1 . Health and fitness help a person live a good and healthy life. Often due to various pressures, we tend to ignore our health.
It is important for everyone to devote some time to health and fitness. There are different levels of exercises for different age groups and we must do them according to our own health and age. Regular exercise stops our muscles from contracting and improves our energy levels as well.
Additionally, it is important to relax our body. We should have at least six to eight hours of sleep every day. It helps in improving our immune system and protects us against diseases.
A.Health and fitness are interrelated to each other. |
B.It also helps in keeping us calm and relaxes our mind. |
C.Significance of Health and fitness is emphasized daily. |
D.For instance, we may have a tendency to catch a cold easily. |
E.If we keep our body fit, we can enjoy life in a better manner. |
F.This makes our body suffer and we will catch some diseases. |
G.Hence, we must exercise daily regardless of our age and working style. |
2 . Influenced by factors like school funding, sports facilities, teacher resources and safetyconcems, traditional physical education was limited to static (静态的) scenes and closed gymsand playgrounds, which lacked interaction and feedback functions. PE curiculum was also restricted to basic sports like ball games, track and field and gymnastics. However, the emergence and application of new technologies like virtual reality (VR), 3D technology, greatly expand and innovate sports scenes, providing possibilities for the construction of a flexible “on-site, on- campus, online” integrated new sports world.
IT can build online virtual learning environments for students, creating teaching scenes hard to achieve in physical world. Many schools have already partnered with technology companies to create different teaching scenes using digital sports products. The University of South Florida has cooperated with the VR sports training company Sense Arena, allowing students to practice tennis on its globally pioneering VR tennis training platform. Students use the Meta Quest 2 headset and VR touching racket (球拍) which imitates the weight and feel of a real tennis racket. The platform features 35 training modes imitating various scenes in real-life tennis matches, including crowd noise, dazzling sunlight, shadows and wind. Athletes can engage in various forms of training, such as skill practice, technical analysis and match imitation. Such virtual sports teaching space further enhances the experience of PE leaming.
Technology-based physical education not only serves ordinary students’ physical health but also addresses the needs of special groups in sports, especially students who cannot participate in regular PE classes due to physical, psychological or social adaptation issues. Many schools offer specialized sports programs to disabled students, like the “Pathways to Inclusion” program launched by the University of Queensland, which tailors various sports activities to different disabilities, such as blind football and wheelchair hockey. This is made possible with the support of sports technology, as different symptoms require the use of different sports equipment.
Through scientific, healthy and joyful educational concepts, technology-empowered PE classes convey the values of creating and enjoying a personalized experience, developing a sports education where everyone participates and benefits.
1. How do new technologies change traditional PE class according to paragraph 1?A.By investing more in basic sports. |
B.By combining it with academic study. |
C.By making dynamic PE class possible. |
D.By replacing PE teachers with AI teachers. |
A.Real-life tennis matches. | B.Virtual headsets and rackets. |
C.Imitative distracting conditions. | D.Sufficient sports space on campus. |
A.Professional knowledge about psychology. |
B.Technology-assisted sports for the disabled. |
C.Interactive activities with ordinary students. |
D.Personalized medical treatment for disabilities. |
A.To advertise a new VR product. |
B.To raise public awareness of physical education. |
C.To stress the importance of equality among students. |
D.To introduce a new application of technology in PE class. |
3 . Last year, Doctor Steve Lome came to truly understand what it means to be at the right place at the right time. During a half-marathon, he found himself in the position to
Gregory had just reached the peak and was
The rest of the race itself was
“I never expected something like that would happen to my life, let alone in the same
A.defeat | B.encourage | C.sponsor | D.save |
A.rapidly | B.evidently | C.smoothly | D.randomly |
A.unwell | B.disabled | C.familiar | D.excellent |
A.worried | B.confused | C.relieved | D.surprised |
A.expected | B.remembered | C.approached | D.demanded |
A.tell | B.predict | C.decide | D.imagine |
A.removed | B.confirmed | C.stated | D.reported |
A.formal | B.fair | C.uncompetitive | D.uneventful |
A.lesson | B.drug | C.device | D.help |
A.caught up | B.broke down | C.fell down | D.sat down |
A.place | B.race | C.hospital | D.peak |
A.timing | B.setting | C.opportunity | D.background |
A.agreed | B.failed | C.prepared | D.paused |
A.proving | B.meaning | C.indicating | D.realizing |
A.ending | B.recording | C.solution | D.review |
4 . Chelsea FC Foundation Soccer Schools
This Foundation Chelsea FC Soccer Camp Programs near London, England and near Brighton in Southern England offers children the experience of training like soccer professionals.
Boys Soccer Only Camp
For 9 — 17 years old boys. An intensive boarding program where players live and train like professionals with two coaching courses a day with Chelsea FC Foundation coaches, including sports science workshops and seminars (专题研讨会).
Boys and Girls Soccer and English Camp
For 9 — 17 years old boys and girls learning English as a second language. Players combine world class coaching and sports science workshops of Chelsea FC Foundation with daily English lessons using a customized (定制的) and football-focused course with the English learning successful CLIL model used in top schools across the world.
Girls Soccer Only Camp
For 13 — 17 years old girls. Chelsea FC Women has won the Women’s Super League for the past 3 years! Girls can learn from the champions’ winning way and enjoy training in girls-only groups with champion coaches and players. Sport science workshops support the on-field training. Girls can choose from soccer only or soccer and English.
Goalkeepers Soccer Camp
For boy and girl goalkeepers from 13-17 years old. Players learn skills specific to their position in on-field training including positioning, ball handling, shot stopping and distribution. Goalkeepers can choose from soccer only or soccer and English. There will be specialist goalkeeping training courses throughout the week as well as courses where goalkeepers join the field players program.
1. Which camp can a ten-year-old girl attend?A.Girls Soccer Only Camp. | B.Boys Soccer Only Camp. |
C.Goalkeepers Soccer Camp. | D.Boys and Girls Soccer and English Camp. |
A.Learning the goalkeeper skills only. | B.Playing football with the senior team. |
C.Studying English with the top teachers. | D.Enjoying the camp’s free accommodation. |
①English ②Goalkeeper skills ③The sports science ④Skills of field players
A.①②③ | B.①②④ | C.②③④ | D.①③④ |
5 . “Age is just a number” is a saying that some people might disagree with, but for healthy and fit great-grandmother Anne Sheppard, nothing could be more true.
At 100 years old, Anne can kick, crunch and do full push-ups. And she is always exercising with other fitness fans who are almost 70 years her junior in the gym. South Melbourne-born Anne worked at the local clothing factory while her husband Max was away at work with the army. When the couple retired in 1981, they signed up to their local gym, where Anne is still a member 40 years later. “I feel stronger and fitter than before!” Anne says in an interview from her gym in Melbourne. She has just finished a rigorous training class, one of five group courses she attends throughout the week. “I just love it and I want to keep going as long as I can,” she smiles. “It’s part of my life now—my husband has passed away and now I’m on my own. The gym is my second family and I’d be lost without them.”
“Anne is a superstar,no matter where she goes,everyone is attracted to her!I know she inspires us to do whatever we set our minds to. We’re all jealous because we want to get to 100 years old and be like her,” says Jan, a friend of Anne in the gym.
Exercise has always been an important part of life for Anne. Despite going to the gym three days a week, Anne also keeps active in other ways, and regularly walks to and from the local supermarket. Life has now slowed a little bit for Anne. As for her next personal best, her goal is to keep going to the gym. That’s how Anne enjoys her life.
1. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?A.To summarize the passage. |
B.To introduce the main character. |
C.To explain the meaning of a saying. |
D.To ask for background information. |
A.She used to work with her husband in the army. |
B.She takes exercise as an important part of her life. |
C.She became a member of the local gym 70 years ago. |
D.She stopped exercising after her husband passed away. |
A.The training class. |
B.The interview. |
C.The smile. |
D.The week. |
A.Anne, Enjoying Her Slow Life |
B.Anne, an Attractive Gym Coach |
C.Anne, a 100-year-old Fitness Lover |
D.Anne, Coming to Her Next Personal Best |
6 . How to Fall Off a Skateboard Safely
Skateboarding is very popular exercise. Learning how to fall safely in the course of skateboarding will keep you safer and relatively pain-free. In skateboarding, falling is a big part. It’s unavoidable.
Roll to land on your shoulder or back instead. When you fall, roll to land on your shoulder or back instead, tucking (收拢) in your elbows. The roll takes the energy out of the fall. If you can, roll with the fall — land on your shoulder and let the force of the fall play itself out with the roll.
Learn to run out of tricks. This is where you try something thrilling and the board goes wrong and you catch yourself running.
Wear kneepads on ramps (斜坡). If you are skateboarding on ramps, wearing kneepads can keep you safer from injuries. Teach yourself to always fall to your knees and slide down the ramp.
A.It takes some getting used to. |
B.It will hurt a little, but not so bad. |
C.You can actually practice this and it is fun too. |
D.Learn never to catch yourself with your hands. |
E.Employ wrist guards to avoid injury to your wrists. |
F.You can avoid serious injury with following practical tips. |
G.So you should keep away from this type of exercise as much as possible. |
Number of Steps a Day It Takes to Cut Risk of Early Death
New research suggests exactly how many steps you need to take each day to reduce the risk of heart disease and early death. If you
They found walking up to 10,000 steps a day reduces these risks. The lowest risk of early death was
Experts have previously found people who spend a lot of time sitting while awake are more likely
A study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, analysed data from 72,174 people
Julie Ward, a senior nurse in the U.K., said, “We encourage people to stay active for
8 . 2024 Illustration Competition
Enter the competition most respected and admired in the industry for creativity in illustration, the Communication Arts Illustration Competition. Selected by distinguished professionals, the winning entries will be distributed worldwide in the Communication Arts Illustration Annual and on commarts.com, ensuring important exposure of the creations. Each winner will receive a professionalized Award of Excellence, made from solid aluminum, and an award certificate. Communication Art’s Award of Excellence is one of the most desired awards. If chosen, winning places you in the highest ranks of your profession.
What To Enter With
Any illustration first published or produced from Jan. 2023 to Jan. 2024 is qualified. Entries may originate from any country. Descriptions in English are necessary for the judges to read.
Entries Can Be Submitted In The Following Formats
Digital Images: RGB images in JPG format with a maximum file size of 2 MB. GIF images may be livelier, but would be turned down, and so would the PNG ones.
Motion Entries: In MOV, MP4 or MPG format, with a maximum file size of 500 MB.
Illustration Competition Categories & Entry Fees
Category | Single illustration | Series of illustrations |
Books (covers, jackets, etc.) | $ 40 | $ 80 (limit of 5) |
Motion (media for films, videos, etc.) | $ 90 | $ 180 (limit of 3) |
Student Work | $ 20 (Image) $ 45 (Video) | $ 40 (Images, limit of 5) $ 90 (Video, limit of 3) |
For more categories, please download the category PDF.
Late Fees
Entries must be registered no later than Jan. 13, 2024. Entries registered after that date will be charged a fee of $10 each. No entries can be registered after Jan. 27, 2024.
1. What will the winner gain?A.A personalized award certificate. | B.Wide recognition in the industry. |
C.Exposure to world-famous works. | D.A bonus from Communication Arts. |
A.A student work from Argentina. |
B.A newly produced motion entry. |
C.A PNG image with a file size of 1 MB. |
D.A series for covers of three illustrations. |
A.$ 80. | B.$ 110. | C.$ 150. | D.$ 240. |
Sport is an important part of the culture in California. Due
10 . Back in January, my partner and I resolved to take exercise seriously. This would mean spending hours every week working out, stretching and sweating our way to better health, which is something that is particularly difficult when you glance at the weather outside and see dark clouds on the horizon.“It looks like it is about to rain. I guess I’ll go for a run tomorrow instead.”But then just as we were on the edge of giving up again, we discovered a brilliant new way to make exercise better: by turning it into a videogame.
SWIFT is a cycling game that you control by pedaling your real bike, which is fixed onto a device called a turbo-trainer. As you pedal, the trainer sends signals back to your computer to control the character on screen. And smartly, the game sends back instructions to the trainer to apply different levels of resistance, so that as you’re cycling up a hill in the game, you can actually feel it on the bike.
So, after restoring our small garage and signing up for a $12 per month subscription, we had our TV, bike and all-important cooling fan ready to go.
Once you’re ready, you can participate in virtual cycle rides in 3D-recreations of real places, like London and New York, or fictional locations. And importantly, other real human cyclists appear alongside you, sharing your journey.
The genius of the design is that it has used lots of the tricks of traditional videogames to keep pushing you a little bit further and harder: go a little faster, and you’ll be rewarded with a little achievement marker, and if you pedal harder, you might win a race against another real player. It’s essentially generating some sort of dopamine(多巴胺)hits that riding along on a traditional exercise bike simply can’t match.
I’m not the only person who has noticed this. Today many other companies in the tech industry are chasing the same users, and they all offer their own unique versions.
1. Why was it very difficult for the author and his partner to maintain exercise routine?A.They didn’t have enough time. |
B.The weather was unpleasant. |
C.They lacked proper equipment. |
D.Their garage needed restoration. |
A.A real bike fixed onto a turbo-trainer. |
B.A subscription to access cycle rides. |
C.An all-important cooling fan. |
D.Outdoor running equipment. |
A.It offers its own special versions. |
B.It helps them to master accurate weather information. |
C.It uses videogame tricks that provide rewards for performance. |
D.It provides professional training programs tailored individually. |
A.Favorable. | B.Objective. | C.Unclear. | D.Doubtful. |