2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

For followers of freestyle skiing and fashion alike, the buzz surrounding Winter Olympian Eileen Gu at this year’s Games has become    1    hit.

Gu’s gold-medal    2    (perform) in the competition pushed her into the global spotlight on Tuesday,    3    (cause) such a craze in China that social media platform Weibo crashed. But Gu has spent years establishing    4    (she) as both a top athlete and a    5    (huge) reliable model.

Since switching her sporting devotion to her mother’s home country in 2019, Gu    6    ( get) her place in Chinese TV ads. JD. com is among the famous brands that she has modeled for in recent months. In fact, she arrived in Beijing with more than 20 commercial partnerships, ranging    7    Beats to Cadillac.

“The fashion world has helped balance my training,” Gu said. “Just like skiing, modeling    8    (require) creativity, confidence and the ability    9     (learn) and adapt. The transition between modeling and skiing becomes a practice for each other,    10    helped me feel more motivated in each area.”

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。

During his life, Dr. James Naismith worked as a doctor, taught P. E. and wrote several books.     1     he never thought it very important, Dr. Naismith is today best known for one thing—he was the     2     (invent)of basketball.

    3     (bear)in Canada in 1861, he first worked at a special sports school in the USA. One day the school principal told James he was having a problem with the students. Because of heavy snow, the students could not go outside. He told James that they needed a sport that the boys could play indoors and gave him two week     4     (think)of something.

It was     5     the very last day that James came up with his idea. The “birth of basketball” is said to be on December 21, 1891, when two teams from the school played the     6     (one)game. It was quite different from the basketball games of today. It had nine players on each team, and footballs     7     (use)instead of basketballs. Soon after, the game changed to five players on each side,       8     (play)special “basketballs” on the court.

    9     (unfortunate), Dr. Naismith did not live to see basketball become the worldwide game as it is today. However, in 1936, just three years before his death, basketball became     10     Olympic sport at the games in Berlin.

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。

    1     10:20 am, July 24, Saturday, 2021, the first gold medal of the 2020 Olympics was officially won by China’s Yang Qian in Japan. Yang Qian earned gold in the women’s 10-meter air rifle (步枪) to take home    2     long-awaited first medal. The 21-year-old is a rising star in the sport. Yang,     3     was ranked sixth in the qualification, scored 251.8 points in the final,     4     (beat) Russian Galashina’s 251.1 points to set off Team China to a fine start at the postponed Tokyo games. As the first champion of the 2020 Games, Yang    5     (award) her medal by International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach.

“It’s an    6     (believe) thing that I can be here.The competition was    7     (real) tight, but I’m so happy that I could win,” Yang said after     8     (claim)the first gold medal of the Games and for China. “I’m so happy that this golden medal is a gift for my country. I’m so proud.” But she had to keep calm     9     (do) it. “During the match, I was very nervous and my heart was beating very fast, but I just tried to be     10     (I) and keep my emotions in control.” the shooter added.

6 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Black Mamba a Legend That Will Never Die

It’s hard to believe Kobe is gone.

The NBA superstar,     1     great talent and win-at-all-costs spirit made him one of the most distinguished athletes in history, was the rare celebrity who didn’t need a last name.

Still youthful at 41, Bryant—who died in a helicopter crash on January 26 in California—looked     2     he could suit up any minute and drop 30 points on a rival(竞争对手)NBA team. It doesn’t seem that long ago that he was scoring 60 points in his final NBA game.

With a higyly decorated career spanning 20 years - all with the Lakers - Bryant is all but     3     (assure) of being a first-ballot inductee(第一候选人)into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, alongside Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett, later this year.

Bryant,     4     18-time All-Star, was famous for his astonishing scoring ability and his championship pedigree(总冠军血统). He teamed up with fellow All-Star Shaquille O’Neal     5     (win) three consecutive NBA titles from 2000 to 2002, and later won two more rings, in 2009 and 2010.

Known as the “Black Mamba”, Bryant finished his career with 33,643 points in the regular season, which put him at No. 3 among NBA’s scoring leaders, behind only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) and Karl Malone (36,928)     6     LeBron James surpassed him just one day before Bryant’s untimely death.

“Kobe was so much more than an athlete. He was a family man, which was     7     we had most in common. Whenever we got together, I would hug his kids and he would embrace     8    .” O’Neal wrote on Twitter.

“Kobe was one of the most extraordinary players in the history of our game with accomplishments that are truly legendary(传奇般的),” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. “But he     9     (remember) most for inspiring people around the world to pick up a basketball and compete     10     the very best of their ability.”

9 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

This year, several young athletes have shone brightly at the Beijing Winter Olympics giving us a glimpse     1    their generation’s nature. Obviously, the young generation     2     (fill) with “brave warriors” who challenge impossibilities and push boundaries.

I am full of     3     (admire) for Gu Ailing.     4     she finished strong in the first two jumps in the women’s freeski Big Air event, she could certainly get a medal. But instead of     5     (play) it safe, the 18-year-old skier Gu Ailing pushed herself to the limit. On the last jump, Gu decided to attempt     6    difficult trick: a left double cork(左侧两周空翻转体)1620--four and a half rotations(旋转) in the air. “I have never done the left 16 before. I hadn’t prepared much for it,” Gu told China Daily, “but I felt it was a chance to push     7    (I) to the limit”.

Born in the US, Gu faced a great many     8    (doubt) for representing China in the Beijing Winter Olympics. When     9    (question) by The Guardian at a news conference on Feb 8, the “post-00” said    10    (direct) that she wasn’t trying to make everyone happy.

10 . 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入f适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

This year, several young athletes     1     (shine) brightly at the Beijing Winter Olympics, giving us a glimpse of their generation’s nature.

Obviously, the young generation is filled with “brave warriors” who want to challenge     2     (impossible) and push boundaries. Freestyle skier Gu Ailing is a good example. After she finished strong in the first two jumps in the women’s freeski Big Air event, it was certain that she could get a medal. But instead of playing it safe, the 18-year-old skier pushed     3     (she) to the limit. On the last jump, Gu decided to attempt a difficult trick: a left double cork 1620 four and a half rotations in the air before landing.

When     4     (question) by The Guardian at a news conference on Feb 8, the “post-00” said frankly that she wasn’t trying to make everyone happy.

“I’m an 18-year-old girl out here living my best life. Tm having a great time,” Gu said. “It doesn’t really matter     5     other people are happy or not, because I feel I’m doing my best and I'm enjoying the entire process.”

Gu’s good friend, Chinese snowboarder Su Yiming also shares a similar attitude. He takes sports     6     a way to have fun.

After he was judged to have lost the gold to Canadian athlete Max Parrot in the men’s slopestyle final, the 17-year-old didn’t feel upset. Instead, he was happy to have the chance     7     (compete) with his idol.

“When I was on the platform     8     (hug) Max Parrot, it felt     9     (real),” Su told China Daily. “All I did today was enjoy the runs and concentrate on my tricks. As long as I am on my snowboard I am happy,”

This is young generation that dares to push the limits but also     10    ( enjoy) life.