1 . 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. |
| A．Practise basketball. | B．Have some lessons. | C．Receive interview. |
| A．History. | B．English. | C．Geography. |
2 . The design of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic torch (火炬) was shown on July 25, marking almost a year until the opening ceremony (典礼) of the Paris Olympic Games.
The torch, measuring 70 centimeters and weighing 3.3 pounds, is made with lightweight radiant steel and is known for its champagne color, a color of French white wine.
Mathieu Lehanneur, the designer of the torch said that he drew inspiration from three Paris 2024 symbols-equality, water and peacefulness. Equality is shown by perfect balance. Peacefulness is shown by the gentleness of the curves. The lower half features a relief pattern that copies the movement of the River Seine, along which the opening ceremony will be held.
It will be the first torch in the history of the Games to be used for both the Olympics and Paralympics. Past designs have shared similarities but are different in shape and color. This is part of the organizing committee’s plan to “build bridges between the Olympic and Paralympic Games”, Paris 2024’s president Tony Estanguet said in a statement.
Equality means putting the same ambition into organising the Paralympic Games as the Olympic Games. Following on from the medals to the mascots, the Olympic and Paralympic Games will share the same torch design.
Equality in the Paris 2024 project is also reflected in the strong promise to equality in the Olympic Games: For the first time in the history of the Games, as many women as men will take part in the competitions. Reflecting this desire for peace, the torch, with its curves and rounded lines, is filled with gentleness. The design of the torch delivers generosity and unity.
“Such a project is a dream for a designer, because it’s a project that connects something symbolic and technical in one, for a big moment,” Lehanneur said.
1. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?| A．The shape of the torch. |
| B．The inspiration of the torch. |
| C．The ceremony of the Games. |
| D．The location of the opening ceremony. |
| A．It is very heavy. |
| B．It is perfect in shape. |
| C．It copies the movement of the River Seine |
| D．It will be used in the Olympics and Paralympics |
| A．He had a passion for sports. |
| B．He wanted to be a well-known designer. |
| C．He felt a sense of achievement and pride. |
| D．He wished to connect everything together. |
| A．A designer realized his dream | B．Inspiration of the 2024 Games |
| C．Paris 2024 showed torch design | D．Equality, water and peacefulness |
3 . London Lions Season Tickets for 2023/2024
Date: Fri., 29 Sept. 2023 — Fri., 24 May 2024
Location: Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London
Please Note
Tickets Now Available! Valid (有效的) on all remaining home BBL Championship and Euro Cup games. Your ticket barcode can be downloaded to your phone or printed at home and will be required for scanning at all games. A max of 10 tickets per person and per household applies. Tickets over 10 will be cancelled. Musical or noisy items are not allowed in the courtside or bench seats.
Standard Tickets
Adult Ticket: £15.00
Under 18s Ticket: £8.00 (Proof of age may be required. )
Family Ticket: £38.00 (2×Adult, 2×Child)
Accessible Tickets
Accessible tickets are available to purchase online. Please select the relevant price type. The free companion ticket must be added at the time of booking along with the accessible ticket, and ensure the seats are together. Proof of disability must be provided before the event. Tickets will be cancelled if misuse is suspected or found. By purchasing an accessible ticket, you confirm that you or a member of your party require accessible tickets.
1. What is the admission requirement for all games?| A．Downloading your ticket. | B．Leaving behind your phone. |
| C．Scanning the ticket barcode. | D．Preparing whistles or trumpets. |
| A．£38.00. | B．£54.00. | C．£62.00. | D．£76.00. |
| A．Its owner can’t buy any tickets. | B．It will not be effective anymore. |
| C．It will be saved for future use. | D．Its owner will be fined heavily. |
How well are we in tune with the rhythm of life? In our busy day-to-day lives, we don’t often stop to ask ourselves this question. At least I don’t. And it wasn’t until I joined a competitive sporting event that I learned a most important lesson: we must place our mind in harmony with the natural order of things to be successful.
Let me tell you what happened.
I decided to take part in an International Marathon in my hometown last year. Being an ambitious person, I hoped to finish it within 5 hours, accompanied by my friend with whom I had trained.
The big day finally arrived. “Ready... set... bang” And we were off.
At first, we kept a rapid pace and ran nonstop. At this pace, we finished the first 20 kilometers in 2 hours and I thought running a marathon was a piece of cake. Then my running mate began to slow down. I urged him to keep running at the same pace but he said no, he wanted to conserve his energy. I felt I had partnered with the wrong person, therefore, I sped up and left him behind in the dust.
A few kilometers later, I began to understand his strategy as my pace slowed to a jog then a walk. After that I was incapable of moving another step. I was ashamed as more and more people passed by me. More than once I thought “Maybe I should quit.” I started to doubt my ability to finish this race.
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At this moment, my running mate caught up with me and patted me on the back.
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I asked myself, what did this marathon mean to me?
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An impossible peace
Once upon a time, on a piece of land there lived giants and dragons, who had been enemies for years on end. However, after years of bloody fights, they had learned a lot. They were no longer so foolish as to wage wars with terrible battles in which thousands died. Now, every year they held bowling matches instead. A giant competed against a dragon. Whoever lost would become the winner’s slave. If a dragon won, he could use the giant’s muscles for all that heavy lifting. If a giant won, he would have free flights and fire for the whole year.
That was how they prevented their deaths and yet with the match going round and round, they hated each other more and more. Every year the winners were so cruel to the losers, in revenge (报复) for the time they had lost. The losers would be at the mercy of the winners, giants tired from lifting loads while dragons worn out from constant flying and breathing fire. There came a time when what mattered most was not winning the bowling match, but not losing.
Yonk the Giant was the best bowler, and the most afraid. He had never lost. Many dragons had been his slaves and they were dying to see him lose so they could get their revenge. This was why Yonk was terrified of losing. Especially since last year’s match, when he missed his first ever strike, he had decided that something had to change.
The following year he won again. When he arrived home, his slave dragon feared the worst but Yonk did nothing bad to him, for he had a different idea in mind.
“This year you will not be my slave. We will go bowling and I will teach you all of my techniques and secrets. But you must promise me one thing: when you win your match next year, you will not be cruel to your giant. Do the same as I am doing with you.”
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The dragon gladly accepted.
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Much later Yonk lost his first bowling match but he was no longer afraid of losing.
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6 . Mae ran into Jon before he could run away. Jon fell and Mae piled on top of him. It was a perfect tackle (擒抱摔倒) for a rugby (英式橄榄球) game. I
While they were in the
When Mae, my 13-year-old daughter, first asked if she could play rugby, I was terrified.
However, Mae wanted to play rugby so much that she kept asking for my permission whenever I said no. Mae was
Touched by her determination, I
She loved the sport
| A．whispered | B．cheered | C．complained | D．regretted |
| A．group | B．name | C．charge | D．struggle |
| A．began | B．finished | C．continued | D．paused |
| A．relief | B．humor | C．responsibility | D．failure |
| A．Additionally | B．Personally | C．Luckily | D．Sadly |
| A．failures | B．growth | C．successes | D．injuries |
| A．amazed | B．determined | C．excited | D．confused |
| A．clever | B．suitable | C．tall | D．unique |
| A．wait | B．organize | C．injure | D．change |
| A．turn | B．watch | C．get | D．tower |
| A．chance | B．advice | C．balance | D．space |
| A．gave up | B．gave out | C．gave in | D．gave away |
| A．absence | B．patience | C．presence | D．confidence |
| A．proud | B．ashamed | C．afraid | D．tired |
| A．unless | B．although | C．if | D．when |
7 . Was there a Chinese soccer team at the Qatar 2022 World Cup? No. But one couldn’t miss Chinese technologies in and around the stadiums in this desert state: “mobile hotels” for having a rest, ponds for drinking water, the photovoltaic (光伏发电的) power stations for charging mobile phones with electricity, etc.
Did we forget something? Yes, even some stadiums were built by Chinese companies, while the gifts you could buy there, too, were made in China.
That was how China had participated in this World Cup and earlier matches, and might do so in the upcoming ones too: by providing products and services to the athletes and audiences. Those all impressed the world deeply with its technology and products.
While “Made in China” had left its stamp on earlier soccer World Cups and other sports events, what made the Qatar World Cup unique was the kinds of China’s technologies. For example, the Stadium 974, which was built by Chinese companies, was a movable “green stadium”. It could collect rainwater for future use and made the waste collected from the stadium into fertilizer (肥料). Besides, China had built an 800 MW photovoltaic station that constantly turns the rich sunshine in the Middle East into electricity for the stadium. “If those technologies had appeared in Russian 2018 World Cup, it would have been a much better one.” added a Russian football lover.
Another reason that had made it possible for Chinese companies to perform well in the World Cup was that China had developed a good economic growth. Although the whole world suffered from economic slowdown and recession because of the COVID-19 and other reasons, Chinese companies had largely continued to function normally.
1. What can we know about “green stadium“?| A．It was painted into the color green. |
| B．It could be taken to any place if needed. |
| C．It was marked on the stamps of the World Cup. |
| D．It appeared in Russia World Cup for the first time. |
| A．“Made in China” is going global. |
| B．The world economy is slowing down. |
| C．You can’t miss ”China green” in Qatar. |
| D．There’s a long way to go for Chinese football. |
| A．Change. | B．Increase. | C．Recovery. | D．Decrease. |
| A．The green stadium of China in the World Cup. |
| B．The social importance of China in the World Cup. |
| C．The historical influence of China on the World Cup. |
| D．The technological contribution of China to the World Cup. |
8 . FIFA World Cup 2022 is under way in Qatar and it again sets off a football wave in the whole world. Recently, CNN has released a new documentary, Super Eagles 96 to help us recall a glorious football team story. When Nigeria’s national football team competed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, few thought it could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with countries like Argentina and Brazil. But the team, lovingly nicknamed the Super Eagles, stunned the footballing world by winning the gold medal.
The documentary by filmmaker Yemi Bamiro, shows a brief but important moment in Nigerian history. The Super Eagles team was coached by Dutchman Jo Bonfrere, but it’s another Dutch coach Clemens Westerhof who is widely credited for much of the team’s success. Before Westherhof, Nigeria had never qualified for a World Cup before. Under Westerhof, the team worked hard to overcome its mixed fortunes and finally won the World Cup. “The Super Eagles are superheroes, ”Bamiro told CNN. “Their winning makes the whole country proud especially in those hard times. ”
Though their training and living conditions were terrible, their Olympic journey fancinated audiences. Nigeria first made it to the quarterfinals, beating Mexico 2-0. Though losing to Brazil earlier in the tournament, Nigeria beat the four-time World Cup-winning nation 4-3 in the semi-final, before pulling off a historic 3-2 win in the final over an Argentina team that featured international stars including Hernan Crespo and Claudio Lopez.
For Bamiro, the story of the team was impossible to tell without explaining the country’s turbulent politics at that time, leaving the whole nation at a mess. “It’s a big country but only football unites Nigerians together, “recalled Bamiro. He believed the victory was not just a win for the team, but a win for the country. For a brief moment, Nigerians were able to forget their troubles and celebrate in unity. “It’s a story about overcoming challenges, achieving something that no one expected them to achieve, ”he said.
1. Which word can replace the underlined word “stunned” in Paragraph 1?| A．Puzzled. | B．Shocked. | C．Amused. | D．Moved. |
| A．The country Nigeria features many international football stars. |
| B．The country Argentina has never qualified for a World Cup before. |
| C．The coach Bonfrere was credited for the team to win the World Cup. |
| D．The filmmaker Bamiro shows great respect to the Super Eagles team. |
| A．Nigeria team’s journey of winning the gold medal. |
| B．Nigeria’s terrible political situation at Olympics. |
| C．Nigeria team’s poor living conditions while training. |
| D．Nigeria’s crazy football fans for great achievements. |
| A．The victory wins a good chance to develop only for the team. |
| B．The documentary leaves Nigeria at a mess with mixed politics. |
| C．The victory gives Nigerians an inspiration to unite against challenges. |
| D．The documentary shows no one expected the team to win the champion. |
9 . The Isles of Scilly Fooball League is the world’s smallest official football league, consisting of only two teams that play each other seventeen times a season.
As the home of football, England has always been crazy about the team sport, and the Isles of Scilly, an archipelago (群岛) of more than 140 islands off the southwestern tip of Cornwall, is no exception. Like many other regions of England, the Isles have their own football league- -the Garrison Gunners and the Woolpack Wanderers that play each other every weekend during a season,as well as in two yearly cups and the traditional ‘Old Men versus the Youngsters’ game played on Boxing Day.
But isn’t playing against the same team every weekend gets boring after a while? Players in the Isles of Scilly Football League will tell you that life “is only boring without football”. So as long as they have someone to play against, no one complains.
Interestingly, both teams only rely on the inhabitants of St. Mary’ s island as a recruitment(招募) pool for players. The annual draft is getting harder every year, as the island’s young continue to leave in search of better prospects (前途) on the mainland. And bringing in players from the other islands is a tough task considering the difficulty of crossing during storms and in the frequent fog.“Players do come from other islands but that in itself can lead to problems. If it is too dangerous to cross, then they can’t play,“ Leathbridge said.
The world’s smallest football league shot to fame in 2008, when Adidas came to St. Mary’s to shoot its “Dream Big” commercial. Football stars like Patrick Vieira, Daniele De Rossi, David Beckham were flown in for the shoot, and the idea of a two-team league really captured people’s imagination. Football enthusiasts, news outlets and major corporations have been coming here ever since.
1. In what way is Scilly Football League different from other leagues?| A．It is crazy about team sport. |
| B．Its two teams are outstanding. |
| C．Its teams play seventeen times every year. |
| D．The teams won’t be put into a lower rank. |
| A．Enthusiastic. | B．Unsatisfied. |
| C．Sympathetic. | D．Critical. |
| A．It holds cups once a year. |
| B．Its young players have a better future. |
| C．Players all come from St. Mary’s island. |
| D．Both teams have trouble recruiting players. |
| A．Every dog has its day. | B．Love me, love my dog. |
| C．Always prepare for a rainy day. | D．Actions speak louder than words. |
The Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics unveiled the Phryges as their
The mascots are dressed in a red, white and blue colourway, with the golden Paris 2024 logo across their chests. It's a symbol of revolution and freedom, of striving. The mascot, Phryges, is an icon
The two mascots share a motto of “Alone we go faster, but together we go
Julie Matikhine, the brand manager of the Paris 2024 Games, said of the Phryges, “It is a mascot who embodies the French spirit. An ideal that carries the values of our country, a part of our history and a singular point of view on the world.”
