Question

【題目】 Lots of students know what a marathon(馬拉松賽跑) is, but perhaps they don’t know what triathlon is. The triathlon is a sport that has three parts — swimming, bicycling and running. It is not an easy sport, but a man named Joe Salter is very good at it. A few months ago, he finished a special triathlon—he juggled (拋起接住) three balls all the time during the triathlon. That is to say, he kept on throwing and catching three balls while he was swimming, riding a bicycle and running.

31-year-old Joe is from Florida, the USA. He loves juggling and he started at the age of 8. Joe did well in juggling. Later, he got the idea to do a triathlon and juggle at the same time to make it more fun. Many juggling fans laughed at his idea and thought it was just a joke. But Joe didn’t give up and he kept practicing it. Because of his hard work, he made it at last.

Talking about his triathlon, Joe said swimming was the hardest part. “It was difficult and complex,” he said. “I basically only used my legs, so it took quite a lot of work. Also, swimming in open water made it a little harder. It was not like in a pool. ”

【1】According to the writer, the common triathlon ______.

A.is a difficult sportB.is more famous than the marathon

C.includes the three parts and jugglingD.includes the marathon and swimming

【2】Joe’s triathlon was special because ______ during the triathlon.

A.he picked up three ballsB.he played juggling

C.he carried his bicycle on his shoulderD.he threw away all his balls

【3】Many juggling fans thought Joe’s idea ______.

A.could not be realizedB.should not be laughed at

C.should be realized as soon as possibleD.could make triathlon more exciting

【4】The underlined part “made it” in the 2nd paragraph probably means “______”.

A.forgotB.failed

C.succeededD.left

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了一個名叫Joe Salter的人一個月前完成了一個特別的鐵人三項運動，——在鐵人三項比賽中，他一直在拋起接住三個球。也就是說，他游泳、騎自行車、跑步的時候，不停地扔、接三個球。文章還介紹了他從事juggling的歷史和在鐵人三項比賽中他遇到最難的部分是游泳。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中The triathlon is a sport that has three parts — swimming, bicycling and running. It is not an easy sport, but a man named Joe Salter is very good at it.可知鐵人三項運動由游泳、騎自行車和跑步三部分組成。這不是一項容易的運動，但一個名叫Joe Salter的人非常擅長。由此可知，鐵人三項是一項困難的運動。故選A。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中A few months ago, he finished a special triathlon—he juggled (拋起接住) three balls all the time during the triathlon. That is to say, he kept on throwing and catching three balls while he was swimming, riding a bicycle and running.可知幾個月前，他完成了一項特別的鐵人三項——在鐵人三項比賽中，他一直在拋起接住三個球。也就是說，他游泳、騎自行車、跑步的時候，不停地扔、接三個球。由此可知，Joe的鐵人三項很特別，因為他在鐵人三項中一直在拋起接住三個球。故選B。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中Many juggling fans laughed at his idea and thought it was just a joke.可知許多juggling迷嘲笑他的想法，認為這只是一個玩笑。由此可推知，許多juggling迷認為Joe的想法不可能實現(xiàn)。故選A。

【4】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第一段中A few months ago, he finished a special triathlon—he juggled (拋起接住) three balls all the time during the triathlon.可知幾個月前，他完成了一項特別的鐵人三項——在鐵人三項比賽中，他一直在拋起接住三個球。由此可知，Joe最后成功了。故劃線短語“made it”意思為“成功”。A. forgot忘記；B. failed失��；C. succeeded成功；D. left離開。故選C。