1 . 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. What will take place after 9:00?

A．100-meter freestyle.

B．150-meter freestyle.

C．200-meter freestyle.

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.

2 . International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People 2024

Since 1971, the Universal Postal Union (UPU) has inspired young writers aged 9-15 to write letters on a given theme to win exciting prizes. The competition is an excellent way of making young people aware of the important role postal services play in our societies. It develops their skills in writing and their ability to express thoughts clearly. A group of international judges invited by the International Bureau judge the letters and select the winners.

The UPU has launched its 53rd International letter-writing Competition for Young People this year.

Competition theme

In 2024, participants will be encouraged to reflect on the future of the world under the theme: “At 150 years old, the UPU has served people around the world for more than eight generations. The world has changed enormously since then. Write a letter to future generations about the world you hope they inherit (继承).” The theme encourages young people to voice their thoughts on current global challenges and propose innovative solutions. It also allows youths to draw upon the principles of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, providing a framework for their visions of a better world.

Competition rules

• Entries must be in the form of a letter and contain the necessary parts of a letter (heading, greeting, body, complimentary close, signature line and postscript).   

• Letters must be strictly in agreement with the topic and contain no more than 800 words in the original language.

• At the national level, the competition is organized by UPU member countries. Entries must reach the UPU International Bureau no later than May 5th.

For more information, please contact us at communication@upu.int.

1. What can competitors learn from the competition?

A．The history of the UPU	B．The skills of communication.
C．The importance of postal services.	D．The meaning of expressing thoughts.

2. What is most likely to be the topic of this year’s competition?

A．The enormous change in the world.	B．The world for the future generations.
C．Global challenges and innovative solutions.	D．Sustainable development for a better world.

3. What should competitors do?

A．Write the letters in right format.	B．Hand in their entries on May 6th.
C．Write a letter of at least 800 words	D．Send their entries to the official email.

3 . Last Sunday, our school held an ice hockey (冰球) game. I was so proud when my team ________ the game. It made me feel like I could do ________. Only three years ago, I was________ of walking or skating on the ice. To deal with this problem, I decided to ________a skating club. I really envied (嫉妒) the other club members, who were so ________and confident on the ice. But my teacher was good at teaching and before I knew it, I was able to ________. He then advised me to try ice hockey. I ________ it and was soon practising ________ my local team almost every evening. We are now training for national games________  hope to be winners one day, but my final________is to be an ice hockey teacher and help people learn to play this game.

1.

A．missed

B．won

C．stopped

D．lost

2.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．somebody

D．everybody

3.

A．glad

B．shy

C．afraid

D．tired

4.

A．start

B．leave

C．join

D．close

5.

A．bad

B．nervous

C．weak

D．great

6.

A．ski

B．skate

C．swim

D．surf

7.

A．needed

B．felt

C．saw

D．loved

8.

A．with

B．to

C．for

D．against

9.

A．but

B．or

C．so

D．and

10.

A．help

B．word

C．goal

D．trouble

4 .

A．Shopping.

B．Study.

C．Sport.

D．Food.

5 . 听下面一段长对话，回答小题。
1. What did the boy do last night?

A．He watched TV.

B．He played volleyball.

C．He won a gold medal.

2. What medal did the men’s tennis team win?

A．A gold medal.

B．A silver medal.

C．A bronze medal.

3. What will the boy do together with the girl?

A．Swim.

B．Study math.

C．Watch a game.

6 .

The year 2022 will be a big year for sports in China, for China will hold not only the 24th Winter Olympics in Beijing, but also the 19th Asian Games(亚运会) in Hangzhou.

  On August 6th, 2018,the official emblem(徽章) for the Hangzhou Asian Games came out. The city won the hosting right for the 2022 Asian Games in 2015. It will be the third Chinese city to host the Asian Games after Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010.

  First held in 1951, the Asian Games is the largest multi-sport event in Asia. It also means a lot to China.

  The Beijing Asian Games was the first large international sports event hosted by China.To make the Games a great success, Chinese people worked hard to prepare. Beijing built a great number of roads and stadiums(体育馆),including the famous Beijing Olympic Sports Center and Asian Games Village. The Games helped the world see China and its achievements. Since then. China has improved its global image(全球形象).

  For the upcoming 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou has already started building 33 sports venues. The idea of the Hangzhou Asian Games is’green,smart.economical(节俭的)and civilized(文明的)”.All the Games’ buildings will be environmentally friendly.

1. Which city will host the 2022 Asian Games?

A．Shanghai.

B．Beijing.

C．Guangzhou.

D．Hangzhou.

2. According to the second paragraph, China        in 2015.

A．hosted the Beijing and Guangzhou Asian Games.

B．had two cities for the international sports events.

C．won the hosting right for the 2022Asian Games.

D．showed people the emblem for the2022 Asian Games.

3. Which of the following is NOT true about the Beijing Asian Games?

A．It was the second Asian Games held in China.

B．Beijing built lots of roads and stadiums for it.

C．It helped the world know China better.

D．It was China’s first large international sports event.

4. What can we infer(推断) from the last paragraph?

A．Hangzhou is the best place to hold the Asian Games.

B．A large number of tourists will visit Hangzhou in 2022.

C．More and more people will live and work in Hangzhou.

D．The 2022 Asian Games will care a lot about the environment.

7 . 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).

8 . What is the school record?

A．12.13 seconds.

B．12.23 seconds.

C．12.35 seconds.

9 . Who plays the best in the football team?

A．Karen.

B．John.

C．Mike.

10 . NPR’s Student Podcast (播客) Challenge is back — for a fifth year! This year’s competition will open for entries on January 6, 2023 and close on April 28.

As in past years, our judges will choose winners in two categories: grades five through eight and grades nine through twelve. Entries must be submitted by an educator or a student leader who’s 18 years old or older. Another important rule is that the maximum length of your podcast is within eight minutes, and longer entries will be disqualified.

Our judges will use the following criteria to narrow down and choose the winners:

Information and structure, 40 percent

Does the podcast tell a good story or teach us something new and important? Is it structured in a way that keeps listeners engaged? Can we easily follow the story you’re telling or the information you’re explaining? Have you spent time cutting out unnecessary information to make sure the main ideas come through clearly?

Personality and creativity, 40 percent

Does it have personality, or does it sound like you’re reading from a script (脚本)? Does it make us laugh or cry or leave us deep in thought?

Production, 20 percent

We’re not judging you on how fancy your equipment is and we don’t expect you to be an expert on recording and editing sound, but we hope you’ll try.

Some podcasts may use a narration (讲述) format. Others may be more of an interview format. If you use sound apart from interviews and narration, make sure it is clear and smooth.

1. What is the deadline for handing in your podcast?

A．January 6.

B．February 18.

C．March 26.

D．April 28.

2. Who are qualified to submit the podcast to the competition?

A．All monitors.

B．Any student.

C．Teachers.

D．Parents.

3. What is a requirement for the entries?

A．They should be more than eight minutes.	B．They must be well structured and edited.
C．They have to adopt an interview format.	D．They must be produced with special sound effects.