二． 课文填空( 用上面的部分短语填空) Venus and Serena Williams are sisters. They are also both tennis champions who often have to play each other! Venus is now ___1_______ , and her younger sister Serena _2__ to third. The two sisters were born in a poor and dangerous area of California. It ____3_ drugs and violence. In a recent interview, Venus _____4____ the time when she and Serena were practicing tennis and they had to run and hide as bullets started ____5___ Finally, in 1991, the sisters and their family ____6____and since then they have never ____7____. The sisters’ father, Richard, started to train Venus and Serena when they were young children. He has always _____8_____ his daughters, training them hard to ___9______ . Brandi, the sisters’ mother, taught her daughters at home so that they ______10_____ while 11 their tennis careers. Today, both sisters are studying design 12 __ . They have already _____13_____ in working in design after their tennis careers_____14_______. The sisters’ _____15____ has been amazing. The first time Venus played in a big event was in 1996. since then she has won Wimbledon and the US Open twice. Serena has continued to improve and _____16_____. In 1999 and 2002, she won the US Open, and in 2002 and 2003, she was the _____17____ at Wimbledon.
三．从句连词、代词练习：
Venus and Serena Williams are sisters. They are also both tennis champions _____1____ often have to play each other! Venus is now eleventh in the world, and her younger sister Serena has moved up to third. The two sisters were born in a poor and dangerous area of California. It was full of drugs and violence. In a recent interview, Venus spoke about the time 2 she and Serena were practicing tennis and they had to run and hide ___3_____ bullets started flying through the air. Finally, in 1991, the sisters and their family moved to a safer area and ____4____ then they have never looked back. The sisters’ father, Richard, started to train Venus and Serena ____5_____ they were young children. He has always been very strict with his daughters, training them hard to compete against each other. Brandi, the sisters’ mother, taught her daughters at home _____6_______ they completed their high school 7 developing their tennis careers. Today, both sisters are studying design at college. They have already expressed a keen interest in working in design ______8____ their tennis careers come to an end. The sisters’ road to success has been amazing. The first time (____9_____) Venus played in a big event was in 1996. 10 then she has won Wimbledon and the US Open twice. Serena has continued to improve and make fantastic progress. In 1999 and 2002, she won the US Open, and in 2002 and 2003, she was the women’s singes champion at Wimbledon.
四．汉译英练习： 1、 维纳斯现在排名世界第十一，而妹妹莎莲娜已经名列第三。
2、 在1991年，她们搬到一个较安全的地区，从此再也没有旧地重游过。
3、 他一直对女儿们严格要求，努力训练她们互相竞争。
4、 Brandi在家里教姊妹俩，这样，她们在完成中学学业的同时又在网球事业上得到发展。
5、 她们的网球生涯结束后，都对从事设计表现出了极大的兴趣
6、 Serena不断提高，取得了惊人的进步。
7、 在1999年及2003年，她两次赢得美国网球公开赛冠军。
答案： 1. be eleventh in the world 2. move up to third 3. be born in a poor area 4. be full of drugs 5. speak about… 6. fly through the air 7. move to a safer area 8. look back 9. be strict with sb. 10. compete against each other 11. complete one’s high school 12. develop one’t tennis career 13. study design at college 14. come to an end 15. the road to success 16. make fantastic progress 17. the women’s singles champion 18. cause problems 19. play each other 20. do the dishes
