1 . 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。

Running a few kilometres each day is good for our health. However, new research says running too much could be bad for us.Running long distances     1    (regular) for many years could make our life     2    (short), not longer. The study is from the Minneapolis Heart Institute. A researcher said too much running can create plaque(斑) inside your heart,    3    can lead to heart disease. He wrote that running too much for many years takes away the good things from exercise. He     4    (add) that the risk of heart disease could be     5    same as someone who never exercised. 

Researchers looked     6    the health and training of 3,300 runners over the age of 35. Seventy percent of them ran over 30 kilometres a week. Men who ran marathons for 25 years had 62% more plaque in their heart than men who did little     7    no exercise. A doctor said he felt     8    (cheat). He started running marathons in 1967. He used     9    (run) 60 kilometres every week. He said, “I thought I was out there exhausting     10    (me), building an absolutely strong heart.” The doctor advised people to exercise frequently but not to overdo things.

2 . “Being a sports fan is a very psychologically healthy activity,” says Daniel Warm, professor at Murray State University whose research program centers on the psychology of sport fandom(运动迷). Fandom connects us to other like-minded people, which satisfies our human need for belonging, he says.

These relationships are significant: People who identify as sports fans have higher levels of self-esteem, lower levels of loneliness and tend to be more satisfied with their lives compared to those who aren’t interested in sports, Wann says. Fans tend to have more access to social support, help and resources as well. Research suggests that when people have support from their communities, they have better health.

Beyond bonding, fans get to enjoy the psychological benefits of winning, even if they have nothing to do with the players or games.

Of course, teams sometimes lose. Prior to a sporting event, there’s at least a 50-50 chance that you’re going to be disappointed in your outcome.

So, why do people continue to put their faith behind teams that tend to lose? People who feel a strong psychological connection to a team are more likely to root for a team when they’re having a losing season.

“Sports random has nothing to do with the outcome of a game,” Warm says. For example, if a pizza restaurant continually got your order wrong, you’d likely switch to a more reliable parlor(店铺). But because being a fan is so central to people’s identities, people are willing to accept defeat and continue to be loyal to a team.

Being part of a fan community can also help people cope with losses. A 2019 study found that watching a football game with other fans helps to relieve the negative psychological effects of losing. For fans of the losing team, sharing the pain may have protected them from losing self-esteem.

“There are other things that random brings with it above and beyond the ability to enjoy the team’s successes,” Warm says. Watching sports can be a way to relieve stress, or spend time with family, he says.

To that end, some surveys suggest that activities like March Madness pools can reduce productivity. Any sort of fandom can be distracting, but Warm says that talking about sports at work and spending time with people who share a common interest can make people more excited to go to work.

However, if you find you’re consuming so much sports content that your work is suffering, or it’s impacting your interpersonal relationships, then it can be a sign you should tone it down, he adds.

1. What is the characteristic sports fans generally bear?

A．Higher sense of self-worth.	B．Worse health conditions.
C．Being ready to help others.	D．Various means of support.

2. Why do fans continue to support teams that tend to lose?

A．Fans are forced to be loyal to teams.

B．Fans are good at sharing pains with teams.

C．Fans are brave enough to accept losses.

D．Fans own a great sense of identity and belonging.

3. Which is the effect of talking about sports at work?

A．Leading to distraction.

B．Making people too excited to go to work.

C．Increasing people’s productivity.

D．Impacting interpersonal relationships.

4. What is this passage most likely from?

A．A poster.	B．A textbook.
C．A science fiction.	D．A magazine.

3 . 假定你是李华，上周你校组织开展了“运动健康周”活动。请你为校英语报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1. 活动目的；
2. 活动内容；
3. 活动反响。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Sports and Fitness Week

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4 . 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。

We all know the Olympic Games.     1     do you know the Mud Olympic Games which are sports games in the mud?

Every year, about 400 people from all over Europe meet in a small town in northern Germany     2    (take) part in the Mud Olympics — the     3    (muddy) sports meeting in the world. It is held     4     the beach when the tide (潮水) is out, so it is very muddy. The sports meeting     5    (have) many traditional sports like football, volleyball and bicycle races, as well as some special and new activities     6    (do) in the mud. It raises money for a local charity.

The ads for the sports meeting are     7    (extreme) interesting. One of the     8    (advertisement) says, “If you want to play, just put on the clothes that you don’t mind     9    (get) covered in mud and join us!” Viewers are more than welcome. So if you don’t care about the mud     10     can get you dirty, come and enjoy yourself!

5 . Exercise and I had never had a good relationship due to my fear of sports. From a young age, my dad _______ me into a dozen sports. I didn’t like any of them, _______.

When I entered the University of Regina, my dad _______ telling me “You have to find a way to stay _______.” or “You don’t want to get the Freshman 15, do you?” So I _______ to give swimming a shot, but I _______ managed to go to the pool twice during the fall semester (学期). Worse still, I was _______ to convince myself that’s OK.

The spring semester came. A friend of mine _______ me if I wanted to try Zumba (尊巴) with her. All I knew about Zumba was that it was basically a kind of exercise: dancing to Latin pop songs. It didn’t sound too bad, but I couldn’t be _______.

I went, and that was it. Zumba became my ________ of tea. The instructor would always say, “Don’t worry about the steps. Have fun. Do your own thing.” That removed my ________ of sports. I didn’t have to be ________. I didn’t even have to be good. I just needed to ________ the music and move. Zumba did ________ me from the Freshman 15, and it also did so much more. It let me make ________ with my unpleasant past about physical exercise, and enjoy staying healthy.

1.

A．expected

B．allowed

C．forced

D．invited

2.

A．therefore

B．though

C．instead

D．besides

3.

A．avoided

B．risked

C．regretted

D．kept

4.

A．in shape

B．for fun

C．at ease

D．on business

5.

A．refused

B．happened

C．bothered

D．decided

6.

A．hardly

B．merely

C．constantly

D．gradually

7.

A．eager

B．content

C．embarrassed

D．disappointed

8.

A．cheated

B．comforted

C．asked

D．annoyed

9.

A．happy

B．proud

C．careful

D．sure

10.

A．cup

B．part

C．share

D．mouth

11.

A．curiosity

B．passion

C．fear

D．confidence

12.

A．perfect

B．positive

C．adorable

D．official

13.

A．accept

B．feel

C．display

D．compare

14.

A．witness

B．separate

C．discourage

D．save

15.

A．trouble

B．sense

C．peace

D．contact

6 . 假设你是红星中学的李华，你的英国笔友Jimmy想了解你在居家网课期间是如何锻炼身体的。请你给他回复邮件，内容包括：
1.你的做法；
2.锻炼给你带来的好处。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
3.可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
Dear Jimmy,
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Yours,

Li Hua

7 . Recently, a 70-year-old woman has won hearts with her energetic workouts on Douyin- -a social networking video platform, also known globally as TikTok, where men and women commonly show their working out or share ________ tips.

Trying to stand out from the crowd amid the floods of such videos can often be difficult, but a/an ________ new account, which has only been active since last year, has ________ to do so easily.

The fitness instructor behind this account is not a young woman with a slim, well-built ________ that would leave viewers green with ________ .The star here is 70-year-old Chen Jifang, a Shanghai resident with 3 million likes on her Douyin videos. She was once even ________ on a reality show on China Central Television.

According to her trainer, who helped to manage the Douyin account, Chen attracted more than 400,000 ________ within just a few months. “The main group that I wanted to encourage was people aged 30 to 50,”says Chen. “I think they will be ________ to work out in the gym after seeing that a granny like me can also achieve something in the gym. The message I want to ________ is that it is never too late to ________ good health.” For Chen, her ________ for exercising was born out of a need ________ desire to become famous.

According to Chen, her health had been ________ since she was a child. “In the past, whenever I felt uncomfortable, I would lie at home for an entire day,“ says Chen, who used to be a saleswoman in a local food company before retirement. She ________ had to give up her job after giving birth to her daughter because her health was severely affected by the pregnancy.

“We cannot stop aging ________ exercise can slow it down, she says. “Instead of spending money on medicine, it is better to spend money on fitness.”

1.

A．diet

B．video

C．fitness

D．fashion

2.

A．partly

B．roughly

C．extensively

D．relatively

3.

A．managed

B．happened

C．offered

D．hoped

4.

A．state

B．condition

C．muscle

D．figure

5.

A．envy

B．fancy

C．respect

D．admiration

6.

A．presented

B．described

C．featured

D．displayed

7.

A．friends

B．followers

C．instructors

D．observers

8.

A．motivated

B．entertained

C．determined

D．moved

9.

A．express

B．convey

C．carry

D．leave

10.

A．enjoy

B．monitor

C．deserve

D．pursue

11.

A．wish

B．passion

C．appeal

D．preference

12.

A．more than

B．other than

C．instead of

D．regardless of

13.

A．poor

B．sick

C．sound

D．stable

14.

A．mostly

B．rather

C．never

D．even

15.

A．as

B．but

C．until

D．before

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。

Last week, our school     1     (hold) a basketball match against another school. Near the end of the match, they only had an advantage over us. When our captain got the ball, one of them pretended    2     (knock) down by him. Upon seeing that, our captain tried to help him up, but the match was over and they won. We lost the game.     3    , we were all satisfied with the result because we went all out.

From this match, I learn that being    4     winner doesn’t mean gaining while a loser doesn’t mean    5     (lose) everything. What really counts    6     (be) the spirit, not the result. As long as we try     7     (we) best, there is no need in regretting. In reality, a true loser is even more precious than a false winner. Without that match, I     8     have learnt the importance of spirit.

To sum up, a true winner is to a match what water is to a fish. It is not the result but the process    9    matters. Life without spirit is like sailing without a compass, so be a true winner and you will find its     10     (important).

10 . I am a girl, but I was born to be a rebel (叛逆者). I like games that can be _______. Some of the sports I like, even boys won’t play!

Wrestling (摔跤) is _______ seen as a sport for men, but I decided to see if I could do it.

Every Saturday morning, I got out of bed early to go and watch my brother _______. From morning to night, I would sit watching the _______ have all the fun. Since then, wrestling has been part of my _______.

For three years, I _______ all the boys and became the best player in the team. My best memory of wrestling is when a boy walked off _______ because he’d lost to a girl.

My last _______ was at this year’s Girls’ State Wrestling Championships.

I was so _______. I was sure I would win. My heart was beating hard when the match started. I could see nothing but my competitor. When the final whistle blew, I had __________ by four points. The cameras and __________ all turned to me: I was the new wrestling champion. I felt so happy. But after a few minutes of enjoying being a champion, __________ began to run through my knee.

Because I hurt my knee, my __________ of being a national champion ended. Even so, I still want to wrestle next year when I go to college. I have __________ that you can do anything you want if you put your __________ into it.

1.

A．interesting

B．surprising

C．dangerous

D．famous

2.

A．usually

B．ever

C．rarely

D．never

3.

A．roll

B．run

C．fight

D．practice

4.

A．boys

B．girls

C．teammates

D．friends

5.

A．way

B．life

C．work

D．study

6.

A．beat

B．hit

C．knocked

D．injured

7.

A．shouting

B．smiling

C．laughing

D．crying

8.

A．chance

B．match

C．try

D．sport

9.

A．upset

B．great

C．pleased

D．excited

10.

A．won

B．lost

C．led

D．gained

11.

A．hands

B．players

C．lights

D．photos

12.

A．air

B．blood

C．steam

D．pain

13.

A．dream

B．plan

C．goal

D．story

14.

A．said

B．heard

C．learned

D．noticed

15.

A．time

B．heart

C．foot

D．joy