江苏专版2023_2024学年新教材高中英语Unit2Besportybehealthy素养培优练一牛津译林版必修第二册.doc

素养培优练（一）

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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MysonJoeywasbornwithclubfeet.Thedoctorsassuredusthatwithtreatmenthewouldbeabletowalknormally—butwouldneverrunverywell.Thefirstthreeyearsofhislife,hehadseveraloperationsonthefeet.Bythetimehewaseight,youwouldntknowhehadaproblemwhenyousawhimwalk.

Thechildreninourneighborhoodranaroundasmostchildrendoduringplay,andJoeywouldjumprightinandrunandplay,too.Wenevertoldhimthatheprobablywouldntbeabletorunaswellastheotherchildren.Sohedidntknow.

Inseventhgradehedecidedtogooutforthecross-countryteam.Everydayhetrainedwiththeteam.Heworkedharderandranmorethananyoftheothers—perhapshesensedthattheabilitiesthatseemedtocomenaturallytosomanyothersdidnotcomenaturallytohim.Althoughtheentireteamruns,onlythetopsevenrunnershavethepotentialtoscorepointsfortheschool.Wedidnttellhimheprobablywouldnevermaketheteam,sohedidntknow.

Hecontinuedtorunfourtofivemilesaday,everyday—eventhedayhehada39degreefever.Iwasworried,soIwenttolookforhimafterschool.Ifoundhimrunningallalone.Iaskedhimhowhefelt.“Okay,”hesaid.Hehadtwomoremilestogo.Thesweatrandownhisfaceandhiseyeswereglassyfromhisfever.Yethelookedstraightaheadandkeptrunning.Wenevertoldhimhecouldntrunfourmileswitha39degreefever.Sohedidntknow.

Twoweekslater,thenamesoftheteamrunnerswerecalled.Joeywasnumbersixonthelist.

Joeyhadmadetheteam.Hewasinseventhgrade—theothersixteammemberswerealleighth-graders.Wenevertoldhimheshouldntexpecttomaketheteam.Wenevertoldhimhecouldntdoit.Wenevertoldhimhecouldntdoit...sohedidntknow.Hejustdidit.

1.WhatdotheunderlinedwordsinPara1imply?

A.Agame. B.Adisability. C.Astick. D.Anassociation.

2.WhydidnttheparentstellJoeythetruth?

A.Theyforgottotellhimt