Your body, which has close relations with the food you eat, is the most important thing you own, so it needs proper treatment and proper nourishment（营养）. The old saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away. ” is not as silly as some people think. The body needs fruit and vegetables because they contain vitamin C. Many people take extra vitamins in pill form(丸剂), believing that these will make them healthy. But a good diet is made up of nourishing food and this gives all the vitamins you need. The body doesn’t need or use extra vitamins, so why waste money on them?
In the modern western world, many people are too busy to bother about eating properly. They throw away the good habits and throw anything into their stomachs, eating hurriedly and carelessly. The list of illnesses caused or made worse by bad eating habits is frightening.
1.From the first sentence we know that ________
A. all kinds of food you eat can be made into nourishment
B. your body is make up of the food you eat
C. what you eat has great effect on your health
D. the more you eat, the better you will feel
2. How do you understand the old saying underlined in the passage?
A. Eating apples regularly brings lots of benefits to our health.
B. Doctors are no longer necessary if we eat an apple every day.
C. The apple is the best among all kinds of fruits.
D. An apple is a good way to cure illnesses.
3. What can we conclude from the second paragraph?
A. Our bodies need food, or we can’t live.
B. Often eating apples is a good habit.
C. Taking extra vitamin pills is completely useless.
D. A good diet is of great importance for our health.
4.In modern western countries, ________.
A. people don’t want to pay more attention to their eating
B. lots of people’s illnesses are caused or made worse by bad eating habits
C. people throw everything into their stomachs without digestion
D. people are only too busy to cook meals fro themselves
5. If we want to keep healthy, we should ________ .
A. only eat an apple a day
B. eat properly
C. take as many vitamin pills as possible
D. throw everything into our stomachs slowly and carefully
Parents whose children show a special interest in a sport feel very difficult to make a decision about their children’s careers. Should they allow their children to train to become top sports men and women? For many children it means starting schoolwork very young, and going out with friends and other interests have to take a second place. It’s very difficult to explain to a young child why he or she has to train five hours a day, even at the weekend, when most of his or her friends are playing.
Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for training is available from government for the very best young sportsmen and women. If this help can not be given, it means that it is the parents who have to find the time and the money to support their child’s development and sports clothes, transport to competitions, special equipment, etc. Can all be very expensive?
Many parents are worried that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport at an early age. Some doctors agree that young muscles may be damaged by training before they are properly developed. Professional(专业的) trainers, however, believe that it is only by training young that you can reach the top as a successful sports person. It is clear that very few people do reach the top, and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.
1.This article is most probably taken from ____.
A. a letter B. an advertisement
C. a personal diary D. a newspaper article
2.According to the passage, parents whose children show a special interest in sport ____.
A. feel uncertain if they should let their children train to be sports men or women .
B. try to get financial(财政的) support from the government for their children’s training.
C. have to get medical advice from doctors about training methods
D. prefer their children to be trained as young as possible
3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. By starting young, you won’t have much time for your schoolwork.
B. Early training may damage your muscles.
C. Most children may become professional sports men after a long period of training.
D. It’s very expensive for parents to support their child’s development in sports.
4.The phrase “ to take a second place” means____.
A. to repeat the activities some other day
B. to become less important
C. of all the things, they are the most important
D. to happen again
5.____can become the best players after many years of training.
A. Most people B. Some people C. Hardly any people D. No people
Tanzania Tarangire is a national Park which lies in Tanzania．The park itself covers an area of around 2,850 square kilometers, making it the sixth largest park of its kind in the country．I recently visited Tarangire to see what it was like…．
One of the first sightings upon entering the park which I found was a huge herd（群）of elephants． Our guide told us that Tagrangire was probably the best place in Tanzania to find large herds of elephants, and that their population in the park was around 2,500．We continued to watch the elephants as they stood under trees and scratched themselves against the trees to hit the spot of an itch（痒处）．
To the right of the elephant herd, we noticed a big tree! Our guide informed us that this was a Baobab tree and that they could live for hundreds of years．Compared with this tree, the elephant just looked like dwarfs（侏儒）! We were informed that Tarangire was one of the best National Parks in Africa to see so many Baobab trees．
As we continued our drive through the park, we finally reached a watering hole．Our guide warned us that there were lions all around us．It took us all a while to find them, but there they were! Most of them are resting in the shade under brushes, but there was one that was drinking from the watering hole directly in front of us．We then noticed just to our right, there were a couple of fresh zebra corpses（尸体）— it seemed as if the lions which were resting had killed them! We were unlucky not to have seen the actual kill, as our guide had mentioned that the zebra corpses were fresh and the kill had occurred within the last hour．
Our final big sighting was one that none of us were expecting to see, even our guide! We pulled over to where there was a large gathering of cars, with a sleeping leopard（美洲豹）there! We took photos happily and excitedly and observed its surprising body before returning to our hotel as it was getting late．
So, I hope you enjoyed my description of Tarangire, and that I have inspired you to add this amazing park to your very own Tanzania travel route．
1.Which statement is correct about the park?
A．It covers an area of about 2,580 square kilometers
B．It is the largest park of its kind in the country
C．Their population in the park was around 2,000
D．There are a lot of Baobab trees in it．
2.How did the writer travel in Tanzania Tarangire?
A．On foot B．On horseback C．By car D．By bicycle
3.What did they see when they stopped with some other cars?
A．A large herd of elephants B．Some lions
C．Some zebras D．A leopard
4.What does the writer think of his trip in Tanzania Tarangire?
A．Boring B．Challenging C．Dangerous D．Enjoyable
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Trade in sports tools
My garage is a tangle（混乱） of bikes and balls, sticks and clubs, so I was excited to find play it again sports．com --- a company that helps you sell quality, name-brand sporting equipment．You’ll have to visit one of its 320 stores, located in 46 states and the District of Columbia．
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1.The passage is mainly aimed at__________．
A．parents B．teachers C．students D．businessmen
2.If you want to sell the bikes your children don’t use, you can go to ____________．
A．educationalwarehouse．com B．playitagainsports．com
C．Feedthepig．org D．Taxadmin．org
3.What does the writer think of picking a lunch box?
A．It is very easy B．It is rather hard
C．It proves interesting D．It seems special
4.What can be filled in the blank in the first item?
A．Teachers are much wiser B．Puzzles and puppets
C．Shops where teachers shop D．Develop your brains
When I was fourteen I was hit by a car and I felt almost senseless from the waist down．I spent the next four years 36 a back support．I began running seven days a week to 37 my muscles （肌肉）．It was exhausting but I 38 before I graduated from high school．
When I was thirty-one, I was in 39 car accident in which my legs were seriously injured．The 40 told me that their goal was to get me to walk "__41 " but that I would never run again．Stubborn and _42_ , however, I set out to rebuild my leg muscles to support my knees through my own personalized 43 program． The fact was that it took me two years to learn how to walk and nine and a half years to run again．
While on one of my runs, a 44 thought entered my mind: what 45 I could run the LA Marathon? I wanted to know what it felt like to _46 the prized finish line, even if it 47 I had to crawl（爬） across it．I had only four months to get ready．I spent almost all my time training as if my very 48 depended on it——actually, it did．I 49 that if I didn't train to my fullest, my body would 50 and the doctors' diagnosis （诊断） would win．I wasn't about to let that happen．I had a dream: I would run the LA Marathon to achieve one of my life's greatest 51 ．I trained eight times a week, seven days a week —twice on Wednesdays．
Finally, my hard efforts 52 ．I crossed the finish line of the LA Marathon, strong and solid．
I'm often asked why I run, to which I always 53 ,"I run because I can．" I 54 myself that the aches and pains I experience while training and racing are 55 , compared to the suffering those whom I admire must bear．This is why I run．
1.A, dressing B．wearing C．designing D．decorating
2.A．relax B．comfort C．protect D．strengthen
3.A．recovered B．cured C．quitted D．shook
4.A．other B．one C．another D．some
5.A．doctors B．patients C．coaches D．pioneers
6.A．frequently B．normally C．attractively D．carefully
7.A．determined B．excited C．unsatisfied D．disappointed
8.A．working B．sharing C．training D．walking
9.A．suitable B．reasonable C silly D．crazy
10.A．if B．whether C．unless D．once
11.A．skip B．slip C．complete D．cross
12.A．meant B．proved C．agreed D．explained
13.A．patience B．existence C．appearance D．absence
14.A．suggested B．knew C．noticed D．declared
15.A．look out B．come out C．break down D．fall down
16.A．promises B．reputations C．goals D．levels
17.A．worked out B．turned out C．paid back D．paid off
18.A．react B．reply C．relate D．refer
19.A．show B．ask C．remind D．teach
20.A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
__________of the land in that district __________ covered with trees and grass．
A．Two fifth; is B．Two fifths; is C．Two fifth; are D．Two fifths; are
