高中英语课本选修9

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1、*何光云*高考备考资源系列选修9Unit1Breakingrecords-Reading　　"THEROADISALWAYSAHEADOFYOU"　　AshritaFurmanisasportsmanwholikesthechallengeofbreakingGuinnessrecords.Overthelast25years,hehasbrokenapproximately93Guinnessrecords.Morethantwentyofthesehestillholds,includingtherecordforhavingthemostrecords.Butthe

2、serecordsarenotmadeinanyconventionalsportlikeswimmingorsoccer.RatherAshritaattemptstobreakrecordsinveryimaginativeeventsandinveryinterestingplaces.　　Recently,Ashritaachievedhisdreamofbreakingarecordinallsevencontinents,includinghulahoopinginAustralia,pogostickjumpingunderwaterinSouthAmeri

3、ca,andperformingdeepkneebendsinahotairballooninNorthAmerica.　　Whiletheseactivitiesmightseemchildishandcauselaughterratherthanrespect,inrealitytheyrequireanenormousamountofstrengthandfitnessaswellasdetermination.　　Thinkaboutthefineneckadjustmentsneededtokeepafullbottleofmilkonyourheadwhile

4、youarewalking.Youcanstoptorestoreatbutthebottlehastostayonyourhead.　　WhileAshritamakesstandingontopofa75cmSwissballlookeasy,itisnot.Ittakesalotofconcentrationandagreatsenseofbalancetostayonit.Youhavetostruggletostayontopespeciallywhenyourlegsstartshaking.　　Andwhataboutsomersaultingalongar

5、oadfor12miles?Somersaultingisatougheventasyouhavetoovercomedizziness,extremetirednessandpain.Youarepermittedtorestforonlyfiveminutesineveryhourofrollingbutyouareallowedtostopbrieflytovomit.　　CoveringamileinthefastesttimewhiledoinggymnasticallycorrectlungesisyetanothereventinwhichAshritais

6、outstanding.Lungesareextremelyhardonyourlegs.Youstartbystandingandthenyoustepforwardwiththefightfootwhiletouchingtheleftkneetotheground.Thenyoustandupagainandstepforwardwiththeleftfootwhiletouchingthefightkneetotheground.Imaginedoingthisforamile!　　Yetthistalentedsportsmanisnotanaturalathl

7、ete.Asachildhewasveryunfitandwasnotatallinterestedinsports.However,hewasfascinatedbytheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords.　　HowAshritacametobeasportsmanisaninterestingstory.Asateenager,hebegansearchingforadeepermeaninginlife.HestudiedEasternreligionsand,aged16,discoveredanI