1、第 1页（共 10页） Unit2Sports and Fitness Section D Grammar 一、单词拼写 1If you catch _ (看见) of Mary, ask her to come and see me. 2Its the first time at these games that we have _ (超越) them. 3Online education gives students enough _ (灵活) 4The team also won praise for _ (体育精神) and fair play. 5 I am _ (惊讶的) at t
2、he number of people who visited the Forbidden City on Tuesday. 6The _ (骑自行车者) was knocked down by a lorry. 7At the moment, we are looking forward to your _ (答复) 8Ill never forget winning my first gold _ (奖 牌) 9When the dog attacked me, I _ (保护，保卫) myself with a stick. 10He made himself understood wi
3、th the help of _ (手势) 二、单句语法填空 1Good job candidates must show a _ (flexibility) approach to problems. 第 2页（共 10页） 2She stepped back appearing surprised and put up her hands, as if in _ (defend) 3He _ (response) that he didnt want to see anyone. 4Its really _ (amazed) that the onceruined place has no
4、w been turned into a beautiful school. 5He _ (cycle) as hard as he could for hours and with the finishing line in sight. 三、阅读理解 A Is running a marathon (马拉松) under two hours possible? Will a human ever be able to run that fast? Now, the world record for the 42.195km (26.219 miles) distance is held b
5、y the Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge. His time of 2:01:39 hours was achieved at the Berlin Marathon of 2018. But studies published in the past have come to the conclusion that running a marathon under 2 hours can be done. They even see a time of around 1:57 as the fastest a human can ever run. However
6、, we may have to wait longer for this to happen. To achieve an under two-hour marathon, an athlete would have to have the perfect body size and weight, the right running plans and of course, the right nutrition (营养). Todays perfect runners come from Kenya and Ethiopia, countries that have dominated
7、(占优势) long distance races for years. East 第 3页（共 10页） African athletes have long legs and lungs that can take in lots of oxygen (氧). Training at high altitudes (海拔) gives them a strong heart. Ideal weather conditions with cool temperatures and no wind will also be needed to attempt such a mark. An e
8、xtremely fast marathon would only be possible on flat city courses, like Berlin or London. Since the beginning of the modern Olympic Games in 1896, athletes have tried to run long distance races as fast as possible. In 1900, the marathon world record was at around 3 hours. In the following 30 years,
9、 men were able to reach a mark of 2:30. But in the last 15 years, the world record has improved by only 3 minutes. On the other side, some experts think that such fast performances will only be possible with the help of some medicine. 1. Why is the world record mentioned in Paragraph 1? A. To show a
10、 human can run very fast. B. To prove Eliud Kipchoge is the best. C. To introduce the greatest success in the world. D. To show an under two hour marathon hasnt been achieved yet. 2. Why is it difficult to see a time of around 1:57? 第 4页（共 10页） A. It requires too many things to fit together. B. It i
11、snt easy to find right running plans. C. Training a perfect runner takes a long time. D. Kenyan and Ethiopian runners control marathons. 3. Which of the following may be important for an under two-hour marathon? A. High altitudes.B. Lots of oxygen. C. A perfect environment.D. Tall and strong runners
12、. 4. What can we learn from Paragraph 4? A. Men will run faster and faster. B. Men made the greatest progress in 1930. C. Achieving shorter time became more difficult. D. Its impossible to break the marathon world record. B A campaign (活动) is being launched to encourage children to surrender 30 minu
13、tes of screen time a day to head for the great outdoors. The Wild Networka collaboration (合作) of nearly 2,000 organisationsis attempting to attract youngsters away from the television and computer screen and to fields, woods and parks. Members of the network include the National Trust, the Royal Soc
14、iety for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), Play England 第 5页（共 10页） and the National Health Service (NHS) sustainable development unit. Organisers say it is the UKs biggest ever campaign to reconnect children with nature and outdoor play, and claim it could help improve fitness, mental alertness (机敏)
15、and general wellbeing. A documentary film, Project Wild Thing, which forecast the launch at more than 50 cinemas across the UK also looked at the increasingly fragile link between children and nature. Andy Simpson, chairman of the Wild Network, said, “The tragic truth is that kids have lost touch wi
16、th nature and the outdoors in just one generation. Time spent outdoors is down, roaming (漫步) ranges have fallen largely, activity levels are declining and the ability to identify common species has been lost.” Suggestions of how to get more time in nature include collecting conkers (七叶树果), camping o
17、r snail racing, and observing autumn colours on trees. The network also aims to make suggestions to politicians on how government can do more to get children muddy and bright-eyed. This is not the first time the message of “less screen, more play” has been brought up. Children in the 1980s were 第 6页
18、（共 10页） requested to do the same by the BBC TV series Why Dont You, which somewhat confusingly called on its viewers to “switch off your TV set and go to do something less boring instead”. 5. What does the underlined word “surrender” in Paragraph 1 probably mean? A. Give up.B. Get around.C. Take up.
19、D. Run away. 6. For what purpose is the Wild Network organised? A. To make children read more books. B. To help children tell the natural world. C. To encourage children to take part in outdoor activities. D. To get children out of too much homework from school. 7. “Less screen, more play” was first
20、 put forward by _. A. Wild NetworkB. the BBC C. the National TrustD. Play England 8. What can we infer from the passage? A. The government will play an important role. B. Children have already been close to nature. C. Politicians have controlled the campaign. D. TV viewers will turn away from televi
21、sion. 四、应用文写作 假设你是育才中学的李华， 不久前在学校举办的英语竞赛中获得 一等奖。校报请你写一篇稿件介绍你学习英语的经验。请你根据以下 提示用英语写一篇短文。 第 7页（共 10页） 1坚持参加英语角的益处。 2坚持写英语日记的作用。 3英文阅读网站对你的帮助。 词数：80 左右。 _ _ _ _ _ 第 8页（共 10页） 一、单词拼写 1 sight2.overtaken3.flexibility4.sportsmanship 5.amazed 6 cyclist7.response8.medal9.defended10.gestures 二、单句语法填空 1flexible
22、2.defence3.responded4.amazing5.had been cycling 三、阅读理解 1.D 推理判断题。根据第一段的两个问句以及第二段的内容可知，作 者在此提到 Eliud Kipchoge 的成绩是为了说明现如今，在两小时内 跑完马拉松还没有成为现实。 2.A推理判断题。根据第三段的内容可知，要在两小时内跑完马拉 松需要完美的体形和体重、正确的策略、适当的营养搭配等等，所以 很多方面需要协调一致才能达到在 1 小时 57 分钟内跑完马拉松的目 标。 3.C细节理解题。 根据第三段中的 “Ideal weather conditions with cool tempe
23、ratures and no wind will also be needed on flat city courses”可知，理想的环境有利于运动员在两小时内跑完马拉松。 4.C推理判断题。根据第四段中的“But in the last 15 years, the world record has improved by only 3 minutes.”可知，想在更短 的时间内跑完马拉松变得越来越难了。 5.A词义猜测题。由下文中的“attract youngsters away from the television and computer screen”可知，此处表达：正在开展的一 第
24、 9页（共 10页） 项活动是为了鼓励孩子们每天放弃 30 分钟屏幕时间去户外。由此可 知此处是“放弃”的意思。故选 A 项。 6.C细节理解题。由第二段的第一句“The Wild Network - a collaboration( 合 作 )ofnearly2,000organisations-is attempting to attract youngsters away from the television and computer screen and to fields, woods and parks.”和最后一句 可知，组织 Wild Network 的目的是让孩子到户外去，
25、亲近大自然。 故选 C 项。 7.B细节理解题。由文中最后一段的前两句可知，这个想法首先是 在 20 世纪 80 年代由 BBC 提出的。故选 B 项。 8.A推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的内容可知，该网络还旨在针对 政府如何做得更多来让孩子们去户外玩耍而给政客提建议。由此可 知，政府在这件事上也将起到重要的作用。故选 A 项。 四、应用文写作 In order to learn English well, I take an active part in the English corner and other afterschool English activities, which are
26、 of great benefit to me. In the English corner, I meet many friends, who have the same interest as me. Sometimes, some foreigners are glad to join us. By talking with them, my oral English improves a lot. I also find it useful to keep English diaries because only by practising can we make more progress. Finally, reading makes me a full man. Some good English reading websites contribute a lot to my improvement. 第 10页（共 10页）
