1 . 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。

For the last two weeks, 32 women’s football teams have been playing in stadiums (体育场) across Australia and New Zealand as part of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Along the way, there have been some     1    (excite) matches, along with several surprises. Now there are only eight teams     2    (leave).

This is the     3    (nine) Women’s World Cup. The competition     4    (begin) in 1991 and is held every four years. For the first time ever, the competition is being hosted     5    more than one country. The first match took place in New Zealand. The final match will    6     (hold) at Stadium Australia in Melbourne on August 20.

In another change, this year, for the first time ever, 32 teams were invited to compete.   In the past, there were only 24 teams. For the eight     7    (country), this was the first time they’d ever made it into the World Cup.

Some people criticized (批评) the move, saying the new teams were too weak. But several teams     8     were included for the first time performed (表现) very well even beating teams that were expected     9     (do) much better. Morocco beat both South Korea     10    Colombia. Morocco is the only one of the new teams to make it into the final 16 teams in the competition.

2 . Move over soccer, basketball and football, there’s a new competition sweeping Australia. It’s competitive bird calling. Yes, bird calling!

Scores of kids in New South Wales are spending their spare time practicing for the Bournda Bird Olympics, an event that aims at young bird-callers against each other to see who can deliver the clearest, most enthusiastic and most accurate bird call. The principal of the Bournda Environmental Education Centre, Doug Reckord, encourages the kids to listen to bird calls on YouTube to prepare for the event. The children also work on identifying birds by their beaks, claws and calls.

Surprisingly, the Bournda Bird Olympics isn’t Australia’s first competition with competitive bird calling. The first competition took place in Sydney in 1912. It was supported by the Gould League of Bird Lovers, a foundation that encouraged children to bird watch and learn about birds.

Even back then, New South Wales was the country’s bird calling leader. Students from the New South Wales region had access to much more bird sounds than city kids. They won the Dawson Memorial Shield for best bird calling six times between 1953 and 1962. Today, New South Wales is bringing back the bird calls. Led by the Bournda Environmental Education Centre, the Bournda Bird Olympics renewed in 2018. The event now features former bird calling champion, Bruce Chapman, as the “celebrity” judge.

When showtime finally arrives, three judges at the Bournda Bird Olympics rate people taking part on their enthusiasm, accuracy and clearness. The players can earn a maximum of three points in each type. Some 45 children took part in the 2022 event. The most popular bird call to imitate (模仿) was the kookaburra’s unique laugh. But the winner that year came from a girl copying a king parrot. Her call sounded so accurate that a king parrot in the trees actually called back to her.

1. What’s Doug Reckord’s attitude to bird calling?

A．Curious.

B．Positive.

C．Uncaring.

D．Objective.

2. What is Gould League of Bird Lovers?

A．A project.

B．A school club.

C．A game.

D．An organization.

3. What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?

A．The basic rules of bird calling.	B．The bright future of bird calling.
C．New South Wales’ participation.	D．New South Wales’ training.

4. Why did a girl’s imitation win the 2022 event?

A．It was true to life.	B．It was the sweetest.
C．It was the most popular.	D．It was full of enthusiasm.

3 . The final event in the Olympics is the marathon. It is also usually the most exciting. As the leader comes into the stadium to run the last few meters of the 42-kilometer race, the crowd rises to its feet to shout and cheer. The name of the race comes from a battle(战争) in Ancient Greece. According to the story, a soldier ran from the battle field, Marathon, to Athens, to bring the news of a Greek victory against the Persians. He died just after arriving.

The marathon has been an Olympic event since the modern games started in 1896. At first the distance was 40 kilometers—the distance between Marathon and Athens. In 1908, however, at the London Olympics, it was changed. The King of England wanted the runners to leave from his castle in Windsor and arrive in a new stadium in central London. The distance was 26 miles—about 42 kilometers. In fact, the 1908 marathon ended dramatically(戏剧性地). When the leader, an Italian, entered the stadium he turned the wrong way and fell onto the ground. Officials picked him up and helped him to the finishing line, just as the second runner, an American, entered the stadium. The Americans protested(抗议) and in the end the American runner was declared(宣布) the winner. Since then, there have been many more exciting marathons.

In fact, you don’t have to wait for the Olympic Games to run or watch a marathon, as there are marathons in over sixty countries and hundreds of cities around the world today. One of the most famous marathons is in New York, and is watched by two million people around the streets and across the bridges of the city, and past New York’s famous landmarks. But perhaps one of the most beautiful and unique marathons ever is the Great Wall Marathon, which most competitors find is the toughest course to run.

The marathon is the final Olympic event because it is thought to be the hardest. But experts believe that most people—even people who are not very good at sport—can run a marathon, if they train for it.

1. What did the crowd do when the leader came into the stadium?

A．They stood up quietly.	B．They shouted with excitement.
C．They carried him to the line.	D．They cried sadly.

2. How is the second paragraph developed?

A．By following time order.	B．By listing numbers.
C．By following space order.	D．By giving reasons.

3. What do we know about the marathon according to the passage?

A．The name of the race comes from a battle in Greece.

B．The Marathons have the same length all the time.

C．The Great Wall Marathon is the easiest course to run.

D．People not good at sport cannot run a marathon unless trained.

4. Which is the most special marathon mentioned in the passage?

A．The Marathon in London in 1908.

B．The Great Wall Marathon.

C．The Marathon in New York.

D．The Marathon in 1896.

4 . Female figure skaters aren’t really expected to be able to do triple axels(三周半跳). Especially not older ones---in the Olympics, that means older than 20. Mirai Nagasu did both, nailing the jump in competition at 24 during the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. She was the first American woman to land a triple axel in the Olympic Games-and only the third woman to do it.

Nagasu’s been pursuing her own path since she was just 5. “My parents used to take me golfing(打高尔夫球)every day because that was the career they wanted me to have,” she wrote. “They took me ice skating one day because we couldn’t go golfing due to the rain, and after that, I kept asking to be taken to go skating.” Her ambition paid off eventually, beginning with a host of Four Continents and ISU World Junior Championship medals and ending with two World Championship and two Olympic appearances each.

Unlike other popular athletes who’ve traded childhood for training, Nagasu had to attend public school by day and help her parents in their restaurant by night. “They really taught me to work for what I want,” she said. That lesson was put to the test in 2014, when despite taking third place at the U. S. Figure Skating Championships, Nagasu was passed over for the Olympic team in favor of fourth-place finisher Ashley Wagner. Some athletes might have taken off their skates for good at that point. Instead, Nagasu got a new coach and learned the triple axel. After two years under his instruction, she displayed her new skill in the U. S. National Championships. By the time she tried it on Olympic ice in 2018, she’d perfected it. Nagasu performed the difficult three-and-a-half jump, helping her team win a bronze medal(铜牌) in the end.

1. Which of the following statements about Mirai Nagasu is TRUE?

A．She disliked ice skating at a young age.

B．She was well-known as a golfer in America.

C．She succeeded in the 2018 Olympics for her triple axel.

D．She was the first woman who successfully did a triple axel.

2. What is the second paragraph mainly talking about?

A．Nagasu’s creativity and ambition.	B．Nagasu’s family background.
C．Nagasu’s education at home.	D．Nagasu’s road to success.

3. What happened to Mirai Nagasu in 2014?

A．She had to quit training out of economic reason.

B．She dropped out of school to help her parents in the restaurant.

C．She failed to be involved in the Olympics for some reason beyond expectation.

D．She was defeated by Ashley Wagner at the U. S. Figure Skating Championships.

4. What lesson can we learn from Mirai Nagasu’s story?

A．Interest is the best teacher.	B．Poor children are in charge early.
C．Misfortune may be an actual blessing.	D．Success comes from constant effort.

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。

Winter sports were already popular in China a thousand years ago in the form of Bingxi (冰嬉), or play on ice. Bingxi as     1    form of performance for the court began in the Song Dynasty and reached its peak during Qing. A Bingxi painting in the collection of the Palace Museum portrays scenes of Bingxi during the Qing Dynasty. A closer look at the painting will show that there are many     2     (similarity) between how ancient Chinese people enjoyed games on ice and modern day     3     (compete) events at the Winter Olympic Games.

In the painting, the emperor,     4     (seat) inside his ice bed, was watching skaters compete     5    (fierce). Three types of ice skating were performed, the first one of     6     is speed race, similar to modern speed skating. Participants raced to the emperor’s ice bed from 2 to 3 kilometers away.     7     reached the emperor first won first prize. The second is figure skating. Jumps, spins and pair work moves common in modern day figure skating can all be found in the painting. The third is the soccer on ice. Participants in two teams skated, kicked and tried to score goals. If the “tool” for scoring goals     8     (change) from legs to sticks, it is highly comparable to hockey.

To this day, the interest     9     winter sports in Chinese people has never decreased. Each winter, in Beihai and Shichahai of Beijing, people are still enjoying     10     (they) forms of Bingxi.

6 . It was my first year teaching in a special needs classroom. I wasn’t sure what to ______ at our annual Special Olympics. My students had a range of ______, from mild learning disabilities to severe brain diseases.

Mark was one with the latter, limited to a ______ However, he ______ greeted everyone with huge smiles. His classmates loved him and often took their time to ______ his participation in group activities, especially Mike, Andy and Lucas, all ______ at sports. Mark imagined being like them. Watching and cheering for their elegant ______ on the playground seemed to fill him with ______.

The big day came at last and the final ______ was the 400-meter race. Everyone was invited to ______ according to their own ability. Mike, Andy and Lucas ______ to prove who the best athlete was. But when the exhausted three reached the finish line they ______ and turned to look behind them. At the back of the crowd, determined not to be left behind, was Mark, ______ on the track in his wheelchair with half the distance left to ______—all his classmates were outdistancing him. Looking at each other, a ______ thought passing between them. Slowly, they jogged ______ towards their friend, surrounded Mark and kept pace, ______ him on as he had done for them before.

The progress was ______, but eventually they crossed the finish line together to the ______ cries of their teachers and classmates. I came to understand what makes the Special Olympics so ______. Years later, I’m still cheering them on.

1.

A．teach

B．expect

C．describe

D．consider

2.

A．challenges

B．grades

C．knowledge

D．wishes

3.

A．classroom

B．playground

C．wheelchair

D．library

4.

A．never

B．seldom

C．sometimes

D．always

5.

A．make sure of

B．figure out

C．call for

D．hold back

6.

A．poor

B．satisfied

C．excellent

D．disappointed

7.

A．behavior

B．conversation

C．sportswear

D．movement

8.

A．anger

B．wonder

C．thanks

D．hope

9.

A．result

B．event

C．ceremony

D．celebration

10.

A．participate

B．welcome

C．watch

D．observe

11.

A．went on

B．moved on

C．took off

D．showed off

12.

A．remained

B．struggled

C．rested

D．paused

13.

A．afraid

B．alone

C．alive

D．awake

14.

A．cover

B．find

C．keep

D．run

15.

A．strange

B．normal

C．creative

D．silent

16.

A．off

B．down

C．back

D．away

17.

A．pushing

B．moving

C．cheering

D．driving

18.

A．worthwhile

B．slow

C．exciting

D．painful

19.

A．enthusiastic

B．surprised

C．doubtful

D．pleasant

20.

A．interesting

B．professional

C．challenging

D．extraordinary

7 . As a rider, Anna Kiesenhofe’s Olympics victory might be a surprise. The winner of the road race at the Tokyo Olympics left the sport at the end of 2017 when she found herself out of contract (合同). She came into Tokyo without a professional team and left as an Olympic champion.

The 30-year old began her cycling career in 2014 after running injuries that prevented her from continuing her pursuits of triathlon (铁人三项). She later joined a Catalan team and won the Spanish National Cup in 2016.

The then-26 year old signed her first professional contract with Lotto Soudal Ladies for the following season. However, she ended her 2017 campaign in April and did not sign a contract for 2018, eventually taking a year off the bike. In 2019, Kiesenhofer came back to the sport as a rider, winning the Austrian national road race. Despite her results, Kiesenhofer sill had no professional contract while going into the Tokyo Olympics.

Kiesenhofer was the first rider to attack in the Olympic road race, eventually forming a breakaway along with Carl Oberholzer, Omer Shapira, Vera Looser and Anna Plichta, which went on to reach a gap of 11 minutes. After Looser and Oberholzer were dropped, Kiesnhofer ataced her two remaining breakaway companions.

After Shapira and Plichta were caught by the peloton (主车群), the rest of the riders seemed to believe that they were racing among themselves for Gold, not knowing that Remehofere was still in front. While it might be a misjudgment from the rest of the peloton that allowed Kiesenhofer to keep her lead of more than two minutes, other riders’ mistakes should not detract from the Austrian’s efforts.

Off the bike, the new Olympic Champion has a PhD in mathematics after studying at the Technical University of Vienne as well as at Cambridge University. She currently works at the University of Lausanne.

1. Why did Anna give up triathlon?

A．She got injured.	B．She lost interest in it.
C．She had to attend university.	D．She never won a medal.

2. Which is the right order of the following events?
①She ended her campaign.       
②She took a year off the bike.       
③She began her cycling career.
④She won the Austrian national road race.                    
⑤She won the Spanish National Cup.

A．③④①②⑤.	B．②③④①⑤.
C．③⑤①②④.	D．④②③①⑤.

3. What were the riders of the peloton unaware of at the Tokyo Olympics?

A．The road race was so difficult.	B．Anna was a new rider.
C．They had caught up with Anna.	D．Anna took the lead of them.

4. What is Anna’s present job?

A．A cycling coach.	B．A university teacher.
C．A professional rider.	D．A college student.