普通高中课程标准实验教科书 英语选修9 Unit 1 Breaking records

Glance quickly at the headlines of the short newspaper articles and match the pictures with the articles. Write the correct headline above each picture.

A_____           B______

C______            D______

E______     F______A  Biggest porker ever
     LIAONING 23 February 2004: An 898-kilogram pig in the Chinese province of Liaoning might become the biggest pig ever when the Liaoning Provincial¹ Agricultural Museum applies to Guinness World Records for a listing. The pig, which died in early February from lack of exercise, was 2.5 metres long, and had a 2.2 metre waist. Professor Liu Mingyu, a life scientist at Liaoning University, who preserved the pig for the museum,said that the pig had grown too big to move around.
B  Elephant's armour² unique
     LEEDS 25 March 2004:. The largest suit of armour in the world has made it into the Guinness Book of World Records. The armour, on permanent display at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, was used in the late 16th century to protect an Indian elephant. It is the only one of its kind in existence. Even with some parts missing³, it weighs nearly 127 kilograms, half as much as it would have weighed originally.
C  Cake could be record breaker
     LA TRINIDAD 20 March 2004: This Saturday will be a day of hope when La Trinidad, the capital town of Benguet, a province of the Philippines, attempts to set a world record for baking the biggest strawberry cake in the world. The recipe calls for 2,000 kilos of fresh strawberries,675 kilos of strawberry jam, 1,550 bottles of strawberry extract⁴, 1,500 bars of butter,1,625 kilos of sugar, 9,000 eggs, 860 cans of evaporated⁵ milk, 1,155 kilos of flour, 20 kilos of baking powder, 10 kilos of salt and 250 litres of cream. The organizers hope to serve at least 50,000 guests with a slice of the cake.
E  Man of many faces
     CHENGDU 7 February 2001: Mr Peng Denghuai, a master at "bian lian" or face changing, has entered the Guinness Book of World Records by changing his brightly coloured Sichuan opera masks 14 times in 24 seconds. Mr Peng performed his lightening⁶ speed face changes in front of television cameras when he attempted his record. Face changing is an art that began about 300 years ago in Sichuan opera. Over the years, different ways of creating the faces have developed. Mr Peng created the method of using silk masks which can be worn in many layers. As many as two dozen can be worn and then peeled off one by one as the opera proceeds⁷.
D  China's year of records
     BEIJING 11 December 2003: Nineteen world records broken this year in China were recognized by Guinness World Records in a ceremony held in Beijing yesterday. The records by Chinese teams or individuals included the world's largest afforestation project, the fastest commercial maglev⁸ train and even the longest continuous⁹ motorcycle ride with the rider standing¹⁰ on the seat without touching¹¹ the handlebars.
F  World's oldest man dies
     MADRID, SPAIN 6 March 2004: 114-year-old shoemaker, Joan Riudavets, died at his home yesterday in the same village in which he was born on the island of Menorca. Riudavets became recognized as the oldest man alive by Guinness World Records last October after Yukichi Chuganji of Japan died in the previous month, also aged¹² 114. Riudavets rode his bicycle until he was 110 years old. He has two surviving brothers aged 104 and 98. His wife was born in 1889 and died at the age of 90.

1 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

2 armour   

（=armor）n.盔甲；装甲部队

参考例句：

• His body was encased in shining armour.他全身披着明晃晃的甲胄。
• Bulletproof cars sheathed in armour.防弹车护有装甲。

3 missing   

adj.遗失的，缺少的，失踪的

参考例句：

• Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具，看有无丢失。
• All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了，就短他一个。

4 extract   

vt.取出，提取，获得，摘录；n.摘录，提出物

参考例句：

• The article was a choice extract from her writings.这篇文章是从她的著作中摘录出来的精粹。
• We can extract oil from olive.我们可以从橄榄中榨油。

5 evaporated   

adj. 浓缩的，脱水的，蒸发干燥的 动词evaporate的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• Heat until all the water has evaporated. 加热直至水全部蒸发。
• The water soon evaporated in the sunshine. 水在阳光下不久就蒸发了。

6 lightening   

n.发光v.使（某物）更明亮( lighten的现在分词 )；变得更光明

参考例句：

• The lightening splintered a tree. 闪电把一棵树劈开了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• I saw the lightening split the clouds and heard the thunders following. 我看到闪电撕开云层，听到随之而来的雷声。 来自英语晨读30分（高二）

7 proceeds   

n.（pl）收益

参考例句：

• She sold her car and bought a piano with the proceeds. 她卖掉了汽车，然后用这笔收入买了一架钢琴。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction. 他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。

8 maglev   

n.磁力悬浮列车；adj.磁力悬浮列车的

参考例句：

• The engine for maglev trains is rather in noticeable.磁悬浮列车的车头是相当值得注意的。
• The high speed maglev railway is a new-style traffic system. 高速磁悬浮铁路是一种新型的交通方式。

9 continuous   

adj.继续的，连续的，持续的，延伸的

参考例句：

• She finally got in after 10 years'continuous effort.坚持不懈地努力了十年后，她终于当选了。
• We must be continuous to study.我们必须不断学习。

10 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

11 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

12 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。