Home to me means a sense of familiarity and nostalgia(怀旧). It's fun to come home. It looks the same. It smells the same. You'll realize what's changed is you. Home is where we can remember pain, live, and some other experiences; We parted here; My parents met here; I won three championships here.

If I close my eyes, I can still have a clear picture in mind of my first home. I walk in the door and see a brown sofa surrounding a low glass-top wooden table. To the right of the living room is my first bedroom. It's empty, but it's where my earliest memories are.

There is the dining room table where I celebrated birthdays, and where I cried on Halloween --- when I didn't want to wear the skirt my mother made for me. I always liked standing on that table because it made me feel tall and strong. If I sit at this table, I can see my favorite room in the house, my parents' room. It is simple: a brown wooden dresser lines the right side of the wall next to a television and a couple of photos of my grandparents on each side. Their bed is my safe zone. I can jump on it anytime --- waking up my parents if I am scared or if I have an important announcement that cannot wait until the morning.

I'm lucky because I know my first home still exists. It exists in my mind and heart, on a physical property(住宅) on West 64th street on the western edge of Los Angeles. It is proof I lived, I grew and I learned.

Sometimes when I feel lost, I lie down and shut my eyes, and I go home. I know it's where I'll find my family, my dogs, and my belongings. I purposely leave the window open at night because I know I'll be blamed by Mom. But I don't mind, because I want to hear her say my name, which reminds me I'm home.

68. Why does the author call her parents' bed her "safe zone"(Paragraph 3)?

  A. It is her favorite place to play.

  B. Her needs can be satisfied there.

  C. Her grandparents' photos are lined on each side.

  D. Her parents always play together with her there.

69. What can be learned from the passage?

A. The old furniture is still in the author's fist bedroom.

B. The author's favorite room in her first home is the dining room.

 C. The author can still visit her first physical home in Los Angeles.

D. Many people of the author's age can still find their first physical homes.

70. Sometimes when she feels lost, the author will _______.

A. try to bring back a sense of home

  B. open the window at night

  C. lie down in bed to have a dream

  D. go to Los Angeles to visit her mom

71. What is the author's purpose of writing this passage?

   A. To declare how much she loves her first house.

   B. To express how much she is attached to her home.

  C. To describe the state of her family.

  D. To look back on her childhood.

We’ve reached a strange—some would say unusual—point. While fighting world hunger continues to be the matter of vital importance according to a recent report from the World Health Organization (WHO), more people now die from being overweight, or say, from being extremely fat, than from being underweight. It’s the good life that’s more likely to kill us these days.

Worse, nearly l8 million children under the age of five around the world are estimated(估计) to be overweight. What’s going on?

We really don’t have many excuses for our weight problems. The dangers of the problem have been drilled into us by public-health campaigns since 2001 and the message is getting through—up to a point.

In the 1970s, Finland, for example, had the highest rate of heart disease in the world and being overweight was its main cause. Not any more. A public-health campaign has greatly reduced the number of heart disease deaths by 80 per cent over the past three decades.

Maybe that explains why the percentage of people in Finland taking diet pills doubled between 2001 and 2005, and doctors even offer surgery of removing fat inside and change the shape of the body. That has become a sort of fashion. No wonder it ranks as the world’s most body-conscious(意识) country.

We know what we should be doing to lose weight—but actually doing it is another matter. By far the most popular excuse is not taking enough exercise. More than half of us admit we lack willpower.

Others blame good food. They say: it’s just too inviting and it makes them overeat. Still others lay the blame on the Americans, complaining that pounds have piled on thanks to eating too much American-style fast food.

Some also blame their parents—their genes. But unfortunately, the parents are wronged because they’re normal in shape, or rather slim.

It’s a similar story around the world, although people are relatively unlikely to have tried to lose weight. Parents are eager to see their kids shape up. Do as I say—not as I do.

64. What is the “strange” point mentioned in the first sentence?

A. Starvation is taking more people’s lives in the world.

B. The good life is a greater risk than the bad life.

C. WHO report shows people’s unawareness of food safety.

D. Overweight issue remains unresolved despite WHO’s efforts.

65. Why does the author think that people have no excuse for being overweight?

A. A lot of effective diet pills are available.

B. Body image has nothing to do with good food.

C. They have been made fully aware of its dangers.

D. There are too many overweight people in the world.

66. The example of Finland is used to illustrate (阐明)______.

A. the cause of heart disease                              B. the fashion of body shaping

C. the history of a body-conscious country               D. the effectiveness of a campaign                           

67. Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. Actions or Excuses?                          B. Overweight or Underweight?

C. WHO in a Dilemma(两难境地)                 D. No Longer Dying of Hunger

Using too much water or throwing rubbish into our rivers are clear ways that humans can put our water supply in danger, but we also affect our water supply in less obvious ways. You may wonder that paving(铺砌) a road can lead to less useable fresh water. A major part of the water we use every day is groundwater. Groundwater does not come from lakes or rivers. It comes from underground. The more roads and parking lots we pave, the less water can flow into the ground to become groundwater. 

However, paving is not responsible for all water shortages. Drier climates are of course more likely to have droughts(干旱) than areas with more rainfall, but in any case, good management can help to make sure there is enough water to meet out our basic need. 

Thinking about the way we use water every day can make a big difference, too. In the United States a family of four can use 1.5 tons of water a day! This shows how much we depend on water to live, but there’s a list we can do to lower the number.

You can take steps to save water in your home. To start with, use the same glass for your drinking water all day. Wash it only once a day. Run your dishwasher(洗碗机) only when it is full. Help your parents fix any leaks (漏水) in your home. You can even help to keep our water supply clean by recycling batteries instead of throwing them away.

60. Which of the following is most likely to lead to less groundwater?

A. Using river water.                                

B. Throwing batteries away.

C. Paving parking lots.                             

D. Throwing rubbish into lakes. 
61. What can be inferred from the text? 

A. All water shortages are due to human behavior.

B. It takes a lot of effort to meet our water needs.

C. There is much we can do to reduce family size

D. The average family in America makes proper use of water. 
62. The last paragraph is intended to ________. 

A. show us how to fix leaks at home

B. tell us how to run a dishwasher

C. prove what drinking glass is best

D. suggest what we do to save water at home
63. The text is mainly about ________.

A. human activity affects our water supply

B. why paving roads reduces our water

C. how much we depend on water to live

D. why droughts occur more in dry climates

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.

56. What is found about American seniors?

A. Most of then have good habits.

B. Nearly 30%of then 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

57. Doctors suggest that people should wash their hands ________ .

A. twice a day                               B. three times a day            

C. four times a day                           D. eight times a day

58. 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.

59. The text probably comes from ________.

A. a popular magazine          B. a guide book     C. a book review                D. an official document

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