1 . Four years ago, Fred was on his way to work when he accidentally fell onto the tracks of Brooklyn’s train as a subway train was coming. The incident caused the loss of both of his legs.
But surprisingly, with the loss of his legs, Fred gained a new passion for racing. Before his accident. he wasn’t really that athletic. He would just occasionally (偶尔地) play basketball. But that all changed after he was introduced to handcycling (手摇自行车运动). “When I saw it. I was like, ‘Oh, this is great. You don’t even need legs to use it, this is perfect. ” he said. “So, I got on it, I rode and fell in love with it right away.”
Within a few months, he completed the TD Five Boro Bike Tour, a 40-mile ride through New York City. After that, he did his first marathon (马拉松) in 2021. He finished that race in 2 hours and 11 minutes, placing 12th out of 38.
“I’m going to attend this year’s marathon and take on challenges. My hands are on the wheel, my eyes are focused, and I think my time is going to speak for itself,” he said. He’s made a significant commitment to training. He rides his handcycle at least 13.1 miles a couple times a week and spends a lot of time in the gym. And he plans to keep pursuing his athlete goals. He wants to complete the Abbott Six-the world’s six largest marathons. One day, he said, “I’ll maybe even make it to the Paralympics.”
For those who might be following his journey, he hopes they will take some lessons from his story. “There will be ups and downs but the trend (趋势) is what’s important, focus on the good,” he said. “And also, take your big problems and divide them into small solutions, and then all of a sudden, your big problems turn into many small wins. ”
1. How did the accident happen to Fred?| A．Two trains ran into each other. | B．The train might leave the tracks. |
| C．The train might run over his legs. | D．He fell onto the tracks on his way back home. |
| A．The minute he saw the sport. |
| B．Before he lost both of his legs. |
| C．After he had practiced the sport for several times. |
| D．After he watched others ride handcycles for some time. |
| A．The way that Fred rides a handcycle. |
| B．Fred’s introducing this year’s marathon. |
| C．Fred’s preparing hard to take part in the competition. |
| D．The reason why Fred spends a lot of time in the gym. |
| A．Determined. | B．Shy. | C．Generous. | D．Careful. |
2 . A few days ago, the Brooklyn Nets basketball player Ben Simmons donated a basketball court to Machang township in Southwest China’s Guizhou Province during a ceremony. Simmons has visited China several times since he was young. He has been deeply touched by the Chinese people’s warmth and friendly feelings toward him and their enthusiasm for basketball.
Impressed by the news that basketball competitions had been held in Guizhou at a village with their own “Village Basketball Association (VBA)”, Simmons decided to donate a basketball court to the village during the Chinese New Year Basketball Competition in January. After conducting a survey, he set up the basketball court in Machang township in Gui’an New Area in the hope that it would create more opportunities for young fans to play basketball.
In the mountainous village of Machang, there are no huge electronic screens or advertisements at basketball games, but they can still be thrilling thanks to local players’ love for the sport. These players later became a hit in China and even went viral (迅速传播). A recent final competition attracted 30, 000 viewers on site and more than 1 billion viewers online.
Comparatively, the NBA boasts the best players in the world, top-class basketball gyms and professionally made commercials, so its exciting games draw fans around the world. The NBA and the “VBA” are thousands of miles apart, but their games are equally striking, fueling thousands of fans’ enthusiasm. Both focus on a common interest of basketball fans in the U. S. and China and their shared pursuit of sports and a better life.
Although Machang township lacks modern sports facilities, the local people’s love for basketball remains strong. So Simmons’ donation will surely help improve the village’s situation to a certain extent, but more importantly, it will bring people separated by the Pacific Ocean closer through this sport.
1. How did Ben Simmons give a hand to Machang township?| A．By donating electronic screens and some equipment for playing basketball. |
| B．By giving some money to help the township to build a stadium. |
| C．By training some local people to practise playing basketball. |
| D．By offering a basketball court to the township for free. |
| A．The recent match appealed to a large number of viewers. |
| B．The local players can earn an amount of money by playing the game. |
| C．The players, professional skills make the local basketball games exciting. |
| D．Advertisements contributed to the successful promotion of the local sport. |
| A．To suggest the “VBA” should learn from the NBA. |
| B．To show the NBA is much more exciting than the “VBA”. |
| C．To express the NBA and the “VBA” have something in common. |
| D．To prove the rules of the “VBA” and the NBA are almost the same. |
| A．The living standard of the village. |
| B．The significance of the donation. |
| C．The sports facilities of the township. |
| D．The meaning of the basketball competitions. |
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4 . A Chinese student was awarded here on Tuesday the third prize of the 30th European Union Contest for Young Scientists(EUCYS), the highest prize ever won by China since its participation in the contest in 2003.
Zhang Sijia, an 18-year-old student from China's northeastern city of Changchun, won the third prize for her social science project named “Investigation into the verbal conflict problem existing in middle school students’ families,” which was done by her before she graduated from middle school this summer.
Zhang, now a freshwoman of a university in China's northeastern city of Harbin, and eight others were selected by a 20-member jury as winners of the core or top prizes of the contest, which include three first prizes, three second prizes and three third prizes.
The winners of the first prizes will receive 7,000 euros (8,160 U.S. dollars)for each of the three projects, while the three second prize winners and three third prize winners will receive 5,000 euros(5,850 dollars)and 3,500 euros (4,095 dollars)separately.
All the contestants must be aged between 14 and 20 and have previously won first prizes in their home countries’ science competitions according to the organizers.
The EU contest is held annually in a different European country. This is the second time that Ireland has hosted the contest.
1. Which prize did Zhang Sijia won in the contest?| A．The first prize. | B．The second prize. |
| C．The third prize. | D．A non-core prize. |
| A．Three. | B．Six. | C．Nine. | D．Twelve. |
| A．7,000 euros. | B．5850 dollars. | C．5000 euros. | D．4095 dollars. |
| A．under 14 | B．over 20 | C．between 14 and 20 | D．over 30 |
| A．Chinese student wins EU science contest prize |
| B．EU science contest has been held successfully |
| C．EUCYS |
| D．Zhang Sijia won EU science contest Prize |
5 . Dave Mader has been racing for 50 years, and while he always wants to win a trophy, a second-place finish on a national stage had the 65-year-old feeling pretty good.
Mader finished behind Corey Heim, who at 18 years old was born well after Mader’s only victory in the series in a 1991 race at Michigan. Mader competed in 10 Cup events from 1988 to 1992 and still races short tracks throughout the Southeast. He finished 27th in the February at Daytona after a mechanical issue ended his day.
Mader said, “This is huge. I’m 65 years old. This is for all the old people. Isn’t that great I want to cry. It’s so exciting? I’ve been doing this for 50 years. To still be able to do it on any capacity is great. Mander said he got into another car early in the race but had a fairly smooth day.
“I guess they’re going to go, ‘the old man ran into somebody,’” he said with a laugh. “It’s tough out there running 190 and being that close. Things happen.”Heim said he has never met Mader, but he seemed to enjoy hearing the history of Mader’s accomplishments.“It’s pretty unreal to see people like that up front. He was a very smart, clean racer,” Heim said.
Mader has no plans of slowing down.
He said, “I’ve been doing it all my life. It’s what I’ve always done. I do it for fun. I love the trophy. It’s not about ego or anything like that. I just enjoy it. I’ve been pretty good at it for a long time, and as long as I feel good and be fair, I want to continue doing it. ”
1. What can we know about Dave Mader from the passage?| A．Corey Heim ranked second to Dave Mader in the just-finished ARCA race. |
| B．During his racing career, Dave Mader only won a victory in Michigan ARCA race. |
| C．In the ARCA race at Daytona, Dave Mader quit it due to the mechanical issue. |
| D．Dave Mader had a determination for retirement. |
| A．scholarship. | B．championship. | C．certificate. | D．award. |
| A．indifferent. | B．critical. | C．appreciative. | D．supportive. |
| A．A textbook. | B．A magazine. | C．A guidebook. | D．A novel. |
