During the race many cars ______ while my new solar car came out first.

_______ basketball, the girl students are also encouraged to play football.

His father is a laid-off worker with a total income of around 300 yuan per month, which ________ only the basic needs of his family.

目前越来越多的人体会到体育锻炼的重要性 。根据以下提示写一篇短文，标题为Physical Training ,

注意：（1）词数100左右。

     （2）要准确使用语法和词汇；使用一定的句型、词汇，清楚、连贯地表达自己的意思；

（3）短文的开头已给出，不计入总词数；

（4）参考词汇：慢跑 jogging

Physical Training

Nowadays more and more people are becoming aware of the importance of constant physical training , …

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                                                          Yours,

                                                            Li Hua

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

   One day, not feeling well, Mr. Smith went to the hospital to have him examined. When he given the test report, he was great shocked." Am I dying?" He immediately felt very ill. Filled with sadness, he went back home, taking a lot of pills and even wrote his will, "Maybe a doctor made a mistake," Mr. Smith thought and went to have other examination. To his great joy, the doctor really made a mistake but he didn't have cancer in all! Again, the whole world seems beautiful. Mr. Smith went out for his favorite sport happily instead sadly.

How to find time for yourself

Do you ever find yourself longing for some time for yourself? Many of us are so busy with work, school, and home life that often there is no time left over to do something that you enjoy. What follows are some ways to carve out that essential time you need to slow down, enjoy life.

71     This is a great one because you’re accomplishing many things at once. You’re getting exercise, you have time to think or enjoy music, and you’re helping to save the environment.

Arrive early.   72     Then use this time for yourself: reading , writing, relaxation, thinking, whatever.

Buy tickets in advance. Sports, theater, concerts, or any other event you would enjoy. Schedule the plans with a friend later.    73   

Evenings with yourself.    74     If others ask you to do things those nights, just tell them you have plans. Use the time for gardening, reading, exercise, or doing nothing!

75    What are you interested in? Strike while the iron is hot. Look up a club in your area today and join! If you can’t find a club, consider starting one yourself!

A. Join a group.

B. Walk to work.

C. Take an education class.

D. Try to save certain weeknights just for you.

E. If you want more time for yourself, you can get it.

F. Any appointment that you have, plan to arrive 15-30 minutes early

G. Having the tickets already in your hand will force you to make it happen!

Pocket Money

 Most British parents give their teenagers pocket money. Teenagers get between &7 and &20 a week. They spend it on fast food, designer clothes, the cinema, concert, magazines and mobile phones.

1. Lazy parents?

37% of parents pay teenagers to clean the lounge, 66% of parents pay teenagers to take the rubbish out.

2. Lazy teens?

51% of teenagers don't make their beds before they leave home. Only 13% of teenagers wash the car for money. Some parents even pay their teenagers to do their homework.

3. Equality? Not yet!

Boys get more money than girls for most small jobs. For washing the dishes, boys get about

&4 and girls get about &1.

4. And if you need some more money?

Teens get an extra &250 a year out of their parents on top of pocket money! About 50% of

teens get gifts of money from their grandparents. Go to Mum if you need extra money! She gives more than Dad.

5. Where you live makes a difference!

Parents in Scotland and the North of England give most pocket money.

6. Spending

51%spend their money on clothes.39%buy cosmetics, jewellery and toiletries. Less than 50% of

teenagers save any money.

Here are some children who tell us about their pocket money:

＊I get &30 a month, I have to take the rubbish out and tidy my room. Emma, 15, Edinburgh.

＊I get &10 a week. But I have to clean the car, hoover(用真空洗尘器清洗)the house and load and unload the dishwasher. I usually save the money. James, 12, sheffield.

＊I get &7.50 a week. I have to be "good" but I don't have to do any jobs for the money. Lain, 13, Gardiff.

＊I get &5 a week. But our neighbors go away a lot and they give me &25 a week for looking after their cats. Richard, 13, Belfast.

68. This passage is mainly about_____.

A. how to get pocket money.     

B. some bits about pocket money in Britain

C. how to spend pocket money.

D. teenagers everywhere get pocket money

69. According to the passage which statement is true?

A. Parents are lazy so they let children do housework.

B. Teens are too lazy to do housework unless they are given pocket money.

C. It is not right for children to ask for pocket money.

D. The pocket money boys and girls get is not equal.

70. Who most probably gets the most money for a whole year according to the passage?

A. Richard.     B. James.     C. Lain.    D. Emma.

Tayka Hotel De Sal

Where: Tahua, Bolivia

How much: About $95 a night

Why it’s cool: You’ve stayed at hotels made of brick or wood, but salt? That’s something few can claim. Tayka Hotel de Sal is mostly made of salt—including the beds (though you’ll sleep on regular mattresses(床垫) and blankets). The hotel sits on the Salar de Uyuni, a prehistoric dried-up lake that’s the world’s biggest salt flat. Builders use the salt from the 4,633-square-mile flat to make the bricks, and glue them together with a paste(浆糊) of wet salt that hardens when it dries. When rain starts to dissolve the hotel, the owners just mix up more salt paste to strengthen the bricks.

Green Magic Nature Resort

Where: Vythiri, India

How much: About $240 a night

Why it’s cool: Ridding a pulley(滑轮)-operated lift 86 feet to your treetop room is just the start of your adventure. As you look out of your open window—there is no glass!—you watch monkeys and birds in the rain forest canopy. Later you might test your fear of heights by crossing the handmade rope bridge to the main part of the hotel, or just sit on your bamboo bed and read. You don’t even have to come down for breakfast—the hotel will send it up on the pulley-drawn “elevator”.

Dog Bark Park Inn B&B

Where: Cottonwood, Idaho

How much: $92 a night

Why it’s cool: This doghouse isn’t just for the family pet．Sweet Willy is a 30-foot-tall dog with guest rooms in his belly（腹部）. Climb the wooden stairs beside his hind leg to enter the door in his side. You can relax in the main bedroom, go up a few steps of the loft(阁楼）in Willy’s head, or hang out inside his nose. Although you have a full private bathroom in your quarters, there is also a toilet in the 12-foot-tall fire hydrant (消防栓）outside.

Gamirasu Cave Hotel

Where: Ayvali, Turkey

How much: Between $130 and $475 a night

Why it’s cool: This is caveman cool! Experience what it was like 5,000 years ago, when people lived in these mountain caves formed by volcanic ash. But your stay will be much more modern. Bathrooms and electricity provide what you expect from a modern hotel, and the white volcanic ash, called tufa, keeps the rooms cool, about 65℉ in summer. (Don’t worry—there is heat in winter.)

64. What do we know about Tayka Hotel de Sal?

A. It is located on a prehistoric lake.

B. It should be covered when it rains.

C. Everything in the hotel is made of salt.

D. You have to cross a rope bridge to the hotel.

65. What does the underlined part “Sweet Willy” refer to?

A. The name of the hotel.

B. The name of the hotel owner.

C. The building of Dog Bark Park Inn B&B.

D. The name of a pet dog of the hotel owner.

66. Which of the hotels makes you have a feeling of living in the far past?

A. Tayka Hotel De Sal                                          B. Gamirasu Cave Hotel

C. Dog Bark Park Inn B&B                                   D. Green Magic Nature Resort

67. What is the similarity of the four hotels?

A. Being expensive.                                       B. Being comfortable.

C. Being natural.                                         D. Being special.

Bottled water or tap water(自来水)? The answer very much depends on how you are affected by advertising. Many British people certainly are easily influenced by ads. Bottled water is a￡2 billion business every year in the UK.

So why do we buy it? A study found that people tend to believe that bottled water is somehow healthier, but don’t know why. Perhaps it is because it costs more. Bottled water costs around 500 times more than tap water.

Manufactures(制造商) would make you believe that bottled water is naturally cleaner and tastier than tap water, but many, in fact, get their water from the same place that tap water comes from. Indeed, there is nothing natural about the way much bottled water is made.

Apart from the oil used to make the plastic bottles, the water causes much more pollution than tap water. Producing and transporting bottled water result in hundreds of times more CO emissions(排放), and that’s before considering the effect the plastic bottles have on the environment —only around a quarter are recycled.

OK, so it is not “green” to drink bottled water, but what about your health? Isn’t tap water full of bad things? If you live in a country where water standards are poor, then you have cause for concern. But if you live in Britain, you can be confident that tap water has been filtered(过滤) and tested, and is perfectly safe to drink. In fact, Britain’s tap water is one of the safest in the world.

But does bottled water really taste better? Tap water can taste different in different areas. It may contain different amounts of minerals, which can affect its flavor. If the taste bothers you, the solution is to pour tap water into a bottle and put it in the fridge, or even buy a water filter. This ought to make it palatable. Then smile at the thought of the money you have just saved.

60. According to the passage, compared to tap water, bottled water _____.

A. is much healthier

B. contains more minerals

C. is not environmentally friendly

D. is produced in a more natural way

61. The underlined word “palatable” in the last paragraph probably means “_______”.

 A. Healthy   B. light   C. tasty   D. warm  

62. What is the author’s attitude towards using tap water in Britain?

A. Negative.   B. Positive   C. Interested.   D. Worried

63. How is the passage mainly developed?

A. By giving examples.

B. By making comparisons.

C. By following time order.

D. By telling personal experiences.

We were driving in the right lane （车道）when, all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver stepped on his brakes hard, stopped, and missed the other car’s back end by just inches! The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, turned his head angrily and started yelling bad words at us.

My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was friendly. So, I said, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!” And this was what my taxi driver told me which, I call, ‘The Law of the Garbage Truck.’

Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump（倾卸） it. And if you let them, they’ll dump it on you. When someone wants to dump on you, don’t take it personally. You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. You’ll be happy you did.

So this was it: “The Law of the Garbage Truck.” I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people: at work, at home, on the streets?  It was that day I said, “I’m not going to do it anymore.”

I began to see garbage trucks. I see the load they’re carrying. I see them coming to drop it off. And like my Taxi Driver, I don’t make it a personal thing; I just smile, wave, and move on.

Good leaders know they have to be ready for their next meeting. Good parents know that they have to welcome their children home from school with hugs and kisses. What about you? The mark of a successful person is how quickly they can get back their focus on what’s important.

56．The driver of the black car got angry because          .

       A．he was in a bad mood                          B．he couldn’t control his car

       C．he met with a garbage truck                  D．the taxi driver made a mistake

57．Who acted like a garbage truck in the incident described in the first two paragraphs?

       A．The writer.                                         B．The taxi driver.

       C．None of them.                                     D． The black car driver.

58．The sentence “You’ll be happy you did” at the end of the 3rd paragraph means you’ll

       A．be as happy as you used to be               B．be as happy as you expected

       C．be happy that you did as I say               D．be happy though you were not

59．What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

       A. Try to be good leaders as well as good parents.

       B．Ignore(忽视) unpleasantness and stick to your tasks.

       C．Always be kind an hard-working

       D．Do things quickly so as to be ready for the next.