1 . 假定你是校马拉松跑团团长李华，近期你们即将参加70公里接力赛，请写封邮件告知你的队友William比赛事宜。
内容包括：
1.比赛信息；
2.赛前准备（如训练安排等）；
3.表达期待。
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2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is the first prize?

A．A two – week holiday.

B．A 500 – pound camera.

C．Two plane tickets to Jamaica.

2. When will the result of the competition come out?

A．On August 25.

B．On August 31.

C．On September 15.

3. What requirement do the photos need to meet?

A．They must be in black and white.	B．They must be taken by kids over 18.
C．They must have been taken on holiday.

4. What does the speaker remind the competitors to do?

A．Write their information on the back of the photos.

B．Take part in next month’s super sports competition.

C．Get their photos back after the competition.

3 . The Moth Poetry Prize

ABOUT THE PRIZE

The Moth Poetry Prize is an annual contest from Irish magazine. It is one of the biggest prizes in the world for a single unpublished poem of any length with the theme of peace. The prize is open to anyone over 16 as long as the poem is previously unpublished，and each year it attracts thousands of entries from new and established poets from over 50 countries worldwide.

The shortlist will be announced in June 2019 and the four shortlisted poems will feature in the summer issue of The Moth. The winners will be invited to a special prize-giving event at Poetry Ireland in Dublin in the summer of 2019.

THE JUDGE

The poet and novelist Jacob Polley will judge this year’s Moth Poetry Prize. Jacob is the author of four poetry collections published by Picador，the latest of which，Jackself，won the T. S. Eliot Prize. He is also the recipient of a Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize，and his novel Talk of the Tovun won a Somerset Maugham Award. He teaches at the University of Newcastle.

HOW TO ENTER

The entry fee is 15 euros per poem, and you can enter as many poems as you like.

You can enter online or send your poem (s) along with a cheque or postal order made     payable to “The Moth Magazine Ltd. ” with an entry form or a cover letter with your name and contact details and the title of poem(s) attached to： The Moth，Ardan Grange, Milltown, Belturbet, Co. Cavan, Ireland.

Please remember to read the rules of the competition before you enter.

Call 00 353 (0)87 2657251 or email enquiries®themothmagazine. com for more details.

1. What information about the contest can we learn?

A．Its closing date.	B．Its evaluation criteria.
C．The award to winners.	D．Its organizer.

2. What is the requirement of the contest?

A．One person can only submit one entry.

B．The participants must be Irish citizens.

C．The entries should be focused on peace.

D．Only teenagers of 16 are admitted to take part.

3. What will the winners get?

A．An award of 15 euros.

B．An invitation to Dublin.

C．A poetry collection by Picador.

D．A chance to interview Jacob Polley.

4 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

On Feburary 22, 2018, Wu Dajing became the first Chinese man     1     (win) an Olympic short track gold medal,     2     (claim) China’s first gold medal at the Pyeongchang Games. And on November 11, Wu Dajing, 24, set     3     new world record. It took him just 39.505 seconds to finish the men’s 500-meter race at the 2018 Short Track World Cup,     4     took place in Salt Lake City, US.

Shaoang Liu, who competed against Wu at the World Cup,     5     (shake) his head in disbelief after the race. “It’s     6     (true) lucky to have been in a world record race,” Liu said. “The rest of us are all on a certain level but Wu is just, like, ‘up here’.” Indeed, every time Wu skates, he leaves his     7     (competitor) behind within seconds. Wu is untouchable, not only for dominating his sport, but also for his unusual     8     (high) (182 cm, tall for a short tracker).

Wu owes his success     9     his self-discipline. He started to skate at the age of 10. He gets up at 4 a.m. every day to practice. He never     10     (eat) meat or has carbonated (碳酸的) drinks, even though he loves cola very much. Only once has Wu broken his self-made rule—just after his win at the Winter Olympics.

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

More than half of former host cities for the Winter Olympics will be too hot    1    (deal)with such games by the end of this century. That is the prediction of a recent study.

It's not just the Olympics that    2    (be) at risk now. “The world of winter sports is changing as the global climate continues warming,”says Daniel Scott,    3    climate-change researcher in Canada. He led a team of researchers,    4    used math to predict how winter conditions will have changed by February 2050 and 2080. February is the month when the Olympic winter games are    5    (typical) played．

Scott and his team forecast temperatures and snow cover for the 19 cities that have already hosted Winter Olympics, and two    6    (addition) cities: PyeongChang, South Korea，and Beijing, China, where the 2022 Winter Olympics will be held.

Scott’s team    7    (start) with looking at historic winter conditions, and then used computer models to predict conditions in the future.    8    ( they) model predicted that by2050，the average February temperatures in past Winter Olympic host cities will rise by 1.9     9    2.1 degrees Celsius. These temperatures can affect the quality of snow, thus    10    （increase)the chance of accidents.

6 . Runners need to move 15 per cent faster on a treadmill(跑步机) to burn the same number of calories as jogging outdoors, research reveals.

Researchers from Milan University analyzed the difference between running outdoors and on a treadmill in 15 physically fit males with an average age of 21. The participants completed a sprint(短距离快速跑) for 30 seconds followed by 30 seconds of recovery for a total of 15 minutes both outdoors and on a treadmill. Oxygen use and exercise intensity were measured after both types of running.

The findings were published in the journal of Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism. Results revealed that when on a treadmill, runners use significantly lower amounts of oxygen, suggesting less effort is required. Therefore runners must move 15 percent faster on a treadmill to burn the same amount of calories as exercising outdoors, the study stated. The study authors wrote, "A 15 per cent increase in running speed during a period of stopping and starting often in high intensity treadmill training session is the best possible solution to reaching the same physiological responses as an outdoor training session.

Although the study did not speculate why treadmill running appears to be needing less effort and energy, previous research suggests the moving belt of a treadmill moves joggers forward, causing them to move faster. Exercising indoors also means gym-goers do not have to fight with steep hills or wind resistance.

Michael Silverman, director of rehabilitation and wellness(康复科) at Northern Westchester Hospital in New York, said, “Outdoors, you are changing surfaces constantly, fighting the wind, and making quick and sudden starts and stops, which will lead to increased caloric burn.” Shake magazine reported. "And while we don't recommend running in extreme temperatures, it is worth noting that your body burns extra calories to regulate your body temperature," he says.

1. Where can you find the specific findings of the study?

A．In Paragraph 2

B．In Paragraph 3

C．In Paragraph 4

D．In Paragraph 5

2. What can we know about the study?

A．Its participants were all 21 years old .

B．Michael is one of the researchers.

C．It revealed why treadmill running consumes less calories .

D．It took oxygen use and exercise intensity into consideration .

3. Why does running on a treadmill seem easier according to the study ?

A．The runners need less energy.

B．The runners can usually get enough oxygen .

C．The moving belt pushes joggers forward .

D．The intensity of running on the treadmill is more stable .

4. What does the underlined word “speculate” mean ?

A．conclude

B．research

C．oppose

D．doubt

7 . Ice fishing is a sport about catching fish from within a frozen lake or other body of water. Before going ice fishing, the fisher must make sure that the ice is at least four inches thick to ensure his or her safety, The fisher must then drill a hole in the surface of the ice.     1    .

When ice fishing, a fisher may sit outside in the cold on a stool.     2    . These cabins are referred to by a variety of names, such as fish house and ice hut. They may include cooking facilities, and light, and are usually used on a multi-day ice fishing trip.

    3    . Sometimes, a strainer (滤网) may also be necessary to remove new ice as it forms while drilling the hole or while ice fishing. The types of fishing poles needed for ice fishing depend on the fish the fisher hopes to catch.

A small, lightweight pole is used to fish. A fisher may also use a tip-up pole when ice fishing. This pole is ideal for the fisher who does not wish to attend completely to the fishing pole.     4    . In order to use a spear for ice fishing, the fisher also needs fish decoys (诱饵) to draw the fish to the hole in the ice.

    5    . A flasher is a system capable of telling the fisher how deep the fish are in the water. The fisher may also use underwater cameras in order to watch the fish. This can add an interesting aspect to the sport of ice fishing.

A．Fishers may also use a flasher

B．Thus, they can easily catch fish

C．The fisher may have many choices

D．The fisher may also use a spear for ice fishing

E．Only then can the fisher drop a fishing line into the body of water

F．In some cases, however, the fisher may sit inside a heated cabin on the ice

G．To go ice fishing, the fisher needs a drill or ice spade to cut the hole in the ice

8 . Pillow fighting in its natural state is a display of chaos, a safe-ish outlet to most children. You grab the nearest pillow and whip it at the nearest body.    1    

But pillow fighting has been appropriated for high school students as a real sport in Ito, Japan with the set rules. The All-Japan Pillow Fighting Championship consists of two teams of five players each side. Before the match begins, all team members pretend to sleep beneath the quilt on individual futons (垫子).    2    They cross the dividing line, grabbing a pillow as they go.

    3    The pillows are thrown, not swung. Any team member struck by a pillow is knocked out of play. A designated player can bring the quilt along and hold it up as a shield for teammates. A second player is appointed "king." When one team strikes the other's king, that team wins the match.

The pillows are designed and produced specially according to strict size and weight regulations. They're filled, not with feathers, but with rubber to achieve the required weight and bounce.    4    The youngest player so far recorded was 9, the eldest 75.

Two one-minute matches make up a game. As a sport, it's speedy, zany and growing fast. No word yet on its Olympics prospects. But with skateboarding officially in,     5    .

A．There are no rules.

B．There are no age restrictions.

C．pillow fighting can't be far behind

D．As a sport，pillow fighting has a long history.

E．it is uncertain whether it'll have a promising future

F．The rules in this competitive game are not complicated.

G．When the referee blows the whistle，the players leap to their feet.

9 . Modern people are paying more attention to exercise and many celebrities are leading the trend， while in ancient China there were also many fitness lovers．

Lu You： chosho

As a noted productive poet， Lu You from the Song Dynasty wrote more than 20，000 poems in his lifetime． According to historical records， he lived to 85 years old， the longest living poet in the Song Dynasty．

However， Lu You was weak as a child． During his later years， Lu You started the body building called chosho． Chosho was quite popular in ancient times， which was not roaring or whistling， but an elegant， serious and skillful health method． People opened their body， breathed in deep and then breathed out with a long and loud cry in rhyme．

Su Dongpo： long run， five kilometers per day

The great Song Dynasty poet Su Dongpo， or Su Shi preferred to take long runs， and he thought that only by moving your body regularly could you have a strong body．

He would slow down when he breathed hard， and speed up when his breath balanced． Su Dongpo would run until he was sweaty， hot， blood circulating and limbs feeling refreshed．

Huyan Zan： cold bath

There was an annual festival in November during the early Tang Dynasty （618-907）called "Pouring cold"， where a group of strong men， nearly bare， sang and danced in the street while crowds poured cold water on them． The festival， a sacrifice to god， was thought to be helpful to body building．

During the Song Dynasty， Huyan Zan recovered the tradition by removing the singing and dancing parts and keeping the pouring cold water part， as a way to exercise his kids' physical bodies．

1. What would Lu You do when doing chosho exercise？ ______

A．Scream after opening his body．

B．Make a long and loud roar．

C．Whistle for a long time．

D．Breathe deep and shout with a rhyme．

2. While Su Dongpo was running， he ______ ．

A．adjusted his running speed according to his breath

B．kept running at a high speed all the way

C．would run until his body was tired

D．practiced Qigong during the course of running

3. Why did Huyan Zan have his kids do a cold bath？ ______

A．To teach them the hardship of life．

B．To honor his general-inherited family．

C．To make them have a healthy body．

D．To expect them to have a long life．

10 . Sixteen brave runners recently gathered in the Russian village of Oymyakon, also known as the world’s pole of cold, to compete in the coldest official race in history.

Oymyakon is the coldest permanently inhabited place on Earth, with temperatures constantly dropping to under -50 degrees Celsius in winter time. This place is so cold that a person’s unprotected face can suffer frostbite(冻伤) in a matter of second. Oymyakon can barely be called livable, let alone suitable for a marathon, and yet at the beginning of this year, 16 runners gathered here to take part in a series of extreme races.

On January 5, the brave runners — aged 21 to 71 and very well-trained — competed in bone-chilling marathons for 5, 10, 20, 30 and 42 kilometers across the frozen taiga(泰加森林) of central Yakutia. At the start of the run, the air temperature was an almost unbearable -52 degrees Celsius, and by the time the first and only runner reached the 39km mark, it had increased to -48 degrees Celsius.

“We could see entire amazement in the eyes of tourists who traveled here from Australia, Taiwan, Japan and India to watch the world’s coldest race,” runner Sargylana Neustroyeva told The Siberian Times. “This was our first try at organizing the extremely cold marathon. Next year we are definitely doing another race, and all athletes from around the world are welcome!”

“We wanted to make running in -45⁰C and colder more popular, and to show that athletes can adapt to extremely low temperatures” champion runner Yegor Abramov added.

The world’s coldest race was organized by Alexander Krylov, head of Turuu Tour agency. He plans to do it again next year, hopefully with more brave runners able to endure the extreme winter temperatures of Oymyakon.

1. What can we learn about Oymyakon?

A．It’s a Russian village with people living there normally.

B．It’s a Russian village often for runners to try cold marathon.

C．There are no plants growing around the village.

D．Many tourists from around the world come here to spend winter.

2. Why did the sixteen runners hold the coldest race?

A．To make a new record for the running races.

B．To challenge their body limit in the cold climate.

C．To make running in low temperature popular.

D．To help promote the tourism in Oymyakon.

3. What would be the best title for the passage?

A．The World Pole of Cold	B．Sixteen Brave Runners
C．An Icy Journey	D．The World’s Coldest Race