1 . Female figure skaters aren’t really expected to be able to do triple axels(三周半跳). Especially not older ones---in the Olympics, that means older than 20. Mirai Nagasu did both, nailing the jump in competition at 24 during the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. She was the first American woman to land a triple axel in the Olympic Games-and only the third woman to do it.

Nagasu’s been pursuing her own path since she was just 5. “My parents used to take me golfing(打高尔夫球)every day because that was the career they wanted me to have,” she wrote. “They took me ice skating one day because we couldn’t go golfing due to the rain, and after that, I kept asking to be taken to go skating.” Her ambition paid off eventually, beginning with a host of Four Continents and ISU World Junior Championship medals and ending with two World Championship and two Olympic appearances each.

Unlike other popular athletes who’ve traded childhood for training, Nagasu had to attend public school by day and help her parents in their restaurant by night. “They really taught me to work for what I want,” she said. That lesson was put to the test in 2014, when despite taking third place at the U. S. Figure Skating Championships, Nagasu was passed over for the Olympic team in favor of fourth-place finisher Ashley Wagner. Some athletes might have taken off their skates for good at that point. Instead, Nagasu got a new coach and learned the triple axel. After two years under his instruction, she displayed her new skill in the U. S. National Championships. By the time she tried it on Olympic ice in 2018, she’d perfected it. Nagasu performed the difficult three-and-a-half jump, helping her team win a bronze medal(铜牌) in the end.

1. Which of the following statements about Mirai Nagasu is TRUE?

A．She disliked ice skating at a young age.

B．She was well-known as a golfer in America.

C．She succeeded in the 2018 Olympics for her triple axel.

D．She was the first woman who successfully did a triple axel.

2. What is the second paragraph mainly talking about?

A．Nagasu’s creativity and ambition.	B．Nagasu’s family background.
C．Nagasu’s education at home.	D．Nagasu’s road to success.

3. What happened to Mirai Nagasu in 2014?

A．She had to quit training out of economic reason.

B．She dropped out of school to help her parents in the restaurant.

C．She failed to be involved in the Olympics for some reason beyond expectation.

D．She was defeated by Ashley Wagner at the U. S. Figure Skating Championships.

4. What lesson can we learn from Mirai Nagasu’s story?

A．Interest is the best teacher.	B．Poor children are in charge early.
C．Misfortune may be an actual blessing.	D．Success comes from constant effort.

2 . It was my first year teaching in a special needs classroom. I wasn’t sure what to ______ at our annual Special Olympics. My students had a range of ______, from mild learning disabilities to severe brain diseases.

Mark was one with the latter, limited to a ______ However, he ______ greeted everyone with huge smiles. His classmates loved him and often took their time to ______ his participation in group activities, especially Mike, Andy and Lucas, all ______ at sports. Mark imagined being like them. Watching and cheering for their elegant ______ on the playground seemed to fill him with ______.

The big day came at last and the final ______ was the 400-meter race. Everyone was invited to ______ according to their own ability. Mike, Andy and Lucas ______ to prove who the best athlete was. But when the exhausted three reached the finish line they ______ and turned to look behind them. At the back of the crowd, determined not to be left behind, was Mark, ______ on the track in his wheelchair with half the distance left to ______—all his classmates were outdistancing him. Looking at each other, a ______ thought passing between them. Slowly, they jogged ______ towards their friend, surrounded Mark and kept pace, ______ him on as he had done for them before.

The progress was ______, but eventually they crossed the finish line together to the ______ cries of their teachers and classmates. I came to understand what makes the Special Olympics so ______. Years later, I’m still cheering them on.

1.

A．teach

B．expect

C．describe

D．consider

2.

A．challenges

B．grades

C．knowledge

D．wishes

3.

A．classroom

B．playground

C．wheelchair

D．library

4.

A．never

B．seldom

C．sometimes

D．always

5.

A．make sure of

B．figure out

C．call for

D．hold back

6.

A．poor

B．satisfied

C．excellent

D．disappointed

7.

A．behavior

B．conversation

C．sportswear

D．movement

8.

A．anger

B．wonder

C．thanks

D．hope

9.

A．result

B．event

C．ceremony

D．celebration

10.

A．participate

B．welcome

C．watch

D．observe

11.

A．went on

B．moved on

C．took off

D．showed off

12.

A．remained

B．struggled

C．rested

D．paused

13.

A．afraid

B．alone

C．alive

D．awake

14.

A．cover

B．find

C．keep

D．run

15.

A．strange

B．normal

C．creative

D．silent

16.

A．off

B．down

C．back

D．away

17.

A．pushing

B．moving

C．cheering

D．driving

18.

A．worthwhile

B．slow

C．exciting

D．painful

19.

A．enthusiastic

B．surprised

C．doubtful

D．pleasant

20.

A．interesting

B．professional

C．challenging

D．extraordinary

3 . 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。

China’s Edward Gaming(EDG)team earned their first-ever League of Legends World Championship title with     1     3-2 win over South Korea in the League of Legends(Lol)World Championship final on Sunday.

The finals     2     (hold)in Iceland's capital, Reykjavik, and were watched by millions of fans in China via streaming and social media. When the Shanghai EDG team defeated the defending champion South Korea DK, Chinese netizens started to celebrate     3     (enthusiastic)on social media and in the real world.

League of Legends is an online multiplayer video game developed and published by Riot Games in 2009     4     a team of players has to battle against the opposing team by gaining more strength through the accumulation of     5     (item)and experience over the course of the game.

Asian countries, such as South Korea and China, are the fastest-growing markets for esports. In 2020, the market size of esports games in China amounted     6     approximately 147 billion yuan, according to Statista.

    7     China has imposed(推行)strict supervision on the gaming industry,       8     (restrict)minors from playing games for more than three hours a week, it encourages the development of esports. Shanghai is one of the most     9     (ambition)cities to become the center of the esports industry in China. At the end of November 2018, Shanghai became the first city in China     10     (adopt)a registration system for e-sports athletes.

4 . 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 ancient capital Xi’an in Shaanxi Province     1     (hold) the National Games a short time ago. As the capital of 13 dynasties throughout Chinese history, Xi’an has never been far from sports. Starting from the Western Zhou Dynasty     2     the Tang Dynasty, the city has held many sports events.

Sumo (相扑),     3     ( know) as Japan’s “national sport’’, actually originated in ancient China. Sumo     4     (call) jiaodi or jiaoli in ancient times. Ancient jiaodi was performed by athletes with ox horns, wrestling with each other imitating wild oxen.

During the Sui and Tang dynasties, jiaodi was     5     (high) favored by emperors. It is said     6     Emperor Muzong of the Tang Dynasty watched jiaodi performance every     7     (three) day. In the Tang Dynasty, jiaodi was part of military training and a kind of entrainment and athletic sports.

There were even specialized wrestling teams in Tang royal court,     8     brought jiaodi masters nationwide. Wrestling was also popular among folk people, and according to historical records, wrestling     9     (compete) was usually organized twice each year, in spring and autumn by turns.

In 1991, a Tang Dynasty figurine (雕像) with a pose of wrestling was unearthed at a tomb in Tangjinxiang County of Xi’an City. The strong figure, half naked, bare feet,     10     (wear) a triangle pants, is ready to attack.

5 . Bellevue East senior Schutt was running in his final cross-country outing before graduating high school. Although it was a ________ shot, Schutt knew if his time was good enough that day, he still had the ________ to qualify for the upcoming state meet. A mile into the race, ________, Schutt realized he couldn’t do it so he ________ to a comfortable pace.

Meanwhile, Cerveny was running a very ________ kind of race. Aiming to beat his own personal record, after a fast ________, he continued to push himself hard. With less than 400 meters to go, Cerveny’s legs cramped (抽筋) up and failed him, but his ________ did not. Determined to finish, Cerveny ________ from the ground and continued on, only to fall again after another 150 meters… and again, he got up and started ________. This time he’d ________ it only 25 meters more before going down. But he pulled himself up and with a ________ step, moved forward for one final ________ It wasn’t enough. A less 100 meters from the finish line his legs had simply ________. Then, Schutt was at his side to offer help. With Cerveny holding Schutt for ________ and Schutt helping Cerveny keep balance, the two ________ the final 75 meters together. Schutt even made sure Cerveny ________ the finish line first, securing his ________ a faster time.

A journalist ________ the story on his blog and it went viral (走红). In today’s competitive world it was ________ to see that for an athlete like Schutt, the value of true sportsmanship still had ________.

1.

A．high

B．long

C．low

D．round

2.

A．potential

B．evidence

C．determination

D．experiment

3.

A．instead

B．therefore

C．meanwhile

D．however

4.

A．danced

B．slowed

C．cheered

D．happened

5.

A．different

B．hopeless

C．passive

D．interesting

6.

A．game

B．lesson

C．start

D．look

7.

A．envy

B．pity

C．need

D．will

8.

A．bent

B．rose

C．escaped

D．fell

9.

A．running

B．shaking

C．coughing

D．rolling

10.

A．offered

B．operated

C．made

D．lost

11.

A．unfair

B．powerful

C．swift

D．unsteady

12.

A．rest

B．turn

C．push

D．show

13.

A．picked up

B．given out

C．paid off

D．set out

14.

A．support

B．assistance

C．practice

D．challenge

15.

A．evaluated

B．inspected

C．completed

D．defended

16.

A．destroyed

B．ignored

C．decorated

D．crossed

17.

A．receptionist

B．competitor

C．traveler

D．journalist

18.

A．posted

B．read

C．tested

D．mined

19.

A．puzzling

B．surprising

C．worrying

D．inspiring

20.

A．arms

B．mouth

C．legs

D．nose

6 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

EDward Gaming (EDG),     1     e-sports club from Jing'an District of Shanghai, east China, won the 2021 League of Legend (LoL) World Championship in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland     2     November 6.

    3     excited Chinese fans was that the team from the League of Legends Pro League (LPL) defeated another team DWG KIA (DK) from League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) with a     4    (thrill) 3-2 result,     5     brought an end to the season 11 (S11) global finals of League of Legends. This marks the third time in four years that a team from China     6    (win) the world champions.

The hashtag (标签)"EDG is champion"had attracted 209 million viewers by Sunday morning, with the number still     7     (rise). The live-streaming of the championship had more than 200 million viewers on two major domestic smartphone apps, and the number was boosted by viewers on other channels.

With the     8     (popular) of digital technology, new form of cultural exchanges have been emerging, of which e-sports are the     9     (hot). As more Chinese star gaming clubs and teams participate, the industry     10     (expect) to further prosper and continue spreading Chinese culture to the world.

7 . 你所在的高二年级最近举行了足球赛，你们班足球队经过奋力拼搏在昨天的决赛中最终夺得了冠军，请你用英文给校报写篇报道，简要描述胜利的来之不易，表达对你班球员的祝贺，赞扬他们在比赛中所展现出来的体育精神等。
注意：1．词数应为100左右，标题已给出，不计入总词数；
2．注意条理清楚，行文连贯。

A Hard-fought Victory

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8 . While training for a half-marathon last fall, Janet Sherman, 57, started noticing pain in her left foot. A diagnosis of plantar fasciitis(足底筋膜炎)led to shoe inserts and cross-training. Before long, the Wyoming-based teacher was “just good enough” to go back to training, and so she did, although she chose to drop down to a shorter 10K race distance.

On race day, Sherman’s foot began bothering her early, and by a water stop two-thirds of the way through the course, she knew she should drop out. “It was so painful, but I was stubborn and finished out the race.” she said. “Afterward, I could barely walk.”

To the inactive, Sherman’s attitude might be hard to understand. But for amateur athletes and weekend warriors, pushing through pain is a common refrain.“As a society, we are more active in sports than ever before” said Adrienne Langelier, a Texas-based sports psychology consultant.“But at the same time, as a culture we have developed a “no-days off mentality”.

That needs to change, said Mark Cucuzzella, a physician and professor at the West Virginia University School Medicine. “ʻNo pain, no gain’—no, thank you”, he said jokingly. “For too long we have beautified that way of thinking. It’s not sustainable.”

Pressing too hard can lead to injury, illness and exhaustion. With running, for instance, pushing through pain can lead to a secondary injury, said Adam Tenforde of the Spaulding National Running Center at Harvard Medical School. “A stress fracture(骨折), if you continue to run on it, may progress to a full fracture and require a much longer recovery period, for example.” He said. “I advocate for addressing pain early, rather than ignoring it”.

1. From the text,what do we know about Sherman?

A．She gave up training because of pain in her left foot.

B．She insisted on finishing a half-marathon race.

C．She recovered from injury fully to get back to training.

D．She finished out a shorter 10k despite of severe pain.

2. What does underlined word “That” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A．It is very common to push through pain while doing sports.

B．We should drop out of training because of pain.

C．More and more people are addicted to sports nowadays.

D．People are bearing greater burden than reasonably supposed.

3. What’s Mark Cucuzzella’s attitude towards “No pain, no gain”?

A．Favorable.	B．Neutral.
C．Disapproving.	D．Uncaring.

4. What did Adam Tenforde advise us to do?

A．Develop a “no days off” mentality.

B．Deal with pain as soon as possible instead of ignoring it.

C．Carry on training regardless of pain.

D．No pain, no gain.

9 . Preparations for the Tokyo Olympics have suffered another challenge after a survey found that 60% of people in Japan want them to be cancelled, less than three months before the Games are scheduled to open.

Japan has extended a state of emergency in Tokyo and several other regions until the end of May as it struggles to control a fast increase in COVID-19 cases caused by new, more catching variants（变异体）with medical staff warning that health services in some areas are on the edge of breaking down.

The Olympics, which were delayed by a year due to the pandemic, are set to open on 23 July, with the International Olympic Committee（IOC）and organizers insisting that measures will be put in place to ensure the safety of athletes and other visitors, as well as a nervous Japanese public.

The survey, conducted between 7 and 9 May by the conservative Yomiuri Shimbun, showed 60% wanted the Games cancelled as opposed to 39% who said they should be held. “Postponement” — an option abandoned by the IOC — was not offered as a choice.

Of those who said the Olympics should go ahead, 23% said they should take place without audience. Foreign audience have been banned but a final decision on native attendance will be made in June.

Another poll conducted at the weekend by TBS News found 65% wanted the Games cancelled or postponed again, with 37% voting to give up the event altogether and 28% calling for another delay. A similar poll in April conducted by Kyodo news agency found 70% wanted the Olympics cancelled or postponed.

The IOC's vice president, John Coates, said that while Japanese sentiment about the Games “was a concern”, he could foresee no situation under which the sporting events would not go ahead.

1. How many Japanese wish the Olympics would not be held in Tokyo according to the survey?

A．60%.

B．28%.

C．37%.

D．70%.

2. What should be put into consideration if the Olympics open?

A．The economic crisis.	B．The urban transport.
C．The safety of athletes.	D．The health condition of citizens.

3. What is some people's attitude towards foreign spectators in Paragraph 5?

A．Welcome.

B．Unfriendly.

C．Cold.

D．Unsupported.

4. What can we conclude from John Coates'words?

A．The Olympics will be stopped this year.

B．The Olympics will be put off.

C．The Olympics will be held normally.

D．The Olympics will take place in other place.

10 . 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.

2. Which is the right order of the following events?
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.

3. What were the riders of the peloton unaware of at the Tokyo Olympics?

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.

4. What is Anna’s present job?

A．A cycling coach.	B．A university teacher.
C．A professional rider.	D．A college student.