Unit 2 Sports Culture-分层跟踪检测(四) 2026-2027学年高中英语译林版选择性必修第二册

Unit 2　Sports Culture

分层跟踪检测(四)

Ⅰ.阅读理解(共11小题;每小题2.5分,满分27.5分)

A

There are literally thousands of books about running, each with their unique stories and angles. Here are four that might interest you.

•Advanced Marathoning(2nd Edition)

by Pete Pfitzinger, Scott Douglas ($38.13)

Shave minutes off your time using the latest in science-based training for serious runners. Advanced Marathoning has all the information you need to train smarter and arrive on the start line ready to run the marathon of your life.

Including marathon-pace runs and tempo runs, Advanced Marathoning provides only the most effective methods of training. You’ll learn how to improve your running workouts with strength, core, flexibility, and form training.

•Determined to Win: The Overcoming Spirit of Jean Driscoll

by Jean Driscoll ($10.99)

Jean Driscoll was named 25th of the top 100 women athletes of the century by Sports Illustrated for Women. Born with spina bifida(脊柱裂), Jean was never supposed to walk. But because of her intense determination, she not only learned to walk but to fly—in a wheelchair across the finish line.

In her autobiography, Jean describes her flight from physical paralysis(瘫痪) to true spiritual freedom. She shows us what perseverance can achieve.

•Boston Marathon Portraits: Pictures of Inspiration

by Raymond Britt ($19.99)

Boston Marathon Portraits features dramatic images of an exceptional race: the Boston Marathon. On the race day, Boston comes alive with excitement and determination. This book presents these emotions and the action of the Boston Marathon, focusing on striking scenes and photos of runners before the race, at the starting line, at the finish line and when the celebration of finishing begins.

•Women Runners

by Irene Reti, Bettianne Shoney Sien ($11.18)

This selected set of literary fiction, poems, and essays by women runners captures the essence of running and the many hopes and dreams of women.

1.Which book would be your best choice if you were looking for tips on marathon training?

A.Women Runners.

B.Determined to Win: The Overcoming Spirit of Jean Driscoll.

C.Boston Marathon Portraits: Pictures of Inspiration.

D.Advanced Marathoning(2nd Edition).

2.What is Boston Marathon Portraits: Pictures of Inspiration about?

A.Development of the marathon. 

B.Effective training methods.

C.Amazing photos of runners. 

D.Essays written by runners.

3.Who is Irene Reti?

A.A novelist.  B.An editor.

C.A marathon winner. D.A photographer.

B

Data from the World Trade Organization showed that global trade in sporting goods has nearly tripled(三倍) in almost 30 years,and China has become the world’s top exporter of sporting goods.For example,in Jinping county of southwest China’s Guizhou Province,a global production centre for shuttlecocks(羽毛球),more than 100,000 shuttlecocks are sold worldwide a day.

In the first three months of 2024,the country’s exports of roller skates and skateboards increased by 30.85 percent and 50.21 percent year-on-year,respectively.The inclusion of skateboarding as an Olympic sport has further fueled demand,particularly in countries like Russia and Japan.

“To boost the pace of ‘going global’,Chinese sporting goods companies need to rely on greener sporting goods with higher technological content,”said Bao Mingxiao,director of the China Sports Policy Research Institute at Beijing Sport University.For example,Dingqi Sports Goods Co.,Ltd.specializes in the production of ball bladders(内胆),including those used in the production of footballs,volleyballs,basketballs and rugby balls.Seventy percent of its products are

exported overseas.For the Paris Olympics,the company exported products made from 70 percent bio-based materials.

Wen Jia,deputy general secretary of the China Sporting Goods Federation,said fierce competition in the domestic market makes enterprises and merchants provide customized products and services to meet customers’ demands.Chinese enterprises are not just exporting sporting goods,but also technology,services,and brands.

Yang Lei,general manager of the foreign trade department at Hebei Jadeqi Sports Goods Co.,Ltd, said,“Our overseas strategy aligns with the Belt and Road Initiative.Both aim to offer services and solutions.”  

4.Why are so many figures listed in the passage?

A.To publicize the Belt and Road Initiative.

B.To prove the growth of China’s economy.

C To praise the leadership of the government.

D.To show the success in exporting sporting goods.

5.Why is skateboarding popular?

A.Skateboards are easy to carry.

B.Young people prefer the sport.

C.It is included in the Olympic sports.

D.Russians and Japanese pushed it forward.

6.Which factor is not mentioned in promoting products?

A.Technology. B.Service. 

C.Salesmen. D.Customization.

7.What do the underlined words “align with” in the last paragraph mean?

A.Consist with. B.Compare with. 

C.End with. D.Compete with.

C

If you were to rate the most walkable cities in the world, what would you look for? Would it be how shaded the sidewalks are? How many benches are there along the way to your destination? Or maybe how close you are to shops or local attractions?

Well, the researchers at the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), located in New York, US, wanted to know which of the world’s cities were the best for pedestrians(行人).So, they did just that.