1 . Exercise and I had never had a good relationship due to my fear of sports. From a young age, my dad _______ me into a dozen sports. I didn’t like any of them, _______.

When I entered the University of Regina, my dad _______ telling me “You have to find a way to stay _______.” or “You don’t want to get the Freshman 15, do you?” So I _______ to give swimming a shot, but I _______ managed to go to the pool twice during the fall semester (学期). Worse still, I was _______ to convince myself that’s OK.

The spring semester came. A friend of mine _______ me if I wanted to try Zumba (尊巴) with her. All I knew about Zumba was that it was basically a kind of exercise: dancing to Latin pop songs. It didn’t sound too bad, but I couldn’t be _______.

I went, and that was it. Zumba became my ________ of tea. The instructor would always say, “Don’t worry about the steps. Have fun. Do your own thing.” That removed my ________ of sports. I didn’t have to be ________. I didn’t even have to be good. I just needed to ________ the music and move. Zumba did ________ me from the Freshman 15, and it also did so much more. It let me make ________ with my unpleasant past about physical exercise, and enjoy staying healthy.

1.

A．expected

B．allowed

C．forced

D．invited

2.

A．therefore

B．though

C．instead

D．besides

3.

A．avoided

B．risked

C．regretted

D．kept

4.

A．in shape

B．for fun

C．at ease

D．on business

5.

A．refused

B．happened

C．bothered

D．decided

6.

A．hardly

B．merely

C．constantly

D．gradually

7.

A．eager

B．content

C．embarrassed

D．disappointed

8.

A．cheated

B．comforted

C．asked

D．annoyed

9.

A．happy

B．proud

C．careful

D．sure

10.

A．cup

B．part

C．share

D．mouth

11.

A．curiosity

B．passion

C．fear

D．confidence

12.

A．perfect

B．positive

C．adorable

D．official

13.

A．accept

B．feel

C．display

D．compare

14.

A．witness

B．separate

C．discourage

D．save

15.

A．trouble

B．sense

C．peace

D．contact

2 . 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。

China has named 24,126 primary and middle schools across the country specialist football schools     1    (lead) youth football development，according to the Ministry of Education(MOE)．It’s required that at least one football class     2    (offer) each week in these schools so that they can encourage their students to     3    (active) take part in football training and matches.

China aims to have 50,000 schools specializing in youth football by the end of 2025, said Wang Dengfeng, an official with the MOE,     4    (add) that to realize this goal, the ministry will take various measures     5     include building school football fields, training football coaches and providing extra funding and policy support.     6     those measures in schools, 47 football training camps have also been built in an effort to promote the sport among young people. And outstanding or     7    (gift) players will also have the chance to join inter­school teams for regional competitions and even     8    (nation)summer camps.

In the past four years, local education departments have trained about 40,000 football teachers, 8,000 of     9     have obtained coaching certificates. Moreover, the country has stepped up     10    (it) efforts in promoting football in schools since it set up a seven­department joint task force, including the education, sport and finance authorities as well as the Chinese Football Association.

3 . What are the speakers talking about?

A．A travel plan.

B．An exam result.

C．A sports game.

4 . Scientists have long known that humans are built for endurance. Now, a new study shows people's hearts are also bettered for endurance — though how much depends on whether we run, farm, or stay put on the sofa.

To get to the heart of the matter, researchers examined the hearts of more than 160 adult men from four groups: long-distance runners, sedentary adults, highly trained football player, and the Tarahumara, native American farmers famous for their running ability.

When researchers compared the thickest of the heart's ventricles, they found there were clear differences. Endurance runners and farmers had larger, longer ventricles with thin walls, which could help pump more blood for a long time, the researchers report today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The football player, whose training was short, high-intensity exercise, had shorter, wider ventricles with thicker walls. So did the sedentary humans.

Because high-intensity activity causes blood pressure to increase for a short amount of time, such shorter ventricle, thick walls, and rounder shapes are good for the football players, researchers say, by making sure enough blood is pumped to the brain. But even without those pressures, a couch potato lifestyle seems to result in the same kind of thickening.

But sedentary readers shouldn't feel heartbroken — the researchers said that changes in heart shape are likely reversible, with more endurance activities.

1. What was the aim of the research into hearts?

A．To work out why humans are built for endurance.

B．To make out what kind of ventricle is the healthiest.

C．To figure out whether hearts are bettered for sedentary adults.

D．To find out how endurance activities can make our hearts better.

2. Jimmy is a computer engineer who has to work for long hours on computer. Which of the following ventricle and walls may suit him according to the passage?

A．	B．
C．	D．

3. What will the passage talk about following the last paragraph?

A．Introduction to endurance activities.	B．Benefits of heart shape.
C．Damage happened to sedentary adults.	D．Diets on reversible health.

5 . When a running event is longer than 26.2 miles, it is called an ultramarathon.There are two kinds of ultramarathons. In the first kind of ultramarathon, runners have to cover a specific distance—50 miles, for example. In the second kind of ultramarathon, runners have a limited amount of time, such as 24 hours, to cover as much distance as they can. Some ultramarathons are run as loops around a track or course. Others are run on trails through forests, deserts, or mountains. Many ultramarathons that are run on trails include natural obstacles that a runner will have to overcome, such as rocky paths or bad weather. Ultramarathons are run all over the world, even on Antarctica. The most famous race across Antarctica is called The Last Desert Race. Runners pay over $14,000 to compete in this race. Besides,they must also buy special equipment to protect themselves against the extreme cold.

People who want to train to run in an ultramarathon should first gain experience running regular marathons. Once you have completed a few marathons, you can add more and more distance every time you run.

Besides practicing, there are a few other things you can do to help you prepare to run an ultramarathon. First, pick a location that is close to home,which is safer because you will be more familiar with the area. Next, make sure to bring snacks, sunscreen, and extra shoes. You should also remember to drink eight ounces of water or a sports drink every 15 to 20 minutes. Your pace is also very important. When you are running an ultramarathon, you should start running more slowly than you do when you run a regular marathon.

Finally, many people who run ultramarathons say that it is easier and more fun to train with friends than it is to train alone. So if you are interested in running an ultramarathon, you should also try to get one of your friends interested in it too.

1. What is the main purpose of the first paragraph?

A．To provide basic information about ultramarathons.

B．To help people train to run an ultramarathon.

C．To compare ultramarathons to regular marathons.

D．To share his or her personal experience with ultramarathons.

2. What makes The Last Desert Race so difficult to compete in?
I. It is very expensive to travel to Antarctica.
II. The weather in Antarctica is very cold.
III. It is much longer than other ultramarathons.

A．I only.

B．I and II only.

C．II and III only.

D．I, II, and III.

3. Why is it better to train for an ultramarathon with friends?

A．Because it is safer to run ultramarathon with friends.

B．Because you can split the cost of a trip to Antarctica with a friend.

C．Because you typically train harder in the presence of others.

D．Because friends make training more enjoyable.

4. Where is this text most likely from?

A．A diary.

B．A novel.

C．A magazine.

D．A guidebook.

6 . It is hard, it hurts —and yet more than two million of us in the UK run at least once a week.

Of course, some people run to lose weight, or to get fit, and these are great reasons. Running is also easy to do, it's cheap, and you can do it when you want. All these factors certainly contribute to the fact that running is one of the most popular sports in the UK.

But for many of those two million runners, the real reason we head out to beat the roads until our legs hurt is more intangible (无形的) than weight loss or fitness.

Many runners become interested in times. They try to break the 40-minute barrier for the 10K, or run under four hours for the marathon. Yet, really, these times are almost meaningless. And as soon as they are achieved, another target is thrown out almost immediately.

The times are only the carrots we put in front of ourselves. But why do we put them there in the first place? Nobody ever gives a wise answer Deep down, we all know the answer.

Running brings us joy. Watch small children when they are excited, at play, and mostly they can't stop running. There's a great moment inThe Catcher in the Ryewhen Holden Caulfield, caught in the uneasy space between childhood and adulthood, is walking across his school grounds one evening and he suddenly starts to run. “I don't ever know what I was running for一I guess I just felt like it,” he says.

This will to run is born. In fact, humans may well have evolved (进化) the way we did because of our ability to run. As children, and even adolescents, we can respond to this natural call to run whenever the feeling takes us.

As we run, we begin to sense that childish joy, which is born to live a wilder existence. As we run, the layers of responsibility and identity we have gathered in our lives, father, mother, lawyer, teacher, all fall away, leaving us with the raw human being.

If we push on, running harder, deeper into the loneliness, further away from the world and the structure of our lives, we begin to feel strangely excited, separated yet at the same time connected, to ourselves. With nothing but our own two legs moving us, we begin to get a sense of who, or what, we really are. After a long run, everything seems right in the world. Everything is at peace. To experiencethisis a powerful feeling, strong enough to have us coming back, again and again, for more.

1. Why does the author think setting time goals is almost meaningless?

A．Because those time goals can' t be achieved.

B．Because those time goals can be achieved easily

C．Because people will be very proud once the time goals are achieved.

D．Because there will always be a new time goal once the former one is achieved.

2. The author mentions the reasons for running EXCEPT___________.

A．challenging ourselves	B．running away from responsibility
C．losing weight and keeping fit	D．bringing us joy and peace in mind

3. Which of the following words can best describe the author's attitude towards running?

A．Uncertain.	B．Doubtful.
C．Supportive.	D．Puzzled.

4. What does the underlined word"this“in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．breaking the 40 -minute barrier for the 10K.

B．running under four hours for the Marathon.

C．feeling separated from the world after running

D．feeling everything is right after a long run.

5. What may be the best title of this passage ?

A．Running to Keep Fit	B．Running to Break Records
C．Running to Be the Real You	D．Running to Become an Adult