1 . Usain Bolt burned about 10kcal of energy to win his gold during the 200 metre spring final at the Olympic Games, which could roughly power an old 60W light bulb for 11 minutes. If you could make use of all the power generated by all the athletes during the Games, you would still be nowhere close to reaching the 29.5 billion Watts consumed overall by the athletes, spectators and organizers over the event. We take sport for granted, but do we ever consider its cost to the planet?

From the water required to maintain the golf course during The Masters tournament to the hundreds of flights it takes to bring football fans to a World Cup, major sports events are not helping much in the fight against global heating. What’s more, there is a lack of recognition within sport of its responsibilities and little discussion about possible solutions.

This is strange, given that the effect works both ways: the climate crisis is not just affected by sports, but it is already having a negative impact on many sports. When ice-climber Will Gadd set out to conquer the world’s glaciers, he didn’t realize it would become a race against climate change. “I thought glaciers are there forever.” When he arrived at the summit, Gadd was shocked: “The ice…wasn’t there. The things I planned to climb were gone.”

Global heating is noticeable in other sports. Amy Steel played professional netball until she suffered from heatstroke after playing in 39℃ conditions and unfortunately, the damage was permanent. Not only that, but extreme weather events made more frequent as a result of global heating mean sporting events are more often delayed or canceled. This has cost sport billions in potential earnings.

Yet sport can be a powerful motivator: it can unite whole nations behind its teams. Could sport have a role to play in driving climate awareness? Will Gadd and Amy Steel are among many athletes who think so? One thing is certain. Sport must put climate change at the top of its agenda and decarbonize at a Usain Bolt-like pace to make a difference.

1. What is the main focus of the first paragraph?

A．Why do sports events consume energy?

B．How much power do athletes generate?

C．What is the energy impact of sports events?

D．How did Bolt contribute to the environment?

2. Why does the writer use Will Gadd and Amy Steel as examples?

A．They initiated eco-friendly sports practices.

B．They sustained permanent injuries in sports.

C．They fell victim to climate-related incidents.

D．They achieved record-breaking performances.

3. What effect of global heating on sports is mentioned in the text?

A．Stricter facility restrictions.	B．Substantial financial losses.
C．Higher athlete training standards.	D．Prolonged outdoor sports seasons.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?.

A．Sports in the Climate Crisis

B．Athletes against Global Heating

C．The Impact of Climate Change on Sport

D．The Environmental Cost of Outdoor Sports

2 . What is the weather like now?

A．Sunny.

B．Cloudy.

C．Rainy.

3 . What does the woman’s cat do when it sees mice?

A．It acts friendly towards them.

B．It tries to catch them.

C．It stays still.

4 . What’s the weather like now?

A．Fine.

B．Snowy.

C．Windy.

5 . Where are the speakers?

A．At a pet clinic.

B．At Bob’s home

C．At Mr. Johnson’s office.

6 . Where were the two rabbits at first?

A．At the gate.

B．At the corner.

C．Behind the grasses.

7 . There once was an ordinary street in the suburbs where no one cared much for their gardens. The lawns were overgrown, the weeds were taking over and the hedges(树篱)_________ needed to be cut back. It looked very terrible. _________ when the neighbors saw their gardens, they just looked at each other and laughed.

It seemed too hard to clear all the gardens and no one could be _________ to make them better because everyone’s garden was equally _________. No one felt it was urgent to change anything. Then a gardener named Bill _________ in the small town. Bill was a _________, hard-working and patient man who started working in the garden as soon as he moved in the street. He took his lawn mower(割草机) out to cut back the grass and pulled out all of the _________. Finally, he took up his gardening and started _________ his hedges, making them look like flowers, plants, stones, balls, etc. It was a huge project but his hard work _________ and his garden looked inviting.

__________ by the beautiful scenery, the neighbors walked by and admired the __________ manicured(修整的) garden. Before long, something __________ happened. One by one, the neighbors started to put in more effort in their own gardens and the sounds of lawn mowers could be heard again. After a few months, the street was transformed from a dirty, __________ collection of houses to a beautiful street that wouldn’t be out of place in a stylish magazine.

One person’s action showed everyone what could be achieved with a little hard work. It’s easy for us to __________ the environment around us because no one else cares about it. Remember what you positively do not only benefits yourself, but also __________ a change to the whole world.

1.

A．slightly

B．desperately

C．barely

D．previously

2.

A．And

B．So

C．But

D．For

3.

A．taken

B．bothered

C．cooperated

D．devoted

4.

A．tidy

B．delicate

C．familiar

D．awful

5.

A．handed

B．stepped

C．dominated

D．settled

6.

A．proud

B．distracted

C．neat

D．selfless

7.

A．weeds

B．trees

C．soil

D．plants

8.

A．planting

B．picking

C．watering

D．shaping

9.

A．took over

B．paid off

C．turned down

D．gave away

10.

A．Defeated

B．Obsessed

C．Enlarged

D．Confused

11.

A．occasionally

B．legally

C．newly

D．carelessly

12.

A．incredible

B．unique

C．horrible

D．unmotivated

13.

A．intense

B．unappealing

C．recognised

D．optional

14.

A．observe

B．mind

C．ignore

D．pollute

15.

A．results in

B．figures out

C．makes up

D．takes in

8 . How does the man get to know the news?

A．From TV.

B．From the newspaper.

C．From the Internet.

9 . A man named Randy liked to look for big trees and old trees. He made maps to show where these trees were. He did not want to cut them down. He wanted people to take care of them.

Randy was told that there was a very tall tree on Vancouver Island. The tree was said to be 314 feet tall. That would make it the tallest tree in Canada. Randy started to find the tree.

But someone else found it first. It was found by a logger (伐木工). Loggers wanted to cut down Canada’s tallest tree and all the trees around it.

Randy made a path in the forest so people could see the tallest tree. The tree was so big and beautiful that it would bring them enjoyment. More and more people wanted to save that forest. Thanks to these people, that forest is now a park. Canada’s tallest tree is still there.

1. Why did Randy make maps of big trees and old trees?

A．To carry out his duty carefully.	B．To avoid getting lost in forests.
C．To show where these trees were.	D．To get information for selling them.

2. What did the loggers want to do to Canada’s tallest tree?

A．Take care of it.	B．Cut it down.
C．Take pictures of it.	D．Make it famous.

3. Why did Randy make a path to the tallest tree in Canada?

A．To help people cut it.	B．To help people see it.
C．To help people water it.	D．To help people move it.

4. What do we learn about the forest with Canada’s tallest tree?

A．It is now a park.	B．People burned it down.
C．It will disappear soon.	D．People lost interest in it.