4、All over the world people enjoy sports．Sports help to keep people healthy ,happy and help them to live longer．

       Sports change with the season．People play different games in winter and summer．

       Games and sports often grow out of people’s work and everyday activities．The Arabs use horses or camels in much of their everyday life；they use them in sports，too．

       Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for them．Football，for example，has spread around the world．Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers．

       Some sports or games go back to thousands of years，like running or jumping．Chinese boxing，for example，has a very history．But basketball and volleyball are quite new．Neither one is a hundred years old yet．People are inventing new sports or games all the time．

       People from different countries may not be able to understand each other，but after a game they often become good friends．Sports help to train a person’s character （性格）．One learns to fight hard but fight fair，to win without pride and to lose with grace（体面）．

1．The writer didn’t tell us in the passage that _______．

       A．basketball was invented in America

       B．sports change with the season

       C．games and sports often grow out of people’s work and everyday activities

       D．football is played all over the world．

2．People all over the world enjoy sports because _______．

       A．sports are interesting

       B．sports help to keep people healthy，happy and help them to live longer

       C．Sports help to train a person’s character

       D．All of the above

3．From this passage we can see that _______．

       A．sports and games are unimportant things that people do

       B．sports and games should be treated only as amusement

       C．Sports and games are useful to the old

       D．none of the above is true

4．Sports and games can help people from different countries _______．

       A．to be enemies                        B．to understand each other better

       C．to be partners                        D．to dislike each other

3、My secret of staying young is quite simple：devote your attention to the part of you that’s young and growing—your brain．Keep your mind awake and you will stay young all over．These are exciting times．Take an interest in the world around you，and make a point of learning one new thing every day．

       No matter how old you are，it’s not too late to make your life more interesting．I know a housewife without knowledge in the past who made herself into an excellent industrial designer．I know an old electrical engineer who has become a highly paid artist．

       Get over the idea the you are too old to go back to school．I know a man who entered a medical college at 70．He got his degree with honors and became a famous doctor．Another man went to a law school at 71 and now is an active lawyer．

       No matter how old people are，staying young is easy for those who live in the future．You can do it if you are active enough to try．Keep your mind active and awake：that’s the only youth elixir．

1．Which of the following best express the main idea of this passage？

       A．Staying young is the only youth elixir．

       B．Learning at least one new thing every day．

       C．Never too late to go back to school．

       D．The secret of staying young．

2．If you wish to stay young，above all，you should _______．

       A．keep your mind awake and active

       B．make your life more interesting

       C．keep your mind from being harmed

       D．keep in tough with other people

3．The implied meaning of the passage is that _______．

       A．anyone can learn to do something no matter how old they may be．

       B．the electrical engineer learned to be an artist to become famous．

       C．the man who entered the medical collage at 70 came out at the top of the list．

       D．every one can be successful if you try to learn no matter how old he may be

4．The word “elixir”in the last sentence probably means something that can keep people _______．

       A．healthy                B．wealthy               C．young                 D．happy

2、Healthy Diets

       Instead of buying only fresh foods, Americans nowadays buy many more convenience foods．There are foods which are already partly or completely prepared ．Many of them are frozen, such as frozen dinner, heat-and-serve French fries ,and frozen pizzas．There are also many canned （put in a can） convenience foods．such as ready-made spaghetti （意大利细条实心面）,soups, stews （炖熟菜肴）,and vegetables．

       Convenience foods save time and trouble．They are popular with people who are busy or who don’t like to cook or wash dishes．But they often cost more than fresh ,unprepared foods and may contain artificial additives （a chemical added to the food）．Also, many people feel they don’t taste as good as home cooked foods．

Health food and Co-ops

       In the 1960s,a“back-to-the-earth”movement was started by young people in the United States．The movement was a reaction against the harmful effects of technology．From the movement came a new understanding of food and health．Many people now prefer natural and organic（chemical-free）foods to the prepared foods sold in health food stores and in food co-ops, which are small stores and where customers help manage the store ．In co-ops ,food is usually not packaged．Customers bring their own bags and jars and scoop（汲取）their food out of boxes or baskets．

1．What are the disadvantages of convenience foods?

2．Convenience foods are popular with people who ____________________________________

3．How do customers buy food from co-ops?

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China has become an increasingly appealing market for Hollywood films, so it was inevitable that Academy Award-winning director James Cameron would touch down in Beijing Wednesday to promote his latest big-budget movie, Avatar.

During his 20-hour stay in the city, he shared with local media and some lucky fans details of his new film and shared his insights on China's growing film industry．

Having toured numerous countries for the promotion of Avatar since the film globally premiered on December 10, Cameron said he anticipated the visit to China for some time

and apologized for his hoarse and tired voice.

"It is so sad for a director not being able to shout," he joked at the beginning of the press conference Wednesday afternoon, announcing that the 3D science fiction film will open in China on January 4.

Cameron collected 360 million yuan （US$52.7 million） at the box office in China with his blockbuster Titanic in 1998, a record that held for ten years until it was broken by Transformers in 2008.

Considering that another computer-generated, live action flick, 2012, has sold more movie tickets in China than in the US, the director said he is positive about Avatar's performance in China.

"Our partner here, the China Film Group, has given us great confidence," he explained, saying that the number of 3D screens has grown from 500 to 600 in the past month, a never-seen-before growth in Chinese mainland.

China is second only to the US as the country with the most 3D screens．Cameron said the screening of Avatar in China has specific importance as a test of future 3D film development.

"I'm very interested in the 3D film market in China．I cannot predict the box office results here, but I look forward to the test results." 

1．Cameron is hopeful about Avatar’s performance in China because ____.

     A．Avatar is a newly-released 3D movie

     B．Transformer held the record of box office in China

     C．Avatar is directed by him alone

     D．2012 had a higher box office in China than in the US

2．Which of the following has the closest meaning to “anticipated” in Paragraph 3?

     A．Participated.        B．Paid.                 C．Expected．        D．Delayed

3．The passage is most probably taken from ____.

     A．a science book       B．a newspaper       C．a story book     D．a magazine

4．Why did Cameron come to China?

     A．To promote his latest film Avatar.

     B．To test the future development of 3D film in China.

     C．To show his interest in the 3D film market in China.

     D．To make a 20-hour trip in Beijing.

20、The Internet and the effect        brought about did a lot of good to our daily life and work.

A．that            B．what            C．which            D．it

19、____ no cash for food, he broke into an old woman's house, hoping to steal some money.

A．Because         B．As          C．Since            D．With

18、Not until the train pulled into the next station _______ her suitcase gone.

A．Mary had found                                 B．had Mary found

C．did Mary find                                     D．Mary found