A.To receive intensive training. |
B.To achieve their dreams. |
C.To get glory for their country. |
2 . Born on a farm in 1876, Mordecai Brown couldn’t have imagined his life as a Major League Baseball pitcher (投手). When he helped his parents at age 5, his right hand accidentally was caught in a corn harvester, losing parts of two fingers or three fingers left. However, his disabled hand did not keep him from doing what other boys of his age were doing, like playing baseball.
While working as a coal miner in his twenties, Mordecai joined a baseball team made up of fellow coal miners. In 1898, the team’s pitcher injured his arm. The manager ordered Mordecai to act as the pitcher. Mordecai shook his head and held up his right hand as a reminder. But the manager didn’t care. “Since you have the best arm on the team, you will have to pitch.” Finally, his team won the game nine to three.
In 1903, Mordecai Brown broke into Major League Baseball when he signed with the St. Louis Cardinals. Only a year later, the management of the Cardinals decided that Mordecai’s disability would keep him from ever becoming a star pitcher. They traded him to the Chicago Cubs.
On a sunny October afternoon in 1908, thousands of people went to New York City’s Polo Grounds to see the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs battle. Mordecai was not the pitcher at first. He watched as the chosen starter faced the batters (击球员) for the New York Giants. Soon, the batters were filling the bases.
Then, Mordecai was asked to be the pitcher. It seemed that the unfavorable condition didn’t affect him. He held the ball with his three fingers firmly and let it go. Strike one! Strike two! Strike three! The batter was out. And soon, the game was over. The Cubs beat the Giants, four to two.
Mordecai went on to pitch, winning one game after another, and retired after the 1916 season. In 1949, Mordecai Peter entered the National Baseball Hall of Fame in New York, earning him a well-deserved place in baseball history.
1. What can we learn about Mordecai from Paragraph1?A.His dream was to become a pitcher. |
B.He felt desperate to lose his fingers. |
C.His accident did not influence his life. |
D.He was afraid to get along with other boys. |
A.Mordecai Brown was traded to Chicago Cubs. |
B.He broke into Major League Baseball. |
C.He was much worse than before. |
D.He contributed to the success of the match. |
A.He shouted “Strike!” for times to frighten the batter. |
B.He left the batter no chance to get the ball. |
C.He let the ball go in different directions. |
D.He struck the ball out directly. |
A.Fighting for Fame |
B.Growing on the team |
C.A Three-fingered Star |
D.The Most Pitiful Baseball Pitcher |
3 . For sports fans, nothing could be better than watching a live event on TV or at a sports field. But there’s nothing worse than that event being called off because of bad weather. Bad light, a water-logged court or too much heat can cause matches to be postponed. But according to the latest research, extreme weather might be disturbing the sporting calendar more than ever in the future.
In one sport, golf, major tournaments like The Open, are already predicted to be victims of our changing climate. In the UK, an organization called The Climate Coalition says that golf courses such as St Andrews could be under water by the end of the century if sea levels rise even slightly. It told the BBC that its research predicts "cancelled football matches, flooded cricket grounds and golf courses sinking into the sea."
The threat to sporting events from climate change has been further highlighted in a new report, officially approved and licensed by the Rapid Transition Alliance. Writing about this for the BBC, Matt McGrath says that "By 2050, it's estimated that almost one in four English football league grounds can expect flooding every year." This will mean fewer matches played, less opportunity to watch the beautiful game and reduced government taxation from ticket sales.
Cricket also faces huge challenges globally as temperatures rise in places like India, Australia and the West Indies. The report says that stadiums in Adelaide and Perth will see a 60% increase in days with temperatures over 40 degrees centigrade over the next decade.
Of course, we know that the solution lies with reducing our carbon footprint. We could travel less to attend sports events, and reduce our waste when we do go. But this latest report finds that sports leaders are generally failing to address the issue seriously. However, because sport is universally popular and can be very influential, maybe it should be players, teams and their sponsors as well as fans who should promote a wide low carbon message to help protect sporting fields—before it’s 'game over'.
1. What is the latest research above mainly concerned with?A.the forbidden sporting events | B.the influential climate change |
C.the severe environmental pollution | D.the rising sea level |
A.Football fans cannot afford the entrance fee. |
B.Overheat will largely affect the cricket calendar. |
C.The golf games will thoroughly disappear due to rising sea level. |
D.Sports leaders will face bigger challenges to lead their teams to win. |
A.the constant increase in sea level | B.the fading popularity of sport events |
C.the changing attitude of sponsors. | D.the effective reduction of carbon footprint |
A.inform the readers of the worsening global climate change |
B.require governments’ protection of sporting fields |
C.promote awareness of low carbon life on sports |
D.urge financial support from sponsors |
A.A prize, | B.A travel plan. | C.A contest. |
5 . 15 years ago, when I was playing basketball in one of Australia’s premier basketball leagues, I remember a sports psychologist we had for the season. As young professional athletes with high egos (自我价值感), the team were not quite convinced the techniques of psychology would
We were trained in a visualization technique used before games. It involved moving ourselves into a meditative (冥想的) state and taking ourselves on a journey into the
What I learnt most from this technique was that winning games was important but how we
A.improve | B.monitor | C.measure | D.maintain |
A.compensate for | B.prepare for | C.tough out | D.show up |
A.in addition | B.in other words | C.as a result | D.on the other hand |
A.wild | B.home | C.history | D.future |
A.finding | B.leaving | C.moving | D.missing |
A.court | B.street | C.platform | D.stage |
A.learning | B.winning | C.waiting | D.talking |
A.subject | B.match | C.technique | D.team |
A.questions | B.decisions | C.feelings | D.lessons |
A.forget about | B.drive away | C.bring back | D.step into |
A.cheerful | B.patient | C.eager | D.confident |
A.aim | B.appear | C.continue | D.promise |
A.unless | B.as | C.while | D.if |
A.solution | B.goal | C.truth | D.background |
A.shortcuts | B.tools | C.examples | D.downsides |
●网络给学习带来的变化;
●网络给生活带来的改变:比如交流方式、购物方式、娱乐形式等。
注意:
1. 词数100左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,使行文连贯;
3. 开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
The Internet Has Changed My Life
The Internet is playing an important part in our lives.
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1. Who gave the woman her first mountain bike?
A.Her uncle. | B.Her father. | C.Her brother. |
A.The road was full of rocks. |
B.She was too tired to speed up. |
C.Someone appeared on the road suddenly. |
A.Doing sports to keep fit. |
B.Looking at the route in advance. |
C.Making sure the bike is in good condition. |
A.They’re tight. | B.They’re pretty. | C.They’re comfortable. |
8 . It was the day before the Bolder (a 10kilometer race) when I decided to take an easy run on the beautiful path by my home. At fiftythree,I'm trying to accept that slowing down is just a part of life. As I rounded the corner and started up one of the many familiar hills,a pretty girl was jogging toward me.
My children have watched my husband and me go running most mornings of their lives. It was so predictable that when my daughter was six years old,I commented,“You know honey, not all parents go running every morning.” “
My only daughter is my youngest child. I always thought how happy I'd be if my children started running. But my daughter never seemed to like it too much when I came in sweaty from a run and was tired. “
But meeting my daughter on the path that morning was a beautiful example of what parenting about.
A.Really Mommy, like who? |
B.You smell unpleasant, Mom! |
C.Running is beneficial to our health. |
D.You are really my role model, Mom! |
E.It's really so much more about what we do versus what we say. |
F.Nevertheless, I kept running and racing while my children did not. |
G.It was one of the nicest meetings I have had on the path in over thirty years. |
1. 天天练习讲汉语,从不会到流利,终于成功。
2. 继续努力,有机会来中国留学。
3. 希望见面和交流。
注意:1.词数100左右。
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
3. 开头语和结束语已为你写好。
参考词汇:“汉语桥”世界大学生中文演讲比赛 “Chinese Bridge” Chinese speech contest
Dear Peter,
I would like to express my congratulations to you on
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Li Hua
A.Tennis. | B.Football. | C.Swimming. |