One summer weekend, my wife, my son and I entered a running race on mountain trails. When the race started, our son took off
Although everyone wants to live a life of comfort, the
| A．easily | B．suddenly | C．quickly | D．calmly |
| A．rocky | B．dirty | C．smooth | D．unknown |
| A．break | B．discovery | C．fall | D．pain |
| A．injured | B．shot | C．destroyed | D．knocked |
| A．Hopefully | B．Therefore | C．Luckily | D．However |
| A．broken | B．slow | C．wrong | D．gone |
| A．placed | B．hid | C．noticed | D．missed |
| A．jumped | B．walked | C．drove | D．hurried |
| A．visit | B．meet | C．push | D．welcome |
| A．If | B．So | C．As | D．But |
| A．organizers | B．winners | C．owners | D．supporters |
| A．hope | B．idea | C．reason | D．truth |
| A．success | B．struggles | C．happiness | D．competitions |
| A．including | B．turning | C．throwing | D．dividing |
| A．difficulties | B．exercises | C．efforts | D．skills |
内容包括：
1.活动意义；2.体育周的具体安排；3.号召参加。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear fellow students,
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3 . Although most games have winners and losers, the goal of sports is not to win every game. The real goals include getting exercise, having fun, and learning important social skills, like sportsmanship.
Good sportsmanship is all about respect. Good sports (有体育精神的人) respect their teammates and also their opponents. They respect their coaches, and they also respect the referees or other officials involved in their games.
Kids usually learn sportsmanship good and bad from the adults in their lives.
Learning good sportsmanship is important because it helps you develop an attitude of graciousness (礼貌) and respect that will carry over into all the other areas of your life.
So be a good sport in whatever you do!
| A．Good sportsmanship can be shown in many ways. |
| B．However, bad sportsmanship is all about disrespect. |
| C．Players’ parents and coaches set examples that kids tend to follow. |
| D．We can be good sports by encouraging others but not laughing at them. |
| E．Starting as a good sport earlier will help you be a good sport as you get old. |
| F．If you’re a good sport on the field, you’ll also likely be a good sport in the classroom. |
| G．The example you set can be a powerful teaching tool for others. |
4 . The benefits of regular exercise are well documented but there’s a new bonus to add to the ever-growing list. New researchers found that middle-aged women who were physically fit could be nearly 90 percent less likely to develop dementia in later life, and as they did, it came on a decade later than less sporty women.
Lead researcher Dr. Helena Horder, of the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, said : "These findings are exciting because it’s possible that improving people's cardiovascular （心血管的）fitness in middle age could delay or even prevent them from developing dementia. "
For the study, 191 women with an average age of 50 took a bicycle exercise test until they were exhausted to measure their peak （最大值的） cardiovascular capacity. The average peak workload was measured at 103 watts.
A total of 40 women met the criteria for a high fitness level, or 120 watts or higher. A total of 92 women were in the medium fitness category; and 59 women were in the low fitness category, defined as a peak workload of 80 watts or less, or having their exercise tests stopped because of high blood pressure, chest pain or other cardiovascular problems.
These women were then tested for dementia six times over the following four decades. During that time, 44 of the women developed dementia. Five percent of the highly fit women developed dementia, compared to 25 percent of the women with medium fitness and 32 percent of the women with low fitness.
"However, this study does not show cause and effect between cardiovascular fitness and dementia, it only shows an association. More research is needed to see if improved fitness could have a positive effect on the risk of dementia and also to look at when during a lifetime a high fitness level is most important. " She also admitted that a relatively small number of women were studied, all of whom were form Sweden, so the results might not be applicable to other groups.
1. What is on the ever-growing list mentioned in the first paragraph?| A．Positive effects of doing exercises. |
| B．Exercises suitable for the middle-aged. |
| C．Experimental studies on diseases. |
| D．Advantages of sporty woman over man |
| A．To predict their maximum heart rate. |
| B．To assess their cardiovascular capacity |
| C．To change their habits of working out |
| D．To detect their potential health problems |
| A．It aimed to find a cure for dementia. |
| B．Data collection was a lengthy process. |
| C．Some participants withdrew from it. |
| D．The results were far from satisfactory. |
| A．More Women Are Exercising to Prevent Dementia |
| B．Middle-Aged Women Need to Do More Exercise |
| C．Fit Women Are Less Likely to Develop Dementia |
| D．Biking Improves Women's Cardiovascular Fitness |
5 . A new study has found that braving the cold maybe a good way to help burn off some fat.
The research was carried out by scientists at Canada’s Laurentian University and focused on high-intensity interval training(HIIT). This format has grown in popularity of late due to the fat-burning benefits it brings, and the team set out to explore how temperature might influence its effects.
The study involved 11 overweight adults who took part in two HIIT sessions a week apart. One of these was carried out in a “thermoneutral” environment with temperatures of around 70 °F(21℃),and the other at a cold 32 °F(0℃). The sessions consisted of 10 separate cycling race at 90 percent effort lasting one minute, followed by 90-second “recovery” periods of cycling at30 percent intensity.
After each session, the participants cooled down by gently cycling or walking, ate a nutrition bar before going to sleep and enjoyed a high-fat breakfast the morning after. During these sessions, the scientists monitored skin temperature, core body temperature, heart rate and the amount of oxygen. Blood samples were also drawn to help calculate fat burning rates following the breakfast the next day.
“The present study found that high-intensity exercise in the cold increased lipid oxidation (脂质氧化) by 358 percent in comparison to high-intensity exercise in a thermoneutral environment,”the team writes.
The authors also note that the idea that cold temperatures help us burn more fat during exercise will need further investigation (调查), though the first-of-a-kind study does indicate it’s a possibility worth pursuing.
1. What is good for burning off fat according to the study?| A．Cold food. | B．Low temperature. |
| C．Hard workout. | D．Cycling race. |
| A．Introduction to the study. |
| B．Some data in the study. |
| C．The participants in the study. |
| D．The process of the study. |
| A．Further study needs to be done. |
| B．Doing exercise burns more fat. |
| C．The efforts of scientists are in vain. |
| D．The study result is unreasonable. |
| A．High-intensity Workouts Help Burn off Extra Calories |
| B．Cycling in the Cold Is a Great Way to Build upYour Body |
| C．Study Shows Fat-burning Potential of Exercising in the Cold |
| D．Researchers Have Found More Fat-burning Workouts |
6 . A lot of teenagers in middle school want to do more sports.
Watching TV and playing video games are becoming more and more popular among teenagers.
One of the biggest problems in our society today is obesity，and it's not just a problem with adults. More and more kids are becoming overweight.
Encouraging teenagers to do more sports also benefits parents. It is a great way for parents to show they love their kids.
Doing sports is a great way for teenagers to get out of the house，get moving，make friends and keep healthy. So why not join in and get into sports today？
| A．They may find new friends in this way |
| B．Doing sports helps teenagers grow faster |
| C．They prefer to stay at home rather than go out |
| D．Joining in a team sport will help teenagers get some exercise without feeling pressured to lose weight |
| E．Teenagers want to be stronger through doing sports |
| F．Parents can play with them and help them practice sports |
| G．Many do it because they think it will make them become more popular |
7 . The Biggest Stadiums in the World
People have been pouring into stadiums since the days of ancient Greece. In around 80 A.D., the Romans built the Colosseum, which remains the world’s best known stadium and continues to inform contemporary design. Rome’s Colosseum was 157 feet tall and had 80 entrances, seating 50,000 people. However, that was small fry compared with the city’s Circus Maximus, which accommodated around 250,000 people.
These days, safety regulations-not to mention the modern sports fan’s desire for a good view and comfortable seat — tend to keep stadium capacities (容量) slightly lower. Even soccer fans tend to have a seat each; gone are the days of thousands standing to watch the match.
For the biggest stadiums in the world, we have used data supplied by the World Atlas list so far, which ranks them by their stated permanent capacity, as well as updated information from official stadium websites.
All these stadiums are still functional, still open and still hosting the biggest events in world sport.
·Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, Pyongyang D.P.R. Korea. Capacity: 150,000. Opened: May 1,1989.
·Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U. S. Capacity: 107,601. Opened: October 1, 1927.
·Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania, U. S. Capacity: 106,572. Opened: September 17, 1960.
·Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio, U. S. Capacity: 104,944. Opened: October 7,1922.
·Kyle Field, College Station, Texas, U. S. Capacity: 102,512. Opened: September 24, 1927.
1. How many people could the Circus Maximus hold?| A．104,944. | B．107,601. | C．About 150,000. | D．About 250,000. |
| A．Michigan Stadium. | B．Beaver Stadium. | C．Ohio Stadium. | D．Kyle Field. |
| A．They host big games. | B．They have become tourist attractions. |
| C．They were built by Americans. | D．They are favored by architects. |
8 . The mental aspect of athletics is underrated. The common expression, “athletics is 90 percent
“The physical aspect of the sport can only take you
Many athletes have used the technique of mental imagery, or
“Mental imagery
“During visualisation, she incorporates (整合) all of her
| A．lucky | B．intelligent | C．mental | D．strategic |
| A．difference | B．importance | C．improvement | D．challenge |
| A．so long | B．so far | C．so much | D．so high |
| A．turn on | B．show off | C．take up | D．set off |
| A．thinks | B．moves | C．runs | D．trains |
| A．breaks | B．pushes | C．decides | D．distinguishes |
| A．activation | B．visualization | C．motivation | D．perception |
| A．athletes | B．gymnasts | C．weightlifters | D．skaters |
| A．regularly | B．normally | C．finally | D．similarly |
| A．connection | B．practice | C．performances | D．directions |
| A．imagining | B．considering | C．reviewing | D．dreaming |
| A．few | B．usual | C．actual | D．strange |
| A．impacts | B．increases | C．slows | D．follows |
| A．brain | B．body | C．attention | D．memory |
| A．help | B．apply | C．use | D．prepare |
| A．Though | B．But | C．Thus | D．Otherwise |
| A．Unless | B．After | C．When | D．Until |
| A．observations | B．spirit | C．determination | D．senses |
| A．to | B．for | C．about | D．with |
| A．in surprise | B．in detail | C．on time | D．for example |
9 . We all know about the health benefits of swimming. It offers a great workout for the body—it builds endurance, muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness. If you don’t mind getting wet, it can be fun too.
Cold-water swimming—sometimes called wild swimming—involves swimming in natural areas including ponds, rivers and the sea. Jumping in gives a short sharp shock to the body,
But what is it that people are gaining from this chilly experience? Doctors say getting into cold water arouses a stress response, but the more you do it, your reaction to stress is reduced. It’s also thought to have a strong anti-inflammatory effect. But there are bigger benefits to this stress-reducing exercise. Some experts believe cold-water swimming helps ‘cross-adaptation’, where one form of stress prepares the body for another.
So, if you’ re convinced that this is for you, take advice: approach it with caution, swim with a friend, and maybe start in the summer,
| A．but many participants say they get used to it. |
| B．when the water temperatures are higher! |
| C．Swimming is good exercise, in part because it is fun. |
| D．But who would enjoy swimming in water that’s ice cold? |
| E．Cold weather limits the months when ocean or lake swimming is possible. |
| F．There is much evidence suggesting cold-water swimming’s benefits. |
| G．For example, it also helps reduce the stress of exercising at high altitude. |
内容主要包括： 1．告知马拉松比赛的具体信息；
2．说明邀请理由；
3．希望对方参加。
注意：1．词数80左右(开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数)；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：马拉松marathon
Dear John，
I'm pleased to tell you that an international marathon will take place in our city.
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Li Hua
