11．What would be the best title for this passage?

　　　 A．The Most Popular Sports　　　　　　　　　

B．The English Sports

　　　 C．History of Sports　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D．Sports in Britain

D

　　　 That“Monday morning feeling”could be a crushing pain in the chest which leaves you sweating and gasping for breath. Recent research from Germany and Italy shows that heart attacks are more common on Monday mornings and doctors blame the stress of returning to work after the weekend break.

　　　 The risk of having a heart attack on any given day should be one in seven, but a six-year study helped by researchers at the Free University of Berlin of more than 2,600 Germans showed that the average person had a 20 per cent higher chance of having a heart attack on a Monday than on any other day.

　　　 Working Germans are particularly not protected against attack, with a 33 per cent higher risk at the beginning of the working week. Non-workers, by comparison, appear to be no more at risk on a Monday than any other day.

　　　 A study of 11,000 Italians proved 8 am on a Monday morning as the most stressful time for the heart, and both studies showed that Sunday is the least stressful day, with fewer heart attacks in both countries.

　　　 The findings could lead to a better understanding of what is the immediate cause of heart attacks, according to Dr Stefan Willich of the Free University.“We know a lot about long-term risk factors such as smoking and cholesterol(胆固醇)but we don’t know what actually causes heart attacks, so we can’t give clear advice on how to prevent them,” he said.

　　　 Monday mornings have a double helping of stress for the working body as it makes a rapid change from sleep to activity, and from the relaxing weekend to the pressures of work.

　　　 “When people get up, their blood pressure and heart rate go up and there are hormonal(内分泌)changes in their bodies,” Willich explained.“All these things can have an unfavourable effect in the blood system and increase the risk of a clot(血凝块)in the arteries(动脉)which will cause a heart attack.”

　　　 “When people return to work after a weekend off, the pace of their life changes. They have a higher workload, more stress, more anger and more physical activity,” said Willich.

10．The game that was never played in Britain until the late 19th century is　　　 .

　　　 A．basketball　　　　　 B．tennis　　　　　　　　 C．rugby　　　　　　　　 D．football

9．According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about football and rugby?

　　　 A．They differ in the shape of the ball.

　　　 B．They are played by different numbers of players.

　　　 C．They both can be handled　　　　　

　D．They both can be kicked.

8．The main purpose of Paragraph 1 is to tell us that the English　　　　 .

　　　 A．are all sports lovers　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．behave like children

　　　 C．like to kick a ball around　　　　　　　　　 D．can remain young all their lives

7．What is the purpose of writing this text?

　　　 A．To introduce the geography of Torquay to students.

　B．To make some places known to visitors.

　　　 C．To show the beauty of resorts.　　　　　　　　

D．To attract more tourists.

C

　　　 It seems that the Englishman just cannot live without sports of some kind. A famous French humourist once said that this is because the English insist on behaving like children all their lives. Wherever you go in this country you will see both children and grown-ups knocking a ball about with a stick or something, as if in Britain men shall always remain boys and women girls! Still, it can never be bad to get exercise, can it?

　　　 Taking all amateur(业余)and professional sports in Britain into consideration, there can be no doubt that football is at the top of the list. It is called soccer in the United States. The game originated in Britain and was played in the Middle Ages or even earlier, though as an organized game, or“association football”, it dates only from the beginning of the 19th century.

　　　 The next is rugby, which is called“football”in the United States. It is a kind of football played by two teams of fifteen players rather than eleven. In rugby, an oval-shaped ball is used which can be handled as well as kicked. It is a pretty rough game.

　　　 In summer, cricket is the most popular sport. In fact, it has sometimes been called the English national game. Most foreigners find the game rather slow or even boring, but it enjoys great popularity among the British.

　　　 Tennis rates high on the list, too. It was introduced into England from France in the 15th century, but it was from England that it spread to practically every country in the world.

　　　 Table-tennis, or“ping-pong”,surely is not played on a great scale as it is in China or Japan. Basketball and volleyball were introduced into Britain during the late 19th century from America and are gaining popularity. Horse-back riding, swimming, rowing and golf all attract a lot of people.

6．What is special about the model village?

　　　 A．It opens at night.　　　　　　 　　　　B．It has something for the children

　　　 C．It’s in the open air.　　　　　 　　　　D．It has a real railway system.

5．According to the text Torquay might be described as　　 .

　　　 A．comfortable and expensive　　　　　　　 B．crowed and lively

　　　 C．remote and beautiful　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．fresh and healthy

4．Which of the following best explains what “B & B” means on the signs?

　　　 A．Bed and breakfast　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B．Breakfast and bath

　　　 C．Beach and barbecue　　　　　　　　　　　　

D．Beautiful and British

3．Which of the following statements is NOT true about the two foreigners?

　　　 A．They won’t use anything modern on the way.

　　　 B．They will do some cooking by themselves.

　　　 C．They will send off news about what happens day by day.

　　　 D．They’re planning to have a book published one year later.

B

　　　 Situated in the South West of England, between Exeter and Plymouth, Torquay is one of the most popular holiday resorts(度假胜地)in Britain. It provides sophisticated(精致)entertainment, sports of every kind and cultural facilities, all set in a position of outstanding natural beauty. Visitors can choose between luxury hotels by the sea, with private suites(套房)，swimming pools and saunas, and comfortable but less expensive guest houses. There are camping sites, too, and hundreds of houses displaying“B & B”signs.

　　　 As well as a number of small quiet bays, which are ideal for beach barbecues away from the crowds, Torquay has large sandy beaches where you can buy refreshments(饮料)and hire deck chairs, boats and even beach huts. There are large areas of grassland overlooking the sea, and miles of winding cliff paths for walkers who just want to enjoy the scenery and what is often said to be the healthiest air in the country. For the sportsmen and women there are opportunities not only for golf, tennis, squash and bowls, but also for water-skiing, hang-gliding and deep-sea fishing.

　　　 After a day in the open air, there’s lots to do in the evenings, too. There are plenty of discos, the occasional opera or ballet, and summer variety shows in the seafront theatres. For the children, there is a beautiful model village with a complicated railway layout which is remarkably realistic-especially when the lights are all on at night.

　　　 Of course, there’s no need to spend your whole holidays in Torquay. Only a short drive away is Dartmoor National Park, where you can walk for miles through dramatic, unspoiled countryside, or picnic by beautiful rivers and streams. Or, nearer to home, you can sail across Tor Bay to the lovely old fishing village of Brixham.

　　　 Torquay seems to have something for everyone. But don’t take my word for it-come and see for yourself.

2．The underlined word “auspicious” most probably means 　　　　　　.

　　　 A．favourable　　　　 B．friendly　　　　　　　 C．strange　　　　　　　 D．surprising