1 . When Baron Pierre de Coubertin set up the first modern Olympics in Athens in 1896, he declared that “The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning, but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering, but fighting well.”
The hosting countries spend huge amounts of money to hold the 16-day event.
The figures are enormous! Depending on who you ask, China spent 40 billion dollars on the Beijing Olympics and Russia invested 50 billion in Sochi. In terms of money for athletes, the UK spent over 400 million dollars supporting 1,300 top competitors. This funding is directly linked to success: those who fail to achieve their targets will have their funding cut and, in some cases, completely removed.
In both sports and life, you tend to get what you pay for.
A.So much for the value of just “taking part”. |
B.The more money you spend, the better the results. |
C.Seeing your team win can obviously lift your spirits. |
D.The Rio and London Games each cost between 14 and 18 billion dollars. |
E.Many of the countries taking part invest huge sums in programs for elite(精英的) athletes. |
F.There are around 400,000 young people in this system, whose main purpose is to win glory for their nation. |
G.These days, it can seem that this core principle has been forgotten, overtaken by the other motto de Coubertin is known for: “faster, higher, and stronger”. |
2 . In the sport world, athletes usually compete to achieve a new personal best. For one Nebraska teen Brandon Schutt, his personal best turned out not to be about marking the fastest time but
Before the race, Schutt knew if his time was good enough, he had the
Meanwhile,another runner, Blake Cerveny, aiming to
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A.exhibiting | B.opening | C.winning | D.breaking |
A.target | B.strength | C.potential | D.future |
A.Therefore | B.However | C.Consequently | D.Moreover |
A.make it | B.drop in | C.give up | D.go on |
A.applied | B.slowed | C.contributed | D.accustomed |
A.keep | B.enjoy | C.break | D.get |
A.energy | B.support | C.pain | D.expectation |
A.kicked | B.failed | C.moved | D.shook |
A.brain | B.memory | C.body | D.will |
A.shot | B.dropped | C.jumped | D.rose |
A.efforts | B.risks | C.steps | D.measures |
A.held back | B.bent down | C.gave out | D.backed away |
A.cured | B.remembered | C.recognized | D.reached |
A.complain | B.quit | C.leave | D.run |
A.chance | B.escape | C.attempt | D.rescue |
A.silent | B.calm | C.still | D.balance |
A.final | B.enough | C.light | D.easy |
A.competitive | B.fantasy | C.physical | D.material |
A.challenging | B.astonishing | C.inspiring | D.puzzling |
A.friendship | B.sportsmanship | C.leadership | D.ownership |
3 . Even light activity such as housework might help to keep the brain young, researchers say, adding to a growing body of evidence that, when it comes to exercise, every little helps.
Writing in the journal Jama Network Open, the international team of researchers report how they came to their findings by studying at least three days of activity-tracker data from 2,354 middle-aged adults from the US, together with the participants' brain scans.
From the latter, the researchers worked out individuals' brain volume, a measure linked to ageing: about 0.2% of the volume of the brain is lost every year after the age of 60. Loss or shrinkage (萎缩) of brain tissue is linked to dementia (痴呆), Spartano noted.
After taking into account factors including sex, smoking status and age, the team found that every extra hour of light physical activity per day was linked to 0.22% greater brain volume, equal to just over a year's less brain ageing. What's more, those who took at least 10,000 steps a day had a 0.35% greater brain volume than those who took, on average, fewer than 5,000 steps a day—equivalent to 1.75 years' less brain ageing.
However, the study has limitations. It used mainly white participants, and cannot prove cause and effect. The authors add that not all time spent sedentary is necessarily "bad" for the brain—particularly if people are engaged in a task that takes a lot of thinking.
Dr James Pickett, head of research at Alzheimer's Society, said, "Don't worry if you're not hill-running, but find something you enjoy and do it regularly, because we know that what's good for the heart is good for the head."
1. What can be inferred from the statistics in Paragraphs 3&4?A.Loss of brain tissue is linked to disease. |
B.Light physical activity raises the brain volume. |
C.Taking 10000 steps per day is best for our brain. |
D.Light physical activity slows down the brain ageing. |
A.Sitting. | B.Walking. | C.Sleeping. | D.Working. |
A.Doubtful. | B.Supportive. | C.Objective. | D.Indifferent. |
A.Regular exercise makes you happy. |
B.The more exercise, the better. |
C.Doing what you like regularly is beneficial. |
D.Light physical activities are the best. |
Su Bingtian stormed to victory in the men's 100-meter final at China's 14th National Games
Tom and his friend were walking to work. They were talking about the big football match.
"Are you going to see the match?" Tom's friend asked him.
"No, I must go to work." Tom said.
Tom worked in the office of Mr. Bates. When Tom got to the office a letter was waiting for him. He opened it.
"Dear Tom." the letter began. "I'm writing to thank you for all your help. I'm sending a ticket for the big match. I cannot go to the match because I am ill. I shall see it on TV. You can go to the match with my ticket."
Tom looked at the ticket. He could not believe that he had it. A ticket for the big match!
He looked at the ticket again. "I must go to the match." he thought. "I must. But how can I go? How can I get out of the office? I can't tell Mr. Bates that I'm ill. He will know what I'm doing. He'll know I'm trying to get out of the office and go to the big match."
Tom thought and thought. He could not do any work. Then, at twelve o'clock, he knew what to do. He stood up and walked to a telephone at the end of the street. He spoke to his sister, Jean. "Jean, this is Tom," he said. "I want you to make a telephone call to my office. Ask to speak to Mr. Bates. Tell him you are speaking from a doctor's office. Tell him that my mother is ill."
He put down the telephone and went back to the office. At one o'clock, Mr. Bates came up to him.
"I have had bad news for you, Tom," he said. "Your mother is ill. The doctor telephoned. You must go to her."
"Thank you." Tom said. "I'll go now. I'll come back as soon as I can." He left the office quickly for the football ground. The big match did not start until three but the ground was nearly full. But Tom's ticket was a good one. He could stand near the front. The football match was very good. Many people saw the match on TV. People at home could see everything in the football ground.
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2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词;
3.续写部分分为两段,每段开头已为你写好;
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The next morning, when Tom walked into the office, Mr. Bates came up to him.
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Turning around, Tom saw a new television on the wall.
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