《2025年天星教育金考卷一轮复习单元滚动双测卷英语》

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[2025豫西北教研联盟一模]Training was cruel, as Penny Lee Dean prepared for what would be a record - setting swim — regardless of sex — across the English Channel in 1978. “Your hands cramp (抽筋). Your legs cramp,” she remembers.
While the cold was bone - chilling, overcoming it has been essential to her success as a record - breaking swimmer. The ability to tolerate extreme cold is one of the advantages that women may have in this sport, as their distribution of fat is helpful in regulating body temperature in cold water.
Dean believes that any upper hand women might have in open water swimming over long distances is more about mental adaptation and the ability to bear discomfort than about insulation (阻隔). In ultra - distance events, the ability to handle more factors, from weather to pain, becomes particularly important.
In fact, women can outperform or perform similarly to men in a range of competitive events. From ultra - running to shooting sports, in some competitions women have the edge. Cassio Rippel, the ISSF Athletes Committee Chair, says that while men's muscles tend to give them more staying power, women's lower body mass and lower centre of gravity, on average, allow them better balance control. The rifle (步枪) events are the most sex - balanced of the three types of shooting events in the Olympics, according to Rippel.
The nearly century - long history of the Olympics is also a history of the growth of female empowerment. An increasing number of female athletes have broken gender barriers, achieving remarkable success in traditionally male - dominated sports. The Paris Olympics is the first Olympics to have equal numbers of female and male athletes. This is also an opportunity to think carefully about what gaps in inclusion still remain.
While much of the science of sex and performance may be unsettled, one thing that's very clear is that more research needs to involve women. The path toward greater inclusion has not been straight, and more questions than answers remain about the role of sex in athletic performance.
1. What challenge did Dean face when breaking the record?
A. The long distance.
B. The extra body fat.
C. The intense training.
D. The low temperature.
2. What advantage may women have in long - distance open water swimming?
A. A strong awareness of keeping warm.
B. Superior flexibility in tough situations.
C. Inborn talent for long - distance swimming.
D. Absolute concentration on swimming paths.
3. What does the underlined phrase “have the edge” in paragraph 4 mean?
A. Take the lead.
B. Appear weaker.
C. Seem conservative.
D. Show less pressure.
4. What does the text mainly talk about?
A. Females in the Olympics.
B. Sports suitable for women.
C. Views on gender and sports.
D. Women's potential in sports.

答案： 1.D 细节理解题。根据第一段的“as Penny Lee Dean prepared for what would be a record - setting swim. . . ‘Your hands cramp(抽筋). Your legs cramp,’ she remembers”可知,1978年,Penny Lee Dean准备横渡英吉利海峡,这将是一项打破纪录的游泳活动,在训练过程中她的手和腿都会抽筋。再结合第二段中“While the cold was bone - chilling, overcoming it has been essential to her success as a record - breaking swimmer”可知,克服寒冷是她成功打破纪录的关键。由此可知,Dean在打破纪录时面临的挑战是低温。
2.B 细节理解题。根据第三段的内容可知,Dean认为,女性在公开水域长距离游泳中所占的优势更多的是心理适应和忍受不适的能力,在超长距离的项目中,处理从天气到疼痛等更多因素的能力变得尤为重要。这表明女性在应对困难情况方面具有更强的灵活性。
3.A 词义猜测题。根据第四段中“From ultra - running to shooting sports. . . allow them better balance control”可知,从超长跑到射击运动,在一些比赛中,女性have the edge。男性的肌肉往往能给他们带来更多的耐力,而女性的体重较轻,重心较低,平均而言,能让她们更好地控制平衡。由此可推知,在超长跑等比赛中,女性往往具有优势,能够表现优异。因此,画线短语have the edge意思是“领先”,与take the lead同义。
4.D 主旨大意题。
Paras. 1 - 2 Penny Lee Dean打破了横渡英吉利海峡的游泳纪录。
Paras. 3 - 4 女性在一些运动项目中的特点和优势。
Para. 5 女性在近一个世纪的奥运会中取得了显著的成功。
Para. 6 呼吁更多关注女性的表现。
由上表可知,文章通过介绍Penny Lee Dean打破游泳纪录的事例和女性运动员的优势和成就,探讨了女性在体育领域的潜力和表现。