1 . 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

3 . Earlier this spring, we asked NPR Ed readers to send in stories of teachers going to great lengths to help students succeed in and out of school. We_____from hundreds of you. Many of you said that every teacher you know____the bill. Here is a teacher that caught our eye. When Arinn Filer, a social studies teacher, started teaching social studies at Humanities and Arts Academy in Los Angeles, she_____noticed that many of her students were football____.One of them — a sophomore (大二学生)—already had a( n)_____to play at University of Southern California. During football____many players didn't have time for_____between school, practices and games. Filer_____to make sure these student-athletes had a point-person to______them. She created a_____for athletes to complete work,______study skills, and plan out their classes to ensure that they're NCAA appropriate — to ensure that they’re____to play in college.

"I like to work with the athletes because I feel like they____have a place to go on our campus,” she says. She checks their report_____, talks to them about their_____,，and leads lessons on___skills, like goal-setting. One of her coworkers, LaNea Austin, who teaches English, wrote to NPR, No matter what, she helps____a future for these athletes. ”

Filer's football players______the state championship in the fall, and many have offers to play for big-name football schools. “ Give back to someone else and be an______to someone else, ” Filer tells her students. “That’s what will make me_______’’

1.

A．benefited

B．judged

C．heard

D．freed

2.

A．fits

B．pays

C．posts

D．sends

3.

A．eagerly

B．gratefully

C．regularly

D．quickly

4.

A．coaches

B．players

C．teachers

D．fellows

5.

A．apology

B．suggestion

C．lecture

D．offer

6.

A．field

B．season

C．course

D．match

7.

A．homework

B．operation

C．adventure

D．affair

8.

A．refused

B．arranged

C．wanted

D．advised

9.

A．understand

B．promote

C．praise

D．guide

10.

A．stage

B．class

C．debate

D．process

11.

A．put off

B．set off

C．brush up on

D．get down to

12.

A．able

B．likely

C．hard

D．willing

13.

A．constantly

B．finally

C．temporarily

D．suddenly

14.

A．books

B．news

C．stories

D．cards

15.

A．decisions

B．impressions

C．grades

D．comments

16.

A．specific

B．normal

C．extra

D．formal

17.

A．find

B．obtain

C．mention

D．chart

18.

A．won

B．quit

C．missed

D．approached

19.

A．exam

B．agreement

C．inspiration

D．achievement

20.

A．relaxed

B．happy

C．calm

D．ashamed

4 . If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would _______: surfing (冲浪运动). But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people _______. Most certainly not.
I started surfing about five years ago and_______in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first _______ was the best feeling I had ever experienced.
When I try to _______ surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my _______, there’s nothing like it. It involves (牵涉到) body, _______, and soul. There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt water all _______ us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that _______, becoming one with the________, is like I’m weightless.
The one thing I can ________ from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge(挑战). You can never be the “best surfer” because the ocean ________ an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive(活跃有力的) and ________. All of these things attract me to surfing and make it ________ from any other sport.
I’ve ________ to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It’s part of being human to advance to new ________, so shouldn’t it be expected that girls should step up and start ________ the limits(极限) of things boys and men used to dominate(主宰)?
There’re women ________ side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys ________ the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to ________, and they will.1.

A．tell

B．answer

C．give

D．realize

2.

A．wonder

B．understand

C．reply

D．believe

3.

A．stayed

B．came

C．dropped

D．fell

4.

A．wave

B．storm

C．sail

D．boat

5.

A．bring

B．connect

C．compare

D．tie

6.

A．work

B．study

C．holiday

D．life

7.

A．mind

B．effort

C．health

D．time

8.

A．along

B．above

C．around

D．by

9.

A．beach

B．water

C．board

D．lake

10.

A．sky

B．world

C．earth

D．ocean

11.

A．take

B．get

C．make

D．keep

12.

A．catches

B．includes

C．offers

D．collects

13.

A．sharp

B．great

C．hard

D．calm

14.

A．known

B．right

C．far

D．different

15.

A．chosen

B．tried

C．learned

D．promised

16.

A．levels

B．points

C．steps

D．parts

17.

A．reaching

B．accepting

C．pushing

D．setting

18.

A．sitting

B．walking

C．fighting

D．working

19.

A．of

B．from

C．on

D．with

20.

A．think

B．succeed

C．perform

D．feel

5 . His palms were sweating. He needed a towel to dry his grasp. The sun was as hot as the _______ he faced today at the National Junior Olympics. The bar (横竿) was set at 17 feet. That was three inches higher than his personal best. Michael Stone faced the most _______ day of his pole-vaulting (撑竿跳高) career.

You couldn’t tell whether Michael Stone was surprised, excited or vain about clearing the bar at 17 feet. As soon as he _______ on the inflated (充了气的) landing mat, Michael immediately began _______ for his next attempt at flight. He seemed _______ the fact that he had just beaten his personal best _______ three inches and that he was one of the first two competitors in the pole-vaulting _______ at the National Junior Olympics.

When Michael _______ the bar at 17 feet 2 inches and 17 feet 4 inches, again he showed no _______. As he lay on his back and ________ the crowd sigh, he knew the other vaulter had missed his final jump. He knew it was time for his final jump. Since the other vaulter had ________ misses, Michael needed to clear this vault to win. A ________ would get him second place. It was nothing to be ashamed of, ________ Michael would not ________ himself to have the thought of not winning first place.

He rolled over and found his pole, stood and stepped on the runway that ________ the most challenging event of his 17-year-old life.

As he sprinted (冲刺) down the runway, something felt wonderfully different, yet familiar. When he took a deep breath, it happened. He began to ________ like an eagle.

He later went on that day to clear 17 feet 6 inches: a new National and International Junior Olympics record.

With all the media attention and sponsorship possibilities, Michael’s life would never be ________ again. It wasn’t just because he won the National Junior Olympics and ________ a new world record. And it wasn’t because he had just increased his personal best by 9 inches. It was simply because Michael Stone is blind.

A chance encounter can sometimes make all the ________ to whether hardship brings ________ the best in us or the worst.

1.

A．weather

B．issue

C．audience

D．competition

2.

A．tiring

B．inspiring

C．challenging

D．interesting

3.

A．ran

B．landed

C．walked

D．climbed

4.

A．caring

B．looking

C．accounting

D．preparing

5.

A．afraid of

B．unaware of

C．ashamed of

D．terrified of

6.

A．by

B．to

C．from

D．at

7.

A．accident

B．event

C．project

D．ceremony

8.

A．shot

B．threw

C．cleared

D．cleaned

9.

A．emotion

B．affection

C．consideration

D．determination

10.

A．saw

B．heard

C．observed

D．smelt

11.

A．better

B．worse

C．more

D．fewer

12.

A．jump

B．clearing

C．miss

D．flight

13.

A．but

B．so

C．while

D．and

14.

A．award

B．make

C．allow

D．find

15.

A．stuck to

B．devoted to

C．led to

D．referred to

16.

A．fly

B．run

C．jog

D．rush

17.

A．different

B．hard

C．in chaos

D．the same

18.

A．set

B．held

C．kept

D．played

19.

A．use

B．effort

C．progress

D．difference

20.

A．in

B．out

C．down

D．forward

6 . It was an evening class on Wednesdays. Fifteen boys and girls were running and skipping in a circle on brightly colored _________. Music was blaring from a loudspeaker: “Animal action...Move like a lion!” and suddenly everyone was crawling on the ground_________like lions. I was right beside them making the sound too. It’s _________that the kids are so excited!

These kids were not at school or day care center but at a tumbling (翻腾运动）_________in which I had the opportunity to co-teach when I was only twelve years old. I came upon this opportunity when my gymnastics coach started_________tumbling for kids aged from three to seven. My sister _________ immediately. Despite my going with her to her first practice, she was more_________than I had ever seen her, so the coach invited me to join in to make her more_________. The practice needed high energy and non-stop _________, and I spent the practice teaching the kids how to do cartwheels (侧手翻）and playing games like “Animal action”. I began going to all of the practices with my sister and __________ in any way that I could. Afterwards, I __________ looked forward to the weekly classes, where I could improve my ability to __________ other individuals.

One of the __________moments of my time as a coach was when I taught one of my students how to do a walkover (软翻). I had watched her making progress as a __________ for two years. Seeing the pride she took in herself after she__________accomplished a walkover on her own made the __________not only an accomplishment for her, but one for me as well.

For two years I was a(an)__________coach and during those two years I __________as a person in many ways. I learned a lot about what it __________to be a coach and that being a coach didn’t mean giving orders, but giving kids a role __________to admire and learn from.

1.

A．chairs

B．beds

C．mats

D．lands

2.

A．rolling

B．practicing

C．screaming

D．roaring

3.

A．surprising

B．wonderful

C．terrible

D．depressing

4.

A．class

B．game

C．show

D．assignment

5.

A．explaining

B．teaching

C．conveying

D．discovering

6.

A．signed up

B．turn off

C．gave in

D．held on

7.

A．joyful

B．disappointed

C．nervous

D．independent

8.

A．natural

B．comfortable

C．mature

D．skillful

9.

A．improvement

B．excitement

C．amusement

D．movement

10.

A．helped

B．learned

C．played

D．tried

11.

A．merely

B．always

C．still

D．usually

12.

A．impress

B．indicate

C．guide

D．attract

13.

A．toughest

B．busiest

C．proudest

D．luckiest

14.

A．specialist

B．gymnast

C．runner

D．player

15.

A．suddenly

B．normally

C．particularly

D．eventually

16.

A．experience

B．process

C．reward

D．performance

17.

A．partner

B．substitute

C．assistant

D．head

18.

A．struggled

B．acted

C．remained

D．grew

19.

A．took

B．brought

C．paid

D．cost

20.

A．character

B．figure

C．image

D．model

7 . Challenges of my Life

Many high school students tend to follow the crowd and not to do what they believe to be the right thing. I was one of them. It took me two years of high school to realize that I was capable of standing on my own two feet and taking up the _______ of wrestling, which has had a long history in my _______.

The tipping point (临界点) for me was the constant urging of my family to _______. I can remember my grandpa telling me the story of _______ he won his championship match and the _______ he had when they announced his name as New York State Champion. I never could have _______ that feeling till the night I won my first match. The one thing that scared me away from this sport was the _______ which was a tight fitting singlet that exposed my entire body. I also never realized the _______ demand that wrestling took——the long hours of learning new moves and lifting weights. And the mental _______ for this sport is overwhelming, too. Also, I had to learn to __________ my time between school, home, work, family, and friends.

Wrestling is more of an individual sport but it also __________ the help and support of a team to be successful. The coaches taught us to __________ ourselves and also the opponents that we face on the mat. __________ a team at Christmas, we were able to bring toys to Upstate Hospital cancer unit for the __________ children who were facing a major illness and could not be home for the holidays with their families. This taught me a valuable __________ not to be afraid of those things that frighten me. It also made me __________ that I need to live each day to the fullest.

Wrestling has __________ me that I am capable of being my own individual. The __________ that I have gained has allowed me the possibility of furthering my wrestling __________ later. From this sport, I now know that in order to be __________ you must not be afraid to try something new.

1.

A．challenge

B．skill

C．idea

D．job

2.

A．life

B．family

C．school

D．town

3.

A．exercise

B．study

C．wrestle

D．win

4.

A．when

B．where

C．why

D．how

5.

A．impression

B．feeling

C．expression

D．thinking

6.

A．confirmed

B．ignored

C．forgotten

D．imagined

7.

A．uniform

B．rule

C．standard

D．demand

8.

A．emotional

B．mental

C．physical

D．spiritual

9.

A．preparation

B．support

C．judgment

D．understanding

10.

A．control

B．manage

C．spend

D．enjoy

11.

A．appreciates

B．receives

C．requires

D．promotes

12.

A．trust

B．accept

C．defeat

D．respect

13.

A．For

B．As

C．In

D．Like

14.

A．unfortunate

B．disabled

C．homeless

D．troublesome

15.

A．message

B．meaning

C．lesson

D．game

16.

A．realize

B．consider

C．suppose

D．admit

17.

A．informed

B．shown

C．taught

D．warned

18.

A．determination

B．patience

C．reputation

D．confidence

19.

A．program

B．career

C．drill

D．course

20.

A．helpful

B．influential

C．creative

D．successful

8 . 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

9 . 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

10 . Sneaker is a kind of shoe worn by many people all over the world. Some say that the word “sneaker” is another word for tennis shoe, ______no one really knows where the word came from. ______ say it came from the old English verb “sneak”, which ______ to move silently and quickly. The only thing we are ______ is that when you put on a pair of sneakers, you ______ light-hearted, light-footed and ready to play.

Sneakers of some kind are used by ______ who play tennis, basketball, and other sports. New design has been made ______ for people who run slowly. But perhaps sneakers are______used by children in the United States. In fact American children of ______ ages would much rather  play in sneakers than anything else, except perhaps ______ at all.
New York City once held a poetry contest (诗歌比赛) for children. The subject was only “sneaker”. Thousands of children sent in their ______ and praised the sneakers they love. One prize winner called ______ poem “The Sneaker and the World Peace”. “When everyone is wearing sneakers,” she said, “it will be impossible to ______.”
American school children can be seen every day ______ sneakers of all colours. They put them on in the morning and take them off ______. Sneakers are ______ washed. In fact the older and dirtier they are, the ______ loveable they are. When their sneakers wear out (穿破), children hate to throw them off. How do you explain the closeness between ______? Perhaps another young ______ in the New York Poetry Contest said it best. “A shoe is just a shoe,” he said. “But a sneaker is a ______.”1.

A．however

B．but

C．or

D．and

2.

A．All

B．Some

C．People

D．The others

3.

A．appears

B．remains

C．means

D．wants

4.

A．excited about

B．sure of

C．surprised at

D．pleased with

5.

A．think

B．feel

C．consider

D．suggest

6.

A．men

B．women

C．those

D．these

7.

A．lovely

B．specially

C．lively

D．cheaply

8.

A．only

B．greatly

C．hardly

D．finally

9.

A．all

B．some

C．little

D．old

10.

A．some shoes

B．no shoes

C．no children

D．some sneakers

11.

A．photos

B．compositions

C．poems

D．drawings

12.

A．her

B．his

C．its

D．their

13.

A．explain

B．guide

C．hate

D．love

14.

A．dressing

B．wearing

C．putting on

D．having

15.

A．the next day

B．at noon

C．at bedtime

D．in the evening

16.

A．forever

B．always

C．seldom

D．sometimes

17.

A．much

B．many

C．most

D．more

18.

A．sneakers and other shoes

B．boys and girls

C．children and sneakers

D．winners and sneakers

19.

A．girl

B．man

C．woman

D．winner

20.

A．sneaker

B．friend

C．poem

D．shoe