1 . The biggest soccer organization in the U.S. introduces new rules to make the sport safer.

The U.S. Soccer Federation announced that players in its teams who are 10 or younger are no longer allowed to head the ball. Players aged from 11 to 13 have limits on how often they can practice heading.

The new rules are set to stop kids from getting hurt because of a blow to the head that shakes the brain. Players may get headaches by heading the ball. Even worse, they may also get concussions, which will cause lasting brain damage.

Heading the ball can be one of the most dangerous parts of soccer. Sometimes the force of hitting the ball with their heads gives players concussions. But more often, players receive concussions when they jump to head the ball and by accident knock heads with other players or fall and hit their heads on the grass.

“More concussions happen during the act of heading than any other action in soccer,” says Dr. Robert Cantu, an expert on brain damage.

So far, the new rules are only used by teams that are part of the U.S. Soccer Federation. But the group says it hopes more soccer teams will soon follow its example.

Former U.S. soccer star Brandi Chastain is one of the leaders of the activity to ban heading among young soccer players. She welcomes the rule change but wants the rule to include all players under 14.

1. The new rules are made to________．

A．keep young players from being hurt

B．teach young players how to practice heading

C．make the U.S. Soccer Federation more famous

D．encourage young players to improve their skills

2. What is Brandi Chastain’s attitude towards the new rules?

A．She is against them.	B．She supports them.
C．She is unsure about them.	D．She doesn’t care about them.

3. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．New rules in soccer.	B．How to protect young players.
C．Brain damage becomes more common.	D．The introduction of the U.S. Soccer Federation.

2 . People need to relax and enjoy themselves. One way they can have a good time is to watch a baseball game or another sports event. Even thousands of years ago, groups of people gathered to watch skilled athletes(运动员)．

Over 2, 000 years ago in Greece, certain days in the year were festival days. These were holidays when people stopped work and enjoyed themselves. They liked to watch athletes take part in races and other games of skill.

The most important festival was held every four years at the town of Olympia. It was held in honour of the Greek god Zeus. For five days, athletes from all parts of the Greek world took part in the Olympic Games. At the Olympic Games, people could watch them box, run, jump and so on. There was a relay race between two teams of men in which a lighted torch(火炬) was passed from runner to runner. The Olympic Games were thought to be so important that cities which were at war with one another had to stop fighting. People were allowed to travel to the games freely. Thousands of people came to Olympia from cities in Greece and from its colonies(殖民地) in Africa，Asia and Italy. They met as friends to cheer their favourite athletes and to enjoy themselves.

1. What happened in Greece over 2, 000 years ago?

A．People stopped work and enjoyed themselves.

B．The cities there were often against one another.

C．People watched baseball games.

D．People didn’t go to any games at all.

2. What did people do at the games?

A．They fought.	B．They just talked to friends.
C．They cheered for good athletes.	D．They tried to find friends.

3. The best title for the story is “________”.

A．Greece at War	B．Together for the Games
C．Stop Fighting	D．Sport

3 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

My dad is an enthusiastic(狂热的) runner who     1    (great) influenced me when I was young. So I was very sporty before the age of 14. However, when my family moved, my new school didn’t pay much attention     2    sports and had no after­school activities like football or running. Over the next few years, I stopped exercising apart from during Physical Education lessons at school. I looked like I was     3    (health); however, I was not.

One day, I was late for a bus, tried to run after it and in under a minute was out of breath! This made me realize how unfit I was.     4    (help) myself get in shape again, I made a(n)     5    (decide) that I would take up a kind of sport.

A friend of     6    (I) suggested a swimming pool close to my house     7    she goes to a few times a week. Now, I’m a swimming lover! I find swimming in the pool very     8    (relax). I swim for an hour three times a week. I hope     9    I will soon start to feel the benefits of regular exercise, and will become     10    (fit) than before.

4 . 短文改错

Once one year a race is held. A lot of cars took part this race last year and there had a lot of experiments just before it began. One of the most beautiful car was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most usual car was a Benz which had only three wheels. Built in 1885, it is the oldest car taking part. After a great many loud noises, the race began. Many of cars broke down on the way and some drivers spent much time under their cars than in them. The win car reached at a speed of forty miles an hour.

5 . 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

6 . Our team______(perform)very well in the game yesterday and won first prize.(所给词的适当形式填空)

7 . Why Is Exercise Cool?

•Exercise Strengthens Muscles

Did you ever do a push-up or swing across the monkey bars at the playground?    1    By using your muscles to do powerful things, you can make them stronger. For older teens and adults, this kind of workout can make muscles bigger, too.

•    2    

Can you touch your toes easily without yelling ouch? Most kids are pretty flexible, which means that they can bend and stretch their bodies without much trouble. Being flexible is having “full range of motion”, which means you can move your arms and legs freely without feeling tightness or pain.

•Exercise Keeps the Balance

    3    Your body needs a certain amount of calories every day just to function, breathe, walk around, and do all the basic things.    4    If you’re not very active, your body won’t need as many calories. Whatever your calorie need is, if you eat enough to meet that need, your body weight will stay about the same. If you eat more calories than your body needs, it may be stored as extra fat.

•Exercise Makes You Feel good

It feels good to have a strong, flexible body that can do all the activities you enjoy—like running, jumping and playing with your friends. It’s also fun to be good at something, like scoring a basket, hitting a home run, or perfecting a dive.

But you may not know that exercising can actually put you in a better mood.    5    It’s just another reason why exercise is cool!

A．Exercise Makes You Flexible

B．Exercise Makes Your Heart Happy

C．Those are exercises that can build strength.

D．So you want to do some aerobic (有氧的) exercise right now?

E．But if you’re active, your body needs an extra measure of calories or energy.

F．Food gives your body fuel in the form of calories, which are a kind of energy.

G．When you exercise, your brain releases a chemical which may make you feel happier.

8 . How often do you exercise? A new study finds that most kids aged 12 to 15 aren't getting enough physical activity. The results are based on about 800 kids. As part of the study, the young teens tracked and reported on their own activity levels, and took physical exams.

The US fitness guidelines recommend an hour or more of physical activity every day. According to the study, only 1in 4 kids in the US get enough physical activity.

“It's certainly very worrying to see that our kids are engaging in such a limited amount of physical activity each day,” said Dr. Stephen Pont. He is an expert on children's health.

Few kids in the survey met the guidelines for physical activity that raises the heart rate and makes them breathe harder. Overall, about 25% said they got an hour of that kind of violent exercise every day. Kids also reported on which activities they did most often outside of the school gym class--basketball for boys and running for girls.

The study found that obese（肥胖的） teens were less active than normal-weight girls and boys. Overweight girls were slightly less active than normal-weight girls, but levels were similar among overweight and normal-weight boys. The study also said that the overall obesity rate for children aged 2 to 19 is 17%, or about 12.5 million kids.

“There's always room for improvement,” said health expert Tala Fakhouri, who was the lead author of the study. She also said the results provide useful information to help with fitness campaigns such as Lets Move, which was launched by Michelle Obama in 2010. To inspire kids to eat right and get in shape, Michelle visited schools and held exercise events. She also called on schools to offer regular gym classes.

The study also suggests kids who get physical education at school may get better grades.

1. What is the result of the new study?

A．It is important to take physical exams

B．Most US kids don’t get enough exercise

C．Kids should get physical activity every day

D．800 kids don’t get enough physical activity.

2. What's the purpose of the campaign Let's Move？

A．To help kids to keep fit.

B．To hold exercise events.

C．To offer regular gym classes.

D．To provide useful information.

3. According to the study, the children with enough exercise

A．do better in their studies

B．try their best to get in shape

C．be more willing to help others

D．be less active than fat children

4. What does the underlined word “launched” in the sixth paragraph probably mean？

A．visited	B．stopped
C．started	D．improved

9 . People believe that climbing can do good to health Where can you learn the skill of climbing then？ If you think that you have to go to the mountains to learn how to climb, you're wrong. Many Americans are learning to climb in city gyms. Here, people are learning on special climbing walls. The climbing wall goes straight up and has small holding places for hands and feet.

How do people climb the wall? To climb need special shoes and a harness（保护带） around your chest to hold you. There are ropes tied to your harness. The ropes hold you in place so that you don't fall. A beginner's wall is usually about 15 feet high, and you climb straight up. There are small pieces of metal that stick out for you to stand on and hold on to. Sometimes it's easy to see the new piece of metal. Sometimes, it's not. The most difficult is to control your fear. It's normal for humans to be afraid of falling, so it's difficult not to feel fear. But when you move away from the wall, the harness and the ropes hold you, and you begin to feel safe. You move slowly until you reach the top.

Climbing attracts people because it's good exercise for almost everyone. You use your whole body, especially your arms and legs. This sport gives your body a complete workout. When you climb, both your mind and your body can become stronger.

1. What can we infer from the passage?

A．People are fairly interested in climbing nowadays

B．It is impossible to build up one's body by climbing

C．People can only learn the skill of climbing outdoors

D．It is always easy to see holding places in climbing.

2. The most difficult thing to do in wall climbing is        .

A．to tie ropes to your harness

B．to control your fear

C．to move away from the wall

D．to climb straight up

3. What does the underlined word “workout” in the last paragraph most probably mean?

A．Settlement	B．Exercise.
C．Excitement	D．Tiredness

4. Why does the author write this passage?

A．To tell people where to find gyms

B．To prove the basic need for climbing

C．To encourage people to climb mountains

D．To introduce the sport of wall climbing

5. Where do you suppose this text comes from?

A．A science book.

B．A research report.

C．A sports magazine.

D．A sports history book.

10 . 阅读下面材料， 在空白处填写 l 个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式。

On a quiet morning, about 70 people were practicing the ancient art of tai chi, outside of the library in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are not    1     well-trained   group of exercisers,   but rather a class of participants who are    2    (most) homeless. The class focuses    3     (little) on mastering the exercise and more on    4    (build) a community. People have said the class relieves their stress, encourages them to get into a routine and make new friends.

Bernie   and Marita Hart, a    5    (retire) couple, began to run the free program   three years ago. They started it by approaching   homeless people    6     were pushing grocery carts near the Salt Lake City Public Library and inviting them to try    7     Hart said her   favorite part of the program has been watching the friendships among participants. They love seeing the positive impact the class    8    (have) on people's lives.

When the Harts are out of town, tai chi does not stop. Attendees take turns teaching the classes.

"Homeless people    9    (tell) what to do every place they go, but we want to encourage them   to   be    10    (leader)," Bernie   Hart   said. "They   don't   need   sympathy,   they   need something that works."