2019高考英语一轮基础步练unit8adventure（含解析）北师大版

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1、Unit8Adventure李仕才【阅读理解】   TwoworldchampionshipsweredecidedthisweekendonoppositesidesoftheAtlanticOcean.InEngland,theRugbyWorldCupwasdecided.InNewYork,thebaseballseasonsawitsfinalmatch.   Morethan80,000audienceswatchedNewZealandwintheRugbychampionship34-17overAustr

2、alia.ThematchwasheldonSaturdayatthefamousTwickenhamStadiumnearLondon.   ItwasthesecondworldtitleforNewZealand.Fanscalltheteam“AllBlacks”becauseoftheirblackuniforms.Adaylater,thebaseballWorldSeriescametoaclosewithawinbytheKansasCityRoyalsovertheNewYorkMets.   Inthe

3、WorldSeries,thefirstteamtowinfourgamesclaimsvictory.TheRoyalswonfourofthefirstfivegamesplayedwiththeMets.KansasCitylastwonin1985.   TheRugbyWorldCupopenedonSeptember18,whenEnglanddefeatedFiji.Forty-eightmatchesandsixweekslater,NewZealandwonthetitle.Goingintothetou

4、rnament,theAllBlackswererankedNo.1intheworld.   Everytournamentlikethishasa“favorite,”ortheteamexpectedtowin.Thetournamentalsohasan“underdog,”ortheteamlesslikelytowin.Buttheunderdogoftenbecomesafavorite.ThisyearintheRugbyWorldCup,the“underdog”teamwasJapan.   Comin

5、gintothetournament,Japanwasranked13thintheworld.Butafteraninspiringshowinginthegroupstageofthetournament,Japanmovedupthreeplacesto10th.Asidefromthechampionshipgameitself,thematchthatcreatedthebiggestsurprisecamewhenJapandefeatedworldNo.3SouthAfrica34-32.TheAssocia

6、tedPresscalledit“thebiggestshockinRugbyWorldCuphistory.”   SouthAfricawasatwo­timeWorldCupchampion.JapanhadonlyeverwononematchintheWorldCupbeforethatgame.1.Whywerethetwomajorsportseventsreportedtogether?A.Theywerebothheldindevelopedcountries.B.Theirresultsboth

7、cameoutatthesametime.C.Thewinnerswerebothnotexpected.D.Theybothbelongtosportscompetitions.2.Theunderlinedword“favorite”inParagraph6refersto________.A.aplayerregardedasthemostvaluableB.ateamwhoseplayersaremostkilledC.aplayerwhoisthemostpopularD.ateammorelikelytocom

8、efirst27.HowdidJapanperforminthematches?3.HowdidJapanperforminthematches?A.Itcreatedabigsurprise.B.Ittriedtheirbesttoplay.C.Itactedasitwasexpected.D.Its