1、阅读强化训练(八)(建议用时：25分钟) 阅读理解A fresh and gentle wind on your face，soft sand under your feet and blue waters as far as the eye can see.Is there any other Olympic sport that is played in such pleasant conditions as beach volleyball?“Ive gone to a lot of beautiful places，and met a lot of beautiful people.T
2、hat wouldnt have happened if I had been playing another sport，” said Randy Stoklos, Americas famous beach volleyball player.The sport began as a fouraside game on beaches in Southern California in the 1920s.The first recorded twoman game took place there in 1930，and the first tournament was held in
3、Los Angeles 18 years later.The winners were awarded a case of Pepsi.In the 1950s，women started playing and the sport soon spread to Europe and South America.Yet at that time，beach volleyball was more an entertainment show than a sport，with beauty contests included.The Association of Volleyball Profe
4、ssionals was founded in 1983 and beach volleyball developed into a fast，athletic sport.Its worldwide popularity won beach volleyball a place at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta，where 24 male teams and 16 female teams took part.At present，the US. and Brazil are the best in the world at beach volleyball.T
5、he game came to China in the early 1990s and there have been national tournaments since 1994.It became an official event at the Eighth National Games in 1997.Chinas You Wenhui and Wang Lu finished ninth in the womens beach volleyball world championships in Brazil.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了沙滩排球的历史。1The pas
6、sage is mainly about _Athe history of beach volleyballBhow to play beach volleyballCthe importance of beach volleyballDwomens beach volleyball in ChinaA解析：主旨大意题。文章前两段的目的是引出话题“沙滩排球”，而第三、四两段则主要是讲述了沙滩排球的历史。2According to the passage，which of the following statements is TRUE?ABeach volleyball was first p
7、layed like other Olympic sports.BBeach volleyball began on beaches in Southern California.CBeach volleyball has always been an entertainment show rather than a sport.DWomen started playing beach volleyball in South America in 1945.B解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第一句可知B项正确。其余三项均描述错误。3According to the passage，we can l
8、earn that _Ain 1996，beach volleyball became an official event in ChinaBChinas beach volleyball team is the best in the worldCChinas beach volleyball players won the first place in BrazilDbeach volleyball came to China in the early 1990sD解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句可知D项正确。 完形填空The bell for the beginning of the
9、 math exam rang. Suddenly I realized that.I had _1_ my geometry(几何) box at home. I decided to _2_ one.So I ran _3_ into the sixthgraders classroom and asked, “Does anyone have a geometry box? I badly need it for the _4_” Luckily, a girl came to me and _5_ me a geometry box. I _6_ her and promised to
10、 return it.After the exam, school was _7_ and I rushed home. I had _8_ to return the girl her box and I realized this _9_ while I was having dinner. I _10_ to give her the box the next day. I was about to go to bed when my sister came to me. She wanted me to deliver(送) a _11_ to one of her friends,
11、Vanessa, _12_ she wasnt going to school tomorrow. The girl was in the _13_ class of the other girl from whom I had taken the box.The next day I went to school. I was _14_ and so I rushed to my sisters friends class. Since I was _15_， I asked one of her classmates to give the bag to Vanessa.Then I ru
12、shed to my _16_. I was in such a hurry that I didnt _17_ that the bag also had the geometry box of the other girl whose name I didnt _18_！ When I just realized my _19_， a girl came to me and handed me a(n) _20_，which said.“Thanks for returning my geometry box. And thank your sister Annika for such a
13、 lovely birthday gift！Vanessa.”【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者描写了自己的一次经历，事情发生的偶然和巧合的确让人感到出乎意料。1A.lost Bhidden Cthrown DleftD解析：根据下文的Does anyone have a geometry box？可知，作者把几何文具盒落在了(left)家里。2A.buy Bborrow Cchange DpickB解析：联系下文的.promised to return it可知，作者准备借(borrow)一套。3A.quickly Bquietly Csecretly DsadlyA解析：开考的铃声都响过了
14、，所以作者是迅速(quickly)跑到六年级的教室。4A.game Bwork Cexam DlessonC解析：根据上文的The bell for the beginning of the math exam rang.可知，考试(exam)开始了，所以作者非常需要几何文具盒。5A.showed Bhanded Csold DpackedB解析：幸运的是，一个小女孩递给(handed)作者一个几何文具盒。6A.praised Bencouraged Crecognized DthankedD解析：作者感谢了(thanked)她并许诺一定还她几何文具盒。7A.over Blong Chappy
15、 DhardA解析：根据空后的.and I rushed home可知，已经放学了(over)，作者就回家了。8A.asked Brequested Cforgotten DwantedC解析：根据下文的I.to give her the box the next day.可知，作者忘了(forgotten)还那个几何文具盒了。9A.news Bidea Cpromise DfactD解析：此处选fact指代上文中提到的那件事情：作者忘记还几何文具盒了。10A.preferred Bdecided Cagreed DrefusedB解析：作者忘记还几何文具盒，所以决定(decided)第二天给
16、她。11A.ticket Bgift Cbox DpictureB解析：根据最后一段的And thank your sister Annika for such a lovely birthday gift.可知，因为(as)妹妹明天不去上学了，所以妹妹让作者帮她送一个礼物(gift)。12A.if Bor Cas DandC解析：参考上题解析。13A.same Bnew Cusual DspecialA解析：根据最后一段的Thanks for returning my geometry box.可知，妹妹的朋友和作者借几何文具盒的那个女孩在同一个(same)班。14A.nervous Bup
17、set Clucky DlateD解析：根据下文的.and so I rushed to my sisters friends class可知，作者迟到了(late)。15A.in surprise Bin anger Cin a hurry Din a messC解析：结合下文的I was in such a hurry.可知，因为作者很着急(in a hurry)，所以他就让一个同学把这个包给了Vanessa。16A.class Bhouse Clibrary DofficeA解析：作者是去上学的，所以把东西送出之后就匆忙去了自己的班级(class)。17A.admit Bunderstand Cguess DrealizeD解析：作者很着急，就没意识到(realize)几何文具盒也在那个包里面。18A.know Baccept Cremember DreportA解析：之前作者并不认识(know)借给自己几何文具盒的那个女孩。19A.role Bidentity Cmistake DplanC解析：把几何文具盒也送给了妹妹的那位朋友，作者意识到了这个错误(mistake)。20A.order Bnote Cbook DpoemB解析：根据下文句子可知，一个女孩走过来递给作者一张便条(note)。
