For a while, my neighborhood was taken over by an army of joggers(慢跑的人). They we
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For a while, my neighborhood was taken over by an army of joggers(慢跑的人). They were there all the time: early morning, noon, and evening. There were little old ladies in gray sweats, young couples in Adidas shoes, middle-aged men with red faces. “Come on!” My friend Alex encouraged me to join him as he jogged by my house every evening. “You’ll feel great.”
Well, I had nothing against feeling great and if Alex could jog every day, anyone could. So I took up jogging seriously and gave it a good two months of my life, and not a day more. Based on my experience, jogging is the most overvalued form of exercise around, and judging from the number of the people who left our neighborhood jogging army. I’m not alone in my opinion.
First of all, jogging is very hard on the body. Your legs and feet are a real pounding（沉重的脚步） running down a road for two or three miles. I developed foot, leg, and back problems. Then I read about a nationally famous jogger who died of a heart attack while jogging, and I had something else to worry about. Jogging doesn’t kill hundreds of people, but if you have any physical weaknesses, jogging will surely bring them out, as they did with me.
Secondly, I got no enjoyment out of jogging. Putting one foot in front of the other for forty-five minutes isn’t my idea of fun. Jogging is also a lonely pastime. Some joggers say, “I love being out there with just my thoughts” Well, my thoughts began to bore me, and most of them were on how much my legs hurt.
And how could I enjoy something that brought me pain? And that wasn’t just the first week—it was practically every day for two months. I never got past the pain level, and pain isn’t fun. What a cruel way to do it! So many other exercises, including walking, lead to almost the same results painlessly, so why jog?
I don’t jog any more, and I don’t think I ever will. I’m walking two miles three times a week at a fast pace, and that feels good. I bicycle to work when the weather is good. I’m getting exercise, and I’m enjoying it at the same time. I could never say the same for jogging, and I’ve found a lot of better ways to stay in shape.
小题1:From the first paragraph, we learn that in the writer’s neighborhood _________.| A．Jogging became very popular | | B．People jogged only during the daytime | | C．Alex organized an army of joggers | | D．Jogging provided a chance to get together |
小题2:The underlined word “them”（Paragraph 3） most probably refers to _____． | A．heart attacks | B．back problems | | C．hundreds of people | D．physical weaknesses |
小题3:From the writer’s experience, we can conclude that_____| A．Jogging can help people keep fit | | B．Many physical problems result from jogging | | C．Not everyone enjoys jogging | | D．Jogging makes people feel greater |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:C |
解析
试题分析：本文主要是对慢跑的思考和议论，不是每个人都适合慢跑的，选择自己合适的锻炼方式最重要。
小题1:段落大意题，从第一段的句子：They were there all the time: early morning, noon, and evening.可以推出。选A
小题2:词义推测题，从上文if you have any physical weaknesses可知选D
小题3:判断推理题：从第二段的句子：Based on my experience, jogging is the most overvalued form of exercise around, and judging from the number of the people who left our neighborhood jogging army. I’m not alone in my opinion. 可知不是每个人都喜欢慢跑的。选C。
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If you are worried about things and are under a lot of stress at work or school, then you are probably not sleeping well. Worry can keep you awake, and turning in bed until the early hours of the morning when you eventually fall asleep. When you wake up, you don’t feel refreshed, but tired and worn out and unable to face a new day.
Dr. Henry Winkle, in a recent newspaper article entitled StressandSleep, indicates that stress / worry and (lack of ) sleep are directly related. Dr. Winkle says, “The more we worry, the less we sleep, the more we are unable to deal with stress. If we can find a way to get a good night’s sleep，” he adds, “we can often find the energy to deal with what’s worrying us.”
So, what is a good night’s sleep? Research shows that the amount of sleep which people need in order to keep healthy varies a lot. Seven hours is about the average amount, though strangely enough, sleeping longer often gives you a headache instead of making you feel more refreshed.
Dr. Winkle believes that preparing for sleeping is important. People who work late should try to give themselves a short break and do something restful before going to bed. This could be watching TV or listening to music. Doing some exercise earlier in the day should help you to feel physically as well as mentally tired. A bedtime drink can also help, but coffee or tea should be avoided as they contain caffeine and will keep you awake. “When you put the light out，” Dr. Winkle says, “concentrate on relaxing your muscles, working slowly up from your feet, and you’ll be asleep before you know it.”
小题1:What is the best title of the passage? (No more than 10 words)
小题2:What does the underlined word “indicates” in the second paragraph mean？(1 word)
小题3:What’s the relationship between stress and sleep according to Dr. Henry Winkle? (No more than 20 words)
小题4:Someone says that the longer you sleep, the better you feel. Try to find some arguments from the passage against the idea. (No more than 30 words)
小题5:Doing what things can help us fall asleep quickly? (No more than 10 words) |
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Ways to fight the flu
The flu is annoying enough on its own. In order to keep yourself from it, follow these tips.
★Get the flu vaccine(疫苗). It’s the best way to protect yourself against the flu. 1 It also helps the people around you because there’s less chance you will catch the flu and pass it on.
★Wash your hands often. Hand washing is an important way to protect against germs(细菌) like flu viruses. 2 So get in the habit of washing your hands when you come home from school, the mall, or anywhere else where you are around a lot of people.
★ 3 Flu viruses travel through the air, so try to stay away from people who look sick. It’s also a good idea to avoid touching your nose, eyes, and mouth –three places flu viruses can easily enter the body.
★Cough or sneeze into a tissue(手巾纸) –not into your hands. That way, you’re not spreading the virus when you touch surfaces that other people may touch too.
★ 4 You don’t want to pass your germs to someone else. And staying home is a great excuse to watch your favorite movie, play video games, or read to have a good rest. 5
You also can fight the flu by getting enough sleep, eating healthy foods, drinking plenty of water, and getting regular exercise.
Don’t let the flu ruin your fall and winter fun. Fight back!| A．Stay home if you have the flu. | | B．Keep your distance if someone is sick. | | C．Rest can help the body recover faster. | | D．Take some medicine as soon as you have the flu. |
E. It also helps protect against other germs and illnesses.
F. Getting vaccinated doesn’t just protect your own health.
G. Don’t let the flu fall at one of the most exciting times of the year. |
Two American scientists told the people in industrial nations that they would be much healthier if they ate more of the same kind of foods eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago.
The scientists say that the human body has changed very little since human first appeared on earth, but the way we live has changed greatly. Our body has not been able to deal with these changes in life style and this has led to new kinds of sicknesses. These new sicknesses were not known in ancient times. So they are called “diseases of civilization”. Many cancers and diseases of the blood system, including heart attacks and strokes（中风） are examples of such diseases.
Scientists noted that early stone-age people used very little alcohol or tobacco, probably none. Ancient people also got a great deal of physical exercise, but a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and life today.
Stone-age people hunted wild animals for their meat, which had much less fat than farm animals. They also ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables, and fruits. They did not use milk and other dairy products, and they made very little use of grains. But today, we eat a large amount of dairy products and grain foods. We eat six times more salt than stone-age people. We eat more sugar. We eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein and much less vitamin C.
People today probably do not want to live as people thousands of years ago did, but scientists say that we would be much healthier if we ate as those ancient people did, cutting the amount of fatty, salty and sweet foods.
小题1:The people in industrial nations would be much healthier if they ate ______. | A．more foods as humans living 10,000 years ago did | | B．as humans living 10,000 years ago ate | | C．more kinds of food eaten by people living over 10,000 years ago | | D．more of the same kinds of foods eaten by people over 10,000 years ago |
小题2:New kinds of sicknesses have been found because ______ | A．the human body has changed compared with human first appearing on earth | | B．the way we live has changed a little | | C．our body can’t deal with the changes in life style | | D．the way we live today are improper for the human body |
小题3:What is the main cause mentioned in the article why people suffer from a lot of new sicknesses? | A．Ancient people did a great deal of physical exercise. | | B．People today have a lot of alcohol. | | C．People today have more tobacco. | | D．Food is quite different between life today and life in ancient times. |
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I have been consistently opposed to feeding a baby regularly. As a doctor, mother and scientist in child development I believe there is nothing to recommend it, from the baby"s point of view.
Mothers, doctors and nurse alike have no idea of where a baby"s blood sugar level lies. All we know is that a low level is harmful to brain development and makes a baby easily annoyed. In this state, the baby is difficult to calm down and sleep is impossible. The baby asks for attention by crying and searching for food with its mouth.
It is not just unkind but also dangerous to say a four-hourly feeding schedule will make a baby satisfied. The first of the experts to advocate a strict clock-watching schedule was Dr Frederic Truby King who was against feeding in the night. I"ve never heard anything so ridiculous. Baby feeding shouldn"t follow a timetable set by the mum. What is important is feeding a baby in the best way, though it may cause some inconvenience in the first few weeks.
Well, at last we have copper-bottomed research that supports demand feeding and points out the weaknesses of strictly timed feeding . The research finds out that babies who are fed on demand do better at school at age 5, 7 , 11 and 14, than babies fed according to the clock. By the age of 8, their IQ（智商）scores are four to five percent higher than babies fed by a rigid timetable. This research comes from Oxford and Essex University using a sample（样本）of 10,419 children born in the early 1990s,taking account of parental education, family income, a child"s sex and age, the mother"s health and feeling style. These results don"t surprise me. Feeling according to schedule runs the risk of harming the rapidly growing brain by taking no account of sinking blood sugar levels.
I hope this research will put an end to advocating strictly timed baby feeling practices.
小题1:What does the author think about Dr King?| A．He is strict | | B．He is unkind | | C．He has the wrong idea. | | D．He sets a timetable for mothers |
小题2:The word copper-bottomed in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _________| A．basic | B．reliable | C．surprising | D．interesting |
小题3:What does the research tell us about feeling a baby on demand?| A．The baby will sleep well. | | B．The baby will have its brain harmed. | | C．The baby will have a low blood sugar level. | | D．The baby will grow to be wiser by the age of 8. |
小题4:The author supports feeling the baby_______.| A．in the night | | B．every four hours | | C．whenever it wants food | | D．according to its blood sugar level |
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Carrot juice, because of its many healthy benefits, is commonly called the "magic juice". It has been found that adding carrot juice to people’s diets greatly improves their health. And its delicious taste makes it popular with all members of the family as a beverage.
Carrot juice is one of the richest sources of vitamin A that can be used in the daily diet. Lack (缺乏) of vitamin A can cause dryness and damage to the skin, nails and hair. Drinking carrot juice to increase the vitamin A in the diet is said to be good for many parts of the body, including the bones and teeth.
Drinking carrot juice is thought to be extremely helpful to the liver (肝脏), because vitamin A helps to clean the liver and reduce fat in it. And it is suggested that drinking carrot juice should be done regularly, rather than just from time to time.
Drinking carrot juice is also thought to improve the eyesight because of the vitamin A in the juice. Lack of vitamin A can lead to night blindness, which can be very dangerous, especially when the person is driving a car. An easy way to find out if you are lacking in vitamin A is to walk from a bright room into a dark room. Your eyes may have some trouble in getting used to the change of light if you are lacking in vitamin A.
How can you make carrot juice? Wash some carrots well in cold water. Scrape (刮) them lightly, but do not peel them, as this will take away valuable vitamins and minerals that lie close to the skin.
小题1:Lack of vitamin A can lead to _____.| A．skin dryness | B．broken bones | | C．complete blindness | D．liver cancer |
小题2:According to the passage, carrot juice ______.| A．is popular because it is a magic cure for many diseases | | B．does a lot of good to the teeth and other parts of the body | | C．can wash away the waste from the body | | D．may be harmful to the body if it’s drunk too much |
小题3:We can learn from the fourth paragraph that _____.| A．drinking carrot juice helps to protect your eyesight | | B．driving cars at night may lead to night blindness | | C．walking from a bright room into a dark room may lead to night blindness | | D．you will find it easy to get used to the change of light if you lack vitamin A |
小题4:Which would be the best title for this passage?| A．Tips on How to Make Carrot Juice | | B．The Way to Keep Good Health | | C．The Great Benefits of Carrot Juice | | D．A Healthy Diet for Patients |
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