1 . By the 1970s, the Olympic Marathon had come a long way from the dusty roads of Athens. Yet women were still not allowed to compete and the struggle to establish a women’s Olympic Marathon was itself something of a long-distance race.

Women had been excluded from long-distance running until 1928, when the typical long race was the 800 meters. The women competitors hadn’t properly prepared for the race and several fell down and became temporarily unconscious due to extreme tiredness. This led Olympic organizers in 1928 to consider the marathon too violent for women.

This is not to say there was no tradition of women’s long-distance running. Women had been prohibited from participating in the ancient Olympics by the cruel law. But women in ancient Greece held their own festival to honor the goddess Hera every five years. Only one athletic event was held — a running race.

When the Olympics were revived in 1896, women were again excluded. However, in 1967, women’s ability in running attracted great attention. Number 261 in the Boston Marathon was given to K V. Switzer. Not until two miles into the race did officials realize that Switzer was a woman. Race officials tried to catch Switzer and remove her from the race but her teammates fended them off with body blocks. And Switzer wasn’t scared by officials’ aggressive actions. She kept running. Although the running was demanding, Switzer didn’t give up and eventually finished the race. Switzers story made the quest for equality in long-distance running for women a political issue. Slowly, the rules did begin to change.

The first women’s marathon officially agreed by the IAAF was the Tokyo International, held in 1979. IAAF president Adriaan Paulen watched the race. He was so impressed by the level of the competition that he announced he would fully support the effort to establish a women’s marathon in the Olympics. Soon the IAAF recommended to the IOC that a women’s marathon be included in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. And the advice was adopted.

1. What was the reason for women’s failing to attend the Olympic Marathon in 1928?

A．They generally weren’t enthusiastic about it.

B．They were thought not strong enough for it.

C．They weren’t supported by the public to attend it.

D．They were too tired to make full preparations for it.

2. Which of the following can best replace the underlined word in Paragraph 3?

A．separated

B．banned

C．freed

D．protected

3. Which of the following best describe Switzer?

A．Brave and determined.	B．Talented and kind.
C．Honest and easygoing.	D．Optimistic and clever.

4. What’s Adriaan Paulen’s contribution to women’s running?

A．Letting women have the right to compete against men in running.

B．Making a series of rules for women’s running.

C．Having trained many outstanding women runners.

D．Helping women be qualified for the Olympic Marathon.

2 . Humans were made for walking. With our upright posture and strong leg muscles, our bodies were designed with walking in mind --- which is what makes it such perfect exercise.     1    And best of all, it’s a great way to see new things and meet new people!

    2    Wherever you are, in the city or at the campground, you’ll find plenty of walking going on. Studies have shown that taking a walk every day significantly reduces your risk for heart disease and high blood pressure, and it even lowers stress levels. Recently, science has proved that walking is even good for your body shape and brain.

To get started, sit down with a map and make a plan.     3    Do you want to meet other people? See new places? Get out into the wilderness or explore a city? Knowing your strengths will help you decide on the type of walk you want to do.

If making friends and socializing is your goal, call up your friends and schedule walks with them. Ask your friends where they like to walk and go there, since this will introduce you to new places. Go online and look up your local mall or shopping center. Many malls have groups that come every day, or every weekend, to “walk the mall.     4    

From the benefits to your heart to your overall happiness, walking is just plain good for you.

This month pick up a map and start walking.    5    

A．Headed to a new city?

B．It’s good for our bodies and great for our waistlines.

C．This month, why not focus on walking with a purpose?

D．These groups are always happy to include one more walker!

E．You might find open groups of dog walkers at your local park.

F．It’s a fantastic way to get to know the world, using your own two feet.

G．Ask yourself, what do you want to get out of walking aside from the health benefits?

3 . Nowadays, many of us track our steps with smart watches, pedometers (计步器) or phone apps and are of course thrilled when we reach that all-important daily goal of 10,000 steps. You might_______that this number has appeared after years of research.

The_______number ''10,000'' dates back to a marketing campaign_______shortly before the start of the1964 Tokyo Olympic Games. A company began_______a pedometer called the Manpo-kei: ''man'' meaning 10,000, ''po'' meaning_______and ''kei'' meaning meter. It was hugely _______and the number seems to have stuck. Many buyers are appealed by the new device.

Since then, studies have_______the health benefits of 5,000 with 10,000 steps and, not _______，the higher number is better. But until recently, all the_______between hadn’t been studied. I-Min Lee, a professor of________at Harvard Medical School, and her team________a group of more than 16,000 women in their seventies. Each woman spent a week________a device to measure movement during________hours. When they________the women up an average of four years and three months later, 504 died. How many steps do you think the people alive had been doing? In fact, the average number for________was only 5,500 but not 10,000. Women who took more than 4,000 steps a________were significantly more likely to still be alive than those who did only 2,700 steps. It's surprising that such a small________could have consequences for longevity (寿命).

However, physical conditions________from person to person, and we should do it wisely. So count if you find it ________ you, but remember there’s nothing special about 10,000 steps. Set the goal that is________for you.

1.

A．assume

B．admit

C．acquire

D．afford

2.

A．delicate

B．ordinary

C．abstract

D．magic

3.

A．recommended

B．launched

C．stated

D．commanded

4.

A．marketing

B．purchasing

C．manufacturing

D．donating

5.

A．walkers

B．runners

C．steps

D．numbers

6.

A．thoughtful

B．successful

C．plentiful

D．powerful

7.

A．identified

B．displayed

C．compared

D．compromised

8.

A．excitingly

B．disappointingly

C．amusingly

D．surprisingly

9.

A．signs

B．strengths

C．symbols

D．numbers

10.

A．psychology

B．mathematics

C．medicine

D．philosophy

11.

A．focused on

B．took part in

C．got along with

D．thought highly of

12.

A．associating

B．wearing

C．undertaking

D．claiming

13.

A．walking

B．sleeping

C．running

D．shaking

14.

A．remarked

B．distinguished

C．acquainted

D．tracked

15.

A．women

B．deaths

C．survivors

D．people

16.

A．day

B．hour

C．month

D．week

17.

A．distance

B．growth

C．decrease

D．difference

18.

A．separate

B．reflect

C．vary

D．recover

19.

A．distracts

B．motivates

C．indicates

D．accumulates

20.

A．challenging

B．appropriate

C．beneficial

D．creative

4 . We assume exercise improves our mental health. But what kind of exercise works best? Researchers analyzed the effect of different types of exercise. They looked at the link between physical activities and mental health and found team sports were the best, followed by cycling, either on the road or a stationary bike. Physical activities typically performed in groups, such as team sports and gym classes, provided greater benefits than running or walking.

Researchers rated mental health based on a survey. It asked respondents how many days in the previous month their mental health was “not good” due to stress, depression or problems withemotions. People who played team sports like soccer and basketball reported 22.3% fewer poor mental-health days than those who didn’t exercise. Those who ran or jogged fared 19% better, while those who did household chores 11.8% better.

They found team sports may have an extra benefit because of the social component, and yoga or tai chi can promote mindfulness, which is often touted as beneficial for mental health.

The researchers also found that those who exercise between 30 and 60 minutes had the best mental health, with 45 minutes the optimal duration. Exercising three to five times a week correlated with fewer dark days. “Over 90 minutes of exercise and there isn’t an extra benefit,” Dr. Chekroud said.

The study analyzed the exercise habits and mental health of 1.2 million US adults, based on self-reported answers to survey questions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It wasn’t a randomized controlled study and just an association between exercise and better mental health. It can’t explain if poor mental health causes people to exercise less or exercise causes people to have better mental health.

1. Which exercise will best help to cheer up the depressed?

A．Running and jogging outdoors.	B．Playing soccer and basketball.
C．Doing some household chores.	D．Cycling or riding a stationary bike.

2. What do the researchers say about team sports?

A．They boost self-esteem.	B．They offer inner peace.
C．They involve interaction.	D．They help achieve goals.

3. What Dr. Chekroud said means that_______.

A．more exercise isn’t always better

B．exercise habits decide mental health

C．exercise leads to better mental health

D．mental health causes people to exercise

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

A．What sports work best for mental health?	B．More exercise, better mental health!
C．Less exercise, poor mental health!	D．What is the good effect of exercise?

5 . Eliud Kipchoge’s extraordinary sub-two-hour marathon in Vienna on Saturday is one of the greatest sporting achievements—recording a time that has never been achieved before, again. It is a time on the fringes (边缘) of what scientists believe is humanly possible.

“It is a great feeling to make history in sport after Sir Roger Bannister in 1954. I am the happiest man in the world to be the first human to run under two hours and I can tell people that no human is limited,” Kipchoge said afterwards.

Is he right? Where are the limits of human ability? And how close are we to reaching them?

Raph Brandon, head of science for England cricket, distinguishes between achievements which are constrained (限制) by human anatomy (解剖学), and those which require human determination or skill.

“When Bolt ran 9.58 in Berlin 10 years ago, if you analyse the split times it’s very hard to imagine where the improvement comes from,” said Brandon, “The Usain Bolt 100m or the two-hour marathon, they’re in that category.”

Multi-day, ultra-endurance events, such as Thomas’s cross-Channel swim, are different, Brandon said.

“They need determination, psychology and bloody-mindedness to go that little bit further. Those people will continue to do unique things because you’re not really taking the body to its anatomical limit. It’s more a question of how much you’re prepared to consume and exhaust yourself.”

And there’s a third category, those sporting endeavours (努力) that rely on hand-eye coordination: the goal tallies of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, and the batting of Virat Kohli Steve Smith or Don Bradman, who trained by hitting a golf ball with a stump against a wall to become the best batsman ever to play Test cricket.

Equipment has been a factor for many sports. NFL receivers wear gloves that enable them to make improbable one-handed catches. The GB cycling team swept the board at the Olympics because of their amazing new clothing tech.

The line between what is fair and unfair is blurry. Kipchoge’s sub-two-hour run will not be officially recognized. He ran behind a car which beamed a green laser on to the ground in front of him. Teams of pacemakers, 41 in total, ran in a v-formation to protect him from headwinds (逆风). He wore specially designed shoes and the time and date of the event were picked only after detailed weather forecasting.

Jo Davies, a sport psychologist, says recent studies have shown athletes can push themselves harder because of their perception of exhaustion.

Other research published this year which looked at athletes who had won multiple gold medals found that they were different in several important ways. They had often had a shocking and upsetting life experience and had suffered significant setbacks in their performance during their careers, as well as personality traits of determination, perseverance and perfectionism.

So whether or not those limits have been reached, there will be no shortage of people prepared to try to go beyond them.

1. Why is Eliud Kipchoge’s sub-two-hour marathon considered extraordinary?

A．It was made in Vienna on a weekend.

B．It pushed the limits of human ability.

C．It proved that there was no boundary of his achievements.

D．It was greater than the record kept by Sir Roger Bannister.

2. The Usain Bolt 100m and the two-hour marathon belong to the same category in that ________.

A．they need great determination or skills	B．they can be achieved via equipment
C．they rely on hand-eye coordination	D．they are reaching anatomical limit

3. Kipchoge’s sub-two-hour marathon will not be officially recognized because ________.

A．he was followed by pacemakers	B．he was caught in headwinds
C．he got much special help	D．he didn’t run on the picked day

4. It can be inferred from the last three paragraphs that ________.

A．Jo Davies believes that athletes make progress in the same way

B．anatomical limit prevents athletes from having sad life experience

C．an athlete who has suffered setbacks will win gold medals

D．whether an athlete can succeed or not may depend on himself

6 . I was always the girl who managed to stay moderately fit through an active lifestyle. I relied on my brain but largely ______ my body.

Then, due to a mixture of ______ and overwork, I found myself no longer the ______ and happy person I had been. I couldn’t find ______ in the things I loved. I was unwell and needed to find a way to get better.

I added ______ to my schedule, along with more time outdoors and reducing my ______. I didn’t expect to enjoy it, and knew that I would need a one-to-one trainer to ______ me to exercise regularly. I ______ a personal trainer. I explained that I wasn’t aiming to lose weight. I had no ______ of shifting my anxiety on to the way I looked. ______, I wanted to improve my balance, flexibility and strength.

My trainer presented exercise as a way to boost myself up (增强) rather than ______, and to help my body be stronger and ______ for the things I wanted to do every day. To achieve this, I ______ time and energy in myself. ______ myself physically has not always been easy. It is hard work, I sweat a lot, and I ______ it. I finally found myself understanding ______ I would want to make exercise part of my life.

My body has built up. When I run, it takes less ______; when I dig my garden for hours, my back no longer ______. Now, when I’m ______ who I am and what I’m worth, I look down at my arms. Thanks to the exercise, my newly defined ______ reminds me of what I’m made of: the determination to thrive as well as survive.

1.

A．appreciated

B．shaped

C．trained

D．ignored

2.

A．passions

B．complaints

C．stresses

D．praises

3.

A．confident

B．honest

C．punctual

D．generous

4.

A．evidence

B．pleasure

C．humour

D．fault

5.

A．entertainment

B．communication

C．travel

D．exercise

6.

A．expectation

B．workload

C．diet

D．income

7.

A．promise

B．motivate

C．allow

D．beg

8.

A．seized

B．charged

C．hired

D．questioned

9.

A．intention

B．chance

C．idea

D．doubt

10.

A．Instead

B．Otherwise

C．However

D．Moreover

11.

A．hang about

B．shrink down

C．burst in

D．show off

12.

A．fitter

B．slower

C．higher

D．lighter

13.

A．saved

B．wasted

C．found

D．invested

14.

A．Challenging

B．Burying

C．Measuring

D．Locating

15.

A．mean

B．love

C．catch

D．refuse

16.

A．where

B．how

C．when

D．why

17.

A．time

B．skill

C．effort

D．focus

18.

A．shakes

B．breaks

C．aches

D．exists

19.

A．enjoying

B．wondering

C．choosing

D．guessing

20.

A．character

B．habit

C．muscle

D．mind

7 . 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。

Plogging, that is a new way to exercise, is becoming popular with runner worldwide. Many of them are posting photos of themselves and friends hold bags of litter on social media. A Swedish man called Erik start the movement. He became terrible worried about the amount of litter on the road but decided not to go to work by bike any more. Instead, he began to run to work and pick them up at the same time. To his happy, more and more people joined in him and soon plogging became popular. Many people choose plogging because they think plogging not just benefits earth; it is also a good way to exercise.

8 . The competition Michael Stone, a blind man, faced today was fierce. The pole was set at 17 feet. That was three inches higher than his personal best. Michael faced the most_______day of his pole- vaulting(撑竿跳) career.

As long as Michael could_______he had always dreamed of flying. Michaels mother read him many stories about flying when he was_______. Her excitement and enthusiasm made Michael’s dreams full of_______and beauty.

From the age of 14, Michael_______every day with weights and running. The program was carefully_______by Michael’s father.

All of Michael's vaults today seemed to be the_______for his hard work. As soon as he_______on the mat full of air，the crowd stood on their feet in surprise. Without hesitation，Michael_______began preparing for his next attempt. He seemed________of the fact that he had just surpassed (超出) his personal best by three inches and that he was one of the final two________in the pole vaulting event.

When Michael cleared the________at 17 feet 4 inches, again he showed no emotion. What he needed were constant________and strong determination. As he________his turn and heard the other let out a sigh, Michael knew the other vaulter had________his final jump. He knew it was time for his________jump. He knew it was time to________when he heard the singing of some distant bird.

As he began________, something felt wonderfully different, yet________. Michael Stone was now flying, just like in his childhood________.He set a new world record National Junior Olympics record.

1.

A．embarrassing

B．memorable

C．challenging

D．horrible

2.

A．remember

B．bear

C．hold

D．realize

3.

A．catching on

B．growing up

C．giving in

D．breaking down

4.

A．stress

B．admiration

C．praise

D．color

5.

A．worked out

B．made up

C．turned over

D．fit in

6.

A．concluded

B．removed

C．monitored

D．developed

7.

A．companion

B．reward

C．step

D．choice

8.

A．rolled

B．jumped

C．sat

D．landed

9.

A．immediately

B．nervously

C．frequently

D．gradually

10.

A．afraid

B．aware

C．ashamed

D．tired

11.

A．staff

B．audiences

C．champions

D．competitors

12.

A．wall

B．mat

C．desk

D．bar

13.

A．preparation

B．consideration

C．help

D．sympathy

14.

A．saw

B．forget

C．waited

D．avoided

15.

A．won

B．missed

C．made

D．reached

16.

A．first

B．perfect

C．latest

D．final

17.

A．rest

B．read

C．speak

D．fly

18.

A．running

B．walking

C．praying

D．sobbing

19.

A．true

B．familiar

C．relative

D．fair

20.

A．experiences

B．losses

C．dreams

D．scenes

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.

Kip Keno, an untrained Randi tribesman, was already 28 years old when he made his second Olympic     1    （appear）at the 1968 Mexico City Games. Suffering from violent stomach pain     2     （cause）by a gall bladder(胆囊)infection, Keno entered the 10, 000 m. He was running with the leaders when, with two circles     3     （go）, he doubled up with pain and fell onto the field. He jumped back up and finished the race     4     was canceled the qualification for leaving the track.

Four days later, he earned a silver medal in the 5, 000 m,     5     （leave） Mohamed Gammon of Tunisia behind by narrowly a metre. In the 1,500 m, Keno tried to defeat the finishing kick of the favourite, Jim Ryan, by building up a huge lead. His strategy worked and he     6     （win）by 20 m, the largest advantage of victory in the history of the event.

In 1972, Keno entered the steeplechase(障碍赛)in     7     he had little experience. Still, he was able to defeat teammate Ben Jericho and won another gold medal. Six days     8     this victory, he added a silver medal in the 1, 500 m. Keno and his wife, Phyllis,     9    （eventual）established a children's home and school for homeless     10    （teenager）.

10 . The annual marathon in my town usually occurs during a heat wave. My job was to _________ behind the runners in an ambulance in case any of them needed medical attention.

As the athletes began to _________themselves, the _________ runners started to disappear. It was then that my eyes were _________ the woman in blue silk running shorts and a baggy white T-shirt. Her feet were turned in, yet her left _________ was turned out. Her legs were so disabled that it seemed _________ for her to be able to walk, let alone run a marathon.

I watched in _________ as she slowly moved forward. I didn’t say a word. As I watched her _________ to put one foot in front of the other, I found myself breathing for her and _________ her forward.

__________, she was the only runner left in sight. Tears __________down my face as I sat on the edge of my__________and watched as she pushed forward with __________ determination through the last miles. When the __________ line came into sight, trash lay everywhere and the cheering __________ had long gone home.

I do not know this woman’s __________, but that day she became a part of my life---- a part I often depend on. For her, it wasn’t about __________ the other runners or winning the prize, it was about finishing what she had __________ to do, no matter what. When I think things are too __________ or too time-consuming, I think of the last runner. Then, I __________ how easy the task before me really is.

1.

A．follow

B．run

C．walk

D．drive

2.

A．march

B．wander

C．pace

D．walk

3.

A．last

B．front

C．back

D．disabled

4.

A．occurred to

B．held to

C．drawn to

D．taken to

5.

A．eye

B．knee

C．hand

D．arm

6.

A．likely

B．probable

C．impossible

D．unfair

7.

A．silence

B．practice

C．theory

D．public

8.

A．manage

B．struggle

C．mean

D．tend

9.

A．urging

B．shouting

C．discouraging

D．pushing

10.

A．Immediately

B．Instantly

C．Firstly

D．Finally

11.

A．flood

B．pour

C．put

D．stream

12.

A．seat

B．desk

C．stand

D．stadium

13.

A．weak

B．firm

C．tender

D．fixed

14.

A．finish

B．bottom

C．starting

D．dead

15.

A．runners

B．judges

C．coaches

D．crowds

16.

A．age

B．height

C．name

D．hobby

17.

A．defending

B．beating

C．winning

D．awarding

18.

A．set in

B．set off

C．set out

D．set about

19.

A．different

B．simple

C．painless

D．difficult

20.

A．realize

B．occur

C．imagine

D．reflect