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　　Do you want to work with people or animals or machines or tools?Do you want to work indoors or outdoors, directly serve people in need or serve people behind the scenes?These are the typical questions that a volunteer service agency would ask．

　　Every year, thousands and thousands of people in the west offer volunteer services．Volunteering greatly strengthens the community partly because it helps the old, the young, the weak, the sick, the disabled and the injured to overcome difficulties．

　　Volunteers usually help in many different ways．The may give people advice, offer friendship to the young, drive the elderly to church, counsel kids against drugs．Work as an assistant in a school or nursing home, raise funds, plant trees, help out in local libraries and do many other things．

　　Volunteering can be a few hours a week or a few hours a month, time during the day, evenings or weekends, either part time or full time．Anybody can become a volunteer．

　　The art of volunteering is a process of both giving and receiving．Volunteering allows volunteers to meet new people and make new friends and mix with people from all walks of life．Volunteering is an excellent way to experiment, practice and try out new techniques and skills．It is much more effective to practice a skill than to read about it or study it in a classroom．Volunteering is a great way to develop good teamwork skills, discover your individual talents and explore career choices．Being a volunteer takes individuals on a wonderful journey and helps them learn many important things beyond their school learning．

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阅读下面的短文，根据要求完成下列小题。

　　America is a country on the move．In unheard-of numbers, people of all ages are exercising their way to better health．According to the latest figures, 59 percent of American adults exercise regularly－up 12 percent from just two years ago and more than double the figure of 25 years ago．Even non-exercisers believe they would be more attractive and confident if they were more active．

　　It is hard not to get the message．The virtues of physical fitness are shown on magazine covers, postage stamps, and television ads for everything from beauty soaps to travel books．Exercise as a part of daily life did not catch on until the late 1960s when research by military doctors began to show the health benefits of doing regular physical exercises．Growing publicity for races held in American cities helped fuel a strong interest in the ancient sport of runningAlthough Americans have also discovered other forms of exercise(such as walking and swimming), running ________．

　　As the popularity of exercise continues to increase．so does scientific evidence of its health benefits．The key to fitness is exercising the major muscle group vigorously enough to approximately double the heart rate and keep it doubled for 20 to 30 minutes at a time．Doing such physical exercises three times or more a week will produce considerable improvements in physical health in about three months．

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阅读下面的短文，根据要求完成下列小题。

　　Two pieces of foreign news caught people’s attention．In the US, 18-year-old Michael Sessions won the mayoral(市长的)election in his town, to become the youngest moayor in the US．A similar thing happened in Britain．Martin Halstead, a high school graduate at 19, set up his own airline company．

　　Chinese teens admire their skills in getting such important posts．But have you ever thought that you could have the same success?

　　Burdened with heavy school work, many high school students in China are told to lock themselves in their studies and forget about other things．

　　But actually this is not wise．

　　Everyone is different and there is no need to follow the life paths of our ancestors(祖先)．Sessions had dreamt of being a politician since he was a child．Halstead is crazy about airplanes and took every chance to learn about them．

　　So why not think outside the box, as these boys did?Consider your interests when planning your own path through life．Doing this can be more exciting and makes it easier to succeed．Interest is our best teacher．

　　But dreaming is not enough．A good education is a stepping-stone to a successful career．It helps broaden your horizons so you understand more about yourself and therefore perform better．That’s the reason Sessions chose while taking charge of his town．

　　Success still takes work．Without hard work, a dream is just like a cloud in the air that you never can reach．

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　　How to protect child Web fans from unsuitable material online while encouraging them to use the Internet has long been discussed．

　　For some parents, the Internet seems like a jungle, filled with dangers for their children．But jungles contain wonders as well as dangers．With good guides and some education, the madness for the Internet can be safely conducted．“Kids have to be online．If we tell our kids they can't have access to the Internet, we are cutting them off from their future．”

　　Most kids have started to use search engines．Many of them are great for finding tons of interesting Internet sites, but they can also locate places where you might not want your kids to go．There are search engines designed just for kids．One certain software contains only sites that have been selected as safe．The most popular way to limit access would be to use what is known as a“content screener”．But this can be wholly reliable, and the best thing parents can do is to talk to their kids and let them know what is OK or not OK to see or do on the Internet．Another way is that Mum or Dad is nearby when the child is surfing the Internet．

　　A few other tips：

　　－ Don't put the PC in a child's room but where Mum or Dad can keep an eye on things．That also makes the Internet more of a family activity．

　　－ Ask your child what he or she has been doing and about any friends they make online．

　　－ Tell your child not to give online strangers personal information, especially like address and phone number．

　　－ And tell your child never to talk to people he or she meets online over the phone, send them anything, accept anything from them or agree to meet with them unless you go along．

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阅读所给短文，并根据短文后题目的要求进行简答。

　　Comic book superhero Spider–Man uses tiny hairs on his fingertips to climb up walls．But he could have had another secret weapon to help him stick．

　　Scientists have now found that some spiders can also make silk in their feet, which may sometimes help them get a firmer grip on a surface．

　　Spiders are good at gripping walls with their legs．Thousands of little hairs on their feet make it possible．To test whether spiders also make these hairs wet to improve grip, scientists watched zebra tarantulas crawl up glass slides．

　　When they tilted(使倾斜)a glass slide until it was almost vertical, the spider slipped a few millimeters before attaching itself again．The scientists were surprised to see little threads stretching from its feet to the slide．When they studied the spider’s feet under a special microscope, they found tiny silk–shooting spouts(吐出)among the hairs．

　　This was a surprise because scientists had previously thought spiders only use special organs near their stomachs to make silk．

　　It’s possible that, a long time ago, feet were the first body parts of spiders to produce silk．Only later in their evolutionary history did spiders develop spinnerets on their abdomens to produce silk for webs．

　　If so, the researchers say, this could mean that the silk’s original purpose was to, rather than to build homes or trap prey(猎物)．

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阅读表达(共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分)阅读下面短文并根据要求回答后面的题目。

　　You seem to be a Wet Blanket (a person who doesn’t enjoy himself/herself and thus prevents others from enjoying themselves when it)comes to nature and your kid．You are most likely a caring, protective parent who wants to keep your child safe and sound．You may be so determined to protect your kid from dirt, sunburn, frostbite, or scratches that you try to avoid the outdoors．Or you may just find muddy clothes and sandy toes require too much extra work．Perhaps you hate to get dirty yourself．The natural world may just make you nervous and you might worry those bugs and bats will suck you dry．It may be that you just never got the chance to be outdoors when you were a kid and now know nothing about what to do with your kid．

　　While it is every care-giver’s job to protect their kid, your worries may cause your child to grow up as a Wet Blanket as well．If you prefer the indoors yourself．you may be keeping your kid from outdoor experiences without even realizing it．Your attitudes about nature have a huge influence on how comfortable your kid will feel outside．You may need to go against your own nature and“open the door”to get your kid outside!

　　You may already see the value in helping kids spend time outside in nature and know that playing in natural settings helps children grow up mentally．Perhaps you already introduce your child to nature through books, museums, and zoos．Maybe you just need some ideas of what to do with kids outside．Try some simple nature activities with your kid, or sign-up for professionally-led nature programs to develop your skills．While it may be a challenge for you to overcome your own nervousness about nature, you can raise a child who ________．

　　One of the easiest ways you Can get your kid outside is to become a Door Opener．Even if you don’t enjoy playing in the mud you can take breath and let them loose!Undirected time to explore nature is an important part of raising a caring kid．This might be free time in the backyard, allowing him to wander ahead on a walk or simply providing her with materials for a project．Putting aside your own nervousness and providing“in-the-wings”support will enrich your child’s journey as a nature lover!Belt out a song, build a snowman, watch the clouds, or plant a seed with your child．Help your child connect his creative side with nature．

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阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项(A，B，C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Baths and bathing have long been considered of medical importance to man．In Greece there are the ruins of a bathtub and water system built over 3, 000 years ago．The Romans had warm public baths．In some as many as 3, 000 persons could bathe at the same time．

　　Treating disease by bathing has been popular for centuries．Moden medical bathing or hydrotherapy, first became popular in Europe and by the late 1700’s also became popular in the United States．

　　For many years frequent bathing was believed to be bad for one’s health．Ordinary bathing just to be clean was avoided and perfune(香水)was often used to cover up body smells !

　　By the 1770’s doctors began to say that soap and water were good for health．They believed that it was good for people to be cleaned．Slowly people began to bathe more frequently．During the Victorian Age of the late 19th century, taking a bath on Saturday night became common．

　　In the United States ordinary bathing was slow to become popular．During the 18th and early 19th centuries, many Americans were known as “The Great Unwashed!” In one American city, for example, a person could only take a bath every thirty days !That was a law!

　　Frequency of bathing today is partly a matter of habit．People know that bathing for cleanness is important to health．Doctors know that dirty bodies increase the chance of diseases．

　　Consequently, in the United States, people generally bathe often．Some people bathe once a day at least．They consider a daily bath essential to good health．

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