3. How many divisions are there? There are three divisions: A ages 9-10 AA ages 11-12 AAA ages 13-14 4. When are the tryouts? Tryouts will be held to help the coaches create teams with equal skill levels. All tryouts will be held at Remington Field, which is at the corner of Sunshine Avenue and Ocean View Drive. Division A Monday February 10 5:00-7:00 p. m. Division AA Tuesday February 11 4:30-6:30 p. m. Division AAA Wednesday February 12 5:30-7:30 p. m. 5. May I request to be on a team with my friends? Coaches will try to place players on teams according to the schools they are in. if you have a special request, please tell a coach before the tryouts. The coaches will consider such requests but cannot promise that the requests will be satisfied. 6. When is the registration deadline? Registration forms are due on January 30. Additional forms are available at sports shops, area schools, and the public library. If your registration form is not in by the requested date, you will be charged an extra $5,00. 25. If Rudy’s friend John lives north of Smithville Road, John will ____________. A. be on Rudy’s team B. be in Division AAA
C. be unable to play in the league D. not have to wear the team T-shirt 26. What can we learn from the registration form?
A. Players can pay the fee either by credit card or by check B. The registration form will not accepted after January 30 C. The coaches will meet all the players’ special needs and requests D. Players will be on different teams according to skill levels and schools 27. Where may students get additional forms?
A. In a school B. In a bookshop C. In a sports club D. In a public museum
C
Runners who encounter visual and auditory distractions (干扰)may be more likely to suffer
leg injuries, according to research by the Association of Academic Physiatrists in Las Vegas. Runners often seek distraction from the task at hand. Whether it be music, texting, daydreaming,
taking in the sights, or propping a book up on the treadmill(跑步机), more often than not a distraction is welcome. But, researchers from the University of Florida have recently discovered those distractions may lead to injury.
Daniel Herman, MD, assistant professor at University of Florida, and his team conducted research on the effects of visual and auditory distractions on 14 runners to determine what effect these distractions would have on things such as heart rate, how many times a runner breathes per minute and how much oxygen is consumed by the body.
The runners were all injury-free at the time of the study and ran 31 miles each week. Dr . Herman’s team had each participant run on a treadmill three separate times. The first time was without any distractions. The second time added a visual distraction, during which the runners concentrated on a screen displaying different letters in different colors with the runner having to note when a specific letter-color combination appeared. The third time added an auditory distraction similar to the visual distraction, with the runner having to note when a certain word was spoken by a certain voice.
When compared to running without distractions, the participants applied force faster to their left and right legs called loading rate, with auditory and visual distractions. They also experienced an increased amount of force from the ground on both legs, called ground reaction force, with auditory distractions. Finally, the runners tended to breathe heavier and have higher heart rates with visual and auditory distractions than without any distractions at all.
\performance and increase injury risk,\helped, but you may be able to minimize potentially cumulative(累积的) effects. For example, when running a new route in a chaotic environment such as during a destination of marathon, you may want to skip listening to something which may require more attention - like a new song playlist.\
Dr. Herman's team will continue to investigate the potential relationship between distracted running and leg injuries, and any effect this relationship has on different training techniques that use auditory or visual cues.
28. Paragraph 2 tells us the research ___________.
A. process B. question C. results D. reflection
29. Based on the research, runners with auditory distractions tended to ____________.
A. breathe heavier and have lower heart rates B. gain a faster speed with slower loading rates
C. apply more force with less oxygen consumption D. get an increased amount of ground reaction force
30. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Running with distractions becomes uncommon nowadays B. Listening to a new song while running ensure performance
C. Runners are advised to minimize distractions in a destination of marathon D. Runners are more likely to get injured in an environment without distractions 31. What is probably the next task for Dr. Herman’s team?
A. What determines training techniques B. What effective ways can cure leg injuries C. Why runners use auditory and visual cues D. How distractions should be used in training
D
Throughout history, music spread through common experiences among people of different cultures. In today technologically advanced society, however, people spread music online, sometimes without an artist’s permission. This can lead to many problems, and music companies are now cracking down on this practice. Sharing music online without permission is theft. Sharing music online prevents recording companies from making money from their efforts. They say that online file sharing has resulted in a huge drop in profits and sales over the past 10 years. People who find music for free online are not charged for CDs or every MP3 download. To truly understand the impact of music piracy (盗版)on creators, one must understand how many people are involved in the recording process. For the sale of each album, profits must be shared between all parties: musicians, sound engineers, music producers, managers advertisers, and the company selling the product. Many people believe sharing music only affects the recording artist, but the reality is that sharing hurts business for all companies involved. Therefore, the sharing of music files is just as damaging as stealing a CD from Target.
There are many people who don’t see the harm in sharing music files online and even think they have the right to do it. One online blogger states that he originally paid for an entire CD and that he “should be able to do with the material whatever he wants”. While he may have legally
paid for the music, he does not have the right to provide it to the world at no cost. Most music is copyrighted(有版权的). No one can legally hand out free copies without permission, which means people like the blogger are thieves.
Although we do not spread today’s music the same way we did historically, there’s no doubt that people around the world love to share music. However, internet piracy could prevent musicians from wanting to continue producing albums for fear of theft. Therefore, if people want to continue listening to their favorite artists, they need to buy their music so that artists will make enough profit to continue their music careers.
32. The underlined phrase “cracking down on” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _________. A. bringing up carefully B. speaking highly of C. dealing seriously with D. destroying completely
33. We can learn from the text that ___________. A. artists are taking action to protect their right B. sharing music files online affects a lot of people C. online music sharing increases sales of music CDs
D. a person who bought a CD has the right to share it online with others 34. How is the text organized?
A. Topic—Argument—Explanation B. Opinion---Discussion---Description C. Main idea---Comparison---Supporting statements D. Introduction—Supporting statements---Conclusion
35. What can be the best title for the text?
A. Music Piracy is Theft B. Is Sharing Music Right?
C. What is Music Piracy? D. Music Piracy is Good for Music Lovers 第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项 It’s natural to great friends with a smile and a wave. 36__________ But what happens if your face and body send mixed messages? Would someone be more likely to believe the look on your face or the way you hold your body?
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