1 . Do you like to keep fit? We’re always told that regular exercise is good for our body and mind. More and more people are taking up activities that improve their fitness. But is there a risk that some of us might get obsessed (着迷的) and overdo it?
Well, for some people, fitness has become an obsession as they aim for perfection. And fitness trackers and apps can add to this addiction, especially if someone is driven by achievement and perfectionism. And sharing data on social media means exercising becomes public and competitive, which could cause problems in someone who is vulnerable (脆弱的). Experts say this can lead to a medical condition called orthorexia nervosa, or addiction to healthy eating and over-exercise. Untreated, it can lead to malnutrition and mental health problems.
Too much exercise can also take its toll on someone’s physical health as well. Symptoms of over-exercising include injuries such as a broken leg and a low immune system. So how much exercise is too much? Researches found the ideal pace to jog was about eight kilometers per hour-and that it was best to jog no more than three times a week or for 2.5 hours in total, showing that moderate jogging is possibly more beneficial than being inactive or undertaking strenuous (剧烈的) jogging.
If you’re more of a couch potato than a runner, this might sound like good news. But for amateur (业余的) athletes who can’t help but push their bodies to the limit, the advice from Martin Turner, a sports and exercise psychologist, is, “It’s all about letting go, not being obsessed, learning not to control everything, saying, ‘You don’t need to be perfect.’”
1. What is the main reason for people’s addiction to over-exercise according to paragraph 2?| A．Their need for social support. |
| B．Their addiction to fitness apps. |
| C．Their pursuit(追求)of perfectionism. |
| D．Their concern over health issues. |
| A．Going hand in hand. |
| B．Having a bad effect. |
| C．Making little difference. |
| D．Playing an important role. |
| A．The risk of fitness obsession. |
| B．The importance of mental health. |
| C．The benefits of moderate jogging. |
| D．The symptoms of over-exercising. |
| A．Fiction. | B．Lifestyle. | C．Culture. | D．News |
2 . Four years ago, Fred was on his way to work when he accidentally fell onto the tracks of Brooklyn’s train as a subway train was coming. The incident caused the loss of both of his legs.
But surprisingly, with the loss of his legs, Fred gained a new passion for racing. Before his accident. he wasn’t really that athletic. He would just occasionally (偶尔地) play basketball. But that all changed after he was introduced to handcycling (手摇自行车运动). “When I saw it. I was like, ‘Oh, this is great. You don’t even need legs to use it, this is perfect. ” he said. “So, I got on it, I rode and fell in love with it right away.”
Within a few months, he completed the TD Five Boro Bike Tour, a 40-mile ride through New York City. After that, he did his first marathon (马拉松) in 2021. He finished that race in 2 hours and 11 minutes, placing 12th out of 38.
“I’m going to attend this year’s marathon and take on challenges. My hands are on the wheel, my eyes are focused, and I think my time is going to speak for itself,” he said. He’s made a significant commitment to training. He rides his handcycle at least 13.1 miles a couple times a week and spends a lot of time in the gym. And he plans to keep pursuing his athlete goals. He wants to complete the Abbott Six-the world’s six largest marathons. One day, he said, “I’ll maybe even make it to the Paralympics.”
For those who might be following his journey, he hopes they will take some lessons from his story. “There will be ups and downs but the trend (趋势) is what’s important, focus on the good,” he said. “And also, take your big problems and divide them into small solutions, and then all of a sudden, your big problems turn into many small wins. ”
1. How did the accident happen to Fred?| A．Two trains ran into each other. | B．The train might leave the tracks. |
| C．The train might run over his legs. | D．He fell onto the tracks on his way back home. |
| A．The minute he saw the sport. |
| B．Before he lost both of his legs. |
| C．After he had practiced the sport for several times. |
| D．After he watched others ride handcycles for some time. |
| A．The way that Fred rides a handcycle. |
| B．Fred’s introducing this year’s marathon. |
| C．Fred’s preparing hard to take part in the competition. |
| D．The reason why Fred spends a lot of time in the gym. |
| A．Determined. | B．Shy. | C．Generous. | D．Careful. |
3 . As early as 1894, the newly formed International Olympic Committee (IOC) considered ice skating as a possibility for the first modern Olympic Games which would be held in 1896.
In 1911, a member of the IOC suggested that winter sports should be staged as part of the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm. Some opposed the idea. At last, the IOC decided to hold Winter Olympic Games in 1916. However, World War I broke out in 1914. After 1920, the national governing bodies for winter sports in several countries began talking about the possibility of a separate Winter Olympics.
The town of Chamonix, in the French Alps, planned to hold a winter sports festival in 1924; at the same time Paris was to host the Olympics. The Marquis de Polignac, a member of the IOC, suggested that the festival be formally recognized as the “Winter Olympic Games”. The IOC didn’t go that far, but did agree that Chamonix could call its festival an “Olympic Winter Carnival”.
The festival drew 258 athletes from 16 countries to compete in bobsledding (雪橇比赛), figure-skating, hockey, Nordic skiing and speed skating. Charles Jewtraw from the United States won the first gold medal in the 500-metre speed skating, but the festival’s hero was Claus Thunberg from Finland. He won five medals, three of which were gold in speed skating.
Weather has often been a major story at the Winter Olympics and so it was at Chamonix. The festival opened with rain and the unseasonably warm temperature turned snow and ice to mud. Then temperature dropped as far as 25 below zero and the mud became ice.
Despite the weather, more than 10,000 people showed up. In 1926, the IOC recognized the Chamonix festival as the first Winter Olympics and decided that the Winter Games would be held every four years, just like the Summer Olympics.
1. Why were the first Winter Olympic Games not held in 1916?| A．Because the IOC didn’t agree to it. | B．Because it was still under discussion. |
| C．Because World War I broke out in 1914. | D．Because some people disliked the idea. |
| A．economy has often been a major story at the Winter Olympics |
| B．people from 16 countries watched the first Winter Olympics |
| C．Charles Jewtraw won the most medals in the first Winter Olympics |
| D．Finland got 3 gold medals in speed skating in the first Winter Olympics |
| A．The Winter Olympics depend much more on the weather. |
| B．The 1924 Winter Olympics and Summer Olympics were held in the same city. |
| C．The Winter Olympics were held every two years in the beginning. |
| D．The IOC agreed to recognize the festival as the first Winter Olympics in 1924. |
| A．The development of the speed skating. | B．How the Winter Olympics came into being. |
| C．The story of the first Olympic Games. | D．The importance of weather in the Olympics. |
Ali and his younger sister, Zahra, lived with their parents in a poor neighborhood. Their mother was very sick and their father was struggling to find a job, and they had only a little money with which to buy food. As they had not paid the rent for several months,the landlord was breathing down their necks (盯着他们).
One day, Ali took Zahra’s shoes to a shoe repairman to be fixed, but he lost them on the way home. It wasn’t until he got home that he realized he had lost the shoes. He was afraid that his parents would be angry and disappointed, so he begged his sister to keep it secret. Zahra agreed and the two decided to share Ali’s running shoes. Zahra’s school hours were in the morning, so she would wear them first.After school, she would rush back and give them to Ali. He could then run to his school,which began in the afternoon.Although he ran as fast as he could, Ali often arrived late and was warned by the school.
Ali heard about a long distance race that was held for the boys in the city. When he learned that the third prize was a new pair of shoes, he decided to take part. He ran home excitedly and promised his sister that he would win her the new shoes.
The day of race arrived. Ali had a strong start, but halfway through the race he began to get tired and his legs began to ache. Getting more and more tired he thought only of Zahra and his promise to her.Dreaming of the new shoes he would win for his sister gave him strength and he stayed right behind the two fastest runners, determined to finish third.Suddenly, as the finish line drew near, another runner collided (碰撞) with Ali from behind and he crashed to the ground.
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Ali looked up and saw the other boys rushing ahead.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5 . A father in Brisbane, Australia, has beaten the world record for the most push-ups in one hour.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, 33-year-old Lucas Helmke, an accountant (会计) by trade, did 3, 206 push-ups at Brisbane’s Iron Underground gym. After the November submission (提交) , Helmke’s record just officially passed. He beat the record of 3, 182 push-ups set last April by fellow Australian Daniel Scali.
In order to show his son that “nothing is impossible,” Helmke, who trained for two to three years for this moment, said he wanted to beat the old record to “provide encouragement” for his 1-year-old.
His goal in this successful record attempt (尝试) was to break the exercise down to 30-second sets, doing 26 push-ups in each. Guinness said that 34 of Helmke’s push-ups were discounted because of improper form. To count, each push-up had to be completed without bending (弯曲) the knees.
Breaking the push-ups world record is a hot ticket. The record for the most push-ups in one hour has been broken repeatedly over the past 10 years. Before Helmke and Scali, another Australian man named Jarrad Young held the title, breaking his own record three years in a row: from 2, 806 push-ups in 2018 to 3, 054 in 2021. CNN reported that a 60-year-old Florida man, Rob Stirling, did 3, 264 push-ups last month, but it has not yet been officially recognized by Guinness.
Helmke told Guinness that his achievement is just the beginning. “This will be the first record I wish to set of a number of other push-up records,” he said. “Then onto other physical records.” According to the Brisbane Times, the dad chose Nov. 11 for his record attempt. “I wanted to break the record on my son’s first birthday,” he said.
1. What did Helmke do after years of training?| A．He set a new world record. | B．He ran the largest gym in Brisbane. |
| C．He started a new life as a senior accountant. | D．He became his son’s push-up instructor. |
| A．To improve his life. | B．To set an example to his son. |
| C．To encourage people to take exercise. | D．To realize his childhood dream. |
| A．A difficult task. | B．A long way. | C．A popular challenge. | D．A new business. |
| A．Celebrate his son’s birthday. | B．Have a meeting with Rob Stirling. |
| C．Get a physical check-up. | D．Beat other world records. |
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However, weeks later, I started playing tennis. After several months of painful practice, one day, as the ball came flying towards me, my racket and the ball met in what tennis players
I learned a valuable
| A．started | B．changed | C．quit | D．designed |
| A．confident | B．familiar | C．content | D．careful |
| A．focus on | B．take up | C．make up | D．check in |
| A．refused | B．supported | C．revised | D．admired |
| A．remind | B．attract | C．request | D．persuade |
| A．imagined | B．wanted | C．scheduled | D．arranged |
| A．fluent | B．impressive | C．curious | D．skillful |
| A．exercise | B．adventure | C．movement | D．time |
| A．includes | B．explores | C．improves | D．requires |
| A．behaviour | B．strategy | C．suggestion | D．goal |
| A．view | B．comment | C．doubt | D．express |
| A．obviously | B．formally | C．finally | D．actually |
| A．lecture | B．lesson | C．message | D．responsibility |
| A．flash | B．contact | C．follow | D．narrow |
| A．calm | B．positive | C．confused | D．interested |
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Since the opening ceremony on September 23, 11,830
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| A．aging | B．aching | C．changing | D．living |
| A．experience | B．behaviour | C．move | D．moment |
| A．purchased | B．touched | C．rode | D．rented |
| A．biggest | B．oldest | C．fastest | D．ugliest |
| A．ask about | B．bring about | C．care about | D．think about |
| A．comments | B．concerns | C．details | D．facts |
| A．arrive | B．break | C．compete | D．result |
| A．practice | B．explore | C．deliver | D．work |
| A．event | B．suburb | C．stage | D．signal |
| A．escaped | B．followed | C．marked | D．rounded |
| A．comments | B．cheers | C．debates | D．noises |
| A．memory | B．world | C．schedule | D．run |
| A．more than | B．other than | C．rather than | D．less than |
| A．buyer | B．master | C．supporter | D．volunteer |
| A．actually | B．currently | C．regularly | D．badly |
The opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games
The ceremony
During the parade, images of West Lake were projected (投射) onto the floor screen, allowing spectators and
The opening ceremony
