2018_2019学年高中英语Module5Thegreatsportspersonality课下能力提升（二十）外研版

Module5课下能力提升（二十）Ⅰ.阅读理解Theword“sport”firstmeantsomethingthatpeopledidintheirfreetime.Lateritoftenmeanthuntingwildanimalsandbirds.Aboutahundredyearsagothewordwasfirstusedfororganizedgames.Thisistheusualmeaningofthewordtoday.Peoplespendalotoftheirsparetimeplayingfootball,basketball,tennisandmanyothersports.Suchpeopleplaybecausetheywantto.Afewpeoplearepaidforthesporttheyplay.Thesepeoplearecalledprofessionalsportsmen.Theymaybesportsmenforonlyafewyears,butduringthattimethebestonescanearnalotofmoney.Forexample,aprofessionalfootballerinEnglandearnsmorethan30,000poundsayear.Thestarscanearnalotmore.Internationalgolfandtennischampionscanmakemorethan50,000poundsayear.Ofcourse,onlyafewsportsmencanearnasmuchmoneyasthat.Itisonlypossibleinsportsforindividuals,likegolf,tennisandmotorracing.Perhapsthemostsurprisingthingaboutsportsmenandmoneyisthis:thestarscanearnmoremoneyfromadvertisingthanfromsports.Anadvertisementforsportsequipmentdoesn'tsimplysay,“Buyourthings”.Itsays,“Buythesameshirtandshoesas...”Famoussportsmencanevenadvertisethingslikewatchesandfood.Theyallowthecompaniestousetheirnamesorphotographsandtheyarepaidforthis.Sportisnolongerjustsomethingforpeople'ssparetime.1．WhichofthefollowingisRIGHT?A．Companiescanusethephotoofasportsmanforfree.B．Theproductsadvertisedbysportsmenaremoreexpensivethanthoseadvertisedbyfilmstars.C．Sportsmenadvertiseproductsjusttobefamous.D．Sportisameansofmakingmoneynow.解析：选D　推理判断题。根据第二段的最后几句可知，体育已成为运动员挣钱的门路。故选D。2．Whatistheusualmeaningoftheword“sport”？A．Itmeanssomethingthatpeopledointheirfreetime.B．Itmeanshuntingwildanimalsandbirds.C．Itreferstoorganizedgames.D．ItreferstoOlympicGames.解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第一段的“Aboutahundredyearsagothewordwasfirstusedfororganizedgames.Thisistheusualmeaningofthewordtoday.”可知。3．Thewriterthinksitissurprisingthatsportsmenmakemoremoney________.A．fromsportsthanfromadvertisingB．fromadvertisingthanfromsportsC．thanthegovernmentleadersD．thantheleadersofbigcompanies解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第二段的“Perhapsthemostsurprisingthingaboutsportsmenandmoneyisthis:thestarscanearnmoremoneyfromadvertisingthanfromsports.”可知答案。4．Thepassageismainlyabout________.A．sportsmenandmoneyB．howsportsmensucceedC．therolemoneyplaysinsportsD．howtomakemoney解析：选A　主旨大意题。本文主要讲了运动员和他们的收入。故选A。Ⅱ.阅读七选五HowtoDealwithLosinginSportsWinningandlosinggohand­in­handwhenitcomestosports.Greatathletesneverletthehighsgettoohigh,orthelowsgettoolow.Theoutcomeofamatchisuncertain.Theonlythingthatiscertainisthecompetitionitself.__1__Theoutcomeisjusttheresultofallthehardworkputin.Congratulateyouropponentafteraloss.Respectyouropponentbecausetheyputinasmuchwork,ormorethanyou.Thisshowsrespectfortheopponentandrespectforthecontest.Acceptthefactthatthelossisnotone'sfault.Thisishardertodoinanindividualsport,butabsolutelyimportantinateamsport.__2__Don'tgetdownonyourself.Ifcompetinginanindividualsport,acceptthatlosingisapartofcompetingandmoveon.Examinewhyyoulostthecompetition.Askyourselfifyoudideverythingpossibletoprepareforthecompetition.Askyourselfifyougaveityourallduringthecompetition.__3__Thisiscrucialifcompetinginanindividualsport.Ifcompetinginateamsport,recognizethateveryoneisn'tperfectandexaminethelossfromtheteamperspective.__4__Practicemore,orpracticebetter.Correctwhatevermistakesyoumadeduringthematch.Getbigger,stronger,faster,smarteranddowhateverittakes.Seekoutthesupportandencouragementofteammatesandcoaches.Don'tallowyourselftothinknegatively.Avoidnegativepeople.__5__Neveraccuseanopponentofcheating,evenifitwastrue.Again,thiswillmakeyouseemasifyouarelookingforexcuses.A．Don'tputtheblameonanyone.B．Workhardertogetbetter.C．Trainhardtoachieveyouraim.D．WinningisNo.1forgreatathletes.E．Greatathleteslovethecompetition.F．Staypositiveandtrustinyourvalue.G．Analyzeanymistakesyoumighthavemade.答案：1～5　EAGBFⅢ.完形填空ItwasonlyintheeighteenthcenturythatpeopleinEuropebegantothinkmountainswerebeautiful.__1__thattime,mountainswere__2__bythepeoplelivingontheplain,__3__bythecitypeople,towhomtheywerewildand__4__placesinwhichonewaseasily__5__orkilledbyterribleanimals.Slowly,however,manyofthepeoplewhowereliving__6__inthetownsbegantogrowtiredof__7__.Theybegantofeelinterestedinlookingforthingswhichcouldnotbeexplained,forsightsandsoundswhichproduceafeelingoffearandexcitement.__8__，inthe__9__century,peoplebegantoturnawayfromthemanmade__10__totheuntouchedcountry,andparticularly__11__placeswhereitwasdangerousandwild.Highmountainsbegantobe__12__foraholiday.Then,mountainclimbingbegantogrowpopularasasport.Tosomepeople,thereissomethinggreatly__13__aboutgettingtothe__14__ofahighmountain:astruggleagainstnatureisfinerthanabattle__15__otherhumanbeings.Andthen,whenyouareatthemountaintopafteralonganddifficult__16__，whata__17__rewarditistobeabletolook__18__oneverythingwithin__19__!Atsuchtime,youfeelhappierandprouderthanyoucaneverfeel__20__.1．A.After　　　　　　　　 B．InC．At D．Before解析：选D　根据前文可知在18世纪欧洲人才开始认为山是美丽的，由此可推断出在此之前，人们认为山是危险的，故D项正确。2．A.loved B．likedC．feared D．observed解析：选C　根据下文的“theywerewild”和“killedbyterribleanimals”可知人们畏惧山。fear“害怕，畏惧”，符合语境。love“爱”；like“喜欢”；observe“观察”。3.A.however B．furtherC．sometimes D．especially解析：选D　生活在平原上的人害怕大山，尤其是城市里的人。especially“尤其”，符合语境。4．A.exciting B．interestingC．dangerous D．alone解析：选C　根据下文的“killedbyterribleanimals”可知对于他们来说山是危险的地方。dangerous“危险的”，符合语境。exciting“令人兴奋的”；interesting“有趣的”；alone“单独的”。5．A.brokendown B．lostC．discovered D．caught解析：选B　人们在山里容易迷路。belost“迷路”，符合语境。breakdown“垮掉”；discover“发现”；catch“捉住”。6．A.unhappily B．lonelyC．comfortably D．easily解析：选A　慢慢地许多在城镇中生活的不幸福的人们开始厌恶城镇了。unhappily“不快乐地”，符合语境。lonely“孤单的”；comfortably“舒服地”；easily“容易地”。7．A.them B．itC．themselves D．that解析：选A　代词作宾语，且指代前文的“towns”，故应用them。8．A.Yet B．SoC．However D．But解析：选B　上下文之间有因果关系，故用表示结果的并列连词so。yet“然而，但是”；however“然而，可是”；but“但是”。9．A.last B．recentC．eighteenth D．early解析：选C　根据第一段中“ItwasonlyintheeighteenthcenturythatpeopleinEuropebegantothinkmountainswerebeautiful.”可知在18世纪人们开始喜欢大山了。10．A.country B．houseC．town D．planet解析：选C　根据上文“manyofthepeople...inthetownsbegantogrowtiredof________”可知人们开始厌烦城镇，想要从城镇里出去，故C项正确。11．A.to B．atC．in D．for解析：选A　turnawayfrom...to...“离开……去……”。并列连词and连接两个介词to短语。12．A.important B．rightC．necessary D．popular解析：选D　高山开始成为人们喜欢的度假胜地。popular“受欢迎的”，符合语境。important“重要的”；right“正确的”；necessary“必要的”。13．A.pleasant B．interestedC．dangerous D．terrible解析：选A　对于一些人，爬到山顶是非常愉快的事情。pleasant“愉快的”，符合语境。interested“感兴趣的”；dangerous“危险的”；terrible“可怕的”。14．A.foot B．spotC．top D．tip解析：选C　爬山目标当然是到达山顶。top“顶”。foot“底部”；spot“斑点，地点”；tip“尖”。15．A.with B．toC．against D．between解析：选C　abattleagainst...“与……的战斗”。16．A.fight B．climbC．walk D．running解析：选B　长久而且很难的攀登后到达山顶。climb“攀登”，符合语境。17．A.surprising B．satisfactoryC．disappointing D．astonishing解析：选B　能够俯瞰一切是多么令人满意的报答啊！satisfactory“令人满意的”，符合语境。surprising“令人惊奇的”；disappointing“令人失望的”；astonishing“令人惊讶的”。18．A.behind B．upC．down D．around解析：选C　lookdownon“俯瞰”。19．A.miles B．minutesC．seeing D．sight解析：选D　俯瞰视野内的一切。sight“视野”，符合句意。mile“英里”；minute“分钟”；seeing“观看”。20．A.above B．belowC．under D．away解析：选B　在那时，你会比在山下时感到更高兴、更自豪。below“在下面”，符合句意。above“在上面”；under“在……的下面”，为介词；away“在远处”。Ⅳ.语法填空Pedestrianism,anearlyformofracewalking,wasa(n)__1__(extreme)popularsportin18th­and19th­centuryBritain,__2__(attract)hugecrowdsofspectators(观众).Individualswouldeitheraimtowalkacertaindistancewithina(n)__3__(limit)periodoftimeorcompeteagainstotherpedestrians.Perhapsthemostfamous__4__(walk)wasCaptainRobertBarclayAllardice,whoseextraordinary(非凡的)achievementsearned__5__(he)thetitleofthe“CelebratedPedestrian”．TheScotsman'smostmemorableperformance__6__(take)placein1809,whenhewalked1,000milesin1,000hoursforabetof1,000guineas(anoldBritishunitofmoney).Manyconsidered__7__unlikelythathewouldcompletethechallenge,__8__requiredhimtowalkamileanhour,forforty­twodaysandnights.Heprovedthemwrong,thoughthetaskwassophysicallydemandingthatbytheendofthewalkhehadlostnearlyfifteenkilos__9__weight.Sincethe20thcentury,interestinwalkingasasporthasdropped.RacewalkingisstillanOlympicsport,butfails__10__(catch)thepublicattentionasitdid.答案：1.extremely　2.attracting　3.limited　4.walker　5.him　6.took　7.it　8.which　9.in　10.tocatchⅤ.短文改错Lastsummerholiday,Ilearnedtoswim.Itwasveryunforgettableandinterested.Iwenttotheswimmingpoolwithoutmyfather.Hetaughtmewhattoswim.Atfirst,Iwasafraidofdiveinthewater.AndIfeltuncomfortableinthewater.Butmyfathersaidhewillprotectme.ThenIbegantoswim,andIcouldn'tswimforwardtoatall.Itmademeupset.Thenmyfathertoldmehowtomoveandhowtostretchoutmyhandandlegs.Slow,Icouldmovealittle.Infact,itwasnotthateasy.Ilearneditforalmosthalfmonth.IwasexcitedwhenmyfathertoldmeImadeit.答案：第二句：interested→interesting第三句：without→with第四句：what→how第五句：dive→diving第七句：will→would第八句：and→but;去掉第二个to第十句：hand→hands第十一句：Slow→Slowly第十三句：month前加a