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　　People who drink a little, exercise, quit smoking and eat five servings of fruit and vegetables each day live on average 14 years longer than people who adopt none of these behaviors, researchers said on Tuesday．A collection of evidence has shown that these things contribute to healthier and longer lives, but the new study actually quanlified their mixed effect, the British team said．

　　“These results may provide further support for the idea that even small differences in lifestyle may make a big difference to health,” the researchers wrote in the journal PLOS Medicine．

　　Between 1993 and 1997 the researchers questioned 20,000 healthy British men and women about their lifestyles．They also tested every participant’s blood to measure vitamin C intake, an indicator(指标)of how much fruit and vegetables people ate．

　　Then they assigned the participants-aged 45-79-a score of between 0 and 4, giving one point for each of the healthy behaviors．After allowing for age and other factors that could affect the likelihood of dying, the researchers found people with a score of 0 were four times as likely to die．

　　The researchers, who tracked deaths among the participants until 2006, also said a person with a health score of 0 had the same risk of dying as someone with a health score of 4 who was 14 years older．

　　The lifestyle change with the biggest benefit was ________, which led to an 80 percent improvement in health, the study found．This was followed by eating fruits and vegetables．Drinking a little and keeping active brought the same benefits, Kay-Tee Khaw at the University of Cambridge said．Do you have the four healthy living habits?

1．What is the best title of the passage?(within 10 words)

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2．Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

It is well known that each living habit is good for health, but now the study has made it clear how nice the four habits cooperate．

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3．Fill in the blank in the last paragraph with a proper sentence．(within 10 words)

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4．What should be encouraged according to the result of the research?(within 10 words)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 into Chinese．

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　　Forgiving someone who has hurt you or let you down is never an easy thing．Several new studies, however, say that it could have a lot of health benefits．When you think of forgiveness, you probably don’t think of it as being a health or medical problem．Studies from Stanford University, on the other hand, show that something like anger can ________．

　　When cartoon book characters like the Incredible Hulk get angry, they change colours and often gain special power．In the real world, anger is less obvious and may be more dangerous．That’s why Professor Fred Luskin, founder of the Stanford Forgiveness Project and author of Forgive for Good, says being angry can harm your physical and mental health．Two new studies seem to show the same idea．

　　The studies find that people who are able to forgive feel less stress, less back pain, and less depression．They also have fewer headaches, lower blood pressure, and fewer problems on sleeping．

　　So it doesn’t matter if your anger is caused by the traffic or other things．Learning to let it go is important．Techniques such as deep breath or thought can help．Or just ask yourself if it’s worth hurting yourself by staying angry with someone else．

　　Forgiveness does not mean that you simply accept what happened and say it’s OK．Instead, it’s a way of making peace with yourself about what happened in the past．

注意：阅读短文，按要求回答下面的问题。

1．What is the main idea of the passage?(within 10 words)

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2．Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

It is proved that tolerant people are more relaxed and healthy．

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3．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 1 with a proper phrase(within 10 words)

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4．What does“forgiveness”mean when you deal with your bad experience?(within 10 words)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph but one into Chinese．

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　　The ups and downs of life may seem to have no predictable plan．But scientists know there are some patterns that almost all people share．Even if you’ve passed some of your“Best Times”, you still have others to experience in the future．Certain important ones seem to come later in life．

　　When are you smartest?

　　From 18-25, according to I.Q．scores; but you’re wiser and more experienced with increasing age．

　　You’re sharpest in your 20’s; around 30, memory begins to decline．But your I.Q．for other tasks climbs．Your vocabulary at age 45, for example, is three times as great as when you graduated from college．At 60, your brain possesses almost four times as much information as it did at age 21．

　　When are you happiest?

　　You have the best physical sense of yourself from 15 to 24; the best professional sense from 40 to 49．

　　Before age 24, we believe that our happiest years are yet to come; over 30, we believe that they’re behind us．A National Health Survey agrees：After age 30, we“become more realistic and do not view happiness as a goal in itself．If we maintain our health, achieve professional and emotional goals, ________”．

　　When are you most creative?

　　Generally between 30 and 39, but the peaks(顶峰)varies with different jobs．

　　Mozart wrote a symphony and four sonatas by age eight, and Mendelssohn composed his best known work A Midsummer Night’s Dream, at 17, but most of the great music was written by men between 33 and 39．

　　Though the peak in most fields comes early―most Nobel prize winners did their top research in their late 20’s and 30’s―creative people continue to produce quality work throughout their lives．For the“well―conditioned mind”, there is no upper limit．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Answer within 10 words)

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2．Fill in the blank with proper sentence or words according to the passage．(Please answer within 10 words.)

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3．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

When we are young, we think we will be happier in the future．However, we grow up only to find that our best times have passed．

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4．What does the last sentence of the passage suggest to you?(Please answer within 20 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．

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　　Jean Driscoll can go faster in her wheelchair than the world’s best marathoners can run!

　　In April, Jean finished the Boston Marathon in 1 hour 34 minutes 22 seconds．That’s about 33 minutes faster than the winning male runner!She competes on the track, too．She was second in the 800-meter wheelchair race at the 1992 Olympics．

　　Jean doesn’t like to be told that she’s ________．“I’m sports not because I’m courageous,”she says,“it’s because I’m a competitive person.”Jean was born with spine befida, a birth illness that damages the spine．She began to use a wheelchair race and was amazed．“Players banged each other and fell out of their chairs,”she says,“it was fun．”

　　Jean tried other wheelchair sports．At the University of Illinois, her wheelchair basketball team won two national titles．

　　Now Jean coaches and teaches．She tried to get people to set goals．“When I sign my autograph,”says Jean,“I write, dream big and work hard．”

1．What is the best title of the passage?(answer it within 10 words)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one:

Jean started to get around after she finished her secondary school on the wheelchair．

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3．Please fill in the blank with a proper word to complete the sentence．

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4．What did you learn from the success of Jean?(answer within 30 words)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．

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　　Fear and its partner pain are two of the most useful things that men and animals possess, if they are properly used．If fire did not hurt when it burnt, children would play it until their hands were burnt away．Similarly, if pain existed but fear did not, a child would burn itself again and again, because fear would not warn it to keep away from the fire that had burnt it before．A really fearless soldier-and some do exist-is not a good soldier because he is soon killed; and a dead soldier is of no use to his army．Fear and pain are therefore two guards without which men and animals might die out．

　　In our first sentence we suggested that fear ought to be properly used．If, for example, you never go out of your house because of the danger of being knocked down and killed in the street by a car, you are letting fear rule you too much．Even in your house you are not absolutely safe：an airplane may crash on your house, or ants may eat away some of the beams in your roof so that the latter falls on you, or you may get cancer!

　　The important thing is not to let fear rule you, but instead to use fear as your servant and guide．Fear will warn you of dangers; then you have to decide what action to take．

　　In many cases, dangers are of great help and you can take quick and successful action to avoid them．For example, you see a car coming straight towards you; fear warns you, you jump out of the way, and all is well．

　　In some cases, however, dangers ________ and there is nothing you can do to stop them．For example, you cannot prevent an airplane crashing onto your house．In this case, fear has given you its warning; and you have examined it．However, the fear of this particular danger is no longer of any use to you and you can do nothing but forget it．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?In fact, danger is not always occurring outside．

3．Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words.)

4．What do you think is the best way to deal with fear?(Please answer within 20 words.)

5．Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese．

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　　Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer(扫盲志愿者)．The training I received, though excellent, did not tell me how it was to work with a real student, however．When I began to discover what other people’s lives were like because they could not read, I realized the true importance of reading．

　　My first student Marie was a 44-year-old single mother of three children．In the first lesson, I found out that she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she ________．When I told her I would get her a bus schedule(时刻表), she told me it would not help because she could not read it．She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket because she couldn’t always remember what she needed．Since she did not know words, she could not write out a shopping list．Also, she could only recognize items by sight, so if the product had a different label(标示), she would not recognize it as the product she wanted．

　　As we worked together, learning how to read built Marie’s self-confidence(自信心), which encouraged her to continue in her studies．She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket．After this successful trip, she reported how self-confident she felt．At the end of the program, she began helping her youngest son, Tony, a shy first grader, with his reading．She sat with him before he went to sleep and together they would read bedtime stories．When his eyes became wide with excitement as she read, pride was written all over her face, and she began to see how her own hard work in learning to read paid off．As she described this experience, I was proud of myself as well．I found that helping Marie to build her self-confidence was more rewarding than anything I had ever done before．

　　As a literacy volunteer, I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others．In fact, I may have learned more from the experience than Marie did．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Marie used to manage to find the goods she wanted by their looks．

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3．Fill in the blank in paragraph 2 with a proper sentence(within 10 words)．

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4．What did the author learn as a literacy volunteer?(Please answer within 30 words)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 into Chinese．

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　　Traveling can be a way to gain life experiences, especially during Spring Break－a week long school vacation in the United States．But what if you're a student and don't have enough money for a trip?Don't worry．Here are some useful suggestions．

　　·Save：This probably is the most important preparation for traveling．Cut expenses to fatten your wallet so you'll have more choices about where to go and how to get there．

　　·Plan ahead：Don't wait until the last minute to plan your trip．Tickets may cost more when bought on short notice．Giving yourself several months to get ready can mean security(安全)and savings．

　　·Do your homework：No matter where you go, research the places you will visit．Decide what to see．Travel books will provide information on the cheapest hotels and restaurants．

　　·Plan sensibly：Write down what you expect to spend for and hotels．Stick to your plan or you may not have enough money to cover everything．

　　·Travel in groups：Find someone who is interested in visiting the same places．By traveling with others ________．

　　·Work as you go：Need more money to support your trip?Look for work in the places you visit．

　　·Go off the beaten path：Tourist cities may be expensive．You may want to rethink your trip and to a lesser－known area．Smaller towns can have many interesting activities and sights．

　　·Pack necessary things：The most important things to take are not always clothes：Remember medicine in case you get sick and snakes I case you cannot find a cheap restaurant．

　　·Use the Internet：The Net can help to save money．Some useful websites include www．Travelocity．com, www．bargains-lowest fare．com and www．Economic travel．com．

　　By planning sensibly, even students can enjoy the travel．Your travel experiences will be remembered for a lifetime．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words.)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Save money by spending less．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within l0 words.)

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4．Which of the suggestions do you think is the best for you?Why?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．

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