1 . Indian Army soldier Anandan Gunasekaran lost his left leg in a mine explosion in 2008. But that didn’t stop him from pursuing his dream of making it big as an athlete.
With an artificial leg, Gunasekaran made himself and the country proud by bagging three gold medals at the Military World Games in China in October 2019.
After he lost his leg in 2008, he didn’t inform his family. Then, half a year later, he landed in his hometown with an artificial leg and his family was in shock. “They said that I should quit my Army job and stay at home and take care of the farm,” he says. But he told them that he had just lost his leg, not his ambition to run faster than ever before and bring honor to his unit and the Army.
“Mind is the biggest thing in your body. You shouldn’t lose it. If you are determined, you can do anything. I am one example of that,” says Gunasekaran.
As an athlete since his teenage years, Gunasekaran says that he got a “new life” after he got the blade (刀锋) that he could run with confidence. “I started training as I used to before my leg was blown off, but I was more determined to do better as I knew that there would be many who would doubt my ability,” he says.
After the military games in China, this blade runner now is nursing bigger dreams. He wants to win medals at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2020 and bring honor to his country.
He has one more hurdle to cross before he can make it to the Tokyo Paralympics. “I have to participate in the trials and win there to make it to the Paralympics,” he says. He is already training with that goal in mind. “My job is to work hard. I will do that.”
1. What was Gunasekaran’s dream after losing one leg?| A．Staying in the army. | B．Taking care of the farm. |
| C．Being a great athlete. | D．Having an artificial leg. |
| A．To prove himself. | B．To make a living. |
| C．To win himself honor. | D．To defeat his competitor. |
| A．By sharpening his blade. | B．By winning the trials. |
| C．By tying more hurdles. | D．By training professionally. |
| A．Difficulty. | B．Race. | C．Jump. | D．Achievement. |
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3. 你的运动体会（what you have learned）。
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4 . The biggest soccer organization in the U.S. introduces new rules to make the sport safer.
The U.S. Soccer Federation announced that players in its teams who are 10 or younger are no longer allowed to head the ball. Players aged from 11 to 13 have limits on how often they can practice heading.
The new rules are set to stop kids from getting hurt because of a blow to the head that shakes the brain. Players may get headaches by heading the ball. Even worse, they may also get concussions, which will cause lasting brain damage.
Heading the ball can be one of the most dangerous parts of soccer. Sometimes the force of hitting the ball with their heads gives players concussions. But more often, players receive concussions when they jump to head the ball and by accident knock heads with other players or fall and hit their heads on the grass.
“More concussions happen during the act of heading than any other action in soccer,” says Dr. Robert Cantu, an expert on brain damage.
So far, the new rules are only used by teams that are part of the U.S. Soccer Federation. But the group says it hopes more soccer teams will soon follow its example.
Former U.S. soccer star Brandi Chastain is one of the leaders of the activity to ban heading among young soccer players. She welcomes the rule change but wants the rule to include all players under 14.
1. The new rules are made to________．| A．keep young players from being hurt |
| B．teach young players how to practice heading |
| C．make the U.S. Soccer Federation more famous |
| D．encourage young players to improve their skills |
| A．She is against them. | B．She supports them. |
| C．She is unsure about them. | D．She doesn’t care about them. |
| A．New rules in soccer. | B．How to protect young players. |
| C．Brain damage becomes more common. | D．The introduction of the U.S. Soccer Federation. |
5 . People need to relax and enjoy themselves. One way they can have a good time is to watch a baseball game or another sports event. Even thousands of years ago, groups of people gathered to watch skilled athletes(运动员)．
Over 2, 000 years ago in Greece, certain days in the year were festival days. These were holidays when people stopped work and enjoyed themselves. They liked to watch athletes take part in races and other games of skill.
The most important festival was held every four years at the town of Olympia. It was held in honour of the Greek god Zeus. For five days, athletes from all parts of the Greek world took part in the Olympic Games. At the Olympic Games, people could watch them box, run, jump and so on. There was a relay race between two teams of men in which a lighted torch(火炬) was passed from runner to runner. The Olympic Games were thought to be so important that cities which were at war with one another had to stop fighting. People were allowed to travel to the games freely. Thousands of people came to Olympia from cities in Greece and from its colonies(殖民地) in Africa，Asia and Italy. They met as friends to cheer their favourite athletes and to enjoy themselves.
1. What happened in Greece over 2, 000 years ago?| A．People stopped work and enjoyed themselves. |
| B．The cities there were often against one another. |
| C．People watched baseball games. |
| D．People didn’t go to any games at all. |
| A．They fought. | B．They just talked to friends. |
| C．They cheered for good athletes. | D．They tried to find friends. |
| A．Greece at War | B．Together for the Games |
| C．Stop Fighting | D．Sport |
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One day, I was late for a bus, tried to run after it and in under a minute was out of breath! This made me realize how unfit I was.
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Once one year a race is held. A lot of cars took part this race last year and there had a lot of experiments just before it began. One of the most beautiful car was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most usual car was a Benz which had only three wheels. Built in 1885, it is the oldest car taking part. After a great many loud noises, the race began. Many of cars broke down on the way and some drivers spent much time under their cars than in them. The win car reached at a speed of forty miles an hour.
8 . Cold weather during winter months may keep many people from leaving home and running in the open air. However, a new study shows that the drop in temperature is a good reason to run.
Many people say running in winter can be difficult. One reason is the low temperature.
This information comes from John Brewer, who is a professor of applied sports science at St. Mary’s University. For this study，he and other researchers put a group of people into a special room. The researchers then recreated summer and winter weather conditions in the room.
He says that the most important thing for people who run in cold conditions is to wear the right clothing. Wear gloves on your hands.
| A．The other reason is the bitter winds. |
| B．We have good reasons to run in winter. |
| C．Wear shoes that will keep you from falling. |
| D．Don’t be nervous when you run in cold weather. |
| E．The body needs less water on a cold day than in warm weather. |
| F．In fact, running in cold weather helps improve one’s performance. |
| G．The test subjects were asked to run 10, 000 meters under both conditions each. |
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10 . Every year in Australia, the strongest long-distance runners race more than 500 miles from Sydney to Melbourne. The race takes more than five days to complete. It attracts world-class athletes—the kind who become spokespeople for sports shoes and drinks.
In 1983, however, as the competitors lined up to race, they were joined by a 61-year-old farmer wearing overalls（工作服）.
When the race began，the younger runners flew past Cliff. Instead of trying to catch them, Cliff shuffled（拖着脚走）along in an unusual way.
Cliff received $10,000 for winning the race. He said he did not realize there would be prize money, and he gave the money to his fellow runners. Doing this made him a hero in Australia. Since then, many runners have started to use his special way of running.
| A．His name was Cliff Young. |
| B．He greeted them with a big smile. |
| C．No one sleeps during the race anymore, either. |
| D．On the fifth day, the sheep farmer shuffled into the first place. |
| E．Cliff was welcomed by cheerful crowds when he went home. |
| F．Sometimes I had to run after those sheep for two or three days. |
| G．The other runners and the spectators thought he would never finish the race. |
