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1、Unit 2Section Warming Up & ReadingPrereading.阅读理解ADear friends，How exciting it is to host this years Ontario Special Olympics in York Region from July 11 to 14. With events taking place across York Region, including track and field events in the city of Markham, I encourage everyone in our city to c
2、ome out to cheer on the athletes.My special thanks go to the athletes, and their coaches and families, for all their hard work preparing for the Games. And they go to the many people whove organized and supported the Special Olympics. The warmup events in support of the Games have been highly succes
3、sful.Our city is welcoming over 900 athletes, coaches and family members to York Region for the Games, which are part of many Special Olympics events, in which 35,000 people across Canada are competing.Mayor(市长) Frank Scarpitti，City of MarkhamDear Ontario Special Olympics，Dylan Eisner is a special n
4、eeds student at North Lambton Secondary School in Forest, Ontario. He couldnt climb the stairs at North Lambton before he began training with the crosscountry team. He is working very hard on his running. He took part in the 2015 season and completed the races in SWOSSA and OFSAA. His family, friend
5、s, running mates, coaches and all the staff felt proud of what he had achieved. One of Dylans goals is to someday be a player at the Special Olympics, which is especially help for people with intellectual (智力的) disabilities.Dylan was a special guest at the Lake Smith Conservationists Yearly Dinner t
6、his year. The Lake Smith Conservationists, a local environmental organization, decided to give a donation of $1,000 to the Special Olympics in honor of the young runners achievements. They hope that the money will be used to help players like Dylan achieve their dreams.Yours truly，Lake Smith Conserv
7、ationistsMember Dianne Russell【文章大意】本文是一篇应用文。文章是关于加拿大安大略省特奥会的两封信。1For whom was the first letter mainly written?AFrank Scarpittis personal friends.BAthletes of the Special Olympics.CPeople living in the city of Markham.DOfficers working for the city government.解析：C推理判断题。由第一封信第一段的I encourage everyone
8、in our city to come out to cheer on the athletes和第三段的Our city is welcoming.可知，这封信主要是写给该市居民的。2What kind of feeling is expressed in Paragraph 2 of Scarpittis letter?AWorry. BPraise.CDoubt. DAnger.解析：B推理判断题。Scarpitti市长在第二段为参与和支持本次特奥会的人们喝彩，表达了他对大家所付出的努力的赞扬。3How do people around Dylan probably look at hi
9、m?AHe is a bit proud.BHe used to be a lazy boy.CHe has very poor social skills.DHe is a person with a strong will.解析：D推理判断题。由第二封信第一段的He couldnt . crosscountry team. He is working very hard on his running. He took . and OFSAA.可知，Dylan虽然属于特殊学生，但他努力锻炼，取得了不小的成绩。由此可以判断他是个意志坚强的人。4The Lake Smith Conservati
10、onists _.Astrongly supported Dylan in achieving his goalBhelped organize the Ontario Special OlympicsCare made up of players with special needsDreceived a thousand dollars from Dylan解析：A细节理解题。由第二封信最后一段的They hope that . their dreams.可知，这个环保组织非常支持Dylan实现他的愿望。BHow many sports stars can you name? Whethe
11、r its ten or thirty, I believe that 90% of them would be male (男性). Even in todays society, which calls for gender equality (男女平等), it seems that female sports stars simply dont get the same coverage (报道) as male players.The World Cup is the most widely followed sporting event in the world. Accordin
12、g to a report, almost 715 million people watched the final match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, a ninth of the whole population of the planet. But how many people notice the fact that the FIFA Womens World Cup has just taken place in Canada? The US team was the winner, after beating the Japanese team 5
13、2 in the final match. England even got a third place! However, the England team in the mens World Cup seldom runs to the quarterfinals. While the World Cup enjoys primetime on most BBC channels, the FIFA Womens World Cup is put aside. The only time the media (媒体) made the news was when an English pl
14、ayer scored an own goal!The inequality doesnt end with football. Just recently, Caroline Wozniacki (a top Danish tennis player) complained that women dont get the same chance as men to play on the show courts at Wimbledon. In this case, I think its the luck of the drawthe further you get in the comp
15、etition, the more likely you are to play on the show courts. In the opening stages, it is true that often only the best players will play their matches on the show courts. Womens tennis does get lots of coverage, though many complain that it isnt exciting to watch.Many people think the womens sport
16、is often paid less attention to, but I think this is slowly starting to change. In the UK, there is a campaign called This Girl Can, which aims to get girls and women back into sports, regardless of (不管) their age, shape or sporting ability. Hopefully this campaign will encourage more people to take up and enjoy sports,
