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牛津译林版（2019）选择性必修第二册 Unit 2 Sports culture 阅读理解 练习（含解析）
4 Free Poetry Contests to Enter in 2023
Here you’ll find free poetry contests that’ll help you grow as beginners and support your writing career at the same time.
Blue Mountain Arts Poetry Contest
Deadline: January 3, 2023
Submission requirements: It’s a poetry contest where submitted poems can be rhyming (押韵) or non-rhyming. There’s no limited entries. Winners will be contacted within 45 days of the deadline date. Published as well as unpublished works are accepted.
Prize: First Prize — $350; Second prize — $200; Third prize — $100.
In addition, the winning poems will be displayed on its website.
Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
Deadline: April 2, 2023
Submission requirements: Held by WINNING WRITERS, this poetry contest seeks today’s best humor poems. Submission should be of maximum of 250 lines. There’s no age restriction to the contest. Published as well as unpublished works are accepted.
Prize: First Prize — $2,000 plus a two-year gift certificate from our co-sponsor, Duotrope (a $100 value); Second Prize — $500; Third Prize — $100.
Alpine Fellowship Poetry Contest
Deadline: January 1, 2023
Submission requirements: Applicants must be aged 18 or above with all entries in English. A single poem or a collection of poems is accepted at a time with maximum of 500 words per entry. Published as well as unpublished works are accepted.
Prize: First prize — 3,000 cash; Second prize — 2,000 travel expense; Third place — 1,000 travel expense.
Poet Lore Contest
Deadline: April 1, 2023
Submission requirements: They accept 5 poems (maximum 10 pages) in 1 single document. They do not accept works that have been previously published.
Prize: First Prize — $1,500; Second Prize — $750; Third Prize — $500.
1．Where can you see your works if you win the Blue Mountain Arts Poetry Contest
A．On its website. B．In a newspaper. C．In a poetry book. D．On a gift card.
2．Which contest offers a travel expense as a prize
A．Blue Mountain Arts Poetry Contest. B．Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest.
C．Alpine Fellowship Poetry Contest. D．Poet Lore Contest.
3．What’s special about Poet Lore Contest
A．It has a line limit on works. B．It only accepts unpublished works.
C．It has no age limit for participants. D．It has the latest deadline.
How do you spend your spare time There will be different answers to it. Most people in Poland(波兰) have their own ways of spending free time. Sometimes they just want to have a rest, but they try to do something more pleasant most of the time. They have many different hobbies, which help them to get away from their everyday problems and spend their free time happily.
Many Polish(波兰的) people like travelling. They look for new places that they have never been to and add new and exciting experiences to their journey. Some of them like to climb mountains, others like to go to the sea or a lake to swim, because these can make them get exercise and are good for their health.
Many Polish people also like to watch sports in their free time. They are usually crazy about football, and football is regarded as the Polish national sport. Many football fans may support a certain team, so they go to watch every match of the team they support, and they buy many things that have any relation with the team. Watching a sport and doing it are both good ways to relax.
In addition, doctors say that doing sports is very good for the health. Many people in town, especially young men, often go to the gym to attend the exercise classes to keep fit.
Besides these ways, Polish people have many other ways to spend their free time. And they really enjoy their free time.
4．Polish people have many different hobbies in order to ________.
A．solve their daily problems B．finish all their work
C．make some friends D．relax themselves in their spare time
5．Why do some Polish people like climbing mountains
A．Because they hate travelling. B．Because they can get exercise from it.
C．Because they can find a new place. D．Because it is comfortable and funny.
6．Which of the following sports is NOT mentioned in the passage
A．Playing football. B．Climbing mountains.
C．Skating. D．Swimming.
Chamonix, France 1924
The Games were first known as the “International Winter Sports Week”. It wasn’t until 1925 that they were officially named the Olympic Winter Games. Two days before the Closing Ceremony, the International Olympic Committee (CIOC) was approved as the official organizing committee.
St. Moritz, Swiss 1928 & 1948
Unseasonable warm weather created disorder with the events at the Swiss Alpine resort, while Norway continued to lead. Sonja Henie, just 15, combined grace with athletic ability to win the first of three Olympic gold medals in women’s figure skating. Japan sent its first delegation(代表团)—six skiers and one official.
The Swiss resort(度假胜地)hosted for the second time, the 5th Winter Games, favored as a neutral venue following World War! Germany and Japan were not allowed to participate, while single-person sled(雪橇)racing was held for the first time since the previous St. Moritz Games.
Grenoble, France 1968
The “snowy Games” attracted only about 70, 000 spectators on the ground because 500 million viewers chose to watch them on television. Women were forced to take gender(性别)tests for the first time in the Olympics.
Sapporo, Japan 1972
At the first Winter Olympics held in Asia, an argument over amateur status came to the boil when the IOC banned Austrian ski star Karl Schranz from the Games because he had been paid for appearing in a ski maker’s advertisement. American figure skater Janet Lynn settled for women’s bronze but won the hearts of the local audience while hotel manager Francisco Fernandez Ochoa staged a surprise victory in the men’s slalom(回转赛)for Spain’s first gold medallist in the 11th Winter Olympics.
7．Which delegation did the best in the first two Winter Olympics
A．France. B．Norway. C．Spain. D．Switzerland.
8．Why were there so few audience at the 1968 Winter Olympics
A．Due to the influence of war.
B．For unseasonable warm weather.
C．Because of the popularity of television.
D．Because women were not allowed to compete.
9．When was the first Winter Olympics held in Asia
A．In 1924. B．In 1928. C．In 1968. D．In 1972.
Beijing has become the first city ever to hold both Summer and Winter Olympic Games after hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics with co-host city Zhangjiakou, bringing snow and ice sports into public spotlight. Now, let’s take a look at some of the most popular events in the Winter Olympic Games.
Figure skating
Figure skating is one of the most popular sports at the Winter Olympics, in which ice skaters, singly or in pairs, perform freestyle movements of jumps, spins, lifts, and footwork in an elegant manner. The figure skating competition is one of the fiercest(最激烈的) at the Winter Olympics — one slight error, and a competitor’s chance of a medal goes up in smoke. To win the game, the skater has to perform without errors.
Curling
Curling is one of the most unique sports at the Winter Olympics — a winter sport played by two teams of four players on a rectangular sheet of ice. The two teams take turns to slide(滑动) large round flat stones towards a target. Members of each team use brooms to sweep the surface of the ice in the path of the stone to control its speed and direction. And while curling may be a “slow” sport, it’s still full of skill, suspense and excitement!
Snowboarding
Snowboarding is a popular winter sport that involves sliding downhill on snow with a snowboard firmly attached to a rider's feet. The sport is said to have been inspired by surfing, skiing and skateboarding, as an alternative to alpine skiing(高山滑雪). While snowboarding is one of the newer events — first included at the 1998 Winter Olympics, it has become one of the most popular and exciting sports at the Winter Olympics.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey is a game between two teams who wear skates and compete on an ice rink(溜冰场). Each team usually has six players. The object is to push the puck(冰球) past a goal line and into a net guarded by a goalkeeper. Ice hockey is popular for its speed and frequent physical contact. Worldwide there are more than a million registered Ice hockey players performing regularly in leagues.
10．Which of the winter sports mentioned above involves team work
A．Figure skating and Curling. B．Curling and Ice hockey.
C．Snowboarding and Figure skating. D．Snowboarding and Ice hockey.
11．What figure skaters ought to be
A．calm and fashionable B．inspired and excited
C．skillful and defensive D．elegant and faultless
12．What do we know about ice hockey
A．It has six players in all
B．There are more than a million ice hockey players in the world.
C．People love ice hockey for its speed and frequent physical contact.
D．The object of ice hockey is to push the puck (冰球) past a goal line.
The UK has many strange traditions. One is Pancake Day. This tradition comes from Shrove Tuesday. It is a Christian tradition before the star of Lent. On that day, people across the UK make and eat pancakes in order to use up the food they have in their houses before the start of Pancakes are large and thin and can be topped with either salty or sweet ingredients. People make pancakes in their homes but you might also find that some schools or businesses hold special Pancake Day events, one of which is pancake race.
In a typical pancake race, competitors have to run holding a frying pan with a pancake in it. As competitors run, they have to throw the pancake in the air so that it flips and lands back in the pan on the other side. The winner is the first to reach the finish line, although they should also be careful to make sure that the pancake is complete and that it hasn't broken along the way.
One of the most famous pancake races is the Rehab Parliamentary Pancake Race. The race is a competition between two teams—one team of Members of Parliament (MPs), and one team of journalists—most of whom take part in the race wearing their work suits! The race is shown on the news and covered on TV all around the world. And as well as a bit of fun, the race is also held for a good cause. It draws people's attention to the charity Rehab, which works with people with disabilities and others who suffer from social exclusion.
Another important part of the race is the official starter chosen to announce the start of the race. This is seen as a prestigious role and is usually given to a British news presenter. But whoever is chosen usually has a hard time trying to control the race-the MPs are known for cheating every year!
13．Why do the British people eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday
A．To make a wish for the coming new year. B．To prepare food for the coming Lent.
C．To eat up all the food they have. D．To share food with others.
14．Pancake race is a kind of competition in which .
A．people compete to win the biggest pancake
B．people try to make pancakes as fast as possible
C．people compete to make the most delicious pancake
D．people try to run fast while keeping pancakes complete
15．What can we learn about the Rehab Parliamentary Pancake Race
A．It has raised lots of money for the charity Rehab
B．Only people in London could watch it on TV.
C．It usually attracts lots of attention worldwide.
D．Many disabled people have taken part in it.
16．What does the underlined word “prestigious” in the last paragraph probably mean
A．Respectable. B．Competitive. C．Traditional. D．Serious.
Dry January has some running-related roots. Back in 2011, a woman living in the U. K. named Emily Robinson signed up for her first half marathon. In preparation for the race, she decided to cut out alcohol—specifically during her January training, creating a dry month. Her experiment was a success: She reported losing weight, feeling increased energy, and sleeping better. But the Dry January tradition can be traced further back to 1942—Finland started the program Raitis Tammikuu to aid in the war effort against the Soviet Union.
Thanks to these two events, Dry January has become a global phenomenon, with millions participating each year.
Why would you do such a thing during the longest, darkest, coldest month of the year Beyond strengthening a New Year’s resolution, perhaps you want to explore a new you in the new year. Some unexpected benefits may come of this, too, like improved running performance. You might even start a trend in your friend circle or discover new ways to spend your free time. The benefits of taking on a Dry January challenge are endless: eating less junk food, improved digestion, healthier-looking skin, better sleep, the ability to complete harder workouts, and clear-headedness.
It’s fair to say that most elements in alcoholic cocktails aren’t packed with protein, nor are they high in fiber or loaded with vitamins—so, when you cut out alcohol during Dry January, you’re cutting out unneeded calories that contain little nutritional value.
In the absence of alcohol, you may notice you have more energy for physical activities, especially running. So not only will cutting out cocktails get rid of missed workouts, actually making it to the gym or a run helps release endorphins, which create happy feelings.
“Lessening alcohol can be a helpful way for clients to achieve physical and emotional health because it helps us be more awake in our lives,” says Sadie Kurzban, CEO and founder of 305 Fitness.
17．What is the first paragraph intended for
A．Explaining what Dry January is. B．Listing advantages of Dry January.
C．Showing the origin of Dry January. D．Convincing readers to participate.
18．What can you get if you participate in Dry January
A．A new image among your friends. B．Better solutions to your problems.
C．More chances to make good friends. D．A better way to fight against cold.
19．What’s the purpose of the text
A．To stress the importance of physical exercise.
B．To state the nutritional value of alcohol drinks.
C．To point out the harm caused by alcohol drinks.
D．To persuade readers to participate in Dry January.
20．In which column of a magazine can we find the text
A．Health. B．Education. C．History. D．Tourism.
As a kid, I was always chubby (圆胖的). In college I started blowing up. It got out of control when I went to law school.
I’d made a decision a thousand times: I’m going to lose weight now. But what motivated me to get serious about it was turning 30. I weighed 414 pounds. I was always tired. Some of my family members have suffered from heart disease, and I was scared. I also wanted to look better. So after my birthday, I walked into the office of a weight loss doctor.
She was very understanding. Her focus was on balanced meals and she wanted me to exercise.
Walking was all I could do at first. I started by walking a few blocks and gradually increased the distance, until one weekend, I found myself saying, “Wow, this seems pretty easy.” So I started to run.
I was losing nine or ten pounds a month, and I had more energy. I started to think about the New York City Marathon. For years, I watched the runners and thought, “This looks like fun, but I could never do that.” But now I realized that maybe I could. I joined the New York Road Runners. I ran a 10 km, then a half marathon. I still wasn’t confident I could run a full 26 miles. But I told myself I was going to do it, no matter what.
By my 33rd birthday, I was down to 180 pounds. I started formally training for the marathon. And on the morning of November 1, I stood on the Verrazano Bridge in Staten Island with more than 40,000 other runners, waiting for the event to start.
It was unbelievable to have the audience cheering me on, handing me cups of water. And I crossed the finish line. My friends sprayed me with beer, as if I’d won the Super Bowl. And at that moment, I knew: If I set my mind to something, nothing is impossible.
21．The underlined phrase “blowing up” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to________.
A．going weaker B．becoming fatter
C．becoming healthier D．growing high
22．The author who was at the age of 33 had lost ______pounds in weight during the past three years.
A．180 B．414 C．594 D．234
23．What do we know from the passage
A．The author formally trained for the marathon for three years.
B．The author started by running when losing weight.
C．The marathon the author ran started on the Verrazano Bridge.
D．The author has won the Super Bowl.
24．Which of the following proverbs can best summarize the passage
A．Where there is a will, there is a way. B．Pride comes before a fall.
C．A good beginning is half done. D．Practice makes perfect.
My dad, Greg Newman, had wanted to be a race car driver, but things didn’t work out for him. So I guess having a son who could become a race car driver was the next best thing. Don’t get me wrong — Dad didn’t push me into racing. In fact, when I was about 10 years old, my dad was afraid that driving a car wasn’t my dream. So he took the racing away from me. I wasn’t very happy with that decision. It wasn’t long before Dad realized that racing was what I loved.
At four, Dad bought me my first Quarter Midget (袖珍赛车) and that’s really where it started for us. Back then, Dad coached me. He would stick out (伸出) his foot in the path of the race car, and then tell me to exactly hit his foot. By repeating this again and again, Dad believed that I would be faster and sharper on the race track.
Dad worked really long hours at his car repair business to make money so that I could race each weekend. I can remember that every night before he turned off the lights in the garage, Dad would tell me: “Don’t forget to kiss your race car good night.” He was trying to teach me that if I show respect, it’s returned. He wanted me to show thankfulness and respect for my race car and for all the hard work that we and many others had put into the dream.
My dad, my mom and my sister gave up a lot of things to help me race. For us, there was no better moment than winning the 50th running of the Daytona 500 in 2018. That evening in February 2018, I knew I had gotten a good push. I could hear the excitement. My father couldn’t speak a word, and when he got to Victory Lane (车道), he nearly knocked me over and gave me such a big hug.
25．Why did Greg Newman stop his son to race when his son was 10 years old
A．Because he thought racing was dangerous.
B．Because he worried that his son didn’t like racing.
C．Because he didn’t want his son to fail like he did.
D．Because he couldn’t afford the money.
26．Greg Newman did all the following things to support his son’s dream EXCEPT ________.
A．training his son to race
B．working hard to make money
C．buying his son a mini racing car
D．changing his job as a race car driver
27．Why did Greg Newman let his son hit his foot
A．To improve his son’s skill. B．To help his son to be braver.
C．To have fun with his son. D．To make his son more careful.
28．Greg Newman asked his son to kiss his race car good night to ________.
A．get help from his family
B．treat the race car as his son
C．feel grateful that he could follow his dream
D．develop a close relationship with his race car
29．In the 50th running of the Daytona 500, Greg Newman couldn’t say anything because he was ________.
A．disappointed B．surprised C．sad D．excited
The Tour de France is a very difficult bike race. It lasts over three weeks and covers 3,351 kilometers. Every day, the riders finish a different part of the race, called a "stage". Every stage can have a different winner, and each day, the total time is added up. The person who is leading wears a yellow shirt to show that they are winning. But there're no women in the Tour de France, only men. From 1984 to 2009, there was a women's Tour de France. But over time, the event grew smaller and less challenging. In 2009, it ended completely.
The Tour de France is organized by Amaury Sport Organization（ASO）. In 2014, ASO began holding a shorter one or two-day race for women called La Course. But it is by no means a long and challenging race with many stages.
To call attention to the need for a women's Tour de France, a French cycling club has taken or an unusual project called “J-I". As part of J-1, since 2015,a group of women has been riding the exact same course as the men's Tour de France, just one day earlier.
Women won't have to take part in the J-I project in 2022 because ASO has announced that in July of 2022 , they'll be holding the Tour de France Femmes（TDFF）—a Tour de France for women.
It'll be an eight-day race with many stages, which will kick off as soon as the men's Tour de France comes to an end. That's likely to help attract viewers. In the past, the women's race was held just before or during the men's race. Now, all the people who have finished watching the men's race and are still looking for some racing excitement will have a chance to tune in for the women's race.
Christian Prudhomme, who organizes the Tour de France says that earlier versions of the women's Tour de France lost money. This time, they are hoping to set the race up in a way that it'll make money, allowing the event to continue.
30．What does the first paragraph mainly tell us
A．Why the Tour de France is held. B．What the men's Tour de France is.
C．How men mark the Tour de France. D．How women lost the Tour de France.
31．What can we say about la Course
A．It ended in 2019. B．It sponsors ASO. C．It replaces the TDFF D．It is not competitive.
32．What can be inferred about J-1
A．It has reached its initial purpose. B．It supports the men's Tour de France
C．It's as famous as the Tour de France. D．It's one stage of La Course since 2015
33．In what way is the TDFF different from the original ones
A．It'll need more viewers. B．It'll continue longer. C．It will start later D．It will cost more.
If you saw a digital image of yourself running on a virtual treadmill (跑步机), would you feel like going to the gym Probably so, according to a Stanford study showing that personalized avatars can motivate people to exercise and eat right.
Moreover, you are more likely to follow the behavior of an avatar in real life if it looks like you, said Jesse Fox, a researcher at the Stanford Virtual Human Interaction Lab. In her study, she used digital photographs of participants to create personalized avatar bodies.
In Fox’s first test, some participants saw their avatar running on a treadmill. Others saw themselves hanging out in the virtual room or saw a running avatar they didn’t know.
Fox contacted participants a day after the study and found that the people who saw their own avatar running were more likely to exercise (after they left the lab) than the people who saw someone else running or saw themselves just hanging out in the virtual room. In fact, those who watched themselves running were motivated to exercise, usually, a full hour more than the others. They ran, played soccer or worked out at the gym.
“They had imitated their avatar’s behavior,” Fox said.
In another test, some participants ran in place while watching their avatars become thinner, other participants stood still and watched their avatars become heavier, and others saw an unfamiliar avatar either slim (变苗条) or fatten.
“If they saw a person they didn’t know, they weren’t motivated to exercise. But if they saw themselves, they exercised more,” Fox said. “Personalized avatars could be used to motivate healthy behavior. For example, someone on a long-term weight loss schedule could pull out his or her smartphone and track progress by watching the avatar body slim down onscreen.”
34．What did Jesse Fox do for her study
A．She let participants choose avatars according to their body shape.
B．She created personalized digital images for participants.
C．She took different photos to record participants’ changes.
D．She learned about participants’ behavior before her study.
35．What does the underlined word “imitated” in Paragraph 5 mean
A．Stopped. B．Copied. C．Changed. D．Controlled.
36．What can we learn from Jesse Fox’s words in the last paragraph
A．People’s own avatars motivate them more than unfamiliar ones.
B．Avatars can help people develop long-term healthy habits.
C．The research on personalized avatars needs further study.
D．Watching avatars can help people lose weight quickly.
37．What is the best title for the text
A．How to improve avatar technology in smartphones
B．How to make a good connection with our avatars
C．Can avatars influence our personal relationships
D．Can avatars change the way we think and act
Last night I entered a poetry competition. It was very rushed. It was the very last minute and I was unprepared. Yet I really wanted to do it. So, without the support of my family, I got up in front of a group of people and got ready to present my poem. But I didn’t expect to win.
Judges were chosen from the audience by having a bouncy ball thrown out into their midst to see who would catch it. As it is with most competitions, performers had 2 minutes to impress the judges who would then give a score from 0.0 to 10. There were five judges. I was the youngest person in the competition. I’m only 16 and everybody else was about 20—70. My poem went really well. People liked it and I think many were impressed by my courage to get up on stage and perform my own work. In the end, I came third, but I was not disappointed. After all, it was only 0.3 points that separated me from second place.
When it was all over, I was waiting in the car park for my dad to pick me up. One of the judges came up to me and told me I had done a fantastic job. Even though many people had congratulated me, this was different. The lady judge was very sincere. She said, “Here, have the ball, so you remember tonight”. I pulled a smile card out for the woman thanking her for her words and the ball. She was impressed by the card, but no words passed between us. It was a silent understanding. Words would ruin the moment.
My father beeped from the car park so I nodded my goodbye and got in the car, holding in my hand the bouncy ball that changed me.
38．It can be learned from the first paragraph that the author ________.
A．knew one of the five judges B．got lots of support from her family
C．wasn’t prepared for the competition D．was certain she could win the competition
39．When the author knew she came third in the competition, she felt ________.
A．sorry B．sad C．angry D．satisfied
40．What can we learn from the passage
A．The author was grateful to the woman. B．The lady judge gave the author a card.
C．The woman is a professional judge. D．The competition is aimed at students.
Most Incredible Stadiums (体育馆) in North America
If you are a big fan of massive stadiums and are unaware of where these beautiful stadiums are located, here is a list of four largest stadiums in North America.
Michigan Stadium
Would you be surprised to know that the second largest stadium in the world is a college football stadium That’s right. Michigan Stadium, home of the University of Michigan Wolverines, is the largest stadium in the United States and the second-largest stadium in the world. It has a capacity of 107,601. When you see Michigan Stadium, you know you’re talking about college football.
Olympic Stadium
Located in north Canada, this stadium was used for the Montreal Expos, but now is carefully used for soccer games. In fact, it’s set to host some World Cup games in 2026, but anybody who’s been inside can tell you it’s not a stadium fit to host such a big event.
Estadio Azteca
Maybe it’s not the nicest, but it is a must-visit stadium in Mexico. Lying in the suburbs of Mexico City, it is the stadium that hosts the national soccer game in Mexico. When the 1970 World Cup was there, it hosted 10 matches, including the semi-final, and the final between Brazil and Italy. Estad o Azteca is the largest stadium in Mexico, with a capacity of 87,523.
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden is one of the best stadiums in North America, and not just for sports, but for concerts and other events as well. If you are traveling into New York City by train, you will see the stadium right as you enter the city, above the train station. Before you get to your seats, the outskirts of the stadium actually look like a high-end hotel. It won’t disappoint you.
41．Which is the largest stadium in the US
A．Michigan Stadium. B．Olympic Stadium.
C．Estadio Azteca. D．Madison Square Garden.
42．What do Olympic Stadium and Estadio Azteca have in common
A．They don’t have modern technology
B．They’re both used to host soccer games.
C．They both ever hosted World Cup games.
D．They are the largest stadium in their own country.
43．What can we know about Madison Square Garden
A．It is also used as a hotel.
B．It can also serve as a theater.
C．It is the best stadium in North America.
D．It is set to host some World Cup games in the future.
All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy,happy and help them to live longer.
Sports change with the season.People play different games in summer and winter.
Games and sports often grow out of people’s work and everyday activities.The Arabs use horses or camels in much of their everyday lives;they use them in their sports,too.
Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for them. Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers.
Some sports or games go back to thousands of years ago, like running or jumping. Chinese boxing, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are quite new. Neither one is a hundred years old yet. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.
People from different countries may not be able to understand each other,but after a game they often become good friends. Sports help to train a person’s character (性格). One learns to fight hard but fight fair,to win without pride and to lose with grace (体面).
44．The writer doesn’t tell us in the passage that ________.
A．basketball was invented in America
B．sports change with the season
C．games and sports often grow out of people’s work and everyday activities
D．football is played all over the world
45．People all over the world enjoy sports because ________.
A．sports are interesting
B．sports help to keep people healthy,happy and help them to live longer
C．sports help to train a person’s character
D．All of the above
46．Sports and games can help people from different countries ________.
A．to be enemies B．to understand each other better
C．to be partners D．to dislike each other
In the winter of 1953, a powerful jump from a Chinese woman attracted world attention. Twenty-year-old Chinese athlete Zheng Fengrong broke the women’s high jump world record with a leap of 1.77 meters in a Beijing athletic meet on November 17, 1957. The new record, the first women’s world record for the People’s Republic of China, was one centimeter higher than the old mark held by American Mildred McDaniel. The jump also made Zheng the first Asian athlete to break a world track and field record since 1936.
The record jump, although by a tiny margin, was described by the foreign media as “an explosive jump” because it created China’s first athletic world record. Called “a spring swallow awakening Chinese sports,” Zheng sent a message to the world that China was no longer the “sick man of the East”.
Born in the spring city of Jinan, Shandong Province, Zheng, who stands at 1.70 meters, has a good physique (体型)and a skillful scissor-sharp jump which was seldom seen among top jumpers in the world. She once leapt 1.78 meters, a national record in 1963.
She claimed a well-merited place in sporting history when her achievement was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records. Due to her contribution to athletics, Zheng was awarded a series of honors. She was named among the nation’s greatest athletes in 1984.
47．When did Zheng break the women’s high jump world record
A．in 1936 B．in 1957 C．in 1963 D．in 1984
48．Who held the high jump world record before 1957
A．Zheng Fengrong. B．Guinness.
C．Mildred McDaniel. D．Zheng’s best friend.
49．Zheng was named among the nation’s greatest athletes because of ________.
A．her contribution to athletics B．her height
C．her hard work on study D．her love for poor people
50．What’s the best title of this passage
A．Zheng Fengrong’s life story B．The athletic history of China
C．A happy family in Shandong D．Zheng Fengrong’s achievement in athletics
Thanks for signing up for the 2016 Black Friday Turkey Trot! This email will provide some basics about the race and some great news!
First, your race packet(参赛物品包)is ready and can be picked up at the Fleet Feet Sports Tulsa location you’ve specified during registration.
Hours for pickup
Tuesday: 10 am to 8 pm (Fleet Feet Kings Point)
Tuesday: 10 am to 7 pm (Fleet Feet Blue Dome)
Wednesday: 10 am to 5 pm (both stores, closing early for Thanksgiving)
Packets can also picked up on the race day at BOK Center, beginning at 8:30 am.
Race Start Time
1) 5 mile, 8:30 am 2) 1 mile fun run, 9:30 am
Parking
There is surface parking to the east of the BOK Center, and some surface parking to the west of the Convention Center. Many lots will be pay-lots. Please pay attention to the signs. We suggest arriving early to find parking.
Racing Timing
The 5km run will be timed using the BIB-TAG system. Your race number will have a timing device attached to the back of the race number, don’t remove or bend this device. Simply wear the Bib on the front of your body on the outside of your clothing so it is visible and facing forward. You don’t need to return the Bib, which is disposable.
The Turkey Trot is also a kick-off(启动)event for our weekend long “FITNATIC” celebration---we also have a huge number of events and specials all weekend. For more information, please visit http://www.fleetfeettulsa.fitnatic.com
See you on Friday.
51．Where should a runner go to pick up his packet at 9:00 am on Friday
A．Kings Point. B．Blue Dome.
C．BOK Center. D．the Convention Center
52．How long will the FITNATIC celebration last
A．One day. B．Two days. C．Seven days. D．Five days.
53．What is the purpose of the passage
A．To raise money for the parking-lots.
B．To introduce the events of the activity.
C．To tell the competitors about details of the race.
D．To encourage sports fans to take part in the activity.
Born on the 24th of June, 1987, Lionel Andres Messi Cuccittini is a world-famous professional football player who played for Barcelona FC and is also the captain of the Argentine National Team. Messi is often believed to be one of the best footballers playing today and he won the 2022 World Cup title with Argentina last year.
Messi was not born in a well-off family. His father was a worker in a steel factory and his mother worked part time as a cleaner. Messi had been fascinated by the sport at a very early age and joined his first club at the age of five. Unfortunately, at the age of eleven, Messi was diagnosed with having a deficiency of growth hormones（生长激素缺乏症）and his treatment to overcome the situation would require about $900 a month. While many local clubs and teams had shown a lot of interest in Messi, nobody was willing to shell out the expenses for his treatment.
However, this young boy had already managed to raise a number of eyebrows with his perfect skills and his immense talent with the ball. His strength and determination shone through on the field and he was noticed by the sporting director of Barcelona FC, who offered him a contract on a paper napkin to join the club. He also assured him that if he moved to Spain in order to pursue a football career, the club would pay for all his medical expenses. Messi accepted the contract and moved on to Spain. Ever since that incident, Messi has gained a lot of love from football fans all over the world.
Even after becoming one of the biggest stars in the sport, Messi has not forgotten the difficult times. Consequently, in 2007,he established the Leo Messi Foundation which is to provide healthcare and also education to poor and vulnerable（脆弱的）children. Messi is surely a very inspirational figure who has made it big on the basis of his determination and skill and has combatted a difficult past to come out on top.
54．What was the medical condition that Messi had 6 years after joining his first club
A．A deficiency of calcium.
B．A deficiency of vitamin.
C．A deficiency of blood cells.
D．A deficiency of growth hormones.
55．What does the phrase “shell out” in paragraph 2 mean
A．protect against.
B．pay for.
C．look into.
D．argue for.
56．Which of the following words best describe Messi
A．Determined and grateful.
B．Ignorant and proud.
C．Shy and nervous.
D．Adventurous and curious.
57．What is the passage mainly about
A．The comparison between Messi and other footballers.
B．The admiration for Messi's skills and talent.
C．Messi's life stories and achievements.
D．The difficulty Messi met when playing football.
Beatrice De Lavallette was just 17 years old when she was seriously injured and lost both of her legs from the knee down.
The teen spent the next several months in intensive physical therapy, working hard to regain her mobility and independence. She appreciated her family for supporting her and assuring her that life would go on during those dark days.
Her beloved horse, DeeDee, was especially helpful in her recovery. Beatrice grew up in an equestrian (马术的) family. She started riding when she was just a kid, competing in dressage (盛装舞步) by the time she was 12. When her therapist brought DeeDee to the hospital parking lot one day, Beatrice knew her love of horses and riding was the way forward.
“There are no real words to describe that day, but it was the start of my new life,” Beatrice wrote on her website. “A few days later, my occupational therapist drove me to the stables (马厩). I was lifted up onto DeeDee. Someone had to hold onto me, I had no muscle tone or control, but I knew I could do this.” Eager to get back to her “real life”, Beatrice began the challenging task of relearning how to ride. Her muscle tone was gone, so was her sense of balance, but she eventually regained the strength to ride without assistance.
In April 2017, Beatrice was finally able to return to competitions at a show. Now, six years after the accident that almost killed her, Beatrice was selected to represent Team USA at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games!
DeeDee had retired from competing, so Beatrice rode her new horse, a Dutch warmblood named Clarc. The two of them earned fifth place in the grade II individual category and sixth in the freestyle! “My being here shows that literally anything is possible,” she said. “I know it’s kind of the usual thing to say, but it’s true. Just go for it.”
58．What happened after Beatrice got injured
A．She received her therapy sadly. B．She was free to get her mobility.
C．She continued to ride her loved horse by herself. D．She went through dark days with her family’s support.
59．What most probably drove Beatrice to start a new life
A．Her fifth place. B．Her popular website. C．Her good recovery. D．Her love of riding horses.
60．What did Beatrice do when relearning how to ride
A．She asked for much assistance. B．She overcame lots of difficulty.
C．She doubted her muscle strength. D．She went in for physical exercises.
61．What can we learn from Beatrice’s story
A．Detail is the key to success. B．Not to advance is to go back.
C．Many hands make light work. D．Nothing is impossible if you work hard.
The History and Development of Soccer
Soccer, known as football in most of the world, is one of the most popular sports today. Let’s explore its history and how it developed and spread over the years.
It is said that the history of soccer dates back as far as 2500 B．C． in London. In China, the most relevant(相关的) is the Chinese game of Tsu’Chu(Cuju). Records of the game began during the Han Dynasty(206B．C．—220A．D．) and it may have been a training exercise for soldiers. Players kicked a small ball into a net between two bamboo poles. The use of hands was not allowed, but a player could use his feet and other parts of his body.
The modern shape of soccer was formed at the beginning of the 19th century. In 1848, the “Cambridge Rules”were established(建立) at Cambridge University. After they graduated, adult football clubs became more common, players could continue to play the ball.
The Football Association(FA) was created on October 26,1863. Over the years, more clubs joined the FA until the number reached 128 by 1887. In 1872, the first Football Association Cup was played in London. Other associations were formed, including the Football League in 1888 in the north and midlands of the country, and the first championship(冠军) league games were played.
It did not take long for other European countries to accept the British love for soccer. Leagues began popping up throughout the world: the Netherlands and Denmark in 1889, Argentina in 1893, Chile in 1895, Switzerland and Belgium in 1895, Italy in 1898, Germany and Uruguay in 1900,Hungary in 1901, and Finland in 1907. It was not until 1903 that France formed their league.
In 1930,the first-ever FIFA World Cup was held in Uruguay. There were 41 members of FIFA at that time. Today it has over 200 members and the World Cup is one of the biggest events of the year.
62．What do we know about Chinese game of Tsu’Chu
A．It began as far as 2500 B．C．
B．English soccer developed from it.
C．Players were allowed to use their hands.
D．It was probably a training exercise for soldiers.
63．When was the“Cambridge Rules”set up
A．In 1800. B．In 1848. C．In 1863. D．In 1887.
64．What does the writer want to show in the fifth paragraph
A．Soccer spread worldwide.
B．Football clubs formed in Europe.
C．The whole world accepted the British soccer.
D．200 members joined in the first-ever FIFA World Cup.
65．How is the text organized
A．In order of time.
B．In order of place.
C．In order of character.
D．In order of importance.
Following detailed discussions with all parties concerned, the OCA Executive Board announced that it has decided to put off the 19th Asian Games, which was scheduled to be held in Hangzhou from 10 to 25, September 2022. There are 40 sports including swimming, archery, athletics, badminton, baseball and softball, basketball, boxing, etc. During the competition days, athletes will compete for 482 gold medals. The first event on the schedule is men’s football.
The mascots (吉祥物) of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 are a group of robots. The three animated characters Congcong, Lianlian and Chenchen have become increasingly popular. They can be seen everywhere in Hangzhou. The mascots’ designs were inspired by Hangzhou’s three World Heritage sites, namely the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu Culture, the West Lake, and the Grand Canal.
The Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee has worked with Alipay to encourage the public to donate (捐献) one kilogram of “energy” they collected in a game known as “Ant Forest”. Through “Ant Forest” people exchange their actual daily footsteps for virtual energy, which can be used to plant real trees in China.
In order to promote “Zero-waste Asian Games”, Hangzhou is building zero-waste hotels for the Asian Cames. For example, Hangzhou International Expo Centre Hotel has built a set of drinkable water system to replace the bottled water supply in guest rooms. Based on the standard of two bottles of water for each room, the drinkable water system can save more than 500 bottles of mineral water per day and thus reduce a great number of plastic bottles in a year.
66．What can we learn about the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022
A．There are three mascots designed for it.
B．It will last more than 18 days.
C．Swimming events will take place first.
D．More than 500 gold medals will be offered.
67．Why has the organizing committee worked with Alipay
A．To raise some money.
B．To collect some energy.
C．To protect the environment.
D．To improve the local economy.
68．How will Hangzhou International Expo Centre Hotel reduce the waste
A．By collecting the rubbish.
B．By donating bottled water.
C．By limiting the use of water.
D．By reducing the use of plastic.
ISC’s sport camps are the only residential camps in Spain that focus on sport-specific development with 3 hours of training every afternoon, watersports activities every morning at the Mediterranean sea and leisure activities during the evenings. With coaching from professional staff, you are sure to leave the camp with an experience you’ll never forget.
We offer port camps for school trips throughout the year. During the months of July and August, our sport summer camps are aimed towards young students of 13 to 18 years of age. During the rest of the year, our camps are aimed at sport schools in order to develop and nurture (培养) young talents.
Where does it take place
This summer camp package takes place in Alicante, Spain. With an average of 300 sunny days a year, and an average temperature of 18 degrees, this coastal city is one of the most desired Mediterranean tourist destinations. During the leisure time, campers will be able to join in activities such as visiting the castle of Alicante, visiting the MARQ museum, walking around the fishing town of Campello and etc.
Accommodation
All of our students will be staying at ISC Campus next to the University of Alicante. The campus’ facilities and rooms provide all the homely comforts eager campers will need. Here at ISC Spain we take care of all the little details, so that each and every one of our students can feel at home.
69．What do ISC sport camps offer
A．Watersports in the evening. B．Admission to sport schools.
C．Leisure activities every morning. D．Guidance from professionals.
70．What do we know about Alicante
A．It is a castle near Campello. B．It is a popular tourist destination.
C．It is a coastal city with a hot climate. D．It is best-known for summer sport camps.
71．What is the purpose of this text
A．To promote a summer camp package of ISC．
B．To recommend an ideal place for sport camps.
C．To describe the activities in ISC’s sport camps.
D．To introduce the requirement of a summer camp package.
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1．A 2．C 3．B
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了2023年即将举办的4场免费诗歌比赛。
1．细节理解题。根据“Blue Mountain Arts Poetry Contest”部分最后一句“In addition, the winning poems will be displayed on its website.(此外，获奖诗歌将在其网站上展示。)”可知，如果你赢得了蓝山艺术诗歌比赛，你可以在其网站上看到自己的作品。故选A。
2．细节理解题。根据“Alpine Fellowship Poetry Contest”部分中的“Second prize — 2,000 travel expense; Third place — 1,000 travel expense(二等奖：2000英镑旅行费用；第三名：1000英镑旅行费用)”可知，Alpine Fellowship诗词比赛提供旅费作为奖品。故选C。
3．推理判断题。根据“Poet Lore Contest”部分中的“They do not accept works that have been previously published.(他们不接受以前出版过的作品。)”，“Blue Mountain Arts Poetry Contest”部分中的“Published as well as unpublished works are accepted.(已出版和未出版的作品均可接受。)”，“Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest”部分中的“Published as well as unpublished works are accepted.(已出版和未出版的作品均可接受。)”以及“Alpine Fellowship Poetry Contest”部分中的“Published as well as unpublished works are accepted.(已出版和未出版的作品均可接受。)”可知，诗人传说大赛的特别之处是只接受未出版作品。故选B。
4．D 5．B 6．C
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了波兰人打发空闲时间的方式。
4．细节理解题。第一段最后一句提到“They have many different hobbies, which help them to get away from their everyday problems and spend their free time happily.”（他们有许多不同的爱好，这有助于他们摆脱日常的问题，快乐地度过他们的空闲时间。）由此判断，波兰人兴趣爱好广泛的原因就是为了快乐地度过空闲的时间。故选D。
5．推理判断题。第二段提到“Some of them like to climb mountains, others like to go to the sea or a lake to swim, because these can make them get exercise and are good for their health.”（他们中的一些人喜欢爬山，其他人喜欢去海边或湖边游泳，因为这些可以使他们得到锻炼，对他们的健康有好处。）由此判断，波兰人喜欢爬山的原因是他们可以在爬山中得到锻炼。故选B。
6．细节理解题。第二段提到“Some of them like to climb mountains, others like to go to the sea or a lake to swim, because these can make them get exercise and are good for their health.”（他们中的一些人喜欢爬山，其他人喜欢去海边或湖边游泳，因为这些可以使他们得到锻炼，对他们的健康有好处。）以及第三段第二句提到“They are usually crazy about football, and football is regarded as the Polish national sport.”（他们通常为足球而疯狂，足球被认为是波兰的民族运动。）由此判断，文章中提到了A项playing football(足球)B项climbing mountain(爬山)和D项swimming(游泳)，没有提到C项skating(滑冰)。故选C。
7．B 8．C 9．D
【分析】这是一篇应用文。主要介绍了历史上几届冬奥会的信息。
7．细节理解题。根据St. Moritz, Swiss 1928 & 1948部分“Unseasonable warm weather created disorder with the events at the Swiss Alpine resort, while Norway continued to lead. Sonja Henie, just 15, combined grace with athletic ability to win the first of three Olympic gold medals in women’s figure skating.”（不合季节的温暖天气使瑞士阿尔卑斯山度假胜地的活动陷入混乱，而挪威继续领先。年仅15岁的索尼娅·海妮将优雅与运动能力结合起来，赢得了女子花样滑冰三枚奥运金牌中的第一枚）可知，前两届冬奥会，即1924和1928这两届中，挪威代表团表现最好。故选B项。
8．细节理解题。根据Grenoble, France 部分“The “snowy Games” attracted only about 70, 000 spectators on the ground because 500 million viewers chose to watch them on television.”（由于5亿观众选择在电视上观看，“雪地游戏”只吸引了约7万名观众）可知，1968年冬奥会的观众少是因为电视的普及。故选C项。
9．细节理解题。根据Sapporo, Japan 1972部分“the first Winter Olympics held in Asia”（在亚洲举办的第一届冬奥会）可知，亚洲在1972年举办第一届冬奥会。故选D项。
10．B 11．D 12．C
【导语】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍4个最受欢迎的冬奥会运动项目。
10．推理判断题。根据Curling部分“a winter sport played by two teams of four players on a rectangular sheet of ice.”(两队四人在一块长方形的冰上进行的冬季运动。)和Ice hockey部分“Ice hockey is a game between two teams who wear skates and compete on an ice rink (溜冰场).”(冰上曲棍球是两队穿着溜冰鞋在溜冰场上比赛的比赛。)可知，两者都是由两个队展开的比赛，所以都需要团队精神。故选B。
11．细节理解题。根据Figure skating部分“in an elegant manner”(以优雅的形式)和“To win the game, the skater has to perform without errors.”(为了赢得比赛，滑冰选手必须表现得没有错误。)可知，花样滑冰运动员应该是优雅和无瑕疵的。故选D。
12．细节理解题。根据Ice hockey部分“Ice hockey is popular for its speed and frequent physical contact.”(冰球因其速度快和身体接触频繁而受欢迎。)可知，冰球因其速度快和身体接触频繁而受欢迎。故选C。
13．C 14．D 15．C 16．A
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了英国的煎饼节传统以及相关的比赛。
13．细节理解题。根据第一段中“On that day, people across the UK make and eat pancakes in order to use up the food they have in their houses before the start of Pancakes are large and thin and can be topped with either salty or sweet ingredients.(在这一天，英国各地的人们会制作和吃煎饼，以便在煎饼开始前把家里的食物用完。煎饼又大又薄，可以在上面撒上咸的或甜的配料)”可知，英国人在“忏悔星期二”吃煎饼是为了吃光他们所有的食物。故选C。
14．细节理解题。根据第二段中“The winner is the first to reach the finish line, although they should also be careful to make sure that the pancake is complete and that it hasn't broken along the way. (获胜者是第一个到达终点线的人，但他们也要小心，确保煎饼完整，没有在途中断裂)”可知，Pancake race是一种比赛，参赛者在保证煎饼完整的同时要跑得快。故选D。
15．细节理解题。根据第三段中“The race is shown on the news and covered on TV all around the world.(比赛在世界各地的新闻和电视上播出)”可知，Rehab Parliamentary Pancake Race通常会吸引全世界的注意。故选C。
16．词句猜测题。根据画线词后文“role and is usually given to a British news presenter”可知，比赛通常由英国的新闻主持人担任，可见这被认为是一个值得尊敬的角色。故画线词意思是“值得尊敬的”。A. Respectable.值得尊敬的；B. Competitive.竞争的；C. Traditional.传统的；D. Serious.严肃的。故选A。
17．C 18．A 19．D 20．A
【分析】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了欧美国家 Dry January 的起源及意义。
17．推理判断题。根据文章第一段主题句“Dry January has some running-related roots.”（Dry January有一些跟跑步相关的根源。）和接下来列举了两个具体的例子可知，本段介绍了Dry January的起源。故选 C。
18．细节理解题。根据文章第三段“You might even start a trend in your friend circle or discover new ways to spend your free time. The benefits of taking on a Dry January challenge are endless: eating less junk food, improved digestion, healthier-looking skin, better sleep, the ability to complete harder workouts, and clear-headedness.”（你甚至可能在你的朋友圈里开启一个潮流，或者发现新的消遣方式。接受Dry January挑战的好处是无穷无尽的：少吃垃圾食品，改善消化，皮肤看起来更健康，睡眠更好，能够完成更艰苦的锻炼，头脑清醒。）可知，第三段主要列举了参加 Dry January 的益处，其中包括在你的朋友圈里开启一个潮流，健康生活让你精神抖擞且让你的皮肤看起来更健康，树立一个新的形象。故选 A。
19．推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Dry January has some running-related roots.”（Dry January有一些跟跑步相关的根源。）和第二段“Dry January has become a global phenomenon, with millions participating each year.”（Dry January已经成为一个全球现象，每年有数百万人参加。）和第三段“Some unexpected benefits may come of this, too”（一些出乎意料的的好处也来自于它）可推断出，本文通过讲述Dry January的起源，流行和益处介绍了Dry January，最终目的是“劝说”读者参与到 Dry January的活动中。故选D。
20．推理判断题。根据文章第三段“eating less junk food, improved digestion, healthier-looking skin, better sleep, the ability to complete harder workouts, and clear-headedness”（少吃垃圾食品，改善消化，皮肤看起来更健康，睡眠更好，能够完成更艰苦的锻炼，头脑清醒）和第四段“when you cut out alcohol during Dry January, you’re cutting out unneeded calories”（当你在Dry January活动中减少卡路里时，你就在减掉不需要的卡路里）可推断出，全文话题为健康保健类。故选A。
21．B 22．D 23．C 24．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述作者为了减肥，开始坚持步行，跑步及跑马拉松。经过不断地努力和坚持，作者减肥成功，最终成功跑完马拉松。
21．词句猜测题。根据第一段“As a kid, I was always chubby (圆胖的). (小时候，我总是胖乎乎的。)”及“It got out of control when I went to law school. (当我上法学院时，体重失控了。)”可知，作者小时候很胖，上大学后，作者的体重变得不可控制，故推知作者变得更胖了。故推知blowing up表示“变得更胖”，与becoming fatter意义一致。故选B。
22．细节理解题。根据第二段“But what motivated me to get serious about it was turning 30. I weighed 414 pounds. (但促使我认真对待这件事的是30岁。我重414磅。)”及第六段“By my 33rd birthday, I was down to 180 pounds. (到我33岁生日时，我的体重下降到180磅。)”可知，作者这3年内体重减少了(414-180=234) 磅，故选D。
23．细节理解题。根据第六段“I started formally training for the marathon. And on the morning of November 1, I stood on the Verrazano Bridge in Staten Island with more than 40,000 other runners, waiting for the event to start. (我开始正式训练马拉松。11月1日上午，我和其他4万多名跑步者站在史丹顿岛的维拉萨诺大桥上，等待比赛开始。)”可知，作者在维拉萨诺大桥上开始马拉松比赛。故选C。
24．主旨大意题。根据第四段“Walking was all I could do at first. I started by walking a few blocks and gradually increased the distance, until one weekend, I found myself saying, “Wow, this seems pretty easy.” So I started to run. (步行是我一开始能做的。我从步行几个街区开始，逐渐增加距离，直到一个周末，我对自己说：“哇，这似乎很容易。于是我开始跑步。)”及最后一段“It was unbelievable to have the audience cheering me on, handing me cups of water. And I crossed the finish line. My friends sprayed me with beer, as if I’d won the Super Bowl. And at that moment, I knew: If I set my mind to something, nothing is impossible. (观众为我加油，递给我水，真是难以置信。我越过了终点线。我的朋友用啤酒喷我，好像我赢得了超级碗。那一刻，我知道：如果我下定决心做某事，没有什么是不可能的。)”可知，作者为了减肥，开始坚持步行，跑步及跑马拉松。经过不断地努力和坚持，作者减肥成功，最终成功跑完马拉松。故推知本文想告诉我们：有志者，事竟成。故选A。
25．B 26．D 27．A 28．C 29．D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了父子俩共同努力实现赛车梦的故事。
25．细节理解题。由第一段中的“In fact, when I was about 10 years old, my dad was afraid that driving a car wasn’t my dream. So he took the racing away from me. I wasn’t very happy with that decision. It wasn’t long before Dad realized that racing was what I loved. (事实上，当我大约10岁的时候，我爸爸担心开车不是我的梦想。所以他把赛车从我身边夺走了。我对那个决定不太满意。没过多久爸爸就意识到我喜欢赛车)”可知，因为爸爸担心儿子不喜欢赛车，所以在他儿子10岁时阻止儿子赛车。故选B项。
26．细节理解题。由第二段中的“At four, Dad bought me my first Quarter Midget (袖珍赛车) and that’s really where it started for us. (四岁的时候，爸爸给我买了第一辆袖珍赛车，这就是我们的起点)”可知，爸爸给儿子买一辆迷你赛车，C项正确；第二段中的“Back then, Dad coached me. He would stick out (伸出) his foot in the path of the race car, and then tell me to exactly hit his foot. (那时候，爸爸教过我。他会在赛车的路径上伸出他的脚，然后告诉我准确地击中他的脚)”可知，爸爸训练儿子参加比赛，A项正确；第三段中的“Dad worked really long hours at his car repair business to make money so that I could race each weekend. (爸爸在他的汽车修理公司工作了很长时间来赚钱，这样我每个周末都可以参加比赛)” 可知，爸爸努力工作赚钱，B项正确；D项未提及，错误。故选D项。
27．推理判断题。由第二段中的“Back then, Dad coached me. He would stick out (伸出) his foot in the path of the race car, and then tell me to exactly hit his foot. By repeating this again and again，Dad believed that I would be faster and sharper on the race track. (那时候，爸爸教过我。他会在赛车的路径上伸出他的脚，然后告诉我准确地击中他的脚。通过一次又一次地重复这句话，爸爸相信我在赛道上会更快、更敏捷)”可知，爸爸训练儿子参加比赛，这样做的目的就是要训练和提高他儿子的赛车技术，让儿子在赛道上会更快、更敏捷。故选A项。
28．推理判断题。由第三段中的“I can remember that every night before he turned off the lights in the garage, Dad would tell me: “Don’t forget to kiss your race car good night.” He was trying to teach me that if I show respect, it’s returned. He wanted me to show thankfulness and respect for my race car and for all the hard work that we and many others had put into the dream. (我记得每天晚上在他关掉车库的灯之前，爸爸都会告诉我：“别忘了吻你的赛车道，说晚安。”他想教我，如果我表现出尊重，赛车道也会尊重我（给予我回报）。他希望我对我的赛车以及我们和其他许多人为实现梦想所付出的努力表示感谢和尊重)”可知，爸爸是想教给作者对赛车和大家为实现赛车梦而做出的努力表示感激，即作者能追逐自己的梦想，应该心怀感激。故选C项。
29．推理判断题。由最后一段中的“For us, there was no better moment than winning the 50th running of the Daytona 500 in 2018. That evening in February 2018, I knew I had gotten a good push. I could hear the excitement. My father couldn’t speak a word, and when he got to Victory Lane (车道), he nearly knocked me over and gave me such a big hug. (对我们来说，没有比在2018年赢得第50届代托纳500强更美好的时刻了。2018年2月的那个晚上，我知道我做的很棒。我能听到兴奋的声音。我父亲一句话也说不出来，当他来到车道时，他差点把我撞倒，给了我一个大大的拥抱)”可知，作者最后赢得了这次车赛，因此，他的父亲非常兴奋，以至于说不出话来。故选D项。
30．B 31．D 32．A 33．C
【分析】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了环法自行车赛的历史。
30．主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“The Tour de France is a very difficult bike race. It lasts over three weeks and covers 3,351 kilometers. Every day, the riders finish a different part of the race, called a "stage". Every stage can have a different winner, and each day, the total time is added up. The person who is leading wears a yellow shirt to show that they are winning. But there're no women in the Tour de France, only men. From 1984 to 2009, there was a women's Tour de France. But over time, the event grew smaller and less challenging. In 2009, it ended completely.”（环法自行车赛是一场难度很大的自行车赛。它持续三周多，覆盖3351公里。每天，车手都要完成比赛的不同部分，称为“阶段”。每个阶段都可能有不同的赢家，每天的总时间都是加起来的。领先者穿黄色衬衫以表明他们正在获胜。但是环法自行车赛没有女人，只有男人。从1984年到2009年，有一次女子环法自行车赛。但随着时间的推移，这项活动变得越来越小，挑战性也越来越小。2009年，它完全结束了。）可知，这段主要介绍男士环法自行车赛。故选B项。
31．细节理解题。根据文章第二段后两句“In 2014, ASO began holding a shorter one or two-day race for women called La Course. But it is by no means a long and challenging race with many stages.”（2014年，ASO开始为女性举办一场为期一到两天的短距离比赛，名为La Course。但这决不是一场漫长而具有挑战性的多阶段比赛。）可知，La课程不具有竞争性和挑战性。故选D项。
32．推理判断题。根据文章第三段“To call attention to the need for a women's Tour de France, a French cycling club has taken or an unusual project called “J-I". As part of J-1, since 2015,a group of women has been riding the exact same course as the men's Tour de France...”（为了提醒人们注意女子环法自行车赛的必要性，一家法国自行车俱乐部实施了一个名为“J-I”的不同寻常的项目。作为J-1项目的一部分，自2015年以来，一群女性一直在沿着与男子环法自行车赛完全相同的路线行驶……）可知，J-1达到了它最初的目的。故选A项。
33．细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段后两句“In the past, the women's race was held just before or during the men's race. Now, all the people who have finished watching the men's race and are still looking for some racing excitement will have a chance to tune in for the women's race”（过去，女子比赛是在男子比赛之前或期间举行的。现在，所有看完男子比赛并仍在寻找比赛刺激的人都将有机会收看女子比赛）可知，女子比赛在男子比赛之后举行。故选C项。
34．B 35．B 36．A 37．D
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了虚拟形象对我们思维和行为的影响。
34．细节理解题。根据第二段“In her study, she used digital photographs of participants to create personalized avatar bodies.”（在她的研究中，她使用参与者的数码照片来创建个性化的虚拟身体形象。）可知，杰西·福克斯为她的研究所做的是：她为参与者创建了个性化的数字图像。故选B项。
35．词句猜测题。根据第四段“Fox contacted participants a day after the study and found that the people who saw their own avatar running were more likely to exercise than the people who saw someone else running or saw themselves just hanging out in the virtual room. In fact, those who watched themselves running were motivated to exercise, usually, a full hour more than the others.”（福克斯在研究结束后的第二天联系了参与者，发现看到自己的虚拟形象在跑步的人比看到别人在跑步或看到自己只是在虚拟房间里闲逛的人更有可能锻炼。事实上，那些看着自己跑步的人更有动力锻炼，通常比其他人多锻炼一个小时。）可知，看见自己变瘦形象的人很有可能去模仿自己的虚拟形象的行为，推断出imitated意为“模仿”，和B项Copied意思相同。故选B项。
36．推理判断题。根据最后一段““If they saw a person they didn’t know, they weren’t motivated to exercise. But if they saw themselves, they exercised more,” Fox said.”（福克斯说：“如果他们看到一个不认识的人，他们就没有动力锻炼。但如果他们看到自己，他们就会锻炼得更多。”。）可知，福克斯认为人们觉得自己的虚拟形象比不熟悉的虚拟形象更能激励他们。故选A项。
37．主旨大意题。根据第一段“Probably so, according to a Stanford study showing that personalized avatars can motivate people to exercise and eat right.”（也许是这样，斯坦福大学的一项研究表明，个性化的虚拟形象可以激励人们正确锻炼和饮食。）可知，本文介绍的是个性化虚拟形象对我们思考和行为的影响。故选D项。
38．C 39．D 40．A
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者在一次诗歌比赛中毫无准备，在比赛结束前的最后一刻，走到台上。他的这种勇气给观众以及评委留下了深刻的印象，最终他获得了第三名。在比赛结束后，他还收到了女评委的舞会邀请。
38．细节理解题。根据第一段中“It was the very last minute and I was unprepared.(那是最后一分钟，我毫无准备)”可知，作者没有为比赛做好准备。故选C。
39．细节理解题。根据第二段中“In the end, I came third, but I was not disappointed. After all, it was only 0.3 points that separated me from second place.(最后，我得了第三名，但我没有失望。毕竟，我和第二名的差距仅为0.3分)”可知，当作者知道她在比赛中得了第三名时，他并不失望，反而感到很满意。故选D。
40．细节理解题。根据第三段中“I pulled a smile card out for the woman thanking her for her words and the ball.(我抽出一张微笑卡片给那位女士，感谢她的话语和舞会邀请)”可知，作者很感谢这位女士。故选A。
41．A 42．B 43．B
【导语】这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了北美的几个体育馆。
41．细节理解题。根据Michigan Stadium部分中“IMichigan Stadium, home of the University of Michigan Wolverines, is the largest stadium in the United States and the second-largest stadium in the world.(密歇根体育场是密歇根大学狼獾队的主场，是美国最大的体育场，也是世界上第二大体育场)”可知，密歇根体育场是美国最大的体育场。故选A。
42．细节理解题。根据Olympic Stadium部分中“Located in north Canada, this stadium was used for the Montreal Expos, but n

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