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新高中英语Unit2TheOlympicGames单元质量评估新人教版必修2
单元质量评估
（二）
（时间：
100分钟 满分：
120分）
第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Afreshandgentlewindonyourface，softsandunderyourfeetandbluewatersasfarastheeyecansee.IsthereanyotherOlympicsportthatisplayedinsuchpleasantconditionsasbeachvolleyball?
“I'vegonetoalotofbeautifulplaces，andmetalotofbeautifulpeople.Thatwouldn'thavehappenedifIhadbeenplayinganothersport，”saidRandyStoklos，America'smostfamousbeachvolleyballplayer.
Thesportbeganasafour－a－sidegameonbeachesinSouthernCaliforniainthe1920s.Thefirstrecordedtwo－mangametookplacetherein1930，andthefirsttournamentwasheldinLosAngeles18yearslater.ThewinnerswereawardedacaseofPepsi.Inthe1950s，womenstartedplayingandthesportsoonspreadtoEuropeandSouthAmerica.Yetatthattime，beachvolleyballwasmoreanentertainmentshowthanasport，withbeautycontestsincluded.TheAssociationofVolleyballProfessionalswasfoundedin1983andbeachvolleyballdevelopedintoafast，athleticsport.Itsworld－widepopularitywonbeachvolleyballaplaceatthe1996OlympicsinAtlanta，where24maleteamsand16femaleteamstookpart.Atpresent，theUSandBrazilarethebestintheworldatbeachvolleyball.
ThegamecametoChinaintheearly1990sandtherehavebeennationaltournamentssince1994.ItbecameanofficialeventattheEighthNationalGamesin1997.China'sYouWenhuiandWangLufinishedninthinthewomen'sbeachvolleyballworldchampionshipsinBrazil.
【语篇解读】 文章通过对沙滩排球场景的描述及美国著名沙滩排球运动员的评论引出了沙滩排球的历史。
1．Thepassageismainlyabout________．
A．thehistoryofbeachvolleyball
B．howtoplaybeachvolleyball
C．theimportanceofbeachvolleyball
D．women'sbeachvolleyballinChina
解析：
主旨大意题。
文章前两段的目的是引出话题“沙滩排球”，而第三、四两段则主要是讲述了沙滩排球的历史。
答案：
A
2．Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A．BeachvolleyballwasfirstplayedlikeotherOlympicsports.
B．BeachvolleyballbeganonbeachesinSouthernCalifornia.
C．Beachvolleyballhasalwaysbeenanentertainmentshowratherthanasport.
D．WomenstartedplayingbeachvolleyballinSouthAmericain1945.
解析：
细节理解题。
根据第三段第一句可知B项正确。
其余三项均描述错误。
答案：
B
3．WhendidbeachvolleyballofficiallybecomeanOlympicevent?
A．In1948.B．In1950.
C．In1996.D．In1997.
解析：
细节理解题。
根据第三段倒数第二句可知选C。
答案：
C
4．Accordingtothepassage，wecanlearnthat________．
A．in1996，beachvolleyballbecameanofficialeventinChina
B．China'sbeachvolleyballteamisthebestintheworld
C．China'sbeachvolleyballplayerswonthefirstplaceinBrazil
D．beachvolleyballcametoChinaintheearly1990s
解析：
推理判断题。
根据最后一段第一句可知D项正确。
答案：
D
B
TheOlympicflame
TheOlympicflameisasymbolcarriedoverfromtheancientOlympics，whereasacredflameburnedatthealtarofZeusthroughoutcompetition.Itwasfinallyreintroducedatthe1924AmsterdamGames，andagainburnedin1932.
CarlDiem，chairmanoftheorganizingcommitteeforthe1936BerlinGames，proposedthattheflamebelitinGreeceandtransportedtoBerlinviaatorchrelay.Theideawasadopted，andcontinuedateveryOlympicGamessince1952.
TheflameislitattheancientsiteofOlympiabythenaturalraysofthesunreflectedoffacurvedmirror.Itislitataceremonybywomendressedinrobesresemblingthoseworninancienttimes，whothenpassittothefirstrelayrunner.
Olympicmotto
“Citius，altius，fortius”isaLatinphrasemeaning“swifter，higher，stronger”，whichBarondeCoubertinborrowedfromFatherHenriMartinDideonofParis.DideonwasheadmasterofArcueilCollege，andusedthephrasetodescribetheathleticachievementsofstudentsattheschool.HehadpreviouslybeenattheAlbertLeGrandschool,wheretheLatinwordswerecarvedinstoneabovethemainentrance.
Olympicoath（宣誓）
“Inthenameofallcompetitors，IpromisethatweshalltakepartintheseOlympicGames，respectingandabidingbytherulesthatgovernthem...inthetruespiritofsportsmanship，forthegloryofsportandthehonourofourteams.”
WrittenbyBarondeCoubertin，theoathistakenbyanathletefromthehostnationwhileholdingacorneroftheOlympicflag.Theathletes'oathwasfirsttakenbyBelgianfencerVictorBoinatthe1920AntwerpGames.Ajudgefromthehostcountryalsospeakstheoathwithslightlydifferentwording.
【语篇解读】 文章从奥林匹克圣火、奥林匹克格言、奥林匹克宣誓等三个方面讲述了奥林匹克的故事。
5．TheOlympicflamewasfirstburnedat________inmoderntimes.
A．the1920GamesB．the1924Games
C．the1932GamesD．the1936Games
解析：
细节理解题。
由第一段最后一句可知，奥运圣火于1924年阿姆斯特丹奥运会上被重新引进，于1932年再次点燃，因此选B项。
答案：
B
6．TheunderlinedwordinParagraph2means________．
A．agreedB．ordered
C．decidedD．suggested
解析：
猜测词义题。
由下一句话“Theideawasadopted，andcontinuedateveryOlympicGamessince1952.”可知其想法被采纳，由此可知画线词词义为：
提议或建议。
答案：
D
7．Fromthepassagewecanlearn________．
A．thefirsttorchrelaywasheldatthe1936BerlinGames
B．before1936，noflamesburnedattheOlympicGames
C．CarlDiemproposedthatflamesshouldburnattheOlympicGames
D．theOlympictorchhasburnedsince1924
解析：
推理判断题。
根据第二段可知1936年卡尔·迪姆的传递圣火的提议被采纳，由此推出第一次火炬接力是在1936年柏林奥运会上进行的。
答案：
A
8．TheOlympicmottowas________．
A．writtenbyBarondeCoubertin
B．fromGreek
C．fromtheancientOlympicGames
D．borrowedfromFatherHenriMartinDideonofParis
解析：
细节理解题。
由文章第二部分Olympicmotto的第一句话可知奥林匹克格言是从FatherHenriMartinDideonofParis那儿借鉴来的。
答案：
D
C
MichaelPhelpswasbornandraisedinBaltimore，Maryland，andgrewupintheRodgersForgeneighbourhood.He，an18－year－oldguy，graduatedfromTowsonHighSchoolin2003.Hisfather，FredPhelps，workedfortheMarylandStatePoliceandhismother，DebbieDavissonPhelps，wasamiddleschoolprincipal.Theytwodivorcedin1994.Michael，whosenicknameis“MP”，hastwooldersisters，WhitneyandHilary.Bothofthemwereswimmersaswell，withWhitneycomingclosetomakingtheUSnationalteamforthe1996SummerOlympicsbeforeinjuriesstoppedhercareer.
Inhisyouth，PhelpswasdiagnosedwithAttentionDeficitHyperactivityDisorder（多动症）．Hestartedswimmingatageseven，partlybecauseoftheinfluenceofhissistersandpartlytoprovidehimwithanoutletforhisenergy.Hestoodoutasaswimmer，andbytheageof10heldanationalrecordforhisagegroup.Moreagegrouprecordsfollowed，andPhelps'rapidimprovementreachedthehighestinhisqualifyingforthe2000SummerOlympics.
Between2004and2008，PhelpsattendedtheUniversityofMichiganinAnnArbor，Michigan，studyingsportsmarketingandmanagement.InMay2008，PhelpssaidheintendedtoreturntoBaltimorefollowingthe2008Olympics，joiningBobBowmantherewhenhelefttheUniversityofMichigan，saying，“I'mnotgoingtoswimforanybodyelse.IthinkwecanbothhelptheNorthBaltimoreAquaticClubgofurther.I'mdefinitelygoingtobeinBaltimorenextyear.”TheclubhasannouncedthatBowmanisleavingtheUniversityofMichigantobecometheclub'sCEO.PhelpspurchasedahouseintheFellsPointsectionofBaltimore，whereheintendstoresideafterreturningfromthe2008SummerOlympics.
PhelpsrepresentedtheUnitedStatesatthe2008SummerOlympics.Hequalifiedtocompeteinthreeteamsandfiveindividualevents，winningthegoldmedalinalleightevents.
【语篇解读】 本文是美国游泳健将菲尔普斯的个人传记。
文章介绍了他的出生、成长为世界冠军的经历。
9．HowmanyswimmerswerethereinPhelps'family?
A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.D．Five.
解析：
细节理解题。
根据第一段中的“Bothofthemwereswimmersaswell，...”和第二段第二句可知应选B。
答案：
B
10．WhydidPhelpswanttolearnswimming?
A．Becausehedidn'twanttostudy.
B．Becausehewantedtobreaktheworldrecordsinswimming.
C．Becausehissistersaffectedhimandhewantedtoreleasehisenergy.
D．Becausehisparentswantedhimtobelikehissisters.
解析：
细节理解题。
根据第二段的“Hestartedswimmingatageseven，partlybecauseoftheinfluenceofhissistersandpartlytoprovidehimwithanoutletforhisenergy.”可知答案选C。
答案：
C
11．Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“definitely”？
A．Surely.B．Difficultly.
C．Happily.D．Doubtfully.
解析：
猜测词义题。
根据所在句子内容可推知答案。
答案：
A
D
ThefirstmodernOlympicGameswereheldinAthensin1896.Thereareninesports：
cycling，tennis，gymnastics，swimming，athletics，weightlifting，rowing，wrestlingandshooting.Sailingwasalsotohavetakenplace，buthadtobecancelled（取消）becauseofbadweatheratsea.
InthefirstOlympicstherewerenorealteamsports.Then，slowly，afewteamsportsjoinedtheprogramme.FootballandhockeywerethefirstteamsportsintroducedintotheOlympicsinLondonin1908.Thenin1936，attheBerlinOlympics，theGermansbroughtinhandballandtheAmericanshadbasketballacceptedasanOlympicsport.
ItoftenhappensthatthecountrythatintroducesanewsportintotheOlympicsthengoesontowinthegoldmedals.In1904，attheOlympicsinStLouis，theAmericansintroducedboxingandwonallsevenevents.Fivehorseridingeventswereintroducedintothe1912Stockholm（斯德哥尔摩）Olympics，andSwedishriderswonfourofthem.Andin1964，attheTokyoOlympics，twosportswhicharepopularinJapanwereintroduced：
judo（柔道）andvolleyball.TheJapanesewonallthreegoldmedalsinthejudo，andalsowonthefirstwomen'svolleyballcompetition.SomenewsportshaverecentlybeenaddedtotheOlympics.InLosAngeles，in1984，baseballwasintroducedandbecameanOlympicsport.InSeoul（首尔），Koreain1988，tabletenniswasintroducedforthefirsttime，andtennisreturnedasanOlympicsport.Unliketennis，somesports，suchasgolfandrugby（橄榄球），havebeentriedintheOlympicsbuthaveneverreturned.
【语篇解读】 文章的主题是“现代奥运会”，并侧重讲述了部分举办国引入的一些竞技项目。
12．Thetextismainlyabout________．
A．theancientOlympicGames
B．themodernOlympicGames
C．theancientandmodernOlympicGames
D．howmanyeventsareintheOlympicGames
解析：
主旨大意题。
速读全文后，由本文的第一句可知，这篇文章讲的是“现代奥运会”。
答案：
B
13．FootballwasfirstintroducedintotheOl
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