辽宁省朝阳市高考英语一轮复习 九月阅读理解选编(一)

辽宁朝阳市2017高考英语九月阅读理解选编

阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。

It is probably the strangest sport anyone has ever

invented. And at first sight, it looks like the easiest.

Competitors have to do two things. The first is to stand

still. The second is to place their hands anywhere on the

body of a car, and keep it there.

This is where things start getting difficult. Lots of

people are doing the same thing. And the winner of the“handathon”contest is the person who can carry on doing it for the longest time. That person gets to own the car.

It still seems to be an easy thing to do. At the beginning it is. Anyone can stand still. But when the contest has been going for four or five days, standing still seems like the most difficult job in the world. And keeping the hand in place over this time becomes an act of serious attention. After a few days, the hand seems to belong to someone else—someone who wants to go home and get some sleep.

Competitors are allowed to take a five-minute break every hour to eat, drink or do whatever else is necessary. No one is allowed to lean on the car for support. Winners need to be able to show great powers of attention. They also need to be able to develop special skills.

Maybe the popularity of the handathon is due to the fact that it is not necessary to be a trained athlete to enter. Entrants in the Longview handathon certainly don’t seem to do much preparation. Most say they will prepare by“getting lots of sleep”. Others say they will“eat healthy food”or“pray for success”. The whole event gives ordinary people the chance to do something interesting and win something in the end.

Handathons are competitions, but there is little rivalry(敌对)between competitors. They help each other out and keep each other’s spirits up. People who drop out early return with food, drink and encouragement.

【文章大意】双手放在车身任何部位, 静立不动, 你能坚持多久? 本文介绍了一项看似简单, 实则类似于马拉松的运动形式“handathon”。

1. The reason why the sport is c alled“handathon”is that competitors.

A. cover a long distance

B. keep hands in place for long

C. wave hands as long as possible

D. do the same thing as in a marathon

【解析】选D。推理判断题。由第二段可知, 这种运动在形式上和马拉松是一样的。

2. What ability is likely to be needed most in a handathon?

A. Standing without any support.

B. Not leaning on the car.

C. Eating and drinking in five minutes.

D. Having strong powers of attention.

【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第四段的倒数第二句Winners need to be able to show great powers of attention. 可以得到答案。

3. Why is handathon popular?

A. Someone can win with special training.

B. It doesn’t need to make any preparation.

C. Anyone who is interested can join in it.

D. People get along well with each other in it.

【解析】选C。细节理解题。由第五段中的Maybe the popularity of the handathon is due to the fact that it is not necessary to be a trained athlete to enter. 一句可知, 它流行的原因是不需要进行专门的训练, 换句话说, 只要有兴趣就可以参加。

4. Which of the following about handathon is NOT right?

A. The person who takes part in it should stand still.

B. The person who takes part in it has to place his hands anywhere on the body of a car, and keep it there.

C. The person who takes part in it can have a break during the course of the competition.

D. Handathons a re competitions, so competitors don’t encourage each other.

【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据最后一段可知D项错误。

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