牛津译林版必修二高中英语 Unit 2 Be sporty be healthy备考期末滚动复习卷

For a while, my neighborhood was taken over by an army of joggers(慢跑者). They were there all the time: early mornings, noons and evenings. There were little old ladies in grey sweats(运动服), young couples in Adidas shoes, middle­aged men with red faces. "Come on！" My friend Alex encouraged me to join him as he jogged by my house every evening, "You'll feel great. "

Well, I had nothing against feeling great and if Alex could jog every day, anyone could. So I took up jogging seriously and gave it a good two months of my life, and not a day more. Based on my experience, jogging is the most overvalued form of exercise around, and judging from the number of the people who left our neighborhood jogging army, I'm not alone in my opinion.

First of all, jogging is very hard on the body. Your legs and feet take a real pounding running down a road for two or three miles. I developed foot, leg, and back problems. Then I read about a nationally famous jogger who died of heart attack while jogging, and I had something else to worry about. Jogging doesn't kill hundreds of people, but if you have any physical weaknesses, jogging will surely bring them out, as they did with me.

Secondly, I got no enjoyment out of jogging. Putting one foot in front of the other for forty­five minutes isn't my idea of fun. Jogging is also a lonely pastime. Some joggers say, "I love being out there with just my thoughts. " Well, my thoughts began to bore me, and most of them were on how much my legs hurt.

And how could I enjoy something that brought me pain？And that wasn't just the first week；it was practically every day for two months. I never got past the pain level, and pain isn't fun. What a cruel way to do it! So many other exercises, including walking, lead to almost the same results painlessly, so why jog?

I don't jog any more, and I don't think I ever will. I'm walking two miles three times a week at a fast pace, and that feels good. I bicycle to work when the weather is good. I'm getting exercise, and I'm enjoying it at the same time. I could never say the same for jogging, and I've found a lot of better ways to stay in shape.

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Even though one out of three American children live within a mile of their school, almost not half of those students often bike or walk to class, scientists report.

Children who live in the south, in country areas, or who have college­educated parents, are among those least likely to bike or walk to school, notes the report, which is published in July.

Sarah Martin and her workmates at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)studied materials from more than 7，000 children between 9 and 15 years of age.

They found that almost 35 percent of the children lived within one mile of their schools. Children between 11 and 13 years old were more likely to walk or bike than 9­year­olds. Children whose parents had a high school education were more likely to bike or walk than children with college­educated parents.

"The majority of children are missing an opportunity to increase daily physical activity, " Martin said in a prepared statement.

According to the CDC, nearly one in five (18. 8 percent)children between 6 and 11 years old are overweight. Increased daily physical activity is one of the methods the CDC gives to help deal with obesity (肥胖)in children.

Martin said that there are all kinds of reasons why children in city areas might be more likely to bike or walk. They said the fact is that schools may be in mixed­use neighborhoods where it is more possible to bike or walk, compared with other places where there may be fewer safe sidewalks.

Today, roller skating is easy and fun. But many years ago, it wasn't easy at all. Before 1750，people never tried skating on wheels. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin's work was making instruments. In his free time he liked to play the violin. Merlin was a man with many ideas and many dreams . People called him a dreamer.

One day Merlin received an invitation to go to an important party. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think. He wanted to find a way to make a wonderful entrance at the party. Merlin had an idea. He thought that he would attract a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.

Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skate shoes. Merlin was very proud of them. He dreamed of arriving at the party and skating into the room while playing the violin. He was sure that everyone would be very surprised.

On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room, playing his violin. Everyone was really surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skating. He rolled on, playing the violin. Then, with all eyes on him, Merlin hit into a huge mirror on the wall. The mirror broke into many pieces with a very loud noise.

Nobody forgot Merlin's wonderful entrance after that.

For some people, choosing which sports to play throughout high school is hard because they have never really played an organized sport before and aren't sure what they'll enjoy most.

If you're great at basketball but would rather play football because you think it's more fun, then give it a go (just make sure it's cool with mom and dad).

Sports are meant to be fun. What's the worst that can happen? If you get cut, you can always try another sport. And sports like track don't typically cut participants from the team. You can still participate even if you're not in the team for the competition.

Some sports, like baseball or basketball, require every person on the field to be working well together.

Sports like tennis, track and field, swimming, gymnastics, and wrestling are all sports where individual performances are tallied (计算) into team scores. However, for the most part it's possible to win a solo event in these sports and still have your team lose, and vice versa(反之亦然).

No one knows you better than you do. Maybe you enjoy the spotlight. Maybe you get annoyed by the way teammates act. Luckily, there are many individualized sports to choose from.

We all know that sports may help us become stronger. But their1go far beyond this. Research shows that sports that involve aiming and hitting skills, for example, tennis, badminton and baseball, help children increase2 . They help develop leadership qualities and3team spirit in kids. They involve competition. Playing sports teaches them to accept4with a positive spirit when they lose a game.

Playing sports does a lot of good to the development of5skills. Sports teach you to communicate with people and work together as a6. Sports improve collective thinking and help develop your planning and organizational skills, too. Sports build7, since winning a game always gives you a sense of accomplishment.

Playing sports requires you to strategize(制定策略). You need to be very8to score goals or earn points. You need to work out strategies to win. You need to judge your competitor's strategy and change yours9. This certainly involves clever thinking, which sports10. Studies show that kids who play sports frequently do well in school and college.

Playing sports brings you11. Jumping about, running around, racing to get ahead, 12, falling and standing up again, all of them are a part of playing sports. There is no match for the happiness this brings. 13 ， sports are a form of exercise which produces happiness molecules(分子) in your body, thus improving your mental health. You can't be sad14playing sports. Sports produce15energy in you and the people around you.

I am not a brave girl I've been crazy about bungee jumping(蹦极). One day, I found a good place for this exciting sport in Thailand by(surf) the Internet . I packed my bag and (fly) there. However, I had no idea how to get to the address listed on the website. I called them and took a taxi, but the taxi driver didn't know the way, either. He dropped me halfway.

Having bought some bread, I had to wait for the car was supposed to pick me up. At last a young man drove me to the bungee jumping place. I was amazed by the (sight) along the road. There I signed agreement and put on a harness(安全带). The guide led me through a gate, asked me to sit in a special seat and tied my legs and ankles(踝) well. As soon as I stood up and felt my ankles (tie) together, I got scared, I walked (slow) to the edge of the bridge and looked back. The workers looked at me and couldn't help (laugh). At last it was time to go. My memory seemed to stop. I felt myself going up, like riding a fast lift, and then another drop...  Finally, I stopped in the air. I spread my arms wide, laughing loudly and (proud). The workers pulled me up, smiling at me.

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Dear friends,

As is known to all, our school has launched a campaign against bad habits in order to build a civilized campus.

That's all. Thank you.

I sat at the breakfast table with my four­year­old son, Matthew, trying to ignore the ache in my stomach. "Mama, want to play？""Not today, baby, " I shook my head. These days I could barely get out of bed. I was still recovering from a surgery. I hoped for strength and happiness. But the future seemed so hopeless.

Suddenly, Matthew jumped up from his spot on the kitchen floor. "Bird！" he shouted, rushing to our courtyard. Sure enough, there was a white dove seated in a rubber tree. It sat there for a few moments, and then flew away. Strange, I'd never seen one in our neighborhood before.

When I dragged myself to the kitchen the next morning, the dove was back. This time with a mate carrying twigs(嫩枝). "Look, Matthew, " I said, pointing to the tree. "They're going to make a nest. " The doves flew in and out of the courtyard all week, building on top of the rubber tree.

Matthew could hardly contain his excitement. Every morning, he'd run into the kitchen and take his spot by the sliding glass door talking to the birds while they worked. His enthusiasm was influential. As much as I was grieving(悲伤)，I couldn't help but look forward to the doves' visits too.

Then it all went wrong. The courtyard was a safe enough spot for a nest, but the rubber tree's broad, thin leaves were far from stable. One night, a strong wind blew, throwing the doves' nest to the ground. I heard the twigs break apart.

I surveyed the damage. Nothing good ever lasts. I wouldn't blame the doves if they never came back. But they returned. And they paid no attention to the pile of sticks that had once been their nest. They started again from scratch. Again, though, the wind destroyed all their hard work. The next day, and the next, they renewed their efforts, as if nothing had happened.

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I knew I had to do something.

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"It works! The birds are back！" Matthew announced.