The Save
Instantly Casey raised her hand, she feared she had made an awful mistake.
“OK,” Coach said. “Casey will be goalie (守门员) in the fourth quarter.”
Casey nodded uneasily. She had just joined the Eagles. Now she had volunteered to be goalie, a position that required confidence, which she lacked.
Casey swallowed hard when taking her turn in front of the goal for pre game warm-ups. The goal suddenly looked as big as a movie screen.
When Casey jogged over to her dad near the sidelines, she said quietly, “I cannot do it.”, blinking back tears. “Sure you can,” Dad encouraged her. “Just keep your head up and be aggressive (好斗的). You might surprise yourself.”
The game kicked off and Casey’s teammates scored three quick goals. Clearly, they were the better team mostly because their opponents’ best player was at a piano recital (演奏会). At halftime the Eagles led, 4 to 0. But then she noticed the Comets’ star, number 25 racing toward the field. The piano recital had ended.
Number 25 was flashing across the field, dribbling (带球) past defenders. She zipped past several players and kicked the ball hard into the goal. It was 4 to 1. Two minutes later, number 25 intercepted (拦截) a pass and weaved down (穿行) the field, controlling the ball as if it were tied to her foot. She scored again. It was 4 to 2.
Casey felt her stomach tighten. Soon she would be the one helplessly guarding the goal.
The whistle went. Number 25 scored a third time. The Eagles led by one goal.
“OK, Casey,” Coach said as the Eagles huddled up before the fourth quarter. “You go in goal.”
Casey stood in front of the net. She yelled for her teammates, who were dominating the game again. They hadn’t scored, but Casey hadn’t had to make any saves either. Number 25 appeared to be tired.
Casey’s heart raced whenever the ball came. But each time it was kicked away. Now there were two minutes left. “Hurry up,” Casey thought. “If I never have to touch the ball, we’ll win the game. I’ll never ...”
注意:
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Suddenly number 25 had the ball and was racing up the side-line.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Casey backed quickly toward the net as number 25 sent another shot.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2 . When Baron Pierre de Coubertin set up the first modern Olympics in Athens in 1896, he declared that “The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning, but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering, but fighting well.”
The hosting countries spend huge amounts of money to hold the 16-day event.
The figures are enormous! Depending on who you ask, China spent 40 billion dollars on the Beijing Olympics and Russia invested 50 billion in Sochi. In terms of money for athletes, the UK spent over 400 million dollars supporting 1,300 top competitors. This funding is directly linked to success: those who fail to achieve their targets will have their funding cut and, in some cases, completely removed.
In both sports and life, you tend to get what you pay for.
A.So much for the value of just “taking part”. |
B.The more money you spend, the better the results. |
C.Seeing your team win can obviously lift your spirits. |
D.The Rio and London Games each cost between 14 and 18 billion dollars. |
E.Many of the countries taking part invest huge sums in programs for elite(精英的) athletes. |
F.There are around 400,000 young people in this system, whose main purpose is to win glory for their nation. |
G.These days, it can seem that this core principle has been forgotten, overtaken by the other motto de Coubertin is known for: “faster, higher, and stronger”. |
Team China
The Chinese team of Su Bingtian, Xie Zhenye, Tang Xingqiang and Wu Zhiqiang finished
It was the first Olympic medal won by China in a relay event and the second overall in a sprint event
1. Which app does the woman use to count her steps?
A.WeChat. | B.Alipay. | C.Ping An Health. |
A.Normal. | B.Satisfactory. | C.Surprising. |
A.A TV presenter. | B.A salesman. | C.A fitness coach. |
A.By going to the gym. | B.By climbing the stairs. | C.By running. |
5 . 听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。
1. What does the speaker probably do?A.She’s a medical doctor. | B.She’s a fitness instructor. | C.She’s a swimming coach. |
A.Focusing only on building muscles. |
B.Taking too many types of exercises. |
C.Doing the same routine all the time. |
A.Once a week. | B.Twice a week. | C.Three times a week. |