1 . 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。

From October 4 to October 6, the National English Speaking Competition    1     (hold) in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. A total of one million people of different ages, from kindergarten kids to young professionals, took part in this year's event.

During the three-day event, young competitors expressed     2     (them) by delivering speeches about     3     (vary) topics, including History as a Mirror, The Promise of Youth, and The Power of Dreams. Besides showing their     4     (impress) English ability, they also shared their views on the world as a generation of being open-minded, individualistic, and     5     (social) responsible.

When the competition was first run in 1996, the goal was     6     (train) college students to master another language and communicate clearly with foreigners.     7    , in the past 25 years the competition     8     (go) far beyond this simple goal. It now plays a role in helping document every major step the country takes in its development,     9     (encourage) young people to share China's stories and providing a stage for those     10     will shape the future.

2 . With the cold weather drawing nearer, few people will choose swimming as a daily or usual activity.     1     Here come the reasons.

Good for your brain.

Swimming is one of the best activities you can do all year round, which benefits your body and your mind. Swimming has been found to increase blood flow to the brain, which leads to more oxygen.     2    

Work your muscles.

Every time you swim, it is like doing a mini-resistance workout. Each kicks and pull works your muscles more than you could imagine, especially your arms, shoulders and gluteus — the muscles that are inactive all day when you’re sitting at your desk.     3     So along with building fitness, it is a wonderful full body exercise.

Lift your spirits.

    4     They can cause a positive feeling into your body which makes you happy. Swimming has been shown to reduce stress and tension. The repetition, movement and the breathing can help you to relax , and that’s why swimming is also regarded as a relaxing exercise.

    5    

While swimming is an individual sport, it is also very social. You can meet people from all walks of life when swimming. Have a chat in the lap pool, join a swimming club or get involved in social water sports to get to know people in your community. Besides, the great thing about swimming is that you can do it — rain or shine. Although your backyard pool, the river or beach cools down over winter, most inside swimming pools run heated pools year round, so you’ve got no excuse to stop swimming.

A．Benefit your body.

B．Meet new people.

C．These chemicals can control your thought and action.

D．Swimming also works your abs (腹肌) and will reduce your waist line.

E．Exercise gives off chemicals in your body called endorphins (内啡肽).

F．And that means you’re experiencing better memory and sharp mind.

G．However, swimming in winter is of great benefit in cold days.

3 . Teenagers’ fitness is now a major concern, to which physical exercise is very important. It reduces stress and improves fitness. Exercise makes your body strong, and helps you to keep the right body weight. Sports scientist Dr.Helen Lopez offers the following advice to teenagers: “Firstly, you need to find out your present level of fitness. Then you can design a programme that will help you become healthier.”

Dr Lopez suggests that there are three levels of fitness that need a change of lifestyle. “Overweight” means that the person gets very little exercise and often has a serious weight problem. “Inactive” means that the person does not join in many physical activities, but is not seriously overweight. “Active” refers to people who take part in sports and other physical activities, but do not have a high fitness level.

According to Dr Lopez, overweight teenagers should keep active to keep healthy. Ride a bike, play volleyball or basketball for a while, and go for a twenty-minute walk each day. All these will help to burn up calories. Inactive teenagers should do similar activities, but add some bending and stretching exercises, such as push-ups and sit-ups, starting with twenty of each a day. “Inactive people can take a little more exercise than overweight people because their bodies are stronger,” said Dr Lopez. The same principle applies to active teenagers.

Dr Lopez suggests one hour a week or more on running and other forms of intensive exercise, together with fifteen minutes a day spent on stretching and bending activities. “These are really important in order to prevent injuries,” Dr Lopez said. Some weight-training and other body-strengthening exercises could also be planned in the programme in order to increase the personˈs strength.

1. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Active people always have a high fitness level.

B．Overweight people always take more exercise.

C．Inactive teenagers are not seriously overweight.

D．Keeping fit means changing teenagers’ lifestyle.

2. Which of the following statements is NOT the reason why physical exercise is important?

A．It can make the teenagers grow taller.

B．It can help teenagers become healthier.

C．It can help to burn up calories.

D．It can increase teenagers’ strength.

3. In order to prevent injuries, you should do some ________ exercises.

A．walking	B．stretching and bending
C．riding	D．weight-training

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Doing exercises	B．Teenagersˈ fitness
C．Different lifestyles	D．Overweight teenagers

4 . Fat and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. “Football, tennis, cricket — anything with a round ball, I was _______,” he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the one always _______ in school gym classes in Devonshire, England.

It was a mountain _______ he received for his 15th birthday that _______ him. At first he went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to ride the bike along with a _______ friend. _______, Saunders set up his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed and _______. At the age of 18, he ran his first marathon.

The _______ year, he met John Ridgway and was hired as an instructor at Ridgway’s School of Adventure in Scotland, where he _______ about Ridgway’s cold-water adventures. Greatly ________ , Saunders ________ that this would be his future.

In 2001, after becoming a skillful skier, Saunders ________ his first long-distance expedition (探险) towards the North Pole. It took ________ energy. He ________ frostbite (冻疮), ran into a polar bear and pushed his body to the ________, pulling his supply-load sled (雪橇) up and over rocky ice. Since then, Saunders has skied more of the North Pole by himself than any other British man. His old playmates would not believe the change.

Next October, Saunders, 27, heads south from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, a 2900-kilometre journey that has never been completed on skis.

1.

A．hopeless

B．useless

C．careless

D．fearless

2.

A．take into account

B．run out of

C．made fun of

D．put up with

3.

A．bike

B．car

C．toy

D．tool

4.

A．found

B．replied

C．accepted

D．changed

5.

A．walker

B．cyclist

C．hiker

D．runner

6.

A．Gradually

B．Eventually

C．Normally

D．Directly

7.

A．health

B．strength

C．desire

D．concern

8.

A．last

B．ending

C．following

D．past

9.

A．expected

B．witnessed

C．questioned

D．learned

10.

A．annoyed

B．interested

C．surprised

D．confused

11.

A．declared

B．required

C．proved

D．decided

12.

A．served

B．seized

C．selected

D．started

13.

A．unbelievable

B．unbearable

C．illogical

D．incorrect

14.

A．adopted

B．predicted

C．suffered

D．cured

15.

A．low

B．limit

C．point

D．pool

5 . 假定你是李华，你的笔友Tom来信说，因为学习忙、锻炼少，他最近经常生病，这影响了他的学习。请你给他写一封信，要点包括：
1．锻炼的重要性；
2．锻炼有利于学习；
3．提出锻炼的建议。
注意：
1．词数80左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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6 . Singing Competition 2023 Come and enjoy the music!

Place: City Town Hall

December 25th, 2023; 191 Zhongshan Road

Time:1:30 p.m. -5:30 p.m.

Website: www. singing 2023.com

Competition Rules:

All singers must be between 16 and 19 years of age.

All singers should bring their own CDs, prepare at least 1 song.

All singers must arrive at least 30 minutes before the start of the competition.

Late comers mustn’t take part in the competition.

Singers aged 16 or younger need the permission of their parents to take part.

Prizes

First Prize -100 Yuan (one person only) Second Prize -600 Yuan (two persons) Third Prize -300 Yuan (five persons)

1. How long will the singing competition last?

A．Four hours.

B．Three hours.

C．Two hours.

D．An hour.

2. How many singers will get prizes in total?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Five.

D．Eight.

3. The passage is probably ________ .

A．a letter

B．a story

C．a poster

D．a report

8 . With the cold weather drawing nearer, few people will choose swimming as a daily or usual activity.     1    . Here come the reasons.

Good for your brain.

Swimming is one of the best activities you can do all year round, which benefits your body and your mind. Swimming has been found to increase blood flow to the brain, which leads to more oxygen.     2    .

Work your muscles.

Every time you swim, it is like doing a mini-resistance workout. Each kick and pull works your muscles more than you could imagine, especially your arms, shoulders and gluteus — the muscles that are inactive all day when you’re sitting at your desk.     3    . So along with building fitness, it is a wonderful full body exercise.

Lift your spirits.

    4    . They can cause a positive feeling into your body which makes you happy. Swimming has been shown to reduce stress and tension. The repetition, movement and the breathing can help you to relax, and that’s why swimming is also regarded as a relaxing exercise.

    5    .

While swimming is an individual sport, it is also very social. You can meet people from all walks of life when swimming. Have a chat in the lap pool, join a swimming club or get involved in social water sports to get to know people in your community.

A．Meet new people

B．Benefit your body

C．These chemicals can control your thought and action

D．However, swimming in winter is of great benefit in cold days

E．And that means you’re experiencing better memory and sharp mind

F．Exercise gives off chemicals in your body called endorphins (内啡肽)

G．Swimming also works your abs (腹肌) and will reduce your waist line

10 . 假定你是李华，为了培养学生的创新精神和劳动技能，上周六你校在图书馆举办了学生现场手工制作比赛。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1. 参赛对象；
2. 比赛过程和结果；
3. 比赛意义。
1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

An on-site craft competition

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