1 . Five seconds are left on the clock. The ball is passed from one player to another. The athletes move quickly past opponents (对手). In the final second, a player scores the winning goal. What sets this match apart? The players are in wheelchairs.
Wheelchair rugby is played in more than 25 countries around the world, with men and women competing equally. It is also a sport in the Summer Paralympics, the world’s second-largest sporting event after the Olympics.
The sport’s rules and equipment are different from traditional rugby, which has 15 players on an outdoor field and kicking methods that are similar to football in the United States. Wheelchair rugby is played indoors on a small hardwood court. Only four players from each 10-member team are on the court at the same time. In wheelchair rugby, the ball is smaller than a traditional rugby ball and round instead of oval (椭圆形). This makes it easier to carry on one’s knee. It’s also easier to catch, which is important because some players struggle with hand movements.
In wheelchair rugby, the aim is to carry the ball across the goal line. Instead of kicking other players along the way, the athletes crash with each other in order to kick the ball out.
In New Zealand, the All Blacks, the traditional rugby team, are widely known. But not everyone knows about the Wheel Blacks, who travel across the country and internationally to compete.
Members of this great team won the gold medal in the 2004 Paralympic Games and the third medal in the 2019 Asia-Oceania Championships.
The team captain encourages everyone to find a sport they love, no matter what limitations they may have. “In any sport that you’re wanting to try,” he said, “just go for it. Don’t be afraid to push the limit.”
1. What is special about the match introduced in the text?| A．It is very competitive. |
| B．There’s something wrong with the players’ bodies. |
| C．Men and women compete together. |
| D．It receives great attention. |
| A．The history of the game. | B．The traditional rugby. |
| C．Different rugby balls. | D．Differences between two kinds of sports. |
| A．Athletes never carry the ball. | B．Athletes break the rules a lot. |
| C．Athletes knock into each other. | D．Athletes kick other players wildly. |
| A．Face limitations and do the sport they love. |
| B．Try their best in the sport to win an honor. |
| C．Do more exercise to keep healthy. |
| D．Take part in different sports if they have time. |
2 . A few years ago, I felt like a true failure. I was doing Weight Watchers for the third time in order to lose weight, but not making
At that time, I spent hours every day working out to my videos and was still
What was more surprising was that I
| A．mistakes | B．friends | C．sense | D．progress |
| A．strong | B．fat | C．young | D．short |
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| A．picnic | B．meal | C．movie | D．walk |
| A．teaching | B．studying | C．enjoying | D．creating |
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| A．got up | B．broke down | C．checked out | D．came back |
| A．curious | B．annoyed | C．frightened | D．calm |
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| A．suddenly | B．extremely | C．importantly | D．unusually |
| A．goal | B．limit | C．struggle | D．failure |
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Yours,
Li Hua
4 . A study led by the University of Granada has made sure for the first time the number of steps at which most people can get health benefits. The study has provided the first scientific evidence for how many steps you need to take per day to reduce the risk of premature (过早的) death: about 8,000 steps. Given the length of a human step, taking 8,000 steps is just like walking about 6.4 kilometers a day.
The researchers conducted a systematic literature review and analysis of data from twelve international studies involving more than 110,000 participants. The results are in line with other recent studies, which show that health benefits are got at about 8,000 steps.
“What makes our study different is that, for the first time, we set clear step aims. It shows that measurable benefits can be got with small increases in the number of steps per day, and that for people with low levels of physical activity, every additional 500 steps improves their health. This is good news because not everyone can walk almost 8,000 steps a day, at least not at first, so you can set small, reachable goals and gradually make progress and increase the number of steps per day,” explains Esmée Bakker, one of the lead authors of the study.
So, should we stop walking when we reach around nine thousand steps? “Absolutely not,” Francisco B. Ortega, another lead author of the study, said firmly. “More steps are never bad. Our study showed that even as many as 16.000 steps a day does not pose a risk; on the contrary, there are additional benefits compared to walking 7,000-9,000 steps a day.”
The study gives people clear and easily measurable goals. Here lies the importance of the study—to provide simple and concrete (具体的) aims for the number of daily steps that people can easily measure with their phones or smartwatches, and thereby contribute to people’s health.
1. What can we learn about the study according to paragraph 1?| A．Its findings were based on scientific evidence. |
| B．It explored the length of a human step. |
| C．It proved the benefits of walking. |
| D．It found a new way to prevent premature death. |
| A．The number of steps is becoming larger. |
| B．The number of steps is about 8,000 steps a day. |
| C．The number of the whole steps is about 500 steps. |
| D．The number of steps with a small increase can get benefits. |
| A．To recommend a way to keep healthy. |
| B．To show the significance of the study. |
| C．To encourage people to walk more steps. |
| D．To prove the contribution of modern technology. |
| A．Education. | B．Sports. | C．Health. | D．Environment. |
5 . At age 83, Barbara Humbert dreams of taking part in next year’s “Marathon for All” race at the Paris Olympic Games. It is the first
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However, Humbert is unsure whether she will receive the paper for
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1.活动目的；
2.活动方式；
3.你的看法。
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2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________9 . Arm wrestling(扳手腕) is a type of athletic contest.
Like many other sports, there are different classes in arm wrestling. For championships, players are divided into classes by weight.
Arm wrestling has a very long history. It started as just a Saturday night past time. A journalist named Bill Soberanes founded the sport around 1952. Since the American Armsport Association(AAA) sanctioned(认可) it, many organizations have worked hard to support and promote competitive arm wrestling.
Now, arm wrestling attracts a variety of people, of all ages and backgrounds.
| A．There are two competitors in the contest. |
| B．Their health conditions need to be considered. |
| C．Arm wrestling is widely accepted among the young. |
| D．Many people don’t think of arm wrestling as a sport. |
| E．It can be as exciting for the young as it is for the old. |
| F．They contribute to improving the image people have of arm wrestling. |
| G．There are also different divisions for those who wrest with the right hand, in contrast to those with left one. |
1.活动简介；
2.意义与反响。
注意：
1.词数100-120左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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