Why play sports? You might say “to get exercise” and you’d be right. To have fun? That’s true, too. But there’s more. 1.. According to the Women’s Sports Foundation, girls who play sports get a lot more than just fit.
Girls who play sports do better in school. You might think that playing sports will take up all your study time. 2.. Exercise improves learning, memory, and concentration (集中；专心), which can give active girls an advantage in the classroom.
Girls who play sports learn teamwork and goal-setting skills. 3.. When you work with coaches, trainers, and teammates to win games and achieve goals, you’re learning how to be successful. Those skills will serve you well at work and in family life.
Sports are good for a girl’s health. In addition to being fit and keeping a healthy weight, girls who play sports are also less likely to smoke. And later in life, girls who exercise are less likely to get osteoporosis(骨质疏松症).
Playing sports improves self-confidence. 4.. Why? It builds confidence when you know you can practice, improve, and achieve your goals. Sports are also a feel-good activity because they help girls get in shape, keep a healthy weight, and make new friends.
5.. Playing sports can reduce pressure and help you feel a little happier. How? The brain chemicals released during exercise improve a person’s mood. Friends are another mood-lifter. And being on a team creates tight bonds between friends. It’s good to know your teammates will support you both on and off the field!
A. Exercise cuts the pressure.
B. Sports teach valuable life skills.
C. In fact, there are at least 5 more reasons.
D. Regular exercise increases quality of life.
E. Girls who play sports feel better about themselves.
F. Playing sports offers children more than just physical benefits.
G. But research shows that girls who play sports do better in school than those who don’t.
Teenagers’fitness is now a major concern, and physical exercise is very important. It reduces stress and improves fitness. Exercise makes your body strong, and helps you to keep the right body weight. Sports scientist Dr. Helen Lopez offers the following advice to teenagers: “First, you need to find out your present level of fitness. Then you can design a programme that will help you become healthier.”
Dr. Lopez suggests that there are three levels of fitness that need a change of lifestyle. “Overweight” means that the person gets very little exercise and often has a serious weight problem. “Inactive” means that the person does not join in many physical activities, but is not seriously overweight. “Active” refers to people who take part in sports and other physical activities, but do not have a high fitness level.
According to Dr. Lopez, overweight teenagers should work out to keep healthy. “Ride a bike, play volleyball or basketball for a while, and go for a twenty-minute walk each day. All these will help to burn calories.” Inactive teenagers should do similar activities, but add some bending and stretching exercises, such as push-ups and sit-ups, starting with twenty of each a day. “Inactive people can take a little more exercise than overweight people because their bodies are stronger,” Dr. Lopez said. The same rule applies to (适用于) active teenagers.
Dr. Lopez suggests one hour a week or more on running and other forms of intensive exercise, together with fifteen minutes a day spent on stretching and bending activities.
“These are really important in order to prevent injuries,” Dr. Lopez said. Some weight-training and other body-strengthening exercises could also be planned in the programme in order to increase the person’s strength.
1.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Active people always have a high fitness level.
B.Overweight people always take more exercise.
C.Inactive teenagers are not seriously overweight.
D.Keeping fit means changing teenagers’lifestyle.
2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?
A.Physical exercise can make the teenagers grow taller.
B.Physical exercise can help teenagers become healthier.
C.Physical exercise can help to burn up calories.
D.Physical exercise can increase teenagers’strength.
3.What exercise should people do in order to prevent injuries?
A.Walking.
B.Stretching and bending.
C.Riding.
D.Weight training.
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A.Doing Exercise B.Teenagers’Fitness
C.Different Lifestyles D.Overweight Teenagers
Sweat (汗水）rail its way down my cheek. It was hot，but the air was still and wet. One final play and the State Softball Championship was ours.
I looked towards people who were watching the game. Sure enough, I found my mom. I always wished my dad were here. The farm needed his full attention, but I did not care.
Finally, we won! State Champs! I let out a scream of happiness, fall of tears. My mom made a “V” to celebrate my success and smiled. I smiled back at her.
We all received medals (奖牌), but I cannot remember any of it. I concentrated my thoughts on my dad, I ran to my mom，asking for her cell phone. I had to tell my dad about the happiest day of my life，and complained (抱怨）about how he did not care.
The phone rang twice, and no one answered. My heart sank with sadness, but I tried again anyway.
“Hello?” My dad answered.
“Dad!” I cried. “We won State!” Silence.
“Dad?” I could hear something on the other end. “Are you—crying?”
“I’m just really happy for you, Meggie，” he said. “And I’m sorry I couldn’t be there.”
An apology（抱歉）was all I needed. I hung up the phone feeling relaxed, and I began to understand how it must feel to be a father. I forgave him for never being there. He worked so I could play. My father loved me enough to let me experience life's happiest moments without him.
1.Meggie's father didn't go to watch her game because .
A.Meggie did not care about his being there
B.Meggie's mother took his place to be there
C.the game wasn't so important to her father
D.he had a full schedule to work on the farm
2.The purpose of Meggie calling her father was to .
A.express her anger
B.show off her medals
C.get her father's praise
D.share her joy of success
3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A.Meggie would thank her father for all he did for her.
B.Meggie could spend more time doing the farm work.
C.Meggie would apologize for being rude to her father.
D.Meggie could enjoy every moment without her father.
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A.My final game
B.A father’s love
C.My growing pain
D.A father's farm
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There are many famous athletes at home and abroad. One of them is Lang Ping, a coach who led the China women’s volleyball team to 1. (medal) at world championships and the Olympics. When preparing the Chinese team for the 2015 World Cup, her 2. (determine) was tested. One of the best players got 3. (injure), and the team captain left because of heart problems. Losing two important players didn’t get Lang Ping 4. (lose) heart. She believed that her young players could win if they worked together as a team. And she really made 5.. Two weeks later, they were world champions!
Another famous player is Michael Jordan. Known as “Air Jordan”, he changed basketball with his 6. (grace) moves and jumps. His skills were impressive, but the mental 7. (strong) that he showed made him unique. It seemed that in the final seconds of a game, Jordan could always find a way to win. When asked his secret 8. success, he says it is learning from his failures. Losing games taught him to practise harder and never give 9.. In life, Jordan has learnt to share his success with others. The Boys and Girls Club which he started in Chicago 10.(help) young people since 1996.
单词拼写
1.As we all know, Lang Ping is a living l_____ in the world.
2.He is a good c_____ who is respected by all the sailors.
3.It is an h_____ to hear you speak so highly of me.
4.He used to go to the g_____ every day to work out.
5.You don’t need an expensive GPS system to keep t_____ of your car.
6.He gave a ______ (优雅的) bow to the audience.
7.He is proud to have won an Olympic ______ (奖牌).
8.The ______ (损伤) on her head was so serious that she didn’t survive.
9.He ran into the room with his face covered with ______ (汗水).
10.Knowing the rules will help you to ______ (掌握) a large number of words.
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Earthquakes are quite common. In fact, thousands of earthquakes 1. (happen) almost at every moment. 2., most of them are too weak to feel. During a big earthquake, there is often a big noise first. Then the earth shakes 3. (terrible) and many houses fall down.
As one of the most deadly natural disasters in the world, the earthquake often results 4. many people being injured or killed. In 2008, a severe earthquake hit China’s Sichuan Province, 5. (kill) more than 80,000 people there.
Besides the great damage and 6. (die) caused by the earthquake, other accidents such 7. fires often follow. More buildings may be damaged and more 8. (injure) may be caused. For centuries, people have been making studies of earthquakes. About 2,000 years ago, for example, a Chinese scientist 9. (name) Zhang Heng invented a machine which could find out the direction 10. the earthquake waves came.
