Unit 3 The Mexican 墨西哥人

Unit 3 The Mexican ( work sheet) 1.skim the text and answer the following questions For whom would Rivera fight at the cost of his life? _______________________________________ What happened to Rivera when they fought into the seventeenth round? __________________________________________ What did Danny’s assistants do at the end of the count? _______________________________________ Who was the winner, Danny or Rivera? Did you predict the result without reading through the passage? ____________________________________ 2.Move on to read and decide whether each of the following statements is true or false or hard to say. ( ) 1 the fight against Danny proved that Rivera had become an experienced boxer. ( ) 2. Danny threw all caution to the winds because he was driven mad by Rivera. ( ) 3. in boxing, defending oneself is believed to be more effective than attacking. ( ) 4. among the people watching, nobody was on Rivera’ ( ) 5. right after giving Danny three blows on the neck and jaw, Rivera was declared the winner. ( ) 6. Rivera’s success depended on his wit and determination rather then strength or skills. 3.guess the meaning of the following words according to the context match ___________________ ; survive________________________ circle away___________________; clinch____________________ at sb’s mercy_________________; throw all caution to the winds________________ 1 matter_______________________; trick_______________________ 4.Thinking about reading a.Rivera won the mach although he was not as strong or skillful as Danny. What led to his success. ? b.What is the meaning of success? What are the most important qualities that enable a person to be successful? 2