1. What did the woman do just now?
| A．She collected some money. |
| B．She finished a cycle race. |
| C．She took a long hot bath. |
| A．A reporter. | B．A racer. | C．A bank clerk. |
2 . Cuba’s first all-female umpire(裁判)team is winning praises by umpiring at top-tier baseball games in a sport that is a national obsession on the island and long dominated by men.
Former baseball and softball player Janet Moreno has been the only one for 18 seasons as Cuba’s first top-league female umpire, but was joined by three others a few months ago. “Things are starting to change,” said Moreno, 49, wearing her black garb ahead of a recent game at Havana’s Latinoamericano Stadium. “This is the first time in the Americas that a team of women works the top league of a country.” On the field, Moreno wears dark sunglasses, firm and unflappable as Industriales and Pinar del Rio fight against each other. “The players have shown her great respect,” said Industriales catcher Oscar Valdes. “What matters is not your gender but who you are on the field and your passion for excellence.” The Cuban four, including Miroslava Cumba, Yalili Acosta and Milagros Quinones, are the only such group in global baseball, according to Cesar Valdes, head of rules and officiating for Cuba’s national baseball league. “We wanted to be ahead,” he said. Even in Major League Baseball, the world’s most watched baseball tournament, there has never been a female umpire.
Preparing for another game this week, the four women swapped jokes and said such camaraderie has helped their success. “I stay focused on my work on the field. I blank out what’s going on in the stands,” said Cumba, 43, who spent eight years previously umpiring youth baseball. Baseball is not the only sport becoming more inclusive: Cuba late last year staged its first official female boxing matches since Fidel Castro’s 1959 revolution. Moreno, who dreams of someday umpiring the Olympics or World Baseball Classic, jokes that her newfound fame does not mean she must give up her femininity. “When we go out (to umpire)we wear perfume, so that it feels like there is a flower on the field and the flower should not be mistreated,” she said.
1. What’s the purpose of Paragraph 1?| A．To explain the situation of baseball in Cuba. |
| B．To inform us of some famous women players in Cuba. |
| C．To introduce the topic of this passage. |
| D．To tell us some well-known baseball matches. |
| A．A kind of clothes. | B．A kind of sports. |
| C．A kind of league. | D．A kind of rules. |
| A．Janet Moreno. | B．Miroslava Cumba. |
| C．Yalili Acosta. | D．Cesar Valdes. |
| A．Moreno has umpired the Olympics. |
| B．Cumba spent eight years in umpiring youth baseball before. |
| C．Oscar Valdes is a player of a baseball team. |
| D．Cesar Valdes is in charge of rules and officiating for Cuba’s national baseball league |
1. 你最喜欢的运动；
2. 该运动对你的影响。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
The Sport I Like Best
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4 . Four years ago, Fred was on his way to work when he accidentally fell onto the tracks of Brooklyn’s train as a subway train was coming. The incident caused the loss of both of his legs.
But surprisingly, with the loss of his legs, Fred gained a new passion for racing. Before his accident. he wasn’t really that athletic. He would just occasionally (偶尔地) play basketball. But that all changed after he was introduced to handcycling (手摇自行车运动). “When I saw it. I was like, ‘Oh, this is great. You don’t even need legs to use it, this is perfect. ” he said. “So, I got on it, I rode and fell in love with it right away.”
Within a few months, he completed the TD Five Boro Bike Tour, a 40-mile ride through New York City. After that, he did his first marathon (马拉松) in 2021. He finished that race in 2 hours and 11 minutes, placing 12th out of 38.
“I’m going to attend this year’s marathon and take on challenges. My hands are on the wheel, my eyes are focused, and I think my time is going to speak for itself,” he said. He’s made a significant commitment to training. He rides his handcycle at least 13.1 miles a couple times a week and spends a lot of time in the gym. And he plans to keep pursuing his athlete goals. He wants to complete the Abbott Six-the world’s six largest marathons. One day, he said, “I’ll maybe even make it to the Paralympics.”
For those who might be following his journey, he hopes they will take some lessons from his story. “There will be ups and downs but the trend (趋势) is what’s important, focus on the good,” he said. “And also, take your big problems and divide them into small solutions, and then all of a sudden, your big problems turn into many small wins. ”
1. How did the accident happen to Fred?| A．Two trains ran into each other. | B．The train might leave the tracks. |
| C．The train might run over his legs. | D．He fell onto the tracks on his way back home. |
| A．The minute he saw the sport. |
| B．Before he lost both of his legs. |
| C．After he had practiced the sport for several times. |
| D．After he watched others ride handcycles for some time. |
| A．The way that Fred rides a handcycle. |
| B．Fred’s introducing this year’s marathon. |
| C．Fred’s preparing hard to take part in the competition. |
| D．The reason why Fred spends a lot of time in the gym. |
| A．Determined. | B．Shy. | C．Generous. | D．Careful. |
5 . I’m a professor teaching people how to think more creatively.
At a family picnic, children used to have the handkerchief-throwing contest, which I realize now, was not meant to show any real
The host gave each child a cloth handkerchief and told us the winner would be the one who threw it the farthest. The first little throwers took
I began tying the handkerchief around itself to make it
This is how I learned the secret to creative thinking. I wanted to continue looking
| A．Increasingly | B．Unfortunately | C．Interestingly | D．Normally |
| A．skills | B．suggestions | C．targets | D．signals |
| A．picnic | B．crowd | C．ground | D．box |
| A．faint | B．mighty | C．brief | D．simple |
| A．in return | B．in advance | C．in vain | D．in practice |
| A．scared | B．struck | C．distracted | D．assured |
| A．spreading | B．flying | C．disappearing | D．floating |
| A．adjust | B．desert | C．encounter | D．drive |
| A．glowing | B．landing | C．shooting | D．roaring |
| A．getting away | B．fading away | C．doing away | D．giving away |
| A．curved | B．heavy | C．sharp | D．cute |
| A．put-up | B．pick-up | C．catch-up | D．wind-up |
| A．erupted | B．followed | C．died | D．burst |
| A．proud | B．stressed | C．embarrassed | D．relieved |
| A．around | B．beyond | C．beside | D．above |
1. Why do the woman’s muses feel sore?
| A．She exercises too much. | B．She sits for too long. | C．She stays up late at night. |
| A．Colleagues. | B．Boss and employee. | C．Doctor and patient. |
| A．Contact her friend. | B．Talk to Mrs. Burns. | C．Take a yoga class. |
7 . You probably consider calorie (卡路里) burning with training. You can get great calorie burning effects with the following exercises.
RunningRunning is one of the best calorie burners out there. An average person can burn anywhere from 500 to 1,000 calories in one hour of running. Speed and pace are all factors that can affect calorie burning. But running uses every muscle group in the body, allowing you to burn more calories.
High Intensity Interval (高强度间歇运动) Training (HIIT)If you want intensity, HIIT is right for you. This physical exercise involves working hard in intervals, then resting. Because your heart rate will stay at a high level, you’ll burn more calories in less time. On average, a person will burn 400 to 600 calories in 30 minutes.
Jumping ropeThis childhood activity can actually do wonders for your health. Jumping rope is great for strengthening the lower and upper body while training your balance and coordination (协调能力), because your mind has to work while you jump. Jumping rope can burn 600 to 1,000 calories in an hour.
SwimmingSwimming is a low-intensity form of exercise that also uses muscle groups of your body. In just 30 minutes of swimming, an average person can burn 200 to 300 calories. Swimming also helps to shape body, control blood pressure, and increase strength—all great reasons for you to jump into the water.
1. Which kind of exercise burns the most calories in an hour?| A．Running. | B．Swimming. |
| C．Jumping rope. | D．High Intensity Interval Training. |
| A．Those who want to train their mind. | B．Those who want to have good balance. |
| C．Those who want to control blood pressure. | D．Those who want to do low-intensity activities. |
| A．To encourage people to compete in sports. | B．To teach people how to do exercise. |
| C．To provide ways to burn calories. | D．To promote a healthy lifestyle. |
内容包括:
1、活动目的；
2、时间、地点等。
注意:
1、词数80左右；
2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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9 . 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 good and bad sportsmanship 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 ofyour life. If you’re a good sport on the field, you’ll also likely be a good sport in the classroom.
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．Being a good sport in the classroom will eventually lead to being a good sport in the workplace. |
| G．The example you set can be a powerful teaching tool for others. |
10 . Why do we play sports? You might say “to get exercise” and you’d be right. To have fun? That’s true, too. But there’s more.
Girls who play sports do better in school. You might think that playing sports will take up much of your study time.
Girls who play sports learn teamwork and goal setting skills. Sports teach us valuable life skills. When you work with coaches, trainers, and teammates to win games and achieve goals, you’re learning how to be successful.
Playing sports improves self-confidence.
| A．Exercise cuts the pressure down. |
| B．In fact, there are at least 5 more reasons. |
| C．Regular exercise improves the quality of life. |
| D．Girls who play sports feel better about themselves. |
| E．Those skills will serve you well at work and in family life. |
| F．Playing sports offers children more than just physical benefits. |
| G．But research shows girls who play sports do better in school than those who don’t. |
