1 . 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 Village Super Football League, or the “Cunchao” in Chinese, in Rongjiang county, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province came to an end     1     Saturday night. The grass-roots sport tournament     2     (last) for nearly three months, drawing attention across the country and boosting the local economy in the region.

Each weekend saw the sports facility in Rongjiang county     3     (crowd) by football fans from all over China. Since the beginning of the “Cunchao”, the government of Rongjiang county has set aside a special area for night time economy,     4     (include) free stalls, areas for barbecue, snacks and cold drinks,     5     became another local popular venue following football field.

From July 1 to 16, Rongjiang county recorded     6     total of 921,200 visits, generating income of 1.08 billion yuan.     7     (variety) of local traditional agricultural and textile (纺织品) products also gained huge popularity due to the football tournament     8     the online and offline sales surpassed 20 million yuan, according to the report.

A yellow cow, three black haired pigs and three goats     9     (award) to the winner of the first place, second place and third place of the “Cunchao” tournament,     10     (respective). All the livestock were locally raised.

2 . Esports (electronic sports) are organized competitions where players—often referred to as “athletes” — face off against each other in video games. They are not just games in a sense. Actually, they are a sport that can improve the players’ thinking ability, hand-eye coordination, willpower and team spirit.

The esports industry has experienced significant growth in recent years around the world, though it’s still in the nascent stage, which means it has huge growth potential going forward.

In the 1990s, Games like the beat’em up Street Fighter II and the first-person shooter Doom added variety to the increasingly popular competitive gaming scene. In the 2010s, MOBA games like League of Legends and Dota 2 became mainstream in the world of esports. In 2022, esports were announced to be officially included in the Asian Games. There are now over 40 esports games with players competing around the world at huge events.

Esports made their first appearance as a medal event at the Asian Games from Sept 23 to Oct 8, 2023. Seven games were included: FIFA Online 4, PUBG Mobile Asian Games Version, Arena of Valor Asian Games Version, Dota 2, League of Legends, Dream Three Kingdoms 2, Street and Fighter V.

Previously, eight esports games were scheduled at the Hangzhou Asian Games. However, virtual card game Hearthstone (《炉石传说》) was removed in March. This followed the breakdown of negotiations between Hearthstone producer, Blizzard Entertainment, and NetEase, their local partner company in China, over their rights partnership.

1. What is the current state of esports?

A．They face tough challenges.	B．They come ahead of other sports.
C．They have great future prospect.	D．They are no more than video games.

2. When was League of Legends included in the Asian Games?

A．In the 1990s.

B．In the 2010s.

C．In 2022.

D．In 2023.

3. Why was Hearthstone ruled out of the Asian Games?

A．Its version was outdated.	B．Its schedule was up in the air.
C．Its gaming scenes were full of violence.	D．Its two parties failed to reach an agreement.

3 . The 2022 Federation International Football Association ( FIFA ) World Cup kicks off this month, with more than 30 teams participating. Here is some information about it.

In the tournament’s 92- year history, only eight countries have won this year, Brazil goes in as the big favorite, the host nation automatically earns an invite, though Qatar will need a miracle to win the champion.

This is the first time the Cup is being held in the Middle East — and during the Northern Hemisphere’s winter. Summer temps in Qatar regularly top 100 degrees , so for the safety of both athletes and spectators, organizers pushed the contest out to late November when the weather is more mild .

Russia basically disqualified itself from this year’s Cup. In a preliminary qualification round, the Russians had to beat at least two of the three other teams in their pool . But all three — Poland, Sweden and the Czech Republic refused to play against Russia in protest of its invasion of Ukraine, FIFA then disqualified the Russian team .

While the U.S. men have never won a World Cup title, the U.S. women’s team has won four , including the previous two tournaments. The women play every four years, just like the men , but not on the same schedule. The next women’ s World Cup will be held in 2023 in Australia and New Zealand .

Budweiser(百威) is a major sponsor of this year’ s Cup. what’s the problem? Public drinking is outlawed in Qatar. In an attempt at compromise, drinks will be sold before and after the matches but not during, and they won’ t be allowed in stadium seating areas .

1. Where will the 2022 World Cup be held?

A．Qatar

B．Brazil

C．America

D．Russia

2. Which is TRUE according to the text?

A．Russia is qualified for the match.

B．FIFA takes climate into consideration.

C．Football fans can drink beer when watching the match.

D．The men’s and the women’s World Cup starts at the same time.

3. Which section would the text be taken from the newspaper ?

A．Culture

B．Travel

C．Sports

D．Ads

4 . Kangaroo Kids

Fall Jump Rope Workshop

Invited: All skill levels, kids ages 6 and up

Skills Taught: Single / Long Rope, Speed, and Double Dutch (交互花式跳绳)

Learn new skills with nationally recognized jumpers!

Jumpers must be willing to learn and have fun!

Saturday, November 9, 9:00-16:00

North Laurel Community Center

9411 Whiskey Bottom Rd • Laurel, MD 20723

Participant Fee: $55 by 10/21 ($65 after 10/21)
Judge’s Clinic Fee: $25 by 10/21 ($35 after 10/21)
How to Register (register by 10/30)

Use our online registration system for all event registrations, T-shirt orders; and lunch orders. Please register and pay at http://registration. kanagrookids.org/FallWorkshop. First-time users will create a user account to register for the Fall Workshop as a participant. Please create only one user account per household. All members of a family will be part of one account.

NOTE: PLEASE REGISTER AS EARLYAS POSSILE, ASPACE IS LIMITED.

T-shirt Order

Workshop T-shirts: $18, order by 10/18. Shirt Size (please circle during order): YS/ YM /YL/AS/ AM /AL

Jump ropes, T-shirts, shorts, tennis shoes, and water bottles will be available for sale at the event on November 9. There will be instructors helping adjust the length of your jump ropes.

Lunch Order

Subway lunch (sandwich or salad, fruit drinks and cookies): $8, order by 10/30.

Workshop Hours: 9:00-12:00 and 1:30-4:00

Lunch: 12:00-1:30

1. What is the early bird participant fee?

A．$25.

B．$35.

C．$55.

D．$65.

2. What are family participants asked to do?

A．Bring their own lunch.	B．Create one registration account.
C．Register for the same instructor.	D．Adjust the length of their jump ropes in advance.

3. When is the deadline for ordering a T-shirt?

A．10/18.

B．10/21.

C．10/30.

D．11/9.

5 . 阅读下面材料，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 medals of the 19th Asian Games were created after nearly two years of team effort.

“We     1     (have) no idea at the beginning. To be honest, it was difficult to deliver Hangzhou’s thousands of years of culture and showcase its unique features to the world in such a small medal,” Zhang recalls.

    2     more than 20 drafts, the final design of the medal features the natural landscape of Hangzhou in the style of a traditional painting--    3     (mist) hills, a rippling lake, and rolling mountains on the front,     4     the back face features the logo of the Olympic Council of Asia.

The design of the medal     5     (highlight) Hangzhou’s ecological importance, with its beautiful scenery, clear water and rolling hills. The bridge-shaped buckle (锁扣) at the top of the ribbon (带子) symbolizes     6     famous water towns of the Yangtze River Delta region.

    7     (participate) in the opening bidding (招标) for the Asian Games project, their designs stood out from more than 4,200     8     (competitor).

“Having the opportunity to participate in the design of the Games is     9     (actual) a lifelong pursuit for us as designers,” says Fang.

The team conducted a great deal of initial research     10     (select) elements that can represent Hangzhou, Zhejiang, and China.

6 . 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.

7 . 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。

Super Roy

“You’re a halfback(中卫).” I looked over my shoulder at the empty field behind me. “Me?” I asked, pointing to my chest

“Yes,” the coach said again. “You’re a halfback. Yep, no doubt about it.”

The coach’s name was Super Roy. Someone told me his real name once, but it never stuck. When I got to practice that day I was a small kid with little athletic experience or skill. I wondered if I belonged there at all and what Super Roy had seen in me that I didn’t see in myself.

“Are you sure I’m a halfback?” I asked him the next day.

“Let me see,” he said, standing back to have a good glance at me, which made me nervous about what he would say

“Yep. You’re a halfback. Might as well get used to it.”

“Okay,” I said, puzzled but beginning to accept the idea, strange as it seemed.

Later that day we started running plays. Time after time the quarterback put the ball right in my hands. Me, the silly fellow who had to be reminded how many points a touchdown was worth. I expected to go all season without touching the ball. I expected to be a bench warmer, and now the ball was in my hands—literally.

Super Roy had a routine he did every day. As practice came to an end, he would pick one of the players to step forward. The player had to recite a quote Super Roy had given him the day before. It was a very important moment in practice. No one wanted to forget his quote in front of the whole team.

After practice was over one day, Super Roy spoke to me. “Your turn tomorrow,” he said. “Ready for your quote?”

“Okay,” I said, stressed in deep concentration. “I’m ready.”

“Well, here it is: ‘It’s not the size of the man you play, it’s how you play the man.’ Got it?” “Yes, Coach.”

Super Roy winked at me and gave me a pat on the shoulder. “And I believe the quote will help you make a miracle in the inter school match next month,” he added.

On the way home, my mind played like a broken record, which made me murmur the words repeatedly.

注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Paragraph 1: There came the practice time the next day.

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Paragraph 2: I stepped into Super Roy’s office after the match.

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8 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Considered as “one of the best ever”, the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou has been    1     (high) praised.

“Technically, we have had one of the best Asian Games ever,” said Vinod Kumar Tiwari, acting director general of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). “We have about 12,000 athletes participating in the Games. The number of officials and the technical officials    2    (be) 4,975 and 4,700, respectively, and over 12,000 media personnel have attended.” Tiwari said.

A total of 478 gold medals have been produced in various events,    3     saw 15 world records broken, 28 Asian records    4    (renew), and 150 Asian Games records bettered, according to Xu Deqing, chief spokesperson of the Hangzhou Asian Games.

“We    5    (achieve) the most successful Asian Games in history by far,” said Chen Weiqiang, executive secretary general of the organizing committee. “This edition of the Asiad has integrated Hangzhou’s rich     6     (history) heritage, surging     7     (innovate), vitality and distinct value pursuit into various aspects.” Chen said the Asiad has also perfectly combined art    8     technology, and it has showcased the beauty of Hangzhou’s landscapes and technological confidence to the world.

Wei Jizhong, honorary life vice-president of the OCA, said, “More than three million tickets had been sold as of Saturday,    9     (generate) more than 600 million yuan ($82.5 million) in revenue. We don’t rank Games against one another on which was the best.    10    , in terms of the Games in China, I give it a mark of 100.”

9 . 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。

A rural basketball league in China attracted well close to 100 million live views across the country in 2022 and 2023 respectively.

The Village Basketball Association,     1     (base) in Guizhou Province, is better known as “CunBA”, Cun being the word for “village” in Chinese. The grassroots league was established in 2016 but has recently attracted     2     whole new generation of basketball fans nationwide. Amateur basketball players representing their villages compete not     3     cash prizes; instead, the winning team take home live ducks, rice and     4     (tradition) Miao-style silver headdresses.

The CunBA drums up a special kind of emotion and     5     (excite) among spectators (观众). However, none of the 20,000 spectators     6     made their way to the year’s final game had to pay for their tickets, and they were welcome     7     (enjoy) the game in creative ways.

According to Xinhua News Agency, the sport has a long history in the region     8     (date) back to 1930s. Annual games     9     (hold) during the region’s Miao ethnic harvest festival in the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. The CunBA, during the 2022/2023 season,     10     (have) a total of 176 participating teams from the various farming villages in the region, hosting nearly 5,000 grassroots games.

10 . College Podcast (播客) Challenge Open for Entries

The College Podcast Challenge is back for its third year, in the fall. Entries will open on Sept. 1, 2023 and close at the end of the year on Dec. 31, 2023 to give students the entire fall academic term. And, as with last year’s, the college con test will award a $5,000 grand prize scholarship and $500 prizes to finalists.

One big change this year: the college con test will be open to students of all ages doing an associate’s or bachelor’s degree, as well as those who are set to graduate in 2023. College podcasters can enter your own work, without going through your school or professor, as long as you’re 18 years or older.

For the college con test this year, our basic guidelines remain pretty much the same: students can create a podcast about any topic they wish to explore. Some themes we’ve seen over and over include questions on identity and how young people fit in. Your podcast can also be in many different formats: an interview, narrative (叙述的) story or even investigative reporting. You can do it by yourself or with your entire class.

One important rule to keep in mind is that the maximum length of your podcast is eight minutes, and longer entries will be disqualified.

For more tips, advice and the latest updates on this year’s contest, make sure to sign up for our newsletter. We can’t wait to hear your stories!

1. When can you submit your entry?

A．In January.

B．In February.

C．In August.

D．In November.

2. What is special about this year’s contest?

A．It is open to all college students.	B．Its participants under 18 are qualified.
C．It requires your school’s approval.	D．Its basic guidelines have changed a lot.

3. Which is a must concerning your podcast?

A．It should present an inspiring people.	B．It focuses on young people’s life.
C．It is eight minutes at most in length.	D．It is created by your entire class.