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B卷 综合能力提升
Unit3 Theworldofscience
(试卷满分120分,考试时间100分钟)
第一部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Haveyoucreatedanewsport?Eachsportaroundtheworldhastostartsomewhere.Herearefour
newsports.
Plush-bouncing
ItwascreatedbyMaxGavilovskisfromIrelandin2019.Itbeginswhenyouandyourcompetitor
bounce(弹起)asoftballoffyourhandsoranothersurface(likeawall,door,etc)BUT NOTTHE
FLOOR.Youcannotholditorkeepitstillonceyouhavestarted;youmustkeepitmoving.Whoever
keepsitintheairforthelongesttimewillwin.
Simplecricket(板球运动)
ItwascreatedbyIdanAvnifromIsraelin2019.Thesportisasimpleformofcricketwithfewer
rulessoitsmorefunandfast-paced.
Soundball
ItwascreatedbyOmerKuintfromIsraelin2019.Itismadeupofmusicalbats(球棒)andaspecial
soundball.Eachbatproducesadifferentsoundwhenithitsthesoundball.Thebatscomeineight
differentcolorsaccordingtothesoundtheyproduce.Inordertoplayandcreatemusic,youmustwork
togetherwithatleastonepartner.
Switch
ItwascreatedbyDannyHibbertfromLondon.Thissportisamixof5sports:football,basketball,
volleyball,netballand handball.Thefieldisdividedintothree parts.The middle partisfor
FOOTBALLonly.TheotherpartsandScoringSwitchZone,whereyoucanuseotherfoursports,but
youcanonlyuseyourhandstoscore.
1.Howcanaplayerwintheplush-bouncing?
A.Keeptheballintheairforthelongesttime. B.Movetheballfarthestfromthestartpoint.
C.Throwtheballoffhandsmostquickly. D.Bouncetheballagainstthefloor.
2.Whoisthecreatorofsoundball?
A.MaxGavilovskis. B.IdanAvni. C.OmerKuint. D.DannyHibbert.
3.Whichsportconsistsoffivekindsofballs?
A.Switch. B.Soundball. C.Simplecricket. D.Plush-bouncing.
B
Mydaughterisoutoftheordinary.Threeyearsago,halfwaythroughcollege,my22-year-old
daughterdroppedoutandbecameafarmerinVermont.NextstopwasCalifornia,wheresheraised
goats.NowsheisinCostaRica,whereshemanagesawellnessretreatcenter.ButIvelearnedtoletgo
andacceptedthatherchoicesarenotmine.
AsIveseenhow mydaughterhaschosento