1 . The Underwater Photographer of the Year, which originated from 1965, is a yearly contest based in the United Kingdom. As you might expect, the focus is on photos taken underwater, whether in the ocean, in lakes or rivers, or even swimming pools.
The pictures are judged in several different categories. The contest in 2020 had over 5,500 entries from 70 different countries.
The grand prize winner was “Frozen Mobile Home” by French photographer Greg Lecoeur. The photo shows seals swimming around a small iceberg. To get the picture, Mr Lecoeur traveled to Antarctica in a small boat and spent time tracking the life around floating icebergs.
The photo “Last Dawn, Last Gasp” by Pasquale Vassallo of Italy won the award for Ocean Protection Photographer of the Year. Mr Vassallo said that he went diving early in the morning to take this picture of a tuna (金枪鱼) trapped as fishermen pulled their nets in.
Mr Vassallo also took “Octopus Training”, a picture that won in the category of “Behavior”. He says that when he came up after a dive, he noticed a soccer ball floating on the surface. When he went to check it out, he saw that there was an octopus hanging from the ball. Mr Vassallo says he doesn’t understand what the octopus was doing, but wonders if it was training for the World Cup.
Though Rooman Luc of Belgium didn’t win the “Portrait” category, his photo, titled “Angry Seahorse”, is quite striking. The closeup shot of a seahorse staring strictly into the camera was named runnerup (second place). He said he spent nearly an hour standing in kneehigh water being bitten by mosquitos in order to get the picture.
The contest has many more amazing photos that can be viewed on the site, along with the stories behind them. There is even a book with all of the contents that can be downloaded for free.
1. Which isn’t suitable to enter the Underwater Photographer of the Year contest?A.The crying dolphin. |
B.Saving the elephant. |
C.The dancing lemon shark. |
D.Kissing the whale. |
A.A tuna is hard to shoot. |
B.We should protect ocean animals. |
C.Diving early in the morning is painful. |
D.There are too many fishing nets in the sea. |
A.The octopus is endangered. |
B.Photography should be serious. |
C.The photographer has a sense of humour. |
D.The photographer concerns himself about the octopus. |
A.Arts. | B.Literature. |
C.Documentary. | D.Education. |
2 . Although most games have winners and losers, the goal of sports is not to win every game. The real goals include getting exercise, having fun, and learning important social skills, like sportsmanship.
Good sportsmanship is all about respect. Good sports (有体育精神的人) respect their teammates and also their opponents. They respect their coaches, and they also respect the referees or other officials involved in their games.
Kids usually learn sportsmanship good and bad from the adults in their lives.
Learning good sportsmanship is important because it helps you develop an attitude of graciousness (礼貌) and respect that will carry over into all the other areas of your life.
So be a good sport in whatever you do!
A.Good sportsmanship can be shown in many ways. |
B.However, bad sportsmanship is all about disrespect. |
C.Players’ parents and coaches set examples that kids tend to follow. |
D.We can be good sports by encouraging others but not laughing at them. |
E.Starting as a good sport earlier will help you be a good sport as you get old. |
F.If you’re a good sport on the field, you’ll also likely be a good sport in the classroom. |
G.The example you set can be a powerful teaching tool for others. |
内容包括:1. 多运动的好处;
2. 你是怎么运动的;
3. 鼓励朋友多运动,传播奥运精神。
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2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3. 短文的开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear John,
There is no doubt that doing more exercise is helpful to us.
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Yours,
Li Hua
4 . Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son's soccer team. It was the quarter final. The score was two to one, my son's team in the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.
With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son's teammate Mickey O"Donnel. With shouts of "Kick it!" echoing across the playground, Mickey turned around and gave it everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted (突然发出). He had scored!
Then there was silence. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For a moment there was a deathly hush. You see, Mickey has Down syndrome (唐氏综合征)and for him there is no such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored.
The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted, "I scored! I scored! Everybody won! Everybody won!" For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react. I need not have worried. I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the classic high-five salute and started chanting, "Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey!" Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joined in the chant and congratulated him on his goal.
Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied, "It was a tie. Everybody won."
1. What does the underlined word "hush" in Paragraph 3 mean?A.Cheer. | B.Silence. | C.Laughter. | D.Cry. |
A.The result would disappoint his son. |
B.His son would shout at Mickey for his goal. |
C.Mickey would again hug the opposing players. |
D.The opposite team would laugh at Mickey's goal. |
A.Both teams liked and respected Mickey. |
B.Both teams were thankful for Mickey's goal. |
C.Mickey didn't mind whether his goal was wrong. |
D.Mickey was a kind-hearted boy and hoped everybody won. |
A.To tell a joke to make readers laugh. |
B.To suggest we should not mind losing. |
C.To show enjoying a game is more important than winning a game. |
D.To present his son's fine quality of understanding others. |
5 . Walking with a purpose
Humans were made for walking. With our strong leg muscles, our bodies were literally designed with walking in mind — which is what makes it such perfect exercise.
This month, why not focus on walking with a purpose? Wherever you are, in the city or at the campground, you’ll find plenty of walking going on. Maybe you already love to walk, but you’re getting tired of going your same old route day after day. Or maybe you’re new to walking and aren’t sure how to get started.
If making trends and socializing is your goal, call up your friends and schedule walks with them.
A.See new places? |
B.Head for a new city. |
C.It’s good for our health. |
D.Everyone loves walking and you’re no exception. |
E.Ask your friends where they like to walk and go there. |
F.Either way, it’s time to embrace the idea of walking with a purpose. |
G.Ask local people to get you out of town and into the wild or countryside. |
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8 . 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. |
9 . 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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