1. What is the talk mainly about?
| A．Making money. | B．Becoming successful. | C．Choosing a good job. |
| A．Four years old. | B．Five years old. | C．Seven years old. |
| A．Walt Disney. | B．Thomas Edison. | C．Vincent van Gogh. |
| A．He did not get paid for his work. |
| B．He could not speak until he was four. |
| C．He was not good enough to play basketball in high school. |
2 . CAIRO — 16-year-old Yang Shuncheng of China made a sparkling debut as he claimed victory in the men’s solo technical routine at the Artistic Swimming World Cup in Somabay, Egypt on Saturday.
With the theme of The Cello Song by The Piano Guys, Yang declared and executed a difficulty score of 27.0, higher than all other six participants, and received 232.5792 points to top the podium.
Colombian Gustavo Sanchez finished second with 209.1375 points with his routine The End of the World and Fernando Diaz del Rio Soto of Spain scored 208.0417 for the bronze medal.
“I thought about the victory but did not think much. It was my first international competition and I was very nervous before the race. I was lucky to win and feel the taste of gold medals. I expect a more challenging free routine tomorrow,” said Yang.
Mexico saw their first-ever champions at a world-level artistic swimming event crowned in the mixed team technical and Austrian Vasiliki Alexandri took the women’s solo technical crown.
Five events, including the women’s and men’s solo free, women’s duet technical, mixed duet technical and mixed team free will take place on Sunday.
假设你是李华，校英文报体育专栏的记者，看到中国队北京小将杨顺成在花样游泳世界杯埃及站中取得男子单人技术自选冠军，你给校报写了与此相关的英文报道，内容包括：
1.杨顺成取得冠军；
2.杨的夺冠感受；
3. 你的评价。
注意： 词数80左右；必须依据以上新闻报道来写。
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Today I will introduce two of the “Living Legends of Sports” to you, One is Lang Ping, and
Michael Jordan is famous as “Air Jordan”,
Although they are in different sports, they are both
4 . Kobe Bryant is no doubt a legend. How did he do it? Simply put his work principle. He showed up to training every day, no excuses. Without a doubt, it is quite evident that Kobe’s desire for success was directly correlated with his work principle.
Kobe Bryant’s work principle is what helped him become the legend he is today. But what also must be understood about Kobe Bryant is that he was relentless (不停的；严格的). He had a mental toughness and steely focus that was driven by his over-the-top competitiveness.
In short, Kobe wanted to be the best, and would do whatever it took to achieve this mental goal. If he had a weakness in one area, he would commit to mastering that weakness. If there was a lack of strength in his shot, he would get to work exhausting all options to correct that lack of strength, researching and then applying the routines that instructed him on how to get stronger. Similarly, if his weakness was a lack of speed, he would put in the time and effort to overcome the limitation. And there lies his secret to success. The willingness to learn and then apply what he learned to move himself closer to his goals.
“When I am retired, I don’t want to have to say I wish I would have done more. I don’t want that.”— Kobe Bryant.
As such, Kobe Bryant’s success principle can be summarized as a relentless focus on the end result. The great news is the ability to be relentless is in all of you.
1. According to the author, what makes Kobe Bryant a legend?| A．Kobe Bryant’s attitudes and will. | B．Kobe Bryant’s money and power. |
| C．Kobe Bryant’s devoted fans. | D．Kobe Bryant’s methods of training. |
| A．By time order. | B．By analyzing cause and effect. |
| C．By giving example. | D．By explaining words meaning. |
| A．Success results from consistent efforts. | B．Always prepare for a rainy day. |
| C．Actions speak louder than words. | D．The early bird catches the worm. |
| A．Positive and considerate. | B．Self-disciplined and hard-working. |
| C．Confident and humble. | D．Selfless and energetic |
5 . Kevin Durant is one of the best players to play the game of basketball. He has won championships in the National Basketball Association (NBA) all through his life. He has won the NBA’s Most Valuable Player
Durant grew up in Washington D.C.. His father left his
Despite the challenges, there was always a lot of love and support in his family. His mum wrote a note that
Kevin was very tall at an early age. And he liked basketball. So when he was about 10 years old and told his mum that he
He worked very hard at improving himself. He failed many times but kept getting up. For 6 years
But it was not just practising hard that
Now that Kevin has achieved so much success on the
| A．award | B．respect | C．sponsorship | D．scholarship |
| A．wealthy | B．skilled | C．proud | D．special |
| A．accept | B．overcome | C．consider | D．accomplish |
| A．career | B．company | C．family | D．country |
| A．single | B．working | C．devoted | D．strict |
| A．covered | B．surrounded | C．spread | D．hung |
| A．wonder | B．assume | C．believe | D．admit |
| A．heard | B．dreamed | C．thought | D．reminded |
| A．anything | B．nothing | C．something | D．everything |
| A．straight | B．ahead | C．possible | D．constant |
| A．playing | B．attending | C．performing | D．drawing |
| A．forced | B．showed | C．proved | D．made |
| A．learned | B．managed | C．intended | D．claimed |
| A．course | B．platform | C．court | D．academy |
| A．giving in | B．giving back | C．giving away | D．giving out |
6 . Simone Biles is a remarkable athlete, having won 7 Olympic medals across two Olympic Games. However, in 2020, she shocked the world when she quitted from the Tokyo Games due to some mental problems. Many praised it as a brave decision, as mental health is just as important as physical health. The athlete said she often suddenly lost the sense of direction during the Games, which meant she could no longer sense her body move in the air. It is dangerous for any athlete.
Since then, Biles has focused on her personal life, marrying the love of her life in the process. Recently, USA Gymnastics announced that Biles is ready to return to gymnastics. She is scheduled to compete at the coming US Classic in August, and fans are waiting eagerly to see her in action. Joining Biles in the upcoming competition are 12 Olympic and 16 World Championships roster members. Some notable names include Olympic gold medalist Sunisa Lee and 2020 Olympic floor champion Jade Carey, among others.
Before Simone Biles became a successful athlete, she and her siblings experienced a “hungry” childhood. Biles’ love for gymnastics began on a field trip. They visited a local gymnasium, where she was given a flyer (传单) to join the program. Biles was a natural, but she didn’t see her potential right away. Little did she know, but everybody else around her did. Her difficult beginnings set the stage for Biles to become one of the most successful sportswomen. Her parents gave their 100% support for her to grow up in the environment she was great at.
Biles has everything she could need to live a golden life— a supportive family, a loving boyfriend and a passion, which also happens to be her career. At 26 years old, she has her whole life ahead of her and is expected to continue dominating (统治) the gymnastics world in the coming years.
1. What did Simone Biles do during the 2020 Olympic Games?| A．She dropped out unexpectedly. |
| B．She won her seventh Olympic medal. |
| C．She hurt others due to dangerous moves. |
| D．She shocked the world with her great performance. |
| A．Worried. | B．Disappointed. |
| C．Excited. | D．Shocked. |
| A．One’s birth decides his or her future. |
| B．Quitting doesn’t necessarily mean giving up. |
| C．One should never give up his or her own job. |
| D．A person’s success requires all kinds of preparations. |
| A．A guidebook. | B．A fashion magazine. |
| C．A book review. | D．A news report. |
7 . Jesse Owens thought deeply of what he went through after the Berlin 1936 Olympic Games and said, “People say it was shameful for an Olympic champion to run against a horse, but what was I supposed to do? The fall from glory was hard to take and it surely troubled me. But at least it was an honest living. I had to eat.”
The fourtime gold medal winner refused to accept an invitation to compete in Sweden immediately after the Games with fellow 1936 stars, and he received good commercial (商业的) offers back in the USA. Shortly after his athletic career ended, the commercial offers dried up and with no chance to remind the public of his good skills in sports, his life became difficult.
After getting married and having his first daughter, he had to earn money. He first took part in the local races and won easily because of his special talent. He then raced against motorbikes, cars, trucks and finally horses. In the following years, he worked as a lift operator, petrol station assistant, playground doorkeeper and manager of a dry cleaning firm.
It was in the 1950s that things started to change for Owens and his family. He began to give speeches to corporations and bodies including the Ford Motor Company and the US Olympic Committee. He opened his own public relations business, travelling across the USA to stress the importance of behaving in a fair and respectful way towards the opposing team or player. In 1976, President Gerald Ford awarded Owens the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1979, President Jimmy Carter presented the Olympic champion with the Living Legend Award. In 1990, George H. W. Bush posthumously awarded Owens the Congressional Medal of Honor.
1. What can we learn about Jesse Owens in the first paragraph?| A．He was sensitive to others’ words. |
| B．He was worried about his future life. |
| C．He chose another way to make a living. |
| D．He found it hard to forget about his past experiences. |
| A．He fell behind other stars. |
| B．He lost his skills in sports. |
| C．He failed to live a normal life. |
| D．He didn’t receive commercial offers. |
| A．Behaving well. | B．Working hard. |
| C．Acting quickly. | D．Thinking positively. |
| A．Jesse Owens’ opinion on making decisions. |
| B．Jesse Owens’ success in sports and speeches. |
| C．Jesse Owens’ life after the Olympic Games. |
| D．Jesse Owens’ honors awarded by presidents. |
推选人物：李宁。
推选理由：
1.多次获得中国、世界最佳运动员，多次获得各种荣誉称号；一共获得了14个世界冠军，106枚国内外体操比赛金牌；独创多个体操动作并以其名字命名。
2.创办“李宁品牌”系列运动服装，非常热心公益事业。
注意:
1. 词数：80左右。
2. 不要逐条翻译以上内容，可适当增加细节。
3. 邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：体操gymnastic；公益事业public service
Dear editor,
I am delighted to learn that you are holding an activity to choose “Outstanding Sportsperson”.
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Yours,
Li Hua
9 . Growing up in Joilet, Illinois, in the 1930s, George Mikan often felt everyone was staring at him. Tall and awkward (笨拙的), with thick glasses, he tried to hide by lowering himself when walking and sitting. But someday, everyone would know his name, The Tall Kid. By age 16, Mikan made the high school basketball team. Now 6 feet 8 inches tall and broad-shouldered, his specialty was guarding the basket and blocking shots.
At 6 feet 10 in a sport then dominated(主导) by much smaller men, George Mikan was the model for the dominating tall players of later decades. Towering over most of his competitors, he was one of the most effective scorers of his day, averaging 22.6 points over a professional career that lasted nine seasons. How dominant was Mikan? In his nine seasons, his teams won seven titles and in 1950 he was selected the greatest player of the half-century.
One of the legendary stories about Mikan concerns a game played on Dec. 13, 1949, between the Lakers and the New York Knicks. The grand screen over Madison Square Garden read: “Geo. Mikan vs. Knicks”. When Mikan walked into the locker room before the game, he found his teammates sitting around in their street clothes. One of them greeted Mikan by saying, “They’re advertising you're playing against the Knicks, so go play them. We’ll wait here.”
Mikan was so dominant that the NBA made two big rule changes during his career. They tried to make it more difficult for him to score by expanding the width of the key from 6 feet to 12 feet and they started the 24-second clock after a game in 1950, when the Fort Wayne Pistons decided that the only way they could win was to hold onto the ball and not let the Lakers have it. They ended up winning, 19-18, in the lowest-scoring game in NBA history.
Mikan was in the first class elected to the basketball Hall of Fame in 1959. “Frankly, without George Mikan, the Los Angeles Lakers would not be the organisation we are today,” Lakers owner Jerry Buss said. Magic Johnson also paid tribute to Mikan: “He started the championships. You’ve got to start with Mikan first before you name any Laker. He paved the way for all of us who came after him.”
1. How did Mikan react to his height before reaching 16.| A．Feeling proud. | B．Showing it off. |
| C．Taking its advantage. | D．Feeling ashamed. |
| A．He made a successful scorer as a towering man. |
| B．He required the NBA to change its rules for his good. |
| C．He alone ever played against the Knicks for the Lakers. |
| D．He entered the basketball Hall of Fame in 1950. |
| A．Inefficient. | B．Steady. | C．Adjustable. | D．Perfect. |
Once considered as one of the best and strictest referees (裁判) in the NBA, Javie is now working at a church in America.
Despite coming from a diligent family, sports were in Javie’s blood too. It was sports that really inspired him as a young boy. His father had a career as a football back referee for the football league,
In Javie’s
As his years in the NBA
