1 . Green exercise is a term used to describe any type of physical exercise that takes place in a natural environment rather than in a health club or gym.     1    . Instead, it relies on the use of natural means of taking part in activities that improve strength and endurance with as little reliance on equipment as possible.

    2    . For example, some consider a truly natural exercise experience requires that the individual wear clothing only made from natural fibers. Others consider barefoot running or walking with a big arena to be more desirable than running or walking with shoes.

A slightly different approach to green exercise puts more stress on the fresh air, sunshine and involvement with the natural world, rather than the equipment or clothing used during the exercise.     3    . Similarly, climbing a mountain using standard equipment and protective clothing would also be considered a green exercise.

Many consider green exercise helps to reconnect human beings with the natural world. The interaction with nature helps to lower people's blood pressure, refresh their mind, and actually improve their self-esteem.     4    .

Not everyone believes that the green exercise is more beneficial than working out in a health club or gym.     5    . Meanwhile, the use of fitness devices may result in more challenging workouts which help strengthen the heart and lungs in ways that more simplistic exercise in a natural setting would be difficult to manage.

A．A green gym uses as little equipment as possible

B．Spirits are also believed to be positively affected

C．Opinions on what truly green exercise means differ

D．Green exercise includes a range of activities exposed to nature

E．So riding a bicycle in the forest can be called a type of green exercise

F．It usually doesn't use fitness equipment that is normally found in a gym

G．Some point out that many health clubs are built to make full use of natural light

4 . My name is Michelle Rogers. For most of my life I had been fighting with my body weight. I was either gaining weight or trying to lose it. I wasn’t happy with myself, and I certainly wasn’t able to fully enjoy life. Not only did I feel bad physically, but I felt terrible emotionally. I also knew I wasn’t able to be the best I could be, and with failure after failure in losing weight, I just felt so hopeless to make it.

One day in 2008, I was looking through ads online and saw a treadmill (跑步机) for $100. This time I decided to start small and keep it doable. The first week I started walking 15 minutes on the treadmill at a fixed time every day. The next week I did 16 minutes. Each week I added a minute. Gradually, I increased speed as well as time. Once I got to 30 minutes, the weight started dropping off.

I didn’t lose weight at first, but I didn’t give up like I did in the past. I realized I started feeling better. My legs were getting stronger. I didn’t feel painful like I used to when I got up from my desk. All the efforts I’d been putting into fitness made me want to start eating healthier, too. I began with small changes as well. After these years I started listening to my body. It was refusing food and habits that were bad for me.

Today, the extra weight is gone. I still exercise every morning. I look and feel the best I have never done. Every area of my life has improved and benefited from this change in me. Not only do I have my youthful energy, looks and health back, but also I have more confidence than I have ever had.

1. How did Michelle feel about losing weight before 2008?

A．Confident.

B．Hopeless.

C．Addicted.

D．Annoyed.

2. How many weeks had passed before Michelle’s weight began dropping?

A．15 weeks.

B．20 weeks.

C．25 weeks.

D．30 weeks.

3. What is NOT my practice now?

A．Doing exercise regularly.	B．Eating healthier.
C．Refusing bad food and habits.	D．Gaining extra weight.

4. What can we learn from Michelle’s story?

A．Time is everything.

B．Interest is the best teacher.

C．Start with small things.

D．Nothing is more important than confidence.

5 . The World Health Organization (WHO) says that 80% of the world’s teens don’t get enough exercise to live healthy lives. The report, published in The Lancet, was based on research done with students aged 11 to 17 in 146 different countries. The WHO has been studying teen activity levels since 2001.       1    

Doctors say 60 minutes’ daily exercise is needed for teens to build up their bone and muscle strength.       2       Regular activity can help them control their weight, too. Besides, more and more research is showing that exercise doesn’t just help the body, but also the brain, improving thinking, test scores, and school grades.

    3       They were also very different between boys and girls. In the US, for example, 64% of boys were not active enough, compared to 80% of girls. ROK (Republic of Korea) was the country with the lowest activity levels   — 91% of the boys and 97% of the girls didn’t get enough exercise.

One big reason for the lack of activity in today’s teens is technology, such as smartphones, computers and TVs.       4       The pattern of inactivity can severely affect their growth.

The WHO warns that teens need to do less playing in the digital world, and more playing in the real world. Teens should take part in sports, whether on official teams or just playing around on the playground. Exercise can also be built into a normal day’s activities.       5       Building such a habit now has positive effects on teens’ life.

A．Opinions are divided on this issue.

B．Activity levels vary with countries.

C．Everyday workout also benefits them academically.

D．However, not much is reported to have changed since then.

E．Many teens find it hard to pull themselves away from them.

F．It’s also hugely important for the health of the heart and lungs.

G．For many people, walking or biking to school is one way to make that happen.

7 . 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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8 . Directions: Write an English composition in about 150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假如你是中学生李华，你的同学王海最近感觉体质较差想要健身，他对于在家添置家用健身器材和去专业健身房健身这两种方式犹豫不决。你作为班级中的健身达人，给王海写一封信谈谈你的想法，供他参考。你的信必须满足以下要求：
1. 简述你写信的目的以及你建议王海选择哪一种健身方式；
2. 说明你的理由（从便利性、费用和效果等方面对这两个健身选择进行对比）。
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9 . Do you think you would work out more if you were offered money to do so? Science has shown that money can give people motivation to work out, but perhaps not in the way that you think.

According to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine Journal, the best strategy isn’t offering money; it’s giving someone money, then threatening to take it away.

Researchers gave 281 people the goal of walking 7,000 steps every day over 13 weeks.

To motivate the people who took part to reach the goal, researchers divided them into three groups.

People in the first group received $1,40(9 yuan) each day as long as they finished 7,000 steps, the second group was only able to collect the $1.40 if they had reached 7,000 steps the day before, and the third group was given $42 at the beginning of each month and $1.40 was taken away every time someone failed to meet the goal.

The third group met their daily fitness goals 50 percent more often than the other two groups, showing that people were most motivated to walk by the fear of losing money.

“People are more motivated by losses than gains, and they like immediate gratification.” study author Dr Mitesh Patel, an assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania in the US, told CNN. “They want to be rewarded today, not next year or far into the future.”

Our brains tend to avoid wanting to lose things more than they try to get the benefits from gaining them, Patel explained. “It makes people think like the money is theirs to lose from day one.”

In addition, in most programs, many participants will drop out quickly and only the motivated will stay involved, Patel said.

“In ours, we were pleasantly surprised that 96 percent stayed.” he added.

The study provides evidence that what matters is not only the money incentive （激励）, but also how you think about them. This is important to how effective they are. The evidence could have a big effect on health promotion programs in the future, according to the study.

“Incentives themselves are not all you need,” Stephanie Pronk, a health and wellness consultant with the Aonplc corporation, told The Wall Street Journal. “It’s really important to change up the incentive design and keep people on their toes.”

1. According to Dr Mitesh Patel, the third group did better than the other two groups mostly because______.

A．they were satisfied with being paid immediately

B．they did not want the money they had gained to be taken away

C．they were able to get more money than the other two groups

D．they were given money at first while the others were not

2. By mentioning other similar programs, Dr Mitesh Patel intended to______.

A．prove that their program has been more successful

B．show that motivation mattered more in other programs

C．stress that they didn’t expert the result

D．make a further comparison between these programs

3. What can we infer from Stephanie Pronk’s words?

A．Incentives are of little importance in the process of getting fit.

B．Incentives and ways in which they are given are key to fitness programs.

C．People should keep fit actively instead of being motivated by incentives.

D．There are many ways to get people to feel motivated to work out more.

4. We can learn from the study that for incentives to work______.

A．more benefits than losses should be obvious for participants

B．direct profits should be given rather than long-term ones

C．designers need to consider how people think about incentives

D．designers need to work out the right from of motivation