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【題目】Lots of students know what a marathon （馬拉松賽跑） is，but perhaps they don't know what a triathlon is．The triathlon is a sport that has three parts﹣swimming，bicycling and running．It is not an easy sport，but a man named Joe Salter is very good at it．A few months ago，he finished a special triathlon﹣he juggled （拋起接�。� three balls all the time during the triathlon．That is to say，he kept on throwing and catching three balls while he was swimming，riding a bicycle and running．

31﹣year﹣old Joe is from Florida，the USA．He loves juggling and he started at the age of 8．Joe did well in juggling．Later，he got the idea to do a triathlon and juggle at the same time to make it more fun．Many juggling fans laughed at his idea and thought it was just a joke．But Joe didn't give up and he kept practising it．Because of his hard work，he made it at last．

Talking about his triathlon，Joe said swimming was the hardest part．"lt was difficult and complex（復(fù)雜的），"he said．"I basically only used my legs，so it took quite a lot of work．Also，swimming in open water made it a little harder．It was not like in a pool．"

【1】According to the writer，the common triathlon ．

A. is a difficult sport

B. is more famous than the marathon

C. includes the three parts and juggling

D. includes the marathon and swimming

【2】Joe's triathlon was special because during the triathlon．

A. he picked up three balls

B. he played juggling

C. he carried his bicycle on his shoulder

D. he threw away all his balls

【3】Many juggling fans thought Joe's idea ．

A. could not be realized

B. should not be laughed at

C. should be realized as soon as possible

D. could make triathlon more exciting

【4】The underlined （畫線的 ） part"made it"in the 2nd paragraph probably means ．

A. forgot

B. faile

C. succeeded

D. left

【5】Swimming was the hardest part for Joe mainly because ．

A. he swam in open water

B. his swimming skills were bad

C. he was very tired when swimming

D. he almost could only swim with his legs．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】短文大意：很多學(xué)生知道馬拉松（馬拉松賽跑），但也許他們不知道什么是一個(gè)鐵人三項(xiàng)。鐵人三項(xiàng)是一項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)，有三個(gè)部分﹣游泳、騎自行車和跑步。這不是一個(gè)容易的運(yùn)動(dòng)，但一個(gè)叫Joe Salter的人很好。幾個(gè)月前，他完成了一個(gè)特殊的鐵人三項(xiàng)﹣他篡改（拋起接住）三個(gè)球的時(shí)間都在鐵人三項(xiàng)。也就是說，他不停地拋接三個(gè)球，而他是游泳、騎自行車和跑步。

31﹣年﹣老喬是從佛羅里達(dá)州，美國，他喜歡在他8歲時(shí)就開始在雜耍。喬做的很好。后來，做一個(gè)鐵人三項(xiàng)和篡改的同時(shí)使它更有趣的他有了主意。許多雜耍的球迷嘲笑他的理念和思想，它只是一個(gè)玩笑，但喬沒有放棄，他不停地練習(xí)它。因?yàn)樗�的努力，他在最后�?/span>

談到自己的鐵人三項(xiàng)，喬說，游泳是最難的部分。”這是困難和復(fù)雜的（復(fù)雜的），”他說，“我基本上只使用我的腿，所以花了相當(dāng)多的工作。而且，在公開水域游泳這一點(diǎn)。這不象是在一個(gè)游泳池。“

【1】根據(jù)短文第一段第三行It is not an easy sport，but a man named Joe Salter is very good at it．可知，普通的鐵人三項(xiàng)是一項(xiàng)很困難的運(yùn)動(dòng)。故選：A。

【2】根據(jù)第一段第四行A few months ago，he finished a special triathlon﹣he juggled （拋起接�。� three balls all the time during the triathlon可知，在鐵人三項(xiàng)時(shí)他玩雜耍。故選：B。

【3】根據(jù)第二段第三行Many juggling fans laughed at his idea and thought it was just a joke．可知，許多雜耍迷認(rèn)為喬的想法是無法實(shí)現(xiàn)的。故選：A。

【4】根據(jù)語境推知本句句意：因?yàn)樗�的努力，他最后成功了�?/span>A. forgot動(dòng)詞，忘記；B. failed動(dòng)詞，失��；C. succeeded動(dòng)詞，成功；D. left動(dòng)詞，離開。故選：C。

【5】根據(jù)最后一段倒數(shù)第三句I basically only used my legs，so it took quite a lot of work可知，游泳對喬來說是最艱難的部分，因?yàn)樗�基本上只使用腿。故選：D。