One of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to imagine the future. In our minds we can see what has not yet happened. For example, while we are looking forward to 1._____a new place or country, we 2._____what it will be like. We predict( 预料) the habit people will eat, dress and act. Of course, we do not always predict things 3._____. Things are often very different from the way we 4._____them to be.
One of the 5._____ dreams in history is the dream of the German scientist, Kekule, who had been 6._____ to work out a very difficult problem in physics. He had studied and analyzed(分析) the problem from every angle(角度) for days, but there 7._____ to be no way of 8._____ out the answer. Then one night he went to bed and dreamed. When he 9._____ up, he realized that he knew the answer. He had solved the problem in his 10._____.
The hypnotist(催眠者) sat in the chair opposite him and spoke 11._____: I want you to concentrate on my voice. Think about 12._____. You know nothing but my voice. And as you pay attention to my voice, your 13._____ will get heavier. Soon you’ll be asleep.
You will hear my voice and understand my words, but your body will be asleep, your eyes are too heavy. You are almost asleep, and when you wake up you will 14._____ nothing.
You will forget everything. Now I am going to 15._____ slowly from one to five. One, two, three, four, five.

【小题1】
A.visitingB.seekingC.reachingD.discovering
【小题2】
A.imagineB.knowC.feelD.guess
【小题3】
A.quicklyB.simplyC.correctlyD.neatly
【小题4】
A.requiredB.wishedC.leftD.expected
【小题5】
A.funnyB.dullC.famousD.silly
【小题6】
A.managingB.tryingC.thinkingD.hoping
【小题7】
A.usedB.oughtC.seemedD.had
【小题8】
A.makingB.findingC.turningD.letting
【小题9】
A.gaveB.satC.wokeD.got
【小题10】
A.dreamB.lessonC.researchD.exercise
【小题11】
A.softlyB.loudlyC.slowlyD.firmly
【小题12】
A.everythingB.somethingC.nothingD.anything
【小题13】
A.eyesB.feetC.headD.body
【小题14】
A.acceptB.rememberC.hearD.receive
【小题15】
A.countB.sayC.addD.speak

 

The American Museum of Natural History

Address: Central Park West at 79th, St., New York

Tel: 212-769-5100

Traffic: located on the Upper West Sideof Manhattan, the museumis conveniently reached by bus, underground or car.

Parking: There is a small parking place which charges only $7.75 per day, but is often full. Parking in the neighborhood is also limited.

Museum hours: 10:00 am to 5:45 pm Sunday through Tuesday; 10:00 am to 9:00 pm Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

Admission: $3.20 for grown-ups, one-fourth for children, and free on Friday and Saturday evening from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

The museum is open every day of the year except Christmas and Thanksgiving.

1.The American Museum of Natural History is in    .

A.Philadelphie                           B.Washington

C.Boston                               D.New York

2.There is a parking place outside the museum, but    .

A.people cannot park their cars there

B.it is not big enough to park all the cars

C.it will cost you $7.75 per week

D.nobody wants to park his car there

3.If four grown-ups and four children want to pay a visit to the museum at 3:00 pm on Saturday, they will pay    .

A.$16              B.$19.2             C.$25.6            D.no money

4.You can visit the museum    .

A.at 7:00 am on Monday

B.at 8:00 pm on Tuesday

C.at 11:00 am on Sunday

D.at 10:00 pm on Friday

5.From the passage, we can learn that    .

A.the museum lies in the east of New York

B.the small parking place charges more than $8 a day for a car

C.one can get to the museum by car, by under-ground or by bus

D.the museum is the most popular one in America

 

The rising costs of health care have become a problem for many countries in the world. To deal with this problem, it is reported that a big part of the government’s health budge(预算)has been used for health education and disease prevention instead of treatment. Actually, many kinds of diseases are preventable in many ways and preventing a disease is usually much cheaper than treating it. For example, people could avoid catching a cold if they dressed warmly when the weather starts getting cold. But many people get sick because they fail to do so, and have to spend money seeing a doctor.

Daily habits like eating more healthy food would have kept millions of families from becoming bankrupt(破产)if the patients had taken ways for early prevention. For example, keeping a balanced diet(均衡饮食), such as not consuming too much animal fat and trying to have enough vegetables and fruits, seems to be quite important.

One very effective and costless way of prevention is regular(定期的)exercise, which is necessary for a healthy mind and body. Regular exercise, such as running, walking, and playing sports is a good way to make people feel better.

In addition, health education plays a key role in improving people’s health. By giving people more information about health, countries could help people understand the importance of disease prevention and ways to achieve it. For example, knowing one’s family medical history is an effective way to help keep healthy. Information about health problems among close relatives will make them aware of what they should do to prevent certain diseases through lifestyle changes, which will work before it is too late.

    However, paying more attention to disease prevention does not mean medical treatment is unimportant. After all, prevention and treatment are just two different means toward the same effect. In conclusion, we could save money on health care and treat patients more successfully if our country spends more money on health prevention and education.

1. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “consuming” in Paragraph 2?

       A. Avoiding.      B. Producing.     C. Eating.       D. Cooking.      

2.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Health or Illness?               B. Exercise or Illness?

C. Prevention or Education?         D. Prevention or Treatment?

3.We can learn from the passage that ______.

A. more health education should be given   

B. dressing warmly can prevent diseases

C. a balanced diet is cheaper than regular exercise

D. the government’s health budget should be increased

 

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