Unit 2 Sports Culture Reading & Extended reading 课文改编 课件（含练习）-2025-2026学年高中英语译林版选择性必修第二册

感谢您下载平台上提供的PPT作品，为了您和以及原创作者的利益，请勿复制、传播、销售，否则将承担法律责任！将对作品进行维权，按照传播下载次数进行十倍的索取赔偿！ Reading 1 The Olympic Games Para. 1 Every four years, thousands of highly trained and talented athletes gather together in the spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play, ready to test their abilities against each other in the hope of 1.___________________(recognize) as the best of the best. This is the Olympics——2._____ extraordinary sporting event that was first celebrated about 3,000 years ago. 1. every four years ______________=every _________ years 每隔一年________________ 2 .highly trained and talented atheletes___________________________ 3 .in the spirit of ...______________ 4.solidarity ________________ community solidarity___________ express/show solidarity with sb _____________ 5.fair play _________________ an being recognized 每隔四年 other three every other year 训练有素和才华横溢的运动员 本着.../在...的精神下 团结一致; 相互支持 社区团结 表示/表明支持某人 公平竞争 The Olympic Games Para. 1 Every four years, thousands of highly trained and talented athletes gather together in the spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play, ready to test their abilities against each other in the hope of 1.___________________(recognize) as the best of the best. This is the Olympics——2._____ extraordinary sporting event that was first celebrated about 3,000 years ago. 6 .be recognized ______ 7 .the best of the best __________________ 8 .sporting event ____________ 9 .that was first celebrated ....引导______________ an being recognized 被看作 被看作 顶尖高手 定语从句 Para. 2 [Subheading 1]____________________________ The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BCE. During the early Games, only Greek men were allowed to participate. They competed in such events as boxing, running and the long jump. The ancient Olympic Games were held at Olympia in Greece every four years for almost 12 centuries, until they 3.____________(eventual) died out around the year 393. 10. be allowed/permitted _______________(do) allow/permit sb _____(do) sth allow/permit ________(doing) 11 .participate----n. ____________参加，参与 n. _____________参加者 参加讨论/典礼/体育运动_________________________ 完全/积极/直接参加__________________________________ 12. compete ----n. ___________竞争 n. __________竞争者 adj ____________ compete in/at _____ compete with/against ________ compete for ______ 13.die out __________ 14 .around the year 393 __________ eventually History of the Olympic Games to do to do doing participation participant participate in the discussion/ceremony/sports fully/actively/ directly participate competition competitor competitive 参加 与...竞争 为...而竞争 灭绝 大约在393年 Para. 3 More than 1,500 years later, 4._______, the Games rose again. The modern Olympics were first held in 1896, in Athens. It was a Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin, 5.____ brought the Olympics back to life. His dream was 6._____ the Olympics would help people of different racial origins and from different cultures live side by side in peace. For over a century, people from diverse backgrounds 7.__________(make) joint efforts to help realize Coubertin's dream. 15. bring...back to life_________________ 16.people of different racial origins____________________ 17. people from different cultures____________________ 18.diverse ----n. ____________ diverse interests __________ a great/wide/rich diversity of opinion________________________ 19.live side by side __________ 20.in peace__________ 21.make joint effors to do sth_________________ however who that have made 使……重获新生 不同种族的人 不同文化的人 diversity 不同的兴趣 意见纷纭 并肩生活 和平地 共同努力做某事 Para. 4 [Subheading 2]____________________________ 8.____________(motivate) by the Olympic motto "Faster, Higher, Stronger", many well-known athletes, both male and female, have devoted themselves to achieving sporting excellence and pushing the boundaries of human achievement. One such Olympian was the boxer Cassius Clay. He came to public attention during the 1960 Rome Olympics, 9.____ he won the light heavyweight gold medal for the USA, 10.______________(demonstrate) great talent and personality in the process. 22.motivate ----n. _____________ be motivated by_____________ motivate sb _______(do)sth _____________________ 23.devote oneself to ________(do) sth __________________ 24.achieve sporting excellence_______________________ 25. push the boundaries of ___________________ 26.come to public attention________________________ 27.demonstrate -----n. _________________ demonstrate in favor of/in support of..._______________________ demonstrate against sth_______________________ It is demonstrated that...________________ Motivated when demonstrating Excellent Olympians motivation motivation to do 激励某人做某事 doing 致力于做某事 实现运动上的卓越 突破界限 引起公众的注意 demonstration 游行示威支持某事 游行示威反对某事 据证实 Para. 4 Afterwards, this young man proceeded 11.____________(become) the world heavyweight champion in 1964, and later changed his name to the one we all know-Muhammad Ali. He returned to the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games to light the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony. By the time he died in 2016, Ali 12.________________(recognize) as one of the greatest boxers of all time. 28.proceed _________(do) sth ______________ proceed with sth ___________ proceeding n. __________________ 29.at the opening ceremony____________ 30.of all time________________ to become had been recognized to do 接着做,继而做 继续进行某事 活动过程 在开幕式 一直以来 Para. 5 Another sportsperson that should be applauded is Jessica Ennis-Hill. Her story is a remarkable example of 13._______ hard work and devotion can lead to sporting excellence. A former track and field athlete from the UK, she won an Olympic gold medal in her home country in 2012. As if that were not enough, she returned to the Olympics and won a silver medal in 2016, just two years after giving birth to her first child. In 14._____________ (interview) she revealed that the secret of her consistent good performance was the training that she never missed. 31.applaud ---n. ______________ applaude sb for sth ____________ applaude loudly__________ greet sb with thunderous applause _____________________ 32. track and field _______ 33. give birth to ___________ 34. consistent ----n. _____________v._________ adj.____________________________ be consistent _____ sth _____________ how an interview 向...称赞；喝彩 因...向...称赞 大声称赞 用雷鸣般的掌声打招呼 田径 孕育了 consistency consist 始终如一的，一致的；坚持的 with 符合；与…一致 Para. 6 [Subheading 3]_____________________________________________ The 2008 Beijing Olympics called on the whole world to join in the Olympic spirit and build a better future for humanity with the slogan "One World, One Dream". In addition to hosting the Olympics for the first time, China also ranked first in the medal table. This success is 15.______(true) remarkable if you consider that just 24 years before, at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Xu Haifeng won our country's first-ever gold medal. Since then the upward trend for Chinese sport 16.___________(be) unstoppable. At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Liu Xiang became the first Asian 17._______(win) the gold medal in the men's 110-metre hurdles, 18.________ at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, the Chinese women's volleyball team won a hard-fought victory in the final. The year 2022 will be another historic moment for China, as Beijing won the 19.__________(elect) to host the Winter Olympics. 35.call on sb to do sth ___________ 36.in addition to (do) sth__________ 37. rank v. ___________________ rank first = be ranked first n _____________ people of high social rank___________________ 38. trend---adj ____________ current trends in education_________________ set/start the trend ___________ be on trend__________ truly has been to win while election China’s contributions to the Olympics. 呼吁某人做某事 除了... 给…排等级; 位列 等级 社会地位高的人 trendy 当前教育趋势 开始流行 处于流行中 Para. 7 The Olympic Games bring joy and excitement to people across the world. 20._____Coubertin believed, "With the Olympic Games, each generation celebrates its advent, its joy of living, its faith in the future, its ambition and its will to ascend." 39.bring joy and excitement to_______________ 40.the will to do sth __________ As 带来欢乐和激动 做某事的意愿 感谢您下载平台上提供的PPT作品，为了您和以及原创作者的利益，请勿复制、传播、销售，否则将承担法律责任！将对作品进行维权，按照传播下载次数进行十倍的索取赔偿！ Extended reading 11 Para. 1 Every language has its idioms, 1._______ are groups of words with meanings different from the meanings of the individual words. Idioms make language more colourful and expressive. Since sport is an inseparable part of day-to-day life, there are lots of sports idioms that have found their way 2._____ everyday language. Let's take a look at some of them! 1.Idioms make language more colourful and expressive是__________结构 2. an inseparable part of _______________ 3. day-to-day life________________ 4. find one’s way into______________ 5. everyday language______________ 6. take ___ look at into which make的复合 无法分割的一部分 日常生活 找到...的方法 日常用语 a Para. 2 Football Football (or soccer, as it is called in the USA) is one of 3._________ (popular) sports in the world and many countries have their own football leagues. The English language is full of idioms which are thought 4.____________(come) from football. 7.football leagues______________ 8.be full ____== be filled ____ 9.be thought to have done______________ to have come the most popular 足球联赛 of with 被认为已经做了某事 Para. 3 Football As you know, in a football match, players try to kick or head the ball into the 5.________(oppose) team's goal, which is the net between two big goalposts 6.________(fix) to the ground. Can you imagine that every time you have a chance to score, the goalposts are moved? That would be not only difficult, but also 7.__________(upset). If someone "moves the goalposts" in everyday life, it means they unfairly change the rules or requirements for something. An insurance salesman who is about to reach his annual sales target, only for the company to make the target higher, could rightly complain about the company 8.____________(move) the goalposts. 10. as you know______________ 11.翻译every time you have a chance to score, the goalposts are moved______________ ______________________ 12. move the goalposts______________ 13.in everyday life______________ 14.complain about______________ fixed opposing upsetting moving 正如你所知的 每次你有机会 得分时，球门柱都会移动 移动球门柱 在日常生活中 抱怨 Para. 4 9._________(thank), goalposts do not really move--but when a player scores an own goal, he or she might wish they did. "Scoring an own goal" in football means accidentally kicking or heading the ball into one's own net, and it is one of the worst things 10___ can happen to a football player. If someone makes a bad mistake which unintentionally harms their own interests, they are said 11.__________(score) an own goal. You might see this expression in the newspapers when the local council makes a decision which backfires terribly! 15.score an own goal______________ 16. mean to do sth_________ mean doing sth______________ 17.be said to have done sth______________ 18.the local council______________ that Thankfully to have scored 打进乌龙球 打算做某事 意味着做某事 据说做了某事 地方议会 Para. 5 Baseball Baseball is an old and popular sport that has given the English language many different idioms. You might have heard expressions like "in the ballpark" or "a ballpark estimate". The venue where a baseball game 12.________(play) is called a ballpark. So, even if we do not know exactly 13._______ the ball is during the game, we can assume that it is somewhere in the ball park. For this reason, people use the expression "in the ballpark" or "a ballpark estimate" to talk about rough 14.______________(estimate). 19. might have done______________ 20. for this reason______________ where is played estimates 可能已经完成了 处于这个理由 Para. 6 Another common baseball expression is "throwing someone a curveball". Curveballs are balls that suddenly turn in the air, and these are of course difficult for the other team to handle. We use this expression to describe things that are unexpected and difficult to respond 15._____. "Three strikes and you are out" is another idiom that comes from baseball. As it suggests, in baseball this means that a batter (the person with the baseball bat in his or her hands) is out after making three unsuccessful attempts to hit the ball. This idiom is often used to talk about situations where people fail after 16.___________(waste) three chances. 21.throw someone a curveball______________ 22. respond to______________ 23. three strikes and you are out______________ 24.as it suggests_____________ wasting to 向某人扔一个曲线球 对...作出反应 三振出局 正如暗示的那样 Para. 7 Boxing English also has a large number of idioms 17.___________(connect) with boxing, which has been a popular sport for thousands of years. A boxer is not allowed to use his or her fists to hit the opponent below the waist. Hence 18._______(come) the idiom "below the belt". In day-to-day life, if someone makes an unfair and cruel remark, we can describe it as"below the belt". 25.a large number of______________ 26.be connected with______________ 27.below the waist______________ 28.makes an unfair and cruel remark____________________ 29.describe ...as______________ comes connected 大量的 与...相联系 腰部以下 发表不公平和残酷的评论 把...描述为 Para. 8 "Throwing in the towel" is another common idiom that comes from boxing. 19._______ a boxer is losing badly and is too tired or confused to give up on his or her own, the coach will literally throw a towel into the ring to end the fight. In everyday life, this idiom simply means 20._________(admit) defeat and giving up. 30.throw in the towel______________ 31.give up on his or her own______________ 32.literally throw a towel into the ring to end the fight _________________________________ admitting When 认输 放弃认输 从字面上把毛巾扔进擂台以结束战斗 Thank You 20 $ Unit 2 Sports Culture Reading  The Olympic Games Para. 1 Every four years, thousands of highly trained and talented athletes gather together in the spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play, ready to test their abilities against each other in the hope of 1._________(recognize) as the best of the best. This is the Olympics——2._____ extraordinary sporting event that was first celebrated about 3,000 years ago. Language Points 1. every four years ______________=every _______ years 每隔一年________________ 2 .highly trained and talented atheletes___________________________ 3 .in the spirit of ..._______________ 4 .solidarity ________________ community solidarity___________ express/show solidarity with sb _____________ 5 .fair play _________________ 6 .be recognized ______ 7 .the best of the best __________________ 8 .sporting event____________ 9 .that was first celebrated ....引导______________ Para. 2 [Subheading 1]____________________________ The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BCE. During the early Games, only Greek men were allowed to participate. They competed in such events as boxing, running and the long jump. The ancient Olympic Games were held at Olympia in Greece every four years for almost 12 centuries, until they 3.______________(eventual) died out around the year 393. 10. be allowed/permitted _______________(do) allow/permit sb _____(do) sth allow/permit ________(doing) 11 .participate----n. ______________参加，参与 n _____________参加者，参与者 参加讨论/典礼/体育运动_________________________ 完全/积极/直接参加_____________________________ 12. compete ----n. ____________竞争 n. ________________竞争者 adj ______________ compete in/at ________ compete with/against __________ compete for ___________ 13.die out __________ 14 .around the year 393 __________ Para. 3 More than 1,500 years later, 4.___________, the Games rose again. The modern Olympics were first held in 1896, in Athens. It was a Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin, 5.________ brought the Olympics back to life. His dream was 6._________ the Olympics would help people of different racial origins and from different cultures live side by side in peace. For over a century, people from diverse backgrounds 7.__________(make) joint efforts to help realize Coubertin's dream. 15. bring...back to life_________________ 16.people of different racial origins____________________ 17. people from different cultures____________________ 18.diverse ----n. ____________ diverse interests __________ a great/wide/rich diversity of opinion________________________ 19.live side by side __________ 20.in peace__________ 21.make joint effors to do sth__________ Para. 4 [Subheading 2]____________________________ 8.____________(motivate) by the Olympic motto "Faster, Higher, Stronger", many well-known athletes, both male and female, have devoted themselves to achieving sporting excellence and pushing the boundaries of human achievement. One such Olympian was the boxer Cassius Clay. He came to public attention during the 1960 Rome Olympics, 9.________ he won the light heavyweight gold medal for the USA, 10.____________(demonstrate) great talent and personality in the process. Afterwards, this young man proceeded 11.____________(become) the world heavyweight champion in 1964, and later changed his name to the one we all know-Muhammad Ali. He returned to the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games to light the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony. By the time he died in 2016, Ali 12.________________(recognize) as one of the greatest boxers of all time. 22.motivate ----n. _____________ be motivated by_____________ motivate sb _______(do)sth _____________________ 23.devote oneself to ________(do) sth ____________ 24.achieve sporting excellence_________________ 25. push the boundaries of ___________________ 26.come to public attention__________ 27.demonstrate -----n. _________________ demonstrate in favor of/in support of..._________ demonstrate against sth__________ It is demonstrated that...________________ 28.proceed _________(do) sth ______________ proceed with sth ___________ proceeding n. __________________ 29.at the opening ceremony____________ 30.of all time________________ Para. 5 Another sportsperson that should be applauded is Jessica Ennis-Hill. Her story is a remarkable example of 13._______ hard work and devotion can lead to sporting excellence. A former track and field athlete from the UK, she won an Olympic gold medal in her home country in 2012. As if that were not enough, she returned to the Olympics and won a silver medal in 2016, just two years after giving birth to her first child. In 14.______ (interview) she revealed that the secret of her consistent good performance was the training that she never missed. 31.applaud ---n. __________ applaude sb for sth ____________ applaude loudly______________ greet sb with thunderous applause _______________ 32. track and field ____________ 33. give birth to ___________ 34. consistent ----n. _____________v._________ adj._________ be consistent _____ sth ______________ Para. 6 [Subheading 3]____________________________ The 2008 Beijing Olympics called on the whole world to join in the Olympic spirit and build a better future for humanity with the slogan "One World, One Dream". In addition to hosting the Olympics for the first time, China also ranked first in the medal table. This success is 15.______(true) remarkable if you consider that just 24 years before, at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Xu Haifeng won our country's first-ever gold medal. Since then the upward trend for Chinese sport 16._______(be) unstoppable. At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Liu Xiang became the first Asian 17._______(win) the gold medal in the men's 110-metre hurdles, 18.________ at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, the Chinese women's volleyball team won a hard-fought victory in the final. The year 2022 will be another historic moment for China, as Beijing won the 19.______(elect) to host the Winter Olympics. 35.call on sb to do sth ___________ 36.in addition to (do) sth__________ 37. rank v. ______________ rank first = be ranked first n _____________ people of high social rank__________ 38. trend---adj ____________ current trends in education_________ set/start the trend ___________ be on trend__________ Para. 7 The Olympic Games bring joy and excitement to people across the world. 20._______Coubertin believed, "With the Olympic Games, each generation celebrates its advent, its joy of living, its faith in the future, its ambition and its will to ascend." 39.bring joy and excitement to__________ 40.the will to do sth __________ Extended reading  Sports Idioms Para. 1 Every language has its idioms, 1._______ are groups of words with meanings different from the meanings of the individual words. Idioms make language more colourful and expressive. Since sport is an inseparable part of day-to-day life, there are lots of sports idioms that have found their way 2._____ everyday language. Let's take a look at some of them! Language points 1.Idioms make language more colourful and expressive是__________结构 2. an inseparable part of _______________ 3. day-to-day life________________ 4. find one’s way into______________ 5. everyday language______________ 6. take ___ look at Para. 2 Football Football (or soccer）, as it is called in the USA) is one of 3._________(popular) sports in the world and many countries have their own football leagues. The English language is full of idioms which are thought 4.____________(come) from football. 7.football leagues______________ 8.be full ____== be filled ____ 9.be thought to have done______________ Para. 3 As you know, in a football match, players try to kick or head the ball into the 5.________(oppose) team's goal, which is the net between two big goalposts 6.________(fix) to the ground. Can you imagine that every time you have a chance to score, the goalposts are moved? That would be not only difficult, but also 7.__________(upset). If someone "moves the goalposts" in everyday life, it means they unfairly change the rules or requirements for something. An insurance salesman who is about to reach his annual sales target, only for the company to make the target higher, could rightly complain about the company 8.____________(move) the goalposts. 10. as you know______________ 11.翻译every time you have a chance to score, the goalposts are moved ____________________________ 12. move the goalposts______________ 13.in everyday life______________ 14.complain about______________ Para. 4 9._____________(thank), goalposts do not really move--but when a player scores an own goal, he or she might wish they did. "Scoring an own goal" in football means accidentally kicking or heading the ball into one's own net, and it is one of the worst things 10_______ can happen to a football player. If someone makes a bad mistake which unintentionally harms their own interests, they are said 11._______________(score) an own goal. You might see this expression in the newspapers when the local council makes a decision which backfires terribly! 15.score an own goal______________ 16. mean to do sth_________ mean doing sth______________ 17.be said to have done sth______________ 18.the local council______________ Para. 5 Baseball Baseball is an old and popular sport that has given the English language many different idioms. You might have heard expressions like "in the ballpark" or "a ballpark estimate". The venue where a baseball game 12.___________(play) is called a ballpark. So, even if we do not know exactly 13._______ the ball is during the game, we can assume that it is somewhere in the ball park. For this reason, people use the expression "in the ballpark" or "a ballpark estimate" to talk about rough 14.______________(estimate). 19. might have done______________ 20. for this reason______________ Para. 6 Another common baseball expression is "throwing someone a curveball". Curveballs are balls that suddenly turn in the air, and these are of course difficult for the other team to handle. We use this expression to describe things that are unexpected and difficult to respond 15._____. "Three strikes and you are out" is another idiom that comes from baseball. As it suggests, in baseball this means that a batter (the person with the baseball bat in his or her hands) is out after making three unsuccessful attempts to hit the ball. This idiom is often used to talk about situations where people fail after 16.___________(waste) three chances. 21.throw someone a curveball______________ 22. respond to______________ 23. three strikes and you are out______________ 24.as it suggests_____________ Para. 7 Boxing English also has a large number of idioms 17.___________(connect) with boxing, which has been a popular sport for thousands of years. A boxer is not allowed to use his or her fists to hit the opponent below the waist. Hence 18._______(come) the idiom "below the belt". In day-to-day life, if someone makes an unfair and cruel remark, we can describe it as"below the belt". 25.a large number of______________ 26.be connected with______________ 27.below the waist______________ 28.makes an unfair and cruel remark______________ 29.describe ...as______________ Para. 8 "Throwing in the towel" is another common idiom that comes from boxing. 19._______ a boxer is losing badly and is too tired or confused to give up on his or her own, the coach will literally throw a towel into the ring to end the fight. In everyday life, this idiom simply means 20._________(admit) defeat and giving up. 30.throw in the towel______________ 31.give up on his or her own______________ 32.literally throw a towel into the ring to end the fight______________ 4 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $