1 . Exercise can mean a lot of things to a lot of people, so there are a lot of great reasons to exercise.

Sometimes exercise can feel like a bit of a ________, something you have to do for health ________. But regular exercise can ________ your life, whether it helps you overcome stress, learn something about yourself, or help you ________ your body. Here are 2 stories from people who moved their bodies in new and sometimes ________ ways, and found out that it changed their life for the better.

I have had depression (沮丧, 抑郁) a couple of times and I also have general anxiety disorder. I found that longboarding around the city really ________ my mood the last time I was going through a ________ of depression. I don’t skate much anymore, but I have picked up ________ the past three years. All I can think about when I am climbing is climbing. It has been a ________ for my anxiety to be able to completely throw away the worries in my head and just think about getting to the top.

When I was 23, my grandpa sadly passed away. Hearing my mom’s message, I was ________. The tears couldn’t stop swimming in my eyes and I ________ control, I was just starting my track season and I decided that I should get a head start and start running. When I felt like crying or screaming or anything, I would get up and go for a ________. That year I ________ my personal best by over a minute and I ran my first half marathon. Since then I ran another half marathon, full marathon, and am ________ training for a second marathon. Running just ________ emotion for me.

1.

A．desire

B．disaster

C．reality

D．task

2.

A．reasons

B．treatments

C．theories

D．origins

3.

A．ensure

B．donate

C．change

D．permit

4.

A．appreciate

B．attach

C．confirm

D．reduce

5.

A．reducing

B．targeting

C．remaining

D．challenging

6.

A．improved

B．exhausted

C．recognized

D．prepared

7.

A．piece

B．period

C．group

D．number

8.

A．swimming

B．jogging

C．running

D．climbing

9.

A．accident

B．cure

C．failure

D．disease

10.

A．resolved

B．destroyed

C．conducted

D．stimulated

11.

A．fought for

B．stood for

C．paid for

D．applied for

12.

A．picnic

B．swim

C．run

D．walk

13.

A．lacked

B．lost

C．beat

D．folded

14.

A．carelessly

B．currently

C．probably

D．suddenly

15.

A．Deepens

B．strengthens

C．releases

D．shapes

2 . 阅读短文，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

but   finding   an   with   Following   laughing   months   was   given   thought   extremely

After eating a diet of bread, hamburgers and spaghetti for three     1     (month), I began to miss Chinese food. Luckily, in     2     informational city like New York, I have little difficulty     3     (find) a Chinese restaurant. However, the Chinese food, which the locals consider as their favorite, is not exactly the Chinese food I enjoy in Beijing I can always find such so-called “Chinese food” as honey chicken on the menu,     4     I actually have never even heard of it before.

One day, I went to a Chinese restaurant     5     my local friends. After the meal, each of us     6     (give) a dumpling-shaped cookie. Once I bit into it, I realized something not quite right. I found a piece of paper with a message that read, “This fortune’s no good, try another.” At first I     7     (think) it must be a trick of the restaurant. When I told this to my friends, they burst out     8     (laugh) and asked, “Are you really from China?”

But it doesn’t mean there is no place in New York where I can satisfy my stomach. I always head to China Town when I     9     (extreme) miss the food of my homeland.     10     (follow) the hot and spicy smell, I can always find the most Chinese food that excites me in the city.

4 . I was born in a poor community on the north side of Boston, US, raised by a single mother who didn’t finish 3rd grade, lived each day on food stamps and attended what the media called “the most dysfunctional (功能失调的) public school district”. Not many people expected much of me, so I had to expect.

On my 13th birthday, I bought a poster of Harvard to hang in my room. Being at Harvard became what I dreamt about. Even if my electricity was cut off, I still woke up at 5:30, because I knew that my poster of Harvard was still hanging only two feet away from me.

Reminding myself of my goal each day made it easy to say no to the same choices I saw my peers making, because those paths wouldn’t have had me closer to my goal. Being poor could not take away my power to decide what I choose to do with my day. The poster gave me the courage to send emails to about 50 Harvard students to ask for feedback on my application essays; it gave me the energy to study just one more hour on my SATs when my friends were asleep; and it gave me the determination to submit just one more scholarship application when 180 others had already turned me down.

Every day, I could feel myself getting closer and closer to my goal as my writing got better, my SAT score increased, and my scholarship checks started coming in. Finally, an email arrived from Harvard. The first word was “Congratulations!” A month later, Harvard flew me up to visit the campus where for the first time I stepped onto my dreaming land.

Who you are today is the result of the decisions you made yesterday, and who you will be tomorrow will be the result of the choices you make today. Who do you want to be tomorrow?

1. What can we learn about the author from the first two paragraphs?

A．All people expected too much of him.

B．He grew up in a happy family.

C．He accepted the greatest education.

D．He had high expectation of himself.

2. What efforts did the author make to achieve his goal?

A．He spent more time preparing for the exams.

B．He learnt from his peers from time to time.

C．He often wrote feedbacks on others’ essays.

D．He turned to his teacher when facing problems.

3. Which can best describe the author’s character?

A．Intelligent and humorous.	B．Generous and selfless.
C．Determined and hardworking.	D．Courageous and friendly.

4. Which of the following can be the main idea of the text?

A．Failure is the mother of success.

B．Perseverance can help realize your dream.

C．Easier said than done.

D．It’s never too late to study.

5 . 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the man doing?

A．Watching TV.

B．Reading the newspaper.

C．Surfing the Internet.

2. How many people were killed by the storm in Madagascar?

A．19.

B．48.

C．130.

3. What is the problem in Malawi?

A．Food can’t be sent to the affected areas.

B．Storm Batsirai is hitting the country.

C．No effort was made to help it.

8 . The president will ________ a powerful speech (发表演说) about learning strategies. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

9 . A good advertisement, ________ people attach positive meanings to, can contribute to the sales of a product.

A．that

B．which

C．to which

D．whose

10 . 假定你是李华，你的美国笔友David最近在考虑是否要出国留学，他来信征求你的意见。请你就此用英语给他写一封电子邮件，阐述你的观点，并给出理由（至少三个）。
注意：1.词数80字左右；开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear David,
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Yours,

Li Hua