高中英语黄金阅读理解试题五(体育类).docxVIP

高中英语黄金阅读 Golden Reading for Senior Middle School Students 五、体育类 (1) Simple steps to inner peace If you wake up feeling tired and lazy, these moves can give you a lift. Our yoga warm-ups will help to loosen and stretch your muscles and joints, and deep breathing also helps you to focus your thoughts, so you feel refreshed！ ●Upper-body lift Slowly lower your body to the floor, look up forward the ceiling and breathe in. Hold for a minute. Release(放松). ●Toe touch Bringing your hands to the floor, breathe out while putting your head between your knees(if you’re a beginner, keep knees slightly bent). Holding the position, breathe in as you stretch your head and chest upward. Hold for one minute. Release. ●Spine stretch Standing straight, feet together, breathe in and raise your arms straight overhead, hands touching. Look up, stretching your body for one minute. Release. Repeat moves as often as needed. 1. The purpose of the above exercises is to _______. A. help you bring back your strength B. get rid of pain from your back C. get you warm enough to do further exercise D. loosen and stretch your muscles to help you feel refreshed 2. The underlined phrase “give you a lift” means _______. A. raising your body higher B. making you release C. helping you get energetic D. getting your body straight 3. To a beginner, _______ may be the easiest and _______ the hardest. A. upper-body lift, toe touch B. toe touch, upper-body lift C. spine stretch, toe-touch D. toe touch, spine stretch 4. Which of the following picture shows the “Spine Stretch”? (补图---做体操) 【答案与解析】本文介绍了几种yoga(瑜伽)运动的步骤，通过做瑜伽运动，人们的肌肉和关节可以得到放松和伸展，从而觉得精神振奋。 1. A。主旨题。文章第2句话就是主题句，故选答案D。 2. C。词义猜测题。从第1段最后一句…so you feel refreshed可以猜测出该短语的正确含义。 3. 判断题。比较3个项目可知，对于一个初学者来说，upper-body lift较容易，而toe touch较难，故选A。 (2) The word “sport” first meant something that people did in their free time. Later it often meant hunting wild animals and birds. About a hundred years ago the word was first used for organiz