2 . 假定你叫李华，现正在美国做交换生，是一名马拉松(Marathon)爱好者。互联网上一则由纽约马拉松组委会发布的赛事公告引起了你的注意，但仍有一些具体信息不明确。请你给组委会工作人员发一封电子邮件，询问有关情况。内容要求包括以下要点：
1.报名费用；
2.报名要求；
3.报名方式；
4.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
注意： 1.词数100词左右；
2.信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入词数。
Dear Sir/Madam,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

3 . Lindsay couldn’t go to her gym after Beijing shut down indoor sports facilities in May because of a coronavirus outbreak. So she started cycling and soon fell in love with the sport. “I realized a racing bicycle was quite different from a regular bike,” she said. “It’s very fast and exciting, and I couldn’t stop anymore.”

Bicycles have long been a means of transport in China and once outnumbered cars on city streets. Now cycling is also increasingly seen as a sport by the urban middle class that has benefited from China’s growth into the world’s second largest economy. Biking events organized by Beijing cycling club Qiyi totaled about 10,000 participants over the past year, with about 50% of them regulars. Nationwide, at least 20 million people are participating in the sport, according to the Chinese Cycling Association.

The pandemic has played a role, with authorities moving quickly to close non-essential businesses, including gyms, during outbreaks under a strict zero-COVID approach. Cycling, which can be done individually as well as in groups, has largely been free from restrictions that limit gathering. For cyclist Yang Lan, the reason why she loves cycling is that the sport provides an escape from the daily life in the coronavirus era. “With the pandemic, it seems to be the only way for us to run away from the terrible city life and pace,” she said.

People will have more choices for sports and entertainment when the pandemic is over. But Feng Baozhong, the vice president of the Chinese Cycling Association says that he expects cycling to remain popular. Because it’s driven by China’s growing economy, growth of the sports industry and increasing concern about health due to COVID-19. “The pursuit of health will not disappear,” he said, “and the popularity of cycling is also a sign of the public’s awareness of environmental protection and pursuit of a low-carbon lifestyle.”

1. How many people in the Qiyi club take part in cycling activities regularly?

A．More than 10,000.	B．Around 10,000.
C．Around 5,000.	D．Around 20,000,000.

2. Why does Yang Lan love cycling?

A．She enjoys cycling alone.

B．She likes participating in cycling activities.

C．She can get a break from the city life.

D．She saves money by riding to work.

3. What can we infer from Paragraph 4?

A．People are paying more attention to health issues.

B．China’s economy is getting worse due to the pandemic.

C．The sports industry is in crisis during the lockdown.

D．Other sports will replace cycling when the pandemic is over.

4. What is the most suitable title for the passage?

A．Pandemic Harms Cycling	B．Pandemic Fuels Cycling
C．Cycling Boosts Sports Industry	D．Cycling Means a Low-carbon Lifestyle

5 . The benefits of walking to school

Encouraging your child to walk to school has many benefits.     1    

The rates of childhood obesity and illnesses such as type II Diabetes (糖尿病) can be prevented by a healthy dose of walking.     2     On average around half of all children do not do the minimum one hour a day of physical activity advised by the Health Education Authority. A quick walk to school can help them get their daily exercise and arrive at school or home, refreshed and energetic.

    3    There was very strong evidence that walking to school improves children’s social development. This related to social contacts, independence and road sense. The walkers reported a happy social experience. It is believed that getting a lift to school each day can lead to a child becoming lethargic (无生气的).

According to research, the average drive to school and back releases 800g of CO₂ into the air.     4     If walking to school once a week can save 20 per cent of CO₂ gas produced by driving every day, how much CO₂ can be saved a year!

Last but not least, encouraging your child to walk to school will save you money.     5    

Since walking to school has so many health, social, environmental and economical benefits, why not let your child walk from now on?

A．The following are some of them in different aspects.

B．You will spend less money on transport fares or petrol, of course.

C．Furthermore, 50 per cent of children still don’t regularly walk to school.

D．It is enough to blow over 60 balloons.

E．Walking can have a positive effect on a child’s emotional health.

F．Parents, children and teachers are asked to think about the benefits of walking to school.

G．In fact, walking helps protect the body from many serious illnesses later on in life.

7 . Competitive video gaming, known as e-sports, should be included in the Olympic Games, the creator of World of Warcraft has told the BBC.

Rob Pardo, who until July, 2014 was chief creative officer at Blizzard Entertainment, a famous game company, said that “sport” now had a broad definition. “Video games are well positioned to be a spectator sport (观赏性体育运动).“ he told Afternoon Edition on BBC S Live.

Professional e-sports events currently attract audiences of millions. A recent major final held in Seoul, South Korea, filled a stadium of 40,000 people, with many more watching online around the world.

”There’s a very good argument for e-sports being in the Olympics,“ said Mr. Pardo, who was also lead designer on Starcraft: Brood War, a game often credited with promoting the e-sports phenomenon.

”I think the way that you look at e-sports is that it is a very competitive skill and you look at these professional gamers and the reflexes are lightning quick and they’re having to make very quick decisions on the fly.

“When you look at their ‘actions per minute’, they’re clearing over 300.”

However, he admitted that video gaming faced a cultural battle to win over those who followed more physical sports.

“That starts getting into how you define sport,” he said. “If you want to define sport as something that takes a lot of physical exertion (用力气), then it’s hard to argue that video games should be a sport, but at the same time, when I’m looking at things that are already in the Olympics, I start questioning the definition.”

Having new sports admitted into the Olympic is a long-winded process and, since the International Olympic Committee (IOC) limited the number of sports allowed in the Games, has become increasingly difficult.

Even if e-sports were to be recognized as an Olympic sport, that doesn’t mean they would be included in the Games — it merely means a case can be presented to the IOC.

1. Which of the following is TRUE about Rob Pardo?

A．He works for BBC now.

B．He held the e-sports final in Seoul.

C．He was in charge of the game Starcraft: Brood War.

D．He is the chief creative officer at Blizzard Entertainment now.

2. What does the underlined word “reflexes” mean in paragraph 5?

A．reaction

B．challenge

C．creation

D．ability

3. The professional e-sports gamers’ ability to respond is thought to be ________.

A．very slow	B．very quick
C．as quick as ordinary people	D．as quick as other sports players

4. Where does this text probably come from?

A．A travel brochure.	B．An advertisement.
C．A textbook.	D．A news report.

10 . Gold Coast Suns VS. North Melbourne

Venue: Metricon Stadium

Date and time: Sunday, 30 August, 2021, 6:10 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Gates open: 5 p.m.

Important information

Nerang Station shuttles will operate for this game. Make sure you don’t miss the opening bounce at 6:10 p.m. Plan your journey and arrive well before the match starts.

Scheduled services

Use the journey planner to find out which scheduled bus and train services travel to and from Metricon Stadium. Check for current and upcoming service changes.

Metricon Stadium is close to Nerang station, and bus stops on Nerang-Broadbeach Road and Birmingham Road (approximately 470 metres away).

Major track closure — Northern lines Saturday 29 & Sunday 30 August

Timetabled rail buses will operate, but please allow extra time when heading to the game.

Additional services

Trains

No additional trains will operate for this event.

Buses

No additional buses will operate for this event.

Boowaggan Road and Broadbeach South station shuttles will not operate for this event.

Ticket and fare information

Free travel with Surfside Buslines and Queensland Rail.

If you have a pre-purchased game ticket or Suns membership card, you can travel free to and from the game on all regular Queensland Rail City Network trains and Surfside Buslines services.

Free travel begins 4 hours before and concludes 4 hours after the event ends.

Event information

Visit the Metricon Stadium website or call 5510 6000 for more information.

1. When will the stadium open?

A．At 6:10 p.m.

B．At 8:30 p.m.

C．At 5:00 p.m.

D．At 8:10 a.m.

2. Which transport means can you take for free?

A．Rail buses.

B．Trains.

C．Shuttles.

D．Queensland Rail.

3. Who is this passage written for?

A．Businessmen.

B．Audiences.

C．Passengers.

D．Tourists.