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1、2021/6/41高等院校研究生英语系列教材综合教程（下）综合教程（下）INTEGRATED COURSE2021/6/422Sports in Society Unit 2 2021/6/43 Content Starting out Reading Focus Reading More Practical Translation Focused Writing Final Project2021/6/44Task 1Take the quiz on Page 32 and learn more about sports.2021/6/451.In what year were women

2、first allowed to compete in the Olympic Games?A.1800.B.1850.C.1900.Key:C2021/6/462.Where was the 2006 World Cup held?A.In Germany.B.In South Africa.C.In France.Key:A2021/6/473.What are the three most popular sports in the United States?A.Football,baseball,and basketball.B.Football,soccer,and basketb

3、all.C.Football,hockey,and basketball.Key:A2021/6/484.What does AFC stand for?Key:American Football Conference2021/6/495.What is the championship game of professional US football?A.The Super Bowl.B.The Big Bowl.C.The Great Bowl.Key:A2021/6/4106.What was the first sports event to be telecast live?A.Th

4、e 1972 NBA finals.B.The 1936 Berlin Olympics.C.The 1962 World Cup.Key:B2021/6/4117.Which sport is governed by a set of rules known as the Queensberry rules?A.Boxing.B.Cricket.C.Shooting.Key:A2021/6/4128.Which of the following is essentially an indoor sport?A.Cricket.B.Gymnastics.C.Golf.Key:B2021/6/4

5、139.In which country was golf first played?A.Scotland.B.France.C.Thailand.Key:A2021/6/41410.From what wood are cricket bats usually made?A.Maple.B.Willow.C.Pine.Key:B2021/6/41511.Which sport is called“the sport of kings”?A.Golf.B.Horse racing.C.Surfing.Key:B2021/6/41612.When was a safety car first u

6、sed in Formula 1?A.In 1993.B.In 1985.C.In 1973.Key:C2021/6/417Task 2 Look at these newspaper headlines.Discuss in pairs what you would expect to read in the storiesthat accompany them.(P33)2021/6/4181.Footballer Faces Suspension After Attack on SpectatorSample:Eric Cantona,the Manchester United stri

7、ker,will probably be suspended for the rest of the season after he attacked a spectator during the match against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park last night.The incident happened moments after Cantona had been sent off for kicking another player,his sixth send-off in 16 months.As he walked off the fi

8、eld,a spectator was seen running down a gangway from some 20 rows back,apparently to shout abuse at Cantona,who suddenly turned,jumped over the wall and kicked out at the man,and then punched him.2021/6/4192.Olympic Champion Swimmer Apologizes for Marijuana Pipe PhotoSample:The Olympic swimming star

9、 Michael Phelps quickly acknowledged his poor judgment after a photograph showing him inhaling from a marijuana pipe was published Sunday in an English newspaper.Although his admission is unlikely to affect his swimming eligibility,it could affect the millions of dollars he had secured in endorsemen

10、t deals.In a statement released Sunday by his marketing agency,Octagon,Phelps,who won a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics,did not challenge the legitimacy of the photograph published by the tabloid News of the World.2021/6/4203.“Own Goal”Defender Shot Dead Outside RestaurantSample:A C

11、olombian footballer was shot dead yesterday by angry fans who blamed him for their sides early exit from the World Cup.Andres Escobar,a defender who scored an own goal during his sides defeat by the United States team,was confronted by a group of men as he left a restaurant in Medellin,200 kilometer

12、s from Bogota.After an argument about his poor performance,they fired 12 bullets.One of the gunmen is reported to have said to Escobar before the shooting,“Thank you for the own goal.”2021/6/4214.Wimbledon Pays Equal Prize MoneySample:The Wimbledon Championships will offer women and men equal prize

13、money at this years tournament for the first time.The announcement by the All England Club brings the tournament into line with other Grand Slams,following criticism from officials and players.Wimbledon joins the United States and Australia in paying equal money to women and men across the board,fro

14、m the champions down to the first-round losers in all events.The French Open offers the same check only to the champions.2021/6/422Task 3 Look at the following cartoons carefully,and discuss in groups the message in each cartoon.(P33)2021/6/423 Sample:The use of sport as a setting for advertising pr

15、oducts is common in many countries.Fees from corporate sponsors are often used to support amateur athletes,events,and the administrative structures of sports organizations.2021/6/424 Sample:Like the greedy golfer,most people assume that the cash rewards for professional athletes are a source of moti

16、vation.However,one of the dangers of commercial sports is that they focus too much on external rewards rather than the intrinsic satisfaction of participation.2021/6/425Sample:Female athletes have traditionally been excluded or discouraged from participating in many sports.Statistics show that globa

17、l collegiate institutions only spend 24%of their athletic operating budgets,16%of their recruiting budgets and 33%of their scholarship budgets on female athletes.Moreover,less than 1%of all coaches of mens teams and less than 46%of all coaches of womens teams are female.Even if female athletes win a

18、t the games,they may receive less prize money or scholarships and less media coverage than male athletes.2021/6/426Sample:In heavy contact sports,violent behavior and intimidation are often learned as strategies.Although all players do not feel comfortable with the amount of violence in their sports

19、,they have generally come to accept it.Even those who dont like it may reluctantly use it as a way of improving or maintaining their positions on teams and their popularity with spectators.2021/6/427Big Sports,Big CostWorld sporting events such as the Olympics and World Cup require billions of dolla

20、rs of investment and years of planning.But do the investments pay off,helping the local or national economy?Now watch the video and then finish the blank-filling exercise.Click the picture2021/6/428 World sporting events such as the Olympics and World Cup attract hoards of _,bringing _,jobs,money fo

21、r businesses and _ for local government.Countries compete hard to hold such events.But analysts say that these sporting events are not usually likely to be a _ to the host country.Fariborz Ghadar of Pennsylvania State University points out that host cities of a sporting event tend to _ the benefit w

22、hile _ both the costs of actually running the operation and the costs of building the _ for the event.George Mason Universitys Tony Samara says that it is not often clear how host cities calculate revenues from major sporting events,because bookkeeping can _ from one city to the next.Ghadar also not

23、es that the cost of _ is a major issue that can offset financial gains an event might bring.spectators construction projectstax revenuesnet benefitexaggerateunderestimatinginfrastructurevarysecurity2021/6/429Commercialization and Changes in Sports2021/6/430 Global Understanding 2Detailed Information

24、3Critical Thinking4Language Points5Vocabulary in Action6Background Information12021/6/431As well as being a form of recreation for the participants,much sport is played in front of an audience.Most professional sport is played in a“theater”of some kind,be it a stadium,arena,golf course,race track,or

25、 the open road,with provision for the(often paying)public.Large television or radio audiences are also commonly attracted,with rival broadcasters bidding large amounts of money for the“rights”to show certain fixtures.The football World Cup attracts a global television audience of hundreds of million

26、s;the 2006 Final alone attracted an estimated worldwide audience of well over 700 million.In the United States,the championship game of the NFL,the Super Bowl,has become one of the most watched television broadcasts of the year.Super Bowl Sunday is a defacto national holiday in America;the viewershi

27、p being so great that in 2007 advertising space was reported as being sold at$2.6 million for a 30-second slot.2021/6/432Global Understanding1Introduction2Three factors that influencespectators attachment tosports3Changes in sports associated with commercialization(Para.1)(Para.2)(Paras.3-9)2021/6/4

28、33Sports have become _.Global UnderstandingcommercializedSpectators are attracted by:A._B.The risk or financial rewards associated with participating in an event.C._The uncertainty of an events outcome.The anticipated display of excellence or heroics by the athletes.2021/6/434A.Changes in the format

29、 and goals of sports.Sports have _ their basic format and goals.e.g._ _B.Changes in the orientations of people involved in sports.a.Without technical knowledge about a sport,spectators are impressed more by _ than by athletic skills and strategies used by players and coaches.e.g._ _ _ The basic stru

30、cture of each Olympic sport has remained much the same as it was before.dramatic expressionGlobal UnderstandingmaintainedThose who lack technical knowledge about ice skating are more entertained by triple and quadruple jumps than by smooth and flawless routines.2021/6/435 b.Sport participants tend t

31、o emphasize _ over aesthetic orientations.C.Changes in sport organizations.The control of sport organizations shifts further and further away from _.Their decisions generally reflect the combined economic interests of many people,but athletes are cut out of _ _Global Understandingheroic orientations

32、the playersdecision-making processes even when decisions affect their health and well-being2021/6/436Task 2Read the following statements and decide whether they are true or false according to the text.Put“T”before a true statement and“F”before a false one.(P 39)Key:2 3 4 5 16 7 8 9 10TTTFTFTFFTDetai

33、led Information2021/6/437Critical ThinkingReading Focus2021/6/438Read the following sentences from the text.Interpret the sentences and discuss with your partner whether you agree with the author or not.Give specific examples to support your opinions.1.Commercialization has not had a dramatic effect

34、 on the formats and goals of most sports.Reading FocusCritical Thinking2.As the need to please nave audiences becomes greater,so does the emphasis on heroic orientations.2021/6/439Discuss in groups the following questions.1.Are there any other things affected by commercialization in the same way as

35、sports?Give specific examples to support your opinions.Reading FocusCritical Thinking2.Many people feel that athletes are paid too much.How do you feel about this issue?2021/6/4401.Fun and“good games”are now defined in terms of gate receipts,concessions revenues,the sale of media rights,market share

36、s,rating points,and advertising potential.(Para.1)in terms of:as regards,expressed as 在方面；以某说法来表在方面；以某说法来表达达 e.g.1)Its a mistake to think of Florida only in terms of its tourist attractions.2)Id rather think of it _ (从投资的角度).Language Point in terms of an investment2021/6/441 concession:1)something t

37、hat you allow someone to have in order to end an argument or a disagreement 妥协，让步妥协，让步 e.g.Both sides made various concessions,but neither would back down on the crucial points.2)a special right that a particular person or group of people is allowed to have,for example by the government or an employ

38、er,or the act of giving or allowing something as a right（政府或雇主等许可的）特权；特许权 e.g.the import/export concessions that had been granted to the island 翻译：翻译：今天，乐趣和今天，乐趣和“好比赛好比赛”的定义取决于门票收入、特许权收的定义取决于门票收入、特许权收入、媒体传播权的出售、市场份额、收视率以及广告潜力。入、媒体传播权的出售、市场份额、收视率以及广告潜力。Language Point 2021/6/4422.We know that whenever

39、 any sport is converted into commercial entertainment,its success depends on spectator appeal.(Para.2)converted into:1)change(something)from one form or use to another 转变，转换 e.g.They converted the spare bedroom into an office.2)(persuade someone to)change to a different religion(使某人)改变宗教信仰 e.g.Europ

40、ean missionaries converted thousands to Christianity.翻译：翻译：我们知道，每当任何一项体育运动被转化为商业性娱乐活动我们知道，每当任何一项体育运动被转化为商业性娱乐活动时，它的成功就依赖于观众的兴趣。时，它的成功就依赖于观众的兴趣。Language Point 2021/6/4433.To make money on a sport,its necessary to attract a mass audience to buy tickets or watch the events on television.(Para.4)“mass”i

41、s used here as an adjective,meaning“involving or intended for a very large number of people”.e.g.1)大众传媒大众传媒 _ 2)大规模杀伤性武器大规模杀伤性武器 _ 3)大规模生产大规模生产 _ 4)大规模抗议活动大规模抗议活动 _ 5)大众营销大众营销 _ Language Point mass mediaweapons of mass destructionmass productiona mass protestmass marketing2021/6/4444.Similarly,those

42、 who know little about the technical aspects of ice skating are more entertained by triple and quadruple jumps than by routines carefully choreographed and practiced until they are smooth and flawless.(Para.5)The prefix“tri-”in“triple”means“three times”and the prefix“quadr-”in“quadruple”means“four o

43、r four times”.Language Point 1.one:拉丁前缀 uni-:unique 独一无二的 uniform 制服 希腊前缀 mono-：monologue 独白 2.two:拉丁前缀 bi-：bilingual 双语的 bilateral 双边 希腊前缀 di-：dioxide 二氧化物 disyllable 双音节词 3.three:拉丁前缀 tri-：triangle 三角形 tricycle 三轮车 4.four:拉丁前缀 quadr-：quadrangle 四边形 quadruple 四倍 希腊前缀 tetra-：tetragon 四边形 tetrahedron

44、 四面体 5.five:拉丁前缀 quint-：quintuple 五倍 quintet 五重奏 希腊前缀 pent-：pentagon 五角大楼 pentathlon 五项全能 2021/6/445 routine n.1)the usual order in which you do things,or the things you regularly do 常规 e.g.Officials at the exchange said yesterday that its current investigation was a matter of routine.交易所的官员昨日表明，目前的

45、调查只是例行公事。交易所的官员昨日表明，目前的调查只是例行公事。2)a set of movements,jokes etc that form part of a performance 舞蹈等表演的成套动作 e.g.a dance routine 一套舞蹈动作一套舞蹈动作 routine adj.e.g.常规手术 _ 定期保养_ 例行手续 _ Language Point routine operationroutine maintenanceroutine procedure2021/6/4465.They want to see athletes occasionally collap

46、se as they surpass physical limits,not athletes who know their limits so well they can successfully compete for years without going beyond them.(Para.5)Try to figure out different meanings of“collapse”in each of the following sentences.1)Minutes later the second tower collapsed.2)He collapsed with a

47、 heart attack while he was dancing.3)I thought that without me the whole project would collapse.4)Share prices collapsed after news of poor trading figures.交投 数额不佳使股票价格暴跌。(of a building)fall downLanguage Point (of a person)fall down because of illness,tiredness,etc.(of a system,idea or organization)

48、fail(of prices,level,etc.)suddenly become much lower2021/6/4476.As the need to please nave audiences becomes greater,so does the emphasis on heroic orientations.(Para.7)This sentence means that as the need to please nave audiences grows,increasingly more emphasis is placed on heroic orientations of

49、athletes.翻译：翻译：取悦无知观众的需求越强烈，就越会强调英雄主义取向。Language Point 2021/6/4487.These athletes usually evaluate themselves and other athletes in terms of the sport ethic,and they learn to see heroic actions as signs of true commitment and dedication to their sport.(Para.7)ethic:(n.)a general idea or belief that

50、influences peoples behavior and attitudes 伦理，道德体系 e.g.People still believe in the traditional work ethic and we are fortunate they do.ethical:(adj.)1)relating to principles of what is right and wrong 有关道德的 e.g.The use of animals in scientific tests _ _(提出了一些棘手的伦理道德问题).2)morally correct 合乎道德的 e.g.It

51、would not be ethical for me,as a doctor,to talk to you about my patients.Language Point raises difficult ethical questions2021/6/449 Distinguish between ethic and ethnic:ethic ethical ethnic 1)Only 19 percent of the respondents gave lawyers high marks for maintaining honest and _ standards.2)To me,s

52、o much of it comes back to the work _ and commitment.3)Employers cannot discriminate on the basis of racial or _ background.Language Point ethicalethicethnic2021/6/4508.These conditions come under the control of general managers,team owners,corporate sponsors,advertisers,media personnel,marketing an

53、d publicity staff,professional management staff,accountants,and agents.(Para.8)Language Point publicity:n.1)the attention that someone or something gets from newspapers,television etc 公众的注意 e.g.Standards in education have received much publicity over the last few years.2)the business of making sure

54、that people know about a new product,film etc or what a particular famous person is doing 宣传，广告 e.g.The publicity for the book was poor and sales were low.该书宣传工作没有做好，所以销量不大。该书宣传工作没有做好，所以销量不大。近几年来，教育标准得到了公众的大量关注。近几年来，教育标准得到了公众的大量关注。2021/6/451Task 1Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate form o

55、f the word given and explain its meaning.(P.41)Vocabulary in Action attachedentertainingentertainmentattachment1.entertain A.Frankie is known throughout the _ business as an energetic performer.B.Childrens TV programs nowadays are much more _ than they used to be.2.attach A.Regular babysitters can b

56、ecome deeply _ to the children they take care of.B.When I was doing an English course in Brighton,I formed a strong _ to the other students in my class.2021/6/4523.history A.The film doesnt try to be _ accurate,but it is based loosely on real events and people.B.In his book,Churchill describes that

57、_ first meeting with Roosevelt.4.innovate A.When it was first introduced,the electric car was described as one of the 10 most _ products of the year.B._ in information technology have completely transformed the way students work.5.flaw A.Each party rejected the others approach,saying it was _.B.I ha

58、d thought that he was a native Chinese because he spoke in _ Chinese.Vocabulary in Action Innovationsinnovativehistoricallyflawedhistoricflawless2021/6/4536.controversy A.There has been a huge _ over where to put the citys new sports stadium and who should build it.B.He wrote a very _ book,but I thi

59、nk he has regretted it since.7.revise A.He gave his work to his friend to _,because he found it hard to see his own mistakes.B.The book went through several _ before the publisher was finally satisfied with mentate A.The _ on the Olympic Games was much better on the other channel.B.After retiring,he

60、 became a radio _ on cricket and rugby,and also wrote about both sports for Sunday newspapers.Vocabulary in Action revisionsrevisecontroversycommentarycontroversialcommentator2021/6/4549.restrict A.However,the company has a highly _ policy which makes such development difficult.B.Increasingly,campai

61、gners are demanding that countries impose _ on advertising aimed at children.10.hero A.He was famed for _ deeds during the war.B.Americas present need is not _,but calm diplomacy.Vocabulary in Action heroicsheroicrestrictiverestrictions2021/6/455Task 2Read the following sentences and decide which of

62、 the italicized words fits each of the sentences.(P42)Vocabulary in Action 1.Employers cannot discriminate on the basis of racial or ethnic/ethic background.2.All types of insurance are handled both for personal and cooperate/corporate customers.3.Police believe the strategic/tragic death of 21-year

63、-old Lee Russell may be linked to drug abuse.4.Mostly because of his defense and athletic/aesthetic ability,his playing time has increased the last two weeks.5.We have looked at some of the key principles that underlie/underline microeconomics.2021/6/4566.A stack/stake of copies was piled up at the

64、entrance to the Arts Lab.7.The critical factors in determining the growth in the present study are all external;none are extrinsic/intrinsic to the science itself.8.Pan has been struggling financially:last year alone,advertising revenue/avenue fell by 20%.9.I was constantly engraved/engrossed by the

65、 problems of time,space,quality,and other categories of reason.10.The award/reward ceremony will be held at the National Film Theater tonight.Vocabulary in Action 2021/6/457Task 3Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate word from the box.Change the form if necessary.(P42-43)Key 1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8

66、)9)10)11)12)Vocabulary in Action revenuesreceiptseconomicrewardsathletessponsorspectatorsmaintainavailabilitystadiumsanticipatedpublicity2021/6/458Without Passion,Soccer is Just Another Game2021/6/459 Detailed Information Critical Thinking Language Points Vocabulary in Action12342021/6/460Task 1Complete the following summary of the reading passage.Little stirs a nation to an extreme level of breathless delight and helpless despair as swiftly as a football game.It has all the constituents of grea