1 . “Have you ever considered giving up during a race?” a runner asked me during the Geneva Marathon. We’d _________ and keeping going felt like walking through a marsh (沼泽). Even the appealing scenery along the way wasn’t enough to _________ our spirits.

“I can’t think of a single race when I haven’t!” I answered _________. The runner beside me looked a little relived. Encouraged, I went on to _________ a few of the weak moments I’d overcome to persuade her to _________. My biggest _________ came during the first half of the 56-mile Marathon in South Africa, I told her. Running it was a _________ dream, but when I found myself on a steep hill with painful blisters (水疱) between my toes after a(n) _________ decision to wear no socks.

“If I give up now, I’ll _________ myself six hours of pain,” I continued. In that moment, 1,000 km of __________ training and the thousands of pounds I’d spent on flights and accommodation didn’t __________ at all.

__________, someone at my running club had laughed at the idea of a slow runner like me entering the marathon like this, and recalling this inspired me to keep moving.

“I may not finish this race before the 12-hour __________, but I’m not going to give that man the chance to say, “I told you so”, I said. Soon afterwards, I buddied up with another __________, a six-hour chat __________ and we got each other to the finish with 17 minutes to spare.

1.

A．gone away

B．fallen behind

C．taken off

D．come back

2.

A．lift

B．break

C．lower

D．feel

3.

A．confidently

B．proudly

C．honestly

D．rudely

4.

A．seize

B．relate

C．make

D．copy

5.

A．stop

B．rise

C．continue

D．quit

6.

A．opportunity

B．mistake

C．practice

D．test

7.

A．lifelong

B．forgotten

C．distant

D．disappointing

8.

A．thoughtful

B．unwise

C．careful

D．difficult

9.

A．leave

B．get

C．spare

D．offer

10.

A．simple

B．relaxing

C．enjoyable

D．tiring

11.

A．work

B．matter

C．appear

D．exist

12.

A．Fortunately

B．Surprisingly

C．Regrettably

D．Undoubtedly

13.

A．headline

B．limit

C．journey

D．work

14.

A．runner

B．judge

C．worker

D．student

15.

A．concluded

B．interrupted

C．failed

D．followed

2 . In 2022, a father and his son set out to begin the first of three legs of the Ironman (铁人三项) competition. Jeff, 59, and son, Johnny, 28, weren’t the typical ________. Johnny is disabled and Jeff would ________ his arms and legs. To ________ the competition, athletes must complete a(n) ________ 140 miles of swimming, bicycling and running within 17 hours.

“I wanted to ________ his dreams,” Jeff said. “I started doing things I never would have dreamt possible.” Finishing the Ironman competition would be another dream come true.

The race began with a 2.4-mile swim in the Choptank River. The ________ completed the swim in 90 minutes, and completed the difficult bike part in eight hours, then set their sights on the ________ leg of the race — a 26.2-mile marathon with Jeff ________ Johnny in the racing chair. They’d been competing for 5 hours, leaving another 3 hours to make their time. But at mile 19, Jeff began to panic, convinced they were going too slow. Somehow he ________ the energy to pick up the pace.

With 15 minutes left and 200 feet to the finish line, Jeff stopped to help Johnny out of his racing chair. In the first decade of his life, Johnny could only walk 23 steps. ________, after years of painstaking work, he ________ his step number and was determined to finish his races on his own. Johnny saw the clock ticking down and ________ they wouldn’t complete it. “Not because I wouldn’t get my moment,” he says, “but because Dad had worked so hard.”

After 16 hours, 55 minutes and 35 seconds — with just four minutes and 25 seconds to ________— father and son crossed the finish line together.

As the crowd cheered on an excited Johnny, a(n) ________ Jeff kept a low profile (保持低调).

“He didn’t want his finish line moment,” says Johnny. “He wanted it to be ________.”

1.

A．competitors

B．coaches

C．leaders

D．experts

2.

A．make up

B．act as

C．work out

D．watch over

3.

A．regard

B．demand

C．start

D．finish

4.

A．familiar

B．easy

C．challenging

D．ordinary

5.

A．ruin

B．achieve

C．dream

D．abandon

6.

A．twins

B．pair

C．team

D．group

7.

A．first

B．final

C．second

D．middle

8.

A．lifting

B．pushing

C．beating

D．kicking

9.

A．sweated

B．carved

C．showed

D．gathered

10.

A．However

B．Instead

C．Therefore

D．Otherwise

11.

A．decreased

B．counted

C．increased

D．changed

12.

A．disappointed

B．delighted

C．worried

D．excited

13.

A．spare

B．save

C．spend

D．scream

14.

A．healthy

B．strong

C．energetic

D．tired

15.

A．his

B．theirs

C．mine

D．yours

3 . 校园冲突时有发生。为了引导同学们有效地应对冲突，共建和谐校园，你校将举办一场关于“How to deal with conflicts on campus”的演讲比赛。请你根据以下要点写一篇发言稿。
1. 常见的校园冲突及原因；
2. 如何化解校园冲突；
3. 你的呼吁。
注意：字数100词左右
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4 . 为了增强学生体质，培养运动精神，你校最近举办了运动会。假定你是校报记者，请你写一篇新闻稿，报道本次运动会的盛况，内容包括：
（1）运动会概况（时间、项目等）；
（2）意义和反响。
注意：
（1）写作词数应为80个左右；
（2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Stronger Body, Better Future

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5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. When did the man get the tickets?

A．On Monday.

B．On Friday.

C．On Sunday.

2. How does the woman feel when the games are close?

A．Excited.

B．Sad.

C．Pressured.

3. Which team are the speakers cheering for?

A．Spain.

B．Russia.

C．Switzerland.

6 . 请在方框中选择合适的词汇，将对应选项填入短文的空格中，使短文完整连贯。
注意：(1)每个选项至多只能使用一次；
(2)方框中有一个多余词汇。

A. worthy of          B. did their best        C. competed in        D. listening to       E. with certainty F. more than G. dreaming of       H. questioned about     I. would rather        J. was provided for       K. adapted to

In the ever-changing world of women’s artistic gymnastics, there has been a gymnast for     1     three decades: Oksana Chusovitina.

The 48-year-old had said     2     that her final competition would be the Tokyo 2020 Games. With no fans in the stands to honor her legendary career, judges, coaches and other athletes     3     to give her a party     4     all she’d given the sport. After she thanked them through tears in her eyes, she told media that was her swansong (告别比赛).

However, just a few months after the Tokyo Olympics, Chusovitina said that she would return to training,     5     one final medal at a major competition—the Asian Games—for Uzbekistan. When     6     her return to gymnastics following a due retirement at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, she emphasized the importance of     7     one’s inner calling, “I like the excitement of pushing yourself to prove that you can do it despite your age,” Chusovitina said in an interview. And she mentioned on her Instagram story, “I just can’t finish my career without a medal for my motherland.”

Chusovitina first     8     the 1992 Olympics as part of the Unified Team and won a team gold medal there. Though she represented (代表) Uzbekistan in the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics, her second Olympic me dal came some 16 years later in the 2008 Olympics. Chusovitina, then representing her third nation, Germany, where better medical treatment     9     her sick son, got the silver medal.

And now, her story continues. The historic eight-time Olympian, whose motto is “I     10     try today than regret tomorrow”, has started her ninth trip to the 2024 Paris Olympics.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How did the man probably injure himself?

A．Skateboarding.

B．Playing football.

C．Involving in a car accident.

2. What part of the body has the man injured probably?

A．His head.

B．His leg.

C．His stomach.

3. What day is it today probably?

A．Sunday.

B．Tuesday.

C．Wednesday.

4. How many painkillers can the man take daily at most?

A．6．

B．5．

C．4．

8 . 假定你是校英语报的记者李华，3 月 24 日一年一度的武汉马拉松比赛圆满结束。请你写一篇新闻报道，发布在校英语报上。
内容包括：
1、比赛的目的 2、精彩瞬间 3、感受
参考词汇：武汉马拉松Wuhan Marathon, 观众spectator
注意：
1、词数 80 左右
2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯

Successful Conclusion of Wuhan Marathon

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9 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is the talk mainly about?

A．The skills of playing basketball.

B．Congratulations to a sports team.

C．Game plans for a basketball match.

2. What month is it probably?

A．October.

B．November.

C．December.

3. What was the key to the team’s success according to the speaker?

A．Working together as a team.

B．Following his game plans.

C．Training every day.

4. What does the speaker think the game is really about?

A．Increasing school pride.

B．Winning the competition.

C．Learning important life skills.

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the woman think about Sports Day?

A．She dislikes it.

B．She is curious about it.

C．She doesn’t care about it.

2. What does the woman usually do at the time of Sports Day?

A．She says she is sick.

B．She joins in with everything.

C．She chooses her favorite sport.

3. Which sport does the woman do best in?

A．Running.

B．Badminton.

C．Gymnastics.

4. What does the man suggest the woman do at the end?

A．Find an excuse.

B．Talk with her mom.

C．Practice together with him.