1 . Exercise and I had never had a good relationship due to my fear of sports. From a young age, my dad _______ me into a dozen sports. I didn’t like any of them, _______.

When I entered the University of Regina, my dad _______ telling me “You have to find a way to stay _______.” or “You don’t want to get the Freshman 15, do you?” So I _______ to give swimming a shot, but I _______ managed to go to the pool twice during the fall semester (学期). Worse still, I was _______ to convince myself that’s OK.

The spring semester came. A friend of mine _______ me if I wanted to try Zumba (尊巴) with her. All I knew about Zumba was that it was basically a kind of exercise: dancing to Latin pop songs. It didn’t sound too bad, but I couldn’t be _______.

I went, and that was it. Zumba became my ________ of tea. The instructor would always say, “Don’t worry about the steps. Have fun. Do your own thing.” That removed my ________ of sports. I didn’t have to be ________. I didn’t even have to be good. I just needed to ________ the music and move. Zumba did ________ me from the Freshman 15, and it also did so much more. It let me make ________ with my unpleasant past about physical exercise, and enjoy staying healthy.

1.

A．expected

B．allowed

C．forced

D．invited

2.

A．therefore

B．though

C．instead

D．besides

3.

A．avoided

B．risked

C．regretted

D．kept

4.

A．in shape

B．for fun

C．at ease

D．on business

5.

A．refused

B．happened

C．bothered

D．decided

6.

A．hardly

B．merely

C．constantly

D．gradually

7.

A．eager

B．content

C．embarrassed

D．disappointed

8.

A．cheated

B．comforted

C．asked

D．annoyed

9.

A．happy

B．proud

C．careful

D．sure

10.

A．cup

B．part

C．share

D．mouth

11.

A．curiosity

B．passion

C．fear

D．confidence

12.

A．perfect

B．positive

C．adorable

D．official

13.

A．accept

B．feel

C．display

D．compare

14.

A．witness

B．separate

C．discourage

D．save

15.

A．trouble

B．sense

C．peace

D．contact

2 . 假定你是李华，上周日你校举办了主题为“Know more about China”的英语演讲比赛。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1.时间和地点；
2.比赛的过程；
3.比赛的意义。
注意:
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

An English Speech Contest

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3 . In high school, Dad got me to play rugby in the first place. I enjoyed throwing the ball around, but I didn't think I had what it _______ to play on a team. "You'll never know what you're capable of _______ you give it a try, Adam. " Dad told me. There was _______ a game where Dad wasn't on the sidelines, cheering me on.

Four years of efforts came down to my last game. I urged my dad to bring our _______

I _______ at my parents before the opening kick-off, and put on my game face. I grabbed at the clothes of an offensive player and _______ him to the field. A loud cheer came from the sidelines. There was Dad with the camera, cheering like crazy. My best _______ ever, a perfect end to my career.

I couldn't wait to _______ the moment again. I pressed Play—the two teams _______ before the game, and then, the sky and clouds! I could only hear my dad ________ "Way to go, Adam!" The truth was that he was crazily waving, too ________ to notice anything.

"I'm sorry,” he said, "I ________ to record you the whole game.   I sensed the ________ in his heart. I firmly answered. "It was your cheers that ________ my courage in that fierce rugby game. " During the ________ recording, I found the unforgettable tune of the game and my entire life.

1.

A．paid

B．took

C．gained

D．deserved

2.

A．as

B．although

C．if

D．unless

3.

A．rarely

B．definitely

C．constantly

D．usually

4.

A．uniform

B．album

C．camera

D．mask

5.

A．glared

B．waved

C．rushed

D．laughed

6.

A．accompanied

B．tricked

C．dragged

D．led

7.

A．kick

B．impact

C．behavior

D．performance

8.

A．detect

B．monitor

C．record

D．experience

9.

A．broke up

B．lined up

C．made up

D．shot up

10.

A．screaming

B．complaining

C．whispering

D．announcing

11.

A．ambitious

B．embarrassed

C．thrilled

D．curious

12.

A．failed

B．intended

C．managed

D．offered

13.

A．strength

B．confusion

C．guilt

D．relief

14.

A．fueled

B．exposed

C．decreased

D．tested

15.

A．improper

B．impractical

C．inaccurate

D．incomplete

4 . Flo Meiler was a Senior Olympics tennis player. She_________track and field at age 60. At 65,she tried the pole vault (撑杆跳高) for the first time. Now, over a decade later, Meiler has_________in the Nation Senior Games 13 times and holds 15 world records: one- hundred meter, the high jump, the long jump, the pole vault and so on. Meiler's_________of accomplishments goes on. Meiler is proud of it. How many_______ does your great grandma hold? Maybe none yet._________,Meiler will tell her there's still plenty of_________.

In Bernice Bates' yoga class, there is a motto: “I can do that.”You will feel_________when watching Bates twist and flatten her body into_________most healthy young people can't even do. Bates began_________herself yoga in 1980. Now, at 92, she__________a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest yogi on Earth. While teaching free lessons to residents of her Florida retirement home, Bates__________those who're decades younger than her by__________one simple philosophy: As long as you're alive, it's never too late to love your________This article must 　______　 with my own great grandmother who celebrated her 100th birth-day last year by bringing the whole family to a party on Orcas Island. Century old smiles are truly_______ a thing.

1.

A．gave up

B．took up

C．cleaned up

D．set up

2.

A．competed

B．failed

C．studied

D．practised

3.

A．list

B．dream .

C．desire

D．expectation

4.

A．tests

B．results

C．scores

D．records

5.

A．Besides

B．However

C．Otherwise

D．Therefore

6.

A．time .

B．need

C．sense .

D．fate

7.

A．relaxed

B．upset

C．optimistic .

D．annoyed

8.

A．examples

B．pieces

C．structures

D．shapes

9.

A．showing

B．awarding

C．teaching

D．creating

10.

A．searches

B．holds

C．cleans

D．reaches

11.

A．promises

B．invites

C．requires

D．inspires

12.

A．getting

B．asking

C．sharing

D．making

13.

A．family

B．body

C．friends

D．careers

14.

A．deal

B．compare

C．end

D．continue

15.

A．common

B．necessary

C．difficult

D．beautiful

5 . How does the woman probably feel?"

A．Apologetic.

B．Worried.

C．Annoyed.

6 . 假设你是校体育部部长李华， 你校英国交换生 Ivan 在全市网球比赛中获得了第一名。请你根据以下要点提示，用英语给 Ivan 写一封信，向他表示祝贺。
要点提示：
1. 表明得知 Ivan 获奖的消息；
2. 对 Ivan 的成功进行积极评价；
3. 表达衷心的祝贺。

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the woman say about playing basketball?

A．She finds it pretty easy.

B．She is good at it.

C．She knows the general rules.

2. Where did the woman buy the basketball?

A．In a store.

B．On the street.

C．At school.

3. What will the speakers do first?

A．Buy some special shoes.

B．Go home to change.

C．Find a basketball court.

8 . Breakdancing is close to becoming an Olympic sport after the organizers of the 2024 Paris Olympics suggested its being included in 2024. The other three sports—surfing, skateboarding and sport climbing—will all debut (面世) at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

The organizers said the four sports had been chosen because they would reflect the city’s identity and help take the Olympics to the street. They said they wanted to deliver a Games that were in keeping up with the times and encouraged new audiences and attracted young people. Breakdancing is an example of a sport which can be played without the limitation of time and places in urban and other environments.

Breakdancing was one of the sports at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires in 2018, and now could see its popularity greatly raised. But the International Olympic Committee (IOC) needs to approve (批准) the French suggestion before it can be formally added to the 2024 Paris Olympics sports programme.

Under new IOC rules first introduced to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Olympic host cities can select sports and propose them for inclusion in those Games if they are popular in that country and add to the Games’ appeal.

Antonio Espinós Ortueta, the president of the World Karate Federation said, “Our sport has grown rapidly over the last years. We believed that we had met all the requirements and that we had the perfect conditions to be added to the sports programme. However, we have learned today that we still haven’t had the chance to prove our value as an Olympic sport.”

1. What is mentioned about the coming 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

A．They will be much better organized.

B．They will include more sport events.

C．They will attract more foreign audiences.

D．They will spread the local culture worldwide.

2. What can we learn about breakdancing?

A．It is the symbol of Paris.

B．It attracts people of all ages.

C．It can be played anytime and anywhere.

D．It was performed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

3. What does IOC do in selecting sports?

A．Give useful advice.

B．Make final decisions.

C．Offer enough support.

D．Give detailed explanations.

4. What do Antonio Espinós Ortueta’s words mean?

A．He didn’t expect the final decision of IOC.

B．He was confident about the future of breakdancing.

C．It is too difficult for a new sport to be included in Olympics.

D．It is impossible for breakdancing to be performed in Olympics.

9 . Most young people enjoy some form of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling or swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be a game of some kind, football, hockey, golf or tennis. It may be mountaineering.

Those who have a passion for climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks on high mountains? This astonishment is caused probably by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure.

Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no man-made rules, as there are for such games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of a different kind which it would be dangerous to ignore, but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.

If we compare mountaineering and other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a "team game". We should be mistaken in this. There are, it is true, no "matches" between teams of climbers, but when climbers are on a rockface linked by a rope on which their lives may depend, there is obviously team work. The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight the forces of nature, his sport requires high mental and physical qualities.

A mountain climber continues to improve in skill year after year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty, and most international tennis champions are in their early twenties. But it is not unusual for a man of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more time than younger men, but they probably climb with more skill and less waste of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.

1. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．Differences between Golf and Mountaineering.	B．Sports and Games.
C．Mountaineering.	D．Why are so many people crazy about mountaineering?

2. The mountaineering can also be called a team sport because_______.

A．mountain climbers usually compete in groups

B．mountaineers depend on each other while climbing

C．mountaineering climbers are free to use their own rules to climb

D．mountaineering is a sport not a game

3. The biggest difference between golf and mountaineering lies in_______.

A．team game	B．enjoyment
C．age	D．rules

4. In the author's opinion, one of the most important reason why so many people enjoy mountaineering is that_______.

A．there are no man-made rules for mountaineers

B．mountaineering is a sport and not a game

C．it is one of the most dangerous sports

D．mountaineering bring us more enjoyment than other sports

10 . The Moth Poetry Prize

ABOUT THE PRIZE

The Moth Poetry Prize is an annual contest from Irish magazine. It is one of the biggest prizes in the world for a single unpublished poem of any length with the theme of peace. The prize is open to anyone over 16 as long as the poem is previously unpublished，and each year it attracts thousands of entries from new and established poets from over 50 countries worldwide.

The shortlist will be announced in June 2019 and the four shortlisted poems will feature in the summer issue of The Moth. The winners will be invited to a special prize-giving event at Poetry Ireland in Dublin in the summer of 2019.

THE JUDGE

The poet and novelist Jacob Polley will judge this year’s Moth Poetry Prize. Jacob is the author of four poetry collections published by Picador，the latest of which，Jackself，won the T. S. Eliot Prize. He is also the recipient of a Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize，and his novel Talk of the Tovun won a Somerset Maugham Award. He teaches at the University of Newcastle.

HOW TO ENTER

The entry fee is 15 euros per poem, and you can enter as many poems as you like.

You can enter online or send your poem (s) along with a cheque or postal order made     payable to “The Moth Magazine Ltd. ” with an entry form or a cover letter with your name and contact details and the title of poem(s) attached to： The Moth，Ardan Grange, Milltown, Belturbet, Co. Cavan, Ireland.

Please remember to read the rules of the competition before you enter.

Call 00 353 (0)87 2657251 or email enquiries®themothmagazine. com for more details.

1. What information about the contest can we learn?

A．Its closing date.	B．Its evaluation criteria.
C．The award to winners.	D．Its organizer.

2. What is the requirement of the contest?

A．One person can only submit one entry.

B．The participants must be Irish citizens.

C．The entries should be focused on peace.

D．Only teenagers of 16 are admitted to take part.

3. What will the winners get?

A．An award of 15 euros.

B．An invitation to Dublin.

C．A poetry collection by Picador.

D．A chance to interview Jacob Polley.