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Billie Jean was always full of energy (精力)! One morning, Billie Jean’s friend Susan asked her: “Do you want to play tennis? You’ll love it!”
Tennis sounded exciting! That evening, Billie Jean asked her father, “What’s the best sport for a girl?”
Her dad had a think. “Tennis, of course!”
She felt excited. Maybe this “tennis” was the sport for her!
The next weekend, Susan took Billie Jean to the Virginia Country Club. It was a really great place!
There were beautiful gardens and ladies wearing white tennis dresses. She felt quite out of place in her baggy T-shirt and shorts!
But her nervousness disappeared when she got out onto the sunny tennis court (网球场). Susan handed her a strange thing that looked like a net.
“This is a racket (球拍). You hit a ball with it!”
Susan lobbed (发高球) a yellow ball at her. Billie Jean hit her racket as hard as she could. Her friend showed her how tennis should be played. They did their best to hit the ball over the net in the middle of the court. Billie Jean spent more time hitting the air than she did hitting the ball — but she loved playing tennis anyway!
Buying a racket was unaffordable for her family. From that day on, Billie Jean asked people in the neighborhood about any jobs she could do. Finally, Billie Jean bought a little wooden racket.
“Can we go to the Virginia Country Club to play?” she asked.
Her mom said, “We can’t afford it, love. What about the public courts at Houghton Park?”
Billie Jean quickly agreed! When she arrived at the park, she saw an old man waiting by the tennis court.
“I’m Clyde!” he said. “Do you want some tennis lessons?”
Billie Jean was worried. “Yes...but I don’t have any money.”
The man just smiled. “It’s free! Come on in!”
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This was only the second time that Billie Jean had tried to play tennis.
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Clyde said with a smile, “Billie Jean, with hard work, you can be a champion.”
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A.She watches TV. | B.She goes for a run. | C.She does yoga. |
4 . My favorite activity is playing, watching, reading, and really anything to do with basketball. A basketball court (球场) is where I feel most at home.
As I see it, it’s wildly popular in the US and its athletes are extremely recognizable, because it’s the one sport where an athlete’s face is not covered up by a football helmet (头盔) or baseball hat. My favorite time and place is anywhere and anytime. I prefer indoors, although it can be played outdoors. Many people often play in a driveway at home, but the best is always against someone on a court.
I started playing basketball because of my favorite player, Shaquille O’Neal. He was a huge, unstoppable player. When I was 11 years old, I decided to go outside to the family basketball hoop (球框) and take a shot (投球). This was my first time ever shooting a basketball. I will never forget the first shot I ever took. It was perfect. It felt amazing! And I’ve been in love with this sport ever since!
I learned a long time ago that very few people are going to have the love of this game that I do. I’ve always understood that in this area, for the most part, I am alone. Especially coming from the state of Texas, where football is king.
I’m not the best of players. When I do good things on court, I know it’s because I can make up for my lack (缺乏) of athleticism by being a student of the game. I’ve never missed a training day. I don’t worry about school, family, or problems. I think about what’s in front of me, and how I can get the basketball in the hoop.
Playing, watching, and reading about basketball fills me with a sense of enjoyment that I truly do feel that very few people can match.
1. What does the author think of basketball?A.It should be played indoors. | B.It has won popularity in the US. |
C.It is more dangerous than other sports. | D.It has become a game for huge people. |
A.Very nervous. | B.Truly tired. | C.Really excited. | D.Quite free. |
A.He is happy to improve himself through hard work. |
B.He really enjoys playing basketball alone. |
C.He would rather be a football player. |
D.He is on Shaquille O’Neal’s team. |
A.Life lessons from playing basketball | B.My road to being a basketball player |
C.Changes in my basketball dream | D.My great love of basketball |
The success of Hangzhou Asia Games needs your contribution! Join the Games as a volunteer!
Games volunteers will participate in helping Games’ operations before, during and after the Games. Games volunteers will guide athletes around, welcome important people and help lost visitors...
Number of Volunteering Days and Daily Hours
*The Games will be held from September 23 to October 8 in 2022. In principle, Games volunteers will be requested to work throughout the Games.
*Games volunteers will work about eight hours per day including rest breaks. Actual shift lengths depend on event schedules, activities, activity sites, etc.
Age and Residential Requirements
Applicants must meet the following requirements:
*Born on or before September 1, 2004
*Not only are excellent interpersonal communication skills needed but a good knowledge of English as well.
*Equally importantly, you should be enthusiastic and positive.
*Those who have similar work experience are preferred.
Method and Applicant Categories
*Applications will be handed in online before October 31, 2021.
Offers and Confirmation
*Those applicants who attend the training courses and are assigned a volunteer role will be offered to become a volunteer.
Please note that the above offer will be cancelled (取消) in the event of any of the following:
*If the volunteer take part in any activity that damages the image of the Games.
*If the volunteer take part in any activity that severely damages teamwork.
*If any information contained in the original application form is clearly found to be false.
Items and Welfares Provided to Volunteers
Volunteers will be provided with a set of free clothes and meals during their volunteering days.
1. How long will a Games volunteer be asked to work ?A.Before, during and after the Games. |
B.From September 23 to October 8, 2022. |
C.For eight hours. |
D.Since October 31, 2021. |
A.Zhao, 16, who is fluent in English. |
B.Qian, 19, who has Olympic Games experience. |
C.Sun, 15, who can communicate well. |
D.Li, 18, who turns in his application on November 1, 2021. |
A.Accommodation. | B.Adventure. | C.Transportation. | D.Clothing. |
6 . Ian Happ is a professional baseball player for a baseball team in the United States. When he first started playing with the team in 2017, he was looking for pictures to hang in his home. An idea and an unlikely partnership with a British artist came from that simple desire.
Happ wanted to show Wrigley Field, the team’s ballpark, from a different artistic vision. He said that many baseball fans had been to Wrigley Field but had never seen what the ballpark looked like, from the field. He thought looking up from the field was such a cool experience that he intended to bring that to more fans. So, from his point of view, he let the British artist Patrick Vale create three large drawings of Wrigley Field. Instead of having pictures hung in his home, the partnership led to something quite different.
Happ’s views of Wrigley Field became the project, Through My Eyes, in which fans could purchase prints. The money made in this way went toward those people in need. The drawings by Vale became See What I See, an exhibition at a Chicago’s gallery. The show lasted a period of time.
Happ ever brought Vale to Chicago in September of 2018 and showed him around Wrigley Field. Vale knew little about the sport of baseball. But he understood the connection fans had with Wrigley Field. Happ had to explain to Vale the importance of the 400-foot sign in the center field and the famous manual scoreboard. He had to teach him the correct positioning of the players. He also explained what it felt like standing in the field under the bright lights with a loud crowd.
Vale took pictures and used them to help him create drawings in great detail. He was very modest and would send rough drawings to Happ, who would mark them up in red ink, like a teacher, with suggestions. It was in this way that their cooperation was so successful.
1. What did Happ ask Vale to do?A.Join the baseball team. |
B.Find a different baseball field. |
C.Create three pictures of his home. |
D.Draw according to his own perspectives. |
A.To hold an exhibition. | B.To do charity. |
C.To attract baseball fans. | D.To promote the printing trade. |
A.What Vale explained to Happ. |
B.How Vale corrected Happ’s mistakes. |
C.What Happ and Vale felt about the field. |
D.How Happ introduced Vale about Wrigley field. |
A.Humble. | B.Humorous. | C.Casual. | D.Conventional. |
Delayed by a year because of COVID-19, the 19th Asian Games was held in Hangzhou, the Zhejiang provincial capital. By the end of last year, China
Hangzhou made great efforts so as
8 . When Nigeria’s first-ever female taekwondo (跆拳道) Olympian Princess Dudu was fighting on the Olympic mat sat Athens 2004, five-year-old Elizabeth Anyanacho was enjoying one of her favourite movies at her home in Abuja.
She knows that the Olympics are not a joke, and she dreams of being a role model to other women. At 16, Anyanacho wanted to try out a sport. She began training with the track and field team at a local stadium in Nigeria’s capital Abuja.
During one of her training courses, she was spotted by Chika Chukwumerije who was at the stadium to identify up-and-coming talent to train for taekwondo. “In 2015, I went to the stadium to find tall boys and girls. Her body structure fits the body of a taekwondo athlete. She had never done sport in her life,” said Chukwumerije, now the technical director at Nigerian Taekwondo. Chukwumerije, a three-time Olympian figured Anyanacho’s long legs would give her an edge over opponents (对手) when she is kicking from a distance.
“I was happy to give it a try,” said Anyanacho. “I was excited when I discovered taekwondo.” Anyanacho spent more time training and improving her skills. She was outstanding on the mat. In her first competition in 2017 held in neighbouring Ghana, she won gold. The national under-67kg champion has competed in 13 tournaments (联赛), winning eight of them and finishing twice in second and three times in third place. All these events formed part of the road that led her to Tokyo.
“Taekwondo has given me confidence, exposed me to different cultures and I have made friends from all over the world. I would not have had all these opportunities if it weren’t for taekwondo,” said Anyanacho. In addition to her Olympic goals, she hopes her rise can inspire more women.
1. What is Anyanacho’s dream?A.To make more money. | B.To inspire more athletes. |
C.To become a famous athlete. | D.To set an example for other women. |
A.Long legs. | B.Perfect figures. | C.Good personalities. | D.Strong arms. |
A.She benefited a lot from taekwondo. |
B.She was good at making friends. |
C.She used to lack responsibility. |
D.She lost a lot of opportunities. |
A.Creative and confident. | B.Humorous and clever. |
C.Talented and inspiring. | D.Determined and brave. |
9 . With more and more kids picking up bats and gloves, efforts to build a “baseball ecosystem” in China continue to produce impressive results. And with Major League Baseball (MLB) a key contributor to the drive, Chinese kids are learning from the very best in the business.
“The baseball environment has changed greatly since MLB entered the Chinese market. When we first came to China in 2007, the baseball population in the country was very limited,” said Tony Qi, managing director of MLB China. “But in 2019, the active baseball population had reached over 20 million. When we first organized the youth baseball match in five Chinese cities in 2008, each city had only one age group to take part. But this year we have 20 cities, and in some cities we have competitions for five age groups.”
Around 400 teams have taken part in the MLB China Cup, a nationwide youth competition designed to encourage kids to take up baseball. During one recent season in Beijing, there were about 100 teams that wanted to take part in the MLB Cup. So, MLB, the Chinese Baseball Association and local baseball organizations are all working together for a brighter Chinese baseball future.
Audiences have also been attracted by the 2020 documentary Tough Out, which tells the lives of a group of Chinese teenagers whose lives are changed through baseball. “In the documentary, the kids build a new home in their baseball team, together with their coaches in a Beijing suburb,” said Qi. “The notion (观念) of home is very important in baseball culture. Through baseball, these kids gained home, friendship and confidence. They also gained the courage to fight against the hard situations they found themselves in. We’re planning to produce more content like this to make baseball culture popular.”
1. How does the author show the great change of baseball environment in China?A.By sorting out the facts. | B.By listing benefits. |
C.By making comparisons. | D.By stressing importance. |
A.To show Chinese baseball future. |
B.To inspire kids to learn baseball. |
C.To award more prizes to the youth. |
D.To work with local baseball organizations. |
A.It attracts more people to live in Beijing suburbs. |
B.It gives kids courage to take part in baseball matches. |
C.It has greatly changed the life of Chinese teenagers. |
D.It plays a part in making baseball popular in China. |
A.The introduction to Chinese baseball |
B.The introduction to MLB |
C.The 2020 documentary Tough Out |
D.The influence of MLB on Chinese baseball |
10 . American runner Isaiah Jewett took a deep breath. Entering the final stage of the men’s 800-meter semifinal race. Jewett
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