2022-2023学年高一英语寒假作业编号4Unit3SportsandFitness

编号4Unit3SportsandFitness—寒假作业第一部分阅读理解第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AToday,rollerskatingiseasyandfun.Butmanyyearsago,itwasn'teasyatall.Before1750,peoplenevertriedskatingonwheels.ThatchangedbecauseofamannamedJosephMerlin.Merlin'sworkwasmakinginstruments.Inhisfreetimehelikedtoplaytheviolin.Merlinwasamanwithmanyideasandmanydreams.Peoplecalledhimadreamer.OnedayMerlinreceivedaninvitationtogotoanimportantparty.Hewasverypleasedandalittleexcited.Asthedayofthepartycamenear,Merlinbegantothink.Hewantedtofindawaytomakeawonderfulentranceattheparty.Merlinhadanidea.Hethoughtthathewouldattractalotofattentionifhecouldskateintotheroom.Merlintrieddifferentwaystomakehimselfroll.Finally,hedecidedtoputtwowheelsundereachshoe.Thesewerethefirstrollerskates.Merlinwasveryproudofthem.Hedreamedofarrivingatthepartyandskatingintotheroomwhileplayingtheviolin.Hewassurethateveryonewouldbeverysurprised.OnthenightofthepartyMerlinrolledintotheroom,playinghisviolin.Everyonewasreallysurprisedtoseehim.Therewasjustoneproblem.Merlinhadnowaytostophisrollerskating.Herolledon,playingtheviolin.Then,withalleyesonhim,Merlinhitintoahugemirroronthewall.Themirrorbrokeintomanypieceswithaveryloudnoise.NobodyforgotMerlin'swonderfulentranceafterthat.1.PeoplecalledMerlinadreamerbecause_______.A.hesleptanddreamedalotB.hewasfullofdifferentideasC.heinventedthefirstrollerskatesD.healwaysmadepeople'sdreamscometrue2.WhatwasMerlin'sproblemafterherolledintotheroom?A.Hecouldn'tstophisrollerskating.B.Hecouldn'tattractalotofattention.C.Everyonewassurprisedathim.D.Hecouldn'tplaytheviolinwhilerolling.3.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.JosephMerlin'sStoryB.HowRollerSkatingWasInventedC.ASurprisingEntrancetothePartyD.RollerSkatingB

IwasgiventhebookRunningonFaithwrittenbyJasonLesterasabirthdaygiftlastmonth.AfterIstartedreading,Ireallycouldn'tkeepmyeyesoffit.Itisalwaysinspiringtoreadastoryofsomeonewhohasgonethroughobstaclestoreachhisgoals.

JasonLesterisadisabledextremeathlete.Whenhewastwelveyearsold,afastcarranaredlightandhithim.Thenhewassentintothehospitalwithtwentybrokenbonesandaseriouslyinjuredarm.Jasonhadalwayswantedtobecomeafamousbaseballplayer,butatthattimethatdreamwasgone.

However,Jasonlovedsportsandhestillwantedtobeagoodathlete.Hebeganrunningandtakingpartinduathlons(铁人两项比赛)inhighschool.Yearslaterin2004,hedecidedtostarttrainingfortheIronman,andhascompetedinmanyextremeracessincethen.In2008,JasonbecamethefirstdisabledathletetocompletetheUltraman(320milesofbiking,swimmingandrunning),anditledhimtoanESPYAwardforBestMaleAthletewithaDisabilityin2009.

Ifyouareinabadsituationanddon'tknowwhattodonow,RunningonFaithisagoodbookforyou.Ifyouloverunningandwanttoreachsomeracegoals,thisbookisgoodforyou,too.Anyway,thisbookisworthreadingforeveryonewholovesreadingandwantstoturndreamsintoreality.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"obstacles"inParagraph1mean?A.Arrangements. B.Worries. C.Difficulties. D.Experiences.2.WhathappenedtoJasonLesterwhenhewas12?ranaredlightandgotinjured.wasseriouslyhurtintheaccident.lostthecouragetobeanextremeathlete.decidedtoplaybaseballaftertheaccident.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph3referto?partintheduathlon.himselfinrunning.inmanyextremeraces.theUltraman.4.Whydoestheauthorwritethelastparagraph?showhowdreamscancometrue.explainwhyRunningonFaithispopular.recommendreadingRunningonFaith.explorethewaytobeagoodathlete.CItisprobablythestrangestsportanyonehaseverinvented.Andatfirstsight,itlooksliketheeasiest.Competitorshavetodotwothings.Thefirstistostandstill.Thesecondistoplacetheirhandsanywhereonthebodyofacar,andkeepitthere.Thisiswherethingsstartgettingdifficult.Lotsofpeoplearedoingthesamething.Andthewinnerofthe"handathon"contestisthepersonwhocancarryondoingitforthelongesttime.Thatpersongetstoownthecar.Itstillseemstobeaneasythingtodo.Atthebeginningitis.Anyonecanstandstill.Butwhenthecontesthasbeengoingforfourorfivedays,standingstillseemslikethemostdifficultjobintheworld.Andkeepingthehandinplaceoverthistimebecomesanactofseriousattention.Afterafewdays,thehandseemstobelongtosomeoneelse—someonewhowantstogohomeandgetsomesleep.Competitorsareallowedtotakeafive-minutebreakeveryhourtoeat,drinkordowhateverelseisnecessary.Nooneisallowedtoleanonthecarforsupport.Winnersneedtobeabletoshowgreatpowersofattention.Theyalsoneedtobeabletodevelopspecialskills.Maybethepopularityofthe"handathon"isduetothefactthatitisnotnecessarytobeatrainedathletetoenter.CompetitorsintheLongviewHandathoncertainlydon'tseemtodomuchpreparation.Mostsaytheywillprepareby"gettinglotsofsleep".Otherssaytheywill"eathealthyfood"or"prayforsuccess".Thewholeeventgivesordinarypeoplethechancetodosomethinginterestingandwinsomethingintheend.Handathonsarecompetitions,butthereislittlerivalry(竞争)betweencompetitors.Theyhelpeachotheroutandkeepeachother'sspiritsup.Peoplewhodropoutearlyreturnwithfood,drinkandencouragement.1.Whatabilityisthemostimportantina"handathon"?leaningonthecar.withoutanysupport.anddrinkinginfiveminutes.strongpowersofattention.2.Whyisthe"handathon"popular?canwinwithspecialtraining.whoisinterestedcanjoininit.doesn'tneedtomakeanypreparation.getalongwellwitheachotherinit.3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthe"handathon"isRIGHT?arenotallowedtodropout.don'tencourageeachother.cansitdownandtakea10-minutebreakeveryhour.D.Acompetitorhastoplacehisorherhandanywhereonthebodyofacar.4.Whichisthewriter'sopinionaboutthe"handathon"?istheeasiestofallsports.canlastawholeday.isnotaseasyasitlooksatfirst.isnogoodcompetingina"handathon".DImagineacatthatdoesnotneedsomeonetocleanupafteritkeepsanolderpersoncompanyandhelpthemremembertotaketheirmedicine.ThatistheshareddreamofthetoymakerHasbroandscientistsatBrownUniversityinProvidence,RhodeIsland.Theresearchersreceiveda$3-million-dollarawardfromtheNationalScienceFoundationforaspecialproject.Theywanttofindwaystoaddartificialintelligence,orAI,toHasbro's"JoyforAll"roboticcat.Thecathasalreadybeenforsalefortwoyears.Thoughpricedover1000dollars,itsoldquitewell.Itwasmeanttoactasa"companion"(陪伴)forolderpeople.Nowtheprojectisaimedatdevelopingadditionalabilitiesforthecat.Researchersareworkingtodecidewhichactivitiesolderadultsmayneedthemost.Theyhopetomakethecatperformasmallnumberofactivitiesverywell.Suchactivitiesincludefindinglostobjectsandremindingthepersontotakemedicineorvisittheirdoctor.Theyalsowanttokeepthecostdowntojustafewhundreddollars.ItisanideathathasappealedtoJeanneElliot.Her93-year-oldmotherMaryDerrliveswithherinSouthKingstown.Derrhasdementia(痴呆).TheboyforAllcatthatElliotboughtthisyearhasbecomeatruecompanionforDerr.ThecatstayswithDerrandkeepshercalmwhileEliotisatwork.Elliotsaidaroboticcatthathelpshermothertoremembertotakehermedicineandbecarefulwhenhewalkswouldbegreater.Theresearchersaretryingtolearnhowtheimprovedcatswillcompletehelpfulactivitiesandhowtheywillcommunicate.Theysaythattheydonotwantatalkingcat,however.Insteadtheyaretryingtodesignacatthatcanmoveitsheadinaspecialwaytosuccessfullycommunicateitsmessage.Intheend,theyhopetocreateanexchangebetweenthehumanandthecatinwhichthehumanfeelsthecatneedsthem.Bydoingso,theresearchershopetheycanevenhelppreventfeelingsoflonelinessandsadnessamongelderlypeople.1.What'sthepurposeoftheproject?reducethepainoftheelderly.increasethesalesofamedicine.helpmaketheroboticcatsmarter.inventaroboticcatfortheelderly.2.Whatcanweknowaboutthecat?willbeonsaleintwoyears.maybecheaperinthefuture.abilitieswillbemadesimplerfortheelderly.cantelltheactivitiesolderadultsneedthemost.3.WhatdoestheexampleinParagraph3show?catgivesmuchhelptotheelderly.catworkswelltotalkwiththepatient.catcanmakethedementiapatientlesspainful.catshouldbedesignedtosatisfypatients'need.4.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?familycanaffordsuchacatinthefuture.B.Atalkingcatisquitepopularamongtheelderly.ofsadnessamongtheelderlyareunavoidable.feelingofbeingneededisimportanttotheelderly.第二节根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Allovertheworldpeopleenjoysports.Sportshelptokeeppeoplehealthyandhappy,andtolivelonger.①_____

TheybuyticketsorturnontheirTVstowatchthegames.Oftentheygetveryexcitedwhentheirplayerorteamwins.②_____Football,forexample,hasspreadaroundtheworld.Swimmingispopularinallcountriesneartheseaorinthosewithmanyrivers.Whatfunitistojumpintoapoolorlake,whetherinChina,EgyptorItaly!

③_____ThinkhowmanyloverstoskateorskiinJapan,NorwayorCanada.

Somesportsorgamesgobackthousandsofyears,likerunningorjumping.Chinesewushu,forexample,hasaverylonghistory.Butbasketballandvolleyballarerathernew.Neitheroneisahundredyearsoldyet.

④_____Water-skiingisoneofthenewestinthefamilyofsports.

Peoplefromdifferentcountriesmaynotbeabletounderstandeachother,butafteragametogethertheyoftenbecomegoodfriends.

⑤_____Onelearnstofighthardbutfightfair,towinwithoutprideandtolosewithgrace.thinkofpeopleincoldcountries.helptotrainaperson'scharacter.afewpeopleparticipateindifferentsportscompetitionsthemselves.peopleliketowatchothersplaygames.aren'tinventingnewsportsorgames.sportsaresointerestingthatpeopleeverywheretakepartinthem.areinventingnewsportsorgamesallthetime.第二部分第一节阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

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第二节阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

CyclistAgustinNavarrowascomingfourthinthecontestinSpain.Butashegotclosetothefinishline,①__________(sudden)hesawthathiscompetitorhadsufferedthepuncture(车胎上的刺孔).IsmaelEstebanwasrunningtowardtheline

②__________hisbikeoverhisshoulders.Mr.Navarrosloweddownandrefused③__________(pass)him.Instead,herodebehindMr.Esteban,④__________(allow)himtowinthebronzemedal(铜牌).

ThepeoplestandingalongthewayapplaudedMr.Navarro's⑤__________(behave)andcheeredthetwomenastheymadeitoverthefinishline,

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⑦__________prizetoMr.Navarro,butherefused.

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⑨__________thespiritinsportslies:respectcompetitors,teammates,⑩__________(coach)andeventhemselves.第三部分第一节假定你是李华,你的英国朋友Peter来信询问你校学生的体育运动情况,请给他回信,内容包括:1.

学校的体育场;2.

主要的运动项目;3.

你喜欢的项目。注意:1.

词数80左右;​2.

可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节阅读下面材料，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。续写的词数应为150左右。Daveygotupearlyinthemorningandcouldn'twaittolookoutofthewindow.Tohisgreatdisappointment,itwassnowingheavilyoutside.Usuallyhewouldlookforwardtowatchingsnow,buttodayhewasnot.ItwasChristmasEve,andbecauseofthesnowstorm,DaveywasworriedthathiscousinJoshwouldbestuckintheroadandcouldn'tmakeittohishomeforChristmasfromaneighboringcity."Wehaven'tseeneachotherforhalfayear,andIhavegotaspecialpresentforhim!"Daveysaidtohimself."HowIwishhecouldgethere!"Daveyturnedawayfromthewindowwithasigh(叹气).Intheafternoon,DaveyandhisparentsdrovetothetowntobuyaChristmastree.Whentheyfinishedshoppingandwereaboutt