I clearly remember my mom telling me to drink milk every day—one glass in the morning and another at night. I also remember loving it while my sister thought quite the opposite—she would surreptitiously pour her milk into the sink or water the plants with it! I guess I should thank my mom for making us drink a lot of milk, so rich in calcium(钙), during those important years.
Today, calcium shortage is one of the main concerns of women in their 30s or even early 20s. The great fear is that when we reach our 50s or 60s, osteoprosis(骨质疏松症)will set in. That is why you can see a lot of advertisements for products supposedly containing a lot of calcium.
Because calcium is not that easy to acquire from the food we normally eat, busy women these days should take calcium supplements(补充物). There are a lot of different forms of these---calcium carbonate(碳酸钙)，oyster(牡蛎)shell or bone-meal-based calcium supplements.
You have to be careful when choosing which kind to take. This is because calcium is not easily absorbed by the body. So the fact that you are taking supplements doesn’t mean that the body is actually benefiting from them. Different supplements may have different instructions on dosage(剂量)and manner of intake. You can ask your doctor to help you determine which supplement is the best for your needs.
1.From what the author’s mother did we may infer that___________________.
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A．her children had osteoporosis |
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B．she knew her children would benefit from milk |
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C．she must have suffered from osteorosis |
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D．she didn’t like her daughter who didn’t obey her order |
2. Based on the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
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A．The author’s sister will suffer from osteoprosis when reaches her 50s or 60s |
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B．Many businessmen have already been selling products supposedly containing calcium. |
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C．We can’t get enough calcium only from food we eat every day |
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D．Women as young as their 20s should be concerned about calcium shortage |
3.What does the underlined word “surreptitiously” in the first paragraph probably mean?
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A．Honestly |
B．Frankly |
C．Secretly |
D．Curiously |
4.We may infer from the last paragraph that____________________.
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A．what one chooses as a calcium supplement might not work |
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B．one shouldn’t take in calcium without the permission of a doctor |
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C．the more calcium supplements one uses, the more calcium one can take in |
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D．it is dangerous to use calcium supplements without the guidance |
Many of us have heard of the saying: everything is possible if you can just believe. But few of us really know the power of faith and perseverance(坚定). South African swimmer Natalie du Tiot embodies(体现)those virtues.
Du Tiot, 24, became the first swimmer to compete in both the Olympic Games and the Paralympics (残奥会)in Beijing. Although she finished 16th in the tough 10km marathon in the able-bodied Games, she has collected three golds in the Paralympics so far.
One of the most successful disabled athletes of all time, Natalie du Tiot was already a promising swimmer when she lost her leg in a motorcycle accident in 2001, at just 17.
“There are a lot of dark moments,” she said, “There are some days when I cry. But I try to remember that better days are ahead. You just go on.”
Within a few months, she was back in the swimming pool.
She still completes and still succeeds. The only difference is she has switched to longer events—from 200m and 400m individual medley to 800m and 1,500m freestyle—to make up for her loss of speed with only one leg. But she made no adjustment to her mental look(精神面貌).
“Going out in the water, it feels as if there’s nothing wrong with me. It doesn’t matter if you look different. You’re still the same as everybody else because you have the same dream.”
She is the owner of many world records, and she also won gold when competing against able-bodied swimmers in the 1,500m freestyle at the All African Games in 2007.
But there is no magic recipe(秘诀) for success. It all comes down to hard work and determination. “She is stubborn, which is good and bad,” said her coach Karoly Von Toros. “Good for the swimming, but bad for the coach.”
There is a poem that hangs on her wall that reads:
The tragedy (悲剧)of life does not lie in not reaching your goals;
The tragedy of life lies in not having goals to reach for.
1. Natalie du Tiot is a vivid example that____________________.
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A．you are what you believe |
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B．your biggest enemy is yourself |
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C．results are not so important as the process |
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D．you must set reasonable goals or you will fail |
2.According to the text , Natalie du Tiot became________________.
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A．the first athlete to compete with able-bodied swimmers in the world |
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B．the youngest disabled swimmer to break the world record in the 1,500m freestyle |
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C．the youngese disabled swimmer to collect three golds in a single Paralympics |
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D．the first swimmer to compete in both the Olympic Games and the Paralympics |
3.Which of the following is the correct order of the events that happened to Natalie du Tiot？
a. She won gold at the All Africa Games.
b. She finished 16th in the tough 10km marathon in the Olympics
c. She adjusted herself to long events.
d. A motorcycle accident disabled her.
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A．cdab |
B．dcba |
C．dcab |
D．dacb |
4.In dark moments it was_______________ that pushed her on.
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A．her coach |
B．her family |
C．hope and faith |
D．her love of swimming |
If we ___________some measures, we might have prevented the environmental pollution.
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A．take |
B．had taken |
C．took |
D．have taken |
–May I smoke in the room?
--No, you______________. It’s a non-smoking room..
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A．mightn’t |
B．won’t |
C．needn’t |
D．mustn’t |
---It’s a long time ______ I last saw you.
---Yes, and it will be another month ______ we can meet again.
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A．before; when |
B．when; since |
C．since; while |
D．since; before |
-–She looks very happy. She ________have passed the exam.
--I guess so. It’s not difficult after all.
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A．should |
B．must |
C．could |
D．might |
