Myth: If you cut your hair, it will grow long faster.
Truth: That’s not true. “Your hair isn’t like a lawn or a rosebush, where cutting can stimulate fresh growth,” says Phillip Kingsley. The length of your hair is genetically determined. When it reaches a certain length, it stops growing. When you clear up the dead split ends, this make your hair look healthier, but not necessarily longer.
Myth: If you skip meals, you lose weight fast.
Truth: There’s no truth in this advice. Not only will you lose weight by starving yourself, but according to Carol Ann Rinzler, this may actually cause you to gain weight. Rinzler reasons that missing a meal causes your metabolism(新陈代谢) to slow down so that you burn food more slowly. This only makes you feel hungrier and by the time you finally do reach the table you will probably eat more food. Strange as it may seem, studies show that eating several small meals and snacks throughout the day is a more healthy way to lose pounds.
Myth: If you swallow gum，it will stay inside your stomach for seven years.
Truth: Actually, it takes just a few days for gum to make its exit---not seven years, says NeiIzenberg, M. D., editor of Kids Health Organization. But because gum is made of the same thing as rubber, it cannot be fully digested in your stomach--- so if you gum up the works on a regular basis, you might find yourself in a sticky situation.
Myth: The best way to stop a nosebleed is to lift your head back.
Truth: Now that’s bad advice. Bloody noses are caused by broken blood vessels, so while lifting your head back might stop the fluid from rushing out of your nose, it won’t stop the bleeding; you’ll just end up swallowing lots of blood. Your best bet? “Rest quietly. Don’t poke or pick, and the blood will naturally clot (凝结) within a minute or two”. Suggests Dr. Izenberg.
1.The length of your hair is determined by ________
A. cutting it often B. your gene
C. the food you eat D. clearing up the dead split ends
2.According to Carol Ann Rinzler, skipping meals will __________.
A. help you lose weight fast
B. help you lose weight slowly
C. cause you to become fatter
D. make you burning food more quickly
3.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Gum cannot be fully digested in the stomach
B. Gum can stay inside your stomach for seven years if you swallow it
C. Gum can leave your stomach after you swallow in a few days later
D. If you often swallow gum, you might find yourself in a sticky situation
请你写一篇英语短文，介绍16世纪后半叶到17世纪一位杰出的戏剧家 (dramatist)和诗人威廉·莎士比亚（William Shakespeare）。
注意：
1. 词数100-120左右；
2. 不需逐句翻译所有内容，可根据所给要点自行取舍。
要点：
1. 1564年4月出生于英国；
2. 七岁在当地学校念书，掌握了写作的基本技巧并拥有较丰富的语言知识。此外，他还学过拉丁语 (Latin) 和希腊语;
3. 1586年来到伦敦，当时戏剧 (drama) 正迅速流行起来，他做过演员，导演和编剧(scriptwriter);
4. 1588年前后开始写作，给世人留下了37部戏剧及154首14行诗歌 (sonnet)， 塑造了一系列具有鲜明 (distinct) 个性的艺术形象 (artistic images)。其中《罗密欧和朱丽叶》 (Romeo and Juliet)，《哈姆雷特》 (Hamlet) ，《李尔王》 (King Lear) 最为著名；
5. 人们评价他“不属于一个时代而属于所有世纪”(man of all ages）。
单句翻译（根据括号内要求，并使用所给词的正确形式翻译句子）
1.这个主题公园有一部分模拟的是古代中国的生活(场景)。 (be modelled after)
2.学校建议学生们在寒假接近大自然并进行锻炼。 (get close to)
3.我们接触说法语的环境越多，我们就会更好地学习法语。 (expose…to)
4.当时是困难时期，别的一切都不说，我们财政上也有问题。(apart from; financial)
5.Gustave Eiffel 对他修建铁塔的计划满怀热情，而这座塔使他闻名于世。 (construct; iron tower)
语法填空（阅读下面材料，在空白处填入所需的内容或括号内单词的正确形式，不多于3个单词
John Snow was a well-known physician in London. At that time, cholera was 1. deadly disease and thousands of people died of it. People didn’t know its cause or its 2. . John Snow determined to face the 3. and solve the problem. 4. another outbreak hit London in 1854, he gathered information and made a map, 5. (mark) the exact places where all the dead people had lived. Through further investigations, he discovered that the water was to 6. , because it was polluted by the dirty water from London. 7. supporting evidence, John Snow announced that polluted water carried the germs. To prevent this from 8. again, John suggested that the source of all the water supplies 9. (examine) and new methods of 10. (处理) polluted water be found. Thus cholera was defeated in the end.
完型填空
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25. I didn’t think there would be any , sighing about having to be on duty on Christmas. Just then five bodies at my desk, a pale woman and four children.
“Are you all ?” I asked doubtfully. “Yes,” she said weakly and lowered her head.
But when it came to of their problems, things got a little strange. They all claimed to have headaches, but the headaches weren’t accompanied(陪伴) by the body language of holding the head or trying to keep it still.
Something was wrong. Our hospital policy, , was not to turn away any patient. I explained it might be a little while a doctor saw her. She responded immediately, even a bit “Take your time,” and then added, “It’s warm in here.”
Out of curiosity, I checked their registration form. No address—they were . I went back to the nurses’ station and mentioned we had a family of five in the waiting room. The nurses, complaining of Christmas day, turned to sympathy for a family just trying to get on Christmas. The team went into action, much as we do when there’s a emergency. But this was a Christmas emergency.
We were all a free meal in the hospital dining hall on Christmas Day, so we took back that meal and prepared a big dinner for our .We needed presents. We from different departments candies, fruits and other things that could be presents. As seriously as we met the needs of the patients that came to us that day, our team worked to meet the needs, ________ the expectation, of a family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas.
, as the family walked to the door to leave, the mother came back, gave me a hug and whispered, “Thanks for being our angels today.”
1.A. patients B. customers C. nurses D. doctors
2.A. took up B. showed up C. came up D. held up
3.A. tired B. hungry C. sick D. drunk
4.A.descriptions B. directions C. instructions D. contributions
5.A. unique B. ordinary C. normal D. unusual
6.A. therefore B. otherwise C. moreover D. however
7.A. after B. since C. before D. when
8.A. shyly B. happily C. calmly D. politely
9.A. careless B. hopeless C. helpless D. homeless
10.A. operating B. performing C. managing D. working
11.A. warm B. gift C. relief D. medicine
12.A. beneficial B. similar C. medical D. different
13.A. rewarded B. offered C. allowed D. bought
14.A. neighbors B. relations C. victims D. guests
15.A. borrowed B. received C. collected D. bought
16.A. expensive B. useful C. special D. available
17.A. healthy B. physical C. basic D. mental
18.A. without B. below C. behind D. beyond
19.A. Later B. Soon C. Next D. Then
20.A. to run B. run C. running D. and ran
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处（第1-4题）的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Texting (发短信) is nearly universal among people with cell phones. While texting can be a great way to stay in touch and to share the feelings of daily life, it sure has a downside. 1. Read on to learn why it is time to put the phone down — even if it’s just for an hour or an afternoon.
2. We all know that cell phone use during the week hours can disturb our sleep patterns, but it's also true that texting during the day could harm our ability to get a good night’s sleep. In a recent study, researchers found that the more people texted during the day, the poorer their sleep was.
Your posture (姿势) is suffering. Texting can actually harm your whole body. People get so focused on their phones that they end up holding their neck and upper back in uncomfortable positions for a long time. That’s why people coined the phrase ‘text neck’, which refers to postural pain. 3. Bring your phone to eye level while you use it. Oh, and give your phone a rest!
4. Your texting could be a liability to the people around you. A recent study found that one in three people was distracted by mobile devices while walking. And texting walkers were four times more likely to ignore traffic lights and fail to look both ways at a cross.
Your school or work performance will suffer. Researchers discovered students texting too much gave worse performance in class. 5. Just reading or sending a text while working can increase the number of mistakes a worker makes during a single task.
A. It makes you a less responsible walker.
B. It’ll do harm to your sleep at night.
C. It can prevent you from really enjoying the activities you treasure.
D. We can’t believe we still have to say this, but it affects your driving.
E. But it isn’t just college students who face texting distractions (分神).
F. What do we lose when we get lost in the texting life?
G. Want to get rid of the effect of all this bending and texting?
