题目内容
They don’t like to talk of personal _________ such as money and age.
event
matter
affairs
business
Remember how great exercise was when you were a little kid? Back then, racing around the playground or skipping rope for hours, you weren’t thinking fitness, you were thinking entertainment. But in this age of high-tech home equipment and underused gym memberships, the simple joy of jumping rope has been forgotten. Rediscovering it will give you a total-body exercise you can find.
Although considered an excellent form of exercise, jumping rope has never gained widespread acceptance because of two fundamental reasons. First, most people recognize jumping rope as an excellent form of cardiovascular (心血管的) exercise, but they also believe that it is simply too difficult. In other words, they don’t think they’ll be able to continue jumping for the near 20 minutes that it takes to achieve a beneficial physical outcome. Second, many view it as somewhat boring and overly repetitive—not as something fun or enjoyable.
As a matter of fact, jumping rope can be great fun if you find a proper way to practice it. Instead of doing the usual two-foot bounce over and over again, people good at rope-jumping often change their pattern every 10 or 20 jumps. A single bounce, a double–bounce, a skip, a knee-up, side swings, as well as a variety of other easy-to-learn free-style rope-jumping.
Now researchers are learning that jumping rope also prepares the brain for learning. It is an exercise allowing both brain hemispheres to perform in parallel to each other. In short , jumping rope can be a life-long activity requiring little equipment, time and space, yet leading to a much healthier life.
【小题1】 From the first paragraph we learn that .
A.jumping rope has faded from people’s memories |
B.people now have more advanced equipment |
C.racing around the playground was preferred |
D.people now like to have exercise in a gym |
A.it benefits the cardiovascular system | B.it is neither easy nor enjoyable |
C.it is considered boring and repetitive | D.it requires little equipment, time and space |
A.there is only one proper way to follow | B.the usual way should not be used |
C.the easiest way is always the best | D.there are many ways to follow |
A.He is arguing against it. | B.He is in favor of it. |
C.He is sitting on the fence of it. | D.He is not clear about it. |
Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.
Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1,500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a $10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. The students with laptops will also be able to use the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use e-mails to “speak” with their teachers, classmates, and families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees—anywhere at all!
Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptops used in higher education, such as colleges and universities, are workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the laptops can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources. State higher-education officials are studyinghow laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too.
At Westlake College, more than 80 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, “Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we’re giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.”
【小题1】The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to ________.
A.connect them to the Internet | B.use for their schoolwork |
C.work at home | D.connect them to libraries |
A.they don’t really talk | B.they use the computer language |
C.laptops have speakers | D.laptops can be used to speak with others |
A.All teachers use computers. | B.1, 500 students have laptops. |
C.Students there can do everything. | D.It is an old college in America. |
A.attend lectures on information technology | B.travel around the world |
C.get information from around the world | D.have free laptops |
A.The program is successful. | B.The program is not workable. |
C.The program is too expensive. | D.The program isn’t accepted by teachers. |
Mini Book Excerpts(节选)
Biography
When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land , the middle-aged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it… The townspeople never forgot the rescue and came to help their most famous neighbor.
J. D. Salinger:A Life by Kenneth Slawenski(Random House,$27)
Mystery(疑案小说)
“You’re a smart boy. Benny’s death was no accident, and you’re the only who saw it happen. Do you think the murderer should get away with it ? ”The boy was starting stubbornly at his lap again.
A thought suddenly occurred to Annika ,“Did you …You recognized the man in the car , didn’t you?”
The boy hesitated, twisting his fingers ,“Maybe ,”he said quietly.
Red Wolf by Liza Marklund(Atria Books, $25. 99)
Short Stories
She wants to say to him what she has learned , none of it in class. Some women are borm stupid,and some women are too smart for their own good. Some women are born to give ,and some women only know how to take. Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers,some who they don’t want to be. Some mothers suffer so their daughters won’t. Some mothers love so their daughters won’t.
You Are Free by Danzy Senna (Riverhead Books,$15)
Humor
Do your kids like to have fun? Come to Fun Times! Do you like to watch your kids having fun? Bring them to Fun Times! Fun Times! ’s “amusement cycling ”is the most fun you can have , legally , in the United States right now. Why spend thousands of dollars flying to Disney World when you can spend less than half to that within a day’s drive lf most cities?
Happy And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle(Ecco,$14. 99)
【小题1】If the readers want to know about the life of Salinger , they should buy the book published by
.
A. Ecco | B. Atria Books |
C. Riverhead Books | D.Random House |
A. young children | B. Disney World workers |
C. middle school teachers | D.parents with young children |
A. Happy And Other Bad Thoughts
B. J. D. Salinger:A Life
C. You Are Free
D. Red Wolf
【小题4】After finishing the book Red Wolf, the readers would learn that .
A. the boy helped arrest the murderer |
B. Benny died of an accident |
C. the murderer got away with the crime |
D. Ammika carried out the crime |