2 . Yoga has a well-deserved reputation for helping improve balance and flexibility and for inducing calm and relaxation. But as for weight loss, many people assume other types of exercise will benefit more. While you might not burn as many calories by practicing yoga as you would by running or doing some other high-intensity activities, yoga can still raise your heart rate and help build muscle.     1    

● Reduce stress and reduce pounds. Yoga helps deal with stress.     2     Yoga has an impact on the body’s stress response and reduces the production of chemicals linked to weight gain, such as cortisol (皮质醇), a stress hormone.

● Move well and eat well.     3     Participants involved in yoga practice realize that they tend to notice not only the amount of food they eat, but also what type of foods they eat and the impact of eating those foods. They become aware of the effect of certain foods on their bodies during their yoga practice.

●     4     Doing yoga long term not only can help people lose weight but also can strengthen cognitive skills to help keep it off. A multiyear study examines the possibility of yoga maintaining weight loss. Its findings suggest that yoga may help to improve long-term weight loss outcomes via improvements in distress tolerance, self-compassion and a more positive mood.

Yoga is a very reasonable form of exercise, but you have to choose the right type. A 2021 study found no difference in weight loss totals for participants practicing a gentle, restorative yoga versus a more vigorous type of yoga.     5     Everybody can benefit from a yoga practice.

A．Make weight loss last.

B．Learn about cognitive skills.

C．Studies show that high levels of cortisol can lead to an increase in fat.

D．Several studies have confirmed that doing yoga does raise cortisol levels.

E．Yoga helps break old dietary habits and related unconscious patterns of behavior.

F．Actually, the best yoga is the practice that fits for you — the one you'll commit to.

G．Here’s more about how yoga is a complete body and mind workout.

3 . Running is often tiring and a lot of hard work, but nothing beats the feeling you get after finishing a long workout around the track.

But while it’s long been believed that endorphins (内啡肽) —chemicals in the body that cause happiness—are behind the so-called “runner’s high”, a study suggested that there may be more to this phenomenon than we previously knew.

According to a recent study published by a group of scientists from several German universities, a group of chemicals called endocannabinoids (内源性大麻素) may actually be responsible for this familiar great feeling.

To test this theory, the scientists turned to mice. Both mice and humans release high levels of endorphins and endocannabinoids after exercise. After exercising on running wheels, the mice seemed happy and relaxed and displayed no signs of anxiety. But after being given a drug to block their endorphins, the mice’s behavior didn’t seem to change. However, when their endocannabinoids were blocked with a different drug, their runners’ high symptoms seemed to fade.

“The long-held notion of endorphins being responsible for the runner’s high is false. Endorphins are effective pain relievers, but only when it comes to the pain in your body and muscles you feel after working out,” Patrick Lucas Austin wrote on science blog Lifchacker.

Similar studies are yet to be carried out on humans, but it’s already known that exercise is a highly effective way to get rid of stress or anxiety. The UK’s National Health Service even prescribes (开药 方) exercise to patients who are suffering from depression. “Being depressed can leave you feeling low in energy, which might put you off being more active. Regular exercise can improve your mood if you have depression, and its especially useful for people with mild to moderate (中等的) depression,” it wrote on its website.

It seems like nothing can beat that feeling we get after a good workout, even if we don’t fully understand where it comes from. At least if we’re feeling down, we know that all we have to do is to put on our running shoes.

1. What did scientists from German universities recently discover?

A．Working out is a highly effective way to treat depression.

B．The runner’s high could be caused by endocannabinoids.

C．Endorphins may contribute to one’s high spirits after running.

D．The level of endorphins and endocannabinoids could affect one’s mood.

2. Why did the scientists give mice drugs in their experiment?

A．To find what reduces the runner’s high symptoms.

B．To see the specific symptoms of the runner’s high.

C．To identify what is responsible for the runner’s high.

D．To test what influences the level of endocannabinoids released.

3. What does the underlined word “notion” mean?

A．Effect.

B．Goal.

C．Opinion.

D．Question

4. What can we know about regular workouts according to the UK’s National Health Service?

A．They can help ease depression symptoms.

B．They are the best way to treat depression.

C．They only work for those with serious depression.

D．They can help people completely recover from depression.

5 . 杭州亚运会的召开让更多人积极投身体育锻炼。请你以“My experience with sports”为题给校英语报投稿，内容包括：
1. 接触过的运动；
2. 这些运动带给你的改变。
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。

My experience with sports

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6 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Wing Chun Kung Fu (咏春拳) is     1     excellent hobby for children and assuring (令人放心的) for parents concerned about their safety. It is easy to learn and     2       (huge) practical. It offers smaller people the ability to overcome larger attackers because the movements     3       (base) on skill rather than size or strength.

The International Wing Chun Academy     4     (train) children in Australia since 1973. Our Little Dragons classes for children     5     (age) from five to thirteen are safe and fun. Children can quickly learn the skills to notice and avoid dangerous situations when     6     can find no one for help.     7       the Academy’s aims, to teach children how to escape from a threatening situation without using violence is the most important one.

Wing Chun Kung Fu helps build the confidence of     8    (pupil) and helps build character,     9     makes it an ideal interest for shy children. Learning Wing Chun Kung Fu is a     10       (positive) step on the road to a healthy and active lifestyle than other forms of exercise.

7 . 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。

It has been reported that     1     31st FISU World University Games came to a close on Tuesday night in Chengdu, Sichuan Province,     2    (win) wide praise from officials and athletes alike. Declaring the games closed, Leonz Eder, acting president of the International University Sports Federation, said the event has made the dreams of student-athletes come true     3     they have won medals or not, because their experience in the city has been gold medal standard.

The closing ceremony was held at the Chengdu Open Air Music Park. It is the first time in the world that the closing ceremony of a large international sporting event     4    (hold) in a park, according to the organizers of the games. “It was aimed     5    (leave) the audience worldwide with fond memories of a unique Chengdu, from     6     they got to know China and fell in love with its people,” the organizers said. A total of 6,500 student-athletes from 113     7     (country) and regions competed     8     269 events of 18 sports at the Chengdu games, which opened on July 28.

China     9    (successful) got 103 gold medals, 40 silver medals and 35 bronze medals. Japan was in second place with 21 gold medals. Republic of Korea and Italy both won 17 gold medals and 18 silver medals and ended up in third and fourth places, respectively. During the ceremony, the FISU flag was handed to a     10    (represent) of Rhine-Ruhr, Germany, which will host the next FISU World University Games in 2025.

8 . 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。

Pillow fighting is moving out of the bedroom and into the boxing ring. The Pillow Fight Championship, or PFC, plans to hold     1     (it) first live, pay-to-watch event in Florida on January 29.

Steve Williams had the idea of     2     (turn) a children’s game into a professional fighting sport. The head of PFC said professional pillow fighting will have the     3     (excite) of hand-to-hand fighting without the violence of mixed martial arts, or MMA, and boxing. He said it is not a joke.

The male and female athletes in January’s event come     4     (most) from MMA and boxing. But Williams said the athletes are not going to get     5     (injure). “The fighters don’t like to be hurt, and there are a lot of people     6     don’t want to see the blood. They want to see good competition, and they just don’t want     7     (see) the violence.”

Since many people grew up pillow fighting with friends or relatives, Williams     8     (hope) the new sport will be popular and can attract a large audience, including children.

“You can call it     9     unusual sport, but we think it’s going to have main appeal (吸引),” he said. “Think about how they mixed country music     10     rap music and brought these different audiences together. That’s what we’re doing, and we hope it brings in a different kind of viewers.”

10 . 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。

What makes something a sport? Traditional definitions usually included some physical     1     (activity) that show athletic ability or strength. But some sports can take the form of mental competitions. For instance, chess     2     (recognize) as a sport by the International Olympic Committee in 1999. Now, some people wonder if e-sports should also be considered sports.

The word e-sports is short for electronic sports. It is a form of competition in     3     professional players or gamers play video games either in teams or individually.     4     (typical), the winners receive prize money at the end of the competition.

The first e-sports event was the one     5     (hold) by Stanford University in the 1970s, for the game Spacewar! Over the next 30 years, video games exploded in popularity. More and more countries, such as South Korea, China     6     the United States,     7     (start) to develop e-sports into an industry. In the 2000s, television broadcasts of the competitions,     8     (feature) games like Street Fighter III, StarCraft II, and Counter-Strike, became popular. In the 2010s, thanks     9     online streaming services, e-sports grew rapidly with more worldwide tournaments, more viewers, and     10     (large) prizes. In 2020, the industry made more than $1 billion for the first time ever.