| A．$20. | B．$30. | C．$50. |
At Piedmont School, everyone wanted to be on the soccer team. Laura had dreamed of earning glory for the Falcons ever since she had witnessed her older brother scoring the winning goal. On the day she joined the team, she felt like she could fly.
Unfortunately, her joy did not last long. She spent most of the matches on the bench. Walking to the car after the last game, Laura’s mother asked if she was feeling fine. Laura kept quiet and tried to smile at her mother. Having spent yet another game as a reserve, Laura had not even broken a sweat. Laura also joked that she would have baked in the hot sun if she had played. Her mother assured her that she would have another chance to play. She also cheered Laura on. Laura could only shake her head as she climbed into the seat, back hunched and face down.
A few days later, Laura’s mother found she sprawled on the couch, watching music videos on her phone, so she tried asking Laura to watch soccer videos instead. Laura looked at her mother blankly, rolling her eyes. “They won’t help me and I can’t get better by myself,” Laura said.
Sighing, her mother sank down on the couch. “Laura, for every lock, there is a key. We just have to find it. What if I film you practicing to help you find ways to improve?”
“But the season’s over, Mum. No more practice, remember?” Laura said. Her mother looked at her resolutely and insisted that the best players keep practicing even when the season is over. Laura protested, “But to practice plays, I would need at least one other person to join me! It is difficult to do that alone.”
Laura’s mother patted her and said, “We’ll find that key too, but we have to start somewhere.” While Laura’s mother was searching her wallet for her gold key, she smiled gently at Laura. She gave Laura an assuring no d before passing her the key. “This key is a reminder for you to be strong and not give up. Let’s build something tomorrow.” Laura’s mother said.
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 next day, Laura and her mother built a goal and made a training plan.
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Then came the next season. On the field, one of the best players got hurt suddenly.
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3 . The 2024 Science Fiction Short Story Contest
The 2023 Science Fiction Short Story Contest just came to an end. Welcome to our 2024 Science Fiction Short Story Contest sponsored by Science Fiction Association in our city. The contest is to encourage amateur and semi-professional writers to reach the next level of proficiency. We will look for engaging openings, good character development, well-structured plotting, powerful imagery, humorous language, unique word or phrasing choices, and convincing endings. Come to show the world your fantasy imagination and storytelling talents!
Requirement
A qualifying story must have strong science fiction or fantasy elements and must be shorter than 7,500 words. Your entries must be original works of fiction. If you have received prizes for your fiction writing from any source or your story has been published in any paying publication, you are no longer qualified.
Past winners of our contest are no longer qualified.
No reprints, fan fiction or poetry, please.
Judge and Prize
Judges will provide feedbacks for all qualifying contest entries. First-round judges will consist of Science Fiction Association members and volunteers. The professional writers’ decision is final.
The champions, runners-up and honorable mentions will receive prizes including cash prize, a certificate of achievement, Science Fiction Association Press books, and a free membership to Science Fiction Association, All winners can select their books and either take them immediately or ask for them to be shipped later.
Deadline
The contest will be limited to the first 60 qualifying entries. While the submission deadline is September 30th, 2024, we may close off the entry for the year sooner if the response is larger than expected. The winners will be published on December 31th.
Notice
Please place your contact information for possible awards.
There is no entry fee. Please submit only one entry per author.
1. What is the activity about?| A．Story telling. | B．Story writing. |
| C．Writer training. | D．Writer recommending. |
| A．It can come as the form of a poem. | B．It should be over 7,500 words long. |
| C．It must be the author’s original one. | D．It is supposed to be published before. |
| A．Professional writers. | B．Amateur writers. |
| C．Science Fiction Association members. | D．Science Fiction Association volunteers. |
Tyler, my son, has a passion for playing basketball. He always asks me to take him to the gym an hour before practice begins. I often have to convince him to leave the gym after practice is over. Despite not being the most talented player, he still won two trophies (奖杯), one for his team, second place and the other for himself, a special award.
The story of winning the two trophies began when he was ten years old. The first game of the season arrived. The gym was surprisingly crowded. I saw the happy look in my son’s eyes when he saw me sitting in the stands.
As I watched the other kids running up and down the court, I saw my son sitting on the bench. By the fourth quarter, Tyler hadn’t even touched the ball, and his team had won the game.
The games that followed were pretty much the same. The team kept winning, but Tyler barely touched the ball. He ran so hard when he was on the court, but when he got the ball, he would quickly throw it to a teammate. I would sit there with my heart pounding out of my chest.
On the way home from one of his games, I asked, “Tyler, do you still enjoy basketball?”
He replied, “I like basketball a lot. But I know that some of the kids play better than me, so when I get the ball, I just throw it to them. We are on the same team. It doesn’t matter who scores.”
Weeks of Tyler’s unending enthusiasm and devotion to basketball flew by. Never discouraged, he played hard and kept practicing. I watched him improve. He told me how proud he was to be on such a good team. They were undefeated until last Saturday.
It was the final, their toughest game yet. They played well but the other team were just too strong for them. The championship was slipping out of their reach. Tyler’s teammates started to lose heart.
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1.续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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As for Tyler, it seemed that the intense situation didn’t affect his movement.
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“The Sportsmanship Award goes to Tyler Marsden!”, the host added in the awards ceremony.
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1. What does one need to do in the Zumba Classes?| A．Do more workout than other classes. | B．Follow complex steps. |
| C．Simply listen to music. | D．Just dance to the beats. |
| A．Your bones will become thinner. | B．You will have a better sleep at night. |
| C．You will become at least ten years younger. | D．Nothing abnormal will be found in your blood. |
| A．Write your student ID number in the form. | B．Fill out the form and pay the fee. |
| C．Send Batch ID to the program by email. | D．Try to get language support first. |
1. What does the woman most probably do?
| A．She’s a coach. | B．She’s a reporter. | C．She’s a player. |
| A．17. | B．10. | C．7. |
| A．A great basketball game interested him very much. |
| B．Playing it regularly could help him stay healthy. |
| C．His parents hoped he could become a basketball player. |
Being a good sports parent is like being a good school parent. To make sure your kids get the most out of their participation, you need to participate too. Positive involvement in sports
If possible, volunteer and back up the coach’s decisions and lessons, and help create an environment where your kids can succeed. And then, you step back and let them do the hard work.
Be a role model, Exercise
Your young athletes also need to keep their bodies in good shape to perform well and reduce the risk of
Being a good sports parent is not
8 . When I was 13 my only purpose was to become the star on our football team. That meant
Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out. I carried my football everywhere for
Just before September, Miller was struck by a car and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he come back from hospital. He looked very
That season, I
One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller
His words freed me from my bad
| A．cheering for | B．relying on | C．tripping over | D．beating out |
| A．coach | B．student | C．teacher | D．player |
| A．practice | B．attempt | C．comfort | D．pleasure |
| A．pale | B．tense | C．energetic | D．ashamed |
| A．held | B．broke | C．set | D．sustained |
| A．decision | B．despair | C．accident | D．sacrifice |
| A．stuck | B．hurt | C．affected | D．lost |
| A．steady | B．hard | C．relieving | D．fit |
| A．satisfaction | B．advice | C．assistance | D．apology |
| A．let | B．helped | C．spotted | D．noticed |
| A．defensive | B．ready | C．capable | D．safe |
| A．fine | B．absolutely | C．quickly | D．normally |
| A．memories | B．origins | C．attitudes | D．dreams |
| A．challenged | B．cured | C．admired | D．invited |
| A．bigger | B．healthier | C．cleverer | D．cooler |
9 . Feeling sleepy in the middle of the day? There are many reasons why we get sleepy in the afternoon. Bad lighting, a poor night’s sleep, a boring job, large (carb-heavy) lunches, and more can all contribute to head-bobbing at your desk or falling into a light sleep during a meeting. The best course of action would be to find the root cause of your sleep issue and fix it, but most of us simply head for the coffee pot or the cafe. Instead of that, try climbing some stairs.
Well, now exercise researchers have discovered that walking up and down lights of stairs for about 10 minutes actually gives you a more effective boost (提高) of energy than drinking 50 milligrams of caffeine greedily (the average amount of caffeine found in a cup of coffee, tea, or soda).
In a study called Stair walking, the researchers enlisted 18 “physically active” college women between the ages 18 and 23. The participants reported experiencing chronically poor sleep, adding up to an average of fewer than 45 hours of shuteye each week in the past few years. And they are often a lack of available time during the workday for a dedicated exercise session.
The researchers chose stair climbing as the exercise of choice. Walking up and down the stairs requires no specific clothing, travel time, or even a shower afterward. During the study, on some days the participants alternated (交替) between taking 50-milligram caffeine pills or a placebo. On the other days, they skipped the caffeine (real or otherwise) and climbed up and down the stairs, at a moderate pace, for 10 minutes.
At the conclusion of the study, the researchers acknowledged that there is more research to be done (when isn’t that the case?) but concluded that “A short period of low-to-moderate intensity stair walking has temporary energizing effects that exceed a low dose of caffeine for active young women with chronic insufficient sleep.”
So, the next time you find yourself nodding off mid-afternoon, why not give stairs a try?
1. What is the main purpose of paragraph 1?| A．To describe a phenomenon. |
| B．To explain reasons of poor sleep. |
| C．To present the topic of stair climbing. |
| D．To remind people to drink less coffee. |
| A．suffered from sleep disorder |
| B．were active in physical workout |
| C．were too busy to fall sound sleep |
| D．volunteered to participate in the study |
| A．Released. | B．Exchanged. |
| C．Became addicted to. | D．Missed out on. |
| A．Proper stair walking can refresh people. |
| B．People tend to fall asleep in mid-afternoon. |
| C．A moderate intake of caffeine will be harmless. |
| D．Climbing stairs can effectively solve sleep issue. |
10 . Back in the summer of 2016, China’s Gobi Super Marathon, a 155-mile race across the Gobi Desert, officially
Dion Leonard, a seasoned British athlete, had been invited for that
On departure the next day, the puppy
On this long journey, one man and one dog silently
After being with Dion for 125 kilometers, Gobi finally ran out of
| A．paid off | B．kicked off | C．took off | D．broke off |
| A．ceremony | B．competition | C．interview | D．show |
| A．bothered | B．abandoned | C．bitten | D．attracted |
| A．watching | B．feeding | C．touching | D．following |
| A．quality | B．dream | C．budget | D．course |
| A．coughed | B．starved | C．appeared | D．barked |
| A．desperate | B．amusing | C．hopeful | D．ambitious |
| A．treasure | B．shelter | C．comfort | D．pressure |
| A．however | B．instead | C．otherwise | D．therefore |
| A．respected | B．accompanied | C．protected | D．wished |
| A．hardship | B．happiness | C．distance | D．destination |
| A．money | B．food | C．patience | D．energy |
| A．gradually | B．hesitantly | C．unwillingly | D．firmly |
| A．Thankfully | B．Fortunately | C．Eventually | D．Undoubtedly |
| A．regret | B．argument | C．surprise | D．desire |
