一．Readingcomprehension:1.BecausetheSydney-to-Melbourneraceis875kilometerslonganditisaharshtestofendurancefortheworld’stopathletes.2.CliffYoungwasatoothless61-year-oldfarmer;hewaswearingrubberboots,andwasmucholderthantheotherrunners.3.OtherathletesneitherbelieveditnortreatedCliffYoungwithrespect.4.BecauseCliffYoungdidn’trunproperly.Hehadthestrangestrunningstyleandappearedtoshuffle.5.WhenpeoplefoundthatCliffYoungranthroughtheentirenightwithoutsleepingandwhenitseemedtothemthatheintendedtokeeprunninguntilhereachedthefinishlineorfellillorwasinjured.6.Whenhewasrunning,CliffYoungimaginedhewasgatheringhissleepandtryingtooutrunastorm.7.CliffYounggavealltheprizemoneytofiveotherrunners.Hedidn’tkeepasinglecentforhimself.8.CliffYoungisabrilliantexampleshowingthatordinarypeoplealsohavetheinherentqualitytoachievegreatresults.3Wordsinuse:1.annual2.contract3.distinction4.substantial5.furnished6.amateur7.assemble8.react9.Apparent10.magnificent4Wordbuilding:borefascinateamusingexplosionassumptionevolutioncompensationcontributeelementaryrevolutionary5Wordbuilding:1.assumption2.fascinated3.explosion4.elementary5.Compensation6.evolution7.amusing8.bore9.contribute10.revolutionary6Bankedcloze:1K2D3C4B5H6O7F8M9A10G7Expressionsinuse:1passedaway2leftbehind3giveaway4hadnointentionof5Upto6regardlessof7might(just)aswell8fallill9inattendance10tothisday10.Translation:有关古代奥林匹克运动会的最早文字记载可追溯至公元前776年。古代奥运会每4年举办一次，在8月6日与9月19日之间的一个纪念宙斯的宗教节日期间举行。第一届现代奥运会于1896年在希腊雅典举办。奥运会的标志有5个大小相同的套环组成，代表着五大洲的联合和来自世界各地运动员的大聚会。奥运会真正腾飞、成为一项国际体育盛会是在1924年之后，即第八届奥运会在巴黎举办之后。这一年，来自44个国家约3,000名运动员同场竞技，并且第一次在奥运会上增加了闭幕式这一仪式。同年，冬季奥运会首次亮相，比赛项目包括花样滑冰、冰球、雪橇和冬季两项运动。80年后，2004年夏季奥运会在相隔一个多世纪后再次在雅典举办，来自201个国家的近11,000名运动员展开竞技，创下了参赛国家数量之最。11.Translation:TaiChiisakindofmartialarts,andafitnessexerciseaswell.IthasalonghistoryinChina.Withslowandgentlemovements,TaiChiissuitableforpeopleofanyage,sex,orbodytypetopractice.Itcanbeusedtoprovideself-defenseaswellasbuildthebody.Therefore,ithasbecomeverypopularamongChinesepeople.uringitsdevelopment,TaiChiborrowedandabsorbeddesirableelementsfromtraditionalChinesephilosophy,medicine,andmartialarts,andithasdevelopedintoasportwithuniquefeatures.AsauniquesportinChina,TaiChiisalsogainingincreasingpopularityamongmanyfriends.
