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Unit2 The Olympic Games
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Mytrackandfieldcoach,MrJones,haddecidedtogettheteamtotakepartinthe4×100mrace.Itwouldbethefirsttimethatwewererunninginsucharace.Weneededtoworkasateamtoimproveonourspeed.Themostcriticalmomentwasthepassingofthebaton(接力棒)attherighttimetothenextrunner.
MrJoneshadchosenmetostarttherace.ThenextrunnerwouldbeSusan.Inthebeginning,wheneverwepractisedpassingthebaton,somethingwouldgoterriblywrong.Iwouldeitherbegoingtooslowlyorshewouldbetakingofftoolate.Weneededtoperfectit.Atthesametime,IhadtomakesurethatIwouldnotgobeyondtheyellowline.
Finallyitwasthedayoftherace.Wewereconfidentthatthegoldmedalwouldbeours.Eachofushadimprovedinourrunningspeed.Ourpassingofthebatonhadbeenperfectedduringthepractices.
MyreactionswereexactandaccurateasIstartedrunning.EverythingfeltthewayitshouldasIsprintedtowardsSusan.Iheldthebatoninmysweatypalm,promisingmyselfnottoletgo.MylonglegsmovedmeasfastasIcouldgoroundthecorner.AsIcameclosertomyfinalsteps,myheartwasbeatingfasterthanusual.Thecheeringbythespectators(观众)gotintomeandIbecamenervous. “Whatifwelose?” Ithoughttomyself.ItwasthenthatIsawSusaninthefardistance.
IheldoutthebatonandcontinuedrunningquicklytowardsSusan.Susanyelled “Slowdown,slowdown!” However,itwastoolate.Theofficialhelduptheredflag.ItwasthenthatIrealizedthatIhadgonebeyondtheyellowline.
1.Whatdoestheunderlined “it” inthesecondparagraphreferto? A.Goingtooslowly. B.Takingofftoolate. C.Passingthebaton.
D.Goingbeyondtheyellowline.
2.Whywastheauthorconfidentofwinningtherace?
A.Theyworkedasateamandweresupportedbythespectators.
B.Theyhadperfectedtherunningspeedandthepassingofthebaton. C.Theyhadlearnedhowtoavoidbreakingtherulesintherace. D.Theygainedanadvantageofastablestateofmindintherace. 3.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor?
A.Herantoofastthroughouttherace. B.Helosthisfocusintherace.
C.Hisstartskillneededimproving. D.Hewasnotwell-trainedinrunning. 4.Howwouldtheauthorfeelaftertherace? A.Proud. B.Grateful. C.Puzzled. D.Disappointed.
B
JohnUrschelwaslivingalifemanyathletesonlydreamedof.HewasaplayerintheNationalFootballLeague(NFL).UntilThursday,the26-year-oldUrschelplayedfortheBaltimoreRa
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vensfootballteam.Butnotanymore.HeannouncedhewasgivingupfootballtostudymathsattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.
UrschelplayedintheNFLforthreeyears.HecametotheRavensafterplayingincollegeatPennStateUniversityinStateCollege,Pennsylvania.
UrschelwasknownamongAmericansportsfansforbeingbothagoodfootballplayerandalsoamathematician.Urschelstudiedcomplexmaths,likeadvancedalgebraandmachinelearning.Hewroteabouthisstudiesina2015articleinThePlayers",Tribune.ItwascalledWhyIStillPlayFootball.Hewrotethathelovedmaths,butalsolovedtoplayfootball.
Urschelwasanoffensivelineman.Thatmeansheusedhislargebody—over1.9metrestalland136kilograms—tokeeptheopposingteam",splayersfromtacklinghisteammates.Butitalsomeansthatheranintootherplayersoverandoveragain.AstudywasreleasedaboutthebrainsofAmerican-stylefootballplayers.Researchersexaminedthebrainsof111formerNFLplayerswhohaddied.Allbutoneofthemshowedsignsofchronictraumaticencephalopathy.ThatisthebraindiseaseknownasCTE.Itislinkedtohitstotheheadthatarecommoninfootball.
TheBaltimorefootballteampostedthenewsonTwitter.Theteamjuststartedpractisingforthenewseason.Baltimore",scoachisJohnHarbaugh.Hesaid, “Wewishhimallthebestinhisfutureefforts.”
Urschelisnottheonlyfootballplayertoannouncehisretirementthisweek.AndrewHawkinsretiredonTuesdayattheageof31,announcinghisplanstostudybusinesseconomics. 5.WhatcanbeknownaboutJohnUrschel?
A.Heriskedgettingabraindiseaseinsomewaybecauseofhisteamrole. B.Hewaspopularwithworld-wideplayersandmathematicians. C.Hepreferredlearningmathstoplayingfootball. D.Hewasthecleverestoneamonghisteammates. 6.CTEisakindofdiseasewhich .
A.wasfoundintheminorityof111formerNFLdeadplayers B.canshowmanysignsinallthefootballplayers C.cannotcausethefootballplayerstodie D.isrelatedtothefrequentheadstrikes
7.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart “tacklinghisteammates” inParagraph4mean? A.Gettinghelpfromhisteammates.
B.Takingtheballawayfromhisteammates. C.Handlingtheproblemswithhisteammates. D.Fightingagainsthisteammatesforaball. 8.What",sthebesttitleforthetext? A.Abiographyofafootballteam B.JohnUrschelstillplaysfootball
C.JohnUrschelgaveupfootballtostudymaths D.Thereasonswhysomanyplayersgaveupfootball Ⅱ.语法填空
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2020版高考英语总复习Unit2TheOlympicGames课时作业(含解析)新人教版必修2
