英语选修7unit2语篇专练二

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1、语篇专练（二）I.阅读理解AItisprobablythestrangestsportanyonehaseverinvented.Andatfirstsight,itlookslikethecasicst.Compctitorshavetodotwothings.Thcfirstistostandstill.Thcsecondistoplacetheirhandsanywhereonthebodyofacar,andkeepitthere・Thisiswherethingsstartgettingdifficult.Lotsofpeoplearc

2、doingthesamething.Andthewinnerofthe“handathon”contestisthepersonwhocancarryondoingitforthelongesttime.Thatpersongetstoownthecar.Itstillseemstobeaneasythingtodo.Atthebeginningitis.Anyonecanstandstill.Butwhenthecontesthasbeengoingforfourorfivedays,standingstillseemslikethemostd

3、ifficultjobintheworld.Andkeepingthehandinplaceoverthistimebecomesanactofseriousattention.Afterafewdays,thehandseemstobelongtosomeoneelse一someonewhowantstogohomeandgetsomesleep・Competitorsareallowedtotakeafive-minutebreakeveryhourtoeat,drinkordowhateverelseisnecessary.Nooneisa

4、llowedtoleanonthecarforsupport.Winnersneedtobeabletoshowgreatpowersofattention.Theyalsoneedtobeabletodevelopspecialskills・Maybethepopularityofthehandathonisduetothefactthatitisnotnecessarytobeatrainedathletetoenter.EntrantsintheLongviewhandathoncertainlydon，tseemtodomuchprepa

5、ration.Mostsaytheywillpreparebyugettinglotsofsleep”•Otherssaytheywilleathealthyfood”or"prayforsuccessv.Thewholeeventgivesordinarypeoplethechancetodosomethinginterestingandwinsomethingintheend.Handathonsarecompetitions,butthereislittlerivalry（敌）N）betweencompetitors.Theyhelpeac

6、hotheroutandkeepeachothersspiritsup.Peoplewhodropoutearlyreturnwithfood,drinkandencouragement.1•Thereasonwhythesportiscalled“handathon”isthatcompetitors・A.coveralongdistanceB•keephandsinplaceforlongC.wavehandsaslongaspossibleD.dothesamethingasinamarathon2.Whatabilityislikelyt

7、obeneededmostinahandathon?A.Standingwithoutanysupport.B.Notleaningonthecar.C.Eatinganddrinkinginfiveminutes.A.Havingstrongpowersofattention・3•Whyishandathonpopular?A

8、legetalongwellwitheachotherinit.4.Whatisthewriter"sopinionabouthanda