阅读理解We are just getting older and older with each New Year. Vigor and wisdom are
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We are just getting older and older with each New Year. Vigor and wisdom are draining, and bit by bit we are moving away from the amazement of youth.
Yet neither fear nor anxiety helps retain youth. Instead, a few living habits help maintain.
●Laugh to your heart"s content as much as you can. Laughter helps reduce pressure and improve your immune system, which makes people look 8 years younger.
●Keep an eye on your blood pressure. Those with a blood pressure of 115/75mmHg look 2.5years younger than those above 160/90mmHg.
●Quit smoking and avoid passive smoking. This can take 8 years off your appearance.
●Spare some time for exercises each day. Exercises need not be tiring. A 20 minute walk every day makes people look 5 years younger.
●Keep learning and absorb something new each day. Speak the same language as the young people. Learning something every day makes people look 2.5 years younger.
●Keep other pressures under control. Too much pressure makes people look 30 years older. If they are good at networking and manage to keep pressure under control, they will look 30 years younger.
●Secure high quality medical care insurance and do whole body check regularly. For those contracted with chronicle diseases, proper treatment and qualification of the diseases makes people look 12 years younger than what they would without proper treatment.
小题1:The passage is mainly about _________.| A．the important of retaining youth | | B．some tips helping people retain youth | | C．moving away from the amazement of youth | | D．the connections between the health and the age |
小题2:The underlined sentence “This can take 8 years off your appearance.” means _________.| A．Smoking and passive smoking can make you look 8 years younger | | B．Smoking and passive smoking can make you die 8 years ahead | | C．Giving up smoking and avoiding passive smoking can make you live 8 years longer | | D．Giving up smoking and avoiding passive smoking can make you look 8 years younger |
小题3:According to the passage, we can know that _________.| A．exercises properly every day helps people retain youth | | B．if you want to be 30 years younger you must keep other pressures under control | | C．doing whole body check regularly can make people look younger | | D．fear and anxiety are a part of our life, which help people realize the importance of keeping youth |
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答案
小题2:D推理判断题。本文提供的是有关在塑年轻的建议，而非延长生命的，故B,C不选。根据建议第三点Quit smoking and avoid passive smoking可知，应该选D
小题3:A 推理判断题。 根据文章内容可知，选B,C,D与文章不符， 可以利用排除法，选A |
解析
语篇解读 随着时间的流逝，人们会变得越来越老，这是自然规律。但是我们应该保持乐观的、积极的态度，应该注意保持心态永远年轻。 这里给你提供了一些应该再塑年轻的建议，供你参考。
小题1:B 主旨大意题。根据文章内容介绍及各种小建议可知，本文是针对如何在塑年轻的文章，就此提出一些建议。 |
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When you’re returning to Australia, be careful that you don’t bring in pests and diseases. Some items you might bring back from overseas can be pests and diseases that Australia doesn’t have. When you return, declare(申报)all food, meat, fruits, plants, seeds, wooden souvenirs, animal or plant materials.
Australia has strict quarantine(检疫)laws and tough on-the-spot fines. Every piece of luggage is now screened or X-rayed. If you fail to declare any quarantine items, or if you make a false declaration, you will get caught. In addition to on-the-spot fines, you could be accused and fined more than $60, 000 and you may risk 10 years in prison. All international mail is also screened.
Some products may require treatment to make them safe. Items that are restricted because of the risk of pests and diseases will be seized and destroyed by the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service(AQIS).
In many cases, the goods you declare will be returned to you after inspection. However, any item that presents a quarantine risk will be withheld(扣留). You will be given a range of options for each item depending on the quarantine risk:
Treating the item to make it safe;
Holding the item until an import permit is presented*; ·
Re-exporting the item；
Destroying the item.
Those treatments with the sign “*” are subject to fees.
Further information:
For more detailed information about bringing in food, animals, plants, animal or plant materials, call the AQIS at 1800-020-504.
小题1:Which of the following don’t you need to declare when returning to Australia?| A．Tea. | B．Wooden combs. | C．Some bread. | D．A pair of glasses. |
小题2:If you make a false declaration, you would _______ . | A．be fined a lot of money | | B．be forbidden to return to Australia | | C．have to declare your items again | | D．make yourself screened |
小题3:Where can we most probably find this passage?| A．In an advertisement. | | B．In a traveling guidebook. | | C．At the police station. | | D．In a hospital. |
小题4:We can learn from the passage that _______ . | A．you can keep the item before an import permit is presented | | B．all products must be treated according to the AQIS | | C．not all treatments for your declared items are free | | D．travelers can sell their declared items |
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Everybody is afraid of something.That’s what more than 1,700 kids told us when we asked them about fears and scary stuff.We gave kids a list of 14 scary things and asked which one frightened them most.Here are the top 5 answers from our survey (调查)：① Scary movies and TV shows；②Scary dreams；③Thunderstorms，hurricanes(飓风)；and other horrible weather；④War and terrorism (恐怖行动)；⑤Sounds heard at night.
But not everyone is afraid of the same thing.And what makes one person scared can be of no big deal for someone else.Plenty of kids said their biggest fear wasn’t on our list.
What is fear?
Fear is a feeling that eyeryone has—it’s programmed into all of us—and that’s a good thing because fear is there to protect us.We’re born with a sense of fear so we can react to something that could be dangerous.The baby cries，and their mom comes over to comfort him or her，helping the baby feel safe and OK again.Real vs.Pretend
The best way to get over a fear is to get more information about it.As kids get older，they understand more and start seeing the difference between what is real and unreal.So when William’s imagination leads him to think of witches，he can tell himself，“Wait a minute.They’re only pretend things.I don’t need to worry about them.”
The same goes for the dark.A kid’s imagination can start playing tricks when the lights go out.What’s under my bed？Is that a thief I hear？With the help of a parent，kids can get more comfortable in the dark.Using a nightlight or shining a flashlight under the bed to see that there’s nothing there can help kids fight that fear.
小题1:What did the writer find out from the survey?| A．Some people have never experienced fear. | | B．Kids don’t like watching scary movies. | | C．All people are afraid of something. | | D．People often cry loudly when they are scared. |
小题2:What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?| A．The list of fears is not complete. | | B．The things people fear are of no big deal. | | C．Kids have more fears than people think. | | D．People are afraid of different things. |
小题3:In the writer’s opinion，________.| A．having a sense of fear is not a bad thing | | B．babies have a weak sense of fear | | C．fear is not something that we are born with | | D．not all people can react to dangerous things |
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Hobbs was an orphan. He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. Hard work changed him thin and weak. He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he could pay off the debts.
One day the lawyer said to him, “One thousand dollars, and here is the money.” As Hobbs took the package of notes, he was very dumbfounded. He didn’t know where the money came from and how to spend it. He said to himself, “I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days; or I give up my work in the factory and do what I’d like to do: painting pictures I could do that for a few weeks, but what would I do after that? I should have lost my place of the factory and have no money to live on. If it were a little less money, I would buy a new coat, or a radio, or give a dinner to my friends. If it were more, I could give up the work and pay for painting pictures. But it’s too much for one and too little for the other.”
“Here is the reading of your uncle’s will,” said the lawyer, “telling what is to be done with this money after his death. I must ask you to remember one point. Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money, as soon as you have spent it.”
“Yes, I see. I’ll do that.” said the young man.
小题1:He wanted to borrow money because he wanted to .| A．study abroad | B．work abroad | | C．pay for the debts | D．learn to paint pictures |
小题2:Hobbs was dumbfounded on receiving the money because he thought .| A．the money was too much | | B．the money was too little | | C．he would be dismissed | | D．the lawyer meant to punish him |
小题3:With the money he got, first Hobbs .| A．planned to have a happy life for a few days | | B．decided to give up his work in the office | | C．was to give a dinner to his friends | | D．had no idea what to do |
小题4:What Hobbs was asked to do was .| A．to tell the lawyer what he did with the money after spending it | | B．to read his uncle’s will | | C．to tell the lawyer what was to be done with the money | | D．nothing but to buy some pictures |
小题5:What Hobbs really loved to do was .| A．working in the factory | | B．living in a fine hotel | | C．painting pictures | | D．saving the money |
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In today’s world, almost everyone knows that air pollution and water pollution are harmful to people’s health. However, not all the persons know that noise is also a kind of pollution, and that is harmful to human health, too.
People who work and live under noisy conditions usually become deaf. Today, however, scientists believe that 10 percent of workers in Britain are being deafened by the noise where they work. Many of the workers who print newspapers and books, and who weave（织） cloth become deaf. Quite a few people living near airports also become deaf. Recently it was discovered that many teenagers in America could hear no better than 65-year-old persons, for these young people like to listen to pop music and most of pop music is a kind of noise. Besides, noise produced by jet planes or machines will make people’s life difficult and unpleasant, or even make people ill or even drive them mad.
It is said that a continuous noise of over 85 decibels（分贝） can cause deafness. Now the governments in many countries have made laws to control noise and make it less than 85 decibels.
In China, the government is trying to solve not only air and water pollution problems but also noise pollution problems.
小题1:The passage is mainly about ______ . | A．air pollution | B．water pollution | C．noise pollution | D．world pollution |
小题2:According to the passage, a continuous noise of _______decibels can make people deaf. | A．less than 85 | B．less than 65 | C．about 65 | D．more than 85 |
小题3:10 percent of the workers in Britain are being deafened because _______ . | A．they are working in noisy places | | B．they often listen to pop music | | C．they live near airports | | D．they are too busy to listen to others’talk |
小题4:The government of China is trying to reduce ______.| A．only the air pollution | | B．only the air and water pollution | | C．only the water pollution | | D．the air, water and noise pollution |
小题5:According to the passage,which of the following statement is TRUE?| A．People working and living under noisy places usually have good hearing. | | B．Many teenagers in the US was said to have bad hearing because they enjoy listening to pop music. | | C．A few people living near airports become deaf. | | D．Noise coming from jet planes or machines won’t do much harm to people. |
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Becoming a fireman is a challenging and competitive job today. A fireman’s main duty is decided by the fighting and extinguishment(熄灭) of fire which definitely requires being a strong man, both mentally and physically.
The duty of a fireman includes protection of life and property of the public. They are the servicemen who are decisively selected by an organization to deal with situations like fire. Such type of jobs is one of those few jobs where service is provided for innocent people when they need help immediately. This may include rescuing people from a building at fire, providing them with medical facilities, extinguishing fire in a house or in a large commercial building. Serving people is the main purpose of these professionals（职业）. The satisfaction which a fireman gets from this type of job cannot be compared to any other profession in the world.
Such profession requires top-level commitment and professionalism from those who have chosen it as a career. Fireman should have the highest level of courage and patience to put their lives in danger for the sake of others. They undergo lessons of maintaining patience for long hours and go through complete preparation to become successful and well-organized professional firemen. There are certain tests that are recommended before becoming a fireman.
It’s not that easy to become a fireman nowadays. A fireman is supposed to deal with unexpected situations, and they should be skilled at communicating with others and be self-disciplined at the same time.
In order to be a good fireman, one must undergo（经历、接受） strict local fire department’s training program after passing all the tests. All the fire departments conclude a two-to-four-month course, including classroom training and practical training that cover firefighting techniques, fire avoidance, dangerous materials and urgent situation medical actions. Completing this training, trainees go through the department’s trial period of service that can last from three to six months, depending on the methods of selection.
Firemen usually work both indoors and outdoors. They have to be on duty at all times and mostly work in shifts of at least 8 hours. They are also provided with several benefits which include medical aid plan, pension fund, annual leave and many more.
Title: Fireman
Definition
| The servicemen decisively selected by an organization to (小题1:)_______ situations like fire.
| (小题2:)
| ● Helping innocent people (小题3:) they need help.
● Rescuing people from a building at-fire and providing them with medical facilities.
● (小题4:) out fire in a house or in a large commercial building.
| Requirements
| ● Having top-level commitment and professionalism.
● Being courageous and (小题5:) .
● Being strong both in body and (小题6:) _________.
● Having good (小题7:) skills.
● Being self-disciplined.
| (小题8:)
| ● Firefighting techniques, fire avoidance, dangerous materials and urgent situation medical actions.
● The department’s trial period of service which possibly (小题9:)_________ 3～6 months.
| (小题10:)
| Medical aid plans, pension fund, annual leave and many more.
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