上海新世纪高二英语第四单元重点归纳及课后练习Unit4 Sports around the worldPart1新题型The Olympics are the ____ ( important) international competition in terms ___ scale, skills, and number of athletes.The games are divided ____ two parts---the Summer Games and the Winter Games. The two parts ____ (hold) in such a way that there are two years in between but four years before one is repeated.The Olympics were first celebrated in 776 BC in Olympia, Greece, and were held every four years ____393 AD. Then, they were brought to an end ____ the Roman emperor. It was not until the 1890s that the world saw the modern summer games. In 1896 the first modern Summer Olympics were held in Greece ____ that was where the tradition started. After that the Olympics would move to ____ different city every four years. In 1924, the Winter Olympics were added to the schedule. The Games were to take place in a separate, colder place. The event was cancelled during World War Ⅰ and World War Ⅱ for reasons known to all.(B)Examples of modern Summer Olympic events are track and field events, ball games, diving, gymnastics, swimming. Typical Winter Olympic events are skating and skiing.The Olympic records are the world ___. An Olympic gold medal carries as much weight as, or even more than any other gold medal won at other international competitions. The skills and determination demonstrated at the Olympics have come to stand for the peak of human physical strength and will power.It was not until the late twentieth century ____ Chinese athletes began to amaze the world with their excellent performance at the Olympics. Coming out number one many times in the Olympic events, Chinese athletes ____ (bring) home one gold medal after another in swimming, diving, gymnastics, weight lifting, and ___ number of ball games. At the turn of the twenty-first century, the world witnesses Beijing being selected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the host city for the 2008 Olympics. This has added a brilliant touch ___ the picture of modern Chinese sport history.Though once marked ____ “the Weaklings of East Asia”, the Chinese have always been looking forward to ____ (achieve) the dream of becoming a sports giant. After continuous efforts for years the dream is gradually coming true, and it is understandable ____ the Chinese let out cries of joy the night Beijing’s bid to host the 2008 Olympics was approved!Keys: the most important; of; into; were held; until; by; because; aOnes; that; have brought; a; to; as; achieving; whyPart2 Module 4 Sports around the worldModule 4教材精讲：1.掌握-ing分词完成式和被动式的用法；2.掌握本课出现的重要词汇。
scale, gymnastics, demonstrate, peak, witness, touch, achieve, giant3. 掌握本课出现的重要短语。
in terms of, every four years, will power, come out number one, one. . . after another, at the turn of, come true4.掌握本课出现的重要句型。
It is not until. . .that5.能力要求。
按空间顺序来组织段落。
语言点详讲：1.-ing分词的完成式的用法-ing分词的完成式用作状语，强调一个动作在另一个动作开始前已经完成，或强调第一个动作持续一段时间后发生第二个动作，也强调两个动作之间有一段间隔。
例: Having originally created the environment we live in. plants may be called on once more to save it.• -ing分词的完成式用作宾语时，强调它表示的动作在谓语所表示的动作之前，但有时，也可用分词的一般式代替完成式例：Jack admitted having broken the window in the class room.=Jack admitted breaking the window in the classroom.2.-ing分词的被动式的用法·-ing分词的被动式可用作主语或宾语．它的逻辑主语是它所表示动作的承受者。
例：I am not used to being treated like that.·-ing分词的被动式还可用作定浯、时间状语或原因状语，含有被动、完成两层意思。
例：It is said that the book being written by the famous film star will be published next month.Being examined by the doctor，I felt nervous.3．scale的用法n. the relative size，extent，etc；a system of grading people or things规模．等级例：The business had to be reduced in scale.【拓展】相关词组on a big/large/small scale大／小规模地out of scale 不合比例4．demonstrate的用法·v to show clearly by giving evidence；to exhibit 表达，显示，示威例：How did he demonstrate the truth of his theory? (跟宾语)Can you demonstrate that the earth moves around the sun?(跟宾请从句)【拓展】词性转换n demonstration论|正．表明．表现5．peak的用法n. the point at which a process o r an activity is the strongest, the most successful or the most fully developed 顶峰．最高点．高峰期例：We saw a victory by an athlete at the very peak of her career．Don’t go there in the peak season(高峰期+旺期)一it’ll be hot and crowded．Traffic is really bad at peal hours.6．witness的用法·v to be present and see sth(an event，an accident etc)take place目击例：China has witnessed great historic events.·n.[C]a person who sees an event见证者例：He was a witness of the accident.7．touch的用法·n a little bit; a detail that is added to something and makes it took or sound stronger or better 少许例：a touch of fever／cold有点发烧／感冒。