1 . After moving into my mother’s home to look after her following an illness, I found myself thinking about my own _______. It was clear that I _______ to find something that would help me _______ the house more often.

I found my _______ while standing in line at the store checkout one sunny spring day. Red words on the cover of a magazine caught my _______, “Walk Off Weight!”

After _______ the advantages of walking, I knew I had found the perfect _______ that would not only make me spend more time outdoors, but would also help me keep _______.

I didn’t start walking four miles right away; I began _______. After a few weeks, I ________ from walking two miles every day to between four and six miles every day. My ________ increased from about three miles per hour to over four.

It wasn’t long before I began to notice the many ________ in both my physical and emotional (情绪的) health.

I lost ________. The extra (额外的) fat I’d been carrying around my stomach disappeared. My body was

________ and became more shapely. Even my back pain had ________!

The advantages to my emotional health were also great. My spirits lifted with each passing day. I could hardly ________ to get up each morning. With more self-confidence, I also found myself to be more sociable and that I began to ________ meeting new people.

________ my mother became less of a tiring task. Feeling ________, I was able to look after her with great enthusiasm (热情). I ________ her to try to become as healthy and as happy as I felt.

1.

A．dream

B．plan

C．health

D．work

2.

A．needed

B．refused

C．failed

D．forgot

3.

A．live in

B．move into

C．get out of

D．keep away from

4.

A．purpose

B．answer

C．job

D．hobby

5.

A．eye

B．leg

C．hand

D．arm

6.

A．talking about

B．reading about

C．hearing about

D．writing about

7.

A．thought

B．behavior

C．advice

D．activity

8.

A．fit

B．safe

C．quiet

D．busy

9.

A．suddenly

B．quickly

C．slowly

D．finally

10.

A．progressed

B．left

C．followed

D．ended

11.

A．time

B．speed

C．age

D．size

12.

A．changes

B．differences

C．problems

D．chances

13.

A．touch

B．interest

C．heart

D．weight

14.

A．held up

B．brought up

C．given up

D．built up

15.

A．appeared

B．gone

C．returned

D．increased

16.

A．stop

B．manage

C．wait

D．promise

17.

A．avoid

B．enjoy

C．regret

D．remember

18.

A．Waiting for

B．Working for

C．Searching for

D．Caring for

19.

A．lonely

B．proud

C．lively

D．worried

20.

A．encouraged

B．forced

C．required

D．allowed

2 . Flo Meiler was a Senior Olympics tennis player. She_________track and field at age 60. At 65,she tried the pole vault (撑杆跳高) for the first time. Now, over a decade later, Meiler has_________in the Nation Senior Games 13 times and holds 15 world records: one- hundred meter, the high jump, the long jump, the pole vault and so on. Meiler's_________of accomplishments goes on. Meiler is proud of it. How many_______ does your great grandma hold? Maybe none yet._________,Meiler will tell her there's still plenty of_________.

In Bernice Bates' yoga class, there is a motto: “I can do that.”You will feel_________when watching Bates twist and flatten her body into_________most healthy young people can't even do. Bates began_________herself yoga in 1980. Now, at 92, she__________a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest yogi on Earth. While teaching free lessons to residents of her Florida retirement home, Bates__________those who're decades younger than her by__________one simple philosophy: As long as you're alive, it's never too late to love your________This article must 　______　 with my own great grandmother who celebrated her 100th birth-day last year by bringing the whole family to a party on Orcas Island. Century old smiles are truly_______ a thing.

1.

A．gave up

B．took up

C．cleaned up

D．set up

2.

A．competed

B．failed

C．studied

D．practised

3.

A．list

B．dream .

C．desire

D．expectation

4.

A．tests

B．results

C．scores

D．records

5.

A．Besides

B．However

C．Otherwise

D．Therefore

6.

A．time .

B．need

C．sense .

D．fate

7.

A．relaxed

B．upset

C．optimistic .

D．annoyed

8.

A．examples

B．pieces

C．structures

D．shapes

9.

A．showing

B．awarding

C．teaching

D．creating

10.

A．searches

B．holds

C．cleans

D．reaches

11.

A．promises

B．invites

C．requires

D．inspires

12.

A．getting

B．asking

C．sharing

D．making

13.

A．family

B．body

C．friends

D．careers

14.

A．deal

B．compare

C．end

D．continue

15.

A．common

B．necessary

C．difficult

D．beautiful

3 . Dowell may never be able to drive a car, but she can sail a boat around the world. Dowell is blind and competes in the Regatta, a（n）___________ she has competed in since losing her ___________.

Each year, dozens of ___________ with disabilities participate in the event. The ___________ is to provide a space for them to compete. Athletes with various disabilities---___________ from those missing legs to those who are blind---are invited to show off their ___________." They have done very well." Regatta president, Judy said. "That you may not have a leg or you have a disease-driven issue doesn't ___________ that you are not a whole person inside." Dowell is ___________ sailing so much. She ___________ often lives on a sailboat with her guide dog. She says that it is always a ____________ to live on a boat and sailing has given her a new beginning. Being part of a team is huge for her.

Munden is one of Dowell's closest ____________. Because of an eye disease, Munden ____________ blind. She found sailing six years ago. It gave her a whole new world of freedom and self-confidence. Dowell and Munden have ____________ many competitions against sighted and non-sighted athletes. They find the sport of sailing to be equal for all participants. ____________ physical ability.

Sailing can be adapted ____________ competitors' physical abilities. For Dowell and Munden, they compete with the assistance of a sighted guide whose only job is to ____________ them if there is a barrier. For other competitors, equipment can be altered（改动）on the boat to consider an athlete's ____________ needs. This is the ____________ for Sarah, who was paralyzed（截肢）from the waist down.

"I will be sitting in a scat that keeps me in the boat when sailing," Sarah said. "Everyone out on the water has a different ability. It's about ____________ your abilities and not worrying about the abilities you don't have. The disability is just another aspect of who we are, ____________ we are sailors out on the water."

1.

A．journey

B．event

C．festival

D．team

2.

A．sight

B．hearing

C．legs

D．arms

3.

A．divers

B．swimmers

C．sailors

D．surfers

4.

A．influence

B．solution

C．impression

D．mission

5.

A．ranging

B．separating

C．selecting

D．suffering

6.

A．disabilities

B．skills

C．characters

D．appearances

7.

A．express

B．mean

C．speak

D．agree

8.

A．confused about

B．frustrated with

C．passionate about

D．disappointed with

9.

A．even

B．still

C．yet

D．just

10.

A．challenge

B．chance

C．pity

D．dream

11.

A．coaches

B．guides

C．teammates

D．opponents

12.

A．left

B．went

C．lost

D．confirmed

13.

A．cheered for

B．turned down

C．dreamed about

D．participated in

14.

A．regardless of

B．in need of

C．in case of

D．because of

15.

A．linked to

B．devoted to

C．based on

D．compared with

16.

A．ask

B．notice

C．encourage

D．warn

17.

A．mental

B．common

C．physical

D．social

18.

A．case

B．result

C．effect

D．reason

19.

A．taking control of

B．taking advantage of

C．taking care of

D．taking the place of

20.

A．or

B．and

C．so

D．but

4 . In the World Cup, the U. S. and England aren't traditionally rivals. But, off the field, a different type of ______ has dominated for more than a century: what to call the world's most popular sport.

To Americans, it's soccer. The most of the rest of the world (including England, the birthplace of the modern sport), it's football. But what most people don't know is that the word "soccer" is not ______ an American invention. On the contrary, it was a(n) ______ from England, and one that was commonly used there until relatively recently, when it became too much of an Americanism for British English to bear.

At least, that's the ______ made by Stefan Szymanski, a professor of sports economics at the University of Michigan. In a paper from 2014, Szymanski writes that "soccer" ______ late 19th-century England, as a way of differentiating between variants of the game which at the time did not have a commonly ______ set of rules.

In the early 1800s in England, football and rugby existed as different ______ of the same game. But in 1863, the Football Association was ______ to standardize the rules of football so that nobles boys from different schools could play against one another. In 1871, the Rugby Football Union followed suit. The two sports ______ became known as Rugby Football and Association Football.

In England, Szymanski writes, noble boys ______ the shortened terms "rugger" and "soccer" to differentiate between Rugby Football and Association Football. To support this argument, he cites a letter to The New York Times, published in 1905: "It was a ______ to Oxford and Cambridge to use 'er' at the end of many words, such as foot-er, sport-er, and as Association did not take an 'er' easily, it was, and is, sometimes spoken of as Soccer."

And the term, Szymanski says, was widely ______ in England through the first half on the twentieth century. It became even more popular after World War II - driven, he suggests, by the number of American soldiers in the country and the ______ with American culture around the world that came after the war.

But by the 1980s, Brits started to ______ the word, as soccer became a more popular sport in the United States. "The penetration of the game into American culture," Szymanski writes, "has led to backlash against the use of the word in Britain, where it was once considered a(n) ______ to the word 'football'".

1.

A．debate

B．resistance

C．rivalry

D．contrast

2.

A．on earth

B．in fact

C．without doubt

D．on purpose

3.

A．loan

B．provision

C．acceptance

D．import

4.

A．argument

B．guess

C．contribution

D．claim

5.

A．took off

B．rose from

C．originated in

D．started with

6.

A．agreed-upon

B．made-up

C．worked-out

D．tightened-up

7.

A．rules

B．settings

C．shifts

D．variations

8.

A．secured

B．maintained

C．established

D．differentiated

9.

A．relatively

B．officially

C．particularly

D．outstandingly

10.

A．settled down to

B．came up with

C．made up for

D．looked up to

11.

A．craze

B．madness

C．defence

D．permission

12.

A．admitted

B．presented

C．preserved

D．recognized

13.

A．association

B．fascination

C．concern

D．agreement

14.

A．turn against

B．hold back

C．put off

D．act on

15.

A．connection

B．compliment

C．alternative

D．response

5 . It can be hard to make a name in a male-dominated sport as a woman. It takes years of hard work and an unbreakable sense of __ to succeed in such a field. Heaven Fitch, a female wrestler from North Carolina, __ herself last weekend.

The championship took place over the weekend. At one point during the athletic __, it seemed like she was about to __. However, she quickly regained the upper hand and held her opponent on the mat until the referee(裁判)____the match. Undoubtedly, she was named the __. Just like that, Fitch___ the first female wrestler to win an individual state championship in wrestling.

That same weekend, she also won the award for Most Outstanding Wrestler. __, she’s quite the athlete. Fitch __ in the 106-pound weight class and beat out every boy in the tournament. However, she wasn’t __ by her win. She explained in an interview, “I just wrestled my best, and I kind of dominated the match.”

Fitch began __ at the age of 6. After watching her brothers train and compete in wrestling tournaments, she made the decision to __ the sport. Her parents were not __ about her idea, but Fitch __ them and began her wrestling journey. __ her freshman season as a wrestler, she has just kept winning. This season she has a __ of 54 wins and 4 losses.

Her success is surprising to some because she looks small, but she is___. To her, winning is part of the __ of wrestling. As a teen, she has already __ so much. She’d better get herself some shades, because her future is only going to be even __.

1.

A．community

B．humor

C．determination

D．ownership

2.

A．protected

B．proved

C．excused

D．repeated

3.

A．meet

B．club

C．decision

D．development

4.

A．urge

B．change

C．arrive

D．lose

5.

A．attended

B．abandoned

C．ended

D．introduced

6.

A．participant

B．victor

C．partner

D．coach

7.

A．beat

B．refunded

C．became

D．remembered

8.

A．Evidently

B．Similarly

C．Frequently

D．Fortunately

9.

A．hesitated

B．suffered

C．recovered

D．competed

10.

A．scared

B．surprised

C．embarrassed

D．amused

11.

A．drawing

B．running

C．performing

D．training

12.

A．put off

B．pick up

C．sort out

D．bring back

13.

A．enthusiastic

B．skeptical

C．honest

D．cautious

14.

A．respected

B．reminded

C．convinced

D．inspired

15.

A．Following

B．Considering

C．Without

D．Despite

16.

A．plan

B．habit

C．chance

D．record

17.

A．powerful

B．beautiful

C．awful

D．grateful

18.

A．style

B．history

C．role

D．fun

19.

A．reflected

B．accomplished

C．revealed

D．consumed

20.

A．easier

B．cleaner

C．brighter

D．harder

6 . A heavy snow hit my neighborhood the other day. I had recently agreed to be the house’s groundskeeper, which meant I was_______ with shoveling(铲)the inches of snow that covered the driveway.

I had to stay in the house during the _______,so I was actually pretty happy to head_______After shoveling for about an hour, muscles in my arms and legs which I _______ used due to my busy schedules started to burn. By the time I finished shoveling, I realized that I gained nearly the same amount of _______ that I can get from biking. Shoveling turned out to be pretty good exercise, so I actually felt _______ to finish shoveling.

A few days later, a few friends and I got into a casual _______ about how hard it is to spare time to exercise_______.There are lots of people who dislike gyms. Going to gyms   _______ them a lot. Less than 5%of adults are physically ________for half an hour a day, which is quite a big problem. Not exercising enough can ________diseases like heart disease, bone disease, and depression.

And yet, compared with going to gyms, shoveling snow was quite ________.Besides, it didn’t take too much willpower(意志力)and I just needed to ________ the driveway at my own pace. I can just do some daily tasks like shoveling for exercise in the neighborhood in my spare time   ________ driving to a gym.

People pay much money for gym memberships and classes to ________ extra energy . So why not ________paying the fitness industry to exercise and ________ physical fitness with such kind of daily chores? Surely, they’re better off ________ that money and putting the energy to practical use.

A neighborhood can have a Facebook group where people in need of help can ________ things on it. Then, people who want to exercise can help them out. It’s a win-win situation. In addition to helping people, this can also be shaped as a new________ to keep fit.

1.

A．bothered

B．impressed

C．tasked

D．crowded

2.

A．incident

B．disorder

C．rush

D．storm

3.

A．outside

B．inside

C．forward

D．backward

4.

A．loosely

B．rarely

C．mainly

D．frequently

5.

A．feelings

B．workout

C．threat

D．power

6.

A．pleased

B．eager

C．willing

D．sorry

7.

A．interview

B．appointment

C．discussion

D．argument

8.

A．accidentally

B．properly

C．safely

D．regularly

9.

A．troubles

B．shames

C．comforts

D．delights

10.

A．strong

B．healthy

C．good

D．active

11.

A．lead to

B．suffer from

C．bring back

D．wipe out

12.

A．difficult

B．easy

C．valuable

D．perfect

13.

A．clear

B．prepare

C．build

D．design

14.

A．because of

B．instead of

C．in spite of

D．as a result of

15.

A．put up

B．set up

C．use up

D．build up

16.

A．continue

B．begin

C．stop

D．consider

17.

A．compare

B．combine

C．exchange

D．match

18.

A．saving

B．gathering

C．wasting

D．spending

19.

A．imagine

B．write

C．post

D．correct

20.

A．experiment

B．skill

C．standard

D．style

7 . When winter came to Washington and the streets froze over, Henderson could finally teach his favorite sport hockey(冰球). One day in 1978, Henderson______there were too many kids to just keep playing in the street. He felt it was______, so he walked to the Fort Dupont Ice Arena and______ice time. As more kids came, he

kept buying ice time and,______, skates and sticks, too.

What______as a dad, son and neighborhood kids playing turned into the Fort Dupont Cannons, the oldest minority hockey______in North America. It______close to 50 players ages 8 to 18 each year for free; Henderson's original equipment bank has been filled through donations over the years. Participants are required to meet______standards.. Henderson______report cards for participants every academic quarter. If a player has a______grade, Henderson sends them to a classroom to do their homework.

To Henderson, his club was always about more than learning a new______or having fun. The team______its travel for tournaments to visit museums and sometimes colleges,______players from mostly lower- income families to new places. “Hockey has so many interesting______,” Henderson said. “It's a sport where you can use your______,your strength and your understanding. You can______how well you know your teammates without speaking. You have seconds to do what you have to do each time. so it______your attention nonstop.”

More than four decades later, Henderson is still______by the sport and his hockey club, mending and ordering equipment, checking report cards and so on.

Because of his______, Henderson was nominated(提名) as one of three finalists for the Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award, recognizing a figure who has______influenced his or her community, culture or society through hockey.

1.

A．declared

B．predicted

C．realized

D．hoped

2.

A．complex

B．satisfactory

C．dangerous

D．easy

3.

A．rented

B．enjoyed

C．forgot

D．delayed

4.

A．suddenly

B．eventually

C．luckily

D．strangely

5.

A．remained

B．returned

C．increased

D．began

6.

A．game

B．hall

C．club

D．medal

7.

A．controls

B．hires

C．treats

D．serves

8.

A．moral

B．academic

C．healthy

D．living

9.

A．checks

B．designs

C．buys

D．sends

10.

A．perfect

B．final

C．failing

D．specific

11.

A．sport

B．language

C．concept

D．book

12.

A．leaves

B．uses

C．changes

D．wastes

13.

A．adding

B．welcoming

C．exposing

D．accompanying

14.

A．characteristics

B．players

C．stories

D．styles

15.

A．patience

B．voice

C．kindness

D．speed

16.

A．report

B．show

C．promise

D．pretend

17.

A．limits

B．follows

C．escapes

D．holds

18.

A．protected

B．consumed

C．measured

D．puzzled

19.

A．contributions

B．equipment

C．strength

D．community

20.

A．impossibly

B．immediately

C．equally

D．positively

8 . I believe even the smartest people have to work hard to achieve success. People make themselves into winners by their own _______.

Many years ago, I took the head _______ job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a tradition for the school's old team to play against the _______ team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn't even practice to _______ the game, but to my disappointment we were defeated. Thinking hard about it, I came to _______ that I had to change my _______ towards their ability and potential.

I started doing anything I could to help them build a little _______. Most importantly, I began to treat them like _______. That summer vacation, we met every day and _______     passing and kicking the football.

Six months after our defeat, we won our first game and our second, and continued to ________ . Finally, we faced the number one team in Georgia. I felt that it would be a ________ for us even if we lost the game. But my boys beat them , giving me the greatest ________ of my life!

       From the experience I learnt a lot about how the attitude of the leader can ________ the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and ________ them. I helped them to see themselves ________       , and they built themselves into winners. Winners are made, not born.1.

A．tests

B．luck

C．efforts

D．nature

2.

A．operating

B．editing

C．consulting

D．coaching

3.

A．new

B．excellent

C．strong

D．successful

4.

A．cheer for

B．prepare for

C．help with

D．finish with

5.

A．realize

B．claim

C．permit

D．demand

6.

A．decision

B．attitude

C．conclusion

D．intention

7.

A．pride

B．culture

C．fortune

D．relationship

8.

A．leaders

B．partners

C．winners

D．learners

9.

A．risked

B．missed

C．considered

D．practiced

10.

A．expand

B．improve

C．relax

D．defend

11.

A．shame

B．burden

C．victory

D．favor

12.

A．chance

B．joy

C．concern

D．offer

13.

A．surprise

B．relate

C．interest

D．affect

14.

A．encouraged

B．observed

C．protected

D．impressed

15.

A．naturally

B．individually

C．calmly

D．differently

9 . 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

10 . As I stood at the base of the mountain range beside a remote African village, the male villagers all repeated the same question: Are you certain you want to climb the mountain?

It had________been climbed by local and foreign men, and local women, but a Western female had ________, unaccompanied and wanted to climb the mountain, which was quite _________

I explained that I’d been________for some time --in research and in physical strength-- and showed them the________I had got from their government authorizing my climb. I stressed that I’d be very________to follow their local traditions and hire one of their villagers as a guide, but it seemed to do little to reduce their________.

The male villagers told me that the ‘quick mud’ I’d meet would swallow me. While they couldn’t remember anyone this bad thing actually________, they seemed convinced it was a real ________. The village women, however, smiled at me, indicating their________for my climb.

The men________ telling stories of unpredictable danger. However, I was________ because my aunt’s words kept ________in my ears --the greatest risk is not taking a risk, and we should always ________our dreams.

Eventually, the men agreed to a(n)________that seemed to put them at ease with my climb. Besides the local guide I’d hire, they also________ me to hire three men guards with guns, for protection.

As I started walking down the dirt path toward the mountain, I was________not only by my new mountain support team, but also by every village woman. While two women walked hand-in-hand with me, the others danced in circles around us as if in ________of a victory.

I knew I wasn’t the first Western female to make the climb. But with the women villagers________accompanying me, I felt a strong sense of ________. And I guessed they felt the same.

1.

A．formally

B．fortunately

C．especially

D．surely

2.

A．achieved

B．wandered

C．arrived

D．explored

3.

A．rare

B．typical

C．disgusting

D．common

4.

A．consulting

B．attempting

C．preparing

D．operating

5.

A．reward

B．invitation

C．command

D．permit

6.

A．generous

B．cautious

C．curious

D．regretful

7.

A．concerns

B．thrills

C．surprises

D．problems

8.

A．belonged to

B．appealed to

C．led to

D．happened to

9.

A．bargain

B．possibility

C．promotion

D．dilemma

10.

A．fancy

B．support

C．reason

D．disagreement

11.

A．finished

B．enjoyed

C．continued

D．suggested

12.

A．determined

B．annoyed

C．delighted

D．depressed

13.

A．alarming

B．ringing

C．breaking

D．exploding

14.

A．observe

B．make

C．strengthen

D．follow

15.

A．exchange

B．connection

C．explanation

D．arrangement

16.

A．warned

B．refused

C．advised

D．reminded

17.

A．joined

B．expected

C．frightened

D．teased

18.

A．celebration

B．search

C．possession

D．defense

19.

A．carefully

B．boringly

C．proudly

D．patiently

20.

A．relief

B．accomplishment

C．justice

D．guilty