My parents love tennis and they’re members of a tennis club. My older brother was really good at it and they supported him—taking him to lessons all the time. So when I announced I wanted to be a tennis champion when I grew up, I just intended for them to notice me. My mother laughed. She knew I couldn't possibly be serious, for I was just a 4-year-old kid!
Later, I joined the club’s junior coaching group and eventually took part in my first proper contest, believing that my team would do well. We won, which was fantastic, but I wasn’t so successful. I didn’t even want to be in the team photo because I didn't feel I deserved to be. When my coach asked what happened in my final match, I didn’t know what to say. I couldn’t believe I’d lost. I thought I was the better player. But every time I attacked, the other player defended well. I couldn’t explain the result.
After that, I decided to listen more carefully to my coach because he had lots of tips. I realised that I need the right attitude to be a winner. On the court I have a plan but sometimes the other guy will do something unexpected so I’ll change it. If I lose a point, I do my best to forget it and find a way to win the next one.
At tournaments, it’s impossible to avoid players who explode in anger. Lots of players can be negative, including myself sometimes. Once I felt angry and nearly broke my racket! But my coach has helped me develop ways to control those feelings. After all, the judges have a hard job and you just have to accept their decisions.
My coach demands that I train in the gym to make sure I'm strong right to the end of a tournament. I’m getting good results; my shots are more accurate and there’s a chance that I could be a champion one day with hard work.
【小题1】The author said that he was going to be a tennis champion in order to________.A.please his parents | B.annoy his older brother |
C.get parents’ attention | D.persuade people that he was serious |
A.Confused. | B.Nervous. |
C.Excited. | D.Relaxed. |
A.Don’t keep thinking about his mistakes. | B.Respect the other players. |
C.Don’t let the other players surprise him. | D.Follow his game plan. |
A.He found it difficult to deal with judges’ decisions. |
B.He broke his racket once when he was angry. |
C.He stayed away from players who behaved badly. |
D.He tried to keep calm during the game. |
THE CEREMONY Monday, May 23, 2022 Where to go? Student Line Up Grad Plaza | Walk to the left once inside the check-in area. Staff will be on hand to direct you and your guests. Ceremony Location Louis Armstrong Stadium in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Eligible to graduate? Students who graduated in October 2021, February 2022, and May 2022 are eligible to walk in the 2022 ceremony. |
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement: All grads and guests over age 5 must show proof of vaccination and a valid ID at all graduation venues. Patrons aged 18 and older also must present an appropriate ID with proof of vaccination, which must contain the name of the individual and either a photo of the individual or the individual' s date of birth. All children under 5 are permitted to access the stadium because they are not eligible for a vaccine, as long as they are accompanied by an adult who can show proof of vaccination as not ed above. Face Masks: While masks are optional, we encourage guests to wear a mask due to the large crowds expected to attend. |
Tickets • Graduates will be able to register for up to eight(8)guest tickets. • Tickets are electronic and will be sent via email from Ticketmaster to the graduate. Bag Check All guests will have their bags checked before they enter into the Stadium for the Ceremonies. Luggage, large bags, signs, flags, banners, balloons, boxes, backpacks and other large items will not be permitted inside the Stadium, as well as the following items: • Glass bottles or cans • Alcohol • Animals(Exception:service animals) • Any materials, items or apparel constituting unauthorized advertising or promotion • Selfie-sticks or other telescopic devices |
Subway:The 7 train provides service from Grand Central Terminal to Mets-Willets Point Station Long Island Rail Road:LIRR provides easy service to Mets-Willets Point Station from Woodside, and convenient connections from Penn Station for New Jersey Transit customers. For guests with dis abilities, get off the LIRR train at 61st Street-Woodside Station and transfer to the 7 train. Take the 7 train to Mets-Willets Point Station. ARRIVING BY UBER/LYFT/TAXI/CAR SERVICE Please tell your driver to take you to the Mets-Willets Point station stop of the 7 train(near 126th Street & Roosevelt Ave)then walk 5 minutes to the East gates. Do not use a street address for the stadium as very often you will be let out on the opposite side of the Park extending your walk by at least 10 minutes. |
A.Children under 5 can’t access the Stadium. |
B.Invited guests should print their registered tickets. |
C.All attendee’s better wear a mask during the ceremony. |
D.Students graduated in May 2021 should line up at Grad Plaza. |
A.Brandon with a carry-on baggage |
B.Alex with an extendable hand-held selfie stick |
C.Christina’s father with a glass bottle of water. |
D.Dana’s blind grandmother with her guide dog. |
A.Take the 7 train from Grand Central Terminal to the Mets-Willets Point station. |
B.Take the LIRR from Penn Station and all the way to Mets-Willets Point station. |
C.Take the New Jersey Transit from Penn Station and get off at Mets-Willets Point station. |
D.Take the LIRR to 61st Street-Woodside Station and get a taxi to the Mets-Willets Point station. |
Pillow fighting in its natural state is a display of chaos, a safe-ish outlet to most children. You grab the nearest pillow and whip it at the nearest body.
But pillow fighting has been appropriated for high school students as a real sport in Ito, Japan with the set rules. The All-Japan Pillow Fighting Championship consists of two teams of five players each side. Before the match begins, all team members pretend to sleep beneath the quilt on individual futons (垫子).
The pillows are designed and produced specially according to strict size and weight regulations. They're filled, not with feathers, but with rubber to achieve the required weight and bounce.
Two one-minute matches make up a game. As a sport, it's speedy, zany and growing fast. No word yet on its Olympics prospects. But with skateboarding officially in,
A.There are no rules. |
B.There are no age restrictions. |
C.pillow fighting can't be far behind |
D.As a sport,pillow fighting has a long history. |
E.it is uncertain whether it'll have a promising future |
F.The rules in this competitive game are not complicated. |
G.When the referee blows the whistle,the players leap to their feet. |
![]() Blindsided | In many ways, Natalie O’Reilly is a typical 14-year-old girl. But Natalie will lose her sight within a few short months. Natalie is sent to school for the blind to learn skills such as Braille(盲文). Outwardly, she does as she’s told; inwardly, she hopes for a miracle(奇迹) that will free her from a fearful life of blindness. But the miracle does not come. Will she go home to live scared? Or will she master the skills she needs to make it in a world without sight? |
![]() Crossing the Tracks | At 15, Iris seems to have no home, no family, no direction. After her mother’s early death, Iris’s father focuses on big plans for his new shoes stores and his latest girlfriend, and has no time for his daughter. Unknown to her, he hires Iris out as housekeeper and companion for a country doctor’s elderly mother. Iris is buoyed by the warmth and understanding the doctor and his mother show her, but just as she starts to break out of her trouble, a disaster strikes. Iris must find the courage to discover if she is really as helpless — or as hopeless — as she once believed. |
![]() The Education of Bet | Will and Bet were brother and sister. Being a girl, Bet’s world is contained within the walls of their grand home. Will is allowed — forced — to go to school. So Bet comes up with a plan: They’ll switch places. She’ll go to school as Will. Will can then live as he chooses. But once Bet gets to school, she soon realizes living as a boy is going to be much more difficult than she imagined. |
![]() X-Isle | Ever since the floods came and washed the world away, survivors have been desperate to win a place on X-Isle, the island where life is believed to be easier. Only young boys stand a chance of getting in, the smaller and lighter the better. Baz and Ray are two of the lucky few to be chosen, but they soon discover that X-Isle is a far cry from paradise(天堂). It’s a violent, unpredictable place, where terrible things can happen at any moment. |
【小题1】From the book Blindsided, we can learn that Natalie ______.
A.is longing to stay away from blindness |
B.has been blind for several months |
C.has to quit school because of her blindness |
D.is unconfident in learning Braille |
A.spoiled | B.thrilled | C.annoyed | D.encouraged |
A.easier for life | B.no paradise |
C.chosen for lucky men | D.a romantic place |
A.live a happy life |
B.get out of trouble eventually |
C.struggle for a better life |
D.dream about better education |
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