2 . Since smartphones were invented, more and more people have been addicted to them. The addiction to phones has spread to running. They’re perfectly used during a run outside. Smart phones can provide music for you and track your route. But experts warn that it’s not a good idea to hold your phone in your hand while you go out for a run because it could cause hip (臀部) and shoulder injuries.

Professional UK Athletics running coach, Alexa, asks runners to carry phones in a fanny pack (腰包) instead.“When you hold something in your hands, there are slightly indirect influences on your pace. It influences the balance of muscles (肌肉), affects the weight of some body parts, and makes you run less fast,” she tells Cosmopolitan UK.“This could be happening every time you train, week after week, month after month.” And as mobile phones get bigger and heavier, the more injuries are likely to happen.

People like to always hold their phones in the same hand. It’s a force of habit. With one arm heavier, your body will try to compensate for the imbalance, by working certain muscles harder than others.

The other risk of running with phones in hand, of course, is damaging the screen of your phones if you fall. It’s very expensive to change a screen. Some of the latest phones can close to $300.

1. Why do experts think it is unsuitable to run with a smartphone?

A．It affects people’s hearing.

B．It makes people lose eyesight.

C．It does harm to parts of people’s bodies.

D．It causes people to fall down and get lost.

2. What does Alexa advise people to do?

A．Carry smartphones in a bag.

B．Avoid touching smartphones with your hands.

C．Watch smartphones when running.

D．Carry smartphones in a fanny pack.

3. What does the underlined phrase “compensate for” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．Meet up with.	B．Make up for.
C．Face up to.	D．Come up with.

4. If you fall while running with you phones, you will risk _______.

A．changing a phone number	B．changing a screen
C．changing shoes	D．changing direction

5. Holding phones while running influences the balance of   _______, and makes you run less fast.

A．muscles	B．weight
C．feet	D．brain

3 . It can be difficult to encourage ourselves to go for a run during winter, particularly when it’s wet and windy outside. But new research has found that even a super-quick run could have great health benefits. In fact, it seems that just a 10-minute run will not only make us feel better, but could actually improve brain health, too. Now, we all know that exercise can improve mental and physical health in many ways.

But when it comes to mental well-being, there’s been relatively little research done on the specific benefits of running, compared with other physical activities, such as cycling. So this was something put to the test during a recent study. Researchers from University of Tsukuba in Japan asked participants (参加者) to run on a treadmill (跑步机) for just 10 minutes. They then had to take a Stroop Color and Word Test which is used to measure reaction time in brain processing. Results showed there was a highest point in self-reported pleasure and an increase in degree of activity of the brain.

In other words, runners were found to have an increase in blood flow in the part of the brain that’s associated with dealing with functions and controlling mood (情绪). Researchers then compared these results to a similar study on cycling, which also showed improved cognition (认知), but no mood improvement. Therefore, it seems various types of exercise can make us feel differently.

The authors noted, “Given exercise is medicine, the effects of drugs differ depending on the type of drug, and different types of exercise such as running and cycling should be observed to have different effects on mental health and brain functions as well.”

So pushing ourselves to get outside for a run really will make us feel better, probably more than other fitness activities. And these findings show that we don’t necessarily need to do a lot of exercise to feel the benefit of it.

1. What did the new research find?

A．Running fast benefits all of us.	B．Running is the best exercise.
C．A short time run can be beneficial.	D．A healthy mind encourages us to run.

2. How did the researchers get the result?

A．By using different drugs on participants.	B．By interviewing some sportsmen.
C．By collecting information on the Internet.	D．By doing experiments and comparisons.

3. Which is related to our happiness?

A．Cycling.

B．Medicine.

C．Blood flow.

D．Colors.

4. What is the main idea of the text?

A．We should go for a run in winter.

B．Running really benefits us mentally.

C．We don’t need a lot of exercise.

D．Running on a treadmill is better than running outside.

5. There is _______ improvement in mood after doing some cycling, according to the research results.

A．no

B．great

C．less

D．more

4 . The earliest newspapers started in ancient Rome. They were handwritten news sheets. The first printed newspapers appeared in China during the Tang dynasty, which were printed from carved wooden blocks. Modern papers first appeared in Venice, Italy in the middle of the 14th century. The newspapers of today, with advertising and a mixture of political, economic, and social news and comments, were started in Britain in the mid-18th century.

The main function of newspapers is to report news. Many newspapers also provide special information to readers, such as weather reports and television timetables. They also provide comments on politics, economics, arts and culture. Almost all newspapers depend on advertising to make money. Nearly six out of ten adults in the United States and Canada read a newspaper every day. Seven out of ten read a paper each weekend. Readers search newspapers for detailed background information and analysis. This is what television and radio news reports seldom offer. Newspapers tell readers what happened, and they also help readers understand what caused an event and how it will affect the world around them.

The workers at large newspaper companies work under a lot of stress to bring news to readers as soon as possible. Reporters, photographers, artists, and editors collect articles in just a few hours. Page designers select articles, photos, advertisements, and eye-catching headlines to make the pages, and then rush their work to the printer. Printing workers may work overnight around printing presses to churn out more than 60,000 copies per hour.

1. Modern newspapers were first made in ________.

A．China

B．Ancient Rome

C．Italy

D．Britain

2. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A．Jobs related to newspapers.	B．Contents in each page of a newspaper.
C．The production levels of newspaper.	D．The fast speed of newspaper production.

3. We can infer everything from the passage EXCEPT that ________.

A．few newspapers have no advertising

B．many adults in America read newspapers every day

C．people can read about different issues in newspapers

D．newspapers will become less popular as TV develops

4. The phrase “churn out” in the last paragraph probably means ________.

A．press

B．produce

C．publish

D．sell

5. The first printed newspaper appeared in ______.

A．Rome

B．China

C．Italy

D．Britain

5 . British Museum

Located in Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG, the British Museum houses a vast collection of world art and artifacts and is free to all visitors. The British Museums surprising collection spans over two million years of human history and culture, and it has more than 7 million objects, so it would probably take a week to see everything.

Over 6 million visitors every year experience the collection, including world-famous objects such as the Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies.

Admission (入场费) and opening times

Free, open daily from 10:00 to 17:30.

Open until 20:30 on Fridays,except Good Friday.

Closed on 24, 25 and 26 December and 1 January.

Large luggage (行李), suitcases and cabin baggage

For everyone’s safety, all bags, packages and personal items may be searched before entry. Wheeled cases and large items of luggage are not allowed on British Museum for safety and security reasons. Storage for luggage is available at major rail stations, including Euston, Kings Cross and Charring Cross.

Membership

Membership allows you to discover two million years of human history with free unlimited entry to special exhibitions.

Individual (个人) membership: $74

Under 26 membership: $54

Young friends (ages 8—15):$25

Shops

The Museum has four shops where you can buy books, souvenirs, and family gifts.

1. When can you visit the British Museum?

A．At 9:00 Friday.	B．On Christmas Day.
C．At 12:00 Monday.	D．On Good Friday.

2. Where can visitors store their large luggage?

A．At some crossings.	B．At major train stations.
C．In the hall of the Museum.	D．At the entrance to the Museum.

3. How much should a father and his 18-year-old son pay to be a member of the Museum?

A．79.

B．99.

C．128.

D．148.

6 . Five tips for safe running

We all know that exercise is good for our health. But some kinds of exercise may be better than others. Running, for example, may help to protect against heart disease and other health problems.

Running is good exercise, but it can be hard on the body.     1    

Take it easy. Do not run too much, too soon or too fast. Most people get running injuries (受伤) when they push themselves too bad. The body needs time to get used to increase in distance or speed.     2    

Listen to your body. Most running injuries do not come unexpectedly (意外地).     3    

They may include body aches, sore muscles (肌肉) and pain that does not go away.

    4     There is no single best shoe for every runner. You should find the shoe that offers the best fit and support for your feet. More importantly, you should replace your shoes every 500 to 800 kilometers.

Take good notes. Take time after each run to write down what you did and how you felt. Look for patterns, things that happen over again. These notes will help you find the best exercise for you.

Cross train. As we said earlier, running is hard on your body. So physical fitness experts suggest some form of cross training to improve muscle balance and to help you stay injury free. They say, besides running, swimming, yoga, and riding a bicycle are good exercises.     5    

A．Get good running shoes.

B．Here are five ideas to reduce the risk of injury.

C．Muscles and joints (关节) need time to recover.

D．Running may also help you live longer

E．These exercises are easier on the body.

F．Usually, there are warning signs.

G．As advertisements for the running shoe Nike say, “just do it.”

7 . While the arts can’t stop the COVID-19 virus or the social unrest we see in the world today, they can give us insight into the choices we make when moving through crises and chaos. The arts invite everyone to think in new ways.

We often experience works of art as something that’s pleasing to our senses without a full understanding of the creative effort. Great art often shows us contradictions and crises, and we can learn a great deal from their resolutions. Through our understanding of art, we can gain a deeper understanding of how we might overcome our own challenges. In understanding extremes of contrast, we can see the beauty in art with themes that are not simply pleasing for their magnificent features or qualities.

Beethoven offers a wonderful example of moving artfully through crises and chaos. He composed his Symphony No.9 as his hearing loss became more and more pronounced. The opening of the symphony seems to come out of nowhere, from near silence in the opening to a full expression of what many consider to be the joy of freedom and universal brotherhood with Schiller’s Ode to joy (欢乐颂). Beethoven appears to have created a work of art that not only freed him from his personal struggles, but one that also speaks to the joy of living together in peace and harmony.

Have a dialogue between the two opposing parts and you will find that they always start out fighting each other until we come to an appreciation of difference—a oneness of the two opposing forces. The arts offer many lessons that can help us gain the knowledge we need to move more confidently in today’s competitive and uncertain environment. An openness to arts-based solutions will give you more control over your future.

1. What value does art have beyond pleasing people’s senses?

A．It brings people inner peace.	B．It contributes to problem-solving.
C．It reduces the possibility of crises.	D．It deepens understanding of challenges.

2. What can we learn about Beethoven’s Symphony No.9?

A．It celebrates freedom and unity.	B．It aims to show crises and chaos.
C．It opens with Schiller’s Ode to Joy.	D．It is unfinished due to his hearing loss.

3. What is the author’s suggestion on dealing with conflicting forces?

A．Leaving things as they are.	B．Making a choice between them.
C．Separating them from each other.	D．Engaging them in a conversation.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．How COVID-19 changes art	B．Moving artfully through crises
C．Essentials of Symphony No.9	D．How to appreciate arts in new ways

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10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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：在错的词下划一横线，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。
Dear Steven，

I'm glad that you are coming to Beijing this summer vacation. You asked many question in your letter, and now let me answer them.

To start with, Beijing, the capital of China, is very attractive city with a long history. You can found all kinds of delicious food in Beijing, of that the most famous is the roast Beijing duck. I hope we will enjoy it. Besides, there is a great number of tourist attractions worth visiting, such as the Great Wall, the Summer Palace or the Forbidden City. These scenic spots have attracted millions of tourists in this year. I promise you will have a wonderfully time here in Beijing.

I'm looking forward to hear from you as soon as possible.

Yours，

Liu Chao

9 . Physical education(体育), or PE, isn’t required for all high school students. In some schools, it isn’t offered for some different reasons. But should high school students receive physical education? The answer is certainly “Yes.”

Today many people don’t do sports. But as is known to all, doing sports is very important for an adult. Teaching teens the importance of a healthy lifestyle and making fitness plans now can help teens put exercise in the first place as an adult.

The American Heart Association says that 10 million kids and teens suffer from obesity(肥胖症). The increase in activities that don’t get teens to move around, such as computer games, means many teens don’t get their required exercise. PE classes act as a public health measure to encourage physical activities and help teens have healthy weights.

Not doing sports increases teens’ hazard of developing many diseases. An active lifestyle offers a good way of protection from these health problems. As much as 75 percent of health-care spending goes toward treating medical conditions that can be prevented by lifestyle changes, according to the American College of Sports Medicine.

According to the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition (PCFSN), students who performed five hours of physical activity each week improved their academic(学业的)performance. Students from programs with no physical activity, who used the extra time for classroom study, did not perform better on tests than those who gave up some study time in support of physical education.

1. According to Paragraph 2, what does physical education in high school mean?

A．Making teens attach importance to exercise later.

B．Removing the stress faced by teens at school.

C．Getting teens to encourage adults to exercise.

D．Helping teens learn to make good plans.

2. What does the underlined word “hazard” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A．happiness	B．risks
C．safety	D．sadness

3. According to the PCFSN, doing sports ________.

A．means making students choose between sports and studies

B．helps students make good use of all their time

C．means students adjust to their studies better

D．helps students do better in their studies

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．Why high school students should receive physical education.

B．Why some schools consider physical education important.

C．How schools can help students love doing sports.

D．How high school students can live a better life.

10 . 根据短文内容，在每个空格处选择一个适当的词，并用该词的适当形式填空，使文章意思完整且符合逻辑。（每空一词，不可重复使用）

working,     the,     inventor,     thought,     for,     so,   through,   who,     were,   but

When asked who invented the telephone , most people say it was Scot, Alexander Granham Bell. However, in 2002 the U.S. Congress agreed that the true     1     was an unknown Italian citizen,     2     died in poverty in New York. And his name is Antonio Meucci. Antonio Meucci was born in Florence in 1808. In the 1830s, he got into trouble with the authorities for his political views and after a period in prison, he decided to move to Cuba. There he continued     3     on his inventions and discovered that sounds could travel     4     wires. In 1850, Meucci moved to the United States, where he     5     he would have more opportunities to develop his ideas. When his wife became ill, he developed a primitive telephone system     6     that she could “phone” him from her bed while he was working. Around 1860, he demonstrated(展示) his latest invention,     7     because he didn’t speak English well, few people     8     interested. Then in 1870, he became ill himself and had to sell his plans to pay     9     doctors. Meanwhile , another person , Alexander Granham Bell, was working on a similar idea and     10       rest is history.