1 . It is now possible to watch live sport on television on any day of the week, and the present amount of reporting will undoubtedly increase further in years to come. This is certainly having an influence on the live sports events themselves, and there are both benefits and shortcomings to this.
What are the benefits of this televised sport?
However, there will be some disadvantages if so much sport is on television. Considering football again, many small clubs have suffered financial losses recently, as they cannot compete with the large ones.
In a word, watching live sport on television has both good and bad effects. Televised sport has created many chances and benefited certain people and clubs very much.
| A．Why has there been such growth in televised sport? |
| B．Why are there so many benefits of watching live sport on television? |
| C．Televised sport can be helpful in increasing people’s value of teamwork. |
| D．There has been a general falling in ticket sales, especially among smaller clubs. |
| E．Through televised sport, more people have become interested in actually playing sport. |
| F．One obvious advantage of televised sport is the money provided by television companies. |
| G．However, it has also been responsible for changing the nature of live sports events for ever. |
1. When did Rob first decide to go surfing?
| A．When his father offered to teach him. |
| B．When his mom gave him a board. |
| C．When he saw some local matches. |
| A．He wears warm wetsuit. |
| B．The sea is warmer than the land. |
| C．It is difficult to stand on the board. |
| A．He was afraid of falling off his board. |
| B．He was worried at first by the size of the wave. |
| C．He was upset he did not have the right board. |
| A．Think of surfing as a career. |
| B．Study surfing science at university. |
| C．Train for the next surfing match. |
1.你们学校受学生欢迎的体育项目；
2.你所喜欢的体育项目。
注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4 . When you go for a run outside, chances are that you’ll find litter all around you. Do you just go past it, or do you stop and pick it up? If you choose the latter, you’re part of the latest fitness trend that’s sweeping the West: plogging.
The word “plogging” combines the Swedish phrase “plocka upp” (pick up) with the English word “jogging”.
Running – especially marathons – is often associated with good causes. And plogging, which combines environmentalism with fitness, has become the new poster boy for the environmentally-friendly runner. All a plogger needs is a trash bag, and ideally a pair of gloves to protect their hands.
The process of collecting garbage is simple, but it sheds light on serious environmental issues. “When I usually walk through the streets of New York, the sight of newspapers, lost hats, and shattered glass doesn’t bother me,” Matthew Sedacca of Men’s Health magazine wrote. “But when I was plogging and focused on trash collecting, the amount of garbage strewn (散布) across the sidewalks and along the pavement was kind of shocking.”
While collecting garbage, ploggers learn to classify and dispose of it correctly too. Laura Lindberg, a plogger who lives in New Jersey, US, always keeps a note of what she’s collected in her mind. This way, she knows what can stay in her trash bag and what can go in a nearby recycling bin.
It may be difficult to measure the sense of self-satisfaction that comes from making the world a cleaner, greener and more beautiful place, but the health benefits of plogging are easy to see. According to the Swedish fitness app Lifesum, a 30-minute plogging burns around 288 calories, compared to 235 calories burned from just jogging.
So the next time you go out jogging, why not carry a trash bag and collect some litter along the way? Your body and the environment will thank you.
1. What can we learn about “plogging” from paragraph 1 to 3?| A．Plogging is becoming a tendency throughout the world. |
| B．A plogger should take a pair of gloves for protection. |
| C．A plogger can contribute to environmental protection. |
| D．Plogging is often connected with running especially marathons. |
| A．To pick something up. |
| B．To make something clear. |
| C．To do good to something. |
| D．To take advantage of something. |
| A．setting down general rules | B．drawing a comparison | C．making assumptions | D．giving examples |
| A．We should assist ploggers to classify rubbish correctly. |
| B．Ploggers need keep a note of what they’ve collected. |
| C．Plogging helps burn more calories than jogging only. |
| D．The joy from plogging outweighs the health benefits. |
5 . It is probably the strangest sport anyone has ever invented. And at first sight, it looks like the easiest. Competitors have to do two things. The first is to stand still. The second is to place their hands anywhere on the body of a car, and keep it there.
This is where things start getting difficult. Lots of people are doing the same thing. And the winner of the “handathon” contest is the person who can carry on doing it for the longest time. That person gets to own the car.
It still seems to be an easy thing to do. At the beginning it is. Anyone can stand still. But when the contest has been going for four or five days, standing still seems like the most difficult job in the world. And keeping the hand in place over this time becomes an act of serious attention. After a few days, the hand seems to belong to someone else—someone who wants to go home and get some sleep.
Competitors are allowed to take a five-minute break every hour to eat, drink or do whatever else is necessary. No one is allowed to lean on the car for support. Winners need to be able to show great powers of attention. They also need to be able to develop special skills.
Maybe the popularity of the handathon is due to the fact that it is not necessary to be a trained athlete to enter. Competitors in the Longview handathon certainly don’t seem to do much preparation. Most say they will prepare by “getting lots of sleep”. Others say they will “eat healthy food” or “pray for success”. The whole event gives ordinary people the chance to do something interesting and win something in the end.
Handathons are competitions, but there is little rivalry (敌对) between competitors. They help each other out and keep each other’s spirits up. People who drop out early return with food, drink and encouragement.
1. What does the word “handathon” probably mean?| A．A sport involving walking a long distance. |
| B．A sport involving moving hands fast. |
| C．A sport involving keeping hands in place for long. |
| D．A sport involving holding up hands steadily for long. |
| A．It seems to be a very easy sport but in fact very difficult. |
| B．At first sight people think it obviously very difficult. |
| C．It is very interesting and an easy to all kinds of people. |
| D．It requires people to have strength instead of attention. |
| A．Specially trained athletes can enter the competition. |
| B．Competitors don’t need to make any preparations. |
| C．Anyone who is interested can be specially trained for it. |
| D．Ordinary people can have the chance to play and win something. |
| A．Standing still. |
| B．Changing the place of hands. |
| C．Placing hands in one place. |
| D．Taking a four-minute break. |
Your computer has been playing music for years, one CD at a time. Now hundreds of songs can be stored in your PC (personal computer) if they’re in the MP3 format.
What is it?
MP3 compresses music into small computer friendly files. You access MP3 music several ways : Music can be downloaded from websites that have converted vast music libraries into MP3. Or you can prerecord CDs into your PC and convert songs in minutes into MP3. Once MP3 music is on your PC’s hard drive, you can play it through your computer’s speakers, “burn” it onto blank CDs or exchange MP3 files with friends using E-mail.
How much?
Software needed to play and convert MP3 music is often free. It comes preinstalled on most new computers or can be downloaded from many websites, including MP3. com. Some MP3 sites are free. Just type “MP3 sites” into any search engine. The popular MP3 players start at around $50and can hold hundreds of songs. A blank CD on which you can record music costs about a dollar.
Advantages
MP3 turns your home PC into a tape recorder. Tiny MP3 players are the size of a card, making it easy to take hundreds of songs with you.
Disadvantages
You may find that music at many sites is limited. And some only allow you to listen rather than download offerings. Others let you download music that then can’t be copied to MP3 players. And a growing number of new CDs make it impossible to copy songs to a computer.
1. How can you get MP3 music?
| A．By turning your home PC into a tape recorder |
| B．By taking your own music or songs with you |
| C．By copying songs to a PC through the speakers. |
| D．By downloading from websites which have converted music libraries into MP3. |
| A．Software needed to play and convert MP3 music is often free of charge. |
| B．MP3 music can be exchanged with friends by e-mail. |
| C．MP3 music can be downloaded for free at any site. |
| D．A greater number of new CDs make it impossible to copy songs to a computer. |
| A．fire | B．copy | C．download | D．play |
| A．Free of charge. | B．Free downloading. |
| C．At about fifty dollars. | D．About a dollar. |
