主题语境11：体育运动

2021-12-07本刊试题研究中心

疯狂英语·新策略 2021年10期

本刊试题研究中心

Ⅰ.阅读理解

I can proudly say that last year I broke the record for the oldest person in the world to ride a roller coaster.I'm 105,but I feel younger.Even the doctor agrees I'm in good condition.I'm a bit deaf and my legs feel weak,but they are the only issues.

I rode the Twistosaurus at Flamingo Land,which spins you round quite fast.I didn't choose to go on that.I'd have preferred a really fast one that went upside down.But I was told I couldn't ride something like that,because my blood pressure could drop and I might have some danger.

I wasn't nervous—I don't get frightened of anything.I was securely fastened,so I knew I wouldn't fall out.The roller-coaster ride went on for three or four minutes,and it couldn't be a better experience.And I raised a lot of money for the Derbyshire,Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance fund,which was fantastic.

People were saying I'd got a place in the Guinness World Records.Later,someone came to present me with the certificate.I had it on the wall in my living room,with another one got a year earlier.

My record-breaking ways really began a couple of years ago,with the ice-bucket challenge.It turned out that I was probably the oldest person in the world to do it,and the video was very popular.After that,I started to think about what else I could do to raise money for different charities.

I'm not sure if anyone admires all the fun I'm having.They just say I'm daft and that's about it.But I've had many good days and many exciting times.I've had a really good life.I don't think I've wasted any of it.

1.Why didn't the author choose to go on riding the Twistosaurus?

A.He was told not to do so.

B.He considered it too gentle.

C.He thought it spun too fast.

D.He was in bad physical condition.

2.How did the author most probably react while riding the roller coaster?

A.He really enjoyed himself.

B.He was very worried at first.

C.He couldn't think much about it.

D.He got frightened as it started moving.

3.What do you know about the author from paragraph 4?

A.He was eager to get certificates.

B.He disliked showing off his success.

C.He was the oldest person in the world.

D.He set a record the year before last.

4.Which word can best describe the author?

A.Cooperative.

B.Optimistic.

C.Generous.

D.Intelligent.

Ⅱ.补全信息

Much of the work in today's world is accomplished(完成)in teams.Most people believe the best way to build a great team is to gather a group of the most talented individuals.1Companies spend millions hiring top business people.Is their money well spent?

2They focused on football,basketball and baseball.The results are mixed.For football and basketball,adding talented players to a team proves a good method,but only up to the point where 70% of the players are top talent;above that level,the team's performance begins to decline.Interestingly,this trend isn't evident in baseball,where additional individual talent keeps improving the team's performance.

To explain this phenomenon,the researchers explored the degree to which a good performance by a team requires its members to coordinate their actions.3In baseball,the performance of individual players is less dependent on teammates.They conclude that when task interdependence is high,team performance will suffer when there is too much talent,while individual talent will have positive effects on team performance when task interdependence is lower.If a basketball star is,for example,trying to gain a high personal point total,he may take a shot himself when it would be better to pass the ball to a teammate,affecting the team's performance.Young children learning to play team sports are often told, “There is no I in a team.”4

Another possibility is that when there is a lot of talent on a team,some players may make less effort.Just as in a game of tug-of-war,whenever a person is added,everyone else pulls the rope with less force.

5A team may require a balance—not just A players,but a few generous B players as well.

A.It's not a simple matter to determine the nature of talent.

B.Sports team owners spend millions of dollars attracting top talent.

C.The group interaction and its effect drew the researchers'attention.

D.Stars apparently do not follow this basic principle of sportsmanship.

E.Several recent studies examined the role of talent in the sports world.

F.Building up a dream team is more complex than simply hiring the best talent.

G.This task interdependence distinguishes baseball from football and basketball.

Ⅲ.语法填空

The 46-year-old Chinese Zhang Hong has 1.______(successful)climbed to the tallest peak in the world from the Nepal side,2._______(become)the first blind man in Asia and the third in the world to climb Mount Everest.

“3._______you're disabled or normal,it doesn't matter as long as you have a strong mind.You can always complete a thing that other people say you can't,”said Zhang.He 4._______(complete)the 8,849 metre-high Himalayan feat on May 24 along 5._______three high altitude guides,and returned to the base camp on May 27.

6._______(inspire)by Erik Weihenmayer,Zhang began his training under the 7._______(guide)of his mountain guide friend.

Nepal reopened Mount Everest in April for foreigners after it 8._______(shut)last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

He wasvery scared atthe beginning 9._______he couldn't see where he was walking,and sometimes he would even fall.However,he believed that even though it was hard,he was still able to face those 10._______(difficult).In his eyes,where there are difficulties and dangers,there is the meaning of climbing.

Ⅳ.读后续写

阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Young kids,especially boys,love to jump things.As I grew,a mechanical tool was added to my ever growing love of jumping—the bike.We built different ramps(坡道)to build up speed for free-flying fun.With all the ramps we created,nothing could have prepared any of us for “the monster”.

One morning,I headed out to my friend's home.Just the night before I had the back tire of my bike broken.Luckily,I had a backup of my sister's smaller,lighter bike “Pinky” because she didn't ride as much.

On the way,I heard my name yelled out.It was Nick,together with Keith and Josh.“Check it out man,”Nick said as I rolled to a stop at the end of his driveway.He gestured with his head and I cast my look over his shoulder only to find my eyes resting on the largest ramp the little town had ever seen.It was made of cinder(煤渣)blocks that Nick's dad had stored under a tarp (防水油布)to repair the garage.On it was a sheet of wood providing the ramp which was part of the jump.What a perfect ramp!

“Has anyone taken the jump?” I asked.Everyone kept silent.“Why build it then?” I asked.“I don't know,” Nick shrugged.“I'll do it,”suddenly I said.The words were out and the only way to save face was to make it.“If I do this I will do it right,”I said,pretending to study “the monster”.Keith sensed the nervousness within me.“Be fine,just don't mess it up.”

I made my way up to a steep hill to get more speed.Holding my nerve,I kicked off and charged forward with all the strength my legs had to offer.My concentration was like a rock,focused on the task at hand.The wind was rushing in my ears as I stared down“the monster”and made my final approach.

注意：

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

Paragraph 1:

It was at this moment that time seemed to slow down.______________________________

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Paragraph 2:

I lay on the grass as they stood beside me.

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