1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What percentage poems will go to the semi-final round?

A．20%.

B．30%.

C．65%.

2. What do we know about the editors?

A．They read every poem twice.

B．They have a heavy workload.

C．They post their own poems online.

3. Why are the first-place winners required to call the office?

A．To provide proof of identity.

B．To give their mail address.

C．To discuss the posting of their poem.

2 . 根据汉语提示完成短文。

Gordon had a remarkable talent for basketball but he wasn't good at     1     (与队友合作).     2     (正如所料), his team was defeated in the intense semi­final. Instead of losing his self­belief, Gordon     3     (继续练习，抓住一切机会加强与队友的合作).Their efforts finally paid off. Their team     4     (在篮球比赛中一举成名), which was     5     (超出了大家的预料).

3 . 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.

4 . 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。

For as long as her parents can remember, 11­-year­-old Breana Carsey has had this crazy dream. She has always wanted a mommy horse who would give birth to a baby horse, who would then grow up to become a racing champion.

“Absolutely, this was a fairy tale for her from day one. We put it off for five years because we don’t have a farm,” said her father, Brian Carsey, who explained that his daughter has “me wrapped around her finger”．

Her horse was born in the spring of 2013. Breana named it MJB Got Faith for the faith she instantly had in him.

“I really loved him. He’s super soft too,” she said.

But that quick bond posed a real problem for this Dad. See, for whatever reason, Brian thought once he explained to his daughter that her horse could never run in a race—that it was a runt from poor breeding stock—she would just agree to sell it.

“She thought her horse was priceless,” he said. “So I had a chat with my wife and we really got ourselves in a mess here. And I didn’t know how we were going to get out of this. So we took him to the races, the horse that I thought we should have got rid of already.”

Brian was stuck, committed to boarding and training this long shot to end all long shots. And this is not a wealthy family. Brian runs a small company. And Ohio racing, which is harness style racing, is a $900 million­a­year industry.

MJB Got Faith was so slow that it was barely even qualified to compete but then somehow won his first race, then his second, third and fourth qualifying him for the state championship held in Columbus, Ohio.

“And I said to my daughter, ‘If you finish third, you should be so thankful,’” Brian remembered. “She said, ‘Daddy, if he finishes last, I’m going to be thankful. But he’s going to win.’”

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。

This little horse won an important match.

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Her dad now has a racehorse whose name is Steve Hartman.

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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。

“You’ll have to be quicker off the line to beat Kendall on Friday,” Coach Dugan said. Kendall this, Kendall that. For weeks, I’d been hearing about how fast this kid was — Kerry Kendall from Wilson Middle School. I was tired of it.

Eric came close to me. “I heard that Kerry Kendall trains at a camp with Olympic coaches. Not only that — I heard he cheats. I heard he’ll do whatever it takes to win,” he said. That doesn’t mean he cheats, does it? I wondered.

“Let’s go, boys,” Coach said. When I heard his whistle (哨声), I ran rather hard toward the finish line. I crossed two full steps ahead of everyone else. That should satisfy him. Coach Dugan looked at his stop-watch and nodded. “Better, Alex. But let’s do it again.” And again and again. I couldn’t get any faster. Besides, Kendall trains with Olympic coaches! And he cheats. Why bother?

Practice was never easy, but lately Coach Dugan had been pushing us extra hard. He told us to work harder, because the extra effort marked the difference between a winner and a runner-up.

A gentle wind greeted me as I got out of Dad’s car and headed toward the track. My legs felt strong and ready. Ready? Coach had me more than ready.

Kids from every middle school crowded the infield. I was searching for Kendall. But I couldn’t see anyone extra tall, so I sat on the grass to stretch. “Are you Alex?” a voice asked. I looked up over my shoulder. A tall kid. Kerry Kendall. I nodded. Kendall then sat down next to me, starting to stretch, too. Was he trying to psych me out ( 震 慑 我) by warming up so close? I wouldn’t let that happen. I kept quiet and continued stretching. “Heard you’re fast,” he said. His leg muscles bulged (隆起) like he worked out plenty. “Save it for the race,” I said.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

After a minute, he asked, “Is it true you have a private trainer?”

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When Kendall turned back, I saw the truth in his eyes.

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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。

A lot of digital publishing products     1     (associate)with Rongbao, the panda mascot of the 31st International University Sports Federation FISUSummer World University Games,     2     (demonstrate) on July 25, 2023.

The collection, which     3     (consist)of five digital products, was created by Chengdu B-ray Media Co. , Ltd , the     4     (office)dealer of the Games. These digital publishing products are legitimate publications     5     (bear)international standard book numbers (ISBNs),    6     content and copyright ownership have been verified by publishing agencies. They are recorded on the block chain ‘and grant unique ownership rights to     7     (purchase). What delights people most is     8     the digital publishing products are available on the flagship store of the 31st FISU Summer World University Games on Tmall, Alibaba’s e-commerce platform, which is popular     9     young consumers, and in licensed Games stores in Chengdu. The 31st FISU Summer World University Games was     10     (successful) held in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province from July 28 to August 8.

7 . History of Women’s Football in Britain

Women’s football in Britain has deeper roots than might be expected. In one town in the 18th century Scotland, single women played an annual match against their married counterparts, though the motives behind the contest were not purely sporting. Some accounts say that the games were watched by a crowd of single men, who hoped to pick out a potential bride based on her footballing ability.

By the late 19th century, with the men’s game spreading across Britain like wildfire, women also began to take up association football. Early pioneers included Nettie J. Honeyball, who founded the British Ladies’ Football Club(BLFC)in 1895. Honeyball, like many of the middle-and upper-class women who played in the late 19th century, she was not keen to publicise her involvement with a contact sport played on muddy fields. We know more about Lady Florence Dixie, who was appointed president of the BLFC in 1895 and who was an ardent believer in equality between the sexes.

The BLFC arranged games between teams representing the north and the south of England, where money would be raised for those in need. These initially attracted healthy numbers of supporters although early newspaper reports were not particularly generous, with one reporter suggesting “when the novelty has worn off, I do not think women’s football will attract the crowds”. And crowds did drop off as the growing popularity of the men’s game came to dominate public interest. In a country where women were not yet allowed to vote, it would take extraordinary circumstances for their efforts on the football pitch to attract widespread attention.

Those circumstances arose in 1914 with the outbreak of the First World War. With many men leaving their jobs to join the army, women started to work in factories and just as men had done before them, they began to play informal games of football during their lunch breaks. After some initial uncertainty, their superiors came to see these games as a means to boost morale and thus increase productivity. Teams soon formed and friendly matches were arranged. What’s more, in the town of Preston in the north of England, the female workers at a manufacturing company showed a particular aptitude for the game. Watching from a window above the yard where they played, office worker Alfred Frankland spotted their talent and he set about forming a team.

1. The writer says that in the 18th century Scotland__________.

A．only unmarried women were allowed to play football

B．women’s football was more common than men’s football

C．skill at football might be considered when choosing a wife

D．women were sometimes forbidden to watch football matches

2. Nettie J. Honeyball was unwilling to__________.

A．take an active part in team sports

B．mix with people she considered lower class

C．let the public know her involvement in football

D．take a leadership role in the British Ladies’ Football Club

3. Which of the following statements was true about the events happened in Britain, between 1895 and 1914?

A．Society was not yet ready for women’s football.

B．There were false reports of the decline of women’s football.

C．The media felt that women’s football should not be allowed.

D．Women’s football mainly attracted people because it was unusual.

4. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．Factories were initially unwilling to employ women.

B．Factory employees were allowed to have extra time to play football.

C．Factory managers usually played in matches against female employees.

D．Factory employers decided that women’s football might have positive effects.

8 . Hosting the Olympics is costly in both infrastructure and money. The 2012 and 2014 Olympics cost upwards of $16 billion. That was merely to create the various buildings needed for the games.     1     This costs the host city much more in continuous maintenance and upkeep. Or the buildings are simply being left to decay into the landscape.

Berlin is a perfect example. It hosted the Olympics in 1936. Afterwards, the Olympic Village was left to crumble in the surrounding wilderness. Recently, funding has been approved to turn the former athlete residences into new apartments. This could breathe new life into the 135-acre site.     2     That is, they continue to host sporting events. Only occasionally do host cities get more creative. Here are three locations that took a different approach. They repurposed their Olympic buildings for decidedly less sporty uses.

The Olympic Village in Lake Placid

Most people entering this place are in a lot of trouble. The complex, first built in 1980, no longer welcomes athletes. Instead, it houses prisoners. It is the Federal Correctional Institution, Ray Brook. The facility originally housed about 1, 800 athletes.     3    

The Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles

This building used to host weightlifting as well as boxing and wrestling matches. It was first constructed in 1924. After the Games, it continued to host boxing and wrestling matches.     4     The building even served as the film set for parts of Rocky.

The National Aquatics Center in Beijing

This building was built for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and is commonly referred to as the Water Cube.     5     Half of it is now Asia’s largest water park, called Happy Magic Water Cube. There are 13 water slides, a wave pool and a spa. The second floor of the building has an auditorium with 17, 000 seats. There’s a theater, several restaurants, and also a museum of Olympic history.

A．The buildings that are reused usually continue to operate as first designed.

B．It also held other swimming events.

C．Now, it houses about 1, 000 prisoners.

D．The building was renovated after the Olympics.

E．In addition, it was home to roller derbies and concerts.

F．And in some countries, government funds are usually limited.

G．And in many cases, those buildings are often left empty afterward.

9 . 假如你是李华，你校在上周举行了校运动会，请为校刊投稿，描写这次运动会中的难忘精彩瞬间。   
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An Unforgettable Sports Meet

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10 . Thousands of runners gather for the annual Marathon. The largest holiday race in California_______ folks of all ages, sizes, shapes, and _______. The gun goes off and runners push for position. I just _______ at the new day and feel righteous for having gotten up and down to the event.

Before long, my _______ turns to depression as the seven-year-old passes me by. Elvis has already _______ the turn way before me and I fall behind a woman. The sense of _______ heats up and so does my _______. I forget that I already run many miles and have 4.2 miles left to _______. The runners around me set my pace.

Suddenly, as I make the turn, I am _______ by an overwhelming sight. A young man with one leg ________ in the sun is going at a lazy pace. The metal leg is ________ to his thigh. He is unaware of anyone who passes him. He is running his own ________ at his own pace.

I slow down and take his lesson. I finish despite the ________ in my knee. Far behind the 7-year-old. It doesn’t matter. It is my race, at my pace.

How many times do we let others ________ the pace, ________ our own goals, our abilities? How many times do we judge our success or our failure by what others have done?

1.

A．impresses

B．influences

C．attracts

D．directs

2.

A．standards

B．abilities

C．grades

D．results

3.

A．grin

B．glare

C．stare

D．laugh

4.

A．excitement

B．righteousness

C．warmth

D．hotness

5.

A．walked

B．missed

C．made

D．disturbed

6.

A．competitiveness

B．honour

C．responsibility

D．humour

7.

A．friend

B．companion

C．balloon

D．pace

8.

A．go

B．run

C．leave

D．come

9.

A．worried

B．proud

C．struck

D．satisfied

10.

A．glancing

B．gleaming

C．flashing

D．glittering

11.

A．adjusted

B．attached

C．turned

D．prayed

12.

A．adventure

B．match

C．destination

D．race

13.

A．suffering

B．fear

C．pain

D．strength

14.

A．define

B．set

C．give

D．claim

15.

A．ignoring

B．losing

C．missing

D．forgetting