1 . In a world ruled by hard exercise and complex fitness programs, the simple act of walking is often ignored(忽略).     1     It offers physical and mental benefits that lead to total happiness.

Heart Health and Weight Management

Walking is light heart exercise that helps improve heart health by increasing blood circulation(循环).     2     Besides, regular quick walking supports in weight management by burning calories and improving digestion(消化), making it an excellent choice for those looking to throw away pounds or keep a healthy weight.

Pressure Drop and Clear Mind

Taking a relaxing walk or quick walk has been shown to give off endorphins, the body’s natural ”feel-good” materials. This leads to lower pressure levels, improved feelings, and improved mental health. Walking outdoors in nature or in a peaceful environment can provide a refreshing escape from the daily tasks.     3    

Joint(关节)Health and Free Movement

Unlike active sports, walking is soft on the joints, making it a perfect choice for people of all ages and fitness levels.     4     At the same time, it also raises the ability to move freely and easily. Walking regularly can be particularly beneficial to those recovering from pain or looking to prevent problems with joints.

Social Communication and Connection

    5     Walking clubs, group climbs, or even simple walking with a friend or family member can provide an opportunity to connect, share experiences, and create lasting memories while at the same time bringing the physical benefits.

A．It helps oil joints and make them stronger.

B．It’s a cheap way to lead a healthier lifestyle.

C．So taking a walk can make your mind relaxed and fresh.

D．A quick walk after meals has been shown to benefit the stomach.

E．It cuts down the risk of heart disease and brings down blood pressure.

F．Walking is useful exercise that can easily be turned into a social activity.

G．However, walking remains one of the easiest and most useful forms of exercise.

2 . In the spring of 1977, Rick Hoyt told his father, Dick that he wanted to participate in a 5-mile benefit run. Far from being a long-distance runner, Dick _________ to push Rick in his wheelchair and they finished all 5 miles, coming in next to last. That night, Rick told his father, “Dad, when I’m running, it feels like I’m not _________.”

This _________ was just the beginning of what would become over 1,000 races _________. The 2009 Boston Marathon was officially Team Hoyt’s 1000th race. Rick always says if it comes down to doing one _________ a year he would like it to be the Boston Marathon: his _________ race.

2013 was going to be Team Hoyt’s last Boston Marathon together, but they were not able to finish due to the terrorist bombing at the finish line. They _________ to be back in 2014 to finish the race with all the other runners, which they did, _________ many times along the 26.2 distance to take photos and shake hands of the many well-wishers.

Dick and Rick will continue to do shorter distances races together, but teammate Bryan Lyons will be _________in pushing Rick in the 2015 Boston.

Rick was once __________, if he could give his father one thing, what would it be? Rick responded, “The thing I’d most like is for my dad to sit in the chair and I would __________ him for once.”

Racing in support of others less fortunate, devoting their time and energy to __________ others, Team Hoyt continued in that same __________ for 37 years. They proved to everyone that anything can be done with enough __________, devotion, and above all, the bottomless depths of __________ that can be found only in the unique bond between a father and his son.

1.

A．organized

B．pretended

C．happened

D．agreed

2.

A．healthy

B．strong

C．disabled

D．wealthy

3.

A．confusion

B．success

C．adventure

D．realization

4.

A．completed

B．considered

C．arranged

D．suggested

5.

A．action

B．wish

C．race

D．exercise

6.

A．last

B．short

C．easy

D．favourite

7.

A．intended

B．remembered

C．promised

D．hesitated

8.

A．walking

B．stopping

C．standing

D．smiling

9.

A．taking away

B．taking off

C．taking out

D．taking over

10.

A．requested

B．supported

C．asked

D．recommended

11.

A．push

B．thank

C．welcome

D．greet

12.

A．training

B．affecting

C．informing

D．benefiting

13.

A．competition

B．sport

C．spirit

D．comfort

14.

A．character

B．perseverance

C．strength

D．mind

15.

A．love

B．connection

C．relationship

D．sympathy

3 . 假如你是杭州光明国际学校学生会主席李华，随着亚运会的成功举办和圆满结束，借着亚运会的余辉，本着“传承亚运精神、发扬亚运精神”，你所在城市开展了“全民健身运动 (National Fitness Program)”。请你代表学生会，给全校学生写一份倡议书，呼吁大家积极参与活动，内容包括：1.发起建议：2.具体做法：3.活动意义。
注意：1，写作词数应为80左右：2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入词数，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯，3.请按如下格式在答思卡的相应位置作容，
Dear fellow students,

With the successful holding and complete conclusion of the Asian Games,the National Fitness Program is proceeding with full vigor in our city.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

After all, the greatest wealth is health.

The Student Union

4 . The Importance of Getting Kids to Be Active

Everyone knows that kids should be physically active and need to exercise regularly to be physically fit.     1    , regular physical activity is considered by most experts to be an important part of a healthy lifestyle. However, that doesn’t mean every child needs to spend four or five hours a day exercising.

How Much Exercise Do Kids Need?

It is recommended that kids should be physically active for at least 60 minutes per day.     2    . For example, if your eight-year-old played soccer for 20 minutes during PE at school and then played basketball with his friends for 40 minutes after school, he would meet the recommendation of 60 minutes of physical activity for that day.

Exercise and Calories

    3    . It can help them build self-respect, sleep better, have more energy, and reduce depression. And as most people know, along with a healthy diet, regular exercise is the best way to lose weight and prevent childhood obesity (肥胖). Since your child is not likely to get his exercise using exercise equipment, it can be hard to always tell how many calories he is burning while exercising.     4    , as long as your child is getting his 60 minutes or more of physical activity each day and maintaining a healthy diet.

Youth Exercise and Fitness

Remember that kids, even teens, don’t usually stick with exercise programs.     5    . Instead, kids do better with lifestyle exercise programs, such as active free play and organized team sports.

A．Fortunately, it doesn’t matter

B．Regular exercise is good for kids

C．So they will be able to burn even more calories

D．That’s why you don’t see many kids in health clubs

E．Whether they are overweight or at a healthy weight

F．If your child is very active and is still gaining weight

G．But that doesn’t have to be 60 minutes of continuous activity

7 . At age 83, Barbara Humbert dreams of taking part in next year’s “Marathon for All” race at the Paris Olympic Games. It is the first ______ of its kind, allowing amateur(业余)athletes to run the same race path as the Olympic marathon athletes. Humbert has a history of success suggesting she could ______ some runners half her age.

Unlike your ______ great-grandmother, the German-born Frenchwoman runs 50 kilometers a week. She has ______ in many marathons and has the medals to show for it. “It's ______ to have the Olympics in my homeland,” said Humbert, “It would be a ______ for my 60th marathon.”

However, Humbert is ______ whether she will receive the paper for admission to the race, as the number for the Marathon for All will be ______ to 20,024. Humbert's husband Jacques is a big supporter, helping where he can. He is waiting to hear from the sports ministry about the ______ to reserve a piece of admission paper for his wife.

Many ______ hang in the entrance of Barbara and Jacques’s home. They ______ Barbara of all the races she has taken part in, from Athens to Boston and many other cities. She figures out that she has ______

about 8,000 kilometers in those races.

Humbert wants others to ______ in her footsteps. She said of running, “It gives you balance. You run, you empty your head, you feel ______ relaxed afterwards.” Barbara is planning for more races ______ just staying on what has been achieved.

1.

A．goal

B．test

C．event

D．reward

2.

A．choose

B．beat

C．respect

D．welcome

3.

A．usual

B．kind

C．special

D．serious

4.

A．served

B．competed

C．volunteered

D．travelled

5.

A．relaxing

B．confusing

C．worrying

D．amazing

6.

A．gift

B．win

C．practice

D．lesson

7.

A．confident

B．happy

C．unsure

D．fortunate

8.

A．reached

B．recognized

C．increased

D．limited

9.

A．honour

B．complaint

C．request

D．command

10.

A．races

B．medals

C．flags

D．T-shirts

11.

A．remind

B．warn

C．tell

D．praise

12.

A．hiked

B．tracked

C．led

D．covered

13.

A．get over

B．stand up

C．run out

D．come along

14.

A．formally

B．extremely

C．hardly

D．secretly

15.

A．but for

B．ahead of

C．rather than

D．other than

9 . You might say I found marathoning, step by step. Or perhaps it found me. I was _____________ an athlete growing up. In fact, I have a hard time _____________ that term to myself even today.

It started when I joined a group of women in my neighborhood for a daily three-mile walk. At first it was _____________. But soon, my body adjusted and I wanted _____________. Before long, I was running 5 miles. Then I set a goal to run a half marathon. And I did complete the Covered Bridges Half Marathon. I thought, “Now what?” I started to _____________ a marathon.

It so happened that I _____________ a meeting one night and listened to the speaker and coach, Rick Muhr, and was so _____________ by his words. I told him that I had signed up for the Ocean State Marathon, just a week away, and that I really didn’t believe I could _____________. Rick locked eyes with me and said, “Trish, you’ve done enough training. You’ll finish!”

I never had someone _____________ me like that, let alone a real, live coach. He gave me the ________________ I needed. I set out to run my ________________ marathon and completed it in 4:25:00. Little did I know that this would be the beginning of nearly a decade of marathon and distance running.

Running a marathon isn’t for everybody. But it is for anybody, anybody who wants to ________________ the unreachable and to take that ________________ into the rest of their life. When you cross the finish line you may never have a ________________ picture of what you are made of and capable of accomplishing. Your ________________ of the world and, more importantly, of yourself will forever be changed!

1.

A．always

B．rarely

C．never

D．nearly

2.

A．pointing

B．applying

C．turning

D．spreading

3.

A．hard

B．relaxing

C．unfamiliar

D．exciting

4.

A．some

B．both

C．more

D．none

5.

A．report

B．record

C．recall

D．consider

6.

A．held

B．missed

C．attended

D．mentioned

7.

A．inspired

B．disturbed

C．embarrassed

D．amused

8.

A．participate

B．finish

C．win

D．run

9.

A．agree with

B．rely on

C．care for

D．believe in

10.

A．confidence

B．pleasure

C．satisfaction

D．motivation

11.

A．last

B．first

C．only

D．second

12.

A．test

B．identify

C．imagine

D．reach

13.

A．knowledge

B．request

C．principle

D．experience

14.

A．bigger

B．brighter

C．clearer

D．nicer

15.

A．view

B．love

C．description

D．memory

10 . You don’t get a second chance to make a first impression — this was the theme of this year’s International Public Speaking Competition (IPSC), held in London from May 11 to 12. Thirty-three young speakers aged 16 to 20 from around the world gathered at The English Speaking Union to tell their stories, including Wu Dongxu, 19, a student from China. To him, the event wasn’t just about giving a speech on first impressions. It also made a strong impression on him.

“Rather than a competition, the experience was more like an inspiring research trip to me, a trip that allowed me to see firsthand the differences and similarities between Chinese and foreign cultures,” said Wu.

Apart from the obvious differences in food, transportation and climate, what impressed Wu most was the different styles of Chinese and foreign public speaking.

Although still a teen, Wu is no stranger to the public speaking podium (讲台). He has participated in many speaking competitions since 2017. But on the stage of the IPSC, speakers had no podium to stand behind. They just had to face the audience.

“This was the first time that I gave a speech without a podium, which made me realize how important eye contact and body language are,” said Wu. “It also gave me more freedom to convey more information with my body language instead of just with words.”

Another difference that caught Wu’s attention was the evaluation criteria (评价标准). According to him, in every speaking competition he had participated in in China, things like pronunciation, fluency and quality of language are always important. But to his surprise, in the IPSC accents and grammatical mistakes are not considered in the evaluation process. It is the story itself that matters most.

“Audiences are eager to hear powerful stories, no matter where they are from. That’s because the emotions expressed in them are shared by all human beings although there are the cultural differences.” said Wu. “Diversity, respect, tolerance and understanding — these are what the IPSC really wants to stress and spread.”

1. What is the topic of this year’s IPSC?

A．Cultural difference.	B．First impression.
C．Body language.	D．English education.

2. What left Wu Dongxu the deepest impression?

A．The food culture.	B．The transportation means.
C．The climate.	D．The public speaking style.

3. What can we learn about the IPSC?

A．Speakers are allowed to use podiums.

B．Body language plays an important part.

C．Pronunciation and fluency matter a lot.

D．Language quality is considered the most important.

4. What is Wu Dongxu’s attitude towards the IPSC?

A．Positive.

B．Doubtful.

C．Objective.

D．Opposed.