2 . Last summer over 12,000 fans were at Wembley Arena in London, shouting and cheering. Thousands more were watching online.     1     It was eSports.

Millions of people in the UK play computer games for fun. Some of them have become professional gamers, playing games as their full-time job.     2     They practice for ten or more hours a day, five or six days a week. They do exercises like typing something and trying to type it faster and faster. They also study videos of other players and plan ways to defeat them.

    3     Are players athletes? Some say no. ESports players don’t need to run, jump, throw or do big physical action. At the moment, the UK government classifies eSports as kinds of games, not as sports.

But others say yes: eSports are sports. Players do need some physical skills, especially hand-eye coordination, reflexes, accuracy and timing. If darts, snooker and shooting are classified as sports, then perhaps eSports should be too.

    4     And they will be official medal sports in the Asian Games starting from 2022. Next step: the Olympics?

For many eSports fans and players, though, the most important thing is that eSports are growing in popularity and importance.     5    

A．But this wasn’t a football, basketball or tennis match.

B．All like playing computer games.

C．It’s not easy being a professional gamer, though.

D．But are eSports really sports?

E．It is certain that eSports will come into the 2024 Olympics.

F．In fact, China and South Korea do classify eSports as sports.

G．If eSports are not as important as sports now, they definitely will be in the near future.

3 . 假定你是李华，上周日你校举办了5公里越野赛跑活动。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1. 参加人员；
2. 跑步路线：从校门口到南山脚下；
3. 活动反响。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；

2.增加细节，行文流畅。

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4 . The Vitality Big Half gets underway this morning. It was first launched last year and saw 11 ,000 take part, with the aim of bringing Londoners together and celebrating the diversity of the capital. A festival is being held at the finish line with music, food and activities throughout the day.

The strong winds this morning unfortunately mean that the scheduled music performances from local talents have had to be cancelled as it's impossible to build the temporary stage structures for the festival. The food will still be available and the event will include cooking classes from MasterChef Steve Kielty, and there will also be running challenges, trampolining（蹦床运动）, craft making and gardening advice.

When the half marathon starts:

The Vitality Big Half will start from 9 am by Tower Bridge, as well as The New Balance Big Relay.

The 2.4-mile Little Half will start at 12: 45 from Southwark Park, while The Vitality Big Mile will start at Greenwich Park from 12: 30.

Greenwich Park will also be where The Vitality Big Festival is held between 9 am and 4 pm today.

What is the route:

The Big Half will be starting at Tower Bridge and runners will then follow a 13.1-mile route that will take them past Shadwell and Limehouse, before circling around Canary Wharf.

Half marathon runners will then follow up the River Thames back towards Wapping and then go over Tower Bridge and head towards Southwark Park.

The route continues along the south side of the River Thames and circles around Rotherhithe before joining the Little Half runners and travelling through Deptford towards the finish line at Cutty Sark.

How to watch the runners:

You can go to various points along the route to watch the runners in person, watch them at home on your TV or watch them online.

1. What is the purpose of The Vitality Big Half?

A．To list some dos and don'ts of a great event in London.

B．To gather the locals together and praise the city's diversity.

C．To encourage people to do sports and outdoor activities.

D．To introduce different ways to celebrate a traditional festival.

2. What happened to the music performances of this year's festival?

A．It failed to go on as planned.

B．It attracted too many people.

C．The temporary stage was destroyed.

D．Talents from around the world came.

3. Which place will the Big Half marathon runners and the Little Half runners join together?

A．The River Thames.

B．Wapping.

C．Rotherhithe.

D．Deptford.

5 . Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son's soccer team. It was the quarter final. The score was two to one, my son's team in the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.

With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son's teammate Mickey O"Donnel. With shouts of "Kick it!" echoing across the playground, Mickey turned around and gave it everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted (突然发出). He had scored!

Then there was silence. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For a moment there was a deathly hush. You see, Mickey has Down syndrome (唐氏综合征)and for him there is no such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored.

The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted, "I scored! I scored! Everybody won! Everybody won!" For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react. I need not have worried. I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the classic high-five salute and started chanting, "Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey!" Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joined in the chant and congratulated him on his goal.

Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied, "It was a tie. Everybody won."

1. What does the underlined word "hush" in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Cheer.

B．Silence.

C．Laughter.

D．Cry.

2. What did the author worry about when Mickey scored and hugged his son?

A．The result would disappoint his son.

B．His son would shout at Mickey for his goal.

C．Mickey would again hug the opposing players.

D．The opposite team would laugh at Mickey's goal.

3. What can be inferred from the passage?

A．Both teams liked and respected Mickey.

B．Both teams were thankful for Mickey's goal.

C．Mickey didn't mind whether his goal was wrong.

D．Mickey was a kind-hearted boy and hoped everybody won.

4. What is the author's purpose of this passage?

A．To tell a joke to make readers laugh.

B．To suggest we should not mind losing.

C．To show enjoying a game is more important than winning a game.

D．To present his son's fine quality of understanding others.

6 . Are you trying to find the best time for exercise?     1     Follow these tips to figure out what fitness routine works best for you.

Dawn, dusk or dead of night — when’s the best time to work out? Well, that depends on when’s the best time for you, because the benefits of physical activity depend upon how consistent you are.     2     But if you’re not a morning person, it may not work for you to try to get up at dawn to work out. The key is to do what’s most likely to work for you consistently.

    3     If you find that working out too late in the evening keeps you from falling asleep easily, shift your exercise session earlier in the day or try less intense, more mindful forms of movement.

To stay motivated, choose activities you enjoy. If you’re a social person, do something that engages you socially. Take a group exercise class, join a recreational team or walk with a group of friends. If you prefer having time alone, walking, swimming or biking solo might be a better fit for you.     4    

There are so many choices.     5     Having a variety of fitness activities to choose from may keep you from getting bored or burnt out.

A．The truth is, it’s personal!

B．Don’t limit yourself to just one.

C．There are other important considerations.

D．Use your body clock as a guide to when to go for a walk.

E．You might have heard that the best time to exercise is early in the morning.

F．If you’d like to spend more time with your family, find an activity you can all do together.

G．If your schedule isn’t predictable (可预测的), you may need to be flexible and have a plan for various times of day.

7 . A Poem Contest

Public Poetry is making this contest FREE.   All our activities are focused on creating new opportunities for poets and poetry. While we withdraw from social life in the face of the pandemic（全球流行病），we can also be productive, allowing ourselves to reflect and start things in a fresh state of mind—all good stuff for writing poetry inspired by these times we're in now. Normally, our contests come with cash awards,a print anthology（诗选）and book launch. This time, we need your help to accomplish this. What you give is what we'll give. 100% of the donations will go towards prizes, readers' and judges' fees, and anthology publication costs.

GUIDELINES

·Anyone can submit, including outside the USA.

·Only new, original poems accepted.

·ONE entry per person non-members; up to TWO entries for all Public Poetry Members.

·40 lines maximum per poem (The title and blank lines do not count).

·Your name and other identifying information CAN NOT appear anywhere in the submission itself.

·YOUTH poems will be judged in 3 categories:7 and under; 8-12 years old; 13-18 years old.

·All submissions should include the date you wrote the poem at the top right corner above the title.

·Submissions may not be modified（修稿）in any way after entry.

·Failure to follow any contest guidelines may result in your submission disqualification（取消资格）．

Winners will be informed on our website and from a link in our free e-newsletter. We're aiming to notify you in October.

1. What do we know about Public Poetry?

A．It holds poetry competition.	B．It charges applicants for entry.
C．It provides a free trip to USA.	D．It enables competitors to be creative.

2. What's the purpose of the second paragraph?

A．To make a comparison.	B．To tell about Public Poetry's history.
C．To encourage donations.	D．To show special features.

3. Which of the following will result in disqualification?

A．A Chinese submitting an entry.

B．The writer's name on the submission itself.

C．A submission covering 30 lines.

D．The date of poem written at the top right corner.

8 . Cold weather during winter months may keep many people from leaving home and running in the open air. However, a new study shows that the drop in temperature is a good reason to run.    1    

Many people say running in winter can be difficult. One reason is the low temperature.     2     Yet many runners might find it easier than running in hot weather. That could be because lower temperatures reduce stress on the body. When you run in cold weather, your heart rate and the body’s dehydration（脱水）levels are lower than in warmer conditions.    3    

This information comes from John Brewer, who is a professor of applied sports science at St. Mary’s University. For this study，he and other researchers put a group of people into a special room. The researchers then recreated summer and winter weather conditions in the room.     4     Brewer says he and his team recorded biological measurements of the runners.

He says that the most important thing for people who run in cold conditions is to wear the right clothing. Wear gloves on your hands.     5     And especially, wear more than one layer of clothing to keep sweat away from your skin.

A．The other reason is the bitter winds.

B．We have good reasons to run in winter.

C．Wear shoes that will keep you from falling.

D．Don’t be nervous when you run in cold weather.

E．The body needs less water on a cold day than in warm weather.

F．In fact, running in cold weather helps improve one’s performance.

G．The test subjects were asked to run 10, 000 meters under both conditions each.

9 . Our team______(perform)very well in the game yesterday and won first prize.(所给词的适当形式填空)

10 . How often do you exercise? A new study finds that most kids aged 12 to 15 aren't getting enough physical activity. The results are based on about 800 kids. As part of the study, the young teens tracked and reported on their own activity levels, and took physical exams.

The US fitness guidelines recommend an hour or more of physical activity every day. According to the study, only 1in 4 kids in the US get enough physical activity.

“It's certainly very worrying to see that our kids are engaging in such a limited amount of physical activity each day,” said Dr. Stephen Pont. He is an expert on children's health.

Few kids in the survey met the guidelines for physical activity that raises the heart rate and makes them breathe harder. Overall, about 25% said they got an hour of that kind of violent exercise every day. Kids also reported on which activities they did most often outside of the school gym class--basketball for boys and running for girls.

The study found that obese（肥胖的） teens were less active than normal-weight girls and boys. Overweight girls were slightly less active than normal-weight girls, but levels were similar among overweight and normal-weight boys. The study also said that the overall obesity rate for children aged 2 to 19 is 17%, or about 12.5 million kids.

“There's always room for improvement,” said health expert Tala Fakhouri, who was the lead author of the study. She also said the results provide useful information to help with fitness campaigns such as Lets Move, which was launched by Michelle Obama in 2010. To inspire kids to eat right and get in shape, Michelle visited schools and held exercise events. She also called on schools to offer regular gym classes.

The study also suggests kids who get physical education at school may get better grades.

1. What is the result of the new study?

A．It is important to take physical exams

B．Most US kids don’t get enough exercise

C．Kids should get physical activity every day

D．800 kids don’t get enough physical activity.

2. What's the purpose of the campaign Let's Move？

A．To help kids to keep fit.

B．To hold exercise events.

C．To offer regular gym classes.

D．To provide useful information.

3. According to the study, the children with enough exercise

A．do better in their studies

B．try their best to get in shape

C．be more willing to help others

D．be less active than fat children

4. What does the underlined word “launched” in the sixth paragraph probably mean？

A．visited	B．stopped
C．started	D．improved