There was a sweet smell of incense (香) in the air as the wellmuscled man moved
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There was a sweet smell of incense (香) in the air as the wellmuscled man moved his legs into a position well behind his head.It was something that the human body really should not be able to do.But what else would you expect at the First World Yoga Championships?
On September 25，the world’s leading yoga experts arrived in the US to find out who was the best.But the real prize was to turn yoga into a proper Olympic event.
“Yoga is a combination of bodybuilding，Miss World，Mr Universe and gymnastics，” said championship organizer Bikram Choudhury.“There are some 70 people from more than 20 countries competing in this event.Why not have yoga at the Olympics？”
The public cannot decide whether or not Choudhury’s dream will come true.But he is right about one thing：yoga has become popular with young and old people all over the world.In the US alone,15 million people practise yoga.Everyone is at it，including Madonna and Ricky Martin.
Yoga started in India more than 5,000 years ago.The name means “to join together”．That is to bring the body and mind together into one pleasing experience.The whole system of yoga is built on three things：exercise，breathing and meditation (沉思)．
The yoga that we know today is mostly physical yoga.It’s seen as a type of exercise，but is different from sports like football or running.When we do yoga，we move our body into positions that stretch the muscles and joints，making them stronger.
One of the best things about yoga is the fact that everyone can do it.To women，it means a flat stomach，more shapely legs and a graceful body.To men，it is a way of becoming stronger and more athletic.
There are also speciallydesigned yoga classes for pregnant women or children suffering from mental disabilities，such as autism (孤独症)．As for teenagers，meditation and simple breathing exercises can help them learn to calm down，relax and concentrate better.But teenagers under 16 are not supposed to do the body exercises as it could have a bad effect on their natural growth.
小题1:What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?| A．Something sportsmen should not do in practising yoga. | | B．Basic skills that are required in performing yoga. | | C．The performance of the sportsmen at the First World Yoga Championships. | | D．The unique setting where yoga is performed. |
小题2:What is Choudhury’s dream in the passage?
A．Turning yoga into a proper Olympic event.
B．Making all Americans practise yoga.
C Winning the First World Yoga Championships.
D．Getting the public support for promoting yoga.
小题3:Why does the author mention Madonna and Ricky Martin in the fourth paragraph?| A．To compare the differences between the young and the old. | | B．To describe the extensive popularity of yoga in the US. | | C．To emphasize the importance of practising yoga. | | D．To explain the strong influence of public figures in the US. |
小题4:Which statement is NOT true about yoga?| A．It is a type of exercise which benefits the body and mind. | | B．It makes muscles and joints stronger by stretching. | | C．It contains exercise，breathing and meditation. | | D．It is similar to the sports like football or running. |
小题5:According to the passage，who does not need to pay special attention in practising yoga?| A．Women to be mothers. | B．Teenagers under 16. | | C．Adult men. | D．Children with autism. |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:C |
解析
语篇解读 瑜伽是一项集锻炼、呼吸和沉思于一身的健身运动，练习瑜伽将会给人带来不可思议的改变。
小题1:解析： 考查段落大意。根据第一段最后一句“But what else would you expect at the First World Yoga Championships？”可知，此段主要描写的是运动员在瑜伽比赛中的情景。
答案： C
小题1:解析： 考查细节理解。根据第二段最后一句“真正的奖是让瑜伽成为奥运会的一个项目”和第三段最后一句“为什么奥运会没有瑜伽呢？”可知，Choudhury的梦想就是使瑜伽成为奥运会的项目之一。
答案： A
小题3:解析： 考查推理判断。作者在文中提到，在美国有一千五百万人练习瑜伽，紧接着作者特别提到两名公众人物Madonna和Ricky Martin，其目的是以此来说明瑜伽在美国很受欢迎。
答案： B
小题4:解析： 考查细节理解。根据第六段第二句话可知，瑜伽不同于足球、赛跑这些运动。
答案： D
小题5:解析： 考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段可知，人人都可练瑜伽，但最后一段提到，***妇女和患有孤独症的孩子有特别设计的瑜伽课程，沉思和简单的呼吸训练有助于青少年静心和集中精力，但十六岁以下的青少年不适宜做这种身体锻炼。因此C项“成年男子”练瑜伽时没有需要特别注意的事项。
答案： C |
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"Can I get a light?" This question is among the most common between smokers. What if this question was to come from an unusual source? In April 2014, the National Health Promotion Foundation uploaded an anti-smoking advertisement onto YouTube. The anti-smoking ad has quickly been known as the "most powerful anti-smoking ad."
The anti-smoking video, called the "Smoking Kid," features children walking up to adult smokers asking for a light. The children in the ad are actors but the adults smoking are unsuspecting participants in the project.
The video begins with the statement "adults know that smoking is harmful, but don’t remind themselves of this fact " Once a "smoking kid" approaches the adults, every adult asked is shocked that a child with a cigarette in hand is asking for a light. The first adult starts by saying, "I’m not giving it to you," and the video goes on to state "every adult filmed said no and reminded the children that smoking is bad."
Before going away, the kid hands each adult a booklet after being turned down for a light. The booklet says, "You worry about me, but why not about yourself?" Each adult looks around for the child as their faces are filled with confusion and discomfort.
The video shows that a few of the smokers quickly threw away their cigarettes or put their cigarettes away, showing that this experiment was affective at that moment.
The most influential element in the ad isn"t the use of children or the responses from the smoking adults. It comes down to something much simpler than that. Why is it that we worry about other people, forgetting to worry about ourselves?
小题1: According to the text, the anti-smoking ad is ______.| A．unusual | B．shocking | C．influential | D．encouraging |
小题2:The underlined word "unsuspecting" (in Para. 2) probably means ______| A．uninformed | B．unwilling | C．unfortunate | D．unacceptable |
小题3: What are the adults，reactions to the children asking for a light?| A．They pay no attention to children"s request. | | B．They reject kids，request and educate them. | | C．They look around for children"s parents. | | D．They quickly throw children"s cigarettes away. |
小题4:The best title of the text might be ______.| A．Give up smoking, for your own sake | B．Keep away from smoking, adults | | C．Tell your children not to smoke | D．Reject a child asking for a light |
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There have always been a lot of commonly believed but false ideas about being fat and doing exercise. Some people believe that they can’t help putting on weight as they get older, while others hold that if they stop exercising, their muscles will turn into fat. Here are some more myths:
I’ll never lose weight --- I come from a fat family
Wrong! While we can’t change the body type we are born with, we can’t blame our genes for making us fat. There’s plenty of evidence that fatness runs in families, and the main reason is that they share the same habits of eating too much and exercise too little.
I am fat because I burn calories slowly
Wrong! Fatness is not caused by a slow metabolism（新陈代谢）. If fact, although fat people consume more energy that slim people, they also fail to realize how much they eat! Keeping a diary can help you work out your daily food intake more accurately.
Exercise is boring
Wrong! Anything will become boring if you do it repetitively. The key is to develop a balanced and varied program that’s fun as well as progressive. If you enjoy a Sunday walk, take a different route. If you do Yoga, try a tai chi class. If you like swimming, set yourself a distance or time challenge.
No pain, no gain
Wrong! Exercise is not meant to hurt. Indeed, pain is your body telling you something’s wrong, and continuing to exercise could lead to serious injury. You may experience mild discomfort as you begin to exercise regularly, but this your body adapting to the positive changes in your lifestyle and the aches should disappear relatively quickly. If you don’t, rest and seek medical advice.
小题1:What does the author think about being fat?| A．It is the family genes that make people fat. | | B．People are fat because they consume too little energy. | | C．A diary of exercise can prevent people from becoming fat. | | D．It is the consequence of people’s unbalanced lifestyle. |
小题2:According to the author, how can we make exercise more interesting?| A．By taking varied exercise. | | B．By choosing simple exercise. | | C．By doing regular exercise. | | D．By sticking to outdoor exercise. |
小题3:What is the author’s opinion about “No pain, no gain” in exercising?| A．Keeping fit is essentially a painful experience. | | B．Exercise should be stopped if continuous pain is felt. | | C．Pain in exercise is a precondition for reaching your goal. | | D．Getting used to pain leads to positive changes in your body. |
小题4:What is the purpose of the passage?| A．To declare the importance of keeping fit. | | B．To clarify some misconceptions about fatness and exercise. | | C．To confirm what has long been believed about keeping fit. | | D．To explain some medical facts about being fat and doing exercise. |
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Depressed people can be very difficult to be around，and yet they need more than the usual amount of support and understanding from their friends and family.
The anger and lack of concern that a depressed person may have for people close to him or her can be very disturbing to someone who"s trying to help.At such times，the sincerity of a friend or a family member is questioned when the depressed person doesn"t feel worthy of someone"s friendship.Withdrawal from others can make it nearly impossible to encourage a depressed person to enter into activities that may help pull him or her out of the depression.
It is frequently difficult for a depressed person to carry on a conversation.Attempts to help may be met with defensiveness and verbal attacks.While being supportive and understanding，the friend of a family member must be careful not to do too many things for the depressed person.There is a very thin line between being supportive and being overly protective.Too much“doing for” can be a disservice(帮倒忙)．
You can best help a friend or relative who is depressed by considering the following points：
◆Do not moralize.Don"t pressure him or her to “put on a happy face，” or to “snap out of it.” Often the person will feel even worse after hearing such words.
◆When you are alone with your depressed friend，you might say something like，“I"ve noticed lately that you seem down.I care about you and would like to listen to what you"re thinking about.” Then be a good listener.
◆Don"t say，“I know exactly how you feel.” You probably don"t.But if you"ve had similar experiences，sharing those may help.Say things like，“This happened to me.It might help you.” Or “I know some of what you must be feeling.”
◆Urge him or her to get professional help if necessary.Offer to accompany your friend on the first visit if it will be easier for the person.
小题1:．The above passage is mainly intended for ________.| A．a doctor who works with a depressed person | | B．a depressed person | | C．one who lives with a depressed person | | D．an expert who gives advice to a depressed person |
小题2:Too much “doing for” can ________.| A．cause more severe depression | | B．give the depressed person courage | | C．result in defensiveness from the depressed person | | D．be of no help to the depressed person |
小题3:What are you advised to say to a depressed person?| A．Try to look happy and you"ll be better. | | B．I know exactly how you feel. | | C．I had a similar experience.And it might help you. | | D．Cheer up and get rid of your depression. |
小题4:We can infer from the second paragraph that a depressed person ________.| A．is willing to appreciate the sincerity of a friend or a family member | | B．has a sense of pride of his own | | C．may do something unreasonable to your friendship | | D．is likely to doubt the purpose of a friend or family member |
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Children and teenagers who spend lots of time in front of screens---especially TVs---are easier to get more weight as they grow, according to a new study.
The findings agree with the research suggesting all that inactive sitting and always watching advertisements may lead to poor eating habits.
Researchers used results from a long-term study of children who took part in the surveys every two years. Children were between ages 9 and 16 when the study started. Out of 4,300 girls in the study, 17 percent were overweight or obese（肥胖的）. Twenty-four percent of the 3,500 boys were also above a healthy weight.
The surveys included questions about their height and weight as well as how much time they spent watching TV and DVDs and playing computer and video games.
From one survey to the next, each one-hour increase in children’s daily TV watching was in connection with an increase of about 0.1 points on a body mass index (BMI)（体质指数）, which measures weight in connection with height. There’s an increase of about half a pound in weight per extra hour of TV.
“The weight of the evidence is so strong that television watching is connected with unhealthy changes in weight among youth,” says Jennifer Falbe, who led the study while at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston.
“It"s important for parents to know that all the obesity-causing（引起肥胖的）screens really should be limited in their children"s lives.” Falbe says. “When children watch TV, there are many food advertisements on TV that might lead them to eat a cookie or drink a soft drink.” What"s more, she says, “they can get into a hibernating(冬眠) state on the sofa, even if children are sitting down while playing a computer game.”
小题1:Which of the following statements can be the best title for the text?| A．A new study on screens. | | B．TVs do harm to children. | | C．The less TV time, the fatter. | | D．Too much screen time leads to obesity. |
小题2: How many children took part in the study?| A．4,300 | B．3,500 | | C．7,800 | D．9,800 |
小题3:According to the study, one extra hour screen time will cause children about ______ pound
fatter.小题4:According to Falbe , what should parents do to stop children getting fat?| A．Limiting the time of children watching TV. | | B．Buying children food advertised on TV. | | C．Not allowing children to watch TV. | | D．Encouraging children to play computer games. |
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