1、第 1页（共 11页） Unit2 Sports and Fitness section C Reading Club 一、单词拼写 1I wake up at 6 am to _ (慢跑) for an hour before having fruit and milk, and then bike to work. 2The doctor strongly recommended limiting the amount of fat in my _ (饮食) 3It is believed that Lin Dan is one of the best _ (羽毛球) players in
2、 the world. 4She chose Spain, but personally I _ (prefer) to go to France. 5We hope this treatment will reduce the _ (发生 率) of heart disease. 6_ (体操) is a challenging sport. 7Every four years, _ (运动员) from all over the world compete in the Olympic Games for the honor of winning. 8I completed the tas
3、k _ (在之内) 40 minutes. 9Lucy wants to _ (骑自行车) round the world and she is really keen on the idea. 10They ran five times round the _ (跑道) 二、单句语法填空 1Keeping a _ (balance) diet is of great benefit to our health. 2A teacher should not show _ (prefer) for any one 第 2页（共 11页） of his pupils. 3We meet _ (re
4、gular), once a month. 4Its not polite to interrupt a speaker with _ (frequency) questions. 5I suggest you keep the _ (balanced) between your study and entertainment. 6Have you been _ a diet? Youve lost a lot of weight. 7Although he is fifty years old, he is still _ better shape than many young men.
5、8_ (jog) through the park becomes my routine. 三、阅读理解 A Mom was a teacher most of her life. When she wasnt in the classroom, she was educating her children or grandchildren, correcting our grammar, starting us off on collections of butterflies, flowers or rocks, or inspiring a discussion on her most
6、recent “Book of the Month Club” topic. Mom made learning fun. It was sad for my three brothers and me to see her suffering in her later years. At eightyfive, she suffered a stroke (中 风) and she went_steadily_downhill after that. Two days before she died, my brothers and I met at her nursing home and
7、 took her for a short ride in a wheelchair. While we waited for the staff to lift her limp body back into bed, 第 3页（共 11页） Mom fell asleep. Not wanting to wake her, we moved to the far end of the room and spoke softly. After several minutes our conversation was interrupted by a muffled sound coming
8、from across the room. We stopped talking and looked at Mom. Her eyes were closed,but she was clearly trying to communicate with us. We went to her side. “Whrr， ” she said weakly. “Where？” I asked. “Mom, is there something you want？” “Whrr， ” she repeated a bit stronger. My brothers and I looked at e
9、ach other and shook our heads sadly. Mom opened her eyes, sighed, and with all the energy she could gather said, “Not.was. Say were！ ” We suddenly realized that Mom was correcting Brother Jims last sentence, “if it was up to me.” Jim leaned down and kissed her cheek. “Thanks, Mom， ” he whispered. We
10、 smiled at each other and once again shook our heads. 1What do the underlined words “went steadily downhill” in the 2nd paragraph mean? Awent lower and lower Bwent worse and worse Cwent down the hill Dwent downstairs 2What do we know about Mom? AShe gave up her teaching after retirement. 第 4页（共 11页）
11、 BShe was always making her teaching interesting. CShe stopped her teaching because of her illness. DShe left the nursing home before her death. 3What does the writer think of his mother? AHe loved her but was tired of his mothers teaching. BHis mother should have enjoyed the rest of her life. CHis
12、mother was great because she devoted herself to teaching. DHis mother was an excellent teacher before she retired. B You cant imagine how terrible I felt at that time. A month before my first marathon, one of my ankles was injured and this meant not running for two weeks, leaving me only two weeks t
13、o train. Yet, I was determined to go ahead. I remember back to my 7th year in school. In my first PE class, the teacher required us to run laps and then hit a softball. I didnt do either well. He later informed me that I was “not athletic” The idea that I was “not athletic” stuck with me for years.
14、When I started running in my 30s, I realised running was a battle against myself, not about competition or whether or not I was athletic. It was all about the battle against my own body and mind. A test of wills! The night before my marathon, I dreamed that I couldnt even find the finish line. I wok
15、e up sweating and nervous, but ready 第 5页（共 11页） to prove something to myself. Shortly after crossing the start line, my shoe laces (鞋 带) became untied. So I stopped to readjust. Not the start I wanted! At mile 3, I passed a sign: “GO FOR IT, RUNNERS！ ” By mile 17, I became out of breath and the onc
16、e injured ankle hurt badly. Despite the pain, I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again. By mile 21, I was starving! As I approached mile 23, I could see my wife waving a sign. She is my biggest fan. She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 am or questioned my expenses on runnin
17、g. I was one of the final runners to finish. But I finished! And I got a medal. In fact, I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had. Determined to be myself, move forward, free of shame and worldly labels (世俗标签), I can now call myself a “marathon winner” 4A month before
18、 the marathon, the author _. Alost hope Bfelt scared Cwas well trained Dmade up his mind to run 5Why did the author mention the PE class in his 7th year? ATo acknowledge the support of his teacher. 第 6页（共 11页） BTo amuse the readers with a funny story. CTo show he was not talented in sports. DTo shar
19、e a precious memory. 6How was the authors first marathon? AHe made it. BHe quitted halfway. CHe got the first prize. DHe walked to the end. 7What does the story mainly tell us? AOne is never too old to learn. BFailure is the mother of success. CA winner is one with a great effort of will. DA man owe
20、s his success to his family support. 四、语法填空 According to a review of evidence in a medical journal， runners live three years 1.(long) than nonrunners.You dont have to run fast or for long 2.(see) the benefit.You may drink，smoke，be overweight and still reduce your risk of 3.(die) early by running. Wh
21、ile running regularly cant make you live forever，the review says it 4.(be) more effective at lengthening life 5.walking， cycling or swimming.Two of the authors ofthereviewalsomadeastudypublishedin20146. showed a mere five to 10 minutes a day of running reduced the riskofheartdiseaseandearlydeathsfro
22、mall7. 第 7页（共 11页） (cause) The best exercise is one that you enjoy and will do.But otherwise.its probably running.To avoid knee pain，you can run on soft surfaces，do exercises to 8.(strength) your leg muscles(肌肉)，avoid hills and get good running shoes.Runningischeap ， easyanditsalways9. (energy)If yo
23、u are time poor，you need run for only half the time to get the same benefits as other sports，so perhaps we should all give 10.a try. 第 8页（共 11页） 一、单词拼写 1jog2.diet3.badminton4.preferred5.frequency 6Gymnastics7.athletes8.within9.cycle10.track 二、单句语法填空 1 balanced2.preference3.regularly4.frequent 5.bala
24、nce6on7.in8.Jogging 三、阅读理解 1 B语句理解题。根据画线部分前面提到的“At eightyfive, she suffered a stroke.”可知，85 岁的时候母亲得了中风。由 此推断，从那以后她的身体越来越差(go worse and worse)，故选 B。 2B细节理解题。根据第一段的最后一句“Mom made learning fun.”可知，B 项正确。 3C推理判断题。作者的母亲是位敬业的老师，而且在家里也 教孩子学习，甚至在生命的尽头还不忘纠正孩子们的语法错误，由此 可知作者认为母亲是很伟大的。 4 D细节理解题。根据第一段中的 .this mea
25、nt not running for two weeks, leaving me only two weeks to train. Yet, I was determined to go ahead.可知，虽然作者不得不休息两周而只能用 剩余的两周训练，但作者下定决心参赛。故选 D 项。 5C推理判断题。根据第二段中的 He later informed me that I was “not athletic” 可推知，作者提到七年级的事情，是为了 说明自己不是一个擅长运动的人。故选 C 项。 6A细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的 But I finished! And I got a meda
26、l. In fact, I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had.可知，作者虽然受了伤但还 第 9页（共 11页） 是跑到了终点，也就是说他成功了。故选 A 项。 7C主旨大意题。通读全文可知，作者在脚踝受伤的情况下， 仍靠着坚强的意志力跑到终点而最终获得一枚奖牌。因此，这个故事 告诉我们：成功者是那些意志坚强的人。故选 C 项。 四、语法填空 1longer考查副词的比较级。句中有 than，故用 long 的比较 级 longer。 2to see考查非谓语动词。本句有谓语，因此此处应用
27、非谓 语动词；分析句子结构及句意可知，此处应用动词不定式 to see 作 目的状语。 3dying考查非谓语动词。短语 reduce ones risk of.“降 低某人的风险” ，此处介词 of 后用动名词作宾语。 4is考查动词的时态和主谓一致。本文介绍了跑步的好处， 通篇以一般现在时为主。本句中宾语从句与主句的时态应保持一致， 故用一般现在时；且宾语从句中的主语为 it，故用 is。 5than考查介词。根据句中的 more 可知，此处应用介词 than 引出比较对象。此处表示跑步比散步、骑行或游泳更能有效地延长寿 命。故填 than。 6that/which考查定语从句。分析句子结
28、构可知，此处引导 定语从句，先行词为 a study，且定语从句中缺少主语，故填关系代 词 that/which。 7causes考查名词。此处 cause 是可数名词，意为“原因” ， 句中的 all 表示“所有” ，后应用可数名词的复数形式，故填 causes。 8strengthen考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，此处为 动词不定式作目的状语，故本空应填动词 strengthen，意为“增强， 第 10页（共 11页） 加强” 。 9energetic考查形容词。and 连接两个并列分句，两个分句 都表示跑步的特征，and 前面的 cheap 和 easy 均为形容词，故此处 应用形容词 energetic 作表语，意为“需要能量的，剧烈的” 。 10it/running考查固定搭配。give it a try 为固定搭配， 意为 “试一试” ， 根据语境可知， it指代running， 故可填it或running。 第 11页（共 11页）
