1 . After moving to the United States in 1901, 19-year-old Bob Douglas found a job as a doorman in New York. Later, a co-worker took him to visit a basketball court, and he was amazed by the athletic prowess on display. At that moment, Douglas, who had enjoyed playing sports as a child, was determined to create a basketball team and provide greater opportunities for New York City’s Black athletes.

He needed to find a place for his team to play. When asking a ballroom owner, William Roach, for permission to use one of the dance floors, Douglas was replied with “you guys will break up my place”. After promising to take on all the financial risk, he finally persuaded Roach to change his mind and called the team “Rens”.

However, their ballroom had fewer seats and attracted fewer people than others, so Douglas had to pack the house to generate profits and keep his team alive. They traveled the country playing any opponent that would agree to schedule them, during which they repeatedly faced discrimination and unfair treatment and the players were often banned from hotels and restaurants.

No matter the obstacle, the Rens just kept strict practicing. They helped change the game of basketball by focusing on quick passing, which let the players move faster, play a more fluid (流畅) game and keep winning. In 1925, the Rens shocked the world by defeating the Original Celtics, the most dominant team of their day. During the 1932-33 season, the team won 88 straight games, a professional basketball record that remains unbroken.

Unfortunately, the Rens disbanded (解散) in 1949. But in time, they were recognized for the important role they played in advancing Black athletes in basketball, ensuring that although the Rens aren’t a household name, their story will never be forgotten.

1. What inspired Douglas to establish a basketball team?

A．His desire to show his athletic strength.	B．A motivation to learn Black culture.
C．His intention to earn a good income.	D．An experience to a basketball court.

2. Why did the Rens tour the country playing basketball?

A．To solve financial problems.	B．To improve basketball skills.
C．To fight for accommodation.	D．To play with excellent players.

3. How did the Rens help change the game of basketball?

A．Making competition rules.	B．Speeding up the game.
C．Defeating the professional team.	D．Creating an unbroken record.

4. What can we learn from the story?

A．A winner is one with a willing heart.	B．A high reputation will work wonders.
C．Success makes personal desires satisfied.	D．A man owes success to the team support.

2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个恰当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Eileen Gu,     1     18 years old girl, was born and raised in California. She competed for her mother’s native China,     2     she won three gold medals: in half pipe, slope style, and big air.

However,     3     (win) these medals is incredibly tough     4     fear is everywhere. Gu’s relationship to fear was evolving. At first,     5     she recorded in her diary and entries was devoted to the subject of fear in all of its forms.     6     days going by, she     7     (begin) to write down her thoughts on fear — how she viewed it, how she managed it, how she hoped to overcome it. She said, “For the last ten of my 18 years, I’ve pursued a love affair with fear.”

Though it’s easy to label extreme sport athletes as     8     (fear) or unique, she has spent the countless hours practicing them. Instead of ignoring fear, she built unique relationships with it by developing a profound sense of self-awareness and making deliberate risk assessment.

As she entered her early adulthood, she was proud of the work she had done     9     (deal) with pressure. She focused on perspective, gratitude, and on the joy this sport brought her, regardless of     10     she was alone or in front of a worldwide TV audience. Though her views of herself and the world are constantly evolving, one thing is for certain: no matter how much time passes, she’ll always be a hopeless romantic when it comes to fear.

3 .

Audiences were wowed by the display of hip-hop culture at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, as a total of 45 breakers, or B-boys and B-girls, showed off their impressive moves and skills on the dance floor.

After dozens of tough battles against top breakers around Asia, Chinese B-girl Liu Qingyi, known as “671”, claimed the historic first-ever women’s gold medal in breaking at Gongshu Canal Sports Park Gymnasium.

This is the first time that breaking was included as a medal event at the continental sports gala. With DJs playing tunes and three MCs hosting the event on the stage, B-girls and B-boys needed to respond, or freestyle, to whatever music the DJs decided to play, not performing a prepared one.“I’m happy to win gold. It wasn’t an easy battle to win because I had many competitions and events before. I just got back to China after the world championships. Now I’ve been taking part in the Asian Games,” said Liu Qingyi aged 17.

In the breaking final on Saturday, Liu impressed the audience with her wonderful and powerful moves, as well as her creative performance integrating traditional Chinese cultural elements (元素). “Chinese culture may sometimes seem a bit abstract (抽象的). But by integrating these cultural elements into our own breaking moves, we can better show Chinese culture to the audience,” said Liu.

“I think I did a pretty good job today, because I’m competing in China and I have the support from the audience. I’m quite good at power moves and I’m making improvements in other aspects,” said Liu after winning gold.

Following its Asian Games first appearance in Hangzhou, breaking will join the lineup of Olympic sports in Paris next year and her gold medal in Hangzhou has made Liu an Olympic spot in France.

1. What is the audiences ’ attitude towards breaking?

A．They dislike it.	B．They don’t care about it.
C．They support it.	D．They are anxious about it.

2. What can we know about Liu’s performance?

A．It was performed well as prepared before.

B．The music was decided by the performers.

C．Her gentle moves impressed the audience.

D．It was filled with Chinese cultural elements.

3. Which of the following best describes Liu?

A．Independent.

B．Warm-hearted.

C．Hardworking.

D．Generous.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．The achievements Liu made in breaking.

B．Hip-hop culture spread around the world.

C．The 19th Asian Games held in Hangzhou.

D．Chinese cultural elements used in breaking.

4 . On Aug. 7, 2021, Xu Shixiao and her partner, Sun Mengya, won gold in the first women’s canoe double 500 m event at the Tokyo Games. It was also the first Olympic gold medal for China in the event.

    1     Xu was born in a small county in a mountainous area in Jiangxi. Before becoming a paddler, Xu couldn’t even swim since her hometown is surrounded by mountains.

In 2005, the 13-year-old, who was much taller than her peers, attracted the attention of a rowing coach who came to look for potential paddlers in her school.     2    

“Every day my canoe turned over dozens of times. I drank lots of water in rivers,” recalls Xu of her first canoeing training. Xu kept training for a year and she made the final of a national race for teenage athletes out of a dozen paddlers at the centre.

In 2013, the news that women’s canoeing was still not an Olympic event dealt her a heavy blow.     3     Xu gave up her career and found her first job as a saleswoman in a furniture company.

When Xu Shixiao went to work as usual in the furniture company five years ago, she was surprised to get a call from her former coach, inquiring about her willingness to return to canoeing and compete in the Tokyo Olympic Games.     4     “I never thought that one day I could go back to the sport. Now that I have started again, I will do my best,” says Xu.

    5     She is also looking forward to taking part in the Paris Olympics in 2024.

A．Xu quickly made her decision.

B．Yet Xu’s journey to the Olympics was a rough one.

C．It was impossible for her to change the sport at age 21.

D．She made all efforts to reach the goal and never gave up.

E．Xu agreed to train at a rowing centre because she thought rowing a boat was fun.

F．Compared with athletes who are in their early 20s, Xu’s physical recovery is slower.

G．The Olympic medalist will participate in competitions at home and abroad this year.

5 . 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。请将答案的完整形式写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。

Wu Yanni,     1     young hurdler (跨栏运动员), has run into the hearts of Chinese people and became an internet hit. On Aug 4, 2023, Wu won the silver medal with a personal best of 12.76 seconds in the women’s 100m hurdles at the FISU World University Games,     2     (help) her get into the Paris Olympics in 2024.

Despite her athletic achievements, some online comments moved to     3     (she) style. Wu wears light makeup and ties her hair into small twist braids, unlike     4    (tradition) image of athletes. In response     5     this, however, Wu told CGTN that she believes “it is my muscles     6     make me widely known, not my face. Ability is the most important. The battle for strength is my fashion.”

As an athlete, Wu looks much more at ease than many of her peers and becomes     7     (strong) when facing challenges. Before each competition, she     8     (see) turning her head around and pointing her index fingers at the sky. She explained that the gesture shows her ambition for the coming Paris Olympics. Wu told China Daily that she got     9     (inspire) from Liu Xiang. She desires to stand out in women’s hurdles on the global stage. “It’s not just about me; I want Chinese female hurdlers     10     (gain) more international recognition,” she emphasized.

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下对话。
1. What is the woman doing?

A．Conducting an interview.

B．Hosting a ceremony.

C．Holding a press conference.

2. How does the man sound?

A．Nervous.

B．Excited.

C．Anxious.

3. How did the man cope with pressure from the conversation?

A．He concentrated on the game.

B．He listened to the music.

C．He relied on audiences’ encouragement.

4. What experience in the man’s childhood contributed to his success?

A．Watching TV series.

B．Performing as an actor.

C．Traveling around the world.

9 . Gymnast Simone Biles’ honors have been piling up for years: 25 medals, including 4 Olympic gold, the first woman to capture five All-Around World Championship titles, TIME 100, Forbes 30 under 30. She is so worshiped in gymnastics that she is often _______ , using just four letters: G.O.A.T.— “Greatest of All Time.”

But on July 25, 2021, in the _______ round of the Tokyo Olympic Games, something felt off. By the end of the day, Simone had made several uncharacteristic _______ . “It wasn’t an easy day, but I got through it,” she _______ on social media. Then, two days later, after simplifying a vault and taking a hop on the landing, Simone _______ the world by withdrawing from the day’s competition. Eventually she decided not to compete in three more events, but took home bronze on balance beam.

Simone later explained that along with other _______ health issues, she was struggling with the “twisties,” a phenomenon in gymnastics in which an athlete loses a sense of _______ they are in the air during twists and flips(翻转). The frightening issue can be dangerous.

Some fans and commentators criticized Simone for _______ ; others supported her decision to put _______ on her mental health. But over the course of two weeks last summer, Simone, the most dominant gymnast in decades, ________ what a champion looks like. “The word ‘champion’ used to ________ mean being on top or breaking records,” she tells Good Housekeeping. “Now it means being vulnerable, showing your inner ________ , being courageous.”

These days, Simone hopes to inspire other young girls to be fierce, competitive—and strong enough to ________ . She partnered with the sports apparel(服装)company Athleta on a line of active wear for girls ages 6 to 12. Each of the items has one of Simone’s ________ mantras(准则)such as “Because I can,” “No dream is too big or too small,” “The floor is yours.”—sewn into the fabric.

“They can do anything they set their ________ to,” says Biles. “I want them to remember that.”

1.

A．informed about

B．talked about

C．cared about

D．inquired about

2.

A．detecting

B．anticipating

C．justifying

D．qualifying

3.

A．errors

B．drafts

C．pauses

D．resolutions

4.

A．promoted

B．polished

C．protested

D．posted

5.

A．awakened

B．seized

C．shocked

D．swung

6.

A．private

B．public

C．mental

D．physical

7.

A．where

B．what

C．why

D．who

8.

A．withdrawing

B．recreating

C．delaying

D．resigning

9.

A．value

B．restriction

C．priority

D．pressure

10.

A．restored

B．reinterpreted

C．recovered

D．revealed

11.

A．barely

B．consistently

C．precisely

D．merely

12.

A．peace

B．beauty

C．sense

D．strength

13.

A．speak up

B．lie down

C．stand by

D．break away

14.

A．innocent

B．favorite

C．flexible

D．temporary

15.

A．minds

B．limits

C．goals

D．sights