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1、Unit 2The Olympic Games.阅读理解Polo(马球)is a sport which has been played for centuries throughout Asia and the Middle East.However,it spread slowly across Asia,where it was played by kings and people of high rank.The West was introduced to the sport when the British took political control over India,and
2、 they quickly spread the sport around the world.Numerous forms of polo have appeared,including on bicycles,camels,and for the brave of heart,elephants.The origins of the sport appear to lie in Persia,and the game has been played there for at least 2,000 years,as artwork and contemporary writings ind
3、icate.The name originates in Pakistan,where it means “ball” in Balti,a language native to that area.There are two teams of three to four people in a game of polo,depending on the size of the field and the style of game being played.Each player has a long,flexible mallet which is used to hit a ball.T
4、he aim is to drive the ball through the opposing teams goal.Polo is played in brief periods called chukkas;each chukka lasts seven minutes,and play can be fierce and violent.By tradition,horses are replaced at each chukka,ensuring that they stay fresh and fit.The horses used in the sport are called
5、polo ponies,which is a misnomer since ponies are small horses,but they are full-sized horses.In all cases,horses are selected for speed,ability,and obedience (顺从).A good horse is capable of stopping in a very small area,working with other horses and riders,and moving quickly with the flow of play;ch
6、ampionship horses can be sold at a good price.1.By whom was polo mainly played in ancient Asia according to the passage?A.Artists. B.Writers.C.The upper class.D.People living on the plain.2.Where is the probable birthplace of polo?A.India.B.Persia.C.Britain.D.Pakistan.3.Whats Paragraph 3 mainly abou
7、t?A.The rules of polo.B.The development of polo.C.The equipment used when playing polo.D.The matters needing attention when playing polo.4.What does the underlined word “misnomer” in the last paragraph mean?A.A funny tale. B.An old tradition.C.A different species.D.An unsuitable name.语篇解读:本文是说明文。文章简
8、单介绍了马球运动。答案及剖析:1.C细节理解题。根据第一段中的it spread slowly across Asia,where it was played by kings and people of high rank可知,在古代亚洲,马球运动局限于上层阶级。2.B细节理解题。根据第二段中的The origins of the sport appear to lie in Persia可知答案。3.A段落大意题。第三段介绍了马球运动的参赛人数、比赛用具、时间等,因此本段主要介绍了马球运动的比赛规则。4.D词义猜测题。根据本句中的ponies are small horses,but th
9、ey are full-sized horses可知,马球运动中使用的马都是正常大小的马,因此用“小马”称呼它们显然是“不合适的”。.七选五(2018陕西宝鸡高三教学质量检测)One day a professor entered the classroom and told the students about a surprise test.After hearing that, all students were seated and waited for the test to begin.1. Once he was done with handing out the papers
10、to all the students, he asked them to turn the test pages and begin. The students were confused to see that there was not a question but just a black dot in the center of the page.The professor noticed the students face expressions and told them, “I want you to write about what you see there.”2
11、.At the end of the class, the professor took all answer sheets and started reading each answer from each sheet in front of all students.All of them described the black dot and tried to explain its position etc.3.Professor began to explain, “Dont worry.I am not going to give you grades for this but I
12、 just want you to think about something.Here everyone focused on the black dot and wrote about it but no one wrote about the white paper.4. The white paper represents our whole life and the black spot represents problems in our life. “Our lives are a gift given to us by God, with love and care,
13、 and we always have reasons to celebrateour friends around us, the job that provides us with our livelihood, the miracles we see every day.”“5. but we never see that these problems are very small compared with everything we have in our life.” A.The same is with our life.B.Instead, you should be
14、 responsible for what you did.C.The students were still confused but got started with the test.D.After the professor finished reading, the whole class was silent.E.Luckily, research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments.F.Still we just focus on day to day problems like health issues
15、, lack of money,G.Then, the professor gave the test papers to all students with text facing down at the desk.答案:1-5GCDAF.完形填空 (2018河北衡水中学七调)About 30 years ago, Marie Roth taught a painting class.When some of her1 expressed an interest in purchasing her works, she turned painting into a profession.&#
16、160;Shes 70 now, an age when many folks are starting to be2 on the sofa in front of the TV.But 3 are if theres a (n)4 barn (谷仓) coming down somewhere in northeastern Illinois, Marie will be there.Wearing leather gloves, Marie will pick through the piles of wood and 5 pieces that, as she describes, “
17、whisper” to her.Shell remove the 6 boards to her home, where shell 7 them and allow them to dry out before 8 the pieces together and gluing them into place.But its only when Marie 9 painting them in the eye-catching, beautiful colors loved by every American that it becomes clear what shes 10.From th
18、e broken-down barns, she constructs fine wooden reproductions of the American 11. “The wood is continually 12 by animals, or sometimes nailed and hammered by humans,” she said.“Recently, I had a piece of wood from the floor of a barn that was 13 by hooves (蹄子).I used it to paint flags from the
19、Civil War erathe marks made me 14 all those brave soldiers.” Marie comes by her love of barn wood 15 because her father is a carpenter.She painted her first flag on a shipping pallet (托盘) more than 30 years ago.“The old pallet,”she 16, “17 looked like a flag.” The self-taught artist paints
20、 American flags 18 she is really good at drawing straight lines.Creating art is 19 she has to do.She sometimes 20 that she hopes one day she dies with a paintbrush in her hand. 1.A.studentsB.employees C.customersD.managers2.A.bravelyB.modestlyC.gratefullyD.comfortably3.A.tasksB.processesC.chanc
21、esD.purposes4.A.smallB.oldC.ordinaryD.dangerous5.A.look forB.wait forC.work onD.get through6.A.borrowedB.selectedC.limitedD.carved7.A.washB.repairC.cutD.store8.A.fittingB.foundingC.replacingD.holding9.A.continuesB.startsC.avoidsD.risks10.A.collectingB.showingC.writingD.creating11.A.flagB.pictureC.sc
22、eneD.toy12.A.chewedB.kickedC.smashedD.made13.A.disturbedB.spottedC.printedD.marked14.A.think ofB.care forC.attend toD.bring back15.A.frequentlyB.naturallyC.quicklyD.secretly16.A.imaginedB.noddedC.pretendedD.remembered17.A.justB.yetC.evenD.still18.A.becauseB.orC.thoughD.so19.A.anythingB.nothingC.some
23、thingD.everything20.A.admitsB.declaresC.criesD.jokes语篇解读:本文介绍三十年前玛丽·罗斯教绘画课,当她的一些学生表示有兴趣购买她的作品时,她把绘画变成了一种职业。她把创作艺术看作是她必须要做的事情,她有时开玩笑说,她希望有一天,她手里拿着画笔死去。答案及剖析:1.A根据空格前面的taught a painting class可知,她的学生对她的画感兴趣。2.D根据常识,七十岁的老人通常会舒服地坐在电视机前看电视,而她却和别人不一样。3.C chances are.是一个固定句型,意为“可能”。4.B根据后面的From the bro
24、ken-down barns 可知谷仓是破旧的。5.A根据空格前面的pick through the piles of wood 可知她是在寻找木板。6.B前文中的pick through是暗示。7.A根据空格后面的dry out 可知,她先清洗木板,再把它们晾干。8.A根据后文gluing them into place 可知,她把木板拼在一起。9.B本句用了强调句型,意为“但是只有当玛丽开始用每一个美国人都喜爱的、引人注目的、漂亮的颜色在它们上面作画时,她所创造的是什么才会变得清楚。”10.D玛丽是画家,当然是创作艺术品。11.A根据后文She painted her first flag
25、 on a shipping pallet (托盘) more than 30 years ago 可知。12.A根据常识,动物经常会咀嚼木头。13.D14空前面的marks是本题的暗示。14.A句意为“这些痕迹让我想起了那些勇敢的士兵。”故选A。15.B根据后文“her father is a carpenter.”可知,她很自然会喜欢谷仓的木头。16.D她记得,旧托盘“看起来就像一面旗帜”。17.Ajust 意为“就,正是”。18.A上下文是因果关系。这位自学成才的艺术家画美国国旗是因为她擅长画直线。19.C创作艺术是她必须要做的事情。根据句意可知答案为C。20.D根据句意,这应该是她开玩笑时说的话。