In a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every day. In New York, some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City. They declare that if more people rode bicycles to work, there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown part of the city and so less dirty air from car engines.

For several years this group has been trying to get the city government to help bicycle riders. For example, they want the city to draw special lanes（车道）for bicycles only on some of the main streets, because when bicycle riders must use the same lanes as cars, there are accidents. Bike for a Better City feels that if there were special lanes, more people would use bikes.

But no bicycle lanes have been drawn. Not everyone thinks it is a good idea—they say it will slow traffic. Some storeowners on the main streets don’t like the idea—they say that if there is less traffic, they will have less business.

The city government has not yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. On weekends, Central Park—the largest place of open ground in New York—is closed to cars, and the roads may be used by bicycles only.

But Bike for a Better City says that this is not enough and keeps fighting to get bicycle lanes downtown.

65. In New York, a group of bike riders______.

A. are keeping practising for health

B. have no cars of their own

C. are complaining（埋怨）there are not enough buses

D. are trying to settle the problem of air pollution

66. The bike riders suggest that______.

A. bicycles should be used instead of cars

B. bicycle lanes should be drawn

C. fewer buses or cars should be used

D. the number of special lanes should be increased

67. The advantage of the special lanes is that______.

A. they will make cars and buses run slowly

B. they will make it easier for bike riders to go to parks

C. they will make the city more beautiful

D. the lanes will prevent accidents

68. The government has not decided whether special lanes should be drawn______.

A. so that everyone is disappointed

B. because there are different opinions

C. because most people travel by train

D. because Bike for a Better City is not strong enough

The media today can draw public attention to situations ______ help is actually needed.

  A. where          B. while           C. why               D. whose

After the party, I found my necklace _____.

A. losing    B. being lost   C. lost    D.lose.

The flu is believed       by viruses that like to reproduce in the cells inside the human nose and throat.

A. causing                  B. being caused        C. to be caused        D. to have caused

He was scolded for not putting the things ____they belonged．

         A．which       B．what                C．that   D．where

       阅读下面短文，掌握其大意， 然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

       Here's a new warning from health experts: Sitting is deadly．Scientists are increasingly warning that sitting for prolonged periods — even if you also exercise regularly — could be   36  for your health．And it doesn't matter where the sitting takes place — at the office, at school, in the car or before a computer or TV — just the overall number of hours it   37   ．

       Research is preliminary, but several studies   38  people who spend most of their days sitting are more likely to be fat, have a heart attack or even die．

       In an editorial   39  this week in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, Elin Ekblom-Bak of the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences suggested that authorities rethink how they define   40  activity to highlight the dangers of sitting．

       While health officials have issued guidelines   41  minimum amounts of physical activity, they haven't suggested people try to limit how much time they spend in a seated   42  ．[来源:Z+xx+k.Com]

       "After four hours of sitting, the body starts to send   43  signals," Ekblom-Bak said．She explained that genes regulating the amount of glucoseand fat in the   44  start to shut down．

       Even for people who   45   , spending long stretches of time sitting at a desk is still harmful．Tim Armstrong, a physical activity expert at the World Health Organization, said people who exercise every day —   46  still spend a lot of time sitting — might get more benefit if that exercise were spread across the day,    47  in a single bout．

       That wasn't   48  news for Aytekin Can, 31, who works at a London financial company, and spends most of his days sitting    49   a computer．Several evenings a week, Can also teaches jiu jitsu, a Japanese martial art  50  wrestling, and also does Thai boxing．

       "I'm sure there are some detrimental   51  of staying still for too long, but I hope that being   52  when I can helps," he said．"I wouldn't want to think the sitting could be   53  dangerous．"

       Still, in a study published last year that tracked more than 17,000 Canadians for about a dozen years, researchers found people who sat   54  had a higher death risk, independently of whether or not they exercised．

       Figures from a US survey in 2003-2004 found Americans spend more than half their time sitting, from working at their desks to sitting in cars．

       Experts said more research is needed to    55  just how much sitting is dangerous, and what might be possible to offset those effects．

36．A．bad B．good        C．mean       D．dead

37．A．does        B．occurs      C．matches    D．dies

38．A．advise      B．talk C．suggest    D．say

39．A．thrown    B．caught     C．seen D．published

40．A．biological       B．physical   C．psychological D．logical

41．A．commending   B．mending C．recommending        D．communicating

42．A．stand       B．state        C．post       D．position

43．A．harmful   B．careful     C．wonderful       D．skillful

44．A．head        B．arm C．body        D．foot

45．A．sleep       B．rest   C．walk        D．exercise

46．A．and B．so     C．but   D．then

47．A．rather than      B．other than       C．more than D．less than

48．A．bad B．harmful   C．disadvantage    D．welcome

49．A．behind     B．back        C．in front of       D．forward

50．A．referring B．involving        C．taking      D．bringing

51．A．effects     B．prefects    C．affects     D．offers

52．A．inactive   B．active      C．interactive       D．positive

53．A．such        B．little        C．lot    D．that

54．A．less B．fewer       C．more       D．further

55．A．leave out  B．bring out C．hold out   D．figure out

For many of us, cartoon strips are simply one of our pastimes. The popular Japanese manga(漫画) provides us with an escape from reality into a world of fantasy, adventure and romance.With much less text and pictures running for pages, it fits perfectly into today’s fast, throwing away city lifestyle.

But Tsai Chih-chung,a famous Taiwanese illustrator (漫画家), doesn’t agree.He believes cartoons can be a bridge connecting traditional Chinese culture and wisdom with the modern  world in a much wittier and more acceptable way.

He has interpreted Lao Zi, Confucius, Mencius，Zhuang Zi and Sun Zi and made their works accessible to a global audience. He has also produced two books about Zen (禅宗), introducing oriental philosophy. His cartoons are humorous yet full of wisdom and are admired as an easy way to learn Chinese classics.

After avoiding the public for ten years, Tsai made a comeback in late April with seven new works. But does his age, 61, work as a gap between him and his young readers? Tsai doesn’t think so. The topics he has covered range from philosophy in a time of individuality to the learning and memorizing techniques used at school. “Every child is a genius and has the potential beyond his own imagination, ” he said.

If popular Japanese manga is purely for entertainment, Tsai’s work, to a large extent, is to light the power of thinking in a light-hearted way. Tsai uses differenr forms of water to refer to people. In his eyes some people are like an ocean, some are like vapor, while others may be ice or

Sport is not only physically challenging，but it can also be mentally challenging. Criticism from coaches，parents，and other teammates，as well as pressure to win can create an excessive amount of anxiety or stress for young athletes. Stress can be physical，emotional，or psychological，and research has indicated that it can lead to burnout. Burnout has been described as dropping or quitting of an activity that was at one time enjoyable.

    The early years of development are critical years for learning about oneself. The sport setting is one where valuable experiences can take place. Young athletes can，for example，learn how to cooperate with others，make friends，and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their lives. Coaches and parents should be aware，at all times，that their feedback to youngsters can greatly affect their children. Youngsters may take their parents’ and coaches’ criticisms to heart and find flaws（缺陷）in themselves.

    Coaches and parents should also be cautious that youth sport participation does not become work for children. The outcome of the game should not be more important than the process of learning the sport and other life lessons. In today’s youth sport setting，young athletes may be worrying more about who will win instead of enjoying themselves and the sport. Following a game, many parents and coaches focus on the outcome and find fault with youngsters’ performances. Positive reinforcement（正面强化）should be provided regardless of the outcome. Research indicates that positive reinforcement motivates and has a greater effect on learning than criticism. Again，criticism can create high levels of stress, which can lead to burnout.

72．An effective way to prevent the burnout of young athletes is ____________.

    A．to make sports less competitive

    B．to make sports more challenging

    C．to reduce their mental stress

    D．to increase their sense of success

73．According to the passage sport is positive for young people in that____________.

    A．it can help them learn more about society

    B．it teaches them how to set realistic goals for themselves

    C．it enables them to find flaws in themselves

    D．it can provide them with valuable experience

74．Many coaches and parents are in the habit of criticizing young athletes ________.

    A．without realizing criticism may destroy their self-confidence

    B．in order to make them remember life lessons

    C．believing that criticism is beneficial for their early development

    D．so as to put more pressure on them

75．The author’s purpose in writing the passage is ____________.

    A．to persuade athletes not to worry about criticism

    B．to emphasize the importance of positive reinforcement to young athletes

    C．to discuss the skill of combining criticism with encouragement

    D．to teach young athletes how to avoid burnout

--- Can I look at the menu for a few more minutes before I order?

--- Of course. _______, Sir.

A. Make yourself at home                    B. At your service   

   C. Take your time                            D. It doesn’t matter

English is understood all over the world ______ Turkish is spoken  by only a few people outside Turkey itself．

       A．while       B．as      C．unless       D．until