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It is a great sport for beginners—you do not need a gym membership or any special equipment. Just a pair of good running shoes will do. Then, keep it up. There is also no     1    way to know yourself and to see what you are     2    . You are also somebody     3    worries about getting sick. Running will help you get fit and prevent diseases. It will give you good upper and lower body strength. Like any exercise, running increases the flow of blood and oxygen to your brain. It makes your heart stronger and allows more blood       4    around your body. It also strengthens your immune system and reduces the risk of serious health problems,     5    more common illnesses like colds. Besides, anybody who is feeling down can go for a run to cheer themselves up. Even a thirty-minute run will provide relief     6    aches or tension that you may be suffering due to stress.

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Bogues was only 1. 6 metres tall, which made him the shortest player ever in the NBA. Guess what? Paul was only 1. 6 metres tall, too! Paul knew that being shorter than other players meant that he had to practise more. During all those hours of doing jump shots on his own, he used Bogues as his     1    . Paul once said, “If Bogues could make it, why not me?”

Our coach was not so sure. Paul had to     2    many times just for making the team. He was still usually on the bench, being just a replacement,     3    was really tough on him. Everyone knew Paul had real skills, and was someone who worked really hard and had a strong     4    to play for the team. However, Paul didn’t get a chance.

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Nowadays, football is one of the most popular sports in     1    world. Its history    2     (go) back over two thousand years to ancient China, and it was known as cuju then. Modern football started in Great Britain,    3     the new game rules were made.

Football is simple and very cheap    4    (play), which is perhaps the basis of the popularity. People needn’t expensive equipment    5    the football doesn’t cost much money.

Another factor behind    6    (it) global popularity is the creativity on the field. It is attractive    7    millions of people. People can see children playing with a ball everywhere. People also can feel the    8    (excite) of a game even without recognizing the skill of professional players.

What’s more, it has become one of the    9    (good) ways for people to communicate. It doesn’t require    10    (word), but everyone can understand it. It breaks down walls and brings people together on and off the field.

6 . 假定你是红星中学高一学生李华。你的英国朋友Jim写信给你提到他想强身健体，计划选择一项运动并向你征询建议。请你给他回一封信，内容包括：
1. 你推荐的运动；
2. 推荐的理由。
注意：词数100左右。
Dear Jim,
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Yours,

Li Hua

7 . 假设你是新华中学的高三学生李华，看到很多同学因为学习而忽略了体育锻炼，请按照以下要点，以“Health and Sports”为题写一篇英语短文投稿给学校英语报社。
1.身体健康的重要性
2.运动对大家的好处
3.你的建议
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8 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

When the modern Olympic Games    1    (start) in 1896 in Athens, Greece, there was no such thing as the Winter Olympics. Players competed only in the Summer Games. However, there were the Nordic Games, a    2    (compete) of winter sports that took place every few years starting from 1901. But     3    Nordic Games were only open to athletes    4    Denmark, Finland, Norway andSweden.

The winter sports were popular, so in 1924 an International Winter Sports Week    5    (hold) in Chamonix, France. About 250 athletes from 16 countries competed in nine sports and there were 11 female athletes,    6    competed in figure skating.

Still, the Winter Olympics were under way, adding more sports to the games,    7    (especial) more sports for women. Women got the chance    8    ( take) part in skiing, ice hockey (冰球)    9     other sports. Now the Games have such    10    (interest) events as snowboarding and bobsledding (雪橇车比赛).

9 . 2022年冬奥会在北京成功举办，奥运精神和热爱运动的精神也一直在中国传递。假如你是李华，请写一封信给你的笔友John，谈谈有关运动的话题。
内容包括： 1. 适量运动对人们的好处。
2. 举例说明你是怎么运动的。
3. 呼吁大家运动，传播奥运精神。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。(开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数)
Dear John,

There is no doubt that doing moderate exercise is helpful to us. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua