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。

“World record broken!” On Aug 12, 2022, 17-year-old Ma Jiajun from Jilin excitedly posted    1     (he) certificate (证书) on social media, with a picture of him from Guinness World Records.

He has set a new world record for “the most consecutive jump rope triples (连续三摇跳绳)” with 701 times. Ma is more than 180 centimeters tall, but he used to be short and thin in primary school.     2     (build) a stronger body, he took part     3     the school’s jump rope team. At 9, he competed in a national game and     4     (successful) broke a record. “My coach said I have a talent in this sport and suggested that I should keep doing it,” said Ma. So he joined a jump rope club and kept training for six     5     (year).

“The training was much     6     (hard). I needed to practice every day for at least four to fivehours,” Ma said. “The jump rope triple has a high standard for physical ability. Every night     7    I lay on my bed, my arm and back were in pain.” But     8     kind of strong wish to break the record keeps him going. “My favorite TV show is Guinness China Night (《吉尼斯中国之夜》). I always dreamed of     9     (get) a certificate of my own,” he said

After breaking the record, Ma     10     (catch) lots of attention from the public and said “I hope more people could enjoy jump rope, since it’s good for your health and full of fun.”

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where is Jane going to do exercise?

A．In her house.

B．In the gym.

C．In the stadium.

2. When does Jane do exercise?

A．After supper.

B．In the afternoon.

C．During the early part of the day.

3. Why does the woman suggest the man do some running?

A．To lose weight.

B．To take part in a race.

C．To keep healthy.

4 . Winning the silver medal at the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Nations League in Arlington, the United States, on Sunday, the Chinese women’s volleyball team enjoyed their best result in the tournament (联赛), with the key to the breakthrough being their unity and never-say-die spirit.

“I just feel that our team is more united than ever,” said Yuan Xinyue, Team China captain. “We support and help each other on the court. This is the most important reason behind our success. We don’t want to put pressure on individual athletes. All of us should stand out on the court and shoulder the responsibility of winning.”

She continued to say, “The two-month journey has ended, and it’s great to stand on the top of the hill. We have firm determination, and we will keep moving forward. We cherish the road that we have walked. We will summarize events, and we will keep tackling the problems. We will also try hard and hold onto our dreams and the belief that the Chinese women’s volleyball team can be the best.”

Team China was one step away from gold, but the Turkish women’s team showed greater momentum (势头) in the final beating China 3-1 (25-22, 22-25, 25-19, 25-16). As the Chinese team only finished sixth at last year’s VNL, the second-place finish was a surprise to domestic fans.

Sunday’s final attracted huge media attention and generated a series of trending topics on social media. One example, the hashtag (标签) “Chinese women’s volleyball team vs Turkish team”, had been viewed more than 1 billion times on Weibo by Monday morning. While many engaged in heated discussion about the final, many more expressed congratulations on the fast rise of the young women’s team.

“Although the Chinese women’s team wasn’t able to stand on the highest podium (领奖台) at the Volleyball Nations League, they still produced the best possible result by fighting together. Hand in hand, Team China players march forward together,” read a commentary by China Sports Daily. “Team China was not among the favorites to reach the final of the VNL, but the team still managed to pocket a silver medal, which is huge progress compared to last year’s result. They proved all the doubters wrong, and they showed the world what a united team they are.”

1. Which can replace the underlined word “tackling” in paragraph 3?

A．Checking out.

B．Bringing about.

C．Giving up.

D．Dealing with.

2. What is the theme of paragraph 5?

A．Large numbers of people were concerned with Team China.

B．Team China played very hard in the tournament.

C．Why Team China made so much progress.

D．How Team China lost the final.

3. How can we best describe Team China in terms of their performance in the tournament?

A．Shy.

B．United.

C．Annoyed.

D．Careless.

4. What can be the best title for the news report?

A．Rising stars shine in silver medal success

B．Team China not among favorites to reach final

C．Chinese women’s volleyball team plays against Turkish team

D．Every member of Team China shoulders responsibility of winning

6 . Learning To Run

At middle school, I felt that it was boring to run around the playing ground. Then, last year, my classmate asked me if I’d like to run a 15-kilometer event with him.    1    

I thought about the question all the weekend. I thought, “Why do I dislike running? I haven’t tried it since I was 7!” Eventually, I decided to give running one more chance before saying I hated it.    2    He was glad to hear that I would join him, and advised me to look on the Internet for a running program to help me learn how to run.

    3    I chose a 14-week running program which would teach me how to run for 30 minutes non-stop. The program was very easy to follow, with precise instructions on what to do each week.

I liked following the running program as I could see improvements in my running each week.    4    My younger self wouldn’t have believed it. I went from hating running to loving it!

On the day of the 15-kilometer event, I was both excited and nervous. Finally, it was time to put my new skills into practice. My friends and families came to support me. It was lovely to have them there. With their support and my training, I managed to finish the 15-kilometer event in 105 minutes.    5    

From this experience I learned it’s a good idea to try something before saying “No way!”

A．Running is often tiring and lots of hard work.

B．It was tough but I felt very proud for having tried it.

C．My instant reaction was “No way! I dislike running.”

D．There were various running programs on the Internet.

E．I told my classmate that I wanted to enter the event with him.

F．I went from running for 30 seconds to running for over 30 minutes!

G．Running is a good way to exercise because it makes my heart strong.

7 . 假如你是校学生会主席李华，为庆祝建校100周年，学校近期将举行一次创意绘画比赛。请写一则书面通知，刊登到你校校报的英语专栏上。内容包括：
1.作品主题：我最喜欢的校园一角；
2.作品提交方式及截止时间；
3.获奖作品的展出方式。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。
参考词汇：Creative Painting Contest创意绘画比赛

Notice

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Student’ Union

10 . Many of us start exercising in the hope of losing unwanted pounds. Unquestionably, aiming to be more active is a good thing. But if the main reason is to lose weight, your resolution could very well come to nothing.

For starters, exercise is typically futile for weight loss. Take walking for example. A 150-pound person who walks for 30 minutes will burn, on average, around 140 calories. That’s equal to one can of soda — not exactly a great return on your investment of time and effort. It’s much easier just to skip the soda.

When exercise is added to a diet, the results are equally unimpressive. Researchers found that a combination of dieting and exercising brought no greater weight loss than dieting alone after six months. At 12 months, the diet-and-exercise combination showed an advantage, but it was slight — about 4 pounds.

In studies where exercise has produced meaningful weight loss, participants burned at least 400 to 500 calories per session on five or more days a week. To achieve that, a 150-pound person would need to walk a minimum of 90 minutes or run 30 minutes per day. In short, sessions need to go well beyond what most of us are willing or able to do. And even if we manage to make that much effort, our bodies often compensate (抵消) by eagerness for more food and slowing down metabolism (新陈代谢), effects that over time limit how many pounds we lose.

When exercise fails to meet our weight-loss expectations, we often stop working out. Perhaps the biggest problem with exercising to drop pounds is that it turns physical activity into punishment — a price we have to pay for a slimmer body. How many times have you heard someone say “I’ll need to do extra exercise” after eating too much? We treat exercise as a form of self-punishment for being “bad.” In this case, we’re unlikely to keep doing it for very long.

The conclusion is that we’re more likely to treat exercise positively and actually do it when we focus on our well-being rather than our weight.

1. What does the underlined word “futile” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Necessary.

B．Popular.

C．Dangerous.

D．Useless.

2. What happens when you run 30 minutes on a daily basis?

A．You will burn 140 calories every day.

B．You will lose 4 pounds in a month.

C．You might have a higher metabolic rate.

D．You might eat more than usual.

3. Why do people who want to lose weight through exercise often give up?

A．They are unlikely to really enjoy it.

B．They find it too challenging physically.

C．They have difficulty resisting (抵抗) delicious food.

D．They turn their attention to their well-being.

4. What can be the best title for the text?

A．How long should you exercise a day to lose weight?

B．What are the best exercises for losing weight?

C．Weight loss: why exercise is the wrong path

D．Exercise and weight loss: a pair of brothers