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Chinese shooter Yang Qian won the first gold medal of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in the women’s 10m air rifle (气步枪) on July 24, 2021.

Yang was born in 2000 in Yangjianong,     1     small village in Ningbo. In 2011, she     2     (select) among the shooting team of Ningbo Sports School,     3     she started her shooting career. In 2019, Yang became a member of the national shooting team.

Yu Lihua, Yang’s first shooting coach at Ningbo Sports School, said in an     4     (excite) voice, “It is the first time that my student has won a gold medal in the Olympic Games. I’m so proud of Yang Qian.     5     (athlete) in the Olympic Games should not only have great skills     6     also adjust their own mood to deal with anxieties. Yang Qian has such good sportsmanship     7     (control) herself well under pressure.” Yang’s mother, smiled through tears as her daughter won the     8     (compete). Zhu Xiaomei, her instructor back then, said, “Yang’s success will encourage both teachers and students     9     (great). As long as they work hard, they     10     (be) the top talents in their own field, like what Yang has achieved.”

4 . 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。

In 2021, Su Bingtian did what no Chinese runner had done before. The 32-year-old runner set     1     new Asian record of 9.83 seconds in the Men’s 100m Semifinals(半决赛) at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Although he finished     2    (six) in the final with a time of 9.98 seconds, he still made history. “    3    (actual) I’m very happy to run under 10 seconds twice in such a short time”, Su said after the race. “Making it into the finals, I have already given all I have.”

Known     4     the “Asian flying man”, Su has been working hard to achieve his dream. In 2015, Su became the first Chinese     5    (run) 100m in less than 10 seconds. After that, Su competed in many international events and won a number of     6    (medal). Sadly, at the same time, he suffered serious     7    (injure) problems and his determination to go on running     8    (test). He even planned to leave the field, but the wish to run in the 100m final in the Olympics brought him back to the field.

In his third Olympic Games, Su,     9     amazing performance excited people both at home and abroad, has finally achieved his long-time goal. Su Bingtian is really a     10    (live) legend (传奇人物) and his success will surely encourage more young players who are pursuing their goals.

5 . Wembley Stadium, London, a final between Barcelona and Manchester United—the ball was with Lionel Messi, about 25 metres from the United goal. United players had been sticking to him, but when losing concentration for a moment, they gave him a couple of metres of space, and Messi made full use of that chance and scored Barcelona’s second goal in what would finally be a 3-1 victory.

Most football experts say Messi has the potential to become the best footballer of all time—a title they usually give either to the Brazilian Pelé or the Argentinian Diego Maradona. Some have even suggested he is already the greatest ever.

Born in Argentina in 1987, Messi shares some similarities with Maradona. Messi is also short (about 1.70 metres) and has a great ability to dribble (运球)—he can run around or through the other players with the ball under his control. There are physical differences, however: Maradona was very strong, but Messi is not. When Messi got into the Barcelona first team, at first sight he looked less like a professional footballer than a teenage fan, but he gave a different impression as soon as he touched the ball.

When Messi was a boy, doctors believed he might not grow taller than 1.5 metres because of some illness. His parents could not afford the expensive treatment the doctors recommended, so they hoped a major football club, seeing his potential, would sign him and agree to pay for it.

That was exactly what happened when 13-year-old Messi flew to Spain to try his luck in Barcelona. The coach was so amazed by Messi’s abilities that he wanted Messi to join the club immediately, but he didn’t have a contract (合同) for him to sign. In fact, he didn’t even have a piece of paper. Messi’s first contract with Barcelona was written on a napkin (餐巾纸). Since then, Messi has had a career in football.

1. Why does the author mention the football final in Paragraph 1?

A．To show Messi’s love for football games.	B．To explain how Messi became famous.
C．To show Messi’s excellent performance.	D．To explain how Barcelona won the game.

2. What can we know about Messi from Paragraph 3?

A．He has great football skills.	B．He is greater than Maradona.
C．He should learn from Maradona.	D．He is the best footballer in his team.

3. Why did Messi’s parents want their son to be signed by a major football club?

A．Playing for a club was Messi’s dream.

B．They wished him to become a football star.

C．Messi could make a good living as a footballer.

D．They hoped such a club could pay for Messi’s medical service.

4. What can we learn about Messi’s first contract with Barcelona?

A．It ended one year later.	B．It was not prepared ahead of time.
C．It was signed after a lot of tests.	D．It meant he would play for its first team.

6 . Do you like running enough to make it a habit? Tierney Wolfgram does; she has made running a lifelong career and isn’t stopping.

In February, 2020, the 16-year-old from a US high school competed at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Marathon. She finished the marathon with a time of 2:42:47 as the youngest competitor in the race and ranked 76th out of 390 women runners. However, the cross-country season was postponed (推迟) to winter because of COVID-19. So she jumped at the opportunity to train for another race — the Parkway Marathon in California. In November, Wolfgram broke the women’s American junior marathon record, which had stood since 1984, with her time of 2:31:49.

“I’m completely stunned,” said Wolfgram’s coach. “I knew she was going to break it, but she really succeeded!”

During the run, Wolfgram once hit a wall, but she overcame it to finish. “I guess I can say I gave it my all,” she told Runner’s World. “When I finished, I felt super happy,” Wolfgram said. This was only her third marathon. In 2018, when Wolfgram was 15 years old, she ran her first marathon just because she wanted to see if she had the ability to do it. “I believed that I would get faster as the distances got longer… I’m still glad that I did it.”

When preparing for that first marathon, she ran up to 120 miles per week. Although her parents didn’t have any background in running, they helped Wolfgram train. At first, her dad would take her out in the morning and run about 13 miles. The distance would gradually increase each day. On top of her runs in the morning, she would do cross-country practice after school. Now Wolfgram considers attending the Olympic Games in 2024.

1. What can we learn about Wolfgram from Paragraph 2?

A．She was the champion at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Marathon.

B．She put off the cross-country season for COVID-19.

C．She broke an Olympic marathon record in November.

D．She prepared for the Parkway Marathon in California.

2. What does the underlined word “stunned” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．Frightened.

B．Worried.

C．Shocked.

D．Interested.

3. What inspired Wolfgram to run her first marathon?

A．Her parents’ encouragement.	B．Her coach’s support and help.
C．Her desire to find out if she could do it.	D．Her hope to break the national record.

4. Which section of a newspaper does the passage probably come from?

A．Sports.

B．Lifestyle.

C．Culture.

D．Entertainment.

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Both Paul and I were huge fans of the NBA. My favourite player was LeBron James. Paul’s favourite player was Tyrone Bogues     1     was only 1.6 metres tall, which made him the     2    (short) player ever in the NBA. Paul was only 1.6 metres tall too, and he used Bogues as his     3    (inspire), practising very hard.     4     Paul tried out many times just for making the team, our coach was not so sure. Paul was still usually     5     the bench, which was really tough on him.

This week, The Lions were playing our main     6    (competitor), The Bears. During the competition, a player and I crashed into each other and my knee hurt     7    (bad), which made me drop out of the game. The last quarter was about     8    (begin), and our team was behind by 10 points. With our team’s suggestion, Paul     9    (permit) to play by our coach. All the extra hours that Paul had spent     10    (practise) alone paid off. He made shot after shot. When the game ended, our team had won by 2 points.

8 . They are drawing the attention of the world. They are the ones who are going to shape our future. Who are they? They are the young generation who were born after 2000. This year, several young athletes have shone brightly at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, showing us their generation’s nature.

The young generation are brave and always want to challenge themselves. Freestyle skier Gu Ailing is a good example. After she performed well in the first two runs in the women’s freeski big air event, it was certain that she could get a medal. However, in the last run, Gu decided to attempt a difficult trick: a left-side double cork 1620—four and a half rotations (一圈) in the air before landing. “I have never done it before,” Gu told China Daily, “but I felt it was a chance to push myself to the limit.”

But for these young athletes, the sport is never just about scores, but also about having as much fun as possible. “I’m an 18-year-old girl out here living my best life. I’m having a great time,” Gu said. “It doesn’t really matter if other people are happy or not, because I feel I’m doing my best and I’m enjoying the entire process.” Gu Ailing’s good friend, snowboarder Su Yiming shares this attitude. He takes sports as a way to have fun. After he was judged to have lost the gold medal to Canadian athlete Max Parrot in the men’s slopestyle final, the 17-year-old didn’t feel upset. Instead, he was happy to have the chance to compete with his idol. “When I was hugging Max Parrot on the podium(领奖台), it felt unreal,” Su told China Daily. “All I did today was enjoy the runs and concentrate on my tricks. As long as I am on my snowboard I am happy.”

This is the young generation that dares to push the limits but also enjoys life.

1. Why did Gu Ailing want to try the difficult trick in the last run?
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2. How did Su Yiming feel after he was judged to have lost the gold medal?
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