1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Sports events课时跟踪检测B卷.完形填空(2015扬州中学高三模拟)The mental aspect of athletics is underrated. The common expression，“ athletics are 90 percent _1_and 10 percent physical，” is often used by coaches, and stresses that mindsets make a huge _2_in competitions.“The physical aspect of the sport ca
2、n only take you _3_，” said Olympic gold medalwinning gymnast Shannon Miller during an interview with the Dana Foundation. “The mental aspect has to _4_， especially when youre talking about the best of the best. In the Olympic games, everyone is talented. Everyone _5_hard. Everyone does the work. Wha
3、t _6_the gold medalists from the silver medalists is simply the mental game. ”Many athletes have used the technique of mental imagery, or _7_， to perform at their best. Research on the brain patterns of _8_found that the patterns activated when a weightlifter lifted heavy weights were activated _9_w
4、hen they simply imagined lifting and some studies have suggested that mental _10_can be almost as effective as physical training. One study, published in the Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology in 1996, found that _11_weight lifting caused _12_changes in muscle activity.“Mental imagery _13_many c
5、ognitive(认知的) processes in the brain: motor control，attention, perception, planning, and memory，” researcher Angie LeVan wrote in Psychology Today. “So the _14_is getting trained for actual performance during visualization. Its been found that mental practices can enhance motivation, increase confid
6、ence, improve motor performance and _15_your brain for success.”_16_visualizing is more than just thinking about an upcoming event._17_athletes use visualization, they truly feel the event taking place in their minds eye.来源:Zxxk.Com“During visualization, she incorporates(整合) all of her _18_into the
7、experience，” sports psychologist Dr. JoAnn Dahlkoetter wrote in a blog post on The Huffington Post _19_a speed skater she works with. “She feels her forefoot pushing off the track, she hears her skating splits，and she sees herself racing ahead of the competitors. She experiences all of the elements
8、of her race _20_before executing (完成) her performance.”1A.luckyBintelligentCmental Dstrategic2A.difference BimportanceCimprovement Dchallenge3A.so long Bso farCso much Dso high4A.turn on Bshow offCtake up Dset off5A.thinks BmovesCruns Dtrains6A.breaks BpushesCdecides Ddistinguishes7A.activation Bvis
9、ualizationCmotivation Dperception8A.athletes BgymnastsCweightlifters Dskaters9A.regularly BnormallyCfinally Dsimilarly10A.connection BpracticeCperformances Ddirections11A.imagining BconsideringCreviewing Ddreaming12A.few BusualCactual Dstrange13A.impacts BincreasesCslows Dfollows14A.brain BbodyCatte
10、ntion Dmemory15A.help BapplyCuse Dprepare16A.Though BBut来源:学|科|网CThus DOtherwise17A.Unless BAfterCWhen DUntil18A.observations BspiritCdetermination Dsenses19A.to BforCabout Dwith20A.in surprise Bin detailCon time Dfor example.阅读理解(2015徐州考前信息卷)DAVID Beckham didnt make it.Cristiano Ronaldo didnt hit i
11、t so big either.But Gareth Bale,24，has become the most expensive soccer player in the history of the game.Four years after the arrival of Ronaldo at a record cost of $125 million (765 million yuan) in 2009, Real Madrid is expected to pay $135 million for Bale. But how is it that Bale, who was playin
12、g left back and being benched (当替补) by his English Premier League team a couple of years ago, now attracts such a big deal?As of years ago, the Welshman had played 24 matches for Tottenham Hotspur, and had never finished on the winning side once a record for any Premier League player. Tottenham even
13、 privately considered selling him. “A player who had once looked a prodigy (神童) as a 17yearold Southampton full back, the youngest ever international for Wales already appeared, at 20, on the way down，” wrote Tim Adams at UKs The Observer.Through all the humiliations(屈辱)，Bale hung on.While he was in
14、jured and kept out of games，he worked hard to reinvent himself.Bales father Franks uncompromising (不妥协的)discipline had a great impact on his son.When he returned from injury later that season, Bale had been transformed in the gym. In a Champions League match in 2010, he established himself as the so
15、called “IncrediBale”overnight throughout Europe. With his team four goals behind to Inter Milan at halftime, Bale surprisingly scored a hattrick before the game was over. Even former Manchester United coach，Alex Ferguson, praised him，“He had been a sixfoot, gangly (瘦长的), slim boy; then all of a sudd
16、en he was built like a light heavyweight boxer. ”With Bales help, Tottenham are flying high in the league. In the 2012 13 season, he won all three of the important individual awards：the PFA (Professional Footballers Association) Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards and the Football
17、 Writers Association Footballer of the Year award.This has all led to people comparing him to Barcelonas Lionel Messi and Ronaldo, who are widely regarded as the two best players in the world.Former Madrid star Zinedine Zidane has even decided to mentor (指导) Bale. “Hes perhaps not quite at the level
18、 of the other two, but hes different，” Zidane told ESPN. “So personally I dont think hes far off.”1According to the text，which of the following is TRUE?AGareth Bale played full back for Southampton at the age of 17.BTottenham Hotspur never considered selling Gareth Bale.CTottenham Hotspur beat Inter
19、 Milan in a Champions League match.DGareth Bale won all three of the important individual awards in life.2What plays the most critical role in Bales successful career?AHis natural talent for soccer.BHis fathers discipline and impact.CHis determination and hard work.DHis coaches effective guidance.3F
20、rom the passage we can infer that Bale lost 24 matches for Tottenham Hotspur _.Abefore 17 years oldBbetween 17 and 20 years oldCafter 20 years oldDat the age of 244Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?AWorld Famous Soccer Stars来源:学科网BA Successful Soccer PlayerCBestknown Socc
21、er ClubsDImportant Individual Awards.书面表达(2015江苏五市联考)年轻人往往好大喜功而不愿从小事做起。请用英文写一篇短文，描述下图父亲和儿子的谈话，并发表你的观点。注意：1.短文必须围绕“年轻人往往好大喜功而不愿从小事做起”这一主题展开；2词数150左右，开头已经给出，但不计入总词数；3短文中不得提及本人姓名和所在学校；4参考词汇：dispose of处置；nuclear waste 核废料。The picture shows us a dialogue between a father and his son. The father asks his
22、son to empty the dustbin before worrying about disposing of nuclear waste._来源:Zxxk.Com_答 案.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，在体育运动方面，往往重视运动员身体方面的训练而忽视了心理因素，实际上，心理方面的训练对于运动员的成功有着非常大的影响。1选C根据下文“and 10 percent physical”，并结合上文“The mental aspect of athletics is underrated.”可知，体育运动90%是心理方面，10%是身体方面，因此 mental 符合语境。故选C。2选A根据上文
23、“mindsets make a huge”，并结合空格后的内容可知，心态在比赛方面会产生巨大的影响。make a difference 为固定短语，意为“有影响，有关系，有作用”，符合语境。故选A。3选B根据上文“The physical aspect of the sport can only take you”，以及下文“best of the best”的对比并结合选项可知，此处表示“身体方面只能让你做到这种程度”。“so far”意为“到这种程度，到目前为止”，符合语境。故选B。4选A根据上下文语境可知，身体方面只能让你做到这种程度，心理方面必须兴奋起来，与下文“the brain
24、patterns.activated”相照应。故选A。5选D根据下文“Everyone does the work.”并结合本文的语境可知，此处表示“每个人都刻苦训练”，因此 train 符合语境。故选D。来源:学科网ZXXK6选D根据下文“the gold medalists from the silver medalists is simply the mental game”，并结合选项可知，区分金银牌得主的仅仅是心理比赛。distinguish A from B 意为“区分 A与B”，是固定搭配，符合语境。故选D。7选B根据上文“Many athletes have used the
25、technique of mental imagery，or”可知，空格处与“mental imagery”同义，visualization 意为“想象，形象化，视觉化”，符合语境。故选B。8选C根据下文“found that the patterns activated when a weightlifter lifted heavy weights”，并结合选项可知，此处指的是对举重运动员的大脑模式进行研究，因此 weightlifters 符合语境。故选C。9选D根据上文“when a weightlifter lifted heavy weights.when they simply
26、imagined lifting”，并结合空格后的内容可知，举重运动员在举起重物和想象着举起重物时在激活大脑模式方面的效果是一样的。similarly 意为“类似于，同样地”，符合语境。故选D。10选B根据下文“can be almost as effective as physical training”，并结合下文“Its been found that mental practices.”可知，此处指的是心理练习。故选B。11选A根据下文内容，并结合上文“when they simply imagined lifting”可知，此处指的是在心里想象着举重，因此 imagine 与语境相符
27、。故选A。12选C根据下文“changes in muscle activity”，并结合上文语境可知，想象着举重会引起肌肉活动方面的实际变化。actual 意为“实际的，事实上的”，符合语境。故选C。13选A根据下文“many cognitive(认知的)processes in the brain：motor control，attention.”可知，心理臆想会对大脑的许多认知过程产生影响。impact 意为“影响，冲击”，符合语境。故选A。14选A根据下文“is getting trained for actual performance during visualization.”并
28、结合选项可知，在想象过程中，大脑正在为实际表现得到训练，因此 brain 符合语境。故选A。15选D根据下文“your brain for success”，并结合空格前的内容可知，心理练习能够使你的大脑为成功做好准备。prepare 可与空格后的介词“for”构成动词短语，意为“为做好准备”，与语境相符。故选D。16选B根据下文“visualizing is more than just thinking about an upcoming event”，并结合上一段的内容可知，空格处表示的是转折关系，因此 but 符合语境。故选B。17选C根据下文“athletes use visuali
29、zation，they truly feel the event taking place in their minds eye”可知，当运动员发挥想象时，他们真的感到体育项目正在他们的脑海中举行，因此 when 符合语境。故选C。18选D根据下文“She feels her forefoot.racing ahead of the competitors.”并结合选项可知，在想象中，她把所有的感觉都融合在这种体验中，因此 senses 与语境相符。故选D。19选C根据上文“sports psychologist Dr.JoAnn Dahlkoetter wrote in a blog pos
30、t on The Huffington Post”以及空格后的内容可知，运动心理学家 JoAnn Dahlkoetter 博士写了一篇关于一名速滑运动员的博客。故选C。20选B根据上文“She feels her forefoot pushing off the track.the competitors.”可知，她在比赛前详尽地体验了比赛的所有过程。in detail 意为“详细地”，符合语境。故选B。.语篇解读：本文是一则新闻报道，主要报道了年仅 24 岁的 Gareth Bale 成为史上身价最高的足球运动员一事。1选A细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的“A player who had o
31、nce looked a prodigy(神童)as a 17yearold Southampton full back”可知，A项正确。2选C推理判断题。根据文章第四段内容可知，Bale 永不妥协，坚持努力训练，即使在他受伤的情况下还继续坚持，这为他以后的成就奠定了基础，由此可推知，在 Bale 成功的过程中起决定作用的是他的决心、毅力和勤奋。故C项正确。3选B推理判断题。根据第三段第一句中的“the Welsman had played 24 matches.never finished on the winning side once”及最后一句中的“A player who had o
32、nce looked a prodigy(神童) as a 17yearold Southampton full back，the youngest ever international for Wales already appeared, at 20, on the way down”，可推知，Bale 在17岁被称为“神童”，之后到20岁的这几年间输掉了24场比赛，被别人认为在走下坡路。故B项正确。4选B标题概括题。纵观全文，文章主要介绍了当今足球红星 Gareth Bale 的成名历程。B项最能概括文章的主旨，适合做标题。故B项正确。.参考范文：The picture shows us
33、 a dialogue between a father and his son. The father asks his son to empty the dustbin before worrying about disposing of nuclear waste. It reveals the importance of doing small things well before undertaking something big.Undoubtedly, doing small things is the first step to success and will contrib
34、ute to doing something big in the future. By doing something small, we are able to accumulate experience, master skills and train ourselves to be more patient. In other words, we can be well prepared for further challenges in the course of fulfilling small things. By contrast, those who set out to d
35、o something big when too young will be constantly troubled by disappointment, frustrations or even failures. When “something big” really appears, they can hardly deal with them because of the lack of experience and confidence which come from doing small things.In my opinion, under no circumstances should we underestimate the value of doing small things. Instead, we should regard small things as the source of experience, skills and patience. Just as Aristotle once said, “Great achievement only belongs to those who can do small things perfectly.”高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！
