It was a cool early morning of the winter season. I was excited to start my morning walk. Every day I promised myself that I would start ‘ walking exercise ’ but it never happened. I saw so many people were engaged in this amazing habit but I could never push myself. So that day I was determined to take the golden opportunity!
I got everything ready, my shoes, socks, hand glove, and jacket, etc from the previous night. I didn’t know why 1 felt as if I were going to do some expedition (探险)! I was ready and started walking on the lonely road. The outside temperature seemed to be below 18 degrees. But I enjoyed the fresh air. Probably that day I was the only one who was walking on the road at that time. I think I was too early but anyhow I loved it!
After a few yards were covered, I felt delighted! Huge banyan trees (菩提树) were on both the roadsides. It was so calm and quiet all around except randomly the chirping (鸟鸣) sound of the little birds was repeated in the air. On one side of the road, a small pond was there. Since it was my first walking exercise, I thought to take a little rest just near the bank of the river and then continue. The sun was moving closer to the horizon scattering colors to the sky.
As the sky started shining brightly with beautiful yellow and red light like every day before the sunrise, I left that place and ended my journey furthermore. I thought to myself that the next day I would increase my exercise a little more. I turned and leisurely walked down towards my home.
1. What kind of person is the author according to the first paragraph?A.A bit lazy. | B.Quite smart. |
C.Very easygoing. | D.Challenge-loving. |
A.Because the road was far away from the city. |
B.Because no one took interest in walking here. |
C.Because the expedition was very dangerous. |
D.Because it was still too early in the morning. |
A.To lead in the main topic. |
B.To show the joys of morning walking. |
C.To persuade readers to take walking exercise. |
D.To prove that the author wasn’t ready for the exercise. |
A.To take a different walking route. | B.To stay at home and get some rest. |
C.To increase his walking exercise. | D.To go camping by the lake. |
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【推荐1】Becoming a positive thinker
Some people seem to be born with positive attitudes.
Accept your accomplishments.
Turn capacity into capability. Humans are born with an enormous amount of capacity — one’s innate (与生俱来的) physical, intellectual, and emotional abilities — but little capability without learning and practice.
Being a positive thinker is not about ignoring reality in favor of hopeful thoughts.
A.Focus on your thoughts. |
B.Watch carefully for negative self-talk. |
C.Every life is filled with wins and losses. |
D.It is more about taking a proactive approach to your life. |
E.Self-blame is another common type of negative thinking. |
F.Fortunately, those not so lucky can learn to be positive thinkers. |
G.For example, a child has two legs but needs training to master the skill. |
Nodira, which means ‘unique’ in Uzbek, is one of five children in a poor family. Every morning, after reciting her prayers, Nodira feeds the hens and goats from her wheelchair. The rest of her day is spent knitting for other people and helping her mother with the household chores.
Nodira has never been to school because it is too far from her home and inaccessible for her wheelchair. A local teacher used to come and
Despite the many difficulties in Nodira’s life she is lucky to be living with her family. The stigma(羞辱) attached to the children living with disabilities, combined with the lack of wheelchair access in schools and the economic difficulties faced by many Uzbek families, have led many parents to place children with disabilities in special institutions.
These days, Nodira does homework exercises at home and reads as much as she can. Still, it is unlikely that she will be able to finish her primary education, much less attend university. While missing out on an education is a great disappointment to Nodira, her greatest wish, for a true friend, can still come true. “What I want more than anything is a friend who also has a disability,” she says. “Somebody will not feel sorry for me or make fun of me, and will understand what my life is like.”
1. The underlined sentence in the first paragraph probably means “_____”.
A.her dreams will help her desert her wheel chair |
B.her dreams are never limited by her disability |
C.she often dreams of moving freely without a wheel chair |
D.she never dreams of recovering from her disability |
A.give food to some animals |
B.to make clothes from woolen or cotton thread |
C.drive cars designed for the disabled |
D.help with the housework |
A.educate | B.visit | C.treat | D.comfort |
A.to go to university |
B.to walk on her own feet |
C.to finish her primary education |
D.to find a true friend |
【推荐3】Singing Competition 2023 Come and enjoy the music!
Place: City Town Hall
December 25th, 2023; 191 Zhongshan Road
Time:1:30 p.m. -5:30 p.m.
Website: www. singing 2023.com
Competition Rules:
All singers must be between 16 and 19 years of age.
All singers should bring their own CDs, prepare at least 1 song.
All singers must arrive at least 30 minutes before the start of the competition.
Late comers mustn’t take part in the competition.
Singers aged 16 or younger need the permission of their parents to take part.
Prizes
First Prize -100 Yuan (one person only) Second Prize -600 Yuan (two persons) Third Prize -300 Yuan (five persons)
1. How long will the singing competition last?A.Four hours. | B.Three hours. | C.Two hours. | D.An hour. |
A.One. | B.Two. | C.Five. | D.Eight. |
A.a letter | B.a story | C.a poster | D.a report |
【推荐1】If you're looking to maximize the amount of fat burned in your next workout, think about having a coffee half an hour before you get started.
Researchers found that 3 milligrams of caffeine per kilogram of body weight can raise the rate of fat burning during aerobic exercise.
The recommendation to exercise on an empty stomach in the morning to increase fat oxidation is common.
The results of the study showed that acute caffeine intake 30 minutes before performing an aerobic exercise test increased MFO during exercise regardless of the time of day.
A.It is based on results gathered from 15 male volunteers. |
B.However, this recommendation may lack a scientific basis. |
C.Evidence is mounting that morning exercise is good for your health。 |
D.A new study suggests it can make a significant difference to fat burning. |
E.They are clear enough to suggest that there is some kind of association there. |
F.Researchers have found that if cyclists take more caffeine, they will ride much faster. |
G.Researchers were keen to look in detail at the relationship between caffeine and exercise. |
【推荐2】Most young people enjoy some form of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling or swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be a game of some kind of football, hockey, golf, or tennis. It may be mountaineering.
Those who have an interest in climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risk on high mountains? This astonishment is caused probably by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure.
Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no man-made rules, as there are for such games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of a different thing that it would be dangerous to ignore, but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.
If we compare mountaineering and some other sports, we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a “team game”. We should be mistaken in this. There are, it is true, no “matches” between “teams” of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend, there is obviously teamwork.
The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than men. He has to fight the forces of nature. His sport requires high mental and physical qualities.
A mountain climber continues to improve in skill year after year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty, and most international tennis champions are in their early twenties. But it is not unusual for a man of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more time than younger men, but they probably climb with more skill and less waste of efforts, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.
1. What’s the meaning of “leisure” in Paragraph 2?A.enjoyment | B.rest |
C.entertainment | D.spare time |
A.it is an Olympic event | B.mountaineers depend on each other while climbing |
C.teams compete against each other | D.there are five climbers on each team |
A.Because they can learn to fight the forces of nature while climbing. |
B.Because they can improve their skill when they are on a rock face. |
C.Because they don’t have to be restricted (限制) by rules while climbing. |
D.Because they can enjoy a lot of fun while climbing. |
A.people show interest in mountaineering because it is a team game |
B.physical quality is more important than mental one for climbers |
C.a mountain climber would pass his best by the age of thirty |
D.it is possible for an old man of sixty to climb the Alps. |
A.Mountaineering |
B.Mountaineering Is More Attractive than Other Sports |
C.Mountaineering Is Different from Golf and Football. |
D.Mountain Climber |
【推荐3】It is no secret that physical activity is necessary to a person’s well-being. Because children are continuously developing physically and emotionally, they are especially affected by the benefits of activity. Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move initiative reports that nearly one-third of US children are overweight or obese, and that “schools are a key setting for kids to get their 60 minutes of play with moderate activity, given the significant portion of time they spend there.”
Physical education programs in schools directly benefit students’ physical health. Regular exercise promotes muscles and bone development. In addition to participating in physical activity, students in P.E. learn the fundamentals of a healthful lifestyle, the building blocks upon which they can develop into healthy, knowledgeable adults.
Though the lack of attention on P.E. is often justified as an opportunity to spend more time in the classroom, studies show that physical activity contributes to improved academic performance. Regular activity during the school day is strongly associated with higher concentration levels. A statewide policy in North Carolina requires that children from kindergarten to eighth grade participate in 30 minutes of physical activity each day.
Activities in P.E. help children develop healthful social interactions. From a young age, children learn cooperation through group activities and form a positive sense of identity as part of a team. Such group activities are continually important as children grow older. The International Platform on Sport and Development states that sport has been used as a practical tool to engage young people in their communities through volunteering, resulting in higher levels of leadership and community engagement among young people.
The benefits of P.E. to a child’s mental health are both complex and comprehensive. Improved physical health, academics and social interactions all contribute to good mental health. Physical activity sets the stage for a good night’s sleep, provides more energy to participate in hobbies and interact with others.
1. The first paragraph implies that .A.children are becoming much lazier nowadays |
B.some schools have forbidden physical activity |
C.most parents are dissatisfied with school education |
D.schools must pay more attention to physical education |
A.children dislike taking physical activity | B.schools are worried about children’s safety |
C.students should have more time for study | D.less sporting equipment is available to school children |
A.Skeptical. | B.Favorable. |
C.Ambiguous. | D.Objective. |
A.They assure you of a successful future. | B.They keep your mind in a good state. |
C.They help you focus on your studies. | D.They do good to your social skills. |
【推荐1】Shana,Robyn,and I stood on the high platform near the tops of the rainforest trees.We were wearing heavy helmets on our heads and had thick leather straps around our waists,which made seats that hung from a thick wire overhead.The wire was hung between the platform we stood on and another platform far in the distance.
This was the zip line,an adventure I had sworn I would not do on our family trip to Costa Rica.I was afraid of heights,afraid of falling,and afraid of zipping through the air above the rainforest at 30 miles per hour.Yet here I was,fastened in and ready to go.
“Who goes first?”our guide asked. My sisters exchanged a glance-neither of them stepped forward.I’d been teased for being a”scary cat”ever since I was four when I tripped(绊倒)and fell on an escalator.Even my parents,while relieved by my cautious ways,were worried that I’d miss out on enjoyable activities.No longer willing to let life pass me by,I stepped to the edge of the platform,sat back in the leather seat,and pushed off.Absolute terror filled me as I screamed and zoomed through the trees with my eyes squeezed shut.Before I could totally process what was happening,I landed safely on the second platform.
As my sisters flew in behind me,the guide attached me to the next wire,and I was off again.This time,fear was replaced with excitement,and I was able to look around me as I zipped.There-a toucan(犀鸟)!And was that a sloth(树懒) right at eyelevel?
By the time we had finished all the zip line journeys,I was shouting not with terror but with joy.And to think how close I’d come to missing it all!
1. Why had the writer sworn not to go on the zip lines?A.She thought she would not see anything. |
B.She had a fear of heights. |
C.She was afraid of the rainforest animals. |
D.She hated wearing the helmet and straps. |
A.The support of his parents. | B.The tease of his sisters. |
C.The encouragement of his own. | D.The order of his guide. |
A.Risky but rewarding. | B.Nothing but frightening. |
C.Tiresome and unhappy. | D.Joyful but fruitless. |
At the front desk a tired looking policeman handed the old man back his belongings, his worn-out cap and the Seiko watch that had stopped working the day his beloved Evelyn left. The policeman dramatically held the blue plastic bag at an arm’s length to the old man who took it and made sure its contents were undamaged: the goat meat, palm oil, leaves and spices. He ignored the confused expression on the officer’s face and signed the document declaring he had been returned the possessions they had taken off him the night before.
No one spoke to him as he walked slowly towards the exit.
“Mr. Easy-nwa?” He stopped and prayed to the God who now took care of Evelyn to please take him far away from this unhappy place of expressionless faces, clipped accents and people who did not even attempt to pronounce his name right.
“Ezenwa,” He said and looked at a woman with tangerine lips, her name tag said Jessica Harlow, Social Services. “A bit far from home, she said as she drove fast and with confidence the way Evelyn used to. He wondered if she meant the 50 miles from Liverpool or the 50,000 miles from Enugu, a city in Nigeria. He did not bother replying as this woman had plenty to say about the weather, bad drivers, her daughter’s school play...
At last she drew up outside the block of flats where he lived.
“Got here in the end”, said she seriously, “Really Mr. Easy-nwa, if you keep getting lost, we will have to consider moving you into a home”.
“No need, I was not lost, he answered. He carefully rolled up the sleeves of the oversize bomber jacket he wore and turned on the tap to wash his hands, relieved the pipes were not frozen. In a clean pan he placed the chopped pieces of goat meat. The herbs and spices that had taken him three months to track down, the uziza seeds had taken him into the heart of Granby Market in Liverpool, his uchanwu leaves down a shady back alley in Manchester, and yesterday, among other food items, the finest goat meat from a Sierra Leonean Butcher in Birmingham. That had taken some time, so much he missed the last train and when the police found him shivering outside the locked up station, so cold he couldn’t answer loudly enough the pink-faced big copper who yelled in his face, “What’s your name sir?” spraying his face with spittle (唾沫) as he did so, leaving them with no choice but to search an exhausted, frozen old black man and finding him in possession of mysterious condiments (调味品) including a bag of dried bitter-leaf which could of course be mistaken for anything that resulted in him getting read his rights and charged with ...possession???
He lifted the lid of the bubbling soup, the room was filled with the rich and spicy scent of his culinary (烹饪的) effort. He served two bowls, taking the chipped one and placing the other opposite where Evelyn would have sat. He would tell her about his adventure, it was their anniversary and this was the perfect pepper soup to celebrate.
Ken Onyia, UK (Nigeria) Commonwealth Sport Short Story Prize
1. Why was Mr. Ezenwa taken to the prison for a night?
A.He was too weak to move. |
B.He couldn’t find his way back home. |
C.He then had nowhere else to go. |
D.He was suspected of possessing drugs. |
A.his thumb print was taken immediately |
B.the policeman was confused about what he had |
C.a social worker was assigned to drive him back home |
D.the policeman was so kind as not to damage his belongings |
A.He collected all sorts of valuables as presents. |
B.He cooked native food as a surprise for his wife. |
C.He prepared a special Nigerian pepper soup carefully. |
D.He travelled a lot, attempting to get his wife back. |
A.Hopeless and pessimistic.. |
B.Mysterious and troublesome. |
C.Affectionate and persistent. |
D.Energetic and sympathetic. |
A.Racial prejudice. |
B.Hard life of the elderly. |
C.Struggle for freedom. |
D.Preservation of tradition. |
【推荐3】I made an important decision when I was in Junior 3.
Before I made that decision I was one of the boys who tried too hard to act as an adult.I didn't know that only kids want to show themselves as adults.
I didn't listen to my parents and teachers,and my grades became poor.Then came the high school entrance exam.
At the turning point of my life,my mom wanted to have a conversation with me.I wanted to turn it down but when I looked at her eyes,I felt I couldn't refuse.Instead of asking me to study hard,to my surprise,Mom just asked what I wanted to do in the future.Without thinking too much,I just said I would like to study hard.
Mom smiled and asked again:“I asked:what do you WANT to do?”
I never seriously thought about the question.So,I kept silent.
“Whether you want to go on studying or enter the society,” she went on,“it is your own decision.Your life should be decided by you,not by anyone else,including me.” After saying that,she had tears in her eyes.
For the first time in my life I was asked to make my own decision.I sat in my chair and thought about myself,my life and what kind of person I wanted to become.
It took me what seemed to be ages to make the biggest decision so far in my life—I wanted to be a man who makes a difference in the world.To achieve that,I needed to study hard.
The path to my future became clear to me.I didn't act rebelliously(叛逆地) any more.With passion in my heart,I studied hard.Now,I'm one of the best students in the class.
Thanks to that decision,I have become what I am today.
1. When did the boy make an important decision?A.When he was in Junior 3. |
B.When he was in high school. |
C.A year ago. |
D.When he was 17. |
A.乘客 | B.激情 |
C.传递 | D.反对 |
A.She taught the boy the importance of study. |
B.She had a big fight with the boy. |
C.She had a conversation with the boy. |
D.She told the boy to study hard. |
A.The boy's grades were poor before he made the dicision. |
B.The boy's mother didn't force(强迫)him to study hard. |
C.He wanted to make a difference in the world. |
D.The boy's mother made a decision for the boy. |
A.An important decision by myself. |
B.The changes of my grades. |
C.My mom helped me a lot in my life. |
D.The high school entrance exam. |