Takashi is 99 years old. He lives in Okinawa (冲绳县) in Japan. In Okinawa people tend to live a very long time. They are seldom ill. Many people are over 100 years old—longer than most people in other parts of the country and the world. What is their secret (秘密)?

The Okinawans eat vegetables, fruit, fish and rice. They usually have seven different kinds of fruit and vegetables every day. People don’t usually drink much alcohol (酒) or smoke. They don’t eat much meat or fast food.

Sports are very important for the people of Okinawa. Walking, traditional dancing, and gardening are very popular with people of all ages. More important, the people in Okinawa are seldom worried or angry and they never make themselves too busy. They are relaxed and take their time. Buses often come late, and people often arrive an hour late for meetings. Every evening hundreds of people, young and old, go to the beach to watch the beautiful sunset (日落). They talk, smile or laugh to each other.

Another important thing is that people often work until they are 80, sometimes even until 90! In the Okinawan words there is no word for “out of work”. Old people don’t stay at home— they go out and meet friends.

When journalists ask local people what their secret of long life span is, they always answer, “We are happy, we are always relaxed, and we are never in a hurry.”

1.What can we know from the first paragraph?

A. Takashi came to Okinawa from Tokyo many years ago.

B. More people of over 100 years old live in Tokyo than in Okinawa.

C. People in Okinawa seldom go to hospital when they are ill.

D. Takashi is a Japanese old man.

2.What do the Okinawans usually have for meals?

A. Meat and alcohol. B. Meat and fast food.

C. Fish, rice, fruit and vegetables. D. Different kinds of seafood.

3.What does the underlined word “relaxed” mean in Chinese?

A. 放松自在的 B. 紧张忙碌的 C. 激动人心的 D. 丰富多彩的

4.What do the old in Okinawa often do in the day?

A. They stay at home and watch TV.

B. They help to look after their grandsons and granddaughters.

C. They have a drink with their friends and talk happily.

D. They visit friends and chat with each other.

5.What is the secret of the Okinawans’ long life span?

A. They have healthy diets and often do sports.

B. They sleep and get up early every day.

C. They are seldom worried or unhappy.

D. They enjoy talking and watching the sunset.

There is one language that people use in every country in the world. People (1) use it are young and old, short and tall, thin and fat. It’s almost everybody’s second language. It’s easy to understand, (2) you can’t hear it. It’s sign language.

Babies who can’t talk can point at things. They’re using sign language.(3) Sign language can be useful in places that are very noisy and in places that are very quiet. You can talk to the people who are behind windows. And when you go swimming with your friends, you can have a“talk”under water!

Many years ago, a Frenchman wanted to help deaf people. He opened the (4) /f?:st/ school for deaf people in Paris in 1760. And they learned sign language there. Teachers and doctors who wanted to help deaf people also went to Paris and had lessons. (5)然后他们教给他们的学生手势语 。 Soon there were schools for deaf people in other (6) / 'k?ntr?z /.

Today, in the United States, there are special TV news programs for deaf people. The news broadcaster tells the news in sign language and the words appear on TV, too.

1.在文中(1)处和(2)处分别填入一个合适的词,使句子通顺连贯。

(1) ________________

(2) ________________

2.根据音标提示,在文中(4)处和(6)处分别填入一个合适的词。

(4) ________________

(6) ________________

3.将文中(3)句译成汉语。

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4.将(5)句译成英语。

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5.How can the deaf learn TV news in the USA today?

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