4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Which group may have more over-weight people?

A．High-income group.

B．Middle class.

C．Low-income group.

2. What happened to the woman at last?

A．She lost 10 pounds.

B．She regained 5 pounds.

C．She became slimmer.

5 . Various sports attract fans for different reasons: Spectator sports draw even more fans who just love to watch. Here are some of the most beloved sports worldwide.

Hockey-2 billion fans

Hockey, both on ice and on a field, wins a following of two billion enthusiastic fans worldwide. Field hockey is mainly played in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia, while ice hockey is particularly popular in Canada and the US, where kids grow up playing pond hockey. Unlike ice hockey, field hockey usually does not involve body contact in the form of checking and hitting.

Football-4 billion fans

Football, better known as soccer in the US, is by far the most popular sport in the world. Experts estimate that the origin (起源) of football may go as far back as two thousand years, beginning in ancient China during the Han Dynasty. One major reason for football’s global popularity is that unlike other sports that require expensive equipment, all you need to play football is a ball and your feet.

Volleyball-900 million fans

Volleyball pits two teams across a high net, each attempting to smash the ball onto the opponent’s floor. A popular variant, beach volleyball, is competed on sand by pairs rather than the regular six players per team. The crowd appeal of beach volleyball has grown greatly in recent years.

Tennis-1 billion fans

An estimated one billion people worldwide follow professional tennis tournaments and matches. In tennis, players on both sides of a net try to hit a ball with a racket so that it either goes past their opponent (对手) or bounces twice on their opponent’s side of the court to score points. Tennis superstars like Rafael Nadal, and Serena Williams are now household names around the world, with huge international fan bases.

1. Which sport attracts the most fans according to the text?

A．Volleyball.

B．Hockey.

C．Football.

D．Tennis.

2. What makes football popular all over the world?

A．Its long history.	B．Its great convenience.
C．Its unique origin.	D．Its huge fan bases.

3. Which statement about the four sports is true?

A．Playing ice hockey involves body contact.

B．Soccer is American people's favorite sport.

C．Beach volleyball has attracted the most sports fans recently.

D．A tennis player loses one point if his ball goes past his opponent.

6 . Wimbledon is the most important sporting event of the British summer. Since the first tournament (锦标赛) was played in 1877, the competition has become a global sporting event attended by over half a million people, and watched on television by millions.

Although the Wimbledon tennis championship (锦标赛) has been around for more than a century, the sport of tennis has a much longer history. Most experts agree that the modern game has its origins in a courtyard ball game played by French monks in the 11th century.

Much has changed since the first Wimbledon Tournament in 1877. The first champion, Spencer Gore, won a prize of £12;this year the prize money is £630,000. Indeed, success in tennis championships is a very profitable (有收益的) business. 2004 Wimbledon champion, Roger Federer has won nearly $17,000,000 in prize money since 1998. Even more impressive, Serena and Venus Williams have won $30,000,000 between them over the last ten years.

Although Wimbledon has traditionally been dominated by Americans and Europeans, other countries are beginning to produce world-class players. Zheng Jie and Yan Zi won China’s first Wimbledon title on July 9, 2006. They beat Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain and Paola Suarez of Argentina in the women’s doubles final.

In the future all Chinese competitors will be under pressure to do well; their coach, Jiang Hongwei, has gone on record as saying, “My goal is to lift my players into the top 30.”

1. Where is the origin of the modern tennis game?

A．Germany.

B．China.

C．Britain.

D．France.

2. Who won the least money in the championship according to the text?

A．Spencer Gore.

B．Roger Federer.

C．Serena.

D．Zheng Jie.

3. What does the underlined word “dominated” mean in Paragraph 4?

A．Controlled.

B．Attended.

C．Accepted.

D．Arranged.

4. What is the author’s purpose of writing the text?

A．To explain the history of the Wimbledon Tournament.

B．To give an introduction to the Wimbledon Tournament.

C．To show the development of the Wimbledon Tournament.

D．To discuss the importance of the Wimbledon Tournament.

7 . Sports are as important as studies for students because they help students to stay focused and enjoy working.     1     Here are some best sports for students to play at school.

    2     About 250 million players in over 200 countries play this sport. The rules in football allow each team to have eleven players on the field at a time. The sport can be played almost everywhere. It is certainly a good sport for the students in the school.

Another excellent sport for students is basketball.     3     Each team has five people playing in the ground. The players compete against each other in a court (球场) to achieve the main goal of shooting a basketball through the defenders (后卫).

Volleyball is also a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by the net. Each of the team tries forcefully to score points by grounding the ball on the other team court under organized rules.     4    

It is generally agreed that softball developed from a game called indoor baseball, first played in Chicago in 1887. It is played with a larger ball on the smaller field.     5     When the weather is bad, softball is a very good indoor sport for students.

You can include these best sports for students to play at school to keep them energetic and do better in their studies.

A．Everybody knows that basketball is a team sport.

B．Sports are a must for students at school or home.

C．It is allowed to hit the ball with any part of the body.

D．Everyone tries to do a goal against the other using a stick.

E．As the whole world knows, football is the king of the sports.

F．The game moves at a faster speed than the traditional baseball.

G．It is a bat and ball sport playing between two teams of eleven players.

9 . Many people have weight(体重) problems. These problems are bad for their health. One of the biggest reasons is that we sit around too much. So, the best way to lose weight is to move your body.

Turn off the TV. It’s the first thing you need to do. Once a week, turn off the TV and play some sports with your family. You can do something more interesting than sitting in front of the TV, such as playing games and taking a walk.

Walk more. Look for small ways to walk more. When you get the mail, take a walk around the house. Take the dog for a walk each day or ride your bike for 10 minutes before getting ready for work.

Do some housework. Watering the flowers, cleaning the windows, washing clothes and so on. These kinds of activities may not be vigorous(有力的) exercise, but they can keep you moving.

1. What is the biggest reason for weight problems according to the passage?

A．The hard work.	B．Watching TV for too long.
C．Too much sleep.	D．Sitting too much.

2. What is the first thing you should do to lose weight?

A．Turn off the TV.	B．Do some housework.
C．Do something you like.	D．Take a walk.

3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The writer talks about three ways to help move our body.

B．Walking a dog is a good way to exercise.

C．Some small ways can also help us walk more.

D．Playing games is the best way to move our body.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．How to live a healthy life.	B．How to do something interesting.
C．How to lose weight.	D．How to spend your free time.

10 . 语法填空

Zhang Baoqi, an elderly man from the coastal city Tianjin in northern China, has built an ice rink (溜冰场) on his roof (屋顶) to show his love for ice hockey (冰球)．

The 66­year­old’s love for ice hockey     1    (begin) many years ago when he joined a local team at 16 years old. However, he became increasingly busy and was unable to take time     2     (do) the training.

“If I had a rink when the Winter Olympics opens, it would be     3    (wonder)．I started to think about it in the summer. I wanted to show that the Winter Olympics could be in your backyard, and we could all join in.”

“I said, why take the trouble to do that? We’re so close     4     the skating stadium,” Zhang’s wife said.

However, Zhang was determined to make the most of the month­long ice season in Tianjin and     5     took him four months to build the ice rink.

Zhang’s daughter has already seen the influence of ice hockey on her son.

“I felt my son has changed after     6    (play) hockey on our own ice rink,” she said. “When he plays hockey on other ice rinks, he is not afraid of falling any more. I believe the     7    (confident) is something that he’s got from the sport.”

Zhang’s grandson added: “My grandpa called     8    (we) to come over and said that there was     9     surprise on the roof. I went out and saw it all covered with ice! I felt     10    (extreme) proud.”