1. ---What’s your favorite sport? --- I prefer badminton to shooting. (掌握prefer… to/rather than…用法)

　 大陆/陆地, 运动员, 奖章/纪念章, 火炬, 与…打成平局/系, 竞争者/对手, 分等级/排名, 决赛/最后的(n.& v.), 结果/后果, 更远的/距离更大的, 准备/预备(v. &.n.), 竞争/比赛, 旗/标记, 称重/重量/重力(v. & n.), 位置/职位, 超级明星, 得分/点/尖端, 题目/标题, 手势/姿态, 羽毛球, 速滑, 田经, 潜水, 射击, 体操, 金牌,面部的; stand for(=represent), well-known(=famous), in a tie, in preparation for, be worth doing/n., every four years, take part in (Cf　 join in / participate in), by hand, do one’s best, live one’s dream, compete for, take exercise, in ancient/modern times, encourage sb. to do, pull down(=destroy), set an example for, have good/bad effects on, put on/gain weight, deal with, be proud to do, would rather do, put up, science lab, language lab, construction workers, in a matter of seconds

SECSB 1A　　　　　　　　　　　 Unit 8 Sports

11. Restoring the city and its cultural relics seemed impossible, but the people of this great city would not give up. (掌握seem有关用法) 12.Strong, proud and united, the people of St Petersburg are the modern heroes of Russia. 13.As a result of the dam, the water level of the lake was going to rise by 63 meters. 14.Most of the things we use today----sneakers, backpacks, chairs ----won’t be here a thousand years from now. 15. When we try to learn about the past, we can only see the things that survived time and the weather.

10.Old paintings, including a portrait of Peter the Great which was found in the snow outside St Petersburg, have been carefully recreated, and the old palaces have been made as wonderful as in the past. (参阅“课后注释”P167 Note8)

9. Although cultural differences are real and can add richness and understanding to our lives, people everywhere have much in common, such as a need for love and peace. (区分common, ordinary和normal)

6. The wall will keep the same look as the old one. 7. To make your voice heard, you can write a letter to a newspaper editor. 8. Why is it difficult to find out how people lived in the ancient times?

5. Today Peter the Great on his bronze horse can once again look out over the city he built.

3. Painters and workers had to be very careful when they were trying to bring the city back to life.　　　　　　　　 4. It is said to be the city’s largest ever cultural relics.

2. It was under attack for 900 days, but the people of the city never gave in.