1 . Youth sports teach kids to develop a winning state of mind as well as the ability to become team leaders. Although having _______ is a major part of athletics, the only purpose of sports is to compete and create the _______ mentality (心态) people need in sports.

_______ have the extremely hard task of getting their young athletes to learn how to play the sport and become disciplined, and ready to play the sport to the best of their ability. _______, I was at my younger brother’s baseball game the other night and his team was _______ by five runs in the last part of the game. While most teams in this situation would be desperately trying to regain their _______ for heroics, his team just seemed to slowly walk around, _______ sunflower seeds, and laugh at jokes made by teammates. I asked my brother after the game why everybody was so _______ about the loss and he said it was because some kid’s mom brought really good snacks.

Some parents have a _______ with coaches shouting at their child. If a child makes a mistake, it is the coach’s ________ to correct the problem. When parents get involved in telling the coach how to ________ the team, problems ________. Some parents feel if they pay their money, they should have an equal ________ on how to coach the team. In order to have a successful learning experience, the coach needs to feel like he can control his team and ________ the parents from having the last say. Without that, the coach feels as if he needs to ________the parents by giving more playing time to their kids who actually don’t ________it.

With youth sport programs becoming less competitive, club teams are on the ________ . More teens can get an easier access to them. Club teams ________more of what high school and junior high coaches are looking for, the competitive edge that is absolutely necessary in ________ . While having fun is important, skills and a ________ mentality is worth more in the world of sports.

1.

A．fun

B．dignity

C．courage

D．patience

2.

A．social

B．competitive

C．healthy

D．responsible

3.

A．Coaches

B．Parents

C．Experts

D．Headmasters

4.

A．As a result

B．In addition

C．For example

D．On the contrary

5.

A．up

B．below

C．above

D．down

6.

A．scores

B．goals

C．spirits

D．dreams

7.

A．chew

B．spit

C．count

D．swallow

8.

A．worried

B．happy

C．serious

D．casual

9.

A．joke

B．problem

C．contact

D．compromise

10.

A．duty

B．experience

C．awareness

D．turn

11.

A．dismiss

B．unite

C．handle

D．assess

12.

A．stand out

B．break out

C．work out

D．come out

13.

A．say

B．guidance

C．response

D．reward

14.

A．protect

B．defend

C．excuse

D．discourage

15.

A．assist

B．motivate

C．please

D．blame

16.

A．want

B．deserve

C．value

D．appreciate

17.

A．way

B．decline

C．go

D．rise

18.

A．offer

B．require

C．seek

D．preserve

19.

A．academics

B．sports

C．exams

D．competitions

20.

A．risking

B．controlling

C．winning

D．cooperating

2 .

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

3 . When Thomas Moore, 11, stepped up to the plate (棒球比赛中的本垒板) at Oriole Park at Camden Yard in Baltimore, the crowd went wild. It was the biggest applause（掌声） the park had ever heard for a ______ baseball player.

“ I was very ______. I didn’t know that was going to happen,” says Moore.

What happened was that the Baltimore Orioles (金莺队) and their fans were recognizing Moore ______ a hero for something he did that nobody in the city ever ___________. After seeing a picture of a young cancer ______ on social media, Moore let his hair grow for two and a half years. Then he donated his hair and helped provide wigs (假发) for three kids ______ cancer through having chemotherapy.

This ______ boy had no idea what was waiting to happen to him ______ he decided on his act of kindness. “I just thought I got ______   to an Orioles game,” he says.

Moore is one of just 50 heroes recognized by the team-and the one ______ has so far inspired the biggest reaction. He waved and smiled when he was ______ on the big screen, and he enjoyed being ______ by strangers. Just as exciting: before the game, he had the ______ to talk to Orioles star Adam Jones.

“We talked about my hair ______,” Moore says. “I felt even more proud of myself. And I was already proud.”

Jones said that Moore was a role ______ for other kids.

Besides meeting one of his heroes, Moore got to meet someone who ______ him as a hero, Mo Gaba, an 11-year-old who is fighting cancer and ______ from one of Moore’s wigs. Baltimore’s radio listening community has helped ______ more than US$33,000 on the Internet to help with Gaba’s medical care. His cancer _______haven’t broken his spirit or affected his ______ for the game.

1.

A．ten

B．teen

C．ten years old

D．teens

2.

A．frightened

B．surprised

C．amused

D．gifted

3.

A．for

B．of

C．as

D．in

4.

A．absorb

B．adopt

C．forgive

D．forget

5.

A．patient

B．doctor

C．comedian

D．performer

6.

A．polishing

B．performing

C．strengthening

D．fighting

7.

A．athletic

B．selfless

C．greedy

D．hopeless

8.

A．unless

B．because

C．when

D．until

9.

A．impressed

B．measured

C．inserted

D．invited

10.

A．who

B．whom

C．which

D．where

11.

A．consumed

B．arrested

C．betrayed

D．shown

12.

A．confirmed

B．greeted

C．frightened

D．instructed

13.

A．risk

B．attitude

C．chance

D．right

14.

A．pollution

B．affection

C．donation

D．consideration

15.

A．example

B．model

C．style

D．credit

16.

A．looks up to

B．looks down upon

C．looks forward to

D．looks into

17.

A．suffered

B．differed

C．learned

D．benefited

18.

A．borrow

B．decrease

C．raise

D．earn

19.

A．treatments

B．agreements

C．amusements

D．commitments

20.

A．consequence

B．anxiety

C．love

D．mercy

4 . 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

5 . 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

6 . 完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中， 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My friend Samuel, who is a good runner, and I ran a 5K race last weekend. It was my first organized_____ “You run ahead,” I said at the starting line. “You_____?” he asked. “Go!” I said. “I’ll see you at the_____”
Samuel took off, strong and full of energy. My_____ hit the ground in a familiar pattern, and I_____ it to the half-way point. My legs started to_____ and my back hurt._________, I wanted to give up but my spirit told me not to. I started to think I should have_____ a shorter goal as the great distance was too much for me. I began to_____deciding to run the 5K race. I thought about all this while running. The road seemed very_____
____ I ran along, my feet felt like lead(铅). It seemed as if I would _____make it. I was so tired that I couldn’t move a step further. I tried to_____ myself by sayings. Some words appeared in my mind. They were “Do ____ by halves” and “To persevere(坚持) means victory”. They were ____and they filled me with fresh energy. Anyway, I wouldn’t quit. I _____ along. I eventually saw the white tent by the finishing line.
Samuel was at the finishing line. When I ____ at the end, he put his arm around my shoulders and_____ his hand for a high-five.
I realized that_____you never give up, the goal you set can be reached. Above all, you just have to be_____ and take one step at a time.1.

A．picnic

B．show

C．trip

D．run

2.

A．sure

B．ready

C．happy

D．strong

3.

A．top

B．end

C．side

D．front

4.

A．legs

B．hands

C．feet

D．knees

5.

A．brought

B．caught

C．took

D．made

6.

A．break

B．ache

C．bend

D．relax

7.

A．Excited

B．Puzzled

C．Exhausted

D．Disappointed

8.

A．set

B．lost

C．added

D．reached

9.

A．stop

B．practice

C．avoid

D．regret

10.

A．pretty

B．narrow

C．distant

D．similar

11.

A．Unless

B．As

C．If

D．Until

12.

A．never

B．always

C．only

D．still

13.

A．ignore

B．order

C．praise

D．encourage

14.

A．anything

B．something

C．nothing

D．everything

15.

A．tough

B．powerful

C．funny

D．flexible

16.

A．struggled

B．pretended

C．responded

D．complained

17.

A．walked

B．pointed

C．stood

D．arrived

18.

A．touched

B．lifted

C．shook

D．waved

19.

A．as though

B．even if

C．as long as

D．now that

20.

A．confident

B．secure

C．smart

D．careful

7 . 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

8 . 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