Thousands of people in the world are a hundred years old － or more and certain parts of the world are famous for the long lives of their inhabitants: the Vilacamba Valley in Ecuador, and the home of the Hunzas in the Himalayas.
Why do so many people live to a healthy old age in certain parts of the world? What is the secret of their long lives? Three things seem to be very important: fresh air, fresh food and a simple way of life. People work near their homes in the clean mountain air instead of traveling long distances to work by bus, car or train. They do not sit all day in busy offices or factories, but work hard outdoors in the fields. They take more exercise and eat less food than people in the cities of the West. For years the Hunzas of the Himalayas did not need policemen, lawyers or doctors. There was no crime, no divorce and not much illness in their society. They were a happy, peaceful people, famous all over India for their long, healthy lives.
Do you want to live to a hundred years old? Here are some rules for success. First, live in the right place. Second, choose the right kind of job. Doctors, dentists and bus－drivers die young. Farmers, priests and orchestral conductors live much longer. If you are in the wrong kind of job, you can still improve your way of life.
An old man in the Caucasus was talking about his past life. “I was young then，” he said, as he described his 87th year. His secret was: “Think young and stay young.” An old woman from Missouri, the USA, gave this advice, “Drink a little whisky and some warm beer every day.” An English lady just said, “Take a cold bath every morning.” The shortest, simplest piece of advice came from Mr Jim Chapman, aged 103. “Just keep breathing，” he told reporters.
1.Who is most likely to live a long life?
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A．A doctor. |
B．A bus－driver. |
C．A dentist. |
D．An orchestral conductor. |
2.We can see from the passage that long－lived people avoid ______.
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A．working hard |
B．drinking |
C．eating too much |
D．taking cold baths |
3. The passage indicates that we can change our ______ to live a long life.
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A．jobs |
B．places of living |
C．ways of living |
D．ways of thinking |
4.What is mainly talked about in the last paragraph?
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A．Whose advice is the best. |
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B．Who is the most long－lived person in the world. |
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C．Lifestyles of long－lived people. |
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D．How long－lived people think of their life. |
In our life, we have rarely expressed our gratitude to the one who lived those years with us. In fact, we don't have to wait for anniversaries to thank the ones closest to us and the ones so easily overlooked. If I have learned anything about giving thanks, it is this: give it now! While your feeling of appreciation is alive and sincere, act on it. Saying thanks is such an easy way to add to the world's happiness.
Saying thanks not only brightens someone else's world, it brightens yours. If you're feeling left out, unloved or unappreciated, try reaching out to others. It may be just the medicine you need. Of course, there are times when you can't express gratitude immediately. In that case, don't let embarrassment sink you into silence and speak up the first time you have the chance.
Once a young minister, Mark Brian, was sent to a remote parish(教区)of Kwakiutl Indians in British Columbia. The Indians, he had been told, did not have a word for thank you. But Brian soon found that these people had unusual generosity. Instead of saying thanks, it is their custom to return every favor with a favor of their own, and every kindness with an equal or superior kindness. They do their thanks. I wonder if we had no words in our vocabulary for thank you, would we do a better job of communicating our gratitude? Would we be more responsive, more sensitive, more caring?
Thankfulness sets in motion a chain reaction that transforms people all around us－including ourselves. For no one ever misunderstands the melody(旋律)of a grateful heart. Its message is universal; its poems transcend(超越)all earthly barriers; its music touches the heaven.
1.Who do we easily forget to express our thanks to according to the writer?
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A．Friends not meeting for a long time. |
B．Former teachers and friends. |
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C．People we want to get close to. |
D．Our family members and good friends. |
2. When we say something for what others do for us, it ______.
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A．benefits the people who do something for us |
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B．is good for both us and people who help us |
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C．wastes our and our friends' time at the same time |
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D．does harm to both us and people who help us |
3.What does the writer mean in the third paragraph?
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A．The only way to thank others is to express by your own words. |
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B．The best way to thank others is to do something for them. |
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C．We can thank people who help us in various ways. |
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D．We can thank people who help us in two ways. |
4.The way to make us feel happy is ______ when we think we ourselves are forgotten in the world.
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A．to help and appreciate others |
B．to ask others to help us |
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C．to remind others of our helping them |
D．to ask someone to help others |
Welcome to your future life!
You get up in the morning and look into the mirror.Your face is firm and younglooking.In 2035，medical technology is better than ever.Many people your age could live to be 150，so at 40，you're not old at all.And your parents just had an antiaging（抗衰老的） treatment.Now，all three of you look the same age!
You say to your shirt，“Turn red.” It changes from blue to red.In 2035，“smart clothes” contain particles（粒子） much smaller than the cells in your body.The particles can be programmed to change your clothes' color or pattern.
You walk into the kitchen.You pick up the milk，but a voice says，“You shouldn't drink that” Your fridge has read the chip （芯片） that contains information about the milk，and it knows the milk is old.In 2035，every article of food in the grocery store has such a chip.
It's time to go to work.In 2035，cars drive themselves.Just tell your “smart car” where to go.On the way，you can call a friend using your jacket sleeve.Such “smart technology” is all around you.
So will all these things come true？“For new technology to succeed，” says scientist Andrew Zolli，“it has to be so much better that it replaces what we have already.” The Internet is one example—what will be the next?
1.We can learn from the text that in the future______
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A．people will never get old |
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B．everyone will look the same |
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C．red will be the most popular color |
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D．clothes will be able to change their pattern |
2.What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?
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A．Milk will be harmful to health. |
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B．More drinks will be available for sale. |
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C．Food in the grocery store will carry electronic information. |
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D．Milk in the grocery store will stay fresh much longer. |
3.Which of the following is mentioned in the text?
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A．Nothing can replace the Internet. |
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B．Fridges will know what people need. |
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C．Jacket sleeves can be used as a guide. |
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D．Cars will be able to drive automatically. |
4.What is the text mainly about?
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A．Food and clothing in 2035. |
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B．Future technology in everyday life. |
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C．Medical treatments of the future. |
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D．The reason for the success of new technology. |
One day a famous speaker gave a speech to a crowd of people. He held up a 21 bill. He asked, “Who would like this $20 bill ? ” Hands were 22 . Then he said, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first let me do this.” He began to crumple（弄皱）the 23 . He then asked the audience, “ 24 still wants it ?” Still the hands went 25 in the air.
“ What 26 I do this? ” He asked, and he 27 it on the ground, and started to step on it. He 28 it up. Now the bill was 29 and crumpled. “ Now who still wants it?” Still the hands went up.
“My friends,” He continued, “You have all 30 a good lesson . No matter 31 I did to the money, you still wanted it because the bill did not lose its 32 . It was still worth $20. Many times in our 33 , we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on, because we sometimes 34 wrong decisions, or we may 35 with something we do not 36 .When that happens, we feel depressed and think we are 37 . But in fact no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. The worth of our life comes not 38 what we do or whom we know, but in who we are! Don’t forget ‘the worth of a thing does not depend on its outside 39 , but on its inner value.’ This is the 40 of life.
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Not only the parents but also their child __________ the Bird’s Nest next week.
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A．have visited |
B．is going to visit |
C．are going to visit |
D．have been to |
—Don’t be late for school next time, ______?
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A．will you; Yes, I won’t |
B．will you; No, I won’t |
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C．do you; Yes, I will |
D．do you; No, I won’t |
