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When I was a child, I hoped to live in the city. I think I would be happy there. Now I am living in a city, but I miss my home in countryside. There the air is clean or the mountains are green. Unfortunately, on the development of industrialization, the environment has been polluted. Lots of studies have been shown that global warming has already become a very seriously problem. The airs we breathe in is getting dirtier and dirtier. Much rare animals are dying out. We must found ways to protect your environment. If we fail to do so, we¡¯ll live to regret it.

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As you move around your home, take a good look at the things you have. It is likely that your living room will have a television set and a video, and your kitchen a washing machine and a microwave oven. Your bedroom drawers will be filled with almost three times as many clothes as you need. You almost certainly own a car and possibly a home computer, holiday abroad at least once a year and eat out at least once a week.

Now, perhaps, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for. Seeking material success is beginning to trouble large numbers of people around the world. They feel that the long hours work culture to make more money is eating up their lives, leaving them very little time or energy for family or pastimes. Many are turning to other ways of living and downshifting is one of them. Six percent of workers in Britain took the decision to downshift last year.

One couple who downshifted is Daniel and Liz. They used to work in central London. He was a newspaper reporter and she used to work for an international bank. They would go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs, leaving their two children with a nanny. Most evenings Daniel wouldn¡¯t get home until eight or nine o¡¯clock and nearly twice a month he would have to fly to New York for meetings. They both earned a large amount of money but began to feel that life was passing them by.

Nowadays, they run a farm in the mountains of Wales. ¡°I always wanted to have a farm then,¡± says Daniel, ¡°and we took almost a year to make the decision to downshift. It¡¯s taken some getting used to, but it¡¯s been worth it. We have to think twice now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any holidays. However, I think it¡¯s made us stronger as a family, and the children are a lot happier.

Liz, however, is not quite sure. ¡°I used to enjoy my job, even though it was hard work and long hours. I¡¯m not really a country girl, but I suppose I¡¯m gradually getting used to looking after the animals. One thing I do like, though, is being able to see more of my children. My advice for other people wanting to do the same is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all.¡±

1.The passage tells us that ________.

A£®people seldom work long hours to make money

B£®people hardly buy more things than necessary

C£®people are sure everything they own is in the right place

D£®people realize there is more to life than just making money

2.When Daniel was a reporter he ________.

A£®lived in central London B£®disliked his job

C£®missed his children D£®was well paid

3.Daniel and Liz both agree that the move to the farm ________.

A£®was easy to organize B£®has improved family life

C£®was extremely expensive D£®has been a total success

4.What does the author mean by saying ¡°the long hours work culture to make more money is eating up their lives¡± in the second paragraph?

A£®People work long hours to earn their living.

B£®To make more money through hard work is the aim of people¡¯s life.

C£®Long hours of hard work occupy too much of people¡¯s life.

D£®People spent too much time and money eating meals.

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In America, each of the states likes to promote itself with a slogan(¿ÚºÅ).I currently live in Utah, where the slogan is ¡°Life Elevated¡±. It¡¯s a nod to outdoor entertainment in the high country,including the ski industry. I previously lived in Colorado, a land with red dirt,

great mountains and golden plains. T he slogan there is ¡°Colorful Colorado¡±. Years ago I lived in the ¡°Peach State¡± of Georgia, and I grew up in New Mexico as a little boy, whose slogan is ¡°Land of Enchantment(ħÁ¦)¡±.

We never seemed to get away from dust in New Mexico, so I appreciate the story of a newcomer to the Land of Enchantment who learned about dusty breezes. She was visiting an antique shop and the owner wiped down every item before showing it. The newcomer said,¡°

Everything gets dusty here pretty quickly, doesn¡¯t it?¡±¡°That¡¯s not dust, honey,¡± the shop owner replied, ¡°That¡¯s ENCHANTMENT.¡±.

That made the problem more acceptable. That an escalator(×Ô¶¯·öÌÝ)broke. He posted a sign to warn customers. He chose not to use the traditional ¡°Out of Order¡± or ¡°Do Not Use¡± warnings. Instead, his sign read,¡°This Escalator Is Temporarily a Stairway.¡±He turned a minus into humor and made it a plus.

And in fact there are some things, like the weather, we can¡¯t change. All we can change is our ways that we think and feel about them. I believe one of the best techniques to do this is to find some humor in the situation. Finding something amusing or enjoyable of difficulty, an irritation or a troublesome problem can be one of the most creative and effective things we can do. Sometimes the only sense you can make of a situation is a sense of humor.

1.The first paragraph is severed as a(n) .

A. predication B. explanation

C. introduction D. conclusion

2.How would the newcomer probably feel after hearing what the shop owner said?

A. Angry. B. Curious.

C. Nervous. D. Relaxed.

3.What¡¯s the purpose of the writer¡¯s writing the passage?

A. To encourage people to find the funny side in their daily life.

B. To show the effects of using slogans to raise the position.

C. To explain the skills of turning a disadvantage into humor.

D. To tell the strange experience of a bargain in an antique shop.

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Health experts have long known that vitamin D is important for healthy bones and teeth. It may also help to protect the body against diseases such as diabetes and cancer. And now, researchers say vitamin D might help fight brain diseases called dementia (³Õ´ô).

Dementia is a brain disease that damages thinking and memory processes, which scientists call ¡°cognitive (ÈÏÖª) abilities.¡± Dementia is difficult to treat. Taking care of someone who has dementia is extremely demanding. And the disease is very frightening to sufferers. Chris Roberts suffers from dementia. He says the worst part of living with this disease was getting lost while driving. ¡°The worst thing that I found was getting lost in the car, not just forgetting where I was going¡ª I wouldn¡¯t know where I was.¡± More than 47 million people around the world suffer from dementia. The World Health Organization reports that 60 percent of them live in low- and middle-income countries.

We get vitamin D from some foods like nuts, lentils (±â¶¹) and fatty fish. We also get vitamin D from the sun. But that is not dependable. In some parts of the world, there is not enough sunlight to provide enough vitamin D. Also, sunblock prevents the vitamin from entering the body. To add to the problem, the skin¡¯s ability to process vitamin D weakens as a person ages.

Researchers at Rutgers University in New Jersey are exploring the relationship between vitamin D and dementia. The team recently measured vitamin D levels and cognitive ability in older people. Nutritional sciences professor Joshua Miller led the team. He said cognitive abilities differed among the study subjects. He said tests showed that about 60 percent of the group was low in vitamin D.

1.Which of the following is true about vitamin D?

A. Vitamin D can decrease people¡¯s risk of heart diseases.

B. Vitamin D helps the body fight against cancer.

C. Vitamin D is mainly obtained from the sun.

D. The need for Vitamin D decreases as people age.

2.What does the underlined word ¡°demanding¡± mean in Paragraph 2?

A. Boring but rewarding.

B. Disturbing and frightening.

C. Disgusting and stressful.

D. Hard and tiresome.

3.What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?

A. How vitamin D affects people¡¯s health.

B. Where people get vitamin D.

C. Whether sunlight can produce vitamin D.

D. Why people¡¯s age influences the production of vitamin D.

4.Where can we most probably read the passage?

A. In a travel brochure.

B. In a literature magazine.

C. In a science journal.

D. In a commercial advertisement.

Planning a visit to the UK? Here we help with ways to cut your costs.

AVOID BIG EVENTS Big sporting events, concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of accommodation and make it harder to find a room. A standard double room at the Thistle Brighton on the final Friday of the Brighton Comedy Festival (19 Oct.) cost £169.15 at Booking.com. A week later, the same room cost £118.15.

If you can be flexible and want to know dates to avoid¡ªor you¡¯re looking for a big event to pass your time¡ªcheck out sites such as Whatsonwhen.com, which allow you to search for events in the UK by city, date and category.

STAYAWAY FROM THE STATION If traveling to your destination by train, you may want to find a good base close to the station, but you could end up paying more for the sake of convenience at the start of your holiday.

Don¡¯t be too choosy about the part of town you stay in. Booking two months in advance, the cheapest room at Travelodge¡¯s Central Euston hotel in London for Saturday 22 September was £95.95. A room just a tube journey away at its Covent Garden hotel was £75.75. And at Farringdon, a double room cost just £62.95.

LOOK AFTER YOURSELF Really central hotels in cities such as London, Edinburgh and Cardiff can cost a fortune, especially at weekends and during big events. As an alternative consider checking into a self-catering flat with its own kitchen. Often these flats are hidden away on the top floors of city centre buildings. A great example is the historic O¡¯Neill Flat on Edinburgh¡¯s Royal Mile, available for £420 for five days in late September, with room for four adults.

GET ON A BIKE London¡¯s ¡®Boris bikes¡¯ have attracted the most attention, but other cities also have similar programmes that let you rent a bicycle and explore at your own pace, saving you on public transport or car parking costs.

Among the smaller cities with their own programmes are Newcastle (casual members pay around £1.50 for two hours) and Cardiff (free for up to 30 minutes, or £5 per day).

1.The Brighton Comedy Festival is mentioned mainly to show big events may __________.

A. help travelers pass time

B. attract lots of travelers to the UK

C. allow travelers to make flexible plans

D.cause travelers to pay more for accommodation

2.¡°Farringdon¡± in Paragraph 5 is most probably __________.

A. a hotel away from the train station

B. the tube line to Covent Garden

C. an ideal holiday destination

D. the name of a travel agency

3.The passage shows that the O¡¯Neill Flat __________.

A. lies on the ground floor

B. is located in central London

C. provides cooking facilities for tourists

D.costs over £100 on average per day in late September

4.Cardiff¡¯s program allows a free bike for a maximum period of __________.

A. half an hour B. one hour

C. one hour and a half D. two hours

5.The main purpose of the passage is __________.

A. to tell visitors how to book in advance

B. to supply visitors with hotel information

C. to show visitors the importance of self-help

D. to offer visitors some money-saving tips

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