1 . Not two months after my initial 5K, a friend invited me to run a half marathon. This wasn't a small three-mile_________I needed to face. Could I really run for more than 13 miles? I began to_________. I worried I would_________myself in front of my relatives coming to cheer me on. But here was my chance. So I_________and started training under the guidance of professional coaches. I didn't give up though I learned running six or seven miles was no_________.

The beginning few miles that day passed_________as I took in the sights and enjoyed the event atmosphere. At mile 5, my friend began to_________. I didn't. At mile 8, my legs started to_________because of my previous injury,     but I kept going. At mile 11, I was_________because I was still full of energy. Feeling great, I looked over to my friend that walked just now, joking, "Do you just want to run the whole marathon?" Of course, the comment earned me many__________from those around us, but it proved something to me, I'd__________much more than I thought possible.

Now having been a__________for more than three years, with several SKs and four half marathons__________. I have more evens planned for this year and the__________of a full marathon in the near future. I've run through cities, parks, and beaches. I've run in rain and snow. I've run through operations and__________. I kept going though I've wanted to__________a hundred times. I got more than I ever__________.

And now I know: I can do things that seem__________. I can always keep moving forward no matter what's going on around me or__________me, no matter who is or isn't at my side. I can run through anything as long as I push past my__________.

1.

A．experiment

B．chance

C．experience

D．challenge

2.

A．guess

B．inquire

C．hesitate

D．complain

3.

A．refresh

B．embarrass

C．prove

D．lose

4.

A．signed up

B．gathered up

C．joined up

D．opened up

5.

A．case

B．joke

C．problem

D．matter

6.

A．Smoothly

B．slowly

C．cautiously

D．casually

7.

A．escape

B．rest

C．walk

D．wander

8.

A．shake

B．fold

C．break

D．hurt

9.

A．astonished

B．pleased

C．ashamed

D．excited

10.

A．prides

B．glares

C．laughs

D．cheers

11.

A．deserted

B．forgot

C．achieved

D．discovered

12.

A．player

B．coach

C．wrier

D．runner

13.

A．urged

B．explored

C．counted

D．conquered

14.

A．joy

B．reason

C．goal

D．intention

15.

A．repeating

B．restarting

C．reflecting

D．resisting

16.

A．improve

B．polish

C．quit

D．reform

17.

A．permitted

B．desired

C．prepared

D．imagined

18.

A．impossible

B．imperfect

C．unfair

D．unusual

19.

A．out

B．within

C．off

D．for

20.

A．strengths

B．ambitions

C．limits

D．attempts

2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

There is a growing interest in rock climbing. Recently there    1    (be) an improvement in technology and techniques to perform it. The sport is getting more    2    (attract) to many people. Although rock climbing has risks and physical challenges, people still have several reasons to take it up.

Some sportsmen feel that rock climbing can never become boring. This is because you have different places to go climbing. Additionally, there are several challenging routes to climb. If you are tired    3    walls at your location, you may visit elsewhere    4    (experience) other challenging walls.

    5    (obvious), it offers great fun and adventure to people when they go high up on walls. When they push themselves beyond the expected limits, they get    6    sense of achievement. Many people feel that rock climbing also gives them a feeling of    7    (free), as they can go wherever they want.

There are many sportsmen    8    also lake rock climbing as a physical challenge where they always move up the levels. After    9    (cross) a set level, they move to the next and then to the next. And they can always give a fight to their previously achieved    10    (goal). It all depends on their physical fitness and skill levels.

3 . When temperatures rise, many people swim to beat the heat. But swimming does a lot more than that. It is a great workout for the whole body. Health experts at the University of California, Berkeley state that swimming is a great way to stay in shape.

Swimming is a very good high-intensity cardio exercise (高度有氧运动). Cardio involves the heart, lungs, and circulatory(血液循环的) system. The Berkeley experts say swimming can increase your heart rate and exercise your lungs. Some high-intensity cardio exercises, such as running, can improve your health but can also be likely to hurt your body. Swimming, on the other hand,                    is beneficial to the body and people often use it to recover from injuries.

Paul Waas, a coach and former competitive swimmer, says that swimming is more beneficial to the body than other sports because it is low-impact. A mother called Paloma with two daughters says that for her girls, swimming has been more beneficial to the body than some other sports. She said, “So far, I think it’s been good for their bodies. It’s a high-intensity cardio exercise, as you know. But it spares their knees, their joints, and so on. So it’s rare to get injured in swimming.”

The coach adds that swimming is a great exercise for kids who grow a lot in a short amount of time. Coach Waas said, “Swimming is really good for kids who are growing fast. Their bones might be hurting and they’re suffering from serious pain all the time. And then they get in the pool and, you know, they can float and stretch out a little bit and it reduces that as well.”

People who are overweight can also find relief through swimming. Their weightlessness in the water can help them to avoid injury as they exercise.

1. According to Paragraph 2,swimming is better than running because

A．it’s a bit easier to do	B．it’s better and safer for our bodies
C．it makes people feel more comfortable	D．it increases our heart rates more slowly

2. What’s Paul Waas’s attitude towards swimming?

A．Positive.

B．Negative.

C．Doubtful

D．Worried

3. What does the underlined word that in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A．Floating and stretching out.	B．Fast physical growth of kids.
C．Swimming in a swimming pool.	D．The pain caused by kids’ physical growth.

4 . What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A．Their hobbies.

B．The man’s sickness.

C．A healthy lifestyle.

5 . My First Marathon

A month before my first marathon, one of my ankles was injured and this meant not running for two weeks, leaving me only two weeks to train. Yet, I was determined to go ahead.

I remember back to my 7th year in school. In my first P.E. class, the teacher required us to run laps and then hit a softball. I didn’t do either well. He later informed me that I was “not athletic”.

The idea that I was “not athletic” stuck with me for years. When I started running in my 30s，I realized running was a battle against myself, not about competition or whether or not I was athletic. It was all about the battle against my own body and mind. A test of wills!

The night before my marathon, I dreamt that I couldn’t even find the finish line. I woke up sweating and nervous, but ready to prove something to myself.

Shortly after crossing the start line, my shoe laces(鞋带) became untied. So I stopped to readjust. Not the start I wanted! At mile 3, I passed a sign: “GO FOR IT, RUNNERS!” By mile 17, I became out of breath and the once injured ankle hurt badly. Despite the pain, I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again. By mile 21, I was starving！As I got close to mile 23, I could see my wife waving a sign. She is my biggest fan. She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a.m. or questioned my expenses on running. I was one of the final runners to finish. But I finished! And I got a medal. In fact, I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had.

Determined to be myself and free of worldly labels(世俗标签), I can now call myself a “marathon winner”.

1. Why did the author mention the P.E. class in his 7th year?

A．To appreciate the support of his teacher.	B．To show he was not talented in sports.
C．To amuse the readers with a funny story.	D．To share a precious memory.

2. How was the author’s first marathon?

A．He walked to the end.	B．He quit halfway.
C．He got the first place.	D．He made it.

3. What does the story mainly tell us?

A．A man owes his success to his family support.	B．Failure is the mother of success.
C．A true winner is one with a great effort of will.	D．Well begun is half done.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Which team do the woman’s parents probably cheer for?

A．England.

B．Portugal.

C．Spain.

2. According to the woman, what is most likely to happen tonight?

A．Spain will lose.

B．Portugal will lose.

C．Ronaldo will score three goals.

3. Why does the man support Portugal?

A．He likes Ronaldo.

B．Spain is way too confident.

C．Portugal hasn’t lost a single game yet.

4. How much money do the speakers agree to bet?

A．$10.

B．$20.

C．$40.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What relation is the woman to George?

A．His mother.

B．His teammate.

C．His coach.

2. What does the woman think is more important?

A．Winning the game.

B．Being a team player.

C．Impressing the parents.

8 . Some people think going to the gym takes time and effort, it often hurts, and it can be extremely boring.Most weight-related exercises are a combination of sets and reps(几次几组).In order to see any significant change from any one exercise,it will probably need to be repeated six to eight times, for a minimum of three sets, for about three months: Then there' s aerobics(有氧运动).For some, there's nothing more boring than endless miles spent running on a treadmill(跑步机).

But what if there is a way to reduce the boredom of exercise while still getting a good workout? Luckily for us, there’s virtual reality (VR).

“In the past, playing video games was a sedentary(久坐不动的) experience:,"says Jo Stauffer of the VR Heaitn-institute, but VR changes all of that.” Many, VR games are played while standing In order to play properly, the players are forced to move around swinging their arms or using their legs.After an hour of this on a regular enough basis, it's not surprising, that many people unexpectedly find themselves a little fitter .There are already a number of virtual reality games which, deliberately or not, result in their player “getting a good sweat on” if played for enough time.For example, there's a music game which forces players to shadow box(做空拳攻防练习) in order to hit the notes---that's an upper-body workout.

The benefit of VR has been noticed by one company.They want to take the whole experience into the gym. They are making a resistance machine, designed to be used in combination with a VR headset. Players challenge a virtual competitor in a series of games,which results in a 30-minute full-body workout.However, the cost of the equipment is expensive and there are safety concerns to be worked out, says J.P.Gownder from the consultancy Forrester.

Although it's early days, for those: of us who struggle to overcome the boredom of exercise,a new solution could be coming.And a world where a person can exercise and have fun at the same time might be something that many people would want-virtual or not.So don' t give up exercising.

1. What conclusion can we draw from the first paragraph?

A．Most weight-related exercises nearly have no effect.

B．Some people think exercising in the gym is difficult and tiring.

C．Running on a treadmill wont bring significant change.

D．You'd better not go to the gym because of the risk of injury.

2. Compared with video games, VR games____________.

A．bring more fun to play.

B．take people less free time.

C．are more likely to bring players health benefits.

D．are more popular with people nowadays .

3. What can we know about the resistance machine?

A．It has been widely used in the gym.

B．There are some disadvantages of it.

C．J.P. Gownder highly recommends it.

D．When using it, people need to have a partner.

4. Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Virtual exercise in the gym.	B．Keep going to the gym
C．The boredom of exercise	D．The popularity of VR games.

9 . It has become one of the most moving pictures of the 2017 London Marathon： Matthew Rees stopping 300 metres short of the finish line to help DavidWyeth， a stranger on the verge of collapse， finish the race． "I was just about to sprint （冲刺） to the finish when I saw David，" Rees tells me． "His legs were completely jelly-like and he collapsed （崩溃） in front of me． So I decided to forget my race． He had come so far and after 26 miles of running I wanted him to make the finish．"

Rees， who was running his third marathon as part of the Swansea Harriers club， was having a hard race himself． "Earlier on， I suddenly experienced some leg problems and was in a lot of pain，" he said． " I nearly dropped out but I decided I wanted to get to the finish line． When I saw David， he was clearly having the same thought． It felt like fate that we were meant to cross together．" What did he say to him？ " I was trying to cheer him on and keep him calm． I just kept on saying：‘ You will finish． I won't leave your side． We'll get to that finish line．'"

Rees only started running two years ago． "I wanted to get a bit fitter，" he says， "and more importantly， it was for mental health reasons． I was suffering from anxiety and running really helps with that． It's changed my life．"

The video of the two men crossing the finish line arm in arm immediately was viewed widely， though Rees failed to finish under two hours， 50 minutes， his goal for the race． Rees， with his modesty（谦逊）， tells me that such acts of kindness happen frequently in the running community and it just so happened that his sportsmanship was caught on camera．

1. When Rees was about to complete the marathon， he found ______ ．

A．he had to give up the race

B．David would run in front of him

C．something was wrong with David

D．he had a leg problem

2. We can infer from the last paragraph that ______ ．

A．Rees was excited to be on camera

B．Rees became interested in running

C．Rees was sad because of his failure

D．Rees did not think much of what he did

3. What is the writer's main purpose of writing the text？ ______

A．To share a touching story in a Marathon．

B．To show the meaning of running a Marathon．

C．To explain how to become a good sportsman．

D．To describe the friendship between two runners．

10 . Why was Holly absent from swimming practice today?

A．She was ill.

B．She climbed a mountain.

C．She went biking with her family.