Unit 3 Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas-【金版教程】2025-2026学年高中英语必修第二册创新导学案Word（外研版）

These days, football is one of the most popular sports in the world. Given that1 Neil Armstrong wanted to take a football to the Moon, we could even say that2 it is also the most popular sport out of this world! The history of the game goes back over two thousand years to Ancient China. It was then known as cuju (kick ball), a game3using a ball4 of animal skins with hair inside. Goals were hung in the air. Football as we know it today started in Great Britain, where the game was given new rules.

足球是现今世界上最受欢迎的运动之一。想想当年尼尔·阿姆斯特朗曾想把足球带上月球，我们甚至可以说它也是地球之外最受欢迎的运动！足球的历史可以追溯到两千多年前的古代中国。当时这种运动称为蹴鞠(意为“以脚踢球”)，使用的球是由动物皮革填充毛发制成的，而球门是悬挂在半空中的。我们所熟知的现代足球始于英国，在那里这项运动被赋予了新的规则。

That5 football is such a simple game to play is perhaps the basis of its popularity. It is also a game that6 is very cheap to play. You don't need expensive equipment；even the ball doesn't have to cost much money. All over the world you can see kids playing7 to their hearts' content with a ball made of plastic bags; just like Pelé did when8 he was a boy.

足球是非常简便的一项运动，这或许是它受欢迎的最根本的原因。它也是一项花费很少的运动，不需要什么昂贵的设备，连球也不会花费太多钱。在世界各地你都可以看到孩子们心满意足地踢着用塑料袋团成的球——贝利小时候也就是那样的。

Another factor behind football's global popularity is the creativity and excitement on the field. It is fun enough to attract millions of people9. You do not have to be a fan to recognise the skill of professional players—how10 they

1引导原因状语从句，given that意为“鉴于，考虑到”

2引导宾语从句

3作cuju (kick ball)的同位语

4现在分词短语作后置定语，修饰a__game

5引导主语从句

6引导定语从句，在从句中作主语，修饰a__game

7现在分词作宾语补足语

8引导时间状语从句

use their bodies to pass, score and defend can be amazing to see—or to feel the excitement of a game ending with a surprising twist11.

足球得以风靡世界的另一个因素是(这种运动)在球场上展示出来的创造力和激动人心的氛围。其精彩程度足以吸引数以百万计的人。你不用成为球迷也能看明白职业球员的球技有多么好——他们运用身体传球、得分、防守，这些就足以令观众眼花缭乱——或者感受到球赛中惊人逆转带来的那种兴奋感。

What's more, football has become one of the best ways for people to communicate12: it does not require words, but everyone understands it. It breaks down walls and brings people together on and off the field. Take, for example, the famous football game on Christmas Day 1914. World War Ⅰhad broken out months before, but13 British and German soldiers put down their guns and played football together—one moment of peace to remember14 during years of conflict.

此外，足球还成为了人们最好的沟通方式之一：无需话语，但是人人都能理解。足球打破隔阂，将赛场内外的人们凝聚在一起。以1914年圣诞节那场著名的足球赛为例，虽然当时第一次世界大战的战火已经持续了数月，但是英国和德国的士兵仍然放下枪支，一起踢起了足球——这是战乱年代值得铭记的和平一刻。

　“Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, ...” said Bill Shankly, the famous footballer and manager. “I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.” This might sound funny, but one only has to think about the Earth to realise15that16 our planet is shaped like a football.

“有些人认为足球事关生死，……”著名的足球运动员和教练比尔·香克利曾这样说过，“我可以向你保证，足球比生死要重要得多。”这句话听起来也许有点儿夸张，但是只要想想地球，你就会意识到原来我们的星球跟足球的形状一样呢。

9不定式短语作结果状语

10引导主语从句

11现在分词短语作后置定语，修饰a__game

12不定式作后置定语

13连接两个并列分句

14不定式作后置定语

15不定式作结果状语

16引导宾语从句