1 . A recent study shows that more years of school could help students get higher scores on intelligence tests. That was the finding of a study of teenage males in Norway. Now, other research shows that_______activity may help students do better in their classes.

The research comes as educators in some countries are reducing time for activities like physical education. They are using the time instead for_________subjects like math and reading.

Researchers at VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam_______the results of fourteen studies, which included more than fifty-five thousand children, aged six to eighteen.

Research Amika Singh says the studies showed a _______between physical activity and scores on subjects such as Math, English and reading. “Based on the results of our study we can conclude that being physically active is_______for academic performance.”

Ms. Singh_________some possible explanations. “There are, first, physiological explanations, like more blood flow, and so more oxygen to the brain. Being physically_______means there are more hormones produced like endorphins（内啡肽）. And endorphins make your stress level lower and your mood improved, which means you also_______better.”

Also, students_______in organized sports learn rules and how to follow them. This could improve their classroom________and help them keep their mind on their work.

The study__________some questions unanswered, however. Ms. Singh says it is not possible to say whether the amounts or kind of activity________the level of academic improvement. This is because of differences among the studies.

Also, they were mostly observational studies. An observational study is where researchers do not do controlled comparisons. They only describe what they observe. So they might observe a link that students who are more active often have better grades. But that does not__________mean being active was the cause of those higher grades. Therefore, more high-quality studies are needed to ________their findings.

Still, the general finding was that physically active kids are more likely to do better in school. Ms. Singh says schools should consider that finding before they________physical education programs.

1.

A．mental

B．emotional

C．physical

D．potential

2.

A．academic

B．imaginative

C．objective

D．useful

3.

A．previewed

B．reviewed

C．preserved

D．concealed

4.

A．record

B．explanation

C．treatment

D．link

5.

A．risky

B．beneficial

C．affordable

D．inevitable

6.

A．offers

B．discovers

C．reveals

D．recognizes

7.

A．passive

B．active

C．patient

D．anxious

8.

A．excuse

B．respect

C．perform

D．debate

9.

A．involved

B．supposed

C．attempted

D．separated

10.

A．action

B．awareness

C．recognition

D．behaviour

11.

A．leaves

B．plans

C．urges

D．holds

12.

A．load

B．permit

C．accept

D．affect

13.

A．permanently

B．frequently

C．accordingly

D．necessarily

14.

A．convert

B．confirm

C．confess

D．convey

15.

A．promote

B．cut

C．develop

D．encourage

2 . Not two months after my initial 5K, a friend invited me to run a half marathon. This wasn't a small three-mile_________I needed to face. Could I really run for more than 13 miles? I began to_________. I worried I would_________myself in front of my relatives coming to cheer me on. But here was my chance. So I_________and started training under the guidance of professional coaches. I didn't give up though I learned running six or seven miles was no_________.

The beginning few miles that day passed_________as I took in the sights and enjoyed the event atmosphere. At mile 5, my friend began to_________. I didn't. At mile 8, my legs started to_________because of my previous injury,     but I kept going. At mile 11, I was_________because I was still full of energy. Feeling great, I looked over to my friend that walked just now, joking, "Do you just want to run the whole marathon?" Of course, the comment earned me many__________from those around us, but it proved something to me, I'd__________much more than I thought possible.

Now having been a__________for more than three years, with several SKs and four half marathons__________. I have more evens planned for this year and the__________of a full marathon in the near future. I've run through cities, parks, and beaches. I've run in rain and snow. I've run through operations and__________. I kept going though I've wanted to__________a hundred times. I got more than I ever__________.

And now I know: I can do things that seem__________. I can always keep moving forward no matter what's going on around me or__________me, no matter who is or isn't at my side. I can run through anything as long as I push past my__________.

1.

A．experiment

B．chance

C．experience

D．challenge

2.

A．guess

B．inquire

C．hesitate

D．complain

3.

A．refresh

B．embarrass

C．prove

D．lose

4.

A．signed up

B．gathered up

C．joined up

D．opened up

5.

A．case

B．joke

C．problem

D．matter

6.

A．Smoothly

B．slowly

C．cautiously

D．casually

7.

A．escape

B．rest

C．walk

D．wander

8.

A．shake

B．fold

C．break

D．hurt

9.

A．astonished

B．pleased

C．ashamed

D．excited

10.

A．prides

B．glares

C．laughs

D．cheers

11.

A．deserted

B．forgot

C．achieved

D．discovered

12.

A．player

B．coach

C．wrier

D．runner

13.

A．urged

B．explored

C．counted

D．conquered

14.

A．joy

B．reason

C．goal

D．intention

15.

A．repeating

B．restarting

C．reflecting

D．resisting

16.

A．improve

B．polish

C．quit

D．reform

17.

A．permitted

B．desired

C．prepared

D．imagined

18.

A．impossible

B．imperfect

C．unfair

D．unusual

19.

A．out

B．within

C．off

D．for

20.

A．strengths

B．ambitions

C．limits

D．attempts

3 . The first basketball game was played in the late 19th century in Massachusetts, America. On a cold winter day,_______it was impossible to do much outdoor sports, Canadian Doctor James Naismith came up with the idea of a new ball game,_______he hoped people would enjoy during the long winter months.

James wrote some simple rules for the new ball game, most of_______rules are still in place today. But some of the rules have changed a bit. For example, in the original game rules, bouncing the ball was prohibited.

After the new ball game was introduced to the public, it was such a hit_______attracted many people’s attention. Many people came to indoor sports centers in groups______they could avoid the extremely low temperature outdoors to play this new ball game together. The first basketball game_______consisted of 18 players was standard to the baseball teams of the day.

Since Naismith didn’t have the money to design a new ball, early games used the soccer ball,______the price was relatively low. Later on,William R. Chase made the ball go into the basket, and thus became the first player to ever score in a basketball game. It was during this game_______someone suggested a name for this new sport --- basketball.

1.

A．at which

B．where

C．when

D．that

2.

A．and

B．which

C．that

D．what

3.

A．that

B．its

C．whose

D．which

4.

A．what

B．as

C．which

D．that

5.

A．where

B．with whom

C．who

D．which

6.

A．where

B．that

C．which

D．what

7.

A．and which

B．and its

C．whose

D．of which

8.

A．where

B．when

C．that

D．which

4 . Where do you go when you want to learn something? School? A friend? A tutor? These are all _______places of learning. But it may well be that the learning you really want _______ somewhere else instead. I had the chance of seeing this first hand on a _______.

My daughter plays on a recreational (业余) soccer team. They did well this season and so _______ a tournament, which normally was only for more skilled club teams. This led to some _______ experiences on Saturday as they played against teams _______ trained. Through the first two games, her team did not get one serious shot on goal. As a parent, I _______ seeing my daughter playing her best, _______ still defeated.

It seemed that something clicked with the girls between Saturday and Sunday. When they _______ for their Sunday game, they were ________ different. They had begun to apply all kinds of play and teamwork they had seen the day before to their ________.They played much better and ________ scored a goal.

It ________ me that playing against the other team was a great ________ moment for all the girls on the team. I think it is a general principle. ________ is the best teacher. The lessons they learned may not be different from what they would have gotten in school, but are certainly more personal and meaningful, because they had to work them out on their own.

1.

A．public

B．traditional

C．official

D．special

2.

A．passes

B．works

C．lies

D．ends

3.

A．trip

B．holiday

C．weekend

D．square

4.

A．won

B．entered

C．organized

D．watched

5.

A．painful

B．strange

C．common

D．practical

6.

A．less

B．poorly

C．newly

D．better

7.

A．imagined

B．hated

C．avoided

D．missed

8.

A．if

B．or

C．but

D．as

9.

A．dressed up

B．showed up

C．made up

D．gave up

10.

A．slightly

B．hardly

C．basically

D．completely

11.

A．styles

B．training

C．game

D．rules

12.

A．even

B．still

C．seldom

D．again

13.

A．confused

B．struck

C．reminded

D．warned

14.

A．touching

B．thinking

C．encouraging

D．learning

15.

A．Experience

B．Independence

C．Curiosity

D．Interest

5 . Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could_______play basketball.

I like playing basketball though I’m not good at it. I’ve had a basketball _______I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one__________when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.

At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were_______ allowed to play volleyball or badminton.

My parents did not________me play basketball at home. “Basketball is not fit for girls,” they said. _______I went to play basketball with my friends, boys _______ at me on the court as if I were an alien.

I was feeling________ and had lost hope of playing basketball. _______, something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They________ me to get back on the court.

One of them told me with a smile, “Go your own _____ , let others talk.” This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about   ________   with me almost every day.

I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion_______to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can, ________for me, even the sky is boundless (无限的).

Basketball has become an important part of my_______. I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also_______a lot.

I’ve heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, “Nothing is impossible.” It is from an advertisement on TV. I have________to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an_______. After that, just be confident and_______ going. Never give up and you’ll make it sooner or later.

I love the motto of the NBA. It can______ my strong feelings for basketball, “I love this game!”

1.

A．ever

B．often

C．never

D．always

2.

A．when

B．before

C．after

D．since

3.

A．struggled

B．cared

C．enjoyed

D．joined

4.

A．only

B．almost

C．hardly

D．not

5.

A．encourage

B．agree

C．let

D．permit

6.

A．Still

B．Yet

C．Just

D．Even

7.

A．looked

B．glared

C．glanced

D．stared

8.

A．up

B．down

C．excited

D．satisfied

9.

A．Unluckily

B．Naturally

C．Unexpectedly

D．Clearly

10.

A．encouraged

B．forbade

C．ensured

D．explored

11.

A．effort

B．way

C．business

D．direction

12.

A．basketball

B．sports

C．interests

D．dreams

13.

A．stuck

B．referred

C．turned

D．returned

14.

A．but

B．though

C．and

D．however

15.

A．wish

B．life

C．work

D．study

16.

A．experience

B．grow

C．learn

D．play

17.

A．come

B．turned

C．refused

D．happened

18.

A．idea

B．aim

C．opinion

D．effort

19.

A．insist

B．remain

C．keep

D．last

20.

A．inform

B．express

C．ignore

D．connect

6 . During my first three years of college, I put on weight quickly. Between classwork and a part-time job, I had zero time for ______. Besides, I ate a lot of fast food. Not surprisingly, I _____ a fat stomach.

After leaving college, I ______ to take exercise. Invited by a friend, I ______ working out with exercise machines three times a week. I was the kind of person who did not try something ____. I ate the same food; I did the same thing. M friend, however, became ______. One day, he said, “We’re not getting enough exercise. We should play tennis instead.”

Me? Play tennis? No way. I was strongly against his ______. I was not good at sports and I was ______ the exercise machines. ______, weeks later, I found myself standing on a tennis court (球场). As I held my racket (球拍), I felt ______. I ran after every ball he served to me, completely ______ about 90% of them, hitting the rest into the other court.

The first few months were quite ______. But one day, as the ball came flying toward me, my racket and the ball finally met in the place where it is most effective to hit a ball. I watched ______ as my return landed where I had aimed (瞄准) it. I had finally ______ how to play tennis properly!

I learned a ______ during my journey toward learning to play tennis: I can do whatever I set my mind to.

1.

A．games

B．holidays

C．research

D．exercise

2.

A．got

B．wanted

C．hated

D．protected

3.

A．decided

B．agreed

C．regretted

D．continued

4.

A．avoided

B．imagined

C．began

D．minded

5.

A．important

B．new

C．simple

D．similar

6.

A．busy

B．careless

C．bored

D．lazy

7.

A．rule

B．job

C．reply

D．idea

8.

A．worried about

B．happy with

C．sure of

D．responsible for

9.

A．As usual

B．At first

C．Besides

D．However

10.

A．silly

B．relaxed

C．proud

D．satisfied

11.

A．controlling

B．throwing

C．missing

D．playing

12.

A．interesting

B．painful

C．different

D．easy

13.

A．in secret

B．in anger

C．in fear

D．in surprise

14.

A．asked

B．learned

C．taught

D．remembered

15.

A．lesson

B．skill

C．business

D．task

7 . One summer weekend, my wife, son and I entered a running race on mountain trails(小径). When the race started, our son took off ______, but my wife and I stayed back and ran together, enjoying the scenery. After some time, while running down a narrow,   ______ trail, I walked on a big stone and had a ______, and in the process, I jammed (挤) my toe pretty hard. I realized I’d got my toe ______, but I didn’t take off my shoe and sock to check my _____. Instead, my wife and I kept running.

____, after going about half the course, I realized my watch on my wrist was ______. Slightly discouraged, I encouraged my wife to go on _____, and I would return to see if I could find it. After running back for some time, I ____ my broken watch off the trail. I picked it up, and quickly put it into my pocket. Then I ______down the trail. Once I was near the end, I saw my son, who had finished 30 minutes earlier, had run back up the trail to ______ me. He ran with me to the end.

____it turned out, both my wife and son had won first place in their age groups, but I had no chance of placing. As I sat down to ____ after the race, I decided to take off my shoe and check my toe, and I found that my sock was in blood. Pain and it hurt, but there was a bright side. I ____ to receive any award in my age group, but the race _____ had a special award which was given for the most injured runner in the race.

So, how does this _____ relate to you and me in everyday life? Although everyone wants to live a life of comfort, the _____ is that we often face pain and_______. However, the key to real happiness is ______ pain into something positive. In other words, ______ can make us stronger if we let them.

1.

A．easily

B．suddenly

C．calmly

D．quickly

2.

A．rocky

B．dirty

C．smooth

D．unknown

3.

A．break

B．discovery

C．fall

D．pain

4.

A．injured

B．shot

C．destroyed

D．knocked

5.

A．way

B．damage

C．plan

D．sock

6.

A．Hopefully

B．Therefore

C．Luckily

D．However

7.

A．broken

B．slow

C．wrong

D．gone

8.

A．ahead

B．above

C．backward

D．inside

9.

A．placed

B．hid

C．noticed

D．missed

10.

A．jumped

B．walked

C．drove

D．hurried

11.

A．visit

B．meet

C．push

D．welcome

12.

A．If

B．So

C．As

D．But

13.

A．sleep

B．rest

C．stay

D．shake

14.

A．refused

B．managed

C．failed

D．asked

15.

A．organizers

B．winners

C．owners

D．supporters

16.

A．problem

B．news

C．experience

D．event

17.

A．hope

B．idea

C．reason

D．truth

18.

A．success

B．struggle

C．happiness

D．competition

19.

A．including

B．turning

C．throwing

D．dividing

20.

A．difficulties

B．exercises

C．efforts

D．skills

8 . Don and his 11-year-old son, Allen, love basketball very much. On Allen’s birthday, Don _______ to drive him to Chicago, more than two hours’ distance, for the first game of the World Championships. They had no ____ but hoped to buy two from other people.

After arriving, they ____ in the streets for two hours carrying a ____ which said, “We need two tickets”. _____ the cheapest ticket was $175 and they could not ____ it. They were about to leave when a man _____ them. He pulled _____ two tickets and handed them to Don. “How much do you want?” “______! No money is needed!” said the man.

When asked, the man ____ “I am working for Joe, who hasn’t ____ a World Championships for 16 years. But he is ill and can’t make it this time. So he told me to give the two tickets away. The only ____ he set is to give the tickets to people who I think will be deserving. A lot of people looked as if they might just take the tickets and ____ them right away. Then I saw you. You seemed very ____ and you make me ____ my Dad and myself when I was a child. I ____ wanted to go to see a World Championships game with my father at that time. But I never got the _____”.

How important and _____ the game was to Don and his son! Here is ____ Don said, “It’s the most worth ____ thing that happened to us. My boy and I must have turned to each other 30 times during the game. I can’t forget that night.”

1.

A．refused

B．ordered

C．decided

D．happened

2.

A．cards

B．tickets

C．passes

D．money

3.

A．rode

B．ran

C．walked

D．cried

4.

A．sign

B．photo

C．magazine

D．book

5.

A．And

B．But

C．Or

D．So

6.

A．offer

B．hold

C．keep

D．afford

7.

A．stopped

B．asked

C．invited

D．beat

8.

A．over

B．in

C．through

D．out

9.

A．Cheap

B．Expensive

C．Free

D．Terrible

10.

A．agreed

B．explained

C．examined

D．appeared

11.

A．delayed

B．won

C．lost

D．missed

12.

A．rule

B．time

C．record

D．point

13.

A．lend

B．sell

C．tear

D．make

14.

A．boring

B．interesting

C．smart

D．anxious

15.

A．think of

B．care for

C．give up

D．belong to

16.

A．well

B．very

C．really

D．nearly

17.

A．chance

B．right

C．ability

D．dream

18.

A．unpleasant

B．funny

C．disappointing

D．unforgettable

19.

A．which

B．what

C．that

D．how

20.

A．hating

B．discussing

C．remembering

D．playing

9 . One day, a woman from The Express News called. She said she wanted to work on a(n) ____on me. When she had finished____me for the article, she asked, “What are you planning to do next?”
Well, at that____, there was actually nothing I was planning on doing next, and what____out for us was, “I’m thinking about____the Guinness Book of World Records for Fastest-Talking Female.”
The newspaper article came out the next day, and the writer had____ my final remarks(评论)about trying to break the World’s Fastest-Talking Female record. At about 5:00 that afternoon, I got a ____from Larry King, asking me to go on the____ They would____me up at 8:00 — because they wanted me to do it that night!
I ____ the phone for a while, and then I called Guinness to find out____to break a fast-talking record. They told me I would have to recite something. I began ____ . I was both____and excited at the same time.
At 8:00, the car came. I practised the whole way there, and by the time I reached the ____ I was tongue-tied. I asked the woman in charge, “What____I don’t break the record?”
“Larry doesn’t____if you break it or not,” she said. ” “He just cares that you try it on his show.” So I asked myself, “What’s the____that can happen? I’ll look like a fool on television!” A____thing, I told myself,____I could live through that. And what if I break the record?
So I decided just to give it my best shot, and I did. I broke the record, becoming the World’s Fastest-Talking Female ____ speaking 585 words in one minute!1.

A．article

B．experiment

C．research

2.

A．studying

B．interviewing

C．calling

3.

A．day

B．university

C．time

4.

A．provided

B．gave

C．took

5.

A．setting

B．breaking

C．playing

6.

A．set

B．made

C．spoke

7.

A．time

B．chance

C．call

8.

A．show

B．stage

C．movie

9.

A．bring

B．pick

C．call

10.

A．thought of

B．stared at

C．went through

11.

A．what

B．whether

C．when

12.

A．practicing

B．singing

C．learning

13.

A．horrible

B．tired

C．nervous

14.

A．studio(演播室)

B．theatre

C．lab

15.

A．unless

B．if

C．though

16.

A．wonder

B．consider

C．care

17.

A．best

B．most

C．least

18.

A．small

B．nice

C．terrible

19.

A．reading

B．carrying

C．thinking

20.

A．in

B．on

C．with

10 .

Nowadays it is found that school students seldom pay much attention to sports. Is it because they have no _______ in sports? It may not be the fact. They often say they have _______ more important things to do.

_______ are these important things? Examinations! They have to _______ themselves for the most important School Certificates of Education Examination(毕业会考), and also to _______ with the test and the exams in school. So many of them tend to _______ bookworms.

In the summer holidays of the former years they could do _______ they liked, but in the summer holidays of the _______ years, they have to _______ all their time to the preparation. So studies have __________ them from going in sports. Because of the pressure __________ their parents and teachers, they have to work harder and spend most of their time on books. Many parents __________ their children to pass this examination in order to get a stepping stone for higher studies or better jobs. As for the __________ themselves, they want to get good results so that they can __________ their studies in the universities. So it is necessary that they __________ up their school activities, especially sports.

Indeed, a complete education cannot go __________ physical training, for a quick mind seldom __________ along with a weak body. It is well said, “All work no play __________ Jack a dull(迟钝的) boy.” In one word, without a strong body, you can never __________ anything, let alone a great success in __________.

1.

A．lesson

B．time

C．interest

D．place

2.

A．very

B．other

C．few

D．much

3.

A．Where

B．How

C．Which

D．What

4.

A．prepare

B．get

C．make

D．ask

5.

A．agree

B．fight

C．work

D．deal

6.

A．have

B．become

C．change

D．grow

7.

A．something

B．change

C．anything

D．which

8.

A．this

B．that

C．last

D．present

9.

A．spend

B．take

C．cost

D．give

10.

A．separated

B．divided

C．taken

D．prevented

11.

A．from

B．of

C．in

D．to

12.

A．force

B．want

C．make

D．let

13.

A．students

B．teachers

C．parents

D．examinations

14.

A．develop

B．improve

C．further

D．stop

15.

A．keep

B．put

C．take

D．give

16.

A．for

B．after

C．with

D．without

17.

A．goes

B．gets

C．lives

D．lies

18.

A．turns

B．makes

C．gets

D．brings

19.

A．receive

B．achieve

C．do

D．accept

20.

A．sports

B．exams

C．training

D．life