1 . 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 ____   performance, especially when it didn’t involve using the physical strength and endurance needed to _____ the weeks of training and games. I, ____ , was interested.

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 ____ to recreate the experience of a game, From ____ home, getting to the stadium, being in the change room, walking out onto the ____ and then finally visualizing how we would play and see ourselves ____ . The most important part of the ____ was to bring to life the vivid details of each stage, while also focusing on the ____ that came with it. We were trained to ____ fear, doubt and learned to go beyond them, so that by the time we got onto the court, we were grounded, ____ and ready to play.

What I learnt most from this technique was that winning games was important but how we ____   to play was even more vital. And ____ visualization was a powerful way to see through to the ____ , there were absolutely no ____ in the hard work of getting there.

1.

A．improve

B．monitor

C．measure

D．maintain

2.

A．compensate for

B．prepare for

C．tough out

D．show up

3.

A．in addition

B．in other words

C．as a result

D．on the other hand

4.

A．wild

B．home

C．history

D．future

5.

A．finding

B．leaving

C．moving

D．missing

6.

A．court

B．street

C．platform

D．stage

7.

A．learning

B．winning

C．waiting

D．talking

8.

A．subject

B．match

C．technique

D．team

9.

A．questions

B．decisions

C．feelings

D．lessons

10.

A．forget about

B．drive away

C．bring back

D．step into

11.

A．cheerful

B．patient

C．eager

D．confident

12.

A．aim

B．appear

C．continue

D．promise

13.

A．unless

B．as

C．while

D．if

14.

A．solution

B．goal

C．truth

D．background

15.

A．shortcuts

B．tools

C．examples

D．downsides

2 . 假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Peter想了解10月18日在武汉举行的第七届世界军人运动会（the 7th Military World Games），请给他写信简要介绍相关情况，内容包括：
1. 时间地点；
2. 概况（109个国家，九千多名军人，329项运动）；
3. 影响或意义。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 结尾已为你写好。
Dear Peter,
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Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours,

Li Hua

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

2. What influence will the extreme weather have on the sports?

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.

3. What does the underlined part “the issue” refer to in the last paragraph?

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

4. The research is introduced to us mainly to ___________.

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

4 . 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Curling(冰壶)is a winter sport played on ice. Therefore, it’s most popular in northern countries like Canada. Curling is played in the USA by about 15,000 people.    1    Scottish winters were long and there were forms of entertainment. So people began making a sport out of sliding heavy stones on the frozen lakes. The game spread, and in the 1700s curling clubs formed. Then Scottish soldiers brought it to North America.

    2    Men, women, and children often compete on the same team, if they can slide a forty-pound stone down the ice! Both teams slide their stones toward the same goal. After all 16 stones have been cast, the team whose stone has slid closest to the goal gets one point.

    3    The ice is so smooth and the stone is so heavy that even the smallest misjudgment in a throw can make the stone slide much too far or stop too suddenly.    4    Water helps the stone slide, but it can also change the stone’s path.

In curling, a broom is part of each player’s equipment. A good curler must know how much force to use. The player must know the exact conditions of the ice on the court.    5    That may explain why the international Olympic Committee decided to make curling an Olympic sport in 1998.

A．Players compete on the court.

B．Then the play begins in the other direction.

C．Curling is played by teams of four people.

D．In other words, a good curler must be a fine athlete.

E．The rules are easy to learn, but playing the game is hard.

F．The melting of the ice makes things tough for the curlers.

G．Curling probably began in Scotland in the 1500s or earlier.

5 . Last summer over 12,000 fans were at Wembley Arena in London, shouting and cheering. Thousands more were watching online.     1     It was e-sports, or competitive computer gaming.

Millions of people in the UK play computer games for fun. Some of them have become professional gamers, playing games as their full-time job.     2     They practice for ten or more hours a day, five or six days a week. They do exercises like typing something and trying to type it faster and faster. They also study videos of other players and plan ways to beat them.

    3     Are players athletes? Some say no. E-sports players don’t need to run, jump, throw or do big physical actions. At the moment, the UK government classifies e-sports as kinds of games, not as sports.

But others say yes: e-sports are sports. Players do need some physical skills, especially hand-eye coordination, reflexes, accuracy and timing. If darts, snooker and shooting are classified as sports, then perhaps e-sports should be too.

    4     And they will be an official medal sport in the Asian Games starting from 2022. Next step: the Olympics?

For many e-sports fans and players, though, the most important thing is that e-sports are growing in popularity and importance.     5    

A．But are e-sports really sports?

B．All like playing computer games.

C．It’s not easy being a professional gamer, though.

D．But this wasn’t a football, basketball or tennis match.

E．It is certain that e-sports will come into the 2024 Olympics.

F．In fact, China and South Korea do classify e-sports as sports.

G．If e-sports are not as important as sports now, they definitely will be in the near future.

6 . 假定你是李华，得知你的外国笔友Peter获得了“汉语桥”世界大学生中文演讲比赛一等奖。你为他感到骄傲，并给他写一封祝贺信，要点如下：
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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Yours,

Li Hua

7 . Nowadays, many of us track our steps with smart watches, pedometers (计步器) or phone apps and are of course thrilled when we reach that all-important daily goal of 10,000 steps. You might_______that this number has appeared after years of research.

The_______number ''10,000'' dates back to a marketing campaign_______shortly before the start of the1964 Tokyo Olympic Games. A company began_______a pedometer called the Manpo-kei: ''man'' meaning 10,000, ''po'' meaning_______and ''kei'' meaning meter. It was hugely _______and the number seems to have stuck. Many buyers are appealed by the new device.

Since then, studies have_______the health benefits of 5,000 with 10,000 steps and, not _______，the higher number is better. But until recently, all the_______between hadn’t been studied. I-Min Lee, a professor of________at Harvard Medical School, and her team________a group of more than 16,000 women in their seventies. Each woman spent a week________a device to measure movement during________hours. When they________the women up an average of four years and three months later, 504 died. How many steps do you think the people alive had been doing? In fact, the average number for________was only 5,500 but not 10,000. Women who took more than 4,000 steps a________were significantly more likely to still be alive than those who did only 2,700 steps. It's surprising that such a small________could have consequences for longevity (寿命).

However, physical conditions________from person to person, and we should do it wisely. So count if you find it ________ you, but remember there’s nothing special about 10,000 steps. Set the goal that is________for you.

1.

A．assume

B．admit

C．acquire

D．afford

2.

A．delicate

B．ordinary

C．abstract

D．magic

3.

A．recommended

B．launched

C．stated

D．commanded

4.

A．marketing

B．purchasing

C．manufacturing

D．donating

5.

A．walkers

B．runners

C．steps

D．numbers

6.

A．thoughtful

B．successful

C．plentiful

D．powerful

7.

A．identified

B．displayed

C．compared

D．compromised

8.

A．excitingly

B．disappointingly

C．amusingly

D．surprisingly

9.

A．signs

B．strengths

C．symbols

D．numbers

10.

A．psychology

B．mathematics

C．medicine

D．philosophy

11.

A．focused on

B．took part in

C．got along with

D．thought highly of

12.

A．associating

B．wearing

C．undertaking

D．claiming

13.

A．walking

B．sleeping

C．running

D．shaking

14.

A．remarked

B．distinguished

C．acquainted

D．tracked

15.

A．women

B．deaths

C．survivors

D．people

16.

A．day

B．hour

C．month

D．week

17.

A．distance

B．growth

C．decrease

D．difference

18.

A．separate

B．reflect

C．vary

D．recover

19.

A．distracts

B．motivates

C．indicates

D．accumulates

20.

A．challenging

B．appropriate

C．beneficial

D．creative

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the woman think of herself?

A．She has a weight problem.

B．She will join a fitness center.

C．She has a big income.

2. What does the man suggest the woman do?

A．Do yoga at home.

B．Watch free movies online.

C．Keep running outside every day.

9 . 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.    1    “Hi，Mom，” she said breathlessly.

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.” “    2    ” she asked.

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. “    3    ” My sons ran the Bolder Boulder once, but after that their running shoes were left to gather dust.    4    

But meeting my daughter on the path that morning was a beautiful example of what parenting about.     5    Of course, as a psychologist I always advise my clients that good parenting should be all about modeling. We now have five pairs of running shoes, since my sons both have also recently found their way to the path. So no matter how fast I am this Memorial Day, I've already felt the joy of winning. Besides, I am reminded that doing what you love will bring a medal for the whole family.

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.

10 . 某英文报举办以“The Internet Has Changed My Life”为题目的征文比赛，请你写一篇短文参赛。内容包括：
●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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