Feel tired lately? Has a doctor said he can’t find anything wrong with you? Perhaps he has sent you to a hospital, but all the advanced equipment there shows that there is nothing wrong with you.
Then, consider this: you might be in a state of sub-health（亚健康）. Sub-health, also called the third state or gray state, is explained as a borderline（界限）state between health and disease.
According to the survey by the National Health Organization, over 45 percent of sub-healthy people are middle-aged or elderly. The percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as well as students around exam-week.
Symptoms include a lack of energy, depression, slow reactions, insomnia, anger, and poor memory. Other symptoms include shortness of breath, sweating and aching in the waist and legs.
The key to preventing and recovering from sub-health, according to some medical experts, is to form good living habits, alternate work and rest, exercise regularly, and take part in open air activities.
As for meals, people are advised to eat less salt and sugar. They should also eat more fresh vegetables, fruits, fish because they are rich in nutritional elements -- vitamins and other elements that are important to the body.
Nutrition experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract（消化道）. They also say that a balanced diet is very helpful in avoiding sub-health.
1.
According to this passage, which of the following is true?
A. When you are in a state of sub-health, you should stay at home and keep silent.
B. When you are in a state of sub-health, you should go to see a doctor and buy some medicine.
C. When you are in a state of sub-health, you should have yourself examined in foreign countries.
D. When you are in a state of sub-health, you should find out the reasons and relax yourself.
2.
It may be easy for middle-aged people to get sub-healthy because _________.
A. they have used up their energy B. they have lost their living hopes
C. they have more pressure in life and work D. they begin to get older
3.
The key to preventing you from falling into a state of sub-health is that you should ________.
A. work hard B. sleep more
C. form good living habits D. take more medicine
4.
The underlined word “alternate” in this passage is closest in meaning to _________.
A. arrange by turns B. cause to take place
C. keep oneself busy with D. get tired of
Chuck was one of my students in my high school English class. He was a writer of great 36. So, when he was accepted into the journalism program at the University of Missouri, I wasn’t37
During his first year at college, Chuck would stop by the school a few times to keep me informed of his 38. We recalled that we had worked together several years before to 39 money for some sick African babies who were being cared for by a nurse friend of mine in Thailand, a place far away yet close to our 40. Chuck raised several thousand dollars. It was an activity that 41 our common relationship into a friendship.
In his second year at college, it was discovered that Chuck had lung cancer and had only a short while to 42. I went to see him one day. Seeing me, he was filled with 43 and we talked and laughed for most of the afternoon.
About six weeks later, Chuck died. It was a great 44 for everyone, especially for his family. Chuck was 45 and full of promise. More 46, he was a good person, a just person.
When I went to his funeral, his father told me that several weeks before, Chuck had asked him to 47 his possessions with him so that he might select a few things to be buried together with him . Chuck 48 six items, including an essay he had written.*
He told me that Chuck liked the 49 I had written to him at the bottom of the last page. In that little note, I affirmed(证实) his talent as a 50.
I was grateful for the 51 gift Chuck gave me that day. His taking my note with him offered me a great opportunity to 52 students’ lives. I felt a sense of purpose that was greater than ever. Whenever I 53 my purpose in teaching, I think of Chuck, and I am reminded of it once again: 54 have the power to affect hearts and 55 for a long time.
1.A. use B. talent C. height D. assistance
2.A. disappointed B. amused C. excited D. surprised
3.A. secret B. school C. progress D. family
4. A. raise B. borrow C. spend D. save
5. A. college B. hearts C. village D. friends
6. A. transformed B. divided C. put D. devoted
7. A. spare B. act C. live D. sleep
8. A. worry B. joy C. pain D. tears
9. A. honor B. comfort C. day D. loss
10. A. fortunate B. serious C. talented D. unsatisfied
11. A. importantly B. seriously C. usually D. sincerely
12. A. go over B. take over C. give away D. threw away
13. A. added B. bought C. examined D. chose
14.A. story B. letter C. joke D. message
15. A. writer B. teacher C. doctor D. comedian
16. A. excellent B. practical C. special D. expensive
17. A. believe B. draw C. know D. influence
18.. A. remember B. forget C. change D. achieve
19. A. Parents B. Teachers C. Students D. Strangers
20.A. health B. appearance C. accents D. minds
He was always _______ for knowledge, and at last became an expert in the field of art. A. fond B. content C. brave D. greedy
______ at the crossing and you will see a tall white building.
A. Turn right B. Turning right C. Turned right D. Being turn right
Rather than ______ at home playing cards on the Internet, I prefer _______ out for a day trip.
A. to stay; to go B. stay; to go C. to stay; go D. stay; go
Two-thirds of the land ________ covered with green grass and the rest _______ covered with pine trees.
A. is; is B. is; are C. are; is D. are; are
