4 . 课文填空

A short     1     (航班) takes you into the Amazon rainforest. You can spend 3 days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals u    2     to the rainforest. You will surely be amazed by your     3     (目的地).

Lang Ping and Michael Jordan are athletes who are m    4     in their field and     5     (树立好榜样) for others. When preparing for the 2015 World Cup, the team that Lang Ping had built was falling apart. Her     6     (determine) was tested, but two weeks later, they were world champions! Michael Jordan’s skills were impressive, which made him become known as “Air Jordan”, the mental s    7     that he showed made him unique. Jordan says that the secret to his success is learning from his f    8    .

I know I’ll have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to     9     (对……负责) a lot more.

It is not unusual for teenagers of young generation to     10     (addict) to computer games and online world.

5 . 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.

2. What problem did Jesse Owens have after he closed his sporting career?

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.

3. What did Jesse Owens put stress on when giving speeches?

A．Behaving well.	B．Working hard.
C．Acting quickly.	D．Thinking positively.

4. What is the text mainly about?

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.

6 . Fill in each of the blanks with a proper word to complete the summary of the text.

Both Lang Ping and Michael Jordan are living legends of sports as they not only are     1    in their sport but also set good     2    by helping others.

Lang Ping is loved by fans at home and    3    . She is successful both as a player and as a coach of volleyball. The     4     she showed as a coach was impressive. In the 2015 World Cup, two important players had to leave because of health problems, but Lang Ping was not     5    . She encouraged her young players to work closely together as a team, which helped them become world     6    ! Then in 2016, Lang Ping led her volleyball team to Olympic gold in Brazil.

Michael Jordan,     7    as “Air Jordan”, changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps.     8     made him unique was not only because of his skills but also because of his mental strength. He refused to give up in time of failures and kept on learning from     9    , which was the secret to his success. In life, Jordan has learnt to     10     his success with others by starting a club to help young people.

7 . 根据汉语提示补全对话
A: I’m sorry to hear that Kobe Bryant was killed in the air crash.
B: Me, too. Kobe is my favorite basketball player and he is also       1    (体育榜样).  
A: Yes, what he achieved in his life     2     (激励着许多人) to do better and better.   When did he    3     (获得他的第一个冠军)?  
B: He won his first championship in 2000. In all, he won 5 championships.
A: How many times did he win     4     (最有价值球员)?  
B: He was an 18-time NBA All-star and he got the AMVP four times.
A: What’s his highest score in a single game?
B: He once scored 81 points at a single game in 2006 so he was nicknamed Mr 81.
A: In a word, he left a deep impression on us and he will be remembered forever for his     5     (体育精神).

8 . 语法填空

As an athlete, Mike had been practicing hard. He preferred     1     (play) basketball rather than stay indoors in his free time. His favorite player was Jordan, who was a famous champion. Mike had a strong desire     2    (play) for his team. However, he was the shortest player in the team, so he was usually on the bench, being just a replacement,     3     was really tough on him.

Once two players crashed     4     each other during a game and one of them was badly hurt. The team quickly gathered around and the doctor put on ice pack on his knee. In that case the coach had to let Mike play, so Mike rushed onto the court. All the extra hours that he’d spent practising alone     5    (pay) off. The other team just couldn’t keep up with his energy and speed and the audience couldn’t stop clapping and     6    (cheer). At last, Mike earned his place on the team!

Mike likes many kinds of sports, such as jogging, cycling and boxing. He is in good shape, for he always keeps a     7     (balance) diet. He drinks a large amount of water every day. He also     8     (offer) some tips on sports on his blog. For example, long-distance running has a lot of benefits. It can strengthen your immune system and relieve you of some ache. It also helps you see     9     you are capable of. If you are fed up with your life, do some running! You don’t need some special     10     (equip). Do some warm­up activities before running, which will prevent you from being injured. If you keep it up, you will be amazed at your strong body some day!

9 . 语篇填空

Venus Williams and Serena Williams are both tennis     1    (champion). Venus is now 11th while Serena has moved up to 3rd in the world. They were     2    (bear) in a poor and dangerous area     3     was full of drugs and     4    (violent). Finally in 1991, their family moved (搬家) to a     5    (safe) area and since then they have never looked back.

The sisters’ father was strict with his daughters,    6    (train) them hard to compete     7     each other. Their mother     8    (teach) them at home so that they could complete high school. Today both sisters have expressed a keen interest in working in design after their careers come to     9    end.

The sisters’ road to     10    (succeed) has been amazing. Venus has won Wimbledon and the US Open twice, while Serena has continued to improve and made fantastic progress. In 2002 and 2003, she was the women’s singles champion at Wimbledon.

10 . 语法填空

The Chinese women’s volleyball team stood on the top of the podium at the Rio Olympics. People could see Chinese players     1    (embrace), with tears of happiness in their eyes. They     2    (achieve) their another dream. The team     3    (hold) a very special place in the nation’s heart with several major world     4    (title). They have become heroes in people’s minds,     5     they have won honour for the Chinese people. Especially at the Rio Olympics, they painted the     6    (vivid) portrait of the team’s competitive spirit. As     7    (assign) to the “group of death”, they would face several strong opponents and needed fighting spirit and perseverance. Every single member of the team gave their all to the fight. Their perseverance paid     8     with an epic comeback against the defending champion Brazil and Serbia     9    (seize) gold in the final. The Chinese women’s volleyball team has fought their way     10     ups and downs. In this way, the team begins its journey to the next Olympics.