1 . A school in the UK is giving boys lessons in zumba and ballet to encourage the idea that PE is gender neutral (不分性别的). Steve Frenzel, a school officer, says that boys should be offered different activities in sport including dance. They should see dance as something they can enjoy just as much as girls.
However, giving boys more choices will not solve the problem of girls' disengagement (不参与) with sport, since for years, girls have been kept from playing sport like football and cricket.
A research done by Women in Sport showed that girls begin to lose interest in sport when they are as young as six. “At around the age of six or seven girls start to drop out of sport. What is interesting is that this is the same time that boys start doing more,” said Ruth Holdaway, the chief executive of Women in Sport. “What seems to be happening is up until that age, boys and girls feel the same—they just run around, they don't think about what they are doing, they will explore, they will climb.”
Teachers should not make any assumptions (假定) about which sport girls or boys would like to play. Often teachers will be surprised if they ask girls what they want. There will be an assumption that they want to do dance and many of them will, but they might also want to play football or cricket.
Other steps schools can take to encourage girls to play sport could include making adaptations (适应性变化) to changing rooms.
Girls may think, “If I am going to get hot and sweaty, I need to put my hair up, I need to take it back down, and if I don't have a mirror, I can't do that.”
Small changes like allowing girls more time in the changing rooms, and putting up mirrors, may encourage them to run around and get hot and sweaty during PE lessons.
1. The school mentioned in Paragraph 1 is ______.| A．training boys to be dancers |
| B．opening dance classes for special-needs students |
| C．offering boys chances to do all kinds of sport |
| D．encouraging boys to be more active in PE classes |
| A．Boys get recognized for doing sport. |
| B．Girls lose interest in sport at a very young age. |
| C．Boys are born with greater interest in sport than girls. |
| D．Girls are more willing to do dance as they grow older. |
| A．To introduce a research finding. | B．To praise efforts made by a school. |
| C．To describe some sports events. | D．To discuss some possible solutions. |
2 . Trying to stand out from millions of videos on the social networking platform Douyin can often be difficult, but a relatively new account(帐号), which has only been active since last year, has managed to do so easily.
The star behind this account is not a young woman with a slim figure, but a 70-year-old woman. Within just a few months Chen Jifang has attracted over 400, 000 followers with her energetic workouts (锻炼). She was once even featured on a reality show on CCTV.
"The main group that I wanted to encourage was people aging 30 to 50," says Chen. "I think they will be encouraged to work out after seeing that a granny like me can. It is never too late to pursue(追求)good health."
Chen's passion for exercising was born out of a need instead of desire to become famous. Her health had been poor since she was a child. In 2018, she was diagnosed with a lot of problems such as a fatty liver and hyperlipidemia(高血脂). The doctor suggested that she exercise more to stop the further decline of her already poor health.
Overweight Chen started with light jogging, but a fitness coach persuaded her to enter a gym on Dec 29, 2018. "Everyone in the gym was young. They were giving me curious looks," recalls Chen, who walks 3.5 kilometers to the gym every day.
Her daily training started at 8 am with 50 pushups(俯卧撑)and running. After a short break at 9 am, Chen continued working out until 3 pm. She hit the gym every day in 2019. She also gave up her favorite foods like barbecued meats and spicy hotpot.
When her health improved, Chen did more challenging workouts like weightlifting. Three months later, she lost 28 kilograms. Her health index also returned to normal.
"We cannot stop aging, but exercise can slow it down," she says. "Instead of spending money on medicine, it is better to spend money on fitness."
1. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?| A．To attract the interest of readers | B．To encourage readers to work out |
| C．To persuade readers to download Douyin | D．To introduce a social network platform |
| A．Because she wanted to encourage middle-aged women to work out |
| B．Because she wanted to be featured in a reality show on CCTV |
| C．Because she wanted to attract more fans |
| D．Because her health was in bad condition |
| A．visited | B．struck. | C．became famous | D．defeated |
| A．Easy to stand out through Douyin. | B．Better to Spend Money on Fitness. |
| C．This Granny stands out for workouts. | D．Lose Weight Before You Are Old. |
3 . Thomas Panek made history this week when he became the first blind person to complete the New York City Half Marathon with guide dogs and no human assistance.
With about two thousand people around
Of course, some few dogs didn't
With the
The game
| A．supporting | B．watching | C．joining | D．playing |
| A．started | B．held | C．caught | D．registered |
| A．If | B．Since | C．Because | D．Though |
| A．rarely | B．sometimes | C．slightly | D．usually |
| A．assistants | B．sticks | C．dogs | D．drivers |
| A．added | B．looked | C．climbed | D．rose |
| A．striking | B．tiring | C．satisfying | D．disappointed |
| A．carry | B．lead | C．require | D．bear |
| A．persons | B．viewers | C．animals | D．workers |
| A．sad | B．worried | C．great | D．proud |
| A．sought | B．reached | C．found | D．recognized |
| A．most | B．least | C．worst | D．best |
| A．instruction | B．exception | C．help | D．control |
| A．took turns | B．went on | C．gave up | D．had trouble |
| A．left | B．broke | C．set | D．crossed |
| A．lost | B．ended | C．continued | D．began |
| A．confused | B．bored | C．pushed | D．moved |
| A．sad | B．willing | C．happy | D．satisfied |
| A．job | B．position | C．challenge | D．aim |
| A．anyone | B．someone | C．everyone | D．none |
4 . Do you like running enough to make it a habit? Temey Wolfgram does; she has made running a lifelong career and isn’t stopping.
In February, the 16-year-old from Woodbury High School, Minnesota, US, competed at the 2020 US Olympic Trials. She finished the marathon (42,J95 km) with a tune of 2:42:47 as the youngest competitor in the race and ranked 76th out of 390 runners.
Then, in November, Wolfgram, who turned 17, broke the Women's American Junior marathon record with her time of 2:31:49. The old record was 2:34:32, which had stood since 1984. During the run, Wolfgram once hit a wall pretty hard, but she overcame it to finish. “I guess I can say I gave it my all,” she told Runner's World. “When I finished, all I was thinking was that I was super happy,” Wolfgram said.
This was only her third marathon. In 2018, when Wolfgram was 15 years old, she ran her first marathon just because she wanted to see if she was capable of doing it. “I believed that I would get faster as the distances got longer... and I'm still glad that I did it.”
When preparing for that first marathon, she ran up to 120 miles （about 190 kilometers） per week. Although her parents didn't have any background in running, they helped Wolfgram train. At first, her dad would take her out in the morning and run about 13 miles. The distance would gradually increase each day. On top of her runs in the morning, she would do cross-country practice after school.
Next, Wolfgram will think about attending the Olympic Games in 2024 after it's scheduled.
1. In which race has Wolfgram broken a record?| A．The 2020 US Olympic Trials. | B．The 2020 Women’s American Junior marathon. |
| C．Her first marathon in 2018. | D．The 2024 Olympic Games. |
| A．To knock one's head against a wall. | B．To be disappointed. |
| C．To go smoothly. | D．To be very tired. |
| A．Her coach's support. | B．Her parents, encouragement |
| C．Her desire to prove she could do it | D．Her hope to break the national record. |
| A．Outgoing. | B．Determined. | C．Honest | D．Smart. |
5 . Boxing is a popular sport that many people seem to be fascinated by. Newspapers, magazines and sports programmes on TV frequently
It seems to me that some people, especially men, find it
However, there is a
I am personally not at all in
| A．broadcast | B．cover | C．host | D．design |
| A．kept | B．individualized | C．thought | D．treated |
| A．appealing | B．subjective | C．violent | D．challenging |
| A．pick up | B．believe in | C．identify with | D．long for |
| A．winner | B．spectator | C．inspector | D．trainer |
| A．ambition | B．aggression | C．energy | D．strength |
| A．positive | B．indifferent | C．deadly | D．negative |
| A．otherwise | B．somehow | C．even | D．barely |
| A．dramatic | B．eye-catching | C．emotional | D．special |
| A．court | B．ring | C．pitch | D．yard |
| A．loss | B．drain | C．damage | D．disorder |
| A．favour | B．process | C．charge | D．power |
| A．shifted | B．transformed | C．given | D．delivered |
| A．competitive | B．quiet | C．cooperative | D．regular |
| A．invading | B．insulting | C．teasing | D．hitting |
6 . You can run pretty much anywhere, with pretty much no equipment. So it must be easy to start-just put one foot in front of the other, right?
Not quite.
Starting a new training program, like most things, is stepping into unfamiliar area.
If you like a challenge, your goal might be running the local 5K, or something more ambitious, like finishing a Tough Mudder obstacle run or qualifying for the Boston Marathon. A typical beginner who trains properly—without overdoing it — can safely finish a 5K after about three months.
Whatever you decide to aim for, committing to it will help your progress greatly.
Then don't get ahead of yourself.
| A．Figure out why you're running. |
| B．The new training program will pay off. |
| C．And it is possible for a marathon after a year. |
| D．Otherwise you tend to make no further progress. |
| E．That is a remarkable achievement for a run beginner. |
| F．You should resist the urge to run too hard, too much, or too often. |
| G．You're eager but unsure, excited but potentially easy to make errors. |
7 . Here’s the list of skiers, who have won four consecutive (连续的) world championships: Nobody.
Well, nobody besides Mikaela Shiffrin, who did it last Saturday in Are, Sweden. The Colorado skier, still just 23, is the best story, really, of this sports winter in the slalom (障碍滑雪).
She pulled it off, despite an illness that challenged her breathing. Shiffrin told NBC after her win that her mother, Eileen, advised her before her second run: You don’t have to do this. But Shiffrin told herself what she had told herself many times before: “I just need 60 seconds.” So she did it, and she got it. Shiffrin is closing in on her third World Cup overall title. She’s ranked No. 1 on the planet in slalom.
In women’s skiing, the mountain is now Shiffrin’s. She’s earned it. Those two (and soon three) World Cup overalls; 56 World Cup individual victories; and, oh yeah, right, three Olympic medals, two of them gold. Shiffrin is already considered a serious threat to Ingemar Stenmark’s record of 86 World Cup victories, and Lindsey Vonn’s 82, though the 34-year-old surely would have collected more had she not suffered repeated injuries during her career. Of course, Shiffrin may wind up chasing someone else’s mark—Austria’s brilliant Marcel Hirscher, 29, now has 68 World Cup wins.
At the same time, Shiffrin loathes all the talk about the numbers and records. “People see the records and statistics. They are asking for more, more, more…it looks easy, but it isn’t. Nowhere close,” Shiffrin wrote. “What I see is training, sleepless nights, pain, doubt, delayed lights, canceled flights, lost luggage, expense, adventure, and some races mixed in there.”
That’s what happens when you’re as good as she is. But nobody’s been as good as she is. In a sense, Shiffrin is just getting started. It’s very possible she will be at her peak powers when the Winter Olympics arrive in Beijing in 2022.
1. What do we know about Mikaela Shiffrin in her recent slalom race?| A．She was not in her best physical condition. |
| B．She pulled out of the race in the second run. |
| C．She followed her mother’s advice and succeeded. |
| D．She told herself a one-minute story before the race. |
| A．Eileen Shiffrin’s. | B．Ingemar Stenmark’s. |
| C．Lindsey Vonn’s. | D．Marcel Hirscher’s. |
| A．Summarizes. | B．Gives away. | C．Dislikes. | D．Focuses on. |
| A．Shiffrin Is Moving Mountains | B．Shiffrin Is At Her Peak |
| C．The Rise And Fall Of A Colorado Skier | D．The Most Popular Winter Sports |
8 . Race walking shares many fitness benefits with running, research shows, while most likely contributing to fewer injuries. It does, however, have its own problem.
Race walkers are conditioned athletes. The longest track and field event at the Summer Olympics is the 50-kilometer race walk, which is about five miles longer than the marathon. But the sport’s rules require that a race walker’s knees stay straight through most of the leg swing and one foot remain in contact (接触) with the ground at all times. It’s this strange form that makes race walking such an attractive activity, however, says Jaclyn Norberg, an assistant professor of exercise science at Salem State University in Salem, Mass.
Like running, race walking is physically demanding, she says, According to most calculations, race walkers moving at a pace of six miles per hour would burn about 800 calories(卡路里) per hour, which is approximately twice as many as they would burn walking, although fewer than running, which would probably burn about 1,000 or more calories per hour.
However, race walking does not pound the body as much as running does, Dr. Norberg says. According to her research, runners hit the ground with as much as four times their body weight per step, while race walkers, who do not leave the ground, create only about 1.4 times their body weight with each step.
As a result, she says, some of the injuries associated with running, such as runner’s knee, are uncommon among race walkers. But the sport’s strange form does place considerable stress on the ankles and hips, so people with a history of such injuries might want to be cautious in adopting the sport. In fact, anyone wishing to try race walking should probably first consult a coach or experienced racer to learn proper technique, she says. It takes some practice.
1. Why are race walkers conditioned athletes?| A．They must run long distances. |
| B．They are qualified for the marathon. |
| C．They have to follow special rules. |
| D．They are good at swinging their legs. |
| A．It’s more popular at the Olympics. |
| B．It’s less challenging physically. |
| C．It’s more effective in body building. |
| D．It’s less likely to cause knee injuries. |
| A．Getting experts’ opinions. |
| B．Having a medical checkup. |
| C．Hiring an experienced coach. |
| D．Doing regular exercises. |
| A．Skeptical. | B．Objective. |
| C．Tolerant. | D．Conservative. |
9 . Pamela Simpson is 53,“not sporty” and has suffered from asthma(哮喘) all her life. Two years ago her son Jay-Teale, now 10, took up BMX(自行车越野赛).“I enjoyed watching him and thought I'd like to try it,” Simpson recalls. “But I didn't want to embarrass myself. I hadn't ridden for over 40 years.”
Then she noticed a session for women and girls at Burgess Park BMX Track in Peckham, south-east London, where Jay-Teale trained. This season Simpson raced at the London BMX series and finished third in her category.
“It was the most worrying experience of my life. But it was also exhilarating,” she says cheerfully. “My son is proud of me. We now share a real love for the sport. It has brought us closer together.”
Since becoming part of the Olympic Games in 2008, the popularity of BMX has risen. A program introduced in London in 2011 by the sports development charity Access Sport has seen tracks built in several London regions, backed up with investment in coaching, and the program is being rolled out to Bristol.
Mavolwane Wright's children Skye,11 and Xander,10 are sponsored riders who have represented Great Britain in every world championship since 2014. Mavolwane Wright says she was motivated to start BMX herself out of an interest aroused by watching so much of it. “It's an eye-opener to share your children's interests,” she explains. “You comprehend what they go through in a much more direct way. It adds another dimension to your relationship.”
It is also a high-impact sport and the risks are fairly obvious. “I totally get the fear,” says Emma Budgens, 51, a BMX exercise coach and cycling instructor. “It's the fear of doing something new, of getting hurt. But I say, ‘Come and give it a try.’ The chance of having an accident is slim, and you can spend time on the flat to improve your confidence.”
1. What can we learn about Pamela Simpson from the first two paragraphs?| A．She tended to be inactive. | B．She performed poorly in the race. |
| C．She used to feel awkward in public. | D．She trained at Burgess Park BMX Track. |
| A．Annoying. | B．Inspiring. |
| C．Thrilling. | D．Challenging. |
| A．More life skills. | B．Stronger will. |
| C．More confidence in themselves. | D．Better parent-child relationships. |
| A．Risky but actually secure. | B．Demanding but open to all. |
| C．Competitive but instructive. | D．Pleasant but time-consuming. |
10 . Lovell Camps Kids’ Club in Switzerland
Lovell Camps Kids’ Club is an English language Montessori（蒙台梭利）style club. Children will enjoy a wonderful and safe learning experience which includes language activities, cooking, arts and crafts, singing, dancing, etc.
Learning outside the classroom plays a necessary role at Lovell Camps, making children experience the outdoors. During the summer months this can include visits to local playgrounds, farms and indoor or outdoor swimming pools. Winter time gives children the chance to go skiing and play outside in the snow.
Admission:
The Lovell Camps Kids’ Club is for pre-school children aged between 2 and 5.
What’s included:
Fees include: Healthy snacks and school equipment. If you choose the skiing activity, fees include transportation to and from the ski hill and professional ski instructions.
Fees do not include: Ski rentals, round-trip transportation from Kids’ Club to home and medical insurance.
Time:
Kids’ Club is open from December to March and in July and August. It is closed on Mondays during the year.
1. What is the special activity in summer?| A．Getting close to animals. | B．Swimming in the pool. |
| C．Singing and dancing. | D．Visiting farms. |
| A．who are good at swimming | B．who enjoy outdoor activities |
| C．who want to learn skiing | D．who are interested in playing sports |
| A．Medical insurance. | B．Healthy snacks. |
| C．School equipment. | D．Transportation to the ski hill. |
