1 . There are few things that will come close to the excitements of white-water rafting(激流皮划艇运动); after all, this sport can take a turn for the worse if safety measures are ignored. But if it’s done in place, this can be an adventure like no other.

The White Nile, Uganda

The White Nile flows from the rather calm Lake Victoria, but soon bursts into a major force as it runs through Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Sudan. Rafting on the river, though, is best enjoyed when you’re in Uganda, with rapids touching Class V. And now to the best part --- rafting on the White Nile is permitted all year round except in spring, with nine Class V rapids.

The Colorado River, Arizona

When you’re surrounded by beautiful nature, it's hard to concentrate on the task at hand. But if your attention is attracted by nature, you will be thrown into the water. This stretch of the Colorado River has what is probably the largest Class V rapid in the United States, which attracts rafting enthusiasts worldwide. In late spring, snow melts from the Rocky Mountains bringing in some Class V rapids.

The Zambezi River, Zimbabwe

Africa’s got some big thrills in the Zambezi River. It’s full of big Class V rapids. The Batoka Gorge is where the river turns over 23 rapids, going on for a 15-mile stretch below the Victoria Falls. This is best described as the continent’s most thrilling rafting experience all year round except in spring.

The Tuolumne River, California

The Tuolumne River stretches for a distance of 27 miles, where you can experience some amazing Class V rapids. The river will test your rafting skills as you raft along the course. The best time to be here is in early spring. You can also enjoy the wilderness in Yosemite, a valley in California, America.

1. Which of the following can best describe white-water rafting?

A．Competitive but easy.	B．Popular but dangerous.
C．Frightening but worthy.	D．Exciting but adventurous.

2. Which river offers the most thrills in late spring?

A．The Colorado River.	B．The White Nile.
C．The Tuolumne River.	D．The Zambezi River.

3. What do the Colorado River and the Tuolumne River have in common?

A．They cover the same distance.	B．They are located in America.
C．Only experienced rafters are allowed.	D．They are from the Rocky Mountains.

2 . All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy and happy, and to live longer.     1    . They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very excited when their player or team wins.

    2     Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers. What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether in China, Egypt or Italy!     3    . Think how many lovers to skate or ski in Japan, Norway or Canada.

Some sports or games go back thousands of years, like running or jumping. Chinese wushu, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Neither one is a hundred years old yet.    4    . Water-skiing is one of the newest in the family of sports.

People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game together they often become good friends.     5    . One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace.(胜不骄，败不馁)

A．And think of people in cold countries.

B．Sports help to train a person’s character.

C．Not a few people like sports in the world.

D．Many people like to watch others play games.

E．People aren’t inventing new sports or games.

F．Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere take part in them.

G．People are inventing new sports or games all the time.

3 . When I told my mother, who passed away earlier this year in her nineties, that I was taking up marathon running at the age of 60, she thought I was crazy. However, I saw it as a way of keeping my _______ health as I entered my older years, and a mental focus as my career（职业生涯） began to _______ .

I _______ that just explains how my generation has come to understand the value of _______ . Our parents always believed later life meant a less _______ Life. In my mid-fifties, I _______ a period of ill health. I realized I needed to look after myself better, so I started _______

When I was 59 I saw a 93-year-old being _______ on TV, who was running the London Marathon. With my sixties around the corner, I didn’t want to _______ and see my health gradually ________ , nor did I want time to pass ________ . I wanted to set myself goals. I ________ if a 93-year-old could run a marathon, so could I!

Since then I’ve run twelve marathons, one a ________ . The physical ________ has been huge. I suffer from arthritis（关节炎） and asthma（哮喘）, but because I am ________ and strong I can manage the ________ and they don’t stop me leading a normal life. And with a marathon to train for every year, I never get ________ . I love having a goal to work towards.

My family are proud of me and they ________ me a lot. I don’t just want to exist in my older years, I want to live a   ________ and active life, and look after my health, physically and ________ .

1.

A．physical

B．mental

C．increasing

D．poor

2.

A．make sense

B．make a difference

C．come to an end

D．come to mind

3.

A．repeat

B．suppose

C．mention

D．doubt

4.

A．profession

B．self-discipline

C．self-care

D．concentration

5.

A．active

B．formal

C．private

D．easy

6.

A．spent

B．experience

C．completed

D．enjoyed

7.

A．cycling

B．painting

C．reading

D．jogging

8.

A．challenged

B．created

C．recognized

D．interviewed

9.

A．hold on

B．sit back

C．grow up

D．look down

10.

A．normal

B．energetic

C．weak

D．overweight

11.

A．aimlessly

B．hopelessly

C．unfortunately

D．carelessly

12.

A．joked

B．wondered

C．decided

D．argued

13.

A．week

B．year

C．month

D．day

14.

A．behavior

B．help

C．pain

D．pleasure

15.

A．fit

B．happy

C．lively

D．attractive

16.

A．anxiety

B．sports

C．time

D．conditions

17.

A．astonished

B．tired

C．embarrassed

D．bored

18.

A．require

B．train

C．support

D．respect

19.

A．full

B．rich

C．free

D．risky

20.

A．gracefully

B．mentally

C．bravely

D．seriously

4 . Push-ups (俯卧撑) are arguably the most classic move in fitness-and for good reason. For one thing, a no-equipment exercise means you can break into a workout no matter where you are. And if you’re going to do just one move, push-ups are a good choice.     1     Not bad for such a simple move!

But here’s the thing: Push-ups aren’t quite as simple as they seem.     2     And if you want to get the result, it’s key to get the form right. A proper push-up requires you to keep your back straight like a board, maintaining that form while you lower yourself to the floor. If you’ve been doing 20 push-ups at a time but your back is arched (拱形的), you’re just working against yourself. And you won’t get the results you’re looking for. Bad form puts you at risk for injury.

    3     It completely changes the mechanics (力学), and most people do it wrong with knees. Bad form can hurt your shoulders and back. Instead, keep your feet on the floor as usual, but place your hands on a raised surface, like a chair. Beginners should start with three sets of five, working slowly and concentrating on upper-body move.     4    .

Once you’ve mastered three sets of ten, move to a lower surface, like a step platform. Again, aim for three sets of ten before moving on to your final goal: a standard floor push-up.     5     When you get into full push-ups, you should see your arms getting more firm.

A．Push-ups improve your strength.

B．Most beginners like to practice knee push-ups.

C．You’ll feel your arms getting more firm—that’s the right result.

D．Mastering the full upper-body move is actually pretty advanced.

E．It’s not something you should expect to do right from the beginning.

F．Not only do they work your arms, but they also work your chest and shoulders.

G．Even if you can only do five, you’ll be noticeably stronger than when you started out.

5 .
假设你叫李华，发现学校里“低头族（phubbing，泛指那些只顾低头玩手机，而无暇顾及其他人或事物的社会现象）”的情况日趋严重，请以“Stop Phubbing and Go Sporting ”为话题，用英语代表学生会向同学们发出倡议。
包括以下几点：
1. 玩手机既浪费时间，又分散我们学习上的注意力，影响学习成绩。
2. 长时间玩手机会导致我们无暇运动，健康问题令人担忧。
3. 运动使我们更健康和学会合作。呼吁同学们参加运动。
注意：1. 词数不少于100(开头已经给出，不计入总词数)。
2. 不可以直译要点，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3. 参考词汇：浪费waste(v./ n.)；合作cooperate(v.)
Dear fellow students,

As we can see, phubbing is quite common among us students in our school.

______________________________________________________________________________________

The Students’ Union

January 18, 2016

6 . It's the start of a new year, when your fitness goals are set and you engage in the challenge.     1     Their standards of “too big” are not even achievable in their lifetime, let alone a few months of training, which brings my tips.

Set realistic goals! The process of building muscle is an absolutely slow one that requires strong will to gain. Consistently causing protein synthesis （合成）in specific muscle fibers will allow muscle to develop. However, all individuals are not equal in the process.    2     Gaining muscle will happen quickly to a new gym-goer, but take a long time for someone that has been training for years.

Stick to specific training for the goals you set to achieve.     3    This will require you to restrict the diet, and it will prevent you gaining muscle. Diet reflects the training load. The training reflects your goals. It's like swimming upstream, think strong, fast and flexible. If you are running a marathon, the goals are different and train accordingly!

    4     Fat has taken some time to develop, so it will not be lost overnight. Allow the hormonal triggers （生理诱因）in the body to work more efficiently to regulate volume of food. Taking out additional sugars is one of the most important steps to regulate volumes of food to switch off desire for food.

Once a goal is reached, do not go back to what you did before. When people finish their transformation, the hormone profile is very weak to fat deposition （沉积）。Every training session should be a step toward a lasting transformation, with a diet improving the level of exercise.     5    

A．Don't try to achieve too much at once.

B．Why do so few people see their goals through?

C．Give yourself a realistic timeline when it comes to fat loss.

D．Keeping running slowly leads to very big changes over time.

E．Appreciate that you are taking time for your own development.

F．Place restrictions on your diet and follow good food eating patterns.

G．Also, it depends on how long you have been training to achieve muscle growth.

7 . 假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Mike给你发来一封邮件，信中提及他喜欢户外运动和骑自行车。他很想知道你在运动方面的喜好及看法。请根据以上内容给他回一封邮件。
注意： 1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mike,

Thanks for your e-mail. I am a bit like you.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Wish you good health!

Yours,

Li Hua

8 . How much do you know about athletes? Many people regard watching sports games as a form of _________. But for athletes, they are challenging the _________ of human beings and breaking boundaries. Intensive training is a task which they do every day as a matter of _________. On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister, who ran a mile in 3 minutes, 59.4 seconds, _________ the whole world’s attention. People believed that it was _________ imagination for a person to run a mile within 4 minutes. Bannister made a（n）

_________ in what people believed was impossible. In the years since, more and more athletes have overcome the four—minute—mile _________. Today, the record—held by Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco since July 7, 1999—_________ at 3 minutes and 43. 13 seconds!

Records are _________ at a lower and lower rate in both running and other fields. When new records are set, they're changed by a small proportion of a（n） __________ . The decimal point（小数点）,set at one- tenth of a second for Bannister's record, now __________ one-hundredth of a second. __________, we'll have to go to a third decimal place, and then a fourth.

The closer athletes get to being __________, the harder it is to make improvements. Even though they are __________ the best performances of human beings, excellent athletes can still __________ proportions of seconds off existing records. They have a real __________ to break records. The gaps between new and old records decrease __________. Athletes are getting closer and closer to physiological __________ performances all the time. It will be tougher and tougher __________. However, excellent athletes never __________ trying.

1.

A．attention

B．contribution

C．recreation

D．communication

2.

A．beliefs

B．rights

C．strengths

D．limits

3.

A．routine

B．situation

C．experience

D．opinion

4.

A．required

B．avoided

C．attracted

D．disturbed

5.

A．beyond

B．within

C．from

D．by

6.

A．cut

B．division

C．involvement

D．breakthrough

7.

A．difference

B．barrier

C．habit

D．fear

8.

A．aims

B．shoots

C．works

D．stands

9.

A．updated

B．held

C．checked

D．established

10.

A．minute

B．hour

C．second

D．day

11.

A．contains

B．measures

C．means

D．covers

12.

A．Instead

B．Soon

C．Meanwhile

D．Besides

13.

A．honest

B．strong

C．perfect

D．ordinary

14.

A．assessing

B．affecting

C．expecting

D．approaching

15.

A．shave

B．keep

C．pay

D．knock

16.

A．history

B．struggle

C．change

D．inspiration

17.

A．quickly

B．finally

C．normally

D．gradually

18.

A．satisfactory

B．peak

C．consistent

D．fair

19.

A．making sense

B．taking effect

C．making progress

D．losing heart

20.

A．stop

B．remember

C．start

D．suggest

9 . 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。

My dad is an enthusiastic(狂热的) runner who     1    (great) influenced me when I was young. So I was very sporty before the age of 14. However, when my family moved, my new school didn’t pay much attention     2    sports and had no after­school activities like football or running. Over the next few years, I stopped exercising apart from during Physical Education lessons at school. I looked like I was     3    (health); however, I was not.

One day, I was late for a bus, tried to run after it and in under a minute was out of breath! This made me realize how unfit I was.     4    (help) myself get in shape again, I made a(n)     5    (decide) that I would take up a kind of sport.

A friend of     6    (I) suggested a swimming pool close to my house     7    she goes to a few times a week. Now, I’m a swimming lover! I find swimming in the pool very     8    (relax). I swim for an hour three times a week. I hope     9    I will soon start to feel the benefits of regular exercise, and will become     10    (fit) than before.

10 . Walking certainly seems to be growing in popularity. Since the dawn of smart phones, technology has made it easier to count the steps. If you feel like hitting your stride(达到最好状态), then the following are some popular apps to help you put your best foot forward.

Joyrun

This app focuses on helping people become better runners. Users can create and join running groups and make new friends. Setting targets is a popular function. Users can choose from a variety of activities to set goals and those who achieve them may win Prizes. It also offers handy tips on how to avoid injury, input from coaches sharing their knowledge.

Codoon

This app can track your performance whether you are running, walking, riding or hiking. It has an active social platform where people can share photos and videos, and it offers running programs. Users can also launch their own activities, inviting people in the same city to join them. For users who wish to engage in a variety of activities, the app provides other workout programs focused on building strength and leg muscles.

WeChat

Users can choose at most 10 friends to follow and see their daily activities, though the friends they follow will not be informed. WeChat has charity programs to help vulnerable (脆弱的)groups, such as left-behind children. Users can "donate steps", which can be converted(转化)to actual amounts of money that gets donated to charity programs.

Alipay

The popular mobile payment app has a charity-oriented activity called Ant Forest, where users' steps are converted into virtual energy, which can help tree planting. The app claims that affer receiving an application from a user who has saved enough energy, a real tree will be planted(干旱的)areas. They also have charity programs in Alipay encouraging users to "donate steps" as well.

Ping An Good Doctor

This app, providing online health services, such as medical consultation, can also count steps, and these can be converted into virtual coins the next day. With enough virtual coins, users can buy health-related products from its online store at discounted prices. In some cases, users only need to pay a small courier fee to get items such as chocolate candies, Band-Aids and tissues.

1. If you want to get some suggestions on how to prevent yourself from wounds or damage, you can download         .

A．Joyrun

B．Codoon

C．WeChat

D．Alipay

2. Which two apps are related to charity programs?

A．Codoon and Joyrun.	B．Joyrun and WeChat.
C．We Chat and Alipay.	D．Alipay and Ping An Good Doctor.

3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Codoon provides programs centred on arm muscles.

B．You can consult Ping An Good Doctor to get online health services.

C．Users can buy health-related products from Ping An Good Doctor for free.

D．When someone saves enough energy by Alipay, a virtual tree will be planted.