1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does the woman lose a lot of weight?

A．She is sick.

B．She has been on a diet.

C．She has been exercising

2. What does the man invite the woman to do?

A．Go swimming.

B．Play badminton.

C．Go running.

3. Who is the man?

A．A teacher.

B．A fitness coach.

C．A doctor.

3 . Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

Phys ed (physical education) is making a comeback as a part of the school core curriculum, but with a difference. While group sports are still part of the curriculum, the new way is to teach skills that are useful beyond gym class. Instead of learning how to climb a rope, children are taught to lift weights, balance their diets and build physical endurance. In this way, kids are given the tools and skills and experiences so they can lead a physically active life the rest of their life.

Considering that 15 percent of American children aged 6 to 18 are overweight, supporters say more money and thought must be put into phys ed curriculum. In many cases, that may mean not just replacing the old gym-class model with fitness programmes but also starting up phys ed programmes because school boards often “put P. E. on the chopping block, cutting it entirely or decreasing its teachers or the days it is offered”, says Alicia Moag-Stahlberg, the executive director of Action for Health Kids. The difference in phys ed programmes is partly due to the lack of a national standard. “Physical education needs to be part of the core curriculum,” she added. The wisdom of the new approach has some scientific support.

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin have demonstrated how effective the fit-for-life model of gym class can be. They observed how 50 overweight children lost more weight when they cycled and skied cross-country than when they played sports. The researchers also found that teaching sports like football resulted in less overall movement, partly because reluctant students were able to sit on the bench.

Another problem with simply teaching group sports in gym class is that only a tiny percentage of students continue playing them after graduating from high school. The new method teaches skills that translate to adulthood.

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4 . 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。

Working out helps you deal with stress in your job, relationships or any area of life. It is     1    (possible) because exercise is a form of stress itself and helps your body deal with it     2     a better way. Australian researchers found that those     3     did 30 minutes of aerobic (有氧的) exercise three times a week responded better to stress and had     4    (low) blood pressure.

Even     5     little exercise, from an easy 10-minute walk to intense aerobics, seems to decrease your feeling of anxiety.     6    (work) out regularly may make you smarter now and lessen the possibility     7     you’ll lose brain function at your age. According to a recent animal study, exercise can actually help the brain develop new cells. In the last few years, it     8    (show) in several studies that regular aerobic exercise can improve the quality of sleep. Naturally, this can make you less tired and be able to function better during the day.

Finally, there’s one more reason to keep     9    (exercise). When you work out regularly, your body simply functions better and you are healthier and less likely     10    (suffer) painful physical condition.

7 . Tai chi is a wellness practice that combines slow, gentle movements and postures with mindfulness.     1    . As a traditional, slow-moving form of Chinese martial art, tai chi is known to increase flexibility and improve balance. Now, new research suggests it’s better than more vigorous aerobic exercises for lowering blood pressure in people with prehypertension (高血压前期) .

In the study, researchers in China randomly assigned 342 adults with prehypertension to one of two interventions. Roughly half the people participated in aerobic exercise, including jogging, climbing stairs and cycling.     2     Both groups got hourlong sessions four times a week.

After 12 months, those in the tai chi group saw bigger drops in their blood pressure than those in the aerobic exercise group. What’s more, nearly 22% of the people who practiced tai chi saw their blood pressure fall to within normal range.     3     And fewer patients in the tai chi group went on to develop high blood pressure.

    4     The practice tends to elicit (引起) more of a response from the parasympathetic nervous system (副交感神经系统) that relaxes your body after periods of stress or danger, says Rut h Taylor-Piliae, a professor at the University of Arizona’s College of Nursing.

Tai chi is appealing as a form of exercise because it is low impact and requires little space or equipment. “I think the beauty of tai chi is that you don’t have to have a special gym membership or special clohing, “ Taylor-Piliae says. “Once you learn tai chi, you can do it anytime, anyplace, anywhere.     5    ”

A．It can help reduce anxiety.

B．The other half was trained to practice tai chi.

C．It’s often called meditation (冥想) in motion.

D．So why does tai chi gain in popularity among people?

E．So what is it about tai chi that helps lower blood pressure?

F．By contrast, that number was 16% in the aerobic exercise group.

G．But you have to practice it consistently to gain the most benefit.

8 . 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1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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
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。

I have many problems with my behavior when I was in fifth grade. My mom was really concerning about me. In order to make sure I developed good habits, and she made specific rules for me. For instance, I couldn’t play those game, I had to keep doing exercise to keep fit, and I should active say hello when meeting someone I knew. In fact, I didn’t like greeting others, but he put stress on the importance of that. Besides, my mom didn’t allow me to eating junk food because she thought my health might be on risk. Understanding my mom’s concerns, I did all the things what were allowed by her with appreciation.

10 . As the drought eased and the water cooled in late August, Barbara, 70, and me, at 71, decided to keep swimming. We have both read Bonnie Tsui’s Why We Swim, a fine book about cold-water swimming. We challenged ourselves to swim for as long as possible through September and into October.

I have long loved swimming, though the fear of being seen as fat has upset me. Cold-water swimming deepened my sense of well-being and let me use my body. It became a ritual Barbara and I developed as swimming sisters. When she returned to the United States, I did not know how I could continue our cold-water tradition. I wasn’t prepared to freeze alone.

There were larger commitments I could not remove. In the summer, we planned to cross from the cove to an island across the lake. I had to stay fit. We also planned to host a cold-water swimming race for locals in the fall. We would make it an annual event, so that, in our 80s, we might swim through October and into November.

With these plans in mind, I joined my local city pool. I had not been in a public pool for about 30 years. But my body said swim, my brain said swim and my heart, could not let go. So I went anyway.

I am swimming. I am alive to my love of the water, alive to my promise for the spring and the summer that will come. We are increasingly aware of the miracle of being able — bodied enough to share the cold — water wonder side by side.

1. Why was Why We Swim mentioned in Paragraph One?

A．To show it arouses their common interest to some degree.

B．To guide the author to learn to swim at such an old age.

C．To analyze the advantages of swimming in late August.

D．To teach people how to ease the pressure in the drought.

2. What does the underlined word “ritual”probably mean in paragraph 2?

A．Promise.

B．Requirement.

C．Routine.

D．Standard.

3. What did the author do to realize her goals?

A．She participated in a local swimming race.

B．She went to the gym to improve her strength.

C．She became a member of the local public pool.

D．She swam across the lake to the island herself.

4. What is the main idea of this passage?

A．Forever friendship among the two.

B．Passion for cold-water swimming.

C．Commitments for the annual event.

D．The benefits of routine swimming.