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大学基础英语教程TextALead-inListeningCommunicativeActivityReadinginFocusTextB2UnitFiveIamaslowwalker,butIneverwalkbackwards.---AbrahamLincoln我走得很慢，但我从来不后退。---亚伯拉罕·林肯AbrahamLincoln（1809-1865）the16thPresidentoftheUnitedStatesbackUnit5NeverGiveUpPreviewBesidesaphysicallyhealthierbody,whathavesportsofferedus?Tremendousspirit,ofcourse.Itinspiresustotakethebullbythehornsandtakeourcourageinbothhandstoreachourgoals.InTextA,agymnastfinisheshersecondvaultandwinsthecompetition,regardlessofherpainfulankle.InTextB,anepileptic,byrunning,demonstratesthatthesickcanliveanormallife,too.backUnit5NeverGiveUpListentothefollowingconversationandfillintheblankswiththecorrectwordsorphrases.Youmaychoosethewordsorphrasesfromthelistgiven.sent,classes,gymnasts,focus,champion,competitive,sure,deserves,best,memberbackUnit5NeverGiveUpLead-inListeningJohn:HeyWang,doyouknowthatmycousinhasbeenjustselectedasa________oftheUSOlympicGymnasticsteamforAthens?Wang:Noway!That’sawesome!John:Yeah.Shefinallymadeit,andshecertainly________it.She’sbeentakinggymnastics________seriouslysinceshewasalittlegirl,likesinceshewasonly5or6yearsold.Wang:Congratulations!Shemustbeoneofthebest________inyourcountry.John:I’llsay!Wang:SpeakingofOlympics,I’venoticedthattheChinesehaven’tsenttheir________teamtotheWorldChampionshipthisyear.Forexample,OlympicandWorld________LiXiaopengskippedthemen’sevents.Doyouknowwhy?John:Iamnot________.Wang:It’sbecausethattheChineseGymnasticsteamputtheir________ontheAthensOlympicGames,andonlytheChineseOlympiclineupwas________totheWorldChampionship.John:IamsuretheChineseGymnasticsteamwillgetafewgoldmedalsattheOlympicsthistime.Wang:Ihopeso.InrecentyearsourChineseGymnastshavebecomestrongandtheyaregettingvery___________now.backLead-inListeningUnit5NeverGiveUpmemberdeservesclassesgymnastsbestchampionsurefocussentcompetitiveStartingaConversationReadthefollowingconversationandpayattentiontowhatthespeakerssay.Lorna:Goodmorning,Neil.You’reanearlybird.Neil:Goodmorning,Lorna.You’realsoearly.Peopleoftensaythatmorningisthebesttimeofdayforphysicalexercises.Lorna:Yes.I’vebeeninthehabitofgettingupearlyandtakingexercisesinthemorning.Neil:Oh,theSpringTrackandFieldMeetwillbeheldamonthfromnow.Haveyouenteredforanyevents?backUnit5NeverGiveUpCommunicativeActivityLorna:Yes,longjumpanddiscthrowing.I’mgoodatthem.Theschoolrecordsofthesetwogamesweresetupbymelastyear.IhopeIcanbreakthemthistime.Whataboutyou?Iknowyou’regoodatrunning.Neil:Yes,Ilikerunning.I’vesignedupfor100-meterdashand800-meterrace.Ihadplannedtotakepartinthe5,000-meterlong-distancerunasIhavegoodendurance,youknow.Butthere’salimittothenumberofgamesonecansignupfor,soIhavetogivethatup.Lorna:Whatapity,butI’msureyou’llwinhonorsforyourclasswhateveryouenterfor.Neil:I’mnotsosuremyself.Myrecordshaveneverbeenverygood.What’smore,Ihaven’tdoneenoughpractice.Lorna:ButIthinkifwepracticehardinthecomingweeks,wecanexpecttodobetter.Neil:Thankyouforyourencouragement.Nomatterwhattheresultsare,I’lldomybest.backUnit5NeverGiveUpCommunicativeActivityOralpracticeTalkaboutsportswithyourpartnerandinvitehim/hertojoinyou.Youmayusethefollowingtipstohelpyou.Wouldyouliketogorunning?I’denjoythat.Wherewouldyouliketogo?Howaboutgoingforabikeride?Let’sgoswimming.Howaboutgoinghikingwithus?Soundsgoodtome.backUnit5NeverGiveUpUnit5What’syourfavoritesports?Doyouplaymuchtennis?Yes,quiteabit.Howaboutagamesometime?Whatsportsdoyouliketoplay?Didyouattendthefriendlymatchbetween…and…?Whowon?Itwasaclosematch.Thescorewas…NeverGiveUpbackTextAPassageExpressionsandPhrasesNewWordsExercisesbackUnit5NeverGiveUpHeartofGoldPre-readingquestions1.Doyoulikegymnastics?Canyounamesomeofthemostfamousgymnastsintheworld?2.Howmanyeventsarethereinthewomen’sgymnastics?Whatarethey?Unit5NeverGiveUpHeartofGoldHerfriendsandfamilytoldheroverandoverthathertimewouldcome.Shealwaysrespondedwithahalfsmileandasmallnod,butsheneverseemedtoreallybelieveit.Thiswasalmostunderstandablebecausetowardthepeakofthehercareer,shealwaysseemedtobetheonewhonarrowlymissedthespotlight.Thespotlightwasalmostalwaysreservedfortheoutstandinggymnastsofherera,suchasShannonMillerandKimZmeskal.Buttheshadowthathidherfromthespotlightwasalsoresult-related.Shewasalwaysoneawayfromqualifyingforsomething.Inthe1992Olympics,shenarrowlymissedtheall-aroundfinalsbyfourteenone-thousandthsofapoint.ItwouldalmostbeanunderstatementtorefertoKerriStrugasanunderdogforthe1996Olympics.参考译文Unit5NeverGiveUpback本页录音全文录音Afterthe1992Olympics,hercoachBelaKarolyiretired,whichleftKerrileapingfromteamtoteamlookingforasuitablereplacement.ShereferstotheseyearsbetweenOlympicsasthe“worstyearsofmylife”.ThebestthingthathappenedinthoseyearswasKarolyi’scomingoutofretirementinlate1994.Oneyearlater,notmanymonthsbeforetheAtlantagames,shereturnedtotrainingunderhimandsethersightsonthe1996Olympics.GoingintotheOlympics,themediafocuswasonthe“sure-thing”namessuchasDominiqueDawesandShannonMiller.Kerri’smomentcamewhenshewasthelastUSgymnastonthelastapparatusonthelastdayofteamcompetition.Thegoldmedalfortheteamcamedowntohervault.Anearlylandingonherfirstvaultcausedaseriousin