Unit 3 Faster，higher，stronger 单元达标检测-【精讲精练】2023-2024学年高中英语选择性必修第一册外研版（课时作业）

(时间：100分钟　满分：120分)

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

Top Five Youngest Olympics Gold

Medal Winners of All­Time

Nadia Comaneci

Nadia Comaneci is from Romania and a five­time Olympic gold medalist.She was merely 14 years old when she secured the Gold at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and was the first gymnast to receive a perfect score of 10.Interestingly，back then，a gymnast had to be 14 to participate but later the age limit went up to 16 years.Therefore，Nadia's record cannot be broken.

Fu Mingxia

Chinese female diver Fu Mingxia is popular for being one of the youngest Olympic diving champions.She won a gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games when she was just 13 years and 345 days old.She dominated the sport throughout the 1990s with her extremely difficult dives.

Nishiya Momiji

The event of skateboarding was making its debut at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.Japan's Nishiya Momiji became the first ever women's Olympic skateboarding champion.The athlete was merely 13 years and 330 days old，one of the youngest individual Olympic gold medal winners.

Klaus Zerta

Klaus Zerta was only 13 years and 283 days old when he won a gold medal at the 1960 Olympics in Rome in the coxed pairs event (赛艇双人有舵手项目)．Moreover，he is the youngest confirmed male athlete to win a gold medal in the history of the Summer Olympics.

Marjorie Gestring

Marjorie Gestring of the USA was only 13 years and 268 days old when she won the gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games in diving and became the youngest individual Olympic gold medalist.She would have won more gold medals considering her talent if not for the coming of World War Ⅱ.

[语篇解读]　本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了全球最年轻的五位奥运冠军。

1．Why can't Nadia's record be broken?

A．Her performance was extremely difficult.

B．She was the first gymnast to get a full mark.

C．The age limit of a gymnast was increased to 16.

D．She has won the Olympic gold medal for 5 times.

解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句可知，在Nadia之后参加奥运会的体操运动员的最小年龄从14岁提到了16岁，因而她14岁获得奥运冠军的纪录不可能被打破。

2．Who is the youngest individual Olympic gold medal winner?

A．Marjorie Gestring. B．Klaus Zerta.

C．Nishiya Momiji.  D．Fu Mingxia.

解析：选A　细节理解题。对比所列选手的年龄并根据最后一段“Marjorie Gestring of the USA was only 13 years and 268 days old when she won the gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games in diving and became the youngest individual Olympic gold medalist.”可知，马乔里·格斯特林在13岁268天的时候赢得奥运金牌，是史上最年轻的个人项目金牌获得者。

3．How many kinds of sports do the 5 players cover?

A．Five.  B．Four.

C．Three.  D．Two.

解析：选B　细节理解题。通读全文可知，Nadia Comaneci是体操项目冠军，Nishiya Momiji是滑板项目冠军，Klaus Zerta是双人赛艇有舵手项目冠军，伏明霞和Marjorie Gestring是跳水项目冠军。这5名运动员参与了4种运动。

B

Table tennis may not seem a reasonable option for someone with no arms — but Ibrahim Hamadtou doesn't believe in limits.The 48­year­old Egyptian Paralympian breaks the barrier by holding the paddle(乒乓球拍) in his mouth and using his right foot to serve the ball.

Hamadtou，who lost his arms in a train accident at the age of ten，was drawn to table tennis after being challenged by a friend.“I was once watching a match between two of my friends，”Hamadtou explains.“They disagreed on a point.When I was in favour of one of them，the other player told me，‘Mind your own business as you will never be able to play.’It was that statement that fired me up to decide to play table tennis.”

It took Hamadtou three years to master the sport.He said the biggest challenge was figuring out the best way to control his body.“I was trying first to use the bat under the arm，and I also tried using other things，which weren't working so well.Finally，I tried using my mouth.It took me nearly a year of practice to get used to holding the paddle with my mouth and making the serve.With practicing and playing regularly，this skill improved.”

The Egyptian's incredible talent came to light in 2014 when he was awarded the best Arab

Athlete of the Year.He won a silver medal at the 2016 African Championships，qualified for his first Paralympics in 2016 at 43，and then again for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games at 48.

The inspiring athlete says，“The disability is not in arms or legs but to give up whatever you would like to do.”

[语篇解读]　本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了东京残奥会埃及乒乓球选手Ibrahim Hamadtou身残志坚，获得了很多荣誉的故事。

4．What made Hamadtou take up table tennis?

A．His passion for table tennis.

B．His ambition to prove himself.

C．His willingness to inspire others.

D．His suffering in a train accident.

解析：选B　推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Mind your own business...decide to play table tennis”可知，朋友的话让他下定决心去打乒乓球，以此证明自己尽管残疾也能打好乒乓球。

5．What was the most difficult for Hamadtou to play table tennis?

A．Serving the ball with his mouth.

B．Holding the paddle under his arm.

C．Practicing strengthening his muscles.

D．Playing the game with the right body parts.

解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第三段中的“He said the biggest challenge...control his body.”可知，对他来说，最大的挑战是如何控制身体，再结合下文的描述可知，他的困难在于如何用合适的身体部位去握球拍。

6．What can we learn about Hamadtou from the text?

A．He was recognized as a gifted player at 41.

B．He was awarded the best athlete in Africa.

C．He won a medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

D．He realized his dream of winning a gold medal.

解析：选A　推理判断题。根据第四段第一句和第二句中的“in 2016 at 43”可知，Hamadtou在41岁的时候获得了阿拉伯年度最佳运动员奖，他的才华为人所知。

7．What message does the story convey?

A．Well begun is half done.

B．Love breaks down barriers.

C．Success gives people delight.