1 . The first basketball game was played in the late 19th century in Massachusetts, America. On a cold winter day,_______it was impossible to do much outdoor sports, Canadian Doctor James Naismith came up with the idea of a new ball game,_______he hoped people would enjoy during the long winter months.

James wrote some simple rules for the new ball game, most of_______rules are still in place today. But some of the rules have changed a bit. For example, in the original game rules, bouncing the ball was prohibited.

After the new ball game was introduced to the public, it was such a hit_______attracted many people’s attention. Many people came to indoor sports centers in groups______they could avoid the extremely low temperature outdoors to play this new ball game together. The first basketball game_______consisted of 18 players was standard to the baseball teams of the day.

Since Naismith didn’t have the money to design a new ball, early games used the soccer ball,______the price was relatively low. Later on,William R. Chase made the ball go into the basket, and thus became the first player to ever score in a basketball game. It was during this game_______someone suggested a name for this new sport --- basketball.

1.

A．at which

B．where

C．when

D．that

2.

A．and

B．which

C．that

D．what

3.

A．that

B．its

C．whose

D．which

4.

A．what

B．as

C．which

D．that

5.

A．where

B．with whom

C．who

D．which

6.

A．where

B．that

C．which

D．what

7.

A．and which

B．and its

C．whose

D．of which

8.

A．where

B．when

C．that

D．which

2 . I opened the hotel curtains to find dark rainy streets. After training in nearly 100-degree weather in St. Louis, I wasn't _______ a rainy 55-degree day. However, it didn't _______because it was marathon day.

My group _______with ponchos (雨披) on. I took off the poncho around Mile 9 as the rain seemed less _______.

I was still energized at Mile 13, and supporters were still _______ us on. Not too long after Mile 20, I was feeling some _______ in my legs. I never stopped though. I just put my head up and _______ going. As Mile 22 passed, I _______ and I began to cry, but kept on moving. The view alongside was _______ and it kept my mind busy.

At the end of Mile 25, my body was beat. As I saw that finish line in the wind, I put all my__________into running for it. The__________said my name and made some careless Irish remarks that I can't remember, and I__________the line in total tiredness. Some staff__________me my marathon medal, bottled water, and helped me keep warm.

Traveling for my first marathon will be__________remembered. I could not have done this without the__________of my family, friends, Coach Rich, my teammates and my sister, who gave me the strength to__________. As Norman D. Vaughan, the surviving member of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition said, “Dream big and be __________ to fail. ”

What will be the most impressive __________ for me? The __________ from Mile 20 to the end. No matter how much you read about how to prepare for the final few miles, it's a true __________ of your mental endurance (耐力).1.

A．wasting

B．arranging

C．enjoying

D．expecting

2.

A．fail

B．lose

C．matter

D．work

3.

A．escaped

B．started

C．approved

D．protested

4.

A．heavy

B．mild

C．slight

D．bright

5.

A．touching

B．cheering

C．crying

D．trying

6.

A．power

B．anger

C．pain

D．relief

7.

A．practiced

B．continued

C．avoided

D．imagined

8.

A．took off

B．settled in

C．broke down

D．dressed up

9.

A．confusing

B．usual

C．simple

D．inspiring

10.

A．energy

B．pressure

C．relaxation

D．elegance

11.

A．volunteer

B．editor

C．interviewee

D．announcer

12.

A．crossed

B．drew

C．swallowed

D．burned

13.

A．showed

B．bought

C．handed

D．lent

14.

A．mistakenly

B．strangely

C．luckily

D．truly

15.

A．education

B．support

C．admiration

D．treatment

16.

A．finish

B．perform

C．suffer

D．assist

17.

A．brave

B．guilty

C．firm

D．anxious

18.

A．wish

B．exercise

C．memory

D．judgment

19.

A．suspect

B．struggle

C．cheat

D．argument

20.

A．cause

B．question

C．favor

D．test

3 . How Running Helped Me Turn My Life Around

I've never been an athlete. Aside from excelling at all academic disciplines at school, my main goal was to ____ PE at all costs. In my twenties, I went for an occasional yoga or Zumba class, but that was really the summary of all my athletic accomplishments.

That was until the end of 2016, when I was unexpectedly laid off. The chances of getting a new ____ soon were not in my favor and ____ thoughts of not being good enough started to kick in. I was feeling quite depressed but pushed myself to go and ____ for the TCS NYC Marathon runners as the course was going through our neighborhood.

However, while being there, I got phenomenal ____ from all the runners, smiling, applauding and high-fiving constantly. Not a runner myself, I thought maybe I could give running a ____ , just to try, to use my neglected gym membership and see where it ____ me. And so I tried. I went to my local gym the next morning and got on a treadmill （跑步机）. I was out of breath by minute five, but I ____ down, walked for a bit and then restarted. I came back the next day, hoping to ____ a few minutes longer. By the end of two weeks, I could run for 30 minutes, which was a huge _____.

While I saw my body starting to look more toned, I also noticed my negative thoughts didn't occur that ____. And it sparked a thought—what if I could set a running ____ and sign up for my first- ever race? I did and races became a new hobby.

In the meantime, I was able to ____ a few freelance （自由职业的）projects. They offered me a good ____ , and, most importantly, the time to work out for the big race. Also, when I was going for interviews, I started to feel very ____ in my abilities, experience and skills.

I got my full-time job ____ at my dream company just a couple of weeks before the halfmarathon. Although I got an ____ from overtraining right before the race, I still went for it and still finished within my ____ time.

I still have a long running ____ ahead of me—I'd love to work on my speed, my technique and I dream of running a marathon outside of the US. Running gives me ____ that I can do anything I set my mind to.

1.

A．attend

B．avoid

C．pursue

D．postpone

2.

A．house

B．plan

C．class

D．job

3.

A．dark

B．deep

C．critical

D．random

4.

A．call

B．look

C．cheer

D．stand

5.

A．sympathy

B．pleasure

C．luck

D．energy

6.

A．lift

B．shot

C．break

D．choice

7.

A．meets

B．leaves

C．takes

D．drops

8.

A．came

B．fell

C．went

D．slowed

9.

A．last

B．walk

C．rest

D．function

10.

A．credit

B．impact

C．success

D．opportunity

11.

A．readily

B．frequently

C．normally

D．occasionally

12.

A．goal

B．limit

C．record

D．standard

13.

A．cancel

B．secure

C．approve

D．continue

14.

A．service

B．position

C．future

D．income

15.

A．absorbed

B．interested

C．confident

D．confused

16.

A．offer

B．permit

C．schedule

D．application

17.

A．award

B．honor

C．injury

D．issue

18.

A．leisure

B．expected

C．original

D．spare

19.

A．show

B．routine

C．distance

D．journey

20.

A．faith

B．consideration

C．evidence

D．guidance

4 . 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

5 . 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

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 . Where do you go when you want to learn something? School? A friend? A tutor? These are all _______places of learning. But it may well be that the learning you really want _______ somewhere else instead. I had the chance of seeing this first hand on a _______.

My daughter plays on a recreational (业余) soccer team. They did well this season and so _______ a tournament, which normally was only for more skilled club teams. This led to some _______ experiences on Saturday as they played against teams _______ trained. Through the first two games, her team did not get one serious shot on goal. As a parent, I _______ seeing my daughter playing her best, _______ still defeated.

It seemed that something clicked with the girls between Saturday and Sunday. When they _______ for their Sunday game, they were ________ different. They had begun to apply all kinds of play and teamwork they had seen the day before to their ________.They played much better and ________ scored a goal.

It ________ me that playing against the other team was a great ________ moment for all the girls on the team. I think it is a general principle. ________ is the best teacher. The lessons they learned may not be different from what they would have gotten in school, but are certainly more personal and meaningful, because they had to work them out on their own.

1.

A．public

B．traditional

C．official

D．special

2.

A．passes

B．works

C．lies

D．ends

3.

A．trip

B．holiday

C．weekend

D．square

4.

A．won

B．entered

C．organized

D．watched

5.

A．painful

B．strange

C．common

D．practical

6.

A．less

B．poorly

C．newly

D．better

7.

A．imagined

B．hated

C．avoided

D．missed

8.

A．if

B．or

C．but

D．as

9.

A．dressed up

B．showed up

C．made up

D．gave up

10.

A．slightly

B．hardly

C．basically

D．completely

11.

A．styles

B．training

C．game

D．rules

12.

A．even

B．still

C．seldom

D．again

13.

A．confused

B．struck

C．reminded

D．warned

14.

A．touching

B．thinking

C．encouraging

D．learning

15.

A．Experience

B．Independence

C．Curiosity

D．Interest

8 . 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

9 . 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

10 . If you are heading to the gym in the hope of losing weight, try to do it before you eat your breakfast. Exercising before the first meal of the day is more _______ than after it a British study has found. Although the _______ of exercise is well-known, people have been unsure about whether it is better to do it on an _______ stomach or a full one.

Dr. Jason Gill, who _______ out the research said that while exercise in itself is good, any done before breakfast may be extra good, because it _______ the body to rely on its stores of fat for _______ . When people talk about losing weight they _______ mean losing fat.” he added.

Ten men who made three _______ to his laboratory were given breakfast each time. On the first visit, the men didn’t do any _______ . On another, they did an hour's walk ahead of breakfast and on the third they did the walk________breakfast Those who exercised ________ more fat than those who simply sat around. And those who did their walk before breakfast ________ up 33 percent more fat than those who exercised after eating. Tests showed they also ________ a bigger drop in the blood fats that raise the risk of heart disease.

However, those who exercised after breakfast shouldn’t ________.” Dr .Gill said, “The biggest ________ is between doing nothing and doing something. You are still going to ________a huge benefit. Those who exercise before ________ only burnt off around a tenth of a pound more fat than the men who had a relaxing morning. ________ they did an hours walk every day for about ten days, they would ________ about a pound, which is about as fast as you can really ________ to lose weight.

1.

A．sensitive

B．active

C．effective

D．attractive

2.

A．harm

B．injury

C．benefit

D．happiness

3.

A．open

B．empty

C．average

D．energetic

4.

A．carried

B．took

C．put

D．found

5.

A．advises

B．forces

C．ask

D．found

6.

A．life

B．money

C．time

D．energy

7.

A．lonely

B．really

C．lately

D．correctly

8.

A．visits

B．meals

C．walks

D．records

9.

A．task

B．business

C．exercise

D．duty

10.

A．before

B．during

C．by

D．after

11.

A．picked up

B．gave out

C．burnt off

D．put on

12.

A．used

B．gained

C．improved

D．provided

13.

A．tried

B．adopted

C．examined

D．experienced

14.

A．frighten

B．disappoint

C．excite

D．pleas

15.

A．power

B．wisdom

C．quality

D．difference

16.

A．suffer

B．include

C．get accept

D．accept

17.

A．supper

B．lunch

C．coffee

D．breakfast

18.

A．But

B．Because

C．If

D．Therefore

19.

A．lose

B．lift

C．reduce

D．print

20.

A．admit

B．expect

C．announce

D．promise