1 . There is a mountain of great ski opportunities not too far from Boston. Road-trip to one of these fantastic ski mountains this winter.

Blue Hills Ski Area

A ski day trip doesn’t get any easier than the Blue Hills Ski Area. It is the only snow sports facility in the metro area. Skiing and snowboarding are spread over its 60 skiable acres, 90% of which are equipped for snowmaking. The vertical drop is 309 feet and there are four lifts serving the 16 trails, most of which are for advanced skiers. There are lessons for kids and adults to help you get there.

Crochet Mountain Resort

It’s famous for signature “Midnight Madness” events and daily night skiing. It has an 875-foot vertical drop and 23 trails across 75 skiable acres. A great mountain for skiers, half its terrain is graded for intermediates with the rest being split between advanced and beginner terrain.

Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort

It’s the only one of ski resorts to be 100%powered by renewable energy sources. Skiers will find a 1,150-foot vertical drop, 45 trails, 3 terrain parks and 9 lifts across 167 skiable acres. The whole family can take lessons, enjoy dining or buy a ticket and go for a ride on the 3,600-foot Mountain Coaster!

Smugglers’ Notch

Smugglers’ Notch has a 2,564-foot vertical drop, 78 trails, 5 terrain parks and 8 lifts spread across 1,000 skiable acres. Known as a full-service family-oriented resort, it offers plenty to do off mountain like ice skating, arts and crafts workshops and an indoor swimming pool!

1. Which ski resort mainly targets advanced skiers?

A．Blue Hills Ski Area.	B．Crochet Mountain Resort.
C．Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort.	D．Smugglers’ Notch.

2. What’s the highlight of Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort?

A．Its trails.	B．Its location.
C．Its vertical drop.	D．Its green concept.

3. What can skiers do in Smugglers’ Notch?

A．Have a swim.	B．Ski with world champions.
C．Enjoy stone sculptures.	D．Ride a roller coaster.

3 . It’s no surprise that there’s a link between exercise and mental health. But scientists have now made it official: research has found a direct connection between movement and mood. Why does exercise hold so many benefits for our mental health?     1    .

When our muscles tighten, chains of amino acids (氨基酸) called myokines (肌细胞因子) are released into the bloodstream.     2    . This communication increases adaptation to stress, reduces symptoms of anxiety and has a direct effect on depression.

A recent study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine showed that treatment for depression can be much more effective when physical activity is added to the usual care.     3    . “While exercise is not a substitute for professional mental health treatment, physical activity can complement and enhance the effects of the treatment,” says lead researcher Ben Singh, a research fellow at the University of South Australia. He says regular exercise in a group setting can boost self-esteem and decrease feelings of isolation and loneliness.

Exercise helps build key connections between the networks within the brain, too.     4    . Studies have shown that physical activity stimulates creativity, sharpens judgement skills and improves mental energy. It can also help to slow age-related cognitive decline, possibly even slowing the pace of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

    5    . In this way you’ll keep going back to them. Experts suggest that you aim for a minimum of 10 to 30 minutes, three to five days each week. Getting sweaty is good for your body and mind.

A．It can improve overall cognitive performance

B．They help your muscles and organs communicate

C．The answer, studies say, lies in our brain chemistry

D．Here are the suggestions that you are supposed to pay attention to

E．It is amazing to consider how moving our bodies can affect our minds

F．To get the biggest health boost, the key is to be engaged in sports you enjoy

G．Participants found benefits after 12 weeks of exercising for 30 to 60 minutes a day

4 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Despite being 75 years old, Chai Tixia’s expertise in Jianzi is truly impressive. With quick kicks, he effortlessly sends the Jianzi into the air and gracefully guides it to land    1     (gentle) on his head.

Jianzi,    2     game that dates back to the Han Dynasty, is surprisingly simple: players must keep the Jianzi in the air,    3     (use) any part of their body except their hands and arms. However, to master this game    4     (require) a lot of practice.

While enjoyed throughout China, Jianzi     5     (describe) by Chai as an important aspect of hutong culture. The narrow alleyways, situated within Beijing’s inner city, provide the setting for the game’s    6     (popular). Each mormning, Chai and his fellow hutong residents gather for their shared passion for Jianzi.

Chai’s spirited matches with his neighbors have a big audience     7     (draw) to the artistry and excitement of the game. The onlookers who watch them playing with great athleticism are amazed at     8     Chai and his fellow players can achieve.

Having practiced Jianzi for over 30 years, Chai cherishes the physical and social     9     (benefit) the game brings. Engaging in lively matches with his neighbors energizes his body, enhances his flexibility,     10     promotes unity within the community. Through Jianzi, Chai harvests not only health but a sense of belonging and friendship.

5 . 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Every morning, millions of people in China do Tai Chi. It is popular    1    women and men. Tai Chi is    2     good kind of exercise for old people. It is good for the body and the mind. It is healthy and    3     (relax). Tai Chi    4    ( arise) from China. It is    5     (hundred) of years old. Tai Chi is a “soft” martial art (武术),    6     means it is slow and calm.

There are also “hard” martial arts. Shaolin Kung Fu, for example, which has a history of over 1, 500 years, is a “hard” martial art. It is fast and    7    (danger). You have to be very fit and strong    8    (do) “hard” martial arts.

In Beijing, Master Li Yu    9     (teach) Shaolin Kung Fu to thirty young students now, three of whom come from abroad. “Shaolin Kung Fu is    10     (extraordinary) difficult,” said Li Yu. “You must practise every move many times. ”

Sports like football and basketball are also popular in China. But martial arts like Tai Chi and Shaolin Kung Fu are part of Chinese culture and history.

6 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Doing morning exercises is a daily routine in every Chinese kindergarten and school. For the grown-ups, however, familiar schoolyards have already been replaced     1     public parks.

The morning scenes in central parks around China are lively. At every corner of the park, you can also see people     2     (practise) many kinds of sports: square dancing, badminton and so on.

But the most eye-catching groups in the park are the so-called “Kung Fu Grandpas/ Grannies”,     3     videos have gone viral on the Internet. Most of them are ordinary workers from different industries who only started working out after their     4    (retire). They say age is just a number when it comes to fitness.

The     5     (benefit) of exercise are endless: a healthier body together with a slimmer figure and a     6     (happy) mood. No matter how old they are or when during the day they exercise, they will always strengthen the body.

Social connection is also     7     the elderly seek during their morning workout. Feng, who is seventy-two years old, plays Taichi every day. He     8     (keep) this exercise routine for six years and now he is managing a WeChat group of 270 members who share     9     same hobby.

“What I like about this place is that newcomers are always welcome. Everyone in the park feels     10     (include), ” said Feng. It is like a chorus of life.

7 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What did the woman’s father think of her plan?

A．It was a fantastic idea.

B．It wasn’t suitable for her.

C．It wasn’t an interesting sport.

2. How did the woman feel before the marathon started?

A．Confident.

B．Nervous.

C．Painful.

3. What do we know about the woman’s father?

A．He offended her daughter a little.

B．He knew his daughter very much.

C．He promised to help his daughter train.

8 . Walking, the world’s most natural exercise, is one of the best ways to keep healthy. It is less dangerous than running. Walking strengthens muscles without stretching them too much and it puts less pressure on bones and joints. Many people are active in what is called fitness walking. They take short walks a few times each week to improve their health. Fitness walking can be done in groups or alone almost anywhere and anytime. No special equipment is needed.

Experts advise drinking some water before and after each walk and also gently stretching the muscles and joints that are most likely to become tense during the exercise.

The most effective way to walk is the natural way. Keep your head high and your back straight. In fitness walking it is important to remember your footsteps should fall almost in a straight line. Bend your arms at elbows. Let them swing from the shoulders with each step.

Walking is good for the health of your body. And studies have provided details about the link between walking and your emotional health. A group of subjects were asked to describe their feelings of energy and tension before a ten-minute fast walk. When they returned, they felt less tired and more full of energy. This feeling lasted one hour. Even after 2 hours the students felt less tired than they had before the experiment.

Short walks can also help make personal problems seem less serious. One group of subjects described the seriousness of their personal problems such as job worries, or failing marriage. They went for a ten-minute fast walk. When they came back, they said their problems seemed less threatening. Improvements were not observed everyday, but after 3 weeks, the differences became very clear.

1. Which of the following makes walking a good way to keep healthy?

A．It strengthens muscles.

B．It greatly stretches muscles.

C．It reduces pressure on joints.

D．It puts much pressure on bones.

2. What is suggested to prepare for a walk?

A．Getting equipped.

B．Drinking water.

C．Inviting partners.

D．Choosing a fixed route.

3. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．Benefits of walking.

B．Proper ways of walking.

C．The process of a study on walking.

D．Effects of walking on mental health.

4. How did the subjects feel after a ten-minute fast walk?

A．Hungry.

B．Pleased.

C．Exhausted.

D．Refreshed.

9 . I’d always been active — I was an aerobics(有氧运动)instructor for 30 years and was also a keen runner — but from the age of 40, I began having problems with my hip and knees and started getting joint and lower back pains. The pain became too much. I couldn’t do the exercise that I was used to, and I started putting on weight. By my 50th birthday, I was nearly 90kg and felt so miserable. I was struggling with body confidence, and had lost my direction.

Fiends suggested I try Qigong classes, a Chinese form of yoga. I felt the benefits after the first class. I loved the slow movement, the connection back to breath and the emphasis on mindfulness — it was the focus I needed.

The general principle of Qigong — which is connected to Chinese medicine — is that you have to find balance in the body to allow the energy to flow around. Stress and injury cause blockages and lead to health problems.

For most of my life I’d always eaten healthily, but had fallen into bad habits of loving sugary carbs (碳水化合物食物), which led to my weight gain. Starting Qigong helped me go back to my healthy diet. The combination of the improved diet and exercise improved my mood. I’m even finally free of the joint pain that was troubling me.

It is ironic that I was a high-paced aerobics instructor for most of my life, who now does very slow,mindful movements. If you’d told me years ago that you can lose weight by doing this kind of practice, I wouldn’t have believed you, but it makes sense to me now, that at this stage of my life, removing the stress from my body is really what it needs. Two years on I feel so much younger than I did the day I turned 50; I have more energy and I feel much happier in myself.

1. What made the author stop her usual sport?

A．Her old age.	B．Her love for Qigong.
C．Her physical pain.	D．Her weight gain problem.

2. What is the general principle of Qigong according to the author?

A．One should eat a very strict diet.

B．One should find his focus in life.

C．One should exercise as much as possible.

D．One should attain harmony within his body.

3. What does the underlined word “ironic” in paragraph 5 probably mean?

A．Funny.

B．Easy.

C．Important.

D．Common.

4. What does the author try to convey in the last paragraph?

A．Aging has negative effects on health.

B．Chinese Yoga helps her keep healthy.

C．High-paced sports are unsuitable for the elders.

D．She prefers slow movements to high-paced ones.

10 . A video of Tommy Carroll skating near his home has been viewed millions of times around the globe, gaining him fame as a skateboarder. He can’t see, but he can pull off some of the most incredible _______ on his skateboard without showing any _______. “I think everybody should know that everything happens for a reason and that there’s always a way to _______ an obstacle if you really want it enough”. Carroll said in the video.

Carroll, was born with the retinal (视网膜) cancer and lost his _______when he was two years old. He _______ to skateboard at the age of ten and has been on the board ever since. In the video, he explains how he uses sound to _______, listening for what’s around him and gaining a sense of his surroundings through his ears.

“I am always constantly using the sound of my wheels to _______ if there’s anything in my way and get my sense of _______ ,” he says. Carroll used to get lots’ of doubts from ‘his classmates about his _______for mastering’ the sports. “There were people who ________ me. ” Carroll smiled, adding, “They considered it no way, taking it for granted that people like me, can’t skateboard. But I just ________ them. ”

Though courageous, Carroll learns to be ________. When he skateboards in the new location, he gradually ________ himself with the surroundings. After a number of rides he then starts trying tricks. “Falling is as ________ as the sport itself. ” he said, “I have proved peers ________.”

1.

A．images

B．tricks

C．rides

D．jumps

2.

A．curiosity

B．complaint

C．fear

D．interest

3.

A．weaken

B．spot

C．avoid

D．overcome

4.

A．vision

B．patience

C．mind

D．touch

5.

A．hoped

B．started

C．plotted

D．hesitated

6.

A．navigate

B．transfer

C．balance

D．distinguish

7.

A．prove

B．see

C．explore

D．check

8.

A．achievement

B．security

C．direction

D．danger

9.

A．affection

B．reason

C．talent

D．capacity

10.

A．discouraged

B．misunderstood

C．motivated

D．abused

11.

A．forgave

B．defeated

C．mouthed

D．ignored

12.

A．modest

B．brave

C．safe

D．confident

13.

A．helps

B．familiarizes

C．compares

D．connects

14.

A．demanding

B．beneficial

C．complicated

D．thrilling

15.

A．childish

B．wrong

C．impolite

D．incompetent