1 . Some people prefer to have a bite to eat before hitting the gym, known as a fed workout. Others would like to wait until after exercising to refuel their bodies, called a fasted workout.    1     Many experts say there’s no easy answer because it depends on the person.

If you want energy and strength for an ideal workout, you need fuel. A fed workout will provide your body with power. Eating before exercise may help you sustain longer sessions and lift heavier weights.     2     Muscle preservation is also an essential component of strengthening your body. Nitrogen (氮) is critical for processing protein that builds healthy muscles. People tend to lose less nitrogen during a fed workout than a fasted one.

Many fitness enthusiasts are not on board with this idea. They report feeling sick and inactive while trying to exercise after eating. With a fasted workout, you may not get the usual indigestion. Experts for fasted workouts further claim that eating afterwards makes your body use its fat reserves for energy, meaning you will burn more fat.     3     It can cause a sudden drop in your blood glucose (葡萄糖) levels, and you may feel dizzy. You may even be more likely to overeat.

    4     Not all foods are created equal. For example, if you choose a fed workout, you’ll probably lose a lot of water during an intense training, so you should consider drinking some beforehand. With a fasted workout, it would help if you had some nutrition right after your session is complete. Drink some water. Then, have a light meal or nutritional snack.

Deciding when to eat for an ideal workout is a personal choice. Both fasted workouts and fed activities have their benefits and shortcomings.     5    

A．However, a fasted workout might not work for you.

B．How your body will respond is based on your workout intensity.

C．These benefits can result in burning more fat and shaping a slimmer body.

D．To eat or not to eat, that is the question on many fitness enthusiasts’ minds.

E．Think thoroughly and discuss with your fitness instructor before taking a choice.

F．Knowing what to eat for an ideal workout is just as important as knowing when to eat.

G．A person doing a 30-minute session a day may not have a problem with fasted workouts.

2 . As this year’s ski season got underway, Noreis stood out in the crowd at a ski resort. With a swift turn, she glided fluently down the ski_______

Noreis has become a star at the resort in Lusten Mountains Ski Area, home to winter sports lovers. Dressed in her baby blue suit and white helmet, she _______ the other ski enthusiasts. But fluent skier now though she is, Noreis only _______ the sport when she was 75. Up until then, she had spent her days _______ the land on the farm.

_______ by her children, Noreis got on the ski run for the very first time in 2007. “The first day was not _______. However, I was able to walk on the skis after conquering the fear of falling, ” Noreis recalls. Starting on the _______ slopes, Noreis gradually advanced to intermediate runs, and has even got onto the advanced ones. When asked about the _______ she had encountered, Noreis said, “_______ comes from practice. Difficulties are unavoidable. Just get used to it. No one can ________ your age when everyone’s in a ski suit. ” Despite being the oldest at the resort, she thinks she glides as ________ as younger skiers.

These days, Noreis is determined to ________ as long as possible at the resort which has been listed among America’s top 10 destination is for sports lovers for six years________. “Health and ________ are the two things that doing sports has brought to me, ” says Noreis. “I don’t think age has much to do with my mindset. Old or young, I have been ________ and optimistic. ”

1.

A．way

B．spot

C．run

D．area

2.

A．guides

B．watches

C．mixes

D．joins

3.

A．took up

B．brought in

C．gave away

D．fell on

4.

A．preserving

B．working

C．guarding

D．keeping

5.

A．Encouraged

B．Helped

C．Ranked

D．Urged

6.

A．usual

B．challenging

C．short

D．easy

7.

A．origin

B．beginner

C．adventure

D．snow

8.

A．competitors

B．scenes

C．barriers

D．drawbacks

9.

A．Skill

B．Ski

C．Result

D．Efficiency

10.

A．acknowledge

B．tell

C．believe

D．understand

11.

A．hurriedly

B．highly

C．quietly

D．expertly

12.

A．behave

B．involve

C．stay

D．lift

13.

A．in a row

B．as a whole

C．by accident

D．by all means

14.

A．workout

B．benefit

C．happiness

D．variety

15.

A．warm

B．thrilled

C．calm

D．brave

3 . Tracy Anderson

Gwyneth Paltrow and Victoria Beckham are fans of the Tracy Anderson Method, which involves dance-based classes using body resistance and very light hand weights. Her online programme includes a new weekly workout, as well as access to existing classes, her digital magazine and meal planning guides. It’s at ￡69 per month, but you get a discount for annual membership.tracyanderson.com

Roar

The singer Ellie Goulding and the fashion designer Henry Holland are said to be fans of Roar’s daily live classes, which include the Overdrive—a high energy weights-based workout focusing on upper-body strengthening and cardiovascular fitness. Their founder, the three times Olympian speed skater Sarah Lindsay, has also trained the broadcaster Piers Morgan and the DJ Nick Grimshaw. There’s a 14-day free trial, then membership starts at โ12.50per month with live daily workouts and unlimited access to the library. roar-fitness.com

Centr

The Thor actor Chris Hemsworth and his personal trainer Luke Zocchi launched the Centr app in 2019. It features 20 and 40-minute session s of HIIT, Pilates, yoga, boxing and guided meditation, plus recipe ideas, a meal planner and stress and well being support. It’s offering a free seven-day trial, and starts from £7.83permonth. centr.com

Get It Done

The former professional footballer and celebrity trainer Bradley Simmonds launched his platform, Get It Done, in 2020. The app includes daily live streamed and on-demand classes featuring yoga, core fitness and strength. From ￡22 per month. Getitdone. fitness

1. What do Tracy Anderson and Centr have in common?

A．Dance-based classes.	B．Special magazines.
C．Meal planning guides.	D．A free trial period.

2. |Which can probably offer one-on-one classes?

A．Tracy Anderson.

B．Roar.

C．Centr.

D．Get It Done.

3. Who is the text intended for?

A．Professional athletes.	B．Fitness enthusiasts.
C．Famous celebrities.	D．Personal trainers.

4 . Tobogganing, or sledding (雪橇), likely comes before the colonization of North America. Records show that Canada’s First Peoples used small sleds to transport their belongings and food between camps, Raymond Flower writes in The History of Skiing and Other Winter Sports. But modern-day sled races can trace their origins back to the Swiss Alps in the late 1800s when British tourists decided to race in wooden luges (a sled used by one person) that locals had used to travel through snow. The origin is debatable in snowy northern New York, however, where there $ evidence that Albany held bobsled (a sled used by two or more people) races as early as 1885.

Wherever they began, sled races quickly became popular. The famous Cresta Run, named after the Swiss town near the base of its course, was built in 1885 using snowbanks. The first organized competition was in 1898, hosted by the first bobsled club in nearby St.Moritz (a city in Switzerland). It was then that sledding began to separate from the luge to include two new sports: bob sledding, and skeleton sledding (俯式雪橇).

Cresta Run is considered the birthplace of the skeleton, a particularly daring form of sledding. Unlike the luge, where competitors ride feet-first on a sled with metal runners, the skeleton sledding is a steel sled with a slim appearance. Riders lie down on the sled headfirst, then drop suddenly down an ice track. Bobsledding, meanwhile, involves teams of two to four in which the person in front controls directions and the player in back brakes when needed. It earned its name after competitors started swinging back and forth to speed up the sled.

Bobsledding initially overtook skeleton sledding in popularity, becoming one of a handful of sports played at the first Winter Games in 1924. The skeleton sledding was limited to the Cresta Run for decades because other bob runs around the world were not built for the steel skeleton sled. But in the 1970s, adjustments were made to both the skeleton and bob runs in order to include the event at future winter games.

1. What can we infer about Raymond Flower?

A．He is a writer.

B．He is good at sledding.

C．He invented the sledding race.

D．He set the first record of sledding.

2. How does skeleton sledding differ from the luge?

A．Skeleton sledding runs on metal runners.

B．Skeleton sledding doesn’t have back brakes.

C．Riders on Skeleton sledding sled with their feet.

D．Skeleton sledding needs players to lie down on it headfirst.

3. What limited the popularity of skeleton sledding?

A．Its special shape.

B．Its speed.

C．Its steel runners.

D．Its unsuitable adjustments.

4. What can be the best title for the text?

A．Why is sledding so popular?

B．How did sledding develop in Switzerland?

C．What are sledding adventures about?

D．How did people kill time in North America?

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。

On March 12, 2022, the Chinese women’s soccer team summoned (召唤) all of their     1     (determine) and skills and finally won the game,     2    (end) a 16-year wait to carry off the Asian Cup. “We never let our heads drop when we lagged behind by 0 — 2. The players defeated both their opponents and     3     (they),” said the head coach Shui Qingxia.

The Steel Roses’ victory completely dominated discussions on Chinese social media. A survey revealed that the topic “Chinese women’s team wins Asian Cup”     4     (view) billions of times. However, that was just one of 10 heated topics     5     (relate) to the women’s team on Weibo.     6     (count) thrilled people commented that “The whole team is worthy of every praise.” After their victory, media and experts     7     (urge) for greater support for the development of the women’s game. Up to now, a number of Chinese companies have taken actions to reward them     8     a dairy giant Mengniu Group gifting the team 10 million yuan.

Now the work is to continue to revive (复兴) past glories, as well as improve     9     standard of the domestic youth training to give the country a better chance of producing more great players. This victory certainly showed that such targets can be realized. The women’s soccer team has great spirit and skill,     10     are our role models!

6 . 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。

In the past couple of years, videoclips of young Chinese doing traditional fitness qigong     1     (flood) video sharing websites, among which     2     instructional video of Baduanjin, a form of fitness qigong has been played for more than 10 million times and received over 6,000 comments on Bilibili, a quality-video sharing platform     3     (target) young people.

Baduajin is one of the oldest health and fitness therapies in China, and it was     4     (original) created 800 years ago during the Song Dynasty (960-1279). The name, literally meaning “eight-section brocade”, generally     5     (refer) to how the eight individual movements characterize a silken quality to the movement of the body and its energy. Compared with more physically demanding sports such as the ballgames, swimming or gym workouts, Baduanjin is slow and usually accompanied     6     soft music,     7     it used to be considered as the exclusive sport for the elders.

No equipment is necessary and     8     requires very little space or, perhaps most importantly in our fast-paced lives, time. “I have been doing Baduajin for about four months, which makes me sleep better and get stronger. I owe big thanks to Baduajin since it gives me a much     9     (healthy) lifestyle,” a young netizen commented below the video. But not all people are suitable for practicing Baduanjin. Liu Xiaodan, an associate professor at Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, cautioned that people should always put     10     (safe) first when doing Baduanjin, and patients who are weak should not take up this exercise.

7 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

“JAMIE EVANS.”

Oh no. Please tell me that Coach Cafferty did NOT just say my name. Not for the one-hundred-meter breaststroke (蛙泳). Except all eyes were turned to me when she announced it, and her eyes met mine over the clipboard (剪贴板) that held the list of events and swimmers for the Plain Township Aquatic Center meet. The PTAC meet was the first of the season, and I was not ready.

“Remember, the meet is on Wednesday night. Be here at four-thirty for and the race kicks off at six. I’ll see you at practice tomorrow.” Coach Cafferty added. The crowd cleared quickly and I headed back home, feeling desperate.

“Did you find out your events for Wednesday?” Mom asked as she slid the pizza box across the table to me.

“Yeah. One-hundred breaststroke,” I finally said, not meeting her eyes. “I don’t know why Coach didn’t give me backstroke (仰泳). She knows it’s my best. I can’t swim breaststroke!”

“Maybe she sees something you don’t.” Mom said.

“Or maybe I should just quit the swim team.”

Mom frowned. “Is that what you want?”

I sighed. “No.” I took a bite of my pizza. “I’m terrible at breaststroke. What happens when I show up on Wednesday and race, and I sink to the bottom of the pool? Or even worse，come in last?”

“Someone has to be last.” Mom pointed out.

“But I don’t even know if I can swim breaststroke for one-hundred meters!” I set my pizza down. “She had submitted the names, but there’s no way I can do this.”

“You could. But how will you know unless you try?” Mom persuaded.

“Yeah, but if I try, I could fail. In front of everyone.” I pictured the entire crowd watching as I finished last, pointing and laughing. My belly squeezed.

Mom set her pizza down and gave me her I’m-saying-something-important-so-listen face. “Don’t worry about other people. Just race against yourself. Forget about anything else except doing your best and swimming your own race. Prove to yourself that you can do it.”

Somehow, there seemed a mysterious power in her words comforting my unsettling heart and I decided to have a try. The next day, I was at practice as required.

注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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The first practice was a disaster.

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Then everything crashed in the last 5 meters of the race.

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8 . Sports is one of the purest concepts developed. For some, sports is a hobby, others an escape, but for Jason Hills, Post Media Edmonton part-time writer, sports is everything.

At a young age, watching countless hours of sports allowed Hills to process and develop an escape to deal with the childhood painful experience of losing both his parents in a car accident. With so much inside his head, sports provided him with the outlet that millions of people employ daily: being enveloped into “the game.”

Later, as Hills grew into a young man, he began to become involved with school sports. As Hills began to play, the concept of being involved with a university team came into a dream.

Following high school graduation, Hills realized that university athletics might not be in the cards, but was still very determined to have sports play a major role in his life. So he attended Lethbridge College for its Journalism Diploma program. Since then, Hills has been a major component of university athletics coverage in Edmonton for over 10 years. Spending long hours travelling to back and forth across the North Saskatchewan River covering all the postsecondary teams, Hills is Postmedia’s go-to reporter in Edmonton for everything amateur sports.

Hills is a story teller. Though his articles include features, game recaps (简报)and series previews, all of his work showcases university student-athletes like no one else in the City of Edmonton. Hills stands out and stands above many, with an extraordinary ability to capture the athletes’ true voice. By putting himself in their shoes, Hills empathizes (有同感) with the student-athletes by telling their story, bringing a truly human element to the piece.

“My grandma told me when I was young, no matter what you do in life, just do what makes you happy,” Hills recalls.“This type of job and this type of career, you’re not going to make millions in it. You have to do it because you love it and because you’re passionate about it.”

1. Why did Hills regard sports as an escape in his childhood?

A．To relieve his pain.

B．To kill boring time.

C．To recover from bad health.

D．To avoid pressure from his parents.

2. What inspired Hills to enter journalism?

A．His love for journalism from childhood.

B．His great achievements in the university team.

C．His determination to become a well-known sports journalist.

D．His passion for sports and hopelessness of entering the university athletics.

3. What is a distinguished feature of Hills’ articles?

A．Focusing on the comments of the game.

B．Telling the childhood stories of athletes.

C．Reflecting the uniqueness of college student athletes.

D．Bringing his own life experiences into them.

4. Which of the following can best describe Hills?

A．Generous.

B．Strong-willed.

C．Artistic.

D．Knowledgeable.

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How is the weather now?

A．Cloudy.

B．Sunny.

C．Snowy.

2. What does the woman think of the man’s suggestion?

A．Practical.

B．Crazy.

C．Shameful.

3. What does the woman say about the Black Run?

A．It is very dangerous.

B．It is easy for skiing in the area.

C．It is very good for exercising legs.

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the competition try to find this year?

A．The best dancer.

B．The best actor.

C．The best singer.

2. How should people enter the competition?

A．By fax.

B．By phone.

C．Through the Internet.

3. When does the sports hall close this week?

A．At 10:30 pm.

B．At 9:00 pm.

C．At 8:00 pm.

4. What do we know about the new swimming pool?

A．It is bigger than the old one.

B．It will be free for the first week.

C．It will be open earlier than planned.