必修第1册 UNIT 3 SPORTS AND FITNESS(Word练习)-【精讲精练】2026年高考英语一轮复习（人教版）

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Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

(2024·河南郑州联考)Officials have unveiled the gold，silver and bronze medals awarded at this summer's Olympic games in Paris，and each one contains a unique souvenir: a fragment (碎片) of waste iron from the Eiffel Tower.

“It's the opportunity for the athletes to bring back a piece of Paris with them，” Thierry Reboul，creative director of Paris 2024，told reporters last week.“The absolute symbol of Paris and France is the Eiffel Tower.”

The Eiffel Tower opened in 1889 and during the later repair work，some of the original iron was cut off and preserved over time.Now，some of those preserved metal fragments have found new homes.

Each new Olympic medal features a piece of Eiffel Tower iron—though the signature “Eiffel Tower brown” paint has been removed.These pieces have been shaped into hexagons (六边形)，which is the “shape of France”．Besides，there are words “Paris 2024”，the Olympic rings and the Games logo，which looks like a flame or the face of a woman with a bob haircut.

How did they think of such an idea? Joachim Roncin，head of design at the Paris Games organizing committee told the press，“We talked about the design many times and realized that there's one symbol known across the world，which is the Eiffel Tower.We said to ourselves，‘Hey，what if we approached the Eiffel Tower Operating Company to see if it's possible to get a bit of the Eiffel Tower to integrate into the medal？’”

When the Eiffel Tower Operating Company agreed to volunteer pieces of original iron，“the dream became reality，” adds Roncin.

The medals，designed by the luxury Paris jewelry house Chaumet，make people think of the Eiffel Tower in several other ways.The pieces of iron are secured by what looks like special nails that hold the structure together，and the medals'ribbons are decorated with patterns of the tower's latticework structure.

The iron fragments are set in recycled silver，gold and bronze disks.Over 5，000 medals are being made.

[语篇解读]　本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了巴黎奥运会奖牌的新颖设计、创意的来源以及其他的背景知识等。

1．What does Thierry mean by saying “bring back a piece of Paris”？

A．The athletes will buy souvenirs about Paris.

B．The athletes will take many photos of Paris.

C．Part of the athletes'medal is from the symbol of Paris.

D．The Eiffel Tower will be left in the athletes'memory.

解析　C　细节理解题。根据第二段“‘It's the opportunity for the athletes to bring back a piece of Paris with them，’ Thierry Reboul，creative director of Paris 2024，told reporters last week.‘The absolute symbol of Paris and France is the Eiffel Tower.’”可知，奖牌上有埃菲尔铁塔上面的碎铁，而埃菲尔铁塔是巴黎的标志性建筑。故选C。

2．What is mainly talked about in paragraph 4?

A．The symbolic meaning of the hexagons.

B．The shape and material of the Olympic medal.

C．The processing technique of the Eiffel Tower iron pieces.

D．The design of the Eiffel Tower iron fragment on the medal.

解析　D　主旨大意题。通读第四段可知，本段主要介绍了奥运奖牌上面的埃菲尔铁塔的碎片被制成六边形的形状、并刻上字和奥运五环等，因此可知，本段介绍了新的巴黎奥运奖牌上的埃菲尔铁塔碎片设计。故选D。

3．How did the designers get the idea of adding the waste iron?

A．From a strange dream. B．By asking for the public.

C．Through their discussion. D．By studying the Eiffel Tower.

解析　C　细节理解题。根据第五段可知，设计者们是在讨论中得到的这个设计奖牌的想法。故选C。

4．What can we infer about the new Olympic medals?

A．They are innovative. B．They are light.

C．They have six sides. D．They are golden­colored.

解析　A　推理判断题。根据第一段“Officials have unveiled the gold，silver and bronze medals awarded at this summer's Olympic games in Paris，and each one contains a unique souvenir: a fragment (碎片) of waste iron from the Eiffel Tower.”以及纵观全文可知，法国把埃菲尔铁塔的碎片经过加工设计镶嵌到了奥运奖牌中，这是其他国家没有的，因此推断新的奥运奖牌是独特、新颖的。故选A。

B

(2025·河南平顶山联考)You may have read that to stay fit and healthy，you need about 30 minutes of exercise each day，at least five days a week.New research suggests that the time we need to spend on daily workouts could be less than that.

Edvard Sagelv，a researcher at UIT The Arctic University of Norway，was part of a team that found being sedentary (久坐的) more than 12 hours a day was associated with a 38 percent higher death risk.This was only the case for individuals who managed less than 22 minutes of medium to high intensive physical activity a day，however，and it is relatively easy to achieve that minimum by taking a brisk (轻快的) walk.

“In research on physical activity，fast walking is estimated to be four kilometres an hour，” he said.Although it may not seem like a lot，it depends on a person's fitness level.“It is interesting that 4 km/h—a pace achievable for the vast majority of the population—is what it takes to really invest in your physical health，” he added.

For a walk to positively affect your heart，which will then impact your brain and your circulation，you need to “feel it”．To feel the work your body is doing，you need to walk at 4 to 6 kilometres an hour.If you wear a fitness tracker，aim for more than 100 steps a minute.

A recent study published by researchers at the Cambridge University found that just 11 minutes a day of moderate­intensity physical activities—a brisk walk—was enough to lower the risk of diseases such as heart disease，stroke and a number of cancers.

Lead author Soren Brage was not surprised by the findings.“Doing some physical activities is better than doing none.This is also a good starting position—if you find that 75 minutes a week is manageable，then you could try stepping it up gradually to the full recommended amount，” he said.The point is that a relatively short period of high­intensity exercise isn't just better than nothing; it has a measurable and positive impact on health.

[语篇解读]　本文是一篇说明文。文章通过引用挪威北极大学和剑桥大学的研究成果，分享了关于日常所需锻炼量的新发现，即较短时间的高强度运动也能显著提升健康状况。

5．What is the recommended pace for fast walking?

A．7 kilometres per hour. B．8 kilometres per hour.

C．9 kilometres per hour. D．4 kilometres per hour.

解析　D　细节理解题。根据文章第三段“‘In research on physical activity，fast walking is estimated to be four kilometres an hour，’ he said.”可知，快速行走的推荐速度是每小时4公里。故选D。

6．How can people “feel it” when working out?