2021届高考英语考前每日拔高第5练

2021届高考英语考前每日拔高练 第5练 l. Tuna Tossing This sport began in South Australia in a fishing community called Port Lincoln. It was inspired by the local fishermen who used to toss fish onto their trucks. The winner is the person who throws a 9 kg fish in a longest distance. Hot Dog Eating Contest Competitive eating has become popular in the past years and its participants try to eat as many hot dogs as they can in ten minutes. The sport began in the U. S. city fairs and has gained recognition due to Nathans Hot Dog Eating Contest, held annually on the 4th of July. The sport has turned into a huge industry and is now popular in the U. S., Canada, and Japan. Wife Carrying This game has its origins in Finland and ifs a sport in which male competitors race while carrying a female teammate. The objective is for the male to carry the female through a special track in the fastest time. The World Wife Carrying Championship has teams competing from Australia, Germany, Britain, Estonia, Ireland, and the United States. The wife must be over 17 years old and prizes include winning the wife5s weight in beer. Palm Tree Climbing Independence Day in Indonesia is on August, 17th. This day is celebrated by various competitions. Climbing palm trunk is the most difficult one. To climb on absolutely smooth, oiled trunk is an uneasy problem. At the top of the trunk there are prizes一from towels, clothes and something like that to mountain bicycles and cash certificates. 1. Which of the following events promotes the business development greatly A. Tuna Tossing.B.Hot Dog Eating Contest. C.Wife Carrying.D.Palm Tree Climbing. 2. What can we learn about Palm Tree Climbing A. Its winners may get various prizes. B. It is the hardest among the four events. C. Its competitors strength means everything. D. It has become more popular in other countries. 3. What can be learned from the passage A. Tuna Tossing has its origin in a fishing community in South America. B. In Wife Carrying game the winner may win beer as a prize for his wife. C. Nathans Hot Dog Eating Contest is held on the 4th of July every other year. D. Independence Day in Indonesia is celebrated by various games like climbing trees. 2. It was dinner time for the Rangers, a group of mostly Indigenous（本地的）Australians who had spent a long day cleaning up the polluted beaches of the continents northern coast. Soon they would be eating freshly caught seafood cooked under the stars on an open fire, as their ancestors did. The Rangers are of more than 100 indigenous groups spread across Australia who have taken on the job of protecting the land of their forefathers. In Arnhem Land, they are the protectors of 3,300 square miles of land and sea. They comb the beaches by hand, picking up as much rubbish as possible. The task is very difficult as each day it delivers waves of new rubbish. For the Rangers, cleaning the beaches is more than a vacation. For a people whose culture is strongly tied to the l