I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into _____ when judging my examination.

　　A. regard  B. account  C. thought   D. observation

Money, or the lack of it, changes everything, and that includes how people will be working out in 2010.

In these belt-tightening times  1  , cost-conscious workouts（锻炼）at home and at the gym topped the list of fitness trends for this year in a survey, followed  2   by shorter, more time-efficient regimens, such as  3   boot camp（强力集中训练） and circuit training.

"People are looking  4   for ways to accomplish as much as possible with as little  5   time and money as necessary," said Cedric X. Bryant, chief science officer of the American Council on Exercise (ACE), which conducted the online poll of fitness professionals.

"Last year money was on the list but this  6   year the majority of the respondents put  7   it as one of the top," he added.

Bryant said some 600 ACE-certified fitness  8   professionals responded to the annual poll  9  , which the non-profit organization has been conducting for a decade.

Other money-saving measures  10  , such as the shift from personal training sessions to small group training  11   classes and in-home workouts  12   using smaller, more portable equipment, also made the list.

"Personal trainers are seeing they've got to respond to market needs  13  . Working with two to four clients at a  14   time they can charge less  15   but still get their hourly fee," Bryant said.

Boot-camp workouts and circuit training, both of which burn  16   calories while building strength and endurance（持久性）, will be among the most popular trends in 2010, as time-constrained（受压制的） consumers  17   seek shorter, more intense activities.

One bright spot is the rise of exergaming-type systems, like Nintendo's Wii Sports, Wii Fit and the PC-based Dancetown. Bryant says the fitness-based video games are turning up  18   in health clubs and senior centers.

Functional training workouts, which are geared to improving the quality of life and the ability to perform everyday tasks, will remain strong  19  , and the use of computerized tracking and online training and scheduling tools will increase  20   in the coming year.

(   ) 1. A. times           B. years            C. centuries        D. societies

(   ) 2. A. caught          B. followed         C. covered      D. conducted

(   ) 3. A. such like       B. in other words   C. such as      D. that is to say

(   ) 4. A. taking          B. developing   C. opening      D. looking

(   ) 5. A. little          B. much             C. many             D. few

(   ) 6. A. that            B. next             C. this             D. previous

(   ) 7. A. manage      B. put          C. try          D. organize

(   ) 8. A. medicine        B. train            C. economy      D. fitness

(   ) 9. A. poll            B. conference   C. observation D. reception

(   ) 10. A. measures       B. procedures   C. policies         D. systems

(   ) 11. A. speaking       B. training         C. exercising       D. processing

(   ) 12. A. work          B. workouts         C. rest             D. race

(   ) 13. A. changes        B. prices       C. needs            D. habits

(   ) 14. A. some           B. no           C. any          D. a

(   ) 15. A. less           B. fewer            C. more             D. much

(   ) 16. A. produce        B. burn             C. cut          D. add

(   ) 17. A. professionals B. students         C. consumers        D. trainers

(   ) 18. A. turning up         B. turning down     C. turning around   D. turning out

(   ) 19. A. weak           B. useful       C. strong       D. possible

(   ) 20. A. decrease       B. appear       C. increase         D. want

Edmund Halley was an English scientist who lived over 200 years ago . He studied the observations of comets (彗星) which other scientists had made . The orbit（轨道） of one particular comet was a very difficult mathematical problem. He could not figure it out. Neither could other scientists who dealt with such problems.

However , Halley had a friend named Newton, who was a brilliant (有才华的) mathematician .Newton thought he had already worked out that problem, but he could not find the papers on which he had done it. He told Halley that the orbit of a comet had the shape of an ellipse (椭圆) .

Now Halley set to work .He figured out the orbits of some of the comets that had been observed by scientists. He made a surprising discovery. The comets that had appeared in the years 1531, 1607, and 1682 all had the same orbit. Yet their appearances had been 75 to 76 years apart (相隔).

This seemed very strange to Halley. The different comets followed the same orbit. The more Halley thought about it, the more he thought that there had not been three different comets, as people thought. He decided that they had simply seen the same comet three times .The comet had gone away and had come back again.

It was an astonishing idea! Halley felt certain enough to make a prediction of what would happen in the future. He decided that this comet would appear in the year 1758. There were 53 years to go before Halley’s prediction could be tested .In 1758 the comet appeared in the sky. Halley did not see it, for he had died some years before. Ever since then that comet has been called Halley’s comet, in his honor.

1.Edmund Halley figured out the orbit of         .

    A．some different comets appearing several times

    B．the same comet appearing at different times

    C．three different comets appearing three times

    D．several comets appearing at the same time     

2.Halley made his discovery         .

A．by doing experiments                

B．by means of his own careful observation

C．by using the work of other scientists                 

D．by chance

3.Halley made a surprising, but correct prediction in the year         .

    A．1704       B．1705       C.1706      D．1707      

4.According to the passage, which of the flowing is NOT true?

    A．Newton figured out the orbit of the comet .

    B．Halley figured out the orbit of the comet first.

    C．Newton gave Halley some help .

    D．Halley died before 1758. 

Many of the most damaging types of weather begin quickly, strike suddenly, and disappear rapidly, destroying small areas while leaving neighboring areas untouched. Such event as a tornado(龙卷风) struck the northeastern part of Edmonton, Alberta, in July 1987. Total damages from the tornado went beyond $250 million, the highest ever for any Canadian storm.

Traditional computer models of the atmosphere have limited value in predicting short-lived local storms like the Edmonton tornado, because the available weather data are generally not detailed enough to allow computers to study carefully the slight atmospheric changes that come before these storms. In most nations, for example, weather-balloon observations are taken just once every twelve hours at places separated by hundreds of miles. With such limited data, traditional forecasting models do a much better job predicting general weather conditions over large areas than they do forecasting specific local events.

Until recently, the observation intensive (十分细致) method needed for exact, very short-range forecasts, or “Nowcasts,” was not possible. The cost of equipping and operating many thousands of conventional weather stations was extremely high, and the difficulties concerned in rapidly collecting and processing the weather data from such a network were hard to overcome.

Fortunately, scientific and technological advances have overcome most of these problems. Radar(雷达) systems and satellites are all able to make detailed, nearly continuous observation over large areas at a lower cost. Communications satellites can send out data around the world cheaply and immediately, and modern computers can quickly collect and analyze this large amount of weather information.

Meteorologists(气象学者) and computer scientists now work together to design computer programs and video equipment able to change weather data into words and graphic displays(图解) that forecasters can understand easily and quickly. As meteorologists have begun using these new technologies in weather forecasting offices, nowcasting is becoming a reality.

Why can’t traditional computer models predict short-lived local storms?

   A.The weather data people collect are often wrong.

   B.Detailed weather data in some small areas are not available.

   C.The computers are not advanced enough to predict them.

   D.The computers are not used to forecast specific local events.

The word “Nowcast” in Paragraph 3 means       .

   A.a network to collect storm data                 

B.a way of collecting weather data

   C.a more advanced system of weather observation

   D.a forecast which can predict weather in the small area

What can make “Nowcasts” a reality according to the passage?

   A.Scientific and technological advances.     B. Advanced computer programs.

   C.Computer scientists.                                 D.Meteorologists.

What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.The advantages of “Nowcatsts”.              

B.A tornado in Edmonton, A1bertA.

C.The difficulty in predicting tornado.

D.A great development in weather forecast.

第三节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I teach economics at UNLV three times per week. Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I31asked my students how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so good. He had his wisdom teeth32. The young man then proceeded to ask me why I33seemed to be so cheerful.

His question34me of something I’d read somewhere before:“Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about how you want to35life that day,” I said.“I choose to be cheerful.”

“Let me give you a(n)36,” I continued,37all sixty students in the class.“In addition to teaching here at UNLV, I also teach at the community college in Henderson, 17 miles down the freeway from where I live. One day a few weeks ago I drove to Henderson. I38the freeway and turned onto College Drive. I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college. But just then my car39. I tried to start it again, but the engine wouldn’t40. So I put my flashers on, grabbed my books, and41down the road to the college.”

“As soon as I got there I called AAA(汽车协会) and42for a tow truck to meet me at my car after class. The secretary in the Provost’s office asked me what had happened.‘This is my43day,’ I replied, smiling.”

“‘But your car breaks down.’ She was puzzled.‘What do you mean?’”

“‘I live 17 miles from here.’ I replied.‘My car could have broken down anywhere along the freeway. It didn’t.44, it broke down in the45place:off the freeway, within walking distance of here. I’m still able to teach my class, and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class. If my car was46to break down today, it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient fashion.’”

“The secretary’s eyes opened wide, and then she smiled. I smiled back and headed for class.” So ended my story.

I47the sixty faces in my economics class at UNLV. Despite the early hour, no one seemed to be asleep.48, my story had touched them. Or maybe it wasn’t the story at all.49, it had all started with a student’s50that I was cheerful.

31.A.seriously     B.cheerfully           C.curiously            D.coldly

32.A.cut                B.broken               C.lost                    D.removed

33.A.never            B.seldom               C.always               D.sometimes

34.A.reminded              B.asked                 C.informed            D.mentioned

35.A.approach              B.love                   C.give                   D.enjoy

36.A.lesson            B.idea                   C.story                  D.example

37.A.addressing     B.facing                C.attracting            D.lecturing

38.A.entered          B.followed            C.exited                D.took

39.A.died                     B.destroyed           C.settled                D.parked

40.A.turn round     B.turn over            C.turn back            D.turn away

41.A.moved           B.marched             C.struggled            D.turned

42.A.required        B.applied               C.demanded           D.arranged

43.A.good             B.bad                    C.lucky                 D.hard

44.A.However              B.Therefore           C.Instead               D.Besides

45.A.perfect          B.empty                C.terrible           D.free

46.A.wished          B.asked                 C.supposed            D.meant

47.A.examined       B.scanned              C.studied               D.analyzed

48.A.Somehow      B.Anyhow             C.Thus                  D.Therefore

49.A.In addition     B.In all                 C.In fact                D.In general

50.A.observation    B.recognition         C.judgment            D.puzzle