1 . KLUANE CHILKAT

INTERNATIONAL BIKE RELAY

February newsletter:

Greetings riders! By now you have been chatting with friends to organize a team. Consider cross-training to get into shape-skiing snowshoeing, indoor riding, swimming…whatever you fancy, they are all great ways to stay in shape and prepare for some long-distance riding in May.

A reminder:

Online Registration opens on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at 6: 00 AM Yukon Time. Be sure to read the entire registration page before registering.

What’s changed:

4-person teams have been removed.

Solo (单人的) riders — Icycle Sport, our Partner Level Sponsor will continue to provide snacks and drinks at Checkpoints 3 and 5 but there is no longer a food/drink bag drop at the Start Line.

Team name — The registration platform will not allow duplication (重复) of team names. Yours needs to be original.

E-bikes are allowed on 8-person teams. The team does not need to consist entirely of e-bikes.

2023 Registration fees:

NEW! Early bird registration fee: (March 15 — 22, 2023) $85 per rider for a team.

Regular registration fee: (March 23 — April 12, 2023) $95 per rider for a team.

Other updates:

The itinerary (行程), Relay Information, Race Rules, and Registration are now updated and posted. Visit www.kcibr.org. Questions? Please email info@kcibr.org.

1. When will the international bike relay be held?

A．In February.

B．In March.

C．In April.

D．In May.

2. What is required of team racers?

A．They should have an original team name.	B．They should bring food themselves.
C．They should register in person.	D．They should ride e-bikes.

3. How much should a 2-person team pay if they register on March 24?

A．$85.

B．$95.

C．$170.

D．$190.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Who is the man’s favorite player?

A．Messi.

B．Neymar.

C．Cristiano Ronaldo.

2. What does the man explain about the 2022 World Cup?

A．The influence.

B．The time change.

C．The best players.

3. Which country has won the most World Cups?

A．Italy.

B．Brazil.

C．Germany.

3 .    

How will we live in cities in 100 years’ time? Dezeen is teaming up with MINI Living to invite readers to design an urban home of the future.

Brief

MINI Living is a project that aims to translate the creative use of space into real architectural solutions for how people live, work and interact in cities.

We are looking for conceptual designs for the future of urban living, which propose innovative solutions that make the most of available space. In addition, we are asking entrants (参赛者) to consider what other challenges cities could face in 100 years’ time and for their urban home concept to respond creatively to those issues as well. Proposals can be for any city around the world, but submitted designs must demonstrate creative use of space and entrants will need to explain how their entries solve the issues they foresee cities will face in 100 years’ time.

Who can enter?

The competition is free to enter to anyone, from anywhere around the world, as long as they are at least 18 years old. Professional designers, studios, non-designers, students and teams are all invited to participate.

Winners and prizes

A selection of the best designs will be published on Dezeen, with the total prize money of £10,000 available for the top three designs—£5,000 for the winner, £3,000 for the runner up and £2,000 for the third place.

How to enter

Contestants will need to submit their entries via this form and include the following information.

>Name of the design

>Description of the design

>A hero image that presents the vision in the strongest way

>A plan

>Up to five additional supporting images

>Optionally, entrants can also submit a video file representing their designs

1. What’s the competition mainly about?

A．Foreseeing how people work and live in 100 years’ time.

B．Finding the way to make the most of the interior space of a building.

C．Collecting innovative architectural solutions for a particular city.

D．Asking for creative solutions to the issues facing future living in cities.

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Entrants must include a video file representing their designs.

B．The winner of the competition can earn the total of £10,000.

C．Professional designers, students or teams can sign up for the competition.

D．Entrants must provide more than five additional supporting images.

3. Where can we find this passage?

A．In a magazine on architecture.	B．In an advertising leaflet.
C．On an official website.	D．On a school notice board.

4 .

Fastest Time to Run 100 Miles on a Treadmill (跑步机)	BROKEN
The fastest time to run 100 miles on a treadmill by a team (of 12) is claimed at 9hr 5 min 17 sec by a team consisting of staff and prisoners at the Young Offenders Institute in Wigan to raise money for Children in Need.
Largest Game of Chinese Whispers	UNBROKEN
Sadly, the record attempt for the largest game of Chinese Whispers was unsuccessful on 13 November 2008. The existing record of 1330 children still remains.
Fastest Mile with an Egg/Spoon in both hands	BROKEN
The fastest mile egg and spoon race with both hands is 8 min 25 sec and was achieved by Ashrita Furman (USA) in an attempt broadcast by ESPN 260, at Disney’s Wide World of Sports, in Orlando, Florida, USA, on 13 November 2008.
Longest Mexican Wave	UNBROKEN
The record for the Longest Mexican Wave was attempted by 250,000 people on the streets of Adelaide on 8 November 2008 – sadly, the wave was not completed by all participants and the attempt was unsuccessful. The current record of 157, 574 remains.
Largest Kebab (烤肉串)	BROKEN
The longest kebab measures 2047.47 m (1.27 miles) and was achieved by the ArcelorMittal Newcastle Works on occasion of the company’s annual Community Day, in Newcastle, South Africa.

1. The above information is ________.

A．a series of sports events

B．a list of broken and unbroken records

C．a report of funny sports items

D．a description of challenging human limits

2. Which of the following can NOT be found in the information?

A．The countries where the attempts were made.

B．The persons who made the attempts.

C．The reasons why some attempts failed.

D．The present record for each item.

3. Which item was attempted individually?

A．Fastest Time to Run 100 Miles on a Treadmill

B．Largest Game of Chinese Whispers

C．Fastest Mile with an Egg/Spoon in both hands

D．Longest Mexican Wave

5 . The Win-win Global High School Finance Competition is a free, online competition for high school students (9th to 12th grade) and teachers. Students work in teams of four to seven, guided by a teacher as their advisor. Together, they learn about teamwork, communication, risk, company and industry analysis.

About the Competition

Numbers from last year’s Finance Competition					2022-2023 Team: 4-7 students and 1 advisor Important Changes: Student teams must consist of members from the same school. Advisors must be a teacher at the high school.
1300 Teams	64 Countries	6,981 Students	1,015 Advisors

Teams conduct a brief case study and work together to help their clients to win his or her business. Winners are selected on the strength and explanation of their team strategies, not on the growth of their profits, which is a key difference between this finance challenge and others.

A team of judges select 50 teams for semifinals (半决赛) by reviewing their final reports. Those teams are invited to present their strategies to the expert judges at the virtual semifinals. The top 10 teams from the semifinals move on to the Global Final Stage in the school hall.

The reasons to join the Competition

● You get to explore the exciting world of securities and strategies.

● You learn about risk, company and industry analysis.

● You develop teamwork, leadership and communication skills.

● You build your file for college and scholarship applications.

● You have a chance to compete against teams from around the world.

● You learn finance skills that will last a lifetime.

1. What is a new requirement for the teams in 2023?

A．Students should be at least in Grade 8.

B．Advisors must come from universities.

C．Members must be from the same school.

D．There are at least 5 students and a teacher.

2. Which will decide the teams chosen to the final?

A．Stage performance.	B．Final Report.
C．Online presentation.	D．Profits earned.

3. Which is a benefit of the competition?

A．Financial skill development.

B．Success in college application.

C．A chance to study in a famous school.

D．A lot of new friends from other schools.

6 . 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。

Lionel Messi thrilled the more than 50,000 spectators at Worker’s Stadium on Thursday night by scoring the first goal only 81 seconds after the match     1    (kick) off. German Pezzella scored Argentina’s second goal, at 68 minutes, to secure the team’s 2-0 victory in the friendly match     2     Australia.

Thursday’s game was the first time the Argentine squad have played a match in a foreign country since     3     (win)the FIFA World Cup in Qatar last year.

Since Saturday, when Messi and his teammates arrived in Beijing, Chinese fans had showed great enthusiasm. Fans took every possible opportunity     4     (see)the team with large crowds angling for photographs and chanting Messi’s name outside the team’s hotel and on the sidewalk,     5     fans could see the team’s bus.

“It’s a dream come true for many fans     6     Argentina’s national team could come to China,” Sabino Vaca Narvaja, Argentina’s ambassador to China, told China Central Television.

“Our team has been accompanied by many people outside hotels, on the streets and nearly everywhere. I’m     7     (astonish) by the passion.”

“Sports is the     8     (good)ambassador of our country, especially soccer,” he added. “The     9     (arrive)of our national soccer team is just     10     start. We are going to have more cooperation in the future.”

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. When does Gomez watch a football game on TV?

A．When the stadium is crowded.

B．When he fails to get a ticket.

C．When his friends are too busy.

2. How much did Gomez pay for the football game last time?

A．$20.

B．$50.

C．$25.

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is different about the bicycle tour every year?

A．The distance.

B．The time.

C．The route.

2. How many cyclists are expected this year?

A．12,000.

B．30,000.

C．45,000.

3. What is the woman’s suggestion?

A．Bringing some water.

B．Taking candy and chocolate.

C．Having a good lunch before the tour.

9 . 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.

10 . Global Essay Competition

The John Locke Institute encourages young people to develop the characteristics that turn good students into great writers. Our Essay Competition invites students to explore a wide range of challenging and interesting questions beyond the limits of the school curriculum (课程).

All of our essay prizes are judged by senior academics from the University of Oxford. The judges will choose their favourite essay from each subject category and an overall “best essay” across six subjects: Philosophy, Politics, Economics, History, Psychology and Law.

Entry Requirements

Entry is open to students from any country. Candidates must be eighteen years old, or younger, on the date of the submission deadline, 30 June. Candidates for the Junior Prize must be fourteen years old, or younger, on the date of the submission deadline. Each essay should address only one of the questions in your chosen subject category, and must not exceed (超过) 2, 000 words.

Key Dates

30 June: Submission deadline

14 July: Short-listed candidates informed

26 August: Awards Dinner for the Junior Prize

2. September: Awards Dinner for the Economics Prize and other prizes

Prizes

There is a prize for the best essay in each category. The prize for each winner of a subject category, and the winner of the Junior category, is a scholarship worth US $2,000 towards the cost of attending any John Locke Institute programme, and the essays will be published on the Institute’s website. The prize-giving ceremony will take place in Oxford.

The candidate who submits the best essay overall will be awarded an honorary John Locke Institute Junior, Fellowship, which comes with a US $10, 000 scholarship to attend one or more of our summer schools.

1. What should the entry be about?

A．The limits of school courses.	B．The characteristics of great writers.
C．One of the given questions.	D．Anything in the chosen fields.

2. What is NOT true about the competition?

A．It sets a word limit on essays.

B．It has six subject categories.

C．Its prizes are judged by voting online.

D．It is open to any student regardless of his or her nationality.

3. Those who want to compete for the Junior Prize should not be over _________years old.

A．10

B．14

C．18

D．20

4. When will the Law Prize winner attend the awards dinner?

A．On 30 June.	B．On 14 July.
C．On 26 August.	D．On 2 September.

5. What will the overall best essay candidate receive?

A．A fellowship at Oxford University.	B．A summer school scholarship.
C．A chance to get published.	D．A US $1, 000 award.