Basketball is much more than a sport. It is both exercise and excitement. Apart from keeping you fit, basketball helps you get social, make new friends, and learn the art of defying（藐视）failure and overcoming challenges. It allows you to enjoy basketball at your personal basketball goal and make the most of the advantages that this great game offers.

1.Spending an hour at basketball court helps you burn around 630-750 calories（热量）. It also helps you stay in shape and fit. When you run, and jump while playing basketball, blood pumping and breathing get increased which acts as an amazing workout for your mind and body.

2.Basketball is a healthy sport for children. It helps them stay active. Playing together for a team success also helps kids to realize the importance of team work, and hard work while going for a common goal. For a shy child, it provides him with the opportunity to meet new people and get friends.

3.A few rounds of shooting at your basketball goal can reduce your stress and anger. Hitting the mark at the basketball backboard will help you focus on your work when you return to your work place. The confidence and self-belief you get while playing make you face challenges with a better attitude.

4.Basketball is treated as a social sport. It develops friendships. People of all ages enjoy trying some shots at the basket. Organizing friendly matches of basketball on weekends at your home will provide you an opportunity to meet with your dear ones and having a wonderful time together.

5.The passage is mainly about the _______ of playing basketball.

A. advantages B. skills C. rules D. popularities

书面表达（本题有1小题，共计20分）

最近，学校开展了“家长是否应该接孩子放学”的调查活动。下表为调查结果，请你根据表格内容用英语写一篇短文，并谈谈你对此事的看法及理由。

要求：

①书写规范，内容完整，可适当增加细节，以使语句通顺，合乎逻辑；

②文章开头已给出，不计入总词数，只需接着写；

③看法至少两条；

④词数：80-100。

Recently, our school made a survey about “Should parents pick you up from school?” Here are the results.

The little boy asked his father whether France is ______ European country.

A. an B./ C. a D. the

—Would you help me _______, Mr Zhang? This question’s too hard for me.

—OK. Let me try.

A. after B. out C. up D. with

—Linda said she called you yesterday morning, but there was no answer.

—Oh, we were at home. Maybe my husband and I _______ the flowers in the garden.

A. have watered B. had watered

C. were watering D. watered

— Can you come to my birthday party on Sunday evening, Mike?

—__________, but I must look after my grandma at home.

A. I’m afraid not B. I’d love to

C. I’m sorry D. I think so

Mr. Fang is always the first one to be in the office ________ he lives far from his company.

A. although B. because C. when D. as

—May I take the magazine out of the reading room?

—No, you can’t. You _________ read it here. It’s the rule.

A. must B. would C. may D. can’t

—Would you mind staying in such a noisy room?

—No, but my son needs a __________ place to study in.

A. cleaner B. quieter C. safer D. smaller

—Excuse me, where did you get the book?

—I borrowed it from the ___________.

A. cinema B. library C. park D. station