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We need some more facts and figures ______ we make the final decision.

A. since B. before C. after D. until

 

B

【解析】

试题分析:句意:我们需要更多的事实和数字才能做出最后的决定。Before“在…前面”,也可以结合语境翻译成“才…,就…”,A. since 自从,C. after在…后面,D. until直到,所以选B。

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Two new studies suggest that modern running shoes could increase the risk of injuries to runners.

One study involved sixty-eight healthy young women and men who ran at least twenty-four kilometers a week. The runners were observed on a treadmill machine (跑步机). Sometimes they wore running shoes. Other times they ran barefoot (赤脚).

Researchers from the JKM Technologies company in Virginia, the University of Virginia and the University of Colorado did the study.

They found that running shoes create more stress that could damage knees, hips and ankle joints than running barefoot. They observed that the effect was even greater than the effect reported earlier for walking in high heels.

The study appeared in the official scientific journal of The American Academy of Physical Medicine.

The other study appeared in the journal Nature. It compared runners in the United States and Kenya. The researchers were from Harvard University in Massachusetts, Moi University in Kenya and the University of Glasgow in Scotland.

They divided the runners into three groups. One group had always run shoeless. Another group had always run with shoes. And the third group had changed to shoeless running.

Runners who wear shoes usually come down heel first. That puts great force on the back of the foot. But the study found that barefoot runners generally land on the front or middle of their foot. That way they ease into their landing and avoid striking their heel.

Harvard’s Daniel Lieberman led the study. He says the way most running shoes are designed may explain why those who wear them land on their heels. The heel of the shoe is bigger and heavier than other parts of the shoe, so it would seem more likely to come down first. Also, the heel generally has thick material under it to soften landings.

But the researchers do not suggest that runners immediately start running barefoot. They say it takes some training. And there can be risks, like running when your feet are too cold to feel if you get injured.

The study was partly supported by Vibram, which makes a kind of footwear that it says is like running barefoot. The findings have gotten a lot of attention. But the researchers say there are many problems in the way the press has reported in their paper. So they have tried to explain their findings on a Harvard Website.

1.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Walking in high heels could cause less serious effects than running barefoot.

B. Two new discoveries encourage people to run in high heels.

C. Running in shoes is partly good to runners.

D. Two new studies prove running without shoes is beneficial to runners in most cases.

2.Which part of our body could be injured if we run in running shoes?

A. Toes.B. Hips.C. Feet.D. Legs.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. The way that we run by landing on the front or middle of our foot could avoid damaging our heel.

B. We should start running barefoot in no time.

C. Running in modern running shoes could cause more serious effects than running in high heels.

D. We won’t be injured if we run barefoot.

4.What is the writer’s attitude towards the use of the modern running shoes?

A. Persuasive.B. Negative. C. Objective.D. Supportive

5.In which section of the newspaper can you most probably read the article?

A. Business. B. Science. C. Health. D. Entertainment.

 

The family had just moved.The young woman was feeling a little .It was Mother's Day—and 800 miles separated her from her parents.

She had called them that morning,and her mother had how colorful their backyard was spring had arrived. Later,she told her husband how she those lilacs(丁香)in her parents’yard.“I know where we can find some,”he said.“Get the and come on.”So off they went.

Some time later,they stopped at a hill and there were lilacs all round.The young woman rushed up to the nearest and buried her face in the flowers.Carefully,she some.Finally,they returned to their car for the home.The woman sat smiling,surrounded by her .

When they were near home,she shouted“stop”,got off quickly and to a nearby nursing home.She went to the end of the porch(门廊),where a(n) patient was sitting in her wheelchair,and put the flowers into her lap.The two ,bursting into laughter now and then.Later the young woman turned and ran back to her .As the car pulled away,the woman in the wheelchair with a smile,and held the lilacs .

“Mom,”the kids asked,“ did you give her our flowers?”“It is Mother's Day,and she seems so while I have all of you.And anyone would be by flowers.”

This satisfied the kids,but not the husband.The next day he some young lilacs around their yard.

I was the husband.Now,every May,our yard is full of lilacs.Every Mother’s Day our kids purple lilacs.And every year I remember that smile of the lonely old woman.

1.A.moved B.worried C.angry D.depressed

2.A.1earned B.imagined C.mentioned D.realized

3.A.now that B.so that C.as if D.even if

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5.A.cars B.kids C.clothes D.1ilacs.

6.A.bush B.hill C.yard D.door

7.A.bought B.picked C.set D. raised

8.A.break B.holiday C.trip D.dinner

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10.A.responded B.pointed C.drove D.hurried

11.A.1oving B.elderly C.serious D.sensitive

12.A.hesitated B.waited C.sat D.chatted

13.A.family B.mother C.path D.home

14.A.nodded B.waved C.1eft D.continued

15.A.sadly B.politely C.quickly D.tightly

16.A.why B.when C.how D.where

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Global warming happens when greenhouse gases trap heat and light from the sun in the earth’s atmosphere, which increases the temperature. This is like when heat is trapped in a car. On a hot day, the car gets hotter when it is out in the parking lot. This is because the heat and light from the sun can get into the car, by going through the windows,but it can’t get back out. This is what the greenhouse effect does to the earth .The heat and light can get through the atmosphere, but it can’t get out As a result,the temperature rises.

Sometimes the temperature can change in a way that helps us. The greenhouse effect makes the earth appropriate for people to live on Without it,the earth would be freezing,or it would be burning hot. It would be freezing at night because we would not get the sun’s heat and light .During the day, especially during the summer, it would be burning because the sun would be up with no atmosphere to filter(过滤)it,so people,plants,and animals would be exposed to all the light and heat.

Although the greenhouse effect makes the earth able to have people living on it,if there gets to be too many gases,the each can get unusually warmer, and many plants,animals.and people will die. Plants would die because they would not be able to take the heat .This would cause us to have less food to eat, and it would also limit the food that animals have. With less food for the animals that we need to survive we would even have less food. Gradually, people,plants,and animals would all die of hunger.

People are doing many things to try to stop global warming .One thing is carpooling—driving with someone to a place that you are both going to. Another thing is being more careful about leaving electrical devices turned on. Now, more people are even riding buses or bikes to lower the amount of greenhouse gases in the air .Although adults do many things to help stop global warming, kids call do just as much.

1.By the example given in Paragraph l, the author wants to__________.

A. explain how global warming happens

B. show his feeling in a car in hot summer

C. tell us cars are causes of greenhouse gases

D. say that I there are greenhouse gases in every car

2.The underlined word ‘it” in Paragraph 2 refers to__________.

A. light B. greenhouse effect C. temperature D. heat

3.What is the effect of atmosphere?

A. IT only traps the heat of the sun.

B. It does great harm to humans.

C. It makes the earth neither to hot nor too cold.

D. It prevents all the light from the sun shining on the earth.

4.What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

A. lf there is greenhouse effect.all the plants will die

B. Human beings are likely to disappear from the earth

C. Crops can ′t take in the heat lf there is greenhouse effect

D. Although greenhouse effect is necessary.Too much of it will cause us to die.

5.What will the author most probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?

A. What kids can do to help stop global warming.

B. Who should be responsible for the environmental problems.

C. What global warming is doing to the environment.

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China’s new term, tuhao, may be in next year’s Oxford English Dictionary. The word caught the attention of the dictionary's editing team after BBC’s recent program on influential Chinese words. “If its influence continues, it is very likely to appear on our updated list of words,” said Julie Kleeman, project manager with the editing team.

In Chinese tu means uncouth (笨拙的) and hao means rich. It has traditionally been referred to rich people who throw their weight around in China’s countryside. The word became more popular in September with the launch of Apple’s new gold-colored iPhone, which is loved by China’s rich people. The color became known as “tuhao gold.” The word is now also used by the online community to refer to people who have the cash but lack the class to go with it. Kleeman also mentioned two other Chinese words — dama and hukou — which may also make it into the dictionary.

People can have an intuitive (直观的) grasp of the meanings if they see pinyin, Kleeman said, adding that people avoid using an English word to keep the original meaning.

“We have nearly 120 Chinese-linked words now in Oxford English Dictionary,” she said. Some of them are: Guanxi, which means “connection”; Taikonaut, a mix of taikong, meaning outer space, and astronaut.

The new words will be first uploaded on the official website before the dictionaries arrive. The online version is also renewed every three months. “It at least broke our old rules. It used to take 10 years to include a new word but now we keep the pace with the time,” according to a statement from ex-chief-editor John Simpson.

1.Which of the following statements is true according to the text?

A. Dama and hukou have made it into Oxford English dictionary.

B. Some influential Chinese words appeared on one of BBC’s recent programs.

C. tuhao refers to people who have both the cash and the class.

D. John Simpson thinks that it is not good to break old rules.

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A. Give orders to others. B. Get ready to help others.

C. Go on a diet. D. Put on weight.

3.Tuhao becomes more popular in September partly because ______.

A. it is very likely to appear in Oxford English Dictionary

B. it is often used by the online community

C. people use Chinese pinyin to keep the original meaning

D. Apple launched a new gold-colored iPhone

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A. tuhao may end up in Oxford English Dictionary

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C. tuhao has a new meaning at the present time

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