1 . Yesterday, my daughter had to go to work earlier than usual.Since the gym where I work out is not far from her _______, I decided to take her to work and then go to the gym.

At quite an earlier hour, the gym was _______ full of men and women of all ages, working out. I _______ go to the gym at this early hour, and was _______ to see so many people.It seems that many go to the gym before going to _______.

I know how difficult it is for most people to start exercising. Most people know it is good for their body, but they are too _______ to go to the gym, _______ in the morning.They prefer to spend an extra hour in bed before starting their day.In the afternoon, they are too _______ after work, and want to stay at home or go out to meet friends.

If you’re one of them, you need self­discipline(自律) and _______ your laziness. If you ________ going to the gym and exercising, you would start to like it.This usually ________ when you see that you’re losing weight and you feel stronger.

It is the same in every other area of life, when you study a foreign language or when you make up your mind to ________ your dreams. It is ________ at first. But when you start to see ________,everything becomes easier because you have ________ motivation(动力).

1.

A．house

B．garage

C．office

D．flat

2.

A．already

B．still

C．even

D．just

3.

A．usually

B．sometimes

C．only

D．seldom

4.

A．happy

B．surprised

C．excited

D．satisfied

5.

A．sleep

B．bed

C．work

D．school

6.

A．busy

B．lazy

C．shy

D．afraid

7.

A．actually

B．simply

C．especially

D．generally

8.

A．worried

B．bored

C．anxious

D．tired

9.

A．recognize

B．realize

C．accept

D．overcome

10.

A．practice

B．keep

C．forget

D．consider

11.

A．improves

B．happens

C．finishes

D．exists

12.

A．remember

B．recall

C．achieve

D．make

13.

A．exciting

B．important

C．interesting

D．difficult

14.

A．facts

B．results

C．sights

D．chances

15.

A．great

B．special

C．personal

D．reasonable

2 . Physical education, 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 have 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.

High school isn’t that easy. Many students are under a lot of stress. Stress can be harmful to a student’s study and life. Doing sports can help them deal with stress better, helping them live a happier life at school.

The American Heart Association says that 10 million kids and teens suffer from obesity (肥胖症). Teens should get 60 minutes of physical activity per day to control their weight and to help their bones get stronger. The increase in activities that don’t get teens to move around, such as video games and computer activities, 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’ risk 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 hindered 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 “hindered” in paragraph 5 mean?

A．Measured.	B．Prevented.
C．Shown.	D．Caused.

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.

3 . As she waited at the edge of the ice for her music to start, Peggy took a quick look at her father standing nearby with a group of parents and teachers. He smiled at her. Then she_________ at the audience, _________ to see her mother. These two, Albert and Doris Fleming, had _________ all the way from California more than 2,000 miles away, to see their _________ compete in this sports meeting in Cleveland, Ohio. 

The music_________ and Peggy moved onto the ice, letting the music carry her along into her turns, and she began skating with much _________in herself. The cold fear she always had in the last seconds before skating onto the ice was _________. She was feeling the movement of the _________ and letting it carry her. She skated easily, and _________ did some jumps, a final turn and her performance was finished. 

The crowd loved it and cheered as she skated off the ice. “Nice job,” said one of the other __________. It was the remark that always came after a free-skating performance. But what should the __________ say? Standing beside her father, Peggy __________ for the scoring to be finished. On all sides were other young skaters, some waiting __________ alone, others with a parent. Shortly before 10 o’clock the result was __________. The new champion of the United States Women’s Figure Skating was Peggy Fleming from Pasadena, __________.

1.

A．looked

B．watched

C．found

D．stepped

2.

A．failing

B．looking forward

C．aiming

D．hoping

3.

A．bicycled

B．driven

C．run

D．walked

4.

A．friend

B．children

C．son

D．daughter

5.

A．started

B．played

C．developed

D．sang

6.

A．thought

B．belief

C．success

D．design

7.

A．lost

B．present

C．strong

D．gone

8.

A．music

B．fear

C．ice

D．audience

9.

A．so

B．however

C．before

D．then

10.

A．skaters

B．parents

C．teachers

D．students

11.

A．players

B．audience

C．judges

D．coaches

12.

A．waited

B．cared

C．wished

D．asked

13.

A．comfortably

B．hurriedly

C．happily

D．anxiously

14.

A．cried out

B．told

C．announced

D．declared

15.

A．England

B．Cleveland

C．Ohio

D．California

4 . Years ago, I could not stick to exercising until I bought a CD called I Enjoy Exercise. I listened to it every day. I bought the CD because I wanted to run in a race and hopefully win!

I had assured my 10-year-old son Todd that I would run in a race with him. Unfortunately, however, when that race came, his left leg was hurt in a car accident. Without him running with me, although I took part in that race, I didn’t do quite well in it.

While Todd couldn’t run together with me because of his injury (受伤), he never forgot the promise I made for him. He was always asking me whether I would keep my promise when he recovered in the future. So I decided I was going to train and go all out to win the next race. What I needed was motivation (动力). It happened that one of my friends mentioned the CD which he liked very much, saying that he got a lot from the music in it when feeling down. So I bought it and listened to it while exercising every day.

What happened to my thinking was amazing as I listened to it daily. I started to think about the repeated words on the CD — “I enjoy exercise”. Instead of dreading exercise, I was thinking, “I enjoy exercise.”

I found out how important words are that we play in our minds every day. I went from a person who seldom exercised to someone who started to exercise daily. Just think how our lives will improve if we reflect on the uplifting words of the famous works. I have found the positive messages have greatly inspired me and then changed my life.

How did I do in that race, you might be thinking? I actually became the champion in my age group.

1. Why did the author take part in the race by herself?

A．She would like to win the race.

B．She had a good talent for running.

C．Her son got injured in a car accident.

D．Her son was unwilling to run with her.

2. How did the author get the motivation for training?

A．By recalling some inspiring stories.

B．By listening to the CD while running.

C．By getting timely help from her friend.

D．By forcing herself into keeping running.

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

A．Fearing.	B．Improving.
C．Preferring.	D．Taking.

4. What message does the author intend to deliver to us?

A．It’s important to avoid injury while running.

B．The uplifting words make a difference to us.

C．Parents should get along well with children.

D．We can build up our bodies by regular exercise.

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Paul and I,     1     loved basketball and were huge fans of the NBA, were on our school basketball team, The Lions. When we weren’t playing on the court, we     2     (watch) a game on TV. My favourite player was LeBron James, and Paul’s favourite player was Tyrone, although we     3     (actual) agree that they are champions.

Bogues was only 1.6 metres tall, which made him the     4     (short) player ever in the NBA. By coincidence, Paul was only 1.6 metres tall, too! Paul knew that     5     (be) shorter than other players meant that he had to practise more. During all those hours of doing jump shots on his own, he used Bogues as his     6     (inspire). Paul believed that if Bogues could make it, he would do it as well, but our coach was not so sure. Paul tried     7     many times just for making the team. He was usually on the bench, being just a     8     (replace), which was really tough on him.     9     he had real skills, worked really hard and had a strong desire     10     (play) for the team, Paul didn’t get a chance. He had to wait for it.

6 . Why do we play sports? You might say “to get exercise” and you’d be right. To have fun? That’s true, too. But there’s more.    1    According to the Women’s Sports Foundation, girls who play sports get a lot more than just fitness.

Girls who play sports do better in school. You might think that playing sports will take up much of your study time.     2    Exercise improves learning, memory, and concentration, which can give active girls an advantage in the classroom.

Girls who play sports learn teamwork and goal setting skills. Sports teach us valuable life skills. When you work with coaches, trainers, and teammates to win games and achieve goals, you’re learning how to be successful.     3    Sports are good for a girl’s health. In addition to being fit and keeping a healthy weight, girls who exercise are less likely to get osteoporosis (骨质疏松症) later in life.

Playing sports improves self-confidence.    4    Why? It builds confidence when you know you can practice, improve, and achieve your goals. Sports are also a feel-good activity because they help girls keep in good shape, keep a healthy weight, and make new friends.

    5    Playing sports can reduce stress and help you feel a little happier. How? The brain chemicals released during the exercise improve a person’ mood. Friends are another mood-lifter. And being on a team creates connections between friends. It’s good to know your teammates will support you—both on and off the field!

A．Exercise cuts the pressure down.

B．In fact, there are at least 5 more reasons.

C．Regular exercise improves the quality of life.

D．Girls who play sports feel better about themselves.

E．Those skills will serve you well at work and in family life.

F．Playing sports offers children more than just physical benefits.

G．But research shows girls who play sports do better in school than those who don’t.

7 . Running can be a polarizing (两极分化的) subject. Most people fall into one of two camps: those who love running every morning, and those who would sooner do anything to avoid it. For most of my life, I was planted in the second camp.

I always hated running. I remembered entering a neighborhood 5K race with my dad at age 12; I also remembered that I came in last in the race, followed by only the police car driving patiently behind me. Three years later, I didn’t make the junior volleyball team because I couldn’t run a mile in under 10 minutes. Every time I ran, I felt as though failure — in some form or other — was the only possible result.

The summer after my freshman year, though, I took a job at a summer camp in Connecticut, where I got paid to be a kid again. I spent my days keeping an eye on different camp activities. When it came to exercise, running was my only choice. So, I made a promise myself: Every day, I would run for a while. By most runners’ standards, it wasn’t far; I guessed it was only about a mile. But I decided to do it every day, no matter how long it took. The exercise lasted for 61 days — the entire time I spent at camp that summer.

I started to feel better about myself. But to my great surprise, I learned to love running, too. I went from fearing the sport to loving it. I’ve finished seven marathons (马拉松赛跑) and more shorter races than I can remember, and now I am a running coach. These were the secrets I discovered to changing my way of looking at life.

1. What was the author’s attitude to running at first?

A．He deeply loved it.

B．He refused to do it.

C．He thought it tiring.

D．He thought it a waste of time.

2. What can we know about the author from Paragraph 2?

A．He didn’t like to do any sport.

B．He didn’t believe he could do sports.

C．He didn’t do well in running-related sports.

D．He didn’t join the volleyball team on purpose.

3. What decision did the author make at the camp?

A．To run every day.

B．To do a part-time job.

C．To fully relax himself at the camp.

D．To take part in different activities.

4. How does the author look at running after the camp?

A．It is a difficult thing to do.

B．It has become a boring sport.

C．It makes no difference to him.

D．It has changed his life in a good way.

8 . I used to hate running. It seemed too hard, and expanding my comfort zone was not something I like. In fact, I wouldn’t have become a runner if it weren’t for my husband Charles. He had been a serious competitive _______ for many years. After our marriage, he wouldn’t stop talking about how much he _______ it. So he picked it up again, and after about a year, I started to join him at the track. Just a few weeks later, Charles signed us _______ up for a five – kilometer race. I hesitated about doing it because it was too soon.

The _______ sent a signal. Thousands of runners pushed forward. The first kilometer was difficult. I was already breathing heavily and painfully aware of the group of runners_______me. Charles was trying to _______ me, to get me focused on something_______my discomfort.

After another minute I saw the three-kilometer _______. “Painful ” couldn’t even describe how I felt. And there was pain, so much pain. I rounded a _______, and saw both sides of the street ________ with people watching the race, all________ the runners up. I tried to keep my legs going. I knew that if I actually ________ this race I would have achieved something. So, I ________ up and went on.

Finally I passed through the finish line. A volunteer put a medal around my neck. I ________   held my medal walking to the post- race celebrations with Charles. My lungs and my ________   zone both expanded.

1.

A．walker

B．runner

C．climber

D．swimmer

2.

A．missed

B．regretted

C．forbade

D．selected

3.

A．either

B．none

C．both

D．all

4.

A．gun

B．watch

C．player

D．candidate

5.

A．falling behind

B．passing by

C．laughing at

D．looking after

6.

A．impress

B．encourage

C．comfort

D．upset

7.

A．except

B．besides

C．including

D．like

8.

A．line

B．notice

C．mark

D．end

9.

A．corner

B．field

C．playground

D．river

10.

A．crowded

B．covered

C．carried

D．faced

11.

A．pushing

B．holding

C．cheering

D．turning

12.

A．stopped

B．lost

C．failed

D．finished

13.

A．came

B．straightened

C．gave

D．broke

14.

A．carelessly

B．proudly

C．unwillingly

D．foolishly

15.

A．sports

B．energy

C．health

D．comfort

9 . Are you preparing for a big test? If so, you may want to go playing some basketball in between hitting the books. Doctors are starting to find more and more information that suggests a connection between exercise and brain development. Judy Cameron, a scientist at Oregon Health and Science University, studies brain development. According to her research,   it seems that exercise can make blood vessels (血管),   including those in the brain, stronger and more fully developed. Dr Cameron is sure that this allows people who exercise to think better. As she says, “while we already know that exercise is good for the heart, exercise can actually cause physical changes in the   brain.”

The effects of exercise on brain development can even be seen in babies. Babies who do activities that require a lot of movement and physical activity show greater brain development than babies who are less physically active. Even a little movement can show big results. Margaret Barnes, a scientist, also believes in the importance of exercise. She thinks that many learning disabilities that children have in primary school or high school can result from a lack of movement as babies. “Babies need movement that encourages and excites their five senses. They need to set up a connection between motion and memory. In this way, as they get older, children will begin to connect physical activity with higher learning，” says Margaret.

Older people can develop their brains as well. Cornell University studied a group of seniors who have a short­term memory increase of up to 40 percent after exercising just three hours a week. The exercise does not have to be very difficult, but it does have to increase the heart rate. Also, just like the motion for babies   exercise for older people should not be too simple. Learning some new skills or actions, such as with yoga or tai­chi helps to open up memory paths in the brain that may not have been used for a long time. For most people, any type of physical activity that increases the heart rate is helpful. The main aim is to increase the brain’s flow of blood. And your brain can benefit from as little as two to three hours of exercise a week.

1. What is the connection between exercise and brain   development?

A．Exercise helps make our blood vessels.

B．Physical exercise helps us think better.

C．Exercise prevents us having brain diseases.

D．More physical exercises enlarge our brains.

2. How can exercise affect babies?

A．Whether they are excited or not depends on movements.

B．A lack of movement results from their learning disabilities.

C．The more frequently they move, the cleverer they become.

D．The more activities they do, the greater their brains develop.

3. Why is yoga suggested for seniors?

A．It helps them memorise quicker.

B．It decreases the heart rate.

C．It includes learning new actions.

D．It can be done in groups.

4. What is the smallest amount of exercise required to gain any benefit?

A．3 hours per week.	B．4.2 hours per week.
C．1 hour per day.	D．40 hours per month.