1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is the Geocaching?

A．A treasure hunt.

B．A GPS device.

C．A fitness coach.

2. What do we know about the boxes?

A．They are controlled remotely.

B．They contain varieties of goods.

C．They are placed in the neighborhood.

3. How does Geocaching benefit the kids?

A．It develops their social skills.

B．It exposes them to traditions.

C．It makes them willing to walk.

2 . David Brunelli has eaten up a huge burger. He starts eating handfuls of French fries. If he eats them fast enough, he could win. The crowd shouts with excitement. Suddenly, a stream of food pours out of Brunell' s mouth. Puking (呕吐) during an eating competition means you lose. So Brunelli catches the food in his hands and pushes it back into his mouth. Welcome to the world of competitive eating.

Thousands of eating competitions take place around the world each year. To win, people like Brunelli eat huge amounts of food as quickly as possible.They eat everything from mountains of hot dogs to hundreds of chicken legs.

Some people say it is time for eating competitions to stop. One reason is that the competitions can lead to serious health problems. These include weight gain, heart disease, and stomach problems. In 2004, a woman died from choking (窒息) during a competition. Eating competitions can make overeating look attractive. This sets a bad example for fans. Also, millions of people in the world go hungry every day. That makes it seem wasteful to eat amounts of food just for fun.

Still, many people love competitive eating. They say it is a fun tradition that goes back many years. Fans point out that the group Major League Eating (MLE) runs professional eating competitions. At these competitions, injuries are uncommon. MLE always has doctors on hand.

Eating competitions allow people like Brunelli to get famous and win money. And the competitions are popular. Each July 4, more than a million people watch Nathan s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on TV. This year, will you be one of them?

1. Why does the author write the first paragraph?

A．To bring up the topic.	B．To introduce Brunelli.
C．To make a comparison.	D．To show some delicious food.

2. What can we learn about eating competitions from the text?

A．They have a short history.	B．They enjoy great popularity.
C．They are attractive to the poor	D．They introduce lots of new food.

3. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?

A．The fun of watching eating competitions.

B．The health problems caused by overeating.

C．The difficulties in winning an eating competition.

D．The reasons why eating competitions should be stopped.

4. What can we learn about MLE?

A．It trains many doctors.	B．Its prizes are unusual.
C．Its competitions are relatively safe.	D．It is an organizer of traditional competitions.

3 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Who is Dave Godber?

A．A manager.

B．A director.

C．A footballer.

2. How did Dave Godber probably feel about the team' s performance?

A．Surprised.

B．Confident.

C．Upset.

3. What will Dave Godber probably do first?

A．Attend a match.

B．Take a holiday.

C．Look for another job.

4 . What made the woman start learning Kung Fu?

A．Its beauty attracted her.

B．Her coach advised her to try it.

C．She wanted to do some physical exercise.

5 . 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。

Running has always been a big part of my life. It was an easy and cheap way to stay healthy when I was a teenager and at university. As I got older, I kept running though I took on the responsibilities of being a mom, having a job and other hobbies. Running was a fun activity that I could do quickly and then get back to my busy day.

When I moved to a new city, I was excited about trying new foods, visiting new places, meeting new people and having new experiences. But, I also felt lonely and really wanted to make new friends. I joined a book club and a dinner group. But after a few months, I still felt like I hadn’t made any close friends.

One day, someone asked me if I wanted to run in a half marathon. Without thinking, I said, “Sure, count me in!” A half marathon is 13.1 miles, which is a lot longer than the three miles I usually ran. I was a bit scared, but also excited.

After the shock wore off, I started to learn everything about running a half marathon. I even bought my first pair of really good running shoes. They were the most expensive shoes I’d ever owned. I was ready to start training with them.

My new running friends picked me up at my house, and we started to jog together. I took it slow at first, running one mile, then two. They taught me how to run properly and how to drink enough water. I learned new words like chafing, carb loading, strides, and electrolytes. I slowly built up to running three, four and five miles. Running seven miles straight felt like climbing a really high mountain, and I started to love the feeling I got after a long run.

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。

The day of the race finally came.

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All the training I had done was now paying off.

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6 . “The Worthington Christian defeated the Westerville North by 2-1 in an Ohio boys’ soccer game on Saturday.” That’s according to a story that appeared last month in The Columbus Dispatch. That lead was written not by a sportswriter, but by an artificial intelligence (AI) tool.

Many news organizations are now examining how AI might be used in their work. But if they begin their “experimenting” with high school sports because they are less momentous than war, peace, climate change and politics, they may miss something crucial. Nothing may be more important to the students who play high school sports, and to their families, neighborhoods, and sometimes, the whole town. That next game is what the students train for, work toward, and dream about. Someday, almost all student athletes will go on to have jobs in front of screens, in office parks, at schools, in hospitals or on construction sites. They may suffer blows and setbacks. But the high school games they played and watched, as well as their hopes and cheers, will stay vivid in their memories.

I have a small idea. If newspapers will no longer send staff reporters to cover high school games, why not hire high school student journalists? News organizations can pay students an hourly wage to cover high school games. The young reporters might learn how to be fair to all sides, write vividly, and attract readers. That’s what some celebrities in sports did, and do.

And think of the great writers who were inspired by sports: Hemingway on fishing, Bernard Malamud and Marianne Moore on baseball, Chen Zhongshi on football, and CLR James on cricket, who said, “There can be raw pain and bleeding where so many thousands see the inevitable (不可避免的) ups and downs of only a game.” A good high school writer, unlike a robot, could tell readers not just the score, but the stories of the game.

1. Why is the lead mentioned in the first paragraph?

A．To introduce an original idea.	B．To show AI’s wide application.
C．To bring in the opinion about AI.	D．To stress AI’s importance to news.

2. What does the author think of high school games?

A．Hopeful.

B．Eye-catching.

C．Competitive.

D．Far-reaching.

3. What is good sports news like according to the author?

A．Rich in contents.	B．Fair in comments.
C．Centered on results.	D．Targeted on readers.

4. Which can be a suitable title for the text?

A．News Organizations Are Abusing AI	B．High Schoolers Can Do What AI Can’t
C．Great Writers Are Crazy About Sports	D．AI Ruins High School Students’ Memory

7 . 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。续写的词数应为150左右。

I was never a fast runner and thus I always didn’t like running. Throughout my childhood, whenever we competed in the 50-meter run, the 400-meter, or any other type of race, I would finish in the bottom half. In my late teens, as a member of a baseball team, I was the slowest runner on the team. In the preseason training, I was always the one running by myself at the end.

Therefore, twenty years later, when I entered my first official running race — a 3,000-meter challenge in my city — at age 38, I certainly didn’t expect to win or come close to winning.

I was there because my college friend Jim Hosek was the director of the race, and he asked me to run. The race was aimed at raising money for the unfortunate patients in a hospital and encouraging the patients and their fanilies to be brave, determined, and confident with sportsmanship.

It was a heartwarming program.I wanted to support it, so I showed up, paid the entrance fee, had a number pinned (把……别住) on my back, and moved over to the starting line. There, I waited with about 300 other runners for the race to begin. I was nervous. Would I be the last one to finish a race again? Could I even finish the race? I wondered.

Before long, someone spoke into a microphole, “Anyone weighing over 200 pounds comes down to the scale (秤), please.” Knowing I was over 200 pounds, I walked down to the scale. A man told me to stand on it. “Two hundred and three pounds,” he said. Then he wrote down the race number that was on my back. Out of curiosity, I asked him why he did so,and then I was told there would be an award ceremony (仪式) after the race. One award was for the first finisher in the over 200-pound group, and this special award would be announced at the end of the ceremony.

Not expecting the award, I ran towards the starting line, never realizing there were only two runners weighing over 200 pounds.

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             Soon after, the race started.
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             Then came the last award, and to my surprise, my name was announced.
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8 . 阅读下而短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单河或括号内单词的正确形式。

Through a lifetime of effort and great love, young Chilean David Bobadilla has made himself a wushu champion (冠军). Now he is focusing on     1     (train) the next generation of players     2     are fond of traditional Chinese wushu.

At 16, Bobadilla became part of the Chilean Wushu Federation, which allowed him to compete nationally     3    , a few years later, internationally. At that time, he was diving into the     4     (interest) but complex (复杂的) world of Chinese characters when he began taking classes in standard Chinese at a Confucius Institute in Santiago.

He first set foot on Chinese soil in 2014 thanks     5     the Chinese Bridge competition (比赛). The next year he won a scholarship to study in China. In fact, David competed in more than 20 wushu     6     (match) at the international, national and university levels during his time in China, taking him across the country. Wushu instilled in him a high degree of self-control, which helped him grow     7     (personal) and professionally.

With the knowledge got in China, added to his firm love for wushu, the young man     8     (begin) to help many schools and clubs get the necessary wushu equipment in Chile. In additional, he went a step further by founding the Wushu Center, which is located in     9     same community where he lives. The center aimed     10     (spread) this sport, the Chinese culture, the Chinese language and the knowledge he got in China.

9 . The 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, make history by introducing esports as a medal event, highlighting digital transformation. From September 23 to October 8, 2023, this edition includes seven games with full medal status, progressing from their 2018 role as demonstration sports.

Esports at the Asian Games 2023 showcases digital technology and offers insights into Al and data processing. AI and simulation games revolutionize gameplay analysis and strategy with machine learning algorithms (算法) processing gameplay data, including match statistics, player movements, and in-game decisions.

The September 23, 2023, opening ceremony pays tribute to China’s heritage and embraces the nation’s technological outlook, incorporating AI and eco-friendly tech. A unique digital torch-lighting ceremony features millions of torch-bearers transforming digital flames into a digital human figure on the Qiantang River. This spectacle (精彩表演) includes 3D animation and augmented reality (VR/AR) , enhancing the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium experience.

The 19th Asian Games, with nearly 12,500 athletes from 45 countries, involves 40 sports, 61 disciplines, and 481 events. Esports event tickets were distributed through a ballot lottery (抽奖) due to high demand, with most sessions expected to sell out.

Esports, or electronic sports, encompass organized, multiplayer video game competitions, often featuring professional players competing individually or as teams. This Asian Games edition showcases esports’ growing presence, particularly in mobile games, making it a popular spectator event. It reflects a global sports shift, as even the Olympics hosted The Olympic Esports Series 2023 in June 2023, allowing spectators to engage with virtual and simulated sports and interact with professionals.

The integration of technology into sports promises greater accessibility and digital team sports’ evolution. Asian Esports Federation President Huo Qigang acknowledges the growing Asian esports industry, connecting people from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and countries.

1. What is a significant highlight mentioned in the article about the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou?

A．The participation of millions of torch-bearers.

B．The inclusion of esports as a medal event.

C．Advancements in AI-driven analysis and strategy.

D．The use of 3D animation and augmented reality.

2. What was the reason for using a lottery system for ticket distribution for esports events at the Asian Games?

A．High ticket prices for esports events.

B．Protection of organizers’ rights.

C．Special VIP access for esports players.

D．Limited availability of tickets with high demand.

3. What can we learn about esports from paragraph 5?

A．Esports competitions primarily involve board games.

B．Esports competitions are only for professional players.

C．Esports is now officially featured in the Olympics.

D．Esports has gained wide recognition at the Asian Games.

4. According to the article, which of the following would Chairman Huo Qigang agree?

A．Esports has a promising future in Asia.

B．The Asian esports industry is in decline.

C．Esports can only attract specific cultural backgrounds.

D．The Asian Esports Federation needs more government support.

10 . Chris Turnbull, 39, finished the touching 3,856 km run on September 16, in the Sydney suburb of Manly, becoming the quickest runner from Perth to Sydney. He _________ the current record holder Achim Heukemes, who completed the distance in 43 days in 2005. To _________ the new world record, he was wholeheartedly _________ to preparing himself.

Mr Turnbull had a(n) _________ for running at a young age. He ran his first half marathon at 9 and since then he had been _________ at plenty of ultra marathons at different times in his life.

Mr Turnbull had run every single day from his beachside home in the Sydney suburb of Clontarf to his _________ on work days. The daily cross country run _________ him to see the sights of Australia, meet amazing people and most importantly, _________ himself physically and mentally.

With his 40th birthday _________ next year, to see what was his physical and mental limit, he wanted to __________ himself to the new record.

To make it in record time, Mr Turnbull was running between 100 km and 105 km daily.He had to __________ huge trucks rushing past him on major highways, blisters(水泡), aching muscles, and being __________ of sleeping well due to the pain his body was feeling

Mr Turnbull’s wife, along with their two kids, had been tracking his __________   on a map from their home as he made his way across the continent. They were __________ waiting there at the finish line in Manly for Mr Turnbull’s falling into their arms for a loving post- run __________.

1.

A．hit

B．beat

C．refused

D．defended

2.

A．set

B．accept

C．hold

D．offer

3.

A．compared

B．limited

C．committed

D．accustomed

4.

A．fancy

B．invitation

C．excuse

D．request

5.

A．skilled

B．amazed

C．expert

D．present

6.

A．hospital

B．office

C．restaurant

D．school

7.

A．persuaded

B．promised

C．inspired

D．advanced

8.

A．support

B．cheat

C．test

D．bother

9.

A．on hand

B．in advance

C．in the air

D．at an end

10.

A．adjust

B．challenge

C．encourage

D．keep

11.

A．lose control of

B．take charge of

C．put up with

D．play jokes on

12.

A．guilty

B．aware

C．independent

D．incapable

13.

A．target

B．progress

C．performance

D．purpose

14.

A．eagerly

B．impatiently

C．permanently

D．peacefully

15.

A．gesture

B．touch

C．hug

D．glance