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。

Square dancing is a well-known recreational group activity in China. It     1     (start) to gain popularity in the mid-1990s when groups gathered at squares, parks, and other open spaces     2     (dance) in the mornings and evenings. Most of these     3     (individual) are senior citizens in search of new friends and activities to keep themselves     4     (occupy). It’s about more than just dancing; it’s a way about meeting new friends and sharing their life stories,     5     benefits them both mentally and physically.

Ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, when authorities launched the     6     (promote) of national fitness activities, square dancing became     7     (popular) than before. According to official statistics, there are presently over 120 million Chinese who regularly take part in this activity across the nation’s squares. And most participants are content     8     their current living conditions.

    9    , loud music played during square dancing was considered as terrible noises. In recent years, national standards and regulations     10     (introduce) to make the exercising more public-friendly and further ensure its sound development.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A．At a gym.

B．At a swimming pool.

C．At a restaurant.

2. Why does the man apply for a membership card?

A．To gain muscle.

B．To lose weight.

C．To have a special discount.

3. What will the man do next?

A．Complete a form.

B．Call his friend.

C．Go swimming.

5 . 假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Peter来信询问你最近在学校体育选修课中学习太极拳的情况，请你根据以下内容给他写一封回信，内容包括：
1. 上课体验；
2. 个人收获。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
提示词：体育选修课PE. optional course；太极拳：tai chi
Dear Peter,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

6 . What do you think of your Chinese? If you think your Chinese is good enough, you can take part in the competition named Chinese Characters Dictation Competition (中国汉字听写大会).

Today teenagers are using more and more smart phones. They spend too much time in shopping, chatting, playing games and so on. Many of them cannot stop using smart phones to help with their study. Overuse of smart phones will make students too lazy to think and write. Some of them even forget how to write Chinese characters by hand. Teachers and parents are very worried about it.

In order to draw people’s attention to the problems above, in 2013 CCTV held the first Chinese Characters Dictation Competition. About 200 students from 32 teams took part in it. They stood on the stage to write down Chinese characters by dictation. Lu Jialei, a 14-year-old girl from Zhejiang, got first place.

Since then, the competition has been popular among teenagers. Many people are interested in this kind of competition, too. They like to write down the characters while the competitors(参赛者) are writing them.

Can you be the next winner?

1. The underlined word “overuse” in Paragraph 2 probably means ________.

A．eating too much	B．walking too much
C．using too much	D．singing too much

2. How many students took part in the first competition?

A．About 400.

B．About 300.

C．About 200.

D．About100.

3. Who got first place of the first competition?

A．Lu Jialei, a girl from Zhejiang.	B．Lu Jialei, a girl from Guangxi.
C．Liao Yilin, a girl from Zhejiang.	D．Liao Yilin, a girl from Guangxi.

4. Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Chinese Dancing Competition

B．Chinese Children Reading Competition

C．Chinese Teachers Writing Competition

D．Chinese Characters Dictation Competition

8 . People need to relax and enjoy themselves. One way they can have a good time is to watch a baseball game or another sports event.Even thousands of years ago，groups of people gathered to watch skilled athletes(运动员)．

Over 2，000 years ago in Greece，certain days in the year were festival days. These were holidays when people stopped work and enjoyed themselves. They liked to watch athletes take part in races and other games of skill.

The most important festival was held every four years at the town of Olympia. It was held in honour of the Greek god Zeus. For five days，athletes from all parts of the Greek world took part in the Olympic Games. At the Olympic Games，people could watch them box，run，jump and so on. There was a relay race between two teams of men in which a lighted torch(火炬) was passed from runner to runner. The Olympic Games were thought to be so important that cities which were at war with one another had to stop fighting. People were allowed to travel to the games freely. Thousands of people came to Olympia from cities in Greece and from its colonies(殖民地) in Africa，Asia and Italy. They met as friends to cheer their favourite athletes and to enjoy themselves.

1. What happened in Greece over 2，000 years ago?

A．People stopped work and enjoyed themselves.

B．The cities there were often against one another.

C．People watched baseball games.

D．People didn't go to any games at all.

2. What did people do at the games?

A．They fought.

B．They just talked to friends.

C．They cheered for good athletes.

D．They tried to find friends.

3. Greek cities then were fighting so they ______．

A．were weak

B．were strong

C．couldn't go to other cities freely

D．could see each other

4. The best title for the story is ''______''．

A．Greece at War	B．Together for the Games
C．Stop Fighting	D．Sport