All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy and happy, and to live longer.

  1.   They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very excited when their player or team wins.

  2.   Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers. What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether in China, Egypt or Italy!    3.   Think how many lovers to skate or ski in Japan, Norway or Canada.

Some sports or game go back thousands of years, like running or jumping. Chinese wushu, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Neither one is a hundred years old yet.   4.  Water-skiing is one of the newest in the family of sports.

People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game together they often become good friends.   5.   One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace.

A．And think of people in cold countries.

B．Sports help to train a person’s character.

C．Not a few people participate in different sports competitions themselves.

D．Many people like to watch others play games.

E．People aren’t inventing new sports or games.

F．Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere take part in them.

G．People are inventing new sports or games all the time.

 

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　　Some people say it's the most exciting thing they have ever done in their lives. Other people say it's dangerous and 1 . “Bungee jumping, ” 2 it is known, has become very 3 in the USA, France, New Zealand and Australia. Every year, thousands of people 4 50 meters or more 5 only by a “ Bungee”, a rubber cord (绳索) that stops them 6 the ground.

　　Bungee jumping 7 in 1979 when two students from Oxford University, England, jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA. 8 , bungee jumping businesses have 9 all over the USA and other places, 10 in some countries it is not 11 by law. In the USA, bungee jumpers pay $80 or more to fall through the air 12 nearly 100 km an hour — risking(冒险) their lives if the bungee cord 13 .

　　Emily Stead is a bungee jumper who has survived 50 jumps. “It's 14 !”she says. “I first went bungee jumping five years ago. Then, I jumped just 20 meters. My 15 jump was 50 metres — from a hot-air balloon. It's the best 16 I have done. ”

　　Other people do not agree. “Bungee jumping, ”says Dr Willian Finch in Colorado, USA, “is both stupid and dangerous. This month I have seen twelve people who 17 their legs or ribs (肋骨) from a bungee jump. Until now, 18 has died — but sooner or later, it will happen. ”Studies show that about two in one million might have 19 of death. Almost every accident was caused by the jumper not being 20 connected to the cord or the cord not being firmly connected to the jump platform.

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     All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help people to (37)_______ healthy and happy, and to live longer.

Many people like to watch others (38)_______ games. They buy tickets or (39)______ their TV sets to watch the games.

Sports change (40)_______ the seasons. People play different games in winter and summer. Swimming is (41)________ in warm weather, but skating is good in winter.

Games and sports often grow from people’s work and everyday activities(活动). The Arabs use horses or camels(骆驼) in much of their everyday life. They use them in their sports, too. It is the same (42)_______ people in Xingjiang and Inner Mongolia (内蒙古). Millions of people hunt and fish (43)________ a living, but hunting and fishing are very good sports too.

Sports are so interesting (44)_________ people everywhere like them. Football, (45)_______, has spread (46)________ the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those (47)________ many rivers. What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether in China, Egypt or India! And think of the people in cold countries. Some sports or games go back (48)_________ of years, (49)_________ running or jumping. Chinese wushu, for example, has a long history. But basketball and football are rather new. (50)_________one is a hundred years old yet. People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but (51)__________ playing a game together they often become good friends.

37. A. get           B. turn          C. keep        D. develop

38. A. played        B. to play         C. playing         D. play

39. A. turn          B. turn on         C. turn down       D. turn around

40. A. from         B. in              C. into            D. with

41. A. fun          B. excite          C. funny          D. excited

42. A. with         B. as             C. to              D. from

43. A. because of    B. for            C. out of           D. from

44. A. as           B. when          C. that             D. which

45. A. however      B. for example     C. also            D. too

46. A. to           B. around         C. on              D. about

47. A. near          B. from          C. in              D. with

48. A. thousand      B. a thousand     C. thousands        D. several thousand

49. A. as            B. such          C. so              D. such as

50. A. No           B. Neither        C. /               D. a

51. A. before        B. over           C. after            D. in

 

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All over the world people enjoy sports .sports help to keep people healthy and happy, and to live longer.
_【小题1】___.They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very excited when their player or team wins.
___【小题2】___Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers. What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether in china, Egypt or Italy! _【小题3】__ Think how many lovers to skate or ski in Japan, Norway or Canada.
Some sports or games go back thousands of years, like running or jumping. Chinese wushu, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Neither one is a hundred years old yet. __【小题4】__ Water-skiing is one of the newest in the family of sports.
People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game together they often become good friends. 【小题5】 One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace(胜不骄，败不馁)。

A．And think of people in cold countries.

B．Sports help to train a person’s character. (性格)

C．Not a few people like sports in the world.

D．Many people like to watch others play games.

E.People aren’t inventing new sports or games.
F.Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere take part in them.
G.People are inventing new sports or games all the time.

In a world where comparisons happen non-stop, it is difficult to look outside yourself and to ever be content with who you are. There's always someone who's a bit better. The only solution is to reach inside and measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick. There is no more accurate measure for comparison than who you were yesterday, last week or last decade, when you were at your best.

Nothing useful ever comes from comparison to others. Either you see yourself as better than someone and you get lazy, or you see someone else as better than you and you feel like all your hard work is for nothing. It is a fool's game. None of us are inherently above or below the person next to us. We are who we are. Not one of us is exactly alike. The only direct and honest comparison is within yourself. Everything else is apples to oranges.

My opinion is that you are only allowed to compare yourself to someone else if their life situation is the same as your own. Good luck finding that match. And one thing is for sure. No matter how hard you work and how dedicated you are, there will always be someone who can run a little faster, jump a little higher, score a little better or look a little nicer in a swimsuit. And if there's not, you can bet someone is coming up fast behind you. So how can you always win in life? Become your best competitor.

The following are the reasons why you are your own best competitor.

1. You will always be motivated.

Having an image of your most recent past limits is the perfect thing to push you to the next level. If you ran 7 flights of stairs yesterday, then do 8 today. Who cares if the guy next to you did 15? It doesn't make a bit of difference. You are a more fit person today than you were yesterday. Your own progress is all you need.

2. You will continuously be your personal best.

If you commit to a slightly higher standard of yourself every day, you will always be at the top of your game. And that game will only get better. But if for some reason you fall off your mark, you will always have the past image of your best performance to show you what you're capable of. Once you've done it, you know what's possible and then it's just a matter of doing it again.

Through the passage the writer advises the readers to ________.

A. avoid comparison with others                 B. work much harder

C. pay attention to others’ progress                  D. make full use of motivation

If you want to be content with yourself, according to the author, you should ________.

A. see yourself better than others                B. measure accurately  

C. compare with yourself                           D. be honest with yourself

Which of the following is certain to happen according to the author?

A. Finding someone else who is in the same life situation as you are.

B. Finding someone who runs faster and jumps higher than you.

C. Finding someone who is hiding right behind you.

D. Finding someone who almost always wins in their life.

What can help you up to higher level in your life according to the passage?

A. Comparing yourself with the guy next to you.

B. Thinking about your own progress.

C. Promising to play a game every day.

D. Thinking of your most recent past limits.