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.”     1    

The hosting countries spend huge amounts of money to hold the 16-day event.     2     And that money is not spent to come in fourth; the only thing that matters is having “the best Games” and winning medals—preferably gold.

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.     3    

In both sports and life, you tend to get what you pay for.     4     China came in first in Beijing, and Great Britain got its highest ranking in over 100 years in 2016. The question is whether this search for success at all costs comes at the expense of investing in something which is arguably more valuable: local clubs and competitions; facilities for people to stay healthy and play for fun.

    5     However, this feeling is only temporary, while taking part in regular exercise and sports has been shown to have long-term physical and psychological benefits. Given this, surely spending more money on increasing sports participation from the lowest levels up would be a better way of tackling some of the health and social challenges that many countries face.

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 . 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.

2. What does the underlined word “sedentary” mean in Paragraph 5?

A．Sitting.

B．Walking.

C．Sleeping.

D．Working.

3. What’s the author’s attitude towards the study?

A．Doubtful.

B．Supportive.

C．Objective.

D．Indifferent.

4. Which of the following statement will Dr. Pickett possibly agree with?

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.

3 . 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 _______ the biggest heart.

Before the race, Schutt knew if his time was good enough, he had the _______ to be the winner. _______, a mile into the 3.1-mile race, Schutt realized he wasn't going to _______. Rather than risk injury, he _______ to a comfortable pace to simply enjoy the day.

Meanwhile,another runner, Blake Cerveny, aiming to _______ his own personal best record, was running a very different kind of race with all his _______. With less than 400 meters to go, Cerveny's legs _______ him.

His _______ did not. Determined to finish, Cerveny ________ from the ground and continued on, only to fall again after another 150 meters..and again, he got up. This time he'd run only 25 meters more before going down. Taking great ________, he pulled himself up and moved forward. However,about 100 meters from the finish line, he lay curled (蜷缩) on the ground. His legs had simply ________.

Before medical workers ________ him, Brandon Schutt was at his side to offer a helping hand. He failed to get Cerveny up at first,but like Cerveny, he too refused to ________. With a second ________, Cerveny was on his feet. With Cerveny holding Schutt for support and Schutt helping Cerveny keeping ________, the two completed the ________ 75 meters of the race.

In today's ________ world where the emphasis (重点) in athletics is so often put on breaking records, it was ________ to see that for an athlete like Brandon Schutt, the value of true ________ still shines.

1.

A．exhibiting

B．opening

C．winning

D．breaking

2.

A．target

B．strength

C．potential

D．future

3.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Consequently

D．Moreover

4.

A．make it

B．drop in

C．give up

D．go on

5.

A．applied

B．slowed

C．contributed

D．accustomed

6.

A．keep

B．enjoy

C．break

D．get

7.

A．energy

B．support

C．pain

D．expectation

8.

A．kicked

B．failed

C．moved

D．shook

9.

A．brain

B．memory

C．body

D．will

10.

A．shot

B．dropped

C．jumped

D．rose

11.

A．efforts

B．risks

C．steps

D．measures

12.

A．held back

B．bent down

C．gave out

D．backed away

13.

A．cured

B．remembered

C．recognized

D．reached

14.

A．complain

B．quit

C．leave

D．run

15.

A．chance

B．escape

C．attempt

D．rescue

16.

A．silent

B．calm

C．still

D．balance

17.

A．final

B．enough

C．light

D．easy

18.

A．competitive

B．fantasy

C．physical

D．material

19.

A．challenging

B．astonishing

C．inspiring

D．puzzling

20.

A．friendship

B．sportsmanship

C．leadership

D．ownership

4 . 语法填空

Su Bingtian stormed to victory in the men's 100-meter final at China's 14th National Games     1     Tuesday,     2     (win) his first title of the quadrennial (每四年一次的) event with a new Games record. Su,     3     set an Asian record of 9.83     4     (second) last month at the Tokyo Olympics, dipped under the 10-second barrier once again as he     5     (clock) 9.95 seconds to win gold for Guangdong province."I knew I could break the 10s barrier again after yesterday's semifinal. I am very happy    6     (make) my dream come true, as the National Games is as important     7     the Olympics to me," said Su. The 32-year-old Olympic hero enjoyed     8     (overwhelm) support from the 17,277-strong crowd at the Xi'an Olympic Center Stadium. "I want to say 'thank you' to them and wish them    9     happy Mid-Autumn Festival. The 9.95 is a gift to     10     (they)."

5 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

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.

1.所续短文词数应为150词左右；
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；
4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1:

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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