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運動使人健康，運動使人快樂。某英文報社就“體育健身”的話題展開征文活動。假如你是李華，請用英文寫篇短文給報社投稿，談?wù)勀阍��?jīng)參加過的一次體育活動，你具體做了什么，以及你的感受。

提示詞語：sports meeting, relay race (接力賽), win, proud

提示問題： ● What sports activity did you join in?

●What did you do during the activity?

●How did you feel after it?

As we all know, doing exercise is good for our health. I joined in

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I was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare and the tortoise. At the end I said, “Son, remember: Be slow and steady, and that will win the race. Don’t you think there’s something to learn from the tortoise?”

Sonny opened his eyes wide, “Do you mean next time when I’m entering for the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy, Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfway?”

I was shocked, “But the tortoise didn’t wish that the hare would fall asleep!”

“He must wish that already,” Sonny said, “Otherwise how could he be so foolish as to race with the hare? He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himself did.”

“He didn’t have such a wish,” I insisted. “He won the race by pushing on steadily.”

Sonny thought a while. “That’s a lie,” he said. “He won it because he was lucky. If the hare didn’t happen to fall asleep, the tortoise would never win the race. He could be as steady as you like, or a hundred times steadier, but he’d never win the race. That’s for sure.”

I gave up. Today’s children are not like what we used to be. They’re just hopeless.

1.The writer argued with his son because ______________.

A.he liked tortoises while his son liked hares

B.they disagreed about whether the tortoise was foolish

C.he tried to teach his son a lesson but the son had totally different opinion

D.he liked the story of the hare and the tortoise while his son didn’t.

2.Sonny believed that the tortoise ______________.

A.won the race by his own hard working

B.took a risk by agreeing to run a race

C.was not given a fair chance in the race

D.in fact did win the race luckily

3.Billy, Tony and Sandy must be_______________.

A.boys who were unknown to Sonny’s father

B.boys who Sonny has run races with before

C.boys who Sonny has never raced with before

D.boys who Sonny did not hope to race with again

4.According to the passage, who do you think learnt a lesson? ______________.

A.The tortoise B.Sonny

C.The hare D.Sonny’s father

Can you imagine that several hundred years ago, tomatoes were seen as toxic food in Europe?

What made Europeans believe this was John Gerard’s publication of Herbal in 1597. Gerard wrote: “The leaves and stalks of the tomato plant are toxic.” Undoubtedly, Gerard’s opinion was based on a misunderstanding of tomatoes. But his opinion was widely spread in Britain and North America for over two hundred years.

In the late 1700s, a lot of Europeans held more fears for tomatoes. A nick name for the fruit was “poison apple” because it was believed that aristocrats(貴族) got sick and died after eating them. But the actual reason was the pewter plates they used. Since tomatoes are high in acidity, when placed on the plates, the lead(鉛) in the plates would dissolve. This caused many deaths. This is unluckily, no one knew this at that time. So the innocent tomatoes were picked as the killer.

Today, more than one and a half billion tons of tomatoes are produced every year around the world. Tomatoes are cooked in various ways. This healthy and tasty food finally wins its innocence(清白) back.

1.What does the underlined word “toxic” in paragraph 1 mean?

A.delicious B.nutritious(營養(yǎng)) C.poisonous D.safe

2.What do we know about the book Herbal?

A.It was written by an American writer. B.It was published about 400 years ago.

C.Tomatoes were described as good food. D.Chinese herbal medicine was included.

3.What’s the passage mainly about?

A.Europeans’ fears for tomatoes B.History of tomato planting

C.Why do people eat so many tomatoes D.How did the tomato prove its value

Every spring, the cherry trees in Washington, DC take bloom(花), beginning one of the country’s loveliest celebrations, the National Cherry Blossom Festival (March 17-April 15). Book your trip now to see this lively display of pink and white in this city full of history!

Washington, DC Cherry Blossom In-Depth tour

Price: $45

Available: Mar 25- Apr 15

Period: 1Day

Highlights: Visit Washington, DC; experience the peak(高峰) period of cherry blossom (April 8-12)

Route: Guests would start to celebrate the National Cherry Blossom Festival and discover the beauty of cherry blossoms. Next, we will begin our sightseeing city tour including Lincoln Memorial, White House, US Capitol, Madam Tussauds Wax Museum, Washington Monument and International Spy Museum. Then visit the Jefferson Memorial, the best location to view the cherry blossoms. Finally, guests may board a Potomac River cruise to see the city from the water. Then tour ends.

Price Include: Ground Transportation

Service fee for the tour guide: $10/person

Admission Fees(入場費):

Note: if you would like to join in the optional(可選擇的) activities, please pay the fee in cash(現(xiàn)金) to the tour guide. You cannot buy the tickets on your own or use City Passes. The tour guide will arrange the tickets for the group.

1.On March 25, tourists can enjoy ______.

A.the cherry blossoms in full bloom B.the anniversary celebration of the gift of trees

C.a discounted tour of a city foil of history D.the National Cherry Blossom Festival

2.The tour covers ______ tourist spots without admission fees.

A.four B.five C.seven D.eight

3.Tourists are supposed to ______.

A.pay the service fee for the tour guide B.take care of the ground transportation

C.show the City Pass at the ticket office D.choose at least one optional destination

4.It costs ______ for you and your grandpa (aged 67) to go on the tour, with the wax museum included.

A.$156 B.$143 C.$153 D.$108

We desire to believe that we can get fit without effort. We invent chocolate-chip cookie diets to make us thin while eating fat. We wish to get fit from doing nothing. We wish to lie in bed, think about going to the gym and then, get the body of a Greek god.

A new study from Brian Clark at Ohio University shows that sitting still, while just thinking about exercise, might make us stronger. Clark and his colleagues asked 29 volunteers and wrapped their wrists in surgical casts for a whole month. During this month, half of the volunteers thought about exercising their immobilized (使不動)wrists. For 11 minutes a day, 5 days a week, they sat completely still and focused their entire mental effort on pretending to flex their muscles. When the casts were removed, the volunteers that did mental exercises had wrist muscles that were two times stronger than those who had done nothing at all.

The idea behind the research is not a new concept-just a concept that’s often neglected in the field of neuroscience(神經(jīng)科學(xué)): our bodies and our brains develop together. Even though we treat our mind and bodies as two separate things(brain vs brawn; mind vs matter), they are finally and closely connected.

Indeed, even before Brian Clark published his study, other researchers had explained links between the brain and the muscles. Ten years ago, Guang Yue at the Cleveland Clinic reported that imaginary exercise increases the strength of finger muscles by up to 35%. Just five years ago, Kai Miller at the University of Washington, showed that imaginary exercise activates the same brain areas that are activated during real exercise. Brain Clark's research adds to this body of knowledge and provides believable facts about the role of neuromuscular(神經(jīng)肌肉的) pathways in strength training.

1.What's the purpose of chocolate-chip cookie diets?

A.To keep strong. B.To grow thinner. C.To keep fat. D.To have muscles

2.The experiment proves that .

A.wrapping their wrists may be quick B.showing their muscles needs efforts

C.sitting still might make us stronger D.thinking about exercise is so useful

3.Which of the following concepts is often neglected according to the passage?

A.Our mind and bodies are two separate things B.Our bodies and brains develop together

C.Our mind has a close relation to bodies D.Our mind has little effect on our brains

4.What's the best title for the passage?

A.How to grow stronger without lifting weights. B.How to carry out a muscle exercise program.

C.How to prevent muscle from growing thinner. D.How to provide pathways in strength training,

請仔細(xì)閱讀下面短文，從A到F的六個選項中選出符合各段主題的句子，完成文中各題。（其中一項為多余項）

How many of you feel that you really should be working harder? At the same time, how many of you wish you had more time to have fun and enjoy yourself? So how can you solve this paradox (悖論)？

1.Sometimes a tight schedule can leave you feeling burnt out. On the other hand, spending most of your time on leisure (休閑) often means you don’t end up getting anything done. So how can you achieve a balance between work and leisure?

The first step is to improve the quality of the activities you currently do for both work and leisure.

2.By doing this, you can get a lot more out of the activities using less time. Focusing on what is really important will allow you to put your time into things that are truly productive or enjoyable (or both).

3.Having the time to do things simply isn’t enough ,Certain tasks require a lot of your focus and energy. By trying to increase your energy levels, through proper diet and exercise, it is easier to focus on these tasks rather than waste time.The third step is to separate your work from leisure time.

4.When you have a project that demands much of your time, you have to spend time to continue working. In this case you’ll feel burnt out. It’s better to guarantee yourself certain time to leisure and relax yourself.

5.But it is both nice and necessary for your productivity and enjoyment. Understanding that is most important. If you do,it is a piece of cake to deal with both.

A. Hopefully, you can now strike a balance between work and leisure.

B.Separate your work from leisure time.

C.Solving this problem can be difficult for you.

D.Solving energy problem is also necessary.

E.Improve the quality of the activities your recently do for both work and leisure.

F.Achieving the balance between work and leisure can be difficult.

通讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各題所給的四個選項（A,B,C,D）中選出一個最佳選項。

The summer before I went off to college, Mom stood me in her usual spot behind the ironing board(燙衣板) and said, "Pay attention. I'm going to teach you to iron."

Mom clearly explained her______for this lesson. I was going to be______and needed to learn this important______. Also, I would be meeting new people, and properly ironed clothes would help me make a good_______

"Learn to iron a_______," Mom said, "and you can iron anything."

But ironing shirts was not________work. It didn't make use of long muscles we used to throw a baseball, and it wasn't a________operation like ice-skating. Ironing was like driving a car on a street that has a stop sign every 10 feet. Moreover, an iron produced steam and it might carry _______. If you touched the wrong part of it, you'd get burnt. If you forgot to turn it off when you________, you might burn down the house.

As for the secret of the skill, Mom______ me to begin with the flat spaces outward, always pushing the iron forward into wrinkled(有褶皺的) parts. Collars(領(lǐng)子）had to be done right. Mom said they were close to your face, where everyone would________them.

Over the years, I've learned to iron shirts______, which gives me a sense of________. Whatever failures I suffer in my life, an ironed shirt tells me I am good at something.________, through ironing I've learned the method for solving even the most troublesome problems. "Make up wrinkles one at a time,"______Mom might have said, "and before long everything will get ironed out.”

1.A.rules B.reasons C.feelings D.ways

2.A.helpful B.confident C.powerful D.independent

3.A.skill B.solution C.problem D.lesson

4.A.suggestion B.impression C.instruction D.direction

5.A.skirt B.tie C.shirt D.trousers

6.A.useful B.easy C.special D.hard

7.A.direct B.single C.smooth D.strange

8.A.doubt B.pressure C.surprise D.danger

9.A.went away B.fell down C.jumped off D.looked up

10.A.taught B.chose C.forced D.sent

11.A.touch B.design C.see D.admire

12.A.skillful B.simply C.useful D.thankful

13.A.honesty B.freedom C.patience D.pride

14.A.Instead B.Besides C.anyway D.However

15.A.Though B.As C.When D.Since

閱讀下面的材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。將答案填在答題紙的相應(yīng)位置。

Next time when you're in a public place, take a look around you. And count how many people 1.(use) their phones. I can tell you now that it is2.（probable） more than half, whether you're on a bus, in a cafe3.simply walking down the street.

I'm not saying that I am not 4. example of this, but it always amazes (使驚訝) me how people can spend so much time on their phones without talking to others. Has it gone too far?

Recently, my smart phone broke and had to be sent off5. repair for a week or so. I had to use a really old basic phone just 6. (keep) me in touch with my family and friends. All I could do on this phone was to send text messages, make calls and play one game. And I loved it. I loved being from the Internet, and I really didn't mind not 7. （have）updates (更新) about what my friends were doing. It allowed 8. (I) to spend more time enjoy my time in London and watching the people around me and really see 9. was going on.

10., I knew that as soon as I got my smart phone back I would be one of those people once again. Perhaps I should just go back to using the basic phone and forget I ever got my smart phone back.

第二節(jié)：書面表達

假如你是李明，暑假想申請一名英國交換生（exchange student）住你家。請給英方負(fù)責(zé)人Mr. White寫封電子郵件。

文中須包含以下信息：

（1）描述你的家庭情況；

（2）描述你期待的英國交換生的個性、愛好；

（3）描述你的申請理由。

Notes：1.三個方面信息可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮；

2.文中別的出現(xiàn)真實的人名、校名和地名；

3.詞數(shù)80-100，文章開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

Dear Mr. White,

I am writing to ask for an English exchange student to stay in my home.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Ming

Complete the sentences according to the given phonetic transcriptions.（根據(jù)所給音標(biāo)寫單詞）

1.Jenny has got some ________ [,?nv?’te??nz] from her relatives.

2.The SPCA means ‘the Society for the Prevention of _______ [‘kru:?lt?] to animals.

3.It’s more _______ [?k’spens?v] to travel to Beijing by air than by train.

4.The _______ [‘f?r?b?(r)] doesn’t know Chinese at all.

5.Now people don’t often read _______ [,m?g?’zi:nz] for fun or knowledge.