1 . When people make travel decisions regarding destinations, recreation usually sits at the top of the most considered factors. But in recent years, with a rising awareness of health, travelers are beginning to upgrade their expectations. They want a place where they can relax and do some sports with local features, which can explain the emergence of a sports tourism market.

We have selected several places around China that have a perfect combination of recreation and health, in case that is what you have in mind for your next holiday.

Beijing Olympic Park

Located at the north end of the Beijing central axis line, Beijing Olympic Park witnessed the glory of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Apart from visiting the renowned Bird’s Nest and Water Cube, You can try some leisure and sports activities.

Wanlong Ski Resort, North China’s Hebei Province

Wanlong Ski Resort in North China’s Hebei Province is nicknamed “heaven for ski lovers”. The 2022 Winter Olympics will be held here, which will boost ski development and tourism activities in Hebei Province. If you happen to be a skiing fan, try the professional trails here!

Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center, East China’s Shandong Province

The Olympic Sailing Center has become a new landmark in Qingdao, a coastal city in East China’s Shandong Province. It was a host venue of the sailing games for the 29th Olympics in 2008 and the 13th Paralymic Games. You could visit the match venue and enjoy a cruise around Qingdao.

Zhangye in Northwest China’s Gansu Province

Hot-air balloons glide across the Danxia landform during the first hot-air balloon festival in Zhangye, Northwest China’s Gansu Province, July 20,2019.The unique Danxia landform in Zhangye features multicolored ridges of weathered strata. Visitors can not only be impressed by the natural wonders here, but also can try hot-air balloons, helicopters and powered parachutes.

1. What contributes most to a sports tourism market?

A．The desire for pleasure.	B．The interest in health.
C．The expectation of relaxation.	D．The awareness of environment protection.

2. According t the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Beijing Olympic Park witnessed the glory of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

B．If you happen to be a skating fan, you can go to Wanlong Ski Resort.

C．In 2008, the sailing games for the 29th Olympics were held in Qingdao.

D．Visitors can only be impressed by the natural wonders in Zhangye.

3. If you like flying, what is the best choice for you?

A．Beijing Olympic Park.

B．Zhangye in Northwest China’s Gansu Province.

C．Wanlong Ski Resort, North China’s Hebei Province

D．Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center, East China’s Shandong Province.

4. What column is the passage probably taken from?

A．Entertainment.

B．Health.

C．Sports.

D．Travel.

2 . Cheerleading has a long-standing history in the United States. Many cheerleaders begin the _________ in primary school and can continue until university. Even professional sports teams have cheerleaders. _________, those who fall in love with cheering can continue the sport into _________.

Organized cheering started at Princeton University in 1884, when the crowd created a cheer to _________ its team. In 1898, it was Tom Peebles that became the first cheerleader when he successfully led the crowd at the University of Minnesota. Cheerleading members can make some efforts to _________ injuries. In 1923, cheerleading _________ to women.

Cheerleading has grown _________ since its origins in the United States. Most college football and basketball teams currently have their own cheerleading group. Moreover, every team in the NFL has a cheerleading squad (队), as well as the _________ of NBA teams.

Cheerleading has become an exceedingly _________ program to cheer for sports teams. From 1982 to 2006, 45 major injuries __________ during high school cheerleading events, with two of those injuries accidentally __________ in deaths. Of the 45 injuries, 14 of them also led to __________ disabilities unfortunately. __________ the same years, one female college student breathed her last, while an __________ five ended up with a disability and eleven suffered from serious injuries.

To help __________ safety in the sport, the American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Administrators has made some __________ that members must follow. With all of the high flying __________ in cheerleading, injuries have the possibility to happen. During a forward roll, the top person must begin in a non-inverted (非倒立) __________ and keep hand-to-hand contact with two bases __________. These moves must also include a spotter who can protect the top person’s head and neck in case of a __________.

1.

A．tradition

B．activity

C．custom

D．action

2.

A．Meanwhile

B．Anyway

C．Therefore

D．However

3.

A．reality

B．dream

C．adulthood

D．future

4.

A．stimulate

B．discourage

C．extend

D．amplify

5.

A．assure

B．insure

C．forbid

D．prevent

6.

A．blew

B．circulated

C．exploited

D．expanded

7.

A．considerably

B．occasionally

C．smoothly

D．constantly

8.

A．majority

B．form

C．character

D．scene

9.

A．worthwhile

B．popular

C．beneficial

D．nationwide

10.

A．emerged

B．estimated

C．occurred

D．committed

11.

A．arousing

B．contributing

C．resulting

D．awarding

12.

A．brief

B．permanent

C．frightening

D．unexpected

13.

A．Upon

B．Over

C．On

D．After

14.

A．extra

B．unfortunate

C．distinct

D．additional

15.

A．maintain

B．advocate

C．announce

D．transform

16.

A．command

B．regulation

C．instruction

D．channel

17.

A．involved

B．absorbed

C．expert

D．concerned

18.

A．gesture

B．mood

C．position

D．behave

19.

A．normally

B．properly

C．temporarily

D．throughout

20.

A．interaction

B．failure

C．impact

D．fall

5 . People aren’t walking any more — if they can figure out a way to avoid it.

I felt superior about this matter until the other day I took my car to mail a small parcel. The journey is a matter of 281 steps. But I used the car. And I wasn’t in any hurry, either, I had merely become one more victim of a national sickness: motorosis.

It is an illness to which I had thought myself immune, for I was bred in the tradition of going to places on my own two legs. At that time, we regarded 25 miles as a good day’s walk and the ability to cover such a distance in ten hours as sign of strength and skill. It did not occur to us that walking was a hardship. And the effect was lasting. When I was 45 years old I raced — and beat a teenage football player the 168 steps up the Statue of Liberty.

Such enterprises today are regarded by many middle-aged persons as bad for the heart. But a well-known British physician, Sir Adolphe Abrhams, pointed out recently that hearts and bodies need proper exercise. A person who avoids exercise is more likely to have illnesses than one who exercises regularly. And walking is an ideal form of exercise — the most familiar and natural of all.

It was Henry Thoreau who showed mankind the richness of going on foot. The man walking can learn the trees, flowers, insects, birds and animals, the significance of seasons, the very feel of himself as a living creature in a living world. He cannot learn in a car.

The car is a convenient means of transport, but we have made it our way of life. Many people don’t dare to approach Nature any more; to them the world they were born to enjoy is all threat. To them security is a steel river thundering on a concrete road. And much of their thinking takes place while waiting for the traffic light to turn green.

I say that the green of forests is the mind’s best light. And none but the man on foot can evaluate what is basic and everlasting.

1. What is the national sickness?

A．Walking too much.	B．Traveling too much.
C．Driving cars too much.	D．Climbing stairs too much.

2. What was life like when the author was young?

A．People usually went around on foot.

B．People often walked 25 miles a day

C．People used to climb the Statue of Liberty.

D．People considered a ten-hour walk as a hardship.

3. The author mentions Henry Thoreau to prove that ________

A．middle-aged people like getting back to nature

B．walking in nature helps enrich one’s mind

C．people need regular exercise to keep fit

D．going on foot prevents heart disease

4. What is compared to “a steel river” in Paragraph6?

A．A queue of cars.	B．A ray of traffic light.
C．A flash of lightning.	D．A stream of people.

5. What is the author’s intention of writing this passage?

A．To tell people to reflect more on life.

B．To recommend people to give up driving.

C．To advise people to do outdoor activities.

D．To encourage people to return to walking.

6. What does the underlined part in paragraph 2 means________.

A．driving as much as possible

B．walking much as long as you can

C．to mail a small parcel

D．to be a victim

6 . 假设你是晨光中学的学生会主席李津。学生会将举办每年一度的英语演讲比赛，本年度的主题为“The Book I Like Best”。作为组织者，请你根据以下提示用英语写一篇发言稿，介绍本次比赛，并鼓励同学们积极参与。
1.比赛的时间：2022年11月18日，地点：学校报告厅
2.比赛的意义，如提高英语听说能力，养成读书的习惯等；
3.欢迎同学们踊跃参加，预祝比赛圆满成功。
注意：
1.词数：不少于100词；
2.可适当加入细节，以使行文连贯；
3.发言稿的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入词数。
Dear fellow students,

I’m Li Jin,

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

That’s all! Thank you!

7 . Elsa Desmond knows she is not going to win a medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics, but she is ________ as the first women’s luge(无舵雪橇)Olympian from Ireland. She was the 26th to ________ the line in the first run of the women’s race on Monday night, ________ than none of the other athletes. However, that did not ________ to her and she celebrated with a large smile on her face.

Although she will not win in Beijing, she has already won some ________ . She had been given many reasons why she could not compete: she is too short, she did not start ________ at a young age, and she could not balance a(n) ________ job with competing in a sport. The biggest ________ simply might have been that Ireland did not have a luge organization. So, she ________ one herself; she had to self-fund.

Now, ________ , she is a luge Olympian. “I’m a doctor in general surgery, I have all these really ________ challenges, but I think everyone has worked as hard as they can to be here. ”She is expected to return to work on this Friday because she was given some time ________ to compete in the Olympics, and now she has ________ parts of her job.

Desmond has to balance these two ________ jobs—sliding a few months out of the year and living a life in medicine. There was a(n) ________ last season when she had to take important medical examinations in hotels in Germany where other sliders from different countries were staying. “I had to stick signs on my door saying ‘Do not disturb, exam in ________ , in about six different ________ .”

Desmond got the honor of ________ her country in Beijing, and being one of two people ________ Ireland’s flag during the opening ceremony on Friday. “I don’t think I can ________ words how excited I was to lead out the team. I really hope that I make my country proud.”

1.

A．visiting

B．studying

C．leading

D．competing

2.

A．break

B．cross

C．follow

D．draw

3.

A．slower

B．lower

C．faster

D．higher

4.

A．upset

B．respond

C．happen

D．matter

5.

A．potentials

B．challenges

C．operations

D．alternatives

6.

A．swimming

B．sliding

C．sailing

D．running

7.

A．financial

B．athletic

C．medical

D．educational

8.

A．expectation

B．achievement

C．difficulty

D．pleasure

9.

A．started

B．stopped

C．continued

D．joined

10.

A．privately

B．traditionally

C．similarly

D．officially

11.

A．visible

B．imaginary

C．absurd

D．dangerous

12.

A．off

B．up

C．out

D．away

13.

A．ruined

B．exceeded

C．covered

D．delayed

14.

A．frustrating

B．rewarding

C．demanding

D．embarrassing

15.

A．interview

B．time

C．vacation

D．chance

16.

A．peace

B．need

C．progress

D．public

17.

A．characters

B．approaches

C．styles

D．languages

18.

A．investigating

B．preserving

C．strengthening

D．representing

19.

A．holding

B．raising

C．preparing

D．storing

20.

A．set down

B．put into

C．pick up

D．get through

10 . NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS 2020 PHOTO COMPETITION!

Woo-hoo! Get your cameras and smartphones at the ready, because it’s time for this year’s NG KIDS photography competition.

What you need to know

Competition is open only to legal residents (居民) of the UK and Ireland who are between the ages of 7 and 14.

We have THREE categories (类别) in the competition — animals, people and environment (a new category started this year). You can enter as many categories as you like but just ONE photo per category, please!

All photos should be sent through our website. If you’ve not already registered, you or your parent will need to do so at natgeokids. com/uk/ photocomp — it will only take a minute to do!

You can submit (提交) ONE photo for each of the three categories. Photos should be in JPEG format, between 1MB and 5MB in size. Enter at natgeokids. com/uk/photocomp.

Before you submit your photo, make sure you rename it with your full name and the category you are entering. For example, Joe-Bloggs-Animals. jpg.

Don’t forget to tell us your full name, date of birth and the title of your photo!

The prizes

Our Star Prize is a family holiday in Morocco!

And that’s not all! Each category winner will win a number of prizes too, including an amazing Nikon COOLPIX W150 camera, which is built to go anywhere.

The closing date is 23:59 (GMT) on 21 October 2020. Winners will be notified (通知) before 18 November 2020.

1. How is this year’s competition different from that of last year?

A．It has a new category.

B．It lasts about one month longer.

C．It is open to kids from around the world.

D．It will give more than one prize to winners.

2. How many photos can be submitted at most by an applicant?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．five.

3. To successfully enter the competition, one must                .

A．be 14 years old or older

B．submit their photos on its website

C．get their parents agreement

D．Give their photos an amazing name.

4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．The photos can be submitted on 18 November 2020.

B．All the winners can go for a family holiday in UK.

C．It will take a long time to register.

D．One must rename the photo with full name and the category.

5. Where does this text most probably come from?

A．A research plan.	B．A science report.
C．A nature magazine.	D．A tourist guidebook.