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备战2021年高考英语考前时事热点话题阅读

热点10体育运动精神与公民健康

一、阅读理解

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IntheUS,manypeopleprefersportsandsportsarenotjustforfun.They’realmosta“religion”.Thousandsofsportsfansbuyexpensiveticketstowatchtheirfavoriteteamsandathletesplayinperson.Otherfanswatchthegamesathome,stickingtotheirTVsets,nevermissingagame.Manyawifebecomesa“sportswidow”duringherhusband’sfavoriteseason.Americans’devotiontosportshascreatedanewclassofwealthypeople:

professionalathletes.Sportsstarsoftenreceivemilliondollarsalaries.Someevenmakebigmoneybyappearinginadvertisementsforsoftdrinks,shoesandalmosteverything.

SportsareanimportantpartofAmericanculture.Throughouttheirschoollife,Americanslearntoplaymanysports.Manystudentstryoutfortheschoolteams.Athleticeventsatuniversitiesattractscoresoffansandbenefitthewholecommunity.Manypeoplealsoenjoynoncompetitiveactivities,likehiking,cycling,horsebackriding,campingorhunting.

Manysportswereimportedfromothercountries.Europeansbroughttennis,golf,bowlingandboxingtoAmerica.FootballandbaseballcamefromotherOldWorldgames.OnlybasketballhasatrulyAmericanorigin.Americansexportsportsfeveraswell.Satellitesbroadcastgamestosportsfansaroundtheglobe.NBAisagoodexample.ThenamesofAmericansuperstarslikebasketballgreatMichaelJordanhavebecomehouseholdwordsallovertheworld.

1.Manyawifebecomesa“sportswidow”intheUSprobablybecause________.

A.theyareseriousinreligion

B.theirhusbandssticktosports

C.theyaredevotedtosports

D.theirhusbandsaremissing

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheUSsportsstarscanearnalargesumofmoneyviathemedia.

B.Americanpeopleliketoexchangedifferentsportsfromeachother.

C.LotsofAmericanpeopletakepartinnoncompetitiveactivities.

D.Americanstudentsgoinforvarioussportsandathleticevents.

3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.

A.mostAmericanslikecompetition

B.alltheAmericansaresportsfans

C.sportscultureinfluencestheworld

D.Americahasinventedmanysports

4.Thewritermainlyintendstotellusthat________.

A.howimportantsportsareinAmerica

B.wheresportscanhelptomakemoney

C.whysportsaresopopularinAmerica

D.whataffectAmerican’severydaylife

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Anextremesportisapopulartermforcertainactivitiesregardedashavingahighlevelofdanger.Theseactivitiesofteninvolvesped,height,andahighlevelofphysicaleffort.Inthepast,youngathleteswouldplaybaseball.Today，theywantriskandexcitement--theclosertotheedge,thebetter.Theysnowboardovercliffsandmountains,orbikedownsteepmountains.

Extremesportsstartedasanalternativetomoreexpensivesportssuchasgolf.Acitykidwhocouldn’taffordexpensivesportsequipmentcouldgetaskateboardandhavefun,butnowithasbecomeawholenewareaofsports,withspecializedequipmentandhighlevelsofskill.ThereisevenanOlympicsforextremesports,calledthewinterX-game,whichincludessnow.Mountainbikingandiceclimbing.

Whatmakesextremesportssopopular?

Peoplelovetherisk.Citypeoplewanttobeoutdoorsontheweekendanddosomethingchallenging.Thenewequipmentissomuchbetterthatpeoplecantakemoreriskswithoutgettinghurt.Surethere'sarisk.Onceyougomountainbikingorsnowboarding,it’simpossibletogobacktobikeridingorskiing.It'sjusttooboring.

Noweventheoldercrowdisstaringtojoinin.Everyweekend,groupsoffriendsintheirearly

30sgettogether.Onweekdaystheyworkascomputerprogrammersinthesameoffice.Onweekendstheyrentmountainstogether.

Extremesportsarecertainlynoforeveryone.MostpeoplestillprefertoplaybasketballorwatchsportsonTV.Butithasbeenafactthat,extremesportsaregaininginpopularity.

Nowadaysmoreandmoreyoungathletesaretakingpartintheriskyactivities.

5.AllthefollowingsportsareX-sportsEXCEPT

A.iceclimbingB.snowboarding

C.SkiingD.mountain-biking

6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecharacteristicofextremesport?

A.Risky.B.Challenging.

C.Exciting.D.Unskilled.

7.Theunderlinedword“alternative”inParagraph2moreprobablymeans“_

A.replacementB.activityC.equipmentD.competition

8.Extremesportshavebecomesopopularbecause

A.peoplecangetbetterequipmenttomakesuretheywillnotgethurt

B.peoplearenotinterestedinthetraditionalsportsanymore

C.peoplewanttodosomethingriskyafterdoingthesamethingonweekdays

D.extremesportsareeasytolearnandlessexpensive.

9.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat

A.allyoungpeoplelikeextremesports

B.playingbasketballisstillapopulargame

C.peoplepreferextremesportstotraditionals