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     Throw out the bottles and boxes of drugs in your house. A new theory suggests that medicine could
be bad for your health. This new theory argues that healing（the process of becoming healthy and strong
again）is at our fingertips: we can be healthy by doing Reiki on a regular basis.
     Supporters of medical treatment argue that medicine should be trusted since it is effective and
scientifically proven. They say that there is no need for spiritual methods such as Reiki, Yoga, Tai Chi.
These waste our time, something that is quite precious in our material world. There is medicine that can
kill our pain and x-rays that show us our broken bones. We must admit that these methods are very
effective in the examples that they provide. However, there are some "everyday complaints” such as
back pains, headaches, which are treated currently with medicine. When you have a headache, you take
an Aspirin; when you cannot sleep, you take Xanax without thinking of the side effects of these. When
you use these pills for a long period, you become dependent on them; you cannot sleep without them.
We pay huge amounts of money and but never get better. How about a safer and more economical way
of healing? When doing Reiki to yourself, you do not need anything except your energy so it is very
economical. Also, there are no side effects and it is scientifically explained.
     They also claim that serious illnesses such as HIV/AIDS and cancer cannot be treated without drugs.
They think so because these patients spend the rest of their lives in the hospital taking medicine. How
can Reiki make these people healthy again? It is very unfortunate that these patients have to live in the
hospital losing their hair and weight because of the side effects of the medicine they take. Actually,
instead of drugs which are expensive and have many side effects, you can use your energy to overcome
the hardships of life, find an emotional balance, leave the stress of everyday life and let go of the
everyday worries.
     Some people may still hold that in our material world, everything depends on time. How would it be
possible to find time to do Reiki? In fact, Reiki does not require more than 15 minutes of our time. It is
less time consuming than medicine if we think of all the time we spend taking medicine for some
complaints and taking some more for the side effects as well.   1. The author’s attitude towards Reiki is _______.   A. disinterested　　　
B. serious 　　　
C. positive　　　
D. doubtful 2. Which statement does the passage lead you to believe? A. Reiki will soon become the most popular exercise around the world.
B. Reiki is an effective treatment but not scientifically explained.
C. Reiki can make people less dependent on drugs.
D. Reiki is a kind of cheap drug but works well.   3. How many advantages of Reiki are mentioned in the last two paragraphs?   A. One. 　　　
B. Three.　　　
C. Five. 　　　
D. Seven.   4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. A New Way of Treating Illness
B. Health and Healing at Your Fingers
C. The Advantages and Disadvantages of Reiki
D. The Advantages and Disadvantages of Medicine

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阅读理解。     Ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost certainly
mention recycling. Recycling in the home is very important of course. However, being forced to recycle
often means we already have more material than we need. We are dealing with the results of that
over-consumption in the greenest way possible, but it would be far better if we did not need to bring so
much material home in the first place.
     The total amount of packaging increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005. It now makes up a third
of a typical household"s waste in the UK. In many supermarkets nowadays food items are packaged
twice with plastic and cardboard.
     Too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment. The UK, for example, is running
out of it for carrying this unnecessary waste. If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases
which go on to cause the greenhouse effect. Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy. The
solution is not to produce such items in the first place. Food waste is a serious problem, too. Too many
supermarkets encourage customers to buy more than they need. However, a few of them are coming
round to the idea that this cannot continue, encouraging customers to reuse their plastic bags, for
example.
     But this is not just about supermarkets. It is about all of us. We have learned to associate packaging
with quality. We have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality. This is especially
true of food. But is also applies to a wide range of consumer products, which often have far more
packaging than necessary.
     There are signs of hope. As more of us recycle, we are beginning to realise just how much
unnecessary material are collecting. We need to face the wastefulness of our consumer culture, but we
have a mountain to climb.1. What does the underlined phrase "over-consumption" refer to? A. Using too much packaging.
B. Recycling too many wastes.
C. Making more products than necessary.
D. Having more material than is needed.2. The author uses figures in Paragraph 2 to show _______.A. the tendency of cutting household waste
B. the increase of packaging recycling
C. the rapid growth of super markets
D. the fact of packaging overuse 3. According to the text, recycling ______.A. helps control the greenhouse effect
B. means burning packaging for energy
C. is the solution to gas shortage
D. leads to a waste of land4. What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?A. Unpackaged products are of bad quality.
B. Supermarkets care more about packaging.
C. It is improper to judge quality by packaging.
D. Other products are better packaged than food.5. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. Fighting wastefulness is difficult.
B. Needless material is mostly recycled.
C. People like collecting recyclable waste.
D. The author is proud of their consumer culture.

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填空。
     每空不超过三个单词。阅读短文,根据所读内容在文后10的空格里填上适
当的单词或短语。注意：每空不超过3个单词.     Trees are useful to man in three very important ways: they provide him woods and products; they give
him shade; and they help to prevent from droughts and floods.
     Unfortunately, in many parts of the world, man has not realized that the third of these services is the
most important. In his eagerness to draw quick profit from the trees, he has cut them down in larg
e numbers, only to find that without them he lost the best friends he had.
     Two thousand years ago, a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships, with which
to gain itself an empire. It gained the empire, but without its trees its soil became hard and poor. When the empire fell to pieces, the country found itself faced with floods and starvation.
Even when a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees, it is difficult for it to
persuade the villagers to see this. The villagers want wood to cook their food with; and they can earn
money by making charcoal or selling wood to the town man. They are usually too busy or too careless to
plant and look after new trees. So, unless the government has a good system of control or can educate
the people, the forests will slowly disappear.
     This does not only mean that the villagers" sons and grandsons have fewer trees. The results are even
more serious: for where there are trees, their roots break the soil up-allowing the rain to sink in-and also
bind the soil, thus preventing its being washed away easily; but where there are no trees, the rain falls on
hard ground and flows away on the surface, causing floods and carrying away with it the rich top-soil, in
which crops grow so well. When all the top-soil is gone, nothing remains but worthless desert.                                                          Title: 1.______

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阅读理解。     If you"re training for a marathon , a proper plan for water intake (摄入) is important. Of course,
there"s the risk of dehydration (脱水).But athletes now know they can also get into trouble by drinking
too much. Too much water intake can lower levels of sodium (钠) in the blood .The death of a 28-year
-old woman following the Boston Marathon caught the attention of many runners and led to new research.
     Experts advise long distance runners to replace the liquids they sweat out. Their goal is to try to keep
someone from not getting dehydrated by more than 2 percent of their body weight.
     One technique for deciding how much water you need is to get the exact numbers. Runners have to
weight themselves before and after a run to determine how much water they"ve lost. If their weight drops
by more than 2 percent, they have not drunk enough water.
     Hyponatremia occurs when runners drink so much water that blood salt levels drop off. A study
published last year tested 488 runners who completed the Boston Marathon and found 13 percent of
them had dangerously low blood salt levels. The first sign that runners may notice is slightly swelling in the
hands. They can"t get their rings off, and then they might feel sick. They may not remember where they
are. In fact, most runners get enough salt to get back to normal levels by eating just one meal after a run.
Contrary to the old advice that runners should drink as much as they can to prevent dehydration , the
new research has shown that the body is a remarkable machine that actually tells you via thirst when you
need water .1.The author of this passage is primarily concerned with            .A. the signs and treatment for dehydration
B. the long distance runners who need help
C. how to manage water intake during a marathon
D. a 28-year-old woman who died after a Boston Marathon 2. Why do runners have to weigh themselves before and after a run ?A. They can improve their performance in a run.
B. They can learn how much salt there is in the blood.
C. They can know the quantity of water they"ve lost during a run.
D. They can decide what kind of water they should take during a run.3.What conclusion can we draw from the passage ?A. Taking much salt during a run can avoid swelling in the body.
B. Either too much or too little of water intake is harmful.
C. A rich meal is helpful to our performance in a run.
D. We should take enough salt during a run.4. According the passage, which of the following statements is correct ?A. Too much water intake→blood sodium levels ?→dehydration.
B. Too much water intake→blood salt levels ?→hyponatremia .
C. No water intake→blood sodium levels↑→hyponatremia .
D. No water intake →blood salt levels ?→hyponatrenmia .

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阅读理解。     Americans have never before exercised and dieted as eagerly as they are doing today. As a result,
they do not only look younger and slimmer, but feel better. Because of increased physical fitness, life
expectance in the nation has risen to seventy-three years, with fewer people suffering from heart disease,
the nation"s number one killer.
     Jogging ( 慢跑 ), the easiest and cheapest way of improving the body, keeps over 30million people
of all ages on the run. For the price of a good pair of running shoes, anyone anywhere can join the race.
Dieting, too, has become a national  pastime. Promoters of diets that eliminate eating one thing or another, such as fats or carbohydrates ( 碳水化合物 ), promise as much as 20- pound weight losses within two
weeks. Books describing such amazing diets always head up ( 居……之首 )the best-seller lists because people who are overweight want to lose weight quickly and easily.
     Nevertheless, jogging and dieting, carried to extremes, can be harmful. Many confused joggers
overdo and finally suffer from ankle and foot damage. Dieting, fortunately, becomes only a temporary
means for shedding a few  pounds while the body lose the balanced nutrition ( 营养 )it requires, so most
dieters cannot keep on diets. Above all, common sense should be the keystone for any dieting and
exercise plan.1.The main idea of this passage is that ________ .A. both jogging and dieting can improve your health
B. exercise and improved diet has raised the American"s life expectance
C. people, who jog and diet wisely, will be healthier than those who do not
D. diet and exercise harm rather than benefit  health2. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Jogging can damage the body because it is too tough an exercise.
B. Diets are so popular because they are on the best-seller lists.
C. Americans now live to be 73years old.
D. Exercise and diet are more widespread in America than ever before.3. It is implied but not stated that ___________ .A. heart disease is the number one killer among Americans
B. exercise and dieting bring about spiritual as well as physical well-being
C. people don"t stay on a diet because it doesn"t work
D. a 20-pound weight loss within two weeks is too much for the body4. The best title for this passage is ___________ .A. Jogging and Diet
B. Exercise and Health
C. Physical Fitness
D. Life Expectancy and Diet

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阅读理解      Remember that people on line may not be who they seem, because you can"t see or even hear the
person. It would be easy for someone to misrepresent himself/herself. Thus someone who says that
“she is a 12-year-old girl.” could really be an old man.1. The underlined word misrepresent means ________.   A. making a wrong judgment about
B. understanding somebody wrongly
C. giving a wrong description of
D. forming a wrong opinion about     Climbing attracts people because it’s good exercise for almost everyone. You use your whole body,
especially your arms and legs. This sport gives your body a complete workout. When you climb, both
your mind and your body can become stronger. 2. The word workout underlined in the last paragraph most probably means________．

A. settlement
B. exercise
C .excitement
D. tiredness

According to a report published on the British medical magazine, The Lancet, a study of 10
German mobile phone users found that when they turned on their phones, their blood pressure goes
up by 5—10 millimeters of mercury (水银柱).

3. The word “The Lancet” is probably ________.A. the name of a magazine
B. the name of the research team
C. the name of a hospital
D. the title of a medical report

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