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Unit7Thesea

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

(2024·江西省重点中学盟校第一次联考)

TunaTossing(掷金枪鱼)

ThissportbeganinSouthAustraliainafishingcommunitycalledPortLincoln.Itwasinspiredbythelocalfishermenwhousedtotossfishontotheirtruckspetitorswillthrowa10kgfishandthewinneristhepersonwhothrowsthefarthest.

HotDogEatingContest

Competitiveeatinghasbecomepopularinthepastyearsanditsparticipantstrytoeatasmanyhotdogsastheycanintenminutes.ThesportbeganintheUScityfairsandhasgainedrecognitionduetoNathansHotDogEatingContest，heldannuallyonthe4thofJuly.ThissporthasturnedintoahugeindustryandisnowpopularintheUS，Canada，andJapan.

WifeCarrying

Itsasportinwhichmalecompetitorsracewhilecarryingafemaleteammatethroughaspecialtrackintheshortesttime.ThisgamehasitsoriginsinFinland.ItdevelopedintoaworldwidegamelaterandhadthefirstforeignchampionfromAustralia.TheNorthAmericanWifeCarryingChampionshipbeganin1999.NowtheWorldWife-CarryingChampionshiphasteamscompetingfromAustralia，Germany，GreatBritain，IrelandandtheUnitedStates.

PalmTreeClimbing(爬棕榈树)

IndependenceDayinIndonesiaisonAugust，17th.Thisdayiscelebratedbyvariouscompetitions.Climbingthepalmtrunkisthemostdifficultone.Toclimbupanabsolutelysmooth，oiledtrunkisaproblem.Atthetopofthetrunkthereareprizes—fromtowels，clothesorsomethingtomountainbicyclesandcashcertificates.Manycountrieshavesimilartreeclimbingeventsnow.

语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。介绍了四种不同寻常的竞赛活动：掷金枪鱼竞赛、吃热狗竞赛、背妻竞赛、爬棕榈树竞赛。

1．Whicheventpromotesthebusinessdevelopmentgreatly?

A.TunaTossing.

B．HotDogEatingContest.

C．WifeCarrying.

D．PalmTreeClimbing.

B[考查细微环节理解。依据HotDogEatingContest中的“ThesportbeganintheUScityfairs”和“Thissporthasturnedintoahugeindustry”信息可知，吃热狗大赛已经转变为一项巨大的产业，促进了行业发展。]

2．Wherewasthesport