1 . A series of outdoor basketball games in southwest China’s Guizhou province attracted more than 50 million online viewers in only four days. This is the second time that Guizhou bas held the “Gorgeous Countryside” basketball tournament, which is an amateur inter-village basketball tournament.
The final of this year’s tournament took place in Taipan Town, Taijiang County on Tuesday night. Over 10,000 people came here to watch it. For the winning team, the prize was only a cow weighing 650 kilograms, and for the team in second place, two goats.
Started across the province in 2021, the “Gorgeous Countryside” tournament grew rapidly with more local sports fields built. And across Guizhou province, almost every town has a basketball field. “We used to play on dirt ground, and made baskets by ourselves. With the development of sports facilities in the countryside, we now have a true basketball field in our village and can train better,” said Wang Shenglong, a member of the Taijiang County team. Since April, more than 4,200 basketball games have been organized in Guizhou, none of which would have happened if it weren’t for the fact that more basketball fields were built for the public.
In 2018, the basketball games were included in the Chi Xin Festival, which celebrates harvest on the sixth of June on the lunar calendar. Since then, thanks to the introduction of the “Gorgeous Countryside” tournament, Taipan Town has attracted many not only from nearby, but some who need to drive all the way from Guiyang, the provincial capital more than 200 kilometers away, to experience the unique atmosphere in Taipan.
The tournament is an example of local development, and will promote local development further. The games are liked by the locals more than ever, and will hopefully encourage them to build a brighter future.
1. What do we know about the tournament?| A．About 10,000 people watched it online. | B．It was held in Guizhou for the first time. |
| C．It was popular but lasted only four days. | D．The participants were not professional players. |
| A．More basketball fields were built. | B．The prize was attractive to the villagers. |
| C．The locals paid more attention to health. | D．Villagers had more free time than before. |
| A．They are inspired to work harder. | B．They will have a different lifestyle. |
| C．They can make more money from it | D．They can learn to play basketball for free. |
| A．Health. | B．Education. | C．Sports. | D．Science. |
2 . Years ago, I could not stick to exercising until I bought a CD called I Enjoy Exercise. I listened to it every day. I bought the CD because I wanted to run in a race and hopefully win!
I had assured my 10-year-old son Todd that I would run in a race with him. Unfortunately, however, when that race came, his left leg was hurt in a car accident. Without him running with me, although I took part in that race, I didn’t do quite well in it.
While Todd couldn’t run together with me because of his injury (受伤), he never forgot the promise I made for him. He was always asking me whether I would keep my promise when he recovered in the future. So I decided I was going to train and go all out to win the next race. What I needed was motivation (动力). It happened that one of my friends mentioned the CD which he liked very much, saying that he got a lot from the music in it when feeling down. So I bought it and listened to it while exercising every day.
What happened to my thinking was amazing as I listened to it daily. I started to think about the repeated words on the CD — “I enjoy exercise”. Instead of dreading exercise, I was thinking, “I enjoy exercise.”
I found out how important words are that we play in our minds every day. I went from a person who seldom exercised to someone who started to exercise daily. Just think how our lives will improve if we reflect on the uplifting words of the famous works. I have found the positive messages have greatly inspired me and then changed my life.
How did I do in that race, you might be thinking? I actually became the champion in my age group.
1. Why did the author take part in the race by herself?| A．She would like to win the race. |
| B．She had a good talent for running. |
| C．Her son got injured in a car accident. |
| D．Her son was unwilling to run with her. |
| A．By recalling some inspiring stories. |
| B．By listening to the CD while running. |
| C．By getting timely help from her friend. |
| D．By forcing herself into keeping running. |
| A．Fearing. | B．Improving. |
| C．Preferring. | D．Taking. |
| A．It’s important to avoid injury while running. |
| B．The uplifting words make a difference to us. |
| C．Parents should get along well with children. |
| D．We can build up our bodies by regular exercise. |
3 . Running can be a polarizing (两极分化的) subject. Most people fall into one of two camps: those who love running every morning, and those who would sooner do anything to avoid it. For most of my life, I was planted in the second camp.
I always hated running. I remembered entering a neighborhood 5K race with my dad at age 12; I also remembered that I came in last in the race, followed by only the police car driving patiently behind me. Three years later, I didn’t make the junior volleyball team because I couldn’t run a mile in under 10 minutes. Every time I ran, I felt as though failure — in some form or other — was the only possible result.
The summer after my freshman year, though, I took a job at a summer camp in Connecticut, where I got paid to be a kid again. I spent my days keeping an eye on different camp activities. When it came to exercise, running was my only choice. So, I made a promise myself: Every day, I would run for a while. By most runners’ standards, it wasn’t far; I guessed it was only about a mile. But I decided to do it every day, no matter how long it took. The exercise lasted for 61 days — the entire time I spent at camp that summer.
I started to feel better about myself. But to my great surprise, I learned to love running, too. I went from fearing the sport to loving it. I’ve finished seven marathons (马拉松赛跑) and more shorter races than I can remember, and now I am a running coach. These were the secrets I discovered to changing my way of looking at life.
1. What was the author’s attitude to running at first?| A．He deeply loved it. |
| B．He refused to do it. |
| C．He thought it tiring. |
| D．He thought it a waste of time. |
| A．He didn’t like to do any sport. |
| B．He didn’t believe he could do sports. |
| C．He didn’t do well in running-related sports. |
| D．He didn’t join the volleyball team on purpose. |
| A．To run every day. |
| B．To do a part-time job. |
| C．To fully relax himself at the camp. |
| D．To take part in different activities. |
| A．It is a difficult thing to do. |
| B．It has become a boring sport. |
| C．It makes no difference to him. |
| D．It has changed his life in a good way. |
4 . The annual marathon in my town occurred as scheduled. My job was to follow behind the runners in an ambulance in case any of them needed medical attention. As the athletes began to pace themselves, the front runners started to disappear. It was then that my eyes were drawn to the woman in blue running shorts and a baggy white T-shirt.
I knew we were already watching our “last runner”. Her feet turned in, yet her left knee was turned out. Her legs were so crippled and bent that it seemed impossible for her to walk, let alone run a marathon.
The driver and I watched in silence as she slowly moved forward. We would move forward a little bit, then stop and wait for her to gain some distance. Then we’ d slowly move forward a little bit more. As I watched her struggle to put one foot in front of the other, I found myself expecting her and urging her forward. I wanted her to stop, and at the same time, I hoped that she wouldn’t.
Finally she was the only runner left in sight. I sat on the edge of my seat and watched with respect and amazement as she pushed forward with strong determination through the last miles. When the finish line came into sight, the cheering crowds had long gone home. Yet she didn’t give up and crossed the line.
I don’t know this woman’s name, but that day she became a part of my life — a part I often depend on. For her, it wasn’t about beating the other runners or winning a prize. It was about finishing what she had set out to do. When I think things are too difficult or I get those “I-just-can’t-do-it,” I think of the last runner. Then I realize how easy the task before me really is.
1. What does the underlined word “crippled” in Paragraph 2 mean?| A．Perfect. | B．Athletic. |
| C．Disabled. | D．Slim. |
| A．Confident and brave. |
| B．Proud and determined. |
| C．Hard-working and responsible. |
| D．Strong-willed and honorable. |
| A．Don’t depend on others when facing difficulties. |
| B．Nothing is too hard to accomplish if one is brave enough. |
| C．Those who have difficulty walking can also run a marathon. |
| D．It’s not winning but holding on to the end that really matters. |
| A．The Last Runner |
| B．An Injured Stranger |
| C．An Unforgettable Event |
| D．The Annual Marathon |
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卡塔尔“馄饨包装王子”大热(November 26)
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The positive attention directed toward the mascot has also made
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Chinese fans began
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6 . Chinese sprinter Su Bingtian made history in the Tokyo Olympics by setting the new Asian record for men’s 100m at 9.83 seconds in the semifinal and finishing sixth in the final at 9.98 seconds.
There used to be a wrong view that no Asian sprinter can finish 100m within 10 seconds. Su proved people wrong with his performance. “I never thought we couldn’t do it, but there were some problems with our understanding of training before. Now we can do it by finishing at 9.83 seconds. That’s the best proof to beat such wrong view,” said Su to China News Service (CNS).
Su believes scientific training plays a key role in his success. “I realize that running as much as possible does not necessarily help you run faster. Scientific training attaches more importance to the applying of techniques and requires you to do it right instead of doing it a lot. In that way, athletes can save more strength in training and recover faster,” said Su. According to Su, he did not understand some of the moves coaches asked him to do when he went to train abroad at the beginning. His coach made detailed research on Su’s condition based on “champion model” from the start before arranging specific training sessions for Su to work on. It took him years to realize the importance of scientific training. "That’s why I chose to change how I started off at the end of 2014 and gained a new running pace. And it played a key role in the process of making breakthrough, said Su.
When asked if there will be another “Su Bingtian” in the future, Su’s answer was “Yes, 100 percent.” “People in the future can definitely do what I can do. I’m looking forward to seeing they can do it better than me. All records are to be broken,” said Su.
1. According to Paragraph 2, what was the important meaning of Su’s achievement?| A．It beat the unfair view about Asian sprinter. |
| B．It proved that Su Bingtian is the best sprinter in Asia. |
| C．It showed our understanding of training should not be changed. |
| D．It told people Asian sprinters are better than those from western countries. |
| A．The determination Su had to be a champion. |
| B．The difficulty Su overcame when he did training. |
| C．The reason why Su used scientific training methods. |
| D．The result of Su’s applying some new training methods. |
| A．Su wanted to break more records in the future. |
| B．Su hoped that someone would do better than him. |
| C．Su thought that people would do the same as he did. |
| D．Su believed that nobody could do what he had done. |
| A．Determined and honest. | B．Hardworking and confident. |
| C．Responsible and clever. | D．Outgoing and adaptable. |
7 . Linda Munson, 56, has worked a desk job from home since the initial COVID shutdown. At the height of the pandemic, when going to the gym wasn’t an option, millions of people began exploring
In 2021, she was
While messing around with it, Munson
Currently, Supernatural membership
Munson has lost nearly 50 pounds in a year, has not had to take diabetes
| A．traditional | B．free | C．virtual | D．superior |
| A．gym | B．city | C．family | D．career |
| A．friendship | B．championship | C．membership | D．partnership |
| A．treated | B．diagnosed | C．equipped | D．linked |
| A．carry | B．count | C．put | D．focus |
| A．left | B．cut | C．tore | D．spread |
| A．regained | B．developed | C．discovered | D．understood |
| A．targets | B．partners | C．paintings | D．toys |
| A．doctor | B．teammate | C．player | D．coach |
| A．offers | B．expects | C．affords | D．requests |
| A．success | B．trial | C．pleasure | D．experiment |
| A．open | B．submit | C．obtain | D．access |
| A．tricky | B．demanding | C．awful | D．addictive |
| A．blaming | B．approaching | C．judging | D．affecting |
| A．food | B．medicine | C．illness | D．service |
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9 . Many people make it our New Year decision to get more active — but maybe you have to spend large sums in gyms.
Get started with running. Going for a jog costs nothing and is one of the easiest ways to build up your body. If running seems like a task, why not try an app to add to pleasure? I love a sports app called RockMyRun. It understands your personal pace and then matches the music beat to it.
Follow fitness bloggers. The Internet is full of fitness bloggers competing for likes and followers. They often post some free short videos showing how they are exercising.
Take resistance training(抗阻力训练).
| A．Free outdoor gyms. |
| B．Great various workouts. |
| C．It is free to download on Android and iOS. |
| D．Generally, gyms cost on average £ 40.53 a month. |
| E．Make full use of their efforts by repeating these at home or in the gym. |
| F．Heavy kitchen items can be used as hand weightlifting equipment. |
| G．It is necessary for most people to train by lifting hand-held weights. |
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2. 比赛的安排（比赛开始时间、赛前注意事项、获胜的奖励）
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Dear Lucy,
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Yours,
Li Hua
