2020版高考英语二轮复习限时规范训练十五阅读板块__练速度

-1-限时规范训练限时规范训练(十五十五)阅读板块阅读板块————练速度练速度(满分40分，限时35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解(30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AHundredsofspectatorscheeredthemonattheNorthAmericanWifeCarryingChampionship.Theannualevent,nowinits15thyear,washeldatthebaseofagrassyskimountainattheSundayRiverresortinMaine.“ThepeopleinFinlandputtogetherthiseventbecausetheyfeltthereshouldbeatleastonenewsstoryintheyearthatmakespeoplelaugh，”saidcompetitorJohnLund,whospentfouryearsinFinland,thebirthplaceofwife­carryingasamodernsport.Thecompetitionbeganthereinthe1990sandwasinspiredlooselybythelegendofa19th­centuryoutlawwhotestedthemettle(耐力)ofhisgangofrobbersbyhavingthemrunanobstaclecoursewithawomanontheirbacks.Thesporthassincegainedenthusiastsaroundtheworld.TheeventonSaturdayinMainewasoneofseveralofficialqualifyingcompetitionsforinternationalchampionshipsinFinland,withtheothersheldinAustralia,SwedenandEstonia.Nearlyeveryteamemployedthe“Estoniancarry”，inwhichthewomanhangstheheaddownwithherlegshookedaroundtheman'sneckandherarmsaroundhiswaist,w