1 . For the rest of March, a disease will sweep across the US. It will keep kids home from school.       1         Employees will suddenly lose their ability to concentrate.

The disease, known as “March Madness”， refers to the yearly 65­team US men's college basketball tournament (锦标赛).       2         Teams compete against each other in a single­elimination (单局淘汰) tournament that eventually crowns a national champion.

Nearly 20 million Americans will find themselves prisoners of basketball festival madness. The fun comes partly from guessing the winners for every game. Friends compete against friends.           3         Colleagues against bosses.

Big­name schools are usually favored to advance into the tournament. But each year there are dark horses from little­known universities.

This adds to the madness. Watching a team from a school with 3,000 students beat a team from a school with 30,000, for many Americans, is an exciting experience. Two years ago, the little­known George Mason University was one of the final four teams.     4    

College basketball players are not paid, so the game is more about making a name for their university and themselves.     5     About $4 billion will be spent gambling (赌) on the event. According to Media Life magazine, the event will bring in $500 million in advertising income this year, topping the post－ season income of every US professional league, including that of the NBA.

A．Husbands against wives.

B．The players will go all out for the games.

C．But that doesn't mean money isn't involved.

D．College students will ignore piles of homework.

E．People are willing to spend more money on watching it.

F．It begins on March 15 and lasts through the beginning of April.

G．Many people had never even heard of the university before the tournament.

2 . What kind of service is offered in the gym?

A．Boxing

B．Swimming

C．Yoga

3 . Only someone who has competed in a sports event knows what it's like. It's in those kinds of________that you find you feel courage and,________, you feel fear. What I remember mast was my last Horse-riding Championship in Brazil three years ago.

The person________for setting the hurdles sequence is the best in my country and well-known internationally, which meant I would face many possible________.

What made the competition________was that it happened in the coldest Brazilian winter, when a horse becomes more________and excited than in hot weather. What I had to face was________different from the one I was used to.

________stressed and also proud. I woke up that morning. As the time of my ride was arriving, I had________feelings: "fear, courage"; "stress, pride"; "worry,________"; "upset, honour. I________myself and my horse for our ride. Suddenly, a(n)________happened almost in front of me. A girl from another state fell and________herself and the horse in the fall. I was scared at that________and thought hopelessly that my goal was never________.

My coach was helping the injured girl.________enough, a friend of mine, who is also professional, realized that I was worried, and came to________with me like my coach about how I could________this kind of accident.

I don't really remember what exactly happened________the competition. I just remember how I controlled the situation and how I loved it. The moment my ride was completed, all my friends were________me on my perfect performance.

1.

A．events

B．schedules

C．lifestyles

D．tracks

2.

A．thus

B．meanwhile

C．so

D．however

3.

A．eager

B．suitable

C．particular

D．responsible

4.

A．occasions

B．customs

C．responses

D．challenges

5.

A．previous

B．extra

C．special

D．specific

6.

A．amazed

B．dynamic

C．muddy

D．capable

7.

A．completely

B．regularly

C．immediately

D．originally

8.

A．Feeling

B．Intending

C．Looking

D．Turning

9.

A．tough

B．formal

C．various

D．joyful

10.

A．confidence

B．tension

C．convenience

D．disappointment

11.

A．removed

B．prepared

C．contacted

D．flashed

12.

A．laughter

B．accident

C．gathering

D．replacement

13.

A．injured

B．dragged

C．suffered

D．defended

14.

A．weekend

B．year

C．moment

D．while

15.

A．changeable

B．unstable

C．believable

D．achievable

16.

A．Besides

B．Unfortunately

C．Therefore

D．Fortunately

17.

A．cycle

B．crash

C．chat

D．summarise

18.

A．feature

B．remind

C．avoid

D．prohibit

19.

A．after

B．before

C．onto

D．throughout

20.

A．packing

B．congratulating

C．defeating

D．inspiring

4 . 假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Alex给你发来一封邮件，信中提及他喜欢户外运动和骑自行车。他很想知道你在运动方面的喜好及看法。请根据以上内容给他回一封邮件。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Alex,

Thanks for your e-mail. I am a bit like you.

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Wish you good health!

Yours,

Li Hua

5 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

An American game that has traveled well is basketball.     1    is now played by more than 250 million people worldwide in an     2    (organize) way, as well as by countless others in informal games. Basketball began in 1891, when a minister, called James Naismith,     3     (ask) to teach a class of young men in Springfield, Massachusetts.

The class was well known     4    being difficult to teach and Naismith was told to invent a new game     5     (keep) the young men busy. Then it     6     (be) winter and very cold outside. It needed to be a game that could be played indoors.

Naismith thought back to his childhood in Canada where he and his friends had played a game which had involved (需要) trying to hit     7     e big stone off a rock with smaller stones. He also remembered     8     (watch) rugby (橄榄球) players throw a ball into a box or fruit basket     9    had been raised up. Naismith made up the     10     (rule) for the game in less than an hour, Most of them still apply in some form today.

6 . You can’t imagine how terrible I felt at that time. A month before my first marathon, one of my ankles was injured and this meant not running for two weeks, leaving me only two weeks to train. Yet, I was determined to go ahead.

I remember back to my 7th year in school. In my first P.E. class, the teacher required us to run laps (圆圈) and then hit a softball. I didn’t do either well. He later told me that I was “not athletic”.

The idea that I was “not athletic” stuck with me for years. When I started running in my 30s, I realized running was a battle against myself, not about competition or whether or not I was athletic. It was all about the battle against my own body and mind. A test of wills!

The night before my marathon, I dreamed that I couldn’t even find the finish line. I woke up sweating and nervous, but ready to prove something to myself.

Shortly after crossing the start line, my shoe laces (鞋带) became untied. So I stopped to readjust (重新调整). Not the start I wanted!

At mile 3, I passed a sign: “GO FOR IT, RUNNERS!”

By mile17, I became out of breath and the once injured ankle hurt badly. Although my ankle was very painful, I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again.

By mile 21, I was so hungry!

As I came to mile 23, I could see my wife waving a sign. She is my biggest fan. She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a.m. or questioned my expenses on running.

I was one of the final runners to finish. But I finished! And I got a medal. In fact, I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had.

Determined to be myself, move forward, free of shame and worldly labels (世俗标签), I can now call myself a “marathon winner”.

1. How did he author feel a month before the marathon?

A．Anxious.	B．Frightened.
C．Well prepared.	D．Confident.

2. Why did the author mention the P.E. class in his 7th year?

A．To thank the support of his teacher.	B．To amuse the readers with a funny story.
C．To show he was not talented in sports.	D．To share a valuable memory.

3. How was the author’s first marathon?

A．He made it.	B．He quit halfway.
C．He got the first prize.	D．He walked to the end.

4. What does the story mainly tell us?

A．One is never too old to learn.	B．Failure is the mother of success.
C．A winner is one with a great effort of will.	D．A man owes his success to his family support.

7 . 假定你是红星中学李华, 你的英国朋友 Peter 热爱体育运动, 他将作为交换生到你校学习一年。请你给他写一封邮件, 主要内容包括:
1. 介绍你校体育课程及活动;
2. 推荐一项中国传统体育项目。注意: 1. 词数 100 左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。
Dear Peter,

I’m glad to hear that you will come to our school on a one­year exchange program.

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Yours,

Li Hua

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How often does the woman watch a football match?

A．Nearly once a week.

B．Nearly once a month.

C．Nearly every Sunday.

2. Why does the man say he loves cricket very much?

A．He used to be a good player though he never plays it now.

B．He used to be a good player and he has fallen into a habit of playing it from that time.

C．He used to play it well and now he often watches cricket matches instead.

3. Which one of the following is true according to the conversation?

A．Neither the man nor the woman watches any cricket match.

B．Either the man or the woman watches soccer matches.

C．Not only the man but also the woman watches cricket matches.

9 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(一个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

The International Olympic Committee took the extraordinary step Tuesday of     1     (postpone) the 2020 Tokyo Games, which     2    (schedule) to start on July 24, because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Just how extraordinary was the step? This marks only the     3    (four) time since the first modern Olympics in 1896 that the Games have been affected     4    outside forces. The other three occasions were cancellations during the first and second World Wars. So this is the first time the Olympics have been postponed, rather than    5    (cancel).

“The Tokyo Olympics will still be held,” Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters in Tokyo after a call with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on     6    matter.

The IOC later said in a     7    (state) that the Games will be “rescheduled to a date beyond 2020 but not     8    (late) than 2021!”

This time around, it’s a pandemic(疫情), not a war,     9     is changing the Olympics schedule. The IOC said that “The leaders agreed that the Olympic Games in Tokyo could stand as a beacon of hope to the world during these times and that the Olympic flame could become the light at the end of the tunnel in which the world finds     10    (it) at present.”

10 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(˄)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I have many interests and hobbies, such as play basketball, volleyball, and tennis, collecting stamps, climbing, going hiking but so on. Among them, basketball is his favorite and I often spend much hours shooting baskets. I play in Saturday mornings fairly regularly with a group of guy, but the game is not very formal. We don’t keep score and “no blood” is first rule. I had never been a star player. I usual disappear when I’m in a game. It means that I can make all sorts of long shots when that I’m shooting without a defender. However, in a game I’m not much of a scoring threat.