牛津版（深圳·广州）初中英语九年级下册 Module 3 小测验

—Because I want to make myself ________ clearly.

—I agree with you. He even succeeded__________ sailing to the east coast of Africa.

—He _________Australia. He _________there last year.

—I'm not sure. Maybe she has bought some drinks and snacks.

    Few peoplelike changing their habits, good or bad. Whether it is smoking, drinking orovereating, they1"enjoying" them to end.

    On everypacket of cigarettes (香烟),people are warned against the2of smoking: "Warning: CigaretteSmoking Is Dangerous to Your Health."3,millions of them start smoking or go on smoking. Why?

    Facts showthat families and surroundings (环境) play a very important part in4smokers. All those smokerscome from smoking families or have smoking5or relatives. Films and TVplays also play a part. People6their "heroes"on TV drinking alcohol (酒) or7cigarettes."Heroes" seem to fear8, neither killingthemselves nor killing others with alcohol and cigarettes.9theyare not afraid of the harm of smoking and drinking, why10commonpeople be afraid?

    The simplewarning on the cigarette packet does not influence11habits.Even stronger warnings, like showing pictures of smokers who have died ofcancer, don't seem to12.

    Knowingand believing seem to be two13things.

    If smokingis really as14as doctors say, it is time for smokersto think about it and try to give it15!

    Have you ever considered starting a fitness program? Since exercise can reduce the risk of diseases, improve balance, help lose weight, better sleep habits and even make you confident, you should start a fitness program in the following steps.

    Test your fitness level

How many meters can you walk or run in one minute? How much time does it take you to swim 50 meters? What is your heart rate (心率)? The data (数据) of your fitness level can help you know what activities you need.

    Design your fitness program

You may have begun your daily exercise. But a personal plan helps more. First, you should have your fitness goals (目标). For example, what do you want to look like, to be slimmer or quicker? A balanced plan will help you start low, progress slowly, do right activities and even allow you to recover (康复) if you get hurt.

    Prepare things needed for sports

You need something practical, enjoyable and easy to use. It could be a pair of trainers, a volleyball or a bicycle. You can also download fitness apps (应用程序) on your mobile phone to measure distances, calories burned or your heart rate.

    Take action

Now you're ready for action. When you begin, don't always try tough tasks. Listen to your body and reduce exercise time if necessary.

   Monitor your progress

Test your fitness level again six weeks later. If you have achieved your goals, increase exercise time to continue improving.

Starting an exercise program is an important decision. By planning carefully and acting step by step, you can have good health.

    What isthe hardest sport in the world? Some people say it's boxing (拳击), because boxing is dangerousand boxers have to be strong and fast. Other people say the hardest sport issoccer.

    However,most people say the hardest sport is the triathlon (三项全能运动). A triathlon is a race thatincludes three sports. First, racers swim. After that they ride bicycles andfinally they run. In the most common triathlon, racers swim 1.5kilometres, bike40 kilometres, and run 10 kilometres. The winner is the person who finishes therace first.

    There isanother kind of triathlon too. It is called the "Ironman Triathlon (铁人三项)". This triathlon is muchlonger. People who finish this triathlon are called "ironmen" or"ironwomen". This is because these people are so strong that theirbodies are just like iron (铁).

    In thepast, there were other races including three sports. However, they didn't usethe word "triathlon". That word was first used to describe a race inCalifornia in 1974.

    Triathlonracers have to train very hard for their races. Many of them swim and run. Alot of people also do things like yoga (瑜伽). They have many different ways to prepare, but they all have thesame goal. They want to be in perfect shape.

    To be anironman or an ironwoman, you have to be strong and smart. You should know howto save energy during the race.

    These days people are crazy about Wu Dajing. He broke his own world record in men's 500m short—track speed skating (短道速滑)!

    When he was young, he noticed two Chinese speed skaters on TV and then he decided to take up this sport. Wu started to learn to skate in 2004, and six years later he became a member of the national team.

    On February 22, 2018, Wu won the men's 500m short-track speed skating with a time of 39.584 seconds and became the first Chinese to win an Olympic short track gold. " I'm happy to win China's first gold here and I look forward to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics," Wu said.

    In fact, it is not the first time Wu has shown his talent in skating. He has won many medals at many world championships (锦标赛). Wu believes that as long as he works hard, he will succeed.

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Less pressure, better life

    Hello, boys and girls!

    Pressure is a serious problem in today's world.

    That's all. Thank you!