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     Americans have never before exercised and dieted as eagerly as they are doing today. As a result,
they do not only look younger and slimmer, but feel better. Because of increased physical fitness, life
expectance in the nation has risen to seventy-three years, with fewer people suffering from heart disease,
the nation's number one killer.
     Jogging ( 慢跑 ), the easiest and cheapest way of improving the body, keeps over 30million people
of all ages on the run. For the price of a good pair of running shoes, anyone anywhere can join the race.
Dieting, too, has become a national  pastime. Promoters of diets that eliminate eating one thing or another, such as fats or carbohydrates ( 碳水化合物 ), promise as much as 20- pound weight losses within two
weeks. Books describing such amazing diets always head up ( 居……之首 )the best-seller lists because people who are overweight want to lose weight quickly and easily.
     Nevertheless, jogging and dieting, carried to extremes, can be harmful. Many confused joggers
overdo and finally suffer from ankle and foot damage. Dieting, fortunately, becomes only a temporary
means for shedding a few  pounds while the body lose the balanced nutrition ( 营养 )it requires, so most
dieters cannot keep on diets. Above all, common sense should be the keystone for any dieting and
exercise plan.
1.The main idea of this passage is that ________ .
A. both jogging and dieting can improve your health
B. exercise and improved diet has raised the American's life expectance
C. people, who jog and diet wisely, will be healthier than those who do not
D. diet and exercise harm rather than benefit  health
2. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Jogging can damage the body because it is too tough an exercise.
B. Diets are so popular because they are on the best-seller lists.
C. Americans now live to be 73years old.
D. Exercise and diet are more widespread in America than ever before.
3. It is implied but not stated that ___________ .
A. heart disease is the number one killer among Americans
B. exercise and dieting bring about spiritual as well as physical well-being
C. people don't stay on a diet because it doesn't work
D. a 20-pound weight loss within two weeks is too much for the body
4. The best title for this passage is ___________ .
A. Jogging and Diet
B. Exercise and Health
C. Physical Fitness
D. Life Expectancy and Diet
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      Remember that people on line may not be who they seem, because you can't see or even hear the
person. It would be easy for someone to misrepresent himself/herself. Thus someone who says that
“she is a 12-year-old girl.” could really be an old man.
1. The underlined word misrepresent means ________.  
A. making a wrong judgment about  
B. understanding somebody wrongly
C. giving a wrong description of    
D. forming a wrong opinion about
     Climbing attracts people because it’s good exercise for almost everyone. You use your whole body, 
especially your arms and legs. This sport gives your body a complete workout. When you climb, both 
your mind and your body can become stronger. 
2. The word workout underlined in the last paragraph most probably means________．

A. settlement    
B. exercise    
C .excitement 
D. tiredness

       According to a report published on the British medical magazine, The Lancet, a study of 10 
German mobile phone users found that when they turned on their phones, their blood pressure goes 
up by 5—10 millimeters of mercury (水银柱).

3. The word “The Lancet” is probably ________.
A. the name of a magazine     
B. the name of the research team
C. the name of a hospital      
D. the title of a medical report
阅读理解。
        Maybe ten-year-old Elizabeth put it best when she said to her father." But, Dad, you can't be healthy if you're dead."
      Dad in a hurry to get home before dark so he could go for a run, had forgotten to wear his safety
belt-a mistake 75% of the US population make every day. The big question is why.
      There have been many myths about safety belts ever since heir first appearance in cars some forty
years ago. The following are three of the most common.
      Myth Number One: It's best to be "thrown clear" of a serious accident.
      Truth: Sorry, but any accident serious enough to "throw you clear" is also going to be serious enough
to give you a very bad landing. And chances are you'll have traveled through a windshield (挡风玻璃)
or door to do it. Studies show that chances of dying after a car accident are twenty-five times greater in
cases where people are "thrown clear."
      Myth Number Two: Safety belts "trap" people in cars that are burning or sinking in water.
      Truth: Sorry again. but studies show that people knocked unconscious (昏迷) due to not wearing
safety belts have a greater chance of dying in these accidents People wearing safety belts are usually
protected to the point of having a clear head to free themselves from such dangerous situations, not to be
trapped in them.
      Myth Number Three: Safety belts aren't needed at speeds of less than 30 miles per hour.
      Truth: when two cars traveling at 30 m/ph hit each other, an unbelted driver would meet the
windshield with a force equal to diving headfirst into the ground from a height of 10 meters.
1. Why did Elizabeth say to her father, "But, Dad, you can't be healthy if you're dead"?
A. He was driving at great speed.
B. He didn't have his safety belt on.
C. He was running across the street.
D. He didn't take his medicine on time.
2. The reason Father was in a hurry to get home was that he _____.
A. wasn't feeling very well        
B. hated to drive in the dark
C. wanted to take some exercise    
D. didn't want to be caught by the police
3. According to the text, to be "thrown clear" of a serious accident is very dangerous because you ____.
A. may get seriously hurt being thrown out of the car
B. may be knocked down by other cars            
C. may find it impossible to get away from the seat  
D. may get caught in the car door
4. What is the advice given in the text?
A. Never drive faster than 30 mile an hour.      
B. Never forget to wear the safety belt while driving.
C. Try your best to save yourself in a car accident.
D. Drive slowly while you're not wearing a safety belt.
阅读理解。
     Excused from recycling (回收利用) because you live in a high rise with a rubbish chute (垃圾道)?
You won't be for long. Miami's Mark Shantzis has made it simple for those living in tall buildings to use
the chute and recycle too.
     In Shantzis' Hi-Rise Recycling System, a chute leads to a pie-shaped container with six boxes that
can turn around when operated. The system, which fits in the same space as the chute and container now
in use, enables glass, plastic, paper, metal, and other rubbish to go into separate boxes.
     The system is controlled from a board next to the chute door. The board has a button for each class
of recycling materials (as well as for unrecyclables).At the press of a button, a microcomputer locks all
other floors' chute door and sets the recycling container turning until the right box comes under the chute.
The computer also counts the loads and gives a signal by phone when the box is full. And a particular
piece of equipment breaks up the nonrecyclables.
     Sorting (分类) recyclables before they are collected saves the use of expensive materials recovery
equipment which otherwise has to do the sorting. Such equipment often makes recycled materials very
expensive, so expensive that tons of recyclables remain wasted. Shantzis believes his system could help
recycled materials become more cost-effective.
1.The purpose in writing this text is _________.
A. to encourage people to recycle their rubbish
B. to explain the need for rubbish collection in high rises
C. to describe the use of computer technology in recycling
D. to introduce a recycling system for high rises    
2. When he says "You won't be for long", the writer means that ________.
A. you'll soon be living in a cleaner building
B. rubbish chutes will become out of date before long
C. it won't be long before you'll have to recycle your rubbish
D. you won't wait long for your turn to recycle rubbish
3. Before dropping rubbish into the chute you have to _________.
A. press the correct button
B. check if the container is full
C. lock the other floors' chute doors      
D. break up the rubbish
4. The biggest advantage of this new system is that __________.
A. it makes better use of the existing recovery equipment
B. it saves time and space
C. it saves money for people living in high rises          
D. it reduces the cost of recycling     
阅读理解。
     Anger is good for you, as long as you control it, according to new psychology research. A
new study from Carnegie Mellon University shows anger may help people reduce the negative
impacts of stress and help you become healthier.
     "Here getting emotional is not bad for you if you look at the case of anger," said Jennifer
     Lerner of Carnegie Mellon. "The more people display anger, the lower their stress responses."
     Lerner studied 92 UCLA students by asking them to count back from 6,200. They must say outloud
every thirteenth number. Researchers disturbed them by asking them to count faster or ask
them other questions. If they made any mistakes, they had to restart from the very beginning.
     Many students felt depressed about making so many mistakes or got angry.
     Lerner used a hidden video camera and recorded all their facial expressions during the test.
     The researchers describe their reactions as fear, anger and disgust.
     Other researchers recorded the students' blood pressure, pulse and production of a high-stress
hormone (荷尔蒙) called cortisol. People whose faces showed more fear during the experiment had
higher blood pressure and higher levels of the hormone. Both can have lasting effects such as
diabetes (糖尿病), heart disease, depression and extra weight gain.
     When people feel fear, negative impacts increase, but when they get angry, those negatives
go down, according to the study.
     "Having that sense of anger leads people to actually feel some power in what otherwise is
maddening (令人发狂的) situation," Lerner said.
     Lerner previously studied Americans' emotional response to the 911 terrorist attacks two
months after the incident. She found people who reacted with anger were more optimistic. These
people are healthier compared with those who were frightened during the event. So in maddening
situations, anger is not a bad thing to have. It's a healthier response than fear.
1. What is the story mainly about?
A. The findings of new psychology research.  
B. What you can do with anger in certain cases.
C. Different effects produced by anger and fear.
D. Healthier responses in maddening situations.
2. What does the underlined word "both" refer to according to the passage?
A. Fear and anger.              
B. Blood pressure and pulse.
C. Blood pressure and cortisol.    
D. Higher blood pressure and higher levels of the hormone.
3. In what way can anger be beneficial to people?

A. By showing their optimistic side.            
B. By reducing their stress.
C. By reducing high blood pressure.            
D. By taking the place of fear.

4. The researchers irritated (激怒) the students by ______. 
A. recording their performance secretly    
B. asking them to count to 6,200 again and again
C. disturbing them and making them start all over again
D. criticizing them when they made mistakes
阅读理解。
     In a world with limited land, water and other natural resources (资源), the harm from the traditional 
business model is on the rise. Actually, the past decade has seen more and more forests disappearing and
 the globe becoming increasingly warm. People now realize that this unhealthy situation must be changed, 
and that we must be able to develop in sustainable (可持续的) ways. That means growth with low 
carbon or development of sustainable products. In other words, we should keep the healthy while using
 its supply of natural resources.
     Today, sustainable development is a popular trend in many countries. According to a recent study,
 the global market for low-carbon energy will become three times bigger over the next decade. China,
 for example, has set its mind on leading that market, hoping to seize chances in the new round of the
 global energy resolution. It is now trying hard to made full use of wind and solar energy, and is spending a huge amount of money making electric cars and high-speed trains. In addition, we are also seeing 
great growth in the global markets for sustainable products such as palm oil (棕榈油), which is produced without cutting down valuable rainforest. In recent years the markets for sustainable products have 
grown more than 50%.
     Governments can fully develop the potential of these new markets. First, they can set high  targets for
 reducing carbon emissions (排放) and targets for saving and reusing energy. Besides, stronger 
arrangement of public resources like forests can also help to speed up the development. Finally,
 governments can avoid the huge public expenses that are taking us in the wrong direction, and 
redirecting some of those expenses can accelerate the change from the traditional model to a sustainable
 one.
     The major challenge of this century is to find ways to meet the needs of a growing population within 
the limits of this single planet. That is no small task, but it offers abundant new chances for sustainable
 product industries.
1. The traditional business model is harmful because of all the following EXCEPT that ____.
A. it makes the world warmer               
B. it consumes natural resources
C. it brings severe damage to future          
D. it makes growth hard to continue
2. What can we infer from Paragraph 2?
A. China lacks wind and solar energy
B. China is the leader of the low-carbon market
C. High-speed trains are a low-carbon development
D. Palm oil is made at the cost of valuable forests
3. To fully develop the low-carbon markets governments can ______.
A. cut public expenses                    
B. forbid carbon emission
C. develop public resources                
D. encourage energy conservation
4. We can learn from the last paragraph that business have many chances to _______.
A. develop sustainable products            
B. explore new natural resources
C. make full use of natural resources        
D. deal with the major challenge
5. What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To introduce a new business model       
B. To compare two business models
C. To predict a change of the global markets  
D. To advocate sustainable development
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     You might think tha t"global warming" means nothing more than a rise in the world's temperature But rising
sea levels caused by it have resulted in the first evacuation (撤离) of an island nation-the citizens of Tuvalu will
have to leave their homeland.
     During the 20th century,sea level rose 8-12 inches. As a result.Tuvalu has experienced lowland flooding of
salt water which has polluted the country's drinking water.
     Paani Laupepa, a Tuvaluan government official,reported to the Earth Policy Institute that the nation suffered
an unusaually high number of fierce storms in the past ten years.Many scientists connect higher surface water
temperatures resulting from global warming to greater and more damagingtorms.
     Laupepa expressed dissatisfaction with the United States for refusing to sign the Kyoto Protocol, an
international agreement calling for industrialized nations to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions (导致温室效
应的气体排放), which are a main cause of global warming. "By refusing to sign the agreement, the US has
effectively taken away the freedom of future generations of Tuvaluans to live where their forefathers have lived
for thousands of years," Laupepa told the BBC.
     Tuvalu has asked Australia and New Zealand to allow the gradual move of its people to both countries.
      Tuvalu is not the only country that is vulnerable (易受影响的) to rising sea levels.Maumoon Gayoon,
president of the Maldives, told the United Nations that global warming has made his country of 311,000 an
"endangered nation".
1. The text is mainly about _____.
A. rapid changes in earth's temperature
B. bad effects of global warming
C. moving of a country to a new place
D. reasons for lowland flooding
2. According to scientists,the DIRECT cause of more and fiercer storms is _____.
A. greenhouse gas emissions in industrialized nations
B. higher surface water temperatures of the sea
C. continuous global warming
D. rising sea levels
3. Laupepa was not satisfied with the United States because it did not _____.
A. agree to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions
B. sign an agreement with Tuvalu
C. allow Tuvaluans to move to the US
D. believe the problems facing Tuvalu were real
4. The country whose situation is similar to that of Tuvalu is _____.

A. Australia
B. New Zealand
C. the Maldives
D. the United States

阅读理解。

     Throw out the bottles and boxes of drugs in your house. A new theory suggests that medicine could 
be bad for your health. This new theory argues that healing（the process of becoming healthy and strong
 again）is at our fingertips: we can be healthy by doing Reiki on a regular basis. 
      Supporters of medical treatment argue that medicine should be trusted since it is effective and 
scientifically proven. They say that there is no need for spiritual methods such as Reiki, Yoga, Tai Chi. 
These waste our time, something that is quite precious in our material world. There is medicine that can 
kill our pain and x-rays that show us our broken bones. We must admit that these methods are very 
effective in the examples that they provide. However, there are some "everyday complaints” such as
 back pains, headaches, which are treated currently with medicine. When you have a headache, you take
 an Aspirin; when you cannot sleep, you take Xanax without thinking of the side effects of these. When
 you use these pills for a long period, you become dependent on them; you cannot sleep without them. 
We pay huge amounts of money and but never get better. How about a safer and more economical way
 of healing? When doing Reiki to yourself, you do not need anything except your energy so it is very 
economical. Also, there are no side effects and it is scientifically explained.   
     They also claim that serious illnesses such as HIV/AIDS and cancer cannot be treated without drugs.
 They think so because these patients spend the rest of their lives in the hospital taking medicine. How
 can Reiki make these people healthy again? It is very unfortunate that these patients have to live in the
 hospital losing their hair and weight because of the side effects of the medicine they take. Actually, 
instead of drugs which are expensive and have many side effects, you can use your energy to overcome 
the hardships of life, find an emotional balance, leave the stress of everyday life and let go of the
 everyday worries.   
     Some people may still hold that in our material world, everything depends on time. How would it be 
possible to find time to do Reiki? In fact, Reiki does not require more than 15 minutes of our time. It is
 less time consuming than medicine if we think of all the time we spend taking medicine for some 
complaints and taking some more for the side effects as well.   
1. The author’s attitude towards Reiki is _______.   
A. disinterested　　　 
B. serious 　　　
C. positive　　　 
D. doubtful 
2. Which statement does the passage lead you to believe? 
A. Reiki will soon become the most popular exercise around the world.   
B. Reiki is an effective treatment but not scientifically explained.   
C. Reiki can make people less dependent on drugs.   
D. Reiki is a kind of cheap drug but works well.   
3. How many advantages of Reiki are mentioned in the last two paragraphs?   
A. One. 　　　
B. Three.　　　 
C. Five. 　　　
D. Seven.   
4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. A New Way of Treating Illness   
B. Health and Healing at Your Fingers   
C. The Advantages and Disadvantages of Reiki   
D. The Advantages and Disadvantages of Medicine 
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     Many people believe they are supposed to drink eight glasses of water a day, or about two liters (升).
Why? Because that is the amount of water they have been told all their life. But a recent report offers some
different advice. Experts suggest people should obey their bodies: they should drink as much water as they
feel like drinking. The report says most healthy people meet their daily needs for liquid by letting thirst be
their guide.
     The report is from the Institute of Medicine, which provides scientific and technical advice to the
government and the public. The report contains some general suggestions. It says women should get about
2.7 liters of water daily and men about 3.7 liters. But wait-in each case, that is more than eight glasses.
     There is one important difference. The report does not tell people how many glasses of water are needed
to meet these guidelines. This is because the daily water requirement can include the water content in foods. 
     As you might expect, the Institute of Medicine says people need to drink more water when they are
physically active. The same is true of those who live in hot climates. Depending on heat and activity, people
could need twice as much water as others do.
                            How much water people should (1) _______ every day
阅读理解。
     Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again. They want to bring water to the deserts, so
people can live and grow food. They are learning a lot about the deserts. But more and more of the earth is
becoming desert all the time. Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time.
     Why is more and more land becoming desert? Scientists think that people make deserts. People are doing
bad things to the earth.
     Some places on the earth don't get much rain. But they still don't become deserts. This is because some
green plants are growing there. Small green plants and grass are very important to dry places. Plants don't let
the sun make the earth even drier. Plants do not let the wind blow the dirt away. When a bit of rain falls, the
plants hold the water. Without plants, the land can become desert more easily.
1. Deserts _____.
A. never have any plants or animals in them
B. can all be turned into good land before long
C. are becoming smaller and smaller
D. get very little rain
2. Small green plants are very important to dry places because _____.
A. they don't let the sun make the earth even drier
B. they don't let the wind blow the soil away
C. they hold water
D. All of the above
3. Land is becoming desert little by little because _____.
A. plants can't grow there
B. there is not enough rain
C. people haven't done what scientists wish them to do
D. scientists know little about the deserts
4. Which is the main idea of the first paragraph?
A. Scientists know how to change desert into good land.
B. Land is becoming desert faster than scientists can change it back into good land.
C. If scientists can bring water to desert, people can live and grow food there.
D. More and more places are becoming deserts all the time.
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