1 . Two years ago, when I turned sixty, I began to think of my life at the age of ninety. If I were at that age, I would still want to stay in shape to enjoy life, getting a lot of _______. Then I decided to _______ a senior fitness center.

I called a nearby center, “Do you have aerobics (有氧运动) classes _______ for seniors?” “Sure. Come! We start at 10 am,” the receptionist (接待员) replied and _______ . The next morning, I went there. One part of me doubted that the class was too _______. The other part feared it was too hard for me to _______.

When I came into the room, a woman _______ me, “Oh, you’re new. Welcome to have a try.” Then the music started. The hour-long workout woke up the muscles I didn’t often _______ in daily walks, suiting me fine. I became a _______ there. My classmates ranged in age from fifty to ninety. Most did the exercises in their own way, doing as much or little as they could. ________ no one kept score. Soon I learned physical well-being wasn’t the only ________ there. During breaks, people ________ happily. Whenever some people were ________ we asked around. Were they busy? Were they in hospital? Moreover, we signed cards for those who were ill.

Although I ________ to be in good shape now as I’ve hoped, I’m still grateful for things more valuable from the class-close friendships and new social _______.

1.

A．success

B．pressure

C．struggle

D．pleasure

2.

A．build

B．rent

C．lend

D．find

3.

A．important

B．familiar

C．suitable

D．necessary

4.

A．invited

B．comforted

C．promised

D．remembered

5.

A．sure

B．easy

C．disappointed

D．hopeful

6.

A．make up for

B．look down on

C．keep up with

D．sign up for

7.

A．greeted

B．recognized

C．helped

D．introduced

8.

A．relax

B．reduce

C．strengthen

D．use

9.

A．guide

B．coach

C．member

D．teacher

10.

A．Easily

B．Obviously

C．Frequently

D．Surprisingly

11.

A．focus

B．problem

C．achievement

D．contribution

12.

A．worked

B．debated

C．argued

D．chatted

13.

A．absent

B．tired

C．unhappy

D．lonely

14.

A．manage

B．fail

C．remind

D．continue

15.

A．backgrounds

B．skills

C．connections

D．duties

2 . At 81 years old, Jeanne Daprano is still pushing her body to the limit. She’s still running competitive races, breaking world records and taking on new challenges.“The thing I’m learning about aging is that it’s inevitable,” Daprano said.“I’m not going to escape it. There are two ways to go:You can either press on or give up.”

Daprano grew up in Iowa. Then, she moved to California. As a primary school teacher, she began running in order to keep up with her student.“I was known as a running teacher,” she said.“I had my students do fitness before we studied in the morning and then throughout the day.”Then she began running competitively with 5K and 10K road races before moving to the track. She is now the world record holder in the women’s 75-year-old age group 400 meters and 800 meters. “When I get to the final fi nish line, I want this body to be worn out. I’m not doing this to live to be 100. I’m doing this to be the best I can be today.”

After moving to Atlanta about a decade ago, Daprano met fitness trainer David Buer. Ever since, she’s been coming to his gym, where he tailors workouts for Daprano’s specifc needs.“When she came to me, she was pushing 70 years old,”Buer said.“I’ve worked with other individuals of Jeanne’s age, but she came to me with different goals. She had a unique drive and passion—not just a passion for fitness or athletics but for life in general.”

Last February, Daprano took on a new challenge: her first indoor rowing competition. In classic fashion, she broke the world record in the 80-to-84 age group, rowing 2,000 meters in 9:23:7. For those hoping to either start getting in shape or stay in shape for a long time, she offers this advice: Listen to your body. What are you passionate about? How are you going to keep physically fit and mentally fit? Start where you are. Don’t look ahead or compare yourself to somebody else.

1. What does the underlined word“inevitable” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．Invisible.

B．Abnormal.

C．Impossible.

D．Unavoidable.

2. Daprano started her life as a runner when ________.

A．working at a primary school	B．taking fitness training classes
C．volunteering in a 5K road race	D．moving to Atlanta

3. What might be Buer’s first impression of Daprano?

A．She was a qualified teacher.	B．She was an unusual woman.
C．She was too old to run a race.	D．She was hard to get along with.

4. What does Daprano suggest we do?

A．Run right now.	B．Live and learn.
C．Follow your heart.	D．Be a good listener.

4 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

This weekend, my mother invited me in advance to play table tennis in the city sports center. Unfortunately, it snowed in Friday. Therefore, I thought we wouldn’t play next day because of the table is outdoors. But we decided to checking it out. The road was covered with snow everywhere, but there seemed to be not any hopes of playing. When we arrived, we were surprised to find that the snow had been clearing and the tables were drily. Several people were playing table tennis there. It was the table tennis fans which cleared the snow in time. They greeted us warmly and lent us our bats and balls. Thus I played table tennis with my mother happily.

5 . 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。

It might be surprising to know that ice-skating has appeared in the ancient times. Believe it or not, it     1    (be) once a warriors’ (战士的) art with ice skates. The sport was then called bingxi, and it was practiced because Manchu men needed to master the skill of moving 350 kilometers in a single day     2    (reach) their enemies.

When the Manchu men moved from the north to the capital city of Beijing     3     came to power in the Qing Dynasty, ice-skating became     4     traditional sport. Every winter, there were 200 proficient ice-skaters     5    (select) to perform on the frozen royal lake.

Ice-skaters during those times wore knee pads, and they secured their shoes with leather. Their shoes     6    (equip) with single iron blades (刀片) for speed, and double blades for security. There were also     7    (compete) for figure skating, ice acrobatics (杂技), and speed skating     8     were held for the benefit of the royal family.

China being one of the oldest and longest     9    (last) civilizations in the history of the world, the ancient Chinese were also involved     10     different sports. And most of their popular sports are still being played up to the present time.

6 . 假定你是李华，你校外语教学中心将举办以“改进你的书写”为主题的英语演讲比赛。请你写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：
1．好的书写的意义；
2．练好汉语和英语书写；
3．改进书写的方法。
注意：1．词数：100左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇 书法 calligraphy
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8 . 假设你是李华，你所在的城市准备筹办一场面向外国学生的线上汉字书写大赛，你的英国朋友Peter发来信件询问有关情况。请你给他回一封邮件，内容包括：
1.比赛目的；
2.相关安排；
3.期待参与。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
Dear Peter,
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Yours,

Li Hua

10 . What Kids Can Learn From Losing

Everyone wants what’s best for their kid, but no one knows what that is. It might be succeeding, but it might be failing. It might be winning, but it might be losing. I’ve relearned this truth as a member of that most pitied and envied of species, the hockey (冰球) parent, while watching my son ascend from Mite to Bantam, House League to Travel.

In his third season in 2013, my son’s team never lost more than three straight games. It was a typically good youth hockey season. He improved as a player but did not much change as a person. For that, you need to lose, which is what happened the next year, when his team added its story to the legends of “sporting incapability”. For a time, I worried that these failures would kill my child’s love of the game.

But that’s not what happened. As bad as it got, the losing was clarifying. It weeded out the kids who were in it less for the game than the glory, leaving just the die-hards behind. What started as a list of 17 players was culled down to 12. It was especially inspiring for my kid. It taught him a great truth of the world: For everyone good, there is someone better. For everything big, there is something bigger. In this way, he learned modesty. And, by giving up even the expectation of victory, he remembered what it was that he’d loved about the game in the first place.

When they began to win, they did it as a different kind of group. When they’d won before, it had been with individual performance. When ahead, they’d coast. When behind, they’d quit. This new team had character and could never be counted out, no matter the score. They had learned the most important lesson: You can lose without being beaten.

They made it all the way to the final, where the winner was decided in overtime (加时赛). When they lost that game and went into the handshake line, it was not as runners-up (亚军) but as a team that had been made into winners in the only way that will stick – by losing.

1. Which level may be the highest?

A．Mite.

B．Bantam.

C．House League.

D．Travel.

2. What can you infer from Paragraph 2?

A．The team won three games in the third season 2013.

B．The team was the best youth hockey one.

C．The author’s son did not understand what losing really means.

D．The failures did not kill the child’s love of the game.

3. When the team began to win, what was different from the past?

A．They performed better in the games.	B．Their hockey skills improved.
C．They knew when to quit.	D．They became mentally stronger.

4. What message does this story convey?

A．Failure teaches success.	B．Ups and downs make one strong.
C．He who laughs last, laughs best.	D．A good player never lose.