阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Once, there lived a young short monk in a temple on top of a hill, caring for his vegetable garden. He had one daily task of carryingtwo   1   of water up the hill from a cold stream. Rain or shine, he never     2   a day carrying water up the mountain to the temple. One day, a thin and tall    3   monk passed the temple and the young monk invited him to     4   . Since they would share the water, they went down the mountain together to fetch water. But the carrying pole is only     5   enough for one bucket. The two monks were unable to     6    the shared load on their carrying pole without shaking the contents of the two buckets all over the short monk. They     7  to retain（保留） only a small     8   of water that the young monk would have carried on his own, not mentioning to    9   the garden. When the young monk began to see his guest as     10  , the other monk began to see his host as unreasonable. Then a     11   monk came. The     12   of the third monk urged everyone to expect that someone else would take on the chore. As a result, no one fetched water though everybody was     13   . One night, a rat jumped and knocked the candleholder（烛台）, leading to a devastating(毁坏性的)    14    in the temple. The three monks finally united together to put out the fire. Since then they understood the old saying "unity is strength" and begin to live a     15       life. The temple never lacks water again.

4.A. help        B stay.             C. live             D. carry

5.A. short       B. straight         C long.             D. strong

Lots of people are unhappy with their present weight, but most aren't sure how to change it. You may want to look like the models or actors in magazines and on TV, but those goals might not be healthy or realistic (现实的) for you. Being healthy is really about being at a weight that is right for you. The best way to find out if you are at a healthy weight or if you need to lose or gain weight is to talk to a doctor or dietitian（营养学家）. If it turns out that you can benefit from weight loss, then you can follow a few of the simple suggestions listed below to get started.

_______________________. Ask your mom or dad to lend help and support and to make lifestyle changes that will benefit the whole family, if possible. Those who have the support of their families tend to have better results with their weight-management programs.

Watch your drinks. It’s amazing how many extra calories can be in the sodas, juices and other drinks that you take in every day. Simply cutting out a can of soda or one sports drink can save you 150 calories or more each day. Slake yourself with water or other sugar-free drinks when you’re thirsty and stay away from sugary juices and sodas.

Stop eating when you’re full. Lots of people eat when they’re full. Try to pay attention as you eat and stop when you are full.

Avoid diet pills. They can be dangerous to your health; besides, there’s no evidence that they help keep weight off over the long term.

Get moving. You don’t have to play a team sport or go to the gym. Try different kinds of activities from hiking to cycling, or to dancing until you find what you like.

1.According to the passage, before you decide to lose or gain weight you must know _________.

A．how you will do it

B．how long it should last

C．whether you have a healthy weight

D．what your realistic goal is

2.Which of the following would be the best to be put in the blank in the second paragraph?

A．Find a partner.

B．Make weight loss a family behavior.

C．Don’t give up easily.

D．Small changes make a difference.

3.The underlined part ‘Slake yourself’ in the third paragraph means “__________”

A．Stop yourself feeling thirsty.

B．Make yourself feel less tired.

C．Make yourself feel comfortable.

D．Stop yourself feeling less hungry.

4.We can learn from the passage that __________.

A. exercising is harmful to one’s health

B. diet pills may not help one lose weight in the long term

C. having eating trouble is the No.1 cause of being overweight

D. all models or actors in magazines and on TV have weight problems

Lots of people are unhappy with their present weight, but most aren't sure how to change it. You may want to look like the models or actors in magazines and on TV, but those goals might not be healthy or realistic (现实的) for you. Being healthy is really about being at a weight that is right for you. The best way to find out if you are at a healthy weight or if you need to lose or gain weight is to talk to a doctor or dietitian（营养学家）. If it turns out that you can benefit from weight loss, then you can follow a few of the simple suggestions listed below to get started.
_______________________. Ask your mom or dad to lend help and support and to make lifestyle changes that will benefit the whole family, if possible. Those who have the support of their families tend to have better results with their weight-management programs.
Watch your drinks. It’s amazing how many extra calories can be in the sodas, juices and other drinks that you take in every day. Simply cutting out a can of soda or one sports drink can save you 150 calories or more each day. Slake yourself with water or other sugar-free drinks when you’re thirsty and stay away from sugary juices and sodas.
Stop eating when you’re full. Lots of people eat when they’re full. Try to pay attention as you eat and stop when you are full.
Avoid diet pills. They can be dangerous to your health; besides, there’s no evidence that they help keep weight off over the long term.
Get moving. You don’t have to play a team sport or go to the gym. Try different kinds of activities from hiking to cycling, or to dancing until you find what you like.
【小题1】According to the passage, before you decide to lose or gain weight you must know _________.

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　　Mr Gray traveled a lot on business. He sold machines of various kinds to farmers. It was not really a very 1 job, but Mr Gray had always been interested in 2 , and he was quite satisfied with his life.

　　He had a big car, and usually 3 driving it long distances, but he was also quite 4 to go by train sometimes tooespecially when the weather was 5 . He was a little frightened of driving in rain or snow, and it was less tiring to 6 comfortably in a train and look out of the windows without being worried about 7 one was going to get to the next place.

　　One of Mr Gray's problems was often where to 8 when he reached some small place in the country. He did not expect 9 but he found it troublesome when he was given a cold room 10 a long and tiring day.

　　Late one winter evening, Mr Gray arrived at a 11 railway station. The journey by train that day had not been at all 12 , and Mr Gray was cold and tired and 13 . He was looking forward to a simple but satisfying meal by a brightly burning 14 , and then a hot bath and a comfortable bed.

　　While he was walking to the taxi stand, he said to a local man, “ 15 this is my first visit here and I was in too much of a 16 to find out about hotels before I left home, I would very much like to know 17 you have here.”

　　The local man answered,“We have two.”

　　“And which of the two would you 18 me to go to?”Mr Gray asked then. The local man thought for a few moments and then answered,“Well , it's 19 this: whichever one you go to, you'll be 20 you didn't go to the other.”

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