1 . Jessica Long, from Baltimore, Maryland, USA is a champion by all definitions of the word. She is one of the world’s most decorated swimmers. Jessica was the youngest athlete to win a Paralympics (残奥会) medal. But her path to becoming a champion has been anything but easy.

Jessica was born in Irkutsk, Russia with a severe and rare disease — fibular hemimelia (腓侧半肢畸形). This means that part of her leg bones was missing or abnormal. Because of that, her young mother placed her in a Russian orphanage (孤儿院), fearing she could not care for Jessica.

Fortunately, she was adopted by an American family when she was 13 months old. She required 25 different surgeries to help her leg condition. But unfortunately, both of her legs had to be removed when she was just 18 months old. Jessica learned to walk with artificial legs. As a child, she took to sports including gymnastics, cheerleading, ice skating, biking and rock climbing.

She began swimming at her grandparents’ house when she was 6. She started competitive swimming about 4 years later. She did really well in swimming. Shortly after she started competing, Jessica was selected as Maryland’s Female Swimmer of the Year with a Disability. Even though Jessica was annoyed with her physical limitations, she was encouraged to enter her first Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece. She won three gold medals in swimming at 12! But she did not rest on her success.

Jessica has gone on to win 23 medals for Team USA at the Paralympics! While she began her career out of anger and annoyance, she now has a positive force on a mission to inspire the next generation of Paralympians! Her attitude and growth have been keys to her success. Jessica always believed she could do anything. As she says, “The only disability in life is a negative attitude.”

1. What happened to Jessica when she was a baby?

A．She was abandoned in the wild.	B．She had 25 operations on her leg.
C．She had her legs cut because of a disease.	D．She was adopted by a Russian family.

2. When did Jessica begin to receive professional swimming training?

A．At the age of 4.	B．At the age of 6.
C．At the age of 10.	D．At the age of 12.

3. What can we infer about Jessica from the text?

A．She was the youngest athlete in US history.

B．She has set a good example to Paralympians.

C．She has won 23 gold medals in Paralympics.

D．She took part in several sports in Paralympics.

4. What does the author want to tell us?

A．Difficult the first time, easy the second.

B．Never hit a man when he is down.

C．A common danger causes common action.

D．Nothing is impossible to a determined heart.

2 . When Han Duan started her professional career at 16, China’s national women’s football team was defeated in the final of the World Cup by the US. While she was asked to play in her first World Cup in 2003, she largely remained on the bench after the first match.

But things have changed. Now, Han is one of the most important players in China’s team. “I can’t wait to play. Life is short. You must make the most out of it,”Han always says like that.

Han wants every possible honor that a football player can get — an Asian Cup, a World Cup and an Olympic medal. She has always been good at sports, especially swimming and horizontal bars. At school, she was the fastest in the 60m and 100m.

But the reason she picked football was that she wanted to get more praises. “Football is for boys. But I feel more fulfilled when I can do better than them and win more praises,” she said. Later, when she entered a football school, the coach always asked Han to show others what to do.

However, nobody can be good at everything. Han described her singing as “howling” and the only school subject she was good at was Chinese. “I was very happy every time my essay was posted on the wall for my schoolmates to read. ”But Han still has some regrets about her school years. Her handwriting was terrible at school. She ever wanted to improve her handwriting but didn’t achieve much.

“My fans ask for my signature (签名), so I’d better practice and practice. It’s not too late,” she says.

1. What was Han Duan in the World Cup in 2003?

A．A team captain.	B．A fan of a sports star.
C．An unimportant player.	D．A member of the audience.

2. What does the quotation in the second paragraph suggest?

A．Han won’t waste any of her practicing time.

B．Han wants to take every chance to learn more.

C．Han has become ill and she will die quite soon.

D．Han decides to take every chance to join in matches.

3. What do we know about Han Duan’s performances?

A．She was good at sports when she was at school.

B．She often gets praises because of her beautiful handwriting.

C．She did well in singing and Chinese when she was at school.

D．She has won an Asian Cup, a World Cup and an Olympic medal.

4. Which word can be used to describe Han Duan?

A．Honest.

B．Imaginative.

C．Determined.

D．Independent.

3 . 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

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。

Simone Biles is the most decorated American gymnast, with more than two dozen Olympic and World Championship medals to her name. Born on March 14, 1997, in Columbus, Ohio, Simone Biles has emerged as a champion in her sport. She and her sister, Adrina,    1     (raise) by their grandfather Ron and grandmother Nellie after their mother’s struggle with substance abuse. Ron and Nellie eventually     2     (official) adopted the two girls, and Biles calls her grandmother “Mom.” Nellie has been a constant source of support through Biles’ rise in the world of     3     (compete) athletics.

Simone Biles demonstrated her abilities as a gymnastics talent at a young age.    4     (attract) by gymnastics at the age of six during a day-care field trip to Bannons Gymnastix, she remained there for 11 years under the     5     (direct) of her coach, Aimee Boorman.

At the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she became the     6     (one) American female gymnast to win four gold medals at a single Games. She was given the honor of being the Team USA flag bearer during     7     Olympics’ closing ceremony. There were high     8     (expectation) for Biles as she entered the 2020 Tokyo Games,    9     were delayed until 2021. However, she withdrew     10     most events due to a medical condition.

5 . 阅读下列材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Deng Yaping, who was a well-known table tennis player, was born in 1973, in Zhengzhou, Henan Province. She started playing table tennis at the age of 5 and    1    (show) her great gift. Four years later, she won her provincial junior championship. At the age of 13, she won her first     2     (nation) championship and beat many other competitors in all kinds of matches in    3     following years. She had won 18 championships by the time she retired(退役) from sports at the age of 24. Deng Yaping is regarded as one of the greatest     4    (player) in the history of sport.

However,     5    (compare) with other athletes, she made more efforts    6    (achieve) her dream. At first, Deng Yaping    7    (refuse) by the Henan Provincial Team just because she wasn’t tall enough. Her path to success was filled with many other difficulties, none of     8     stopped her. She practised even    9     (hard) and finally made it to the top. Her great determination has inspired thousands of people. Now, she has become a living legend in the sports field    10    home and abroad.

7 . 为迎接北京2022年冬奥会，你校英文报开设了“我最喜欢的运动员”专栏。请给该报投稿，介绍一位你最喜爱的运动员。内容包括：
1.该运动员的基本信息；
2.你喜欢的理由。
3.你未来的打算。
注意：1.写作词数应为100词左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

My Favorite Athlete

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8 .     1    . The legendary volleyball coach Lang Ping gave the answer in the recent documentary (纪录片) The Iron Hammer.

The documentary displays Lang’s inspiring journey from her gold medal victory as a volleyball player in the 1984 Olympics to her amazing career as a successful coach for both Team USA from 2005 to 2008 and China since 2013. She was the first person to win Olympic volleyball gold as a player and coach. Lang Ping revealed the secret to such remarkable achievements in the documentary. As she said, “    2    ”.

    3    . Troubled by severe injuries to her cervical vertebra, back, waist and knees, caused by intense exercise and hard work, the 60-year-old has undergone more than 10 surgeries. “No parts of my body function well,” she joked.

But illness is certainly not the only difficulty Lang has faced. In 2005, she struggled with balancing raising her daughter Lydia Bai Lang, who lived in the US, and her coaching career. She eventually decided to work for USA Volleyball that year.     4    “I’m proud of being Chinese”   Lang responded in an interview. Later she returned to head the Chinese women ’s volleyball team in 2013, leading the team successfully defending its World Cup crown with a perfect record of 11 straight wins last year.

There is no doubt that Lang is one of the greatest players and coaches in history. As an American athlete commented in the documentary,     5    .

A．Who is Lang Ping?

B．Lang is the hardest to defeat.

C．I believe volleyball was my life.

D．What makes one a great person?

E．Glory and challenges go hand in hand.

F．Lang Ping is like Michael Jordan in our minds.

G．This decision aroused a lot of negative comments in China.