Getting old might not be something that's yet to cross your mind. But aging is going to defeat us one day, so it's something we'd all like to control.
It would be great to have a long, healthy and happy life, and that's why scientists are constantly seeking out what we need to do to achieve it. We all know that regular exercise is good for us. But the latest piece of research might put a spring in your step if you're someone who walks at a fast pace. That's because the speed at which people walk in their 40s is a sign of how much their brains and their bodies are aging.
The BBC's Philippa Roxby writes that tests on 1,000 people found that slower walkers tended to show signs of "accelerated aging”. Their lungs, teeth and immune systems were in worse shape than those walking faster. The study also found not only did slower walkers bodies age more quickly, their faces looked older and they had smaller brains.
This might be seen as a wake-up call for people with a slower pace to work out and get fitter. But it might be too late； researchers say they were able to predict the walking speed of 45-year-olds using the results of intelligence, language and motor (运动)skills tests from when they were aged three. They also suggest that even in early life, there are signs showing which people will have a healthier life.
So, what's the point of knowing that a slower walking pace might mean a smaller brain? Researchers say measuring walking speed at a younger age and understanding what this might mean could be a way of testing treatments to slow human aging.
1.Why do scientists keep on studying?
A.To help people live a better life. B.To achieve their goals.
C.To find ways to stop aging. D.To find out who can live longer.
2.How did the researchers get the result?
A.By analyzing data. B.By doing experiments int he lab.
C.By doing surveys. D.By carrying out tests on people.
3.The findings can be used to .
A.treat certain illnesses B.find ways to slow aging
C.make people work harder D.urge people to walk slowly
4.Where is the text most likely from?
A.A diary. B.A guidebook.
C.A novel. D.A magazine.
An attractive and talented actress who is as comfortable in historical dramas as in modern day thrillers and comedies, Emily Mortimer was born in Great Britain in 1971.
Mortimer's father is author John Mortimer, best known for his series of Rumpole of the Bailey mystery novels, and she seems to have absorbed her father's literary influence—before her career as an actress took off, Mortimer wrote a column（专栏）for the London Telegraph, and she's served as a screenwriter for an screen adaptation of Lorna Sage's book Bad Blood.
Mortimer was a student at St. Paul's Girls School when she first developed an interest in acting, appearing in several student productions. After graduating from St. Paul s, she moved on to Oxford, where she majored in Russian. Mortimer found time to perform in several plays while at Oxford, and while acting in a student production she impressed a producer who cast her in a supporting role in a television adaptation of Catherine Cookson's The Glass Virgin in 1995・ Several more television roles followed, including the British TV movie Sharpe’s Sword, before she won her first film role, playing the wife of John Patterson (Val Kilmer) in 1996 s The Ghost and the Darknass.
In 1998, Mortimer appeared as Kat Ashley in the international hit Elizabeth. In 2000, Mortimer was cast as Katherine in Kenneth Branngh's ill-fated musical adaptation of hovers Labour’s Lost, but the experience had a happy ending for her—she met actor Alessandro Nivola, and the two soon fell in love and have been together ever since. That same year, Mortimer took on her biggest role in an American film to date.
1.What did Mortimer do before she turned actress?
A.She worked in the London Telegraph .
B.She did some writing and adaptation.
C.She was the author of some mystery novels.
D.She was a co-writer of the book Bad Blood .
2.When did Mortimer show her interest in acting?
A.Before she went to school. B.When she majored in Russian.
C.After she graduated from Oxford. D.When she was studying in St. Paul.
3.In which of the following did Mortimer play her first movie role?
A.The Ghost and the Darkness. B.Sharpe's Sword.
C.The Glass Virgin . D.Elizabeth.
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A.Mortimer's Master Pieces B.Mortimer's Acting Career
C.Mortimer's Studying Experience D.Mortimer's Father Influenced Her Deeply
Mo'orea
Mo’orea is a place to relax and appreciate the quietness and beauty o£ nature. Experience
the island's authentic Tahitian（(塔希提的）) culture and explore tropical nature on foot. Pass by white churches and sleepy fishing villages and stop along the way to buy some tropical fruit or an ice cold coconut.
St Lucia
Saint Lucia is the ideal destination for adventurers. The island has volcanic origins and if you like hiking, you will love “The Pitons”. The best beaches are in St Lucia, the most famous ones are “Sugar Beach” and “Marigot Bay”. “Grande Anse” is the place to go if you want to see sea turtles get out of the water and lay their eggs on the sand.
Bali
Bali is the favorite destination for surfers and divers, but there is more to discover. Temples and palaces set against surprising landscapes make the island an experience of its kind. Pick wisely where to stay on the island as each city offers a different experience. Seminyak”is Bali's beach resort area and night birds will enjoy its nightlife. “Ubud" is very quiet and the ideal place for nature lovers.
Easter Island
Easter Island draws visitors to see the super-sized statues that have stood on its shores since the 13th century. There are more than 900 of them, with over-sized heads. While it is these that bring most tourists to this remote spot, there's far more to see and do here. Visit vast volcanic craters, take a trip to a preserved stone village or spend some time on the beaches. The choice is yours.
1.Where can visitors see sea turtles?
A.St Lucia. B.Bali.
C.Easter Island. D.Mo'orea.
2.What is Easter island's main attraction?
A.Beaches. B.Tropical fruit.
C.Temples and palaces. D.Stone statues.
3.What is the purpose of the text?
A.To entertain. B.To educate.
C.To introduce. D.To inform.
假如你是育才中学高中生李华，你获悉你们市将为外国留学生举办一场“汉语绕口令比赛”，你打算给你的好友David写一封电子邮件，邀请他参加。内容包括：
1.比赛目的；
2.备赛建议；
3.奖品设置。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；
4.参考词汇：外国留学生foreigh students；绕口令tongue twister。
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增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
On Sunday afternoon, I am reading my favorite book when the doorbell rang. It was a package delivering to Mum. After thanking the courier(快递员), I helped Mum carrying it in. Mum asked me to leave the work to Dad. But I decided to do it myself. Immediately, I opened the package, inside what there were some wooden boards, iron parts, and an instruction manual.
Had read the manual carefully, I began to work. With a screwdriver(螺丝刀), I fixed the frame first, and then put the boards on it piece by piece. After two hour of hard work, a lovely flower shelf appeared at front of my eyes. Mum and I were both pleased and we started putting the potted plants onto them.
When Dad came back, hearing it was I who had assembled the flower shelf, and he gave me a thumbs-up with a broadly smile. At that moment, my feeling of content and pride was beyond description.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Finding a New Spring
A tradesman was leading a caravan（商队）to another country1.（sell） his goods. Along the way they came to the edge of a severe hot-sand desert. They learnt that during the daytime the sun heats up the fine sand until it's as hot as charcoal, so no one can walk on it--not even bullocks（小公牛）or camels! So the caravan leader hired a desert guide, one who could follow the stars, so they could travel only at night when the sand cools down. They began the dangerous night-time journey across the desert.2.couple of nights later, after eating their evening meal, and waiting for the sand to cool, they started out again.
Later that night, the desert guide,3.was driving the first cart, saw from the stars that they were getting close to the other side of the desert. He had also overeaten, so that when he relaxed, he fell asleep. Then the bullocks who, of course, couldn't tell4.（direct）by reading the stars,5.（gradual）turned to the side and went in a big wide circle until they arrived at the same place they had started from! By then it was morning, and the people realized they were back at the same spot. They lost heart and began to cry about their condition. Since the desert crossing was supposed to be over by then, they had no more water and were afraid they would die of6.（thirsty）. They even began to blame the caravan leader and the desert guide.
However, the leader7.（he）didn't lose courage. He began walking back and forth,8.（try）to think out a plan. Remaining alert, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed a small clump of grass. He thought,“9.water, no plant could live in this desert.” So he asked his fellow travelers to dig up the ground on that very spot. They dug and dug, and after a while they got down to a large stone. He got down into the hole, put his ear to the stone, and heard the sound of flowing water.
A spring10.（find）. All the people were overjoyed.
