1. What helps Karl most to become successful?
A.Hard work. | B.Good training. | C.A set schedule. |
A.He has good meals. | B.He has a good rest. | C.He does more training. |
A.At about 8: 30 a. m. | B.At about 9: 00 a. m. | C.At about 9: 50 a. m. |
A.To avoid the mistakes they’ve made. |
B.To relax themselves completely. |
C.To know the opposing team. |
2 . Sharing China Photo Contest(比)2024
Chinese Spring Festival is the most important traditional festival for Chinese people. Joyful celebrations take place all over the world during the festive days. No matter who you are or where you are from, you are welcome to send us photos of valuable moments from Chinese New Year celebrations.
Suggested subjects include:
·Traditional customs (风俗), such as cleaning the house and New Year’s Eve dinner.
·Modern customs, such as the Spring Festival travel rush, giving out or receiving mobile red envelopes (红包) or travelling.
·National activities, such as dragon dances, lion dances, yangko dances, local customs.
·Foreigners experiencing the Spring Festival, such as celebrations around the world or anything that shows the integration (融合) of the festival and local life.
Awards and Prizes
The contest will choose 50 photos (single or group).
First prize: 5 photos, with 2,000 RMB in prize money for each winner
Second prize: 15 photos, with 1,000 RMB in prize money for each winner
Third prize: 30 photos, with 600 RMB in prize
When
The delivery date: from Dec 20, 2023 to Feb 12, 2024
The result will be published on June 1, 2024
The rules
·All entries (参赛作品) must be real and not photo edited. The color of the image may be changed.
·Entries can be single photos or a group of photos. A group of photos counts as one entry and each group may have four to ten photos.
·Entries should have titles and a short photo description (such as time, place and people in the photo).
Host and organizers
Host: China International Culture Association
Organizers: Chinadaily.com.cn, Chinaculture.org
To learn more and deliver your entries:
http: //en. chinaculture. org/special_reports/sharingchina 2024/
1. What is the 2024 photo contest mainly about?A.Chinese New Year celebrations. | B.Foreigners’ experiences in China. |
C.Spring Festival celebrating activities abroad. | D.Chinese traditional and modern customs. |
A.December 20, 2023. | B.Feburary 12, 2024. | C.May 15, 2024. | D.June 1, 2024. |
A.Entries can be edited photos. | B.Entries must be single photos. |
C.Entries should be shared online. | D.Entries should have a short introduction. |
1. Who gave the woman her first mountain bike?
A.Her uncle. | B.Her father. | C.Her brother. |
A.The road was full of rocks. |
B.She was too tired to speed up. |
C.Someone appeared on the road suddenly. |
A.Doing sports to keep fit. |
B.Looking at the route in advance. |
C.Making sure the bike is in good condition. |
A.They’re tight. | B.They’re pretty. | C.They’re comfortable. |
4 . Dave Player is the founder and CEO of Team BRIT, a car racing team. He wants to
If the team gains
Dave set up the charity KartForce in 2010 as a way for
A.assist | B.involve | C.encourage | D.land |
A.fortunate | B.ready | C.anxious | D.willing |
A.destination | B.result | C.reward | D.dream |
A.admission | B.exposure | C.promotion | D.reference |
A.revise | B.create | C.enter | D.keep |
A.expectations | B.disabilities | C.ambition | D.concern |
A.obviously | B.probably | C.rarely | D.merely |
A.follow | B.evaluate | C.miss | D.ignore |
A.special | B.level | C.formal | D.professional |
A.survive | B.win | C.progress | D.belong |
A.enthusiastic | B.energetic | C.injured | D.determined |
A.applied | B.abandoned | C.addressed | D.adapted |
A.shaped | B.guaranteed | C.transformed | D.saved |
A.respect | B.love | C.motivation | D.pity |
A.get at | B.go after | C.make for | D.turn against |
5 . As with every World Cup, at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar the players will be using a new ball. The last thing competitors want is for the most important piece of equipment to behave in unexpected ways in the most important tournament of the world’s most popular sport, so a lot of work goes into making sure that every new World Cup ball feels familiar to players.
Between shots on goal, free kicks and long passes, many important moments of a soccer game happen when the ball is in the air. So one of the most important characteristics of a soccer ball is how it travels through air.
As a ball moves through air, a thin layer of mostly still air called the boundary layer (边界层)surrounds some part of the ball. At low speeds this boundary layer will only cover the front half of the ball before flowing air peels (划过) away from the surface. In this case, the wake of air behind the ball is somewhat regular and is called laminar flow. When a ball is moving quickly, though, the boundary layer wraps much farther around the ball. When the flow air does eventually separate from the ball’s surface, it does so in a series of chaotic swirls (不规则气旋). This process is called turbulent flow.
When calculating how much force moving air imparts on a moving object — called drag — physicists use a term called the drag coefficient (系数). For a given speed, the higher the drag coefficient is, the more drag an object feels.
It turns out that a soccer ball’s drag coefficient is approximately 2.5 times larger for laminar flow than for turbulent flow. Though it may seem counterintuitive, roughening a ball’s surface delays the separation of the boundary layer and keeps a ball in turbulent flow longer. This fact of physics that — rougher balls feel less drag — is the reason why dimpled (坑坑洼洼的) golf balls fly much farther than they would if the balls were smooth.
1. What can be inferred from the passage about footballs in the World Cup?A.Unexpected ways of playing them will come into view. |
B.They make sure of long passes to be performed by players. |
C.They’ll be judged by their quality when kicked off in the air. |
D.Their importance explains why the World Cup is famous globally. |
A.Changes of the football surface. | B.A wide variety of airflows. |
C.Formation of the boundary layers. | D.A broad range of football's speed. |
A.the result seems unlikely at first sight | B.the prediction lacks explanation |
C.the research requires further investigation | D.the method of study isn’t proper enough |
A.To compare the speed of different golf balls. |
B.To encourage more footballs to be made as such. |
C.To apply the research result to explain another phenomenon. |
D.To explain clearer the function of separating boundary layers. |
6 . Compassion has not been a traditional characteristic of sport. With its UK roots in 19th-century British public schools and universities, modern sport developed as way of creating strong military leaders, training them to develop adaptability defined in those times by iron will and biting the bullet. Fear and harsh criticism were crucial to toughening up players and soldiers alike. The “tough guy” narrative was strengthened by 20th-century media stereotypes and Hollywood’s heroes and became rooted into sport and society.
I’ve heard countless stories like the popular culture I found when I joined the Olympic rowing team in the mid-1990s. We were expected to suffer after mistakes or losses to show that we truly cared, and everyone believed coaches needed to be severe and unforgiving to get results. These approaches still exist. But an alternative approach with compassion at its center addresses aims of performance and wellbeing for those with greater ambitions.
This isn’t some soft option which plays down hard work, as supporters of the earlier traditional sporting mindset might criticize. Research across branches of psychology — behavioral, sports, positive — shows how compassion creates the strongest foundation for adaptability and sustained performance under pressure whether in sport, the military, healthcare or business. Rather than activating our threat system which began to help us survive way back, compassion helps us to feel safe and protected, leaving us free to learn, connect with others and start exploring what we’re capable of.
The continuous need to improve performance has led top coaches to appreciate that high performance requires levels of support to match the level of challenge. When you provide that, players start thriving while striving to achieve more. Rooted in compassion, a different coach-athlete relationship thus develops.
The dictionary definition of compassion includes the recognition of another’s suffering and the desire and support to relieve it. Compassion has been shown to decrease fear of failure and increase the likelihood of trying again when failure does happen. But how many talented athletes experience that depth of support in moments of crisis and failure?
1. What does the underlined phrase “biting the bullet” in paragraph one mean?A.Commitment. | B.Ambition. | C.Suffering. | D.Toughness. |
A.To arouse people’s interest about rowing. |
B.To recall a painful training experience. |
C.To draw a distinction between training approaches. |
D.To bring out a compassion-centered training approach. |
A.Criticism about the compassion. | B.Necessity of employing compassion. |
C.Characteristics about the compassion. | D.Fields that compassion is involved in. |
A.The media is active in developing tough training style. |
B.Extraordinary athletes rarely received enough support. |
C.The compassion-centered training is widely used in sports. |
D.Compassion means more openness to failure and less training. |
7 . Thanks For Giving 4 Miler
Thurs. November 23, 2023
The EventSign up today for the 2023 Thanks For Giving 4 Miler and Kids Dash that will take place this Thanksgiving in New Albany! Come out and join us for a fun kick off to Thanksgiving Day festivities! As always, 100% of our net proceeds go to help those in need.
All are welcome, including competitive runners, joggers, and walkers wanting to enjoy time with friends and loved ones. Registration ends on November 22, 2023.
The FeeThere is no official race fee. You can give as much or as little as you want. However-a $40 minimum donation is required to get our soft T-shirt. Our goal is to feed as many families in Central Ohio as we can. You can help by running our race, spreading the word, or making a donation. You may bring any donation you want, from a can of soup to cash. Let’s make a difference.
Event Day Timeline6:30 am: Race day check-in begins.
8:00 am: Opening ceremony (仪式) begins!
8:15 am: Kids Dash begins!
8:30 am: The Thanks For Giving 4 Miler kicks off!
AwardsThe top three overall male and female finishers will receive a gift certificate. The top three male and female finishers in each of the following age groups will receive a pumpkin (南瓜) pie: 14 and under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70 and above. Every participant of the kids race receives a finisher’s medal!
SafetyFor safety, please no bicycles, skateboards, inline skates, or participation with pets.
1. What is Thanks For Giving 4 Miler and Kids Run?A.A marathon race. | B.A charity event. |
C.A kid-targeted activity. | D.A holiday get-together. |
A.A soft T-shirt. | B.A pumpkin pie. |
C.A gift certificate. | D.A finisher’s medal. |
A.Bringing a donation. |
B.Reaching a certain age. |
C.Registering in advance. |
D.Wearing safety equipment. |
On September 23, 2023, the highly anticipated 19th Asian Games started in Hangzhou. There were several remarkable moments from the ceremony, which will be remembered for years
The athletes were accompanied by the tune of. “Our Asia”
One of the
The LED ground technology created a fascinating 3D visual effect. Raindrops
9 . Patriotic Zhang Weili won her historic fighting championship in Shenzhen on August 31, 2019. The 30-year-old fighter from Hebei Province produced a huge upset to knock out Brazilian Jessica Andrade and became China’s first UFC world champion.
Zhang entered the straw weight bout as a big loser to Andrade, who is tied with the most UFC wins(11) by a woman. However, after a series of devastating knee kicks and punches(重拳), Andrade was floored in the 42nd second of the first round and the challenger was declared winner by TKO. “Last year in Beijing I vowed(发誓)to become the first Chinese champion, and I did it!” said Zhang. “As a Chinese, I feel so proud. Today, I want to dedicate this victory to my motherland,” she added.
UFC boss Dana White declared Zhang “the most vicious woman on the planet right now” and revealed he is already planning the new champion’s next fight in the United States. Zhang appealed to White to smooth out some reasonable concerns she has about a US fight. “Please make sure all my corners can come because last time they couldn’t come for visa issues,” she said. “But all my coaches are here with me, supporting me and I won the belt.”
With six years’ experience in UFC, Andrade has a reputation for crucially seeing off opponents. But Zhang, who is known for her fierce “buzz saw” attacking style, never allowed Andrade to get going. “I think the keys to my win were my calm mindset and the strategy defined by my coaches. All the strategies were practical and predicted every move to help me seize every opportunity,” Zhang said.
She was the first Chinese fighter to even get a title shot from the UFC, which is now pushing hard into a Chinese market where interest in MMA is growing rapidly. Afterwards, Zhang hoped to inspire more young Chinese women to take up MMA and to be a source of inspiration for women, both in MMA and everyday life.
1. What can be inferred from paragraph 2?A.Andrade is a great opponent. | B.Andrade has 9 UFC wins so far. |
C.Zhang owed her victory to her efforts. | D.Zhang was afraid of Andrade’s attacks. |
A.Opponents. | B.Coaches. | C.Relatives. | D.Friends. |
A.strict teaching of her coaches |
B.support from her coaches and friends |
C.her strong body shape and enthusiasm |
D.her mindset and strategies developed by her coaches |
A.Women can make a big difference as well. |
B.Women should not ignore their appearance. |
C.Women should compete with men to show their abilities. |
D.Women can change their fate by winning UFC. |
1. What was the speaker like as a child?
A.She loved math. |
B.She was interested in spelling. |
C.She was addicted to word games. |
A.She found spelling is similar to math. |
B.She learned to speak several languages. |
C.She met a great tutor in elementary school. |
A.Her family. | B.Her classmates. | C.Online players. |
A.She became bored with playing games. |
B.She became too involved in the games. |
C.She got married and became a mother. |