Billie Jean was always full of energy (精力)! One morning, Billie Jean’s friend Susan asked her: “Do you want to play tennis? You’ll love it!”
Tennis sounded exciting! That evening, Billie Jean asked her father, “What’s the best sport for a girl?”
Her dad had a think. “Tennis, of course!”
She felt excited. Maybe this “tennis” was the sport for her!
The next weekend, Susan took Billie Jean to the Virginia Country Club. It was a really great place!
There were beautiful gardens and ladies wearing white tennis dresses. She felt quite out of place in her baggy T-shirt and shorts!
But her nervousness disappeared when she got out onto the sunny tennis court (网球场). Susan handed her a strange thing that looked like a net.
“This is a racket (球拍). You hit a ball with it!”
Susan lobbed (发高球) a yellow ball at her. Billie Jean hit her racket as hard as she could. Her friend showed her how tennis should be played. They did their best to hit the ball over the net in the middle of the court. Billie Jean spent more time hitting the air than she did hitting the ball — but she loved playing tennis anyway!
Buying a racket was unaffordable for her family. From that day on, Billie Jean asked people in the neighborhood about any jobs she could do. Finally, Billie Jean bought a little wooden racket.
“Can we go to the Virginia Country Club to play?” she asked.
Her mom said, “We can’t afford it, love. What about the public courts at Houghton Park?”
Billie Jean quickly agreed! When she arrived at the park, she saw an old man waiting by the tennis court.
“I’m Clyde!” he said. “Do you want some tennis lessons?”
Billie Jean was worried. “Yes...but I don’t have any money.”
The man just smiled. “It’s free! Come on in!”
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This was only the second time that Billie Jean had tried to play tennis.
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Clyde said with a smile, “Billie Jean, with hard work, you can be a champion.”
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My dad and I had been looking forward to the Stale cross-country race of my senior year of high school, which would be the climax (顶点) of my existence.
I was the fastest runner on my team, and I was supposed to make it into the top fifteen. We had been working towards this race for three years. It was everything to me, and it was everything to my dad. He was a runner and was wild with joy by my success in running. He made it to every race, even flying home early from business trips to see me run. I always listened for his voice, which rang above the crowd-telling me to relax my arms, calling out my time. He pushed me. He cheered for me. He believed in me. We spent countless hours on the sandy canals of Arizona. Breathing in the dust of the desert, the blossoms of the orange trees, and the terrible smell of the dairy farm, we made our way across the city. We pounded miles and miles into our running shoes, marking with every step the path to greatness. It was a journey that was just ours. A dream passed on from one generation to the next.
Then the big day came. It was hotter than normal - too hot. My throat felt like a field of cotton, cracked with the summer heat, as I waited for the gun to fire. I gazed out at the crowd; dozens of familiar faces from church and school flickered across my view. They had come for me. They were counting on me. I saw my dad set his watch, worry and excitement etched across his face. With the sound of a gunshot, the race began.
For the first two and half miles, I felt great. I had never before been so ready for something. The weeks leading up to the race were filled with hard practices and a strict diet. The scorching sun beat upon my back, blinding me with its brilliance. Nothing was going to stop me, though.
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However, without warning, my strength was running out.
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2.询问食宿、交通及比赛日程等方面的安排；
3.提出相关建议。
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SIT’N’SKATE is a non-profit organization that works towards a more inclusive (包容广阔的) society and aims
The vision of SIT’N’SKATE is to provide people in wheelchairs
The project also offers
Through their activities, SIT’N’SKATE makes a significant contribution to
5 . At the beginning of Grade Two, I joined the cross-country running team in our school.
When I came to the first practice, I was filled with optimism. But as the distance we ran in each practice gradually increased from three to four, to six miles, I realized with surprise that no matter how hard I tried, I wasn’t able to run as fast as others. In fact, I was one of the slowest on the team.
What was the point of putting myself through so much pain? After the first few weeks, I wanted to quit.
Then we had our first cross-country meet.
When we started the race, I felt the great pressure of expectations sink onto my shoulders. And after a while I stopped running and struggled to walk up the hill. But then I heard my coaches shouting my name from the top of the hill. I felt confused and embarrassed; why were they cheering for me? I was running terribly! As I tried my best to finish the race, I realized that my coaches didn’t care how fast I ran. Neither did my teammates. During the rest of the season, they were always on the sidelines of every race, cheering for me just as loudly as they’d cheered for the front runner.
From then on, I began to put my effort into supporting my teammates instead of focusing on my own performance. In that way, I celebrated my teammates’ victories as if they were my own; I felt their pain and exhaustion as if they were my own.
Cross-country running made me realize I don’t need to be the best to be successful in life. It taught me to value my relationships with people more than my relationship with my ego. It taught me to cheer for others even if I don’t know their names.
1. Why did the author want to give up after the first few weeks?| A．He had much pain in his knees. |
| B．He didn’t perform well in long-distance running. |
| C．He couldn’t get along well with others |
| D．He showed no interest in running. |
| A．Strict and hard-hearted. | B．Brave and adventurous. |
| C．Considerate and supportive. | D．Optimistic and humorous. |
| A．He lost himself in victories |
| B．He put more effort into his study |
| C．He received more support from his coaches |
| D．He started caring about his teammates |
| A．The importance of team spirit | B．The value of competition |
| C．The secret of winning a race | D．The benefits of doing sports |
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I’ve been passionate about being a competitively swimmer ever since that I was a small child. My dad used to take me to the local swimming pool every Saturday’s for swimming lessons. While the other kids was moving around noisily in the water, I used every second of that time to practice my strokes (泳姿). Soon, I started entering race, and even though I didn’t win them all, I kept improve my time. By time I was 14, I was the faster swimmer at my school. Now my burning ambition is to swim to my country. With practice and determination. I believe I can made great progress as a swimmer beyond my wildest dreams.
7 . On Oct. 11, hundreds of runners competed in a cross-country race in Minnesota. Melanie Bailey should have
As reported by a local newspaper, Bailey was more than two-thirds of the way through her
Once there, Lenoue was
As for Bailey, she is more
Although the two young women were strangers before the
| A．designed | B．followed | C．changed | D．finished |
| A．delay | B．chance | C．trouble | D．excuse |
| A．judge | B．volunteer | C．classmate | D．competitor |
| A．race | B．school | C．town | D．training |
| A．agreed | B．returned | C．stopped | D．promised |
| A．courage | B．aid | C．patience | D．advice |
| A．went away | B．stood up | C．stepped aside | D．bent down |
| A．medical | B．public | C．constant | D．equal |
| A．interrupted | B．assessed | C．identified | D．appreciated |
| A．hunger | B．pain | C．cold | D．tiredness |
| A．worried | B．ashamed | C．confused | D．discouraged |
| A．game | B．problem | C．lesson | D．deal |
| A．leave | B．cure | C．bother | D．understand |
| A．ride | B．test | C．meet | D．show |
| A．secret | B．display | C．benefit | D．exchange |
8 . Why You Shouldn’t Exercise to Lose Weight
Many of us are starting (or restarting) exercise in hopes of losing unwanted pounds.
Sometimes exercise fails to meet our weight-loss expectations.
Perhaps the biggest problem with exercising to drop pounds is that it turns physical activity into punishment—a price we have to pay for a slimmer body. How many times have you heard someone say (or said yourself) “I’ll do extra exercise” after eating too much during the holidays or at a celebratory dinner? We treat exercise as a form of self-punishment for being “bad” in the past.
The takeaway is that we see exercise positively and actually do it when we focus on our well-being rather than our weight.
| A．Aiming to be more active is good. |
| B．So by all means, try to exercise regularly. |
| C．And we often sour on it and stop working out. |
| D．Therefore, it’s not very helpful for melting away pounds. |
| E．As a consequence, we’re unlikely to enjoy it or to keep doing it. |
| F．For some, the motivation may be an improved mood or less stress. |
| G．For starters, exercise, at least the kind most of us do, is typically ineffective for weight loss. |
Running helps you keep fit and a pair of good running shoes
Besides, doing Tai Chi is a good way
10 . The grandmother from Shanghai has become a minor celebrity in recent months as her newfound and unlikely love for working out made national headlines.
According to Chen Jifang’s trainer, who helped to manage the Douyin account, she
“The main group that I wanted to
For Chen, her passion for
Chen, who has a grandson aged 14, recalled the
“They found it very
“If your muscles are
“In fact, I also fell once and fell
She
| A．admired | B．attracted | C．hired | D．scared |
| A．tell | B．owe | C．encourage | D．amuse |
| A．motivated | B．reported | C．anticipated | D．allowed |
| A．impression | B．message | C．secret | D．news |
| A．work | B．luck | C．education | D．health |
| A．exercise | B．media | C．life | D．attention |
| A．judgement | B．restriction | C．desire | D．task |
| A．following | B．increasing | C．delaying | D．improving |
| A．astonished | B．excited | C．frightened | D．annoyed |
| A．natural | B．strange | C．vital | D．unbearable |
| A．break from | B．depend on | C．suffer from | D．care about |
| A．suitable | B．weak | C．strong | D．hard |
| A．bleeding | B．falling | C．arguing | D．walking |
| A．hurriedly | B．gently | C．regularly | D．terribly |
| A．saw | B．left | C．heard | D．prevented |
| A．knee | B．bed | C．ground | D．ambulance |
| A．driving | B．calling | C．catching | D．missing |
| A．desperate | B．happy | C．sad | D．fine |
| A．replied | B．announced | C．added | D．interrupted |
| A．medical | B．sport | C．grade | D．travel |
