1 . 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 for me to enjoy basketball. At school, boys always 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 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, I not only feel happy and confident, but also ________ a lot.

I’ve heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, “Nothing is impossible.” 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．until

B．before

C．after

D．since

3.

A．tried

B．cared

C．enjoyed

D．joined

4.

A．only

B．almost

C．hardly

D．not

5.

A．refuse

B．dislike

C．let

D．invite

6.

A．Still

B．Yet

C．Just

D．Even

7.

A．looked

B．heard

C．settled

D．stared

8.

A．happy

B．down

C．excited

D．satisfied

9.

A．Unluckily

B．Naturally

C．Unexpectedly

D．Clearly

10.

A．encouraged

B．suffered

C．devoted

D．requested

11.

A．vote

B．way

C．business

D．reward

12.

A．basketball

B．homework

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．bring

B．borrow

C．learn

D．play

17.

A．come

B．turned

C．refused

D．happened

18.

A．idea

B．aim

C．opinion

D．effort

19.

A．want

B．stop

C．keep

D．make

20.

A．inform

B．connect

C．ignore

D．express

3 . When I told my mother, who passed away earlier this year in her nineties, that I was taking up marathon running at the age of 60, she thought I was crazy. However, I saw it as a way of keeping my _______ health as I entered my older years, and a mental focus as my career（职业生涯） began to _______ .

I _______ that just explains how my generation has come to understand the value of _______ . Our parents always believed later life meant a less _______ Life. In my mid-fifties, I _______ a period of ill health. I realized I needed to look after myself better, so I started _______

When I was 59 I saw a 93-year-old being _______ on TV, who was running the London Marathon. With my sixties around the corner, I didn’t want to _______ and see my health gradually ________ , nor did I want time to pass ________ . I wanted to set myself goals. I ________ if a 93-year-old could run a marathon, so could I!

Since then I’ve run twelve marathons, one a ________ . The physical ________ has been huge. I suffer from arthritis（关节炎） and asthma（哮喘）, but because I am ________ and strong I can manage the ________ and they don’t stop me leading a normal life. And with a marathon to train for every year, I never get ________ . I love having a goal to work towards.

My family are proud of me and they ________ me a lot. I don’t just want to exist in my older years, I want to live a   ________ and active life, and look after my health, physically and ________ .

1.

A．physical

B．mental

C．increasing

D．poor

2.

A．make sense

B．make a difference

C．come to an end

D．come to mind

3.

A．repeat

B．suppose

C．mention

D．doubt

4.

A．profession

B．self-discipline

C．self-care

D．concentration

5.

A．active

B．formal

C．private

D．easy

6.

A．spent

B．experience

C．completed

D．enjoyed

7.

A．cycling

B．painting

C．reading

D．jogging

8.

A．challenged

B．created

C．recognized

D．interviewed

9.

A．hold on

B．sit back

C．grow up

D．look down

10.

A．normal

B．energetic

C．weak

D．overweight

11.

A．aimlessly

B．hopelessly

C．unfortunately

D．carelessly

12.

A．joked

B．wondered

C．decided

D．argued

13.

A．week

B．year

C．month

D．day

14.

A．behavior

B．help

C．pain

D．pleasure

15.

A．fit

B．happy

C．lively

D．attractive

16.

A．anxiety

B．sports

C．time

D．conditions

17.

A．astonished

B．tired

C．embarrassed

D．bored

18.

A．require

B．train

C．support

D．respect

19.

A．full

B．rich

C．free

D．risky

20.

A．gracefully

B．mentally

C．bravely

D．seriously

4 . How much do you know about athletes? Many people regard watching sports games as a form of _________. But for athletes, they are challenging the _________ of human beings and breaking boundaries. Intensive training is a task which they do every day as a matter of _________. On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister, who ran a mile in 3 minutes, 59.4 seconds, _________ the whole world’s attention. People believed that it was _________ imagination for a person to run a mile within 4 minutes. Bannister made a（n）

_________ in what people believed was impossible. In the years since, more and more athletes have overcome the four—minute—mile _________. Today, the record—held by Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco since July 7, 1999—_________ at 3 minutes and 43. 13 seconds!

Records are _________ at a lower and lower rate in both running and other fields. When new records are set, they're changed by a small proportion of a（n） __________ . The decimal point（小数点）,set at one- tenth of a second for Bannister's record, now __________ one-hundredth of a second. __________, we'll have to go to a third decimal place, and then a fourth.

The closer athletes get to being __________, the harder it is to make improvements. Even though they are __________ the best performances of human beings, excellent athletes can still __________ proportions of seconds off existing records. They have a real __________ to break records. The gaps between new and old records decrease __________. Athletes are getting closer and closer to physiological __________ performances all the time. It will be tougher and tougher __________. However, excellent athletes never __________ trying.

1.

A．attention

B．contribution

C．recreation

D．communication

2.

A．beliefs

B．rights

C．strengths

D．limits

3.

A．routine

B．situation

C．experience

D．opinion

4.

A．required

B．avoided

C．attracted

D．disturbed

5.

A．beyond

B．within

C．from

D．by

6.

A．cut

B．division

C．involvement

D．breakthrough

7.

A．difference

B．barrier

C．habit

D．fear

8.

A．aims

B．shoots

C．works

D．stands

9.

A．updated

B．held

C．checked

D．established

10.

A．minute

B．hour

C．second

D．day

11.

A．contains

B．measures

C．means

D．covers

12.

A．Instead

B．Soon

C．Meanwhile

D．Besides

13.

A．honest

B．strong

C．perfect

D．ordinary

14.

A．assessing

B．affecting

C．expecting

D．approaching

15.

A．shave

B．keep

C．pay

D．knock

16.

A．history

B．struggle

C．change

D．inspiration

17.

A．quickly

B．finally

C．normally

D．gradually

18.

A．satisfactory

B．peak

C．consistent

D．fair

19.

A．making sense

B．taking effect

C．making progress

D．losing heart

20.

A．stop

B．remember

C．start

D．suggest

5 . The day that I will always remember is when I ran my first 10km.While putting my toe on the starting____, I felt my heart drop to my stomach. However, I would____my heart, because in running, when you run out of your____, you just run with your heart.

That day the____was cool and fresh, and my courage had____. The race was about to start. Bang! The____of the starting gun ran into the air. I took off running,____like the wind. I knew it would be a really great____for me. In the first four miles, I felt like a cheetah (猎豹). I felt____and forceful in my pace.

Then came the fifth mile. My legs____like jelly(果冻), and I could feel fire burning in my lungs, “keep____!” the thought ran through my head. Now was the time I had to run with my____. I had to win although I didn’t know whether I would____it. My body really wanted to____, but my heart told me not to. I think it’s the____thing about running. The real run starts when you want to____.

I saw the finishing line and I felt like an Olympic____who was about to win the race. I had____been happier, and felt proud too when I had my____put around my neck. As the saying goes, “Running is the greatest metaphor (比喻) for life,____you get out of it what you put into it.”

1.

A．point

B．sign

C．course

D．line

2.

A．need

B．check

C．break

D．know

3.

A．knowledge

B．ability

C．energy

D．money

4.

A．situation

B．scenery

C．air

D．sunlight

5.

A．shown off

B．made out

C．got through

D．set in

6.

A．sound

B．power

C．action

D．result

7.

A．carefully

B．gently

C．fast

D．freely

8.

A．mistake

B．challenge

C．trouble

D．success

9.

A．nervous

B．serious

C．strong

D．heavy

10.

A．looked

B．tasted

C．felt

D．smelt

11.

A．growing

B．going

C．talking

D．resting

12.

A．heart

B．feet

C．legs

D．body

13.

A．expect

B．see

C．accept

D．make

14.

A．take off

B．give up

C．stay out

D．turn back

15.

A．first

B．important

C．terrible

D．easy

16.

A．stop

B．jump

C．turn

D．improve

17.

A．coach

B．volunteer

C．supporter

D．runner

18.

A．sometimes

B．ever

C．always

D．never

19.

A．metal

B．model

C．medal

D．license

20.

A．if

B．because

C．unless

D．though

6 .

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