1 . Besides her strong professional skills, the diving gold medal winner Quan Hongchan does have an unusual personality. She is always attracting audiences (观众), which has led to her
At the 19th World Championships (锦标赛), Quan Hongchan
Quan Hongchan is really born for
Now, Quan Hongchan has become a world champion (冠军) and has become a “popular fried chicken”. She
| A．addiction | B．survival | C．popularity | D．destiny |
| A．lost | B．attended | C．headed | D．returned |
| A．control | B．support | C．time | D．energy |
| A．rewarded | B．judged | C．replaced | D．selected |
| A．increased | B．recognized | C．reflected | D．disappeared |
| A．diving | B．arguing | C．breathing | D．talking |
| A．fortune | B．talent | C．position | D．partner |
| A．distance | B．track | C．power | D．court |
| A．training | B．stress | C．option | D．resource |
| A．traditional | B．professional | C．specific | D．intelligent |
| A．uncertain | B．unfamiliar | C．invaluable | D．informal |
| A．advice | B．comment | C．research | D．concentration |
| A．shouted at | B．pointed to | C．came across | D．focused on |
| A．effect | B．solution | C．nature | D．adventure |
| A．honest | B．lively | C．calm | D．curious |
2 . M-U-R-R-A-Y-A is the word that pushed Zaila Avant garde, 15, to victory in the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee. The annual event took place in July, 2021, in Florida.
After correctly spelling Murraya, which is a type of flowering tree, Zaila became the first Black American contestant ever to win the national title. She is the second Black winner, after Jody-Anne Maxwell of Jamaica, who won the bee in 1998.
Since 1925, the Scripps spelling bee has promoted literacy. Competing in the event helps students improve their spelling, increase their vocabularies and develop self-confidence.
Zaila, who is from Harvey, Louisiana, put in a lot of work to become the top speller. She studied for two years. ”I worked with a tutor and studied some days up to seven hours,“ she said.
In addition to being an award-winning speller, Zaila enjoys juggling, playing basketball and inspiring other students. ”Whether I’m studying for spelling bees or playing basketball,“ she said, ”the main motivation for me is to inspire others.“
In the months following her spelling bee win, Zaila made several television appearances. She was also named the 2021 SportsKid of the Year by Sports Illustrated.
The rising star is not finished. She has big goals for the future. “I’d like to play basketball at Harvard, play in the WNBA, become a head coach in the WNBA, and work for NASA,” she said.
Zaila’s parents introduced her to basketball when she was a young child. After receiving a copy of the Guinness Book of World Records on her eighth birthday, she set her sights on becoming a record holder. “When I looked in the book,” she said, “I decided that I wanted to be in it.” Now, at the age of 15, Zaila holds three world records.
1. What is the main purpose of the Scripps spelling bee?| A．Getting good grades in school. | B．Raising reading efficiency. |
| C．Improving spelling ability. | D．Grasping new learning ways. |
| A．At the age of 8. | B．At the age of 13. |
| C．At the age of 14. | D．At the age of 15. |
| A．They are about spelling. | B．They are easy to achieve. |
| C．Being a star is her favourite. | D．Being a head coach is one of them. |
| A．A birthday gift. | B．Her parents’ hope. |
| C．Her teacher’s guide. | D．Her wild imagination. |
In today’s competitive world, the emphasis in athletics is so often put on breaking records. A runner’s creed: “I will win; if I cannot win, I shall do my best.” Those inspirational words, and others like it, fuel the soul of the long distance runners. Competing not only with one another, they hope to achieve their own “personal best”.
For one teen Brandon Schutt, a student in Omaha Burke High School, had been looking forward to his final cross-country race before graduating from high school. He was determined to finish the race with a respectable enough time to qualify for the upcoming state meet. Like him, all other runners were accumulating strength for a take-off.
One runner, Blake Cerveny, whose record was the fastest, tried to beat his own best. After a fast start, he continued to push himself to the limit. If he could hold on to his lead, there was no doubt that he would win. However, with less than 400 meters to go, Cerveny’s legs cramped up(抽筋)and failed him. Resolve to finish，Cerveny rose up from the ground, and continued on his way,only to fall again.His legs had simply given out. Seconds later, he lay curled on the ground, frustrated and disappointed. Other runners surpassed Cerveny with-out stopping. His will to go on faded from his body gradually.
A few moments later, Brandon, running at a very aggressive speed, drew near Cerveny. He had actually been in the same position three weeks prior when he wasn’t able to complete a race. He felt awful about not finishing. He had trained so hard for this final race in high school, to hopefully qualify for the state meet. So this time, he had made up his mind to prove himself under no circumstances.
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However, noticing Cerveny’s struggle at arm’s length, Brandon hesitated.
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Everyone in attendance recognized Brandon’s decision as true sportsmanship.
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The prize may go to the fastest, but sometimes, the first one to cross the finish line isn’t the only winner. Nowhere was that more true than at a recent 5K invitational (邀请赛) in Shelbyville, Indiana.
There were two players in the match: Levi LaGrange and Axel Aleman, who hadn’t known each other before. Levi LaGrange, an 18-year-old student from Western Boone High School, has been expecting to be a professional sportsman for many years. Axel Aleman, who is from Sheridan High School, is a friendly and generous person and he is always more concerned about others than himself. Axel once said to his classmates, “When you are standing at a crossroad, you can choose the path of self-interest, or you can go the extra mile for someone in need. As a teen athlete, the choice is extremely clear.”
The game went very well at first. However, with less than half a mile to go, Levi LaGrange slipped, twisting his ankle. He said, “I was running up the little rolling hill and I hurt my ankle. I felt something was wrong with my ankle.”
Levi stopped and signed to Axel to pass him. Generally, winning a match should be the mission for a sportsman, But at that moment, the race became a secondary concern for Axel. “I was able to see he was in a lot of pain,” Axel recalled. “As I got closer to him, he narrowly fell down. I asked if he was all right. He said he felt like something broken in his leg.”
Rather than running ahead, in an extraordinary act of true sportsmen, Axel refused to leave Levi behind. “As soon as I saw him, I knew I had to do something,” Axel said. “It just seemed like the right thing to do. That mattered more than the race. I told him I wasn’t going to leave. I wanted to help him finish the match.”
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Minutes later, Axel walked closer to Levi.
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Axel gained a lot from the incident.
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5 . On 23 July, the summer Olympic Games started in Tokyo, Japan. This year’s Olympics were a little different because four new sports appeared for the very first time-karate (空手道), skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing.
◆Karate
This is a Japanese fighting technique created hundreds of years ago. There are two events, called kata and kumite. In kata, athletes make a set of moves against a virtual opponent and receive scores based on how well they do. At the Tokyo Olympics, Sandra Sanchez played a close match against Kiyou Shimizu to seize gold in the final. In kumite, two athletes fight against each other. Points are scored by hitting parts of the opponent’s body.
◆Skateboarding
Of all the new sports, skateboarding is particularly eye-catching. Park is one of two skateboarding events. Athletes skate in empty courses. They use the slopes to do tricks and are scored according to how difficult their tricks are. The other event is called street, based on street skateboarding. The course includes benches, stairs, walls and other blocks.
◆Sport climbing
Climbers compete in three events (speed, bouldering and lead). Their scores are put together to decide the winner. In speed, two climbers race against each other as they go up a 15-metre-high wall. In bouldering, athletes are timed on how quickly they can climb up several fixed routes on a 4. 5-metre-high wall. In lead, competitors must climb as high as they can up a 15-metre wall within a specific time.
◆Surfing
This is an event which depends heavily on weather conditions. Surfers will receive a score from zero to 10 for every wave surfed. Surfing is a huge part of Hawaiian culture and history. Carissa Moore, who is from Hawaii, defeated Buitendag Biancaa and won the gold medal in women’s surfing this year.
1. Who is the first Olympic gold medalist in women’s kata?| A．Sandra Sanchez. | B．Kiyou Shimizu. |
| C．Carissa Moore. | D．Buitendag Biancaa. |
| A．Karate. | B．Skateboarding. |
| C．Sport climbing. | D．Surfing. |
| A．They all include three different events. |
| B．They all originated from Asian countries. |
| C．They were all created hundreds of years ago. |
| D．They were all new sports at the Tokyo Olympics. |
6 . Zheng Qinwen announced herself as a major new force in women’s tennis with an import French Open debut (首秀) last month. Now the Chinese teenager hopes the fighting spirit she showed at the Grand Slam (大满贯) tournament can encourage kids starting out in the sport to chase their dreams on the court with the same determination.
“If tennis is your dream, I think you always have to fight for your dream. Because we only have one life, you shouldn’t have any regrets,” Zheng said last week in an interview.
The 19-year-old showed she possesses the talent to be a contender at the very top level of tennis with a breakout campaign at French Open.
Accounting for two-time Grand Slam winner Simona Halep along the way, Zhengs journey was ended in the fourth round by a three-set defeat to eventual champion Iga Swiatek. Zheng, though gave the Polish world No. 1 a big scare, battling back from 3-0 down in the first set to force, and win, a tiebreak (平分决胜局)。
“That was the first time I had played the world No.1, so I really wanted to grab this chance so I could judge her level and test myself,” said Zheng. “I didn’t want to give her the match so easy like that. It was pretty difficult for me to hold on in that match because of what my body was going through, but I wanted to show her I'm not easily beaten.
Looking back at Zheng Qinwen’s performances in this year’s French Open, there’s no doubt that she’s a true fighter. Zheng says she avoids being discouraged by higher-ranked opponents by simply focusing on the next point, one shot at a time.Supported by her team, she hopes she can one day win a Grand Slam title.
Zheng’s impressive French Open run has inevitably led to comparisons with China’s solitary Grand Slam singles championLi Na, who won the 2011 French Open and 2014 Australian Open titles.
“When I was a kid, Li Na showed that Asian people also can do something really good in tennis. She was the first one. I will just focus on my own game and then let’s see if I can really compete at the highest level,” said Zheng.
1. What does the underlined word “contender” in paragraph 3 mean?| A．Organizer. | B．Announcer. | C．Competitor. | D．Designer. |
| A．Iga Swiatek beat Zheng easily. |
| B．Zheng lost to Iga Swiatek at last. |
| C．Zheng won the match despite her pain. |
| D．Iga Swiatek lost because of her mistakes. |
| A．To explain why Li Na has achieved a lot |
| B．To prove failure is the mother of success. |
| C．To show how excellent Zheng Qinwen is. |
| D．To compare the difference between Zheng Qinwen and LI Na |
| A．Optimistic and generous. |
| B．Struggling and determined |
| C．Independent and helpful. |
| D．Adventurous and realistic. |
The frightening day of our diving test was here. Our parents thought we were lucky to have an Olympic-size swimming pool at the school. My mom stressed that the swimming pool was one of the best in our city. But I didn’t feel happy about it at all. Instead, I felt afraid of the swimming pool. It was mainly because I was terribly shy.
I was so shy that I always sat at the back of the room in class so I’d not be called upon to read. As for the present physical education class each Monday morning, I would work my way to the back of the line forming at the diving board so I would not have to practice the dives.
Now, it was another Monday morning - the morning of our diving test. My blood ran cold when the teacher Ms. Robbins announced that we would be graded for our final on the most difficult dive- the jackknife. And she added, “This diving test is important. The one who fails has to spare time in the following Monday mornings to practice diving in this swimming pool and attend this test again.”
My body kept shaking with fear as the line to the scary diving board shortened. As I watched, each student seemed to perform the challenging dive effortlessly. And shortly I would have to attempt something that I had never even practiced before.
Then I remembered someone telling me that when you picture yourself doing a skill over and over, it’s just as effective as physically practicing that skill. So I watched carefully as each classmate jumped at the end of the board once, added a jump for height, folded their body in half to reach for their toes, and finally straightened out like an arrow for going into the water. After carefully watching for a while, I was actually in a state of surprise, because all of a sudden I realized that it was possible for me to perform these four steps of diving.
Eventually all classmates except me finished jumping. The teacher announced that it was my turn.
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With my heart knocking wildly, I walked down the diving board towards its end.
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9 . HSBC/British Council Mandarin Chinese (普通话) Speaking Competition
Does your school teach Mandarin Chinese? Enter your students into the HSBC / British Council Mandarin Chinese Speaking Competition and they could be heading off to Beijing in April next year!
The competition is for UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man secondary school students and college students.
Regional heats will take place in Newcastle on 6 December and in Glasgow on 16 December this year and the final will be held at the British Museum in London on 10 February next year. The prize is a week-long cultural visit to Beijing in April next year for the winning students and the teacher from the school of the winning group.
Entry rules:
A school may enter up to a maximum of 3 students for the competition. Students entering the Beginner. Intermediate (中级的), Intermediate+ and Advanced categories:
*must be non-native speaking learners of Mandarin Chinese;
*may not be from a Chinese speaking household;
*may not have lived in a country where Mandarin Chinese is an official language.
Beginner category is for students who have learnt Mandarin Chinese for less than 1 year. Intermediate category is for students who have learnt Mandarin Chinese for 1-3 years. Intermediate+ category is for students who have learnt Mandarin Chinese for 4-5 years. Advanced category is for students who have learnt Mandarin Chinese for more than 5 years.
The closing date for entries is 13 October this year. For enquiries, please contact the British Council: Tel: 0161 957 7755; E-mail: chinaschools@britishcouncil.org.
1. When will the competition in Newcastle take place?| A．On 13 October this year. | B．On 6 December this year. |
| C．On 16 December this year. | D．On 10 February next year. |
| A．A British college student from a Mandarin-speaking family. |
| B．A Londoner from a Welsh-speaking household. |
| C．A high school student of Scotland. |
| D．A native of Northern Ireland. |
| A．Intermediate+. | B．Intermediate. | C．Beginner. | D．Advanced. |
10 . If you’ve ever wondered who decides what sports to be included or left out at the Olympic Games, you’re probably not the only one, because the processes are a little complex and confusing.
It falls to the Executive Board of International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) to suggest which sports will be included and the rest of the IOC then votes according to a long list of standards: How much value the sport would add to the Olympic legacy (遗产); How long the sport has existed; How popular the sport is in the host country; How much it would cost to broadcast the events, and many other things.
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games saw the inclusion of skateboarding, surfboarding, sport climbing and karate, all of which were selected by the IOC for the first time ever.
So, what contributes to å sport being left out? Having to limit the Games to a certain number of athletes, as well as scheduling needs can lead to some sports being left off the program, especially if they fall short of the above standards.
There’s perhaps no better example of this than softball and baseball. While both are included at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, it’s the first time they were included at Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The IOC voted them out from London 2012 Olympic Games. Officials said that neither sport had global attraction.
But it’s not just the IOC that has the say. The host city can also play a role in the decision, and push for a particular sport for the year that it is hosting. For a real-world example, look no further than the 2024 Games to be held in Paris, which will see the inclusion of breakdancing as an Olympic sport for the first time.
1. What does the second paragraph focus on?| A．The voting process. | B．The advantages of IOC. |
| C．The costs of the Games. | D．The selecting standards. |
| A．Baseball. | B．Breakdancing. | C．Skateboarding. | D．Softball. |
| A．It had too many players. | B．It had a short history. |
| C．It was difficult to broadcast. | D．It was not popular enough. |
| A．The athletes. | B．The Executive Board of IOC. |
| C．The host cities. | D．International Olympic Committee. |
