高中一轮复习英语话题阅读集训（七）文娱与体育

话题阅读集训（七）文娱与体育Ⅰ.阅读理解ARobertoClementewasborninPuertoRico.Whenhewaseightyearsold,hestartedworkingonasugarfarm.Clementeworkedmanyhours.Buthealwaysfoundtimetoplaybaseball.Evenwhentherewerenogames,Clementewouldthrowwhateverhecouldfind—abottletoporanoldshoe.YearsofpracticemadeClementeaskilledplayer.Whenhewas18yearsold,hebecameaprofessionalbaseballplayer.In1954,thePittsburghPiratesaskedClementetoplayfortheirteam.However,playingforthePirateswasnoteasyatfirst.ManyoftheotherplayerstreatedClementepoorly.Mostoftheplayerswerewhite,andClementewasablack.Buthisattitudeandskillhelpedhimbeetheleaderoftheteam.In1971,Clemente'steampetedinthefinalgameoftheBaseballWorldSeries.Bythistime,Clementewasoneoftheoldestplayersontheteam.However,hewasalsostilloneofthebest.Clementehadbeenhurtallseason.Buthebelievedinhisskillandinhisteam.Hepromisedhisteamthattheywouldwin.ClementekepthispromiseandthePirateswontheWorldSeries.AftertheWorldSeries,Clementebecamefamousformorethanjusthisbaseballskills.OnDecember23,1972,therewasabigearthquakeinNicaragua.ClementedecidedtogotoNicaraguahimselfandgivesuppliestopeoplethere.ButClementeneverhadachancetodoso.OnDecember31,1972,hisairplanecrashedovertheocean.Clementewasonly38yearsold.Inhislife,RobertoClementecaredaboutmanythings.Helovedbaseball.Helovedhiscountry.Andhelovedhelpingotherpeople.Clementegavehislifeservingothers.Hediedasahero.Oneofhisfriendssaid,“Ifhehaddiedasabaseballplayer,onlypeoplewholovesportswouldrememberhim.Buthediedhelpingotherpeople.Andnowpeoplewillrememberhimassomeonewhousedhislifetohelpothers.”语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了来自波多黎各的著名棒球运动员罗伯托·克莱门特，他不仅球艺精湛还救困扶危。1．ClementewasbadlytreatedinthePiratesbecauseof________.A．hisage B．hisraceC．hispoorskills D．hisbadattitude解析：选B推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Mostoftheplayerswerewhite,andClementewasablack.”可以推测，由于罗伯托·克莱门特是黑人，所以一开始在匹兹堡海盗队时受到不好的对待。2．DuringthefinalgameoftheWorldSeries,Clemente________.A．wasingoodhealthB．lethisteammembersdownC．wastheoldestplayeronhisteamD．wassureofwinningthepetition解析：选D细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Buthebelievedinhisskillandinhisteam.Hepromisedhisteamthattheywouldwin.”可知，在世界大赛的决赛时期，罗伯托·克莱门特对自己的球队信心满满。3．WhiletryingtohelppeopleinNicaragua,Clemente________.A．losthislifeB．diedinanearthquakeC．gaveupplayingbaseballD．gavesuppliesdirectlytothem解析：选A细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的描述可知，罗伯托·克莱门特想要亲自将赈灾物资送到灾区，然而却在途中意外坠机身亡，故选A项。4．Theauthorwritesthetexttotellusthat________.A．ClementelovedbaseballmorethanhislifeB．ClementewasmuchmorethanagreatbaseballplayerC．thehonorofClementewasnoteasilywonD．thestoryofClementewasnotjustaboutapromise解析：选B写作意图题。作者在最后一段描述罗伯托·克莱门特不仅热爱棒球还热心助人，最后因助人而献身，并引用罗伯托·克莱门特朋友的话：“如果罗伯托·克莱门特仅仅是一名棒球运动员，那么只有热爱运动的人会记得他，但罗伯托·克莱门特舍己为人，全世界的人都将他铭记在心”。因此，作者旨在告诉我们：罗伯托·克莱门特不仅仅是一名出色的棒球运动员。BRockmusicinoneformoranotheristhemostpopulartypeofmusicallovertheworld.Butwherediditefrom?RockbeganintheUSAintheearly1950s.Atthattime,“rhythmandblue”musicwasverypopularwithblackAmericans.“R&B”wasamixtureofblackreligiousmusicandjazz.Ithadstrongrhythmsthatyoucoulddancetoandsimple,fastwords.NoticingthesuccessofR&Bmusic,whitemusiciansstartedtocopythesamestyle.Bythemid­1950s,thisnewwhiteR&Bmusic,calledrock'n'roll,hadbeeverypopular.SingerslikeElvisPresleyandBillHaleyattractedmillionsofteenagefans.Theirmusicwasfastandloud.Manyolderpeoplethoughtthatrock'n'rollwasverydangerous.Bytheearly1960s,evenrock'n'rollhadbeeoldfashioned.Manyofthesongshadbeguntosoundthesame.ItwasatthattimeanewgroupfromEnglandbecamepopular—theBeatles.TheBeatlesfirststartedbysingingAmericanstylesongs,buttheysoondevelopedtheirownstyle,withmoreplicatedtunes.Theyalsointroduceddifferentinstruments.GroupsliketheBeatleshadaveryimportantinfluenceonthestyleofpopularmusic.Bytheearly1970s,rock'n'rollhaddevelopedintoanewformofmusic.Electronicshadreplacedtheamplified(放大的)guitarsanddrumsofrock'n'roll.“Rock”hadarrived.Rockmusichadcontinuedtochangeanddevelop.Ithadbinedwithmusicfromdifferentpartsoftheworld.Today,therearehundredsofdifferenttypesofrockmusic,andalmosteverycountryhasitsownformofrock.eq\x(语篇解读：本文主要讲述了摇滚乐的发展史。)5．Whenhadrock'n'rollbeeverypopular?A．Bythemid­1950s. B．Bytheearly1960s.C．Bythemid­1960s. D．Bytheearly1970s.解析：选A细节理解题。由第三段第二句“Bythemid­1950s,thisnewwhiteR&Bmusic,calledrock'n'roll,hadbeeverypopular.”可知答案。6．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueabouttheBeatles?A．ThiswasnotanAmericangroup.B．Thisgrouphadtheirownstyle.C．ThisgroupmadeAmericanstylesongspopular.D．Thestyleofpopularmusichadbeeninfluencedbythisgroup.解析：选C细节理解题。A、B、D三项所述均与文章第四、五段中的信息相符，这个乐队形成了自己的音乐风格，但并没有使美国的音乐风格流行起来，故选C项。7．ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatElvisPresleyandBillHaley________.A．weresingersof“R&B”B．weresingersinthemid­1950sC．weremembersoftheBeatlesD．werepopularwitholdpeople解析：选B推理判断题。由第三段第二、三句可知，像ElvisPresley和BillHaley这样的歌手很受美国年轻人喜爱，他们是美国20世纪50年代中期的歌手。8．What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．PopularMusicB．TheHistoryofRockMusicC．DifferentFormsofMusicinAmericaD．TheBeatles解析：选B标题归纳题。纵观全文可知，文章主要讲述了摇滚乐的发展史。CBeforeJanuary2005,younggirlscouldn'tplaysoccerinKatutura,ablacktownshipinNamibia,Africa.Theyhadnosoccerballs,noplayingfield,noshoes,andnoleader.Eachday,girlsandboysgatheredattheNordkampCenterafterschool.Mostoftheboyswouldplaysoccerinanearbydirtfieldwhilethegirlsremainedatthecentertojumpropeorreadbooks.CenterdirectorMaryBethGallagherlovedsoccerandknewthatthegirlswouldloveit,too.Sosheorganizedagirls'teamwithplayersundertheageof12.Sheknewitwouldbetheyoungestgirls'soccerteaminthewholecountry.Becausetheyhadnoothergirls'teamstopetewith,MaryBetharrangedmatchesagainsttheboys'teams.Theboyswerebiggerandstronger,butthegirlsdidn'tbackdown.SoonnewsspreadabouttheNordkampgirls'team.AnAmericansoccerteamfromNewYorkheardaboutthemandimmediatelysentalltheiruniformsandshoestotheir“soccersisters”.Whenthebrightorangeuniformsarrived,theNordkampgirlsdancedhappily.“Youlooklikepumpkins，”MaryBethsaid.Agirl'svoicecalledout,“Ifwearepumpkins,we'rebeautifulpumpkins.”WiththeirnewnamethePumpkins,theexperiencedteamwasreadyforabigmatch.OnDecember1,2006,thePumpkinsgatheredandwalkedinabigorangelinetoafieldneartheNordkampCenter.Theirfirstopposingteamlaughedattheyoungplayers,buttheydidn'tlaughforlong.TheyquicklyfoundoutjusthowgoodthePumpkinswere.ThePumpkinsbeatthatfirstteamandthenthenext.Thesegirlsbecamefamous,andtheirstorywasalsoencouragingtoothersinNamibia.eq\x(语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了来自纳米比亚的一支女子足球队的故事。)9．BeforeJanuary2005,inKatutura________.A．kidspreferredjumpingropetosoccerB．therewasnogirls'soccerteamC．boyshadnoplacetoplaysoccerD．girlsoftenplayedsoccerwithboys解析：选B细节理解题。由第一段中的“BeforeJanuary2005,younggirlscouldn'tplaysoccer...Theyhadnosoccerballs,noplayingfield,noshoes,andnoleader.”和第二段中的“Sosheorganizedagirls'team”可知，B项正确。10．Asfortheideaofgirlsplayingsoccer,MaryBethmight________.A．thinklittleofit B．bedoubtfulofitC．feelhopefulaboutit D．beuncertainaboutit解析：选C推理判断题。由第二段中的“MaryBethGallagherlovedsoccerandknewthatthegirlswouldloveit,too”可知，对于女孩子踢足球这件事情MaryBeth是满怀希望的，故选C项。11．WhywastheNordkampgirls'teamcalledthePumpkins?A．Becauseofthecolorofitsuniforms.B．Becauseoftheheightsofitsplayers.C．Pumpkinsareitsplayers'favoritefood.D．Pumpkinsalwaysbringpeoplegoodluck.解析：选A细节理解题。由第三段的“thebrightorangeuniforms”和第四段的“Youlooklikepumpkins”可知，由于她们队服的颜色看起来和南瓜的颜色一样，所以就被叫作南瓜队(thePumpkins)了，故选A项。12．Whatcanwelearnfromthegirls'story?A．Alltimeisnotimewhenitispast.B．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.C．Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.D．Self­trustisthefirstsecretofsuccess.解析：选C推理判断题。由第二段中的“Theboyswerebiggerandstronger,butthegirlsdidn'tbackdown.”和最后一段中的“ThePumpkinsbeatthatfirstteamandthenthenext.”可知，这些女孩不屈不挠，勇往直前，终于踢出了一片属于自己的天空，故选C项。DHomelessnessisabigproblemacrosstheworld.Manypeopleandorganizationsareworkingtosolveit.MelYoungfromScotlandandHaraldSchmiedfromAustriaaretwosuchpeople.In2001,thetwomenattendedaninternationalconferenceabouttheproblemofhomelessness.Later,theybegantowonderiffootballcouldhelpsolvetheproblem.In2003,theydecidedtostarttheHomelessWorldCuporganization.Itchoosesandtrainslocalhomelesspeoplefortheyearlyfootballpetition.Today,about500peoplefromalmost50countriesplayintheHomelessWorldCup.Andtheprogramischanginglives.DamienisfromIreland.Formanyyears,hestruggledwithdrugaddiction.Butin2006,heplayedforIreland'sHomelessWorldCupteam,andsincethen,hehasbeendrugfree!ManyoftheHomelessWordCupplayers,likeDamien,havestruggledwithdrugaddiction.However,someplayersarehomelessbecauseofpoverty.Alexisoneofthem.Hesays,“IwasborninMathare,thebiggest,worstslum(贫民窟)inKenya.Icouldnotfindanythingtoeat.Alsoschoolingwasaproblem.MylifestartedwhenIstartedplayingfootball.”FootballgaveAlexjoy.Ittaughthimtoworkhardandhelpedhimbelievethathecouldachievesomething.Footballcanevenhelppeoplewhohaveexperiencedextremetragedy.Najib,ayoungmanfromAfghanistan,haslivedthroughmuchwar.Manyofhisfamilymembershavedied.Butfootballhashelpedhimsurvive.“ItisonlyduringthegamesthatIdonotthinkaboutmysituation.I'mnotinterestedinanythingotherthanfootballandit'stheonlythingIdesire，”Najibexplains.Drugs,povertyandwararemoncausesofhomelessness.Playinginafootballpetitionmaynotdirectlytreatdrugaddiction,solvepovertyorendwar.Butitcangivepeopleemotionalstrengthandhelpthemlearnimportantlifeskills.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了无家可归者世界杯的举办目的以及它是如何改变无家可归者的生活等内容。13．WhatdoweknowabouttheHomelessWorldCup?A．Itisheldeveryyear.B．Itfirsttookplacein2001.C．Itistheideaoftwotroubledfootballlovers.D．Itwasintroducedataninternationalconference.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第一段中的“theyearlyfootballpetition”可知，无家可归者世界杯每年举办一次。14．AfterplayingintheHomelessWorldCup,Alex______.A．gaveuptakingdrugsB．begantolivearichlifeC．gotagoodschooleducationD．becameconfidentaboutthefuture解析：选D推理判断题。根据第三段中亚历克斯所说的“MylifestartedwhenIstartedplayingfootball.”以及“helpedhimbelievethathecouldachievesomething”可以推测，通过参加无家可归者世界杯比赛，亚历克斯对自己的未来充满了信心。15．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“desire”inParagraph4probablymean?A．Remember. B．Watch.C．Want. D．Create.解析：选C词义猜测题。根据画线词前的“I'mnotinterestedinanythingotherthanfootball”以及足球对Najib的影响可知，他现在只想踢足球，别的事一概不想。故desire意为“渴望，想要”。16．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A．FootballforeveryoneB．LasthopeforthehomelessC．EndhomelessnessfromnowonD．Beathomelessnessthroughfootball解析：选D标题归纳题。文章首段提到无家可归者世界杯在帮助人们改善他们的生活，接下来的主体部分通过三个不同的事例说明了这一点，末段又再次提到踢足球可以使人们变得更坚强。因此，D项内容概括了文章主旨，点出了文章的主题，即：通过足球比赛来应对并解决无家可归这一难题。Ⅱ.完形填空Travislaughedashetoreatthewrappingpaperonhisbirthdaypresent.Hewasso__1__！Finally,hewouldhavethecoolestpairofname­brandbasketballshoes.Alltheguysonhisteamwerewearingthename­brandshoesofapopularbasketball__2__，ChuckHart.__3__Hartwascriticizedforhispoorsportsmanshipandinfamous__4__，hewasagreatplayer.Infact,Traviswasn'tthinkingaboutHart'sbehavior;hehadonlyexpectedtoseeHart's__5__onthesideofthebox.Thefirstindicationthatsomethingwas__6__cameashetoreawaythelastpieceofpaper.NotHart's.Thenewshoeswerethename­brandofanotherplayer,RobertRyann,whowas__7__forhisamazingworkinthemunity.Travis'shands__8__；hisheartstopped.Itwasn'tthattheRyannshoesweren'tnice,butwhatwouldhisfriendsthink?TheywerethewrongshoesandTraviswouldbe__9__bytheotherplayers.Whenhelookedupintohisdad'seyes,however,Travis__10__hewouldnottellhim.“Thanks,Dad.Iwasreallyhopingforshoes，”Travissaidashepulledtheshoesoutofthebox.Thenextmorninghisdaddrovehimtoschool.Whenthey__11__infrontofhisdestination,Travisslowlyopenedthecardoor.Justthen,hisdadstoppedhim.“Hey,Travis,waitaminute,look...”hisdadsaid__12__，“Travis,Iknowthosearen'ttheshoesyouhadhopedfor,butIsawthenamesofthetwoguysandmadea(n)__13__.Theguywhosenameisonthoseshoes，”hesaid,pointingdownatTravis'sfeet,“issomeoneI__14__.DoyouknowhowoftenRyannhasfoundhimselfin__15__？”“No，”Travissaid.“Never.He'snevertalkedbacktohiscoachorstartedafight,andhe'sateamplayer.Youcouldhaveactedlikea(n)__16__whenyoudidn'tgettheshoesyouwanted,Travis,butyouwere__17__andmadethebestofit.Youhavesuchagood__18__，liketheguywhosenameisontheseshoes.I'mhopingthatsomeday,yournamewillbeonthecoolestpairofshoesI'lleversee.”WhenTravislookeddownathisfeet,hesawtheshoes__19__.Hisdadhadusedhismindandhearttogivethesonathoughtful__20__.语篇解读：特拉维斯一直希望能有一双和队友们一样的印有球星查克·哈特名字的运动鞋，生日那天他却发现父亲给他买的是另一位球星代言的运动鞋，但是特拉维斯表现得很懂事。后来他父亲的一番话让他的思想发生了改变，对鞋子有了新的认识。1．A.surprised B．ashamedC．excited D．worried解析：选C根据第一句中的“Travislaughed...”可知，当特拉维斯收到生日礼物时非常激动(excited)。故选C项。2．A.team B．playerC．coach D．game解析：选B根据下文“Hartwascriticized...hewasagreatplayer.”可知，哈特是一名篮球运动员。故选B项。3．A.Unless B．IfC．Because D．Although解析：选D根据语境可知，“Hartwascriticizedforhispoorsportsmanshipandinfamous__4__(他由于差劲的体育精神和声名狼藉的行为受到人们指责)”和“hewasagreatplayer(他是一名了不起的运动员)”之间是让步关系，故选D项。although引导让步状语从句。4．A.skill B．performanceC．behavior D．action解析：选C根据下文“Infact,Traviswasn'tthinkingaboutHart'sbehavior...”可知，特拉维斯不在乎哈特的行为(behavior)，只期望看到哈特的名字出现在盒子的侧面。此处为原词复现。故选C项。5．A.name B．photoC．sign D．model解析：选A根据下文的“Travis,Iknow...，butIsawthenamesofthetwoguys...”及倒数第二段中的“...liketheguywhosenameisontheseshoes.”可知，此处指球星的名字。故选A项。6．A.strange B．wrongC．true D．funny解析：选B根据上文可知，特拉维斯收到生日礼物时非常兴奋，但此时看到的却不是他想要的由哈特代言的鞋子，所以他感到事情不对头(wrong)。故选B项。7．A.known B．encouragedC．adopted D．influenced解析：选A根据下文父亲的解释可知，罗伯特·瑞安也是非常有名的。known意为“出名的”，符合语境。故选A项。8．A.fell B．frozeC．shook D．folded解析：选B根据空后的“hisheartstopped”可知，特拉维斯此时心情复杂，思索着如何去面对队友们，所以手也停止了(froze)动作。fall意为“落下；摔倒”；freeze意为“突然停住；呆住；冻结”；shake意为“摇晃”；fold意为“折叠”。根据语境可知选B项。9．A.questioned B．noticedC．teased D．attacked解析：选C根据上下文可知，队友们都穿由查克·哈特代言的运动鞋，而作者的鞋子却是由罗伯特·瑞安代言的，结合上一句“...butwhatwouldhisfriendsthink？”可知，他穿错了鞋，队友们