1. What attracts the woman to the new supermarket?
A.Shorter distance. | B.Better qualities. | C.Lower prices. |
A.To prepare for a race. | B.To keep healthy. | C.To lose weight. |
A.Visit the supermarket. | B.Watch a race. | C.Go running. |
A.She is fearful of sharks. | B.She is not good at it. | C.She is too old. |
3 . When I was young, Dad often asked me to watch
Every time Dad came to my game, I would try very
In the following games, I managed to perform well. But Dad never got to see them in person. In the final game of the year, I still did well.
After the game, Dad came up to me and asked me how I did. “Dad,” I said, “I saw you behind the stand.” “Wow, did you?” he said. “What a good shot (击球) you hit! That was the best one you’ve hit.” At that moment, I
A.baseball | B.volleyball | C.football | D.basketball |
A.what | B.how | C.why | D.when |
A.holding | B.attending | C.quitting | D.sharing |
A.largely | B.heavily | C.hardly | D.hard |
A.First of all | B.On the other hand | C.As a result | D.However |
A.unsatisfied | B.disappointed | C.busy | D.tired |
A.decision | B.work | C.lesson | D.position |
A.Unfortunately | B.Hopefully | C.Doubtfully | D.Surprisingly |
A.So | B.But | C.And | D.Or |
A.demanded | B.concluded | C.realized | D.suggested |
4 . As a photographer, have you thought about entering photo competitions? Which photo competition should you enter? If you’ve found yourself asking the questions, you’re in the right place. This article will introduce some of the most famous photo competitions to you.
World Press Photo AwardsIf you want to test your photojournalism (摄影新闻报道) skills against others in more than one competition, consider joining the World Press Photo Awards. The competition has been hosted each year since 1955 and there are regional and overall winners.
Deadline: JanuaryEntry Fee: Free
Prizes: Regional winners: €1,000. Global winners: €6,000.
Istanbul Photo Awards
The Istanbul Photo Awards is hosted each year by Anadolu Agency, Turkey. But you don’t need to have a base in Istanbul to enter the competition.
You can apply for several categories, including single news, story news, and categories ranging from sports to nature. The competition is organized mainly for news photographers.
Deadline: FebruaryEntry Fee: Free
Prizes: Category winners: $ 3,000. Runners-up (亚军): $1,500. Third-placed: $ 1,000.
Amateur Photographer of the year
The Amateur Photographer of the year award is held every year. You’ll have the opportunity to enter several rounds throughout the year, each of which has a different topic.
Deadline: VariesEntry Fee: Free
Prizes: Winner gets £ 500 (each round); £ 1,000 for the overall winner. Second-placed get £ 100. Third-placed get £ 50.
Landscape Photographer of the Year
If you live in the UK and want to show your country’s beauty, you might want to consider entering the competition. The competition has several categories, including city life, black and wife, and classic view.
Deadline: MayEntry Fee: £ 9.99
Prizes: Winner gets £ 10,000 and a book. Category winners: £ 1,000 and a book. Category runners-up: A book.
1. What do World Press Photo Awards and Istanbul Photo Awards have in common?
A.They require entry fees. |
B.They set three levels of prizes. |
C.They are hosted in the same month each year. |
D.They are mainly held for news photographers. |
A.Istanbul Photo Awards. | B.World Press Photo Awards. |
C.Amateur Photographer of the year. | D.Landscape Photographer of the Year. |
A.£ 500 | B.£ 1,000 | C.£ 6,000 | D.£ 10,000 |
5 . Green exercise is a term used to describe any type of physical exercise that takes place in a natural environment, rather than in a health club or gym.
A slightly different approach to green exercise puts more stress on fresh air, sunshine, and involvement with the natural world, rather than the equipment or clothing.
Many consider green exercise helps to reconnect human beings with the natural world. The interaction with nature helps to lower people’s blood pressure, refresh their mind, and actually improve their self-esteem (自尊).
A.All forms of green exercise are good for you. |
B.A green gym uses as little equipment as possible. |
C.Spirits are also believed to be positively affected. |
D.Opinions on what truly green exercise means differ. |
E.So riding a bicycle in a forest can be called a type of green exercise. |
F.Besides, it usually doesn’t use fitness equipment that is normally found in a gym. |
G.Some point out that many health clubs are constructed to take advantage of natural light. |
6 . People who get a good workout almost daily can add nearly four years to their life spans, according to the first study to quantify the effect of physical activity this way.
The researchers looked at records of more than 5,000 middle-aged and elderly Americans and found that those who had moderate to high levels of activity lived1.3 to 3.7 years longer than those who got little exercise, with men and women benefiting about equally.
“This shows that physical activity really does make a difference — not only for how long you live but for how long you live a healthy life.” said Oscar H. Franco of the Erasmus M.C. University Medical Center in Rotterdam. “Being more physically active can give you more time.”
Previous studies have found that being physically active has a host of health benefits. It reduces the risk of being overweight and of developing many illnesses, improves overall quality of life, and lowers the death rate. But the new study is the first to directly calculate the effect on how long people live.
People who engaged in moderate activity — the equivalent of walking for 30minutes a day for five days a week — lived about 1.3 to 1.5 years longer than those who were less active. Those who took on more intense exercise—the equivalent of running half an hour a day five days every week—extended their lives by about3.5 to 3.7 years, the researchers found.
The findings show that even for people who are already middle-aged, exercising more can add years to their lives, Franco said.
Other experts said the study was consistent with the growing evidence that exercising on a regular basis is one of the most important things people can do for their health.
“At the end of the day, this is more evidence that the sitting lifestyle is the most damaging to health, longevity and chronic disease development,” said James O. Hill of the University of Colorado at Denver.
Hill and others said exercising regularly also enables people to live healthier lives, free from a host of chronic illnesses that can make it hard for people to enjoy their later years.
In addition, recent studies have also found that exercise has payoffs for the mind, too. It has been shown to improve overall well-being and reduce stress and depression.
“The benefits of physical activity extend well beyond the effects on longevity,” said Joann E. Manson of Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
1. What would be the best title for this text?A.A Daily Workout Add More Years to Life. | B.How A Daily Workout Is Good to Health. |
C.Men Benefit More from A Daily Workout. | D.Middle-aged People Benefit from Workout. |
A.It finds that men and women benefited about equally. |
B.Being physically active has a host of health benefits. |
C.It’s the first to calculate the effect on how long people live. |
D.Being more physically active can give you more time to live. |
A.describing successful cases. | B.presenting findings of research. |
C.offering professional comments. | D.explaining a certain phenomenon (现象) . |
A.Its beauty attracted her. |
B.Her coach advised her to try it. |
C.She wanted to do some physical exercise. |
A.The fitness equipment. | B.The water bar. | C.The changing room. |
9 . These days, football is one of the most popular sports in the world.
That football is such a simple game to play is perhaps the basis of its popularity.
What’s more, football has become one of the best ways for people to communicate: it does not require words, but everyone understands it.
“Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, ... ” said Bill Shankly, the famous footballer and manager. “
A.It is also a game that is very cheap to play. |
B.While others think football is just a matter of exercise. |
C.I can assure you it is much, much more important than that. |
D.It breaks down walls and brings people together on and off the field. |
E.Besides, football can help people improve physical exercise and skills |
F.The history of the game goes back over two thousand years to Ancient China. |
G.Another factor behind football’s global popularity is the creativity and excitement on the field. |
A.Learn to play baseball. | B.Organize a baseball team. | C.Find a baseball player. |