1 . You start by running around the school track three times to warm up. This is followed by exercises or long jump for the girls and football or basketball for the boys. That is an average 45 -minute PE class— but do you really enjoy it?

For students at the Second High School Attached to Beijing Normal University, sports classes have experienced a welcome change. Senior 2 students now learn the traditional Chinese martial art of sword-fighting (中国剑术), making PE the most popular lesson on the timetable. “The classes used to be boring as we just did the same things again and again,” said Xiao Tong. “But now PE classes are such fun. Sword-fighting is so cool.” His classmate Wei Jie agrees. “As well as being fun, we learn about traditional Chinese culture,” she said. The usual morning exercises performed to music on the school playground have been replaced by kicking and punching practice (搏击操) to a pop music by Zheng Xiuwen. “We didn't pay much attention when we heard the old music,” Xiao explained, “But when Zheng's music is played, we get excited.” Mao Min, the PE teacher who introduced the changes, is pleased that the students now enjoy sports lessons more. “The classes encourage healthy lifestyles and I am always looking for creative ways to keep the students active,” he said. Schools offer activities according to what sports facilities (设备) they have. For example, students at the Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University can choose to learn swimming, taekwondo (跆拳道) or volleyball. “I take my volleyball very seriously so I keep fit by playing it,” said Senior 2 student Zhang Zheng. “Students only try hard in sports that interest them.”

1. Why was Xiao Tong not interested in PE classes in the past?

A．Because he didn't do well in sports.

B．Because he disliked the same activities.

C．Because he thought the classes too long-

D．Because he was tired of the PE teacher.

2. Which sport is NOT mentioned in the text?

A．Sword-fighting.

B．Volleyball.

C．Skating.

D．Punching practice.

3. What does the text mainly talk about?

A．Sword-fighting appears in PE classes.

B．Students try hard in all sports at school.

C．Schools offer necessary sports facilities.

D．PE classes are welcoming new changes.

4. What is the attitude of the students towards new PE classes?

A．Supportive.

B．Negative.

C．Uncaring.

D．Doubtful.

2 . A lot of us spend most of our working day sitting at the computer without moving at all. So, how does the world keep fit? Let’s have a look at some of the latest exercises from around the world.

Towerrunning is a sport you can do in the tall buildings of almost any big city. All you need to do is start at the bottom of an office tower and run up all the stairs until you get to the top. Now, towerrunning has become popular with important races taking place in some of the world’s tallest towers, like the China World Trade Centre in Beijing.

Piloxing started in the USA. The sport is a mix between boxing, pilates (普拉提) and dance. Piloxing uses the power and speed of boxing, while building your muscles and strength with pilates. All of this happens to non-stop loud music, and you learn some great dance moves too.

Paddle boarding on the ocean might look easy, but it is a tough sport. You need to be strong to keep your balance. The sport was adapted from surfing and it had its roots in Polynesia where people used paddling for both work and play-from transport to catching waves.

Trapeze may remind you of the circus act-people fly, dance and move from side to side through the air. Jules Leotard developed the art of trapeze in the mid-nineteenth century in France. To perform trapeze, people must develop upper-body strength to turn and fly.

Are you ready? Even a short amount of exercise every day can help us to feel happier and more relaxed.

1. Which exercise must be done in tall buildings?

A．Towerrunning.

B．Piloxing.

C．Paddle boarding.

D．Trapeze.

2. Where does paddle boarding come from?

A．China.

B．The USA.

C．Polynesia.

D．France.

3. To do trapeze well, people must have            .

A．strong upper-body strength	B．power and speed of boxing
C．better running ability	D．good swimming skills

4. What does this passage call on people to do?

A．Lose weight.

B．Get moving.

C．Keep working.

D．Travel around.

3 . Cat-Cow, Crow, Downward-facing dog and Pigeon: these names might sound like animals but they are actually yoga poses.     1    

What is yoga?

Yoga is exercise for the body and mind. It combines moving your body into different positions while focusing on your breathing. Yoga was first practiced around 5, 000 years ago in what is now northern India, where it was linked to the religion of Hinduism. For example, a yoga sequence was developed to greet Surya, the Hindu god of the Sun.    2    There are many different types of yoga but one of the most common is hatha yoga. This combines traditional yoga movements with breathing exercises.

    3    

Yoga encourages you to connect your mind and body and to link your existence to the wider universe. Many people find this helpful because they are reminded of the “bigger picture”, which can make their worries or unhelpful thoughts feel more manageable. Yoga's focus on breathing and movement can be calming.     4    Elysia, aged seventeen, agrees. “I love yoga because it gives me peace and time to think,” she says.

What if my body isn't bendy?

Yoga isn’t just for gymnasts.     5    According to NHS England, yoga can make your muscles stronger, improve your flexibility and lead to better balance and coordination. Many professional athletes and sportspeople practice yoga. This convinced Joseph, aged eight, to try it. He told The Week Junior, “I wanted to try yoga because I love tennis and I know that Novak Djokovic says it helps him be the best and stops him from getting injured.”

A．How do I get started?

B．Why is it good for me?

C．It’s a skill that can be learned by anybody.

D．Take your time with these poses and keep practicing ones that you find difficult.

E．Learning how to move your body into these poses does take practice but your wellbeing is likely to improve.

F．However, yoga has now evolved and is practised all over the world by people of different faiths and backgrounds.

G．Research has shown that yoga can be especially helpful for young people's mental health by giving time out from daily distractions and boosting concentration.

4 . 阅读下面短文, 从空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

I wonder if you like long-distance running. Long-distance running is becoming one of the most popular     1     (activity) in our lives.

Doctors believe that many of the health problems come     2     such bad habits: eating too much, drinking too much, smoking and     3     (stay) up late. Running is     4     (easy) than those exercises in gyms because you don’t need a membership or special equipment. It will help you get fit and prevent diseases. You can find that your immune system gets better and better. It will give you good upper     5     lower body strength. Meanwhile, it makes your heart stronger and allows more blood     6     (flow) around your body and increases more oxygen to your brain. Anybody     7     is feeling down can go for a run to cheer themselves up.

If you are new to running, here is a piece of     8     (advise) for you. It is important to warm up and cool down     9     (proper) before and after running. In this way, you will feel very     10     (relax) instead of hurting yourself.

5 . Join Our Sports Camp

Ever created a whole sports plan for yourself only to give up a few days later? If you’re trying to keep it, join us! The camp is 100% volunteer-run and totally non-profit.

What we’ll help you do：

·Create a plan which fits you. Start small, and then gradually increase difficulty.

·Find the time to exercise. Even if it’s only a 10-minute walk, any exercise is enough to get you started.

·Try various activities to find one that you love. After doing them more, you start looking forward to your exercise.

·Find ways to make exercising more fun. Try changing the places where you work out by playing tennis on the playground or doing yoga(瑜伽) in the gym—anything to get yourself excited to workout.

Requirements

·Ages：13-17

·Take your own equipment ·Parents must be with you for your first coming Schedule

·Weekdays 9：00 a.m.—10：00 a.m.;2：00 p.m.—5：00 p.m.

·Weekends 8：30 a.m.—10：30 a.m.;2：00 p.m.—7：00 p.m.

How to join

Click here to get information and hand in the form to our camp before 9：00 p.m. everyday!

1. What can be learnt about the sports camp?

A．It is not free of charge.

B．It welcomes parents to join.

C．It provides teenagers equipment.

D．It inspires teenagers to keep exercising.

2. When can you do exercises during the camp?

A．1：30 a.m. on Friday.	B．6：00 p.m. on Saturday.
C．8：30 a.m. on Thursday.	D．10：30 a.m. on Monday.

3. Where does the text probably come from?

A．A website.

B．A newspaper.

C．A travel journal.

D．A sports handbook.

6 . More and more people around the world are joining in dangerous sports. Some people climbed the highest mountains; some traveled to unknown parts of the world; some sailed small boats across the largest sea. Now some people begin to look for new excitement.

Bungee jumping and motorcycle racing (摩托车赛) are quite thrilling sports. Bungee jumping only lasts for a few minutes or even seconds. You jump from a high place, about 200 meters above the ground, and there is a rubber band (橡胶带子) tied to your legs. When you jump down, the rubber band pulls you up. About 2,000,000 people around the world have tried bungee jumping.

Why do people join in these dangerous sports? Some scientists say that it is because modern life has become safe and it is not interesting. In the past, people lived in danger. They had to go out and look for food, and life was like a fight but was interesting.

Many people think that there is little excitement in life. They live and work in safe places, buy food in shops, and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill.

1. People like to join in dangerous sports because ________.

A．they have a lot of free time

B．they can go to the hospital if they are hurt

C．they need excitement

D．they don’t need to look for food

2. What does the underlined word in Para 2 mean?

A．safe

B．dangerous

C．beautiful

D．ancient

3. The following statements are right EXCEPT________?

A．everyone’s life is dangerous now.

B．many people live and work in safe places.

C．many people buy food in shops.

D．people can go to see the doctors when they become ill.

7 . 假如你是李华，上周参加了冬季骑行活动，外国网友Peter对你发布在社交媒体上的照片很感兴趣。请根据以下要点向他介绍有关情况：
1.时间地点；
2.骑行过程；
3.其他。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.开头和结尾已为你写好。
Dear Peter

Knowing you're interested in the photos I posted on the social media,

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I'm looking forward to your reply.

Yours

Li Hua

8 . Indoor Skydiving

Have you ever dreamt of flying? Have you ever wanted to experience the excitement of skydiving, but didn’t want to jump out of a plane? Indoor skydiving has opened up a whole new world for you to try flying.

Indoor skydiving is an activity, simulating（模拟）the free fall of a skydive. That means you learn to fly in a column of air produced by a wind tunnel （风道） inside a limited area. Before flying, you need to wear certain equipment to protect you. And each of you is equipped with an instructor that helps you learn to control your body while flying. But you aren’t trained to be more aware in the sky as a normal skydiver.

To be an indoor flyer, you can be at all ages. Fear of height or lack (缺少) of experience won’t stop you from trying. The only real limitation preventing people from flying is weight limit. Countless physically challenged flyers have safely flown with the help of experienced instructors.

Although indoor skydiving gets its name from skydiving, the similarities between the two are actually very few. The one they are in common is in the sense that they both share the freedom of flying.

However, in traditional dives, skydivers usually step out of a plane from more than 10,000 feet high, while indoor skydiving just needs flyers to lean forward and lie on the air. Also, being an outdoor activity, skydiving depends on the weather. The wind, rain, or snow can cancel your plans to jump. Indoor skydiving removes this effect from the picture. Normally, a skydive lasts just between 45-60 seconds, but tunnels allow skydivers to fly longer and as much as they like.

While most people put skydiving in the must-do list, indoor skydiving is much more than that! What used to take skydivers tens of thousands of jumps and years of experience can be learned in a relatively shorter period of time. Skydivers could be trained at lower cost compared to being trained in the sky. Because people of all ages can fly, children are quickly becoming some of the most talented skydivers. Thus, all these will certainly benefit the development of skydiving.

1. What do indoor skydivers need to do before flying?

A．Jump out of a plane.	B．Become aware of the sky.
C．Produce a column of air.	D．Put on protecting equipment.

2. What may prevent people from trying indoor skydiving?

A．Their age.	B．Fear of height.
C．Their weight.	D．Lack of experience.

3. What do skydiving and indoor skydiving have in common?

A．The sense of flying.	B．The cost of training.
C．The length of free fall.	D．The dependence on weather.

4. Which of the following might the author agree with?

A．The future of skydiving depends on children.

B．Indoor skydiving is beneficial to skydiving.

C．Fewer people show interest in skydiving.

D．Indoor skydiving will replace skydiving.

9 . Dear Leo,

I’m sorry to hear that you haven’t been feeling well recently. But the doctor is__________—you do need to take more exercise. I have some__________that you might find helpful.

First, remember that you don’t have to __________non-stop for 30 minutes or a whole hour__________, try to do small amounts of exercise whenever you can. For example, try taking the stairs up to your flat instead of the__________.When you study for a long time, remember to take regular breaks.

Second, you don’t have to__________to exercise in good weather. Many forms of exercise can be done outside the gym. You can do some__________in the school playground, in the park or around your community. All you need is a pair of __________shoes.

Finally, I understand that exercise alone can be boring, but you could invite your family and friends to __________with you. Encourage them to take exercise too so that you can have fun exercising together. This way, you are more likely to __________with your exercise routine.

I hope you’ll soon feel happier and healthier.

All the best.

Rachel

1.

A．wrong

B．right

C．good

D．crazy

2.

A．steps

B．choices

C．plans

D．suggestions

3.

A．exercise

B．talk

C．sleep

D．watch

4.

A．Anyway

B．Therefore

C．Besides

D．Instead

5.

A．plane

B．rope

C．lift

D．window

6.

A．decide

B．pay

C．call

D．try

7.

A．running

B．swimming

C．cleaning

D．reading

8.

A．wooden

B．large

C．comfortable

D．expensive

9.

A．think twice

B．work out

C．stay up

D．get along

10.

A．help

B．deal

C．fight

D．stick