高中一轮复习英语北师大版第五周热考话题集训文娱与体育

第五周热考话题集训——文娱与体育阅读理解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。BAmericanPharoahprovedit'snotimpossibletowintheTripleCrown(三重冠).OnSaturday,June6,thehorserodeintohistoryafterwinningtheBelmontStakeshorseraceinLongIsland,NewYork.TheTripleCrownisavictorybyahorseinthreedifferentraces—theKentuckyDerby,thePreakness,andtheBelmontStakes—inthesameracingyear.The3­year­oldhorseisthefirsthorsein37yearstowintheTripleCrown.Heisonlythe12thTripleCrownwinnerinthehistoryofhorseracing.BobBaffert,AmericanPharoah'strainersaid,“Hedidgreatyesterday.Itwasabeautifulmoment.”TheTripleCrownraceslastforfiveweeksoncirculartracksofdifferentlengths.Theracesareshort,butthehorsesuseagreatamountofenergydashingtothefinishline.TheBelmontStakesisthelastoneoftheraces,andthelongest.AmericanPharoahledtheentireraceandwontherace.TakinghometheTripleCrownisnoeasymatter.Thehorsesrequiremanyhoursoftrainingtopreparefortheintensedemandsofracing.Therawtalentandgeneticsofthehorsesalsoplayanimportantroleindevelopingwinners.“Nobody_can_make_a_slow_horse_a_fast_horse，”AmericanPharoahownerAhmaedZayatsaid.VictorEspinozaisthejockeywhorodeAmericanPharoah.HelosthislasttwoTripleCrowntrieswithdifferenthorses,butwasabletobringhometheprizeafterSaturday'srace.“IlookedatthatprizeandIwasveryexcitedandkindofangrybecausetwotimesbeforeIcouldn'tgetit，”Espinozasaid.BeforeleavingBelmontPark,AmericanPharoahjoinedphotographersandfansonthegrass.Heposedforpicturesandletpeoplefromthecrowdpethim.ItwillbeuptoAmericanPharoah'strainertomapouthisnextracingsteps.“He'sanathlete.Wehavetokeephimmoving，”saidBaffert.“He'ssohappywhenhe'sonthattrack.”语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。一匹马在赛马比赛中获胜，夺得三重冠。5．WhatcanweinferabouttheTripleCrownracesfromParagraph1?A．Theyarereallytough.B．Theyareworld­famous.C．Theyarewellorganized.D．Theyareveryinteresting.解析：选A推理判断题。由第一段开头的“AmericanPharoahprovedit'snotimpossibletowintheTripleCrown(三重冠)．”及段末的“The3­year­oldhorseisthefirsthorse...thehistoryofhorseracing.”可推断，这是一项很艰苦的比赛。6．WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph4stress?A．Theimportanceofahorse'strainer.B．Theimportanceofahorse'sjockey.C．Theimportanceofahorse'smentalability.D．Theimportanceofahorse'snaturalability.解析：选D句意理解题。由上文的“Therawtalentandgeneticsofthehorsesalsoplayanimportantroleindevelopingwinners.”可推断，要想在赛马比赛中获胜，马的天赋很重要。7．VictorEspinozawaskindofangrybecause________.A．hewasdisappointedinhishorseB．hethoughttheraceswerenotfairC．hedidn'twintheTripleCrownracesD．hefailedtwicebeforewinningtheprize解析：选D细节理解题。由第五段中的“becausetwotimesbeforeIcouldn'tgetit”可知。8．Inthefuture,AmericanPharoahwill________.A．goonracing B．beapethorseC．bekeptinapark D．liveahappylifealone解析：选A细节理解题。由最后一段中的“mapouthisnextracingsteps”及“He'sanathlete.Wehavetokeephimmoving”可知，这匹马将来会继续参加比赛。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.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“Theyhadnosoccerballs,noplayingfield,noshoes,andnoleader.”和第二段中的“Sosheorganizedagirls'team”可知，B项说法正确。10．Asfortheideaofgirlsplayingsoccer,MaryBethmight________.A．thinklittleofit B．bedou