2 . A cancer survivor has become the first woman to complete an exhausting “Sea to Summit” triathlon（三项全能运动） which saw her swim, cycle, and run over 330 miles in just five days. Andrea Mason was overjoyed when she crossed the finish line early Wednesday morning.

The race was set in the French Alps. Setting off at 6:15am on Friday, 39-year-old Mason battled through severe pain, and hallucinations(幻觉)，but she pushed on --managing to complete the race in an impressive four days, 23 hours, and 41 minutes. Andrea had been diagnosed with cancer and needed life-saving surgery. Following a successful operation, she is now hoping to raise awareness of women’s health. In the past year，Andrea set up her own charity, Lady Talk Matters, in order to improve surrounding female’s health.

Andrea, from Blackpool in Lancashire, England, said，“I am so happy all went according to plan as there were so many things that could have gone wrong. I wanted to do it in five days， and I did，but it was very tough. I had some low moments, particularly when I couldn’t sleep in my limited rest periods, and when I couldn’t keep any food down as I was running. For sure I had some doubts along the way as I was exploring the unknown with such a huge run, particularly as large parts of it were in the dark. It was bigger than I imagined, the impact on my body was huge. But every time I felt like giving up，I thought about all the women out there in pain or who still hadn’t been diagnosed. That is why I put myself through this.”

Andrea had to swim 23 miles around Lake Annecy, cycle 205 miles with 30,000 feet of vertical climbing around Mont Blanc, and run 105 miles with 4,000 feet of vertical climbing around The Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc. You could say Andrea’s actually spent a lifetime training for an event like this. She completed her first three-mile race “powered by chocolate bars＂ when she was just four.

1. What brought Andrea Mason so much joy？

A．She joined a race	B．She defeated cancer.
C．She finished a marathon in five days.	D．She finished a triathlon lately.

2. What is the purpose of Andrea’s creating her own charity？

A．To help the poor women.	B．To promote women’s health.
C．To focus on women’s life.	D．To raise the status of women.

3. When did Andrea become doubtful during the running？

A．When she couldn’t eat.	B．When she couldn’t sleep.
C．When she was running at night.	D．When she met too many difficulties.

4. What made Andrea finish the race successfully？

A．Her strong willpower.	B．Her family’s support.
C．Thinking of other women who might have cancer.	D．Thinking of other women who had more pain.

5. What does the author mainly tell us in the last paragraph？

A．Andrea liked sports very much.	B．Andrea faced huge challenges.
C．As a little girl, Andrea won many races.	D．Andrea’s success lied in long-term effort.

3 . In 2016, 60-year-old Marshall Reeves got onto his bike in California. He began the Race Across America, a 3,000-mile _______ that runs from coast to coast.

The goal was to _______the finish line in Maryland in two weeks. This goal had_______him twice already: In 2011 he made it to Manchester, Ohio, and in 2014, he was forced to stop at West Union, West Virginia. But for his third_______, Reeves had a new source of motivation: He was racing with 3,000 miles to a Cure, which raised money for brain cancer_________

The race is one of the longest running and _______respected events in the country. But it’s also one of the most_______. Only about half the competitors are able to finish. Unlike other long-distance bike races that are done in timed_______, it is continuous---once the clock starts in California, it doesn’t _______until Maryland. To stay on track, racers have to meet________time cutoffs(截止点)along the way.

Racers are typically________ in cars by a small crew. It’s the crew’s job to keep the racer not only physically ________, but also mentally motivated. In the early days of the race, when Reeves had ________to stop at a hotel, he would be ________ to a full-body massage （按摩）and a good night’s sleep. But after three days,________ was a luxury（不常有的乐趣）as he raced to make the time cutoffs biking for more than 20 hours a day.

After crossing the two points where his________attempts had ended, Reeves entered a new, unknown area. With just 25 miles left, Reeves struggled to stay ________, catching quick naps（小睡） in the car. At last, he crossed the finish line in 12 days, 13 hours, and 52 minutes.

This year, Reeves will________across America again, but this time, he’ll be working the other side of the race. Some of his road crew members will create a relay team（接力队）, and Reeves will________ them as road chief,________the favor for his crew’s hard work.

1.

A．width

B．process

C．journey

D．record

2.

A．cross

B．touch

C．draw

D．kick

3.

A．attracted

B．defeated

C．shaken

D．reminded

4.

A．choice

B．plan

C．decision

D．attempt

5.

A．meeting

B．report

C．research

D．challenge

6.

A．fully

B．highly

C．truly

D．clearly

7.

A．difficult

B．exciting

C．important

D．wonderful

8.

A．areas

B．orders

C．stages

D．goal

9.

A．change

B．count

C．continue

D．stop

10.

A．short

B．strict

C．long

D．enough

11.

A．followed

B．protected

C．linked

D．taken

12.

A．relaxed

B．available

C．effective

D．healthy

13.

A．luck

B．time

C．energy

D．courage

14.

A．determined

B．adapted

C．treated

D．acquired

15.

A．food

B．bathing

C．smiling

D．rest

16.

A．quick

B．previous

C．happy

D．sudden

17.

A．awake

B．asleep

C．amazed

D．amused

18.

A．set about

B．set up

C．set off

D．set down

19.

A．consider

B．refuse

C．recommend

D．join

20.

A．receiving

B．returning

C．thanking

D．asking

4 . I believe even the smartest people have to work hard to achieve success, because there is no such person as a born winner. People turn themselves into winners by their own       _______

I learned this lesson from a(n) _______ many years ago. I took the head _______ job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program.

It was a _______ for the school’s old team to play against the new team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn’t even practice to _______ the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we were defeated. I couldn’t _______ I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to _______ that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were _______ me. I had to change my _______ towards their ability and potential.

I started doing anything I could to help them build a little ________. Most importantly, I began to treat them like ________. That summer, When the other teams enjoyed their       ________, we met every day and ________ passing and kicking the football.

Six months after suffering our ________ on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to win. ________, we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a ________ for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn’t what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me the greatest ________     of my life!

From the experience I learnt a lot about how the attitude of the leader can ________       the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and ________ them. I helped them to see themselves ________, and they built themselves into winners. Winners are made, not born.

1.

A．tests

B．luck

C．efforts

D．nature

2.

A．experiment

B．experience

C．visit

D．show

3.

A．designing

B．identifying

C．downloading

D．coaching

4.

A．addiction

B．addict

C．poison

D．tradition

5.

A．cheer for

B．prepare for

C．help with

D．finish with

6.

A．agree

B．believe

C．describe

D．regret

7.

A．realize

B．organise

C．select

D．argue

8.

A．reacting to

B．looking for

C．depending on

D．caring about

9.

A．decision

B．attitude

C．conclusion

D．intention

10.

A．confidence

B．culture

C．fortune

D．relationship

11.

A．leaders

B．partners

C．winners

D．learners

12.

A．rewards

B．vacations

C．health

D．honor

13.

A．risked

B．crashed

C．destroyed

D．practiced

14.

A．failure

B．depress

C．accident

D．mistake

15.

A．Eventually

B．Originally

C．Therefore

D．Slightly

16.

A．region

B．image

C．victory

D．flavor

17.

A．chance

B．joy

C．opinion

D．offer

18.

A．surprise

B．connect

C．interest

D．affect

19.

A．encouraged

B．observed

C．protected

D．impressed

20.

A．naturally

B．individually

C．calmly

D．differently

5 . U.S. Open Championships

The US Open has been in existence for more than 120 years. The first tournament (锦标赛) was held in 1881 at the Newport Casino. It was called the US National Singles Championship. Entry was limited to only those clubs which were members of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association, and the competitors were all male, competing in both singles and doubles. Richard Sears won the men’s championship and he went on to win the next six men’s singles championships.

The Wimbledon

In 1875, the All England Croquet Club was troubled financially due to declining membership. A new sport called lawn tennis was gaining fast in popularity and taking away the members. Two years later, a new roller was needed for maintaining its lawns so the club proposed to hold a tournament to raise money. Twenty-two players entered that first Wimbledon tournament which was won by Spencer Gore in straight sets over W. C. Marshall. Two hundred spectators each paid a shilling to watch the final game, enabling the club to buy the needed roller plus some extra cash.

The French Open

The very first French Championship was held way back in 1891, and the tournament has since grown into one of the four tennis Grand Slam tournaments we know today. The first competition was a one-day national championship which was won by a British. The competition was poorly attended by world class players. It took 24 years before it became fully international and an accepted tennis grand slam event (大满贯赛事). After the First World War, French tennis was achieving stature (名声). Suzanne Lenglen was the predominant French player, winning the championships six times between 1920 and 1926.

The Australian Open

The very first tennis tournament ever played in Australia was held in January 1880, on the courts of the Melbourne Cricket Club. In 1905, the Australian Open was established as the Australasian Tennis Championship and was played at the Warehouseman's Cricket Ground in Melbourne. It became the Australian Championship in 1927 and the Australian Open in 1969. Women’s events were added in 1922.

1. What is special about the first U.S. Open?

A．It has a history of more than 120 years.

B．Only men were allowed to play in the game.

C．Richard Sears won six championships.

D．It has remained about the same through all these years.

2. The purpose of the first Wimbledon tournament was to ________.

A．raise some fund for a lawn roller

B．attract more people to play tennis

C．attract more audience to watch the game

D．celebrate the renaming of the club

3. According to what is said about the first French Open, ________.

A．the tournament has been played in the same place all these years

B．twenty-two players played in the first tournament

C．few good tennis players took part in the first French Championship

D．the players played in singles and doubles in the tournament

4. What is common about the four international tournaments is that ________.

A．they were all born in the same year

B．they all had only male players in the first tournament

C．they have all experienced financial difficulties

D．they all have had a history of 120 years or more

5. The passage mainly tells us ________.

A．how the four international tennis tournaments came into being

B．how long it took for women to have the right to play in the game

C．how the four international tennis tournaments get their present names

D．why the tennis tournaments are held in these four countries

6 . Cheerleading has a long-standing history in the United States. Many cheerleaders begin the _________ in primary school and can continue until university. Even professional sports teams have cheerleaders. _________, those who fall in love with cheering can continue the sport into _________.

Organized cheering started at Princeton University in 1884, when the crowd created a cheer to _________ its team. In 1898, it was Tom Peebles that became the first cheerleader when he successfully led the crowd at the University of Minnesota. Cheerleading members can make some efforts to _________ injuries. In 1923, cheerleading _________ to women.

Cheerleading has grown _________ since its origins in the United States. Most college football and basketball teams currently have their own cheerleading group. Moreover, every team in the NFL has a cheerleading squad (队), as well as the _________ of NBA teams.

Cheerleading has become an exceedingly _________ program to cheer for sports teams. From 1982 to 2006, 45 major injuries __________ during high school cheerleading events, with two of those injuries accidentally __________ in deaths. Of the 45 injuries, 14 of them also led to __________ disabilities unfortunately. __________ the same years, one female college student breathed her last, while an __________ five ended up with a disability and eleven suffered from serious injuries.

To help __________ safety in the sport, the American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Administrators has made some __________ that members must follow. With all of the high flying __________ in cheerleading, injuries have the possibility to happen. During a forward roll, the top person must begin in a non-inverted (非倒立) __________ and keep hand-to-hand contact with two bases __________. These moves must also include a spotter who can protect the top person’s head and neck in case of a __________.

1.

A．tradition

B．activity

C．custom

D．action

2.

A．Meanwhile

B．Anyway

C．Therefore

D．However

3.

A．reality

B．dream

C．adulthood

D．future

4.

A．stimulate

B．discourage

C．extend

D．amplify

5.

A．assure

B．insure

C．forbid

D．prevent

6.

A．blew

B．circulated

C．exploited

D．expanded

7.

A．considerably

B．occasionally

C．smoothly

D．constantly

8.

A．majority

B．form

C．character

D．scene

9.

A．worthwhile

B．popular

C．beneficial

D．nationwide

10.

A．emerged

B．estimated

C．occurred

D．committed

11.

A．arousing

B．contributing

C．resulting

D．awarding

12.

A．brief

B．permanent

C．frightening

D．unexpected

13.

A．Upon

B．Over

C．On

D．After

14.

A．extra

B．unfortunate

C．distinct

D．additional

15.

A．maintain

B．advocate

C．announce

D．transform

16.

A．command

B．regulation

C．instruction

D．channel

17.

A．involved

B．absorbed

C．expert

D．concerned

18.

A．gesture

B．mood

C．position

D．behave

19.

A．normally

B．properly

C．temporarily

D．throughout

20.

A．interaction

B．failure

C．impact

D．fall

7 . The Damage that aging does to a body extends all the way down to the cellular level. But the damage increased by cells in older muscles is especially severe, because the cells do not reproduce easily and they become weaker as their mitochondria （线粒体）, which produce energy, reduce in energy and number. A study, however, suggests that certain sorts of exercise may remove some of what time can do to our mitochondria.

Exercise is good for people, as everyone knows. But scientists have surprisingly little understanding of its cellular impacts and how those might vary by activity and the age of the exerciser. So researchers recently conducted an experiment on the cells of 72 healthy but sedentary （久坐的） men and women who were 30 or younger or older than 64. After baseline measures were established for their aerobic （有氧的） fitness, their blood-sugar levels and the gene activity and mitochondrial health in their muscle cells, the volunteers were randomly assigned to a particular exercise program.

Some of them did intense （强烈的） weight training several times a week; some did brief interval training three times a week on exercise bicycles; some rode exercise bikes at an appropriate pace for 30 minutes a few times a week and lifted weights lightly on other days. A fourth group, the control （对照组）, did not exercise. After 12 weeks, the lab tests were repeated. In general, everyone experienced improvements in fitness and an ability to regulate blood sugar.

But more unexpected results were found in the biopsied （活组织检查） muscle cells. Among the younger subjects who went through interval training, the activity levels had changed in 274 genes, compared with 170 genes for those who exercised more appropriately and 74 for the weight lifters. Among the older group, almost 400 genes were working differently now, compared with 33 for the weight lifters and only 19 for the appropriate exercisers.

Many of these affected genes, especially in the cells of the interval trainers, are believed to influence the ability of mitochondria to produce energy for muscle cells; the subjects who did the interval exercise showed an increase in the number and health of their mitochondria — an impact that was particularly pronounced among the older cyclists. It seems exercise could help contain the decline in the cellular health of muscles associated with aging, especially if it was intense, says Dr. Sreekumaran Nair, the study’s senior author. In fact, older people’s cells responded in some ways more strongly to intense exercise than the cells of the young did — suggesting, he says, that it is never too late to benefit from exercise.

1. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．exercise Might Benefit Aging Muscles

B．Exercise Might Increase Aging Muscles

C．Exercise Might Do Harm to Mitochondria

D．Aging Mainly Occurs in the Cellular Level

2. What can we know about the experiment mentioned in Paragraph 2?

A．Volunteers cannot be good at exercising.

B．All volunteers must have the same baseline.

C．It was carried out among the youth of different sexes.

D．Volunteers received a random particular exercise program.

3. How does the author develop Paragraph 3?

A．By analyzing every group’s different data.

B．By comparing every group’s training time.

C．By listing every group’s different training.

D．By describing every group’s training results.

4. It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 that ______.

A．the experiment did not get expected results

B．riding exercise bikes has no influence on the volunteers

C．weight lifting is the most useful training among these exercises

D．interval training brings stronger influence to the elder than to the youth

5. The underlined word “contain” can be replaced by “______”.

A．change	B．stop
C．record	D．cause

8 . 阅读表达

We all need physical exercise. Exercise uses up food we eat and keeps the body full of energy. It works our muscles and makes our heart work hard so as to send blood to our muscles. So, exercise makes our heart and muscles strong. Exercise also makes us feel refreshed. If you exercise a couple of times a week, you will stay happy and healthy.

Some Western countries, such as the United States, have problems with exercise. In the US, many people don’t have enough exercise because it is hard for them. People have to work from dawn till dusk, so they don’t have time to take exercise. They work in office buildings sitting in chairs all day long in front of computers. They cannot get much exercise sitting at desk passively.

Some Westerners can get exercise walking from their homes to work. However, the majority of the people cannot do this. It is too far from their homes to their offices. They have no choice but to drive to work. In fact, some have to drive one or two hours to their offices. This has an unfavourable effect on them in two ways. First, these people don’t have a chance to exercise because they are sitting in their cars for two to four hours each day. Second, driving is challenging especially in rush hours and calls for too much attention. It makes a person worn out. So, when these people arrive home at night, they don’t have the desire to take exercise after work.

Today, many people in the West are overweight, which causes health problems for them. Doctors say exercise can help people both lose weight and improve their health. So many people are trying to get more exercise. But it takes time to change, and when people don’t see a difference right away, they will lose heart and stop exercising.

1. List two of the benefits we can get from physical exercise. (No more than 15 words)
2. Why can’t people in the US take enough exercise? (No more than 10 words)
3. The underlined word in paragraph 3 probably means __________. (1 word)
4. Why do people who drive to work get worn out? (No more than 10 words)
5. What advice would you give to office workers and why? (No more than 20 words)

9 . 假设你是李津，得知2020年女排亚俱杯(Asian Women’s Volleyball Club Championship)将于1月20日至28日在天津举行。请你写信给在天津某国际学校的英国朋友Chris，内容包括：
（1）告诉Chris天津女排将代表中国参加比赛；
（2）解释值得学习的女排精神；
（3）邀请他一起去观看比赛。
注意：
（1）词数不少于100；
（2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
（3）开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Chris,

How is everything going?

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Jin

10 . 阅读下面的短文，请根据短文后的要求答题。
Rock climbing requires not only physical strength, but also complete mental concentration. So it is not an easy sport. But this may not be true for 20-year-old Sasha diGuilian. This fearless girl who has been dominating the sport ever since she entered this field is just getting warmed up.
The youngster who is also studying for a creative writing degree at Columbia University says that she began climbing even before she could walk. As a baby, she constantly escaped from her bed and led her friends to the nearest rocks or hills. Then at the age of seven she attended brother’s birthday party at a local rock climbing gym and found her gift for it.
Soon after, she joined the local center in her hometown of Alexandria, Virginia and began climbing— first once a week, then twice and soon, almost every day. At the age of nine, she won her first climbing competition by participating in an event that she hadn’t even been aware of, until she went to the gym for her normal climbing routine. Her competitive nature and love for the sport immediately reached the peak and she began training seriously, but this time outside the gym—climbing real mountains.
As a youngster, she dominated the Junior Continental Championships from 2004 to 2010. Then she went on to catch the Pan American Championship and the US National Championship as soon as she was old enough. And in 2011, at just 18 years old, she was crowned(加冕)Female Overall World Champion in Arco, Italy in her first attempt.
Sasha diGuilian is also the youngest woman who has completed the 5.14d graded climb in which climbers must climb rocks that are vertical. The 5.14d graded climb is regarded as the most difficult climb and it is something that even the most experienced climbers are a little afraid to take on, because a small slip could result in a severe injury or even death.
1. What does the underlined word “dominating” (Paragraph 1) mean?
(1 word)
________________________________________________________________________
2. Where and when did Sasha diGuilian find she had the talent for rock climbing? (No more than 12 words)
________________________________________________________________________
3. What made Sasha diGuilian begin training seriously to climb real mountains? (No more than 10 words)
_________________________________________________________________________
4. Why is the 5.14d graded climb considered the most difficult climb?
(No more than 7 words)
_________________________________________________________________________
5. Please explain how you are inspired by Sasha diGuilian.(No more than25 words)
_________________________________________________________________________