Two runners stand side by side at the starting line of a race．  36    look very strong and fast．  37  one runner speeds ahead and wins the race．The other __38__．

Some athletes can reach great   39   such as winning an Olympic gold medal．Others never live up to their  40  ．What kind of preparation before a race or before other kinds of events makes the   41  ?    

Everyone knows that athletes try to   42   their bodies．But research shows that strengthening the mind may be just as   43  ．Careful study indicates that the best athletes win  44   because they think they can win．

Positive thoughts seem to provide the edge for   45   in sports．People who say "I know I can do this" to themselves over and over   46   find that they have the advantage to win．On the other hand, people who think "I can't win" often   47  ．

One procedure that helps many athletes is creating   48   in their mind．They are told to think of each jump they must make to   49  ．Some use pictures that are more fanciful．One skater liked to think about a star bursting inside her,  50   her with energy．Another athlete who wanted to feel   51   pictured himself as a bird floating in the air．

Next time you want to do something well．try training your   52   to help you．Perhaps a teacher or other instructors can   53   you plan your training．If you imagine yourself doing better, you may soon see improvements in   54   you really can do．Positive thinking and pictures   55   in your mind can help you win!

1. A．Neither           B．All              C．Each             D．Both

2.A．But        B．So                       C．Or               D．And．

3.A．falls down         B．leaves behind                        C．leaves alone      D．falls behind

4.A．prizes       B．goals                  C．medals                   D．places

5.A．promise      B．name                   C．level                    D．ability

6.A．progress           B．mistake          C．achievement              D．difference

7.A．determine    B．expand                C．strengthen                D．extend

8.A．possible           B．interesting                          C．difficult          D．important

9.A．partly             B．entirely         C．completely       D．mostly

10.A．failure           B．luck             C．success          D．competition

11.A．often        B．never                 C．hardly                   D．rarely

12.A．fail              B．succeed         C．understand               D．expect

13.A．ideas             B．thoughts        C．wonders          D．pictures

14.A．fail              B．run              C．win              D．go

15.A．giving            B．helping                              C．taking           D．tiring

16.A．encouraged    B．calm           C．excited          D．anxious

17.A．mind         B．body           C．brain           D．imagination

18.A．help        B．advise                 C．allow                    D．persuade

19.A．which             B．that             C．what            D．how

20.A．made              B．hung             C．discovered               D．created

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
Sports and   1  do a lot of good to our health. They can make us strong,   2  us from getting too fat, and keep    3  and fit.   4  they can be of great value to people   5  work with their brains most of the day, for sports and games give people   6   practice in exercising the body.  7  , they make our life richer and   8  colorful. If we   9  have a strong body, we will find it hard to do    10  we want.   11  persons of all ages enjoy watching and    12  various kinds of sports——track and fields, swimming, skating,   13  , volleyball and basketball, etc. Sports and games are also very useful in   14  training. They demand not only   15  skills and strength but also courage, endurance (忍耐力), discipline (纪律性) and usually teamwork. For boys and girls, what is learned in the playground often has a deep   16  on their character.   17 each of them learns to work for his team and not for himself on the football field, he will later find  18 natural to work for the good of his country    19 only for his own benefit. A healthy   20  makes a strong country. Let’s all take part in sports and games.

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We all accept that sports should stress skill over luck，and fairness over privilege(特权)．
They should be accessible to many and fun to watch．In the end，a sport,s champion should re-
present shared values and served as a role model．
But with today,s advances in technology，the power of sports equipment makers offers great
opportunity for the athletes who have access to the latest technology.
In 2008,108 world records were broken in the sport of swimming．The average number of
world records set in swimming in all past Olympic years is about 22．The average number of
world records set in a non-Olympic year is about 5．Now there are no“old”world records．
Suit technology has been the most widely recognized difference．The sharkskin suit and the
“paper”suits were all made public by suit manufactures before the Olympic．
As records continue to be broken，the Internet message boards for the swimming community
have taken a darker view of suit technology．“Time is meaningless”is one quote．I tend to agree．Some of the times I see being posted today are simply legends(传奇)．
Am I against suit technology?Not really．But 2008 marked an unbelievable change in the
sport of swimming．People are saying，“Bigger，faster，stronger at any cost!”，wanting no limits on technology，either suits or drugs．I am not one of those people．
I am a guy that recognized the sport of swimming being as simple as man vs．water．It used
to be the swimmer in the suit，not the suit on the swimmer．How times have changed．
53．According to the first paragraph，it is a common belief that________.
A．only a few people have chances to take part in sports
B．the latest suit technology should not be used in sports
C．sports should be interesting for people to watch
D．luck plays an important role in Olympic Games
54．It can be learned from the passage that_______.
A．the author is against the latest technology in sports
B．the athletes have become more skilled than before
C．some records are hard to break without technology
D．advanced suits and drugs can be used in Olympics
55．What does“Time is meaningless”mean in the swimming community?
A．Breaking records in swimming is too easy for most athelets．
B．It,s technology rather than skill that counts in some records．
C．Many athletes break records by luck and taking drugs．
D．Some rules aren,t obeyed when Olympic records are broken．
56．What,s the author,s opinion of the present sports?
A．Latest technology should be encouraged in compitition among athelets．
B．Time should be measured in a different way in modern Olympic Games．
C．All of the athletes should wear the same suits to ensure fairness．
D. Competition in skill should come first instead of that in equipment。

短文改错 （共10小题；每题1分，满分10分）

  文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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。

 注意：1.每处错误及其修改仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

We all know that healthy is very important to us. Both study and work depend by strong bodies. Doing sports and games help us keep strong and healthy. If we do not take any exercise, we may feel tired but get sick easily.  There’re many different kinds of sports we can do them, such as playing ball games, running, walking and swim. However, now we have too much homework to do in every day. We hope that we’ll be giving less homework and have more time take part in sports. We also hope that our school can hold a sports meeting every terms.

This is why Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo came back.
The Chinese pair finally won the Olympic gold medal that eluded （避开） them for so many years Monday night, a prize so compelling it lured（诱使）them out of the cozy life of a happily retired married couple. It wasn’t the best skate of their career, but it was good enough for gold and that was all that mattered.
Their score of 216. 57 points was more than three points ahead of teammates Pang Qing and Tong Jian. When Shen and Zhao finished their routine, Zhao knelt to the ice, burying his face in his hands while his wife patted his back. He pumped his fist several times while she smiled, her grin was so bright it could light up the entire arena（圆形运动场）.
Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany dropped to the bronze medal after a flawed free skate.
It’s the first time since 1960 that a Russian or Soviet couple isn’t atop the Olympic platform, ending one of the longest winning streaks in sports. Perhaps even more shocking, the Russians are leaving empty - handed, with no medals of any color.
Shen and Zhao, bronze medalists at the last two Olympic Games, retired after winning their third title in 2007.  They got married, and lived the easy life of retirees, doing shows and appearances. But something was missing--that gold medal.
1. Which statement is WRONG according to paragraph one?
A. It was the Chinese pair who eventurelly won the Olympic gold medal.
B. The Chinese pair performed the excellent skate of their career.
C. The Chinese pair have been living a comfortable life.
D. The Chinese pair don’t get along well with each other.
2. From paragraph two and three, we can learn ________.
A. Shen and Zhao’s efforts paid off at last
B. Shen was so tired that she knelt to the ice
C. Pang and Tong won the bronze medal
D. The German pair ranked the second place
3. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “grin” ?
A. wide smile     B. happy laugh       C. excited feeling     D. happiness
4. What can we know from the passage?
A. The Soviet pair also got some medals in the Olympic.
B. Shen and Zhao retired in 2007 and got married after they got their silver medal.
C. It’s the gold medal that lures them back to the Olympic.
D. The German pair always performed well during the competition.