This year some twenty-three hundred teen-agers (young people aged from 13-19) from all over the world will spend about ten months in U.S. homes . They will attend U. S. schools , meet U.S. teenagers , and form impressions of the real America . At the same time , about thirteen hundred American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world .
Here is a two-way student exchange in action . Fred , nineteen ,spent last year in Gemany with George’s family . In turn , George’s son Mike spent a year in Fred’s home in America .
Fred , a lively young man , knew little German when he arrived , but after two months’ study , the language began to come to him . School was completely different from what he had expected-much harder . Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room . They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States . There were almost no outside activities .
Family life , too , was different . The father’s word was law , and all activities were around the family rather than the individual. Fred found the food too simple at first . Also , he missed having a car .
“Back home ,you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time . In Germany , you walk , but you soon learn to like it .”
At the same time , in America , Mike , a friendly German boy , was also forming his idea . “I suppose I should criticize American schools .” He says , “it is far too easy by our level . But I have to say that I like it very much . In Germany we do nothing but study . Here we take part in many outside activities . I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens . There ought to be some middle ground between the two .”
1.The whole exchange programme is mainly to .
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A．help teenagers in other countries know the real America |
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B．send students in America to travel in Germany |
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C．let students learn something about other countries |
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D．have teenagers learn new languages |
2.Fred and Mike agreed that .
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A．American food tasted better than German food |
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B．German schools were harder than American schools |
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C．Americans and Germans were both friendly |
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D．there were more cars on the streets in America |
3.What is particular in American school is that .
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A．there is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings |
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B．students usually take fourteen subjects in all |
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C．there are a lot of after-school activities |
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D．students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car |
4.After experiencing the American school life , Mike thought .
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A．the easy life in the American schools was more helpful to the students . |
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B．German schools trained students to be better citizens . |
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C．American schools were not as good as German schools |
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D．a better education should include something good from both America and Germany |
No one knows yet the accurate number of lives which have been lost in this terrible fire .But reports suggest that it is more than one hundred .
A wall of flames fifty feet high and at least one hundred and fifty miles wide is now racing towards the forests and rich farmlands of southern Victoria . Towns less than one hundred miles from Melbourne will be in danger unless the wind changes . People are rushing excitedly into the streets . The police have warned them not to see the fire but many people are doing so .
The cause of the fire is unknown . No rain has fallen in this part of Australia for three months , and the hot , north-west wind from the great central desert is blowing at more than thirty miles an hour .
The firefighters are travelling to the fire by road , rail and air . But it is not easy to get there . Flames and fallen trees have cut off or blocked roads and railway lines . The thick smoke often prevents them from finding the air strips (飞机跑道).
It is said that the fire has brought the greater danger to the country since the Second World War .
1.By the time the article was written , the fire .
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A．had just broken out |
B．had been put out |
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C．was spreading violently |
D．was coming to an end |
2.The writer wrote this article mainly to tell people .
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A．the fire was terrible and dangerous |
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B．it was impossible to put out the fire |
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C．more than one hundred people died of the fire |
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D．to join in the fight against the fire |
3.In the 4th paragraph , the writer suggested that .
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A．the fire would soon be controlled by the firefighters |
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B．it would be very difficult to put out the fire |
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C．the government was paying great attention to the fire |
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D．the fire had caused great losses and the airport was in ganger |
4.The underlined word “ accurate” in the first sentence has the same meaning as .
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A．recent |
B．whole |
C．rough |
D．exact |
America is a country on the move. In unheard of numbers, people of all ages are exercising their way to better health. According to the latest figures, 59 percent of American adults exercise regularly-up 12 percent from just two years ago and more than double the figure of 25 years ago. Even non-exercisers believe they would be more attractive and confident if they were more active.
It is hard not to get the message. The virtues of physical fitness are shown on magazine covers, postage stamps, and television ads of everything from beauty soaps to travel books. Exercise as a part of daily life did not catch on until the late 1960s when research by military doctors began to show the health benefits of doing regular physical exercises. Growing publicity (宣传) for races held in American cities helped fuel a strong interest in the ancient sport of running. Although running has leveled off in recent years as Americans have discovered equally rewarding—and sometimes safer-forms of exercise, such as walking and swimming, running remains the most popular form of exercise.
As the popularity of exercise continues to mount, so does scientific evidence of its health benefits. The key to fitness is exercising the major muscle groups vigorously (强有力地) enough to approximately double the heart rate and keep it doubled for 20 to 30 minutes at a time. Doing such physical exercises three times or more a week will produce considerable improvements in physical health in about three months.
1.It can be learnt from the passage that the health benefits of exercise ___________.
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A．are to be further studied |
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B．are yet to be proved |
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C．are self evident |
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D．are supported by scientific evidence |
2.A growing interest in sports developed after ______________.
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A．an increasing number of races were held in American cities |
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B．research showed their health benefits |
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C．scientific evidence of health benefits was shown on TV ads |
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D．people got the message from magazine covers and postage stamps |
3.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
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A．Running—A Popular Form of Sport |
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B．Scientific Evidence of Health Benefits |
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C．Different Forms of Exercise |
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D．Exercise—The Road to Health |
4.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the phrase “leveled off” in the paragraph 2?
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A．“reached its lowest level in popularity” |
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B．“stopped being popular” |
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C．“stopped increasing in popularity” |
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D．“become very popular” |
I know what you're thinking: pizza? For breakfast? But the truth is that you can have last night's leftovers in the a. m. if you want to.
I know lots of women who skip breakfast, and they have a ton of different excuses for doing it. Some say they don't have time, others think they're “saving” calories, still others just don't like breakfast food.
But the bottom line is that eating in the morning is very important when you’re trying to lose weight. “Eating just about anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all,” says Katherine Brooking, R, D, who developed the super-easy eating plan for this year’s “SELF CHALLENGE”. And even pizza can be healthy if it's loaded with vegetables, and you stick to one small piece.
Breakfast is one meal I never miss, and the same goes for most weight loss success stories. Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from overeating later in the day. Researchers at the University of Southern California found that breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of gaining weight than those who regularly have a morning meal.
So eat something in the morning, anything. I know plenty of friends who end up having no breakfast altogether, and have just coffee or orange juice. I say, try heating up last night’s leftovers－it may sound crazy, but if it works for you, do it! I find if I tell myself, “You can always eat it tomorrow,” I put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night. Try it... you may save yourself some prebedtime calories. And watch your body gain the fatburning effects.
1.The underlined word "leftovers" in Paragraph 1 probably means ______.
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A．food remaining after a meal |
B．things left undone |
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C．meals made of vegetables |
D．pizza topped with fruit |
2.What can we infer from the text?
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A．Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry. |
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B．Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast. |
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C．There are some easy ways of cooking a meal. |
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D．Eating vegetables helps save energy. |
3.According to the last paragraph, it is important to ______.
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A．eat something for breakfast |
B．be careful about what you eat |
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C．heat up food before eating it |
D．eat calorie- controlled food |
4.The text is written mainly for those _______.
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A．who go to work early |
B．who eat before sleep |
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C．who stay up late |
D．who want to lose weight |
“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I 36 disappointment. “If you can carry on, one day something 37 will happen. And you’ll realize that it wouldn’t have happened if not for that 38 disappointment.”
Mother was right, 39 I discovered after graduating from college in 1932. I had decided to 40 a job in radio, then work my way up to sports 41 . I hitchhiked（搭便车） to Chicago and 42 on the door of every station—and got turned 43 every time.
In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t risk hiring an 44 person –“Go out in the sticks（偏远地区） and find a small station that will give you a 45 ,” she said.
I thumbed home to Dixon, Illinois. 46 there was no radio—announcing job in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to 47 its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football. I 48 . The job 49 just right for me. But I wasn’t hired.
My disappointment must have 50 . “Everything happens for the best,” Mom 51 me. Dad offered me the car to job hunt. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer.
As I left his office, my frustration 52 . I asked aloud, “How can a fellow get to be a sport announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”
I was waiting for the elevator 53 I heard MacAethur calling, “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he asked me to stand before a microphone and to broadcast a (an) 54 game.
On my way home, once again I thought of my mother’s words. I often wonder what 55 my life might have taken if I’d gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.
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