unit3：Sports and fitness 1.完形填空 I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most 1 and tiring games I’ve ever had. When Ed first phoned and 2 we play together, I laughed quietly, figuring on an easy victory. After all, Ed’s idea of 3 has always been nothing more effort-making than lifting a fork to his mouth. 4 I can remember, Ed’s been the least physically fit member in the family, and 5 proud of himself. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers. ? Although the family often 6 about that, Ed refused to buy a larger T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Ed 7 for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly 8 , I was so surprised that I was speechless. My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape. 9 , at the point in our game when I’ d have predicted(预计)the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was instead 7 to 9 — and Ed was 10 . The sudden realization was painful. We 11 to play like two mad men. When the score was 16 up, I was having serious 12 about staying alive until 21 years old, let alone (更不用说) 13 that many points. When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our backs, too tired to 14 . In a way, I think we both won: I won the game, but cousin Ed won my 15 . ? 1. A. encouraging B. hopeless C. surprising D. regular 2. A. declared B. mentioned C. persuaded D. suggested 3. A. exercise B. preparation C. joy D. fitness 4. A. As soon as B. As long as C. When D. Since 5. A. strangely B. personally C. reasonably D. eagerly 6. A. cared B. forgot C. quarreled D. joked 7. A. set out B. got ready C. arrived D. returned 8. A. notice B. admire C. believe D. measure 9. A. After all B. As a result C. Above all D. At last 10. A. leading B. coming C. waiting D. counting 11. A. pretended B. stopped C. continued D. decided 12. A. thoughts B. doubts C. situations D. problems 13. A. scoring B. completing C. receiving D. keeping 14. A. play B. start C. sleep D. move 15. A. friendship B. respect C. support D. favor 2.阅读理解 A Short and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. “Football, tennis, Cricket—anything with a round ball, I was useless. ”he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the object of jokes in school gym classes in England’s rural Devonshire. It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first the teen went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to cycle along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed, strength and endurance. At age 18, he ran his first marathon. The following year, he met John Ridgway, who became famous in the 1960s for rowing an open boat across the Atlantic Ocean. Saunders was hired as an instructor at Ridgway’s school of Adventure in ... ...
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