Question

【題目】 Lots of students know what a marathon(馬拉松賽跑) is, but perhaps they don’t know what 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 (拋起接住) 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 practicing it. Because of his hard work, he made it at last.

Talking about his triathlon, Joe said swimming was the hardest part. “It was difficult and complex,” 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 sportB.is more famous than the marathon

C.includes the three parts and jugglingD.includes the marathon and swimming

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

A.he picked up three ballsB.he played juggling

C.he carried his bicycle on his shoulderD.he threw away all his balls

【3】Many juggling fans thought Joe’s idea ______.

A.could not be realizedB.should not be laughed at

C.should be realized as soon as possibleD.could make triathlon more exciting

【4】The underlined part “made it” in the 2nd paragraph probably means “______”.

A.forgotB.failed

C.succeededD.left

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

這是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章主要介紹了一個(gè)名叫Joe Salter的人一個(gè)月前完成了一個(gè)特別的鐵人三項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)，——在鐵人三項(xiàng)比賽中，他一直在拋起接住三個(gè)球。也就是說(shuō)，他游泳、騎自行車(chē)、跑步的時(shí)候，不停地扔、接三個(gè)球。文章還介紹了他從事juggling的歷史和在鐵人三項(xiàng)比賽中他遇到最難的部分是游泳。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中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.可知鐵人三項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)由游泳、騎自行車(chē)和跑步三部分組成。這不是一項(xiàng)容易的運(yùn)動(dòng)，但一個(gè)名叫Joe Salter的人非常擅長(zhǎng)。由此可知，鐵人三項(xiàng)是一項(xiàng)困難的運(yùn)動(dòng)。故選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中A few months ago, he finished a special triathlon—he juggled (拋起接住) 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.可知幾個(gè)月前，他完成了一項(xiàng)特別的鐵人三項(xiàng)——在鐵人三項(xiàng)比賽中，他一直在拋起接住三個(gè)球。也就是說(shuō)，他游泳、騎自行車(chē)、跑步的時(shí)候，不停地扔、接三個(gè)球。由此可知，Joe的鐵人三項(xiàng)很特別，因?yàn)樗�在鐵人三項(xiàng)中一直在拋起接住三個(gè)球。故選B。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中Many juggling fans laughed at his idea and thought it was just a joke.可知許多juggling迷嘲笑他的想法，認(rèn)為這只是一個(gè)玩笑。由此可推知，許多juggling迷認(rèn)為Joe的想法不可能實(shí)現(xiàn)。故選A。

【4】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第一段中A few months ago, he finished a special triathlon—he juggled (拋起接住) three balls all the time during the triathlon.可知幾個(gè)月前，他完成了一項(xiàng)特別的鐵人三項(xiàng)——在鐵人三項(xiàng)比賽中，他一直在拋起接住三個(gè)球。由此可知，Joe最后成功了。故劃線短語(yǔ)“made it”意思為“成功”。A. forgot忘記；B. failed失敗；C. succeeded成功；D. left離開(kāi)。故選C。