Think About It! 1.Have you ever gone swimming?2.Where do you like to swim?3. List some other sports you are good at.

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Barcelona 巴塞罗那 Thompson 汤普森

freestyle 自由泳 swimmer 游泳运动员

close adj. 接近的，亲密的 spectator 观众，旁观者

adv. 紧密，接近 up and down 上上下下

race 比赛，赛跑 beat v. 击败，胜过

seem v. 好像，似乎 beat---beat--- beaten

tie n. 不分胜负，领带 the others 其他的（人或物）

China’s First Gold in Swimming

Zhang Yong swam her way to a gold medal today.It was the first gold medal in an Olympic swimming event for our country.ZhangYong won the women’s 100-metre freestyle with a time of 54 .64seconds.

It was a very close race,. When it was over, no one knew who had won. It seemed that Zhuang Yong and Jenny Thompson,an American swimmer, had finished at the same time, Was it a tie? When it showed:First, ZhuangYong,China,Second,JennyThompson,U.S.A.”, the Chinese spectators at theswimming pool jumped up and down, cheering. They were very excited!

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一个也一个也没有没有

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Zhuang Yong surprised everyone.Before the Olympics, her best time had been slower than Miss Thompson’s. Miss Thompson had set a world record in the 100-metre event, with a time of 54.48 seconds. But today Zhuang Yong beat the American swimmer. She also won two silver medals.

Zhuang Yong began swimming when she was eight years old. She is one of the four Chinese women to win Olympic medals in swimming at the 1992 Olympic Games. The others are Qian Hong, Lin Li and Yang Wenyi.

Answer the following questions:

1. Who won the first gold medal in swimming in China? What’s her score?

Zhuang Yong. Her score is 54.64 seconds.

2. Who was the second, what can she get? Can you tell something about her?

Jenny Thompson, an American swimmer. She will get a silver medal. She set a record in the 100-metre event with a time of 54.48 seconds.

3. What did the Chinese spectators do after they know that Zhuang Yong was the champion?

They jumped up and down, cheering.

4. When did Zhuang Yong begin swimming?

She began to swim when she was 8.

5. How many Chinese women won medals in swimming at the 1992 Olympic Games? Who were they?

There are 4 women, they are Zhuang Yong, Qian Hong, Lin Li and Yang Wenyi.

词组： 1.go swimming 2.be good at 3.the first gold medal 4.in an Olympic swimming event 5.the women’s 100-metre freestyle 6.in a 100-metre race 7.as fast as 8.a very close race 9.It seemed/seems that 10.at the same time 11.the Chinese spectators 12.at the swimming pool 13.up and down 14.be excited / exciting 15.set a world record 16.beat the American swimmer

17.win silver medals18.one of the four Chinesewomen 19.win Olympic medals 20.the others

Exercises一 . 用所给词的适当形式填空 1.Have you ever _____ （ go ） swimming? 2.Zhuang Yong swam _____(she) way to a gold medal today. 3.It was the _____(one) gold medal in an Olympics swimming event for our country. 4.She won the _____ (woman) 100-metre freestyle with a time of 54.64 seconds. 5.Bofore the Olympics, her best time had been _______(slow) than Miss Thompson’s. 6.At last, she caught up with the American _________(swim). 7.She is one of the four Chinese ________(woman) to win Olympics medals in swimming at the 1992 Olympic Games. 8.Yao Ming _____(begin) playing basketball when he _____(be) eight years old.

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根据汉语提示完成句子。

1.My brother has a _____________(4岁的） son.

2.There are thirty students in our class. Twenty are girls, ___________(其他的） are boys.

3.Who _______(战胜） LiLei in long jump yesterday.

4.Zhuang Yong won the women’s__________(100米） freestyle in 1992.

5.Jenny Thompson and Zhuang Yong almost got to the end

______________(同时）。

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单项选择1.There are 30 students in our classroom. Twelve students

Are boys. ______ are girls.

A.Others B.The other C.Another D.The others

2.Uncle Wang has a ______ daughter.

A. six years old B.six year old

C. six-year-old D.six-year old

D

C