Unit 1 Olympic Movement 1
Text A Composition and General Organization of the Olympic Movement 1
Text B Vancouver 2010 Legacy Lives on 7
Extensive Reading 12
Passage One The Paralympic Games 12
Passage Two Opening Ceremony 13
Passage Three Argentines Celebrate First Olympic Gold in Half Century 14
Unit 2 Competitions and Regulations 16
Text A What is Round-robin 16
Text B 2013 World Team Cup Prospectus Information 22
Extensive Reading 28
Passage One Thomas&Uber Cups Reformats to Grow from Strength to Strength 28
Passage Two Taekwondo Weight Class 29
Passage Three What Causes the Errors of Football Referee 30
Unit 3 Facilities and Equipment 32
Text A Itaquerao Stadium in Collapse 32
Text B Aerobic Equipment 39
Extensive Reading 45
Passage One The London Olympic Stadium Learns a Lesson from Beijing 45
Passage Two Ice Hockey Equipment 46
Passage Three Snooker 48
Unit 4 Publicity and Marketing 49
Text A How Nelson Mandela Used Sport to Transform South Africa’s Image 49
Text B On Sport Marketing 54
Extensive Reading 57
Passage One London Olympic Trademark Protected 57
Passage Two A Sport Commentator Causes National Uproar 58
Passage Three The Story of Two Shoe Salesmen 59
Unit 5 Sports Medicine 60
Text A Handling the Rough Game： The Slow Evolution of Sports Medicine 60
Text B Survey：Poor Oral Health Among Olympians 66
Extensive Reading 70
Passage One Major Injuries in NBA 70
Passage Two Anti-doping from Organizations 71
Passage Three The Most Inactive Countries 72
Unit 6 Athletics and Aquatics 75
Text A From Bridesmaid to Bride for Obergfoll 75
Text B The Magic of an Opportunity 80
Extensive Reading 84
Passage One IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics 84
Passage Two Surfing： The Sport of Kings 85
Passage Three Water Skiing 86
Unit 7 Ball Games 88
Text A Sandra Kay Yow 88
Text B China Should Come back into Football：FIFA Secretary General 93
Extensive Reading 97
Passage One Jeremy Lin Takes up Yao’s Mantle 97
Passage Two Guan Tianlang， Has His Way 98
Passage Three Lang Ping Appointed Women’s Volleyball Coach 99
Unit 8 Gymnastics 101
Text A Men’s Artistic Gymnastics—Be Your Own Master 101
Text B Benefits of Aerobics 107
Extensive Reading 111
Passage One Gold Medal Coach 111
Passage Two 2000：The Vault Is Set to the Wrong Height 112
Passage Three Douglas Makes Olympic History 113
Unit 9 Extreme Sports 115
Text A Bungee Jumping 115
Text B What Are Extreme Sports？ 120
Extensive Reading 124
Passage One Sport Parachuting 124
Passage Two Self-esteem Through Parkour 125
Passage Three Orienteering—Full of Challenge and Fun！ 126
Unit 10 Board and Card Games 128
Text A History and Development of Weiqi 128
Text B Benefits of Playing Chess Specially for Children 133
Extensive Reading 136
Passage One Nie Weiping—“Go Master” 136
Passage Two Poker-style Card Game 137
Passage Three Jokes 138
参考答案 140