The purpose of keeping fit is to avoid illness ,resist the mental and physical fatigue(疲劳)that make us more likely to contract infections ,and above all to feel more pleasure in being alive. Research has shown the value of a balanced diet ,fresh air, sunshine ,enough rest and some forms of regular exercise for everyone .If everyone followed this plan ,the number of people visiting the doctor and going to hospital would be considerably reduced.?
Unfortunately ,although most people acknowledge the importance of physical fitness ,not enough of us put this into practice .We spend too much time watching others from the comfort of an armchair or a seat in the stand at a sports stadium.
One reason why people who are physically fit to live longer is that they do not put the heart under excessive strain(过度劳累)and so they reduce the risk of heart and blood vessel(血管)diseases .They also avoid suffering the consequences of weakened muscles ,which are the cause of a great deal of back and abdominal(腹部的)trouble.?
About 640 muscles for about 45% of our body's weight ,they must have the ability to store energy and be continually supplied with fuel by the blood .Sensible exercise ,suited to each individual and preferably undertaken on the advice of a doctor ,is the best insurance of meeting these requirements.?
1.Why do people want to prevent illness??
A.Because they want to avoid health.?
B.Because they want to add mental and physical fatigue.?
C.Because they want to feel happier and live longer.?
D.Because they want to obtain much more money.
2.What happens to him if a man follows the plan given by the researchers??
A.He will be more exhausted(疲惫的).?
B.He will know his doctor very well.?
C.He will do less work.?
D.He may be less familiar with the hospital.
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage??
A.Everyone knows the importance of this plan.?
B.Not all people do what the plan tells them to do.?
C.Most people put the plan into practice.?
D.No one wants to do with this plan.
4.What is the best way for people to follow in order to keep fit??
A.They must do as much exercise as they can.?
B.They should avoid storing energy and fuel by the blood.?
C.They might have 640 muscles working all the time.?
D.They should do proper exercise and follow the doctor's advice.

 

In today’s throwaway societydealing with the city’s growing mountain of waste is an increasing challenge for the city council (市议会)

RecentlyEdinburgh is faced with the problem of disposing of (处理) about 250,000 million tons of waste a year.Despite different ways to dispose of much of it in a green manner—largely through encouraging recycling—its aging facilities such as the Powderhall landfill do not have the ability to deal with it.

The European Union (EU) has issued a new policyregulating how such mountains of waste are to be disposed of.The five councils (EdinburghEast LothianWest LothianMidlothian and Borders) face fines around 18 million a year from 2013 if they don’t increase recycling levels and rely less on landfill.With this in mindthe councils got together with the idea of building a large incinerator plant (垃圾焚烧厂) to burn half of the waste produced in their districts.But this plan fell apart after the change of target levels by a new UK government waste policy which required that no more than 25% of the city’s waste should be disposed of in this way by 2025.

After the plan was abandoneda private company which already transported millions of tons of the city’s waste by train to a landfill site near Dunbaroffered an

alternative solution when it suggested opening a huge waste site near Portobello.

Since Powderhall is supposed to close in 2015it seemed necessary for the members of the Edinburgh Council to accept the suggestion.But soon they turned it down—after 700 local objections reached them—because it would have meant hundreds of lorries a day making loud noise through heavily populated areas.

That still leaves the council with a problem.By 2013only 50% of 1995 levels of waste will be allowed to be sent to landfill.Even if recycling targets are metthere will still be a large amount of rubbish to be burnt up.Due to thisEdinburgh and Midlothian councils have now decided to work together to build an incinerator plant as time to find a solution is fast running out.(2011·湖北,C)

1.The main way of handling waste in a green manner in Edinburgh is ________.

Arecycling? Brestoring

Cburying? Dburning

2.The five councils worked out a plan to build an incinerator plant to ________.

Areduce the cost of burying waste

Bmeet the EU requirements

Cspeed up waste recycling

Dreplace landfill sites

3.The city council of Edinburgh rejected the suggestion to open a huge landfill site near Portobello because ________.

Ait came from a private company

Bthe council was not interested in it

Cit was not supported by EU

Dthe local people were against it

4.What is the final decision of Edinburgh and Midlothian councils?

ATo open a new landfill nearby.

BTo close the Powderhall landfill in 2015.

CTo set up a plant for burning waste.

DTo persuade people to reduce their waste.

 

There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time. One of them is to walk around it, guide-book  26  hand. Of course, we may  27  with our guide-books the history and  28  developments of a town and get to know them.

 29  then, if we take our time and  30  in a town for a while, we may get to know it better. When we  31  it as a whole, we begin to have some  32 , which even the best guide-books do not

answer. Why is the town just  33  this —— this shape, this plan, this size? Why do its streets  34  in this particular way, and not in any  35  way?

Here even the best guide-book  36  us. One can’t find the information in it about how a town has developed to the  37  appearance. It may not describe the original  38  of a town. However, one may get some idea of what it  39  look like by walking around the town. One can also imagine  40  the town was first planned and built. Then one can learn more about in what direction the town  41  to develop.

What is the  42  of studying towns in this way?For me, it is  43  a matter that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one’s own eyes. A  44  visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive  45  just reading about it in a guide-book.

1.

A.in

B.at

C.by

D.on

 

2.

A.write

B.study

C.tell

D.remember

 

3.

A.strange

B.similar

C.separate

D.special

 

4.

A.But

B.Before

C.Since

D.Until

 

5.

A.march

B.work

C.stay

D.wait

 

6.

A.look at

B.1ook after

C.1ook for

D.1ook up

 

7.

A.ideas

B.opinions

C.feelings

D.questions

 

8.

A.of

B.for

C.1ike

D.as

 

9.

A.open

B.run

C.begin

D.move

 

10.

A.one

B.more

C.other

D.such

 

11.

A.helps

B.tricks

C.fails

D.satisfies

 

12.

A.old

B.normal

C.first

D.present

 

13.

A.capital

B.meaning

C.design

D.change

 

14.

A.used to

B.seemed to

C.had to

D.happened to

 

15.

A.what

B.how

C.when

D.where

 

16.

A.stops

B.appears

C.starts

D.continues

 

17.

A.point

B.view

C.problem

D.difficulty

 

18.

A.nearly

B.simply

C.generally

D.hardly

 

19.

A.costly

B.formal

C.group

D.personal

 

20.

A.from

B.than

C.through

D.with

 

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