1 . Each year, the women of Olney, England, and Liberal, Kansas, have an unusual “pancake racing”. This tradition is said to have started on Shrove Tuesday,1445, in Olney. Shrove Tuesday is the day before the Christian season of Lent begins.
It is said that in 1445, an Olney woman was making pancakes. She suddenly heard the church(教堂) bells ring, signaling the beginning of the Shrove Tuesday service. Realizing that she was going to be late for church, she raced out the door still wearing her apron(围裙) and headscarf and holding her frying pan(锅) with a pancake in it. Olney women continue this tradition more than 500 years later.
In 1950, a person of Liberal wanted his town to join in Olney Pancake Race. He made some phone calls to Olney to set up a friendly competition, and the people of Olney accepted the challenge.
The rules are simple. Racers must wear the traditional headscarf and apron. They have to flip(抛) the pancake in the air so that it flips and lands back in the pan on the other side. After the race, there are Shrove Tuesday church services. Then Liberal and Olney connect through a video call to compare race times and announce a winner.
In both towns, the races have grown into larger festivals. Olney’s festival is an allday event starting with a big pancake breakfast. Liberal’s festival lasts four days and includes a parade, a great show, and eating competitions.
Although the women’s race is still the main event, both towns now hold races for boys and girls of all ages. Emma Evans,14, was the winner of her age group’s race in Liberal last year. She wore an apron that her grandma made for her and used a pan passed down to her from her older brother. Her family cheered her on from the sidelines.
“It’s a family tradition, ”Emma says. “And there are only two places in the world that compete against each other in a race like this, so it feels special.”
1. What do we know about Olney Pancake Race?A.It was founded by a cook. | B.It was started during Lent. |
C.It is a centuriesold tradition. | D.It has been held every year since 1445. |
A.Wear their formal clothes. | B.Throw and catch the pancake. |
C.Hand the pancake to another. | D.Eat the pancake while running. |
A.lasts only one day | B.has more varied activities |
C.holds different races for boys | D.starts with a delicious breakfast |
A.It is familyfriendly. | B.It is quite competitive. |
C.It should be internationalized. | D.It should provide aprons for racers. |
In the closing ceremony of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, China put on
•使身体强健,特别是能让脑力劳动者们放松;
•观看或参加各种运动、比赛可以使生活变得多姿多彩;
•对青少年的性格培养有益处,在运动场上学到的东西常常对学生们的性格有很深的影响。
注意:1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:性格培养character building
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4 . Simple steps to inner peace
If you wake up feeling tired and lazy, these moves can give you a lift. Our yoga warm-ups will help to loosen and stretch your muscles and joints, and deep breathing also helps you to focus your thoughts, so you feel refreshed.
Upper-body lift
Slowly lower your body to the floor, look up forward the ceiling and breathe in. Hold for a minute. Release (放松).
Toe touch
Bringing your hands to the floor, breathe out while putting your head between your knees (if you’re a beginner, keep knees slightly bent). Holding the position, breathe in as you stretch your head and chest upward. Hold for one minute. Release.
Spine stretch
Standing straight, feet together, breathe in and raise your arms straight overhead, hands touching. Look up, stretching your body for one minute. Release. Repeat moves as often as needed.
1. The purpose of the above exercises is to ________.A.help you bring back your strength |
B.get rid of pain from your back |
C.get you warm enough to do further exercise |
D.loosen and stretch your muscles to help you feel refreshed |
A.raising your body higher | B.making you release |
C.helping you get energetic | D.getting your body straight |
A.upperbody lift; toe touch | B.toe touch; upperbody lift |
C.spine stretch; toe touch | D.toe touch; spine stretch |
5 . Every year, the Olympic Training Centre has one extra special day just for women. This day celebrates the fact that
In the old days, women were told that certain sports were for men
Tomorrow, this special day will be
Our scheduled
A.men | B.women | C.young children | D.old people |
A.enough | B.just | C.ever | D.only |
A.trainings | B.practice | C.drills | D.games |
A.along | B.with | C.about | D.without |
A.It | B.This | C.That | D.What |
A.pay | B.rights | C.salary | D.jobs |
A.congratulated | B.separated | C.celebrated | D.divided |
A.students | B.teachers | C.boys | D.girls |
A.kilometres | B.centimetres | C.millimetres | D.metres |
A.moving | B.exciting | C.surprising | D.pleasing |
A.activities | B.films | C.plays | D.concerts |
A.while | B.and | C.but | D.or |
A.make | B.find | C.throw | D.shoot |
A.run | B.swim | C.jump | D.cross |
A.riders | B.runners | C.divers | D.athletes |
6 . I come from a family that loves sports. My father coaches Little League baseball. My mother swims nearly every weekend. My brother is on his high-school basketball team, and I am the best hitter on my middle-school volleyball team. All of us have benefited(受益)from sports. One of the most common ways for kids to take part in sports is to join a team. Joining a sports team should be a school requirement.
Playing sports is good for both the body and mind. Everyone knows that exercise helps people stay fit. For example, swimming helps your heart work better and it also helps build muscle strength(肌肉力量). In addition, school athletes(运动员) often have a healthy diet. I eat a lot of fruit and vegetables and avoid fatty foods because I must stay in great condition.
Being on a team allows students to enjoy a healthier social life. They often make more friends and can be some of the most popular kids in school. Since joining the basketball team, my brother has made friends with a lot of his tea mates and has showed more interest in spending time with them.
Kids who take part in school teams sometimes earn college scholarships(奖学金). My brother's friend, Justin, played football in high school. His family did not have money to send him to college. However, a college invited him to play on its team. The college is paying for him to go to school. Joining a team turned out to be one of the best decisions he had ever made. Now he studies at a great college and plays on its football team Not every school athlete gets a college scholarship, but joining a school team-makes it possible.
Although some people may not like the idea of forcing students to join a school team, its many benefits such as keeping kids heal thy, new friendships, and possible scholarships cannot be denied(否认).
1. What does the author mainly tell us in Paragraph 2?A.Joining a school team has health benefits. |
B.Students should spend more time exercising. |
C.Swimming is an excellent sport for students. |
D.School athletes must try to eat a healthy diet. |
A.He had a busier life. | B.He got more chances. |
C.He worked much harder. | D.He became more sociable. |
A.He is a good football player. | B.He will be given a scholarship. |
C.He is managing a school team. | D.He comes from a wealthy family. |
A.He doubts it. | B.He is in support of it. |
C.He is worried about it. | D.He pays little attention to it. |
7 . Sport is not only physically challenging, but can also be mentally challenging. Criticism from coaches, parents and other teammates, as well as pressure to win can create too much anxiety or stress for young athletes. Stress can be physical,emotional, or psychological and research has indicated that it can lead to burnout. Burnout has been described as dropping or quitting of an activity that was at one time enjoyable.
The early years of development are critical years for learning about oneself. The sport setting is one where valuable experiences can take place. Young athletes can, for example, learn how to cooperate with others, make friends, and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their lives. Coaches and parents should be aware, at all times, that their feedback to youngsters can greatly affect their children. Youngsters may take their parents' and coaches' criticisms to heart and find flaws in themselves.
Coaches and parents should also pay attention that youth sport participation does not become work for children. The outcome of the game should not be more important than the process of learning the sport and other life lessons. In today's youth sport setting young athletes may be worrying more about who will win instead of enjoying themselves and the sport. Following a game many parents and coaches focus on the outcome and find fault with youngsters' performances. Positive support should be provided regardless of the outcome. Research indicates that positive support motivates and has a greater effect on learning than criticism. Again, criticism can create high levels of stress,which can lead to burnout.
1. An effective way to prevent the bumout of young athletes is________.A.to make sport less competitive |
B.to increase their sense of success |
C.to reduce their mental stress |
D.to make sport more challenging |
A.it can help them learn more about society |
B.it enables them to find flaws in themselves |
C.it can provide them with valuable experiences |
D.it teaches them how to set realistic goals for themselves |
A.pay more attention to letting children enjoy sport |
B.help children to win every game |
C.train children to cope with stress |
D.enable children to understand the positive aspect of sport |
A.to teach young athletes how to avoid burnout |
B.to persuade children not to worry about criticism |
C.to stress the importance of positive support to children |
D.to discuss the skill of combining criticism with encouragement |
8 . Eight years ago, Special Olympics Georgia Forsyth County was introduced to Britt Hall.Britt Hall is a Special Olympics Georgia athlete."The first sport I started competing in with Special Olympics Georgia was softball.I was with the Forsyth Golden Gloves, and we were a pretty good team," said Britt as he looked back upon his first state game.
Since then, the athlete has competed in much more than softball.Britt has gone on to compete in bocce, basketball, athletics, table tennis, volleyball and flag football during his Special Olympics Georgia career (职业生涯).And he performed well in these games."Athletics has always been one of his favorite sports to compete in," said Britt's father."He likes the different competitions within athletics, especially the races (赛跑)."
"I like athletics, but I am excited for flag football this year.We are going to play just as well as the Falcons," Britt said.This year, Britt and his teammates will be returning to Emory University as the Special Olympics Georgia Forsyth County Mean Machine, one of the two flag football teams from Special Olympics Georgia Forsyth County.Despite the word "mean" being in their name, Britt says that their aim is not to be mean to their competitors."We want to win the gold, but we want to be nice to the other teams and encourage them.They are our friends and have worked just as hard as we have for the state competitions," Britt explained.
While athletes are encouraged to try their very best and go for the gold, Special Olympics Georgia centers on sportsmanship and friendship during competitions.Britt has always been a good team player, but he is also very competitive.Special Olympics Georgia has helped him gain confidence as an athlete, which shows him how to cheer on his teammates and the opposing athletes.
"I've learned a lot from being in Special Olympics Georgia.I think there is a lesson for everyone who competes," said Britt.
1. What do we learn about Britt Hall?A.He's good at many sports. |
B.He was born in Georgia. |
C.He preferred softball to other sports. |
D.He disliked the Forsyth Golden Gloves. |
A.Bocce. |
B.Basketball. |
C.Flag football. |
D.The 1,000meter race. |
A.He thinks highly of them. |
B.He is surprised at them. |
C.He's strongly against them. |
D.He's concerned about them. |
A.Special Olympics Georgia is famous around the world |
B.Special Olympics Georgia has played a big role in Britt's life |
C.Britt succeeds as an athlete mainly because of his gifts |
D.Britt not only won many gold medals but made many friends |
9 . Derek Rabelo is not the only surfer (冲浪手) to conquer Hawaii’s famous Pipeline big wave break, but while all others use their sight to do it, this young professional surfer must rely only on his other senses. That’s because he is completely blind.
When Derek was born, over 24 years ago, he got his name from Derek Ho, the first Hawaiian surfing world champion. A surfing enthusiast himself, Ernesto dreamed that his son would share the talent of his uncle, a professional surfer. Unfortunately, Derek was born completely blind, but this didn't stop his family from believing that he could do anything he wanted, even if that meant becoming a surfer.
At age 2, Derek received a bodyboard and the beaches of Guarapari, Brazil, became his backyard. He was always comfortable in the water and surfing was in his blood, but he didn't actually try riding a wave until he turned 17, when his father bought him a surfboard. His father taught him the basics and encouraged him to keep practising, but after successfully standing up on the surfboard, Derek knew he needed to become much better if he was going to achieve Ernesto's dream and become a professional surfer. So he joined the Praia do Moroo surf school, where he studied under coach Fabio Maru.
Standing up on a surfboard and conquering small waves is one thing, while gathering the courage to take on Hawaii's board—breaking Pipeline is another. But that's exactly what Derek Rabelo set out to do just months after learning how to surf. Everyone told him it was too dangerous, but he felt he could do it. And he did, earning the praise of famous professional surfers like Kelly Slater and Mick Fanning. Now 24, Rabelo has been surfing the Pipeline every winter since.
1. What does the first paragraph tell us?A.Good eyesight is necessary for becoming good surfers. |
B.Nobody has ever conquered Hawaii's big wave break. |
C.Derek Rabelo dreams to conquer Hawaii’s big wave break. |
D.Derek Rabelo is the only blind professional surfer to conquer Hawaii’s big wave break. |
A.He never lost confidence in him. |
B.He named him after his uncle. |
C.He sent him to a surfing champion. |
D.He started his own interest in surfing. |
A.began to try riding a wave |
B.was no longer afraid of water |
C.realized he still had a long way to go |
D.knew his father's dream had come true |
10 . Sports can help you keep fit and get in touch with nature. However, whether you are on the mountains, in the waves, or on the grassland, you should be aware that your sport of choice might have great influence on the environment.
Some sports are resource-hungry. Golf, as you may know, eats up not only large areas of countryside, but also tons of water. Besides, all sorts of chemicals and huge amounts of energy are used to keep its pitches (球场) in good condition. This causes major environmental effects. For example, in the dry regions of Portugal and Spain, golf is often held responsible for serious water shortage in some local areas.
There are many environment-friendly sports. Power walking is one of them that you could take up today. You don't need any special equipment except a good pair of trainers; and you don't have to worry about resources and your purse. Simple and free, power walking can also keep you fit. If you walk regularly, it will be good for your heart and bones. Experts say that 20 minutes of power walking daily can make you feel less anxious, sleep well and have better weight control.
Whatever sport you take up, you can make it greener by using environment-friendly equipment and buying products made from recycled materials. But the final goal should be “green gyms”. They are better replacements (代替物) for traditional health clubs and modern sports centers. Members of green gyms play sports outdoors, in the countryside or other open spaces. There is no special requirement for you to start your membership. And best of all, it's free.
1. What do we know about golf from the passage?A.It is popular in Portugal and Spain. |
B.It causes water shortages around the world. |
C.It needs water and energy to keep its courses in good condition. |
D.It pollutes the earth with chemicals and wastes. |
A.it is free |
B.it benefits our health |
C.it gets people close to the nature |
D.it is resource-saving |
A.Working out in a gym. |
B.Cycling in a mountain. |
C.Swimming in a sports centre. |
D.Playing golf in the countryside. |