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 or 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 best young sportsmen and sportswomen．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．All can be 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 trainers, however, believe that it is only by training young when 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.Where can we most probably find this passage?
A．An advertisement. B．A diary.
C．A newspaper. D．A notice board.
2.What does the underlined phrase “to take a second place” in the first paragraph mean?
A．To become less important.
B．To put it at another place.
C．To happen again.
D．They are the most important of all the things.
3.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A．It’s easy to make a decision when your children want to take up sports.
B．Most of the students may become top sports men after a long period of training.
C．Early training may damage young muscles
D．It’s not very expensive for parents to support their children’s development in sports.
Our bodies are wonderfully skillful at keeping balance．When the temperature jumps, we sweat to cool down．When our blood pressure falls, our hearts can do something．As it turns out, though, our natural state is always changing．Researchers are finding that everything from blood pressure to brain function changes regularly with the cycles of sun, moon and seasons．And their insights （洞察力） are getting new ways for keeping away such common killers as heart disease and cancer．Only one doctor in 20 has a good knowledge of the scientific use of time in medicine．But according to a new American Medical Association, three out of four are eager to change that．“The field is exploding,” says Michael Smolensky．“Doctors used to look at us like, What spaceship did you get off ? Now they're thirsty to know more．”
In medical school, most doctors learn that people with chronic conditions should take their medicine regularly．“It’s a terrible way to treat disease,” says Dr Richard Martin．For example, asthmatics （气喘患者） are most likely to suffer during the night．Yet most patients try to keep a constant level of medicine in their blood day and night, whether by breathing in on an inhaler （吸入器） four times a day or taking a pill each morning and evening．In recent studies, researchers have found that a large mid afternoon dose of a bronchodilator （支气管扩张剂） can be as safe as several small doses, and better for preventing nighttime attacks．
If the night belongs to asthma, the dawn belongs to high blood pressure and heart disease．Heart attacks are twice as common at 9 a．m．as at 11 p．m．Part of the reason is that our blood pressure falls at night, then rises as we start to work for the day．“Doctors know that,” says Dr．Henry Black of Chicago's Medical Center, “but until now, we haven't been able to do anything about it．” Most blood - pressure drugs provide 18 to 20 hours of relief （减缓）．But because they’re taken in the morning, they're least effective when most needed．“You take your pill at 7 and it's working by 9,” says Dr．William White of the University of Connecticut Health Center “But by that time you've gone through the worst four hours of the day with no protection．” Bedtime medicine would prevent high blood pressure, but it would also push blood pressure to dangerously low levels during the night．
1.Researchers are finding that _________ ．
A．heart disease and cancer are the most common killers of human beings
B．only blood pressure and brain function are decided by cycles of sun, moon and seasons
C．the functions of human bodies have much to do with nature
D．any change in human bodies goes with changes in the surroundings
2.According to the author, it is best for asthmatics to take their medicine _________ ．
A．at certain time
B．each morning and evening
C．when the disease occurs
D．at midafternoon
3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．Doctors know more about illnesses than before．
B．Doctors in the U．S．used to be thirsty to know more about the new medical field．
C．The researchers' insights are providing new methods to prevent common killers．
D．The correct use of time in medicine attracts more attention in medical circle in the U．S．A．
4.The suggested title for this passage might be _________．
A．Medicine Is Everything B．Treatment Is Everything
C．Timing Is Everything D．Prevention Is Everything
Among various programs, TV talk shows have covered every inch of space on daytime television．And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style．But no two shows are more opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and Oprah Winfrey shows．
Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of "rubbish talk"．The topics on his show are as surprising as can be．For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show titles of love, sex, cheating, and hate, to a different level．Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is about the dark side of society, yet people are willing to eat up the troubles of other people's lives．
Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes the TV talk show to its top．But Oprah goes in the opposite direction．The show is mainly about the improvement of society and different quality of life．Contents are from teaching your children lessons, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors．
Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being poured into society．Jerry ends every show with a "final word"．He makes a small speech about the entire idea of the show．Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable．
Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone．The show's main audience are middle-class Americans．Most of the people have the time, money and ability to deal with life's tough problems．Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of a connection with the young adults of society．These are 18-to 21year-olds whose main troubles in life include love, relationship, sex, money and drug．They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned through the show's exploitation．
1.Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows are____．
A．more interesting B．unusually poplar
C．more detailed D．more formal
2.Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear unpleasant, people who watch the shows ______．
A．remain interested in them
B．are ready to face up to them
C．remain cold to them
D．are willing to get away from them
3.Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show?
A．A new type of robot． B．National hatred．
C．Family income planning． D．Street accident．
4.We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows ____．
A．have become the only ones of its kind
B．exploit the weaknesses in human nature
C．appear at different times of the day
D．attract different people
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You Did More Than Carry My Books
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark 21 down and helped the boy pick up these articles. 22 they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark 23 the boy's name was Bill, that he 24 computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of 25 with his other subjects and that he had just broken 26 with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was 27 in for a Coke-Cola and to watch some television. The afternoon passed 28 with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They 29 to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before 30 , Bill asked Mark if they 31 talk.
Bill 32 him of the day years ago when they had first met. "Do you 33 wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I 34 out my locker(柜) because I didn't want to leave a mess（脏乱） 35 anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to 36 my things. But after we spent some time together 37 and laughing, I realized that 38 I had done that, I would have 39 a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You 40 my life."
1.A．fell B．sat C．lay D．knelt
2.A．Although B．Since C．After D．Until
3.A．discovered B．realized C．said D．decided
4.A．played B．loved C．tried D．made
5.A．questions B．ideas C．trouble D．doubt
6.A．up B．out C．off D．away
7.A．put B．helped C．invited D．pushed
8.A．peacefully B．willingly C．freely D．pleasantly
9.A．continued B．agreed C．forced D．offered
10.A．graduation B．movement C．separation D．vacation
11.A．would B．should C．could D．must
12.A．demanded B．reminded C．removed D．asked
13.A．ever B．usually C．even D．never
14.A．checked B．took C．cleaned D．put
15.A．over B．into C．with D．for
16.A．find B．pick C．pack D．hold
17.A．talking B．playing C．reading D．watching
18.A．before B．if C．while D．as
19.A．forgotten B．passed C．left D．lost
20.A．helped B．recovered C．improved D．changed
Only one of the places is .
A．worth to visit B．worth visiting
C．worth of visiting D．worth being visited
In all kinds of competitions, Jackie a most excellent athlete. He has won so many gold medals.
A．practises B．conducts
C．behaves D．proves
