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1、ProjectMakingadisplayaboutnationalcultureⅠGeneralinductionTheprojectinthisunitisdesignedtohelpyoulearnanduseEnglishpractically.ThereadingmaterialisamagazinearticleaboutoneaspectofAustralianculture.Youateexpectedtothinkaboutwhethersportisadistinctiveculturalfeatur
2、eofAustralia.PartA:Reading1.InAustralia,there’remanyworld-famousathletes,amongwhomIanThorpe,asfarasIamconcerned,isthebestone.Let’senjoyavideoofhim.Couldyoupleasesaysomethingabouthim?Australianswimmer.Heisknowntobepoised,confident,modestandcalm.Swimmingfromthetime
3、hewaseightyearsold,hekeepsuppracticewithabout20hoursaweekinthewater.Hebrokeaworldrecordattheworldshort-coursechampionshipsinHongKongin1999.Thorpehadaverydifficultfourmonthsinearly2000.HehadtodealwithabrokenankleandwasaccusedbyaGermanswimmingcoachofbeingadrugcheat
4、whenhisdrugtestwasbotchedinBerlin.Inearly2000,therewasaswimsuitcontroversywhenhefeatured,incheekyTVadsforoneofhissponsors,oneoftheirblackbody-length"sealsuits,"alongsidesomerealsealsonthestartingblocksofaswimmingpool.Thorpedeclaredthathewillwearafull-lengthbodysw
5、imsuitinhisOlympicswimmingraces.Thebodysuit(whichhasalsobeencalledthe"frogsuit,"and"Mr.Condom")hasprovencontroversial,withsomepeopleclaimingtheyaddbuoyancyandotheradvantagestoswimmers.Full-bodysuitswereclearedforuseintheOlympicsbytheInternationalAmateurSwimmingFe
6、deration(FINA)inlate1999.In2003Thorpehadbecamethefirstswimmerinhistorytowinthreeconsecutiveworldtitlesintheoneevent,the400mfreestyle,andhefinishedtheBarcelonachampionshipswiththreegold,asilverandabronze.Thenaddedanotherstringtohisswimmingbowin2003bytwicebreakingt
7、heCommonwealthrecordinthe200mindividualmedley.Hehasnowwon18Nationaltitlesandhasbroken13longcourseworldrecords.In2002,firstlyinManchesterattheCommonwealthGames,hewonthe100m,200m,400mfreestyle,aswellasplayingapartinallthreerelayvictories.Then,inYokohamaatthePanPacs
8、,heonceagainwonthe100m,200mand400mtrifectaandwasinthe4x100mfreestyleand4x200mfreestylerelaywins.Hebrokehisown400mworldrecordinManchester.HeisanOlympic,World,Co
