2 . In an ideal world, we would be able to devote as much time to sports as we feel we need. But in reality, with growing demands in both work and family, we can only jump at the chance for our physical exercise when we can. Making the most of that time to practice Yin Yang yoga, which mixes the dynamic and slow-paced elements of yoga, helps keep you active and relaxed.

Yin and Yang are the Taoist concepts representing a balance of opposite forces which are also interconnected. Yin is inactive, cooling, and negative, associated with the female force. Yang is active, warming, and positive, associated with action and movement. They are complementary to one another, as one cannot exist without the other.

Yin Yang yoga is a combination of high-energy movement which builds energy, increases strength and promotes stamina (耐力), followed by the more restful practice of Yin to give us a deeper stretch (拉伸) and calm the nervous system.

If you have a busy and active life you may feel more in Yang, so taking some cooler, slower Yin yoga practice into your routine may help you feel calmer and more balanced.

If you are practicing for an hour, divide the time in half, Warm up with sun salutations (拜日式瑜伽), continue into a dynamic flow and then move on to some standing postures. After half an hour your heart will be pumping, muscles tighten up and you are hopefully feeling energetic, but ready for a rest. Then pick five Yin postures to hold for 3-5 minutes, or even longer if you are enjoying them!

As ever with yoga, if you are a beginner or have health issues, always attend a class with a trained instructor first to guide you safely through the yoga practice and avoid injury.

1. What can be inferred from paragraph 1?

A．Most of our sports time should be spent on Yin Yang yoga.

B．We’d better devote as much time to physical exercise as we can.

C．Busy schedule makes it impossible for us to do any form of sports.

D．Yin Yang yoga can be a choice of physical exercise when time is tight.

2. What does the underlined word “complementary” in the second paragraph probably mean?

A．Independent from one another.

B．Competitive against one another.

C．Similar to each other but unable to work together as a whole.

D．Different from each other but together making a good combination.

3. Which of the following might be the benefit of Yin postures?

A．Relaxing muscles.	B．Building stamina.
C．Strengthening the body.	D．Quickening the heartbeat.

4. What suggestion does the writer give in the last two paragraphs?

A．Hold each Yin posture for longer than 5 minutes.

B．Do not practice yoga when you are not in good health.

C．Start your yoga practice under the guidance of a trainer.

D．Spare half an hour for five Yin postures in every yoga practice.

4 . Staying fit while indoors

During this special time, it’s a good idea to do some indoor exercise. Exercising has many benefits.     1    ,   when you start feeling and looking just as you desire. Here are some great ideas to get you started!  

Run in place

Start by kicking your feet behind you as you run. Then, bring your knees up as high as possible when you feel like you’ve warmed up. Start by running in place for five minutes.     2    .  

Work on mountain climbers.

Start by getting into a standard push-up (俯卧撑) position.     3    ,   keeping your arms in place. Replace your left leg and bring your right knee to your chest. Continue to alternate legs. Repeat this three times for 30 seconds each set.  

    4    

Begin by getting into a plank (平板支撑) position. Then, bend your elbows and lower yourself toward the floor but do not touch the floor. If this is too difficult, bend your knees as you do the push-ups. Start by doing a set of 10, and work your way up to three or four sets.

Tone your legs with squats (深蹲)

To do a squat,   stand with your feet hip-width (与臀部同宽) apart. Then bend your legs. Bring your bottom as low as you can. Stand back up and repeat the motion. Work your way up to doing three sets of 20.     5    .

A．Try planks for full body toning (身体紧实)

B．The hard work will pay off big time

C．Do push-ups to tone your upper body

D．Then bring your left knee to your chest

E．Then, try to run in place for ten minutes

F．If that is too difficult, lower yourself onto your elbows

G．If you want an added challenge, hold weights while you squat.

8 . 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。

A new football competition, Man V Fat,     1     (organize) recently in England. Judging from the name,     2     is easy to guess that players can only join if they are fat. They can only win when they lose     3     (pound) after each game. So, the aim of this competition is     4     (get) fat men to do exercise always.

Jay Ali, a bank manager, found it a perfect idea. He said, “I don’t want to go to weight-loss classes     5     almost all participants are women there. And I don’t want to play football with my friends who are all     6     (thin) than me, so this gives me the perfect opportunity to exercise with guys who are the same     7     me. Here, no one judges me, so I don’t have to get     8     (embarrass).” Mr Shanahan from Staffordshire shared the same opinion, “I took part in the competition after getting fed up with (受够) the weight-loss classes which were     9     (main) filled with women.”

It seems that this football competition has offered fat men     10     amazing way to lose weight.

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。

Khamisi Ally Abdi, a 25-year-old African student in Cangzhou Technical College, Hebei Province, has practiced tai chi for two years. Having worshiped kung fu stars such as Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan as     1     child, the Tanzanian understood Chinese kung fu to be a fast-paced attack and defense art before he     2    (arrive) in China, but now he realizes tai chi is different. It is tai chi moves with balance and deep rhythmic breathing     3     allow him to feel the charm of the exercise. It brings peace and     4     (calm) to his mind while building his muscles.

The college, as one of the international exchange centers,     5     (admit) more than 300 international students from over 50 countries since 2016,     6     (main) countries along the Belt and Road, providing a tai chi course for all foreign students.     7     (practice) tai chi has led Abdi to acquire a comprehensive appreciation of this Chinese culture and ideology. He now prefers people     8     (call) him his Chinese name Chen Yanzhi, as the characters of Yanzhi carry the meaning of talented and virtuous. The art has inspired his understanding of China.     9     he is longing for is teaching tai chi in his country and he expresses hope that this magical kung fu can be     10     (benefit) to more people.

10 . When I first saw the Boston Marathon in 1964, I just fell in love with it. I _______ to be part of it, but I didn’t know if I could do it.

In February, 1966, I sent my _______ to the Boston Marathon and they wrote back, saying, “Women are not physiologically (生理上) able to run a marathon. ”When I read the letter, I thought if I could prove that this was a _______ view about women, it was going to open up the discussion of what else we thought women could not do. So I took the bus to Boston and got there the day before the race.

When I got to the starting line, I knew the most important thing was that I should not be _______. To avoid being arrested or pulled off the course, I had a blue hooded (带风帽的) sweatshirt pulled up over my _______ with my hair tied back. Then, there was the bang, but I waited until about half the pack left—then I _______in.

Even though I was disguised (伪装), the other runners _______ very quickly that I was a woman. Fortunately, they were very _______ . I told them that I was _______ I would be thrown out if officials saw that I was a woman. But they said, “We won’t let that _________. It’s a free road. ”That’s when I ________ the hooded sweatshirt and everyone could see I was a woman. Then people went ________. They started shouting and clapping, “Way to go, girlie!”

Finally I ran into Boston and ________ the race in 3 hours and 21 minutes.

I went back to Boston and ran again in 1967 and 1968.1 hope to be a (n) ________ of someone who follows what they love and what they’re good at. I think everyone came to this world to ________ something.

1.

A．failed

B．wanted

C．refused

D．managed

2.

A．application

B．report

C．poems

D．father

3.

A．mistaken

B．strong

C．popular

D．basic

4.

A．stopped

B．fined

C．replaced

D．passed

5.

A．shoulder

B．back

C．head

D．neck

6.

A．drove

B．came

C．jumped

D．walked

7.

A．admitted

B．figured out

C．suggested

D．pointed to

8.

A．supportive

B．confused

C．cheerful

D．surprised

9.

A．unhappy

B．sorry

C．ashamed

D．afraid

10.

A．continue

B．happen

C．exist

D．remain

11.

A．took off

B．took away

C．hung up

D．handed out

12.

A．angry

B．crazy

C．brave

D．disappointed

13.

A．joined

B．lost

C．finished

D．won

14.

A．partner

B．expert

C．supporter

D．example

15.

A．improve

B．gain

C．create

D．give