20．Are you a team player？ We hear a lot about team building these days．Team-building gurus are hired by some corporations to lecture us on how to work more effectively with each other．And they organize awaydays（息工日）-a time employees spend together away from their usual workplace． Here in the UK，employees can take part in activities such as Zombie boot camps where military instructors train you how to fight walking'dead people'．For the brainier office workers amongst us there are crime investigations modelled on popular TV dramas like Sherlock Holmes and CSI． Stressed-out city workers might have ukulele lessons made available to them．Why is that a good team-building exercise？Ukulele teacher Lorraine Bow says："The fact that they can play a musical instrument within an hour is quite a fulfilling thing，really．It's not competitive-it's quite easy to do and a bit less intimidating than a guitar…" Actually，a horse might be a bit more intimidating than an instrument．The animals are used by a company in Abu Dhabi which teaches leadership through horse training．Basically，you have to go in a yard with a horse and persuade it that you're the boss by using body language． Kelly Eide，co-founder of True Leadership，says："The horses don't care if your hair is purple，if you're a man or a woman，if you're old or young…It transcends all of those cultural boundaries-age，gender，religion，tradition etc．-so that's a perfect fit．And in an organization where you really need groups of people to gel，who come from backgrounds which have no common norms，you can teach that most efficiently with a horse．" And the horse feels instinctively whether or not you are a natural leader．So if after you've done a good presentation your boss offers you a carrot，you'll know where he might have learnt it from． 24．What are awaydays for？B A．To gather employees to join a meeting on how to work more effectively with each other． B．To building team spirit among people who work for the same company． C．To criticize employer who have not satisfied outstanding achievement． D．To teach people how to make term more united． 25．Which of the following is true according to the passage？A A．The one in which you learn to'kill'Zombies is more physically demanding． B．Ukulele lessons are designed for people who are highly intelligent． C．Stressed-out city workers both have ukulele lessons made available to them． D．A horse must be a bit more intimidating than an instrument． 26．How long does it take for you to learn how to play the ukulele？A A．One hour B．Two-hour C.15minutes D．half hour 27．We can infer that the word"it"（Line 4，Para5）refers toC． A．invitation B．recreate C．cooperate D．help．
5．People have been talking about health for a long time because people know the importance of it People，8understanding of health also becomes deeper with the progress in scientific research．Recently the term（术语）"health"has come to have a wider meaning than it used to．It no longer means just the absence of illness．Today，health means the well-being of your body，your mind and your relationship with other people．This new concept of health is closely related to anotherterm quality of life．Quality of life is the degree of overall satisfaction that a person gets from life． Why has the emphasis of health shifted（改变）from die absence of disease to a broader focus on the quality of a person's life？One reason for this has to do with the length and conditions of life that people can now expect．Medical advances have made it possible for people today to live longer，healthier lives．Imagine for a monient thal you were bom in the year 1900．You could have expected on average to live until about the age of 47．In contrast （相比之下），if you were bom in the year 1999，you could expect to live to the age of 75． 26．C leads to people，8deeper understanding of health． A．Common knowledge B．Better conditions of living C．Progress in scientific research D．QuaKty of life 27．Health used to meanD． A．illness B．quality of life C．the well-being of your body D．the absence of illness 28．According to the passage，to people of today9 health meansB A．absence of illness B．overall satisfaction with life C．good conditions of living D．a long life 29．We can infer from the passageD． A．nowadays the emphasis of health has a broader focus because of improvements in the quality of food B．those who were bom before 1900 could not have lived until now C．those who never fall ill aie the truly healthy people D．the overall quality of people，8 lives improved greatly in the 20th centuiy 30．This passage is mainly about．C A．the importance of quality living B．improving the quality of life C．different understandings of the term"health" D．people's expectations of a long and healthy life．
8．Social media is one of the fastest-growing industries in today's world．A study conducted （实施） by the US think tank （智囊团） Pew Research Center showed that 92percent of teenagers go online daily． The wide spread of social media has changed nearly all parts of teenagers'lives． Changing relationships High school student Elly Cooper from Illinois said social media often reduces face-to-face communication． "It makes in-person relationships harder because people give attention to their phones instead of their boyfriends or girlfriends，"Cooper said． There's also a greater possibility of things getting lost in translation over social media． "If half of your relationship is over social media，you don't really know how the other person is reacting，"Sienna Schulte，a junior student from Illinois，said． Yet，some people believe social media has made it easier to start relationships with anyone from anywhere．Beth Kaplan from Illinois met her long-distance friend through social media．He currently lives in Scotland，but they're still able to frequently communicate with one another． "I can feel close to someone that I'm talking to via （通过） FaceTime，"Kaplan said． Wanting to be"liked" The rise of social media has changed the way teenagers see themselves． The 19-year-old Essena O'Neill announced on the social networking service Instagram that she was quitting social media because it made her obsessed （痴迷） with appearing perfect online． Negative comments also can do great damage to a teenager's self-esteem （自尊）． In particular，anonymous （匿名的） social media apps such as Yik Yak may provide opportunities for cyber bullying （网络欺凌）． The app allows users within 5miles （8km） to create and add comments to everything．Teenagers who get negative comments on these sites can't help but feel hurt． Opening new doors However，Armin Korsos，a student from Illinois，takes advantage of the comments he receives over social media to improve his videos on the social networking site Youtube． "Social media can help people show themselves and their talents to the world in a way that was never possible before，"Korsos said． But Korsos recognizes that social media has become a distraction （让人分心的事）． "Social media，though it helps people connect with their friends and stay updated （信息更新的），is not all necessary．"
67．What is the article mainly about？B A．The major problems with social media． B．The impact of social media on teenagers． C．How teenagers benefit from social media． D．Why social media appeals so much to teenagers． 68．How does social media change relationships，according to the article？D A．It pushes people to meet their friends more often offline． B．It encourages people to pay more attention to those around them． C．It enables users to understand accurately what others are talking about online． D．It allows people to keep in touch with their friends who live far away more easily． 69．Essena O'Neill decided to disconnect herself from social media becauseC． A．she couldn't put up with cyberbullying on social media B．she wanted to spend more time with her friends in reality C．she was bothered by her desire to look perfect on social media D．she wanted to reduce her exposure to negative information online 70．Which statement about the use of social media would Armin Korsos probably agree with？D A．The use of social media taught him to turn negative comments into motivations． B．Social media can easily become an addiction，despite its benefits． C．Social media is mostly a distraction to teenagers，so it is unnecessary for it to exist． D．If used well，social media can create opportunities for teenagers to develop themselves．
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