Unit 3 Sports and fitness
Unit 3 Listening and Speaking & Reading and Thinking
1、Teenagers' fitness is now a major concern, and physical exercise is very important. It reduces stress and improves fitness. Exercise makes your body strong, and helps you to keep the right body weight. Sports scientist Dr. Helen Lopez offers the following advice to teenagers： “First，you need to find out your present level of fitness. Then you can design a programme that will help you become healthier.”
Dr. Lopez suggests that there are three levels of fitness that need a change of lifestyle. “Overweight” means that the person gets very little exercise and often has a serious weight problem. “Inactive” means that the person does not join in many physical activities, hut is not seriously overweight. “ Active” refers to people who take part in sports and other physical activities, but do not have a high fitness level.
According to Dr. Lopez, overweight teenagers should work out to keep healthy. \each day. All these will help to burn calories.” Inactive teenagers should do similar activities, but add some bending and stretching exercises, such as push-ups and sit-ups, starting with twenty of each a day. Inactive people can take a little more exercise than overweight people because their bodies are stronger，Dr. Lopez said. The same rule applies to(适用于）active teenagers.
Dr. Lopez suggests one hour a week or more on running and other forms of intensive exercise, together with fifteen minutes a day spent on stretching and
bending activities. These are really important in order to prevent injuries,” Dr. Lopez said. Some weight-training and other body- strengthening exercises could also be planned in the programme in order to increase the person’s strength. 1.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Active people always have a high fitness level. B.Overweight people always take more exercise. C.Inactive teenagers are not seriously overweight. D.Keeping fit means changing teenagers’ lifestyle. 2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text? A.Physical exercise can make the teenagers grow taller. B.Pliysical exercise can help teenagers become healthier. C.Physical exercise can help to bum up calories. D.Physical exercise can increase teenagers’ strength. 3.What exercise should people do in order to prevent injuries? A.Walking. B.Stretching and bending. C.Riding.
D.Weight training.
4.What is the best title for the passage? A.Doing Exercise B.Teenagers’ Fitness C.Different Lifestyles D.Overweight Teenagers
2、Sweat ran its way clown my cheeks. It was hot, but the air was still and wet. One final play and the State Softball Championship was ours.
I looked towards people who were watching the game. Sure enough, I found my
mom. I always hoped my dad were here. The farm needed his full attenlion, but I did not care.
Finally, we won! State Champs! I let out a stream of happiness, full of tears. My mom made a “ V to celebrate my success and smiled. I smiled back at her.
We all received medals, but I cannot remember any of it. I concentrated my thoughts on my dad. I ran to my mom, asking for her cellphone. I had to tell my dad about the happiest day of my life, and complained (抱怨）about h()'\\ he did not care.
The phone rang twice, and no one answered. My heart sank, but I tried again anyway.
“Hello?” answered my dad.
“Dad! ’ I cried. “We won State! ’ Silence.
“Dad?” I could hear something on the other end. \一crying?，’ “ I’m just really happy for you，Meggie，” he said. “And I’m sorry I couldn’t be there.”
An apology was all I needed. I hung up the phone feeling relaxed, and I began to understand how it must feel to be a father. I forgave him for never being there. He worked so I could play. My father loved me enough to let me experience life’s happiest moments without him.
1.Meggie^s father didn't go to watch her game because A.Meggie did not care about his being there B.Meggie’s mother took his place to he there C.the game wasn't so important to her father
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2020_2021学年新教材高中英语Unit3SportsandfitnessListeningan
