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阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
You are twenty-one years old and live a happy and peaceful life. 1. one day, your doctor tells you that you have a serious disease and will die soon. What would you do? 2. (probable) most of us might feel very sad and give up our dreams and hopes for the future. Here is 3. the great scientist, Stephen Hawking, did.
Hawking wasn’t 4. (discourage) because of his physical condition. 5. , he went on with his study of the universe. In 2002, Hawking was invited to China. He told Chinese students about his theories and thoughts 6. some of the greatest questions: what is time, how the universe began, and what are black holes. He impressed the audience with his humor, confidence and of course his 7. (wise).
Hawking became famous in the early 1970s. In 1988, he wrote A Brief History of Time, in 8. he explained difficult theories in a simple way. The book 9. (sell) well since it came out.
Stephen Hawking is a man with a strong will and he is regarded as the 10. (great) mind in physics since Albert Einstein.
The Healthy Habits Survey shows that only about one third of American seniors have correct habits. Here are some findings and expert advice.
1. How many times did you brush your teeth yesterday? ·Finding: A full 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day. ·Step: Remove the 300 types of bacteria in your mouth each morning with a battery-operated toothbrush. Brush gently for 2 minutes, at least twice a day. 2. How many times did you wash your hands or bathe yesterday? ·Finding: Seniors, on average, bathe fewer than 3 days a week. And nearly 30% wash their hands only 4 times a day—half of the number doctors recommend. ·Step: We touch our faces around 3,000 times a day—often inviting germs(病菌)to enter our mouth, nose, and eyes. Use toilet paper to avoid touching the door handle. And, most important, wash your hands often with hot running water and soap for 20 seconds. 3. How often do you think about fighting germs? · Finding: Seniors are not fighting germs as well as they should. · Step: Be aware of germs. Do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge(海绵)that can carry more germs than anything else? To kill these germs, keep your sponge in the microwave for 10 seconds. |
1.What is found out about American seniors?
A. Most of them have good habits.
B. Nearly 30% of them bathe three days a week.
C. All of them are fighting germs better than expected.
D. About one third of them brush their teeth only once a day
2.Doctors suggest that people should wash their hands ________.
A. eight times a dayB. three times a day
C. four times a dayD. twice a day
3.Which of the following is true according to the text?
A. We should keep from touching our faces.
B. There are less than 300 types of bacteria in the mouth.
C. A kitchen sponge can carry more germs than a toilet.
D. We should wash our hands before touching a door handle.
4.The text probably comes from ________.
A. a guide bookB. a popular magazine
C. a book reviewD. an official document