完形填空（共1小题）
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Most people agree that a pet adds joy to a person's life．Scientists are now finding that having a pet may keep its owner ____．And good health may add years to a person's life.
Scientists have been ____ the link between pets and health for years．In 1990, a study was done with people aged 65 and older．It ____ that pet owners went to the doctor less than people ____ pets．Do pets make people ____? Are people able to handle their everyday lives better? Alan Beck, who is a researcher, says that ____ the answer to the questions is yes, then having pets may be a good idea.
Can pets also help people live longer? Rebecca Johnson did a study to ____．Johnson teaches nurses how to care for ____ people．Her study shows that having pets may cause people to ____ more slowly.
The human body makes many chemicals．Some of the chemicals make people feel ____．Others make people feel bad．In Johnson's ____, levels of the “good” chemicals ____ when people were around pets while levels of the “bad” chemicals went down．The good ____ seemed to slow the aging of cells．If this is __ _, maybe people should spend more time with their ____．Then people might feel better and ____ longer.
You might be allergic（过敏的）to pets．Or you may not want to __ __ a pet．Never fear．A robotic, or computer pet may be just the thing for you.
Scientists are testing computer pets, like the robotic dog AIBO．They want to see if ____ pets can help people the way ____ dogs do.
Will a robotic pet ____ the real pet sitting with you on the sofa? Something tells us that it will probably become a reality.
1.A．healthy B．excited C．mad D．hurried
2.A．carrying out B．making up C．looking at D．breaking down
3.A．warned B．showed C．reminded D．advised
4.A．through B．beyond C．against D．without
5.A．busier B．funnier C．happier D．angrier
6.A．though B．until C．if D．unless
7.A．find out B．put out C．turn out D．set out
8.A．sick B．friendly C．old D．lovely
9.A．age B．move C．walk D．grow
10.A．bored B．surprised C．sleepy D．good
11.A．study B．work C．story D．case
12.A．changed B．varied C．fell D．rose
13.A．sides B．chemicals C．studies D．dogs
14.A．important B．unusual C．true D．impossible
15.A．children B．pets C．friends D．neighbors
16.A．live B．wander C．stay D．travel
17.A．head for B．search for C．cheer for D．care for
18.A．family B．computer C．baby D．toy
19.A．brave B．quiet C．faithful D．real
20.A．destroy B．replace C．improve D．accompany
信息匹配（共1小题）
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Travel Exercise Tips
Walk around town．_1.__ But by walking around you'll get a better and true feel for the area via the shops and local businesses．You will also see more of the city, as well as discover interesting side streets to explore．
Plan ahead．Book a hotel that has a gym or pool you can use．Look for a fitness club that allows guest visitors．Cities such as Los Angeles even have running tours that offer guided runs．__2.___ Investigate the local area for a state park or natural that needs to be explored with camera in hand.
Pack a jump rope．Yes, a simple little rope can get your heart rate (心率) rising quickly while putting a smile on your face．Most of the people have found much pleasure in skipping rope especially when very young．__3.___Jump ropes are light, portable and don't take up much room in your bag．You can also share your companions（旅伴）by setting a competition of who can jump the most times in a row without stopping.
Put together a quick workout．Look around your hotel room for items that may be used to add resistance as in strength training．___4.__ The creativity involved (有关联的) can almost be rewarding as the workout itself.
__5.___ Make an effort to find time on the road during which you can do a workout．Remember that the government recommends accumulating (积累) 30 minutes of activity a day．With the above tips, it shouldn't be too hard.
A．But it is still fun as an adult.
B．True, a taxi or the subway can be faster.
C．Most gyms offer group exercise classes such yoga.
D．With such guidance you can know the neighborhood is safe.
E．Travelling is fun, but don't forget to take your fitness with you.
F．Muscles can be used to always working in the same way．
G．They may be bottles of water, backpack with few books in it, a door frame or a set of stairs.
D
Eating too much fatty food, exercising too little and smoking can raise your future risk of heart disease．But there is another factor that can cause your heart problems more immediately: the air you breathe.
Previous studies have linked high exposure (暴露）to environmental pollution to an increased risk of heart problem, but two analyses(分析) now show that poor air quality can lead to heart attack or stroke (中风）within as little as a few hours after exposure．In one review of the research, scientists found that people exposed to high levels of pollutants (污染物）were up to 5% more likely（可能的） to suffer a heart attack within days of exposure than those with lower exposure．A separate study of stroke patients showed that even air that the U．S．Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers to be of “moderate” (良好）quality and relatively safe for our health can raise the risk of stroke as much as 34% within 12 to 14 hours of exposure.
The authors of both studies stress（强调）that these risks are relatively（相对的）small for healthy people and certainly modest compared with other risk factors such as smoking and high blood pressure．However, it is important to be aware of these dangers because everyone is exposed to air pollution regardless of lifestyle choices．So stricter regulation（规章制度）by the EPA of pollutants may not only improve environmental air quality but could also become necessary to protect public health.
1.The text mainly discusses the relationship between _______.
A．heart problems and air quality
B．heart problems and exercising
C．heart problems and smoking
D．heart problems and fatty food
2.The underlined word “modest” in Paragraph 3 most probably means_________ .
A．relatively high
B．extremely（极大地）low
C．relatively low
D．extremely high
3.What can we learn from the text?
A．Eating fatty food has immediate effects on your heart
B．The EPA conducted many studies on air quality
C．Moderate air quality is more harmful than smoking
D．Stricter regulations on pollutants should be made.
4.The author's purpose of writing the text is most likely to________
A．inform
B．persuade（说服）
C．describe
D．entertain（娱乐）
C
When talking about humor, people often refer to famous humorists such as Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by the pen-name Mark Twain.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, America's famous writer, journalist and humorist, was born in Florida on November 30, 1835．He was the sixth of the seven children in the family．As a child, Samuel was often kept indoors because of his poor health.
When Samuel was 12, his father died of a deadly disease and at the age of 13, Samuel had to leave school to make a living．He became a printer's apprentice（学徒）．A year later, he became skilled at printing by working and studying hard．Samuel was then employed as a printer with pay．After two years, he became an editorial assistant．It was then that young Samuel became aware of his fondness for writing.
When he was 17 years old, Samuel left Hannibal for a printer's job in St．Louis．While staying in St．Louis, Samuel became a river pilot in 1858．His pen-name, Mark Twain, came from his days as a river pilot．It is a river term meaning “safe to sail”.
Because the river trade was brought to a stop by the Civil War in 1861, Samuel began working as a newspaper reporter for several newspapers all over the United States．Samuel's career took off and he became famous when his story The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras Country appeared in the New York Saturday Press on November 18, 1865．Samuel's first book, The Innocents Abroad was published in 1896．The two novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (in 1876) and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (in 1885) brought him worldwide popularity．He wrote 28 books and numerous humor stories, letters and plays.
Mark Twain passed away on April 21, 1910．To remember him, his childhood home was open to the public as a museum in Hannibal.
1.What do we know about Samuel Langhorne Clemens?
A．He was an unknown American writer
B．He had 7 sisters and brothers altogether
C．He was weak when he was young
D．He lived a rich life in his childhood.
2.When did Samuel Langhorne Clemens realize his interest in writing?
A．When he studied at school
B．When he went to St．Louis
C．When he worked on a ship
D．When he was sixteen years old
3.Samuel got his pen-name from the job as a(n) _________.
A．printer
B．editorial assistant
C．river pilot
D．newspaper reporter
4.Which made Mark Twain become famous?
A．The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras Country
B．The Innocents Abroad
C．The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
D．The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
B
Monthly Talks at London Canal （运河）Museum
Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August．Admission is at normal charges and you don't need to book．They end around 21:00．
November 7th
The Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis．James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers．He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building．Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil engineers”．
December 5th
Ice for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker．Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London’s ice trade grew．
February 6th
An Update on the Cotsword Canals, by Liz Payne．The Smoudwater Canal is moving towards reopening．The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer．We will have a report on the present state of play．
March 6th
Eyots and Aits- Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers．The Thames had many islands．Miranda has undertaken（从事）a review of all of them．She will tell us about those of greatest interest．
Online bookings:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book
More into: www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson
London Canal Museum
12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RT
www.canalmuseum.org.uk www.canalmuseum.mobi
Tel:020 77130836
1.When is the talk on James Brindley?
A．February 6th
B．March 6th
C．November 7th
D．December 5th
2.What is the topic of the talk in February?
A．The Canal Pioneers
B．Ice for the Metropolis
C．Eyots and Aits- Thames Islands
D．An Update on the Cotsword Canals
3.Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames．
A．Miranda Vickers
B．Malcolm Tucker
C．Chris Lewis
D．Liz Payne
A
Eve was waiting in the corridor outside her class．She was feeling sick．She had two exams that day and physics was first．She really hated physics．It was her worst subject．Lisa looked back at her, and then looked away quickly．Eve thought she looked guilty．She didn't have a problem with physics．She didn't have a problem with anything..．Miss Perfect!
“Hi, Eve! So what's wrong with you and Lisa?”asked Tina,“I thought you were friends.”“Yes, so did I,” said Eve.“But she hasn't spoken to me for two weeks now．She promised to help me review for the physics exam too, but then she's ignored（忽略）all my calls and texts.”
While in the exam, Eve found Lisa was holding her phone on her knee under the table and reading from it．Eve couldn’t believe it! Is that how Lisa always got such good grades? She thought about telling the teacher, but she hesitated．The next exam was history．That was Eve’s favorite subject but she couldn't concentrate．She didn't know what to do about Lisa．Just then, Mr．Reed, their teacher, walked past．“Mr．Reed…”
Lisa was called to the teachers' office and there waited Mr．Reed…
The history test was over．Eve was walking towards the school gate when she heard footsteps behind her．It was Lisa．Eve could see that she had been crying．“Listen,” said Lisa．“I'm really sorry I haven't answered your calls, but my dad had a heart attack two weeks ago and he's in hospital．He had a big heart operation today and I was very worried about him．So I was reading texts from my mum, but Mr．Reed caught me．He thought I was cheating．He believes me now, but I have to take the exam again．I'm sorry I didn't tell you what was happening．Will you forgive me?”
1.The reason for Eve's feeling sick is most probably that _______.
A．she found Lisa was looking back at her
B．she had to take two exams within one day
C．she was worried about the physics exam
D．she had been waiting for too long a time
2.Lisa didn't help Eve review for the physics exam because _______.
A．she had to look after her sick father
B．she herself was quite bad at physics
C．she didn't consider Eve as a true friend
D．she was selfish and hated to waste time
3.At the end of the story Eve probably felt _______.
A．confident and optimistic
B．regretful and sorry
C．sad and angry
D．glad and inspired
4.What lesson can we learn from this passage?
A．A friend in need is a friend indeed.
B．A life without a friend is a life without sun.
C．Old friends and old wines are the best.
D．Friendship should be based on trust.
