1 . If you are already making the time to exercise, it is good indeed! With such busy lives, it can be hard to try and find the time to work out.
Your productivity is improved. Exercising makes you more awake and ready to handle whatever is ahead of you for the day.
Your metabolism(新陈代谢) gets a head start.
There are a lot of benefits to working out, especially in the mornings. Set your alarm clock an hour early and push yourself to work out! You will feel energized all day long.
A.You will stick to your diet. |
B.Your quality of sleep improves. |
C.You prefer healthy food to fast food. |
D.There is no reason you should exercise in the morning. |
E.You can keep your head clear for 4-10 hours after exercise. |
F.After you exercise, you continue to burn calories throughout the day. |
G.If you are planning to do exercise regularly, or you’re doing it now, then listen up! |
2 . Before there was the written word, there was the language of dance. Dance expresses love and hate, joy and sorrow, life and death, and everything else in between.
“I adore dancing,” says Lester Bridges, the owner of a dance studio in Iowa. “I can’t imagine doing anything else with my life.” Bridges runs dance classes for all ages. “Teaching dance is wonderful.
So, do we dance in order to make ourselves feel better, calmer, healthier? Andrea Hillier says, “Dance, like the pattern of a beating heart, is life. Even after all these years, I want to get better and better.
A.So why do we dance? |
B.Dance in the U.S. is everywhere. |
C.If you like dancing outdoors, come to America. |
D.My older students say it makes them feel young. |
E.I keep practicing even when I’m extremely tired. |
F.Dancing seems to change their feeling completely. |
G.They stayed up all night long singing and dancing. |
3 . Tennis, basketball, soccer, swimming — these are examples of the hundreds, maybe thousands, of sports in the world. People in every country play some kind of athletic game. Why do people spend so much time and energy playing sports?
Good health is one big advantage to playing sports.
An additional reason for playing sports is that it makes people feel good. It does this in two interesting ways. First, playing sports makes people feel good about themselves.
There are a lot of other reasons why people play sports, but studies show that the biggest reason is enjoyment. When asked why they play sports, most people said they play because it’s fun.
Do you want to be healthy, socialize, feel good, and have fun? Play a sport.
A.It takes time to find a fun sport. |
B.They don’t have to play — they want to play. |
C.Finishing a long race can make someone feel confident. |
D.It may be because playing sports has a lot of advantages. |
E.Good health is not the only reason that people play sports. |
F.Exercise can make people stronger and help them live longer lives. |
G.Sports allow people to realize the importance of physical and mental health. |
4 . Cody Wilkins sat on the bench, while his soccer teammates were scoring goals on the field. It had been a(n)
“My confidence was shot. I thought maybe I wasn’t as good as my coaches thought I was during tryout. I thought maybe I should
Cody suffered once he discovered he wasn’t a good soccer player. But he
Then Cody took advantage of his
If you base your
No one is
A.tough | B.different | C.common | D.intense |
A.genius | B.failure | C.fool | D.coach |
A.wait | B.proceed | C.try | D.quit |
A.decided | B.pretended | C.promised | D.hesitated |
A.carried on | B.took up | C.went through | D.got over |
A.change | B.improve | C.lose | D.participate |
A.schedule | B.patience | C.time | D.position |
A.called | B.considered | C.recognized | D.named |
A.selected | B.persuaded | C.inspired | D.required |
A.attitude | B.interest | C.honor | D.value |
A.temporary | B.rewarding | C.significant | D.challenging |
A.option | B.competition | C.chance | D.surprise |
A.useless | B.generous | C.unique | D.perfect |
A.judge | B.benefit | C.release | D.withdraw |
A.possible | B.practical | C.invaluable | D.invisible |
5 . In 1665, Johannes Vermeer, one of the greatest painters in Netherlands, completed his masterpiece “Girl With a Pearl Earring.” On an April day 357 years later, Janine Strong slowed her bike to stop, paused her fitness app, and watched as the snaking line of her cycling route drew the shape of Vermeer’s masterpiece over the streets of Brooklyn.
Ms. Strong creates what has come to be known as “GPS art” — a practice that uses the Global Positioning System mapping capabilities of modern phone apps to create digital drawings with an athlete’s route. It has grown with the widespread availability of satellite tracking for use by ordinary people. In fact, the idea has been around since before the popularity of smartphones for fitness like Strava released in 2009.
In 2003, The New York Times Magazine told of how Jeremy Wood got the idea for GPS art. Mr. Wood said while he was using a GPS tracker on a flight and the plane flew in a holding pattern above Heath-row Airport, he was attracted by the pattern appearing on his Garmin GPS device. In recent years, technology has advanced enough to create visual maps in real time using a phone or smart watch.
“I get bored cycling on the same path in the same streets,” Ms. Strong said. “Creating GPS art gives me more reasons to hit the pavement, which makes cycling a lot easier. I always have a big smile on my face when it works out and I upload it and it’s done,” she added. “It’s a very satisfying feeling.”
To complete her digital vision of “Girl With a Pearl Earring,” she biked almost 50 miles around southern Brooklyn, carefully checking Strava to make sure each turn, circle, and straight line was achieving the shape of earring and head covering of Vermeer’s original.
1. What can we infer about Janine Strong in paragraph 1?A.She tests a fitness app. | B.She is an innovative cyclist. |
C.She likes pearl earrings. | D.She is a painter of some note. |
A.It is rarely used by common people. | B.It arose after the popularity of fitness apps. |
C.It is based on apps’ GPS mapping functions. | D.It is a practice of creating realistic drawings. |
A.The origin of GPS art. | B.The prospect of GPS art. |
C.The function of a GPS tracker. | D.The advancement of a GPS device. |
A.Painting lovers. | B.Mobile game players. |
C.Software developers. | D.Running enthusiasts. |
6 . 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
Trying to stand out from the crowd amid the floods of such videos can often be difficult, but a/an
The fitness instructor behind this account is not a young woman with a slim, well-built
According to her trainer, who helped to manage the Douyin account, Chen attracted more than 400,000
According to Chen, her health had been
“We cannot stop aging
A.diet | B.video | C.fitness | D.fashion |
A.partly | B.roughly | C.extensively | D.relatively |
A.managed | B.happened | C.offered | D.hoped |
A.state | B.condition | C.muscle | D.figure |
A.envy | B.fancy | C.respect | D.admiration |
A.presented | B.described | C.featured | D.displayed |
A.friends | B.followers | C.instructors | D.observers |
A.motivated | B.entertained | C.determined | D.moved |
A.express | B.convey | C.carry | D.leave |
A.enjoy | B.monitor | C.deserve | D.pursue |
A.wish | B.passion | C.appeal | D.preference |
A.more than | B.other than | C.instead of | D.regardless of |
A.poor | B.sick | C.sound | D.stable |
A.mostly | B.rather | C.never | D.even |
A.as | B.but | C.until | D.before |
It took two years to complete the design work for the Chinese Olympic delegation’s entry uniform. The final uniform designs were
Since the appearance of the athletes is a focus of the opening ceremony,
8 . Some Winter Activities
Winter activities are underestimated (低估). The days may be shorter, but the list of fun activities isn’t. Don’t let the winter blues take over.
Finding your favourite.
Walking on snow.
Skiing. Those that love it really love it. Hitting the ski hills is an old wintertime tradition. It gets you outside, boosts your mood, and serves as a core workout. You don’t need the latest gear (设备) to be able to have fun.
A.Go to the gym. |
B.Learning something. |
C.Most ski fields rent gear too. |
D.Be active and try these winter activities. |
E.The following are things you can do at home. |
F.You needn’t be an athlete to enjoy this seasonal activity. |
G.The key to keeping healthy is finding what you enjoy doing. |
It was Dragonboat Day. Shiny white tents lined the waterfront,
Giggling kids raced cheerfully along the lakeside beach,
Dragonboat racing has been going on for thousands of years in China,
In the race, a drummer
Lin said a friend got him
“We really want to help expand awareness and grow the sport,” Lin said. “We’re hoping one day it’ll become
Eartha lost her balance and fell heavily onto the floor. “I’ll never be as flexible as you are, Grandma.” she sighed softly.
Eartha’s Grandma had been practising yoga for more than 50 years, who could twist, bend and curl her body with ease. She could even stand on her hands and pull her body into different poses.
“Eartha, your name means ‘patience’.You need patience for yoga,” said her Grandma.
Like many schools in the country,Eartha’ s school held an annual yoga competition. Eartha wanted to make her Grandma proud. But she could hardly stand on one leg.
Grandma returned to the kitchen.Eartha kept practicing hard. She stood straight, her arms at her sides. She moved her hands and knees, arching her back. All of these poses were easy,while the competition was certain to be harder. So she tried more challenging poses, lying on her stomach and pushing up on her hands. Her arms soon got tired and she collapsed to the floor. Eartha wandered into the kitchen.
“Finished already?” asked Grandma.
“It’s hard,” Eartha said. “How did you get to be so strong?”
Grandma smiled. “Patience.”
The next morning, Eartha felt ached and sore all over the body. Her legs hurt so badly from the poses she practiced that she even wanted to quit. However, her grandmother’s words echoed in her mind, and she held the pose for a longer time.
Each day Eartha would practice anew pose, before going over the poses she had practiced the previous few days.With the date of the competition approaching, she started to feel stronger and more flexible. Her arms and legs stopped trembling.
The day of the yoga competition arrived as expected. In the gym, Eartha lay on her back with her knees bent and placed her hands on the floor behind her. Everything went smoothly. Just then,so eager was she to win Grandma’s pride that her poses displayed a mix of impatience, and rigidness. Eartha fell on the mat, which cost her edge over other competitors. A bell rang, ending the first half of the competition.
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Thinking she ruined all because of impatience, Eartha looked at the audience for Grandma.
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