2024届云南三校高三年级下册高考备考性联考卷（七）英语试卷（含答案与解析）

2024届云南三校高考备考实用性联考卷（七）

英语

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第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Wearealwaysseekingwaystomakeoureventsmoreinclusiveandtofindnewwaystodelivervaluetoyou.

For2024wehavereducedtheticketpricesandintroducedanewticketoption“superearlybird“forourInstant

Expertevents.AlloureventswillstillbeheldatConwayHall,25RedLionSquare,London.Whatdoesn'tchange

isthateacheventwillcontinuetofeaturesixexpertspeakerssharingtheirknowledgeandlatestresearchontheevent

topic.

Whatwillyoulearn?

Anyoneinterestedingenetics（遗传学）canattend,whateveryourageorbackground.Whetheryou'reascientist,

astudentorsimplyafascinatedhumanbeing,InstantExpert:TheGeneticsRevolutionoffersthechancetolearn

directlyfromtheexpertsatourone-daymasterclass.AtthisInstantExpert,you'lllearnabout:

•GeneeditingwithCRISPR

•WhetherDNAisdestiny,NaturevsNurture

•GenomesequencingandconsumerDNAtesting

•Theethicsofcreatingnewlife

Whafsincludedinyourticket?

•In-depthandengagingtalksfromsixleadingscientists

•Ask-an-expertQuestionTimesession

•YourchancetomeetoursixspeakersandNewScientisthost

•Exclusiveon-the-dayNewScientistsubscriptiondeal,bookandmerchandiseoffers

Bookinginformation:

Doorswillopenat9a.m.onSaturday,May25th,withtalksstartinganhourlater.Theeventwillfinishat5p.

m.LunchwillNOTbeprovidedatthisevent,buttheagendaincludesaone-hourlunchbreak...Visitorsarewelcome

tobringtheirownfood,orpurchaselunchatoneofthemanyestablishmentsaroundRedLionSquareandthe

surroundingarea.

Ticketsarenon-transferabletoanyotherNewScientistevent.Allticketsarenon-refundable.

1.Whichisoneofthechangesabouttheevent?

A.Thepricesofthetickets.B.Theplacefortheevent.

C.Thetimeforentrance.D.Thenumberofexperts.

2.WhatcanvisitorsdoatConwayHall?

A.EditgenewithCRISPR.B.HavetheirDNAtested.

C.Buydiscountedbooks.D.Interactwiththeexperts.

3.Howlongwilltheeventlast?

A.About9hours.B.About6hours.C.About5hours.D.About3hours.

Manyfootballersstrugglewhentheyleavethebeautifulgameforretirementintheirmid-thirties,withstories

thataresadoreventerrible.However,inhisnewbookKickingOn!TonyRicksonrevealsthefootballerswhohave

achievedsuccessafterretirement,whetherifsbysettingupcharities,helpingotherscope,creatingmulti-million-

poundbusinessesorgoingintomedia,politicsorbackintothefootballworld.

TonyAdams,aformerfootballer,setupacharitablefoundationmorethan20yearsagocalledSporting

Chanceandsaidit'soneofhisgreatestachievements.He'swrong.Despiteallthecupshewonwhilecaptaining

Arsenalduringahighlysuccessful22-yearcareerathisonlyclub,andallthetimesheplayedforEngland,itishis

greatestachievement.Notjustoneofthem.

AsAdamsadmitsinhismemorablebook,Addicted,hesufferedfromalcoholismanddrugabusewhilestilla

professionalfootballer.SettingupSportingChancewashisresponse,andeversinceit'streatedandsupported

sportsprofessionalssufferingfromdrinkordrugproblems.Thecharity'sofferis:"Weunderstandthatittakes

couragetoaskforhelp,eitherduringorfollowingacareerinsport,sowhenyou'rereadytoreachout,we'reready

foryou.^^

Sinceretiringfromplayingin2002,Adams,whohasastatueinhishonoroutsidetheArsenalground,has

managedandcoachedinseveralcountriesalongsidehischaritywork.HetoldTheSun:"Whathappenedinmylife

withalcoholmakesmefeelsosadbutalsogratefulthatIfoundawayoutofit.Fvehadhighsandlows,inandout

offootball,givenupplayingandgoneintocoachingandmanagement.I'venothadadrinkthroughanyofit.My

self-esteem（自尊）hascomebackandIamallright.”

Theself-assessmentas"allright“alsoappliedtohis2022appearanceinTV'sStrictlyComeDancingwhen

Adamsshowedanadmirableabilitytolaughathimself.

4.WhatisAdams'greatestachievementaccordingtoRickson?

A.SettingupSportingChance.B.CaptainingtheteamArsenal.

C.PlayingforEnglandallhislife.D.WritinghisbestsellerAddicted.

5WhatproblemdidAdamshaveasaprofessionalfootballer?

A.Losinghispositionontheteam.B.Lackofcouragetoseekadvice.

C.Addictiontoalcoholanddrugs.D.Tenserelationswithteammates.

6.WhatcanweinferaboutAdamsfromParagraph4?

A.Adamsworkedasacoachimmediatelyheretired.

B.CharityworkmadeAdamsrecognizedinhiscircle.

C.Adamsbeganhisfootballcareerattheageof22.

D.ArsenalthinkshighlyofAdams'contributiontoit.

7.Whatisthetext?

A.Anewsreport.B.Abiography.

C.Anintroductiontoabook.D.Anentryofadiary.

c

Legendhasitthatcenturiesago,manatees（海牛）usedtobemistakenformermaids,soasightlastweekat

oneFloridastateparkwouldhaveputancientsailorsinshock.

BlueSpringStateParkishometooneofthelargestwintergatheringsitesformanateesinFlorida,and

recently,theparkreachedanewrecordwhenthenumberofmanateesspottedinonegroupwasnearly1,000.

Manateestypicallyflocktotheparkduringthewintermonths.AccordingtoaFacebookpostfromthenon­

profitSavetheManateeClub,January21wasoneofthecoldestmorningsoftheFloridawinterseasonsofar.The

temperatureoftheSt.JohnsRiver,whichBlueSpringsitson,wasrecordedat14.9℃.

Tosurvivethecoldwinterweather,manateeswillseekoutwaterthatistypicallywarmerthan20℃,Thisis

becausedespitetheirthick-lookingbodies,theblubberyanimalaffectionatelyknownastheseacowonlyhas

“aboutaninchoffatandaveryslowmetabolism（新陈代谢），meaningtheycannoteasilystaywarm,^^saysthe

statepark.

Sincetheirspringwaterremainsataconstant22.2℃,andisprotectedfromhumanrecreationalactivity,Blue

Springmakestheperfectmanateeshelterduringthecoldermonths.4tWhafsmore,manymanateesrelyonartificial

warmwatersourcesfrompowerplants,andthesemightbegoingofflineinthenearfuture.Sohavingsomeof

thesemanateescometothesenaturalwarmwatersitesandfindingthemisreallyencouraging,saysCora

Berchem,aresearchassociateandthedirectorofmultimediaatSavetheManateeClub.

AccordingtotheFloridaFishandWildlifeConservationCommission,thereareanywherebetweenabout

7,000to11,000manateesinFlorida,whichrepresentsalargeincreaseoverthepast25years.

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“flockto“inParagraph3mean?

A.Escapefrom.B.Dropinto.C.Departfrom.D.Floodinto.

9.WhatdoweknowaboutBlueSpring?

A.Itservesasarecreationcenter.B.Thetemperatureremainsat22.2℃.

C.Itisawell-preservedstatepark.D.Powerplantsheattheshelterthere.

10.Whatmightbediscussedfollowingthelastparagraph?

A.Importanceofprotectingmanatees.B.Whymanatees'populationgrows.

C.Uniquelivinghabitsofmanatees.D.Howmanateesfightagainstcold.

11.Whichmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AClubTakingMeasurestoRescueManatees

BARecordNumberofManateesSpottedinFlorida

C.Florida:theLargestWinterShelterforManatees

D.Manatees:anAnimalResistanttoColdWeather

D

Asaworryingnumberofyoungsterstakeupvaping（电子烟），theGovernmenthasannouncedacrackdownon

lawstostopkidsfrombecomingaddictedtothedangeroushabit.

Disposable（一次'性的）vapesarenowsettobebannedintheUKaspartofthePrimeMinister'snewlegislation

（立法）to“stopyouthvapinginitstracks”.Recentresearchshowsthatoneinfiveteenshasnowtriedvaping,despite

itbeingillegalforunder-18s,andhalfofthosewhovapebetween18and24dosodespitehavingnohistoryof

smoking.

Lastyear,figuresshowedthenumberofadultsusinge-cigarettesintheUKhadrisentothehighestrateon

recordatroughly4.3millionBrits.AccordingtothecharityActiononSmokingandHealth,almost1,000serious

adversereactionstovapeswerelogged,includingfivedeathslinkedtoe-cigarettesinthelastdecade.

Andifsnotjustover-the-countervapesatthecenterofthecountry'svapingcrisis-fakee-cigaretteswith

deadlychemicalshavesparkedconcerns.AninvestigationbytheMirrorin2023revealedoneman'sfearsforhislife

afterhesufferedacollapsedlungasaresultofafake,unlicensedpackofvapespurchasedfromacomershopin

CountyDurham.

AlexGittins,31,thoughthebaggedhimselfabargainbutendedupinhospitaljusthourslater.Hesaid:6iInoticed

anawfulchemicaltasteinthebackofmythroat,thenfivetolOminuteslaterIfeltwhatwaslikeastitch.I'mlying

inA&EthinkingIwasgoingtodie.^^

Aregularvaperwastoldhehadjustaonepercentchanceofsurvivalafterbeingleftinneedofadoublelung

transplant.JacksonAllard,22,underwentthelife-savingoperationonJanuary1,puttinganendtoaseriesofserious

healthissues.

MedicalexpertStephanieHansenhasvoicedconcernsabouttheunknownlong-termeffectsofe-cigarettes.She

said:"Vapingore-cigaretteuseisrelativelynew,sowedon'tnecessarilyknowalotofthelong-termeffectsofvaping

andthafshonestlyoneofthescariestthingsaboutit.”

12.Whathastherecentresearchfound?

A.20percentofUKteenagershaveoncevaped.B.It'sagainstthelawforteenstobuyvapes.

C.VapingiscommonerthansmokingintheUK.D.5peoplediedbecauseofvapinglastyear.

13.WhyaretwoexamplesgiveninParagraphs5and6?

A.Tosuggestit'seasytobeaddictedtovaping.B.Tostatevapingruinspeople'shealthseriously.

C.Toindicateit'sillegaltobuyfakee-cigarettes.D.Toshowthenumberofpeoplevapingisontherise.

14.WhichofthefollowingmightStephanieHansenagreewith?

A.Itremainstobeseeninwhatwayvapingaffectspeople.

B.Itwillbelongbeforepeopleknowthebadeffectsofvaping.

C.Itmatterstoinformpeopleofthepotentialdangerofvaping.

D.Itisdifficulttoprohibitadultsfrombuyinge-cigarettes.

15.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

AResearchintothehabitsofsmokersinBritain.B.Causesofteens9addictiontovapinginBritain.

C.Britishhealthissuesdrawingpublicattention.D.Britishgovernmentprohibitingdisposablevapes.

第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选

项。

Ithasbecomeeasyforstudentstofindandcopypublishedmaterial.Butcopyinganotherperson'swriting

withoutgivingthemcreditcangetstudentsandotherscholarsintobigtrouble.16

Americancopyrightlawprotectsoriginalworksofauthorshipincludingbooks,movies,music,imagesand

artworks.17Theownercansellacopyrightorpermitotherstouseitbecauseitispropertyandproperty

ownershipisprotectedbylawintheU.S.

Theideaisthatcopyrighthelpssociety.Ifpeoplecangainfromtheirowncreations,whicharecalledtheir

intellectualproperty（矢口识产权）,thenmorepeoplewillwanttocreateoriginalworks.Thelaw,however,permitsthe

unlicenseduseofcopyrightedworksunderwhatiscalledfairuse.Fairusecanincludecriticism,comment,news

reporting,educationandresearch.18Ineducation,studentscanincludesmallpartsofcopyrightedworkin

theirwritingandresearch.Buttheymustprovidecredittotheoriginalcreatorsthroughacitationwhichgivesdetails

aboutthesource.

Justasitiseasytocopy,itisalsoeasyforprofessorstoknowifastudenthasplagiarized.First,thereare

computerprogramsandartificialintelligence,toolsthatcomparestudents9paperstolargedatabasesofpublished

writing.19Second,ifEnglishisnotastudenfsfirstlanguage,aprofessormightrecognizeachangein

wordingandwritingstyle.Thiscouldbringmoreattentiontothestudenfspaper.

20Professorscouldsimplywarnastudentnottodoitagain,lowertheirgrade,ortheymightfailthe

studentinthatclass.Inmoreextremecases,astudentmaybetemporarilybannedorexpelledfromschool.

A.Thisbehavioriscalledplagiarism.

B.However,therearesomelimitations.

C.Plagiarismispunishedindifferentways.

D.Studentsmustfollowuniversitypoliciesonacademicbehavior.

E.Theycanidentifywhetherstudentshavecopiedpublishedwriting.

EForexample,itcanautomaticallycreatecitationsandcombinethemintoalist.

G.Theprotectionextendstocomputersoftwareandthedesignofbuildingsandstructures.

第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Pingtan,thebiggestislandoffthecoastofFujianProvince,ispopularwithtouriststhesedays.Ithasalso

attractedmany21seekingapleasantplacetosettledown.AmongthemisItalianfashion22

FilippoStrada,whohaslivedontheislandforfouryears.

BorninMilan,Stradahasawell-developed23offashiondesign.Itisthisloveoffineclothingthat

ledhimtoacareerintheindustry.Overthepastdecade,hehas24hiscareerinChina,livinginvarious

cities.25,duetohisgrowingbusinessand26travels,Stradaspentalotoftimeawayfromhome.

Afterhisdaughterwasbom,hemadeuphismindtogobacktohiswife'shometownofPingtanin2018.

Strada27Pingtanwithhisfamily,determinedtobuildahappyhomeontheisland.Buthealsohada

dreamofbuildingasuccessfulbusinessthere,makingthemostofthelocal28development.Stradahada

winningidea.Hewould29hisheritagetoprovidegoodsandserviceswithanauthenticItalian30.

Startingfromzero,Stradanow31ahigh-endtailorshop,acafeandanItalianrestaurantinPingtan,

32exotic（异域风情）experiencestobothlocalsandtourists.

Asforthefuture,Stradaplansto33ChineseandEnglishsalons（沙龙）inhisItalianrestaurantto

34moreknowledgeofWesternculture.6TmverywillingtodomyparttomakePingtana（n）35

anddiversecommunitythatispopulararoundtheworld,“hesaid.

21.A.foreignersB.businessmenC.travelersD.engineers

22.A.modelB.stylistC.criticD.graduate

23.A.applicationB.systemC.appreciationD.relationship

24.A.boostedB.improvedC.achievedD.pursued

25.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.OtherwiseD.Besides

26.A.urgentB.frequentC.recreationalD.exhausting

27.A.contributedtoB.adaptedtoC.settledinD.believedin

28.A.politicalB.majorC.potentialD.economic

29.A.makeuseofB.getridofC.keeptrackofD.takecareof

30.A.environmentB.flavorC.fashionD.record

31.A.reopensB.monitorsC.possessesD.decorates

32.A.awardingB.announcingC.offeringD.showing

33.A.fundB.evaluateC.attendD.organize

34.A.spreadB.acquireC.compareD.discuss

35.A.virtualB.dynamicC.intelligentD.independent

第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)

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。

OnThursdaymorning,JasonSeanjoinedalonglineofpeopleeagerly36(wait)tobuya

commemorative(纪念的)YearoftheDragonstampissuedbytheUSPostalService.

Hewasamongthehundreds37waitedattheChinatownCommunityCenterinSeattle,Washington,

forthefirstdayoftheissueceremonyforthestamp.SeansaidpurchasingstampstocelebratetheLunarNewYear

is38traditioninhisfamily.

Formorethanthreedecades,thePostalService39(issue)stampshighlightingtheLunarNewYear,

andithasbeenoneofthe40(successful)stampreleasesinthelonghistoryofthePostalService.The

PostalServicehasoneofthemostdiverseworkplacesintheUnitedStates,anditscustomerbaseisasdiverseasthe

country41(it).Thisstampisagreatexamplethatreflectsthenation'srich,multiculturalheritage

42traditions.

Thestamp43(design)byAntonioAlcalain2023,theUSPSartdirector,withoriginalartbyCamille

Chew.Itfeaturesacolorful,three-dimensionalmaskdepictingadragon,whichisacontemporarytakeonthelong

traditionofpaper-cutfolkartcraftscreatedbyChew.Goldandred44(colour)representprosperityinthe

comingyearandgoodfortune.

TheYearoftheDragonstampisonsalenowatpostofficesacrosstheUSandonUSPS.com.45total,

22millionnewstampshavebeenprinted.

第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

46.假定你是李华。你的英国交换生朋友Chris对中国少数民族(ethnicminorities)服饰非常感兴趣。请你给他

写一封邮件，邀请他一同参观中国少数民族服饰展，内容要点如下：

1.时间地点；

2.参观内容；

3.发出邀请。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

DearChris,

Yours,

LiHua

第二节（满分25分）

47.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。

Afewyearsago,Igotaphonecallfromacompanyrepresentativeonmywayhome."Thankyousomuchfor

takingthetimetoapplyfortheposition.Yourapplicationhasnotbeensuccessful.Wewishyoueverysuccessin

securingasuitablepositioninthefuture.Ifeltveryupset.Buttheconversationwasn'tover.atWouldyouliketo

hearfeedbackfromus?”thevoicesaid.

TherepresentativewentontotellmeIhadn'tclearlydemonstratedmymotivationforapplyingfbrthe

positionandwhyIwantedtoworkforthecompany.Thefeedbackwastoughtohear.ButIquicklyrealizedthey

wereright.AftercompletingmyPh.D.inGermany,mytoppriorityhadbeentofindapositioninPoland,whereI

grewup.Asaresult,Iwasn'tveryselectiveaboutwhatIappliedfor.Ipursuedanyjobopportunitythatbroadlyfit

myskillsandinterests.ThejobattheconsultingcompanywassomethingIwastechnicallycapableofdoing,butI

didn'tfeelpassionateaboutit-andthatclearlyshowedintheinterviewprocess.

Fromthenon,Idecidedtocarefullyevaluateeachjobopeningandonlypursueonesthattrulyresonated（弓I起

共鸣）withwhatIwaspassionateabout.Inmyapplications,Ialsobeganstatingmoreclearlyandemphaticallywhy

Iwantedthatparticularjob.Soontheapproachstartedtopayoff,asIgotanofferforapostdocpositioninPoland

thatIwastrulyexcitedabout.

Afewyearslater,Ifoundmyselfontheothersideoftheinterviewtable.Asafreshlyhiredgroupleader,Iwas

interviewingcandidatesforthefirstPh.D.positioninmylab.Iwasparticularlylookingforwardtotalkingwith

onecandidate.Onpaper,hisapplicationlookedgreat-niceCV,goodrecommendations,strongcoverletter.But

theinterviewwentbadly.Hedidn'tseemtohavedoneanyreadinginadvanceabouttheresearchIwasdoing,

whichmademewonderwhetherhewastrulyinterestedinworkingwithme.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

IcalledtotellhimIcouldn,tofferhimtheposition.

Amonthlater,Ireceivedaletter.

参考答案

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Wearealwaysseekingwaystomakeoureventsmoreinclusiveandtofindnewwaystodelivervaluetoyou.

For2024wehavereducedtheticketpricesandintroducedanewticketoption“superearlybird“forourInstant

Expertevents.AlloureventswillstillbeheldatConwayHall,25RedLionSquare,London.Whatdoesn'tchange

isthateacheventwillcontinuetofeaturesixexpertspeakerssharingtheirknowledgeandlatestresearchontheevent

topic.

Whatwillyoulearn?

Anyoneinterestedingenetics（遗传学）canattend,whateveryourageorbackground.Whetheryou'reascientist,

astudentorsimplyafascinatedhumanbeing,InstantExpert:TheGeneticsRevolutionoffersthechancetolearn

directlyfromtheexpertsatourone-daymasterclass.AtthisInstantExpert,youHllearnabout:

•GeneeditingwithCRISPR

•WhetherDNAisdestinyNaturevsNurture

•GenomesequencingandconsumerDNAtesting

•Theethicsofcreatingnewlife

Whafsincludedinyourticket?

•In-depthandengagingtalksfromsixleadingscientists

•Ask-an-expertQuestionTimesession

•YourchancetomeetoursixspeakersandNewScientisthost

•Exclusiveon-the-dayNewScientistsubscriptiondeal,bookandmerchandiseoffers

Bookinginformation:

Doorswillopenat9a.m.onSaturday,May25th,withtalksstartinganhourlater.Theeventwillfinishat5p.

m.LunchwillNOTbeprovidedatthisevent,buttheagendaincludesaone-hourlunchbreak...Visitorsarewelcome

tobringtheirownfood,orpurchaselunchatoneofthemanyestablishmentsaroundRedLionSquareandthe

surroundingarea.

Ticketsarenon-transferabletoanyotherNewScientistevent.Allticketsarenon-refundable.

1.Whichisoneofthechangesabouttheevent?

A.Thepricesofthetickets.B.Theplacefortheevent.

C.Thetimeforentrance.D.Thenumberofexperts.

2.WhatcanvisitorsdoatConwayHall?

A.EditgenewithCRISPR.B.HavetheirDNAtested.

C.Buydiscountedbooks.D.Interactwiththeexperts.

3.Howlongwilltheeventlast?

A.About9hours.B.About6hours.C.About5hours.D.About3hours.

【答案】l.A2.D3.B

【解析】

【导语】本文是应用文。文章介绍了即将举行的“InstantExpert:TheGeneticsRevolution活动,包括活动

的目的、内容、票价、时间安排等信息。

【1题详解】

细节理角星题。根据第——段“For2024wehavereducedtheticketpricesandintroducedanewticketoption“super

earlybird^^forourInstantExpertevents.（2024年，我们降低了门票价格，并为我们的即时专家活动引入了新

的门票选择“superearlybird"）”可知，今年的票价将下调。故选A项。

【2题详解】

细节理解题。根据Whafsincludedinyourticket?下的•Ask-an-expertQuestionTimesession（向专家提问时

间）”可知，游客在ConwayHall可以与专家互动。故选D项。

【3题详解】

细节理解题。根据倒数第二段"Doorswillopenat9a.m.onSaturday,May25th,withtalksstartinganhour

later.Theeventwillfinishat5p.m.LunchwillNOTbeprovidedatthisevent,buttheagendaincludesaone-hour

lunchbreak…（会议将于5月25日（周六）上午9点开始，一小时后开始会谈。活动将于下午5点结束。本次

活动不会提供午餐，但议程包括一个小时的午休时间…）”可知，上午9点开门，讲座10点开始，下午5

点结束，扣除1个小时的午休时间，所以活动将持续大约6个小时。故选B项。

B

Manyfootballersstrugglewhentheyleavethebeautifulgameforretirementintheirmid-thirties,withstories

thataresadoreventerrible.However,inhisnewbookKickingOn!TonyRicksonrevealsthefootballerswhohave

achievedsuccessafterretirement,whetherifsbysettingupcharities,helpingotherscope,creatingmulti-million­

poundbusinessesorgoingintomedia,politicsorbackintothefootballworld.

TonyAdamsaformerfootballer,setupacharitablefoundationmorethan20yearsagocalledSporting

Chanceandsaidit'soneofhisgreatestachievements.He'swrong.Despiteallthecupshewonwhilecaptaining

Arsenalduringahighlysuccessful22-yearcareerathisonlyclub,andallthetimesheplayedforEngland,itishis

greatestachievement.Notjustoneofthem.

AsAdamsadmitsinhismemorablebook,Addicted,hesufferedfromalcoholismanddrugabusewhilestilla

professionalfootballer.SettingupSportingChancewashisresponse,andeversinceit'streatedandsupported

sportsprofessionalssufferingfromdrinkordrugproblems.Thecharity'sofferis:"Weunderstandthatittakes

couragetoaskforhelp,eitherduringorfollowingacareerinsport,sowhenyou5rereadytoreachout,we'reready

foryou.^^

Sinceretiringfromplayingin2002,Adams,whohasastatueinhishonoroutsidetheArsenalground,has

managedandcoachedinseveralcountriesalongsidehischaritywork.HetoldTheSun:"Whathappenedinmylife

withalcoholmakesmefeelsosadbutalsogratefulthatIfoundawayoutofit.Fvehadhighsandlows,inandout

offootball,givenupplayingandgoneintocoachingandmanagement.I'venothadadrinkthroughanyofit.My

self-esteem（自尊）hascomebackandIamallright.”

Theself-assessmentas"allright“alsoappliedtohis2022appearanceinTV'sStrictlyComeDancing,when

Adamsshowedanadmirableabilitytolaughathimself.

4.WhatisAdams'greatestachievementaccordingtoRickson?

A.SettingupSportingChance.B.CaptainingtheteamArsenal.

C.PlayingforEnglandallhislife.D.WritinghisbestsellerAddicted.

5.WhatproblemdidAdamshaveasaprofessionalfootballer?

A.Losinghispositionontheteam.B.Lackofcouragetoseekadvice.

C.Addictiontoalcoholanddrugs.D.Tenserelationswithteammates.

6.WhatcanweinferaboutAdamsfromParagraph4?

A.Adamsworkedasacoachimmediatelyheretired.

B.CharityworkmadeAdamsrecognizedinhiscircle.

C.Adamsbeganhisfootballcareerattheageof22.

D.ArsenalthinkshighlyofAdams'contributiontoit.

7.Whatisthetext?

A.Anewsreport.