Unit3OnthemoveⅠ.閱讀理解Whenshewas61,SianDaviesdecidedtorowacrosstheAtlanticOcean.InMarch2021,shewasoneofthe12crewmemberswhosetoutonthe3,000-milejourneyfromTenerifetobattlesun,saltandfiercecurrents.“Wewouldrowinthree-hourshiftsandonlysleepforanhourorsoeverysixhours,”shesays.“Forthefirst15days,Iwasseasick,soIhardlyateanything.Iwasjustrowingandcollapsing.Iwentthroughsomeprettydarktimes.”Butafter42daysonthewater,DaviesreachedAntiguatobecomeoneoftheonlysixwomenintheworldovertheageof60tohaverowedacrossanocean.“IwasexhaustedandIwasalsosoproudofmyself,”shesays.Daviesbeganrowingwhenshewas53,afterspottingasix-oar(槳)rowingboatinBristolharbor.Attractedbyitssizeandappearance,shespoketothecrewandwasencouragedtodoatrialrun.“AssoonasIgotonthewater,Ifellinlovewithit,”shesays.“Feelingyourwholebodyworkingandthefreshaironyourskinisamazing.”Itwasn’tuntil2017,though,thatherAtlanticplanswereborn.Sufferingfromaherniateddisc(椎間盤(pán)突出),shewasonlyabletocrawloutofbed.“IbeganthinkingofthingsIcouldlookforwardtoafterIhadsurgery,”shesays.“OnedayIwasreadingaboutwomenadventurerswhenithitmethatoncebetter,Iwouldrowacrossanocean.”Aftersuccessfulsurgery,Daviesbegandrivingtomeetotherwomenwhohadundertakenrows.HearingtheexperiencesandadviceofthemgaveDaviestheconfidence.Soonafter,sheheardthatanewboatproducerwasorganizingateamforavoyageacrosstheAtlanticandshejoineditimmediately.“InJune,I’mplanningtobreakafewworldrecordsbyrowingaroundtheUKwhenI’m64,andIwanttomotorcyclethroughtheHimalayaslaterintheyear.Afterall,weneedthingstolookbackon,”shesays.1.WhatdoweknowaboutDavies’journeyacrosstheAtlantic?A.Shefellapartandabandonedthetask.B.Shesufferedalotduringtheprocess.C.Shewastheoldestwomantofinishit.D.Sherowedalongwithsixotherwomen.2.HowdidDaviesfeelaboutherfirstattempttorow?A.Painful. B.Frightened.C.Confident. D.Impressed.3.WhatinspiredDaviestorowacrossanocean?A.Atrialrowonasix-oarrowingboat.B.Supportfromaboatcompany.C.Storiesofsomewomenadventurers.D.Sufferingsfromherbackpain.4.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesDavies?A.Caringandopen-minded.B.Humbleandself-motivated.C.Determinedandeasy-going.D.Strong-willedandambitious.Rushingdownthepath,thetraceur(跑酷者)isonthelookoutforhisnextobstaclessuchasfireescapes,wallsorfences.Assoonasherealizesamassivebrickwallstandsbetweenhimandwherehewantstobe,heunintentionallygrabsonthewallwithhishandsandliftshimselftostandontopofit.Hisnextmoveisajumpthatlandshimbackonsolidground.However,noticingthatheisunstable,herollstoavoidinjuries.Traceursareathleteswhoperformremarkablegymnasticsactionsinurbanenvironments.SerioustraceursarefascinatednotjustbythephysicalchallengesofParkour,butbyitsphilosophy.ThosewholearntoexcelatParkourclaimtodevelopnotjustphysicalfitness,butincreasedself-confidenceandcriticalthinkingskills,astheytrainthemselvestofindwaysaroundeveryobstacleintheirpaths.Becauseofthesephilosophicalfoundations,Parkourisoftendescribedbytraceursasmoreofalifestyleoranartformthanasport.PassionatetraceursaredeterminedtokeepParkourfrombecomingacompetitiveattempt.Competition,theyargue,devaluesthephilosophicaltheorybehindParkour.PeoplewhopracticeParkourshouldbemoreconcernedwiththeirrelationshiptotheenvironmentthanwithatickingclock,ascoreoracheeringcrowd.Furthermore,traceursshouldworkwitheachothertoimproveconfidence,awarenessandunity.Competition,theyargue,onlybringsaboutfeelingsofconflictanddisharmony.WhileParkourpuristssuggestthatthephilosophybehindParkourhelpstolimitinjuries,theymustrememberthatnoteveryonewhotriestoleapoveramailboxisanexperiencedtraceurtryingtogetintouchwithhisorherenvironment.Adolescentsattemptingtocarryouttheseacrobatic(雜技的)skillscouldseverelyinjurethemselves.SowhilenewcomerstoParkourmightbeeagertoinvestigatethisartofmovement,itwouldbewiseforthemtorememberthephysicalitybehindthephilosophy.Afterall,philosophyisnotmuchgoodtoabrokenleg.5.Whydoestheauthordescribeatraceuratthebeginning?A.ToillustratewhatParkourislike.B.Toteachwaysofavoidinginjuries.C.ToexplaindifferentParkourmoves.D.Tohighlightthepopularityofsports.6.HowcanParkourenhanceatraceur’sself-confidence?A.Bystrengtheningphysicalfitness.B.BywinningParkourcompetitions.C.Bybuildingfaithinconqueringbarriers.D.Bygraspingsomephilosophicaltheories.7.Whatdoweknowaboutseriousandpuretraceurs?A.Theyareawareofhowtotreatinjuries.B.Theysuggestindividualeffortsinthesport.C.Theystresstherelationshiptotheenvironment.D.Theyaremoreconcernedwithremarkableactions.8.Whatdoestheauthoradvisenewcomerstodo?A.Facephysicalchallengesboldly.B.Learnfromexperiencedtraceurs.C.Startfromleapingoveramailbox.D.Considertheriskofsevereharm.Ⅱ.完形填空ChrisNikic,a21-year-oldyoungmanfromMaitland,Florida,completedanIronmanTriathlon(鐵人三項(xiàng)).AnIronmanTriathlon1a112-milecycle,a2.4-mileswimanda26.2-milerun.Whilethisisanamazing2foranyhumanbeing,itisespecially3forChrisNikicwhohasDown’ssyndrome.4,ChrisNikicdidtheimpossible!

His5tothisamazingandinspiringaccomplishmenthasbeenanythingbut6.Chrishadopen-heartsurgerywhenhewasjustfivemonthsold.Heneededa7whenhewasthreeanddidnotevenwalkonhisownuntilhewasfouryearsold.Throughouthischildhood,heandhisparentsweretoldthathecouldnotdomanythingsthatotherkidscoulddo.Foryearstheygot8toandacceptedtheselimits.

Untilin2017,hesethis9oncompetingintriathlons.Histrainingstartedwithonepushupaswellasanamazingcommitmenthe10withhisdadtoget1%bettereachday.11,Christrainedfourtoeighthourseachdayforawholeyeartoprepareforthe12.

Chris’samazingperseverance(毅力)isanexamplefornotonlychildrenwithDown’ssyndromeandotherspecial13buttoallkidsaroundtheworld.Chrisisnowtryingto14asmanypeopleashecanwithhisstorywhichheis15throughpublicspeaking,presentations,andabookheisworkingwithhisfather.

1.A.standsfor B.takesoverC.consistsof D.callson2.A.enjoyment B.achievementC.development D.improvement3.A.strange B.uniqueC.advanced D.private4.A.Preciously B.NecessarilyC.Temporarily D.Apparently5.A.solution B.responseC.road D.secret6.A.easy B.difficultC.interesting D.complicated7.A.speaker B.stickerC.jumper D.walker8.A.accustomed B.rootedC.lost D.engaged9.A.luck B.sightsC.standards D.pleasure10.A.made B.includedC.met D.demonstrated11.A.Occasionally B.SuddenlyC.Eventually D.Casually12.A.memory B.experienceC.story D.competition13.A.skills B.disabilitiesC.movements D.features14.A.promote B.inquireC.inspire D.provide15.A.sharing B.talkingC.writing D.postingⅢ.語(yǔ)法填空Themarketforwearabletechnologyinthepastfewyearshasbeenonarapidrise.Weseemtohavetoomuchattachmenttodataaccessibleonthosedevices.1.isitagoodthingthatwe’rerelyingontechnologymoreoftenthannot,recordingeverystepwetake?Canthosetoolsreallymaximizeyourworkoutbenefits?Therealquestionssurroundnotthe2.(wear),butthewearer.

Thechallengeforathletes3.(look)touptheirgamewithdataisfindingthetypeofinformationthatismosthelpful.Ifyouarehopingtorunfasterandwanttotrymoderatingyourpacebasedonheartratezones,awearablecanhelpyoudoso.However,forprofessionalsandthosewhoarenew4.workingout,lessismore.Earlierthismonth,SaraHall,aprofessionalmarathonrunnercompetingintheU.S.Olympicmarathontrials,actually5.(throw)awayhersmartwatchmidrace6.(avoid)distraction.Similarly,forbeginnerrunners,it’smoreimportanttolearntolistentoyourbody’ssignals—tiredness,7.(ache),burstsofenergy—8.__________totrackyourpaceorheartrate.Dependingonwhatthosegoalsare,theremightbewaystoachievethemthataremorecost9.(effect),morefun,moreconvenient.Dr.EthanWeiss,aphysicianattheUniversityofCaliforniatellshispatientsthatadifferentitem10.(attach)atyourwrist,likealeash(牽狗的皮帶),ismorelikelyt