1 . 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

2 . 语法填空

The Hangzhou Asian Games is a significant sporting event. It was held in 2023 in Hangzhou China. It     1     (bring) together top athletes from various Asian     2     (country) and regions to compete in a wide range of sports, showing the excellence and diversity of Asian sports. The design of the torch (火炬)     3     (inspire) by the Liangzhu Culture. It presents to the world the unique creativity of Chinese design.

3 . “I’m gonna play basketball, Daddy.” Lauren flew into my arms when I came in from work. “That’s ______ , honey.” I replied naturally. I thought she meant outside the house — on the driveway. Into the kitchen, my wife Helen’s silence indicated I had ______ something. After a while, she spoke slowly, “Lauren is joining the girls’ high-school basketball team.”

I ______ my girl’s sportsmanlike courage, but ______ was still in my stomach. Lauren was only just five feet one inch tall. ______ legs and a heavy body were surely a(n) ______ for her in playing basketball.

The game day arrived. Lauren and her teammates moved out. Their serious game-faces seemed ______ to win. At first, though not playing, Lauren followed the movement on the court and ______ every play. I could even _____ her shout “No way!” when a referee made an unfair call ______ a teammate. Sitting on the sidelines, Lauren still enjoyed the game very much.

Suddenly, the announcer’s voice boomed, “Number thirty-three, Lauren Wray, in.” My heart ______ wildly. What if she got injured or other girls on the team made fun of her? But what I saw was that Lauren made every effort to keep pace with the others. Just before the end of the game, they passed Lauren the ball. She caught it. She shot. ______ , she scored!

The audience began clapping and ______ . Lauren’s brown eyes shone as she wiped her sweaty forehead. Lauren’s uplifting spirits and impressive performance, wrapped with in a small ______ , struck everyone greatly. I felt enormously ______ to have Lauren as my daughter.

1.

A．hard

B．enough

C．nice

D．true

2.

A．missed

B．displayed

C．pictured

D．reminded

3.

A．admired

B．ignored

C．criticized

D．resisted

4.

A．excitement

B．worry

C．interest

D．curiosity

5.

A．Strong

B．Short

C．Injured

D．Light

6.

A．power

B．advantage

C．challenge

D．basis

7.

A．easy

B．impossible

C．shocked

D．determined

8.

A．adapted to

B．picked up

C．reacted to

D．tried out

9.

A．avoided

B．recognised

C．gave

D．impressed

10.

A．from

B．for

C．against

D．with

11.

A．crashed

B．dropped

C．ached

D．beat

12.

A．Hopefully

B．Differently

C．Sadly

D．Amazingly

13.

A．cheering

B．leaving

C．arguing

D．complaining

14.

A．body

B．life

C．heart

D．school

15.

A．anxious

B．proud

C．stressed

D．patient

4 . The Olympic Games are old and so are the fans. The median age (中位年龄) of American viewers of the games in Barcelona in 1992 was 39. That increased to 53 for the Rio de Janeiro games of 2016. Overall viewing figures are sinking, too. At the most recent games in Tokyo in 2021, they were a third lower than in 2008.

Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has admitted that the games risk losing connection. To keep connected with society, the Olympics are expanding, adding what Mr Bach described as “youth-based” sports. In Tokyo, climbing, skateboarding and surfing were put on the schedule. In Paris this year, breakdancing will feature for the first time. Undoubtedly the youth will be excited. But if Mr. Bach wants the Olympics to become more relevant to more people, the best idea would be to include e-sports.

So far the IOC has approached e-sports like an uncool dad. An inaugural (首次的) Olympic E-sports Week took place in Singapore in June. But the choice of events puzzled fans. The archery game, for instance, had been downloaded only 100 times before the tournament was announced. The most recognisable event, ”Just Dance“, is not considered an e-sport by fans. The experiment resulted in widespread doubt. Peak viewership was only more than 22,000.

E-sports command a huge audience. Attracting a big audience matters for the Olympics, which have seen the costs of infrastructure (基础设施) in recent years. The inclusion of e-sports would add income from media rights and sponsorship. Besides, the IOC has other reasons for changing its stand. For one, e-sports may bring Olympic glory to a more diverse group of countries and just like traditional sports, it can show three of the Olympic values: excellence, friendship and respect.

1. What can we know from Paragraph 1?

A．The viewing number of the Olympics is reducing.

B．The Olympic Games are always popular in America.

C．The IOC didn’t realize the problems of the Olympics.

D．The median age of Olympic viewers remained the same.

2. How do the Olympics keep connected with society?

A．By focusing on more popular and contemporary events.

B．By adding more sports attracting the younger generation.

C．By cutting down the number of traditional sports in the Games.

D．By hosting the Olympics in more countries with diverse cultures.

3. What was viewers’ attitude toward the inaugural Olympic E-sports Week?

A．Unclear.

B．Satisfied.

C．Tolerant.

D．Uninterested.

4. What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．Differences between traditional sports and e-sports.

B．Advantages of culturally diverse nations in e-sports.

C．Potential benefits of including e-sports in the Olympics.

D．Suggestions on building a safe gaming environment for e-sports.

5 . 听下面一段长材料，回答以下小题。
1. What is this competition about?

A．Saving energy at home.

B．Reducing noise pollution.

C．Using technology creatively.

2. What is the stone used for?

A．Starting the machine.

B．Increasing air pressure.

C．Producing carbon dioxide.

3. Why does the woman come to the man?

A．To discuss the way of writing a paper.

B．To find the right material for a model.

C．To study the approach to detailed drawings.

6 . 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.

7 . In the Commonwealth Games England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have separate Olympics teams, unlike the Olympics where they compete together as Britain.

What are the Commonwealth Games?

The Commonwealth Games are held every four years between members of the Commonwealth of Nations—a group of independent countries, most of which used to be part of the Britain. The Games were first held in 1930 in Hamilton, Canada. The event was named the Commonwealth Games in 1978.

The history of the Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games have been held every four years since they started and have grown much bigger. At the first Commonwealth Games, only 11 nations and 400 athletes were involved in six sports. For a long time, the Games only included individual sports such as athletics, boxing and swimming. In 1998, team sports such as cricket, hockey and netball were introduced. The Commonwealth Games have featured many fantastic feats and the athletes have broken a wide range of records.

Paralympic progress

At the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games, Canadian athlete Chantal Petitclerc became the first athlete with a disability to win a gold medal in the wheelchair 800-meter race. She said, “It meant so much to me that the Commonwealth Games decided that a performance is a performance-and it doesn’t matter if you accomplish it in a wheelchair. Paralympic athletes continue to take part in the Commonwealth Cames’ main sports programs, and many have broken records and made history.

1. Which countries take part in the Commonwealth Games?

A．Independent countries.	B．Members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
C．The former members of the Britain.	D．All the countries from around the world.

2. How many sports were there at the first Commonwealth Games?

A．11.

B．4.

C．6.

D．400.

3. Why do Paralympic athletes compete in the Commonwealth Games?

A．To make historic records.	B．To enjoy sports programs with other athletes.
C．To show their disabilities.	D．To prove themselves with good performance.

8 . As China’s first ever full-time Formula One (世界一级方程式锦标赛) driver, Zhou Guanyu makes a living by doing the sort of things many people can only dream about: traveling the world and racing in a fast car.

“I think the only ______ between Formula One and a roller coaster is that you have to be ______ where you’re going, and you have to be at 100% of yourself,” Zhou told CNN.

Zhou has been putting his all into ______ since he was a young boy ______ in Shanghai. Today, Zhou is predicted to become F1’s answer to Yao Ming, who is often praised for making basketball ______ in China.

It was back in Shanghai in 2004 that-at just 5 years old-Zhou ______ Rubens Barrichello win the first ever Chinese Grand Prix on TV. The moment helped to ______ his interest in racing and has ______ with him ever since, he said.

There was a ______ of Chinese racing role models, so he ______ a path of his own. A very important moment in his racing life came at age 12, when he ______ Shanghai for Sheffield in the United Kingdom to ______ his development with the strawberry Racing Krting team. The move put him on the road to achieving his ambitions.

Zhou is often ______ to the former NBA player Yao Ming, who is also a sport star from Shanghai. “Who knows, maybe in 10 years’ time. I could have the same ______. And that is my aim ______,” he said.

1.

A．problem

B．difference

C．difficulty

D．importance

2.

A．guessing

B．controlling

C．proving

D．declaring

3.

A．reading

B．playing

C．driving

D．swimming

4.

A．growing up

B．getting up

C．going up

D．staying up

5.

A．simple

B．interesting

C．available

D．popular

6.

A．watched

B．followed

C．researched

D．examined

7.

A．lose

B．stress

C．develop

D．measure

8.

A．stayed

B．dealt

C．fought

D．taken

9.

A．way

B．lack

C．role

D．loss

10.

A．received

B．imagined

C．composed

D．created

11.

A．reached

B．chose

C．left

D．forgot

12.

A．continue

B．discover

C．consider

D．manage

13.

A．matched

B．compared

C．adapted

D．devoted

14.

A．career

B．hobby

C．influence

D．result

15.

A．normally

B．naturally

C．regularly

D．definitely

9 . I thought my life was over when I found I was in an airless hospital room and my spine (脊柱) was broken after a(n) ______.I couldn’t believe I wouldn’t become a famous ______ and took it out on those around me.

After four months, I learned how ______ it was to get around in a wheelchair but I was too ______ to ask for help. But I gradually realized it would keep me away from people and experiences I ______. So when my high school coach, Bob, asked me to coach the girls’ volleyball team, I ______. Also encouraged by him, I competed in wheelchair sports,______ nineteen international wheelchair marathons and ______ for Canada in the 1984 Olympics.

Shortly after the Olympics, I ______, dislocating my shoulders. That injury was a wake-up call, and I tried to ______ my life without being an athlete. I knew I wanted to travel and do something ______. So the Man in Motion Tour, aiming to raise awareness of the potential of people with ______ , was born. It was a big ______. We had hoped to raise $ l million. But the total was a(n)______$ 24 million, provided to spinal cord injury research and wheelchair sports programs. Looking back, I realize that accident began a journey to accomplishments beyond my dream. My life was ______ over...it had actually just begun.

1.

A．flight

B．accident

C．defeat

D．adventure

2.

A．professor

B．consultant

C．operator

D．athlete

3.

A．hard

B．common

C．unnecessary

D．flexible

4.

A．frightened

B．considerate

C．proud

D．intelligent

5.

A．feared

B．followed

C．encountered

D．loved

6.

A．quit

B．believed

C．accepted

D．hesitated

7.

A．promoting

B．winning

C．watching

D．organizing

8.

A．cheering

B．competing

C．struggling

D．training

9.

A．crashed

B．recovered

C．appeared

D．moved

10.

A．empty

B．share

C．picture

D．celebrate

11.

A．similar

B．urgent

C．traditional

D．meaningful

12.

A．disabilities

B．dreams

C．ranks

D．mistakes

13.

A．concern

B．success

C．connection

D．challenge

14.

A．normal

B．strange

C．important

D．amazing

15.

A．far from

B．all but

C．at most

D．in fact

10 . 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。

With lightning-quick reactions (反应) and no small amount of cleverness, Chen throws off his leg high above his shoulder in a movement. He connects his foot with the oncoming football and volleys (拦截) it powerfully downward. With a loud “bang” it springs off the strangely-curved (奇特弯曲的) ping-pong table and     1    (fly) past the ear of his competitor, who, unable to react quickly enough, is left where it is. The point     2    (obvious) goes to Chen. Without breaking as weat, he stands up effortlessly and prepares     3    (serve) once more.

This unique sport     4    (call) Teqball. The Hungarian-born mixture of football and table tennis has been around for ten years. It’s played on a curved tabletop     5     is 3 metres long and 1.7 metres wide, with the highest point reaching 0.76 metres high,     6     it’s separated by a solid net.

Generally, the game is played in three-set     7     (match), with doubles competitions being     8    (popular) than singles. Players use a bitunder-inflated (充气不足) football and, similar to football, are allowed to hit the ball with any part of     9    (they) body except their hands.

    10     Aug 19, the 2023 Beijing Teqball Challenge, held by the Beijing Olympic City Development Association and the International Teqball Federation, ended up at the scenic Juyongguan Great Wall area in Beijing.