M4Unit2Sportsevents(测)-2022年高考英语一轮复习讲练测(新高考•江苏)一、阅读理解阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。A(2020·浙江省杭州第九中学高三月考)Forathletesandvolunteers,nextyear’sTokyoOlympicscouldbecomeknownastheGet-Up-EarlyGames.HopingtobeatthesummerheatintheJapanesecapital,organizerssaidonTuesdaytheywillstartthemen’s50-kilometerracewalkfinalat5:30am,whilethemen’sandthewomen’smarathonfinalswillgoat6am.Themen'sandthewomen'striathlonstartat7:30am.Thewomen'ssoftballhasgamesscheduledfor9am,butnomen'sbaseballgameswillstartbeforenoon.Softballandbaseballweredroppedafterthe2008Olympics,andareappearingbecauseoftheirpopularityinJapan.The1964TokyoOlympicswereheldintheautumnanddidnotfaceheatproblem.ModernOlympicscannolongerbeheldduringthattime,avoidingEurope’scrowdedsoccerschedule,andyear-roundschedulingofbaseball,basketballandhockeyintheUSKojiMurofushi,sportsdirectoroftheTokyoGames,saidorganizershadconsultedaboutschedulingwiththeInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC).“Athletes,whentheyknowthescheduleaheadoftime,canmakeadjustmentstotheirpreparations,”hesaid.Theswimmingfinalswillbeginat10:30am.Theswimschedulehasnothingtodowiththeheatandwillfollowthepatternofthe2008BeijingOlympics.Organizerssaythefirstgoldmedaleventwillbethewomen's10-meterairrifle,whichwilltakeplaceonJuly25—thedayaftertheopeningceremony.OrganizershavelabeledAug8—thedaybeforetheclosingceremony—as“SuperSaturday”,withabout30finals,themostofanysingleday.Finalswillincludethemen'sbasketball,themen'ssoccerandthemen'sbaseball.Themostdifficulteventtoschedulemightbesurfing,whichisafour-daycompetition.Theschedulechangesdependingonthewaveconditions.1.TheorganizersoftheTokyoOlympicswillstartsomeeventsearlierEXCEPT________.A.thewomen'smarathonfinalsB.themen’striathlonC.thewomen'ssoftballgamesD.theswimmingfinals2.TheIOCchangedthetimeofthemodernOlympicsGamesto________.A.giveathletestimetoprepareB.meettheneedsofathlete
C.avoidfamouscompetitionsD.beatthesummerheat3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThebaseballgamewascanceledattwoOlympicGames.B.TheclosingceremonyisscheduledonAug8.C.Surfingwhichiseasytoscheduleisafour-daycompetition.D.Themen’sbasketballwilltakeplacebefore“SuperSaturday”B(2021·辽宁高三模拟)Asweknow,the2020SummerOlympicGamesisdelayedto2021forConvid-19.It’sTokyo’ssecondtimehostingaSummerOlympics,57yearsaftertheirfirsttimeinthespotlight.TheseGameswillseetheintroductionofsomeexcitingnewsportstothelineup(阵容),too:skateboardingwillmakeitsOlympicdebut,aswellaskarate(空手道),surfingandsportclimbing.Therewillbeplentyofclassicstowatchaswell,fromtheever—popularswimmingandgymnasticseventstotrackandfieldandteamsports.AndwhileOlympictrialshaveyettotakeplace,we'llmostlikelybeseeingthereturnofsuperstarslikethe2016gymnasticsstandoutSimoneBilesimmingrecord—setterKatieLedeckyandtrackstarSydneyMcLaughlin,whowasjust16whenshecompetedintheRioOlympicsandhasbeenontheriseeversince.The2020SummerOlympicswillbeginonJuly23,2021andrununtilAug8,2021,withtheopeningceremonyonJuly23andtheclosingceremonyonAug8.Inbetween,audiencesaroundtheworldwilltuneintotwoweeksofnonstopsports.Mostofthebigswimmingeventswilltakeplaceoverthefirstweek.whilethetrackandfieldcompetitionsrampup(进展)inthesecondhalf.Forthesecondtimeinitshistory,TokyoishostingthesummerOlympicstheyfirsthostedbackin1964.(JapanhasalsobeenhometotwoWinterOlympics,atSapporoin1972andNaganoin1998.)TokyoisthefirstcityinAsiatohostanOlympicstwice.TherearemanychangestotheOlympicsthisyear.ThebiggestchangetotheOlympicsfor2020istheadditionofthefivenewsportsandthereturnofbaseball(absentin2016),plusafewnewevents,likethethree-on-threebasketballcompetition.Onechangesuretoreceivealotofattentionaretheadjustedgymnasticsteamrules:insteadoffieldingateamoffiveathletes,eachcountrywillbewhittleddowntofourall-aroundcontestants(参赛者),withtwomoreteammatesaddedtocompeteonlyinindividualevents.4.HowlongwilltheTokyoSummerOlympicGameslast?
A.Oneweek.B.17days.C.24days.D.Onemonth.5.Whatdoweknowaboutthesportseventsaccordingtothetext?A.Gymnasticsteamruleshavebeenchanged.B.Baseballwillbeabsentinthe2020SummerOlympicsC.Fournewsportswillbeaddedtothe2020SummerOlympicsD.Mostofthebigswimmingeventswilltakeplaceoverthesecondweek.6.WhichofthefollowingsportsaretheclassicsoftheSummerOlympics?①swimming②gymnastics③surfing④skateboarding⑤karate⑥trackandfieldA.①④⑤B.④⑤⑥C.①③⑥D.①②⑥7.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“bewhittleddownto”inthelastparagraphmean?A.beaddedtoB.beshiftedtoC.bereducedtoD.beexpandedtoC(改编自2020·天津和平区耀华中学高三一模)Theterm“IronMan”hasmanyconnotations(内涵),includingreferencestoasong,acomicbookicon,evenamovie.Yetonlyonedefinitionofthetermtrulylivesuptoitsname:theIronmantriathlonheldannuallyinHawaii,apicturesque(独特的)settingforachallengingrace,whichdemandsamazingphysicalprowess(技能)andtheabilitytoswim,bike,andrunamarathon,allinlessthan12hourswithnobreak.Veryfewindividualsareuptothetask.However,GordonHallerisanotableexception.Growingupinthe1950s,Hallerdevelopedaninterestinmanysportscategorizedasendurance(耐性)athleticsandwelcomedtheirphysicaldemands.Ashepursuedadegreeinphysicshedroveataxitopaythebills,butcompetitivetrainingprovedhispassion.Sowhenheheardabouttheracein1978,thefirstyearitwasheld,heimmediatelysignedup.Theraceoriginatedinasomewhatamusingway.Themembersofthetwopopularsportsclubs,theMid-PacificRoadRunnersofHonoluluandtheWaikikiSwimClubofOahu,hadalong-standingandgood-natureddebategoingoverwhomadebetterathletes:runnersorswimmers.However,somelocalbikesthoughtbothclubswerewrong,claimingthatthey,infact,deservedthetitle.Wantingtosettlethedisputeonceandforall,theydecidedtocombinethreeseparateracesalreadyheldannuallyontheislandintoonemassivetestofendurance.Thus,theWaikikiRoughwaterSwimof2.4miles,theAround-OahuBikeraceof112miles,andtheHonoluluMarathonof26.2mileswereallputtogethertoformtheIronmanTriathlon.HallerwasoneofonlyfifteencompetitorstoshowupthatFebruarymorningtostarttherace.Hequicklyscannedthefewpagesofrulesandinstructions,andonthelastpagehediscoveredasentencethatwouldbecome
therace’sfamousslogan:“Swim2.4miles!Bike112miles!Run26.2miles!Brag(吹牛)fortherestofyourlife!”Hallertookthattoheart,andattheendoftheday,hebecamethefirstIronmanchampioninhistory.Haller’sphysicalstrengthenabledhimtodowhatnooneelseinthepasthadaccomplished.Intheapproximatelythirtyyearssincethatveryfirstrace,theIronmanhasbecomeatraditioninHawaiiandnowboastsapproximately1500entrantseveryyear.Thecompetitorswhocompletetheracedon’thavetobethefirstacrossthefinishlinetoclaimsuccess:justfinishingisavictoryontoitself.8.WhatdoweknowaboutGordonHallerfromthepassage?A.Hehadagreatinterestinallkindsofsports.B.HewasamemberoftheWaikikiSwimClubofOahu.C.Hebecameataxidriverafterhegraduatedfromschool.D.HewasthechampioninthefirstIronmanTriathlon.9.TheIronmanracewasbornduetothefactthat__________.A.Thetwoclubsfoughtoverwhomadebetterathletes.B.GordonHallerwantedtoshowhisgreatendurance.C.Thecombinedracecanhelpchoosethemostathletic.D.Clubmemberswantedtoimprovetheirphysicalabilities.10.WhatcanweinferfromthepassageaboutthefirstIronmanTriathlon?A.ParticipantshadtochoosetwofromthethreeracesinthefirstIronmanTriathlon.B.Hallermaynothaveknowntherulesofitbeforeheshowedupfortheevent.C.NoothercompetitorsotherthanHallerfinishedtheracesintheend.D.SixteencompetitorsintotalparticipatedinitonFebruarymorning.11.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtrytotellus?A.Itistheparticipationratherthanvictorythatcounts.B.ThecurrentIronmanTriathlonisdifferentfromtheoriginalone.C.Thevictorsrespondexcitedlywhencrossingthefinishline.D.Theeventattractsmanypeoplebecauseitcreatesgoodfortune.D(2021·辽宁高三二模)AcountryfamousforitsAlpsanditsskiershasanewchampion.HisnameisDominicThiem,awakeningfromanunluckystarttowinhisfirstGrandSlamtitle(大满贯冠军)onhisfourthtryandbecomingthefirstAustriantowintheUSOpen(TennisChampionships).
Showingworld-classresilience(韧性)ina2-6,4-6,6-4,6-3,7-6victoryoverhislongtimefriendAlexanderZverevofGermany,thethird-rankedThiemmadehistory,winningthefirstOpenfinaltobedecidedbyafifth-settiebreaker(决胜局).HejoinsThomasMuster,whowontheFrenchOpenin1995,astheonlyAustriantowinamajortennischampionship.Thiem,ofcourse,isalsothefirstmanfromanynationtotakeamajortitlebeforenofans,duringtheCOVID-19.Thiemsoldieredthroughthetoughesttestofall,amatchthattook321pointsandfourhoursandoneminutetodecide.Hischeerfulnessandreliefwerenoticedashecollapsedtothecourt,butitwasalittlebittersweet,consideringthathisopponentwasagoodfriend.“It’samazinghowthisjourneybroughtustosharethismomentwithyou,”Thiemsaidduringtheawardceremony.“Ithinkwebothdeservedit…You’regoingtomakeit100percent.You’regoingtomakeyourparentsproud.”Zverev,onhischair,wasfightingtears.Whenitwastimetotalk,hecongratulatedThiemandsaid,“IwishyouwouldhavemissedalittlebitmoresoIcouldhaveheldthatprizeup,buthereIamgivingthesilvermedalistspeech.”Hecontinued.Nowhewasreallycrying.12.WhatdoweknowaboutDominicThiemfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Thiemwasaskiertoshowworld-classresilience.B.ThiembeathislongtimefriendZverevtwicetowinthegameC.Thiemtooktheleadthroughoutthegame.D.ThiemwonUSOpentogethisfirstGrandSlamtitle.13.WhichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedwordinParagraph4?A.turnedupB.carriedonC.brokedownD.showedoff14.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesZverev’sfeelingsabouthissilvermedal?A.regretfulB.delightedC.annoyedD.awkward15.WhatcanwelearnfromDominicThiem’story?A.Benice—youwon’tfinishlast.B.Beconfident—youcanmakeit.C.Bedetermined—youwillshine.D.Bemodest—youdeservethebest.二、七选五根据短文内容,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。(2021·渤海大学附属高级中学)Figureskating(花样滑冰),asweknowit,gotitsstartinthemid-19th
centurywhenanAmericannamedJacksonHainescombineddancingandskatingforthefirsttime.AmericansdidnotacceptJackson’stechniqueatthattime. 1 Thereheachievedanimmediatesuccess.Andabout50yearslater,Jackson’sstylefinallycaughtonintheUnitedStates. 2 FigureskatingfirstappearedattheLondon1908SummerGames,whilethefirstWinterGameswasheldin1924.Insingleskating,eachskaterperformsashortroutineofrequiredsteps. 3 Thepainskatingfollowsthesameformat,butwithonemaleandonefemaleperformingtogether. 4 Buunlikepairskating,icedancedoesnotincludeoverheadliftsandjumps.Anicedancecompetitionismadeupofthreeparts:onepartissettomusicthathasarequiredrhythmandtempoandtheothertwopartsaresettowhatevermusictheicedancerschoose.Apanelofminejudgesscoresthequalityofeachfigureskatingperformance,butonlyscoresofsevenjudgesareused.Todeterminewhichjudge’sscoreswillbeused,thereisarandomdrawbeforeeachevent.Skatersaregivenagradeforeachstep,jump,spin,oranyotherelementthatispartoftheirroutine.Theyalsoreceiveanoverallscoreforeachperformance. 5 A.ThereforehemovedtoVienna,Austria.B.JacksontriedtoteachAmericanshistechnique.C.Icedanceisperformedbyonemaleandonefemale,too.D.Figureskatingisoneofthemostpopulargamesintheworld.E.Thepersonorteamwiththehighesttotalscoreisthewinner.F.FigureskatingbecameanOlympicsportbeforetherewereWinterGames.G.Theyarejumps,spins,andcombinations,aswellasalongerfree-statingroutine.三、完形填空阅读下面短文,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。(改编自2021·广东金山中学高二期中)Thenexttimeyoufindanexcusetoabandonyourgoals,thinkofChrisNikic.OnNovember7,2020,Chrismade1asthefirstpersonwithDownSyndrome(唐氏综合症)toattemptandcompleteanIronman.2bytheWTC,thedemandingcompetition3athletestoswim2.4miles,bike112miles,andrunafull26.2-milemarathon—inunder17hours.Chris’sroadtothis4accomplishmenthasbeenanythingbuteasy.However,heisnostrangerto5challenges.Bornwithtwoholesinhisheart,hehadopen-heartsurgeryatjustfivemonthsoldandwas
tooweaktowalk6untilhewasfour.Everyexperthisparentsspoketo7thelimitationsratherthanthepossibilities.Foryearstheylistenedandgradually8theselimits.Untilin2017,hesetshis9oncompletingthetriathlons(铁人三项).Histraining10withonepushup!Andhemadeanamazing11withhisdadtoget1%bettereachday.Eventually,fortheyearleadinguptotheIronman,Chris12fourtoeighthourseachdayalongwithhistrainingpartner.Now,Chrisalsohashissightssetonthe13inthe2022SpecialOlympicsandcontinuingto14moneyforDownsyndrome.Hisamazing15isanexamplefornotonlydisabledchildrenbuttoallkidsaroundtheworld.1.A.contributionsB.historyC.progressD.fun2.A.OrganizedB.ReportedC.JudgedD.Affected3.A.causesB.allowsC.requiresD.forces4.A.puzzlingB.amusingC.entertainingD.inspiring5.A.attemptingB.overcomingC.understandingD.conveying6.A.powerfullyB.frequentlyC.independentlyD.confidently7.A.reliedonB.triedonC.actedonD.focusedon8.A.noticedB.acceptedC.expectedD.received9.A.sightsB.honoursC.viewsD.rules10.A.stayedB.stoppedC.startedD.filled11.A.evaluationB.impressionC.adjustmentD.commitment12.A.trainedB.promotedC.performedD.budgeted13.A.conversationsB.competitionsC.conflictsD.celebrations14.A.borrowB.changeC.handleD.raise15.A.principleB.conceptC.attitudeD.standard四、语法填空阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。(改编自2021·高三二模)TaijienjoysalonghistoryinChinaanditisanunusualformoftheChinese1(tradition)martialarts.Longlongago,it2(design)asauniqueandprofoundself-defensetechnique.TherearevariousformsinTaiji,ofwhichpush-handiswellknownforitstechnique.Asa3(type)ChineseKongfu,hand-pushhasbeenhighlypopularwiththesmallandweakpeople.The4
(power)andaggressiveopponentcanbeeasilydefeatedbyasmallcleverattackoranabruptexplosivepower.Withtheirattention5(focus)oncorrectpostureandbreathingcontrol,Taijiplayerspromotethecompleteharmonyofbodyandmind.Taijiprovidesthemental6(relax)andphysicalfitness,whichisessentialinourmodernstress-filledlife.Inthissport,softnessisstrongerthanhardness.7(movement)inacurveisbetterthanastraightline.Itisespeciallydifferentfromwesterntypesofsports,wheretheharderandquickermeansthebetter.8you’reyoungorold,maleorfemale,youallcanchooseTaijiasyourideaphysicalexercise.When9(practise)itquietlyandslowly,youcansensetheexistingofairand10(gradual)inthenearfuturethissportwillbecomeyournewlifestyle.五、写作写作(一)(2021·安徽宿州市高三三模)你校正在组织英语作文比赛。请以我最喜欢的奥运项目为题,写一篇短文参赛。内容包括:1.项目简介;2.喜欢的原因。注意:1.词数100左右;2.短文题目和首句已为你写好,不计入总词数。MyfavouriteOlympiceventAsweallknow,theSummerOlympicGamesandtheWinterOlympicGameswillbeheldthisyearinTokyo,JapanandnextyearinBeijingandZhangjiakourespectively.写作(二)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。(2021·江苏高三模拟)Itwastheswimseason,butElizabethdidn’tlikeswimmeets.Shegothorriblynervousbutnotbecauseshewantedtowin.Hernervescamefromthepossibilitythatshewoulddosomethinghorriblywrongandleteveryonedown.Thedayofameet,shewouldbescaredallday.Recently,Elizabeth’steamannouncedaspecialswimnight:Members11andolderwouldswimatimed50metersinallfourstrokesandthenhavepizza.Itwasn’texactlyameet,becauseitwouldinvolveonlyteammembers.Elizabethcounteredthatitabsolutelywasameetbecausetherewouldberacesandtimersandsoon.Buthermotherreallywantedhertogo.Shefoughtbackfuriouslybutfinallyagreed.
Whenthedayofthespecialswimnightarrived,Elizabethwasnervous.Whenshegottothepoolwithherparents,shebecameevenmorenervous.Herfirstracewasthe50-meterfreestyle.Sheswamherbackstrokeandbreaststrokewithoutincident.Itwasn’tfunforElizabeth.Herbutterfliesjustkeptflapping.ThenitwastimefortheT-shirtrelay,whichworkslikethis:OnepersonfromeachrelayteamputsonaT-shirt,apairofsocks,andaswimcap;swims50meters;andgetsoutofthepool.Shetakesofftheclothesandputsthemonthenextperson,whothenswims50meters.Thiscontinuesuntileveryoneontheteamhascompletedalap.Forsomeunknownreason,Elizabeth’srelayteamchosehertoswimtheanchorleg(最后一棒).TheteamdressedherinsocksandaT-shirt.Andthenshewasoff.SheseemedtoswimfasterintheT-shirtandsocksthanshedidwhenshewasn’twearingthem.Approachingthehalfwaymark,shewasstillinthelead.ThensomebodynoticedthatoneofElizabeth’ssockshadfallenoffandwasfloatinginthepool.“Shehastogetthatsockonbeforetheendoftherace,”aswimmingofficialtoldElizabeth’steam,“oryouwillbedisqualified.”注意:1.续写词数应为150左右;2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Everybodyonherteamstartedscreaming,“Elizabeth!Elizabeth!Stop!Getthesock!”_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bynow;thegirlinlanetwowasabouttopassElizabeth.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________