1 . Exercise and I had never had a good relationship due to my fear of sports. From a young age, my dad _______ me into a dozen sports. I didn’t like any of them, _______.

When I entered the University of Regina, my dad _______ telling me “You have to find a way to stay _______.” or “You don’t want to get the Freshman 15, do you?” So I _______ to give swimming a shot, but I _______ managed to go to the pool twice during the fall semester (学期). Worse still, I was _______ to convince myself that’s OK.

The spring semester came. A friend of mine _______ me if I wanted to try Zumba (尊巴) with her. All I knew about Zumba was that it was basically a kind of exercise: dancing to Latin pop songs. It didn’t sound too bad, but I couldn’t be _______.

I went, and that was it. Zumba became my ________ of tea. The instructor would always say, “Don’t worry about the steps. Have fun. Do your own thing.” That removed my ________ of sports. I didn’t have to be ________. I didn’t even have to be good. I just needed to ________ the music and move. Zumba did ________ me from the Freshman 15, and it also did so much more. It let me make ________ with my unpleasant past about physical exercise, and enjoy staying healthy.

1.

A．expected

B．allowed

C．forced

D．invited

2.

A．therefore

B．though

C．instead

D．besides

3.

A．avoided

B．risked

C．regretted

D．kept

4.

A．in shape

B．for fun

C．at ease

D．on business

5.

A．refused

B．happened

C．bothered

D．decided

6.

A．hardly

B．merely

C．constantly

D．gradually

7.

A．eager

B．content

C．embarrassed

D．disappointed

8.

A．cheated

B．comforted

C．asked

D．annoyed

9.

A．happy

B．proud

C．careful

D．sure

10.

A．cup

B．part

C．share

D．mouth

11.

A．curiosity

B．passion

C．fear

D．confidence

12.

A．perfect

B．positive

C．adorable

D．official

13.

A．accept

B．feel

C．display

D．compare

14.

A．witness

B．separate

C．discourage

D．save

15.

A．trouble

B．sense

C．peace

D．contact

2 . Sixteen years ago,when I was playing basketball in one of America's best basketball leagues, I remember a sports psychologist(心理学家) we had for the season. As young professional athletes with high egos(自我价值感), the team were not quite sure that the techniques(技巧) of psychology would _______ performance, especially when it didn't involve using the physical strength and patience needed to_______ the weeks of training and games. I, _______ was interested.

we were trained in visualization (可视化；想象) technique used before games, It involved moving ourselves info a meditative(冥想的) state and taking ourselves on a journey into the _______ to recreate the experience of a game. From _______ home, getting to the stadium, being in the change room, walking out onto the _______ and then finally imagining how we would play and see ourselves _______ The most important part of the _______ was to bring to life the lifelike details of each stage, while also focusing on the _______ that came with it. We were trained to ________ fear and doubt and learned to go beyond them, so that by the time we got onto the court, we were proud ________ and ready to play.

What I learnt most from this technique was that winning games was important but how we ________ to play was even more important. And ________ visualization was a powerful way to see through to the ________ there were absolutely no ________ in the hard work of getting there.

1.

A．improve

B．relieve

C．judge

D．keep

2.

A．put up

B．prepare for

C．tough out

D．show up

3.

A．therefore

B．or

C．besides

D．however

4.

A．wild

B．home

C．history

D．future

5.

A．finding

B．leaving

C．moving

D．missing

6.

A．court

B．street

C．track

D．stair

7.

A．learning

B．winning

C．waiting

D．talking

8.

A．subject

B．match

C．technique

D．team

9.

A．questions

B．decisions

C．feelings

D．lessons

10.

A．forget about

B．payoff

C．bring back

D．step into

11.

A．cheerful

B．patient

C．eager

D．confident

12.

A．aim

B．appear

C．help

D．promise

13.

A．unless

B．as

C．although

D．if

14.

A．crowd

B．goal

C．truth

D．bench

15.

A．shortcuts

B．tools

C．examples

D．principles

3 . When I was 13 my only purpose was to become the star on our football team. That meant _______ Miller King, who was the best player at our school.

Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out. I carried my football everywhere for _______.

Just before September, Miller was struck by a car and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he came back from hospital. He looked very _______, but he didn’t cry.

That season, I _______ all of Miller’s records while he _______ the home games from the bench. We went 10-1 and I was named most valuable player, but I often had crazy dreams in which I was to blame for Miller’s _______.

One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller _______ going over a fence — which wasn’t _______ to climb if you had both arms. I’m sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept _______ from. But even that challenge he accepted. I assisted him move slowly over the fence. When we were finally ________ on the other side, he said to me, “You know, I didn’t tell you this during the season, but you did fine. Thank you for filling in for ________.”

His words freed me from my bad ________. I thought to myself, how even without an arm he was more of a leader. Damaged but not defeated, he was ________ ahead of me. I was right to have ________ him. From that day on, I grew ________ and a little more real.

1.

A．cheering for

B．beating out

C．relying on

D．staying with

2.

A．comfort

B．show

C．practice

D．pleasure

3.

A．pale

B．calm

C．relaxed

D．ashamed

4.

A．held

B．broke

C．set

D．tried

5.

A．reported

B．judged

C．organized

D．watched

6.

A．decision

B．mistake

C．accident

D．sacrifice

7.

A．stuck

B．hurt

C．tired

D．lost

8.

A．steady

B．hard

C．fun

D．fit

9.

A．praise

B．advice

C．help

D．apology

10.

A．dropped

B．ready

C．trapped

D．safe

11.

A．us

B．yourself

C．me

D．them

12.

A．memories

B．ideas

C．attitudes

D．dreams

13.

A．still

B．also

C．yet

D．just

14.

A．challenged

B．cured

C．invited

D．admired

15.

A．healthier

B．bigger

C．cleverer

D．cooler

4 . When I was 13 my only purpose was to become the star on our football team. That meant_______Miller King, who was the best _______at our school.

Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out. I carried my football everywhere for _________.

Just before September, Miller was struck by a car and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he came back from _______. He looked very pale, but he didn^’t cry.

That season, I_________all of Miller’s records while he _______ the home games from the bench. We went 10-1 and I was named most valuable player, _______I often had crazy dreams in which I was to blame for Miller’s _______.

One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller stuck going over a fence—which wasn’t _______to climb if you had both arms. I’m sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept assistance from. But even that challenge he accepted. I________ him move slowly over the fence. When we were finally ________ on the other side, he said to me, “You know, I didn’t tell you this during the season, but you did fine. Thank you for filling in for________ .”

His words freed me from my bad ________. I thought to myself, how even without an arm he was more of a leader. Damaged but not defeated, he was________ahead of me. I was right to have admired him. From that day on，I grew ________ and a little more real.

1.

A．cheering for

B．beating out

C．relying on

D．staying with

2.

A．coach

B．student

C．teacher

D．player

3.

A．practice

B．show

C．comfort

D．pleasure

4.

A．school

B．vacation

C．hospital

D．training

5.

A．held

B．broke

C．set

D．tried

6.

A．reported

B．judged

C．organized

D．watched

7.

A．and

B．then

C．but

D．thus

8.

A．decision

B．mistake

C．accident

D．sacrifice

9.

A．steady

B．hard

C．fun

D．fit

10.

A．let

B．helped

C．had

D．noticed

11.

A．dropped

B．ready

C．trapped

D．safe

12.

A．us

B．yourself

C．me

D．them

13.

A．memories

B．ideas

C．attitudes

D．dreams

14.

A．still

B．also

C．yet

D．just

15.

A．healthier

B．bigger

C．cleverer

D．cooler

5 . Even if you’re a couch potato like me, you’ll know the benefits of running. But if you’re a real fitness fan, the ____ running challenge is to participate in a marathon. While many runners’ ______ is to beat their personal best and cross the finishing line without ______ , they’re also doing it for a good cause – to generate funds for ______ .

But just like other ______ events, the marathon also ______ a massive carbon footprint. Thousands travel - some by plane - to the location, and ______ from food packaging and goody bags gets left behind by ____ and runners. For example, during the London Marathon in 2018, ______ 47,000 plastic bottles were collected. This is becoming a big issue for cities – how to ______ a worthwhile event, encouraging people to exercise and help charities, while ______ the environment?

Several cities have ______formal plans to reduce their environmental influence and ______ sustainable (可持续的) ideas. One event in Wales, for example, introduced the recycling of ______ running equipment. The London Marathon tried to deal with the environmental problem by ______ the number of drink stations on the running route, ______ water in paper cups and offering some drinks in edible (可食的) seaweed capsules. They also tried new bottle ______ made from recycled plastic so 700 runners could ______ water bottles with them during their run.

Dr Andrea Collins from Cardiff University told the BBC: "Training for a marathon makes you more sustainable in day-to-day activities. I started walking or running to work every day and _______ private cars altogether. Being environmentally friendly becomes a good ______ ." So while you not be an excellent runner in a marathon, let’s hope the event, in terms of sustainability, certainly is!

1.

A．basic

B．funny

C．fresh

D．ultimate

2.

A．courage

B．success

C．practice

D．motivation

3.

A．waiting

B．companying

C．collapsing

D．struggling

4.

A．environment

B．charity

C．education

D．health

5.

A．major

B．historic

C．famous

D．rare

6.

A．works on

B．gives off

C．results in

D．finds out

7.

A．mixture

B．waste

C．material

D．content

8.

A．volunteers

B．journalists

C．audiences

D．coaches

9.

A．approximately

B．naturally

C．probably

D．gradually

10.

A．host

B．witness

C．report

D．record

11.

A．governing

B．ignoring

C．cleaning

D．protecting

12.

A．expected

B．developed

C．changed

D．considered

13.

A．promote

B．transform

C．test

D．share

14.

A．old

B．modern

C．electrical

D．standard

15.

A．checking

B．doubling

C．arranging

D．reducing

16.

A．pouring down

B．drinking up

C．taking away

D．giving out

17.

A．covers

B．belts

C．bodies

D．openers

18.

A．fill

B．carry

C．pass

D．connect

19.

A．avoiding

B．providing

C．buying

D．taking

20.

A．chance

B．reason

C．lifestyle

D．event

6 . 15 years ago, when I was playing basketball in one of Australia’s premier basketball leagues, I remember a sports psychologist we had for the season. As young professional athletes with high egos (自我价值感), the team were not quite convinced the techniques of psychology would ____   performance, especially when it didn’t involve using the physical strength and endurance needed to _____ the weeks of training and games. I, ____ , was interested.

We were trained in a visualization technique used before games. It involved moving ourselves into a meditative (冥想的) state and taking ourselves on a journey into the ____ to recreate the experience of a game, From ____ home, getting to the stadium, being in the change room, walking out onto the ____ and then finally visualizing how we would play and see ourselves ____ . The most important part of the ____ was to bring to life the vivid details of each stage, while also focusing on the ____ that came with it. We were trained to ____ fear, doubt and learned to go beyond them, so that by the time we got onto the court, we were grounded, ____ and ready to play.

What I learnt most from this technique was that winning games was important but how we ____   to play was even more vital. And ____ visualization was a powerful way to see through to the ____ , there were absolutely no ____ in the hard work of getting there.

1.

A．improve

B．monitor

C．measure

D．maintain

2.

A．compensate for

B．prepare for

C．tough out

D．show up

3.

A．in addition

B．in other words

C．as a result

D．on the other hand

4.

A．wild

B．home

C．history

D．future

5.

A．finding

B．leaving

C．moving

D．missing

6.

A．court

B．street

C．platform

D．stage

7.

A．learning

B．winning

C．waiting

D．talking

8.

A．subject

B．match

C．technique

D．team

9.

A．questions

B．decisions

C．feelings

D．lessons

10.

A．forget about

B．drive away

C．bring back

D．step into

11.

A．cheerful

B．patient

C．eager

D．confident

12.

A．aim

B．appear

C．continue

D．promise

13.

A．unless

B．as

C．while

D．if

14.

A．solution

B．goal

C．truth

D．background

15.

A．shortcuts

B．tools

C．examples

D．downsides

7 . When the host announced that my choir( 合唱队) won the second place of the World Choir Game,   I couldn’t believe what I heard. All the __ that we made earn their meaning. Through this unforgotten experience,   I __ much.

In the semi-finals,   we were supposed to sing four songs. When we played the third song,   I suddenly heard an unexpected __—a girl in the alto( 女低音) got quick. The other students in the alto were ___by the girl and were getting quicker and quicker. Our choir’s leader,   Mrs. Li noticed it and __ used her hand to keep time,   but she __.

After the song,   the smile on Mrs. Li’s face __ and some of our members turned and tried to find the person who first got __. My mind was blank,   but quickly I __ the only thing we could do was to __ the performance. Then with a smile,   Mrs. Li became a __ again,   who seemed to have tally forgot what we had done. We sang the __ song as usual.

After the competition, I was __. Just because of one person’s __, the whole choir must ___the fact that we might lose the game. I cried,   but then I found nothing would change no matter how hard we___ the girl who played poorly. __，I came to her, encouraged her,   and practiced the whole melody with her. In the finals, we got the medal because of our __ performance.

Never blame a person when she makes a mistake,   but help her to solve the problem when you are struggling____the same goal No matter what you will experience with others in the future,   successes or failures, __ or tears, these   will surely become your precious treasure and memory.

1.

A．promises

B．efforts

C．requirement

D．differences

2.

A．considered

B．forgot

C．learned

D．explained

3.

A．name

B．shout

C．voice

D．song

4.

A．driven away

B．led away

C．given out

D．turned down

5.

A．similarly

B．easily

C．happily

D．immediately

6.

A．failed

B．succeeded

C．arrived

D．agreed

7.

A．froze

B．melted

C．appeared

D．ignored

8.

A．busy

B．wrong

C．warm

D．slow

9.

A．missed

B．heard

C．saw

D．realized

10.

A．quit

B．stop

C．complete

D．end

11.

A．conductor

B．singer

C．dancer

D．worker

12.

A．late

B．only

C．first

D．last

13.

A．excited

B．disappointed

C．interested

D．satisfied

14.

A．fault

B．success

C．plan

D．opinion

15.

A．deny

B．offer

C．refuse

D．afford

16.

A．blamed

B．encouraged

C．called

D．asked

17.

A．Otherwise

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Besides

18.

A．bad

B．common

C．perfect

D．rude

19.

A．up

B．out

C．toward

D．in

20.

A．mistake

B．surprise

C．sadness

D．laughter

8 . I never thought I’d be a “runner”. I was the girl who _______ slowest in the PE class. A few years ago, I was walking with a group of _______ in the Race for the Cure, a 5KM race designed to _______ money for the fight against breast cancer, _______ one lady caught my _______.

She was one of the weakest-looking women I’ve ever seen. She must have been close to seventy years old, _______ a T-shirt with the word “Survivor” . She was so small that it seemed as if she could even be _______ by a swift wind. But she was running. And she was _______ me my group of friends. She ran slowly, but _______—as if each step pushed her cancer further into her past. Right at that moment, I ________ that in the next Race for the Cure, I’d be running along with her.

A week later, I found myself in the ________, running on the treadmill (跑步机). Three minutes after I started, my face was bright red. I felt like my lungs were going to ________. I had to slow down to a walk. I thought of the ________ at the race. I kept it up. I was able to go a little ________ each time. Three and a half minutes. Four minutes. Five.

A year later, I was ________ at the Race for the Cure, but this time, I ________ with the runners. When the race started, the other runners passed me by. I ran forward. I wondered if I’d be ________ to do it. But then, I remembered the brave woman. I ran as fast as I could until I finally crossed that finish line. I had just ________ my first race! I looked down at my legs, ________. They had done something I’d never thought ________. I have never felt stronger than at that moment. And, I knew that I wanted to do it again.

1.

A．talked

B．walked

C．ran

D．swam

2.

A．friends

B．teachers

C．students

D．patients

3.

A．save

B．use

C．make

D．raise

4.

A．while

B．when

C．until

D．before

5.

A．breath

B．hand

C．arm

D．eye

6.

A．wearing

B．holding

C．pulling

D．waving

7.

A．turned down

B．turned over

C．taken over

D．taken down

8.

A．passing

B．watching

C．greeting

D．calling

9.

A．strangely

B．determinedly

C．excitedly

D．anxiously

10.

A．agreed

B．learned

C．decided

D．explained

11.

A．shop

B．street

C．park

D．gym

12.

A．burst

B．fail

C．open

D．crack

13.

A．prize

B．survivor

C．plan

D．woman

14.

A．earlier

B．longer

C．harder

D．farther

15.

A．even

B．again

C．ever

D．still

16.

A．fought

B．traveled

C．queued

D．wailed

17.

A．likely

B．eager

C．ready

D．able

18.

A．finished

B．won

C．entered

D．missed

19.

A．confused

B．satisfied

C．amazed

D．amused

20.

A．good

B．right

C．possible

D．necessary

9 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Beginning to learn gymnastics even before she could barely walk，Svetlana had always dreamed to enter the Olympics scene some day．
However，her _________ ended in the car on the winding road when a lorry appeared out of nowhere．The last thing she ________ was a blinding flash of light．In hospital，when told she would never ________ again，she couldn’t believe it．Three months later，she was _______ out of hospital on a wheelchair．Then a friend came to her house to visit her with an old child’s storybook．A bookmark in it made her ________ to page 117．The name of the ________ was‘The Day Clara Walked’．She was determined to return to stage whatever it might cost．
_________，after a year’s hard exercise，Svetlana recovered and was able to display her gymnastics．While she was sitting on the green bench ________ the Athens Stadium，memories ________：first，the pain and the tears，the book under her pillow，the words of relatives full of advice and comfort，and the pity in those eyes that had once held _________for her talent．Then followed the trips to the gym where everyone looked on________，their disbelief transforming slowly to wonder，______she could balance the hoop（健身圈）as well as her teammates．She registered for 2004 Olympic Games，and finally she received________from the Olympic Committee．
Her _________was interrupted by the attendant who said，“It’s time”，two words that she had been_______ to hear for so long．Smoothing her dress，she walked into the stadium，each_________firm and steady．Everything was_________，and the applause rang loud in her ears，her heart________violently against her chest．
Later that night，Svetlana pulled the gold medal out of her pocket and placed it on the old _________on the shelf，which opened to page 117，to the chapter‘The Day Clara Walked’，tears________her vision．1.

A．dream

B．intension

C．life

D．career

2.

A．forgot

B．remembered

C．experienced

D．suffered

3.

A．see

B．dance

C．walk

D．sing

4.

A．rushed

B．rocked

C．thrown

D．wheeled

5.

A．open

B．relate

C．point

D．adapt

6.

A．bookmark

B．page

C．chapter

D．story

7.

A．Suddenly

B．Surprisingly

C．Fortunately

D．Certainly

8.

A．opposite

B．beneath

C．inside

D．outside

9.

A．flooded in

B．faded away

C．mixed up

D．squeezed out

10.

A．fright

B．regret

C．sympathy

D．admiration

11.

A．doubtfully

B．thankfully

C．nervously

D．cheerfully

12.

A．until

B．as

C．while

D．once

13.

A．access

B．praise

C．sup port

D．approval

14.

A．plan

B．attempt

C．thought

D．sight

15.

A．content

B．eager

C．upset

D．proud

16.

A．breath

B．wake

C．step

D．look

17.

A．unexpected

B．awful

C．perfect

D．finished

18.

A．fighting

B．striking

C．kicking

D．hammering

19.

A．hoop

B．book

C．letter

D．dress

20.

A．clouding

B．filling

C．rolling

D．rushing

10 . 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