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。

Team China     1     (identify) as the third-place finisher of the     2     (man) 4x100m relay at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, according to the official website of IAAF on March 21st.

The Chinese team of Su Bingtian, Xie Zhenye, Tang Xingqiang and Wu Zhiqiang finished     3     (four) after clocking     4     national record of 37.79 seconds at last year’s Tokyo Olympics with Italy, Great Britain and Canada     5     (rank) the top three.

    6     , Team Great Britain was stripped of (被剥夺) its silver medal after its first-leg runner Chijindu Ujah was confirmed to     7     (break) anti-doping (反兴奋剂) regulations,     8     resulted in the upgrade of Canada and China to silver and bronze     9     (medal) respectively.

It was the first Olympic medal won by China in a relay event and the second overall in a sprint event     10     retired track star Liu Xiang’s gold medal finish in the 110m hurdles at the 2004 Games in Athens.

2 . As a hockey parent, while watching my son played from Mite to Bantam, House League to Travel, I’ve learned that losing may be best for kids.

In his third season in 2019, my son’s team never lost more than three straight games. There was happiness, boasting, celebration, pizza. In short, it was a typically good youth hockey season. He improved as a player, but did not much change as a person.

However, what happened the next year added its story to the legends of sporting incompetence. Not merely weak but prettily bad, this team lost 40 of their first 50 games, most of the defeats coming in the course of two losing streaks. For a time, I worried that these streaks would kill my child’s love of the game.

But that’s not what happened. As bad as it got, the losing was clarifying. It weeded out the kids who were in it less for the game than the glory, leaving just the die-hards behind. What started as a list of 17 of the team was cut down to 12. It was especially instructive for the kids. It taught him a great truth of the world: For everyone good, there is someone better.

What’s more, the kids were learning the game in a way that only losing can teach. Each player got to play everywhere, to learn and appreciate the role of every position on the ice. They kept an eye on their opponents too, studying and incorporating the tricks of success. In an effort to break the streak, they went back to basics, accepted the wisdom of the hockey ancients: If playing like a team, they can defeat a collection of all-stars; If doing small and unappreciated tasks well, they can get the goal.

This new team had character and could never be counted out, no matter the score. They had learned the most important lesson: You can lose without being beaten. They squeaked into the state tournament, then made it all the way to the final, where the winner was decided in overtime. When they lost that game and went into the handshake line, it was not as runners-up but as a team that had been made into winners in the only way that will stick — by losing.

1. What does the author think about the son’s team in the third season in 2019?

A．The team had a bad performance.

B．The team didn’t live up to the author’s expectations.

C．The team played typically well and won all the games.

D．The team didn’t have the spirit of facing failure.

2. What does the underlined word “clarify” refer to?

A．The losing made the kids better understand hockey.

B．The losing helped the kids learn a great truth of the world.

C．The losing separated true player from those playing for glory.

D．The losing boosted the kids’ teamwork.

3. According to the author, what have the son’s team learned?

A．For everything big, there is something bigger.

B．Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.

C．God helps those who help themselves.

D．The hardest battle you’re going to fight is the battle to be just you.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．How Kids Can Deal With Losing	B．What Kids Can Learn From Losing
C．Why Kids Can Benefit From Losing	D．How Kids Can Get Over From Losing

3 . As I put down the exercise equipment, my brain tries to focus on what my trainer has said.

“Describe that to me,” asked Rob. He is looking for an answer that required me to connect my brain to my body.

Yes, I know. My brain is connected to my body — the thing that has been carrying my head around for the last 56 years. Since completing my undergraduate degree I have been increasingly immobilized by my working life. Sitting still at a desk, staring at a screen, it’s mostly through my fingers that I connect to my brain.

“I felt great,” I reply. “I could feel it in my back.” Rob is quick to encourage and set up more weight. Then cheerfully he’ll say “okay, next set.”

Every accomplishment in my life has been centered in my head — grades, degrees, promotions, published papers and teaching. But on reflection, I wasn’t paying much attention to my body.

Weightlifting is different. Rob is a trainer and manager at my local gym, my guide in helping me with a single goal — get strong. Despite my age, size and beginner status, Rob has made me feel safe. He is always close by, watching and posing questions. Like “where did you feel that?” or the more general request, “Describe that for me.”

Early on I took these as rote (机械性流程) pleasantries (客套话). Over time I realized he wanted more than just routine answers. Having shown me how to do an exercise, Rob would encourage me to think about the muscle or chain of muscles as they moved. The questions were a test of that connection. Gradually, I started thinking my way back into my body. Not my body as a whole but as individual, connections to newly identified places. Intentionally. Specifically. Magically. It’s surprisingly difficult.

I am five months into a new way of living with this 56-year-old body. It talks to me in a tally different way now. It reminds me of my capabilities, my muscles calling me to move, demanding to be challenged. And I long to continue this dialogue so that I’m ready the next time Rob says: “Describe that to me.”

1. What can we learn from the third paragraph?

A．The author is allergic to exercise.

B．The author has been living an active life.

C．The author doesn’t understand the trainer.

D．The author’s fingers may be flexible.

2. Why did Rob ask the author to describe what she felt?

A．To help her release pressure.

B．To help her feel her muscles working.

C．To keep her focused on work.

D．To stop the embarrassing atmosphere.

3. What does the last sentence imply?

A．The author’s gratitude to Rob.

B．The author’s solid determination.

C．The author’s recommendation to readers.

D．The author’s confusion about weightlifting.

4. Which of the following may be a suitable title of the passage?

A．A brand-new lifestyle.

B．An effective way of exercise.

C．Weightlifting: my favorite exercise.

D．Keeping muscles connected.

4 . 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.”     1    

The hosting countries spend huge amounts of money to hold the 16-day event.     2     And that money is not spent to come in fourth; the only thing that matters is having “the best Games” and winning medals—preferably gold.

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.     3    

In both sports and life, you tend to get what you pay for.     4     China came in first in Beijing, and Great Britain got its highest ranking in over 100 years in 2016. The question is whether this search for success at all costs comes at the expense of investing in something which is arguably more valuable: local clubs and competitions; facilities for people to stay healthy and play for fun.

    5     However, this feeling is only temporary, while taking part in regular exercise and sports has been shown to have long-term physical and psychological benefits. Given this, surely spending more money on increasing sports participation from the lowest levels up would be a better way of tackling some of the health and social challenges that many countries face.

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”.

5 . Even light activity such as housework might help to keep the brain young, researchers say, adding to a growing body of evidence that, when it comes to exercise, every little helps.

Writing in the journal Jama Network Open, the international team of researchers report how they came to their findings by studying at least three days of activity-tracker data from 2,354 middle-aged adults from the US, together with the participants' brain scans.

From the latter, the researchers worked out individuals' brain volume, a measure linked to ageing: about 0.2% of the volume of the brain is lost every year after the age of 60. Loss or shrinkage (萎缩) of brain tissue is linked to dementia (痴呆), Spartano noted.

After taking into account factors including sex, smoking status and age, the team found that every extra hour of light physical activity per day was linked to 0.22% greater brain volume, equal to just over a year's less brain ageing. What's more, those who took at least 10,000 steps a day had a 0.35% greater brain volume than those who took, on average, fewer than 5,000 steps a day—equivalent to 1.75 years' less brain ageing.

However, the study has limitations. It used mainly white participants, and cannot prove cause and effect. The authors add that not all time spent sedentary is necessarily "bad" for the brain—particularly if people are engaged in a task that takes a lot of thinking.

Dr James Pickett, head of research at Alzheimer's Society, said, "Don't worry if you're not hill-running, but find something you enjoy and do it regularly, because we know that what's good for the heart is good for the head."

1. What can be inferred from the statistics in Paragraphs 3&4?

A．Loss of brain tissue is linked to disease.

B．Light physical activity raises the brain volume.

C．Taking 10000 steps per day is best for our brain.

D．Light physical activity slows down the brain ageing.

2. What does the underlined word “sedentary” mean in Paragraph 5?

A．Sitting.

B．Walking.

C．Sleeping.

D．Working.

3. What’s the author’s attitude towards the study?

A．Doubtful.

B．Supportive.

C．Objective.

D．Indifferent.

4. Which of the following statement will Dr. Pickett possibly agree with?

A．Regular exercise makes you happy.

B．The more exercise, the better.

C．Doing what you like regularly is beneficial.

D．Light physical activities are the best.

6 . In the sport world, athletes usually compete to achieve a new personal best. For one Nebraska teen Brandon Schutt, his personal best turned out not to be about marking the fastest time but _______ the biggest heart.

Before the race, Schutt knew if his time was good enough, he had the _______ to be the winner. _______, a mile into the 3.1-mile race, Schutt realized he wasn't going to _______. Rather than risk injury, he _______ to a comfortable pace to simply enjoy the day.

Meanwhile,another runner, Blake Cerveny, aiming to _______ his own personal best record, was running a very different kind of race with all his _______. With less than 400 meters to go, Cerveny's legs _______ him.

His _______ did not. Determined to finish, Cerveny ________ from the ground and continued on, only to fall again after another 150 meters..and again, he got up. This time he'd run only 25 meters more before going down. Taking great ________, he pulled himself up and moved forward. However,about 100 meters from the finish line, he lay curled (蜷缩) on the ground. His legs had simply ________.

Before medical workers ________ him, Brandon Schutt was at his side to offer a helping hand. He failed to get Cerveny up at first,but like Cerveny, he too refused to ________. With a second ________, Cerveny was on his feet. With Cerveny holding Schutt for support and Schutt helping Cerveny keeping ________, the two completed the ________ 75 meters of the race.

In today's ________ world where the emphasis (重点) in athletics is so often put on breaking records, it was ________ to see that for an athlete like Brandon Schutt, the value of true ________ still shines.

1.

A．exhibiting

B．opening

C．winning

D．breaking

2.

A．target

B．strength

C．potential

D．future

3.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Consequently

D．Moreover

4.

A．make it

B．drop in

C．give up

D．go on

5.

A．applied

B．slowed

C．contributed

D．accustomed

6.

A．keep

B．enjoy

C．break

D．get

7.

A．energy

B．support

C．pain

D．expectation

8.

A．kicked

B．failed

C．moved

D．shook

9.

A．brain

B．memory

C．body

D．will

10.

A．shot

B．dropped

C．jumped

D．rose

11.

A．efforts

B．risks

C．steps

D．measures

12.

A．held back

B．bent down

C．gave out

D．backed away

13.

A．cured

B．remembered

C．recognized

D．reached

14.

A．complain

B．quit

C．leave

D．run

15.

A．chance

B．escape

C．attempt

D．rescue

16.

A．silent

B．calm

C．still

D．balance

17.

A．final

B．enough

C．light

D．easy

18.

A．competitive

B．fantasy

C．physical

D．material

19.

A．challenging

B．astonishing

C．inspiring

D．puzzling

20.

A．friendship

B．sportsmanship

C．leadership

D．ownership

7 . 语法填空

Su Bingtian stormed to victory in the men's 100-meter final at China's 14th National Games     1     Tuesday,     2     (win) his first title of the quadrennial (每四年一次的) event with a new Games record. Su,     3     set an Asian record of 9.83     4     (second) last month at the Tokyo Olympics, dipped under the 10-second barrier once again as he     5     (clock) 9.95 seconds to win gold for Guangdong province."I knew I could break the 10s barrier again after yesterday's semifinal. I am very happy    6     (make) my dream come true, as the National Games is as important     7     the Olympics to me," said Su. The 32-year-old Olympic hero enjoyed     8     (overwhelm) support from the 17,277-strong crowd at the Xi'an Olympic Center Stadium. "I want to say 'thank you' to them and wish them    9     happy Mid-Autumn Festival. The 9.95 is a gift to     10     (they)."