Unit4閱讀拔尖練外刊閱讀—學會地道英語南瓜節(jié)之吉尼斯紀錄Howmanypumpkinsdoesittaketosetaworldrecord?Well,itdependsonwhatyoudowiththem.Butifyouwanttobuildtheworld’slargestpumpkinmosaic(鑲嵌圖案),itturnsoutyouneedabout10,000

ofthem.SunnyfieldsFarm—afamily-ownedfarminSouthampton,about100

kilometerssouthwestofLondon—hasnowsetthatGuinnessWorldRecordwithamosaicmade返回frommorethan10,000

pumpkinsandsquashes(南瓜小果).Themosaicisjustover193

squaremetersinsize—almostasbigasatenniscourt.Ithastobeatleast100

squaremetersinsizetosettherecord.TherecordwassetbytheNelsonfamilywhoownsthefarm.SunnyfieldsFarmisaheavenforchildrenandthosenature-lovers.Today,manylocalfamilieshavecreatedthetraditionofvisitingthefarmeveryyear.“Wehavebeenfarmingforover30

years,”thefoundingcoupleexplained,返回“mainlyorganic(有機的)vegetables!”Theirson,Tom,hasalsobeenhelpingatthefamily’sfarmsince2019.“Ittookateamof10

peoplefivehourstobuild,throwingthepumpkinstoeachother—itisnotatimetogetdistracted!Ifyoudo,youcangetasurprise,”thefamilyexplained.Theorangeandwhitepartsweredonewithorangeandwhitepumpkins,whilethelightblueanddarkgreenpartsweredonewithtwodifferenttypesofsquashes.返回GuinnessWorldRecordscertifiedtherecordonOctober18,

aboutaweekaftercertifyinganotherpumpkinrecord—theworld’sheaviestpumpkin.ThatonewascertifiedinCalifornia,withapumpkinweighingalmost1,250

kilograms!Thisisalwaysabusytimeofyearforfruitandvegetablerecords.返回一、好詞句深練（一）根據(jù)語境用所給單詞的適當形式填空1.TheAmazonRainforestisoneoftheworld’s________(large)tropicalforests,includingpartsofeightSouthAmericancountries.返回largest2.Everyonewasinterestedinthechair________(make)fromrecycledwood.返回made3.Itwasthefirsttimeforthemtoseesuchahugeanimal________(weigh)severaltons.返回weighing（二）用方框中所給詞的正確形式替換下列句子中的黑體部分1.Ithasbroughtusalotofbenefitsbuthascausedsomeseriousproblemsaswell.__________返回createcouplecreated2.Thehusbandandwifeenjoyedapeacefuleveningwalktogether.__________返回createcouplecouple（三）根據(jù)所給漢語，完成下列句子1.Thesurpriseparty______________(結果是……)tobeahugesuccess.返回turnsout2.Thenewhouseismuchlarger__________(大小)thantheoldone.返回insize（四）仿寫句子1.Well,itdependsonwhatyoudowiththem.(包含賓語從句)仿寫：我聽不清他對他朋友說了什么。_______________________________________________返回Icouldn’thearclearlywhathesaidtohisfriend.2.Howmanypumpkinsdoesittaketosetaworldrecord?(it作形式主語，動詞不定式作真正的主語)仿寫：我花了半個小時才弄清楚他真正的意思。__________________________________________________返回Ittookmehalfanhourtomakeclearwhathereallymeant.二、閱讀短文，選擇正確答案()1.Inwhatwaydoesthewriterstartthepassage?Bytellingastory. B.Byusingnumbers.C.Byraisingaquestion. D.Bygivinganexample.返回【點撥】開篇方式題。根據(jù)文章開頭的“Howmanypumpkinsdoesittaketosetaworldrecord?”可知，文章以一個問題開篇。C()2.WhichofthefollowingpumpkinscanbecertifiedastheworldrecordbytheGuinnessWorldRecordsaccordingtothispassage?返回B【點撥】圖文轉換題。由最后一段中“ThatonewascertifiedinCalifornia,withapumpkinweighingalmost1,250kilograms!”可知，本文中提到的被收入吉尼斯世界紀錄的南瓜重量差不多是1250kg，故選B。()3.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?Theworld’sheaviestpumpkin. B.TheNelsonfamilyandtheirfarm.C.Theworld’slargestpumpkinmosaic. D.Abusytimeforfruitandvegetablerecords.返回【點撥】主旨大意題。本文主要介紹了世界上最大的用南瓜拼成的鑲嵌畫的相關情況。C時文閱讀—講好中國故事太極拳的傳承與發(fā)展ChenjiagouVillageincentralChinaisthebirthplaceofTaiChi.Intheearly17thcentury,oneofitsvillagers,ChenWangting,createdasetofphysicalmovements.Itconnectedhisfamily’smartialarts(武術)withdeepbreathingskillsandthemeridian(經脈)theoryoftraditionalChinesemedicine(TCM).返回Inthe200

yearsorsoafteritscreation,TaiChiremainedthetreasureoftheChenfamily.NooneoutsidetheChenfamilyknewaboutit.Butinthe19thcentury,akungfulovercalledYangLuchanmanagedtomasterthemovesbyworkingforthefamily.YanglaterworkedasacoachofmartialartsinthearmyoftheQingDynastyandpopularizedthesportamongtheupperclassesofBeijing.Fromthenon,moreandmoreChinesestartedtopractice返回TaiChi,andsomenewschools(流派),includingtheYang,Wu,HeandSunstyles,cameintobeing.“Chen-styleTaiChiisbelievedtobetheoriginofalltheotherpopularschools,”ChenZhengleisaid.ChenZhengleistartedpracticingthemartialartswhenhewas8.

HeachievedthehighestduanintheChineseWushuDuanweiSystem.Thesystemgradespractitionersfromlowtohighasfollows:primaryduan(firsttothird),middleduan返回(fourthtosixth)andadvancedduan(seventhtoninth).HeisalsooneofthetopfourTaiChimastersinChenjiagou.Themartialartwaslistedasthenationalintangibleculturalheritage(非物質文化遺產)in2006.

Attheopeningceremonyofthe2008

BeijingSummerOlympicGames,2008

martialartistsperformedTaiChi.Thatsameyear,ChinastarteditseffortstogetTaiChiontotheUNESCORepresentativeListoftheIntangibleCulturalHeritageofHumanity.Thisprovedmoredifficultthanexpected.Finally,after12

yearsofefforts,TaiChiwasaddedtothelistonDecember17,

2020.返回一、好詞句深練（一）根據(jù)語境用所給單詞的適當形式填空1.The__________(center)themeofthemeetingwaspeacefuldevelopment.返回central2.Duringthefestival,weenjoyedmany__________(tradition)dancesandmusic.返回traditional3.Theartist’slatest__________(create)isabeautifulpaintingofasnow-coveredmountain.返回creation（二）用方框中所給詞的正確形式替換下列句子中的黑體部分1.WhenTimwasaskedwhyhewaslateforschool,hejustkeptsilent.__________返回performremainremained2.Sheexpressedherwishtoactinthesitcomtoherparents.__________返回performremainperform（三）根據(jù)所給漢語，完成下列句子1.She_____________(設法)finishtheprojectasquicklyaspossible.返回managedto2.Thesalesfigureswerehigher________________(比預料的)thismonth.返回thanexpected（四）仿寫句子1.Thisprovedmoredifficultthanexpected.(prove作系動詞)仿寫：這個新理論在實踐中被證明是正確的。_______________________________________________Thenewtheoryprovedcorrectinpractice.返回2.Chen-styleTaiChiisbelievedtobetheoriginofalltheotherpopularschools.(動詞不定式短語作主語補足語)仿寫：據(jù)報道，音樂會很成功。_______________________________________________Theconcertisreportedtobesuccessful.返回二、閱讀短文，完成下列各題()1.WhatdoweknowaboutYangLuchan?A.HecamefromChenjiagouVillage.B.HehelpedspreadTaiChiinBeijing.C.HehelpedChenWangtingcreateTaiChi.D.Hestartedpracticingthemartialartsattheageof8.返回【點撥】細節(jié)理解題。由第二段中的“Yanglaterworkedasacoach...andpopularizedthesportamongtheupperclassesofBeijing.”可知,楊露禪在北京幫助傳播了太極拳。故選B。B()2.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.TaiChiwillbepasseddown.