题目内容
Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed. When a person does a certain thing again, he is driven by some unseen force to do the same thing repeatedly, then a habit is formed. Once a habit is formed, it is difficult, and sometimes impossible, to get rid of. It is therefore so important that we should pay great attention to the formation of habits. Children often form bad habits, some of which remain with them as long as they live. Older persons also form bad habits lasting as long as they live, and sometimes become ruined by bad habits.
There are other habits which, when formed in early life, are of great help. Many successful men say that much of their success has something to do with certain habits in early life, such as early rising, honesty and so on.
Among the habits which children should not form are laziness, lying, stealing and so on. These are all easily formed habits. Unfortunately older persons often form habits which could have been avoided.
We should keep away from all these bad habits, and try to form such habits as will be good for ourselves and others.
1. are formed little by little.
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A．Only good habits |
B．Only bad habits |
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C．Both good habits and bad habits |
D．Either good habits or bad habits |
2.The underlined word “them” in the first paragraph refers to .
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A．bad habits |
B．good habits |
C．children |
D．other persons |
3.Why should we pay much attention to the formation of habits?
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A．Because habits are of great help to every one of us. |
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B．Because a man can never get rid of a habit. |
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C．Because it’s hard and sometimes even impossible to throw away bad habits. |
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D．Because we are forced to do them again and again. |
4.According to the passage, early rising .
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A．has something to do with success |
B．is an easily formed habit |
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C．is such a habit as should have been avoided |
D．is such a beneficial habit as will be kept |
1.C
2.C
3.C
4.D
【解析】略
As we have seen, the focus of medical care in our society has been shifting from curing disease to preventing disease－especially in changing our many unhealthy behaviors, such as poor eating habits, smoking, and failure to exercise. The line of thought about this shift can be pursued further. Imagine a person who is about the right weight, but does not eat very nutritious foods, who feels OK but exercises only occasionally, who goes to work every day, but is not an outstanding worker, who drinks a few beers at home most nights but does not drive while drunk, and who has no chest pains or abnormal blood counts, but sleeps a lot and often feels tired. This person is not ill. He may not even be at risk for any particular disease
. But we can imagine that this person could be a lot healthier.
The field of medicine has not traditionally distinguished between someone who is just “not ill” and someone who is in excellent health and pays attention to the body’s special needs. Both types have simply been called “well”. In recent years, however, some health specialists have begun to apply the terms “well” and “wellness” only to those who are actively attempting to maintain and improve their health. People who are well are concerned with nutrition and exercise, and they make a point of monitoring their body’s condition. Most important, perhaps, people who are well take active responsibility for all matters related to their health. Even people who have a ph
ysical disease or handicap (缺陷) may be “well”, in this new sense, if they make an effort to maintain the best possible health they can in the face of their physical limitations. “Wellness” may perhaps best be viewed not as a state that people can achieve, but as an ideal that people can struggle for. People who are well are likely to be better able to resist disease and to fight disease when it strikes. And by focusing attention on healthy ways of living, the concept of wellness can have a beneficial influence on the ways in which people face the challenges of daily life.
【小题1】Today’s medical care is placing more stress on .
| A．monitoring patients’ body functions |
| B．removing people’s bad living habits |
| C．ensuring people’s psychological well-being |
| D．keeping people in a healthy physical condition |
| A．is free from any kind of disease |
| B．does not have any physical handicaps |
| C．attempts to maintain the best possible health |
| D．keeps a proper balance between work and leisure |
| A．Wellness is now just an ideal in many people’s mind. |
| B．Someone who drinks a few beers at home most nights is not healthy. |
| C．The concept of wellness can help people face the challenges of daily life. |
| D．A man without any physical or mental problem may not be really healthy. |
who .| A．do not have any symptoms of disease |
| B．have strong muscles as well as slim figures |
| C．try to keep healthy as possible, regardless of their limitations |
| D．can recover from illness even without seeking medical care |
A single night of taking the drug Ecstasy (摇头丸) can cause serious brain damage and speed up the start of Parkinson’s disease（帕金森综合症）, scientists say. Just two or three Ecstasy tablets can permanently destroy brain cells that affect movement and reasoning, according to American research that links the drug to Parkinson’s for the first time.
A study by a team at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, involving squirrel monkeys and baboons (狒狒) found that both species suffered permanent damage to key cells, which are lost in Parkinson’s, after receiving three low doses（剂量）of Ecstasy at three-hour periods.
The study is particularly important because baboons are one of the best animal models for the human brain. George Ricaurte, who led the research, said that the widespread abuse of drug might have caused severe damage. “The most troubling result is that young adults using Ecstasy may be increasing their risk of developing Parkinsonism as they get older.”
Alan Leshner, a former director of the US National Institute on Drug Abuse, said, “This study emphasizes the multi-aspect damage that Ecstasy causes to users. We’ve long known that repeated use damages brain cells. But this study shows that even very occasional（偶尔） use can have long-lasting effects on many different brain systems. It sends an important message to young people: don’t experiment with your own brain.”
Janet Betts, a mother whose teenage daughter Leah died after a single Ecstasy tablet in 1995, said, “This comes as no surprise. But people can’t see the effects at first, and they say it won’t happen to them. We’ll see the symptoms later, just as we have with smoking.”
【小题1】The article is intended to ______.
| A．explain the bad effects of drugs on people’s health |
| B．warn young people of the risk of taking the drug Ecstasy |
| C．persuade people out of such bad habits as smoking and using drugs |
| D．tell us the links between the drug Ecstasy and the animal models |
| A．can permanently destroy one’s brain cells |
| B．can cause serious brain damage occasionally |
| C．will result in immediate symptoms |
| D．may bring on Parkinson’s at once |
| A．Because these animals usually take drugs. |
| B．Because their brain is similar to human beings. |
| C．Because there is a model in the animals’ brains. |
| D．Because they will soon get well after the experiment. |
| A．Leah’s death after a single tablet |
| B．the symptoms after smoking |
| C．the damage to the brain systems |
| D．repeated use of the drug |
假如你们学校“英语爱好者俱乐部”将对“良好饮食习惯”这一话题进行讨论。请根据下列提示，用英语写一篇发言稿。内容要点应包括：
| 部分同学的饮食习惯 | 良好的饮食习惯 | 个人看法 |
| 不吃早餐 爱吃零食 偏食 饮食过量 | 饮食多样化 饮食定时定量 | 重要性：有助于 身体健康…… |
2．发言稿开头与结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；
3．词数：100左右。
4．参考词汇：偏食be particular about food 零食snack
Dear friends,
As we all know, we are what we eat. Therefore, it’s very important for us to form healthy eating habits.
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That’s all. Thank you!