1 . Recently, the organizers of the 2024 Paris Olympics have suggested that breakdancing be included in 2024, making it closer to becoming an Olympic sport. The other 3 sports—surfing, skateboarding and sport climbing—all made debuts in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. That is to say, audience watched these three sports as Olympic events for the first time.

The organizers stressed that four sports had been chosen since they would reflect the city’s identity and help take the Olympics to the street. They added that the purposes were to deliver a Games that was able to keep up with the times and encourage new audience and attract young people. Breakdancing is a typical example which can be played without the limitations of time and places in urban and other environments.

As one of the sports at the Young Olympic Games in Buenos Aires in 2018, breakdancing now could see its popularity greatly raised. But the International Olympic Committee (IOC) needs to approve the French suggestion before it can be formally added to the 2024 Paris Olympics sports programme.

With new IOC rules first introduced to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Host cities can select sports and propose them for inclusion in those Games if they are popular in that country and add to the Game’s appeal.

Antonio Espinos Ortueta, the president of the World Karate Federation said, “Our sport has grown rapidly over the last years. We believe that we have met all the requirements and that we have the perfect conditions to be added to the sports programme. However, we have learned today that we still haven’t had the chance to prove our value as an Olympic sport.”

1. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “debuts” ?

A．Announcements.	B．Appearances.
C．Attractions.	D．Advertisements.

2. What can we learn about breakdancing?

A．It attracts people of all ages.

B．It is the symbol of Paris.

C．It was performed in 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics .

D．It can be played anytime and anywhere.

3. What does IOC do in selecting sports?

A．Give useful advice.	B．Offer enough support.
C．Give detailed explanations.	D．Have the last word.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to Antonio Espinos Ortueta’s words?

A．He thought it easy for a new sport to be included in Olympics.

B．He thought breakdancing was far from ready to be an Olympic event.

C．He couldn’t be sure of the final decision of IOC.

D．He found it likely for breakdancing to be performed in Olympics.

2 . History Fair Competition

Understanding history is vital to understanding ourselves as a people and as a nation. History is much more than the study of dusty old objects and events long past. It is an essential part of who we are today and who we will become. Thornton Middle School History Fair Competition makes understanding history exciting, engaging, and fun!

This Year’s Theme

All participants must address how communication or transportation technology has promoted the quality of life for Americans throughout history. To many people, technology means computers, hand—held devices, or vehicles that travel to distant planets. However, technology is also the application of scientific knowledge to solve a problem, touching lives in countless ways.

Individuals or groups may enter one of the following categories:

 Performance

 Documentary

 Essay Writing

Category Requirements

Performance: A dramatic presentation of the topic no more than 10 minutes long. If special clothes are used, they should truly represent a given period.

Documentary: A visual presentation ( such as a video,slide show,or computer project) no more than 10minutes long. A desktop computer,screen,projector,and loudspeakers will be available. Students must provide their presentations on CDs before Friday,March 23.

Essay Writing: An academic paper of 2,000 to 2,500 words. No illustrations(图解) are allowed. Please do not include covers. A list of references must be included.

Important Dates

January 5 Submit a topic proposal to your history teacher. The teacher may require a second proposal if the first is off—topic or unclear.

February 19 A committee of teachers will evaluate materials and give opinions. Students then have an opportunity to improve their products.

March 9     Submit a final draft of your essay.

March 15   Performance and documentary committee preview

March 24   Thornton Middle School History Fair Competition

7:00A.M—9:00 A.M Participants signing in at the gym

10: 00A.M. 6:00PM. Competition and judges' review

7: 00P.M. Awards ceremony and picnic

1. What's the main purpose of understanding history?

A．To preserve national traditions.

B．To prepare for a history competition.

C．To better know the present and future.

D．To further explore historical mysteries.

2. What is the theme of this year's competition?

A．Technology advances science.

B．Science interacts with technology.

C．Science has made the study of history easy.

D．Technology has improved the life of Americans.

3. What will the committee of teachers do on February 19?

A．Make comments on the materials.

B．Improve the participant's second proposal.

C．Preview performances and documentaries.

D．Collect a second proposal from the participant.

3 . 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（A),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 like sports so much. When I was a little boy, my father often took me watch basketball matches.Since then, sports have became part of my life.When I started to go to school, I join the basketball team.I had much time to practice with our friends.Now, though high school life is extreme busy and I have to learn so many subject, I still keep working out every day.Sports ground is my favorite place when I can take part in many activities, such as playing football, basketball or doing high jump.I am a person with a great energy.I enjoy take exercise.

4 . A loving father lost much weight after being shamed into dieting when he became so fat that he couldn’t play with his young daughter. Chris Willis, 47, weighed 172 kg following a lifetime of fatty foods.

The dad cut out all the fatty foods that he had enjoyed, and began exercising. He now weighs 105 kg after losing 10 kg every month since July. Chris had to take long rests just to climb the stairs or walk more than a few yards, saying, “The hardest thing was seeing my little girl in the garden and not being able to join in because I was so unhealthy. But now I am making up for the lost time — we do so much together and it is just great.”

Before switching (转变) to a healthy lifestyle, Chris would have five slices of bread for breakfast as a mid­morning meal before a full English breakfast. He would then have a sandwich, a large pack of crisps and a pasty for lunch before chewing a whole packet of biscuits in the afternoon. For dinner, Chris would demolish a chicken curry, and ice cream, and also four pints of beer before feeding on fatty snacks all evening.

Chris said, “At 13, I was 118 kg and I remember a teacher pointing this out to the whole school. From then on I was picked on and bullied (欺负). My weight went up and up. But I now have a new­found freedom. My family and friends have been so supportive and my wife and daughter are so pleased for me. In fact, it’s them that I did it for more than anyone else. The whole journey has been amazing and I am still shocked myself that I have managed to lose so much weight.” Chris is now aiming for a new target weight of 96 kg.

1. How long do you think Chris has been dieting?

A．Many years.

B．About 6 months.

C．About one year.

D．Since he was 13.

2. What was the main reason for Chris losing weight?

A．He was bullied by others.

B．He weighed as much as 172 kg.

C．He was too unhealthy to play with his daughter.

D．He wanted to switch to a healthy lifestyle.

3. What does the underlined word “demolish” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Drink.

B．Pack.

C．Destroy.

D．Eat.

4. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A．Power of Father’s Love.

B．Harm of Fatty Foods.

C．Importance of Health.

D．Benefit of Exercise.

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，并填在答题卡的相应位置。

A soldier from the war of Vilna who ran the New York Marathon     1     memory of three men he served alongside, crawled (爬行) across the finish line as his body almost gave up- but his mind didn't.

In 2010, Mike's three friends, Mark Juarez, Matthew Ballard and Rupert Hamer,     2     (kill)in a bombing attack. He was     3     (fortune) to be alive and active. After returning home, he decided to run the New York Marathon for his late friends and draw     4     (attend) to veterans' (老兵的) situations.

Close to the end, his legs gave way and he fell down in great pain, but he wasn't going to let it stop him. He used his arms     5     (drag) his body towards the finish line.     6     (eventual) he regained enough feeling in his legs and began to crawl. With the crowd     7     (cheer), Mike crossed the finish line on his hands and knees.

During the race, Mike repeated his friends' names, even though it causer curious looks from other competitors.

Mike said their names gave him     8     (strong).He also fixed their names,     9     were on three golden plates, to his shoelaces. As for the pain he experienced,.” he said, “    10     I was going through is nothing compared the pain that my friends went through

6 . When a heavy rain poured down, for many the first thing to do was to rush for cover. For photographer Mug Dong, however, his _________ thought was to _________ his camera. He would set up his camera, hoping to _________ a specific moment when the Great Wall would be _________ hidden in the clouds.

In the summer of 2015, Yang Dong _________ the Jinshanling section of the Great Wall in Hebei province. It was the first time he had taken photos of the Great Wall and it _________ him a first prize. Since then, Yang has got more than 100 prizes with his _________ of the Great Wall. Once, to take the photos, he _________ for five full days to get the _________ while most of the other __________ had left by the second night. “Some people say I got the prize-winning photos because of __________. Yes, but that luck comes from the effort of __________ a little longer,” he says.

The 28-year-old became __________ on social media platform __________ the stories behind his photographs of the Great Wall over the past five years, with his __________ being viewed more than 150 million times.

However, the excitement of winning prizes has gradually faded. Yang has found a __________ and more lasting motivation—to __________ the beauty of the Great Wall to the world with his camera. After communicating with specialists who __________ themselves to studying and protecting the Great Wall and learn more about the ancient building, he says he now has a better __________ of it. Yang is either at the Great Wall taking photos or on the way to it. He walks hand in hand with danger and loneliness, but the __________ climb to and from the Wall never stops him.

1.

A．first

B．deep

C．special

D．sudden

2.

A．protect

B．purchase

C．take

D．repair

3.

A．damage

B．record

C．imagine

D．copy

4.

A．secretly

B．completely

C．simply

D．partly

5.

A．measured

B．described

C．visited

D．drew

6.

A．sent

B．won

C．made

D．showed

7.

A．photos

B．books

C．reports

D．researches

8.

A．drove

B．ran

C．waited

D．lived

9.

A．rest

B．shot

C．money

D．prize

10.

A．writers

B．drivers

C．specialists

D．photographers

11.

A．luck

B．talent

C．weather

D．effort

12.

A．taking over

B．looking around

C．holding on

D．acting out

13.

A．kind

B．smart

C．crazy

D．popular

14.

A．reading

B．sharing

C．collecting

D．searching

15.

A．works

B．comments

C．suggestions

D．notes

16.

A．possible

B．wrong

C．correct

D．new

17.

A．present

B．retell

C．announce

D．attach

18.

A．adapted

B．limited

C．devoted

D．addressed

19.

A．taste

B．memory

C．impression

D．understanding

20.

A．easy

B．tough

C．regular

D．casual

7 . 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：在错的词下画一横线，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 was so proud that I heard my team won the ice hockey competition. It made me feeling like I could achieve anything. Only three years before, I was terrified of walking or skating on ice. To deal with this, I decided to join skating club. My teacher was great but before I knew it, I was able to skate. He then persuades me to try ice hockey. I loved it and was soon practising with my local team on almost every evening. We’re now training hardly for national competitions and hope to be champion one day, but his ultimate goal is to be an ice hockey teacher and help people learn to play this game.

8 . 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处错 误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

As an adolescent boy, I am told not to pay many attention to my physically appearance by my parents. She always think that character-building matter more. However, many of my friends have got in shape and built themselves up by go to the gym regularly. Influenced by them, I come to found myself increasingly concerned about my body image, which makes me confused. On the one hand, I agree with my parents what I should develop my inner strength and just to keep healthy. On the other hands, I'm afraid to be teased by my friends because my body shape.

9 . 假定你是李华，原计划参加今年8月在伦敦举办的英语演讲比赛，现获悉比赛无法如期举行，请给主办方写一封邮件询问，内容包括：
1.变更原因；
2. 后续安排；
3. 其它。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Sir/Madam,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best regards,

Li Hua

10 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Despite being a late starter to winter sports, China aims to qualify its athletes for all 109 events at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games and perform to a high standard - an ambition many observers consider too    1    (challenge).

The International Olympic Committee isn't among these observers. "It     2    (happen)." Samaranch told China Daily, "As you did in 2008 Summer Games , China will have a huge jump in results and    3    number of medal.. and in the creation of     4    ( hero) in winter sports."

Samaranch is part of an IOC inspection team, currently visiting Beijing and is co-host Zhangjiakou in Hebei province.    5     (visit) China over 40 times since 2012, Samaranch understands    6    effective the country's sports system can be." When you have your home Games, you'll prepare better, and have a bigger budget and stronger motivation," he said.

Backed by the entire nation's support    7    all possible aspects, China successfully won a total of 51 gold medals at the 2008 Olympics    8    , with less talent, facilities and expertise in winter sports, wresting with the word's ice and snow elite can be an even    9    (tough) task. At 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, China only managed    10    (obtain) one gold medal - Wu Dajing in men's 500m short-track speed skating.