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课时达标训练(十三)
Section Ⅰ Listening and Speaking
Ⅰ. 单词拼写
1. The tired worker wiped away the sweat (汗水) from his forehead with the back of his hand.
2. As we all know, sports are good for physical fitness(健康).
3. In this track(跑道) and field competition, our monitor won the gold medal.
4. The event(公开活动) will encourage creative minds and give full play to your DIY skills.
5. China successfully hosted (主办) the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
Ⅱ. 短语填空
come along; work out;make it;used to;get used to
1. The old man used to go to the park to do some exercise but now he is ill in bed.
2. We shouldwork out regularly to keep fit.
3. I will try toget used to the new school as soon as possible.
4. —Making a lecture in public is the last thing I want to do.
—Just have a try. I am sure you can make it.
5. Our football club will go camping next weekend. Will you come along?
Ⅲ. 阅读理解
As Simon Kindleysides, 34, took his first step in the London Marathon in April, he felt as if magic was in the air.
“As we were walking toward the first mile, we actually started joining all the runners,” he said. “Everyone was on the streets, cheering, and that was a magical moment.” As time went on, the crowds and other racers spread around. Kindleysides and his team of eight supporters continued walking.
Kindleysides, who is paralyzed (瘫痪的) from the waist down and typically uses a wheelchair, was equipped with an exoskeleton (外骨骼) to help him walk. His supporters walked with him to change the batteries in his exoskeleton so he could keep moving.
In 2013, Kindleysides was diagnosed with a brain tumor (肿瘤) that was growing in a way that pressed on certain nerves, leading to him losing feeling in his legs. He was told he would never walk again. Before his paralysis, the Londonbased singer and dancer had “always wanted to run a marathon,” he said, but he never made the plan to do so — until this year.
During the London Marathon, the last two miles were the hardest. “At that point, I was ex