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1、限时规范训练限时规范训练 十五十五 阅读板块阅读板块 练速度练速度 满分 40 分 限时 35 分钟 阅读理解 30 分 阅读下列短文 从每题所给的 A B C 和 D 四个选项中 选出最佳选项 A A Hundreds of spectators cheered them on at the North American Wife Carrying Championship The annual event now in its 15th year was held at the base of a grassy ski mountain at the Sunday River resort
2、 in Maine The people in Finland put together this event because they felt there should be at least one news story in the year that makes people laugh said competitor John Lund who spent four years in Finland the birthplace of wife carrying as a modern sport The competition began there in the 1990s a
3、nd was inspired loosely by the legend of a 19th century outlaw who tested the mettle 耐力 of his gang of robbers by having them run an obstacle course with a woman on their backs The sport has since gained enthusiasts around the world The event on Saturday in Maine was one of several official qualifyi
4、ng competitions for international championships in Finland with the others held in Australia Sweden and Estonia Nearly every team employed the Estonian carry in which the woman hangs the head down with her legs hooked around the man s neck and her arms around his waist which frees his hands Despite
5、the competition s name the couple does not need to be married The winners on Saturday were Jesse Wall a gym owner and his friend Christina Arsenault Under the rules of the game they won Arsenault s weight in beer and five times the numerical value of her weight in cash Asked what he planned to do wi
6、th the 10 cases of beer Wall looked around and said Share them with everyone here 语篇解读 本文是一篇新闻报道 在第十五届 背老婆锦标赛 中 获胜者是健身房 老板 Jesse Wall 和他的朋友 Christina Arsenault 他们赢得了与 Arsenault 体重相当的啤 酒和相当于她体重数字五倍的现金 1 What does the writer want to tell us A The wife carrying sport was originally held in Australia B
7、The annual event in Maine has been around for 15 years C People had to use the Estonian carry in the championship D People had to get married to take part in the championship 解析 细节理解题 根据第一段第二句 The annual event now in its 15th year was held at the base of a grassy ski mountain at the Sunday River res
8、ort in Maine 可知 在缅因州星期日河度假胜地的一座长满草的滑雪山脚下举办的是第十五届比 赛 据此可知 这项活动已经举办了 15 年 故 B 项正确 答案 B 2 Why did the Finnish invent the event A To make an amusing news story B To attract more travelers to Finland C To test people s courage and patience D To make people join in outdoor activities 解析 细节理解题 根据第二段第一句中的 T
9、he people in Finland put together this event because they felt there should be at least one news story in the year that makes people laugh said competitor 可知 芬兰人组建这次活动是因为他 们觉得一年中至少应该有一个让人发笑的新闻故事 故 A 项正确 答案 A 3 Which of the following countries is the official qualifying competition not held in A Finl
10、and B Australia C Sweden D Spain 解析 细节理解题 根据第四段第二句 The event on Saturday in Maine was one of several official qualifying competitions for international championships in Finland with the others held in Australia Sweden and Estonia 可知 这项有官 方举办资格的锦标赛除了在芬兰举行 其他地方还有澳大利亚 瑞典和爱沙尼亚 故选 D 项 答案 D B B Roberto Cl
11、emente is the greatest baseball player of all time He had an unbelievable batting average 击球率 in all seasons he played Having won four batting titles twelve Gold Glove awards and a Most Valuable Player award he is certainly the best that ever played Besides being the best baseball player Roberto Cle
12、mente was also a great man and hero In 1972 there was an earthquake in Nicaragua On December 31 of that year Clemente flew to Nicaragua to take supplies to the people Almost immediately after takeoff the plane crashed into the Caribbean Sea The best honors for Clemente came after he died He was the
13、first Latino voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame In 1999 the city of Pittsburgh where he played baseball renamed a bridge after him a bridge that leads to the city s beautiful new stadium No one summed up the life of Roberto Clemente and the baseball commissioner 干事 when at Clemente s Hall of Fame
14、award ceremony he said He was so great a man as a leader and humanitarian so great an inspiration to the young and to all in baseball especially to the proud people of his homeland Puerto Rico The commissioner further honored Clemente by creating a sportsmanship award in his name 语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文 讲述了棒球
15、明星罗伯托 克莱门特的人生经历 4 What can be concluded from Roberto Clemente s trip to Nicaragua A He got injured in an air crash B He cared about people and the world C He donated a huge sum of money to Nicaragua D He earned his fame for his bravery and generosity 解析 推理判断题 根据第二段第二 三句 In 1972 there was an earthqua
16、ke in Nicaragua On December 31 of that year Clemente flew to Nicaragua to take supplies to the people 可知 在 1972 年尼加拉瓜发生地震后 克莱门特飞往尼加拉瓜 向那里的人民运送物资 据此可推知 克莱门特是一位关心人民和世界的人 故 B 项正确 答案 B 5 What do we know about Roberto Clemente from the passage A He died in Puerto Rico B There was a bridge built for him C He played baseball in Pittsburgh D His statue was in the Baseball Hall of Fame 解析 细节理解题 根据第三段尾句中的 In 1999 the city of Pittsburgh where he played baseball 可知 他曾在匹兹堡市打过棒球 故 C 项正确 答案 C 6 What happened a
