1 . The design of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic torch (火炬) was shown on July 25, marking almost a year until the opening ceremony (典礼) of the Paris Olympic Games.

The torch, measuring 70 centimeters and weighing 3.3 pounds, is made with lightweight radiant steel and is known for its champagne color, a color of French white wine.

Mathieu Lehanneur, the designer of the torch said that he drew inspiration from three Paris 2024 symbols-equality, water and   peacefulness. Equality is shown by perfect balance. Peacefulness is shown by the gentleness of the curves. The lower half features a relief pattern that copies the movement of the River Seine, along which the opening ceremony will be held.

It will be the first torch in the history of the Games to be used for both the Olympics and Paralympics. Past designs have shared similarities but are different in shape and color. This is part of the organizing committee’s plan to “build bridges between the Olympic and Paralympic Games”, Paris 2024’s president Tony Estanguet said in a statement.

Equality means putting the same ambition into organising the Paralympic Games as the Olympic Games. Following on from the medals to the mascots, the Olympic and Paralympic Games will share the same torch design.

Equality in the Paris 2024 project is also reflected in the strong promise to equality in the Olympic Games: For the first time in the history of the Games, as many women as men will take part in the competitions. Reflecting this desire for peace, the torch, with its curves and rounded lines, is filled with   gentleness. The design of the torch delivers generosity and unity.

“Such a project is a dream for a designer, because it’s a project that connects something symbolic and technical in one, for a big moment,” Lehanneur said.

1. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．The shape of the torch.

B．The inspiration of the torch.

C．The ceremony of the Games.

D．The location of the opening ceremony.

2. What is special about the torch?

A．It is very heavy.

B．It is perfect in shape.

C．It copies the movement of the River Seine

D．It will be used in the Olympics and Paralympics

3. What can we infer from what Lehanneur said in the last paragraph?

A．He had a passion for sports.

B．He wanted to be a well-known designer.

C．He felt a sense of achievement and pride.

D．He wished to connect everything together.

4. What can be the best title for the text?

A．A designer realized his dream	B．Inspiration of the 2024 Games
C．Paris 2024 showed torch design	D．Equality, water and peacefulness

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What was the speaker’s feeling this morning?

A．Excited.

B．Tired.

C．Nervous.

2. When did the 100-meter freestyle begin?

A．At 8:00.

B．At 8:30.

C．At 9:10.

3. What was the speaker a little disappointed at?

A．The result of her competition.

B．Other swimmers’ behaviors.

C．The judge’s instructions.

4. What was the score of the speaker’s team?

A．47 points.

B．50 points.

C．53 points.

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。

As the capital of thirteen     1     (dynasty) throughout Chinese history, the ancient capital city, Xi’an, has never been far from sports. During the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, the city held many sports events, such as cuju.

Cuju was     2     ancient Chinese competitive game involving kicking a ball through an opening into a net. As the ancestor (祖先) of soccer, it first     3     (appear) in the ancient Chinese historical work Zhan Guo Ce, which described cuju as a form of an activity for     4     (please) among the general public since it was     5     (attract) to many ordinary people.

Later, cuju was     6     (common) played in the army for military training purposes, during the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD). Liu Che, emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty,    7     was crazy about cuju, would build a cuju field wherever his army went. He used cuju as a way of training soldiers. During the Han Dynasty, cuju matches     8     (hold) inside the palace often.

The earliest record of women cuju players can date back     9     the Han Dynasty. We can see from the paintings that the females tied their hair, waved their long sleeves and looked elegant (优雅的) when     10     (play) cuju.

As a way of national culture protection, cuju was listed into the first batch of China’s cultural heritages in 2006.

4 . Here are some sports in the Winter Olympics:

Sledging

Sledging has been an Olympic sport since 1924. It came from the Swiss town of St. Moritz in the late 1800s and looks great fun! If you want to do this sport, you should be able to run on the ice! Top athletes can sometimes reach speeds about 130 kilometers an hour. Germany picked up the gold for both the two and four men bobsleigh at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics.

Curling

Curling has also been an Olympic sport since 1924 and its birthplace is Scotland. Curling is a competition between two teams with four players on each side. The game is played on the ice, and the two teams take turns pushing a 19.1kg stone towards a series of concentric circles. The object is to get the stone as close to the centre of the circles as possible. You need to be light on your feet and have good balance to walk on the ice.

Hockey

Hockey is an Olympic sport since 1920. It is fun, fast but also a little dangerous. Women were not allowed to play in the Olympics until 1998. Teams consist of 12 people, but each team can’t have more than six players on the ice at one time. The game lasts for three 20-minute periods, with a 15-minute break after the first and second periods. Canada holds the gold for both the men and women’s ice hockey teams, but ice hockey is a growing sport in the UK, with lots of clubs and teams.

1. What do Sledging and Curling have in common?

A．They come from the same place.

B．They need the same skills in each game.

C．The number of players in each team is the same.

D．They become an Olympic sport in the same year.

2. If you want to do sledging you should ________ according to the text.

A．have a good sense of balance	B．learn how to run on the ice
C．walk carefully on the ice	D．practice a lot on the ground

3. Which is a rule of playing hockey?

A．Women are not able to take part in the game.

B．Teams compete by pushing a 19.1kg stone.

C．Players can rest for 20 minutes in each break.

D．Up to 12 players can be on the ice during the game.

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。续写词数应为150左右。

Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses! Turning our weaknesses into strengths makes us unbeatable. This is an inspiring story of a 12-year-old boy Kim who defeated his weakness, by unknowingly making it his strength.

Poor Kim lost his left hand in a terrible accident. His parents could not comfort him. To cheer him up, his father made him join a Judo(柔道) school. As the boy always wanted to learn Judo, his father thought that this would make him happy.

Everyone wondered how a single armed boy could learn Judo. However, the master happily accepted him. He trained in Judo for about 8 months. He practiced nothing but a single stroke(击) . He trained for all 8 months in mastering a single stroke. The boy was surprised and sometimes annoyed as his master taught him only one stroke.

Yet, he said nothing. The boy mastered the stroke and grew as nobody could excel(胜过) in doing that particular stroke. The boy was picked by the master to compete in the national level Judo championship tournament(比赛).

Everyone made fun of Kim and the master. How a one-handed boy could win a national championship? Even the boy was not sure about why his master chose him.

Surprisingly, Kim easily defeated his six contenders(竞争者) with his single stroke. He gradually moved to semi-finals. He struggled a bit in the semi-finals and won again.

Needless to say, it surprised everyone and the final match began.

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Kim asked his master how he won the championship with just a single stroke.

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