1、Unit 3 Faster higher stronger课时素养检测 十二Unit 3Period 4. 阅读理解(2020遂宁高二检测)Many years later,when people recall the 2018 Russia World Cup,they will remember many things. With the tragic ending of the defending champion Germany,Mexico has triumphantly and suddenly lost three goals in the face of Sweden. Bu
2、t people will never forget the back of a lonely person. That is Lionel Messi. 31-year-old Messi took off the green armband of his left arm and suddenly fell out. In the recent match,he and his team lost the game against France. The 19-year-old striker Mbapp relentlessly ripped apart the Argentine de
3、fense line and scored twice,which made a great contribution to the victory of France. On this planet,anyone who knows a little about football knows the name Lionel Messi and his golden years from 2007 to 2017. In 2007,20-year-old Messi tied Real Madrid three times with a hat-trick,and began his lege
4、ndary career. In the past ten years,Mr Football,the Golden Globe Award and the Golden Boot Award have been taken over by him. He led Argentina and Barcelona to make a name for themselves in the world,and has a brilliant record in the Champions League,Americas Cup and World Cup. Eleven years later,Me
5、ssi stood on the Kazan Stadium. After four World Cups,he knew that this might be the last time he led Argentina to the World Cup. Since 1986,Argentina has never won a championship again. As a captain,he has a great responsibility,even stating that he would withdraw from the national team if he did n
6、ot win the championship this year. This is a prophecy. Messi,who eventually failed to save the game,did not receive any interview after standing up on the lawn; leave behind only a legendary image for the world. 【语篇概述】当人们回顾2018年世界杯时都不会忘记梅西的背影。31岁的梅西带领的阿根廷队在比赛中输给了法国队。1. The underlined word “relentles
7、sly” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _. A. mercilesslyB. carefullyC. activelyD. remarkably【解析】选A。猜测词义题。句意: 19岁的前锋Mbapp无情地撕开了阿根廷的防线,攻入两球,为法国队的胜利做出了巨大贡献。“relentlessly”无情地,与mercilessly同义,故选A。2. Why did Messi take off the green armband of his left arm?A. It is a common action of football players
8、 after each match. B. He was disappointed about the result of the game. C. He was too tired and wanted to change his clothes. D. He was wounded on the arm during the game. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第二段31-year-old Messi took off the green armband of his left arm and suddenly fell out. In the recent match,he and
9、 his team lost the game against France. 可知Messi在最近的一场比赛中,他和他的球队输给了法国队。他对比赛结果失望,所以脱下左臂的绿色臂章。故选B。3. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Messi has ever played in Real Madrid and Barcelona. B. Messi began his football career since 2007. C. Argentina won the championship of the Americas Cup in 1
10、986. D. Messi might quit the Argentina National Team this year. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段As a captain,he has a great responsibility,even stating that he would withdraw from the national team if he did not win the championship this year. 可知Messi作为队长对阿根廷球队有责任,他甚至表示,如果今年没有赢得冠军,他将退出国家队。故选D。4. According to th
11、e passage,how many times did Messi lead Argentina to the World Cup?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据After four World Cups,he knew that this might be the last time he led Argentina to the World Cup. 可推断出梅西五次带领阿根廷队参加世界杯比赛,故选C。. 阅读填句(2019北京高考) 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
12、项。Much of the work in todays world is accomplished(完成)in teams. Most people believe the best way to build a great team is to gather a group of the most talented individuals. 1Companies spend millions hiring top business people. Is their money well spent? 2They focused on football,basketball and base
13、ball. The results are mixed. For football and basketball, adding talented players to a team proves a good method, but only up to the point where 70% of the players are top talent; above that level, the teams performance begins to decline. Interestingly, this trend isnt evident in baseball, where add
14、itional individual talent keeps improving the teams performance. To explain this phenomenon, the researchers explored the degree to which a good performance by a team requires its members to coordinate(协调)their actions. 3In baseball, the performance of individual players is less dependent on teammat
15、es. They conclude that when task interdependence is high, team performance will suffer when there is too much talent, while individual talent will have positive effects on team performance when task interdependence is lower. If a basketball star is, for example, trying to gain a high personal point
16、total, he may take a shot himself when it would be better to pass the ball to a teammate, affecting the teams performance. Young children learning to play team sports are often told, “There is no I in TEAM. ”4Another possibility is that when there is a lot of talent on a team, some players may make
17、less effort. Just as in a game of tug-of-war(拔河比赛), whenever a person is added, everyone else pulls the rope with less force. 5An A-team may require a balancenot just A players, but a few generous B players as well. A. Its not a simple matter to determine the nature of talent. B. Sports team owners
18、spend millions of dollars attracting top talent. C. The group interaction and its effect drew the researchers attention. D. Stars apparently do not follow this basic principle of sportsmanship. E. Several recent studies examined the role of talent in the sports world. F. Building up a dream team is
19、more complex than simply hiring the best talent. G. This task interdependence distinguishes baseball from football and basketball. 【语篇概述】在当今的世界,很多任务是靠团队完成的。但在运动团队中花费很多钱雇用顶尖队员是否可取?1. 【解析】选B。前文是说“在当今的世界,很多任务是靠团队完成的。但在一个伟大的团队中,可能聚集了很多天才的个人”;而后文说“公司花数百万雇用顶尖人才,花那么多的钱值得吗?”所填空处承上启下,具体说一个例子,比如说运动团队,故选B。mill
20、ions是关键词。2. 【解析】选E。根据下文“They focused on football,basketball and baseball. ”,故E项“最近几份研究核查了天才在运动界的角色”,前后对应,故选E。3. 【解析】选G。根据下文“In baseball,the performance of individual players is less dependent on teammates. ”,是说棒球主要靠个体,而不是靠团队的力量,棒球与足球和篮球不同,故选G。individual是关键词。4. 【解析】选D。根据上文“Young children learning to
21、play team sports are often told”以及所举的例子,本部分是说篮球是需要团队的力量的,不突出个人,故D项“显然,顶尖队员并不遵守这种体育精神基本的原则”,与前面相呼应。5. 【解析】选F。根据后文“An A-team may require a balancenot just A players,but a few generous B players as well. ”可知,建立一个理想的团队不仅仅需要顶尖运动员的,其实是很复杂的,故选F。. 完形填空Chinese tennis is entering a golden time. In recent year
22、s there has been an explosion of1 female tennis players bursting onto the global scene. And this couldnt have come at a 2 time with the 2008 Beijing Olympics. These young girls have 3strong will and talent. 4the way is Li Na, who may have the 5name in womens tennis, but she has a big reputation. Li
23、Na is Chinas top-ranked player and the first to have 6into the worlds top 20. After 7nearly six months of the season with a serious injury, the 25-year-old 8an impressive comeback by winning the Australian Womens Hardcourt Tennis Championships. In the world of professional tennis, Lis refreshing sen
24、se of humor proved to be a hit both on and 9the court. “My husband said he had a special gift for me 10I won,” Li Na said after lifting the prize cup. “Thats11I tried so hard today. I wanted a special gift. ” The Wuhan girl 12tennis at the age of eight after being discovered by a coach who had 13her
25、 playing badminton. After years of hard training, Li Na turned 14in 1999 and has become one of the most successful Chinese tennis players. With her solid ground stroke and aggressive mindset, she 15the first Chinese tennis player to win a WTA Tour 16. Then two years later, she was the first Chinese
26、to make 17 into the last 16 of Wimbledon, which led to her being 18number 16 in the world last January. Li Na is now expecting China to win a 19 again at the Olympics. “The Olympics are very important for us,” she said. “I am more motivated after my recovery 20I feel my desire for the Olympics is bi
27、gger than ever before. ”【语篇概述】本文介绍了在世界网坛著名的中国网球运动员李娜的经历。1. A. pleasedB. talented C. excited D. interested【解析】选B。词义辨析题。pleased满意的,高兴的;talented有天赋的;excited兴奋的,激动的;interested感兴趣的。句意: 最近数年里一些有天赋的女网球运动员在国际赛场崭露头角。故选B。2. A. goodB. betterC. bestD. well【解析】选B。固定搭配题。句中用比较级的否定形式表示最高级含义。3. A. much B. eitherC. b
28、othD. some【解析】选C。固定搭配题。句中使用固定搭配: both. . . and. . . 。4. A. Knowing B. LeadingC. Showing D. Finding【解析】选B。词义辨析题。know知道; lead带领; show 显示,展示;find发现。句意: 李娜是个领路人。故选B。5. A. biggest B. longestC. smallest D. shortest【解析】选D。词义辨析题。big 大的;long 长的;small 小的;short短的。李娜的名字只有两个字,所以是最短的名字。故选D。6. A. brokenB. walked C
29、. droppedD. changed【解析】选A。词义辨析题。break into 闯入;walk into 走进;drop into 掉进;change into变成。根据句意可知她闯入到世界前20名。故选A。7. A. playing B. wastingC. sparingD. missing【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。play打(球); waste浪费; spare抽出; miss错过。根据a serious injury可推断出她错过了赛季的六个月。故选D。8. A. returnedB. madeC. kept D. brought【解析】选B。固定搭配题。return 返回,归还
30、;make a comeback 东山再起;keep保存; bring带来。根据句意可知她东山再起,在澳大利亚女子硬地网球锦标赛中获胜。故选B。9. A. overB. off C. inD. around【解析】选B。固定搭配题。both on and off the court为常用搭配,表示“在赛场内外”。10. A. unlessB. if C. whetherD. that【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。句意: 我的丈夫告诉我如果我赢了他会给我一个特殊的礼物。根据句意可推断出应用if引导条件状语从句。11. A. whatB. howC. becauseD. why【解析】选D。逻辑推理题
31、。根据上文可知句意: 这是我今天如此努力的原因。thats why. . . 为常用句型,表示“这是的原因”。12. A. went onB. met withC. took upD. set out【解析】选C。词义辨析题。go on 继续;meet with 经历,遭遇;take up 开始从事;set out动身,开始。在8岁时她开始打网球。故选C。13. A. spottedB. heard C. minded D. persuaded【解析】选A。词义辨析题。spot发现; hear 听到;mind 介意;persuade说服。由句意可知选A。14. A. competitor B.
32、 player C. professionalD. coach【解析】选C。词义辨析题。competitor竞赛者;player球员;professional职业运动员;coach教练。数年的艰苦训练后,李娜成为职业运动员。故选C。15. A. foundB. becameC. got D. helped【解析】选B。上下文语境题。find 找到;become 成为;get 得到;help帮助。根据上下文可知她成为第一个赢得WTA巡回赛的中国网球运动员。故选B。16. A. eventB. team C. projectD. race【解析】选A。词义辨析题。event比赛;team球队;pr
33、oject计划,race赛跑。和动词win搭配的只能是event比赛。故选A。17. A. one B. thisC. that D. it【解析】选D。固定搭配题。make it为固定搭配,表示“成功”。18. A. praisedB. rankedC. receivedD. announced【解析】选B。词义辨析题。praise表扬,称赞;rank将分等级;receive接受;announce宣布。她世界排名16。故选B。19. A. reward B. scoreC. gold D. prize【解析】选C。背景常识题。reward报酬;score得分;gold金牌;prize奖品。“
34、李娜现在正期待中国在奥运会上再次赢得金牌”。故选C。20. A. andB. orC. but D. while【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。前后两句句意有递进关系,故用表示递进的并列连词and。. 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。Delayed Olympics dates setThe Tokyo Olympic Games has been rescheduled to July 23 to Aug. 8, 2021, the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee 1. _ (announce)on Monday. The
35、Paralympic Games 2. _ (hold)from Aug. 24 to Sept. 5 next year. The IOC also announced the date in a statement on its official website,3. _ (say)it is a decision jointly 4. _ (make) by IOC, the IPC, the Tokyo organizing committee, and the Tokyo metropolitan government,5. _ the government of Japan, af
36、ter talks via telephone conference earlier on Monday. Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori told a news conference that 6. _ decision is important for relaunching the Games. “It is essential to prepare 7. _ the games,” he said. “It will accelerate our progress. ”He said that they had also talked about t
37、he 8. _ (possible)of hosting the Games in the spring but 9. _ (final)decided to choose summer. “We thought it will take time 10. _ (hold)qualifications and for the athletes to prepare for them,” Mori said. 1. 【解析】announced。由时间状语可知是发生在过去的动作,故用一般过去时。2. 【解析】will be held。根据next year 可知应当用将来时态。运动会和hold 之
38、间是动宾关系,所以用一般将来时的被动语态。3. 【解析】saying。句子主语与say是主谓关系,应当用动词-ing形式作状语。4. 【解析】made。decision 与make 是动宾关系,故用过去分词形式作定语。5. 【解析】and。两个名词是并列关系,故用and 连接。6. 【解析】the。此处表示特指,应当用定冠词。7. 【解析】for。prepare for sth. 为某事做准备,固定短语。8. 【解析】possibility。根据空格前的冠词可知应当用名词。9. 【解析】finally。修饰动词应当用副词。10. 【解析】to hold。固定句式,it takes some t
39、ime to do sth. 花费时间做某事,it 是形式主语,动词不定式为真正的主语。阅读理解On Sunday morning in Rio, when Chinese womens volleyball team took on Serbia for the Olympic title, 70 percent of Chinese families watched live broadcast on TV, easily beating the audience rating for Lunar New Year Gala. As team captain Hui Ruoqi hit a
40、 powerful spike to seal it 19-25 25-17 25-22 25-23 on Sunday morning in Rio applause and cheers almost blew off the roof of Maracanazinho. Chinas news program Xinwen Lianbo spent seven of 30 minutes reliving the story. This is their third Olympic gold medal the Chinese womens volleyball teams has wi
41、n since the 1980s. In Rio the Chinese womens volleyball team was assigned to the so-called group of death and faced several strong competitors. But the team never gave up. When the team lost its Rio Olympic opener to the Netherlands on Aug. 6,Lang Ping urged her players to support one another throug
42、h the ups and downs. When China lost to Serbia and the United States finishing fourth to get a narrow escape from Group B and had to face host Brazil in the quarters Lang Ping helped her players grow from each defeat on the pressure-packed Olympic stage. Lang Ping nicknamed“Iron Hammer” is a nationa
43、l heroine as well as a legend in world sports. She made histories in coaching many clubs and national teams to top level. She resigned due to health reasons in 1998. However when the Chinese womens volleyball faced difficulties after the Beijing Olympics,the 52-year-old lady came back in 2013 and to
44、ok the coaching position. She dug out a group of young talents including Rio 2016 MVP Zhu Ting to help seasoned players Hui Ruoqi and Xu Yunli. But more importantly she passed on the spirit to them. Among all the Chinese sports teams the womens volleyball remain the most special one whose victories
45、fueled Chinese confidence in the 1980s and still represent the best things that sports can offer to the Chinese: perseverance courage and unity. 【语篇概述】本文叙述了中国女排在传奇教练郎平的鼓励下第三次赢得了奥运金牌。1. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?A. The game against Serbia attracted more Chinese audience than Lunar New Year G
46、ala. B. Chinas Xinwen Lianbo reported the teams victory for 30 minutes. C. The roof of Maracanazinho was blown off by the excited audience. D. The Chinese womens volleyball team was beaten by Serbia. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据70 percent of Chinese families watched live broadcast on TV, easily beating the audie
47、nce rating for Lunar New Year Gala. 可知中国女排和塞尔维亚队的比赛的观众比新年晚会的观众多,故选A。2. It can be inferred from the text that_. A. the team beat the Netherlands on Aug. 6B. Lang resigned from a club due to health problems in 2013C. Lang brought the Chinese womens volleyball back to the Olympic gloryD. after the Rio
48、Olympic opener the team experienced non-stop victories【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第一段可知中国女排第三次获得奥运会金牌,根据第二段可推断出在教练郎平的鼓励下中国女排获得了这个荣誉,故选C。3. Who does the underlined word “She” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Zhu Ting. B. Hui Ruoqi. C. Xu Yunli. D. Lang Ping. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。第三段介绍了传奇教练郎平,根据上下文可知She指的是郎平,故选D。4. What make the Chinese womens volleyball team so special?A. The coach and strong competitors. B. Some young talents and seasoned players. C. Each defeat and pressure. D. The teams success and spirits. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。最后一段介绍了女排的胜利和女排精神使得中国女排非常特殊,故选D。