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Sports shoes that workout whether their owner has enough exercise to warrant(许可) time in front of the television have been invented in the UK.

The shoes — named Square Eyes — contain an electronic pressure sensor and a tiny computer chip to record how many steps the wearer has taken in a day. A wireless transmitter passes the information to a receiver connected to a television, and this decides how much evening viewing time the wearer deserves, based on the day’s efforts.

The design was inspired by a desire to fight against the rapidly ballooning waistlines among British teenagers, says Gillian Swan, who developed Square Eyes as a final year design project at Brunel University to London, UK. “We looked at current issues and childhood overweight really stood out,” she says. “And wanted to solve that with my design.”

Once a child has used up their daily allowance gained through exercise, the television automatically switches off. And further time in front of the TV can only be earned through more steps.

Swan calculated how exercise should translate to television time using the recommended daily amounts of both. Health experts suggest that a child take 12,000 steps each day and watch no more than two hours of television. So, every 100 steps recorded by the Square Eyes shoes equals precisely one minute of TV time.

Existing pedometers (计步器) normally clip onto a belt or slip into a pocket and keep count of steps by measuring sudden movement. Swan says these can be easily tricked into (诱骗,欺骗)recording steps through shaking. But her shoe has been built to be harder for lazy teenagers to cheat. “It is possible, but it would be a lot of effort,” she says. “That was one of my main design considerations.”

1．According to Swan, the purpose of her design project is to ________.

A．keep a record of the steps of the wearer

B．deal with overweight among teenagers

C．enable children to resist the temptation of TV

D．prevent children from being tricked by TV programs

2．Which of the following is true of Square Eyes shoes?

A．They regulate(控制) a child’s evening TV viewing time.

B．They determine a child’s daily pocket money.

C．They have raised the hot issue of overweight.

D．They contain information of the receiver.

3．What is stressed by health experts in their suggestion?

A．The exact number of steps to be taken.

B．The precise number of hours spent on TV.

C．The proper amount of daily exercise and TV time.

D．The way of changing steps into TV watching time.

4．Compared with other similar products, the new design ________.

A．makes it difficult for lazy teenagers to cheat

B．counts the wearer’s steps through shaking

C．records the sudden movement of the wearer

D．sends teenagers’ health data to the receiver

5．Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A．Smart Shoes Decide on Television Time

B．Smart Shoes Guarantee (担保,保证)More Exercise

C．Smart Shoes Measure Time of Exercise

D．Smart Shoes Stop Childhood Overweight

One of the most widely accepted, commonly repeated assumptions (假设) in our culture is that if you exercise, you will lose weight. I exercise all the time, but I still have got fat that hangs over my belt when I sit. Why isn’t all the exercise getting rid of it?

It’s a question many of us could ask. More than 45 million Americans now belong to a health club, up from 23 million in 1993. We spend some $19 billion a year on gym memberships. Of course, some people join and never go. Still, as one major study — the Minnesota Heart Survey — found, more of us at least say we exercise regularly.

And yet obesity (肥胖) figures have risen sharply in the same period: a third of Americans are obese, and another third count as overweight by the Federal Government’s definition. Yes, it’s entirely possible that those of us who regularly go to the gym would weigh even more if we exercised less. But like many other people, I get hungry after I exercise, so I often eat more on the days I work out than on the days I don’t. Could exercise actually be keeping me from losing weight?

The popular belief that exercise is essential for weight control is actually fairly new. As recently as the 1960s, doctors routinely advised against too much exercise, particularly for older adults who could injure themselves. Today doctors encourage even their oldest patients to exercise, which is sound advice for many reasons: People who regularly exercise are at significantly lower risk for all manner of diseases — those of the heart in particular. They less often develop cancer and many other illnesses. But the past few years of obesity research show that the role of exercise in weight loss has been wildly over-evaluated.

“In general, for weight loss, exercise is pretty useless,” says Eric Ravussin, exercise researcher at Louisiana State University. Many recent studies have found that exercise isn’t as important in helping people lose weight as you hear so regularly in gym advertisements or on shows like The Biggest Loser — or from magazines like this one.

1. From the passage we learn that ____.

A. some Americans join a health club but never go there

B. the number of overweight people has doubled since 1993

C. more than 45 million Americans now go to the gym regularly

D. Americans waste too much money each year on sports

2. According to the passage, exercise ____.

A. has long been believed to be good for older adults

B. is not properly advertised as an effective way to lose weight

C. was first recognized as an effective way to lose weight in the 1960s

D. is less effective in preventing heart disease than what doctors believe

3. According to the writer, people might gain weight because ____.

A. they have the habit of going to the gym regularly

B. they eat the same food when they do not exercise

C. they exercise less than required by doctors

D. they eat more after they exercise

4. What may be the best title for this passage?

A. Overweight Is Not Good for Your Health

B. Exercise Won’t Make You Thin

C. Gym Is Part of American Lifestyle

D. Obesity Is a Social Problem in America

The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played on the playground. She seemed so small as she pushed her way 36 the crowd of boys on the playground. She 37 from them all. I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing 38 . She would practice dribbling（运球）and shooting over and over again, sometimes until 39 . One day I asked her 40 she practiced so much. She looked 41 in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said, “ I want to go to college. The only way I can 42 is to get a scholarship. I am going to play college basketball. I want to be the best. My daddy told me if the dream is 43 enough, the facts don’t count.”

Well, I had to give in to her—she was 44 . One day, I saw her sitting in the grass, head 45 in her arms. I walked toward her and 46 asked what was the matter. “Oh, nothing,” came a soft reply, “ I am just too short.” The coach told her that at her height she would probably 47 get to play for a top ranked team, 48 offered a scholarship. So she 49 stop dreaming about college.

She was 50 and I sensed her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just did not 51 the power of the dream. He told her 52 she really wanted to pay for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship, 53 could stop her except one thing---her own attitude. He told her again, “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”

The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was 54 by a college recruiter(招聘人员). She was indeed offered a scholarship. She was going to get the college education that she had 55 and worked for all those years.

1.

A．through

B．across

C．over

D．into

2.

A．brought out

B．showed out

C．stood out

D．worked out

3.

A．friendly

B．lonely

C．simply

D．alone

4.

A．dark

B．dawn

C．midnight

D．daybreak

5.

A．how

B．when

C．why

D．what

6.

A．worriedly

B．shyly

C．quietly

D．directly

7.

A．go

B．get

C．enter

D．attend

8.

A．small

B．big

C．real

D．false

9.

A．determined

B．encouraged

C．fascinated

D．struck

10.

A．covered

B．enclosed

C．dropped

D．buried

11.

A．quietly

B．excitedly

C．angrily

D．hurriedly

12.

A．ever

B．even

C．once

D．never

13.

A．far more

B．much less

C．much fewer

D．many more

14.

A．should

B．must

C．can

D．may

15.

A．overjoyed

B．satisfied

C．embarrassed

D．heartbroken

16.

A．understand

B．experience

C．learn

D．lose

17.

A．even if

B．as if

C．that if

D．only if

18.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．something

D．everything

19.

A．seen

B．refused

C．treated

D．annoyed

20.

A．dreamed of

B．accepted

C．thought of

D．appreciated

Too many people want to be their friends, but they don’t give friendship back. That is why some friendship doesn’t last long. To have a friend, you must learn to be one. You must learn to treat your friend the way you want your friend to treat you. Learning to be a good friend means learning three rules: be honest; be generous; be understanding.

Honesty is where a good friendship starts. Friends must be able to trust one another. If you do not tell the truth, people usually find out. If a friend finds out that you haven’t been honest, you may lose friend’s trust. Good friends always count on one another to speak and act honestly.

Generosity means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow. You do not have to give your lunch money or your clothes. Naturally you will want to share your ideas and feeling. These can be very valuable to a friend. They tell your friend what is important to you. By sharing them, you help your friend know better.

Sooner or later everyone needs understanding and helping with a problem. Something may go wrong at school. Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve. Turning to a friend can be a first step in solving the problem. So to be a friend you must listen and understand. You must try to put yourself in your friend’s place so you can understand the problem better.

No two friendships are ever exactly alike. But all true friendships have three things in common. If you plan to keep your friends, you must practice honesty, generosity, and understanding.

1.Some friendships don’t last very long because ________.

A．there are too many people who want to make friends.

B．some people receive friendship but don’t give friendship back.

C．those who give others friendship receive friendship from others.

D．they don’t know friendship is something serious.

2.According to the passage honesty is ___________.

A．something countable	B．the base of friendship
C．as important as money	D．more important than anything else

3.Which of the following isn’t mentioned(提及) in the passage?

A．Always tell your friends the truth.

B．Sharing your mind with your friends is of great value.

C．Discussing your problems with your friend often helps to solve the problem.

D．A friend who gives you his lunch money is a true friend.

4.The best title of this passage is __________.

A．Honesty is the Best Policy	B．A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed
C．How to be Friend	D．Three Important Points in Life

The Stop Global Warming calculator shows you how much carbon dioxide you

can prevent from being released into the atmosphere and how much money you can save by making some small changes in your daily life. It’s our hope that the calculator will promote action, awareness and empowerment by showing you that one person can make a difference and help stop global warming.

There are many simple things you can do in your daily life—what you eat, what you drive, how you build your home—that can have an effect on your immediate surroundings, and on places as far away as Antarctica. Here is a list of things that you can do to make a difference.

Use Compact Fluorescent Bulbs

Replace 3 frequently used light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs. Save 300lbs (pounds) of carbon dioxide and $60 per year.

Use Recycled Paper

Make sure your printer paper is 100% post consumer recycled paper. Save 5lbs of carbon dioxide per ream of paper.

Take Shorter Showers

Showers account for 2/3 of all water heating costs. Save 350 lbs of carbon dioxide and $99 per year.

Buy Products Locally

Buy locally and reduce the amount of energy required to drive your products to your home.

Carpool When You Can

Own a big vehicle？Carpooling with friends and co-workers saves fuel. Save 790 lbs of carbon dioxide and hundreds of dollars per year.

Don’t Idle in Your Car

Idling wastes money and gas, and generates pollution and global warming causing emissions. Except when in traffic, turn your engine off in you must wait for more than 30 seconds.

Buy Organic food

The chemicals used in modern agriculture pollute the water supply, and require energy to produce.

Turn Off Your Computer

Shut off your computer when not in use, and save 200 lbs of carbon dioxide. Conserve energy by using your computer’s “sleep mode” instead of a screensaver.

With a Stop Global Warming calculator which costs you only $50 in hand, you will find what you do does count.

1. The Stop Global Warming calculator can serve the following purposes EXCEPT __________.

A．introducing the ways of saving carbon dioxide

B．Telling how to save money in your daily life

C．promoting action, awareness and empowerment and helping stop global warming

D．introducing how global warming is formed

2. How many tips are related to cars?__________.

A．1

B．2

C．3

D．4

3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the list of tips? ___________.

A．Using a screensaver instead of the computer’s “sleep mode”

B．Buying products in the neighborhood

C．Using recycled printer paper

D．Replacing frequently used light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs

4.What does the underlined word “carpooling” mean according to the passage?____.

A．Changing your big vehicle into a small one with your friends and co-workers

to save fuel

B．Going to the pool with your friends and co-workers by car

C．Trying to share a big vehicle with your friends to save fuel

D．Washing the car in a pool by yourself instead of having it washed by your

friends and co-workers

5. What is the purpose of the author writing this passage?___________.

A．Giving people tips on how to save money in life

B．Telling people how to be environment-friendly

C．Promoting the product “Stop Global Warming calculator”

D．Telling people how to prevent carbon dioxide from being released

________ more countries can use natural energy in the future remains to be seen．

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