Many international sports were introduced by the British who take their leisure time very seriously. There is widespread participation in sport in Britain.

许多国际体育项目是由认真对待休闲时间的英国人引进的。在英国，人们广泛参与体育活动。

1. Football （or “soccer” as it is colloquially called）， the most popular sport in England as well as in Europe， has its traditional home in England where it was developed in the 19th century.

足球（口语为“soccer”），在英格兰和整个欧洲是最受欢迎的运动，其传统发源地在英格兰，出现于19世纪。

2. The game “Rugby” was invented at Rugby School in Warwich shire in the early 19th century.

拉格比球（即“英式橄榄球”）比赛19世纪初创立于沃尔威克郡的拉格比学校，因此得名。

3. Cricket， the most typical English sports， has been in existence since the 16th century， whose international level is 5-day Cornhill Test Matches.

板球，是典型的英国体育项目，自从16世纪以来已存在。国际比赛是为期5天的康希尔决赛。

4. Although tennis has been played for centuries， the modern game originated in England in the late 19th century. The main tournament is the annual Wimbledon fortnight， one of the four tennis “Grand Slam” tournaments.

尽管网球已打了好几个世纪，但现代比赛却起源于19世纪末的英格兰。主要比赛是一年一度的温布尔登两周赛，这是四大满贯网球锦标赛之一。

5. There is a considerable participation of athletics in Britain. For example， the London Marathon， which takes place every spring.

在英国有许多人参加田径运动。例如每年春季举行的伦敦马拉松比赛。

6. The home of golf is Scotland where the game has been played since the 17th century and naturally the oldest golf club in the world is there： The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers. The Walker Cup for amateurs and the Ryder Cup for professionals.

高尔夫球的故乡是苏格兰，自从17世纪以来这项运动就在那里盛行。全世界最古老的高尔夫俱乐部也在那里：爱丁堡高尔夫球会员荣誉公司。业余球员参加沃尔克公开赛，而职业球员参加雷德尔杯。

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settle v.

elect v.

suit v.

rent v.

attract v.

consider v.

develop v.

recite v.

sob v.

multiply v.

upset v.

polish v.

cheer v.

chart n.

activity n.

ability n.

tradition n.

alphabet n.

institution n.

suitcase n.

luggage n.

pillow n.quilt n.

armchair n.

cushion n.

kettle n.

decoration n.

curtain n.

washroom n.

basin n.

bathtub n.

arithmetic n.

algebra n.

geometry n.

concept n.

acre n.

gram n.

bachelor n.

microscope n.

regulation n.

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weekday n.

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gram n.

bachelor n.

microscope n.

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kettle n.

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washroom n.

basin n.

bathtub n.

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algebra n.

geometry n.

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gram n.

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microscope n.

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词汇短语园地

1. settle v. 解决（分歧、纠纷等），结束（争论、争端等）；

（最终）决定，确定，安排好；定居

Its time that you settled your differences with your father.

现在你该解决同你父亲之间的分歧了。

Its all settled—were leaving on the nine oclock plane.

一切都定下来了——我们乘九点的航班走。

（1） settle down 定居，安顿下来，使安静下来

（2） settle down to sth 定下心来做某事；开始认真对待某事

2. elect v. 选举，推选；选择，决定（做某事）

adj. 当选而尚未就职的，候任的

搭配：

（1） elect sb to sth 推选某人进入（机构等）

She became the first black woman to be elected to the Senate.

她成为第一个被选进参议院的黑人妇女。

（2） elect sb （as） sth 选举某人为……

He was elected （as） MP for Oxford East.

他被选为牛津东区的议员。

election n. 选举，推选；当选

elector n. 有选举权的人，选民

elective adj. 选举的，由选举产生的，选任的

n. 选修课程，选修科目

3. suit v. 合适，相配，合身；适合，适宜，有利于

n. 一套外衣，套装；成套服装

Blue suits you. You should wear it more often.

你适合穿蓝色。你该多穿蓝色衣服。

He was dressed in a quiet grey suit and looked very well bred and every inch a gentleman.

他身着素灰色套装，看上去很有涵养，一副绅士派头。

搭配：

suit sth to sb/sth 使某物适合某人/某物

suit oneself 随自己的意愿

suitable adj. 合适的，适宜的

（1） be suitable for 适合……

（2） be suitable to do 适合做……

suitably adv. 合适地，适宜地，适当地

辨析：

比较suit，fit和match

suit和fit都有“合适”的意思，其中suit指东西的样式、颜色或特色以及时间、地点正“适合” ；fit指某件东西的大小尺寸正“适合”，另外be fit for有“适合（某个职位或做某件事）”的意思；而match指两件东西放在一起很协调，比较“相配”。

This coat doesnt fit me—its so big.

这件上衣不适合我穿——太大了。

His endowments are limited， and scarcely fit him for this post.

他的天资有限，不太适合担任这项职务。

Little by little， Rhys began to match himself to the image in his mind.

渐渐地，里斯开始使自己和他心目中的形象相配了。

4. rent v. （短期）租用，租借；租金为；租用，租借；出租，

将……租给；以……出租

n. 租金

We rented a car for the week and explored the area.

我们租了一个星期的车探索这个地区。

搭配：

（1） rent sth （from sb） 从某人处租用……

Who do you rent the land from？

你从谁那里租用的土地？

（2） rent sth （out） （to sb） 将……租给某人

The land is rented out to other farmers.

这片土地租给别的农民了。

5. attract v. 吸引，使喜爱，引起……的好感（或爱慕）；

招引；引起（反应）

The warm damp air attracts a lot of mosquitoes.

温暖潮湿的空气招来了大量蚊子。

搭配：

（1） attract sb to sb/sth 吸引某人关注某人/某物

What first attracted me to her was her sense of humor.

她首先吸引我的是她的幽默感。

（2） be attracted to 喜爱，为……所吸引

Edgars father was attracted to the theater.

埃德加的父亲热衷于戏剧。

（1） attract ones attention 吸引某人的注意

（2） attract ones eyes 吸引某人的目光

attraction n. 爱慕，吸引；有吸引力的事

attractive adj. 漂亮的，有吸引力的

6. consider v. 认为，以为，觉得；（尤指为做出决定而）仔

细考虑，细想

搭配：

（1） consider sth 考虑某事

She considered her options.

她仔细考虑了自己的各种选择。

（2） consider doing sth 考虑做某事

I am considering going out for a walk.

我在考虑出去散散步。

（3） consider that/how... 考虑到/顾及到……；认为

If you consider that shes only been studying English for six months， she speaks it very well.

你如果考虑到她学英语才六个月，那么她英语讲得的确不错。

Have you considered how difficult it is for the new students？

你考虑过这对新生来说有多难么？

（4） be considered （as） 被认为是……

These workers are considered （as） a high-risk group.

这些工人被视为高风险人群。

consideration n. 仔细考虑，深思，斟酌

considerate adj. 考虑周到的，体谅的，体贴的

considerable adj. 相当多（或大、重要等）的

7. upset v. 使（某人）心烦意乱，使心情不好，使烦恼，

使生气；打乱，搅乱

n. （意外的）混乱，困扰，麻烦；不痛快，烦闷，

失望，苦恼

adj. 难过，不高兴，失望，沮丧

（1） upset用作动词：

upset sb 使某人烦恼

This decision is likely to upset a lot of people.

这项决定很可能会使许多人悻然不快。

（2） upset用作名词：

His health has not been improved by all the upset at home.

家中的纷乱使他的健康毫无起色。

（3） upset用作形容词：

I understand how upset you must be feeling.

我理解你心里有多难受。

8. cheer v. 欢呼，喝彩，加油；鼓励，鼓舞

We all cheered as the team came on to the field.

球队入场时我们都为之欢呼。

（1） cheer sb on 以喝彩声鼓励，为（某人）加油

The spectators cheered the runners on.

观众用喝彩声为赛跑选手加油。

（2） cheer （sb/sth） up 使变得高兴，使振奋起来

Give Mary a call； she needs cheering up.

给玛丽打个电话，她需要人安慰。

9. course n. 课程，讲座；进展，进程

The college runs specialist language courses.

这所学院开设有专门的语言课程。

The unexpected course of events aroused considerable alarm.

意外的事态发展引起了相当的恐慌。

（1） in course of 在……的过程中

The new textbook is in course of preparation.

新的教科书正在准备之中。

（2） over the course of 在……期间，在……的时候

The company faces major challenges over the course of the next few years.

这家公司以后几年将面临重大的挑战。

10. Its a great pity that... 很可惜……

Its a great pity that I can not go with you.

我不能和你一起去太可惜了。

It is a great pity that you should think so.

你竟这样想，太令人遗憾了。

（1） have pity on 同情……，怜悯……

（2） Its a pity that... 真遗憾……

（3） out of pity 出于同情

（4） show pity 表示同情

（5） what a pity that... 真遗憾……

（6） without pity 毫无怜悯之心

11. as far as Im concerned 就我而言

Well， as far as Im concerned， I read anything Im interested in.

就我而言，我对什么感兴趣就读什么。

（1） as far as sb/sth is concerned 就某人/某事而言

（2） as far as I know/ I can remember 据我所知/所能记得的

（3） in my view 我认为；在我看来

（4） in ones opinion 在某人看来，据某人所知

12. be likely to do 有可能

The department isnt likely to do that， but it is hedging its bets.

该部门似乎不想那样做，但形势阻碍了他们继续下赌注。

likely adj. 可能的，预料的，有希望的

（1） more than likely 很可能

（2） a likely story 说得好像真有这回事似的，煞有介事

likely adv. 很可能

（1） as likely as not = most/very likely 很可能

（2） not likely 绝不可能，绝对不会

跟踪导练（一）

阅读理解

NMET， it may be a new word to most. But if we put it “College Entrance Examination”， it will be familiar to most of us， who have had bone-biting experience and sweet memory of having had it and enjoying a relatively successful and full life.

NMET is the most important way of choosing wise heads both in history and at present. Maybe it is because its harder to invent a new way that NMET will still be playing an important part in the education in China. No matter how well you are doing and how good you are at your schooling， the last 3 or 4 days， the 7 sets of paper work and your final scores will give you the “final sentence”.

Those lucky ones would be enjoying the fruitful rewards while the other fellow students would have to take in bitter and tearful results as if they had done nothing during the previous years. It is the same with their parents. Even worse， our society is now in the habit of making favorable judgment over those lucky ones without showing enough care to the failed ones. In this way those who failed are under pressure beyond their ability to bear， which will naturally lead to some tragedies（悲剧）after the public announcement of the NMET results.