One of the most unknown youth culture in the United States is that of high school and college runners．Not everyone who has ever been on their school’s track team is part of this culture．To be a part of this culture you need to do a lot Of running，knowing how it feels to race to exhaustion(筋疲力尽)，see no reason why any weather should keep you from running，and be a little crazy．
I，myseIf，am part of this culture．I ran cross-country，which is running outside over uneven ground，for my high schoo1．I joined this culture when 1 was in ninth grade. As soon  as 1 was on the team it didn’t take very long for me to become very involved and have fun running. As a freshman 1 wasn’t that fast but 1 was giving the effort．It was the effort that makes me part of the running culture．
There are a few things that set the youth culture of runners apart from the overall  running culture．One of the many differences is that teen runners usually run in large groups，with a lot of conversation and fooling around．Young runners play games and talk to their friends when they run．While adults may run with a friend and have a conversation，you will rarely see twenty of them running through the woods yelling back and forth at each other．Young runners also make up a lot of games．My friends and 1 would throw balls while running and invented a game we called Shockey，which was pretty much soccer on lce.
Most of youth runners run for competition and not for fitness．Young runners want to run in races not to just lose weight like many adults．This means they run a lot faster and tougher generally．To lose weight you can just jog easily but to race you have to really push yourself and run to exhaustion．It’s a completely different style of running and that is what builds this culture .
1．The passage is mainly about __________.
A．the differerices between youth culture and adult culture
B．the youth running culture in American schools
C．youth culture which is mysterious to school students
D．how to become part of the culture of school runners
2．Which of the following are the differences between young runners and adult runners?
(1)Adults don’t run long distance．
(2)Adults don’t play games while running．
(3)Adults don’t push themselves to the 1imit
(4)Adults don’t run in 1arge groups．
A．(1)(2)(3)    B．(1)(2)(4)    C．(2)(3)(4)  D. (1) (3)(4)
3．We can infer from the passage that__________．
A．the writer is strong--willed
B．running is exhausting and boring
C．adult running is not as good as youth running
D．adults are not as competitive as youths
4．The writer wrote the passage to __________．
A．criticize adult running
B．advertise his school track team
C．introduce something unknown to his readers
D．tell his readers to get involved in running

    One of the most unknown youth culture in the United States is that of high school and college runners．Not everyone who has ever been on their school’s track team is part of this culture．To be a part of this culture you need to do a lot Of running，knowing how it feels to race to exhaustion(筋疲力尽)，see no reason why any weather should keep you from running，and be a little crazy．

    I，myseIf，am part of this culture．I ran cross-country，which is running outside over uneven ground，for my high schoo1．I joined this culture when 1 was in ninth grade. As soon  as 1 was on the team it didn’t take very long for me to become very involved and have fun running. As a freshman 1 wasn’t that fast but 1 was giving the effort．It was the effort that makes me part of the running culture．

    There are a few things that set the youth culture of runners apart from the overall  running culture．One of the many differences is that teen runners usually run in large groups，with a lot of conversation and fooling around．Young runners play games and talk to their friends when they run．While adults may run with a friend and have a conversation，you will rarely see twenty of them running through the woods yelling back and forth at each other．Young runners also make up a lot of games．My friends and 1 would throw balls while running and invented a game we called Shockey，which was pretty much soccer on lce.

Most of youth runners run for competition and not for fitness．Young runners want to run in races not to just lose weight like many adults．This means they run a lot faster and tougher generally．To lose weight you can just jog easily but to race you have to really push yourself and run to exhaustion．It’s a completely different style of running and that is what builds this culture .

1．The passage is mainly about __________.

  A．the differerices between youth culture and adult culture

  B．the youth running culture in American schools

  C．youth culture which is mysterious to school students

  D．how to become part of the culture of school runners

2．Which of the following are the differences between young runners and adult runners?

  (1)Adults don’t run long distance．

  (2)Adults don’t play games while running．

  (3)Adults don’t push themselves to the 1imit

  (4)Adults don’t run in 1arge groups．

    A．(1)(2)(3)    B．(1)(2)(4)    C．(2)(3)(4)  D. (1) (3) (4)

3．We can infer from the passage that__________．

  A．the writer is strong--willed

  B．running is exhausting and boring

  C．adult running is not as good as youth running

  D．adults are not as competitive as youths

4．The writer wrote the passage to __________．

    A．criticize adult running

    B．advertise his school track team

    C．introduce something unknown to his readers

    D．tell his readers to get involved in running

Blue is the most attractive eye colour according to a new research.

Blue eyes like those belonging to sexy star Angelina Jolie are the most appealing colour according to a poll of 3,000 18-24 year olds by Fresh Look One Day Colour. Angelina, her partner Brad Pitt and his ex-wife Jennifer Aniston all have blue eyes and have all been named in a top twenty of the world’s most desirable eyes.

The survey found that young folk with blue eyes are generally seen as being more sexy and kind.

And when asked if they would change the colour of their eyes if they could, only one in ten blue-eyed people wanted to, significantly less than people with other colour eyes.

One in three people who didn’t have blue eyes wanted a change.

One quarter of respondents have considered wearing coloured contact lenses(隐形眼镜) to change their eye colour temporarily --- and blue is most wanted colour.

Green was the second most popular colour for those wanting a new look, with respondents saying green-eyed people were usually mysterious and creative.

People with brown or hazel eyes were perceived to be more trustworthy than people with other eye colours.

People with grey eyes were generally thought to be more intelligent than other people, and they were also described as usually being shy.

Blue was the most common eye colour among respondents, with 41 per cent of those who answered the survey having baby blue peepers and 39 per cent having brown or hazel eyes.

The survey also found that 18 per cent of people don’t know what colour eyes their partner has!

Which of the following stars doesn’t have blue eyes?

A. Angelina Jolie       B. Jennifer Aniston      C. Brad Pitt     D. Audrey Hepburn

According to the study result, if you were a manager and wanted to find a most reliable person, you’d better hire one who has _________ eyes.

A. blue    B. green    C. brown     D. grey

According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. All people don’t know what colour eyes their partner has.

B. About 30% people without blue eyes don’t want a change.

C. Blue eyes are considered as the best eyes in the world.

D. People with grey eyes are thought to be less clever.

The underlined word “peepers” in the passage could be replaced by ______.

A. babies     B. colours    C. eyes       D. respondents

Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. Different eye colours in the world          B. A survey result on eye colours

C. Blue--- the most attractive eye colour       D. My favourite eye colour

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Blue is the most attractive eye colour according to a new research.

Blue eyes like those belonging to sexy star Angelina Jolie are the most appealing colour according to a poll of 3,000 18-24 year olds by Fresh Look One Day Colour. Angelina, her partner Brad Pitt and his ex-wife Jennifer Aniston all have blue eyes and have all been named in a top twenty of the world's most desirable eyes.

The survey found that young folk with blue eyes are generally seen as being more sexy and kind.

And when asked if they would change the colour of their eyes if they could, only one in ten blue-eyed people wanted to, significantly less than people with other colour eyes.

One in three people who didn't have blue eyes wanted a change.

One quarter of respondents have considered wearing coloured contact lenses(隐形眼镜) to change their eye colour temporarily --- and blue is most wanted colour.

Green was the second most popular colour for those wanting a new look, with respondents saying green-eyed people were usually mysterious and creative.

People with brown or hazel eyes were perceived to be more trustworthy than people with other eye colours.

People with grey eyes were generally thought to be more intelligent than other people, and they were also described as usually being shy.

Blue was the most common eye colour among respondents, with 41 per cent of those who answered the survey having baby blue peepers and 39 per cent having brown or hazel eyes.

The survey also found that 18 per cent of people don't know what colour eyes their partner has!

1. Which of the following stars doesn’t have blue eyes?

   A. Angelina Jolie       B. Jennifer Aniston      C. Brad Pitt     D. Audrey Hepburn

2. According to the study result, if you were a manager and wanted to find a most reliable person, you’d better hire one who has _________ eyes.

A. blue    B. green    C. brown     D. grey

3. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. All people don’t know what colour eyes their partner has.

B. About 30% people without blue eyes don’t want a change.

C. Blue eyes are considered as the best eyes in the world.

D. People with grey eyes are thought to be less clever.

4. The underlined word “peepers” in the passage could be replaced by ______.

   A. babies     B. colours    C. eyes       D. respondents

5. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

   A. Different eye colours in the world          B. A survey result on eye colours

C. Blue--- the most attractive eye colour       D. My favourite eye colour

    One of the most unknown youth culture in the United States is that of high school and college runners．Not everyone who has ever been on their school’s track team is part of this culture．To be a part of this culture you need to do a lot Of running，knowing how it feels to race to exhaustion(筋疲力尽)，see no reason why any weather should keep you from running，and be a little crazy．

    I，myseIf，am part of this culture．I ran cross-country，which is running outside over uneven ground，for my high schoo1．I joined this culture when 1 was in ninth grade. As soon  as 1 was on the team it didn’t take very long for me to become very involved and have fun running. As a freshman 1 wasn’t that fast but 1 was giving the effort．It was the effort that makes me part of the running culture．

    There are a few things that set the youth culture of runners apart from the overall  running culture．One of the many differences is that teen runners usually run in large groups，with a lot of conversation and fooling around．Young runners play games and talk to their friends when they run．While adults may run with a friend and have a conversation，you will rarely see twenty of them running through the woods yelling back and forth at each other．Young runners also make up a lot of games．My friends and 1 would throw balls while running and invented a game we called Shockey，which was pretty much soccer on lce.

Most of youth runners run for competition and not for fitness．Young runners want to run in races not to just lose weight like many adults．This means they run a lot faster and tougher generally．To lose weight you can just jog easily but to race you have to really push yourself and run to exhaustion．It’s a completely different style of running and that is what builds this culture .

1．The passage is mainly about __________.

  A．the differerices between youth culture and adult culture

  B．the youth running culture in American schools

  C．youth culture which is mysterious to school students

  D．how to become part of the culture of school runners

2．Which of the following are the differences between young runners and adult runners?

  (1)Adults don’t run long distance．

  (2)Adults don’t play games while running．

  (3)Adults don’t push themselves to the 1imit

  (4)Adults don’t run in 1arge groups．

    A．(1)(2)(3)    B．(1)(2)(4)    C．(2)(3)(4)  D. (1) (3)(4)

3．We can infer from the passage that__________．

  A．the writer is strong--willed

  B．running is exhausting and boring

  C．adult running is not as good as youth running

  D．adults are not as competitive as youths

4．The writer wrote the passage to __________．

    A．criticize adult running

    B．advertise his school track team

    C．introduce something unknown to his readers

    D．tell his readers to get involved in running