1、学年高一英语牛津译林版必修四同步练习Unit 2 Sports events提升卷Unit 2 Sports events-提升卷1、 There are many weird sports that are present from around the world. From each region of the world, along with the very popular common sports, there are also those really popular but very weird kinds of sports. The Ultimate Test betw
2、een Man and Horse: This indeed a very strange kind of sport that tests your stamina. You will learn how to be agiler while competing against a horse. This game originated in Welsh town of Llanwrtyd Wells. This sport really has to do with strength. You will require great agility and strength in order
3、 to take part in this. Marathon human contestants are put to test against those mounted on horses. This is how the marathon testing takes place. Love Locked Race Thisis a sports event that was first introduced in Finland. This is all about a male competitor racing with a female in a certain way. The
4、re would be many obstructions and blocks on the way which would definitely bring you challenges. The person to win would have to finish the race without losing his female partner in the course of overcoming the obstacles even for once. This race takes place really fast and the obstacles are set that
5、 way. Toe sport This is yet another weird sport that welcomes you to use your toes. This is quite the same kind of sport that you used to play as a child which involved toe wrestling. This has now been turned into a major sport that even has a World Toe Wrestling Competition. It first originated in
6、a pub of Derbyshire. The locals took this sport with great enjoyment and then made this so popular that it soon had its own championship. The individuals who participate have only got to use their feet in locks but then this is tougher than it may sound. The Mud Pit Belly Flop This is a kind of game
7、 where even the spectators get splashed in mud but in fact that is quite the fun. The very annual Summer Redneck Games in East Dublin brings about this game and brings about some of the greatest hubcap discus throws with it. This is also a great sport to show the strength and dexterity of your feet.
8、1.Which sport requires couples to participate?A.The Ultimate Test between Man and HorseB.Love Locked RaceC.Toe sportD.The Mud Pit Belly Flop2.Which statement shows the popularity of the Toe Sport?A.It first originated in a pub of Derbyshire.B.The locals took this sport with great enjoyment.C.It has
9、a World Toe Wrestling Competition.D.Even kids are fond of the sport.3.What kind of people are likely to take part in the Ultimate Test between Man and Horse?A.People with agility and strengthB.People with companionsC.Marathon runnersD.Horse riders2、 Why play games? Because they are fun, and a lot mo
10、re besides. Following the rulesplanning your next move.acting as a team member these are all “game” ideas that you will come across throughout your life.Think about some of the games you played as a young child, such as rope-jumping and hide-and-seek. Such games are entertaining and fun. But perhaps
11、 more importantly, they translate life into exciting dramas that teach children some of the basic rules they will be expected to follow the rest of their lives, such as taking turns and cooperating. Many childrens games have a practical side. Children around the world play games that prepare them fo
12、r work they will do as grown-ups. For instance, some Saudi Arabian children play a game called Bones, which sharpens the hand-eye coordination(协调)needed in hunting.Many sports encourage national or local pride. The most famous games of all, the Olympic Games, bring athletes from around the world tog
13、ether to take part in friendly competition. People who watch the event wave flags, knowing that a gold medal is a win for an entire country, not just the athlete who earned it. For countries experiencing natural disasters or war, an Olympic win can mean so much.Sports are also an event that unites p
14、eople. Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. People on all continents play itsome for fun and some for a living. Nicolette Iribarne, a Californian soccer player, has discovered a way to spread hope through soccer. He created a foundation to provide poor children with not only soccer balls b
15、ut also a promising future.Next time you play your favorite game or sport, think about why you enjoy it, what skills are needed, and whether these skills will help you in other aspects of your life.1.Through playing hide-and-seek, children are expected to learn to _.A.be a team leaderB.predict possi
16、ble dangerC.act as a grown-upD.obey the basic rules2.The underlined part in Paragraph 2 most probably means that games can_.A.make learning life skills more interestingB.turn real-life experiences into a playC.describe life in a ridiculous wayD.change peoples views of sporting events3.According to t
17、he passage, why is winning Olympic medals so encouraging?A.It proves the special skills of the winners.B.It inspires peoples deep love for the country.C.It helps the country out of natural disasters.D.It earns the winners fame and fortune.4.What can be inferred from the passage?A.People are advised
18、to play games for fun.B.Sports can get all athletes together.C.Games benefit people all their lives.D.Sports increase a countrys competitiveness.3、Girls should take part in competitive sport to build confidence, the leader of a group of girlsschools will argue this week. Helen Fraser, director of th
19、e Girls Day School Trust (GDST), will tell the group that sport can help girls cope with failure. “All girls and not just the sporty ones should take physical exercise”, Ms Fraser will say. Research that girls are far less active than boys is worrying, she argues. Ms Fraser will tell the group that
20、she backs “sport for all”. “Thats why I love it when our schools have A, B, C and D teams and beyond”, she will say. The GDST draws on research from the Womens Sport and Fitness Foundation which suggests only a quarter of girls in England meet basic levels(水平)of activity each week. One in five girls
21、 do no activity at all, twice the proportion (比例)of boys, the research suggests. Ms Fraser says other research suggests that more than 80% of women business leaders played sports while growing up. She uses the examples of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, once a skater and tennis player, while
22、 the head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, was in the French national swimming team. Ms Fraser says Olympic medallists like Jessica Ennis, Katherine Grainger and Nicola Adams are excellent role models for young women but says womens sport needs more money and more news reports.
23、 Valerie Dunsford, head of Sheffield High School, part of GDST, said it was important to offer a large number of sports to attract different types of girls. “Not everyone wants to be out playing the hockey (曲棍球)”, said Ms Dunsford.1.Which of the following ideas would Ms Fraser agree with?A.Those tak
24、ing part in the sport are always failures.B.More should be done to make girls do sports.C.Girls are less confident than boys.D.Boys are born to be sport lovers.2.Whats the proportion of boys who never take exercise?A.1/10.B.1/4.C.1/5.D.2/5.3.Ms Fraser mentions those famous women to show _.A.hard wor
25、k will pay off.B.its not easy to be great.C.sport can help girls to succeed.D.its necessary to balance work and sport.4.Whats the purpose of the text?A.To explain the key to success.B.To show the importance of sport.C.To introduce more games to girls.D.To encourage more girls to do sports.4、 Everyon
26、e wants to win,and everybody knows it.Take the case of Olympic athletes,who train hard each day for years to reach the top of their sport and hopefully win a gold medal.Since every competitor,s goal is to win,we assume that the silver medalists would be less happy than gold-medal winners,but still h
27、appier than those in third place.Common sense says that our levels of happiness should have something to do with our levels of achievementexcept that often this isnt the case.Researchers found that bronze medalists actually appeared on the whole to be happier than silver medalists.How could that be?
28、 The answer,in a word,is gratitude.Silver medalists,who compared themselves to the gold medalists,experienced disappointment at having been close to winning the I gold,but falling short.The bronze medalists,on the other hand,were thankful to have won a medal at a11,comparing themselves to all those
29、who didnt even reach the Olympic platform.If happiness,then,is the aim of life,perhaps our achievement-centered culture is getting it all I backwards.We focus on what we want rather than on what we have.We forget to be grateful,and as a result we forget to be happy.Were from a culture that teaches u
30、s to envy othersanother persons achievementsand that is always looking forward to what comes next.Yet in a better society,might we not look at what a11 of our earlier nexts have already earned us?I encourage any person who struggles with frustration(挫折)in their life to take out a notebook and a pen
31、each evening before bed,and to write down all the things that they feel grateful for.Its not a cure for dissatisfaction,to be sure,but many people quickly discover that,when they actually stop to think about it,they have things pretty good.Those bronze medalists,after all,cant be wrong.1.People usua
32、lly think that the better an athlete performs,_.A.the greater their motivation to win isB.the greater their desire to improve isC.the greater their feeling of happiness isD.the greater their need to meet expectation is2.Why are the bronze medalists happier than silver medalists?A.Because they are more grateful.B.Because they havent won before.C.Because they never envy others.D.Beca
