UNIT2 Wordlist1.discus：['diskəs] 铁饼2.gymnastics [dʒim'næstiks] 体操, 体育3.javelin ['dʒævlin] n. (运动所用的)标枪[C];掷标枪项目4.archery ['ɑ:tʃəri] n. [U] 箭术,箭艺;射箭运动(总称)弓箭手,弓箭5. sprinting [sprint] vi. 奋力而跑;冲刺6. Paralympics [,pærə'limpiks] 残疾人奥运会5.sportspeople运动员6.disability [,disə'biləti]n. 残疾；无能；无资格7.disabled [dis'eibld] adj. 残废的，有缺陷的8.ordinary ['ɔːdɪn(ə)rɪ] adj. 普通的；平凡的；平常的9.regular ['reɡjələ(r)] adj.有规律的；定期的；经常的10.r emarkable [ri'mɑ:kəbl] adj. 卓越的；非凡的11.k nee [niː] n. 膝盖，膝12.c rash [kræʃ] n. 碰撞；崩溃vt. 坠落；破碎13.c oach [kəʊtʃ] n. 教练；旅客车厢14.w heelchair ['hwi:l,tʃεə] n. 轮椅15.b rilliantly ['briljəntli] adv. 灿烂地；辉煌地；光亮地16.r eferee [,refə'ri:]n. 裁判员；调解人17.f luently ['flu:əntlɪ] adv. 流利地；通畅地18.m arathon ['mærəθ(ə)n] n. 马拉松赛跑；耐力的考验19.e mbarrassing [ɪm'bærəsɪŋ]adj. 使人尴尬的；令人为难的20.e nthusiastic [ɪn,θuzɪ'æstɪk] adj. 热情的；热心的；狂热的21.r idiculous [rɪ'dɪkjʊləs] adj. 可笑的；荒谬的22.g rumpy['grʌmpɪ] adj. 脾气暴躁的；n. 脾气坏的人；爱抱怨的人23.i njury ['ɪndʒəri] n. 伤害，损害；受伤处24.i mprovise ['ɪmprəvaɪz]vt. 即兴创作；即兴表演25.b rilliantly ['briljəntli] adv.灿烂地；辉煌地26.d raw [drɔː] v (比赛等）打成平局，不分胜负27.Phrases1.throw the discus 扔铁饼2.throw the javelin 扔3.100 metres sprint event 100米短跑比赛4.set a world record 创造世界记录5.win the gold medal 获得金牌e first 获得第一7.take part in 参加8.ordinary athlete 普通运动员9.above the knee 膝盖以上10.a t the end (of ) 在一端, 在终点在...的末了, 在...的结尾到...的尽头, 到...的极限11.i n the end 最后,最终12.t ake the lead 领先13.b low the whistle 吹哨14.s end sb /sth off 将(足球运动员)罚下场，寄出,发送，派遣, 给...送行15 a bit of 一点16 (every)now and then偶尔；有时17 that sort of thing诸如此类的事18 at the end of the day 把一切都考虑进去；从各个方面来看19 an awful lot of 许多，大量的20 That's not the point.那不是重点。

21 set a goal制定目标22 from the start 从一开始23 score a goal踢进一球；得一分24 go for a pizza 去吃比萨25 lose one's job 失业26 be enthusiastic about 热衷于，对…充满热情27 be impressed with对…印象深刻27 abbr.（英国）普通中等教育证书（General Certificate of Secondary Education）CD 1 T10The 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing produced some wonderful sporting performances. In athletics, for example, the Irish sprinter Jason Smyth won a gold medal in the 100 meters sprint event for men. His time was 10 point 62 seconds, and he set a new world record.Another great performance was by Usain Bolt from Jamaica. He’s a sprinter too, and he also ran in the men’s 100 metres sprint event. He was the fastest runner----his time was 9 point 69 seconds. So he won the gold medal, and he set a new world record. Hmm!Something strange there? How can two people win the goldmedal for the same event ? And Jason Smyth was slower than Bolt, but he won the gold. So : two people won the gold medal for the same event. And one was faster than the other? Yes, you’ve understood correctly. But before we tell you how this is possible, let’s look at another example.In the women’s discus throwing event, the best throw was by Stefanie Brown Trafton from the USA--- she threw the discus 64 point 74 metres and won the gold medal. But Marianne Buggenhagen from Germany also won the gold medal for throwing the discus—she threw it 27 point eight metres. So—Marianne Buggenhagen’s throw was shorter, but she also came first.How is this possible?CD 1 T11How is this possible? Well, the answer is this : Jason Smyth and Marianne Buggenhagen are disabled—Jason is blind and Mariaane is in a wheelchair. They took part in a different Olympic Games, one called the Paralympics---an Olympic Games for disabled people.The Paralympics started in 1960 in Rome—there were 400sports people there. In 2008 in Beijing , there were more than 4000 athletes.The athletes in the Paralympics produce wonderful performances. Are they as good as ordinary athletes．Usually they’re not as fast or as strong, but some disabled runners and swimmers are only a little slower than regular athletes. Not many people in the world , for example , are able to run as fast as Jason Smyth! Another remarkable example is Natalie Du Toit, a swimmer from South Africa, who in 2008 took part in both the Olympic games and the Paralympics. In the Paralympics, she won five gold medals for swimming. In the regular Olympics, Du Toit swam in the ten kilometre race. She swam most of the race with her hair in her eyes because her swimming cap came off. But she still finished sixteenth! Du Toit has only one leg—she lost her left leg above the knee in a motorcycle crash in 2001.比较级和最高级练习题一．用所给词的适当形式填空1.Your classroom is _____ (wide) and _____ (bright) than ours.2.There are _____ (few) hours of sunlight a day in winterthan in summer.3.Which do you like _____ (well) , maths or chemistry?4.This is the _____ (good) film I have ever seen.5.Africa is the second _____ (large) continent.6.What he said made his mother much _____ (angry) .7.I’m not as _____ (careful) as he.8.We’ve got as _____ (many) books as we need.9.Pratice as _____ (much) as you can.10.They have done _____ (much) work with _____ (little) money.11.You’re the _____ (kind) person I’ve ever met.12.He is _____ (young) than his two sisters.13.The _____ (old) I get, the _____ (strong) I seem to feel.14.The weather is getting _____ (warm) and _____ (warm) .15.Summer is _____ (hot) season of the year.16. My _______ brother is over there. (old)17.Which play of the two is _________? (interest)18. English is as ________(important)as Chinese.19.The new library is the _________ one is China. (beautiful)20.----- Which animal do you like __________? ---- I likeall kinds of animals. (good)二．选择1. Which does Jimmy like _____ , Chinese or Art?A. wellB. bestC. betterD. much2. The Changjiang River is one of _____ in the world.A. the longest riverB. longest riversC. the longest riversD. longer rivers3. _____ of the three women is Mrs Brown.A. The beautifulB. The more beautifulC. More beautifulD. The most beautiful4. My mooncake is nicer _____ his. A. like B. with C.for D. than5. At last he began to cry ___.A. hard and hardB. more hard and more hardC. harder and harderD. less hard and less harder6. He jumps _____ of the three.A. farB. furtherC. farthestD. furthest7. By and by， ____ students in our class came to like English.A. more and moreB. much and muchC. many and manyD. less and least8. There are _____ paper here .Please bring some.A. littleB. lessC. fewerD. a little9. The pen is _____ than that one.A. more cheapB. cheapC. much cheaperD. quitecheaper10.Tom speaks Chinese _____ better than Jimmy.A. moreB. veryC. a lot ofD. much11.There are _____ girls in Class Two than in Class Four.A. moreB. nicestC. mostD. best12.It’s too _____ for you to do that.A. easyB. more dangerousC. harderD. theeasiest13.Who has _____ apples now, Jim, Lily or Lucy?A. muchB. biggestC. betterD. themost14.You have more rulers than me. But _____ are nicerthan _____ .A. mine, yoursB. mine, yourC. my, yoursD. my,your15.Tingting is _____ than Meimei, but Meimei is _____ thanTingting.A. all, strongerB. taller, strongestC. tallest, strongD. taller, stronger16.Mother is _____ in my family.A. busyB. busierC. the busiestD. morebusy17.There are _____ in the park on Sunday.A. more childrenB. a lot of peopleC. much men andwomen D. many peoples18.-This blue sweater is too big for me .-Will you please show me a _____ one?A. smallB. smallerC. the smallestD. smallest19.No one is _____ Mary in the class.A. so tallest asB. as taller asC. so high asD. so tall as20. This bike is _____ than that one.A. twenty yuan dearB. twenty yuan dearerC. dear twenty yuanD. dearer twenty yuan。