Unit 3 Faster, higher, stronger

Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas

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1. Her p of life is to take every opportunity that comes on her way.

2. He is one of my t and our school football team has won several matches.

3. I hope the master’s course will help me s my computer skills.

4. Now it is February in North China where the spring’s f comes near.

5. It is hard to drive on this m road on rainy days.

6. The ball hit the backboard and （弹起） off it.

7. Something made her look closer， and she noticed a （发亮的） object.

8. Taylor scored with a low （射球） into the corner of the net.

9. The （协会） gives a free handbook to all new members.

10. Some parents in China have unrealistic （期望） of their children.

选择填空 用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。

a far cry from give way follow in one’s footsteps carry on beyond one’s expectations

1. She ignored him and with her work.

2. My father is extremely proud that I and became a doctor.

3. Today’s China is what it was 100 years ago.

4. Many houses in the storm which happened last week.

5. It was that they all had left when we arrived.

课文语法填空

Stephen’s grandfather built a simple basket by attaching a piece of plastic to a telephone pole along a narrow dirt road， 1 was near the small town of Grottoes， Virginia. Stephen spent many childhood hours playing on this 2 （mud） basketball court， where he learnt to be creative and flexible as a player. The bumps and rocks that lined the road under the basket caused the ball to bounce in all directions， by which Stephen learnt to know where the ball 3 （go） and shoot with great accuracy.

However， Stephen 4 （think） by many people to be too weak and too short 5 （follow） in his father’s footsteps. 6 he didn’t give up because playing basketball was his dream. He finally ended up playing college ball at a small， little-known school. His 7 （create） and perseverance made him Davidson’s star player.

He performed beyond everyone’s expectations with his accurate shooting and continuous 8 （effort）. After receiving the Most Valuable Player award for two years 9 a row， Stephen explained his philosophy： What he wanted to do was just be himself. 10 （inspire） others to believe in themselves， he has shown that anything is possible through his self-belief， hard work and perseverance.

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阅读理解

61-year-old farmer， Cliff Young showed up to the most grueling （艰辛的） footrace in Australia—875 kilometers—in overalls and work boots. He went on to win in record time without any training， beating out best athletes.

Back in 1983， the Westfield Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon， which sometimes began and ended in mall parking lots， had never been completed in less than seven days. But the world’s best runners showed up to prove their courage.

As the race began， the runners left Cliff in the dust. Many people there must have thought Cliff was a promotion for the race who would soon drop out. But when other racers paused to get some sleep before the next grueling day， Cliff kept on， making up distance on the leaders. He reflected on making sheep move to new grassland， a task that took three straight days and nights. He kept himself sharp by imagining he was moving sheep ahead of a storm.

Cliff finished the race in five days， eleven hours， a full two days faster than the previous record. He became a celebrity at once. Not only did he himself run so far with so little experience and sleep， but he also shared the prize money with the race’s top runners. He said he didn’t know there was prize money and felt bad accepting it. “Those other runners worked as hard as I did，” he explained.

Today， a memorial in the shape of a gumboot stands in the Beech Forest where Cliff grew up. In later long-distance races， professional runners adopted Cliff’s energy-saving way of walking. But what Cliff Young will be remembered for most was his big heart. The locals remember him as bonzer， the Aussie slang word meaning excellent.

Cliff Young never ran for fame or money. He simply wanted to see how well he could do. For all of us， doing our best is what our life story is all about.

1. How did people feel after Cliff won the race？

A. Surprised. B. Curious. C. Concerned. D. Nervous.

2. What is the previous record of 875-kilometer race？

A. Five days and eleven hours. B. Six days and seven hours.

C. Seven days and eleven hours. D. Eight days and ten hours.

3. Which of the following can show Cliff’s big heart？

A. He ran for money to help the poor. B. He made a living by feeding sheep.

C. He had courage to challenge other runners. D. He shared the prize money with top runners.