1 . Columbia high school girls’ soccer team had lost every game in the season until a new ______stepped in two years ago.

Stuart Henley, a former soccer player and now a truck driver, ______the team and started training hard in February 2020. He ______the progress of the girls to team-building activities to help them bond on and off the field. He focused on the basics of football like passing, ______, and movement to try and bring the girls up to a good standard. His ______: coaches could give them guidelines, but girls ______what they felt they needed to work on.

Obviously, the girls were onto something big in the new season. They ______the skills they had learned and teamwork into their ______, which led them to an ______run of eight games, until they were sadly beaten 3-2 by Wyrley Pumas Team. Although this means they have been _____ the league title, the team have still exceeded (超出) expectation by earning the ______to the county’s top division.

“Whatever brings you down will ______make you stronger, especially for girls.” Captain Chelsea said, “Stuart has really ______our girls the philosophy of playing soccer. We’re going into next season full of confidence and ready to compete against tougher ______, but for now we’re still very much enjoying our ______.”

1.

A．player

B．driver

C．colleague

D．coach

2.

A．recognized

B．rewarded

C．reorganized

D．founded

3.

A．applied

B．preferred

C．credited

D．adjusted

4.

A．shooting

B．cheering

C．walking

D．observing

5.

A．principle

B．dream

C．plan

D．virtue

6.

A．found

B．decided

C．watched

D．liked

7.

A．turned

B．divided

C．integrated

D．translated

8.

A．styles

B．training

C．rules

D．game

9.

A．embarrassing

B．unlucky

C．intense

D．unbeaten

10.

A．awarded

B．denied

C．saved

D．limited

11.

A．promotion

B．approach

C．solution

D．contribution

12.

A．hopefully

B．officially

C．fortunately

D．eventually

13.

A．brought

B．taught

C．left

D．reserved

14.

A．participants

B．winners

C．opponents

D．partners

15.

A．harmony

B．victory

C．company

D．dignity

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Which one is Oksana's final Olympic Games?

A．Sydney.

B．Tokyo.

C．Beijing.

2. Why did Oksana continue competing in international competitions?

A．She was not satisfied with her performance.

B．Her family was in need of a lot of money.

C．Her country needed her to win more prizes.

6 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Taijiquan (also known as Tai Chi) is a traditional Chinese martial art, or wushu. Appearing during the mid-seventeenth century in Wenxian County in Henan Province, this wushu form builds upon the yin and yang cycle and     1     (practice) throughout the country by people     2     all ages now.

Modern Taijiquan serves a wide variety of needs. Some practice Taijiquan as     3     slow graceful exercise for health reasons. Others study it as a traditional fighting sport,     4     (equal) stressing the fast-paced, explosive combat aspects along with the softer movements. Still others perform Taijiquan which has been standardized for wushu sport competitions.

Despite the styles or schools, all popularly     5     (recognize) forms of Taijiquan are based on a perfect balance of yin and yang and stress breathing and qigong     6     (build) up internal strength, and the balance of both the mind and body.

So far this unique practice     7     (attract) people from around the world, with about 100 to 150 million people     8     (study) Taijiquan. And after centuries of development by generation of     9     (master), Taijiquan is still a living, breathing art, one     10     is continuously advancing to meet the needs of people in today's society.

7 . On Monday, Xu Mengtao won her first Olympic gold in women’s aerials (空中技巧) at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games. It was not hard to see what it meant for Xu: When the score 108. 61 came up with a “1” by her name, she pointed one, then two fingers to the sky and let out a scream.

“Xu is one of the handful of women to consistently try the high-risk triple flips (三周空翻) over the years,” said American Ashley Caldwell, another triple-flip enthusiast who finished fourth. “While triple flips are not unheard of among the women, the list of athletes who have tried them consistently is short. At the last two Olympics, only four of the 12 finalists tried triple flips in the final round.”

Women’s aerials is a sport full of risk-takers but all the risks are very calculated. Since the competitions go through a series of qualifying and elimination (淘汰) rounds that include only one jump each, only a select few over the years have been willing to give up the certainty of a solid score with a double flip for the triple flips.

Xu doesn’t adopt the strategy and keeps trying the triple flips. “It adds extra some might say unnecessary risk to the early rounds,” Xu once said. “But I’m OK sacrificing some good competition results to make the sport look good.”

Failures at the last three Olympics tested the limits of how much Xu was willing to sacrifice. In meet after meet, from Vancouver to Sochi to Pyeongchan, her strategy kept her away from the gold medal but she kept pushing anyway.

“It’s a sense of mission accomplished. This is a winning night for women’s aerials, too,” Xu said after the award ceremony. “If a lot of girls are doing triple flips up there and I fall, there would still be a lot of girls who would do well. If I mess up, that’s OK.”

1. What can we infer from Ashley Caldwell’s words?

A．Xu Mengtao is very sensitive.	B．No athlete wants to try the triple flips.
C．Women are not good risk-takers.	D．Most athletes want to avoid uncertainties.

2. What does the third paragraph intend to do?

A．Draw a conclusion.	B．Provide additional information.
C．Lead in the main topic.	D．Summarize the previous paragraphs.

3. Why does Xu Mengtao keep trying the triple flips?

A．She really loves unnecessary risks.

B．She wants to show off her new trick.

C．She hopes to attract more girls to aerials.

D．She wishes to make the sport more enjoyable.

4. Which of the following best describes Xu Mengtao?

A．Determined.

B．Curious.

C．Calculating.

D．Outgoing.

9 . In the sport of track and field, athletes compete not only with one another but against themselves to achieve a new personal best. Aiming to ______ his own record, Cerveny pushed himself hard. However, his legs cramped(抽筋)and ______   him with only 200 meters to go. Determined to ______, Cerveny rose from the ground and continued on, only to fall again after another 50 meters.

______, his coach asked Cerveny if he wanted to stop. He didn't. With great ______ Cerveny pulled himself up and with a(n)   ______ pace, moved forward for one final push. ______, it wasn't enough. 100 meters from the finish line, his legs simply ______ .

Before his coach could ______ him, another runner- Brandon-was at his side to help. His first attempt to get Cerveny up failed, but he   ______ to quit too. With a second pull, Cerveny was ______. At a measured jog, the two completed the final 100 meters of the course, with Cerveny holding Brandon for ______ Brandon even made sure Cerveny crossed the finish line first,securing his______a faster time

In today’s ______ world in which the emphasis in athletics is so often put on breaking records, it was ______ to see that for an athlete like Brandon, the value of true sportsmanship still had legs.

1.

A．play

B．beat

C．check

D．measure

2.

A．failed

B．warned

C．dragged

D．raised

3.

A．rest

B．win

C．leave

D．finish

4.

A．Relieved

B．Exhausted

C．Concerned

D．Disappointed

5.

A．luck

B．effort

C．passion

D．respect

6.

A．rapid

B．relaxed

C．unsteady

D．impatient

7.

A．Normally

B．Eventually

C．Unbelievably

D．Unfortunately

8.

A．gave out

B．broke up

C．fell down

D．slowed down

9.

A．guide

B．reach

C．serve

D．blame

10.

A．refused

B．hesitated

C．regretted

D．pretended

11.

A．in his hand

B．out of breath

C．on his feet

D．out of danger

12.

A．direction

B．support

C．courage

D．comfort

13.

A．assistant

B．teammate

C．follower

D．opponent

14.

A．diverse

B．well-developed

C．competitive

D．ever-changing

15.

A．urgent

B．common

C．confusing

D．inspiring

10 . 假设你是李华，请你给美国笔友Mason写信，谈谈你对于奥林匹克新格言（motto）“Faster, Higher, Stronger — Together”中“Together”一词的理解。要点包括：
1.体现奥运精神；
2.团结应对挑战（如疫情等）；
3.同享共创未来。
注意：1.词数要求：80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头与结尾已在答题卡上给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mason,

Happy the Year of the Tiger! I can't wait to express my heart-felt appreciation of the new Olympic motto to you.

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Yours,

Li Hua