3 . 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成 一篇完整的短文。

I yawned (打哈欠)as I got off the last step of the bus. I had woken early that morning, and had not been able to sleep on the long ride from Riverside High, thinking about that day’s race, the Eye Opener. I had never raced in a state-wide race before. Over thirty high school teams ran, along with quite a few colleges. The rest of my team and I unloaded the bus, and we relaxed and waited for our race patiently.

“Start warming up,” our coach told us, roughly forty-five minutes after we arrived. After finishing our stretches, we headed over to the starting line, eager for the race to begin.

The starter walked to the middle of the field. “There will be two commands,” his voice boomed, ‘‘Runners set, then the gun. If you hear another shot, return to the starting line to start again. ” My heart raced as I got my legs ready to race.

“Runners set!” the starter shouted Bam! The gun fired, and he rushed out of our way. Adrenaline (肾上腺素)rushed through my body as I raced through the mass of runners. As I rounded the first turn, my schoolmates greeted me with heartening shouts. Then, in what felt like only one minute, I arrived at the one mile mark.

“6’10”, a man declared as I ran by. I tried to ignore him, but my legs began to burn as I realized I had run a mile and still had two to go. I slowed down my pace, for I knew the second mile was the worst of all three. Minutes later, I felt horrible. My legs ached, feeling like lead blocks. My vision was clouded as sweat dropped down into my eyes, and my arms felt as if they would fall off if I swung them one more time. Just as I almost reached my limit, a boy passed me. He also seemed to have lost strength but soon he was a little ahead of me.

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1.续写词数应为150左右;
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I gathered up my strength to speed up but suddenly fell to the ground.

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In the last mile, seeing the athletes passing us one by one, I asked the boy to run without me.

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4 . 阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容 (1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Although failing    1     (qualify) for the FIFA World Cup finals soccer tournament in Qatar, China made a huge contribution to the     2     (large) global sporting event in the world.

China-built stadiums, roads and many other Made-in-China products have won praise    3     many fans and potential customers.

In recent months, Luo Yang, a sales manager at the overseas business unit of Higer Bus Co, a bus and truck maker    4     (base) in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, has kept a close eye on the 1, 815 buses that the company    5     (sell) to Qatar last year.

These vehicles operated shuttle services for the thousands of fans, officials and journalists from different countries during the tournament,     6     was staged from Nov 20 to Dec 18.

“After the World Cup, the buses will be used to take children to and from school,” Luo said,     7     (add) that child monitoring systems in the vehicles will give a signal when a bus arrives at its destination. The driver then moves through the vehicle to ensure the children leave     8     (safe), before pressing a button to turn off the sound.

    9     wide range of Chinese items were available at the tournament, including key rings, horns, flags, clothing and shoes from Yiwu, Zhejiang, and Jinjiang, Fujian province, as well as fireworks from Liuyang, Hunan province.

Market observers said the     10     (abundant) of such products is due to China’s industrial upgrading boom, well-developed supply chains, and green transformation.

5 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Where is the speaker talking about the ad now?

A．On TV.

B．On the phone.

C．On the radio.

2. What deal is the ad offering?

A．Many free day passes.

B．Half-price membership costs.

C．A 20% discount for all memberships.

3. How long will the deal last?

A．A week.

B．A month.

C．A year.

4. What will a gym member get by mentioning the ad?

A．A media player.

B．An alarm clock.

C．A gym bag.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How was the game in the first quarter?

A．Washington took a 14-2 lead.

B．Washington’s fans were going crazy.

C．Washington started out playing hard.

2. What happened to Washington’s best player in this game?

A．He got injured twice.

B．He was forced to stay.

C．He hurt his injured knee.

3. Who should be punished according to the woman?

A．Washington’s fans.

B．Washington’s coach.

C．Washington’s best player.

9 . Today with the urge for gender and racial equality, people are constantly debating on most subjects when it comes to either of these topics. One of the most debated topics is “Should sports teams be coed (男女都参加的)?”     1    

First of all, the athletic differences between men and women would aid the teams.    2     But according to the researchers at the University of British Columbia women have higher endurance and stamina (毅力) than men of similar age and athletic ability. The mixture of extra stamina from women and the natural strength from men makes a good mixture making the team stronger.

    3    With sports being co-ed, kids would learn to get along with each other. The reason kids of opposite genders don’t really play with each other is that “Because you’re a girl” or “Because you’re a boy”.    4    For example, that would be unprofessional if your boss was of the opposite gender and your reason for not listening or for not cooperating was “Because you’re a girl or boy”.

Finally, being co-ed in sports teams increases the chances of women getting into college with a sports scholarship. The reasoning behind this is that the male part of sports has more attention on it, so men are more noticed.     5    This means more scholarship opportunities has come for women.

A．Getting into a college is hard for girls.

B．I personally believe sports should be co-ed.

C．That idea could get them in trouble in the future.

D．Surprisingly, co-ed sports lead to more heated discussions.

E．Besides, kids will build relationships faster with the opposite gender.

F．With teams coed, women probably have more attention put on them.

G．Some people are against co-ed sports, for they think the athletic differences exist.

10 . Two world championships were decided this weekend on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean. In England, the Rugby World Cup was decided. In New York, the baseball season saw its final match. More than 80,000 audiences watched New Zealand win the Rugby championship 34-17 over Australia. The match was held on Saturday at the famous Twickenham Stadium near London.

It was the second world title for New Zealand. Fans call the team “All Blacks” because of their black uniforms. A day later, the baseball World Series came to a close with a win by the Kansas City Royals over the New York Mets.

In the World Series, the first team to win four games claims victory. The Royals won four of the first five games played with the Mets. Kansas City last won in 1985.

The Rugby World Cup opened on September 18, when England defeated Fiji. Forty-eight matches and six weeks later, New Zealand won the title. Going into the tournament, the All Blacks were ranked No.1 in the world.

Every tournament like this has a “favorite”, or the team expected to win. The tournament also has an “underdog” , or the team less likely to win. But the underdog often becomes a favorite. This year in the Rugby World Cup, the “underdog” team was Japan.

Coming into the tournament, Japan was ranked 13th in the world. But after an inspiring showing in the group stage of the tournament, Japan moved up three places to 10th. Aside from the championship game itself, the match that created the biggest surprise came when Japan defeated world No.3 South Africa 34-32.The Associated Press called it “the biggest shock in Rugby World Cup history”.

South Africa was a two-time World Cup champion. Japan had only ever won one match in the World Cup before that game.

1. Why were the two major sports events reported together?

A．They were both held in developed countries.

B．Their results both came out at the same time.

C．The winners were both not expected.

D．They both belong to sports competitions.

2. The underlined word “favorite” in Paragraph 4 refers to________.

A．a player regarded as the most valuable

B．a team whose players are most skilled

C．a player who is the most popular

D．a team more likely to come first

3. How did Japan perform in the matches?

A．It created a big surprise.

B．It tried their best to play.

C．It acted as it was expected.

D．It surprisingly won third.