)Heis

(Referenee:playingbaseball)

2)Sheis

(Referenee:swimming)

3)Sheis

(Referenee:runningonatreadmill)

4)Sheis

(Referenee:playingtennis)

5)HeIs

(Referenee:eyeling)

Yes.Generallyspeaking,thesesportsarepopularamongeollegestudents,

thoughtheyarenotaspopularasbasketballandsoeeer.

?Notallofthesesportsarepopularamongeollegestudents.AsfarasIknow,

swimmingandtennisaremorepopularamongeollegestudentsthantheother

threesports.

Referenee:

1.1likejoggingandplayingtennis.WhenIjog,IlistentomusieorEnglish.SoI

don'tfeelboredandIcanlearnsomethingwhileexereising.Ialsolikeplaying

tennisbeeauseitisaveryexeitingsportanditisfunplayingwithfriends.

2.?ldon'tdosportseveryday,butItrytoexereiseregularly.Onweekdays,I'mtoo

busywithmyelassesandhomework,soIcanonlydosportsoeeasionally.Buton

wcckcndsIalwaysmanagetospendasmuchtimeasIcanplayingtabictennis,

goinghiking,ordoingyoga.

?Ispendabouthalfanhourdoingexereiseeverymorning.Usually,Irunonthe

sportsfieldoneampus.Butifitrains,Idopush-ups(俯臥撐)andsit-ups(仰臥起

坐)inmydorm.IfIhavetime,Iplaysoeeerorbasketballintheafternoonwithmy

elassmates.

3.Yes,Ithinkso.Playingsportsoffersmanyobviousbenefits.Playingsportsis

goodtoourhealthandgoodhealthisimportantforsuccessatcollege.Italsohelps

cultivatecooperationandteamwork.Besides,playingsportsisverygoodforthe

developmentofoursocialsk川s,forsportsteachushowtocommunicateand

cooperatewithpeople.

Reference:

1.BecausetheSydney-to-Melbourneraceis875kilometerslonganditisaharsh

testofendurancefortheworld'stopathletes.

2.CliffYoungwasatoothless61-year-oldfarmer;hewaswearingrubberboots,

andwasmucholderthantheotherrunners.

3.OtherathletesneitherbelieveditnortreatedCliffYoungwithrespect.

4.BecauseCliffYoungdidn'trunproperly.Hehadthestrangestrunningstyleand

appearedtoshuffle.

5.WhenpeoplefoundthatCliffYoungranthroughtheentirenightwithoutsleeping

andwhenitseemedtothemthatheintendedtokeeprunninguntilhereachedthe

finishlineorfellillorwasinjured.

6.Whenhewasrunning,CliffYoungimaginedhewasgatheringhissheepand

tryingtooutrunastorm.

7.CliffYounggavealltheprizemoneytofiveotherrunners.Hedidn'tkeepasingle

centforhimself.

8.CliffYoungisabrilliantexampleshowingthatordinarypeoplealsohavethe

inherentqualitytoachievegreatresults.

Reference:

1.Ithinkteamwork,fairplayandhonesty,andexcellenceinperformancebest

characterizethespiritofsports.

?Teamwork:Individualscanbestrongontheirown;buttheycanbemuchstronger

inateam.Youcan'twinaloneinateamgame.

?Fairplayandhonesty:Respecttherulesofthegame.Behonest.Nevercheat

eventhoughyouknowyouwon'tgetcaught.

?Excellenceinperformance:Alwaystryyourbest.Showyoureffortsandbest

performance.

2.Byplayingsports,peoplecancultivatehonesty,determination,andmutual

respect.

?Honesty:Youwilllearnthathavingthesenseoffairplayandobservingmoralprin

ciplesareessentialinplayingsports.

?Determination:Bereadytofacedifficultiesortrustrationsandnevergiveup.

Ultimately,thiscouldbethedecidingfactorwhenitcomestowinningorlosing.?

Mutualrespect:Itiscorrpulsorytoplaybytherules.Youwilllearntorespectyojr

opponents,fellowplayers,referees,andfans.

3.No,winningisn'tthemostimportantthinginsports.Winningisgood,butthereis

muchmoreaboutplayingsportsthanwinning.Playingsportsbringsaboutmany

benefits,themostimportantofwhichistocultivatethespiritofsports.Thespiritof

sportsisbestreflectedintheOlympicCreed,whichreads:"Themostimportantthing

intheOlympicGamesisnottowinbuttotakepart,

justasthemostimportantthinginlifeisnotthetriumphbutthestruggle.Theesse

ntialthingisnottohaveconqueredbuttohavefoughtwell."

4.Ithinkitmeansthatatruechampionhasgreatconfideneeanddetermination

thatweshouldnottakelightly.Atruechampionknowsonemustpushhislimitsof

enduraneeorstrengthorsk川toachievevictory.Atruechampionnevergivesup.

5.ThestoryofCliffYoungisextraordinaryandinspirational,fromwhichIhave

learnedagreatdeal.Ihavelearnedthatweshouldpursueourdreamsregardlessof

whatotherpeoplehavetosay.Anordinarypersoncanbecome

ahero,andwonderfulthingsdohappenwhenwearedeterminedandcommitted.

Mostimportantofall,weshouldbelieveinourselves!

1.The

(annual)

conferencewhichIattendeveryyearisgoingtobeheldinLondoninJanuarynext

year.

2.Accordingtothetermsofyour

(contract)

,youmustgivethreemonths'noticeifyouintendtoleavethiscompany.

3.Wewerehonoredthatsomanypeopleof

(distinction)

andtalentwerepresenttodiscusstheissues.

4.Thelocalgovernmenthasbeenproviding

(substantial)

supporttothem,withoutwhichtheycouldn'thavebeensosuccessful.

5.Thesecretagentpromisedthattheinformationhe

(furnished)

wasobtainedfromreliaolesources.

6.Whether

(amateur)

orprofessional,Americanfootballisperhapsthemostpopularsport

intheUS.Itattractsatotalattendanceofover40millionandiswatchedbymany

moremillionsontelevisioneachyear.

7.ShopstrytomeettheDIY(do-it-yourself)fashionbyofferingconsumersparts

andhardwarewhichtheycan

(assemble)

athome.

8.IwonderhowshewiI

(react)

tothenewsifItellhersheisnotgoingtogetaraisethisyear.

9.Itwas

(apparent)

thattheprofessor'slecturefailedtoimpressthestudentsassomeofthemhadeft

beforeitwasover.

10.Wealladmittedthatthetripwasworthwhileafterwesawa(n)

(magnificent)

palaceandafantasticmuseum.

boring?1)

(bore)

fascinating?2)

(faseinate)

amuse?3)

I(amusing)

explode?4)

(explosion)

assume?5)

(assumption)

evolve?6)

-ion

(evolution)

eompensate?7)

(eompensation)

eontribution?8)

(contribute)

element?9)

(elementary)-ary

revolution?10)

(revolutionary)

1.Hearguesthatthedesignerofthisteachingplanmakesafalse

(assumption)

thatalllearnersareatthesamelevel.

2.Allthetouristswere

(fascinatedi

bythemagnificentseeneryalongthecoastline.

3.Insomepartsoftheworld,thepopulation

(explosion)

inthepasttwodecadesledtothelackoffoodandhealthcare.

4.Thishospitallackedthemost

(elementary)

facilitieslikeX-raymachinesandoperatingrooms.

5.Workerswhohavebeenunfairlydismissedshouldbegiven

(compensation)

bythecompany.

6.Inthecourseof

II

,somebirdshavelosttheirpowerofflightandstartedtoliveonland.

7.Almostallthepeoplewhohavewatchedthismovieagreethatitisthemost

(amusing)

moviebecauseitisaboutatalkingdog.

8.Isuggestthatyounotreadthisnovelbecauseitisnotinterestinganditwould

(bore)

youtodeath.

9.Skippingbreakfastandeatingtoomuchbeforesleepwill

(contribute)

totheproblemofbeingoverweight.

10.Thischangeispartofa(n)

(revolutionary)

efforttocreateanewandbettergenerationofEnglishproficiency

tests.

Forseveralcenturies,cricket(板球)hasbeenaverypopularsportinEngland.

Ithasbeenenjoyedbyoothprofessionaland1)

I(amateur)

players.Thissuper-populargameisabat-and-ballgameplayedbetweentwoteams

of11players.Itcanprovideyouwithhealthbenefitslikebuilding2)

I(enduranee)

,balanee,andphysicaltitness.Butforateamsport,cricketalsoplaces3)

(individual)

playersunderunusualpressurebecauseeveryteamplayeris4)

(independent)

ofeachother.

Cricketmighthavestartedinearly16thconturyEngland.Writtcnrecords5)

(present)

evideneeofagameknownascreagbeingplayedbyPrinceEdwardatNewenden,

Kentin1301;anditispossible,6)

(despite)

nohardevidenee,thatthiswasaformofcricket.Bytheendofthe

18thcentury,crickethad7)

(developed)

intoanationalsportofEngland.ThegrowthoftheBritishEmpireledtocricketbeing

playedabroadandbythemid-19thcenturythefirstinternational8)

(contests)

wereheld.Crickethashada(n)9)

I----------

(remarkable)

impactonpopularcultureinEngland.Ithashadaninflueneeonthevocabulary

oftheEnglishIanguage,withsuchphrasesasnotcricket10)that's

(coined)

todescribeunfairbehavioringeneral.

1.Ifeltterriblysorrytolearnthathissister

(passedaway)

afterhavingfoughtagainstcaneerforthreeyears.

2.TheChineseswimmerwas

(leftbehind)

atthebeginningofthewomen's100-meterfreestylefinal,butshedidn'tgiveup

andfinallytookthelead.

3.Therichmanthinksthathewilldieindisgraceifhedoesnot

(giveaway)

hismoneyforthepublicgood.

4.They

(hadnointentionof)

lettinghimgoandwouldlikehimtostayonafterhispresenteontractexpires.

5.

(Upto)

sevenm川ionstudentsaregraduatingfromuniversitythisyear.Thisw川

undoubtedlyaddtotheemploymentpressureinthejobmarket.

5.Ifheisdeterminedtodosomething,hewilldoit

(regardlessof)

whatotherpeoplew川say.

6.Themoviewasacompletewasteoftime.I

(mightaswell/mightjustaswell)

havestayedathome.

7.Theauthoritiespromisetointrodueeaneffectivehealthservicesothatpeopledo

notneedtospendtoomuchmoneywhenthey

(fallill)

8.Thousandsofpeoplewere

(inattendance)

atyesterday'sstrike,whichcausedgreatconfusion.

9.Theygottoknoweachotherintheir20sand

(tothisday)

theyarestillinclosetouchwitheachother.

Bythefifthnight,hehadovertakenthemall.Bythesixthday,heledthewholepackofrunnersbya

widelead.Heledallthewaytothefinishline,smashingtherecordbyfinishingthe875-kilometer

racein5days,15hoursand4minutes—9hoursfasterthananyone

before!Inthatinstant,CliffYoungbecameabelovednationalhero.

In1564,WilliamShakespeare,thegreatpoetandplaywright(劇作家),wasborninEngland.Asa

boy,heattendedalocalgrammarschoolinhishometown.Attheageof18hemarriedAnne

Hathaway,andtheyhadthreechildren.Between1585and1592,hedevelopedasuccessfulcareer

inLondon.By1592severalcfhisplayswereontheLondonstageandhehadbecomewell-knownby

actingandwritingplays.Heappearedtohaveretiredfromthetheaterandreturnedtohishometown

around1613.In1616,attheageof52,hepassedaway.

有關(guān)古代奧林匹克運(yùn)動會的最早文字記載可追溯至公元前776年。古代奧運(yùn)會每4年舉辦

一次，在8月6日與9月19三之間的一個紀(jì)念宙斯的宗教節(jié)日期間舉行。第一屆現(xiàn)代奧運(yùn)會于1896

年在希臘雅典舉辦。奧運(yùn)會的標(biāo)志由五個大小相同的套環(huán)組成，代表著五大洲的

聯(lián)合和來自世界各地運(yùn)動員的大聚會。奧運(yùn)會真正將飛、成為一項(xiàng)國際體育盛會是在1924

年之后，即第8屆奧運(yùn)會在巴黎舉辦之后。這一年，來自44個國家約3,000名運(yùn)動員同場

競技，并且第一次在奧運(yùn)會上增加了閉幕式這一儀式。同年，冬季奧運(yùn)會首次亮相，比賽項(xiàng)

日包括花樣滑冰'冰球、雪橇和冬季兩項(xiàng)運(yùn)動。80年后，2004年夏季奧運(yùn)會在相隔一個多

世紀(jì)后再次在雅典舉辦，來自201個國家的近11,000名運(yùn)動員展開競技，創(chuàng)下參賽國數(shù)量

之最。

TaiChiisakindofmartialarts,andafitnessexerciseaswell.IthasalonghistoryinChina.

Withslowandgentiemovements,TaiChiissuitableforpeopleofanyage,sex,orbodytypeto

practice.Itcanbeusedtoprovideself-defenseaswellasbuildthebody.Therefore,ithasbecome

verypopularamongChinesepeople.Duringitsdevelopment,TaiChiborrowedandabsorbed

desirableelementsfromtracitionalChinesephilosophy,medicine,andmartialarts,andithas

developedintoasportwithuniquefeatures.AsauniquesportinChina,TaiChiisalsogainingin

creasingpopularityamongmanyforeignfriends.

1.Thetextismainlyaboutthebenefitssportscanbringtoyoungpeople.

2.Sportscankeepyoungpeoplehealthy,givethemasenseofself-worthand

accomplishment,teachthemtodealwithbothfailureandsuccess,andhelpthem

learntocooperatewithothers.

3.Yes,participationincompetitiveteamsportscandoharmtoyoungpeople

sometimes.

1.Itmeansthatthequalitiesofthefutureleadersareformedthroughtheactivities

thattheyparticipateinnow.

2.Teamsportscanbringaboutattributessuchasinspirationandphysical

stimulation.

3.Bymentioninglemonsandhoney,theauthorwantstoillustratethatinorderto

gettoknowtherealmeaningofsomething,youhavetoexperienceit.

4.Thequotationimpliesthatitdoesn'tmatterwhetheryouwinorloseinagame.

Whatmattersiswhetheryoutryyourbestorplayfairorworkasateam.

5.Bytakingpartinteamsports,talentedpeoplehavethechancetodevelop

leadershipskillsandearntherespectoftheirteammembers.

6.Throughsports,thosewholacktalentwilllearnthevalueofindividualhardwork,

thevalueofcooperationandteamwork,andthefundamentalimportanceofplanning

andpreparationforthepositiveoutcomeoftheirambitions.

7.Whentoomuchemphasisisputonwinning,childrenmaysufferpsychological

harm,andmaymissthelearningopportunitiessportscanoffer.

8.Itmeanswinningisnoteverything,butwemustv/inasthereisnootheroptionfor

us.Insayingthis,thefootballcoachmeansthatalthoughpeopleoftensaywinningis

noteverything,itturnsouttobethemostimportantthingontheplayground.What

hewantstoconveyisthatplayersshoulddoalltheirbesttowin.

1.Therearemanybenefitswecangetfromplayingsports:

?Itcanimproveourhealth,fitness,andoverallwell-being.

?Itisfunandmakesusenjoyourcollegelifemore.

?Ithelpsusdevelopself-discipline.Wecanlearntosetgoalsandworkhardto

achievethegoals.

?Itprovidesuswithapositivephysicalappearanceandhigherself-esteem.

?Ithelpsuslearnhowtoactwithgraceinthefaceoffailure,andcometoknowthat

wecan'talwayswinandwinningisnoteverything.

2.Yes,Ihaveplayedincompetitivesports.Iwasontheclassvolleyballteamin

highschool.Everyyearwecompetedattheschoolsportsmeeting.Iusually

feltstressedoutafewdaysbeforethegame.Iwouldcalmmyselfdownbyclosing

myeyesandtakingdeepbreaths,orbypracticingrneditationoryoga.Besides,I

wouldkeeptellingmyselfthatmyteamhadpracticedalot,wecooperatedwell,and

wewereready.

3.?No,Idon'thaveanytroubleincooperatingwithothersinteamsports.Iplay

teamsportssuchasbasketballandfootball.Icanalwaysgetalongwellwith

myteammatesandmyopponentsaswell,forrmunderstandingand

considerate,andIcanhandiedefeatwithgoodgrace.

?Iseldomplayanyteamsports.Ilovesports,butIonlyplaysportsalone,suchas

jogging,swimming,TaiChi,andyoga.ButIdon'tthinkIwillhavetroubleplaying

inteamsports,forIalwaysbelievethatyouwinasateam,andyouloseasateam.

4.Takeupasport,practiceit,andyou'llloveit.Playingsportsbenefitsyoubothfor

thetimebeingandinthelongrun.Byplayingsports,youwillenjoygoodhealth,

betterself-image,andthereforegreaterconfidenee;andyouwillmeetmore

people,learntodealwithstressordepression.So,letsportsbecomepartofyour

life,forthebenefitswillnotonlyadduptoabettercualityoflife,butwillalsolasta

lifetime.

5.Weshouldbehumbleinvictoryandgraciousindefeat.Ifyouwin,behumble.

Don'tboastaboutyourtalentsorskills.Don'tplaydownyouropponents.Butif

youlose,begracious.Don'tcomplainthatthejudgewasn'tfair,oryourteammates

didn'tplaywell,oryouropponentswerejustlucky.Say"Congratulations!"to/our

opponents,andshakehandswiththem.Alsothankyourteammatesfortheir

efforts.

1.Theworkofthesalesteamwasabsolutely

I(critical)

tothesuccessofthenewtoycompany.

2.Thegeneralfoughtmanyhardbattlesandwoneountlessmedals,butheremains

(humble)

3.OurEnglishteacheralwaysaskedusto

(underline)

newwordsandphrasesinthetext.

4.Ithinkitisgreatthatyouhavefoundsomeonewithwhomyoucanshare

(mutual)

understandingandlove.

5.Theypromisedlomakeeveryeffortto

(accomplish)

thetaskintime.Ithinkweshouldtrustthem.

6.Whenyougotoaneweountry,youneedto

(adapt)

tothenewmannersandcustoms.

7.Atthemeeting,he

(emphasized)

threeimportantelements,namely,trade,humanresources,andcapital

investment.

8.Whenehildren

(overcome)

difficultiesontheirown,theydevelopnewskillsandastrong

beliefintheirabilities.

9.Afriendofminehasdecidedtogiveuphiswell-paidjobbecausethepositicn

istoo

(demanding)

andhehasnotimeforhisfamily.

10.Ittakesa(n)

(conGidcrablc)

amountoftimeandenergytoachieveprofieiency(精通)inaforeign

Ianguage.

1.Don'tblametheehildren

(for)

theirbadmanners.It'stheirparentswhoaretoblamebecausethey

shouldhavetaughtthemtobehaveproperly.

2.Thiscourserequiresstudentstoreadwidelyinliterature,anditplacesemphasis

I(on)

women'sliterature.

3.Theaimoftheprogramistoprovidestudentswiththebasicskillsoftheprofessi

onandanabilitytoadapt

(to)

neweireumstances.

4.Manyyoungwomenaresokeentokeepthemselves

(in)

shapethattheytakethediettoextremes.

5.TheexpensesandplanninginvoIvedintravelcaneeled

(out)

thepossiblepleasureshewouldhave.

6.Thediseussionsareintendedtopavetheway

(for)

officialagreementsbetweenthetwoeountries.

7.Thisbookletgivesyouguidaneeonhowtodeal

(with)

problemsintheworkplace.

8.Jerryloveshismother,butsometimeshefeelssheisalittlebittooharsh

(on)

him.

9.Ifyouarelacking

(in)

eonfidenee,askyourselfwhatmostfrig