1 . 课文默写

[The Underdog]

Paul jumped up and rushed onto the court... When the game ended, our team     1    . “Well,” said the coach as he hit Paul on the shoulder, “you’ve just     2     , big guy!”

2 . 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Chinese teenager Quan Hongchan is the     1     (young) of 431 athletes that China sent to Tokyo for the Olympics. If the Games had gone on as     2     (schedule), she would have been too young to meet the minimum age (14) to compete in the diving competition. At such     3     young age, Quan was relatively unknown until winning the 2020 Chinese national championship at 13 years old. Now, she’s made Olympic history. Each of Quan’s dives was the highest of the five rounds of competition at the 10-meter platform. Two scored perfect 10s from all seven     4     (judge).

3 . The Best Writing Contests of 2023

1. What do Weekly Writing Competition and Anthology Travel Writing Competition 2023 have in common?

A．No entry fee is required.

B．Local culture is the focus.

C．There is maximum word count for entries.

D．One entry per person for each week is allowed.

2. What can be learned from Fiction Factory Flash Fiction?

A．Top prize winner will be awarded $300.

B．It is open to anyone from across the world.

C．Children’s stories on any theme are greatly appreciated.

D．Contest entries should be submitted before July 31, 2023.

3. Which contest suits you most if you are interested in climate crisis?

A．Weekly Writing Competition.	B．Anthology Travel Writing Competition.
C．Fiction Factory Flash Fiction.	D．Imagine 2200.

4 . UN FAO World Food Day Poster Contest 2023

We are aware at mytopschools.com that you are searching for Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UN FAO) World Food Day Poster Contest 2023,then you are not alone.

Calling out to all children and teens around the world! If you’re between ages 5 to 19, the UN FAO wants you to use your imagination and create a poster of your favourite food hero at work and submit it for their World Food Day Poster Contest.

The world is full of food heroes, who despite various challenges, work hard to make sure that food makes its way from farms to our table. Let’s celebrate their great efforts this World Food Day. Young minds can be inspired to support these food heroes who provide the healthy diets we need, while protecting the planet.

Requirements

·Only one entry should be submitted per person. Multiple entries from one person will result in disqualification.

·Poster entries may be drawn, painted or sketched using pens, pencils, crayons or using oil, or watercolour paint. Digitally created artwork is also permitted. No photographs are allowed.

·All poster entries must be original and should not include photographic images of the Contestant or other personal information.

·Submissions must be made through the online form provided – please do not send in physical posters. The deadline is November 6.

Prizes：

·Three winning poster designs will be selected as finalists by a jury in each category.

·Winners will also receive a Certificate of Recognition and a surprise gift bag.

·When winning posters are published, only the first initial, full family name and country of origin will be published. No other personal information about the Contestants will be published or shared.

1. What is the Poster Contest intended for?

A．Protecting the planet.	B．Providing healthy diets.
C．Honoring food heroes.	D．Developing farms.

2. Which of the following will result in disqualification?

A．Only drawn entries.	B．A copied entry.
C．Two entries from a kid.	D．A physical poster.

3. What will a poster winner get?

A．A school certificate.	B．An amazing present bag.
C．A creative artwork.	D．A watercolour painting.

5 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

“Jordi! Wake up!” Father’s voice called from the hallway, and I sat up quickly. The day finally came! The day that I would be a castellar—a tower builder. Mama had breakfast ready. “Are you prepared for your moment of fame?” Papa asked in excitement. My throat was suddenly very dry, and the bread got stuck as I swallowed. Taking a big swig of juice, I put on a smile. “I'm ready” I would do well. I wanted to make him proud.

Here in the eastern part of Spain, casteller groups were very popular. My city hosted the competition this year. Before that, I’d watched my parents compete. But never before had I been part of the tower. It was so high. And it sometimes fell. I was hesitant to be up there. But for the past year, I had been practicing the climb. I was twelve, and I must not be a coward (胆小鬼). So for the first time in a competition, I would help build the tower!

In town, I saw that the center was packed with people and casteller teams from all over the country. Hands sweating, I was waiting for our turn to compete. Mom came and patted me on the shoulder. “Have focus. Have faith.” I nodded to show that I understood and would do my best to follow the suggestions.

Soon, too soon, it was our turn.

My father and three of the strongest men stood in a circle facing each other as they held tightly to each other’s arms. Four more strong men stepped behind, each wrapping his arms around the chest of a man and giving him a bear hug. Then fifty more men and women crowded behind and began pushing on their backs to keep them tightly together.

Our base was solid. Four smaller men climbed onto the backs of the base group and stood on their shoulders. They then grabbed onto each other’s arms and held firmly, creating a strong second tier (层). Another group of men would form the third tier. Then, a group of women, including Mom, started climbing and began to form the fourth tier. Our tower was growing taller and taller.

注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1: Then suddenly it was kids’ turn to make the last tier.
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Paragraph 2: “Jordi. Easy!” My mother whispered the words.
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6 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

“Don’t pass to Makayla,” Olivia’s teammate Jordan whispered. “She’s not serious about soccer,” said Jordan as she adjusted her Orange Team shirt. The score was tied, 1-1, after halftime.

Thinking about what Jordan had said, Olivia got into position for the second half. As the center midfielder, Olivia loved to pass. She also loved it when all her teammates, including Makayla, had the chance to touch the ball. But Jordan was right. Makayla hardly ever took a shot.

After the judge blew the whistle (哨子) to start, Olivia received the ball from Jordan. She dribbled (运球) it, keeping it close. Jordan called for the ball, but was surrounded by the Green Team’s defense. Directly across from Olivia, Makayla waved her arms. She was all by herself. Hesitantly, Olivia passed the ball to her. But her shot missed, and the ball rolled out of bounds.

“I told you,” Jordan said, shaking her head. Probably Jordan was right. Olivia needed to find a way to pass the ball to Jordan, the team’s top scorer, to win the game.

After the Green Team threw in the ball from the sideline, Olivia received it and this time she pushed the ball to Jordan. Jordan received the ball, turned, and shot toward the far corner of the goal. Still, they failed.

As the other team set up for a goal kick, Olivia saw Makayla still standing inside the 18-yard box. The judge signaled her to move. The Orange Team wasn’t allowed there. When Makayla ran toward Olivia, she tripped and fell. “Are you OK?” Olivia asked. Makayla upped and rubbed (揉) her knees. “Yep, I know I’m still learning, but I love soccer.” “Me too,” Olivia said.

The Green Team rocketed a kick. Olivia stepped in front of her defender and trapped the ball. Jordan called for a pass, but she wasn’t open. Olivia held on to the ball. She cut right, then left, leaving a defender in the dust. With the ball at her feet, she looked up and there was Makayla, wide open in front of the net.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

With another defender closely behind to attack, Olivia had no choice.

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The crowd broke into thunderous applause and cheers.

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7 . Mike Leach, the bad-tempered and pioneering college football coach who helped completely change the passing game with the Air Raid offense (进攻), died from a heart condition at the age of 61. “Mike was a giving and attentive husband, father and grandfather. He was able to take part in organ donation at UMMC as a final act of charity,” the family said in a statement.

In 21 seasons as a head coach at Texas Tech, Washington State and Mississippi State, Leach went 158-107. His impact on all levels of football—from high school to the NFL—over the last two decades runs deep and will continue for years to come. Mississippi State President Mark Keenum said, “His passing brings great sadness to our university, to the Southeastern Conference, and to all who loved college football.”

Leach’s teams were continuing winners at programs where success did not come easy. And his quarterbacks put up massive passing statistics, running a relatively simple offense called the Air Raid that he did not invent but certainly mastered.

“You have to make choices and limit what you’re going to teach and what you’re going to do. That’s the hard part,” Leach told the AP about the Air Raid’s economical playbook. After years of questions about whether Leach’s spread offense could be successful in the nation’s most talented football conference, the Bulldogs set an SEC record for yards passing in his very first game against defending national champion LSU.

In 1987, he broke into college coaching at Cal Poly, but it was at Iowa Wesleyan where he found his muse. Head coach Hal Mumme had invented the Air Raid while coaching high school in Texas. At Iowa Wesleyan, with Leach as offensive coordinator (协调者), it began to take hold and completely change the way football was played.

From then, the Air Raid spread like wild and became the noticeable way offense was run in the Big 12.

1. Which word best describes Mike Leach as a football coach?

A．Friendly.

B．Generous.

C．Influential.

D．Demanding.

2. What makes the Air Raid popular?

A．Leach’s profitable playbook.	B．Leach’s spread of it.
C．The defending of Leach’s teams.	D．The easy access to it.

3. What does the underlined word “muse” refer to in paragraph 5?

A．Fan.

B．Boss.

C．Invention.

D．Inspiration.

4. What is the purpose of this text?

A．To explain passing skills.	B．To encourage donations.
C．To honour Mike Leach.	D．To introduce Hal Mumme.

8 . 阅读下列短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The skeleton is one of the strangest-named    1    (sport) of the Olympics. The skeleton is named    2    the shape of the metal sleds used in the 1890s, when the sport first started. The skeleton is a downhill sled race    3    (usual) on ice. This sport looks a little like the luge(雪橇), where a person sits on the back of the sled with his or her feet forward. But the skeleton is a lot    4    (exciting) and dangerous than that. In the skeleton, a person lies on his or her stomach on the sled, with his or her head pointing downhill!

9 . 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。

There are two main     1     (set) of Games—the Winter and the Summer Olympics, and both are held every four years on a regular basis. The events for the two Games are different. All the athletes admitted as competitors     2     (house) in a special village. There is as much     3     (compete) among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals. They have replaced the olive wreath. However, the motto of the Olympics is still the same— “Swifter, Higher and Stronger.”

10 . He Zhenliang, played a very important role in helping Beijing win the bid (投标) for the 2008 Summer Olympics in 2001 after the Chinese capital failed in its first attempt. The success of the 2008 Beijing Olympics marked China's rising to a major world sports power, which was witnessed and assisted by He.

He had devoted himself to introducing China’s sports progress to the world. He started his career in 1950s as an international communication official in the National Sports Commission,   with impressive foreign language skills. He then began working as a senior official in the 1960s   for organizations such as the Chinese Table Tennis Association, the All-China Sports Federation   and the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC). After being chosen to the executive board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1985, He was eventually voted IOC vice-president in 1989. He promoted the Olympic Movement in China and removed misunderstandings about China's unique sports system.

Major sports figures in China expressed their respect after He’s passing. Wei Jizhong He’s longtime colleague, recalled that his most unforgettable moment about He was when He wept privately after Beijing failed in 1993 in its Olympic bid. “He said he felt he had let his country and people down, while in fact he’d done whatever he could, ” Wei said.

YangYang, the once short-track speed skater and now an IOC member, praised him as a guiding light for her change from an athlete to an international sports official. “His fruitful work in the IOC earned a positive impression from the world about Chinese sports, which inspired me and guided me to continue my career as a sports official, ” said Yang.

1. What can we learn about He from the first two paragraphs?

A．He helped bridge China and the world in sports.

B．He made China a competitive power in the world.

C．He taught language skills in some sports organizations.

D．He was vice president in the National Sports Commission.

2. The author mentions Yang to________.

A．explain He's failure in the Olympic bid

B．share some unforgettable moments of hers

C．stress He's contributions to China's sports

D．acknowledge her as an excellent speed skater

3. In which section of a newspaper is the text likely to appear?

A．Politics.

B．Sports.

C．Health.

D．Business.