3 . Recently, as I watched my son Nathan play basketball for his school team, I was feeling sorry for myself and for him. His team was facing adversity(困境) on the court, trailing for three quarters of the game. As for me, I had just been dismissed from my job.

As I watched what my son was experiencing, I recalled the events earlier in the day—packing up everything in a box and saying goodbye to my colleagues. During the drive home, I kept telling myself that I will find work again—I am confident in my experience and abilities, but self-doubt was still sticking its foot in the door.

The game entered the fourth quarter with Nathan’s team still trailing. I saw the determination on his back to not only tie the game, but then go ahead by three points. Then, a player from the other team made an unbelievable shot to tie the game up again. With a tie game and seconds on the clock, Nathan found himself with the ball and with skill and confidence, he made the basket with a defender hanging all over him. The other player was called for a foul(犯规).

As Nathan stood preparing for a shot that would put his team up by three points, I saw the focus and determination on his face, with no room for self-doubt. After he made the free throw, his team managed to stop the other team from scoring, winning the game and moving on to the finals.

As I sat there, my heart bursting with pride, it dawned on me. I had taught him perseverance(毅力) in the face of adversity, and he had just taught me the same lesson. That brief moment of self-doubt and feeling sorry for myself was blown away by the actions of my son on the basketball court. He will play in the finals, but it doesn’t matter if he wins or loses. At this moment, we both won.

1. We can learn from the text that ________.

A．I lost my job for lack of experience and abilities.

B．Nathans team won a narrow victory in the basketball game.

C．I was proud of Nathan because he won the game in the finals.

D．Nathan had never doubted himself whenever he was in trouble.

2. The underlined word “trailing” in the first paragraph probably means ________.

A．losing	B．falling behind
C．being defeated	D．winning

3. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．My son would win in the finals and I would find a job soon.

B．I had once taught my son face to face that we should never give up.

C．It was my encouragement and help that made my son win the game.

D．I would become more confident about my future after this experience.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．An Inspiring Game	B．A Moment of Self-doubt
C．Lesson from My Son	D．An Unforgettable Experience

5 . What is body surfing?

Bodysurfing is related to riding on a wave with no help from aid tools such as a surfboard. That’s why it is called the “purest” form of surfing. In fact, it is one of very few extreme sports—free climbing and cliff diving are. others—that can be practiced using nothing but the human body.

How do you do it?

To catch a wave, swim to where the waves break and, as one approaches, start swimming towards the beach. You must try to travel at the same speed as the wave and, if you do it correctly, you will feel the wave lifting you and pushing you forwards. Then try and cut along the surface of the wave.

What do you need?

It is more enjoyable and safer if you use flippers (large flat rubber shoes). This is because they enable you to swim faster and surf along them more easily. A wetsuit is also advisable. Another aid is a handboard, a mini-surf board about the size of an iron, held in one hand to speed up along the wave. If you are lucky enough to be surfing in warm water, make sure you have your boardshorts at the ready.

Unofficial world championship

Bodysurfing is not a professional sport, but in Hawaii there is such a festival called the Pipeline Bodysurfing Classic each year. Local bodysurfers compete against athletes from places such as Australia, Brazil, Japan or France. Famous bodyboarder Mike Stewart has won the event no fewer than 12 times, and Kelly Slater, the greatest surfer in history, has also competed.

1. How does a bodysurfer surf while in the sea?

A．Only using the human body.	B．Only relying on a surfboard.
C．Only following a wave.	D．Only swimming along the beach.

2. Which can make you surf faster?

A．Flippers and a wetsuit.	B．A wetsuit and a handboard.
C．A handboard and boardshorts.	D．A handboard and Flippers.

3. What can we know about the Pipeline Body surfing Classic?

A．It is for local bodysurfers.	B．It is held annually in Hawaii.
C．All famous bodysurfers favor it.	D．Mike Stewart attends it every year.

6 . When it comes to being fit and healthy, we're often reminded to aim to walk 10,000 steps per day. This can be a frustrating target to achieve, especially when we're busy with work and other commitments.

The 10,000 steps a day target seems to have come about from a trade name pedometer sold in 1965 by Yamasa Clock in Japan. The device was called "Manpo-kei", which translates to "10,000 steps meter". This was a marketing tool for the device and has seemed to have stuck across the world as the daily step target. It's even included in daily activity targets by popular smart-watches, such as Fitbit.

In ancient Rome, distances were actually measured by counting steps. In fact, the word "mile" originated from the Latin phrase mila passum, which means about 2,000 steps. It's suggested the average person walks about 100 steps per minute，which would mean it would take a little under 20 minutes for the average person to walk a mile. So in order for someone to reach the 10,000-step goal, they would need to walk about five miles a day, nearly two hours of activity.

Researchers have investigated the 10,000 steps a day target. The fact that some studies have shown this step target improves heart health, mental health, and even lowers diabetes (糖尿病) risk, may, to some extent, explain why we have stuck with this number.

But while some research has shown health benefits at 10,000 steps, recent research from Harvard Medical School has shown that, on average, nearly 4,400 steps a day is enough to significantly lower the risk of death in women. This was when compared to only walking around 2,700 steps daily. The more steps people walked, the lower their risk of dying was, before leveling off at around 7,500 steps a day. No additional benefits were seen with more steps. Although it's uncertain whether similar results would be seen in men, it's one example of how moving a little bit more daily can improve health and lower risk of death.

1. From which does taking 10,000 steps for walkers originally come?

A．Ancient Rome.

B．Fitbit.

C．Mila passum.

D．Manpo-kei.

2. How many steps will you take on average to cover two miles?

A．2000.

B．2700.

C．4000.

D．7500.

3. What does the underlined phrase "leveling off" mean?

A．Remaining steady.	B．Increasing greatly.
C．Decreasing sharply.	D．Disappearing suddenly

4. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．The more you walk daily, the healthier you will be.

B．7,500 steps or so a day is the ideal number for women.

C．To be healthy you'd better walk ten thousand steps.

D．The number of effective steps is the same for men and women.

8 . Physical education(体育), or PE, isn’t required for all high school students. In some schools, it isn’t offered for some different reasons. But should high school students receive physical education? The answer is certainly “Yes.”

Today many people don’t do sports. But as is known to all, doing sports is very important for an adult. Teaching teens the importance of a healthy lifestyle and making fitness plans now can help teens put exercise in the first place as an adult.

The American Heart Association says that 10 million kids and teens suffer from obesity(肥胖症). The increase in activities that don’t get teens to move around, such as computer games, means many teens don’t get their required exercise. PE classes act as a public health measure to encourage physical activities and help teens have healthy weights.

Not doing sports increases teens’ hazard of developing many diseases. An active lifestyle offers a good way of protection from these health problems. As much as 75 percent of health-care spending goes toward treating medical conditions that can be prevented by lifestyle changes, according to the American College of Sports Medicine.

According to the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition (PCFSN), students who performed five hours of physical activity each week improved their academic(学业的)performance. Students from programs with no physical activity, who used the extra time for classroom study, did not perform better on tests than those who gave up some study time in support of physical education.

1. According to Paragraph 2, what does physical education in high school mean?

A．Making teens attach importance to exercise later.

B．Removing the stress faced by teens at school.

C．Getting teens to encourage adults to exercise.

D．Helping teens learn to make good plans.

2. What does the underlined word “hazard” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A．happiness	B．risks
C．safety	D．sadness

3. According to the PCFSN, doing sports ________.

A．means making students choose between sports and studies

B．helps students make good use of all their time

C．means students adjust to their studies better

D．helps students do better in their studies

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．Why high school students should receive physical education.

B．Why some schools consider physical education important.

C．How schools can help students love doing sports.

D．How high school students can live a better life.

9 . 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 is said that a course     1     (offer) at a university in East China will link students’ weight loss     2     (direct) to their marks in order to limit obesity (肥胖).

The course from Zhou Quanfu, a teacher at Nanjing Agricultural University in Jiangsu Province, aims     3     (encourage) overweight students to control their diets and increase their exercise. Zhou said 60 percent of a student’s grade will     4     (determine) by their weight loss. If they manage to reduce 7 percent of their     5     (origin) weight, they can pass the course.

One student     6     is unwilling to give her real name said that the students run on treadmills (跑步机) in the school’s fitness room and walk 10 kilometers every Monday and Friday evening. “We use mobile apps to record daily food intake,” added the student. Before

    7     (eat), they send photos of their food via a mobile app for     8     (suggest) from nutritionists. “Only students     9     more than 30 percent body fat or a body mass index (指数) of 28 or higher can sign up for the course,” said Zhou.

Physical fitness test data showed that between 2013 and 2014 around 13 percent of the students in Zhou’s university were obese. He hopes the course will help them lose weight and have more confidence in     10     (they) day by day.

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。

This summer has been full of unforgettable     1     (moment). Among them, Su Bingtian, a 31-year-old runner, set     2     new Asian record of 9.83 seconds at the Tokyo Olympics semifinals (半决赛) on August 1. Although he finished sixth in the final with a time of 9.98 seconds, he still made a victory. “    3     (actual), I’m very happy to run under 10 seconds twice in such a short time,” Su said after the race. “Making it into the finals. I have already given all I have.”

Known as “Chinese flying man”, Su has been working hard     4     (achieve) his dream. In 2015, Su became the first Chinese to run 100m in less than 10 seconds. After that, Su     5     (compete) in many international events and won a number of medals. Sadly, at the same time, he suffered greatly from his     6     (injure) and his determination to go on running     7     (test). He even planned to leave the field in 2017,     8     the wish to run in the 100m final in the Olympics brought him back on the field.

Now in his third Olympics, his     9     (amaze) performance has excited people both at home and abroad. Su Bingtian is really a living legend     10     success will surely encourage more young players in their sporting career.