1 . In England, people are fond of sport. In other words, lots of English people like the idea of sport and watch sport on TV. But the number who take part in sport is quite small. On the whole, English people prefer to be fat rather than be thin.

The most popular sport in England is football. Football is played on Saturday afternoon in most towns and the supporters of a certain team will travel from one end of the country to the other to see their team play. There are four divisions(级别) of the football league. Not surprisingly the best teams are in the first division. But the best supporters are often in the fourth division. You have to be a good supporter to watch the fourth division football!

Many other sports are also played in England, such as golf, in which you try to knock a ball into a hole; basketball, in which you try to get a ball through a net; tennis, in which you try to hit a ball so that your opponent(对手) can not hit it. As you see, if the ball had not been invented, there would have been no sport.

Actually, that is not quite true. Athletics(田径) isn’t played with a ball, nor horse-racing. Perhaps that is why they are not as popular as football!

1. Why do many English people not take part in sport?

A．They are too busy.	B．They like watching sport on TV.
C．They would like to be fat.	D．They prefer to be thin.

2. _______ is the most popular sport in England.

A．Basketball

B．Golf

C．Football

D．Tennis

3. You have to be a good supporter to watch _______ division football.

A．the first

B．the fourth

C．the third

D．the second

4. Which statement is TRUE in this passage?

A．English people are interested in sport because they like the idea of sport.

B．The sport games are played on Saturday afternoon.

C．All the supporters will travel from one end of the country to the other to see the play.

D．Athletics and horse-racing are as popular as football in England.

2 . 假定你是李华，你的好友李明参加了今年的三中好声音(The Voice of Nanning No.3 High School)歌唱比赛，没有进入决赛，感到很伤心。请你给他写一封慰问信，要点如下：
1. 表示难过和理解。
2. 帮助他分析失败原因。
3. 勉励他。
注意：1. 词数100左右。

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：决赛：the finals
Dear Li Ming,
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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

3 . 假设你是高二学生李华，看到很多同学因为学习而忽略了体育锻炼，打算给学校英语报社投稿，鼓励同学们加强体育锻炼，注重身体健康。请按照以下要点，以“Health and Sports”为题写一篇英语短文。
写作要点：

1.身体健康的重要性；

2.运动对大家的好处：

3.你的建议。

注意：

1.词数100左右。

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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4 . Training for a marathon (马拉松) requires careful preparation and steady, gradual increases in the length of the runs.     1    , buy the best-fitting running shoes you can find. No one can say which brand will work best for you or feel best on your feet, so you have to rely on your experience and on the feel of each pair as you shop. When you have found shoes that seem right, walk in them for a few days to double-check the fit.     2    . As always, you should stretch (伸展) at least ten minutes before each run to prevent injuries.

During the first week, do not think about distance, but run five minutes longer each day.     3    , it is wise to take a day off to rest. But during the next week, set a goal of at least a mile and a half per run.     4    . After two weeks, start timing yourself.     5    . Depending on the kind of race you plan to enter, you can set up a timetable for the remaining weeks before the race.

A．After six days

B．For a good marathon runner

C．Before you begin your training

D．With each day, increase the distance by a half mile

E．If they still feel good, you can begin running in them

F．Time spent for preparation raises the quality of training

G．Now you are ready to figure out a goal of improving distance and time

5 .

LOST AND FOUND	ROOMMATES
FOUND: Cat, 6 months old, black and white marking. Found near Linden and South U. Steve, 800-4661.	FEMALE ROOMMATE WANTED Own room near campus. Available December 1. Rent $80 per month until March 1st. $129 Thereafter. Call Jill for details. 800-7839.
LOST: Gold wire rim glasses in brown case. Campus area. Reward. Call Gregg 800-2896.	Need person to assume lease for own bedroom in apt. Near campus, $92/mo. Starting Jan. 1st. Call 800-6157 after 5 pm.
FORSALE	HELP WANTED
MOVING: Must sell. TV b/w 12, $50; AM/FM transistor radio A/C or battery, $15; cassette tape recorder, $10; music records. Call John or Pat, 800-0739 after 5 pm or weekends.	BABYSITTER—MY HOME If you are available a few hours during the day, some evenings and occasional weekends to care for 2 school-age children, please call Gayle Moore days 800-1111, evenings and weekends 800-4964.
USED FUR COATS and JACKETS. Good condition. $50-$125. Call 800-0436 after 12 noon.	WAITRESS WANTED. 10am-2pm or 10:30 am-5pm. Apply in person, 207S. Main, Curtis Restaurant.

1. What was lost in campus area according to the LOST AND FOUND ads?

A．A Cat.	B．A radio.
C．A pair of glasses.	D．A cassette tape recorder.

2. You will call ________if you want to buy a radio.

A．800-0436.

B．800-0739

C．800-4661

D．800-4964

3. If you want a job of taking care of children, which ad will you answer?

A．LOST AND FOUND.	B．ROOMMATES.
C．FOR SALE.	D．HELP WANTED.

6 . Sneaker is a kind of shoe worn by many people all over the world. Some say that the word “sneaker” is another word for tennis shoe, ______no one really knows where the word came from. ______ say it came from the old English verb “sneak”, which ______ to move silently and quickly. The only thing we are ______ is that when you put on a pair of sneakers, you ______ light-hearted, light-footed and ready to play.

Sneakers of some kind are used by ______ who play tennis, basketball, and other sports. New design has been made ______ for people who run slowly. But perhaps sneakers are______used by children in the United States. In fact American children of ______ ages would much rather  play in sneakers than anything else, except perhaps ______ at all.
New York City once held a poetry contest (诗歌比赛) for children. The subject was only “sneaker”. Thousands of children sent in their ______ and praised the sneakers they love. One prize winner called ______ poem “The Sneaker and the World Peace”. “When everyone is wearing sneakers,” she said, “it will be impossible to ______.”
American school children can be seen every day ______ sneakers of all colours. They put them on in the morning and take them off ______. Sneakers are ______ washed. In fact the older and dirtier they are, the ______ loveable they are. When their sneakers wear out (穿破), children hate to throw them off. How do you explain the closeness between ______? Perhaps another young ______ in the New York Poetry Contest said it best. “A shoe is just a shoe,” he said. “But a sneaker is a ______.”1.

A．however

B．but

C．or

D．and

2.

A．All

B．Some

C．People

D．The others

3.

A．appears

B．remains

C．means

D．wants

4.

A．excited about

B．sure of

C．surprised at

D．pleased with

5.

A．think

B．feel

C．consider

D．suggest

6.

A．men

B．women

C．those

D．these

7.

A．lovely

B．specially

C．lively

D．cheaply

8.

A．only

B．greatly

C．hardly

D．finally

9.

A．all

B．some

C．little

D．old

10.

A．some shoes

B．no shoes

C．no children

D．some sneakers

11.

A．photos

B．compositions

C．poems

D．drawings

12.

A．her

B．his

C．its

D．their

13.

A．explain

B．guide

C．hate

D．love

14.

A．dressing

B．wearing

C．putting on

D．having

15.

A．the next day

B．at noon

C．at bedtime

D．in the evening

16.

A．forever

B．always

C．seldom

D．sometimes

17.

A．much

B．many

C．most

D．more

18.

A．sneakers and other shoes

B．boys and girls

C．children and sneakers

D．winners and sneakers

19.

A．girl

B．man

C．woman

D．winner

20.

A．sneaker

B．friend

C．poem

D．shoe

7 . You may think that sailing is a difficult sport, but it is really not hard to learn it. You do not need to be strong. But you need to be quick. And you need to understand a few basic rules about the wind.
First, you must ask yourself, “Where is the wind coming from? Is it coming from ahead or behind or from the side?” You must think about this all the time on the boat. The wind direction tells you what to do with the sail.
Let’s start with the wind blowing from the behind. This means the wind and the boat are going in the same direction. Then you must always keep the sail outside the boat. It should be at a 90° angle (角度) to the boat. Then it will catch the wind best.
If the wind is blowing from the side, it is blowing across the boat. In this case, you must keep the sail half way outside the boat. It should be at a 45° angle to the boat. It needs to be out far enough to catch the wind, but it shouldn’t flap (摆动). It shouldn’t look like on a flagpole. If it is flapping, it is probably out too far, and the boat will slow down.
Sailing into the wind is not possible. If you try, the sail will flap and the boat will stop. You may want to go in that direction. It is possible, but you can’t go in a straight line. You must go first in one direction and then in another. This is called tacking. When you are tacking, you must always keep the sail inside the boat.
1. What should you consider first while sailing?

A．Sailors’ strength.	B．Wave levels.
C．Wind directions.	D．Size of sails.

2. What does the word “It” underlined in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A．The boat.

B．The wind.

C．The sail.

D．The angle.

3. What do you have to do when sailing against the wind?

A．Move in a straight line.	B．Allow the sail to flap.
C．Lower the sail.	D．Tack the boat.

4. Where can you probably find the text?

A．In a popular magazine.	B．In a tourist guidebook.
C．In a physics textbook.	D．In an official report.