2 . It was a cool early morning of the winter season. I was excited to start my morning walk. Every day I promised myself that I would start ‘ walking exercise ’ but it never happened. I saw so many people were engaged in this amazing habit but I could never push myself. So that day I was determined to take the golden opportunity!

I got everything ready， my shoes, socks, hand glove, and jacket, etc from the previous night. I didn’t know why 1 felt as if I were going to do some expedition (探险)! I was ready and started walking on the lonely road. The outside temperature seemed to be below 18 degrees. But I enjoyed the fresh air. Probably that day I was the only one who was walking on the road at that time. I think I was too early but anyhow I loved it!

After a few yards were covered, I felt delighted! Huge banyan trees (菩提树) were on both the roadsides. It was so calm and quiet all around except randomly the chirping (鸟鸣) sound of the little birds was repeated in the air. On one side of the road, a small pond was there. Since it was my first walking exercise, I thought to take a little rest just near the bank of the river and then continue. The sun was moving closer to the horizon scattering colors to the sky.

As the sky started shining brightly with beautiful yellow and red light like every day before the sunrise, I left that place and ended my journey furthermore. I thought to myself that the next day I would increase my exercise a little more. I turned and leisurely walked down towards my home.

1. What kind of person is the author according to the first paragraph?

A．A bit lazy.	B．Quite smart.
C．Very easygoing.	D．Challenge-loving.

2. Why didn’t the author see other people while walking on the road?

A．Because the road was far away from the city.

B．Because no one took interest in walking here.

C．Because the expedition was very dangerous.

D．Because it was still too early in the morning.

3. What the function of the third paragraph in the passage?

A．To lead in the main topic.

B．To show the joys of morning walking.

C．To persuade readers to take walking exercise.

D．To prove that the author wasn’t ready for the exercise.

4. What would the author probably do the next day?

A．To take a different walking route.	B．To stay at home and get some rest.
C．To increase his walking exercise.	D．To go camping by the lake.

5 . Looking for a fun World Earth Day activity? You may want to try plogging, or picking up litter while jogging. The new “sport” is becoming extremely popular with runners worldwide, many of whom are posting photos of themselves and friends holding bags of trash on social media.

Originated from the word jogging and “plocka upp”, a Swedish expression which means “pick up”, plogging is the idea of Erik Alström. In 2016, after moving to Stockholm, Alström became increasingly agitated at the amount of trash on the road during his daily bike ride to work. Since picking up litter while on his bike was hard to do, Alström began making the activity part of his daily runs. “I was shocked by the amount of junk along the way,” he said, “The same trash could remain on the road for several weeks without anyone picking it up, so I started picking it up.”

Other joggers soon joined Alström, and, by the end of 2016, the activity became so popular that official “plogging” events, with groups of runners entering, began appearing suddenly all across Sweden. As plogging began turning up on social media, the new “sport” started to spread beyond Sweden, first to other European countries and then worldwide. The official online “Plogga” group now has members from over 40 countries, all the way from the United States to Thailand and Ecuador. Many school running clubs are also getting in on the action, posting photos of themselves after going plogging together or holding competitions that reward the runner with the heaviest trash bag.

According to Swedish fitness app Lifesun, a person burns about 288 calories while plogging for half an hour. This is about 50 calories more than he/she would burn when just jogging. So, why not put on your running shoes, take a trash bag or two and make every day World Earth Day?

1. What can we learn about plogging from the text?

A．It was created on World Earth Day.	B．It encourages people to run to work.
C．It is enjoyed by worldwide travelers.	D．It is an environmentally friendly sport.

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

A．Familiar.

B．Doubtful.

C．Upset.

D．Interested.

3. What plays an important role in making plogging popular around the world?

A．The online group “Plogga”.	B．The Internet.
C．The government.	D．School clubs.

4. What does the author suggest in the last paragraph?

A．Making plogging a daily habit.	B．Doing more exercise to burn calories.
C．Improving the environment every day.	D．Celebrating this year's World Earth Day.