School in Sydney starts around February every year. The weather is very hot so it's a relief that there's a swimming carnival (狂歡節(jié)) during this time. There are many swimming races and water activities for us to have fun and get points for some rewards.

   This year's swimming carnival gave me some surprises. After taking some races,I entered the breaststroke (蛙泳) race for 12-year-olds. However,as there were too many 12-year-olds who wanted to race,my friend and I had to wait until the next race. When it was finally our turn,we had to race 13-year-olds. I felt determined to get into the top 3. After all,the other racers were better at swimming than me. When the whistle blew,I jumped straight into the water. I came third at last and was very surprised and proud that I got a place in the next round!

   Besides races,other water activities were also interesting. I joined an activity called kickboard (踢 板) races. It was like a relay (接力) .One person swims to the other side of the pool and passes a board to the person waiting there. Then the person swims back and passes the board on. Sometimes we raced each other from one side to the other before passing the board on. The other students cheered happily for us.

   I liked the carnival. It helped us learn how to take part,work together and have fun at school.

1. A swimming carnival was held because .

   A. it was the beginning of the term

   B. students can have fun in hot weather

   C. it was required in a PE class

   D. the school wanted to give students a surprise

2. The writer got the third place in .

   A. a kickboard race

   B. a diving competition

   C. a breaststroke race

   D. a relay race 

3. If you take part in a kickboard race, you need to.

   A. have good balance

   B. know how to work with others

   C. cheer loudly for others

   D. be 12 years old

4. From the passage,we learn that the writer .

   A. has great determination

   B. has poor swimming skills

   C. doesn’t get along with others

   D. thinks poorly of himself

5. The writer thinks the swimming carnival is .

   A. unhappy   B. dangerous

   C. traditional   D. meaningful

1. B 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. D

  作者所在的學校每年大約2月份都會舉辦游泳狂歡節(jié)， 在狂歡節(jié)上有許多游泳比賽和水上活動，作者參加了今年的 蛙泳比賽，并獲得了第三名，他認為這項活動很有意義。 

1. B細節(jié)理解題。由第一段的“The weather is very hot so it's a relief that there's a swimming carnival. 以及最 后一段的have fun at school可知，舉辦游泳狂歡節(jié)是為 了學生可以在炎熱的天氣里玩得開心，故選B項。

2. C細節(jié)理解題。第二段第二句提到了 I entered the breaststroke race ,后半部分又提到了 I came third at last, 由此可知作者是在蛙泳比賽中得了第三名，故選C項。

3. B推理判斷題。由第三段可知，踢水板比賽像一種接力比賽，由此可推斷參與這種比賽需要知道如何與別人 合作，故正確答案為B項。

4. A細節(jié)理解題。由第二段的中間部分“I felt determined to get into the top   3. ”可知，作者下決心進入前三名。由 此可知A項為正確答案。

5. D推理判斷題。由文章最后一句“It helped us learn how to take part,work together... ” 可知，作者認為游泳狂歡節(jié)幫助他們了解了如何參與和合作等，由此推斷作 者認為這很有意義。

relief n.輕松

determined adj.下定決心的 have fun玩得開心

障礙句分析

   I came third at last and was very surprised and proud that I got a place in the next round!最后我獲得了第三名，而且令我非常驚訝和自豪的是我獲得了參加下一輪比賽的資格。

   句中的that引導一個賓語從句;come third意為“獲得第 三名”。

題目來源：一本英語閱讀理解與完形填空150篇中考 > TEST12

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