We’re sitting too much and it’s dangerous. Most Americans spend more than seven hours sitting every day, and the more you sit, the weaker your body will be. Fortunately, there are simple changes you can make during the day——anywhere, even at the workplace—to improve your health.

Park a few blocks away from the office each morning and walk to work.

This allows you to start off your mornings actively and be ready to take on the work. If you take the bus, get off one stop earlier to take some light exercise before 8 a.m.

Get up and move around the office once every 60~90 minutes.

When you’re busy with work, it’s easy to forget the time. Set the alarm to remind(提醒) you to get up and take a walk around the office. You can use this time to fill up your water bottle or go to the bathroom.

Ask questions and discuss questions face to face.

Go to your co-worker’s office to discuss questions face to face, rather than send an e-mail every time you have a question. This gives you a good excuse to move.

Use your lunch break to move around outside.

So many Americans today work during their lunch break. When possible, take advantage of(利用) this time to walk outside and enjoy the nice weather. Fresh air can make you keep a clear mind.

1.Every morning, we can park a few blocks away from the office to _________.

A. take some light exercise B. find a good place to park

C. save some money D. take a walk in the park

2.What can we do when we get up to walk around the office?

A. To play games with our co-workers. B. To fill up the water bottle.

C. To enjoy the nice weather. D. To walk to work.

3.Which sentence is right according to the passage?

A. We should discuss questions face to face during the lunch break.

B. We should send an e-mail every time we have a question.

C. Few Americans spend more than seven hours sitting every day.

D. We should move our bodies every 60~90 minutes during the worke.

4.The passage mainly tell us _________ during the workday.

A. ways to be more active B. it’s dangerous to sit too much

C. the importance of taking exercise D. ways to get along with co-workers

阅读下面短文，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，每个选项只能用一次。

Money VS Family

Rama’s family is very big. He has three kids, two sons and a daughter.

He works for more than 16 hours a day. The kids cannot see him as he leaves home early in the morning before they wake up, and he reaches home around midnight when kids have slept every day. 1.

Though Rama’s family is one of the richest families in the city, he still works so hard. One day, Rama’s family went to their beach house to spend their vacation. His daughter asked, “2.”

Rama replied, “ Yes, my dear, tomorrow for sure,3.I’m tired of work and need refreshment!”

The whole family became very happy.

Unfortunately, the next day, none in Rama’s family were alive as they were washed out in the tsunami(海啸)!

4. When he tried to reach his beach house, he saw sea and water everywhere and screamed for his family. He could not even find the dead bodies of his family.

5.He remembered his wife’s words, “Why are you running for money? We can be happy with what we have now.”

A. Dad, will you please spend one day at home and stay with us here?

B. Rama was too busy even to hear the news about the tsunami.

C. The whole family eagerly wait to spend quality time with him and the kids miss him so much.

D. He can never have them again, cannot even see them and even by paying millions he cannot get them back to life!

E.I will join you for the lunch and be with you all for next few days.

A. Dad, will you please spend one day at home and stay with us here?

B. Rama was too busy even to hear the news about the tsunami.

C. The whole family eagerly wait to spend quality time with him and the kids miss him so much.

D. He can never have them again, cannot even see them and even by paying millions he cannot get them back to life!

E.I will join you for the lunch and be with you all for next few days.

根据汉语提示完成句子，每空一词。

1.她在四岁时就能够独自看书了。

She could read by_______ _______the age of four.

2.巨石阵是很多世纪前建造的。

Stonehenge was_______so many_______ago.

3.现在的孩子过于依赖父母。

Children these days_______ ______their parents too much.

4.他是美国最受欢迎的音乐家之一。

He is one of the most_______ _______in America.

5.有时候他上课缺席并且考试不及格。

Sometimes he was_______from classes and_______his examinations.

书面表达

目前，许多中学生利用周末和节假日上课外补习班，对此人们有不同的看法。请根据下表内容写一篇短文。

注意：1．文章必须包括所有内容要点，要求语句通顺，意思连贯；

2．词数：80词左右：（文章的开头已给出，不计入总词数）

3．文中不得提及具体人名、校名及地名。

Nowadays, many middle school students are taking all kinds of after-school classes at

weekends or on holidays. There are two different opinions about it.

Some people think that

I. 根据句意用适当的介词填空。

1.How are you getting along ___________ your classmates?

2.This problem is very important ___________ us.

3.I think you will succeed __________ your study.

4.We should be friendly ___________each other.

5.What is the relationship ___________ you and him?

II. 根据所给的汉语完成句子，每空一词。

1.这是多么有趣的一个话题啊！

______________ ___________ ____________ topic this is!

2.他和他的朋友们相处得很融洽。

He __________ ___________ ___________ __________ his friends.

3.老师对我的回答很满意。

The teacher is very _____________ ____________ my answer.

4.我妈妈总是谈论那个问题。

My mother always ____________ ____________ that problem.

5.他已经意识到了自己的错误。

He has already ____________ ___________ __________.

Working as doctors in wars _______ very hard, ________?

A. are, aren’t they B. do, don’t they C. is, isn’t D. does, doesn’t

The doctor asked my father __________ and he did so. And now he is much healthier than before.

A. to give up to smoke B. to give up smoking

C. to give in to smoke D. to give in smoking

__________ that our country will send another man-made satellite into the sky soon.

A. It’s said B. It has said C. It does say D. It is saying

—________ are you waiting standing here?

—My mother, of course.

A. To who B. For who C. To whom D. For whom