3 . Which sport does the man prefer?

A．Soccer.

B．Tennis.

C．Basketball.

4 . After graduation, I decided to take the gym seriously. Accompanied by a friend, I _________ a routine of walking on the treadmill(跑步机). I was _________ with our routine in the gym. My friend, however, became bored.

One day, he suggested that we _________ an outdoor sport. I was an uncoordinated (动作不协调的)person, so I _________ his proposal.

But several weeks later, he managed to _________ me to step onto an outdoor racquetball (美式壁球)court. When I hit the ball, I sent it flying in every direction except the direction that I had _________. Still, somehow, I tried hard to learn it and became _________ after constantly practicing.

“We’re not getting enough _________ on the treadmill. Why not play tennis to build up our body?” suggested my friend.

“Tennis? I can’t play tennis! That _________ real skills!” I firmly resisted his new __________.

Nevertheless, weeks later, I started playing tennis. After several months of painful practice, one day, as the ball came flying towards me, my racket and the ball met in what tennis players __________ as the “sweet spot”. I had __________learned how to play tennis properly!

I learned an extremely valuable __________ from these experiences: I can do whatever I set my mind on. I just need to put in efforts, and the results will __________. And I become quite __________ about trying new things and I’m always filled with a sense of excitement.

1.

A．began

B．changed

C．quit

D．delayed

2.

A．disappointed

B．familiar

C．satisfied

D．careful

3.

A．show off

B．take up

C．keep off

D．set out

4.

A．refused

B．supported

C．highlighted

D．understood

5.

A．remind

B．allow

C．expect

D．persuade

6.

A．imagined

B．intended

C．agreed

D．found

7.

A．considerate

B．cautious

C．mature

D．skillful

8.

A．exercise

B．entertainment

C．movement

D．experience

9.

A．occupies

B．preserves

C．improves

D．involves

10.

A．method

B．chance

C．attempt

D．assistance

11.

A．refer to

B．think out

C．make up

D．set down

12.

A．occasionally

B．formally

C．eventually

D．frequently

13.

A．concept

B．lesson

C．theory

D．standard

14.

A．respond

B．remain

C．follow

D．help

15.

A．hesitant

B．enthusiastic

C．particular

D．flexible

5 . Exercise and I have never had a good relationship due to my fear of sports. From a young age, my dad _______ me into a dozen sports. I didn’t like any of them, _______.

When I entered University of Regina, my dad _______ telling me “ You have to find a way to stay _______” or “ You don’t want to get the Freshman 15, do you?” So I _______ to give swimming a shot, but I _______ managed to go to the pool twice during the fall semester. Worse still, I was _______ to convince myself that “ Yeah, that’s OK.”

Spring semester came. A friend of mine _______ me one day asking if I wanted to go to Zumba with her. All I knew about Zumba was that it was basically exercise dancing to Latin and pop songs. It didn’t sound too bad, but I couldn’t be _______.

I went, and that was it. Zumba became my ________ of tea. The instructor would always say: “Don’t worry about the steps. Have fun. Do your own thing.” That removed my ________ about sports. I didn’t have to be ________. I didn’t even have to be good. I just need to ________ the music and move. Zumba did ________ me from the Freshman 15, but it also did so much more. It let me make ________ with my unpleasant past with physical fitness, and enjoy staying healthy.

1.

A．expected

B．allowed

C．invited

D．forced

2.

A．therefore

B．instead

C．though

D．besides

3.

A．avoided

B．kept

C．regretted

D．risked

4.

A．at ease

B．for fun

C．in shape

D．on business

5.

A．decided

B．happened

C．bothered

D．refused

6.

A．hardly

B．constantly

C．gradually

D．merely

7.

A．content

B．eager

C．embarrassed

D．disappointed

8.

A．teased

B．approached

C．comforted

D．annoyed

9.

A．sure

B．proud

C．careful

D．happy

10.

A．share

B．part

C．cup

D．mouth

11.

A．curiosity

B．scare

C．passion

D．confidence

12.

A．ambitious

B．enthusiastic

C．adorable

D．perfect

13.

A．accept

B．compare

C．display

D．feel

14.

A．witness

B．separate

C．save

D．discourage

15.

A．trouble

B．peace

C．sense

D．contact

6 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

When I was young, I was really a quietly girl without any interest in sports. Nor I know what volleyball was. However, a competitive match in the 2016 Olympic Games totally changed me. I still remember the wonderful moment where Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team defeated all the other teams and win the gold medal. Instantly, they became my heroine and I even imagined me to be one of them. Apart for playing for fun, I’ve also mastered several skills, like passing the ball and cooperate with my teammates. It’s volleyball which shows me what the courage and perseverance can achieve.

7 . Success and Risk(风险) in Extreme Sports

What is it that drives some to take extreme risks,while the rest of us hurry for the safety of the sidelines?

Lester Keller, sports-psychology expert, says that not everyone has the mental makeup to do well in extreme sports. He notes that most of us hit a natural ceiling(天花板) that limits our interest for extreme risk. But others have a much greater interest for risk. Keller points to a top ski racer. He told Keller that the great risk makes you feel alive, tests what you are made of and how far you can take yourself. He said he would get nervous on some of the courses, but that this would just make him fight more.

Psychologists note that some people seem to be crazy for adrenaline(肾上腺素) rushes as a behavior looking for excited feelings. Like many extreme athletes, Emily Cook’s interest for risk appeared at a young age, “ was a gymnast,” she said. “I was one of those kids who enjoyed and did well at anything where you were upside down”.   As she started doing harder tricks, she was drawn to the challenge. “There are moments when you’re up there doing a new trick and it seems like an impossible thing. But overcoming that is just the coolest feeling in the world.”

Shane Murphy, sports professor, has worked with groups climbing Everest. “To me, that just seems like the height of risk,” he said. “But to them it was the next step in an activity that they’ve prepared for years.” Murphy said the view of extreme athletes is different from our own. “We look at a risky situation and know that if we were in that situation we would be out of control. But from the athletes’ view, they have a lot of control, and there are many things that they do to minimize(最小化) risk.”

Another understanding of risk may be something referred to as “the flow”,   a state in which many athletes become concentrated on the acts that focus the mind completely on the present. “Something that makes you try doing a tougher climb than usual, perhaps is that your adrenaline flows and you become very concentrated on what you’re doing,” Murphy says. “After it’s over, there’s great excitement.”

People of different skill levels experience the flow at different times. Some may always be driven to adventures that others consider extreme. “I can enjoy hitting a tennis ball around, because that’s my skill level,” Murphy says. “But others might need the challenge of Olympic competition.”

1. By using the term “natural ceiling” in Paragraph 2, Lester Keller points out that       .

A．extreme athletes must learn special skills

B．extreme athletes have chances to take risks.

C．many people don’t want to do extreme sports.

D．many people can’t limit desire for extreme sports.

2. What does Shane Murphy think about the mountain climbers he mentions?

A．They put in lots of preparation for challenges.

B．They are more fortunate than other sportspeople.

C．They carry little risk when facing big challenges.

D．They have special reasons that others can’t easily understand.

3. What does Paragraph 5 mainly tell us?

A．Extreme athletes use techniques or skills that other people don’t use.

B．Non-athletes are probably wise not to try extreme sports.

C．Most people can’t concentrate on bigger risks.

D．A certain state of mind makes people want to try something difficult.

4. We can learn from the passage that       .

A．risk-taking is something you either naturally do or avoid

B．those who take risks will possibly be successful in life

C．extreme athletes are driven by a need to be better than others

D．taking part in extreme sports is not as difficult as people think

8 . It can be incredibly difficult to encourage ourselves to go for a run during winter, particularly when it’s wet and windy outside. But new research has found that even a super-quick run could have great health benefits. In fact, it seems that just a 10-minute session will not only make us feel better, but could actually improve brain health, too. Now, we all know that exercise can improve mental and physical health in many ways.

But when it comes to mental well-being, there’s been relatively little research done on the specific benefits of running, compared with other physical activities, such as cycling. So this was something put to the test during a recent study. Researchers from University of Tsukuba in Japan asked participants (参加者) to run on a treadmill (跑步机) for just 10 minutes. They then had to take a Stroop Color and Word Test which is used to measure reaction time in brain processing. Results showed there was a highest point in self-reported pleasure and an increase in degree of activity of the brain.

In other words, runners were found to have an increase in blood flow in the part of the brain that’s associated with dealing with functions and controlling mood (情绪). Researchers then compared these results to a similar study on cycling, which also showed improved cognition (认知), but no mood improvement. Therefore, it seems various types of exercise can make us feel differently.

The authors noted, “Given exercise is medicine, the effects of drugs differ depending on the type of drug, and different types of exercise such as running and cycling should be observed to have different effects on mental health and brain functions as well.”

So pushing ourselves to get outside for a run really will make us feel better, probably more than other fitness activities. And these findings show that we don’t necessarily need to do a lot of exercise to feel the benefit of it.

1. What did the new research find?

A．Running fast benefits all of us.

B．Running is the best exercise.

C．A short time run can be beneficial.

D．A healthy mind encourages us to run.

2. How did the researchers get the result?

A．By using different drugs on participants.

B．By interviewing some sportsmen.

C．By collecting information on the Internet.

D．By doing experiments and comparisons.

3. Which is related to our happiness?

A．Cycling.

B．Medicine.

C．Blood flow.

D．Colors.

4. What is the main idea of the text?

A．We should go for a run in winter.

B．Running really benefits us mentally.

C．We don’t need a lot of exercise.

D．Running on a treadmill is better than running outside.

10 . Are you preparing for a big test? If so, you may want to go play some basketball in between hitting the books. Doctors are starting to find more and more information that suggests a connection between exercise and brain development. Judy Cameron, a scientist at Oregon Health and Science University, studies brain development. According to her research, it seems that exercise can make blood vessels (血管), including those in the brain, stronger and more fully developed. Dr. Cameron claims this allows people who exercise to concentrate better. As she says, “while we already know that exercise is good for the heart, exercise can really cause physical changes in the brain.”

The effects of exercise on brain development can even be seen in babies. Babies who do activities that require a lot of movement and physical activity show greater brain development than babies who are less physically active. With babies, even a little movement can show big results. Margaret Barnes, a doctor, also believes in the importance of exercise. She thinks that many learning disabilities that children have in elementary school or high school can be traced back to a lack of movement as babies. “Babies need movement that encourages and excites their five senses. They need to establish a connection between motion and memory. In this way, as they get older, children will begin to connect physical activity with higher learning,” says Margaret.

Older people can develop their brains as well. Columbia University studied a group of seniors who have a short-term memory of up to 40 percent after exercising just three hours a week. The exercise does not have to be very difficult, but it does have to increase the heart rate. Also, just like the motion for babies, exercise for older people should not be too simple. Learning some new skills or actions, such as with yoga or tai-chi, helps to open up memory paths in the brain that may not have been used for a long time. For most people, any type of physical activity that increases the heart rate is helpful. The main goal is to increase the brain’s flow of blood. And your brain can benefit from as little as two to three hours of exercise a week.

1. What is the main idea of this reading?

A．How to exercise.

B．How exercise helps the brain.

C．How to get good scores on a test.

D．How the brain can change.

2. According to the reading, what is the connection between exercise and brain development?

A．Exercise helps make our blood vessels.

B．The brain needs special mental exercise.

C．The more exercise, the bigger the brain is.

D．Physical exercise helps us think better.

3. The smallest amount of exercise required to gain any benefit is         .

A．three hours per week	B．40 hours per week
C．three hours per day	D．40 hours per month

4. Why is yoga recommended for seniors?

A．It is easy to remember.	B．It can be done in groups.
C．It does not increase the heart rate.	D．It includes learning new motions.