选修九 1.2Unit 1　Key to exercises of the workbook

1、新课标人教版课件系列 高中英语 选修选修( (模块）模块）9- 9-1.2 listening(p.51)listening(p.51) answer key for exx 1-2: 1 2 3 4 5 6 cb a bd c answer key for exercise 3: (p.51)answer key for exercise 3: (p.51) answersother details 1 2 the nile it is in north and east africa. its 6,695 kilometers long, it is about 300 kilometer

2、s longer than the yangtze. the caspian sea it has an area of 371,800 square kilometers. its a saltwater lake. the caspian sea is about four or five times larger in area than the second largest lake (lake superior in north america which is the largest freshwater lake). 3 4 the pacific ocean mt quomo-

3、 langma it represents 45.9% of the worlds oceans. it is in the himalayas. its 8,844 meters high. it was formed 60 million years ago. the nepalese call it sagarmatha which means goddess of the sky. 5 6 the blue whale the cheetah an adult grows up to 35 meters long and weighs up to 130 tones. it is mu

4、ch larger than the largest land mammal which is the african elephant (one african elephant specimen was 3.96 meters tall and weighed over 12 tones). it can run at 100 kilometers an hour on level ground. but it can run at this speed only over a short distance. examples of questions about the topic (p

5、.52) animals are: category- animals 1 what is the largest carnivore on land? (the polar bear) 2what is the largest reptile in the world? (the saltwater crocodile) 3 which marine mammal is the rarest? (the yangtze river dolphin) 4 which insect is the most destructive? (the locust) 5 which is the fast

6、est land bird? (the ostrich) complete the dialogues with the correct nouns below. then check your answers with a partner.(p.52) 1 a: would you like me to help you with your maths on the weekend? b: oh, thatd be great. youve helped me so much this year. how can i show my _? 1 wisdom appreciation regr

7、ets conception appreciation 2 a: i dont understand why ian is so rude to me all the time. b: look, i dont think he means to be. i just dont think he has any _ of being polite. 3 a: i love talking to older people. they seem to have so much _ . b: yes, i know what you mean. my grandmother always gives

8、 me great advice. conception wisdom 4 a: do you have any _ in your life? b: no, not really although im sorry that i didnt get to know my father very well before he died. in pairs, complete the crossword puzzle with new words from the students book.(p.53) 1 marathon 2 bid 3 champion 4 conventional 5

9、virtue 6 accomplish 7 reality 8 amateur 9 profile 10 wage 11 struggle 12 unfit regrets 2 match the subject on the left with an ending on the right to make correct sentences. (p.53) 2 1 listening to english programmes on tv 2 anybody who can help my son improve his maths for $10 an hour 3 what you ne

10、ed 4 whether she can run in the marathon 5 to climb to the top of mt qomolangma 6 will the person who took my exercise book 7 smoking 8 polluted water is one of the major causes of lung cancer. is an issue that must be discussed by governments. is a good way of improving your english. would be a ver

11、y courageous thing to do. please contact me on 45683992. depends on how fit she is. is a red scarf for your black overcoat. give it back please? in pairs, complete each sentence, starting with the phrase in italics as the subject. 1 playing sport is _ 2 the man who robbed mrs davies has been _ 3 a g

12、ood friend is _ _ 2 important part of school life. caught by the police . one who sees you through bad times as well as good times . 4 whether he will be a lawyer or not depends on _ 5 whoever comes late for work must _ 6 to reach your goal is _ _ how well he does at school . stay late until the day

13、s work is done . one of the most exciting things you can do . translate the following sentences into english .(p.54） 1 大山里静谧的氛围是我最喜爱的。 the peaceful atmosphere of the mountains is the thing i love the most. 2 参加比赛给我很大的成就感。 participating in a competition gives me a great feeling of accomplishment. 3 3

14、 在电话上谈话几个小时是我不能理解的事。 speaking on the phone for hours is not something i can understand. 4 到奥运会上去比赛是我的梦想。 to compete at the olympics is my dream. 5 她为学校所做的一切使学生和教职员工非常感激。 what she did for the school was greatly appreciated by the students and staff. answer key for exercise 4: (p.56) articlerecord/sca

15、tegory a b c biggest pig natural world largest suit of armour history and society biggest strawberry cake amazing feats d 1 2 3 e f largest afforestation project natural world fastest commercial maglev train travel and transport also science and technology longest continuous motorcycle ride with the

16、 rider standing on the seat without touching the handlebars sports and games fastest mask-changing arts and media oldest man alive human body suggested answers to exercise 5 (p.56) b what is the suit of armour made of ? in which country was the armour worn? what was it protecting the elephant agains

17、t? how far could an elephant have walked in such heavy armour? c what were the dimensions of the cake? how was such a large cake baked? how did the organizers serve so many people with the cake? did the cake taste good? d the afforestation project: what area did the afforestation project cover? wher

18、e in china was the project carried out? what was the purpose of the project? has the project been successful? the train: how fast can the maglev train go? where in china is the maglev train used? how many carriages can the train have? where and when was it made? the motorcycle ride: who rode the mot

19、orcycle? how old was he / she? had he / she tried to break the record before? how much practice did he / she have before attempting the record? where did the record attempt take place? how far and how fast did the motorcycle go? e how did mr peng denghuai change the masks? how much practice did he h

20、ave before he attempted the record? when did he start using silk masks? does he make the masks himself ? f what were joan riudavetss secrets to such a long life? did he ever leave his village? how many children, grandchildren and great grandchildren did he have? how old was he when he stopped workin

21、g? answer key for exercise 2: 1 f 2 b 3 d 4 a 5 e 6 c suggested answers to exercise 3: dos choose a category from the guinness book. choose a category that others will be interested in challenging. contact the guinness office before going ahead with your record attempt. train for your event, build u

22、p your training slowly. do a trial run. when you are trying for a record and you have a problem, try and fix or work with the problem. ask some friends to go with you to encourage your efforts and to offer advice. make sure you have proof of your new record. donts dont choose something unless youre

23、certain its a category. dont train too quickly. when you are trying for a record, if something goes wrong, dont give up. sample dialogue (p.57) b: tell me, whats the record youve broken? a: i broke the record for being the fastest person carrying a 25 kilo bag of potatoes. b: wow! how far did you ca

24、rry the bag? a: it was only a kilometre. c: sounds like a long way to me! how long did it take you? a: three minutes and ten seconds. b: youre kidding! a: (laughs) no, it wasnt too difficult. c: why did you choose that particular event? a: i know it seems strange but i wanted to do something differe

25、nt to the usual kinds of events. b: well, it is certainly that! tell me about the kind of training you did to prepare yourself. a: well, i got up each morning at five and jogged up and down hills with the sack of potatoes on my back for two hours without a rest. i did that for six months. b: (noddin

26、g head while listening). gee, that sounds almost impossible to me! a: well, it felt impossible sometimes but i always had a great sense of achievement when i stopped ! b: yes, im sure you did. how did you prepare yourself mentally for the event? a: when i was training and felt like i couldnt go on,

27、i would just keep telling myself i could do it. i also would choose a spot a long way ahead of me and keep my eyes fixed on that. (b nods while a is talking.) b: did you have many people at your attempt at the record? a: oh yes, i had some friends, my family and a few colleagues from work. that was really important. b: oh yes? why was that? a: well, when you try to break a record, you need all the encouragement you can get. it helps to know people really want you to break that record. c: of course. and did you eat the potatoes afterwards? a: (laughs) no. i never want