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3.People aren't walking any more---if they can figure out a way to avoid it.
  I felt superior about this matter until  the other day I took my car to mail a small parcel.The journey is a matter of 281steps.But I used the car.And I wasn't in ay hurry,either,I had merely become one more victim of a national sickness:motorosis.
  It is an illness to which I had thought myself immune (免疫的),for I was bred in the tradition of going to places on my own two legs.At that time,we regarded 25miles as good day's walk and the ability to cover such a distance in ten hours as sign of strength and skill.It did not occur to us that walking was a hardship.And the effect was lasting.When I was 45years old I raced-and beat-a teenage football player the 168steps up the Stature of Liberty.
  Such enterprises today are regarded by many middle-aged persons as bad for the heart.But a well-known British physician,Sir Adolphe Abrhams,pointed out recently that hearts and bodies need proper…is more likely to have illnesses than one who exercises regularly.And wlaking is an ideal form of exercise---the most familiar and natural of all.
  It was Henry Thoreau who showed mankind the richness of going on foot.The man walking can learn the  trees,flower,insects,birds and animals,the significance of seasons,the very feel of himself as a living creature in a living world,He cannot learn in a car.
  The car is a convenient means of transport,but we have made it our way of life.Many people don't dare to approach Nature any more; to them the world they were born to enjoy is all threat.To them security is a steel river thundering on a concrete road.And much of their thinking takes place while waiting for the traffic light to turn green.
  I say that the green of forests is the mind's best light.And none but the man on foot can evaluate what is basic and everlasting.

51.What is the national sickness?C.
A.Walking too much
B.Traveling too much
C.Driving cars too much
D.Climbing stairs too much.
52.What was life like when the author was young?A.
A.People usually went around on foot.
B.people often walked 25miles a day
C.People used to climb the Statue of Liberty.
D.people considered a ten-j\hour walk as a hardship.
53.The author mentions Henry Thoreau to prove thatB.
A.middle-aged people like getting back to nature
B.walking in nature helps enrich one's mind
C.people need regular exercise to keep fit
D.going on foot prevents heart disease
54.What is compared to"a steel river"in Paragraph6?A.
A.A queue of cars
B.A ray of traffic light
C.A flash of lightning
D.A stream of people
55.What is the author's intention of writing this passage?D.
A.To tell people to reflect more non life.
B.To recommend people to give up driving
C.To advise people to do outdoor activities
D.To encourage people to return to walking.

分析 作者在本文中说明现在很多国家的人都患上了一种病:开车太多,步行太少.作者回忆了以前人们经常步行的情况,也说明了步行的很多好处.可知本文的结尾鼓励人们重新用双脚走路,少开车.

解答 51.C  推理判断题.根据文章第二段I took my car to mail a small parcel.The journey is a matter of 281 steps.But I used the car.And I wasn't in any hurry,either,I had merely become one more victim of a national sickness:motorosis.可知有一次只要走281步的路程,我却开着汽车.说明我患了一种national sickness:motorosis.也就是开车太多.故选C.
52.A  推理判断题.根据文章第三段2,3行At that time,we regarded 25 miles as good day's walk and the ability to cover such a distance in ten hours as sign of strength and skill.It did not occur to us that walking was a hardship.可知之前我们认为一天走25英里是很好的,我从来都没有想过步行会成为一种困难.说明在作者年轻的时候,人们经常步行.故选A.
53.B  推理判断题.根据文章第五段第一句It was Henry Thoreau who showed mankind the richness of going on foot.可知正是他向我们展示了步行的好处,如The man walking can learn the  trees,flower,insects,birds and animals,the significance of seasons,the very feel of himself as a living creature in a living world可以了解到树,花昆虫等等自然的知识.也就是说可以丰富我们的生活.故选B.
54.A  推理判断题.根据本句to them the world they were born to enjoy is all threat.To them security is a steel river thundering on a concrete road.对他们来说他们生来的世界都是威胁,对他们来说,安全就是混凝土路上的汽车.本题的关键是on a concrete road可知路上的是车流.故选A.
55.D  推理判断题.作者在本文中说明现在很多人都患上了一种病:开车太多,很少步行.作者回忆了以前人们经常步行的情况,也说明了步行的很多好处.可知本文是鼓励人们重新用双脚走路,少开车.故选D.

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Serval says he was inspired by his experience as a father.He would come home from work and ask his kids if they had brushed their teeth.They said"yes,"but Serval would find their toothbrush heads dry.He decided he needed a brush that really told him how well his children brushed.
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59.What is Paragraph 5mainly about?D
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D.What inspired Serval to invent the toothbrush
60.What can we infer about Serval's children?A
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C.They preferred to use a toothbrush with a dry head.
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B.A mobile phone will be built into it.
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    Izzy,nine,restarted father Colm's heart by stamping (踩) on his chest after he fell down at home and stopped breathing.
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39.Izzy kicked her father in the chestD.
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B.to practise CPR on him
C.to keep him awake
D.to restart his heart
40.What's the right order of the events?C.
①Izzy kicked Colm.
②Debbie called 999.
③Izzy learned CPR.
④Colm's heart stopped.
A.③①②④B.④②③①C.③④②①D.④③①②
41.What does Paragraph 8mainly talk about?A.
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B.To prove the importance of CPR.
C.To report a 9-year-old girl's brave act.
D.To call people's attention to allergic reaction.
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A.Betty was talkative.
B.Betty was an interrupter.
C.Betty did not take her turn.
D.Betty paid no attention to Sara.
65.According to the passage,who are likely to expect the shortest pauses between turns?B
A.Americans.
B.Israelis.
C.The British.
D.The Finns.
66.We ca n learn from the passage thatC
A.communication breakdown results from short pauses and fast pacing
B.women are unfavorably stereotyped in eastern cities of the US
C.one's inability to speak up is culturally determined sometimes
D.one should receive training to build up one's confidence
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It worked,And then some,The teenager from Long Island was accepted at all 13schools,and now faces his next big test:deciding where to go.
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67.Which is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase"apply myself"?A
A.Word hard.
B.Write to the college.
C.Make a formal request.
D.Make an adjustment.
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A.He was born into a Nigerian family in the US.
B.He planted a tree once he moved to the US,
C.He was always welcome and popular in his schools.
D.He paid a lot to make his way to offeres from all Ivies.
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A.Harvard   
B.Princeton   
C.Yale    
D.MIT
70.What can we infer from this passage?D
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B.He who laughs last laughs best.
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