Question

    Lots of students know what a marathon(马拉松赛跑) 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 (抛起接住) 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 sport B.is more famous than the marathon

C.includes the three parts and juggling D.includes the marathon and swimming

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

A.he picked up three balls B.he played juggling

C.he carried his bicycle on his shoulder D.he threw away all his balls

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

A.could not be realized B.should not be laughed at

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

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

A.forgot B.failed

C.succeeded D.left

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一个名叫Joe Salter的人一个月前完成了一个特别的铁人三项运动，——在铁人三项比赛中，他一直在抛起接住三个球。也就是说，他游泳、骑自行车、跑步的时候，不停地扔、接三个球。文章还介绍了他从事juggling的历史和在铁人三项比赛中他遇到最难的部分是游泳。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段中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.可知铁人三项运动由游泳、骑自行车和跑步三部分组成。这不是一项容易的运动，但一个名叫Joe Salter的人非常擅长。由此可知，铁人三项是一项困难的运动。故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据第一段中A few months ago, he finished a special triathlon—he juggled (抛起接住) 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.可知几个月前，他完成了一项特别的铁人三项——在铁人三项比赛中，他一直在抛起接住三个球。也就是说，他游泳、骑自行车、跑步的时候，不停地扔、接三个球。由此可知，Joe的铁人三项很特别，因为他在铁人三项中一直在抛起接住三个球。故选B。

3.推理判断题。根据第二段中Many juggling fans laughed at his idea and thought it was just a joke.可知许多juggling迷嘲笑他的想法，认为这只是一个玩笑。由此可推知，许多juggling迷认为Joe的想法不可能实现。故选A。

4.词义猜测题。根据第一段中A few months ago, he finished a special triathlon—he juggled (抛起接住) three balls all the time during the triathlon.可知几个月前，他完成了一项特别的铁人三项——在铁人三项比赛中，他一直在抛起接住三个球。由此可知，Joe最后成功了。故划线短语“made it”意思为“成功”。A. forgot忘记；B. failed失败；C. succeeded成功；D. left离开。故选C。