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People believe that climbing can do good to health. Where can you learn the skill of climbing then? If you think that you have to go to the mountains to learn how to climb，you’re wrong. Many Americans are learning to climb in city gyms(体育馆). Here，people are learning on special climbing walls. The climbing wall goes straight up and has small holding places for hands and feet.
　　How do people climb the wall? To climb，you need special shoes and a harness(保护带)around your chest to hold you. There are ropes(绳索)tied to your harness. The ropes hold you in place so that you don’t fall. A beginner’s wall is usually about 15 feet high，and you climb straight up. There are small pieces of metal that stick out for you to stand on and hold on to. Sometimes it’s easy to see the new piece of metal. Sometimes, it’s not. The most difficult part is to control your fear. It’s normal for humans to be afraid of falling, so it’s difficult not to feel fear. But when you move away from the wall，the harness and the ropes hold you，and you begin to feel safe. You move slowly until you reach the top.
　　Climbing attracts people because it’s good exercise for almost everyone. You use your whole body，especially your arms and legs. This sport gives your body a complete workout. When you climb，both your mind and your body can become stronger.
小题1: What can we infer from the passage?
A．People are fairly interested in climbing nowadays.
B．It is impossible to build up one’s body by climbing.
C．People can only learn the skill of climbing outdoors.
D．It is always easy to see holding places in climbing.
小题2: The most difficult thing to do in wall climbing is .
A．to tie ropes to your harness B．to control your fear
C．to move away from the wall D．to climb straight up
小题3: The word “workout” underlined in the last paragraph most probably means .
A．settlement B．exercise C．excitement D．tiredness
小题4: Why does the author write this passage?
A．To tell people where to find gyms.
B．To prove the basic need for climbing.
C．To encourage people to climb mountains.
D．To introduce the sport of wall climbing.

小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:D

试题分析：本文介绍了攀爬运动是一种很好的运动项目，很多美国人在城市体育馆学爬山，初学者最困难的是控制的恐惧感，通常人们都担心坠落下来，所以很难不感到恐惧。这项运动不仅让人的整个身体得到了锻炼，而且人的意志也会变得坚强。
小题1:推理判断题。根据Climbing attracts people because it’s good exercise for almost everyone.可以推出应选A。
小题2:细节理解题。根据The most difficult part is to control your fear. 故选B。
小题3:词义猜测题。根据When you climb，both your mind and your body can become stronger.
可以猜出应是“锻炼”，故选B。
小题4:写作意图题。根据整篇文章的内容来看是介绍攀爬运动，故选D。
点评：写作意图题指作者在文中表达的意思，也就是写作目的。只有掌握作者的写作意图， 我们才能了解文章的深层含义， 从而全面正确，深刻把握思想。作者的写作意图通常隐藏在字里行间， 所以需要从以下几个方面来看：熟悉文体；寻找 key word, topic sentence；善于把握讽刺，反语等常见修辞方法；把握作者的语气，严肃或轻松，幽默或讽刺，平和或激动，乐观或悲观。
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小题1:What can we conclude from the first two paragraphs of this passage?
A．Men often beat their children.
B．Depressed women often have depressed partners.
C．All young children are vulnerable to social problems.
D．Women with children often have depressed partners.
小题2:Why did researchers in London and Bristol carry out such an investigation?
A．To see what kind of family environment is ideal for children to grow up in.
B．To study whether family structure affects depression in men when their child is born.
C．To investigate why so many men get depressed when a child is born.
D．To see whether it is true that behind every depressed man there is a depressed woman.
小题3:What kind of men is least likely to get depressed when their child was born?
A．Men in stepfamilies.
B．Men who were not living with their partners.
C．Men in traditional families.
D．Men in nontraditional families.
小题4:According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．Ten percent of women who were depressed had depressed partners.
B．2.6 percent of healthy women were depressed.
C．Special attention should be paid to families in which both the father and the mother were depressed.
D．Primary school children whose parents were both depressed couldn’t get along well withtheir peers.
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The most common kind of allergic reactions is itchy (痒的) , watery eyes and a blocked or watery nose. Allergies can also cause red, itchy skin. Some reactions can be life-threatening, for example, when breathing passages become blocked.
It is not always easy to avoid allergies. Drugs may offer an effective treatment. Another treatment used in some cases is called immunotherapy. A patient is injected with small amounts of the allergy-causing substance. The idea is that larger and larger amounts are given over time until the patient develops resistance in his body.
In the United States, experts estimate that up to 8% of young children have food allergies. Every year these allergies cause about 30,000 cases with severe reactions that require immediate treatment. It can result in breathing trouble and in some cases death. It is said that about 100 to 200 people will die. It is said that most of the reactions are caused by peanuts and tree nuts like walnuts.
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A．plants don’t usually flower in cold weather
B．people usually wear thick clothes
C．pollen is active below freezing point
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B．have immediate operations
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D．be exposed to enough allergy-causing substances
小题4:The best title would be _______.
A．The ABCs of AllergiesB．The Cause of Allergies
C．The Treatment of AllergiesD．The Prevention of Allergies
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Others believe that people get sick just because of the cold weather in winter. That is also wrong.
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A．the common cold is caused by only one virus
B．there are people who never catch a cold
C．colds can be caused by different viruses
D．all people are easily attacked by colds
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A．drinking a lot of waterB．drinking chicken soups
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B．different people may have different ways to fight against colds
C．working in freezing weather is the main reason for colds
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A．Nobody can stay awake for several days
B．Most people are going through sleep problems
C．Sleep problems have become a worldwide concern．
D．The majority of the world's population can't sleep well．
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A．The harm of sleep problems．
B．Activities on the World Sleep Day．
C．Interviews of poor sleep sufferers．
D．Measures against sleep problems．
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C．to show a pretended happy appearance
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B．the more we do, the happier we are
C．our feeling cannot change our behavior
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小题1:The word “leftovers” in Paragraph 1 probably means __________.
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B．Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry.
C．There are some easy ways of cooking a meal.
D．Eating vegetables helps save energy.
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The smell of fresh air is becoming something of a distant memory, thanks to our increasing use of fragrance (香气). From air fresheners to scented (有香味的) candles, we live in a world of scent.
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People with pre-existing eczema are particularly vulnerable (易受影响). “The eczema worsens in areas in contact with perfumes,” says Dr. Baron. “But even those without allergies can be at risk of fragrance allergy.” You can become suddenly allergic to perfumes and personal care products that you have been using for years. “Even if you know which fragrance causes a problem, it can be difficult to avoid, as most personal care products –soap, shampoo, sun cream and washing powder—contain fragrances,” says Dr. Baron.
And strong scents can also cause headaches. Fragrances activate the nose’s nerve cells, stimulating the nerve system associated with head pain. To minimize risk, sufferers are advised to minimize the contact.
“Fragrance suggest cleanliness – yet people are smelling a potentially dangerous chemical mixture,” says Anne Steinemann, professor of the University of Washington. “We often use them to mask one problem – as with air fresheners – but create a greater one – adding poisonous chemicals to the air.”
小题1:What is the text mainly about?
A．The world trend of using fragrance.
B．The benefits of using non-fragranced products.
C．The health problems caused by fragrance
D．The ways of removing allergy.
小题2:According to Dr. Baron,            .
A．our bodies have an immediate reaction to fragrance.
B．seven in ten have suffered fragrance allergy.
C．fragrance can affect people who don’t have allergy
D．people can avoid contacting with fragrance easily
小题3:Which of the following questions does the text NOT answer?
A．Which products contain fragrance?
B．What’s the influence of fragrance in the air?
C．What are the air fresheners made up of?
D．How are headaches caused by fragrance?
小题4:The following paragraph might discuss            .
A．the asthma caused by strong scents.
B．people’s efforts to protect fresh air.
C．the methods of curing eczema
D．the bad effects of air fresheners.
根据短文内容，从下框A~F选项中选出能概括每段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余项。
A. A sense of humour is not an inborn ability.
B. A sense of humour can be developed in our life.
C. A sense of humour helps us from several aspects.
D. A sense of humour means more than telling jokes.
E. A sense of humour can be expressed in many ways.
F. A sense of humour helps people to better enjoy life.
小题1:As awareness of the benefits of humour increases, most of us want to get all the laughs we can. It seems that almost every day there is another new discovery about the power of humour to help us physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Every system of the body responds to laughter in some important or positive way.
小题2:Many people mistakenly believe that we are born with a sense of humour. They think that when it comes to a sense of humour. “Either you have got it or you don’t.” This is
false! What is true, however, is that the ability to laugh and smile is actually something we are born with. For example, we laugh when we are tickled under the arm, even without thinking about how to react.
小题3:The parts of the brain and central nervous system that control laughing and smiling are mature at birth in human infants, but that is not the same thing as having a sense of humour. (After all, when a baby laughs in his small bed we don’t rush over and say, “That kid has a great sense of humour!”) Your sense of humour is something you can develop over a lifetime. Don’t be nervous before others and try to laugh at yourself-then you will make them laugh too.
小题4:Humour includes a lot more than laughing and joke telling. Many people worry needlessly that they do not have a good sense of humour because they are not good joke tellers. More than jokes, a sense of humour requires being willing and able to see the funny side of life’s situations as they happen. In fact, one of the best definitions（定义）of a sense of humour is “the ability to see the nonserious element in a situation.”
小题5:There may be a thousand different ways to express your sense of humour, but joke telling is only one of those ways. As more is discovered about how humour benefits our life, more people will be able to see and enjoy the humour when they are in a difficult situation. Life depends on air, food and water, but it is made easier to live with a good sense of humour.

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