1 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Mike loves     1    (cycle) very much. He is a passionate     2    (cycle). He tried out for the school’s cycling team and is always occupied with large     3    (amount) of exercise, in particular leg muscles training, to make sure that he is     4    (strength) and       5    (flexibility) enough, and also to keep himself in good shape. Once, he participated in a cycling     6    (compete). To his     7    (disappoint), he crashed into an obstacle next to the     8    (tracking) because he couldn’t respond to that     9    (time). He     10    (defeat).     11     (inspire) by his     12    (competitor), he sought     13    (tip) from the champion and strengthened the speed of his     14    (respond) to prevent the same problem from happening. Soon, he participated in the competition again. Before the competition, he took a deep     15    (breathe) to     16    (relief) tension and checked the     17    (equip) of the competition. At the beginning of the game, due to his     18    (tense), he fell behind by half a lap. However, he reminded himself     19     the champion’s words and cheered himself up. He sped up to catch up with others. He took advantage of his rich experience to defeat other competitors. In the end, he finally got ahead. His extra effort also paid off. He did not let himself down and defended his honor. He     20    (beneficial) a lot from this competition.

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. When is this announcement being made?

A．During an award ceremony.

B．Before the last day of school.

C．After a baseball game.

2. How many home runs did David have?

A．5.

B．6.

C．11.

3. What can we know about David?

A．He won’t continue to play baseball.

B．He has 442 batting averages.

C．He got A’s in all his classes.

4. What will David do next?

A．Go up to get his award.

B．Deliver a speech.

C．Give the winner an award.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. When is the deadline for the poetry contest?

A．January 30.

B．February 18.

C．February 28.

2. How old is Jennifer?

A．10 years old.

B．13 years old.

C．15 years old.

3. What prize will the winner get this year?

A．A golden cup.

B．Their poem published on the website.

C．A signed book of poetry by a famous poet.

4 . 语法填空

For many students，it is a great honour     1     (participate) in all kinds of     2     (compete). Some regard competitions     3    a good chance to improve themselves while others complain that on such     4     (occasion), they have no freedom and there     5     (exist) stress. In my opinion, when an opportunity comes, you should embrace it and make every effort     6     (make) it. If you fail, it is all right, because you lose nothing. Instead, during the process, you harvest experience and courage.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Which part of the man’s body is a little tired?

A．His hand.

B．His foot.

C．His arm.

2. What’s the weather like?

A．Cool.

B．Hot.

C．Warm.

3. Where will the man go?

A．The bar.

B．His home.

C．The office.

4. How many times has the man played bowling?

A．Five to ten times.

B．Ten to fifteen times.

C．Fifteen to twenty times.

6 . “The Worthington Christian defeated the Westerville North by 2—1 in an Ohio boys’ soccer game on Saturday.” That’s according to a story that appeared last month in The Columbus Dispatch. That lead was written not by a sportswriter, but by an artificial intelligence (AI) tool.

Many news organizations are now examining how AI might be used in their work. But if they begin their “experimenting” with high school sports because they are less momentous than war, peace, climate change and politics, they may miss something crucial. Nothing may be more important to the students who play high school sports, and to their families, neighborhoods, and sometimes, the whole town. That next game is what the students train for, work toward, and dream about. Someday, almost all student athletes will go on to have jobs in front of screens, in office parks, at schools, in hospitals or on construction sites. They may suffer blows and setbacks. But the high school games they played and watched, as well as their hopes and cheers, will stay vivid in their memories.

I have a small idea. If newspapers will no longer send staff reporters to cover high school games, why not hire high school student journalists? News organizations can pay students an hourly wage to cover high school games. The young reporters might learn how to be fair to all sides, write vividly, and attract readers. That’s what some celebrities in sports did, and do.

And think of the great writers who were inspired by sports: Hemingway on fishing, Bernard Malamud and Marianne Moore on baseball, Chen Zhongshi on football, and CLR James on cricket, who said, “There can be raw pain and bleeding where so many thousands see the inevitable (不可避免的) ups and downs of only a game.” A good high school writer, unlike a robot, could tell readers not just the score, but the stories of the game.

1. Why is the lead mentioned in the first paragraph?

A．To introduce an original idea.	B．To show AI’s wide application.
C．To bring in the opinion about AI.	D．To stress AI’s importance to news.

2. What does the author think of high school games?

A．Hopeful.

B．Eye-catching.

C．Competitive.

D．Far-reaching.

3. What is good sports news like according to the author?

A．Rich in contents.	B．Fair in comments.
C．Centered on results.	D．Targeted on readers.

4. Which can be a suitable title for the text?

A．News Organizations Are Abusing AI	B．High Schoolers Can Do What AI Can’t
C．Great Writers Are Crazy About Sports	D．AI Ruins High School Students’ Memory

7 . 听下面一段独白，根据所听内容填空并回答问题。

No sporting event is more closely followed than the football World Cup. In 2018, it’s said that over three billion people watched or followed this     1     — that’s almost half of the people on Earth. People all over the world are taken by this event that truly     2     the human race. While waiting for the upcoming 2022 World Cup in Qatar, everyone is wondering what changes will be made on the basis of COVID-19 or due to its unique destination. Qatar is the smallest country ever to host the games. Qatar is only 160 kilometers long. Now in Qatar, fields, practice areas and hotels will be basically     3     next to each other. Due to Qatar’s limited football history, the country must currently build almost everything needed for the     4    . For now, we’re all wishing     5     for Qatar to host a World Cup that will connect the world after challenging years of facing the COVID-19 pandemic.

8 . 听下面一段对话，根据所听内容填空。

M: It’s said that running is probably the oldest sport. But there are equally     1     of people having wrestling (摔跤) competitions in Mongolia.

W: Wow, it’s interesting to think that we     2     the same sports that ancient people played.

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What did the woman think of her performance in the race?

A．Satisfying.

B．Disappointing.

C．Surprising.

2. Where does the woman usually go runing?

A．On the roads.

B．Around a lake.

C．Through the woods.

3. How many days does the woman train a week?

A．Five.

B．Six.

C．Seven.

4. What is the woman’s hobby?

A．Reading.

B．Skating.

C．Traveling.

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. When did Amber begin attending college?

A．At age 18.

B．At age 19.

C．At age 20.

2. What did Amber think of working for Highlights?

A．It was boring.

B．It was demanding.

C．It was interesting.

3. How did Amber know about Youth Beauty Competition?

A．From the TV.

B．From a poster.

C．From her boss.

4. What did Amber do with most of her prize money?

A．She put it in the bank.

B．She spent it on a vehicle.

C．She donated it to a school.