1 . At 81 years old, Jeanne Daprano is still pushing her body to the limit. She’s still running competitive races, breaking world records and taking on new challenges.“The thing I’m learning about aging is that it’s inevitable,” Daprano said.“I’m not going to escape it. There are two ways to go:You can either press on or give up.”
Daprano grew up in Iowa. Then, she moved to California. As a primary school teacher, she began running in order to keep up with her student.“I was known as a running teacher,” she said.“I had my students do fitness before we studied in the morning and then throughout the day.”Then she began running competitively with 5K and 10K road races before moving to the track. She is now the world record holder in the women’s 75-year-old age group 400 meters and 800 meters. “When I get to the final fi nish line, I want this body to be worn out. I’m not doing this to live to be 100. I’m doing this to be the best I can be today.”
After moving to Atlanta about a decade ago, Daprano met fitness trainer David Buer. Ever since, she’s been coming to his gym, where he tailors workouts for Daprano’s specifc needs.“When she came to me, she was pushing 70 years old,”Buer said.“I’ve worked with other individuals of Jeanne’s age, but she came to me with different goals. She had a unique drive and passion—not just a passion for fitness or athletics but for life in general.”
Last February, Daprano took on a new challenge: her first indoor rowing competition. In classic fashion, she broke the world record in the 80-to-84 age group, rowing 2,000 meters in 9:23:7. For those hoping to either start getting in shape or stay in shape for a long time, she offers this advice: Listen to your body. What are you passionate about? How are you going to keep physically fit and mentally fit? Start where you are. Don’t look ahead or compare yourself to somebody else.
1. What does the underlined word“inevitable” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A.Invisible. | B.Abnormal. | C.Impossible. | D.Unavoidable. |
A.working at a primary school | B.taking fitness training classes |
C.volunteering in a 5K road race | D.moving to Atlanta |
A.She was a qualified teacher. | B.She was an unusual woman. |
C.She was too old to run a race. | D.She was hard to get along with. |
A.Run right now. | B.Live and learn. |
C.Follow your heart. | D.Be a good listener. |
1. 时间、地点、主讲人及参加对象;
2. 讲座意义;
3. 注意事项。
注意:写作词数应在80词左右。
Dear Jim,
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Yours,
Li Hua
I lived with my mom and grandmother since I was 8 years old. Running a big grocery store in our town, my mom was very busy and seldom had time to take care of me. Every day I was left inside the house with my grandmother who was too old to take me out to play. I always thought that my mom cared more about her business than me.
One sunny afternoon, two of my closest friends, Jason and David, called me to go biking at the park. My grandmother was sleeping in her bedroom. I thought it was my chance. So I climbed over our gate and got out. Jason lent me his bike and sat at the back seat of David’s bike. Then the three of us went together to the park, which was not far away from our home, to enjoy ourselves. I was riding the bike as fast as I could around the park. And I felt as if I were flying!
Suddenly out of nowhere, a little boy appeared in front of me.
Through this experience, I realized accidents may happen any time and that mother is always the one who loves me best.
A.My leg hurt a lot and I saw some blood on my trousers. |
B.Jason was shocked and he immediately rushed to the grocery store to tell my mom. |
C.Knowing that I was not seriously hurt, my mom kept me at home for a month as a punishment. |
D.To avoid him, I made a sudden turn, knocked onto a tree and fell over. |
E.Soon my mom came and drove me to the nearest hospital. |
F.To my surprise, instead of getting mad at me, she said sorry for not taking good care of me, which made me deeply regretful. |
她总是佩戴着手表来提醒自己时间。
沉迷于网络游戏,他几乎是手机不离手。
迪士尼并没有失去信心,而是继续画了许多画。
她看我的样子好象我是陌生人一样。
无论是谁违法都会得到惩罚。
我能和负责这个项目的经理谈谈吗?