1 . China’s artistic swimming duo (双人表演) Ms Jiang and her twin sister made history on Tuesday by gaining a sixth gold at the Asian Games, the most earned by any athletes in artistic swimming in its history. What makes the twin sisters’ achievement more remarkable is the fact that both of them returned from giving birth to baby daughters to do so.

"I’ve been their coach for over 20 years," said Ms Zheng. Women’s Duet coach, "ever since they were 8 years old. When they came back after having babies, their training plans were completely changed. I think they have already showed that female athletes can return to their best form after having a baby. "

The twin sisters announced their retirement after finishing a third at the 2013 China National Games. They went on to get married on the same day and their baby daughters arrived in 2015 and 2016. And after a three-year absence, the twins decided to come back to the pool.

"I think to reach a mature state in artistic swimming, athletes have to go through years of training. What keeps us going is our love of the sport," said one of them.

The 31-year-old twins won a well-deserved gold at the 2017 China National Games. At the third Asian Games, they claimed their sixth gold at the multi-sports meet to be a record in artistic swimming at the Games, and a result their coach wasn’t sure could happen when they first decided to come back.

"Because of our love of the sport, we overcame many hard times, especially the physical obstacles. After all, we’re no longer young. But now I think we are even better than before," said the other.

To be a mother while training and competing at the highest level means this gold medal seems much more than any of the others from before.

1. Why was the twins' achievement regarded to be extraordinary?

A．They won six gold medals at the Asian Games.

B．They got trained by plans that were totally different.

C．They got the most medals in artistic swimming in history.

D．They returned from giving birth to baby daughters to do so.

2. What was their coach's attitude to their winning when they first decided to come back?

A．Skeptical.	B．Determined.
C．Confident.	D．Unclear.

3. What does the twins' victory tell us?

A．Practice makes perfect.	B．Failure is the mother of success.
C．Knowledge comes from practice.	D．Nothing is too hard for a determined mind.

4. Where does the text probably come from?

A．A sports textbook.	B．A research paper.
C．A news report.	D．A sports brochure.

2 . Osaka, Japan—Defending champions China lifted the FIVB Women’s Volleyball World Cup trophy（奖杯）with perfect 11 straight wins after easing past Argentina 3-0 here on Sunday. With their eleventh win at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Cup, China won the FIVB Women’s Volleyball World Cup.

This year, the World Cup has been played across different cities, and Team China had training sessions even on traveling days when some participating teams chose to rest up after a tiring flight.“Coach Lang focuses on details of the technique in the training sessions, and I feel our team has become more balanced.” Captain Zhu Ting said. This firm approach explains how China managed to turn the table against the United States at the World Cup. Never quit, especially in adversity. That’s what the spirit of Chinese women’s volleyball means.

When the team struggled, Zhu was always there, doing whatever was needed to carry the team forward. That’s why she has become a national volleyball icon, just like “Iron Hammer” Lang. As for Lang, she took over the flag from her former coach Yuan Weimin, who was behind China’s rise in the beginning. From coach Yuan to coach Lang, and spiker（主攻手） Lang to spiker Zhu, the flag bearers may have changed over time, but the craving for championships and the steely desire and determination remain the same.

Volleyball is a team sport and behind the on-court team, there is always a supportive coaching team and staff. Lai was one of the members, shouldering responsibilities as both vice director of China’s Volleyball Management Center and as assistant coach. Apart from coordinating between coaches and players, Chinese coaches and foreign coaches and sometimes within Chinese coaches, she also has to do chores. During Rio 2016, assistant coach Yuan Lingxi headed for the arena（竞技场）at 6am every day to film the matches and would return to the Olympic Village at 2am when he would start analyzing China’s opponents and file reports. There are many Lais and Yuans that are not known by the public, but who remain indispensable for the team to overcome difficulties and reach their peak.

1. What does the spirit of Chinese women’s volleyball mean according to paragraph 2?

A．Being a special team.	B．Sticking to the end.
C．Winning every game.	D．Training hard every day.

2. Why does Zhu Ting become a national volleyball icon?

A．She wins many awards in the World Cup.

B．She keeps strong desire and determination.

C．She takes lots of training after the tiring flight.

D．She does almost everything to help the team forward.

3. What does the author intend to convey in the last paragraph?

A．Hard work is vital in volleyball matches.

B．The coach has a great influence on players.

C．The staff behind the on-court team is also essential.

D．Understanding opponents is necessary to win the game.

3 . It's at this time of the year that marathon recovery, not marathon training, starts to take center stage.

Research indicates that the muscle damage from running a marathon can last up to two weeks. The research also indicates that muscle soreness(肌肉酸痛）is not a good indicator of muscular healing. In other words, just because you aren't sore anymore doesn't mean that you are fully healed. This is the danger for marathon runners: post-marathon muscular soreness fades after a few days but minor damage within the muscle cells remains. If you return to full training too soon--running more and faster than the tissues are ready for--you risk delaying full recovery and the chance to get ready for your next goal.

The solution, it appears, is to recognize (and accept) that the muscles will take a while to heal and to be prepared to take it easy for the first couple of weeks (even longer if you’re particularly sore after your marathon).While the research isn't very promising when it comes to things to do to reduce soreness and aid healing, a couple of concepts appear to help. First, providing gentle blood flow to the area helps bring healing nutrients （营养） into the muscles and also helps to remove waste products and damaged tissue. Walking and gentle massage(按摩）can help, particularly in the first few days after a marathon. Once muscle soreness has significantly reduced (usually two to four days after the race), light jogging can commence. Just be mindful to run very slowly.

No runner wants to get super fit and then lose that during the recovery process. But since you must reduce your training load following your marathon, it can be difficult as to how much and how soon to insert running into your post-marathon training.

1. When should marathon runners return to full training?

A．About half a month after the competition.

B．A few days after soreness disappears.

C．Before the tissues recover completely.

D．Before the next game draws closer.

2. How can marathon runners reduce their muscle soreness?

A．Through family care.

B．By doing gentle exercise.

C．Through medical treatment.

D．By removing damaged tissue.

3. Which of the following best explains “commence” underlined in Paragraph 3?

A．Fit.	B．Heal.
C．Start.	D．Mend.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Reducing Training Load	B．Soreness with Sports
C．Healing Muscle Soreness	D．Recovery after Marathon

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1. What is this advertisement mainly about?

A．It shows us some ways to spend weekends.

B．It shows us a lot of ways to spend our holidays.

C．It shows the ways of saving our time.

D．It shows us a place to relax ourselves.

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

A．People can play tennis day and night.

B．People under 20 can all take gymnastics.

C．Children at any age can play golf in the SPORTS CENTER.

D．Men and women swim in the SPORTS CENTER separately.

3. How many sports events are mentioned in the passage?

A．8

B．6.

C．5

D．11.

5 . Roger Federer, who recently became the oldest man to hold the No. 1 ranking in men's tennis at the age 36, will bring a 12-match winning streak (连胜) to the BNP Paribas Open, which starts this week at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

       Federer, a five-time winner of the hard-court event and a 20-time Grand Slam singles champion, on Tuesday was seeded No. 1 in a field that has been given up by injuries to several excellent players. Among those missing are world No. 2 Rafael Nadal (hip injury), Stan Wawrinka (knee), who lost to Federer in the 2017 final, David Goffin (eye) and Andy Murray (hip surgery).

       Federer, who has spent 305 weeks of his career at the top the Assn of Tennis Professional world rankings, must reach the semifinals (半决赛) at Indian Wells to keep his No. 1 status. If he exits sooner than that, Nadal would regain the top spot. Federer has a first-round bye (轮空) and a seemingly easy projected route to the quarterfinals, where he likely would face No. 5 seed Dominic Thiem of Austria.

       Five-time Indian Wells champion Novak Djokovic, who had a small medical intervention (干预) on his troublesome right elbow earlier this year, was seeded 10th in the tournament. Djokovic has played only four matches this year because of his elbow problems and hasn't played a tournament since he lost to Hyeon Chung of South Korea in the round of 16 at the Australian Open in January.

       Maria Sharapova of Russia will face Naomi Osaka of Japan on Wednesday with their match scheduled for not before 5:00 p.m.

       On Thursday, Serena Williams will play Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan and Victoria Azarenka of Belarus will play Heather Watson of the United Kingdom during the evening session (7 p.m. start).

1. What can we infer from paragraph 2?

A．Federer gave up the match on Tuesday due to the injury.

B．Many excellent players took part in the match including Rafael Nadal.

C．Federer was lucky enough seeded No. 1 on Tuesday.

D．Stan Wawrinka beat Federer in the 2017 final.

2. Why does Federer have a seemingly easy projected route to the quarterfinals?

A．Because he is seeded No.1

B．Because he has a first-round bye.

C．Because many excellent players are missing.

D．Because he is well enough to beat any player.

3. Who is most likely to be the seed next to Federer among the players who can play in the BNP Paribas Open?

A．Rafael Nadal.	B．Maria Sharapova.
C．Novak Djokovic.	D．Dominic Thiem.

4. What is the best tittle of the text?

A．Roger Federer, seeded No. L

B．Roger Federer, to bring a 12-match winning streak.

C．Roger Federer, beat everyone in the tournament.

D．Roger Federer, the oldest No.1

6 . I'm sure many of you are familiar with the New Year’s resolution(决 心) --get _______ . After a Christmas of staving _______ , watching television and eating far too much chocolate decided enough was enough. January was going to be_______ 、January was going to be the start of the new. healthy me—less chocolate, more _______ . an all-round healthier lifestyle. But how was I going to do this? As I _______   , the Internet looking for inspiration,! realized just how _________ , I knew about ways to get fit. _______   exercise, had always thought you either played a team sport like_______ or went to the gym . And with the arrival of January snow, playing football outside didn't seem like die best option. And as I have a deep-rooted terror of _______running machines, the gym wasn't going to work out cither Plus Eve never quite understood the concept of   ________ to run inside when you could run outside for free!

________I knew that I needed to research my options further. The first thing I found was the world of YouTube exercise videos .There are videos for just about everything. The__________   thing about YouTube videos is that they are free, they are ________（you can do them whenever you want)and you don't have to ________your nice warm house to do them. But   ________ you do them with a friend it's tough to     ________yourself to keep going, and without an instructor there with you it's sometimes hard to know if you're doing the move ________   .

I then researched local fitness classes and found my small town to be absolutely swimming with ________ ! I quickly signed up to the overall sports club, had a look at the weekly timetable and   ________   to try them all out. So far I have tried out most of them. My ________ ones are by far the dance-based ones that take place to music, because it makes exercise so much more fun!

1.

A．rich

B．fit

C．busy

D．ready

2.

A．alone

B．abroad

C．inactive

D．positive

3.

A．hard

B．similar

C．relaxing

D．different

4.

A．workouts

B．foods

C．fun

D．sleep

5.

A．looked

B．surfed

C．checked

D．enjoyed

6.

A．few

B．much

C．little

D．many

7.

A．In case of

B．In addition to

C．In terms of

D．In spite of

8.

A．tennis

B．basketball

C．badminton

D．football

9.

A．getting off

B．taking off

C．giving off

D．falling of

10.

A．paying

B．planning

C．practicing

D．playing

11.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Besides

D．Otherwise

12.

A．serious

B．confusing

C．wonderful

D．amusing

13.

A．cheap

B．flexible

C．useful

D．safe

14.

A．clean

B．leave

C．build

D．buy

15.

A．if

B．though

C．since

D．unless

16.

A．force

B．encourage

C．stimulate

D．motivate

17.

A．smartly

B．quickly

C．correctly

D．beautifully

18.

A．opportunity

B．danger

C．pressure

D．patience

19.

A．agreed

B．decided

C．believed

D．advised

20.

A．favorite

B．creative

C．ordinary

D．regular

7 . His palms were sweating. The sun was as hot as the_____he faced today at the National Junior Olympics. The pole was______at 17 feet, three inches higher than his personal best. Michael Stone faced the most______day of his pole- vaulting(撑竿跳) career.

In his childhood, he used to have dreams about flying,______he would be running down a country road, racing between golden wheat fields. At one point, he would take a______and then lift ______the ground, soaring like an eagle. This______about flying was put to______training by Michael's father and coach ,who_____hard work and sweat. If you want something, work for it.

All of Michael’s vaults today seemed to be the reward for his hard work. a______would get him second place, but Michael would not allow himself the______of not winning.

He knew it was time for his_____ jump. Having_____off the tension from his legs, he began to stretch out his arms and upper body. He carefully picked up his pole, his heart beating     ____.The running track______him felt like the country road he used to dream about. Visions of the golden wheat fields______his thoughts. The air around him was the purest and freshest he had ever______. Michael was soaring like an eagle in his dreams

Lying on his back with that wonderful hot sun on his face. he______he could see in his mind's eye the______on his mother's face. He knew his dad was probably smiling too,_____laughing. With all the media attention, Michael’s life would never be the same. It wasn’t just because he set a new world record. It was simply because Michael Stone is blind.

1.

A．examination

B．competition

C．struggle

D．debate

2.

A．set

B．broken

C．kept

D．designed

3.

A．energetic

B．attractive

C．difficult

D．interesting

4.

A．what

B．how

C．which

D．where

5.

A．breath

B．rest

C．walk

D．look

6.

A．against

B．to

C．on

D．off

7.

A．hope

B．imagination

C．dream

D．wish

8.

A．strict

B．occassional

C．basic

D．mental

9.

A．took over

B．believed in

C．called off

D．turned on

10.

A．run

B．miss

C．step

D．push

11.

A．thought

B．goal

C．mind

D．opinion

12.

A．another

B．first

C．next

D．final

13.

A．put

B．given

C．shaken

D．cut

14.

A．regularly

B．wildly

C．suddenly

D．normal

15.

A．above

B．beside

C．below

D．within

16.

A．shaped

B．confused

C．filled

D．attracted

17.

A．seen

B．tasted

C．noticed

D．sensed

18.

A．said

B．knew

C．predicted

D．understood

19.

A．tears

B．sweat

C．sadness

D．smile

20.

A．even

B．or

C．still

D．yet

8 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Kate,

I have good news to tell you. The World Adolescent Robotics Competition will held in Shanghai at the end of July. Hear that you once took part in the competition last year and won an award, I intend to invite you to join in our team in the coming competition. I am sure that your involvement will not only help us win the award and also strengthen the friendship between our school.

Now they are preparing for the competition actively. Because you had more experience than us, I also send you our training plan, about that I wish to get your advice. We sincere hope that we can participate in a competition as team partners.

I’m looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

9 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Steven,

I really appreciate that you have been paying close attention to the Calligraphy Contest. I’m writing provide you with some relevant informations.

Aimed at encouraging us to learn traditional culture but attach great importance to handwriting, the Calligraphy Contest of our school enjoying a huge success. A large number of students and even some teachers took an active part in it, which the participants handed in our satisfying works which were later graded by Calligraphy masters. And then the excellently ones were exhibited to the public. As far as I’m concern, this kind of activity benefit us a lot. Calligraphy is very meaningful and gives us peace of mind as well.

The contest will also be held the next year. You’ re welcome to enter for it, too.

Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Hua

10 . All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy, happy and help them to live longer．

Sports change with the season. People play different games in winter and summer.

Games and sports often grow out of people’s work and everyday activities. The Arabs use horses or camels in much of their everyday life; they use them in their sports, too．

Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for them. Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers．

Some sports or games go back to thousands of years, like running or jumping. Chinese boxing, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Neither one is a hundred years old yet. People are inventing new sports or games all the time．

People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game they often become good friends. Sports help to train a person’s character(性格). One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace(体面).

1. According to this passage we know that _____．

A．people began to play about one hundred years ago

B．about 100 years ago people ran or jumped when they played

C．basketball has a longer history than volleyball

D．not all the games have a long history

2. The writer didn’t tell us in this passage that _____．

A．basketball was invented in America

B．sports change with the season

C．games and sports often grow out of people’s work and everyday activities

D．football is played all over the world

3. People all over the world enjoy sports because _____．

A．sports are interesting

B．sports help to keep people healthy , happy and to live longer

C．sports help to train one’s character

D．all of the above