新概念第二册Lesson_56.ppt

Listen and answer the question: How fast did the winning car go? Text Once a year, a race is held for old cars. A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began. One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels. Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part. After a great many loud explosions, the race began. Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them! A few cars, however, completed the race. The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour -- much faster than any of its rivals. It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting. Ⅰ Key words and  expressions 1.sound n 声音: v 听起来; adj 合理的 等于reasonable i have a piece of sound advice 我有一个合理的建议 soundly香甜的 sleep soundly voice人的声音 noise和周围不和谐的声音，躁音 2.excitement n 激动，兴奋: to ones excitement令人激动的是 the most exciting thing is that 最令人激动的是 the most surprising thing about it is that it excited me that让我激动的是  3. handsome adj 漂亮的，美观的you look __. (beautiful, pretty, nice, lovely, good-looking, smart小巧而美丽的（物）,时髦而美丽的（人）,cute漂亮，常用来形容小孩) 4.Rolls-Royce 罗乐斯-罗伊斯 5.Benz n 奔驰 6.wheel n 轮子 7.explosion n 爆炸，轰响 explode v explosive n 炸药 bomb n 炸弹 the bomb exploded 8. course n 跑道，行程 on the course按照轨道运行 off course 偏离轨道 course n 课程 this term， i took seven courses这学期我学了七门课 9.rival n 对手 competition n 竞争，竞赛 competitor：the person who takes part in the competition竞争者，对手 opposite相反的 opponent n 对手，持相反意见的人 enemy敌人 rival势均力敌的，势均力敌的对手 10. speed v 疾驶: sped sped speed 速度 at the speed of 以...的速度 the car goes at the speed of 40 miles/hour 在车后的3 speed/4 speed表示档位 blow up风力的增加 speed up速度的增加，加速 slow down减速 11. downhill adv 下坡 downstairs下楼 upstairs上楼 go down stairs go downhill 下山