1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. Who is the organizer of the football event?

A．A senior school.

B．The school football team.

C．The Education Council.

2. When will the football event be held?

A．From August I to August 7.

B．From August 11 to August 17.

C．From August 17 to August 20.

3. What do the speakers decide to do?

A．Practice football hard.

B．Join the school football team.

C．Learn football skills from other students.

2 . “Sorry, that’s incorrect.” Never had I thought that, with the simple word “substitute”, I would meet my Waterloo in a ______ competition. With the spotlight shining straight into my eyes, I could do nothing but walk off the stage, my mind was blank.

The spelling competition is ______ the most long-awaited event of the year for many students in our school. To have a wonderful stage debut (首次亮相), I devoted myself to learning English ______ for months. I ______ rather well in the first two rounds of the competition, making it to the final as ______ However, I found that I still had a long way to go. Therefore, I spared no effort trying to ______ as many words as possible before the big day.

Eventually, the day arrived. Seated onstage, holding my pen and paper   ______, I glanced breathlessly at the hundreds of eager-looking faces out there. With the clock ticking away, I felt my heart ______ wildly.

Watching the other contestants (选手) spelling out their words, I waited for my ______. Thankfully, my first word was an easy one. After another round of waiting, it was time for my second word. “Contestant No. 43, your word is ‘substitute’.” So ______ !

I wrote down the first four letters on my ______. “S-U-B-S-I-T-U-T-E, substitute,” I said confidently. But sadly, I didn’t realize the misspelling until the judge said, “ ______.”

Making such a ______ in the competition, I did gain a deeper understanding of the ______ : He who laughs last, laughs best. This experience has taught me that overconfidence might ______ our downfall. Only when we stay humble can we “laugh last and best”.

1.

A．spelling

B．shooting

C．sports

D．beauty

2.

A．impossibly

B．frequently

C．undoubtedly

D．initially

3.

A．poetry

B．pronunciation

C．vocabulary

D．grammar

4.

A．managed

B．performed

C．functioned

D．worked

5.

A．planned

B．promised

C．ordered

D．requested

6.

A．coin

B．memorize

C．use

D．write

7.

A．casually

B．loosely

C．patiently

D．tightly

8.

A．beating

B．aching

C．wondering

D．sinking

9.

A．call

B．signal

C．turn

D．count

10.

A．attractive

B．interesting

C．complex

D．easy

11.

A．paper

B．book

C．screen

D．desk

12.

A．Congratulations

B．Sorry

C．Yes

D．No

13.

A．fortune

B．decision

C．mess

D．mistake

14.

A．song

B．saying

C．lecture

D．speech

15.

A．point out

B．insist on

C．subscribe to

D．lead to

3 . My teammates cheered.

Long before Camcorders (便携式摄像机) tapes, our coach would have every game _______, have it developed overnight and ready for Monday`s _______. Dressed only in football pants and our smelling T-shirts, we listened to Coach’s _______ of the previous game, his voice was barely heard over the noise of the projector.

He rarely _______ out good plays, but was quick to find _______. One afternoon, he _______ me. The quarterback was my least favorite play — I was supposed to pull from my right tackle position and trap the linebacker on the left side of the line. Coach knew I was too _______ for that play. Why did he _______ a play he knew I couldn’t do?

In the film room, Coach _______ the play up five or six times, “Wilson, you’ve got to get the lead (铅) out of your pants. If you`re going to remain as our strong-side tackle position, you’re going to have to __________ these moves.” He really let me __________ it! Finally, he __________ pressing the reverse button (回放键) and let the play finish.

During the game, though it looked like I wouldn’t make the block, I __________ down, dashed __________ the defender and took him out of the game. Our striker ran through the hole and make a __________ goal.

I wasn’t a good football player. The truth is, I was __________ to be on the team. I had size and __________, but was too slow to be effective. Coach was __________ in assuming I wouldn’t make that block, __________ I didn’t. But this time I did. Not because of ability, but because of __________ and determination. As Coach used to say, “Wilson, you’ve got to give it 110% if you’re going to be a starter on my team.”

He was right then, and is right now. Thanks, Coach.

1.

A．played

B．lost

C．hated

D．filmed

2.

A．practice

B．dinner

C．homework

D．activity

3.

A．analysis

B．criticism

C．goal

D．feature

4.

A．carried

B．put

C．tried

D．pointed

5.

A．highlights

B．faults

C．lines

D．jokes

6.

A．punished

B．ignored

C．trained

D．disappointed

7.

A．good

B．slow

C．quick

D．qualified

8.

A．insist on

B．turn down

C．talk about

D．give in

9.

A．removed

B．backed

C．appreciated

D．shared

10.

A．record

B．design

C．abandon

D．make

11.

A．learn

B．witness

C．have

D．ruin

12.

A．kept

B．mentioned

C．delayed

D．stopped

13.

A．bent

B．lay

C．knelt

D．calmed

14.

A．in honor of

B．in place of

C．in front of

D．in search of

15.

A．second

B．opening

C．winning

D．own

16.

A．lucky

B．unwilling

C．medium

D．valuable

17.

A．speed

B．influence

C．knowledge

D．strength

18.

A．negative

B．right

C．cautious

D．clever

19.

A．lately

B．formally

C．normally

D．eventually

20.

A．kindness

B．efforts

C．creativity

D．fortune

4 . Fourteen-year-old Harini Logan won the Scripps National Spelling Bee last Thursday, defeating 12-year-old Vikram Raju in a tiebreaker. It’s the first time that the contest has ever been decided by a tie-breaking round of spelling.

A spelling bee is a contest where players take turns spelling words. Though the bee is mainly about spelling, it also focuses on the meaning of the words. During parts of the contest, students were asked to choose the correct meaning of a word.

That caused trouble for Harini. She was asked about the meaning of the word “pullulation”. She said the word described the nesting of birds. The contest organizers had expected the answer to be the “swarming of bees”. Harini was removed from the contest. But soon she was back in- the judges double-checked and learned that Harini’s definition was also correct. One by one, the other students spelled a word wrong and got out. Finally, only Harini and Vikram were left.

To make ties much less likely, a “spell-off” was added to the contest in recent years. In the spell-off, Vikram and Harini each took turns trying to spell the words they were asked, but both made blunders. At one point, Harini could have won by spelling the word “drimys” (a kind of plant) correctly. But she missed it.

That put the two into a super tie-breaking event, where they were each given 90 seconds to correctly spell as many words as they could. The New York Times reports that the two spelled so quickly that the judges needed to review the video to see who had won. In 90 seconds, Vikram had spelled 15 words correctly, Harini had 21 correct spellings, making her the new winner.

This was Harini’s fourth at the Bee and it’s the first time she’s made it to the finals. Describing her win, she said, “This is just such a dream!”

1. What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us about the spelling bee?

A．Its significant meaning.	B．Its competition content.
C．The importance of spelling.	D．Players’ struggle for spelling.

2. What happened to Harini?

A．She failed to enter the final round.	B．She was confident about her answer.
C．Her answer was misjudged at first.	D．She refused to accept the judgement.

3. What does the underlined word “blunders” mean in Paragraph 4?

A．Efforts.

B．Ways.

C．Senses.

D．Mistakes.

4. Which is the most suitable title for the text?

A．A Tie-Breaking Event

B．Scripps National Spelling Bee

C．Teen Wins Spelling Bee in Exciting Tie- Breaker

D．A Girl’s First Time to Make Her Dream Come True

5 . On February 13, 2023, Wu Yibing made history, beating John Isner in a thrilling three-set final at the Dallas Open to become the first man from China to win an ATP title（ATP巡回赛冠军）.

Brought to a tennis court for the first time at just five, initially encouraged by his parents as an exercise to lose weight, Wu soon had his talent discovered by his provincial junior team, kicking off a journey that would change the fate of men's tennis in China. In 2017,Wu Yibing shot to prominence after winning the US Open boys’ tournament at 18 to become the first Chinese to win a major junior title, raising high hopes for the “Wonder Boy” to change the fortune of Chinese men in a sport long dominated by women's success on the professional stage.

In 2018, Wu won his first ATP Challenger title in Shanghai. However, the highly competitive nature of men’s professional tennis hit the rising Wu with a tough reminder after multiple injuries-to his elbow, lower back, shoulder and wrist-forced him to be away from the ATP Tour for close to three years.

He made his return last year and won three ATP Challenger titles before qualifying for the US Open. “Looking back, I feel like I wouldn't have been here if not for the ups and downs over the past few years. I take all the setbacks and struggles as a lesson that helps me mature mentally now,” said Wu.   “Of course there were a lot of doubts because I had surgery and the recovery wasn’t going well. The championship today was a payoff for all the hard work and everyone who’s supported me along the way.”

1. What do the underlined words “shot to prominence” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Lost weight.

B．Came back to the top.

C．Became famous instantly.

D．Dropped out of the competition.

2. Why was Wu absent from the ATP Tour for nearly three years?

A．He wanted to change his career.

B．He suffered from serious physical injuries.

C．He didn’t stand out in training for the match.

D．He couldn't handle the pressure of the ATP Tour.

3. What can we learn from Wu Yibing's statement?

A．No sweat, no sweet.

B．Time waits for no man.

C．Well begun is half done.

D．Strike while the iron is hot.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．The significance of ATP title.

B．The development of Chinese tennis.

C．The power of difficulty for athletes.

D．The first Chinese male champion of ATP.

6 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. When was this news most likely to be published?

A．April 23.

B．April 26.

C．April 29.

2. Why will the 2020 Olympic Games probably be cancelled?

A．COVID-19 may not be contained by then.

B．It had already been postponed for two years.

C．The money for the Olympic Games is running short.

3. Where should the 1916 Olympics have been held?

A．Berlin.

B．Tokyo.

C．London.

4. What was the main reason for the cancellation of the 1940 Olympic Games?

A．World War Ⅰ.

B．World War Ⅱ.

C．COVID-19.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Who will run third?

A．Andy.

B．Pete.

C．Dave.

2. Which team does the man belong to?

A．Ashgrove College.

B．Lancaster College.

C．Highland Park College.

3. When will the high jump start?

A．At 3:00 pm.

B．At 4:00 pm.

C．At 5:00 pm.

4. What is the woman’s race?

A．The 100-metre race.

B．The long jump.

C．The long distance race.

8 . Being an Olympian (奥运会选手) demands focus, determination, and a competitive spirit. Plus, representing your country is a lot of pressure. However, two athletes recently showed the world another quality that is definitely worth championing.

Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim and Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi were competing in the high jump on Sunday when they reached a stalemate (僵局). Both men had managed to jump over a surprising 2.37 meters with no faults along the way. However, after three attempts neither managed the next level of 2.39 meters.

An Olympic official suggested a jump-off between the two friends and rivals (竞争对手) to determine who would get the gold medal. But Barshim had another plan to reward their efforts.

“Can we have two golds?” he asked the official.

The official agreed and the two men jumped for joy. This was the first time a gold medal had been shared since 1912. “He is one of my best friends, not only on the track, but outside the track. We work together. This is a dream come true.” shared Barshim.

The decision to share the medal was particularly meaningful to Tamberi. The Italian had suffered an ankle injury that prevented him from competing in the Rio Olympics in 2016, and it nearly put an end to his career altogether. So this year he brought along his cast to this year's Olympics with “Road to Tokyo 2021” to inspire him along the way.

For Barshim, the gold has topped off his already impressive medal collection, having received a bronze and a silver medal in 2012 and 2016 respectively.

Despite all the glory of receiving a gold medal for their countries, their achievement means so much more. These two individuals, trying to do their very best for their countries, have provided a wonderful example to all those competing in sports. They've summed up exactly what it means to take part in a global event with a generous and compassionate (有同情心的) spirit.

1. What happened to Barshim and Tamberi in the competition?

A．They ended in a tie.	B．They quit the competition.
C．They set a new record.	D．They ran out of strength.

2. What does the underlined word “jump-off” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．Debate.	B．Vote.
C．Celebration.	D．Extra round.

3. Why was the gold medal particularly meaningful to Tamberi?

A．It could bring him a lot of money.	B．It may make up for his regret in 2016.
C．It was a glory for his country.	D．It could complete his medal collection.

4. What does the author mainly want to convey in the text?

A．The importance of sharing.

B．The glory of winning gold medals.

C．The valuable and special team spirit.

D．The considerate and sharing Olympic spirit.

9 . When Najla Imad Lafta, 14, plays table tennis, her torso turns as smoothly as a dancer’s to meet the ball and she returns it so fast.

She just _________ her fourth silver and her fourth bronze medal from an international sports tournament for _________ people in Egypt in June.

“In fourth grade, I was _________ I was different from the other girls,” said Najla as she sat in a narrow _________.

Najla was 3 when a bomb magnetically _________ beneath her father’s car went off. In a matter of seconds she _________ one of the hundreds of thousands of Iraqis seriously _________ in the civil war that followed the American invasion in 2003. Civilians young and old were _________ in the crossfire, crippling (使残疾) them physically and _________.

Najla’s life had been turned upside down and could do nothing but try her best to __________ to her new life with the __________ of a wheelchair.

__________ at his daughter’s struggles, Mr. Lafta __________ a friend of his from the Iraq Paralympic team for help to give her daughter some training lessons.

Najla worked on her __________ for a couple of days at home - her family bought a playing table that took up almost all the space in one of the compound’s rooms - barely __________ enough space for her to play with her sisters.

The Paralympics committee recently bought prostheses for Najla, and these were far better than the ones she had before but they were still not the kind made for __________.

__________, Najla has made the __________ from playing in a wheelchair to standing: a remarkably rare progression in the sport, when most players do the opposite.

“To be honest, nothing compared to __________ legs and arms, but at least I am __________ with what I have done.”

1.

A．won

B．sold

C．missed

D．began

2.

A．injured

B．disabled

C．talented

D．healthy

3.

A．tired of

B．proud of

C．aware of

D．lack of

4.

A．room

B．wheelchair

C．stick

D．gap

5.

A．made

B．attracted

C．hung

D．attached

6.

A．became

B．met

C．discovered

D．affected

7.

A．survived

B．died

C．wounded

D．lost

8.

A．killed

B．caught

C．arrested

D．protected

9.

A．intellectually

B．morally

C．legally

D．mentally

10.

A．adjust

B．refuse

C．waste

D．adopt

11.

A．ambition

B．assistance

C．effort

D．method

12.

A．Excited

B．Embarrassed

C．Frustrated

D．Astonished

13.

A．admired

B．forced

C．disturbed

D．contacted

14.

A．challenge

B．confidence

C．memory

D．technique

15.

A．leaving

B．clearing

C．making

D．sharing

16.

A．doctors

B．teachers

C．students

D．athletes

17.

A．Nevertheless

B．Therefore

C．Gradually

D．Fortunately

18.

A．living

B．switch

C．decision

D．mistake

19.

A．losing

B．hurting

C．having

D．fixing

20.

A．sad

B．anxious

C．happy

D．concerned