1 . A lot of people find it difficult to do exercise regularly, even though they know it’s good for their physical and mental (身心上的) health. Yet keeping on a workout routine doesn’t necessarily go to the gym or run around your neighborhood. Gardening is a great example of a popular hobby that can be used as a workout.
Nashville resident Tom Adkinson, 72, is on board with the idea of gardening to stay fit. He has three gardens, which he uses primarily to grow tomatoes, sweet banana peppers and okra. Like traditional exercise, Adkinson does a lot of preparation before gardening, and then he spends hours watering and weeding (除草) all three gardens, involving bending and stretching, which he compares to performing garden yoga.
“It is wise of Adkinson to do so. Even though gardening may not appear difficult, using the body in new ways can make you hurt if you don’t warm up beforehand,” said Zeller, who teaches at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County in New Jersey.
Working in your garden just two hours a week could improve your mood. And the communal gardening, which is done by a number of people as a group in communities and schools, provides social benefits that can reduce stress and help fight against loneliness and even dementia according to studies.
“With all these benefits, gardening for fitness will be a trend (趋势) in the coming year,” announced Mandal, CEO of the fitness coaching app Future, “Our users at Future have already been asking their coaches to add gardening and landscaping activities into their routines because it’s easy to get and fit into their lifestyle.”
1. What do the underlined words “on board with” mean in paragraph 2?| A．In support of. | B．At the risk of. |
| C．Under the control of. | D．In opposition to. |
| A．Having a good rest. |
| B．Getting enough water ready. |
| C．Doing warm-up exercise. |
| D．Preparing tools for weeding. |
| A．Tips for gardening. |
| B．The benefits of gardening. |
| C．The process of garden management. |
| D．The difference between personal and group gardening. |
| A．Running. | B．Yoga. | C．Gardening. | D．Walking. |
2 . My name is Michelle Rogers. For most of my life I had been fighting with my body weight. I was either gaining weight or trying to lose it. I wasn’t happy with myself, and I certainly wasn’t able to fully enjoy life. Not only did I feel bad physically, but I felt terrible emotionally. I also knew I wasn’t able to be the best I could be, and with failure after failure in losing weight, I just felt so hopeless to make it.
One day in 2008, I was looking through ads online and saw a treadmill (跑步机) for $100. This time I decided to start small and keep it doable. The first week I started walking 15 minutes on the treadmill at a fixed time every day. The next week I did 16 minutes. Each week I added a minute. Gradually, I increased speed as well as time. Once I got to 30 minutes, the weight started dropping off.
I didn’t lose weight at first, but I didn’t give up like I did in the past. I realized I started feeling better. My legs were getting stronger. I didn’t feel painful like I used to when I got up from my desk. All the efforts I’d been putting into fitness made me want to start eating healthier, too. I began with small changes as well. After these years I started listening to my body. It was refusing food and habits that were bad for me.
Today, the extra weight is gone. I still exercise every morning. I look and feel the best I have never done. Every area of my life has improved and benefited from this change in me. Not only do I have my youthful energy, looks and health back, but also I have more confidence than I have ever had.
1. How did Michelle feel about losing weight before 2008?| A．Confident. | B．Hopeless. | C．Addicted. | D．Annoyed. |
| A．15 weeks. | B．20 weeks. | C．25 weeks. | D．30 weeks. |
| A．Life. | B．Health | C．The treadmill | D．The body |
| A．Time is everything. | B．Interest is the best teacher. |
| C．Start with small things. | D．Nothing is more important than confidence. |
3 . Wimbledon is the most important sporting event of the British summer. Since the first tournament (锦标赛) was played in 1877, the competition has become a global sporting event attended by over half a million people, and watched on television by millions.
Although the Wimbledon tennis championship (锦标赛) has been around for more than a century, the sport of tennis has a much longer history. Most experts agree that the modern game has its origins in a courtyard ball game played by French monks in the 11th century.
Much has changed since the first Wimbledon Tournament in 1877. The first champion, Spencer Gore, won a prize of £12;this year the prize money is £630,000. Indeed, success in tennis championships is a very profitable (有收益的) business. 2004 Wimbledon champion, Roger Federer has won nearly $17,000,000 in prize money since 1998. Even more impressive, Serena and Venus Williams have won $30,000,000 between them over the last ten years.
Although Wimbledon has traditionally been dominated by Americans and Europeans, other countries are beginning to produce world-class players. Zheng Jie and Yan Zi won China’s first Wimbledon title on July 9, 2006. They beat Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain and Paola Suarez of Argentina in the women’s doubles final.
In the future all Chinese competitors will be under pressure to do well; their coach, Jiang Hongwei, has gone on record as saying, “My goal is to lift my players into the top 30.”
1. Where is the origin of the modern tennis game?| A．Germany. | B．China. | C．Britain. | D．France. |
| A．Spencer Gore. | B．Roger Federer. | C．Serena. | D．Zheng Jie. |
| A．Controlled. | B．Attended. | C．Accepted. | D．Arranged. |
| A．To explain the history of the Wimbledon Tournament. |
| B．To give an introduction to the Wimbledon Tournament. |
| C．To show the development of the Wimbledon Tournament. |
| D．To discuss the importance of the Wimbledon Tournament. |
4 . On Aug. 7, 2021, Xu Shixiao and her partner, Sun Mengya, won gold in the first women’s canoe double 500 m event at the Tokyo Games. It was also the first Olympic gold medal for China in the event.
In 2005, the 13-year-old, who was much taller than her peers, attracted the attention of a rowing coach who came to look for potential paddlers in her school.
“Every day my canoe turned over dozens of times. I drank lots of water in rivers,” recalls Xu of her first canoeing training. Xu kept training for a year and she made the final of a national race for teenage athletes out of a dozen paddlers at the centre.
In 2013, the news that women’s canoeing was still not an Olympic event dealt her a heavy blow.
When Xu Shixiao went to work as usual in the furniture company five years ago, she was surprised to get a call from her former coach, inquiring about her willingness to return to canoeing and compete in the Tokyo Olympic Games.
| A．Xu quickly made her decision. |
| B．Yet Xu’s journey to the Olympics was a rough one. |
| C．It was impossible for her to change the sport at age 21. |
| D．She made all efforts to reach the goal and never gave up. |
| E．Xu agreed to train at a rowing centre because she thought rowing a boat was fun. |
| F．Compared with athletes who are in their early 20s, Xu’s physical recovery is slower. |
| G．The Olympic medalist will participate in competitions at home and abroad this year. |
5 . Sports are as important as studies for students because they help students to stay focused and enjoy working.
Another excellent sport for students is basketball.
Volleyball is also a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by the net. Each of the team tries forcefully to score points by grounding the ball on the other team court under organized rules.
It is generally agreed that softball developed from a game called indoor baseball, first played in Chicago in 1887. It is played with a larger ball on the smaller field.
You can include these best sports for students to play at school to keep them energetic and do better in their studies.
| A．Everybody knows that basketball is a team sport. |
| B．Sports are a must for students at school or home. |
| C．It is allowed to hit the ball with any part of the body. |
| D．Everyone tries to do a goal against the other using a stick. |
| E．As the whole world knows, football is the king of the sports. |
| F．The game moves at a faster speed than the traditional baseball. |
| G．It is a bat and ball sport playing between two teams of eleven players. |
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1.赛事介绍；
2.你的感受。
注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Our school hosted the fall sports meet on Monday morning.
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2. 赛后反响。
注意：1. 短文不少于100词;
2. 标题已给出，不计入总词数。
The volleyball Final
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It was the last game of the season. Cali had been playing soccer all summer. She really enjoyed running around with the other players. As much as she tried, though, Cali still had not scored one single goal.
“Don’t give up, “said her coach. He showed Cali and her team how to pass the ball to each other and take shots at the goal. Cali was pretty good at passing the ball, but even during practices, she couldn’t kick the ball past the goalkeeper. She wondered if she should quit soccer for good.
“Don’t give up, “said Uncle George and Aunt Lisa. But it was half-time, and Cali was feeling upset. She was trying! Every time she got a chance to kick the ball, it would go in the wrong direction or a player from the other team would take control of it. Maybe she would try a different sport next summer.
The break was over and the referee (裁判) blew her whistle to start the game again. The two teams walked back onto the field, both determined to win. Cali heard her aunt whisper in her ear. “Look for an opportunity to get the ball. You can do it. “Cali took a deep breath. Even if she didn’t get one goal all summer, she knew that she had tried her best. That was something to be proud of.
The yellow team was pretty good, but Cali’s blue team was fast. Cali was off to the side when the ball headed her way. She ran over to it and kicked it. She watched it land right in front of a girl on the yellow team who expertly stopped it and sent it back in the other direction. Cali sighed (叹气) .
Cali decided she’d wait until the game was over and then she was going to hang up her soccer shoes for good. Cali started daydreaming about becoming a hip-hop dancer instead. She was woken from her daydream by some music that was definitely not hip-hop. It was the sweet, happy jingle of the ice cream truck.
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。
It was right beside the soccer field, playing its music loudly to attract customers and players as well.
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She ran fast to the ball.
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10 . Competitions for Students
Doodle (涂鸦) For Google
Doodle For Google invites students from 4-18 years old to create a Google doodle based on what inner strength means to them. Submissions will be grouped into five age groups and evaluated based on artistic skill, creativity and theme communication. The winner will have the doodle featured on Google. com for one day, along with a $3.000 scholarship.
Never Such Innocent
Never Such Innocent is an international art, poetry, speech and song competition for young students aged 9-18. The theme is “The Unheard Voices of Conflict: Stories from Around the World”. The competition invites students to submit artworks sharing their reflections on conflicts or give voice to the conflicts.
Science Without Borders Challenge
Science Without Borders Challenge invites students from 11 19 years old to create art to promote public awareness of the need to preserve and restore the world’s oceans and water resources. The theme is “The Magic of Mangroves”, in which students have to illustrate how important mangroves are. Top 3 winners will receive a prize worth $500, $350 or $200.
National Geographic Student Photo Contest
National Geographic Student Photo Contest invites student photographers from 16-18 years old to convey what exploration and adventure mean to them through a photograph. 30 finalists will have their photographs published on the National Geographic Student Expeditions website, and one grand prize winner will win a spot on the National Geographic Student Expeditions photography trip.
1. What are the competitions about?| A．Art. | B．Sports. | C．Technology. | D．Tourism |
| A．It is an international competition. |
| B．It calls on students to be fond of magic. |
| C．Its winners will get some prize money. |
| D．Its theme is about environmental protection. |
| A．Doodle For Google. |
| B．Never Such Innocent. |
| C．Science Without Borders Challenge. |
| D．National Geographic Student Photo Contest. |
