1 . 听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
1. What does the man think is important to be a top racing driver?

A．Concentration.

B．Experience.

C．Driving skills.

2. Who introduced car racing to the man?

A．His friends.

B．His dad.

C．His mum.

3. What does the man suggest young drivers do?

A．Try various sports.

B．Go to university first.

C．Work out in the gym.

4. What is the woman?

A．A coach.

B．A hostess.

C．A driver.

2 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

When I was in Primary Five, I was in the basketball school team. Every month we would have a basketball match against another school’s basketball team. In spite of all the cheers we received from our classmates and the amount of training we had, we had never won a single match before. That was due to our lack of teamwork and cooperation.

During one of our training sessions, our school team was divided into two to have a match against each other. The inter-school competition was coming up and none of us wanted to miss our chance of getting that gold trophy(奖品). “Three, two, one, start!” our basketball coach, Coach Leong, shouted. John, who was in my team, managed to grab the ball that Coach Leong threw in the air. Since John grabbed the ball, he refused to let anyone, not even his teammates, take it.

“Pass the ball to me, John!” I shouted. I was in a good position to shoot the ball into the hoop(篮筺). To my shock, John made a rude face at me. I made an attempt to grab the ball from him. When I got my hands on the ball, it became a tug-of-war(激烈竞争) between John and me. Coach Leong shook his head and exploded like an active volcano. “Children! Is this the type of behavior that I should be seeing? The match is in two weeks! Do you even know the importance of teamwork?” Coach Leong gave us a disappointed look. It seemed as if he had some sad news to tell us.

I was right.

Coach Leong explained that he would be retiring after the match. “I hope you can show me your teamwork and cooperate with one another in this match before I retire.” I choked on my tears. My heart sank. We were giving Coach Leong such a tough time, when all he wanted was for us to show teamwork in the match. After that day, my teammates and I were determined to do our best and work as a team.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Para. 1     
On the day of the match, we stood face-to-face with our opponents, the team from River Primary School.
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John did a perfect overhead throw and I caught the ball in mid-air.   
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3 . A small study out of Skidmore College examined the advantages of morning vs, evening exercise for both women and men. Paul, professor for health at Skidmore, led the study.

“We had the groups divided into evening and morning groups,” he says. “We found women and men answered differently to different types of exercise depending on the time of the day, which surprised us.”

The study showed that for women who want to lower blood pressure (血压), the risk of heart disease or reduce fat, morning exercise works best. Those women hoping for upper body muscle (肌肉) gains or mood (心情) improvement should consider evening exercise. For the men, the findings were somewhat different: Evening exercise lowers blood pressure, the risk of heart disease, and feelings of tiredness. But similar to women, they burn more fat with morning exercise.

“For many people, the best time to exercise will depend on their chronotype,” says Heisz, author of Move the Body, Heal the Mind.

“Chronotype is your body’s natural habit to sleep at a certain time—it’s what decides whether you’re a night owl or an early bird. For the 25% of the population that considers themselves a night owl, getting both enough sleep and enough exercise can be difficult,” adds Heisz.

He continues, “Sleep—which provides your body the necessary time to recover (恢复) and make gains from exercise—should always be the first choice. When it comes to exercise, regardless of research on the advantages of certain exercises at particular times of the day, your results will not be good if it doesn’t allow enough time for sleep.”

1. What can women get by doing evening exercise according to the study?

A．A fat loss.

B．A good mood.

C．A lower blood pressure.

D．A smaller risk of heart disease.

2. What does the author intend to do in paragraph 5?

A．Give an example.	B．Tell the difference.
C．Do an experiment.	D．Explain a term.

3. What does Heisz think is important to achieve good results of exercise?

A．Enough sleep.	B．Low-fat food.
C．Plenty of water.	D．Lots of exercise.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．A Night Owl or An Early Bird

B．Why Fitness Plan Being Important

C．How to Change Your Exercise Time

D．The Best Time of a Day to Exercise

4 . OnX Offroad’s Guide to Ultimate(终极的) Adventure 2023

It’s almost time for Ultimate Adventure 2023! Here’s everything you’ll need to know about this year’s event.

What is the Ultimate Adventure?

Ultimate Adventure is a yearly private four wheeling event hosted by the staff of Motor Trend that explores off-road worthy locations in the United States. Each year, the event moves to a new place, and participants(参与者) won’t know the route(路线) in advance. Participants are challenged with a roughly one-thousand-mile-long road trip where they are responsible for repairs and things necessary for completing the route with no outside help.

OnX Offroad’s Relationship With Ultimate Adventure 2023

As a past participant in Ultimate Adventure, OnX Offroad community manager Jake Rosaia knew he wanted the OnX Offroad to be a supporter of Ultimate Adventure in one form or another. So when the opportunity presented itself, the OnX team caught the chance. For 2023, OnX Offroad is once again a proud supporter for the fourth year in a row as the Official Mapping Tool of Ultimate Adventure. During the event, participants will receive route information for the day each morning through the OnX Offroad App.

Participant Requirements

All participants themselves must provide food, fuel and other things, along with having the ability to repair their vehicles.

All vehicles must have 35-inch-tall or larger tires(轮胎) with a full-size spare.

Ultimate Adventure Time

Dates: Sunday, September 24 to Sunday, October 1

TEL: 86597782

Everybody, be quick to join us!

1. What can we know about the Ultimate Adventure?

A．It is a team event.	B．It is held every four years.
C．OnX Offroad refuses to support its participants.	D．Its route is kept secret before the event.

2. What is a requirement for the participants?

A．They must be self-sufficient.	B．They need to be over 35.
C．They must be repairmen.	D．They need to sign up on September 24.

3. Where is this text probably taken from?

A．A textbook.

B．A news report.

C．A poster.

D．A diary.

5 . Research from Harvard University’s Wyss Institute have made “robotic shorts” that can help people use less energy when they walk or run.

    1     A motor on the user’s back pulls cables connected to the laps.

In the past, such devices have focused only on helping people walk or run, but not both, since walking and running use different hip (臀部) movements. But a computer on the shorts can tell which way the user is moving,    2    

The researchers found that the main benefit of the shorts was reducing the energy people needed to walk or run. In tests, the energy needed for walking was reduced by 9.3 percent.    3    Less energy was needed both on flat ground and on hills.

The researchers said that while the shorts weigh about 5 kilograms, moving with them makes users feel lighter. The tests showed that a person walking with the device would feel 4 kilograms lighter,    4    

The team now also wants to make the device itself 40 percent lighter. They hope the shorts can help people in danger of injury at work and those who want to improve their physical performance,    5     Conor Walsh, who helped lead the study, says he hopes such devices will be available to everyone in the future.

A．as well as those with disabilities.

B．Are you eager to possess such kind of shorts?

C．and someone running would feel 5.7 kilograms lighter.

D．For running, people needed about 4 percent less energy.

E．but those excellent athletes are also able to benefit from running.

F．The shorts are made of soft material and are designed to be easy to move in.

G．allowing the device to provide the right kind of assistance for both movements.

6 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Here’s one more reason to get up and exercise! A newly     1     (publish) study in JAMA Neurology has found that walking about 10,000 steps per day     2     (help) lower the risk of developing dementia (痴呆症). In fact, 4,000 steps a day is enough     3     (decrease) dementia risk by one-quarter, according to the study.

Furthermore, people who walk with “purpose”—     4     a pace of over 40 steps a minute —     5     (be) able to cut their risk of dementia by 57 percent with just about 6,000 steps a day. “It is a brisk (轻快的) walking activity, like a power walk,” study co-author Borja del Pozo Cruz told CNN.

Even people     6     walk about 3,800 steps a day at any speed can cut their risk of dementia by 25 percent, the study found. Such a number of steps would be enough for     7     (beginner), especially those who usually sit for a long time each day.

“There is evidence     8     physical activity can enhance (提高) dementia     9     (prevent) among the general population,” Del Pozo Cruz said. “We thought that by providing specific stepping recommendations, people would pay more attention to physical activity, as steps and walking are something everyone understands     10     require very little resources.”

10 . In a recent game of pickleball, my teammate and I were falling far behind other teams. It was her turn to serve. We were both standing behind the baseline, paddles(球拍) up in ready position, when she nodded at me and said, “In it to win it.”

“Really?” I looked at her, surprised by her use of a catchy expression that was new to me. My inner self was never ready to accept even the tiniest suggestion that we should be trying to win the game.

In my life off the pickleball court, I enjoy yoga, folk dancing—anything but games with winners and losers, and I always prefer to be a observer rather than a participant in the world of sports.

Then pickleball came along. Suddenly, I didn’t want to be an observer any longer. I wanted to be a player myself. Like many people, I was first drawn to the game simply as a safe COVID-19 activity. Playing outdoors with people in my neighborhood allowed me to break out of social isolation(隔离).

But my addiction to the game comes from the sport’s low barrier of entry. The equipment isn’t particularly expensive. It’s a relatively easy game to learn, and a participant doesn’t need to be especially strong, tall or fast. Little wonder that everyone can now be seen throwing a green, orange or yellow plastic ball with holes in it across a net.

Pickleball is the first game I’ve ever wanted to win. I think it’s because of the excitement I feel when I hit an unreturnable ball down the middle of the court and score a point. Participating in a sport myself rather than cheering for others provides real proof that I can still work hard to achieve goals.

So, I’ve made a long-term commitment to it. I am embracing the game as my pickleball buddies embrace me. I’d forgotten how much fun it is to socialize while, doing something active. In that playful space of the court, I am facing directly my fears of winning and losing. In the meantime, doing something outside of my comfort zone feels magical. Now I wonder what contests I might be brave enough to enter next.

1. Why was the author surprised by what her teammate said in the recent game?

A．She thought her teammate was too weak.	B．She hadn’t considered winning or losing.
C．She didn’t know what her teammate meant.	D．She misunderstood the rules of the game.

2. What is the main reason for the author’s love for pickleball?

A．It is what she is good at.	B．It allows her to make new friends.
C．It is affordable and accessible.	D．It has many health benefits.

3. How has the author benefited from playing pickleball?

A．She has overcome her fears of competitive sports.	B．She has realized her own limitations.
C．She has become a more energetic person.	D．She has recognized her talents for sports.

4. What does the author plan to do?

A．Become a professional athlete.	B．Recommend pickleball to more friends.
C．Explore some extreme sports.	D．Continue playing pickleball.