2019高考英语一轮基础步练 Unit 8 Adventure（含解析）北师大版必修3

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

2、hefamousTwickenhamStadiumnearLondon.   ItwasthesecondworldtitleforNewZealand.Fanscalltheteam“AllBlacks”becauseoftheirblackuniforms.Adaylater,thebaseballWorldSeriescametoaclosewithawinbytheKansasCityRoyalsovertheNewYorkMets.   IntheWorldSeries,thefirstteamtowinfourgamesclaimsvictory.TheRoyalswo

3、nfourofthefirstfivegamesplayedwiththeMets.KansasCitylastwonin1985.   TheRugbyWorldCupopenedonSeptember18,whenEnglanddefeatedFiji.Forty-eightmatchesandsixweekslater,NewZealandwonthetitle.Goingintothetournament,theAllBlackswererankedNo.1intheworld.   Everytournamentlikethishasa“favorite,”orthete

4、amexpectedtowin.Thetournamentalsohasan“underdog,”ortheteamlesslikelytowin.Buttheunderdogoftenbeesafavorite.ThisyearintheRugbyWorldCup,the“underdog”teamwasJapan.   ingintothetournament,Japanwasranked13thintheworld.Butafteraninspiringshowinginthegroupstageofthetournament,Japanmovedupthreeplacest

5、o10th.Asidefromthechampionshipgameitself,thematchthatcreatedthebiggestsurprisecamewhenJapandefeatedworldNo.3SouthAfrica34-32.TheAssociatedPresscalledit“thebiggestshockinRugbyWorldCuphistory.”   SouthAfricawasatwo­timeWorldCupchampion.JapanhadonlyeverwononematchintheWorldCupbeforethatgame.1

6、.Whywerethetwomajorsportseventsreportedtogether?A.Theywerebothheldindevelopedcountries.B.Theirresultsbothcameoutatthesametime.C.Thewinnerswerebothnotexpected.D.Theybothbelongtosportspetitions.2.Theunderlinedword“favorite”inParagraph6refersto________.A.aplayerregardedasthemostvaluableB.ateamwho

7、seplayersaremostkilledC.aplayerwhoisthemostpopularD.ateammorelikelytoefirst27.HowdidJapanperforminthematches?3.HowdidJapanperforminthematches?A.Itcreatedabigsurprise.B.Ittriedtheirbesttoplay.C.Itactedasitwasexpected.D.Itsurprisinglywont