2 . There’s a reason why so many people love running early in the morning.     1     Not only do you begin your day more relaxed and refreshed, but you’ve already started things of with an accomplishment. If you think you’re ready to take advantage of the benefits of a morning run, here are five suggestions from the professionals.

●Find a friend, and be gentle with yourself

Finding a partner to run with will give you someone to be responsible for, and make it much harder to blow off the run. It’s also important to remember that this is a process, and you can’t expect to do it perfectly from the beginning.     2     “Once you get into the habit, it becomes natural and actually jump starts your day,” says Sheri Piers, top American finisher at the 2012 Boston Marathon.

●Embrace the movement

“The first few steps or blocks will be tough in the morning. They always are,” says Dr. Jordan Metzl, who has over 32 marathon finishes under his belt. With a practice of more than 20, 000 patients, Metzl’s days are jam-packed, so early morning runs are a must.     3     “Sometimes you have to just do it, and remember that the motivation will come later.” he says.

●Stay warm

    4     “If I go to bed in my sports wear, all I need to do is throw on the outer layers and head out the door. At least that takes away some of the inconvenience,” says Tina Muir, a half-marathoner. She also leaves her alarm on the other side of the room to help push herself up.

●     5    

“I view waking up early like tearing off a Band-Aid,” says Michele Gonzalez, a running coach. “It’s gonna hurt for a bit.” Her advice is relatively simple. “You just have to set the alarm early and start doing it,” she says. “After a few days, you’ll be tired earlier at night and will start going to bed earlier. This makes the early alarm feel a bit more manageable.”

A．It has major benefits.

B．Have a training plan.

C．Make peace with the pain.

D．It’s just like warming up a car in the winter.

E．Even if you have a setback or two, keep at it.

F．Still, he knows how hard it can be to get motivated.

G．The worst part is getting changed in the cold air especially in winter.

4 . At age 83, Barbara Humbert dreams of taking part in next year’s “Marathon for All” race at the Paris Olympic Games. It is the first ______ of its kind, allowing amateur(业余)athletes to run the same race path as the Olympic marathon athletes. Humbert has a history of success suggesting she could ______ some runners half her age.

Unlike your ______ great-grandmother, the German-born Frenchwoman runs 50 kilometers a week. She has ______ in many marathons and has the medals to show for it. “It's ______ to have the Olympics in my homeland,” said Humbert, “It would be a ______ for my 60th marathon.”

However, Humbert is ______ whether she will receive the paper for admission to the race, as the number for the Marathon for All will be ______ to 20,024. Humbert's husband Jacques is a big supporter, helping where he can. He is waiting to hear from the sports ministry about the ______ to reserve a piece of admission paper for his wife.

Many ______ hang in the entrance of Barbara and Jacques’s home. They ______ Barbara of all the races she has taken part in, from Athens to Boston and many other cities. She figures out that she has ______

about 8,000 kilometers in those races.

Humbert wants others to ______ in her footsteps. She said of running, “It gives you balance. You run, you empty your head, you feel ______ relaxed afterwards.” Barbara is planning for more races ______ just staying on what has been achieved.

1.

A．goal

B．test

C．event

D．reward

2.

A．choose

B．beat

C．respect

D．welcome

3.

A．usual

B．kind

C．special

D．serious

4.

A．served

B．competed

C．volunteered

D．travelled

5.

A．relaxing

B．confusing

C．worrying

D．amazing

6.

A．gift

B．win

C．practice

D．lesson

7.

A．confident

B．happy

C．unsure

D．fortunate

8.

A．reached

B．recognized

C．increased

D．limited

9.

A．honour

B．complaint

C．request

D．command

10.

A．races

B．medals

C．flags

D．T-shirts

11.

A．remind

B．warn

C．tell

D．praise

12.

A．hiked

B．tracked

C．led

D．covered

13.

A．get over

B．stand up

C．run out

D．come along

14.

A．formally

B．extremely

C．hardly

D．secretly

15.

A．but for

B．ahead of

C．rather than

D．other than

7 . 为鼓励更多的学生参加体育运动，中学生21世纪报英语网站现面向全市中学生征集体育故事，请你以“My Sports Story”为主题，用英语写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1. 你最喜欢的运动项目是什么？
2. 你多久做一次你喜欢的运动？
3. 这项运动给你带来了什么好处？
注意：1. 写作词数应为 80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

My Sports Story

Good morning, everyone! I’d like to share my sports story.

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8 . Ida Keeling was 67, weak and sick, when her daughter Cheryl suggested a run to her. Cheryl thought that maybe what would pull her mother out from dark cloud was something that would get her _______ again.

Keeling lived a hard life when young, growing up _______ in Harlem, and doing hard work in factories during the Great Depression. She had _______ her husband early, and two of her four children died in drug-related incidents in 1978 and 1981.

Keeling had sunk into a deep _______, her health had begun to _______, and her daughters began to _______ that they soon might be losing their mother as well.

It had been decades since Keeling had done any _______, and she would later recall that first “mini-run” feeling as if it would never end. But when it did, “I just threw off all my bad _______.”

She hasn’t stopped running since, and it’s no longer as _______ as it was during that first meet. “I was just exercising then,” she says ________ regarding that first run, “and now I’m all over the world.”

When she’s not running, she must be ________. She’s in the gym three to four days a week on a ________ basis. Part of her healthy diet is occasional consumption of alcohol mixed with her coffee or water to ________ blood circulation.

She’s written a book about her ________, titled Can’t Nothing Bring Me Down: Chasing Myself in the Race Against Time. Her ________ is also suitable for everyone: “Every day is another day forward.”

1.

A．working

B．starting

C．exercising

D．winning

2.

A．poor

B．happy

C．out-going

D．depressed

3.

A．met

B．left

C．married

D．lost

4.

A．dream

B．depression

C．regret

D．relaxation

5.

A．recover

B．slide

C．improve

D．disappear

6.

A．believe

B．announce

C．worry

D．realize

7.

A．running

B．decision

C．changing

D．preparation

8.

A．mistakes

B．memories

C．analyses

D．habits

9.

A．difficult

B．cool

C．boring

D．unsafe

10.

A．anxiously

B．cheerfully

C．unwillingly

D．secretly

11.

A．wandering about

B．doing housework

C．making friends

D．working out

12.

A．regular

B．solid

C．daily

D．voluntary

13.

A．aid

B．feel

C．slow

D．resist

14.

A．achievements

B．puzzles

C．reflections

D．experiences

15.

A．prospect

B．philosophy

C．potential

D．prediction

10 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Last month, 28–year–old model Huang Qian decided to add baduanjin to her daily routine. At first, she saw videos of people practicing on social media     1     (platform). So she     2     (natural) associated it with the kind of exercise favored by the elderly because of slow movements. Nevertheless, now Huang enjoys practicing the exercise,     3     stretches and relaxes her whole body. Baduanjin, a form of qigong, is a set of traditional Chinese fitness exercises     4     (combine) physical movement with breathing and meditation. It     5     (date) back to the Song Dynasty(960–1279). Baduanjin uses breathing and concentration techniques     6     (improve) body and mind through eight well-designed sequences.     7     (compare) with other types of qigong exercise, such as tai chi and wuqinxi, baduanjin is more suited to beginners thanks to     8     (it) simple, gentle movements. Huang was also excited to find out that one of her favorite fitness influencers, German Pamela Reif,     9     (add) baduanjin to her workout videos already. The video has received more than 900,000 views, 49,000 likes and 24,000 reports since it was posted on Bilibili on Aug 8. Like many traditions, such as hanfu and music, baduanjin is receiving a growing     10     (recognize) from people of all ages and is making a return to daily life.