2 . Pooja Rani entered the boxing area at age 18 all thanks to her coach Sanjay Kumar. However, even with much _______, Pooja felt shy to wear the boxing gloves. She also knew that her father would not _______ her taking up this “violent” sport. But Pooja went after her interest_______ anyway until one day when _______ came to her father — he discovered the truth and stopped her playing the sport. “My father wasn’t _______ of boxing because he thought it violent. He didn’t _______ me playing other sports but boxing was a _______ no-go zone,” Pooja said. It then took six months of continuous _______ from Pooja and her coach Sanjay to _______ her father to change his attitude.

She won the National Youth Boxing Championship (锦标赛) in 2009, which ________ her career on an upward path. In 2012, she ________ two silver medals at the Asian Boxing Championship and the Arafura Games. Later, she acquired a gold medal at the South Asian Games in 2016, thus making her ________ for the Rio Olympics that year.

Unstoppable as she was, her wins came to a ________ for some reason. During that time, she was ________ by many people. It took her a whole year to get back on ________ with their assistance. And what a comeback! Pooja ________ in an impressive way, winning back-to-back gold medals at the Asian Boxing Championship in 2019 and 2021. This ________ her to be the first woman boxer to ________ the title. Given the long and ________ road she took to get here, for us, Pooja is ________ the “queen of boxing”.

1.

A．attention

B．guidance

C．assistance

D．encouragement

2.

A．approve of

B．go over

C．take in

D．turn up

3.

A．at will

B．in secret

C．at ease

D．in person

4.

A．word

B．warning

C．reward

D．praise

5.

A．confident

B．hopeful

C．fond

D．certain

6.

A．leave

B．favor

C．keep

D．mind

7.

A．common

B．strict

C．severe

D．vital

8.

A．discussions

B．demands

C．efforts

D．quarrels

9.

A．convince

B．remind

C．advise

D．force

10.

A．pushed

B．threw

C．knocked

D．beat

11.

A．missed

B．bagged

C．expected

D．targeted

12.

A．anxious

B．celebrated

C．qualified

D．ready

13.

A．pause

B．point

C．head

D．close

14.

A．forgotten

B．backed

C．questioned

D．approached

15.

A．stage

B．board

C．show

D．track

16.

A．recovered

B．responded

C．returned

D．recalled

17.

A．prepared

B．inspired

C．urged

D．enabled

18.

A．desire

B．earn

C．deserve

D．accept

19.

A．even

B．broad

C．winding

D．steep

20.

A．generally

B．obviously

C．merely

D．truly

7 . 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。

Stephen is a famous basketball player. It was self-belief, hard work and perseverance     1     made him a success.

Stephen’s grandfather built a simple basket by     2     (attach) a piece of plastic to a telephone pole along a narrow muddy road different from the bright lights and shiny courts of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The bumps and rocks caused the ball to bounce in all     3     (direct).     4     (know) where the ball would go wasn’t very easy. However, practising day in and day out made Stephen improve his skills.

Many people, including his high school teammates and coaches, thought Stephen was too short, too thin and too weak     5     start his career.     6     he regarded playing basketball as his dream. He would not give up. He finally ended up playing college ball at Davidson College,     7     his creativity and perseverance made him a star player. In 2009,     8     (select) by the NBA, Stephen joined the Golden State Warriors. In 2015, Stephen won his first NBA championship, and he led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975. In addition, he received the Most Valuable Player award for two years     9     a row. Stephen shared his philosophy: be yourself, value the fact that you can work every single day to get     10    (good), and be able to put in the time and the work. His success has shown us that nothing is impossible.

8 . 假如你是李华，你校将要举办一场以“The Power of a Role Model”为主题的英语演讲比赛。请结合一位对你有影响的中国杰出人物，写一篇演讲稿参赛，内容包括：
1.你对“榜样”的理解；
2.该人物对你的影响。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Good morning, everyone!
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Thank you for your listening.

9 . You can hear a pin drop. It’s almost a dilemma among several long-time rivals (对手). Can Babe pull it off? She ________ the eighteenth hole, extends her arms for the downswing and—it’s a hole in one! Babe, queen of the fairway (球道), has succeeded, and the crowd goes ________. Her fans rush forward, and there’s ________ and damage on the greens.

There’s is a pity to this win, ________ Babe, a co-founder of the LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association), was diagnosed with cancer at the height of her ________. Doctors said she’d never ________ again, but they should have known not to bet against this ________ woman. After thinking it over for about a split second, she ________ she wasn’t going to let a little thing like a serious illness ________ her athletic career. She had other fish to fry. She reached a (n) ________ with her husband and manager after undergoing surgery. She swore she’d keep the door open to ________. Friends begged her to slow down. What did she have to prove? But Babe wasn’t ________ it. She won the Serbia Women’s Open Tournament: “The Babe’s here, who’s coming in second?”

When it comes to athletics, there is nothing she isn’t ________. She excels in baseball, swimming, diving, tennis, and bowling. Her ________ are legendary and practically countless. Most agree she’s the best woman athlete. Once she was ________ the greatest female athlete of the half-century by the Associated Press, and she’s won a large number of other awards and lifetime achievement honors. No one ________ this lady with the incredible gifts and ________ heart of a champion.

Babe is no ________ woman. We’d be careless if we didn’t mention that her biography has been published. The girl has done plenty to ________ the cause of women’s sports and won the ________ of millions.

1.

A．ignores

B．eyes

C．reviews

D．hits

2.

A．upset

B．wild

C．quiet

D．patient.

3.

A．relief

B．anxiety

C．confusion

D．satisfaction

4.

A．so

B．because

C．but

D．although

5.

A．fame

B．spirit

C．luck

D．wealth

6.

A．talk

B．hear

C．play

D．walk

7.

A．intelligent

B．elegant

C．ordinary

D．tough

8.

A．figured

B．admitted

C．permitted

D．explained

9.

A．promote

B．ruin

C．delay

D．follow

10.

A．point

B．goal

C．conclusion

D．agreement

11.

A．select

B．explore

C．return

D．recover

12.

A．buying

B．showing

C．asking

D．refusing

13.

A．occupied with

B．concerned about

C．afraid of

D．good at

14.

A．chances

B．dreams

C．problems

D．talents

15.

A．voted

B．defined

C．accused

D．appointed

16.

A．teams up with

B．reaches out to

C．stays away from

D．comes close to

17.

A．enormous

B．grateful

C．kind

D．tolerant

18.

A．realistic

B．ambitious

C．average

D．outstanding

19.

A．attach

B．reduce

C．advance

D．reward

20.

A．appeal

B．admiration

C．mercy

D．inspiration

10 . 你校英语广播站正在征集稿件。请以“My favorite sportsman”为题，写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1.该运动员简介及成就；
2.你喜欢的原因。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

My Favorite Sportsman

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