1 . 阅读下面材料，根据中文或首字母并用正确的形式填空，每空填一词。

It was the final sprint (冲刺) of the Santa BarbaraXV Grand Prix cyclo-cross race in Spain. Fans lined the road to the finishing line, cheering on the     1    (运动员).

Ismael Esteban, in third place, was just ahead of another cyclist, Agustin Navarro, with only 300 metres to the finishing line. Esteban had been cycling as hard as he could for hours and with the finishing line in     2    (视野). And all the cyclists began to speed up with all their s    3     to cross it. Then, suddenly Esteban got a puncture (轮胎上刺破的小洞).The audience was anxious and     4    (好奇的) about what he would do. Would he give up or continue when facing the     5    (挑战)? Ismael Esteban didn’t give up and then tried to find a     6    (解决方法) to the problem. He threw his bike over his shoulders and ran towards the finishing line. Just a few seconds later,fourth-placed Navarro caught up with him. Surely, he could simply overtake Esteban and come third. But Navarro slowed down and let Esteban run ahead of him. The two cyclists reached the finishing line with Esteban ahead by foot, Navarro just behind him. Navarro had let Esteban finish in third place, while he came fourth. The audience really     7    (钦佩) Navarro for his show of sportsmanship and cheered the cyclists. Navarro said,“I didn’t want to win that way.” Later, Esteban,who won the bronze m    8    tried to give it to Navarro. However, Navarro refused,and his response was:“Offering me the prize was worth more than what I did for him.”Tonya, a big fan of Esteban,    9    (评论道),“The two cyclists’ sporting gestures make a deep i     10    on us and this is sportsmanship at its very best.”

2 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

“You’ll have to be quicker to beat Kendall on Friday,” Coach Dugan said. For weeks, I’d been hearing about how fast he was. I was tired of it. But I stll walked back to the starting line. A good start gives you a half success.

Eric said to me, “I heard that Kendall trains with Olympic coaches.”“What? No way,” I said. Not only that, I heard he cheats and does whatever it takes to win.

“Let’s go, boy,” Coach shouted. I got ready and exploded, driving hard toward the finishing line. I crossed two full steps ahead of everyone else. Coach clicked his stopwatch and nodded.“Better, Alex. But let’s do it again.” I couldn’t get any faster. Besides, Kendall trains with Olympic coaches!“You have to work harder,” Coach Dugan said. Easy for him to say, he wasn’t racing Kerry Kendall.

Then came the day to compete. The infield bustled (忙乱) with kids from every middle school in our district. I sat on the grass, looking for Kendall and preparing for the competition.

“Are you Alex?” a voice asked. I looked up over my shoulder, Kerry Kendal. I nodded. Kendall sat down next to me.“Heard you’re fast,” he said, touching his nose to his knee. I checked him out. His leg muscles (肌肉) looked like he worked out plenty. After a minute, he asked,“Is it true you have a private (私人的) trainer?” I laughed.“Coach Dugan was good, but he was no private trainer. Well, I heard you trained with Olympic coaches.” He was surprised. “You’re kidding, right? I train by running the hills. After practice I run those hills until my legs ache. That sounds like Olympic coaches to you?”

I finally learned the truth that for this competition Kendal had worked hard. Running the hills was tough, but he did it after his regular practices every day. I wonder how those foolish rumors (谣言) started and why I believed them. Seeing Kendall stood in place, I said, “Nice talking to you. Good luck in the dash.” He stopped and turned.“The same to you.” We looked at each other and smiled, and then he started over to join his team.

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Then the competition began.

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3 . 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。

Thin, average, and undisciplined, I was the underdog of the boys’ basketball tryouts (选拔赛) in seventh grade. Making the team was very important to me. Although I was extremely nervous, I truly thought I would make the team. But I went in overly optimistic, and quickly faced a cruel reality check.

When on the court, I huffed and puffed like an old man on his last legs; clearly, I was out of shape and having trouble keeping up. When it hit me that this was only the first day, and that there was a second to follow, I realized I would have to step it up in order to gain a spot on the team.

Unfortunately, day two went exactly like day one: I missed shots, passed badly like an out-of-breath fool. Hoping the coach was not watching all my bad moves, I had trouble keeping a positive attitude. Finally, Coach-who at five-foot-four usually seemed small, posted the lists of the Boys A and B Teams. Everybody quickly ran to catch a glimpse of the chosen few.

After scanning the list once, twice, three times, my name was nowhere. Although I had predicted the disaster that had now settled on me, with my head hanging. I slowly walked to the car. This experience definitely had not gone as I planned.

On the way home, I complained “How could that foolish boy is a better choice than me? And…”

“Adam!” my mom cut me off. “Why don’t you realize maybe you need a little more practice? You’d better go to basketball camps next summer.”

Although I did not want to believe her, I knew it was true. Failing to make the team was nobody’s fault but mine. Right then and there, in the middle of my anger, I realized I had to get my act together.

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Then I threw myself into as many basketball opportunities as I could find.

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When I took part in the eighth-grade basketball tryouts,I was moderate,swift and strong.

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4 . Sportsmanship isn’t just about shaking hands after the game. It’s about helping young athletes enjoy the spirit of competition, deal with adversity.     1    

Character is a word that gets used often, but its true meaning may be hard to explain to a young mind.     2     By raising standards early, an athlete can both give and expect mutual respect during their course of competition.

One way to teach the idea of sportsmanship is to let the athlete know that they should do their personal best and to treat teammates and opponents in the same fashion they wish to be treated.     3     It also helps them off the field as well.

It’s important to the young athlete to understand that for as many victories as they hope to have, they must face losing if they’re going to play their sport. An effective method is to have a young athlete pick out well-known popular athletes, particularly in their sport or sports of interest, and look up their statistics.     4    

    5     Practice and skill building should be offset by times of goofing off (偷懒), perhaps practicing with crazy costumes or with fun music, and not coaching in the traditional sense. This one little thing can do wonders in reminding the athlete not to take anything too seriously and to have fun doing what they have chosen to participate in.

A．Sports are designed to be enjoyable.

B．Having sports is a course of sweat and tears.

C．Sport is a matter of failure and success to some degree.

D．It’s ultimately a choice to hold oneself to a higher standard.

E．This age-old idea will help them become a respected competitor.

F．Here are tips to young players’ sportsmanship and prepare them for their future life.

G．Knowing professional athletes have faced defeat can teach the young competitor to face loss graciously.

5 . The 71^st annual Boston Marathon was held on April 19, 1967. This day was filled with freezing rain, snow and strong winds. However, for one participant named Kathrine Switzer, the weather conditions were the least of her worries. Kathrine was the first and only registered female runner in the marathon and she had something to prove.

The first few miles were a piece of cake for Kathrine. Then around mile four, she realized someone was chasing her. She turned around and was startled to see an angry face just inches away. It was the race director (赛事总监), Jock Semple.

“Get the hell out of my race and give me those numbers!” Jock yelled. As he said this, he grabbed Kathrine and tried ripping her race numbers off her sweatshirt. Kathrine was so shocked and terrified. As Jock clung to her sweatshirt, Kathrine struggled to break free.

Kathrine felt awful. She thought about dropping out, but soon she knew that wasn’t an option. “If I quit, nobody would ever believe that women had the capability to run 26-plus miles. If I quit, everybody would say it was a show. If quit, it would set women’s sports back, way back, instead of forward…”

While all this thinking was going on, Kathrine continued, until she found herself nearing the finish line. Completely soaked and greeted by only a handful of reporters, none of whom cheered, Kathrine completed the race in a time of 4 hours and 20 minutes. The race was over, but her pursuit of change was just beginning.

She was a primary force behind getting women officially accepted into the Boston marathon in 1972. Her leadership also paved the way for the International Olympic Committee to admit the women’s marathon into the 1984 Olympic Games. Her number 261 on that historic day in Boston has also become a symbol of fearlessness for millions of women worldwide.

1. What did Kathrine hope to achieve in the 71^st Boston Marathon?

A．Being a registered runner.	B．Proving women’s athletic ability.
C．Instructing her friend as a coach.	D．Providing service as a volunteer.

2. Why did Jock Semple chase Kathrine?

A．To follow her pace.	B．To defeat her in the race.
C．To force her to quit.	D．To remind her of the rules.

3. What is mainly discussed about Kathrine in the last paragraph?

A．Her leadership.	B．Her ambition.
C．Her popularity.	D．Her contribution.

4. Which of the following best describe Kathrine according to the passage?

A．Caring and sensitive.	B．Fearless and responsible.
C．Adventurous and kind.	D．Courageous and determined.

6 . The 20-year-old student will be the first person to compete in the final of the Miss England contest without make-up in its nearly 100-year history, in an attempt to show girls they don’t have to wear it to feel beautiful.

Ms. Raouf, from south London, won a special “bare-face” round of the competition last week, strengthening her place in the final between 40 contestants on 17 October. But while previous winners of this round have returned to wearing make-up for the final, she will not. And if she wins, she says she will leave it off for the Miss World competition, hoping to “inspire the world”.

“I wanted to prove we have a choice,” she tells BBC News. Since last week’s bare-face round, Ms. Raouf has been “overwhelmed” by positive messages on social media. At her early age, Ms. Raouf was “significantly insecure”, and found comparing herself to the “unrealistic standard of beauty” shown on social media had a negative impact on her mental health. But as she got older she gained confidence-and she thinks taking part in the beauty contest, while “very scary” at the time, has increased this.

Ms. Raouf does not object to wearing make-up in general, and will still do so on other occasions. She only wants girls to place more value on their “inner beauty” rather than comparing themselves to others. “When you wear that amount of make-up you’re just concealing yourself. Remove all those layers and you’ll see who you truly are,” she adds.

Miss World was first organized in 1951 in the UK. Some of the rules of entry for the competition have not been changed since then. Miss England hopefuls cannot be older than 27 in their year of entry, and are not allowed to be married or have given birth to children. In 2018, Veronika Didusenko, who had been crowned Miss Ukraine, said the rules needed to change after she had her title taken away for being a mother.

Altering entry rules is difficult but not impossible. Some netizens commented, “Some contestants, Ms. Raouf included, use their platform to do something good in the world.”

1. Ms.Raouf won’t wear make-up in the final of the Miss England contest in order to              .

A．prove girls’ natural charms

B．show her objection to make-up

C．get a better place in the final

D．challenge the competition rules

2. What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 3 refer to?

A．The negative impact.

B．Her sense of insecurity.

C．Her confidence.

D．Her objection to make-up.

3. Who is qualified for the Miss World competition in the UK?

A．Sopher, 26, an engineer who is pregnant.

B．Laura, 23, a teacher at St Mary’s School Ascot.

C．Marbella, 28, a graduate from Glasgow University.

D．Jennifer, 25, a housewife who looks after all the household duties.

4. Which of the following can best describe Ms. Raouf?

A．Bold and confident.

B．Responsible and talented.

C．Honest and considerate.

D．Outgoing and determined.

7 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What sport did the speaker coach?

A．Running.

B．Swimming.

C．Gymnastics.

2. What does the speaker think of herself in 1990?

A．Unfriendly.

B．Easy-going.

C．Generous

3. How can motivation be promoted according to the speaker?

A．By praise.

B．By teamwork.

C．By trust.

4. What does the speaker try to express in the talk?

A．Process of winning is more important than the result.

B．Champions are motivated to achieve success.

C．Win-win culture is common in society.

8 . As the song “Bridge Over Troubled Water” echoed across the ice rink at the Beijing 2022, Chinese skaters Sui Wenjing and Han Cong completed their touching but powerful performance on Long Program, which successfully earned them their first-ever Olympic championship title and China’s second gold in the pair skating event at the Olympic Games. (The first was from Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo at 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.) Also, it was a perfect conclusion to their 15 years of cooperation.

Sui and Han, born in 1995 and 1992 respectively, had won almost every youth competition they took part in when they were young, yet constant injuries and accidents created a massive barrier to overcome when it came to reaching the Olympic podium(领奖台).

In 2014, an ankle injury caused Sui constant pain, forcing the pair lose their qualification for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. That should have been their first opportunity for Olympic gold. “It was a huge regret for us after preparing so much,” recalled Sui.

In 20l6, Sui finally underwent foot ligament(韧带) surgery, after which she went through a long recovery period. The doubt about whether she would ever skate again almost left her in despair. For Han, the training arena and the hospital were the only two places that Han would go.

After four years of waiting, the pair had the chance to compete at Pyeongchang 2018. Their performance there won them a silver medal.

Another four years later in Beijing, the then two-time world champions finished their entire routine with a total of 155.47 points, surpassing Team China’s top competitor, ROC’S Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov, who won silver.

Talking about her future career direction, Sui said she is applying to be a choreography major, as she believes figure skating is a combination of this art form and skating techniques. “I have too many creative ideas for figure skating. It requires continuous learning and of course an endless passion for skating as well as perseveration, which is the key to success.”

1. What does the first paragraph focus on?

A．Good performance of the two skaters.	B．Sui and Han’s Olympic championship.
C．Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.	D．China’s two golds in great sports events.

2. What can we know about Sui and Han’s experiences?

A．Their 15-year cooperation was filled with ups and downs.

B．Physical problems had bothered the pair for 4 years.

C．Han had to stop practising when Sui was in hospital.

D．The 2014 Olympics laid the foundation for their final success.

3. What saying can be used to summarize the pair’s struggles and fighting?

A．Practice makes perfect.	B．No way is impossible to courage.
C．Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.	D．The path to glory is always rugged.

4. What can be inferred from the text?

A．The pair have participated in four Olympic Games.

B．Sui may retire after winning this Olympic championship.

C．Ranking second in 2018 made the pair completely disappointed.

D．The two gold medals at the Olympic Games are eight years apart.

9 . 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。

What makes something a sport? Traditional definitions usually included some physical activity     1     shows athletic ability or strength. But some sports can take the form of mental competitions. For instance, chess     2     (recognize)as a sport by the International Olympic Committee in 1999. Now, some people wonder     3     eSports should also be considered sports.

The word eSports is short for electronic sports. It is     4     form of competition in which professional players or gamers play video games either in teams or individually.     5     (typical), the winners receive prize money at the end of the competition.

The first eSports event was the one     6     (hold)by Stanford University in the 1970s, for the game Spacewar! Over the next 30 years, video games exploded in     7     (popular). More and more countries, such as South Korea, China and the United States, started to develop eSports into an industry. In the 2000s, television broadcasts of the competitions,       8     (feature) games like Street Fighter III, StarCraft, and Counter-strike, became popular. In the 2010s, thanks     9     online streaming services, eSports grew rapidly with more worldwide tournaments, more viewers, and larger     10     (prize). In 2020, the industry made more than US$1 billion for the first time ever.

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Who played in last night’s Super Bowl?

A．The Kansas City Chiefs vs the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

B．The Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs the Oakland Raiders.

C．The Kansas City Chiefs vs the Oakland Raiders.

2. What was the ending score of last night’s game?

A．48 to 21.

B．31 to 19.

C．31 to 9.