On James Owen’s 70th birthday, he saw a video of himself walking with difficulty up to the stage where he was giving a talk. “I looked like an old man,” says Owen, who built a successful career on Wall Street.
He was about 25 pounds overweight and had chronic trouble with his back, knees, and shoulders. But instead of giving in to age, Owen decided to set an ambitious five-year goal: He wanted to be pain-free, and he decided the way to get there was through exercise —even though at the time he couldn’t do a single push-up.
Owen began his new exercise regimen (养生计划) by walking, though he became out of breath after five minutes. But that didn’t discourage him. He kept at the walks every day, along with some stretching. Once he had those basics down, he started weight lifting and hired a personal trainer to teach him and to design a routine he could follow on his own. The last piece was finding other activities he enjoyed, which turned out to be cycling and swimming.
In less than five years, Own was able to do three sets of 50 push-ups each and walk for miles each day. And yes, he was free of aches and pains.
Owen used his experience to write a book called Just Move! A New Approach to Fitness After 50, in which he details how older adults can safely get off the couch and add more movement to their lives. The key: getting started, even if you walk just three blocks, which was all he could manage at first. “Think of it as movement, not exercise,” he says. “The key is slow and steady progress.”
Now 81 and retired, Owen exercises an hour a day, six days a week. “It is the best investment I’ve ever made in my life,” he says.
1. Why did Owen make up his mind to do exercise?| A．To celebrate his 70th birthday. |
| B．To get rid of his physical pain. |
| C．To write a book about exercise. |
| D．To find a hobby after retirement. |
| A．The exercise he preferred to do. |
| B．The routine his trainer designed for him. |
| C．The difficulty he met during exercise. |
| D．The process he undertook to keep fit. |
| A．They should invest on Wall Street. |
| B．They should only do some slow exercise. |
| C．They should do exercise step by step. |
| D．They should exercise an hour a day. |
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【推荐1】I was born in Merthyr Tydfil, a small town in Wales and an excellent place in which to grow up. It was probably the first town of the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century, where people had poured in to work in the new steel mills (工厂) and coal mines. But when I was small, all the great factories were closed and the town was one of the poorest in Europe, although that didn’t seem to be very important to me then. The ruins of the great mills were as romantic and imposing (壮观的) as those of any castle, the open mountains were within reach of any boy who could walk for fifteen minutes.
The first school I went to was a red-brick building on the edge of town, in the district of Georgetown. We had a splendid teacher and he taught us, about sixty small boys between the ages of seven and eleven, for the four years I was in the school. He was not only fond of words himself, but he could use them to tell jokes, to sing aloud, to explain things so vividly to us that we could see, almost, what he described. And he educated our senses, too, he made us look at everything so firmly, to know the textures (质地) of things with our skins, to hear the particular noises that exist in the world all around us. So real were our experiences that we began to look for the words necessary to recreate those experiences. That is how I began to write poetry.
I can't say that poetry was my greatest enthusiasm at that time. I loved boxing most of all. I knew all the great boxers of our town. When I was about ten years old I saw the fight I wrote about in The Ballad of Billy Rose. And years later, in Bristol, I saw the same man, old now, and very frail (体弱的). His name, however, was really Tommy Rose, and in the first version of my poem I called him that.
When I finished it, I read it aloud, and I knew that something was wrong. I was forced to change it to Billy, so that the balance was right, so that there was a satisfying agreement between the word "Ballad" and the word "Billy". Much the same thing happened when I wrote about his last great fight. I wanted my readers to hear for themselves the sounds of the fight with my words.
1. As a child, how did the writer feel about his hometown?| A．He was saddened by its ruins. | B．He was delighted with its surroundings. |
| C．He wished it had more to offer. | D．He cared little about its history. |
| A．view the world with exactness and clarity |
| B．express their feelings in poetry |
| C．describe objects in detail |
| D．create imaginary worlds |
| A．the structure he chose for the poem |
| B．the description of the situation he created |
| C．the care with which he chose his words |
| D．the deep thought he wanted |
| A．how many poems the writer had written |
| B．how the writer began to write poetry |
| C．when the writer left the small town in which he was born |
| D．where the writer received higher education |
| A．has changed to reflect the times in which he has lived |
| B．has benefited from the reactions of others to his work |
| C．is heavily influenced by the environment where he grew up |
| D．is still influenced by what he was taught at school |
It was something she had dreamed of since she was five. Finally, after years of training and intensive workouts, Deborah Duffey was going to compete in her first high school basketball game. The goals of becoming an outstanding player and playing college ball were never far from Deborah's mind.
The game was against Mills High School. With 1 minute and 42 seconds left in the game, Deborah's team led by one point. A player of Mills had possession of the ball，and Deborah ran to guard against her. As Deborah was running to block the player, her knee went out and she fell down on the court in burning pain. Just like that, Deborah's season was over.
After suffering the bad injury, Deborah found that, for the first time in her life, she was in a situation beyond her control. Game after game, she could do nothing but sit on the sidelines watching others play the game that she loved so much.
Injuries limited Deborah's time on the court as she hurt her knees three more times in the next five years. She had to spend countless hours in a physical clinic to receive treatment. Her frequent visits there gave her a passion and respect for the profession. And Deborah began to see a new light in her life.
Currently as a senior in college, Deborah focuses on getting a degree in physical treatment. After she graduates, Deborah plans to use her knowledge to educate people how to best take care of their bodies and cope with the feelings of hopelessness that she remembers so well.
1. How did Deborah feel when she first hurt her knee?
| A．Calm. | B．Confused. |
| C．Ashamed. | D．Disappointed. |
| A．She didn't play on the court after the injury. |
| B．She injured her knee when she was trying to block a player. |
| C．She knew that she couldn't be a basketball player when she was a child. |
| D．She refused to seek professional assistance to help her recover from her injuries. |
| A．A Painful Mistake |
| B．A Great Adventure |
| C．A Lifelong Punishment |
| D．A New Direction in Life |
Three Days to See
I have often thought it would be a blessing if each human being were stricken blind and deaf for a few days at some time during his early adult life. Darkness would make him more appreciative of sight; silence would teach him the joys of sound.
Now and then I have tested my seeing friends to discover what they see. Recently, I asked a friend who had just returned from a long walk in the woods what she had observed. “Nothing in particular,” she replied.
How was it possible, I asked myself, to walk for an hour through the woods and see nothing worthy of note? I who cannot see find hundreds of things to interest me through mere touch. If I can get so much pleasure from touch, how much more beauty must be revealed by sight. And I have imagined what I should most like to see if I were given the use of my eyes, say for just three days.
On the first day, I should want to see the people whose kindness and gentleness and companionship have made my life worth living. I do not know what it is to see into the heart of a friend through that “window of the soul”, the eye. I can only “see” through my fingertips the outline of a face. I should like to see the books which have been read to me, and which have revealed to me the deepest channels of human life and the human spirit. In the afternoon I should take a long walk in the woods and intoxicate my eyes on the beauties of the world of nature. That night, I should not be able to sleep.
On my second day, I should like to see the pageant of man's progress, and I should go to the museums. I should try to probe into the soul of man through his art. The things I knew through touch I should now see. The evening of my second day I should spend at a theater or at the movies.
The following morning, I should again greet the dawn, anxious to discover new delights, new revelations of beauty. Today I shall spend in the workaday world, amid the haunts of men going about the business of life.
At midnight permanent night would close in on me again. Only when darkness had again descended upon me should I realize how much I had left unseen.
I who am blind can give one hint to those who see: Use your eyes as if tomorrow you would be stricken blind. And the same method can be applied to the other senses. Hear the music of voices, the song of a bird, the mighty strains of an orchestra, as if you would be stricken deaf tomorrow. Touch each object you want to touch as if tomorrow your tactile sense would fail. Smell the perfume of flowers, taste with relish each morsel, as if tomorrow you could never smell and taste again. But of all the senses, I am sure that sight must be the most delightful.
(Excerpts from “Three Days to See” by Helen Keller)
1. How did Helen feel when her friend told her she observed nothing after a long walk?| A．Unbelievable. | B．Pleased. |
| C．Understanding. | D．Interested. |
| A．To stay up throughout the night. |
| B．To take a long walk in the woods. |
| C．To see the people who have helped her a lot. |
| D．To see books which have revealed much to her. |
| A．Helen loves darkness and silence. |
| B．Helen is only stricken with blindness. |
| C．Helen wishes people to suffer from diseases. |
| D．Helen thinks healthy people ignore too much. |
| A．It turns out that people with disabilities are more imaginative. |
| B．The author looks forward to only three days of normal vision. |
| C．We should take what we have for granted, not cherish too much. |
| D．It is not lack of beauty in the world, just the eyes finding beauty. |
【推荐1】The biggest seasonal change of the year happens from March to June, as temperatures climb, days lengthen, birds return, and life in all forms comes rushing back.
Beneath this outpouring of new life, however, is a great struggle,
Write down your workout goal --- building new strength; perhaps.
You can make use of the seasons' growth- inducing (促生长的) power by increasing your fitness program.
Whatever you choose, remember that by taking advantage of the opportunities of each season, and avoiding the difficulties, you can gain a deeper appreciation for your body's changing needs---one year, one season, one workout at a time.
| A．New growth requires willpower. |
| B．If you are a cyclist, attempt longer climbs. |
| C．Then break it down into steps and start working. |
| D．Strength training is perhaps the ideal spring activity. |
| E．You need to prepare your body for your fitness program. |
| F．The year's cycle renews itself in this season of rebirth. |
| G．When you are ready to play your first game of the season, take it easy. |
【推荐2】When it comes to summer, most of us think of outdoor fun. So it seems like we should naturally lose weight over the summer. In reality, summer isn’t all beach volleyball and water sports. Therefore, we can gain weight easily in the summer.
Stay busy. When we’re bored, it’s easy to fall into a trap of doing nothing and then feeling low on energy. In addition to helping you avoid the cookie jar, filling your days with something to do can give you a sense of accomplishment.
Beat the heat. Don’t let summer heat put your exercise plans on hold.
| A．Move your workout indoors. |
| B．If we know what to look out for, however, it’s easy to avoid this problem. |
| C．Relax by walking outside. |
| D．That’s especially true if a dream summer job falls through. |
| E．We usually stay at home in the summer. |
| F．Stick to your schedule. |
| G．Get going with goals. |
【推荐3】Rene Campbell has devoted most of her life to shaping her figure into one completely against what society thinks a woman should look like.
“I was always very insecure about my body image, as everyone seemed to know for sure that women needed to look a certain way,” she says when reflecting on her motivation to transform herself.
However, building her dream body—gaining over 85 pounds, going from a size 8 to 14—has had its challenges, too. “
“I gradually learn to ignore others’ voices and become committed to the training. It is a very big shift for me, and it has won me plenty of awards.
| A．She was constantly feeling under pressure. |
| B．Women have to pay a huge price to build a slim figure. |
| C．It does bring a sense of confidence and mental strength. |
| D．The body of super-muscular women is considered unwelcome. |
| E．Luckily, Campbell was chosen to shoot for one of the magazines. |
| F．People don’t understand why women would want to be muscular. |
| G．Purely by chance, Campbell attended a women’s bodybuilding show. |
【推荐1】Conor McGregor is an Irish Mixed Martial artist and the current unquestioned lightweight champion of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Mixed martial arts (MMA) (综合格斗) is highly tiring and fighters have to go through years of training and preparations to later be known as outstanding MMA fighters. Champions of a particular division after lots of preparations and countless number of fights still tend to lose to relatively new fighter. So this game is full of uncertainties.
Conor, at the age of 18, moved to Lucan with his parents to start a plumbing apprenticeship (管道工学徒). He worked as a plumber and got tired of a 9-to-5 job. His life took a turn when one day, he came across a MMA fighter named Tom Egan, and then started training MMA together with him and instantly had a skill at it. He started training full time in a nearby gym. Though the chances of him becoming a success among thousands of fighters around the world were low, he didn't lose hope.
He was highly motivated and always told his family that he would turn out to be big someday. He felt he must shoot footage (连续镜头) of himself frequently so that he could use the videos in the future for his biographical movie when he becomes successful. His confidence pushed him to the top. He at last became one of the biggest sports stars in the planet going beyond Cristiano Ronaldo in the Forbes list of the highest paid athletes of 2018.
I’ve been training so hard and my game is coming along. Without doubt you will see me in the UFC. I’ll let you know I would try to live up to expectation of you. He finishes this sentence with tears in his eyes. It is so heartbreaking and at the same time so refreshing to watch those old videos. He is indeed a determined man and inspires millions of people around the world including me.
1. What can we learn about MMA champion?| A．Their success comes more by luck. | B．Their championship is easy to keep. |
| C．They struggle a lot to achieve success. | D．They are usually young and new fighters |
| A．To find motivation from it. |
| B．To save some materials for his future use. |
| C．To improve himself by watching it. |
| D．To meet others’ expectations. |
| A．Doing is better than saying. |
| B．Where there is a will, there is a way. |
| C．You can’t always get what you want. |
| D．A good beginning makes a good ending. |
| A．The making of a great martial artist. |
| B．The idea of a biographical movie. |
| C．The charm of martial arts. |
| D．The cruelty of MMA. |
【推荐2】A 92-year-old booklover in a village of Chongqing has been a hit lately. Sun Shiquan has collected more than 7,000 books over the past years and has offered a free local library to people there for years.
He was born in Pipa Village in Xiuqi Town of Chongqing’s Chengkou County. Being a bookworm as a child, he read all kinds of ancient books including the Four Books and the Five Classics. In the 1950s, he became one of only a handful of local college graduates and later served as a middle schoolteacher in the county.
He started to collect books in 1983 and gradually built a collection of many kinds over more than 40 years. Among his holdings is a precious set known as the Si Ku Quan Shu, dating back to Qing Dynasty. It is one of the only seven copies in the country.
Wearing glasses, Sun reads for more than three hours every day. Now he has finished reading most of his collection. Speaking of her father Sun Ziyu, said, “My father has a habit of making notes on each book. He makes a mark whenever he stops reading so that he can carry on reading from where he left off.”
Village official Liu Jiao said, “Many children in the village love to visit Sun and listen to his stories.” She said the elderly man has earned respect from the whole village. People call him “Teacher Sun” and children call him “great-grandfather”.
Sun Ziyu said her father also writes poems and prose (散文) in his spare time and enjoys reading his works to the family. She said under her father’s influence, family members take the time to read together and exchange views. “That’s their favorite part,” she said.
“My father has loved reading for a lifetime,” Sun Ziyu said. “Reading is his meat and drink.”
1. What can we know from the first two paragraphs?| A．Mr Sun was born in a rich family. |
| B．Mr Sun has been a booklover since childhood. |
| C．There was only one free library in Xiuqi Town. |
| D．It was easy for children to get educated in the 1950s. |
| A．Various | B．Demanding. | C．Colorful. | D．Valuable. |
| A．Mr Sun’s life experiences. | B．Mr Sun’s writing hobby. |
| C．Mr Sun’s reading habit. | D．Mr Sun’s book collections. |
| A．A person worthy of respect. | B．A person with talent. |
| C．A person worthy of pity. | D．A person with disability. |
【推荐3】Susan Brownell Anthony was a lady ahead of her time. She fought for women’s rights long before it became a popular issue.
Susan was born on February 15, 1820, in Adams, Massachusetts. At that time, women had few rights. They could not own property. Money earned by a married woman belonged to her husband. Major decisions regarding children were made by the fathers. Women could not vote.
At the age of 15, Susan became a school teacher. She taught for 15 years. Then she began organizing women’s groups to promote causes that were important to women. She helped gain better educational rights for women. She helped give married women possession of their earnings.
After the Civil War, Susan became very involved in the Woman’s Suffrage Movement. After years of lecturing, writing, and appealing by Susan and other women, some parts of the United States changed their laws to give women the right to vote. The first state was Wyoming in 1869. And then other areas and states followed Wyoming’s decision. It was not until 1920 that the US Constitution was changed to give all women voting rights.
Susan Brownell Anthony died in 1906 at the age of 86. She was elected to the American Hall of Fame in 1950. She was the first American woman to have a likeness (肖像) of her face on a coin. It was the 1979 Susan Brownell Anthony dollar.
1. What was the situation of American women like when Susan was born?| A．They had a low social position. |
| B．They could vote after getting married. |
| C．They managed money for their husbands. |
| D．They were responsible for decision-making. |
| A．Susan’s teaching experiences. |
| B．Susan’s educational background. |
| C．Susan’s efforts to get rid of slavery. |
| D．Susan’s fighting for women’s causes. |
| A．Promoting the social movement. | B．Changing the US Constitution. |
| C．Giving women voting rights. | D．Uniting other areas and states. |
| A．The First American Woman to Invent Coins | B．The Problem of Women Rights in the US |
| C．The Most Popular Women Organizations | D．A Pioneer in Fighting for Women’s Rights |
