1 . Cat-Cow, Crow, Downward-facing dog and Pigeon: these names might sound like animals but they are actually yoga poses.     1    

What is yoga?

Yoga is exercise for the body and mind. It combines moving your body into different positions while focusing on your breathing. Yoga was first practiced around 5, 000 years ago in what is now northern India, where it was linked to the religion of Hinduism. For example, a yoga sequence was developed to greet Surya, the Hindu god of the Sun.    2    There are many different types of yoga but one of the most common is hatha yoga. This combines traditional yoga movements with breathing exercises.

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Yoga encourages you to connect your mind and body and to link your existence to the wider universe. Many people find this helpful because they are reminded of the “bigger picture”, which can make their worries or unhelpful thoughts feel more manageable. Yoga's focus on breathing and movement can be calming.     4    Elysia, aged seventeen, agrees. “I love yoga because it gives me peace and time to think,” she says.

What if my body isn't bendy?

Yoga isn’t just for gymnasts.     5    According to NHS England, yoga can make your muscles stronger, improve your flexibility and lead to better balance and coordination. Many professional athletes and sportspeople practice yoga. This convinced Joseph, aged eight, to try it. He told The Week Junior, “I wanted to try yoga because I love tennis and I know that Novak Djokovic says it helps him be the best and stops him from getting injured.”

A．How do I get started?

B．Why is it good for me?

C．It’s a skill that can be learned by anybody.

D．Take your time with these poses and keep practicing ones that you find difficult.

E．Learning how to move your body into these poses does take practice but your wellbeing is likely to improve.

F．However, yoga has now evolved and is practised all over the world by people of different faiths and backgrounds.

G．Research has shown that yoga can be especially helpful for young people's mental health by giving time out from daily distractions and boosting concentration.

2 . Four months earlier, I woke one morning with blinding back pain. A quick Google search ________ a kidney infection. I went for a checkup and was told I had to have a donor who was a ________ match.

My life depended on ________ my brother, Johnny. A(n) ________ mother and an alcoholic father created an extremely unpleasant ________ for both of us. After high school, Johnny moved out. We communicated infrequently. I encouraged him to give up the job carrying the ________ of prison. But he believed I judged him ________. That was our last ________, 30 years ago.

I knew I needed to stay ________, but a part of me felt a glimmer of hope. My friend Anne knew all of this ________ family history and was at my door the next morning to ________ over some print-outs. I would be the one to make the ________.

I dialed the first number... and the second.... I did the same for almost every number — same ________ I went to bed thinking we’d ________ a dead end. The next day, I got up my ________ and looked over the list again. The lone number on the last page ________ out at me from the whiteness. I dialed, just to be done with it. The phone rang and rang. No ________.

Just one more time, ________ told me. I redialed.

“Hello!” It was my Johnny. My palms were damp when I explained why I’d called. Johnny didn’t ________ before agreeing to help. The hospital sent him a testing kit. My brother was a(n) ________!

1.

A．caused

B．started

C．indicated

D．received

2.

A．strange

B．genetic

C．similar

D．normal

3.

A．caring about

B．ringing up

C．looking into

D．tracking down

4.

A．abusive

B．honest

C．intelligent

D．active

5.

A．identification

B．competition

C．childhood

D．faith

6.

A．risk

B．promise

C．weight

D．luck

7.

A．attentively

B．frequently

C．unfairly

D．unwillingly

8.

A．cooperation

B．agreement

C．conversation

D．discussion

9.

A．ambitious

B．realistic

C．energetic

D．imaginative

10.

A．simple

B．long

C．great

D．painful

11.

A．think

B．get

C．go

D．hand

12.

A．visits

B．calls

C．contributions

D．suggestions

13.

A．number

B．friend

C．family

D．result

14.

A．hit

B．discovered

C．promised

D．expected

15.

A．conclusion

B．courage

C．phone

D．interest

16.

A．pointed

B．stared

C．checked

D．worked

17.

A．answer

B．action

C．approach

D．change

18.

A．anything

B．everything

C．something

D．nothing

19.

A．move

B．hesitate

C．respond

D．acknowledge

20.

A．failure

B．reward

C．advertisement

D．match

3 . 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     8     this activity across the nation's squares. And most participants are happy with 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.

4 . Tiny homes have been popular as home prices have climbed to new heights and people have looked for creative ways to downsize. We’ve seen many design concepts, including storage units and buses, but Jim Dotzenrod and his daughter Danielle recently came up with a unique one. The pair worked together on the family project to transform a 1973 train caboose into the sleeper car.

The CR Station Train Caboose, as it’s known on Airbnb, which has become somewhat of its own tourist destination in the small town that houses it, is available to rent for $124 a night, and has an excellent rating of 4.86 out of 5 from more than 300 guests on the booking website.

According to Insider, the project began when Jim saw a bunch of train cabooses along the side of the road during a drive out of town. He said he wondered if he could change one of them into a place where people could live or stay. So, he bought the 52,000-pound caboose for $8,000. Getting the caboose to its final home took some creative thinking and some heavy-duty equipment.

Danielle said the work was challenging, especially since she and her dad both have day jobs. But their schedules didn’t stop them from finishing the project. “My dad can do anything he sets his mind to — like, absolutely anything — but my dad is so low maintenance himself,” Danielle told the website. “So when we built this together it was a good combination because he could build whatever and have me pushing him like, ‘Hey, let’s make this as cool as we can.’”

This caboose also has Wi-Fi, air-conditioning, a refrigerator, a shower and more. So, if you’re ever traveling in Iowa and want to experience something special, book a stay at the CR Station Train Caboose!

1. What can we know about the CR Station Train Caboose?

A．It can only be booked online.	B．It has become a local attraction.
C．It offers a new concept in home decoration.	D．It was transported to the town with little effort.

2. The words “low maintenance” in paragraph 4 indicate Jim Dotzenrod is ________.

A．easy and pleasant to deal with	B．determined to do what he wants
C．excellent at building houses	D．experienced in project design

3. What is the purpose of the last paragraph?

A．To introduce a lifestyle.	B．To share an experience.
C．To show a travel trend.	D．To make an advertisement.

5 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

As soon as his workday ended, Jordan rushed out of the office. He drove his car to the nearest supermarket to prepare for his mother’s surprise birthday party that evening. Unfortunately for Jordan, it was Friday and the parking lot was packed with shoppers. He had to drive around looking for a space to park.

After nearly 20 minutes, he noticed a space, but that was specially used for unloading goods. He hesitated for a while, but thinking shopping would take him just a few minutes, he parked his car there and rushed into the supermarket. He hurried down the aisles (过道), checking the shopping list his sister had messaged him. Soon Jordan had almost everything. Now he just needed to pick out a birthday cake.

“Just a few minutes more, ” he repeated these words in his mind several times as he sped down the target aisle. But when he got there, there was a long line of people wanting to buy cakes or cookies. He was getting more and more anxious, and began to regret not ordering a cake the day before.

Half an hour later, it was finally his turn. He asked for a chocolate cake, and carefully placed it in the cart. Now he could go! Jordan raced towards the nearest till (收款处).“Oh, I really have good luck!” he thought. “There’s no one there! ” However, out of the corner of his eye, he saw someone approaching the till ahead of him.

It was a young woman. Thinking he would surely be late if he failed to check out before the woman, he decided to take action. He pushed his shopping cart forward and narrowly missed hitting her. “Hey! ” the woman cried. “Be careful. You could have hurt me!

Jordan felt embarrassed, but he pretended not to hear. He quickly paid for all his goods and rushed out of the supermarket, leaving the woman staring at him from behind. He looked at his watch and imagined that he would make it with good luck.

注意:
1.续写词数应为150(左右)
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

When returning to the parking lot, Jordan found his car was gone.

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Jordan felt surprised that the woman should give him a lift.

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9 . 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。

The ancient art form—Peking Opera is the essence of Chinese culture, which shows traditional Chinese values, such as loyalty, modesty and honesty.

The saying about Peking Opera still rings true: one minute of performance     1     stage requires 10 years of practice offstage. This sums up the strict training     2     (require) for Peking Opera, which combines music, dance, drama, acrobatics and martial arts.

Nadim Diab, or Li Long as his Chinese name, a Lebanese who lives and works in Beijing,     3     (take) this saying to heart since he began to participate in a 100-day training program by     4     (profession) Peking Opera actors and actresses.

He started from zero to perform as a Peaking Opera actor, which was very difficult, such as leg stretching     5    (exercise).

The 32-year-old Diab,     6     came to China in 2012 for his master’s degree at Tsinghua University, had his first encounter with Peking Opera a few years back when he watched a workshop online.

“Beauty and difficulty are two sides of     7     same coin in Peking Opera. When people go to watch a Peking Opera show, they expect     8    (witness) a show like no other and they never walk away     9     (disappoint). Excellent performances are a guarantee in Peking Opera,     10     the behind-the-scenes workings are an untold story,” says Diab.

10 . It may not be rocket science, but researchers have found aerospace engineers and neurosurgeons (神经外科医生) are not necessarily brighter than the general population.

Researchers examined data from an international group of 329 aerospace engineers and 72 brain surgeons who completed 12 tasks online using the Great British Intelligence Test.

The tasks examined various aspects of cognition (认知), including planning and reasoning, working memory, attention, and emotion processing abilities. The researchers then compared the results against those previously gathered from more than 18,000 members of the British public.

The findings, which were recently published, reveal that only neurosurgeons showed a significant difference, with quicker problem-solving speed but slower memory recall compared with the general population. “The difference in problem-solving speed exhibited by neurosurgeons might arise from the fast-paced nature of neurosurgery, which attracts those with a pre-existing talent for rapid processing, or it could be, though less likely, a product of training for rapid decision-making in time-critical situations,” the researchers noted.

The researchers said the study was, in part, carried out to lay to rest the question of whether one of the professions had the intellectual upper hand-a tension made famous by a comedy show in which a confident neurosurgeon is slapped down by an aerospace expert who says, “Brain surgery... it’s not exactly rocket science, is it?”

However, the team found few differences between the cognitive abilities of aerospace engineers and neuroscientists, although the results suggest the former had higher scores for attention and mental control—such as turning objects in one’s head—while neurosurgeons showed higher scores in semantic (语义的) problem solving—such as definitions of rare words.

“Essentially what we think it shows is that everyone has a range of skills, some people are better at some things and other people are better at other things, and it is very difficult to be better in everything across the board,” said Aswin Chari, an author of the study.

1. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．The research subjects.	B．The research method.
C．The research aspects.	D．The research background.

2. What seemed to be the major cause of neurosurgeons’ quicker problem-solving speed shown in the study?

A．Fast development of neurosurgery.	B．Talent of neurosurgeons.
C．Training for rapid decision-making.	D．Nature of problem solving.

3. The study was conducted partly because the researchers          .

A．attempted to answer the question asked by the aerospace expert in the show

B．were eager to solve the conflicts between neurosurgeons and aerospace engineers

C．intended to settle the argument over the intellectual superiority of the two professions

D．wanted to find out which of the two professions was more intellectually demanding

4. What is most likely to be the purpose of this text?

A．To inform people of the results of a cognitive study.

B．To encourage people to be confident in themselves.

C．To reduce prejudice against certain professions.

D．To correct misunderstandings about intelligence.