1 . After winning the 100-meter dash at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in August, 26-year-old sprinter (短跑运动员) Noah Lyles was named “World’s Fastest Man”. Now he has his ____ set on winning more medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Lyles, the son of two former runners, grew up in Alexandria, Virginia. He began ______ as a sprinter when he was a teenager and dreamed of going to the Olympics. He ______ for a spot (排名位置) on the US Olympic team in 2016 but did not ______. Fortunately, in 2021, he ______ the US team for the Tokyo Games and won a bronze medal in the 200-meter race.

Lyles has been ______ with legendary Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, who has held the same ____   “World’s Fastest Man”. Bolt won the 100 meter and 200 meter races at the World Championships and still holds the ___in the 200 meter with a time of 19. 19 seconds, set in 2009. Lyles’ best time for that race is 19.31, and he said his _____ is to run it in 19.10 seconds, which would break Bolt’s record. Lyles said that he did not ______ top runners like Bolt as idols (偶像) while growing up. “I believed in myself and in learning something from _____people, because everyone has their own advantage,” he said.

After his win, Lyles said he felt that his years of training and patience have finally ______. In Paris next year, Lyles hopes to win more golds.   “If I got three gold medals at the World Championships, maybe I have the ______ to get three gold medals at the Olympics,” he said. His another expectation is to make track and field more _____ and accessible to a large number of people. “I’m trying to make sure that everybody comes and ______ the sport,” he said.

1.

A．sights

B．opinions

C．predictions

D．demands

2.

A．advertising

B．competing

C．defending

D．debating

3.

A．looked

B．answered

C．accounted

D．tried

4.

A．quit

B．respond

C．qualify

D．regret

5.

A．made

B．created

C．refused

D．recommended

6.

A．combined

B．replaced

C．blessed

D．compared

7.

A．dream

B．standard

C．title

D．talent

8.

A．passion

B．record

C．feature

D．belief

9.

A．responsibility

B．suggestion

C．solution

D．goal

10.

A．copy

B．view

C．recall

D．serve

11.

A．different

B．famous

C．gifted

D．determined.

12.

A．ran out

B．paid off

C．came back

D．sped up

13.

A．potential

B．honor

C．pressure

D．option

14.

A．flexible

B．stable

C．formal

D．popular

15.

A．reports

B．evaluates

C．enjoys

D．improves

2 . What does the man think of the game?

A．Unimportant.

B．Boring.

C．Fair.

3 . Clothes Upcycling (升级改造) Contest 2024

Are you passionate about fashion and the environment? Do you have a creative mind and want to make a positive impact on the planet? Then we have a contest for you!

We are excited to launch the Love Your Chelmsford Upcycling Clothes Contest for secondary school ages(11-18 years), to promote extending the life of our clothes and save them from going to landfills! Upcycling clothes has many benefits including reducing the impact of buying new on natural resources and reducing your carbon footprint.

You have to create clothes from used materials, and transform them into something new and exciting. Each applicant can be one individual person or one group. Applicants can apply multiple times, but only be qualified to win with one submission (提交).

How to Participate:

To enter, you must be a resident of Chelmsford and aged 11-18. We will require a before and after picture of your shoes or clothes upcycling project along with a description of the materials and techniques that you used to create your masterpiece (作品). Please send your submission to loveyourchelmsford@chelmsford.gov.uk by June 30, 2024.

Recommended:

Show the creation process of your masterpiece and share where everything came from.

Prizes:

*Up to 100 applicants will have the option to be listed on our website to sell their upcycled work.

*The most impressive upcycled masterpiece will win a £100 Gift Voucher (礼品券) to shop at Glass Onion, plus there are 5 runner-up prizes of a 183-piece sewing kit.

1. What do we know about the contest?

A．Group work will not be accepted.

B．The participants can apply more than once.

C．One participant can win more than one prize.

D．Winning pieces will be selected on June 30, 2024.

2. What do the participants have to provide along with their work?

A．A picture of the remaining materials.	B．A list of tools involved.
C．A description of the techniques used.	D．A video of the making process.

3. What will the first prize winner get?

A．A £100 Gift Voucher.	B．An amount of cash.
C．A free trip to Glass Onion.	D．A 183-piece sewing kit.

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 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. What do you think Jim is?

A．A journalist.

B．A basketball player.

C．A coach.

2. What do they often do after breakfast?

A．Practise basketball.

B．Have some lessons.

C．Receive interview.

3. What subject does Jim not mention?

A．History.

B．English.

C．Geography.

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。

The 19th Asian Games, held in Hangzhou, has highlighted not only the great celebration of sporting talent, but also the deep cultural     1     (root) of the host nation. For instance, the mascot (吉祥物) Congcong,     2     name comes from the cong jade pendant (玉佩), represents the historical ruins of Liangzhu City. By integrating objects with such historical and cultural importance into the signs     3     (associate) with the international sporting event, the organizers hope to stimulate people’s curiosity and encourage them     4     (explore) this rich history.

The cong,     5     (feature) a tube-shaped core enveloped by a square framework, is the representative of the Liangzhu civilization. The carved man-and-beast pattern decorating the cong     6     (hold) great significance, which is now considered the ultimate symbol of what the UNESCO World Heritage Convention referred to     7     “an early state ”.

The Liangzhu people, known for their mastery of planning, engineering, and agriculture, farmed rice fields, developed an advanced economy,     8     constructed their homes on little earth platforms. Their     9     (remark) achievements reflect a civilization comparable to ancient Egypt. The Liangzhu site, well-preserved and continuously revealing new insights through archaeological efforts, provides     10     window into the past of this splendid culture.

7 . The Ultimate Guide to STEM Competitions & Events

STEM competitions allow individuals or student teams to solve a specific challenge or problem through science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. The followings are different events at this time.

Congressional App Challenge
What: Students must code and build an app by themselves. The apps are judged in district-wide competitions.
Who: High school students.
When: From June 15 to November 1, 2023.
Where: Online.
Prize: Winners receive a free trip to display their work in the Capitol Building.
Regeneron Science Talent Search
What: Entrants must conduct an original independent research project. Besides application letters, recommendation letters and transcripts(成绩单) are also needed.
Who: Any student in their senior year of high school.
When: From June 1 to November 8, 2023.
Where: Selected finalists will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington D. C. for in-depth judging.
Prize: Over $2 million in awards are given; first-place prize is $ 250,000.
THINK Challenges
What: This competition is for high school students who are in the early stages of an original research project, rather than being fully completed.
Who: High school students.
When: 2023 registration is closed; 2024 details are to be decided and will likely open in November 2023.
Where: Online.
Prize: Selected finalists are invited to a 4-day all-expenses-paid trip to MIT’s campus to meet professors in their field of research! $1000 will be given.
Source America Design Challenge
What: Student teams are to use STEM concepts to create a totally new product that empowers people with disabilities.
Who: High school and collegiate-level students.
When: Registration for Design Challenge 2022 is still live!
Where: The finals take place in Washington D. C.
Prize: Grand prize is $ 8,000 per team and $ 6,000 to the affiliated school.
1. In the STEM competitions, participants can ________.

A．design an app based on judges’ choices	B．create an invention to help the disabled
C．present a fully completed research project	D．get recommendation letters from professors

2. If someone wants to win a free trip to a university, the one will join in ________.

A．THINK Challenges	B．Congressional App Challenge
C．Regeneron Science Talent Search	D．Source America Design Challenge

3. Which is a requirement for all the applicants?

A．They must be available for an outing trip.	B．They must register 2023 competitions.
C．They must be high school seniors.	D．They must submit original works.

8 . Guernsey International Poetry Competition — Poems on the Move

Your poem could be on show in 2024. Winning entries are displayed in two stages: 21 bus poems will be chosen, and the top 9 of these will take part in a second, larger exhibition, first at Guernsey Airport, then all over the island.

How to enter

·Online by completing the online entry form and payment, at www.poemsonthemove.com.

·By email: PotM@guernseyliteraryfestival.com .

·By post: Poems on the Move 2024, Guernsey Literary Festival, PO Box 174, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK,GY1 3LG.

Fees

·Entries are £4 per poem or 3 poems for £10.

·Fees are not refundable.

·Young People’s Poetry: Aged 11-17, entries FREE

Rules

·Entries must be no longer than 14 lines and must be typed and fit on a single A4 page.

·Please do not write your name or age on the same sheet as your poems.

·Enter each poem on a separate page and enclose another separate sheet with your name, address, telephone number, email address, plus the title(s) of your poems.

·Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must never have been published, self-published, published on any public website or broadcast, nor winning or placed in any other competition.

·Closing date for receipt of entries: February15, 2024

The prize is open to anyone except those involved in organizing the competition. Winners will be contacted by March 5, 2024. Winning poems will be shown on Guernsey buses, and 9 of these poems will become part of the Poems on the Move exhibition, for no less than six months.

1. What should entrants do?

A．Show their poems on the bus.	B．Deliver their poems in person.
C．Start entering after February 15, 2024.	D．Have the poems typed as requested.

2. What is expected of the entries?

A．They should be original.

B．They must be over 14 lines.

C．They should be around two pages long.

D．They must be published works on any site.

3. Who is not entitled to the prize?

A．A young man aged 16.	B．A poet involved in the competition.
C．A writer organizing the competition.	D．A teacher writing a poem.

9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Hangzhou Asian Games served as not just a platform for Asian athletes    1    (compete) in sports, but also a crucial stage to present the cultural     2    (diverse) of Asian nations.

“The Hangzhou Asian Games provided    3    unique opportunity for people from 45 countries and regions to come together.” Yasuhiro Inomata said.

“This holds significant importance in promoting intercultural exchanges, as well as developing peace regionally and    4     (globe),”Inomata added.

“The massive scale of this year’s Asian Games not only reflects the development         5    (achievement) in sports throughout Asia, but also     6     ( symbolize) the unity of Asian people,” Raja Randhir Sing said, noting that the Hangzhou Asian Games presents a positive image of the mutual love and friendship    7     (share) by Asian people.

“     8    spectators, we felt that the message of unity and love was not just words but a feeling that reminded us that, despite our differences, we are all interconnected and    9    (harmony) like one big family,” Kharaz, a reporter from Palestine, said.

“The Asian Games are an important platform    10    diverse traditions and cultures met,” Samir al-Musawi, head of the Iraqi delegation to Hangzhou, said to Xinhua.

10 . For many runners, a marathon can often be a challenge — but sometimes what gets a runner through the tough 26.2 miles is looking out into the crowd and seeing his or her loved one holding up a sign and shouting words of encouragement. For one mom, though, her loved one was a bit more hands-on.

While running the REVEL Big Cottonwood Marathon in Salt Lake City, Courtney Rich, a self-taught baker and mother of two, was beginning to run out of energy just yards from the end when she was suddenly joined by her 10-year-old daughter, Avery.

The touching moment, caught on video and posted on social media, shows Avery running to her mother’s side to support her as she approached the end of the race. Rich’s face lit up when Avery joined her and helped her cross the finish line.

Rich later said in the video’s caption that being joined by her daughter to finish the race was “a moment I hope neither of us ever forget”. Rich said that her daughter could tell she was struggling after a phone call near the end of the race. “She knew I had struggled the last few miles,” Rich said. “She saw tears in my eyes when I called on mile 24.”

In the video, Rich’s facial expression changes from tiredness to a smile after seeing her daughter emerge from the crowd to join her. Then, Rich and her daughter ran hand-in-hand to the finish line. “Nothing could have prepared me for the moment my 10-year-old daughter would jump out of the crowd and run with me to the finish line,” she said. When the race was done, the two hugged each other at the finish line. The video ends with a final caption, “And then she just held me. She held me.”

In the past, the REVEL Big Cottonwood Marathon has had other memorable moments of mothers caring for their children, but perhaps not as hands-on as this one.

1. What happened to Rich when she was coming to the finish line?

A．She fell down all of a sudden.

B．She was far behind others.

C．She felt herself struggling.

D．She was interrupted by Avery.

2. How did Avery react to the accident?

A．She helped Rich run to the finish line.

B．She tried to call for help at once.

C．She ran the rest in place of Rich.

D．She shouted encouraging words to Rich.

3. How did Rich feel about Avery’s response?

A．Doubtful.

B．Content.

C．Concerned.

D．Expected.

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

A．A Mother Would Never Give Up On Her Marathon Dream

B．A Mother Encouraged Her Daughter To Pursue Her Dream

C．A Daughter Got Involved In Her Mother’s Race By Mistake

D．A Daughter Cheered For Her Mother By Joining In Her Race