When _____ a career, you’d better consider all the possible respects.
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A．to choose |
B．chose |
C．choosing |
D．chosen |
It is now widely acceptable that hibernation is _____ sleep for animals.
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A．more than |
B．less than |
C．other than |
D．rather than |
But don’t think there is nothing else you can do _____ the interview is over. You should write to the company to thank them for giving you the interview.
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A．if |
B．once |
C．when |
D．though |
Your handwriting is really too bad to read; I can hardly _____ what exactly you are trying to say.
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A．give out |
B．make out |
C．leave out |
D．bring out |
The word doping is probably from the Dutch word dop, the name of an alcoholic drinks make of grape skins used by Zulu soldiers in order to encourage their bravery in battle. The term became current around the turn of the 20th century, originally referring to illegal drugging of racehorses. In 1928 the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) became the first to ban the use of doping. A reliable test method was finally introduced in 1974.
The practice of enhancing athletes’ performance through foreign substance or other artificial means, however, is as old as competitive sport itself. The most famous doping case of the 1980s concerned Ben Johnson, the 100-meter champion who tested positive for stanozolol(司坦咗醇) at the Olympic Games in Seoul, 1988.
The main front in the anti-doping war has rapidly shifted to blood doping since 1970s. Blood doping is the practice of adding red blood cells to the bloodstream in order to improve athletes’ performance. The blood is usually processed in order to create a concentration of red blood cells, and then freeze them until needed for transfusion(输血) back into the athlete shortly before the event. The extra red blood cells will deliver more oxygen and other essential elements to the athlete’s muscle tissues.
Just like any other problem, the only way to solve it is through education. Many high school sports programs now have people come in to talk to them about out the dangers of performance-enhancing drugs. Young players must be fully clear on the rules and what substances are banned. The NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) has an easily accessible list of what substances are banned, how they are tested for and why they are banned on its website. This way, young players are clear on what they can put in their bodies. This is also a good way to educate players on the danger of the substances they may be tempted to use.
1.The word “enhancing” in the first sentence of the second paragraph means “_____”.
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A．showing |
B．directing |
C．upsetting |
D．improving |
2.What can we know from the third paragraph?
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A．Blood doping is transferring one man’s blood into another |
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B．Only blood doping exists in the anti-doping war in the 1970s. |
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C．Blood doping is easy to be found and controlled by organizations. |
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D．More oxygen in the blood helps improve an athlete’s performance. |
3.The word “people” in the second sentence of the fourth paragraph probably refers to _____.
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A．teachers who teach P.E. lessons at school |
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B．experts who do research in doping |
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C．young people easy to be addicted to doping |
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D．athletes involved in doping |
4.Which statement best matches the last paragraph?
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A．Prevention is better than cure. |
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B．Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. |
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C．The best horse needs breaking, and the cleverest child needs teaching. |
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D．A little learning is a dangerous thing. |
Televisions, stereos, telephones, and computers have changed the way we spend our time and what we know about the world. Some of the changes brought about by these material possessions have improved our way of life, but others have made it worse. Our young teenagers turn on the television, play the stereo, play games on the computer, talk on the telephone, and eat all the same time. This drives me right up the wall to instant insanity(精神失常).
However, teens of today place too great an importance on material property. They spend an average of several hours a day watching television, listening to stereos, playing on the computer, playing video games, and talking on the telephone. Families no longer watch television together and there is great lack of communication. Materialism is evident when an otherwise intelligent teenager drives their parents crazy, and into debt, when misusing communication equipment. Teens judge and admire other teens for what they own and have, rather than for what they are or what they can do. They no longer care about values, like honesty, integrity(正直), freedom, talent, quality and other values and morals.
However, good or bad, communication devices are here to stay. It is up to us, as parents, to stop our beloved teenagers from misusing and abusing our communication equipment and devices. We need to avoid the problems they present and to make the most of their opportunities they possess and hold for us all.
1.The writer’s attitude toward the modern material possessions is generally _____.
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A．positive |
B．negative |
C．neutral |
D．indifferent |
2.According to the writer, teens’ overuse of communication equipment can do harm to _____.
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A．their own health |
B．their own study |
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C．their own morality |
D．their neighbors’ life |
3.The writer attributes (归咎) the unsatisfactory behavior of teens to _____.
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A．teens’ too much free time |
B．parents’ non-interference |
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C．inadequate school education |
D．material property |
4.It can be inferred from the passage that the writer seems to be most annoyed at ______.
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A．all the modern material possession |
B．eating while talking on the phone |
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C．the decline in teens’ morality |
D．all the communication equipment |
