1 . It is never easy to be a world champion,
| A．he will probably be given more training to improve his mental intensity |
| B．and it is especially difficult for a team to be in the lead for a long time |
| C．their honour and determination to uphold the tradition of keeping their country’s team in the lead. |
| D．the coach pushes them to extremes and limits |
| E．that they are willing to do that extra little bit that might take them to the top |
| F．and they will be treated and have some time off but they will come back |
| G．Being a professional Ping-Pong player is no different |
2 . Did you know that the color of uniforms can influence the performance of an athlete? It may sound strange, but a study suggests this might be true.
Two British scientists studied the results of four sports in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games where the athletes had been given either a red or a blue uniform. They discovered that when there was a big difference in the score, color had no influence on the result. But if it was a close match, the athlete in a red uniform was more likely to win. Then they looked at the uniforms of the soccer teams at the Euro 2004 tournament. Again, teams wearing red won more games.
The two scientists got their idea from earlier studies of wild animals. It had been discovered that when a male show red on its body, it sends a signal of its power and strength. For example, in many kinds of monkey, the more the male shows off its red scars, the more females it can attract.
Based on this fact, the British scientists thought that the idea might work for humans, too. According to them, when an athlete sees a competitor in a red uniform, he gets a feeling that his competitor could be stronger than him. And that kind of feeling may have a bad influence on the player’s performance in the actual game.
Although the idea is Interesting, most people don’t accept that color signals in the animals world can really be useful to humans in sports. They think that it is unreasonable to develop an idea based on such a small number of examples. Much more research has to be done to prove the influence of uniform colors on the performance of athletes.
1. What did the scientists find out about the 2004 Athens Olympic Games?| A．Athletes played equally well in four sports. |
| B．Game results had a big influence on the athletes. |
| C．Athletes dressed in red scored more in a close match. |
| D．There was a big difference in red and blue team’s scores. |
| A．It is quite strong. | B．It is a failure. |
| C．It has power over other males. | D．It has attracted a lot of females. |
| A．weakness | B．pride | C．danger | D．shame |
| A．Interested. | B．Satisfied. | C．Doubtful. | D．Thankful. |
3 . Sportsmen in the running races of the Olympics are great athletes, but even the slow runners of the running world — joggers in the park — have good health. A study out this week in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology finds that even 5 to 10 minutes a day of slow running is enough to extend life by several years, compared with not running at all.
The new study focused on a group of more than 55, 000 men and women aged 18 to 100. About a quarter of them were runners. Over 15 years, those who ran just 50 minutes a week or fewer at a slow speed were less likely to die from either cardiovascular (心血管的) disease or other causes, compared with those who didn’t run at all.
The study suggests relatively low efforts are necessary to benefit from jogging, but it can be better to exercise more often. “A little bit is good but a little more is probably better,” says Dr. Aaron Baggish. A 2013 study in Denmark suggested that the secret of maximum longevity is up to 2. 5 hours of running a week.
Although running can make you less likely to have cardiovascular disease, it doesn’t entirely take the risk away from you. “There is no question that the healthier you are and the more exercise you do, the longer you’ll live and the better your quality of life will be,” Dr. Baggish says. “But it doesn’t mean you’ll never get sick.”
“Many long-term runners do not run because they want to live longer,” Dr. Baggish notes. “They run because it makes them feel better every day.”
For these runners, the cost of feeling good can be injuries, so Dr. Baggish supports the value of what he calls “active rest.” His belief, not supported by any recent research, is that it’s a good idea to spend 25% of exercise time over the course of a year running at a slow speed or doing other activities like swimming or biking.
1. What does the new study mainly show us?| A．The best way to run. | B．The best time to run. |
| C．The importance of running. | D．The popularity of running. |
| A．It can result from running often. | B．It’s not completely preventable. |
| C．It’s not so serious as most people think. | D．It can be treated by some kind of exercise. |
| A．Staying active all the time. | B．Swimming more, run less. |
| C．Having a big rest after doing sports. | D．Taking a little light exercise. |
| A．Health. | B．Business. | C．Society. | D．Medicine. |
【写作内容】
比赛目的：培养保护环境习惯
主题：废物利用创意作品比赛
组织者：学生会
评选过程：1．元月1日至2月10日
2．有900多人参赛，提交了1,000多幅作品
3．材料主要为废物，利用网络展示
结果：1．有近200名同学分获一、二、三等奖
2．李明用旧报纸和杂志制作的作品“保护森林，人人有责”
获得了第一名
意义：同学们显示了热情，提高了环保意识
注意：1．词数90左右。 2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：废物：waste material 创意作品：creative works
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5 . An old man who lived in a small side street of Mumbai had to put up with the boys playing cricket (板球) and making a lot of noise outside his house at night.
One evening when the boys were particularly
At the end of the first two weeks, the boys came to the old man’s house, and went away 
, but there was not much they could do about it.
At the end of the fifth week, the boys returned again and knocked at the old man’s house, waiting for their
Of course, the boys couldn’t
They stormed away and never played on the street again.
1.| A．lazy | B．noisy | C．stupid | D．heavy |
| A．own | B．final | C．favorite | D．unbelievable |
| A．noon | B．sunrise | C．sunset | D．midnight |
| A．mad | B．upset | C．crazy | D．excited |
| A．hated | B．enjoyed | C．refused | D．noticed |
| A．happily | B．luckily | C．certainly | D．difficultly |
| A．besides | B．however | C．therefore | D．otherwise |
| A．run out | B．kept out | C．broken out | D．worked out |
| A．heard | B．received | C．returned | D．dropped |
| A．sleepy | B．comfortable | C．worried | D．disappointed |
| A．value | B．price | C．reward | D．wealth |
| A．sat up | B．sped up | C．showed up | D．cheered up |
| A．experienced | B．discovered | C．imagined | D．promised |
| A．stand | B．doubt | C．prove | D．believe |
| A．really | B．mostly | C．only | D．especially |
1. 组建俱乐部的目的；
2. 俱乐部的主要活动；
3. 报名的时间和地点。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 生字：jogging慢跑
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Last week, our school
From this match, I learn that being
To sum up, a true winner is to a match what water is to a fish. It is not the result but the process
8 . On August 23, 2008, three Chinese flags were raised at the Peking University Gymnasium. People clapped and cheered for Ma Lin, Wang Hao and Wang Liqin, the Chinese athletes who had just won gold, silver and bronze medals at the Beijing Olympics for the men’s singles table tennis. Just like the women’s singles event the day before, China had ruled the medals podium (领奖台). But podium domination (主导) soon became a thing of the past. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2010 limited each team to two athletes per singles event for the upcoming London Olympics, down from the previous three, after changing qualification rules to involve more countries and widen support for the sports.
“To be honest, the standards of the National Games (全国运动会) are higher than those of the Olympics,” said Chen Meng, the Olympic gold medallist in Tokyo for women’s singles and team table tennis. Hou Zhihui, Olympic gold medallist in weightlifting, finished her National Games lift with a total weight of 214 kg, one more than her world record. “It’s difficult. Could only win National Games by doing better than the world record. It’s harder than the Olympics. Could this be the secret of Chinese weightlifting?”, Hou wrote on Weibo after the event.
The Chinese Table Tennis Association said it disagreed with the new rule but accepted it “with regret” in the best interests of the sport. That made the 2008 three Chinese flags at the Olympics a forever history.
“Each province is developing its sports programme at the same time and has produced high-quality athletes. That’s why the National Games are more competitive than the Olympics,” Chung, a sports professor of Hong Kong Baptist University said. The IOC wants each country to be well represented and to prevent any single one from dominating the medal podium, he said. “One of the Olympic values is participation. When you have more than 200 nations and let athletes compete purely based on their skills, then many of them won’t have the chance to compete at all.”
1. What’s the reason for the IOC introducing the new Olympic attending rules?| A．To involve more countries to compete in the game. |
| B．To reduce China’s opportunities to gain gold medals. |
| C．To cultivate more high-quality athletes around the world. |
| D．To make the athletes practice harder to compete for the championship. |
| A．World record is easy for them to break. |
| B．Many nations have no opportunities to gain medals. |
| C．Internal competition is greater than the world-class game. |
| D．They have great complaints about the new Olympics rules. |
| A．China has a large population of athletes. |
| B．Athletes from other countries are less skillful than China’s. |
| C．Athletes around the country are trained in well-developed programs. |
| D．The National Games have more strict rules than Olympics Games do. |
| A．The podium domination by China | B．Unfair Olympics new rules for China |
| C．Every nation can get equal chances to compete | D．Three Chinese national flags — a forever history |
内容包括：1.发出邀请；2.运动会相关信息；3.表达期待。
注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行又连贯。
Dear Simon,
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Yours,
Li Hua
10 . As a high school coach, I did all I could to help my boys win their games. I cheered as hard for
It was a league championship basketball game between New Rochelle and Yonkers High. New Rochelle was
I looked at the clock and saw that the game was over. I hadn’t heard the final buzzer(终场哨) because of the noise. I
I had to tell O’Brien the sad news. His face clouded over. The young timekeeper came up and said, “I’m sorry, dad. The
| A．honesty | B．devotion | C．victory | D．glory |
| A．view | B．comment | C．theory | D．impression |
| A．organized | B．represented | C．fancied | D．coached |
| A．crowded | B．cleared | C．quaked | D．arranged |
| A．happily | B．closely | C．smartly | D．randomly |
| A．waved | B．glanced | C．signalled | D．stared |
| A．stuck | B．fell | C．swung | D．rolled |
| A．laughed | B．jumped | C．yelled | D．danced |
| A．examined | B．watched | C．researched | D．checked |
| A．criticized | B．approached | C．interviewed | D．reminded |
| A．broke down | B．faded away | C．went off | D．carried on |
| A．audience | B．ball | C．time | D．player |
| A．Certainly | B．Similarly | C．Fortunately | D．Suddenly |
| A．ashamed | B．proud | C．aware | D．fond |
| A．court | B．course | C．track | D．field |
