remain = stay 逗留 vi. +副词/介词短语
我们要在上海逗留10天。
2) remain + adj. remain 保持(作系动词)
那时窗户还开着。
The window remained open at that time.
3) take notice of
We will remain in Shanghai for ten days.
别在意你在报上看到的东西。
Don’t_____ _____ _______ _____ what you read in the newspapers.
take any notice of
11. Through hard work, Spud Webb proved that size and body type does not matter—you can do almost anything if you never give up.
句中的matter用作动词,意思是“要紧,有重大影响”。如:
The job matters more to him than anything else.
对他来说,这份工作比其他什么都重要。
matter 也可以做名词,表示“事情,问题”
如:她怎么了?
What's the matter with her?
=What's wrong with her?
=What's happening to her?
12. However, no university would invite him to play basketball simply because he was only 170 cm tall.
simply副词,意为“仅仅;简直”,表示“仅仅”时可修饰动态动词、静态动词、系表结构、形容词、名词、介词短语或从句;表示“简直”时可修饰动态动词。
1)我简直拿他没办法。
I _____________________________with him. 2)I ________ (简直) can’t believe it.
3)I forgave him _________ (仅仅) because of his honesty.
simply can’t do anything
simply
simply
13. He had many great achievements, but his proudest moment came in 1986-he won the Slam Dunk Contest.
achievement可数名词, “成就,成绩”。
常用短语:
lifetime achievement终身成就
make/have great achievements 取得/有很大的成就
have a sense of achievement 有成就感
1)他为他女儿的成绩感到骄傲
He was proud of his daughter’s__________
2)我想做出重大的成就以实现我的梦想。
I want to ______________________to realize my dream.
achievements.
make great achievements
14.In his last year of senior high, he was named Player of the Year in Texas.
You can _______ (命名) the bookmark at design time.
1) name sth.after sb. 以某人命名某物
他们以这个名人的名字命名这条街。
They named the street after the famous person.
2) be named /called = with the name of...
3) sb. be named+ 名称 某人被命名为...
name
15. Through hard work, Spud Webb proved that size and body type do not matter v. 要紧,有重大影响----you can almost anything if you never give up.
1) prove sth.
prove sth. to sb.
prove sb. +adj./n.短语
prove +宾从
eg.他已经证明了他的勇气。
He has proved his courage.
他怎样向其他科学家证明他的想法。
How can he prove his ideas to other scientists?
他们证明了他们自己是成功的。
They proved themselves successful./ a success.
2) matter v.要紧
对他来说,这份工作比其他什么都重要。
The job matters more to him than anything else.
巩固训练
重点词组
1、比学校里的其他孩子要矮很多
2、在上初中时
3、参加校队的选择
4、灰心
5、从那时起
be much smaller than the other kids at school
while attending junior high
try out for the school team
lose heart
from then on
6、因身高不得不坐在看台上
7、使教练改变了想法
8、成为球队的领导者
9、带领他的球队进入全国锦标赛
10、结果
have to sit in the stands because of height
get the coach to change his mind
become leader of the team
lead his team to the national championship
as a result
11、成功地获得大学奖学金
12、注意察觉
13、通过努力
14、高矮胖瘦并不重要
succeed in getting a scholarship
take notice of
through hard work
size and body type do not matter
(一)根据汉语提示完成单词
1. Li Na is really our _________ (国家的) hero.
2. Do you want to go to a ___________ (大学) after you leave high school?
3. Some teenagers think their parents ______ (强迫) them to study hard.
4. Our _______ (领导人) can lead us to make our Chinese Dream come true.
5. Though he made big progress, he ___________ (保持) modest.
6. ___________ (尽管) she is only six, she can speak three languages.
national
university
force
leaders
remained
Although
(二)用所给动词的适当形式填空
1. I was very sad because I ___________ (refuse) to play at first.
2. He ___________ (name) Player of the Year in Texas.
3. While ___________ (attend) middle school, I was a member of our school football team.
4. Finally, I succeeded in _______ (pass) the driving test.
5. The boy decided to get his teacher _________ (change) his mind by working hard.
was refused
was named
attending
passing
to change
6. While ___________(attend) the meeting, Mr Hu made a wonderful speech.
7. Why did he refused_______ (come) to our party?
8. Xi Jinping is an excellent _______ (lead) in China.
9. That things drives me mad_________(simple).
10. In old days, many poor people were forced_________(leave) their hometown.
11. Getting the first in the exam is always my________ (proud) moment.
attending
to come
leader
simply
to leave
proudest
. (三)单项选择
( )1. A talk on American Culture ___________ in the school hall yesterday afternoon. A. gave B. was given C. has given D. is given
( )2. We lost the game, ___________ everyone played well. A. although B. if C. because D. when
( )3. When he was ________ university student, he wanted to be ________ NBA player. A. an, a B. an ,an C. a ,an D. a ,a
B
A
C
( )4. My brother graduated ___________ the high school ___________ 2002. A. from; in B. in; from C. from; at D. at; in
( )5. Look! Some people are running the red lights ,we should wait ___________ others are breaking the rule. A. if B. unless C. although D. because
A
C
VI: Fill in the blanks with the correct words.
1.In junior, Spub Webb__________ (refuse) to play because he was too short.
2.In senior, he often had to sit in the stands because of his__________ (high).
3.I’d like to invite you_______ (come) to our parents’ meeting, Mr. Dong.
4.At that time, the NBA was not interested in him because all its players were over 20 cm______ (tall) than Webb.
5.---What was your__________ (proud) moment, Daniel?---I was chosen to be the Chairperson of the Students’ Union.
was refused
height
to come
taller
proudest
1.我做的一切就是为了让他改变想法。
All I do is just to________ his________.
2.韦伯成为了曾在NBA打过球的最矮的队员。
Webb became the shortest player______ _____ ever _______ in the NBA.
3.因为太穷, 没有人愿意邀请他去聚会。
______ ___ poorness, nobody would______ him ___ the party.
4.他被命名为本年度最佳歌手。
He_______ ______ “the best singer” this year.
5.通过辛苦的工作, 最终他成功地创办了自己的公司。
______ hard work, he finally_______________ his own company.
II: Put these sentences into English
change mind
who had
played
Because of
invite to
was named
Through
successfully set up
6. 这个故事证明了他很容易丧失信心。
This story ________________________
_____________________.
7. Black先生先写了一封信,接着继续看电视里的篮球赛了。
Mr Black _______________first, and then _________________________________ on TV.
proved that it was easy
for him to lose heart
wrote a letter
went on to watch the basket match
8. 尽管他通过努力进入了校队,但却一点也不高兴。
_____________________________________
___________________, he was not happy at all.
9. 这些男孩又成功地搭建了一个帐篷,这个帐篷比上一个大得多。
These boys ________________________a tent again. This tent was _____________ than the last one.
Although he got into the school team
through hard work
succeeded in putting up
much bigger
10. 结果,我被迫改变了主意。
__________, I _________________
_________.
11. 不要灰心,你的身材和体型并不重要。
Don’t__________ . Your__________________________
__________ .
As a result
was forced to change
my mind
lose heart
size and body type does
not matter
12. 姚明在篮球队中比其他运动员要高很多.
Yao Ming is ______________________ in the basketball team.
13. 我决定参加校足球队的选拔。 I decided _______________ the school football team.
much taller than the other players
to try out for
14. 他的演讲引起了公众的注意。
His speech ___________________________ the public.
15. 结果,他成功通过了考试。
___________, he ______________________ the exam.
16. 他被迫离开公司因为疾病。
He __________________ the company _______________ his illness.
brought him to the attention of
As a result succeeded in passing
was forced to leave
because of
一. 根据所给中文或英文提示完成单词。(每空一词)
1. You can see the stars singing and dancing in the ____________ (看台).
2. Messi (得分) a winning goal in the second half of the match.
3. Active people like to be ___________ (领导者) in their lives.
4. Which ____________ (大学) do you want to go to after you finish the high school?
5. While _____________(上学) junior high, Spud tried out for the school team.
6. Those ____________(教练) are very strict with their players.
7. Daniel is one of the ______________(short) students in our class.
8. I think watching table tennis match is (simple) a waste of time. I have no interest in it.
9. Do you know the ____________ (high) of the mountain? Yes, it’8 metres.
stands
scored
leaders
university
attending
coaches
shortest
simply
height
1. This middle school ____________ (name) after a famous person.
2. We should catch the chance ___________ (be) the top students in class.
3. Mr White invited his friends ____________ (have) a drink in the bar.
5. He decided _______________(not play) in the school basketball team.
( ) 1. When he was ________ university student, he wanted to be ________NBA player.
A. a; a B. an; a C. a; an D. an; an
( ) 2. — When did Yao Ming enter the NBA?
— Well, he a chance to play for an NBA team in 2002, after he helped Shanghai Sharks win the CBA champion.
A. was offered B. offered C. offers D. has offered
( ) 3. Although he ___________, he never ____________.
A. refused; gave up B. refuses; gives up
C. was refused, gave in D. was refused; gave up
was named
to be
to have
not to play
C
A
D
( ) 6. While I ________ with Lily, the school bus came.
A. talk B. talked C. was talking D. am talking
( ) 8. She felt so ______ that she didn’t keep her mind in the book.
A. sleeping B. sleepy C. asleep D. slept
( ) 9. — Wang Lin has decided to ________ his bad habit of smoking.
That’s good news. I hope I can do it.
A. give up B. set up C. clean up D. fix up
( ) 10. — I am afraid I have to give up my dream of being a singer.
— . No dream is too big and no dreamer is too small.
A. Don’t lose heart B. Don’t mention it
C. That’s unusual D. You must be joking
1. Recite the passage.
2. Remember the useful expressions in this lesson.
Homework
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