Unit 3 Faster, higher, stronger

Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas

基础训练

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

2. He is one of my t and we always play football together in the school.

3. I hope this 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.

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.

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

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.

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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. 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 showed that anything is possible through his self-belief， hard work and perseverance.

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Keeping fit often means sharing a busy pathway with cyclists， runners and walkers， but imagine facing the task of doing it all without being able to see or hear. It is a challenge many disabled athletes face， unless someone agrees to be their eyes and ears.

Newly formed group Achilles Brisbane pairs vision- and hearing-impaired （视觉和听觉受损的） athletes with people who would like to guide them.

Jane Britt， president of Achilles Brisbane， who is vision- and hearing-impaired， said， “When we go out， it’s much less frightening to have someone beside us that has full hearing to listen for us and tell us what’s there.”

Ms Cullen and Ms Britt meet up most Saturday mornings to take part in the five-kilometer park run. Their partnership is built on trust， but Ms Britt said that it took time to develop.

Ms Britt said it took an unexpected storm for her to trust Ms Cullen completely. “There was violent rain， my glasses were broken and we were walking together. I suddenly had to tell her I couldn’t see anything， and I was going to have to completely trust her. From that time I knew it was going to work because she was so good about dealing with the special situation we both found ourselves in，” she said.

Isabella Allen and her seeing eye dog Tatum are two new additions to the Achilles Brisbane. Ms Allen kept active by rowing， running and cycling but found it difficult to keep going as her vision became worse. After nearly giving up completely， she worked up the courage to ask Achilles Brisbane to find someone to share a boat with her.

Ms Allen said the fear of not finding anyone to row with almost stopped her from reaching out to Achilles Brisbane. “But， they found people and matched me to them，” she said. “It’s the best thing I’ve ever done.”

1. What does Paragraph 1 try to show？

A. The exercise people do to keep fit. B. The danger of walking on a busy road.

C. The difficulty the disabled athletes face. D. The necessity of building roads for the blind.

2. How does Jane Britt feel about going out alone？

A. Relaxed. B. Excited. C. Worried. D. Bored.

3. What happened in the heavy rain according to Ms Britt？

A. She fell down on the ground. B. She led Ms Cullen forward on the road.