Unit 3 Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas-【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）

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

(2022·黑龙江龙东地区四校联考) Being an Olympian(奥运会选手) demands focus，determination，and a competitive spirit.Plus，representing your country is a lot of pressure.However，two athletes recently showed the world another quality that is definitely worth championing.

Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim and Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi were competing in the high jump on Sunday when they reached a stalemate (僵局)．Both men had managed to jump over a surprising 2.37 meters with no faults along the way.However，after three attempts neither managed the next level of 2.39 meters.

An Olympic official suggested a jump­off between the two friends and rivals (竞争对手) to determine who would get the gold medal.But Barshim had another plan to be rewarded for their efforts.

“Can we have two golds？” he asked the official.The official agreed and the two men jumped for joy.“He is one of my best friends，not only on the track，but outside the track.We work together.This is a dream come true，”shared Barshim.

The decision to share the medal was particularly meaningful to Tamberi.The Italian had suffered an ankle injury that prevented him from competing in Rio 2016 Olympic Games，and it nearly put an end to his career altogether.So this year he brought along his cast to this year's Olympics with “Road to Tokyo 2021” to inspire him along the way.

For Barshim，the gold has topped off his already impressive medal collection，having received a bronze and a silver medal in 2012 and 2016 respectively.Despite all the glory of receiving a gold medal for their countries，their achievement means so much more.These two individuals，trying to do their very best for their countries，have provided a wonderful example to all those competing in sports.They've summed up exactly what it means to take part in a global event with a generous and compassionate (有同情心的) spirit.

[语篇解读]　本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了在东京奥运会的跳高比赛中两位选手在取得相同分数后，共享金牌的故事。

1．What happened to Barshim and Tamberi in the competition?

A．They ended in a tie.

B．They quit the competition.

C．They set a new record.

D．They ran out of strength.

解析：选A　推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的“Both men had managed...the next level of 2.39 meters”及第四段中的“‘Can we have two golds？’．..jumped for joy”可知，两名选手都跳过了 2.37 米，且都没跳过 2.39 米，打成平局。 tie 意为“平局”。

2．What does the underlined word“jump­off”in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．Debate.　　　　　　 B．Vote.

C．Celebration.  D．Extra round.

解析：选D　词义猜测题。根据第二段中两人打成平手和第三段中的“to determine who would get the gold medal”可知，奥运会官员建议他们进行一场“jump­off”，即加赛决胜负。

3．Why was the gold medal particularly meaningful to Tamberi?

A．It could bring him a lot of money.

B．It may make up for his regret in 2016.

C．It was a glory for his country.

D．It could complete his medal collection.

解析：选B　细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段中的“The Italian...Rio 2016 Olympic Games”可知，Tamberi因脚踝受伤错过2016 年里约奥运会，因此此次算是对上次的弥补。

4．What does the author mainly want to convey in the text?

A．The importance of sharing.

B．The glory of winning gold medals.

C．The valuable and special team spirit.

D．The Olympic spirit of sharing and consideration.

解析：选D　推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“They've summed up...a generous and compassionate (有同情心的) spirit”可知，作者的写作目的主要是想向人们传递这种乐于分享、体谅他人的奥运精神。

B

Physical education，or gym class，isn't required for all high school students.In some schools，it isn't offered for some different reasons.But should high school students have physical education？The answer is certainly “Yes”．

Today many people don't do sports.But as is known to all，doing sports is very important for an adult.Teaching teens the importance of a healthy lifestyle and making fitness plans now can help teens put exercise in the first place as an adult.

High school isn't that easy.Many students are under a lot of stress.Stress can be harmful to a student's studies and life.Doing sports can help them deal with stress better，helping them live a

happier life at school.

The American Heart Association says that 10 million kids and teens suffer from obesity(肥胖症)．Teens should get 60 minutes of physical activity per day to control their weight and to help their bones get stronger.The increase in activities that don't get teens to move around，such as video games and computer activities，means many teens don't get their required exercise.Physical education classes act as a public health measure to encourage activity and help teens have healthy weights.

Inactivity increases teens' risk of developing many diseases.An active lifestyle offers a good way of protection from these health problems.As much as 75 percent of health care spending goes toward treating medical conditions that can be hindered by lifestyle changes，according to the American College of Sports Medicine.

According to the President's Council on Fitness，Sports and Nutrition(PCFSN)，students who performed five hours of physical activity each week improved their academic(学业的) performance.Students from programs with no physical activity，who used the extra time for classroom study，did not perform better on tests than those who gave up some study time in support of physical education.

[语篇解读]　本文是一篇议论文。高中生参加体育运动有很多益处，因此应该多多从事体育锻炼。

5．According to Paragraph 2，what does physical education in high school mean?

A．Helping teens learn to make good plans.

B．Removing the stress faced by teens at school.

C．Making teens attach importance to exercise later.

D．Getting teens to encourage adults to exercise.

解析：选C　推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Teaching teens the importance of a healthy lifestyle and making fitness plans now can help teens put exercise in the first place as an adult.”可知，高中生参加体育运动可以让他们意识到锻炼身体的重要性。

6．What does the underlined word “hindered” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A．Measured.  B．Prevented.

C．Shown.  D．Caused.

解析：选B　词义猜测题。根据第五段中的“An active lifestyle offers a good way of protection from these health problems.”可推测，这些疾病是可以被“阻止”的。hinder意为“阻挡；阻碍”。

7．According to the PCFSN，doing sports         .