1 . 假如你是李华，你的加拿大笔友Harry上周写信询问你的体育爱好。请根据以下要点给他回信，内容包括：
1.你喜欢的运动项目及原因；
2.何时喜欢上这项运动，现在参加该运动的情况如何；
3.询问对方的体育爱好。
注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Harry,

   How is it going?

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Yours,

Li Hua

3 . For people suffering from depression, there’s an all-natural treatment they should use — getting more exercise. It could help fight depression, even if people have a genetic risk, new research shows.

For the study, researchers collected information from nearly 8,000 people and found those with related genes were more likely to have depression over the next two years after examining them. But that was less likely for people who were more active at the study’s start, even if they had a family history of depression. Higher levels of physical activity helped protect even those with the highest genetic risk of depression.

Both high-intensity (高强度) exercise and low-intensity activities were associated with a reduced risk of depression. Adding four hours of exercise a week could lower the risk of a new episode (一段经历) of depression by 17%, according to the study. “Our findings strongly suggest that, when it comes to depression, being physically active has the potential to remove the added risk of future episodes in individuals who are genetically risky,” said lead author Karmel Choi. “On average, about 35 additional minutes of physical activity each day may help people to reduce their risk and protect against future depression episodes.”

Depression is a common mental illness globally, with more than 264 million people affected. “Depression is so ubiquitous, and that underlines the need for effective approaches that can impact as many people as possible,” Choi said. And mental health and primary care providers can use the findings to advise patients that there’s something meaningful they can do to lower their risk of depression.

1. How did the researchers reach their conclusion?

A．By analyzing a mass of data.

B．By conducting genetic research.

C．By comparing various levels of activity.

D．By tracking the subjects for many years.

2. What does the study show about depression?

A．Physical activity betters medical treatment.

B．Exercise is able to decrease and prevent it.

C．Different levels of exercise intensity matter the same.

D．Exercising 35 minutes daily is the most effective treatment.

3. What does the underlined word “ubiquitous” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．Harmful.	B．Complex.
C．Unusual.	D．Common.

4. What is the purpose of the text?

A．To discuss a disease.

B．To introduce a method.

C．To analyze a genetic risk.

D．To explain a phenomenon.

4 . 阅读下列短文, 根据上下文在空由处填写适当的词语, 或使用括号中所给词语的适当形式填空。

The Great North Run is one of the UK’S most popular sporting     1     (event). It is the biggest and best known half-marathon in the world. Around fifty-thousand competitors sign up to compete in the Great North Run every September. Around one hundred thousand friends and family members line the roads     2     (watch) the race and cheer the runners on from the sidelines.

First     3     (hold) in 1981, the Great North Run was to help raise money for charities and other worthy causes. A lot of people enjoy    4     (compete) in the half-marathon, and men and women of all ages take part     5     the race to help raise money for their favourite charity.

Running road races can be    6     (tire). So not all runners manage to go the full     7    (distant) and complete it and there are always some     8     fall by the wayside. Ambulances are kept on standby in case any runners need medical attention and     9     (bottle) water is provided at various stops along the way.     10    (usual), around two hundred and fifty thousand bottles of water are handed out during the race alone.

5 . What activity does the man like?

A．Snowboarding.

B．Snowkiting.

C．Climbing.

6 . 你校网站发起“Let’s take exercise !”主题讨论，请你写一篇英语短文参与话题讨论，内容包括：1.你的运动习惯；2.运动的意义。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
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7 . At the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, Halfway in the women’s slalom(障碍滑雪)race, 18-year-old Mikaela Shiffrin took a commanding lead over the greatest women’s slalom skiers in the world. On her final run, she burst from the start house at a breakneck speed, snaking around the poles in crazy rhythm.

Skiing has always been a significant part of Mikaela’s life. Her mom raced and coached skiing and her dad ski raced all through college. The Shiffrins taught Mikaela and her brother, Taylor, to ski at a very young age. At the age of two and a half, Mikaela made her first ski run on plastic skis. From ages 8 to 11, she worked hard, practicing hundreds of training runs on small hills repeatedly to develop the correct techniques of slalom skiing.

When Mikaela was 11, she attended the Burke Mountain Academy, a Vermont boarding school for skiers. She took classes, studied, and practiced her skiing crazily. According to Kirk Dwyer, Burke Mountain Academy headmaster, “It was the degree of Mikaela’s effort to be the best that distinguished her from others. Her commitment to conditioning, having proper sleep, eating correctly, doing the drills, and watching video was unusual for an 11 to 13-year-old. Mikaela practiced more than anyone and believed in herself then and now.”

By the time she was 17, she had already won her first World Cup race.

Working hard is a full-time job for Mikaela. Even her off-season is work time. In the summer, when Mikaela is off the ski slopes and in the gym, her daily training consists of six to seven hours of weight lifting, swimming, and biking to improve her core strength and flexibility. She does all of this so that she can dash down slopes at speeds topping 50 miles per hour while cutting back and forth around gates with astonishing precision.

“If you have passion for your targets, whatever they are,” she says, “the sky is the limit. Give it your all!”

1. What can we learn from paragraph 2?

A．Mikaela came from a skiing family.

B．Mikaela’s mother taught her to ski first.

C．Mikaela trained harder than her brother.

D．Mikaela’s father coached skiing in colleges.

2. Why were headmaster Kirk Dwyer’s words cited?

A．To stress Mikaela was a crazy teen.

B．To show Mikaela’s distinct personality.

C．To praise the good students in his school.

D．To highlight Mikaela’s great devotion to training.

3. Which of the following words can best describe Mikaela?

A．Competent and wise.	B．Creative and determined.
C．Aggressive and brave.	D．Committed and self-disciplined.

4. What does Mikaela Shiffrin’s story convey?

A．Practice makes perfect.

B．Not to advance is to go back.

C．He who laughs last laughs best.

D．Actions speak louder than words.

8 . I always wanted to look like the slim girls on TV even though I knew that it was impossible. I worried about my _______ and tried every new diet I read about online. I tried low-fat, no-fat, only bananas, no bananas — I almost went bananas, too.

Then I read an article that said _______ asking “Am I fat?”, I should be asking “Am I _______?” I had no _______ a letter could make such a _______! Once I started thinking about fitness rather than weight, things began to _______. Instead of saying “I want to lose three kilos”, I would say “I want to _______ two kilometers in eight minutes” or “I want to be able to do 30 push-ups”. Rather than _______ the foods I enjoyed, I added healthy foods to my meals. I could _______ have a burger now and then, but I would ________ a salad or an apple.

Finally, I stopped ________ myself with actresses and models and ________ things that were wrong with my face or body. Instead, I made a list of the things I ________ about myself. By being ________ about myself and my body, I became both happier and ________.

1.

A．face

B．weight

C．future

D．comfort

2.

A．because of

B．except for

C．instead of

D．in case of

3.

A．tall

B．brave

C．beautiful

D．fit

4.

A．source

B．idea

C．way

D．experience

5.

A．summary

B．fortune

C．difference

D．chance

6.

A．lose

B．change

C．survive

D．fit

7.

A．suffer

B．find

C．run

D．get

8.

A．taking in

B．cutting out

C．putting off

D．making up

9.

A．still

B．never

C．hardly

D．seldom

10.

A．throw

B．add

C．forget

D．buy

11.

A．thinking about

B．dreaming of

C．warning

D．comparing

12.

A．looking for

B．getting rid of

C．passing down

D．looking after

13.

A．maintained

B．liked

C．refused

D．realized

14.

A．anxious

B．curious

C．certain

D．positive

15.

A．wiser

B．slimmer

C．healthier

D．calmer

9 . Sobhi from Egypt, who has worked as a bodybuilder for almost 60 years, often says that age is just a number. Whenever people ask him when he is going to retire, his only answer is “never”.

It is generally accepted that people grow less active and lose passion for life as they age. However Sobhi believes that age can never block ambitions if people still have strong wills.

Sobhi’s love for sports started when he joined his school gymnastics team. He once won the third place in Cairo’s Gymnastics Championship. In university, he started to pay more attention to bodybuilding, not only for a better shape, but also for a better health.

His body is so well-shaped that it even helped him appear in a famous film. Sobhi played a minor role of a muscleman in the film, which was filmed in Egypt and tells the story of an Ancient Roman soldier who was sent to Egypt by Julius Caesar to monitor one of his commanders.

As an 80-year-old man, Sobhi said training hard and having a good exercise schedule as well as a healthy diet are the real foundations of bodybuilding. He warned young people that taking bodybuilding supplements (补充剂) can lead to health risks. He recommended them to go for vitamins and other all-natural supplements that do not cause harm.

“Sobhi is 40 years older than me, but he does his exercises as if he is much younger than me,” Gabr, an athlete, said. He also said Sobhi is a great example for all athletes at the club, where Sobhi has been working out for the past 40 years. They are lucky to do sports with such a “hero” “We watch him working out in shock. We wish we could just be like him when we are at his age,” Gabr added.

1. What does the underlined word “passion” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Production.	B．Encouragement
C．Love.	D．Dislike.

2. What did Sobhi once work as?

A．An advisor.	B．An actor.
C．A teacher.	D．A fitness trainer.

3. What did Sobhi advise young people to do?

A．Train as hard as they can.	B．Exercise whenever they like.
C．Pay more attention to body shape.	D．Take all-natural supplements.

4. What did Gabr show for Sobhi in the last paragraph?

A．Admiration.	B．Indifference.
C．Dissatisfaction.	D．Disagreement.