Question

【题目】Lots of students know what a marathon （马拉松赛跑） is，but perhaps they don't know what a 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 practising it．Because of his hard work，he made it at last．

Talking about his triathlon，Joe said swimming was the hardest part．"lt was difficult and complex（复杂的），"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 （画线的 ） part"made it"in the 2nd paragraph probably means ．

A. forgot

B. faile

C. succeeded

D. left

【5】Swimming was the hardest part for Joe mainly because ．

A. he swam in open water

B. his swimming skills were bad

C. he was very tired when swimming

D. he almost could only swim with his legs．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】短文大意：很多学生知道马拉松（马拉松赛跑），但也许他们不知道什么是一个铁人三项。铁人三项是一项运动，有三个部分﹣游泳、骑自行车和跑步。这不是一个容易的运动，但一个叫Joe Salter的人很好。几个月前，他完成了一个特殊的铁人三项﹣他篡改（抛起接住）三个球的时间都在铁人三项。也就是说，他不停地抛接三个球，而他是游泳、骑自行车和跑步。

31﹣年﹣老乔是从佛罗里达州，美国，他喜欢在他8岁时就开始在杂耍。乔做的很好。后来，做一个铁人三项和篡改的同时使它更有趣的他有了主意。许多杂耍的球迷嘲笑他的理念和思想，它只是一个玩笑，但乔没有放弃，他不停地练习它。因为他的努力，他在最后。

谈到自己的铁人三项，乔说，游泳是最难的部分。”这是困难和复杂的（复杂的），”他说，“我基本上只使用我的腿，所以花了相当多的工作。而且，在公开水域游泳这一点。这不象是在一个游泳池。“

【1】根据短文第一段第三行It is not an easy sport，but a man named Joe Salter is very good at it．可知，普通的铁人三项是一项很困难的运动。故选：A。

【2】根据第一段第四行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，在铁人三项时他玩杂耍。故选：B。

【3】根据第二段第三行Many juggling fans laughed at his idea and thought it was just a joke．可知，许多杂耍迷认为乔的想法是无法实现的。故选：A。

【4】根据语境推知本句句意：因为他的努力，他最后成功了。A. forgot动词，忘记；B. failed动词，失败；C. succeeded动词，成功；D. left动词，离开。故选：C。

【5】根据最后一段倒数第三句I basically only used my legs，so it took quite a lot of work可知，游泳对乔来说是最艰难的部分，因为他基本上只使用腿。故选：D。