阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的词数要求

　　Staying positive through the cold season could be your best defense against getting ill, new study findings suggest．In an experiment that exposed healthy volunteers to a cold or flu virus, researchers found that people with a generally sunny character were less likely to fall ill．

　　The findings, published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, build on evidence that a “positive feeling style” can help get rid of the common cold and other illnesses．Researchers believe the reasons may be both objective as in happiness improving immune(免疫)function and subjective as in happy people being less troubled by a throat ache or runny nose．

　　“People with a positive feeling style may have different immune responses to the virus,” explained Dr Sheldon Cohen．“And when they do get a cold, they may stop their illness from being more severe．”

　　Cohen had found in a previous study that happier people seemed less easy to catch a cold．However, some questions remained as to whether the feeling itself had the effect．

　　For the now study, the researchers ask 193 healthy adults to complete some standard measures of personalities and feeling style．Those who tended to be happy, energetic and easy－going were judged as having a positive feeling style, while those ________ had a negative style．

　　The researchers gave them some drops containing either a cold virus or a particular flu virus．Over the next six days, the volunteers reported on any aches, pains, or sneezing they had, while the researchers collected objective data like daily mucus(粘液)production, Cohen and his partners found that warm people were likely to keep cold at bay．

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?

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

4．Why do happy people are more likely to get rid of some common illness?(Please answer within 20 words．)

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

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　　A study shows that more and more primary and middle school students are getting shorter sleeping time．

　　The study surveys more than 1000 students．It shows that about half of primary school pupils and 80％ of middle school students sleep fewer than nine hours every night．And too much homework is the main reason for it．Another reason is the students' bad habits．For example, some students are absent-minded(心不在焉的)when ________．Some students spend too much time watching TV or playing computer games．

　　The third reason is also important．Most schools start before 8 o'clock．Students have to get up early on weekdays to get to school on time．Some students live far away from school．They have to spend a lot of time on the way to school．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(within 6 words)

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2．List three reasons for causing students to get shorter sleeping time according to the passage．(within 10 words)

① ________ ;② ________ ;③ ________

3．Fill in the blank in Paragraph2 with proper words．(within 7 words)

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4．Do you have any other suggestions to make students have more sleep? What're they?

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5．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．

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阅读下面短文并回答问题(请注意问题后的词数要求)。

　　[1] What do you do to take care of the books in your library? Some collectors refuse to read the books in their collection; so the books remain in good condition．Others buy two copies of a book：they read one, and leave the other untouched．However, many readers must read their books, but they still want to protect and care for the volumes．Here are some tips to remember if you want your books to remain in good condition．

　　[2] Avoid Writing．You may have been told to write in your books, or even to underline words, phrases, and paragraphs．But if you plan to keep the book, add it to your library, or even sell it－don’t write in the book．The ink may damage your book forever．Use a notebook to take notes or use pieces of paper．If you are required to write in your book, use a pencil, and remove the markings later．

　　[3] Avoid Food and Drinks．Food and drinks are things that may be dangerous to your books, so the best way is to avoid eating or drinking while you read．If you need to read while you eat, make sure your fingers are clean and dry as you hold the book or turn the pages．Also, keep the book well away from the food and drinks．

　　[4] Take Care．When you handle your book, hold it with care．When you read the book, don’t fold down the corners of the pages(use a bookmark instead)．Don’t place your book with the book open, face-down．You’d better use a book cover to keep your book in the best condition．

　　[5] Put it on the Shelf．If you want to take care of your books, keep your books on a shelf when ________．But, also, take care that the books should be placed in an upright(竖立的)position．

1．What’s the main idea of the text?(Please answer within 10 words．)

2．Why shouldn’t you use a pen if you have to write in your book?(Please answer within 10words．)

3．Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?

4．Fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words．(Please answer within 6 words．)

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

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的字数要求)。

　　Winter sports are very popular in European and North American countries．These places usually receive a lot of snow during the winter months．

　　Skiing and skating become the major sports activities for Westerners during winter．People from Norway, Italy, the United States, Sweden and Canada all like winter sports．

　　Winter sports such as alpine skiing(高山滑雪)and skating are very popular because they allow people to keep warm while enjoying outdoors．

　　People can exercise outdoors in beautiful surroundings：snow-covered mountains and pine trees among endless white snow．Putting oneself into the white world and breathing fresh air, one can relax and forget all worries．Of course, the practice of flying down the hills excites people．

　　The Alps in Europe is the most ideal place for skiing．The Rocky Mountains in the Western United States is another good place．

　　Some people call winter sports “royal sports”．That is because of their high cost．These sports always require expensive equipment．They also need high-standard places to be enjoyed．

　　Winter sports are not popular in China．The southern and coastal areas have no skiing and skating．And the snow-blanketed northeastern and southwestern areas have very poor equipment．

　　But thanks to the efforts of the government, China has caught up with world-class competition in short track speed skating(短道速滑)．This is also true for women’s figure skating．However, in alpine skiing events, China _________．

1．What’s the best title of this passage?(within 10 words)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one? Taking part in the outdoor winter sports with snow-covered surroundings makes you feel refreshed and carefree．

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

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4．Do you think winter sports will become popular in China? Why?(within 30 words)

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5．Please translate the underlined sentence in the 3^rd paragraph into Chinese．

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阅读下面短文并回答问题(请注意问题后的字数要求)。

　　Jiuzhaigou is a very beautiful place．It is in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Region in Sichuan Province．Jiuzhaigou is a valley．It is more than 40 kilometers long．The green and golden trees, the lofty and multi-shaped mountains and the clear and colorful waters form the unique beauty of Jiuzhaigou．The water of Jiuzhaigou is the soul of the beauty．There are more than 100 lakes of different shapes in the valley．These lakes have wonderful colors．They are called “haizi”, which means son of the sea．These beautiful lakes make Jiuzhaigou a fantastic place．Between the forests and the lakes, there are nine Tibetan villages．The name Jiuzhaigou means Nine Village Valley．

　　Jiuzhaigou was discovered because of a panda rescue program．The pandas were once endangered because the bamboo there was blooming．When people came to rescue the pandas, they were surprised by the beauty of Jiuzhaigou．After that, Jiuzhaigou became a protected scenic area．

　　In China, there is a saying which goes like this：No mountain is worth seeing after you have seen Mount Huang and no other body of water will attract you after you have visited Jiuzhaigou．The beauty of Jiuzhaigou cannot be described in words．The best way to enjoy this fairyland is to go there．See you in Jiuzhaigou．

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

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

These beautiful lakes make Jiuzhaigou a fantastic place．

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3．Translate the underlined sentence in the passage into Chinese．

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4．How was the Jiuzhaigou Valley discovered?

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5．What does the name Jiuzhaigou mean?

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阅读下面短文并回答问题(请注意问题后的词数要求)。

　　[1]Cooking carrots whole before chopping them up increases their anti-cancer properties by 25 percent, researchers say．

　　[2]Leaving the vegetable intact(完整的)prevents valuable nutrients from being easily washed away into water．They can then be chopped up once cooked without loss of nutrients．

　　[3]Carrots have long been prized for their health benefits, especially their vitamin and fiber content．They contain huge amounts of carotenoids(类胡萝卜素)which are converted into vitamin A in the body．They are also an excellent source of the anti-cancer compound falcarion(镰叶芹醇)．In a previous study, Dr Kirsten Brandt found rats fed on a diet containing carrots or isolated falcarino were less likely to develop tumors than those which were not．

　　[4]They also found that carrots boiled before they were cut contained 25 percent more falcarino than those that were chopped up first．Carrots which are cut have a higher surface area in contact with water, resulting in greater loss of nutrients, compared with boiling them whole．The heat softens the cell walls in the vegetable, allowing vitamins and falcarino to leach(过滤)out．

　　[5]Dr Brandt said, "The great thing about this is that it's a simple way for people to increase their uptake of a compound, which is good for you．All you need is a bigger saucepan．Naturally occurring sugars, responsible for giving the carrots its sweet flavor, were also found in higher concentration in carrots that had been cooked whole．"

　　[6]The team also carried out a taste on almost 100 volunteers comparing carrots boiled before being cut and some that are cut up first．More than 80 percent of volunteers said that carrots cooked whole tasted much better．

　　[7]Boiling carrots whole appears to help them keep more of the nutrients．This is really a piece of good news because the method is of great value．Some other vegetables, such as parsnips(欧洲萝卜)which are from the same family and have a roughly similar size and texture can also be more nutritious by _________．

1．What’ s the main idea of the passage?(No more than 10 words)

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2．Complete the following statement with proper words．(No more than 2 words)

_________ can be kept by maintaining the vegetable whole when we are washing it．

3．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 7 with proper words．(No more than 3 words)

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4．Why do people regard carrots as healthful vegetables?(No more than 8 words)

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5．What does the word "those line 2, paragraph 4)probably refer to?(No more than 2 words)

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阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的字数要求)．

　　Most American teenagers used to spend their summer vacations holding multiple jobs．However, with the increase in gas prices, teenagers chose to stay at home instead of going out of the town．“I wish the prices would ________．The expense of driving to places is affecting our daily life．”said Alicia, still a senior at Enochs High School in Modesto, California．

　　Alicia, who spent her summer at her dad's house, said that there would be no point in getting a job．“The drive to my workplace is so long that I would hardly be making any profit because all my money would be going toward gas,”she said．

　　Teenagers are now forced to give up the pleasure of driving around the town without purpose．“Instead of driving around looking for something to do, I now find myself planning the way in advance so I don't waste necessary gas,” said Stephen Macko, a student at Davis High School in Modesto．

　　What kinds of things are teenagers doing in order to conserve gas?Alicia saves gas by doing all of her things at one time so she doesn't have to go home and leave again．

　　“I try to do it all in one trip so I don't have to always be running around and wasting gas,”she said．“I know that when I go to lunch with my friends, we make sure to go somewhere near all of our houses so we save gas．” “But it's hard, considering I drive a big truck．I also try to get a lift from my friends when they are going to places that I am going to．”said Stephen．Some try not to accelerate too much．Teenagers will have to continue changing their lifestyles unless the price of gas decreases．However, that might not be a bad thing．

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

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2．Fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 7 words．)

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

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4．Find a sentence in the passage to replace the following one．

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5．List one example of what some teenagers do to save gas．

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阅读下面的短文，并根据文章后的题目要求回答下题。

　　(1)While adults need to eat breakfast each day to perform their best, kids need it even more．Their growing bodies and developing brain rely heavily on the regular intake of food．When kids skip breakfast , they can end up going for as long as eighteen hours without food．This period of semi-starvation can create a lot of physical, intellectual, and behavioral problems for them．

　　(2)If you and your kids regularly skip breakfast to save time or to get a few more minutes of sleep, remember that eating a healthy morning meal will probably save your time in the long run．By recharging your brain and your body, you'll be more efficient in just about everything you do．

　　(3)Interestingly, studies show that kids who skip breakfast are late for and absent from school more often than children who eat breakfast on a regular basis．Time invested in breakfast is much more valuable than the few extra minutes of sleep you might get by skipping the morning meal．If you and your kids seem unable to make time for breakfast, consider enrolling your children in a school breakfast program．If possible, pack a breakfast brown-bag the night before so that you and your kids can eat on the way to school and work．

　　(4)Some people skip breakfast in an effort to lose weight, but actually it is more likely to cause weight gain rather than weight loss．Skipping breakfast is strongly linked to the development of obesity．According to research, skipping meals, especially breakfast, can actually make weight control ________．Breakfast skippers tend to eat more food than usual at the next meal or eat high-calorie snacks to get rid of hunger．

　　(5)To teens, especially teenage girls, skipping breakfast may seem like a perfect way to lose weight．It's important for moms to educate their kids about the importance of the morning meal and role it plays in maintaining good health and preventing obesity．

1．What is mainly discussed in the passage?(no more than 6 words)

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2．Complete the following statement with proper words．(no more than 3 words)

Sparing some time ________ is more beneficial to you than skipping it for more sleep．

3．List three reasons why many kids and adults skip breakfast．(no more than 10 words)

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4．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words．(no more than 4 words)

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5．What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph probably refer to?(no more than 3 words)

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Directions：Read the following passage．Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage．

　　In the animal kingdom, weakness can bring about aggression in other animals．This sometimes happens with humans also．But I have found that my weakness brings out the kindness in people．I see it every day when people hold doors for me, pour cream into my coffee, or help me to put on my coat．And I have discovered that it makes them happy．

　　From my wheelchair experience, I see the best in people, but sometimes I feel sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness in others I see daily．They don't get to see this soft side of others．Often, we try every way possible to avoid showing our weakness, which includes a lot of pretending．But only when we stop pretending we're brave or strong do we allow people to show the kindness that's in them．

　　Last month, when I was driving home on a busy highway, I began to feel unwell and drove more slowly than usual．People behind me began to speed, horn or even shout at me．At the moment I decided to do something I had never done in twenty-four years of driving．I put on the car flashlights and drove on at a really low speed．

　　No more angry shouts and no more horns!

　　When I put on my flashlights, I was saying to other drivers, "I have a problem here．I am weak and doing the best I can．" And everyone understood．Several times, I saw drivers who wanted to pass．They couldn't get around me because of the stream of passing traffic．But instead of getting impatient and angry, they waited, knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weak．

　　Sometimes situations call for us to act strong and brave even when we don't feel that way．But those are few and far between．More often, it would be better if we don't pretend we feel strong when we feel weak or pretend that we are brave when we are scared．

1．How do people feel when they offer their help?(No more than 2 words)

2．What reaction did other drivers have when the author drove very slowly at first?(No more than 5 words)

3．Why did other drivers behave differently when the author put on the car flashlights?(No more than 8 words)

4．What does the author advise as to do at last?(No more than 8 words)

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　　[1]As we all know, being successful is closely tied to what your attitude is．Today we are going to look at four common beliefs held by many that may affect their being successful in many aspects of their lives．

　　1．Being Lucky

　　[2]It is all too often that people consider the good fortune of others as being the result of pure luck．What a copout! By having the mindset(思维定势)that luck is something that randomly falls out of the sky, many people put limits on themselves as to what they could have accomplished．

　　2．Associating Displeasure with Work or Study

　　[3]Think about how you can perform well in an environment that is boring or unappealing to you．To most failures, I assume your failure is mainly because your heart is not into it and your attitude therefore does not allow you to be at your most productive．

　　3．_________

　　[4]A commonly accepted belief is：to be successful you MUST devote many hours along with many years．As a matter of fact, long hours and hard work doesn’t necessarily mean success．After all, success depends on many factors．

　　4．Self Imposed Limitations

　　[5]Many have grown to believe they can not achieve success due to a variety of reasons．In fact it often seems they put more effort into producing reasons as to why they can not succeed than efforts leading to success．

　　[6]The only limitations we face in our lives are the ones we place upon ourselves．If you are not willing to remove some of these limitations and at least try, you would be content with what you have in life and never possess success．

1．What is the purpose of the writer?(no more than 30 words)

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2．Complete the following statement with proper words．(no more than 5 words)

Actually, many people would rather _________ their failures than attempts for their success．

3．Fill in the blank in the passage with proper words．(no more than 10 words)

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4．As a senior student, which of the beliefs above might affect your success, and how would you overcome it?(no more than 30 words)

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5．What does the word “it”(line 3, paragraph 3)probably refer to?(no more than 4 words)

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