1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does Ann say about her performance in the World Championships?

A．She did better than she had expected.

B．She regretted not preparing well enough.

C．She was disappointed to win a silver medal.

2. How often does Ann practice?

A．Once a week.

B．Every day.

C．Six days a week.

3. What is Ann’s attitude towards the other competitors?

A．She avoids close contact with them.

B．She likes to communicate with them.

C．She has made good friends with them.

4. What does Ann enjoy doing in her free time now?

A．Flying kites.

B．Reading.

C．Skiing.

2 . Guernsey International Poetry Competition — Poems on the Move

Your poem could be on show in 2024. Winning entries are displayed in two stages: 21 bus poems will be chosen, and the top 9 of these will take part in a second, larger exhibition, first at Guernsey Airport, then all over the island.

How to enter

·Online by completing the online entry form and payment, at www.poemsonthemove.com.

·By email: PotM@guernseyliteraryfestival.com .

·By post: Poems on the Move 2024, Guernsey Literary Festival, PO Box 174, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK,GY1 3LG.

Fees

·Entries are £4 per poem or 3 poems for £10.

·Fees are not refundable.

·Young People’s Poetry: Aged 11-17, entries FREE

Rules

·Entries must be no longer than 14 lines and must be typed and fit on a single A4 page.

·Please do not write your name or age on the same sheet as your poems.

·Enter each poem on a separate page and enclose another separate sheet with your name, address, telephone number, email address, plus the title(s) of your poems.

·Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must never have been published, self-published, published on any public website or broadcast, nor winning or placed in any other competition.

·Closing date for receipt of entries: February15, 2024

The prize is open to anyone except those involved in organizing the competition. Winners will be contacted by March 5, 2024. Winning poems will be shown on Guernsey buses, and 9 of these poems will become part of the Poems on the Move exhibition, for no less than six months.

1. What should entrants do?

A．Show their poems on the bus.	B．Deliver their poems in person.
C．Start entering after February 15, 2024.	D．Have the poems typed as requested.

2. What is expected of the entries?

A．They should be original.

B．They must be over 14 lines.

C．They should be around two pages long.

D．They must be published works on any site.

3. Who is not entitled to the prize?

A．A young man aged 16.	B．A poet involved in the competition.
C．A writer organizing the competition.	D．A teacher writing a poem.

3 . 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。

Australian Murray-Bartlett completed 150 marathons in 150 days,     1     (run) 6,300 kilometers (3,900miles) from the country’s northern tip to the southern city of Melbourne, which could be     2     new world record.

The 32-year-old runner     3     (cross) the finish line on Monday after a feat (壮举) that, if     4     (confirm), will beat the previous world record of 106 consecutive marathons set by British national Kate Jayden last year. CNN has reached out to Guinness World Records to confirm Murray-Bartlett’s official standing.

While Jayden sought to raise money     5     refugees, Murray-Bartlett completed her run -- documented on Instagram -- to raise awareness of the threats to Australia’s biodiversity.

“Australia is fantastic     6     beautiful. And that was one of the key things I wanted to get out of this run. It was to present Australia’s     7     (various) to the world -- we have globally significant national parks, the Great Barrier Reef, and exploring them on foot is such a unique, different way to do it,” Murray-Bartlett said.

Australia,     8     has one of the world’s worst records on extinctions, last year announced a 10-year plan to try to prevent any more species from dying out in the country. The country’s wildlife     9     (suffer) the effects of natural disasters and the climate crisis in recent years, including     10     (destroy) bushfires in 2019-20 that killed or displaced nearly 3 billion animals, according to estimates from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Why did the speaker start playing golf?

A．To play with his dad.

B．To play on his school team.

C．To follow his dream of becoming a professional.

2. Where was the golf game firstly invented?

A．In England.

B．In Scotland.

C．In the US.

3. What is the most important golf competition according to the speaker?

A．The Master’s Tournament.

B．The British Open.

C．The US Open.

4. What does the speaker plan to do in the future?

A．Open his own golf course.

B．Organize golf camps for children.

C．Give pro golfers one-on-one instruction.

5 . Can’t enter the next American Idol or The Voice singing audition (试唱)? That’s alright! You can still show off your vocal skills and compete (竞赛) for recognition in one of the many online singing competitions across the country. Below are several worth checking out!

The Lyndon Oratorio-Solo Competition

For the under-30 crowd, this international solo competition focuses fully on oratorio singing. Initial (最初的) entries and rounds are online. However, finals are held at Carnegie Hall in New York City with considerable cash prizes awarded.

The Hal Leonard Vocal Competition

The only singing competition for all of North America aimed at young singers aged 23 and under, this is one of the first online singing competitions created. It charges nothing to enter, making it accessible to all qualified (有资格的) North American singers. Video auditions are all handed in through YouTube. Prizes include cash and gift certificates (证书).

Singist

For those 18 and up, Singist offers monthly online singing competitions. You can audition to be entered in the monthly contest for free, or sign up for a “Performer Plan” at $4 per month and enter yourself. Videos must be original, featuring any song you choose, and not posted on any other site. Registered (注册的) Singist users vote on a monthly winner, and social media sharing is encouraged. Small cash prizes in the $5 — 25 range are awarded to monthly winners.

MacroDazzle

MacroDazzle accepts karaoke, sing-along, and even self-accompanied singing from competitors of all ages. Those over 18 are qualified for cash prizes, and children are qualified for gift certificates and non-monetary prizes. A $16 entry fee is required for cash competitions.

1. What is special about the Lyndon Oratoria-Solo Competition?

A．It awards non-monetary prizes.

B．It doesn’t involve any offline activity.

C．Not all its singing competitions are held online.

D．Online rounds are held with cash prizes offered.

2. Which competition sets no age limit on entering?

A．The Lyndon Oratorio-Solo Competition.

B．Singist.

C．The Hal Leonard Vocal Competition.

D．MacroDazzle.

3. What is the purpose of the text?

A．To persuade singers to show off their skills.

B．To introduce some online singing competitions.

C．To tell the differences between some competitions.

D．To give advice on how to present vocal skills.

6 . The Tokyo Olympics brought some of the fastest times ever seen on the track. At an astonishing number of races, athletes beat personal bests along with national, Olympic and world records. Elaine Thompson-Herah set a new Olympic record in the women’s 100 metres, breaking Florence Griffith Joyner’s record set over 33 years ago. World records were broken in both the men’s and women’s 400 metres hurdles, by Karsten Warholm and Sydney McLaughlin respectively.

Is this just an unusually good Olympics for record-breaking races or is something different going on? Part of the answer can be found by looking down at an athlete’s feet. If you look closely, you might spot some new technology known as “super spikes (钉鞋)”—and underfoot, there’s a high-tech track.

Recently, track spikes have seen a similar shift in the performance-improving technology that previously took over marathon racing shoes. Traditionally, track spikes have tried to lessen the amount of midsole foam(中底泡沫) to reduce weight and energy absorption. However, new technology is lightweight and the foam is better at returning energy to the athlete, giving back as much as 80 to 90 percent. In this way, the foam acts as a spring with each step the athlete takes.

Another new technology contributing to athletes’ speed in Tokyo is the track. While it may look like a regular track, Mondo, the company behind it, spent three years researching and developing the surface specifically for the Tokyo Olympics. The track has been precisely tuned to allow shock absorption and energy return, playing a similar role to the foam in spikes.

Additionally, the games being delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic may actually have benefited some athletes, giving them more time to train. Other factors, such as the weather, could affect how an athlete performs on any given day. And above all, we cannot ignore the effort and talent of the athletes competing in these races. It may just be that we have got a particularly talented crop this year.

1. Why are some excellent athletes mentioned in the first paragraph?

A．To explain a trend.	B．To clarify a concept.
C．To make a prediction.	D．To present a phenomenon.

2. What is the advantage of track spikes used in the Tokyo Olympics?

A．They are eco-friendly.	B．They consume more force.
C．They can provide energy.	D．They are strong and durable.

3. How does the track in the Tokyo Olympics differ from regular tracks?

A．It looks more attractive.	B．It contributes to stable performance.
C．It takes much less time to construct.	D．It uses performance-improving technology.

4. What factor does the author stress most at last for the athletes’ good performance?

A．Their super spikes.	B．The favorable weather.
C．Their personal abilities.	D．The extraordinary track.

7 . 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。

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be held from July 26 to August 11 and the Paralympics from August 28 to September 8.

Phrygian caps(弗里吉亚帽)will be the Olympic and Paralympic Games mascots(吉祥物) in     1    (celebrate) of the French revolution’s spirit,     2     is not only a symbol of revolution, freedom, and struggles, but it’s an icon(标志)seen over     3    (century), from the Notre Dame Cathedral to the Eiffel Tower. More     4    (specific), it’s the red cap famously worn by Marianne, the artistic representative of the free French republic. The Phryges(弗里热) aim to show sport can not only change everything,     5     it deserves to have     6     vital place in our society as well.

The Phrygian caps were favored over animals that mostly     7    (be) the first choice in other Olympics for ages-such as the ‘Bing Dwen Dwen’ panda at the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing. The mascot must represent the French spirit. It’s a kind of belief that carries the values of France and has been built up over time.

The red Phrygian caps come in two versions-the Olympic one and the Paralympic one     8     a blade(镰刀)leg. As happens when a     9    (nation) spirit combines with the Olympic spirit, the mascots are also being packaged into nearly 10, 000 types of products,     10    (range) from toys to clothes, electronics and trunks.

8 . 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。

Many of the Chinese athletes     1     (compete) at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are benefiting     2     technological assistance from China’s space scientists and engineers. Before setting out for the Tokyo Gaines, dozens of athletes visited an area in the southwestern suburbs of Beijing that is home     3     a number of leading space technology organizations. During their stay, the athletes     4     (expose) to technologies     5     (normal) used in research and development of carrier rockets, missiles and unmanned planes, and     6     (listen) to suggestions from experts from the China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics.

China won     7     gold medal in the women’s quadruple sculls (四人双奖艇) with a world-record time in Tokyo. According to the engineer, wind tunnels are the most essential hardware in aerodynamic research. During the past few years, wind tunnels     8     (become) increasingly popular in Western countries, including the United States and Canada.

The academy’s tunnels have greatly helped Chinese athletes, some of     9     have won gold in Tokyo. But their     10     (achieve) also require a great deal of intense training and careful preparation.

9 . 语法填空

The Olympic Games, held every four years,are    1    extraordinary sporting event for thousands of    2    ( high)trained and talented athletes. The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BCE and died out around the year 393. It was Pierre de Coubertin    3    brought the Olympics back to life.The modern Olympics were first held in 1896, in Athens.

Many well-known    4    ( athlete) achieved sporting excellence at the Olympic Games. The boxer Muhammad Ali won the light heavyweight gold medal for the USA during the 1960 Rome Olympics. Jessica Ennis-Hill won an Olympic gold medal in her home country in 2012. Just two years after giving birth to her first child, she     5    ( return) to the Olympics and won a silver medal in 2016

Chinese athletes make outstanding contributions    6    the Olympic Games. In addition to    7     ( host) the 2008 Beijing Olympics, China also ranked first in the medal table. Xu Haifeng won    8    ( we) country's first-ever gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Liu Xiang became the first Asian    9    ( win)the gold medal in the men's 110-metre hurdles at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. The Chinese women’s volleyball team won a hard-fought victory in the final at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Beijing has won the    10    (elect) to host the 2022 Winter Olympics.

10 . Brazil sports are out of control! Brazil may be one of the most sports­crazy countries in the world. Whether you are into watching or playing, Brazil sports have a lot to offer everyone.

Football in Brazil is more than a sport. It's a way of life. Football is popular in Brazil for several reasons. One reason is that it is fast paced and fun to watch. This is the reason why the World Cup Soccer is the most watched sports event in the world aside from the Summer Olympics. Also, you don't need anything to play soccer except for something to kick, and a big area in which to play. Few will argue if you say that Brazil leads the world in football. No nation has won as many world cups as Brazil.

Volleyball is a close second in Brazil sports. In the world of international volleyball, Brazil wins many championships of all kinds, including indoor and beach volleyball. Brazil has nearly 5,000 miles of coastline. If you go to a beach in Brazil, there will always be a volleyball game going on somewhere, and usually two or three.

Footvolley was created in Brazil in the 1960s. It is a mix of football and volleyball, where the players must use their feet and head to get the ball over the net and into the opponents' court, and is also played in sand. It is one of the most popular beach sports in Brazil.

Swimming, tennis, rugby, boxing, judo, sailing, golf, surfing, and handball are all greatly popular in Brazil.

1. We infer that this passage was written to ________.

A．explain why football is so popular in Brazil

B．encourage us to do sports as people in Brazil do

C．tell us the history of several sports in Brazil

D．introduce several very popular sports in Brazil

2. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 suggest?

A．Sports are extremely popular in Brazil.

B．All kinds of sports are played in Brazil.

C．Brazil athletes are out of control.

D．Brazil athletes are not well educated.

3. From Paragraph 2, we learn most people believe that ________.

A．football is the most popular sport in every country

B．people don't need anything to play soccer

C．Brazil has won every World Cup Soccer

D．Brazil leads the world in football

4. According to the writer, what is the second most popular sport in Brazil?

A．Football.

B．Volleyball.

C．Footvolley.

D．Tennis.