1 . A character in one of Shakespeare’s plays once said, “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” Any of these could apply to the modern-day sportsmen. Many still argue about the nature of talent. Some claim that people are born to be sportsmen, while others say it is only through devotion and hard work that they achieve their abilities. Arguably though, it is not until their talents are acknowledged (认可) by the public that they truly have greatness fallen upon them.

With this acknowledgement of their “greatness” come all the trappings of modern-day celebrity: money, power, influence and responsibility. For better or for worse, like it or hate it, modern sportsmen are the role models of children everywhere. These children will grow up admiring their heroes, devoting their lives to copying their every move, and wanting above all to be like them. Due to this fascination, particularly with the massive influence of the media, it is more important than ever for these sportsmen to acknowledge their responsibility.

In the past few months alone, there have been many examples of questionable behaviors from sports stars of the present day. They are often mirroring the very worst aspects of society, a fact that the self-righteous (自以为是的) anger of the modern press has been quick to point out. It would be wrong for us to expect sportsmen to be perfect. It would also be wrong for us to think that their behavior is markedly different from the sportsmen they grew up watching, but with the all-seeing eye of modern media it is a different world, and different standards must be expected.

Of course, there is no duty for sportsmen to be good role models. There are no prison sentences, no fines, no community service—unless their behaviors are illegal. Unless they break the law, it is entirely up to them as to whether or not they think their behavior is appropriate. Furthermore, measuring the true influence their decisions have on their followers is absolutely impossible. Some will rise against their idols, seeing them in a new light and criticizing their actions. Others may copy their heroes’ actions, using them as a shield when accused of the same crimes.

It is without doubt that the actions of sportsmen will influence the lives of those who worship them. Modern day sportsmen are almost ideals of today’s world, and their actions are watched carefully by millions over the world. Some may complain against it, denying their influence on these children’s lives. Others may be aware of it but not respect it, while many may both be aware of it and respect it. In a word, you do not choose whether you are a role model. All you can do is to decide how to act when greatness is thrust upon you.

1. In Paragraph 1, the author tries to emphasize ______.

A．sportsmen become great when their gifts are recognized by people

B．sportsmen achieve greatness through their devotion and efforts

C．different ways for sportsmen to achieve success and greatness

D．the core characteristic to become great sportsmen nowadays

2. According to Paragraph 4, we can learn that ______.

A．role models usually have positive influence on their fans

B．sportsmen have the right to behave freely within the law

C．all the fans will follow their heroes’ actions

D．no duty is given to sportsmen

3. The underlined phrase thrust upon in paragraph 1 most probably means ______.

A．put off

B．removed from

C．related to

D．forced on

4. What is the main purpose of the passage?

A．To advise the media to choose proper events to report.

B．To inform the public that sportsmen are no role models.

C．To remind the sportsmen of their social responsibilities.

D．To argue that sportsmen should not be expected as heroes.

2 . 假设你叫李华，你的英国朋友Jane来信，谈论了她最喜爱的体育运动，并希望了解你最喜爱的体育运动。请根据以下提示用英语写一封回信。要点如下：
1. 最喜欢的运动是什么；
2. 为什么喜欢这项运动；
3. 运动给你带来什么好处。
注意：
1. 词数100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，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jane,
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Yours,

Lihua

3 . Fitness Magazine recently ran an article titled “Five Reasons to Thank Your Workout Partner.” One reason was: “You’ll actually show up if you know someone is waiting for you at the gym, ” while another read: “    1    ”   With a workout partner, you will increase your training effort as there is a subtle (微妙) competition.

So, how do you find a workout partner?

First of all, decide what you want from that person.     2     Or do you just want to be physically fit, able to move with strength and flexibility? Think about the exercises you would like to do with your workout partner.

You might think about posting what you are looking for on social media, but it probably won’t result in a useful response.     3     If you plan on working out in a gym, that person must belong to the same gym.

My partner posted her request on the notice board of a local park. Her notice included what kind of training she wanted to do, how many days a week and how many hours she wanted to spend on each session, and her age. It also listed her favorite sports and activities, and provided her phone number.     4    

You and your partner will probably have different skills.     5     Over time, both of you will benefit—your partner will be able to lift more weights and you will become more physically fit. The core (核心) of your relationship is that you will always be there to help each other.

A．Your first meeting may be a little awkward.

B．A workout partner usually needs to live close by.

C．You’ll work harder if you train with someone else.

D．Do you want to be a better athlete in your favorite sport?

E．How can you write a good “seeking training partner” notice?

F．Just accept your differences and learn to work with each other.

G．Any notice for a training partner should include such information.

4 . Tough Man

What is Tough Man?

Tough Man is a race to the limit (极限). Every year, more than 3,000 people take part in it in the UK. They run, swim and climb around the 15 km course. But this is no normal race. These runners have to crawl (爬) through tunnels, run across a field of nettles and jump over fire. What’s more, the competition takes place in January, so temperatures are low—sometimes as low as -6°C.

Why do people take part?

The competition is quite dangerous and every year there are accidents. Injuries like broken bones and cuts are quite common. The race is very hard: one-third of the people do not finish it. Runners have to be very fit and healthy and most of them train all year to prepare for the event. There are similar events, but this was the first one in the world. Many people do the competition. Every year the organizers change the event and add new things. This means that the competition stays exciting and challenging, so people go back year after year.

The course

First, the runners run for 1 km along a muddy road. Next, they crawl under low nets on the ground. After the nets, the runners jump into a lake and swim for 1 km. Then, they reach the field of fire. Here, the runners run across a field and jump over small bonfires. Next, they must crawl through a long tunnel. It is partly under water. Finally, the runners run 2 km through nettles before they reach the finish line.

1. What is Tough Man? (不多于七个单词)
2. When does Tough Man take place every year?   (不多于两个单词)
3. Why do people go back year after year?   (不多于七个单词)
4. What does the picture show?   (不多于四个单词)

5 . One afternoon last week, I saw three tearful children from my son's school being comforted by teachers. That morning, my 11-year-old had stomach pains, retching （干呕）into a bowl. Talking to other mothers later. I heard about other children with stomachache or difficult sleeping the night before.

What caused so much pain? Sports day. Sports day might be necessary at a highly-competilive independent school, but not at a village primary school. For the children who can fly like the wind, sports day causes no problem. For those who are overweight or just not good at sport, it is a nightmare （噩梦）.Even for those who enjoy running but fall halfway down the track in front of the entire school and their parents, it can prove a disease.

Why do we put our children through this annual suffering? Some may say competition is character building; or it’s taking part, not winning, that’s important; or that’s a tradition of school life. I just felt great pity for those children in tears or in pain.

Team games at the end of sports day produced some close races, wild enthusiasm, lots of shouting —and were fun to watch More importantly, the children who were not so fast or quick at passing the ball were hidden a little from everyone's eyes. Some of them also had the thrill of being on the winning side.

I wish that sports day could be abandoned and replaced with some other less competitive event. Perhaps an afternoon of team games, with a few races for those who want them, would be less stressful for the children and a lot more fun to watch.

1. What can we learn about the author's son from Paragraph 1?

A．He talked with some mothers.

B．He comforted his classmates.

C．He had difficulty in sleeping.

D．He suffered from stomachache.

2. Sports day is still an annual event in this school probably because________.

A．this is an independent school

B．it is a tradition of the school

C．it helps children lose weight

D．children enjoy watching sports

3. What does the author think about team games?

A．They should include more stressful races.

B．They are acceptable to different children.

C．They should be abandoned at primary school.

D．They are less fun for those who love running.

4. What is the author's attitude towards sports day?

A．Critical.

B．Doubtful.

C．Positive.

D．Satisfied.

7 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Most of us say we don't have time for exercise. However, many experts say that exercise plays an important role in making our body healthy.     1     (do) exercise can bring us many advantages. It can reduce weight and the risk of heart disease. Exercise also brings good effects mentally(精神上).It can make us feel     2    (relax)and happy. Actually, exercise can be done in many simple    3     (way). For example, we can take the stairs rather than the lift. Also we can play sports with friends in our free time.

8 . Don’t Take the Fun Out of Youth Sports

When I joined a private football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything to me.

My coach said that I had lots of potential, and I became captain of my _________. That was before all the fun was taken out of _________. At first, everyone on the team got _________ playing time. Then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games, and the _________ started. Some parents, who had paid the coach extra so their daughters could have _________ one-on-one training, got angry when she didn’t give them more playing time in our _________. The coach was _________ . The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game: all we did during practice was _________. I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the _________. Of course, all teams run drills(操练); they are __________. But we ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble __________. Younger people shouldn’t be doing exercises __________ for 18-year-olds. I was very thin __________ I started football, but as a member of this team I wouldn’t eat much, because I was afraid of being too __________ to run. I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual __________. Is all this pressure necessary?

I __________ up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same, and two of them stopped playing football completely. That’s __________, because they had so much potential. They were just burned-out with all the pressure they felt from the coach or their parents. I continued playing football at school and __________ my love for it. I joined a private team coached by my school coach. When I started playing for him, he told me I needed to __________ because I looked nervous. After I __________ down, I played better. When you enjoy something, it’s a lot easier to do it well.

1.

A．class

B．club

C．team

D．board

2.

A．playing

B．living

C．learning

D．working

3.

A．great

B．equal

C．right

D．extra

4.

A．business

B．struggle

C．attempt

D．pressure

5.

A．free

B．private

C．good

D．basic

6.

A．matches

B．courses

C．lessons

D．programs

7.

A．replaced

B．criticized

C．changed

D．challenged

8.

A．jump

B．play

C．run

D．shoot

9.

A．duty

B．meeting

C．operation

D．training

10.

A．necessary

B．boring

C．scientific

D．practical

11.

A．speaking

B．moving

C．sleeping

D．breathing

12.

A．used

B．intended

C．made

D．described

13.

A．till

B．since

C．before

D．because

14.

A．full

B．tired

C．lazy

D．big

15.

A．size

B．share

C．space

D．state

16.

A．gave

B．kept

C．ended

D．picked

17.

A．sad

B．shameful

C．silly

D．serious

18.

A．reconsidered

B．rediscovered

C．reformed

D．replaced

19.

A．quit

B．improve

C．relax

D．inspire

20.

A．fell

B．stepped

C．slowed

D．calmed

9 . My track and field coach, Mr. Jones, had decided to get the team to take part in the 4×100m race. It would be the first time that we were running in such a race. We needed to work as a team to improve our speed. The most critical moment was the passing of the baton (接力棒) at the right time to the next runner.

Mr. Jones had chosen me to start the race. The next runner would be Susan. In the beginning, whenever we practiced passing the baton, something would go terribly wrong. I would either be going too slowly or she would be taking off too late. We needed to perfect it. At the same time, I had to make sure that I would not go beyond the yellow line.

Finally it was the day of the race. We were confident that the gold medal would be ours. Each of us had improved in our running speed. Our passing of the baton had been perfected during the practices.

My reactions were exact and accurate as I started running. Everything felt the way it should be as I sprinted towards Susan. I held the baton in my sweaty palms, promising myself not to let it go. My long legs moved me as fast as I could go round the corner. As I came closer to my final steps, my heart was beating faster than usual. The cheering by the spectators (观众) got into me and I became nervous. “What if we lose?” I thought to myself. It was then that I saw Susan in the far distance.

I held out the baton and continued running quickly towards Susan. Susan yelled “Slow down, slow down!” However, it was too late. The official held up the red flag. It was then that I realized that I had gone beyond the yellow line.

1. What does the underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refer to?

A．Going too slowly.	B．Taking off too late.
C．Passing the baton.	D．Going beyond the yellow line.

2. Why was the author confident of winning the race?

A．They worked as a team and were supported by the spectators.

B．They gained an advantage of a stable state of mind in the race.

C．They had learned how to avoid breaking the rules in the race.

D．They had perfected the running speed and the passing of the baton.

3. What can we infer about the author?

A．She ran too fast throughout the race.	B．She lost his focus in the race.
C．Her start skill needed improving.	D．She was not well-trained in running.

4. How would the author feel after the race?

A．Proud.

B．Grateful.

C．Disappointed.

D．Excited.

10 . 假设你是红星中学高一学生李华。你的英国朋友Jim在给你的邮件中提到他想强身健体，计划选择一项可以长期坚持的运动并向你征询建议。请你给他回复邮件，内容包括：
1.推荐的运动；
2.推荐的理由。
注意：1.词数不少于50；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
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Yours,

Li Hua