1 . Moments after figure skaters finish their program, fans throw gifts onto the ice. There have definitely been some strange ones over the years. As NBC Sports reports, Sasha Cohen was once given sweaters; Canada’s Elvis Stojko and Patrick Chan walked away with lingerie (内衣); Debi Thomas even got a box of Domino’s pizza after her performance at the 1987 world championships because Thomas had wondered why people “don’t throw something good, like pizza”.
The post-program offerings are mostly stuffed (填充的) animal toys. Though it’s not clear exactly how or when this custom began, people really like to use them as gifts. Flowers, once the popular item to throw at skaters, are messy. The cleaners—the kids who skate around to collect all the gifts between programs—have a much easier time to deal with stuffed toys than fighting with every leaf that fell off the flowers.
There’s no global ban (禁令) on sending flowers, but organizations have made attempts to discourage the practice in the past. In 1989 US Figure Skating banned arenas (圆形运动场) hosting national championships from selling flowers.
“Flowers have always been a problem. The flowers and leaves can appear during the course and become a risk. So flowers on the arena are going to vanish. It is just a question of when.” said Larry Kriwanek, chair of the event’s organizing committee. Instead, fans could buy already-authorized stuffed toys inside the arena and show their favorite skaters with those.
Stuffed toys also give supporters an opportunity to choose presents that suit their favorite skaters characters. “We will sometimes get stuffed toys made in custom costumes to match what we’re wearing,” American ice dancer Meryl Davis, who won gold with partner Charlie White in 2014, told NBC Sports. It turns out that skaters often do try to take especially meaningful or thoughtful gifts home with them.
1. What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?| A．Why skaters are supported by so many people. |
| B．Why sending stuffed toys to skaters is popular. |
| C．How skaters collect gifts from fans after the show. |
| D．How fans can show their love to their favorite skaters. |
| A．To draw a comparison. | B．To make a comment. |
| C．To explain a phenomenon. | D．To provide an example. |
| A．Change. | B．Dry. | C．Disappear. | D．Increase. |
| A．Education. | B．Travel. | C．Sports. | D．News. |
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3.观摩比赛的注意事项。
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3 . As a high school coach, I did all I could to help my boys win their games. One thing, however, changed my view on victories. I was refereeing (担任裁判) a championship basketball game between New Rochelle and Yonkers High.
New Rochelle, the home team, was coached by Dan O’Brien, Yonkers by Les Beck. The gym was too crowded to hear the buzzer (终场哨). The game was well played. Yonkers was leading by one point as there were but 30 seconds left to play.
New Rochelle got the ball and tapped it in (投进篮筐) for what looked like victory. I took a look at the clock and saw that the game was over. I hadn’t heard the final buzzer because of the noise. I checked with the other official, but he could not help me.
So I approached the timekeeper, a young man of 17 or so. He said, “Mr. Covino, the buzzer went off as the ball rolled off the rim (篮筐) before the final tap-in was made.”
I was in a dilemma about whether to tell Coach O’Brien the sad news. “Dan,” I said, “time ran out before the final basket was tapped in. Yonkers won the game.”
His face clouded over. The young timekeeper came up. He said, “I’m sorry, Dad. The time ran out before the final basket.”
Suddenly, like the sun coming out from behind a cloud, Coach O’Brien’s face lit up. He said, “That’s okay, Joe. You did what you had to do. I’m proud of you.” Turning to me, he said, “Al, I want you to meet my son, Joe.”
The two of them then walked off the court together, the coach’s arm around his son’s shoulder.
1. What can we say about the match from Paragraph 2?| A．It attracted a small audience. | B．It failed to go on halfway. |
| C．It was competed closely. | D．It was hosted on Yonkers’ court. |
| A．To prove his original view. | B．To learn more teaching skills. |
| C．To shame other coaches. | D．To make the game fair. |
| A．Turned gray. | B．Looked sad. | C．Became cold. | D．Got relaxed. |
| A．Honest. | B．Generous. | C．Demanding. | D．Creative. |
4 . No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own efforts.
I learned this lesson from a(n)
It was a tradition for the school’s old team to play against the new team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn’t even practice to
I started doing anything I could to help them build a little pride. Most important, I began to treat them like winners. That summer, when the other teams enjoyed their
Six months after suffering our
From the experience I learnt a lot about how the attitude of the leader can
| A．experiment | B．experience | C．visit | D．show |
| A．cheer for | B．finish with | C．help with | D．prepare for |
| A．believe | B．agree | C．describe | D．regret |
| A．realize | B．reserve | C．permit | D．demand |
| A．reacting to | B．looking for | C．depending on | D．caring about |
| A．decision | B．conclusion | C．attitude | D．intention |
| A．rewards | B．vacations | C．health | D．honor |
| A．risked | B．missed | C．considered | D．practiced |
| A．defeat | B．fault | C．accident | D．mistake |
| A．relax | B．improve | C．expand | D．defend |
| A．shame | B．burden | C．victory | D．favor |
| A．chances | B．thrills | C．concerns | D．offers |
| A．surprise | B．serve | C．interest | D．affect |
| A．protected | B．observed | C．encouraged | D．impressed |
| A．differently | B．individually | C．calmly | D．honestly |
The Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games opening ceremony began at the National Stadium in Beijing
The use of
To reduce the carbon footprint of the Winter Games, all the Olympic venues were run on clean energy. Also, during
In line with Beijing 2022’s concept (理念) of hosting a green Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, the medal platforms were made of recyclable materials,
6 . As we age, even if we’re healthy, the heart just isn’t as efficient in processing oxygen as it used to be. In most people the first signs show up in their 50s or early 60s. And among people who don’t exercise, the changes can start even sooner.
“Think of a rubber band. In the beginning, it is flexible, but put it in a drawer for 20 years and it will become dry and easily broken,” says Dr. Ben Levine, a heart specialist at the University of Texas. That’s what happens to the heart. Fortunately for those in midlife, Levine is finding that even if you haven’t been an enthusiastic exerciser, getting in shape now may help improve your aging heart.
Levine and his research team selected volunteers aged between 45 and 64 who did not exercise much but were otherwise healthy. Participants were randomly divided into two groups. The first group participated in a program of nonaerobic (无氧) exercise—balance training and weight training—three times a week. The second group did high-intensity aerobic exercise under the guidance of a trainer for four or more days a week. After two years, the second group saw remarkable improvements in heart health.
“We took these 50-year-old hearts and turned the clock back to 30-or 35-year-old hearts,” says Levine. “And the reason they got so much stronger and fitter was that their hearts could now fill a lot better and pump (泵送) a lot more blood during exercise.” But the hearts of those who participated in less intense exercise didn’t change, he says.
“The sweet spot in life to start exercising, if you haven’t already, is in late middle age when the heart still has flexibility,” Levine says. “We put healthy 70-year-olds through a yearlong exercise training program, and nothing happened to them at all.”
Dr. Nieca Goldberg, a spokeswoman for the American Heart Association, says Levine’s findings are a great start. But the study was small and needs to be repeated with far larger groups of people to determine exactly which aspects of an exercise routine make the biggest difference.
1. What does Levine want to explain by mentioning the rubber band?| A．The right way of exercising. | B．The causes of a heart attack. |
| C．The difficulty of keeping fit. | D．The aging process of the heart. |
| A．Diet plan. | B．Professional background. |
| C．Exercise type. | D．Previous physical condition. |
| A．Middle-aged hearts get younger with aerobic exercise. |
| B．High-intensity exercise is more suitable for the young. |
| C．It is never too late for people to start taking exercise. |
| D．The more exercise we do, the stronger our hearts get. |
| A．Making use of the findings. | B．Interviewing the study participants. |
| C．Conducting further research. | D．Clarifying the purpose of the study. |
Tennis super star Naomi Osaka lit the 2020 Tokyo Olympics flame. The Games
Only 950 people attended the opening ceremony. Attendees
8 . Writing Competitions
The Bristol Short Story PrizeIt’s an international writing competition founded by the editors of the quarterly cultural magazine Bristol Review of Books in 2007. The 2022 Bristol Short Story Prize is open to everyone. The first prize is ￡1,000. Entries must be unpublished stories with 4, 000 words at most. The judges are Tom Drake-Lee, Irenosen Okojie and Jessica Taylor.
Admission fee:￡9
The Bath Novel AwardSince its launch nine years ago, the international Bath Novel Award has helped spotlight and support new writers. The prize is￡3,000. In the event of a joint win, the prize money will be shared equally between winners. It’s open to unpublished and independently published novelists. This year’s judge is Nelle Andrew. All genres are welcome. Writers must submit the first 5,000 words plus one-page synopsis of the novel.
Admission fee:￡29
The BBC National Short Story AwardThe BBC National Short Story Award 2022 with Cambridge University invites entries of short stories up to 8,000 words. It’s an award that has enriched the careers of writers since it was founded seventeen years ago. The winner of the contest for single short stories will receive￡15,000. This year’s judges are author Elizabeth Day and broadcaster Katie Thistleton.
Admission fee: free
The Creative Future Writers’ AwardFounded in 2013, it’s an annual development program for talented writers who lack opportunities due to health problems or social circumstances. This year’s theme is How It Started. Prizes include￡10,000 of cash and top writing development prizes supplied by publishers and development agencies.
Writers should submit one piece of writing in one category (50-line poetry to the maximum or 2,000-word fiction to the maximum). The judges are Dorothy Koomson, Joelle Taylor, Aki Schilz and Sarala Estruch.
Admission fee: free
1. Who may act as a judge for The Bristol Short Story Prize in 2022?| A．Joelle Taylor. | B．Nelle Andrew. | C．Katie Thistleton. | D．Jessica Taylor. |
| A．They were founded in the same year. | B．They have a strict genre requirement. |
| C．They set the same cash bonus. | D．They require no admission fee. |
| A．The Bath Novel Award. | B．The Bristol Short Story Prize. |
| C．The Creative Future Writers’ Award. | D．The BBC National Short Story Award. |
9 . What do you think of your Chinese? If you think your Chinese is good enough, you can take part in the competition named Chinese Characters Dictation Competition (中国汉字听写大会).
Today teenagers are using more and more smart phones. They spend too much time in shopping, chatting, playing games and so on. Many of them cannot stop using smart phones to help with their study. Overuse of smart phones will make students too lazy to think and write. Some of them even forget how to write Chinese characters by hand. Teachers and parents are very worried about it.
In order to draw people’s attention to the problems above, in 2013 CCTV held the first Chinese Characters Dictation Competition. About 200 students from 32 teams took part in it. They stood on the stage to write down Chinese characters by dictation. Lu Jialei, a 14-year-old girl from Zhejiang, got first place.
Since then, the competition has been popular among teenagers. Many people are interested in this kind of competition, too. They like to write down the characters while the competitors(参赛者) are writing them.
Can you be the next winner?
1. The underlined word “overuse” in Paragraph 2 probably means ________.| A．eating too much | B．walking too much |
| C．using too much | D．singing too much |
| A．About 400. | B．About 300. | C．About 200. | D．About100. |
| A．Lu Jialei, a girl from Zhejiang. | B．Lu Jialei, a girl from Guangxi. |
| C．Liao Yilin, a girl from Zhejiang. | D．Liao Yilin, a girl from Guangxi. |
| A．Chinese Dancing Competition |
| B．Chinese Children Reading Competition |
| C．Chinese Teachers Writing Competition |
| D．Chinese Characters Dictation Competition |
10 . The British are known to be great sports lovers. When they are neither playing nor watching games, they like to talk about them. Many of the games we play now come from Britain.
The British like all kinds of races, including dog races, boat races, and even races for donkeys. The famous boat race between the teams of Oxford and Cambridge interests large crowds of people.
One of the most typical British games is cricket. It is often played in schools, colleges, universities, and by club teams all over the country. Summer isn’t summer without cricket. To many British people, cricket is both a game and a standard of behavior. When they consider something unfair, they may say, “It’s not cricket.”
But as almost everywhere else in the world, the game which draws the greatest attention in Britain is football, also known as soccer in the USA. Every Saturday from late August until the beginning of May, large crowds of people support their favorite sides on football fields. True fans will travel from one end of the country to the other to see their favorite team play. There are a lot of professional football clubs all over Britain.
The British also like to play baseball, golf, hockey, and grass-hockey. Many other sports, such as running, jumping, swimming, boxing are also popular. You may sometimes hear that there are no winter sports in Britain since the English weather is not always cold enough to ski or skate. However, winter is a good time for fishing!
Without doubt, sport in one form or another is an important part of daily life in Britain.
1. What does the underlined word “them” in paragraph 1 refer to?| A．Games. | B．Sports lovers. | C．Rules. | D．British people. |
| A．cricket has strict rules | B．British people are serious |
| C．cricket is very important in Britain | D．British people don’t like unfair things |
| A．The football fans in Britain. | B．The national game of Britain. |
| C．The busy life of British people. | D．The popularity of football in Britain. |
| A．Sports in Britain | B．Winters of Britain |
| C．Daily life of British people | D．British standards of behavior |
