3 . 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。

World Cup is likely the most popular sporting event in the world,     1     draws billions of television viewers every tournament(锦标赛).

These days, football,     2     (go) back over two thousand years to Ancient China, is fun enough     3     (attract) millions of people. It’s a game to play cheaply and     4     (easy), which     5     (be) perhaps the basis of its popularity. People don’t need expensive     6     (equip) and the football doesn’t cost much money. People can see children playing to    7     (they) hearts’ content with a ball everywhere. Besides, another factor behind its popularity is the creativity and excitement on the field. You don’t have to be     8     fan to recognize the skill of professional players, but still can feel the excitement of a game ending with a surprising twist. What’s more, football has become one of the     9     (good) ways for people to communicate. It breaks down walls and brings people together on and     10     the field.

4 . At 81 years old, Jeanne Daprano is still pushing her body to the limit. She’s still running competitive races, breaking world records and taking on new challenges.“The thing I’m learning about aging is that it’s inevitable,” Daprano said.“I’m not going to escape it. There are two ways to go:You can either press on or give up.”

Daprano grew up in Iowa. Then, she moved to California. As a primary school teacher, she began running in order to keep up with her student.“I was known as a running teacher,” she said.“I had my students do fitness before we studied in the morning and then throughout the day.”Then she began running competitively with 5K and 10K road races before moving to the track. She is now the world record holder in the women’s 75-year-old age group 400 meters and 800 meters. “When I get to the final fi nish line, I want this body to be worn out. I’m not doing this to live to be 100. I’m doing this to be the best I can be today.”

After moving to Atlanta about a decade ago, Daprano met fitness trainer David Buer. Ever since, she’s been coming to his gym, where he tailors workouts for Daprano’s specifc needs.“When she came to me, she was pushing 70 years old,”Buer said.“I’ve worked with other individuals of Jeanne’s age, but she came to me with different goals. She had a unique drive and passion—not just a passion for fitness or athletics but for life in general.”

Last February, Daprano took on a new challenge: her first indoor rowing competition. In classic fashion, she broke the world record in the 80-to-84 age group, rowing 2,000 meters in 9:23:7. For those hoping to either start getting in shape or stay in shape for a long time, she offers this advice: Listen to your body. What are you passionate about? How are you going to keep physically fit and mentally fit? Start where you are. Don’t look ahead or compare yourself to somebody else.

1. What does the underlined word“inevitable” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．Invisible.

B．Abnormal.

C．Impossible.

D．Unavoidable.

2. Daprano started her life as a runner when ________.

A．working at a primary school	B．taking fitness training classes
C．volunteering in a 5K road race	D．moving to Atlanta

3. What might be Buer’s first impression of Daprano?

A．She was a qualified teacher.	B．She was an unusual woman.
C．She was too old to run a race.	D．She was hard to get along with.

4. What does Daprano suggest we do?

A．Run right now.	B．Live and learn.
C．Follow your heart.	D．Be a good listener.

5 . It was the last time Susan Butcher ran the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in 1992. An hour into the race, Susan and her sled dog team sped down a hill and crashed into a fallen tree. Although hurt, Susan continued the difficult race.

The Iditarod Race started in 1925 when a doctor in Nome, Alaska was desperately in need of medicine to stop the spread of a deadly disease. Only a hospital had what he needed, but it was 700 mile-away! In January, it was too dangerous to send a boat and too stormy for his tiny airplane. The only hope was to use several sled dog teams following a trail, called the Iditarod Trail. They passed the medicine from one sled team to another. Wind and snow did not stop the men and their dogs. The medicine was delivered in record time. The race follows the route of the famous medicine run. Over 1, 000 miles long, it is considered the toughest race in the world.

Susan Butcher was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In her teens Susan was given a Siberian husky dog and became very interested in huskies as sled dogs. After reading about the Iditarod Race, Susan moved to Alaska. She got several jobs to earn money to buy herself a sled and a team of huskies. After years of hard work and training, Susan achieved her dream of racing on the Iditarod Trail.

In 1978, at the age of 24, Susan entered the race for the first time and became the first woman to finish in the top 20. In 1982 she came in second. In 1984 she was leading her team across a frozen waterway when they fell into the water. Her lead dog managed to pull Susan and the other dogs out of danger. Remarkably, she came in second.

In her fourth race, in 1985, a staring moose (驼鹿) attacked her dogs, killing two and injuring eleven. Susan had to leave the race. In 1986 Susan joined the race again. This time, she won. She won again in 1987. In 1988 she became the first person ever to win three Iditarod races in a row. Unbelievably, Susan won for the fourth time in 1990.

1. According to text, Susan Butcher entered the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race at least __________times.

A．six

B．seven

C．eight

D．nine

2. In Paragraph 2, the author wants to tell us __________.

A．how the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race began

B．how the spread of a deadly disease was stopped

C．how tough the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race was

D．how Susan Butcher began to show interest in the race

3. What does the underlined phrase “in a row” probably mean in the last paragraph?

A．continuously	B．eventually
C．finally	D．particularly

4. What led to some of Susan Butcher’s failures?

A．Snowstorm.	B．Lack of food.
C．Accidents.	D．Lack of experience.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What sport does Janice like best?

A．Soccer.

B．Baseball.

C．Tennis.

2. What will Jim do this afternoon?

A．Play ball games.

B．Visit his friends.

C．Go to the tennis club.

7 . How many people will attend the sports meeting probably?

A．150.

B．300.

C．600.

9 . Born in California and representing the United States before switching to China, teenager Gu Ailing decided to represent China in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

The 17-year-old is a freeskier and Grade-A student with an American father and Chinese mother. She grew up and still lives in the United States, but in June 2019 she made the “quite difficult” decision to compete for China. She wrote on Instagram that she was “proud of my heritage and equally proud of my American upbringing”.

As for the decision to compete on behalf of China, she said it is “a valuable opportunity to help inspire millions of young people in China where my mom was born.”

Gu graduated from a San Francisco high school in 2020. It is reported that she scored 1,580 points out of a maximum 1,600 in the SAT, and has been offered a place at Stanford.

Gu started learning to ski at the age of 3, competed in national competitions at 9 and won her first World Cup event at 15. She won two gold medals and a silver at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland. On Jan, 30th, 2021, Gu made her debut at the X Games in Aspen, Colorado and won two golds and a bronze. In the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, she achieved great success—two golds and a silver.

“My goal is to win Olympic gold,” she said before the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

“It’s the top achievement. And that would be rewarding for all the work that I’ve done to achieve greatness in the sport.” Her efforts finally paid off.

1. What do we know about Gu Ailing?

A．She grew up in China.	B．She is an average student.
C．She will graduate from a high school.	D．She decided to compete for China.

2. Which of the following words can best describe Gu Ailing?

A．Helpful and knowledgeable.	B．Modest and hard-working.
C．Clever and ambitious.	D．Creative and confident.

3. What’s the main idea of paragraph 5?

A．Gu Ailing had great achievements as a freeskier.

B．Gu Ailing began training when she was young.

C．Gu Ailing learned to do snow sports in China.

D．Gu Ailing won her first World Cup event at 15.

4. What’s the best title of the text?

A．Gu Ailing-An American Freeskier

B．Gu Ailing-A Stanford Graduate

C．Gu Ailing-A Talented Chinese Freeskier

D．Gu Ailing-A World Cup Champion