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第1页UNIT1Althoughtheymaynotbetheworld’sfastestorstrongestathletes,the1830competitionsinthe2005SpecialOlympicsWorldWinterGamesheldinNagano,Japancompetedwithalltheirhearts.AttheclosingceremonyPrincessTakamadoofJapanmadeaspeech.Shesaid,’Thepastweekwasallaboutsmiles,gentlenessandpeace.Itrulyhopewithinmyheartthattheentireworldcanlearnsomethinghere.Wecanalllearnfromtheexamplesthesespecialathleteshaveshownus.’TheaimoftheSpecialOlympicsisclear.Itistoencourageindividualswithintellectualdisabilitiestobecomephysicallyfit.Theyarealsoencouragedtobeproductiveandrespectedmembersofsocietythroughsportstrainingandcompetition.Ifanathletewinsincompetition,itisabonus.However,inawayeveryonewins.LilyKuhn,12,askierwithTeamUSA,couldhardlyrestrainherenthusiasmasthewrotehome.Shetoldherparents:Iwasproudofmyself.Iamhappynotsimplyforwinning,butforwinninghonestly,lovingtocompeteandworkingthehardestforthelongesttime.Thefestivalendingthegamesissomethingtoremember.Itisn’tcompletewithoutthehugs.Oneeventvolunteer，whilehuggingandhandingoutsweatshirtstosomeoftheathleteshelduphisthumbsandsaid,”Alloftheseathletesaresuper!Ican’tgoanywherearoundherewithoutgettingahug.Iprayformoreofthissortofthing.Ihopethatthespiritwithwhichtheyhavecompetedmighttouchthewholeworld.Watchingtheseyoungpeopleblossomoverthepastweekhastrulytouchedmylife.”Attheendofthefestival,thevicemayorforthecityofShanghai,whichwillhostthe2007summergames,acceptedtheflagfortheSpecialOlympicspledgingthat“thecityofShanghaiwouldopenitsarmstotheworldandtotheSpecialOlympics”.虽然他们可能不是世界上最快的还是最强的运动员，在2005年世界冬季特殊奥运会在长野举行的1830年奥运会比赛，日本的竞争与所有他们的心。在闭幕仪式上，日本公主Takamado发表了讲话，她说：“过去一周是所有关于微笑，温柔与和平。我真的希望在我的心，整个世界在这里可以学到一些东西。我们都可以借鉴这些特殊运动员表明我们的例子。”特奥会的目标是明确的。这是鼓励智障人士成为身体健康。他们还鼓励是社会生产力和尊重成员通过体育训练和比赛。如果一个运动员在比赛获胜，这是一个奖金。然而，在某种程度上每个人都赢。百合库恩，12日，与美国队的滑雪者，难以抑制的在家信她的热情。她告诉她的父母：我为自己感到骄傲。我不只是为了得奖感到高兴，但赢得诚实，爱竞争，工作的时间最长最难的该节结束的比赛是值得记住。它也不是没有完成的拥抱。一个事件的志愿者，而拥抱和派运动衫的运动员举起大拇指一些，说：“这些运动员都超强！我不能去任何地方在这里没有得到一个拥抱。我祈祷这一类的事情更多。我希望，精神与他们有竞争可能触摸整个世界。看着这些在过去一周开花年轻人已经真正打动了我的生活。“在本节结束时，为上海，这将主办2007年夏季奥运会，城市的副市长接受认捐认为，“上海城市将开放其武器给世界和特奥会的特殊奥运会标志“。第2页UNIT2JimFixxhadbeenaheavysmokerandweighed214poundswhenhetookuprunninginthe1960s.Hesoonreapedthebenefitsfromrunning.Hisweightdecreasedby60poundsbythetimehisbook,TheCompleteBookOfRunning,waspublished.Hisbookinspiredmillionsofpeople.Inhisbookandontelevisiontalkshows,heextolledthebenefitsofphysicalexerciseandhowitconsiderablyincreasedtheaveragepeople’slifeexpectancy.Hisreadersandaudiencebecamemorehealth-conscious.However,totheirshock,Fixxdiedattheageof52afterhisdailyrun.Manywhoopposedhisbeliefssaidthiswasevidencethatrunningwasharmful.However,hissupportersrevealedthattherealcauseofFixx’sdeathwasaheartattack.Hecamefromafamilywheremenhadpoorhealthstories.Hisfathersufferedaheartattackattheageof35anddiedofoneat42.GivenFixx’sunhealthylifestyleuntilhetookuprunning,manyarguedthatrunningaddedmanyyearstohislife.“Runningdoeshaveitsshortcomings,”AcknowledgesheartspecialistPaulThomas,inarecentmedicaljournal.“Theimpactcanbehardonyourknees.Runnersaremoreatriskduringtheirtraining,particularlyiftheyrunmarathons.However,thenewsforrunnersisn’tallbad.Evidencesuggestsinspiteofitsshortcomings,moderateamountofrunningexercisecanactuallyresultinalonger,improvedlife.”Dr.DaleMacdonald,acertifiedStrengthandConditioningspecialistoncesummedupadiscussionbysaying,“Aswithallathleticendeavors,runningcomeswithbothgreatrewardandinherentrisk.Morethan60%ofrunnerswillsufferaninjurythatcausesthemtotaketimeoffrunning—eachyear!”Healsosaidthatimprovingone’sbalancecanreducethelikelihoodofinjury.吉姆Fixx曾是老烟枪，体重214磅当他于20世纪60年代运行。他很快就收获运行的好处。他的体重下降了60磅由他的书，运行完全书，出版时间。他的书启发了千百万人。在他的书和电视访谈节目，他赞美体育锻炼的好处，以及它如何大大增加了的人平均寿命。他的读者和观众变得更加健康意识。然而，他们的冲击，Fixx去世，享年52岁后，他的日常运行。许多谁反对他的信仰表示，这是证据，运行是有害的。然而，他的支持者透露，Fixx死亡的真正原因是心脏病发作。他出身于一个家庭中，男性的健康状况不佳的故事。他的父亲因在35岁以下心脏病发作和一人死亡，42。鉴于Fixx的不健康的生活方式，直到他拿起运行时，许多主张，运行增加了很多年，他的生命。“运行确有其不足之处，”心脏病专家保罗托马斯承认，在最近的医学杂志。“这个影响可能很难在你的膝盖。参赛者更在训练过程中的风险，尤其是当他们跑马拉松。然而，对运动员的消息并不全是坏事。的证据表明，尽管它的缺点，适量的跑步锻炼实际上可以导致更长的时间，改善生活。“Dr.Dale麦克唐纳，经过认证的强度和空调专家曾概括说，与所有的体育事业“的讨论，运行带有两个重大的报酬和内在风险。超过60％的运动员将受到伤害，导致他们采取休息时间磨合每年！“他还表示，改善人的平衡可以减少受伤的可能性。第3页Unit3Hydewasfoundedin1966toprovideeducationbasedoncharacterdevelopmentratherthanacademicachievement.Itisaplacewherewell-to-dofamiliescansendtheirchildrenwhohavedifficultyinothereducationalenvironments.Manystudentsaretherebecausetheirparentsbelieveintheeducationaltheoryofcharacterbeforeperformance.AlthoughHydeistypicallycategorizedasacollegepreparatoryschool,theschoolregardsitsprimarypurposeaspreparationforlife.Hydehelpsstudentslearn,embrace,andadoptacharactercompassthatwillguidethemfortherestoftheirlives.Emphasisisplacedonperformingartsandsports.Hydebelievesthatoneneedstoexposethemselvestogroupandcommunityinteractionsaspartofthegrowthprocess.Competitivesportsareplayedyearroundandhaveledtomanychampionships.Therearetypicalhighschoolclassesandacademics.ManyAdvancedPlacementcoursesareavailableandencouraged.Moststudentsareacceptedtofour-yearcollegesanduniversities.Thereare“GroupDiscovery”sessionssevera