1 . Two female students have made history at the 2022 Big Bang UK Young Scientists and Engineers Competition, after they won the top two awards. It’s the first time both top prizes have been won by girls. The two winners were Connie Gray and Avye Couloute, who are both 14 years old.
Gray won the UK’s Young Scientist award for her research comparing the structures of birds’ feathers from different environments and climates. Her aim was to help with conservation efforts in areas around the world that are most affected by climate change. Couloute won the UK’s Young Engineer award for inventing a device to measure the levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in a building, in an attempt to improve air quality. Reducing CO2 levels could benefit classrooms and offices. Both winners received prizes of 2,000 pounds to continue their journeys in science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM).
The competition was hosted at the Big Bang Fair in Birmingham, which ran from 22 to 24 June, and is a free celebration of STEM for 11 to 14-year-olds. More than 40, 000 young people enjoyed activities such as slime-making, drone-flying and using virtual reality (VR) to look at how the oceans can be saved. The organizers aimed to inspire young people to consider careers in STEM.
A survey was carried out before the event to find out how many young people are interested in STEM subjects and careers. It found that 40% of 11 to 16-year-olds said a career in STEM would allow them to make positive change in the world.
Dr Hilary Leevers, who was involved in organizing the fair, said, “It’s really encouraging that people are embracing STEM at an early age. We need more young people from all backgrounds to understand the role that STEM careers play, and for more of them to go on to work in science, engineering and technology.”
1. What do we learn about the 2022 Big Bang UK Young Scientists and Engineers Competition?| A．The top prizes went to girls. |
| B．It only lasted for four days. |
| C．It was designed for 11 to 16-year-olds. |
| D．Only a small fee was charged for admission. |
| A．She won the UK’s Young Scientist award. |
| B．She is a regular participant in the competition. |
| C．She tried to improve air quality in a building. |
| D．Her prize money will be used to improve her classroom. |
| A．To encourage girls to love science and technology. |
| B．To motivate the youth to take up jobs in STEM. |
| C．To celebrate the great achievements in STEM. |
| D．To make the youth better know the competition. |
| A．Inspiring. | B．Moving. | C．Interesting. | D．Surprising. |
Sports Day was getting close in the school. All the children were very excited and were practicing for the big race. John, one of the fast runners of the school, was confident that he would win for he was not doing anything at all. “You have to work hard to come first in the race John. You are not practicing at all,” said John’s mother.
“Mom, you know how fast I am! Why should I waste my time running? Only I will win; no one else will win!”said John. “John, you may be right but talent (天赋) without hard work is not good at all. This laziness of yours will cost you greatly,” his mother warned him. John just laughed. He was so confident that he would win the trophy (奖杯) as no one else in his class was as fast as he was!.
Tim, a classmate of John, was also participating (参加) in the running race. He was not a fast runner. However, he practiced till late at night and had developed great endurance (持久力) to run the race.
There were a few days left for the Sports Day but John did not practice at all. On the other hand, Tim practiced day and night.
The Sports Day was almost around the corner but John was confident that no one could beat him and had not practiced at all. But Tim with his hard work had become a very great runner.
At last, the Sports Day arrived. All the students showed up on the ground to cheer their favorites. The coach blew the whistle (口哨) and everyone began to run toward the finishing line. It was so exciting. John and Tim left all the racers far behind. Both of them were neck to neck.
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Suddenly, John went ahead of Tim.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________John’s mother came up to Tim and praised him for his hard work.
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| A．Outside London. | B．At Greenwich. | C．Near Buckingham Palace. |
| A．2 hours 17 minutes 16 seconds. |
| B．2 hours 18 minutes 16 seconds. |
| C．2 hours 22 minutes 16 seconds. |
| A．Betty Omary. | B．Shelly Mortimer. | C．Ian Britton. |
| A．At 7:15 p.m. | B．At 7:50 p.m. | C．At 7:55 p.m. |
4 . I am a girl, but I was born to be a rebel (叛逆者). I like games that can be
Wrestling (摔跤) is
Every Saturday morning, I got out of bed early to go and watch my brother
For three years, I
My last
I was so excited. I was sure I would win. My heart was beating hard when the match started. I could see
| A．interesting | B．surprising | C．dangerous | D．famous |
| A．usually | B．ever | C．hardly | D．never |
| A．agreed | B．pretended | C．decided | D．happened |
| A．roll | B．run | C．fight | D．wrestle |
| A．boys | B．girls | C．teammates | D．friends |
| A．way | B．life | C．work | D．study |
| A．beat | B．hit | C．knocked | D．hurt |
| A．shouting | B．smiling | C．laughing | D．crying |
| A．chance | B．match | C．try | D．sport |
| A．anything | B．nothing | C．everything | D．something |
| A．won | B．lost | C．led | D．gained |
| A．hands | B．players | C．lights | D．photos |
| A．from | B．after | C．on | D．through |
| A．dream | B．plan | C．goal | D．story |
| A．said | B．heard | C．learned | D．noticed |
In China, a large number of people take the sport of pigeon racing very
One such competitor is 57-year-old Yu Yuguang. He says he gets so excited waiting for his pigeons
Pigeon racing has a long history in China. It began
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2.比赛的过程；
3.比赛的意义。
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An English Speech Contest
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________7 . Thomas Panek has completed 20 marathons, however, he made history on Sunday at the New York City Half Marathon.
While visually impaired（视觉障碍）runners usually use human guides, Mr Panek became the first person to complete the race supported by guide dogs. A trio of Labradors - Westley, Waffle and Gus - each accompanied (陪伴) him for a third of the race. The team finished in two hours and 21 minutes.
Mr Panek, who lost his sight in his early 20s, showed that while he appreciated the support of human volunteers, he missed the feeling of independence. In 2015, Mr Panek established the Running Guides programme which trains dogs to support runners.
When selecting his companions for the race, Mr Panek chose siblings Waffle and Westley to join Gus, who is his full-time guide dog. “The relationship is really important. You can’t just pick up the harness (挽带) and go for a run with these dogs,” Mr Panek said. “You’re training with a team no matter what kind of athlete you are, and you want to spend time together in that training camp.”
Each dogs sets its own pace — Westley runs an eight minute mile, while his sister Waffle can cover the same distance in six minutes—and helps Mr Panek avoid obstacles such as kerbs（路缘）and cones (锥体). Each dog wears a special harness and set of running boots, to protect their paws.
Gus was chosen to run the final leg of the race and cross the finish line with Mr Panek. He retired from his duties as a guide dog at the end of the race.
According to Mr Panek, guide dogs give visually impaired people the freedom to “do whatever it is a sighted person does, and sometimes, even run a little faster than them”.
1. In which way did Thomas Panek make history?| A．He set a new record of time in running the half marathon. |
| B．He is the first blind person who take part in the marathon. |
| C．He finished the competition with help of human volunteers. |
| D．He is the first blind person finishing half marathon with guide dogs. |
| A．He stopped running after he lost sight. |
| B．He enjoyed running with human volunteers. |
| C．He is the founder of the Running Guides programme. |
| D．He got the gold medal at the New York City Half Marathon. |
| A．They didn’t get training before the race. |
| B．Westley runs faster than Waffle. |
| C．Gus is Panek’s full-time guide dog. |
| D．Westley retired after the race. |
| A．an essay | B．a news report | C．a biography | D．a review |
The 7th International Military Sports Council（CISM）Military World Games（世界军运会）will take place from Oct. 18
The games，the top sports gala for military personnel（军人），include 329 competition events of 27 kinds and are expected
The games will be an international event with great importance and far-reaching influence and it will also be
The event's emblem（会徽）is made up of a dove，a star，ribbons and other elements and the mascot is called Bing Bing，the design of
The games，which
9 . On Sunday 23 April, more than 30, 000 people participated in the 2017 London Marathon, running 26.2 miles (42.2 kilometers) around the city centre.
The London Marathon has taken place every year since 1981. At the first one just6,225 people completed the course, and since then it has grown into one of the biggest sporting events in the world. It is one of the “World Marathon Majors”, which is a competition made up of six global marathon events. The overall male and female winners receive $ 1 million in prize money between them. There are eleven people who have run every London Marathon since it began—they call themselves the “Ever Presents”.
This year, the winners of the London Marathon were surprisingly both from Kenya— Daniel Wanjiru, who finished in 2 hours and 5 minutes, and Mary Keitany, whose time was 2 hours and 17 minutes.
However, most marathon runners are not professional athletes. They are amateurs who have trained for months to raise money for charity or just as a personal challenge. For example, Tom Harrison took three days just to reach the run’s halfway point, as he is crawling the course on his hands and knees dressed as a gorilla(大猩猩), trying to raise money and attention for the charity “The Gorilla Organization”.
Matthew Rees was another runner to encourage people, as he stopped just before the finish line to help David Wyeth run the last 200m. They did not know each other before, but Matthew saw that David was exhausted and possibly close to collapsing, and wanted to help him finish.
Every year there are lots of touching stories like this from the London Marathon, and it is a huge achievement even to run the 26.2 miles!
1. What do we know about London Marathon from the text?| A．It has been held continuously for 37 years. |
| B．Most of its runners are professional athletes. |
| C．Each winner can receive $ 1 million in prize money. |
| D．It’s the most influential sporting event in the world |
| A．Their speed | B．Their nationality. |
| C．Their prize money. | D．Their purpose. |
| A．To tell us competitors can help each other. |
| B．To prove some amateurs are not good runners. |
| C．To indicate participation matters more than success. |
| D．To show the sports event means charity for some people. |
| A．Touching Stories behind Marathon |
| B．Impressive Marathon Runners |
| C．The London Marathon |
| D．The History of the London Marathon |
10 . While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across an unbelievable sight. It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a show of courage.
The event was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks. For one reason or another, two of them false started, so they were disqualified. That left only one to complete. It would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to race against, even though the time on the clock is important.
I watched the man dive off the block and knew right away that something was wrong. I’m not an expert swimmer, but I can tell a good dive from a poor one, and this was not exactly medal quality. When he resurfaced, it was evident that the man was not out for gold — his arms were waving in an attempt at freestyle. The crowd started to laugh. Clearly this man was not a medal competitor.
I listened to the crowd begin to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time. Finally he made his turn to start back. It was pitiful. He made a few desperate strokes and you could tell he was worn out.
But in those few awful strokes, the crowd had changed.
No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer. Some even began to stand and shout “Come on, you can do it!” and he did.
A clear minute past the average swimmer, this young man finally finished his race. The crowd went wild. You would have thought that he had won the gold, and he should have. Even though he was recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other competitors.
Just a short year ago, he had never even swum, let alone race. His country had been invited to Sydney.
In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals feeling they have somehow been cheated out of gold, or when they act so proudly in front of their competitors, it is nice to watch an underdog.
1. From the passage we can learn that the young man ________| A．made his turn to start back pitifully. |
| B．was skillful in freestyle in the game. |
| C．swam faster than the average swimmer. |
| D．was not capable enough to win the medal. |
| A．they felt sorry for the young man. |
| B．they were moved by the young man. |
| C．they wanted to show their sympathy. |
| D．they meant to please the young man. |
| A．it’s amusing to watch a man with awful swimming skills |
| B．it’s amazing to watch an ordinary man challenging himself |
| C．it’s cheerful for athletes to act proudly before their competitors |
| D．it’s brave enough for some athletes to remove the silver medals |
| A．Compete for Gold! |
| B．Try again! |
| C．Break a Record! |
| D．Go for it! |
