1. Who gave the woman her first mountain bike?
| A．Her father. | B．Her uncle. | C．Her brother. |
| A．The road was full of rocks. |
| B．She was too tired to go ahead. |
| C．A reporter appeared suddenly. |
| A．Having enough sleep. |
| B．Checking the road in advance. |
| C．Keeping the bike in good condition. |
| A．They have to be tight. | B．They should be pretty. | C．They need to be comfortable. |
2 . Five seconds are left on the clock. The ball is passed from one player to another. The athletes move quickly past opponents (对手). In the final second, a player scores the winning goal. What sets this match apart? The players are in wheelchairs.
Wheelchair rugby is played in more than 25 countries around the world, with men and women competing equally. It is also a sport in the Summer Paralympics, the world’s second-largest sporting event after the Olympics.
The sport’s rules and equipment are different from traditional rugby, which has 15 players on an outdoor field and kicking methods that are similar to football in the United States. Wheelchair rugby is played indoors on a small hardwood court. Only four players from each 10-member team are on the court at the same time. In wheelchair rugby, the ball is smaller than a traditional rugby ball and round instead of oval (椭圆形). This makes it easier to carry on one’s knee. It’s also easier to catch, which is important because some players struggle with hand movements.
In wheelchair rugby, the aim is to carry the ball across the goal line. Instead of kicking other players along the way, the athletes crash with each other in order to kick the ball out.
In New Zealand, the All Blacks, the traditional rugby team, are widely known. But not everyone knows about the Wheel Blacks, who travel across the country and internationally to compete.
Members of this great team won the gold medal in the 2004 Paralympic Games and the third medal in the 2019 Asia-Oceania Championships.
The team captain encourages everyone to find a sport they love, no matter what limitations (限制) they may have. “In any sport that you’re wanting to try,” he said, “just go for it. Don’t be afraid to push the limit.”
1. What is special about the match introduced in the text?| A．It is very competitive. | B．There’s something wrong with the players’ body. |
| C．Men and women compete together. | D．It receives great attention. |
| A．The history of the game. | B．The traditional rugby. |
| C．Different rugby balls. | D．Differences between two kinds of sports. |
| A．Athletes run after each other. | B．Athletes break the rules a lot. |
| C．Athletes knock into each other. | D．Athletes kick other players wildly. |
| A．Try their best in the sport to win an honor. |
| B．Do more exercise to push their limit. |
| C．Take part in different sports if they have time. |
| D．Face limitations and do the sport they love. |
In the big forest, there lived many animals. There was a beautiful hare who was very good at running. She almost won all the running races, so she became very proud. Tortoise was the slowest in the forest. When other animals met him on the way, they always offered help, “Where are you going? Do you need a ride?” The tortoise would always answer them politely, “No, thank you. As long as I keep on crawling, I will get to my place finally.”
One morning, the hare saw the tortoise nearby. He was crawling slowly. The rabbit wanted to make fun of him. So she jumped toward the tortoise and said, “Tortoise, why don’t we have a race?” The tortoise thought for a while and said, “OK, let’s have the race now.” hearing this, the hare couldn’t help laughing. Then she pointed to the big tree at the foot of the hill and said, “All right, we’ll start from here. Let’s see who will get to that tree first.” The tortoise nodded in agreement.
The magpie flew around the forest. She told everybody the news. Everyone came to watch the race. They invited the squirrel brothers to be the judges. Younger brother squirrel stood at the starting line, and elder brother squirrel waited at the finishing line.
“Ready! Go-” younger brother squirrel ordered. “The hare ran forward very fast. The hare is so fast! The tortoise has no chance to win!” the animals said. Soon afterwards, the hare had left the tortoise far behind. She thought, “The tortoise racing with the rabbit, what a joke! I’ll teach him a lesson.” At this moment, the hare saw a big tree on one side of the road. She thought, “The tortoise is so far away behind me. Why not take a rest? I will let him go ahead. Then I can catch up with him in one jump. Everybody will know that I am really fast.” so, the hare stopped running and jumped toward the big tree. She sat down, closed her eyes, and fell asleep.
The tortoise was still crawling forward very slowly. The animals yelled at him, “The hare may have reached the finishing line by now. You can’t win.” “No matter what, I will keep crawling and get to the finishing line,” the tortoise answered.
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It was very hot at noon.
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The hare finally woke up.
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On September 23rd, at the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games
The torch used in the relay (接力) of the 19th Asian Games
The design of the torch was inspired by jade cong from the Liangzhu Archaeological Ruins,
“The 19th Asian Games will leave
The torch relay for the 19th Asian Games
My dad and I had been looking forward to the Stale cross-country race of my senior year of high school, which would be the climax (顶点) of my existence.
I was the fastest runner on my team, and I was supposed to make it into the top fifteen. We had been working towards this race for three years. It was everything to me, and it was everything to my dad. He was a runner and was wild with joy by my success in running. He made it to every race, even flying home early from business trips to see me run. I always listened for his voice, which rang above the crowd-telling me to relax my arms, calling out my time. He pushed me. He cheered for me. He believed in me. We spent countless hours on the sandy canals of Arizona. Breathing in the dust of the desert, the blossoms of the orange trees, and the terrible smell of the dairy farm, we made our way across the city. We pounded miles and miles into our running shoes, marking with every step the path to greatness. It was a journey that was just ours. A dream passed on from one generation to the next.
Then the big day came. It was hotter than normal - too hot. My throat felt like a field of cotton, cracked with the summer heat, as I waited for the gun to fire. I gazed out at the crowd; dozens of familiar faces from church and school flickered across my view. They had come for me. They were counting on me. I saw my dad set his watch, worry and excitement etched across his face. With the sound of a gunshot, the race began.
For the first two and half miles, I felt great. I had never before been so ready for something. The weeks leading up to the race were filled with hard practices and a strict diet. The scorching sun beat upon my back, blinding me with its brilliance. Nothing was going to stop me, though.
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However, without warning, my strength was running out.
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6 . The London Marathon is an annual event and of the thousands of runners who take part, many of them have a story to tell as to why they are running the 26.2 mile (42.2 km) course around London.
The men’s race was won by Kenyan, Martin Lel, who finished the race in just two hours and five minutes, a personal best time for him. Irina Mikitenko was the winner of the women’s race and this was astonishingly only her second race at marathon distance!
There was also a group of 24 runners who have competed in every single one of the 28 London marathons. Jeff Aston is one of them and at 60 years old, he finished in just over three and a half hours.
A lot of the non-competitive runners take part in the marathon to raise money for charity. Jeff estimates he has raised about￡25,000 (350,000 RMB) over the 28 years he has been running.
Jane Tomlinson is a well-known name in the UK. She raised millions for charity doing long cycle rides, marathons and triathlons while struggling against terminal cancer, a battle she sadly lost last year. In honor of Jane, her husband and daughter took part in the marathon. They managed to raise ￡20,000 (280,000 RMB) for a charity set up in Jane’s name.
Another astonishing one was blind runner Dave Heeley completing the marathon. As if that wasn’t enough, this was his seventh marathon in seven days, as he took part in a special challenge which took him to seven countries.
1. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?| A．Variety of Athletic Runners | B．London Marathon |
| C．Inspirational Event | D．Astonishing Marathon Stories |
| A．The London Marathon is held every year to raise money for charity. |
| B．Jane Tomlinson together with her husband took part in the marathon. |
| C．Dave Heeley is an inspiring marathon runner. |
| D．Kenyan, Martin Lel won the men’s race just over three and a half hours. |
| A．a formal meeting | B．a special challenge |
| C．a kind of disease | D．an athletic competition |
7 . Move over soccer, basketball and football, there’s a new competition sweeping Australia. It’s competitive bird calling. Yes, bird calling!
Scores of kids in New South Wales are spending their spare time practicing for the Bournda Bird Olympics, an event that aims at young bird-callers against each other to see who can deliver the clearest, most enthusiastic and most accurate bird call. The principal of the Bournda Environmental Education Centre, Doug Reckord, encourages the kids to listen to bird calls on YouTube to prepare for the event. The children also work on identifying birds by their beaks, claws and calls.
Surprisingly, the Bournda Bird Olympics isn’t Australia’s first competition with competitive bird calling. The first competition took place in Sydney in 1912. It was supported by the Gould League of Bird Lovers, a foundation that encouraged children to bird watch and learn about birds.
Even back then, New South Wales was the country’s bird calling leader. Students from the New South Wales region had access to much more bird sounds than city kids. They won the Dawson Memorial Shield for best bird calling six times between 1953 and 1962. Today, New South Wales is bringing back the bird calls. Led by the Bournda Environmental Education Centre, the Bournda Bird Olympics renewed in 2018. The event now features former bird calling champion, Bruce Chapman, as the “celebrity” judge.
When showtime finally arrives, three judges at the Bournda Bird Olympics rate people taking part on their enthusiasm, accuracy and clearness. The players can earn a maximum of three points in each type. Some 45 children took part in the 2022 event. The most popular bird call to imitate (模仿) was the kookaburra’s unique laugh. But the winner that year came from a girl copying a king parrot. Her call sounded so accurate that a king parrot in the trees actually called back to her.
1. What’s Doug Reckord’s attitude to bird calling?| A．Curious. | B．Positive. | C．Uncaring. | D．Objective. |
| A．A project. | B．A school club. | C．A game. | D．An organization. |
| A．The basic rules of bird calling. | B．The bright future of bird calling. |
| C．New South Wales’ participation. | D．New South Wales’ training. |
| A．It was true to life. | B．It was the sweetest. |
| C．It was the most popular. | D．It was full of enthusiasm. |
8 . If a cheetah, a wolf and a well-trained human all entered a marathon, who would win?
The cheetah would definitely take an early
Humans have only two legs but a(n)
Marathon running is perhaps the best-known example of human running
How does someone become an elite marathoner? The
And because Iten is 8,000 feet above sea level, the Kalenjini
| A．end | B．lead | C．start | D．jump |
| A．finish | B．parallel | C．boundary | D．vertical |
| A．limited | B．reduced | C．intelligent | D．incredible |
| A．balance | B．performance | C．temperature | D．guard |
| A．conflict | B．spirit | C．prosperity | D．survival |
| A．fails | B．ceases | C．continues | D．declines |
| A．innovation | B．history | C．speed | D．culture |
| A．pay | B．account | C．compete | D．search |
| A．promote | B．purchase | C．award | D．restrict |
| A．backward | B．stubborn | C．responsible | D．legendary |
| A．guests | B．members | C．coaches | D．referees |
| A．ideal | B．fragile | C．rigid | D．flexible |
| A．attention | B．resilience | C．power | D．oxygen |
| A．release | B．develop | C．calculate | D．devise |
| A．edge | B．inspiration | C．impression | D．obstacle |
9 . LeBron James is the new all-time scoring leader of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
He set the record with a jump shot (得分) in the third quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers game Tuesday night against Oklahoma City. James pushed his career total to 38,388 points and passed the scoring record that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had held for nearly 39 years.
After he made the shot for his 36th point of the night, James threw both hands in the air, and then smiled. Abdul-Jabbar sat up from his seal and clapped. The game stopped as members of James’ family, including his mother, his wife and their three children, went to the court for a ceremony honoring the moment.
“I’m there now because I never, ever thought about it,” James said, when asked what the scoring record meant to him.“The only thing I ever thought about was winning championships. But scoring championships and records, I’m telling you, was never on my mind.”
Abdul-Jabbar was a longtime player for the Lakers. He became the NBA’s all-time leading scorer on April 5, 1984 and retired (退休) in 1989 with 38,387 points. It was a record that some thought would last forever, with very few coming close. Great basketball players, including Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, and Michael Jordan retired when they were still thousands of points away.
James, who is 38 years old, passed all of them and set the record in his 20th season. Abdul-Jabbar also played 20 NBA seasons.
During the on-court ceremony, Abdul-Jabbar handed a ball to James, showing a passing of the torch(火炬). James wiped away tears from his eyes and thanked the crowd. He also thanked his family and those who supported him, including NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and the late NBA Commissioner David Stern.
“I thank you guys so much for allowing me to be a part of something I’ve always dreamed about,” James said.
1. What did James’ jump shot mean?| A．A new record was born. | B．His team won the game. |
| C．He made the longest shot. | D．It was the key shot of the game. |
| A．To give James time to recover. | B．To have a celebration. |
| C．To drive out basketball fans. | D．To change team members. |
| A．They competed at the same time. |
| B．They created records by accident. |
| C．They set the record at the same age. |
| D．They played the same number of seasons for the record. |
| A．He admitted his failure. | B．He announced his retirement. |
| C．He passed his title on to James. | D．He expected to get it redesigned. |
1. 中国传统节日的重要性；
2. 如何推广中国传统节日。
注意：
1. 词数80左右，开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Distinguished judges and dear fellow students,
It’s my honor to stand here and talk about “Promoting traditional Chinese festivals”.
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