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A. breatheB.reallyC.pleasureD.heaven
近年微博(microblog)在中国越来越流行。假设你是校报记者，请根据下列提示为校报写一篇介绍微博的英语短文，写作要点：
微博为我们生活所带来的的便利等优点
微博的缺点
个人观点或建议。
注意：词数80字以上；可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
单词拼写（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）
1.I think sunshine and fresh air are ________ (有益的) to your health.
2.The police ________ (怀疑) him of having taken the money.
3.Please close your eyes and__________(呼吸) calmly for relaxation.
4.His ideas __________(令我反感) me; they were terrible.
5.The normal _________(间隔) between two classes is ten minutes.
6.She turned the _________(把手) and pushed the door open.
7.The medicine can give you some ______(缓解) from the stomachache.
8.I am wondering whether the position advertised is still ________. (空缺的)
9.The new driver was too careless, knocking two ________(过路人) over.
10.In a sudden burst of anger, the man _______(撕毁) up everything within reach.
Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self- respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized as "honor" help you create
this life of good feelings.
Here's an example to show how honorable actions create happiness.
Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent, and profit from the clerk's mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky excitement. Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul.
Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness?
In the first case, where we don't tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect. We would also demonstrate that we cannot lie trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations by telling others. In contrast, bringing the error to the clerk's attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased. Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility.
There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions. Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence. And it's easy to think and act honorably again when we're happy. While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once it's started, it's easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness.
1.According to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to our___.
A.friendly relationship B. financial rewards
C. advertising ability D. self-respect
2.The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to___.
A. lying B.cheating C. stealing D. advertising
3.The phrase "bringing the error to the clerk's attention" (in para. 5) means___.
A. asking the clerk to be more attentive
B. offering advice to the clerk
C. telling the truth to the clerk
D. reminding the clerk of the charged item
4.Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?
A. How to Live Truthfully
B. Importance of Peacefulness
C. Ways of Gaining Self-respect
D. Happiness through Honorable Actions
Dogs wag(摇摆) their tails in different directions depending on whether they are excited and wanting to move forward or threatened and thinking of moving back, a study has found.
Researchers in Italy examined the tail wagging behaviour of 30 dogs, catching their responses to a range of stimuli(刺激物) with video camems. To conduct the study, they chose 15 male dogs and 15 female ones aged between one and six years. The dogs were all family pets whose owners had allowed them to take part in the experiment at Bari University. The dogs were placed in a large wooden box with an opening at the front to allow for them to view various stimuli. They were tested one at a time.
The researchers led by Professor Giorgio Vallortigara of the University of Trieste found that when the dogs were shown their owners —a positive
experience— their tails wagged energetically to the right side. When they were shown an unfamiliar human they wagged to the right, but with somewhat less enthusiasm. The appearance of a cat again caused a right-hand side wag, although with less intensity again. The appearance of a large unfamiliar dog, similar to a German shepherd, changed the direction of tail wagging to the left. Researchers supposed the dog was thinking of moving back. When the dogs were not shown any stimuli, they tended to wag their tails to the left, suggesting they preferred company. While the changes in the tail wagging were not easily noticed without the aid of video, it was thought that the findings could help people judge the mood (心情) of dogs. Computer and video systems, for example, could be used by professional dog trainers to determine the mood of dogs that they were required to approach.
1.The video cameras were used to catch the dogs’ response because______.
A. The dogs wagged their tails in different directions when they were in different moods
B. they enabled the dogs’ owners to know about their dogs’ habit
C. It was easier to catch the dogs’ response change in tail wagging
D. The dog were put in the wooden boxes and tested one at a time
2.The underlined word “intensity”in the passage means_______.
A. surprise B. worry C. excitment D. interest
3.The underlined word “they” refers to _______.
A. the dogs B. the trainers C. the systems D.the researchers
4.The purpose of doing the experiment is ________.
A. to train dogs for their owners
B. to help dogs find company
C. to help people judge the mood of dogs
D. to help people choose their pet dogs
For a while, my neighborhood was taken over by an army of joggers (慢跑者). They were there all the time: early morning, noon, and evening. There were little old ladies in gray sweats, young couples in Adidas shoes, middle-aged men with red faces. "Come on!" My friend Alex encouraged me to join him as he jogged by my house every evening. "You'll feel great."
Well, I had nothing against feeling great and if
Alex could jog every day, anyone could. So I took up jogging seriously and gave it a good two months of my life, and not a day more. Based on my experience, jogging is the most overvalued form of exercise around, and judging from the number of the people who left our neighborhood jogging army. I'm not alone in my opinion.
First of all, jogging is very hard on the body. Your legs and feet have a real pounding (追击) ruining down a road for two or three miles. I developed foot, leg, and back problems. Then I read about a nationally famous jogger who died of a heart attack while jogging, and I had something else to worry about. Jogging doesn't kill hundreds of people, but if you have any physical weaknesses, jogging will surely bring them out, as they did with me.
Secondly, I got no enjoyment out of jogging. Putting one foot in front of the other for forty-five minutes isn't my idea of fun. Jogging is also a lonely pastime. Some joggers say, "I love being out there with just my thoughts" Well, my thoughts began to bore me, and most of them were on how much my legs hurt.
And how could I enjoy something that brought me pain? And that wasn't just the first week: it was practically every day for two months. I never got past the pain level, and pain isn't fun. What a cruel way to do it! So many other exercises, including walking, lead to almost the same results painlessly, so why jog?
I don't jog any more, and I don't think I ever will. I'm walking two miles three times a week at a fast pace, and that feels good. I bicycle to work when the weather is good. I'm getting exercise, and I'm enjoying it at the same time. I could never say the same for joggi
ng, and I've found a lot of better ways to stay in shape.
1.From the first paragraph, we learn that in the writer's neighborhood _____.
A. people jogged only during the daytime
B. jogging became very popular
C. Alex organized an army of joggers
D. jogging provided a chance to get together
2.What was the writer's attitude towards jogging in the beginning?
A. He felt it was worth a try.
B. He was very fond of it.
C. He was strongly against it.
D. He thought it must be painful.
3.Why did the writer give up jogging two months later?
A. He found it neither healthy nor interesting.
B. He disliked doing ecercise outside.
C. He was afraid of having a heart attack.
D. He was worried about being left alone.
4.From the writer's experience, we can conclude that _____.
A. not everyone enjoys jogging
B. he is the only person who hates jogging
C. nothing other than jogging can help people keep fit
D. jogging makes people feel greater than any other sport.
