高2019届高2016级高三英语一轮复习三维设计学案Unit 2 课时跟踪练(一)

课时跟踪练(一) Warming Up & Reading — Pre-reading Ⅰ.阅读理解

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They are the world's fittest people.But even Olympic athletes have had their share of difficult, heart-breaking or embarrassing (令人难堪的) moments.

1904 Olympics, St Louis, USA

American Fred Lorz crossed the finish line of the Olympic marathon (马拉松赛跑) with a time of 3 hours and 13 minutes.He had beaten the second runner by 15 minutes.Lorz looked happy and fresh, and smiled for the photographers.Just before they gave him the gold medal, the race officials arrived and took away the medal, and Lorz was banned from races for a year.Then an official told the truth.He had travelled by car for 11 miles of the marathon!

1908 Olympics, London, England

The Italian Dorando Pietri was one of the unluckiest marathon runners. When he arrived in the stadium, he was very tired.The people were cheering, but Pietri couldn't continue.He fell down and got up again four times.Finally, around seven metres from the finish line, he fell down again and didn't move.Worried officials ran over and picked him up.He crossed the finish line and won the gold medal.But a few hours later the Olympic officials had to take it away from him again.They said he couldn't be the winner because Olympic officials had helped him cross the line.

2000 Olympics, Sydney, Australia

Eric Moussambani of Equatorial Guinea became one of the most loved athletes of the 2000 games.His race was the 100-metre freestyle swim.He jumped into the pool and started swimming.After the first 50 metres he was very tired.He went more and more slowly and almost stopped in the middle of the pool.The officials worried that he was drowning (淹死)．But Moussambani continued and finished the race with a time of 1 minute and 52 seconds, the slowest in the history of the Olympics.Still, Moussambani was happy.He had never swum in a pool of that size before.

语篇解读：本文是应用文。文章介绍了三名未获得奥运会奖牌的运动员。

1.Lorz's gold medal was taken away at the 1904 Olympics because ________.

A．he broke the rules

B．officials made a mistake

C．officials picked him up halfway

D．he beat the second runner badly

解析：选A细节理解题。根据1904 Olympics, St Louis, USA中的“He had travelled by

car for 11 miles of the marathon.”可知，弗雷德·洛茨被取消比赛名次是因为他在马拉松比赛中违反规定乘坐汽车完成比赛。

2．What happened to Pietri at the 1908 Olympics?

A．He broke a world record.

B．He finally won the gold medal.

C．He fell down after finishing the race.

D．He received help as he crossed the finish line.

解析：选D细节理解题。根据1908 Olympics, London, England中的“Worried officials ran over and picked him up.He crossed the finish line and won the gold medal.”可知，道多兰多·佩特里在别人的帮助下跨过了终点。

3．How did people look at Moussambani?

A．They felt sorry for him.

B．They thought highly of him.

C．They showed no interest in him.

D．They had mixed feelings about him.

解析：选B细节理解题。根据2000 Olympics, Sydney, Australia中的“Eric Moussambani of Equatorial Guinea became one of the most loved athletes of the 2000 games.”可知，人们对艾瑞克·姆萨巴尼这种坚持不懈的精神给予了高度评价。

4．Why did Moussambani feel happy at the 2000 Olympics?

A．He was still alive.

B．He finished the race alone.

C．He achieved a personal best time.

D．He got the chance to take part in the race.

解析：选D推理判断题。根据2000 Olympics, Sydney, Australia中的“Still, Moussambani was happy.He had never swum in a pool of that size before.”可知，能有机会参加奥运会，并在这么大的游泳池里游泳让艾瑞克·姆萨巴尼感到很高兴。

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I was born in the city of Y ork, in England, in 1632. My father was a man of some wealth, able to give me a good home and send me to school. It was his wish that I should be a lawyer but my head began to be filled very early with thoughts of travel, and I would be satisfied with nothing but going to sea. One day, being at Hull, I met one of my friends who was about