1 . Have you ever wondered how your favorite NBA team received its famous name? All NBA teams have an interesting story or a history behind their names. Some of the names reflected the city’s culture or history, others came from previous owners and many were selected through “Name the Team” contests.

For teams like the Los Angeles Lakers and the Utah Jazz, the names were not always a reflection of the city. Even though Los Angeles has no lakes, the Lakers name has been a city treasure for almost 40 years. Before going to Los Angeles, the team originated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In1947, team officials changed the name to the Lakers to reflect the Minnesota State’s nickname, “Land of 10,000 Lakes”. The team name went unchanged after moving to Los Angeles in1960.

Because the Utah’s team originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, it was called the Jazz. In 1974, New Orleans club officials chose the name to represent the city for its reputation as the “Jazz Capital of the World”. The name stayed with the team even after they found a new home in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1979.

The original owner of the Chicago Bulls, Richard Klein, named the team the Bulls. He picked the name because a fighting bull is relentless and never quits. Klein, who founded the club in 1966, believed these qualities were necessary for a championship team and hoped his Chicago athletes would live up to the team name. The Bulls, the winner of the six NBA championships, has definitely followed the belief.

In 1967, the Indiana Pacers selected their team name in a different way from most other teams. Their decision was based on what they wanted to achieve in the NBA. Team officials chose the Pacers name because the organization wanted to set the “pace” in professional basketball.

1. Which can be the best title for this passage?

A．The Long History of NBA Teams

B．Interesting Stories about NBA teams

C．Excellent Qualities of NBA Team Officials

D．Stories Behind the Names of NBA Teams

2. Why is the Los Angeles’ team named “the Lakers”?

A．The name was selected from a “Name the Team” contest.

B．The name shows that Los Angeles is a city with various lakes.

C．It was named after a city treasure, which had a long history.

D．The team got this name in another state, which had a lot of lakes.

3. Which of the following refers to the “Jazz Capital of the World”?

A．New Orleans.	B．Salt Lake City.
C．Los Angeles.	D．Minneapolis.

4. Why did Richard Klein name the Chicago’s team the Bulls?

A．He had guessed the success of the team.

B．People in Chicago used to like watching bullfighting.

C．He wished the team to have the qualities of fighting bulls.

D．Chicago was then a city famous for fighting bulls.

2 . 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 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. 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.

3 . Most of the teenagers today have realized the importance of physical activity. There are dozens of far-reaching benefits that sports can bring into their lives. Aside from providing an excellent form of exercise, organized sports can teach a young person some essential life-long lessons.

With lots of junk food at their fingertips, teenagers today often battle with eating. Playing a sport can act as great motivation for them to eat nutritious (有营养的) food. In order to participate fully in sports, teenagers have to have a balanced diet. Learning to eat properly and sleep correctly are important lessons that carry on to their adult lives.

Most teenagers have to deal with the stresses of popularity, appearance and fitting in. Participating in sports, however, can help them develop a positive self-image. If one struggles to feel like they belong, joining a team is a great way to give him or her social interaction that will eventually lead to a group of friends.

Team sports aren’t just about developing skills for their games. Those who participate in team sports will learn the benefits of working hard, setting goals and following rules. When teens have a coach they respect, they can also learn to listen to authority and work hard toward a common goal. Additionally, learning to deal with losses is as important as winning with dignity. A teen who learns that losses are a part of life will be able to face any difficult challenges waiting for them later in life.

Thousands of studies all agree that students feel more connected with their school and are motivated to work harder in class if they participate in sports. Sports give teens the opportunity to be around competitive people and gain an appreciation for hard work. Of course, participating in sports may also teach teenagers how to balance between two equally important things-like schoolwork and sports.

1. Why do teenagers today tend to fight with eating junk food?

A．Because they don’t have a balanced diet.

B．Because junk food is delicious and attractive.

C．Because they have easy access to junk food.

D．Because they are motivated to eat healthy food.

2. What does the underlined word “interaction” mean in the third paragraph?

A．participation	B．communication
C．competition	D．appreciation

3. Which of the following is NOT the benefits of participating in the organized sports?

A．Developing a positive self-image.

B．Learning how to balance work against play.

C．Learning to eat properly and sleep correctly.

D．Getting opportunities to win in competitive society.

4. What is the main idea of the article?

A．Sports can have a continuing influence on adolescents.

B．Sports can encourage students to have a nutritious diet.

C．More and more teenagers are participating in organized sports.

D．Sports is of vital importance to the academic performance of teens.

4 . I started training in tae kwon do (跆拳道) by accident. But in the first class, I learned something exciting—how to ________ someone grabbing your arm. I loved it, so I kept practicing and earning higher ranks.

At every rank, I found something ________, whether it was the kicks in the air or the increasingly complex patterns. But over time, “I can’t” ________ “How can I?” which then became “How will I?”

One day, I showed up to class and students were ________ wooden boards. I was convinced that they were all crazy and “I can’t” voice yelled again.

I watched, in ________ as student after student walked up to solid pieces of wood and broke them with their hands or their feet. When I was given the opportunity to ________ I chickened out. But my ________ were extremely patient. They invited me to work individually with them. I refused their first and second offer, but ________, I agreed to try.

They told me that board breaking was more a mental ________ than a physical one and taught me how to line up to break that board. And the first time I went to ________ it, I was so afraid that I missed and accidentally kicked the board holder’s fingers. I felt ________ but he encouraged me to try again. I told that doubting voice in my ________ to “shut up!”

I focused on the ________ I thought about how much I had improved and how I had surprised myself. I told myself I ________ to believe that I was able to do amazing things. And then—suddenly that board looked a lot less ________ I kicked with everything I had and it worked.

1.

A．put up with

B．come up with

C．get away from

D．look forward to

2.

A．impossible

B．unnecessary

C．inspiring

D．important

3.

A．referred to

B．consisted of

C．turned into

D．depended on

4.

A．painting

B．breaking

C．measuring

D．designing

5.

A．anger

B．satisfaction

C．astonishment

D．sympathy

6.

A．try

B．ask

C．escape

D．deliver

7.

A．neighbors

B．students

C．colleagues

D．instructors

8.

A．directly

B．finally

C．secretly

D．naturally

9.

A．disease

B．habit

C．state

D．challenge

10.

A．fix

B．kick

C．pull

D．bite

11.

A．different

B．secure

C．terrible

D．ready

12.

A．mind

B．reply

C．dream

D．case

13.

A．common

B．similar

C．familiar

D．positive

14.

A．happened

B．refused

C．pretended

D．deserved

15.

A．interesting

B．frightening

C．confusing

D．convincing

5 . 假定你是李华，你校拟举办“有氧健步行(Aerobic Brisk Walking)”活动。请你为校英文报写一则英文通知，内容包括：
1.举办目的；
2.参与人员；
3.举办时间；
4.活动安排。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右，
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Notice

Aerobic Brisk Walking

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6 . In the past 70 years, physical activity in America has transformed from a necessity of daily life into an often-expensive leisure(闲暇)activity, and has reformed itself as the basis of people's social position."In the 1950s and 1960s, the body became a problem, and exercise developed — it had to develop-because people realized that we were all going to die of heart attacks," Shelly McKenzie, the author of Getting Physical： The Rise of Fitness Culture in America, told me.

With new middle-class needs coming into new marketing, Jack LaLanne^!s instructional exercise TV show introduced much of the country to the active pursuit of physical fitness in 1951, paving the way for workout tapes from fitness superstars such as Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda.In the 1970s, exercise began to leave the home, both through the popularization of jogging and weightlifting and in more organized ways, such as Jazzercise classes.

No matter how they package it, these businesses aren't just selling physical activity； they're providing people with a way to stick to expectations that the industry itself helped set."Exercise, and especially public exercise, came to indicate mental, emotional, and even spiritual health and virtue," Marc Stern wrote in 2008," In return for the effort, gym-goers attain(获得)the type of body that proves their virtue to all who see them.”

That these physical standards are difficult to achieve is the point."We live in a culture in which being diligent is highly, highly praised," Petrzela, the New School professor, who is working on a book about fitness's place in American culture, told me.

“Many people want to be regarded as people who value exercise, because it shows they're committed to（致力于）self-improvement, and to hard work."Above and beyond movement itself, part of the satisfaction of gym-going comes from performing those values around other people who share them, and from achieving what that community regards as success.

1. Why did exercise develop in the 1950s and 1960s?

A．Because exercise was a necessity of daily life.

B．Because people realized the importance of body health.

C．Because exercise was an often-expensive leisure activity.

D．Because people regarded exercise as the foundation of people's social position.

2. Why do many people like going to gym according to Marc Stern?

A．To keep healthy.	B．To gain good body shape.
C．To show their good character.	D．To prove their social position.

3. What do NOT make people gain satisfaction from going to the gym?

A．Seeing some superstars in the gym.

B．The same values around other people.

C．Achieving success defined by that group of people.

D．Being regarded as people who're committed to self-improvement.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．How to keep healthy.

B．Why American people want to gain virtue.

C．Why physical activity developed in America.

D．How physical activity developed in America.

7 . What does the man want to do?

A．Learn to play baseball.

B．Organize a baseball team.

C．Find a baseball player.

8 . A 10-year-old swimmer with sky-high dreams and a name to match them has broken a record previously held by Olympian Michael Phelps.

Clark Kent Apuada, whose friends call him“Superman", swam the 100-meter butterfly in 1:09.38 at the Far Western Long Course Championships in his home state of California this Sunday. That's a second faster than the record Phelps set at the same event in 1995 with a time of 1: 10. 48 in the same category of boys under 10.

Clark, a rising fifth-grader who is Filipino-American, told HuffPost he's been dreaming about breaking Phelps' record ever since he started swimming competitively at age 7."I was so motivated,"Clark said about his win."I was so happy that I was able to beat that record.”

Phelps competed in his first Olympics at age 15. He went on to become the most decorated Olympian in history, with 28 medals overall. “Everyone in the crowd was excited when they realized what a special swim they had just seen when we announced the long-standing record had been broken,"Cindy Rowland,Pacific Swimming's director, wrote in an email.

Clark won first place for all the swimming events he competed in at this year's Far Western Championships. Pacific Swimming or PacSwim, a regional association that is part of USA Swimming, organizes the Far Western Long Course Championships. Cynthia Apuada,Clark' s mother,said that her child seems to be “living by his name at this point”。

Asked about the champion swimmer's unusual name,she said she'd always loved the name Clark. And her husband's favorite superhero just happened to be Superman. So when their child was born, they decided to give him the name“Clark Kent". The nickname “Superman" appeared naturally.

1. What can be learned about Clark Kent Apuada?

A．He is in grade four now.

B．He dreams big and is promising.

C．He is a native American.

D．He broke Phelps' record at age 7.

2. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word“decorated”in Paragraph 4?

A．Being popular.

B．Being respected.

C．Being talked about most.

D．Being awarded medals.

3. How did Clark get his nickname?

A．His friends called him the name.

B．He lived by his name at that point.

C．His father named him after his superhero.

D．His mother loved the name.

4. What is the best title of the text?

A．A 10-Year-Old Beats Michael Phelps'Previous Swimming Record

B．A 10-Year-Old Swimmer with Sky-high Dreams

C．Phelps and His Amazing Swimming Record

D．Clark Kent-the Greatest Athlete of All Time

9 . 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。

How does it feel for a foreigner to become famous in China? The 22-year-old Kazakh(哈萨克)singer Dimash Kudaibergenov may be     1     best person to give the answer.

Kudaibergenov became famous in January when he first took part in “Singer 2017”, a singing competition TV show in     2     his voice won hearts of Chinese audiences. Before he came to China, one of     3     (he) three wishes was to see pandas(熊猫). And that came true on Saturday when he     4     (name) the ambassador (大使) for “I'm in China” in Chengdu in Sichuan province, the first stop of the 'I'm in China" program.

"I'm in China” is a cultural exchange project organized by China International Communication Center, in which foreign stars and volunteers will be invited     5     (visit) different places in China and experience local culture and custom. The project is of great     6    (important) to many foreigners in China.

His other two wishes were taking part in the TV show and meeting Jackie Chan. Now all three     7     (come) true. But that's not all. He even got a chance to feed pandas, received a gift from Jackie Chan     8     became well known after the contest.

“I'm looking forward to     9     (travel) across China to see its different places. It will be an     10     (enjoy) experience,” said Kudaibergenov. “I'm in China. I love China!”

10 . As they have with so many other industries, apps are shaking up the weight loss business, including big-name companies like Nutrisystem and Weight Watchers(WW). And it's basically because more consumers feel the way Jessica Holloway- Haytcher does.

A couple of years ago, she tried diet shakes. She hated them. She also hired a personal trainer - but his schedule never matched hers. She spent $ 600 a month on programs that didn't last long. She says she couldn't keep up with the "astronomical" costs.

Now Holloway-Haytcher uses an app called Noom. She has lost over 30 pounds so far. by changing her habits. She now prepares healthy meals in the morning, so she's not starving at night; she focuses on conversation to slow her eating. The app also helps her track meals, exercise and keep in touch with an online coach. It is always with her, and works with her busy schedule as the owner of a staffing firm in Kennewick, Washington.

When it comes to weight loss. 80 percent of people try to do it on their own. Says John LaRosa, president of Marketdata. which tracks the $4 billion commercial U.S. weight loss industry. He says apps like MyFitnessPal, Fitbit and Fooducate appeal to those consumers. LaRosa says apps are also cheaper than most commercial programs and they appeal to the younger population that traditional chains have struggled to attract.

“The average age of a customer of Jenny Craig, or Nutrisystem or WW is about 48. and it's probably going up.” LaRosa says. “It's going to be a shrinking market if they just cater to the baby boomers.”

That explains why WW improved its digital tactic. “It used to be that we hesitated to even show the app in our commercials, and that has so shifted.” says Debra Benovitz, a senior vice president of WW.. “I think the future is being a really strong science-based technology partner in the health and wellness space. However, having physical stores is still our biggest difference from upstarts that are completely digital.”

1. What do we know about Jessica Holloway-Hayicher' s past weight loss experiences?

A．They made her very busy.	B．They were within her budget.
C．They were efforts made in vain.	D．They lasted altogether for a month.

2. What is a benefit Noom brings to Jessica Holloway- Haytcher?

A．It prepares her meals.	B．It records her eating speed.
C．It assists her with her office work.	D．It enables her to consult a coach at any time.

3. How is WW different from MyFitnessPal?

A．It offers offline service.	B．It is a newly founded company.
C．Its consumers are relatively young.	D．Its market share is shrinking fast.

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

A．Weight loss goes digital	B．Lose weight on your own
C．You are really what you cat	D．Let science see if you are overweight