1 . One runner didn’t let the French government’s order to remain indoors prevent him from training for a marathon during the coronavirus pandemic (新冠疫情). Last week, Elisha Nochomovitz, a 32- year-old restaurant worker, ran the length of a marathon on his 23-oott long balcony (阳台). And he did it in six hours and 48 minutes, a personal record nearly double that of his previous finished time.
“My only pleasure is running, no matter what the time" Nochomovitz. who lives in the French, city of Balma near Toulouse told CNN. He devoted his run to medical staff working through this pandemic, who he felt were “dong an extraordinary job". Although Nochomovitz had run 36 marathons, he said his balcony marathon was the most challenging. Due to the short length of the balcony, Nochomovitz was unable to gain any quantity of motion or speed as he had to constantly turn back and forth. He said he ran about 3, 000 laps. Luckily, Nochomovitz said his girlfriend was there to support him, feeding him M＆M's and Coca Cola to help him refuel as he ran.
Though his balcony is nothing like the streets of Barcelona, where he was supposed to run the marathon on March 15 before it got canceled, Nochomovitz said the experience was worthwhile. Some people. he said, even reached out to say they were inspired by him.
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced on March 14 that the country would be closing all places that are not essential to French living, which includes restaurants, cafes and clubs. France banned all gatherings across the country, and the country closed its borders on March 17 in order to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
1. Why did Elisha Nochomovitz run on the balcony?| A．To break the world record. | B．To arouse the public's attention. |
| C．To take an individual physical test | D．To continue training for a marathon. |
| A．Double length of the balcony. |
| B．Double length of a street. |
| C．The length of the balcony. |
| D．The length of a step. |
| A．Some people would probably follow Elisha to run on their balcony. |
| B．Elisha inspired others' support for the government. |
| C．Many citizens came to see Elisha train himself. |
| D．Players would join in the marathon on March 15. |
| A．French people are humnorous. |
| B．French government is serious about the pandemic. |
| C．French restaurants are essential to French living. |
| D．French Prime Minister is selfless. |
2 . There was once a boy who liked nothing more in the world than to win. He loved winning at whatever it might be: football, cards, video games….And because he couldn't stand losing, he had become an expert in all kinds of tricks. He could play tricks in every situation without being noticed, even in video games or playing alone. He could win without ever being caught.
He won so many times that everyone saw him as the champion. It meant that almost no one wanted to play with him. One person who did play with him was a poor boy. He was a bit younger. The champion really enjoyed himself by making the boy look foolish.
But the champion ended up getting bored. He needed something more, so he decided to apply for the national video games championship, where he would find some competitors worthy of himself. At the championship he was eager to show his skills, but when he tried using all those tricks he knew from a thousand different games, none of them worked. The judges had prevented any of the tricks from working.
He felt embarrassed: he was a good player, but without his tricks, he couldn't beat a single competitor. Finally, the judges announced the name of the champion. It was the poor boy whom he had always beaten!
The boy realized that the poor boy had been cleverer than him. It hadn't mattered to the poor boy if he lost or got a good beating, because what he was really doing was learning from each of his defeats. And from so much learning he had become a real master.
1. Why could the boy manage to win at everything?| A．Because he was good at playing tricks. |
| B．Because he knew every situation well. |
| C．Because he was cleverer than others. |
| D．Because he had better skills than others. |
| A．The judges praised the boy for his skills. |
| B．The judges stopped the boy from cheating. |
| C．The boy was quite proud of his own skills. |
| D．The boy defeated all his competitors easily. |
| A．Pride goes before a fall. |
| B．A good beginning is half done. |
| C．Failure is the mother of success. |
| D．Never judge a book by its cover. |
3 . Chusovitina announced retirement on Sunday night after competing at a record eighth Olympic Games. After failing to secure a spot in Sunday’s final, the 46-year-old, representing Uzbekistan, waved to the crowd inside Tokyo’s Ariake Gymnastics Center, made a heart shape with her hands and briefly cried. All people present gave Chusovitina a standing applause as she left the sport’s biggest stage for the last time.
Born in Uzbek in 1976, Chusovitina took up gymnastics at 7. “My mother did not want me to do gymnastics. I wanted to prove I was not doing it in vain, and I succeeded in that,” Chusovitina once said.
She made her Olympic debut (首秀）at the 1992 Barcelona Games as part of the gold medal-winning team, consisting of athletes from former Soviet Union. She then represented Uzbekistan, before being given German citizenship in 2006. She won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Games for Germany, but switched back to competing for Uzbekistan in 2013. Chusovitina is one of just two female gymnasts to represent three different nations at the Olympic Games.
When Chusovitina’s 3-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia in 2002, she sold her possessions and used any prize money she earned to pay for his medical treatment. Her switch to German citizenship was motivated by the promise of a higher income and better medical care.
After her son’s recovery, Chusovitina continued to compete, but this time it was her love of gymnastics that kept her going. “I just love gymnastics. I do so with pleasure,” she said.
Chusovitina has become a global fan favorite. She was introduced into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2017, and last year was named the Best Athlete of the Decade by Uzbekistan.
“My son is 22 years old and I want to spend time with him,” she told reporters. “I want to be a mom and wife.”
1. Which is the correct order according to what happened to Chusovitina?①She gave birth to his son.
②She was named the Best Athlete of the Decade.
③She took up gymnastics.
④She represented Germany to compete.
| A．①④③② | B．①③④② |
| C．③①④② | D．③④①② |
| A．Chusovitina hasn’t missed any Olympic Games since 1992. |
| B．Chusovitina can become a citizen of any country as she likes. |
| C．She became a German citizen only for getting a large sum of money. |
| D．She retired from her career because her son recovered from his illness. |
| A．Vain and Professional. | B．Determined and Modest. |
| C．Devoted and Responsible. | D．Ambitious and Generous. |
| A．Chusovitina’s Hard and Successful Life |
| B．Chusovitina’s Retirement from Her Career |
| C．Chusovitina’s Great Achievements in Gymnastics |
| D．Chusovitina’s Experiences in Olympic Games |
4 . As a rider, Anna Kiesenhofe’s Olympics victory might be a surprise. The winner of the road race at the Tokyo Olympics left the sport at the end of 2017 when she found herself out of contract (合同). She came into Tokyo without a professional team and left as an Olympic champion.
The 30-year old began her cycling career in 2014 after running injuries that prevented her from continuing her pursuits of triathlon (铁人三项). She later joined a Catalan team and won the Spanish National Cup in 2016.
The then-26 year old signed her first professional contract with Lotto Soudal Ladies for the following season. However, she ended her 2017 campaign in April and did not sign a contract for 2018, eventually taking a year off the bike. In 2019, Kiesenhofer came back to the sport as a rider, winning the Austrian national road race. Despite her results, Kiesenhofer sill had no professional contract while going into the Tokyo Olympics.
Kiesenhofer was the first rider to attack in the Olympic road race, eventually forming a breakaway along with Carl Oberholzer, Omer Shapira, Vera Looser and Anna Plichta, which went on to reach a gap of 11 minutes. After Looser and Oberholzer were dropped, Kiesnhofer ataced her two remaining breakaway companions.
After Shapira and Plichta were caught by the peloton (主车群), the rest of the riders seemed to believe that they were racing among themselves for Gold, not knowing that Remehofere was still in front. While it might be a misjudgment from the rest of the peloton that allowed Kiesenhofer to keep her lead of more than two minutes, other riders’ mistakes should not detract from the Austrian’s efforts.
Off the bike, the new Olympic Champion has a PhD in mathematics after studying at the Technical University of Vienne as well as at Cambridge University. She currently works at the University of Lausanne.
1. Why did Anna give up triathlon?| A．She got injured. | B．She lost interest in it. |
| C．She had to attend university. | D．She never won a medal. |
①She ended her campaign.
②She took a year off the bike.
③She began her cycling career.
④She won the Austrian national road race.
⑤She won the Spanish National Cup.
| A．③④①②⑤. | B．②③④①⑤. |
| C．③⑤①②④. | D．④②③①⑤. |
| A．The road race was so difficult. | B．Anna was a new rider. |
| C．They had caught up with Anna. | D．Anna took the lead of them. |
| A．A cycling coach. | B．A university teacher. |
| C．A professional rider. | D．A college student. |
5 . Basketball is a team sport played in a court with two netted rings attached to 10-foot poles on either end of the court.
The ball must be continually dribbled (运球) as players try to move it toward the extreme ends of the court where the netted rings wait.
Making illegal body contact is a foul (犯规). If a team commits consecutive (连贯的) fouls, their opponents are awarded a free throw.
The team that scores the most points in the stipulated time is the winner. If the teams are tied at the end of regulation, the game goes into overtime. Overtime periods are played until one team has more points than the other at the end of an overtime period.
| A．The referee throws up the ball to start the game. |
| B．Don’t walk with the ball，which is called traveling. |
| C．You can learn to dribble, pass, shoot and defend at a high level. |
| D．Start your journey by playing against the best players in your age group. |
| E．They are point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward and center. |
| F．Five active players per team attempt to score points by getting a ball through one of the nets. |
| G．If a player commits six fouls in an NBA game, he or she will be disqualified from finishing the game. |
