1 . 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。

Both Lang Ping and Michael Jordon have made a great    1    (impress) on the people all over the world with their determination and mental strength. Lang Ping led China women’s volleyball to    2    (medal) at world championships and the Olympics while Michael Jordon, known    3    “Air Jordon”, changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. Their spirits tell us that everyone    4    (fail) at something, but we should accept trying     5    never give up.

3 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Before the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, visually- impaired (视力受损的) Chinese runner Liu Cuiqing put a lot of pressure on     1    (she) to do well. Finally, she won two gold medals with the help of her sighted guide Xu Donglin.

In 2010, she joined the national athletics team     2     was made up of disabled people. She has had to experience countless challenges. “As a blind person, I learn things     3    (slowly) than other people do,” she said.

Sports competitions for disabled     4     (athlete) require blind runners to be assisted by a guide. Liu met Xu in 2013 and since then, the two     5    (train) hard together, linked by a thin rope.

“To other people, this may just be     6     ordinary rope, but for us, it is the eye, the direction and trust. We depend     7     the rope to feel the turns and the distance between us. Only when she trusted me     8     (complete) was she able to run boldly,” Xu tolo CCTV.

At the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, after     9    (cross) the finish line, Xu fell heavily because of a pain in his right knee.

“In fact, when I was running, my leg was already so painful     10     I could not feel anything. I only had one thought, which was to accompany her (Liu) to the end,” he told CCTV after the race.

4 . Baseball is a sport that began in the eastern United States in the 1800s. It is known as the “national pastime”, a game that millions of people continue to enjoy each spring and summer. Major League Baseball recently opened its new season. So this is a good time to explore the influence of it on popular culture, including music. Many songs have been written about baseball.

Baseball expert Warner Fusselle writes that there are probably more than 1,000 songs about baseball. The most popular is “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” It was written in 1908 by Jack Norworth. He wrote it after seeing a sign about baseball on an underground train in New York City. Two years later, his friend, Albert Von Tilzer, put the words into music and soon the song became very hot. It was reported that Mr. Norworth had never seen a Major League Baseball game.

People still sing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” during baseball games. Near the end of the game, people become tired of sitting on the hard seats. So, during the special time in the game, everyone stands up and stretches their arms and legs. Everyone sings a song together. Most often, it is “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”.

A large number of songs have been written about America’s baseball teams. These teams include the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies. Other songs have been written about famous baseball players: Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson and Joe DiMaggio.

Baseball expert Richard Miller writes that many songs and poems about other subjects use words and expressions from baseball. In our daily life, we often hear that a girl tells her boyfriend that she will not like him unless he is a good baseball player.

1. What does the underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refer to?

A．Baseball.	B．The new season.
C．Major League Baseball.	D．The eastern United States.

2. When did the song “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” become popular?

A．In the 1800s.

B．In 1908.

C．In 1910.

D．In 1980.

3. People sing the song “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” ________.

A．when they feel tired of the game	B．in the middle of a baseball game
C．when they plan to watch a baseball game	D．when the baseball game is coming to an end

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A．Baseball has a great influence on people’s lives.

B．Girls like to make friends with baseball players.

C．Popular music has nothing to do with baseball.

D．Jack Norworth wrote more than 1,000 songs about baseball.

6 . A study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology took a closer look at music in sports, specifically how listening to music could affect one’s overall performance.

Researchers asked 150 volunteers to throw a ball into a basket. For the first stage of the study, participants threw the ball from a fixed point. They threw the ball while listening to music of their choice, while not listening to music, or while listening to music that the researchers selected. For the second state they were able to choose where to stand when throwing the ball and performed the same activity with the various music choices.

The study found that listening to music, whether it was music of the volunteer's choice or a song chosen for them, did not make the participants more or less likely to get the ball in the basket. It had no effect, What it did do was increase self-esteem and make the study participants more likely to take risks, especially for males who were allowed to choose their own music.

The results suggest that music many pump you up. And it may even help you workout harder and longer than you would without it. But no matter what song you listen to, it's not going to help you get that ball into the basket.

Another study look a detailed look at how music pace might affect exercise. Researchers found that listening to high-pace music makes people feel like they're working less while also benefiting their bodies more.

Listening to high-pace music while exercising resulted in the highest heart rate compared with not listening to music. This means that the exercise seemed like less effort, but it was more beneficial in terms of enhancing physical fitness.

The study found that the beneficial effects of high-pace music were greatest for people who were walking or running and were felt the least for those who were doing high-intensity exercises such as weightlifting.

1. What were volunteers allowed to do while shooting in the second stage test?

A．Choose position and music.	B．Shoot from a fixed point.
C．Shoot with fixed music.	D．Shoot with no music.

2. Which is more encouraging in throwing a ball test?

A．Music given by experts.

B．Music males chose.

C．Peaceful music.

D．Loud music.

3. Which sentence matches the results of high-pace music in this study?

A．It has no effect on sports.	B．It improves your athletic skills.
C．It helps easily achieve better workout.	D．High-pace music is beneficial for all forms of exercise.

4. What does the underlined word "enhancing" in paragraph 6 probably mean?

A．Reducing.

B．Balancing.

C．Changing.

D．Strengthening.

10 . For most people, growing older means getting weaker. But this is far from the case of this 83-year-old woman Ernestine Shepherd, one of the world’s oldest female bodybuilders. Born in 1936, she is still exercising and working out, keeping up her strength, and looking absolutely fit!

Her journey to fitness all began when she turned 56. “I seldom worked out—you couldn’t get me away from chocolate cake. But that day, my sister and I went shopping for swimsuits. I looked in the changing room mirror and realized that I was getting out of shape and needed to start exercising,” she told BBC.

She started with simple training and eventually shifted to bodybuilding and weight lifting. She then decided that she should try to get into the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest bodybuilder on the planet.

Though the idea seemed big, it was something that was worth working towards. Ernestine trained harder. At the age of 71, she took part in her first bodybuilding competition and won the top prize! Her dream finally came true—Guinness contacted her and officially honored her as the world’s oldest female bodybuilder. A year later, she lost the title but remained to be one of the world’s oldest female bodybuilders.

She is now retired from competing but she is still into bodybuilding. Her extraordinary diet includes egg, chicken, and turkey. She has inspired so many people with her journey, and many come up to her and ask for advice. She also started working as a personal trainer and has published her own book, “Determined, Dedicated, Disciplined To Be Fit”. Ernestine is living proof that it is never too late for anyone to achieve their goals!

1. What do the underlined words “getting out of shape” in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Putting on weight.	B．Losing balance.
C．Becoming weak.	D．Turning strong.

2. When did Guinness get in touch with Ernestine Shepherd?

A．When she turned 56.	B．As soon as she started training.
C．After she won the prize.	D．One year after her first competition.

3. What can we infer about Ernestine Shepherd?

A．She is the oldest female bodybuilder.	B．She began bodybuilding thanks to her sister.
C．Her habit of living was once unhealthy.	D．She took up exercise before she was 56.

4. What can we learn from the text?

A．Exercise makes one young and happy.	B．It’s never too old to achieve a goal.
C．We should be positive about ourselves.	D．A thousand-mile journey begins with the first step.