Module 8 模块话题阅读理解练习-2023-2024学年九年级英语上册单元重难点易错题精练（外研版）

Module 8 Sports life 模块话题阅读理解练习 （2022上·广东珠海·九年级珠海市文园中学校考开学考试）China beat Argentina by 3:0 to win the gold medal on September 29th, 2019 at the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Cup. The Chinese Women National Volleyball Team successfully protected its World Cup crown with a perfect record of 11 wins. It is China’s 10th time to win the gold medal in world main volleyball events, including the World Cup, the World Championships and the Olympic Games. However, the victory didn’t come easily. Chinese Women National Volleyball Team was so diligent that sometimes they even didn’t have time to have meals. They had the longest training time among all the teams in the World Cup. Besides, their coach, Lang Ping, rented (租) a training ground in each competition area to ensure their daily training. On September 15th, the match between the Chinese Women National Volleyball Team and Cameroon ended early. After the game, the Chinese Women National Volleyball Team went to practice at the rented training ground for a whole afternoon, while American and Russian volleyball teams travelled in Japan after their matches. After the Chinese Women National Volleyball Team returned home with a great victory at the World Cup in Japan, Chinese President Xi Jinping greeted them at the Great Hall of the People. Xi expressed warm congratulations to the volleyball players and coaches. He said that they had won a great honor for the country and the Chinese people. On October 1st, 2019, the team was also invited to take part in the activities of the 70th National Day celebration. No matter winning or losing, the spirit of the Chinese Women National Volleyball team always greatly encourages the Chinese people to march forward. 1．The Chinese Women National Volleyball Team got its 10th victory at ________. A．the World Cup B．the World Championships C．the Tokyo Olympic Games D．the National Games 2．The underlined word “diligent” in Paragraph 2 means ________. A．patient B．lazy C．hard-working D．excited 3．What