A.Deciding the best player. |
B.Coming up with a plan. |
C.Scheduling the game. |
1. Who is the man’s favorite player?
A.Messi. | B.Neymar. | C.Cristiano Ronaldo. |
A.The influence. | B.The time change. | C.The best players. |
A.Italy. | B.Brazil. | C.Germany. |
3 . These days, football is one of the most popular sports in the world.
That football is such a simple game to play is perhaps the basis of its popularity.
What’s more, football has become one of the best ways for people to communicate: it does not require words, but everyone understands it.
“Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, ... ” said Bill Shankly, the famous footballer and manager. “
A.It is also a game that is very cheap to play. |
B.While others think football is just a matter of exercise. |
C.I can assure you it is much, much more important than that. |
D.It breaks down walls and brings people together on and off the field. |
E.Besides, football can help people improve physical exercise and skills |
F.The history of the game goes back over two thousand years to Ancient China. |
G.Another factor behind football’s global popularity is the creativity and excitement on the field. |
A.Doing a project. | B.Playing a sport. | C.Joining a team. |
1. 举行英文诗歌大赛的目的
2. 参加比赛的好处
3. 期待大家的踊跃参与
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Dear my fellow students,
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A.Running. | B.Weightlifting. | C.Yoga. |
A.Running | B.Weightlifting | C.Yoga. |
8 . Can exercise during childhood protect you against memory loss many years later? Exercise early in life seems to have lifelong benefits for the brain, in rats at least.
“This is an animal study, but it shows that physical activity at a young age is very important — not just for physical development, but for the whole lifelong track of cognitive (认知的) development during ageing,” says Martin of the University of Toronto, Canada. “In humans, it may put off the appearance of Alzheimer’s (阿兹海默症) symptoms, possibly to the point of preventing them.”
Martin’s team divided 80 young male rats into two equal groups, and placed running wheels in the cages of one group for a period of six weeks. Around four months later — when the rats had reached middle age — the team taught all the rats to connect an electric shock with being in a specific box. When placed in the box, they froze with fear.
Two weeks later, the team tested the rats in three situations: exactly the same box in the same room, the same box with the room arranged differently, and a completely different box in a different room.
The rats without access (途径) to a running wheel when they were young now froze the same percentage of times in each of these situations, suggesting they couldn’t remember which one was dangerous. But those that had been able to run in their youth froze 40 to 50 percent less in both changed box settings.
“The results suggest the amount of physical activity when we’re young, at least for rats, has influence on brain and cognitive health — in the form of better memories — when we’re older,” says Arthur Kramer of Northeastern University in Boston, who has found that, in humans, exercise improves the growth of new brain cells.
1. The study shows that ______.A.physical activity is important for physical health |
B.exercise when young can prevent memory loss when older in rats |
C.using the running wheels is of benefit to the rats’ growth |
D.physical activity can prevent human’s Alzheimer’s symptoms |
A.Benefit. | B.Development. | C.Exercise. | D.Study. |
A.By analyzing causes. | B.By giving an example. |
C.By showing differences. | D.By describing the process. |
A.Surprised. | B.Critical (批判性的). | C.Objective. | D.Doubtful. |
9 . When I first began running in high school on the track team, it made sense to carefully clock every mile and push myself to race for personal bests. But as I changed from running for sport to running for amusement as an adult, I found that tracking my workouts often just ended with frustration. And it wasn’t until my watch battery died several years ago that I first experienced the sense of calm that came with running for the pure joy of it. I never replaced the watch battery, and that might not be a bad thing for my fitness goals.
This is the idea of unplugged (不插电的) running, which is gaining steam in the fitness community. And recent research has shown that getting rid of your running watch, especially if it’s a smartwatch or fitness tracker, could actually improve your workout — or at least your enjoyment of running.
“People used to have an interest in their sport and get enjoyment out of the sport, but now that’s switching to the data,” said Eoin Whelan, a senior lecturer at the National University of Ireland Galway. “They will compare themselves to people who are better than them, who are running faster or running longer. And in the end we know that makes them feel bad. ”
Whelan also noted that people who are very dependent on smart watches or fitness trackers are more likely to skip their workouts if the batteries on their tracking devices are dead.
In addition, there is evidence that running watch-free is beneficial for more than just the casual jogger. Some professionals also have had success with leaving their watches at home. Welsh runner Steve Jones famously set a world record at the 1984 Chicago Marathon without wearing a watch. More recently, Olympic marathoner Trevor Hofbauer made headlines for winning the 2019 Canadian Marathon Championships without a watch.
“If you have too much information being fed to you in real time, it can kind of get in your head,” Hofbauer said. “For me, the simpler, the better.”
1. What happened to the author when his running watch didn’t work?A.He lost the desire to keep running every day. |
B.He experienced running as a really fun activity. |
C.He was at a loss how to replace the watch battery. |
D.He had great difficulty achieving his fitness goals. |
A.They can enrich the wearers’ social life. |
B.The data provided by them is unreliable. |
C.The way people use them is proper. |
D.They can lead to harmful consequences. |
A.To show the popularity of running watch-free. |
B.To encourage people to become professional runners. |
C.To prove the positive effects of running watch-free. |
D.To present professionals’ views on running watch-free. |
A.It’s time to take off your running watch. |
B.Unplugged running actually has two sides. |
C.Comparing with others should be avoided. |
D.Racing for personal bests requires simplicity. |
My dad and I had been looking forward to the Stale cross-country race of my senior year of high school, which would be the climax (顶点) of my existence.
I was the fastest runner on my team, and I was supposed to make it into the top fifteen. We had been working towards this race for three years. It was everything to me, and it was everything to my dad. He was a runner and was wild with joy by my success in running. He made it to every race, even flying home early from business trips to see me run. I always listened for his voice, which rang above the crowd-telling me to relax my arms, calling out my time. He pushed me. He cheered for me. He believed in me. We spent countless hours on the sandy canals of Arizona. Breathing in the dust of the desert, the blossoms of the orange trees, and the terrible smell of the dairy farm, we made our way across the city. We pounded miles and miles into our running shoes, marking with every step the path to greatness. It was a journey that was just ours. A dream passed on from one generation to the next.
Then the big day came. It was hotter than normal - too hot. My throat felt like a field of cotton, cracked with the summer heat, as I waited for the gun to fire. I gazed out at the crowd; dozens of familiar faces from church and school flickered across my view. They had come for me. They were counting on me. I saw my dad set his watch, worry and excitement etched across his face. With the sound of a gunshot, the race began.
For the first two and half miles, I felt great. I had never before been so ready for something. The weeks leading up to the race were filled with hard practices and a strict diet. The scorching sun beat upon my back, blinding me with its brilliance. Nothing was going to stop me, though.
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However, without warning, my strength was running out.
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