If Mickey Mouse slips (滑倒)on a banana skin on TV, viewers laugh. But for ordinary people, falling is not   36  . For example, if you   37  over a stone or fall off your bike, you have to take days to get well. For   38  people, the result of a fall could be worse.

Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh, USA, wanted to know why some people are   39  likely to fall than others.

The researchers found that   40  means more than planting your feet on the ground and standing tall. Your brain   41  your sense of balance with information from your eyes and inner ears and the   42  from your feet and legs. If something goes wrong with any of these, you’re   43   to fall. People   44  to fall more often as they grow older because their senses are slower.

State of mind is important too. The research shows that when people know they’re walking on a slippery surface, they   45  their pace and walk with flatter feet. As a result, they fall less often.

“We actually   46  people slip and fall,” researcher Mark Redfern said. People of different ages fall on   47  in his lab. Cameras   48  their falls and a computer analyzes the information. Scientists then can   49  people who fall often how to be more watchful.

“If they get   50  to a lifelike but controlled environment, people can   51  learn to handle the   52  thing,” Redfern said.

Falls happen to everyone sometimes.   53  you see someone fall, think about why and offer a helping   54  . This person’s painful experience may   55  you from falling at the same place.

1.A．unhappy                  B．exciting               C．amusing              D．foolish

2.A．drop                       B．trip                     C．knock                 D．get

3.A．slow                       B．young                 C．old                     D．active

4.A．too                         B．less                     C．very                    D．more

5.A．balance                   B．control                C．fall                     D．walk

6.A．remains                   B．imagines             C．thinks                 D．keeps

7.A．touching                  B．feeling                C．walk                   D．pace

8.A．likely                      B．surely                 C．possible               D．certain

9.A．refuse                     B．mean                  C．tend                    D．like

10.A．frighten                 B．quicken               C．widen                 D．slow

11.A. encourage B．make                                 C．stop                    D．challenge

12.A．purpose                 B．ground                C．accident              D．agreement

13.A．broadcast               B．record                 C．play                    D．catch

14.A．persuade                B．force                   C．practise               D．train

15.A．closed                   B．informed             C．used                    D．know

16.A．eventuallyB．firstly                               C．regularly             D．mainly

17.A．uneasy                   B．real                     C．creative               D．hard

18.A．Even if                  B．While                 C．As far as             D．Next time

19.A．hand                     B．stick                   C．word                   D．leg

20.A．warn                     B．remind                C．prevent               D．defend

动词填空  (用动词的正确形式填空)（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

1.Fear prevented him from moving when he heard the sound of footsteps _______(approach).

2.Both the driver’s carelessness and the bad condition of the road that day _______(lead) to the accident.

3.The housing price ______(rise) in the past several months.

4.Those of poor immunity(免疫力), especially children and old people, should go to public places less to avoid _______ (affect) by the bird flu.

5.I hope that you will keep us ______(inform) how you are getting on with the work.

6.No wonder she looked so tired today. She _______ (surf) the Internet at 11 o’clock last night.

7.The box which ______(weigh) as much as 20 kilos is too heavy for the little boy to carry.

8.______(reduce) the risk of getting burnt, you should stay away from fire.

9.By the time the soldiers arrived at the airport, their enemies _______(take) control of it

already.

10.The child slipped(滑倒) and fell, _______ (hit) his head against the door.

I was driving home one evening about 5, stuck in traffic, and the car started to die— I hardly managed to get into a gas station, glad only that I would have a somewhat warm spot to wait for the tow truck(拖车). Before I could make the call, I saw a woman walking out of the “ Quickie Mart” building, then suddenly she slipped(滑倒) on some ice and fell down, so I got out to see if she was okay.

When I got there, it looked like she had been overcome by weep than that she had fallen; she was a young woman who looked exhausted with dark circles under her eyes. She dropped something as I helped her up, and I picked it up and gave it to her. It was a coin.

At that moment, everything came into focus for me: the crying woman, the ancient Suburban packed full of stuff and three kids in the back, and the gas pump(汽油泵) reading $4.95.

I asked her if she was okay and if she needed help, and she just kept saying “I don’t want my kids to see me crying,” so we stood at the other side of the pump from her car. She said she was driving to California for Christmas and that things were very hard for her right now.

I took out my credit card and swiped(刷磁卡) it through the card reader on the pump so that she could fill up her car completely, and I bought 2 big bags of food for her kids in the car who attacked it like wolves. While it was fueling, she asked, “So, are you an angel or something?” I said, “At this time of year, angels are really busy, so sometimes God uses common people.”

It was unbelievable to be part of someone else’s miracle. And of course, you guessed it, when I got in my car it started right away and got me home with no problem. Sometimes, angels fly close enough to you that you can hear the flutter(摆动) of their wings.

1.. Caught in traffic, the author still felt happy because      .

    A. she could fill up her car to get home in time[来源:Z,xx,k.Com]

    B. the woman who needed help was waiting there

    C. she could find a warm place to wait

    D. she could do something for others in the gas station

2.. The young woman cried because      .

    A. her situation was very terrible      B. her kids wouldn’t listen to her

    C. she was too tired                    D. she fell down and got injured

3.. It can be inferred from the passage that     .

    A. the author was driving carelessly on the way home

    B. the young woman was interested in long driving

    C. the young woman didn’t want to see her kids crying

    D. the kids were extremely hungry at that time

4.. According to the passage, we can say that the author     .

    A. was a kind person                    B. liked to deal with others’ business

    C. had no thought for others            D. was a real angel

If Mickey Mouse slips (滑倒)on a banana skin on TV, viewers laugh. But for ordinary people, falling is not   36  . For example, if you   37  over a stone or fall off your bike, you have to take days to get well. For   38  people, the result of a fall could be worse.

Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh, USA, wanted to know why some people are   39  likely to fall than others.

The researchers found that   40  means more than planting your feet on the ground and standing tall. Your brain   41  your sense of balance with information from your eyes and inner ears and the   42  from your feet and legs. If something goes wrong with any of these, you’re   43   to fall. People   44  to fall more often as they grow older because their senses are slower.

State of mind is important too. The research shows that when people know they’re walking on a slippery surface, they   45  their pace and walk with flatter feet. As a result, they fall less often.

“We actually   46  people slip and fall,” researcher Mark Redfern said. People of different ages fall on   47  in his lab. Cameras   48  their falls and a computer analyzes the information. Scientists then can   49  people who fall often how to be more watchful.

“If they get   50  to a lifelike but controlled environment, people can   51  learn to handle the   52  thing,” Redfern said.

Falls happen to everyone sometimes.   53  you see someone fall, think about why and offer a helping   54  . This person’s painful experience may   55  you from falling at the same place.

A．unhappy B．exciting    C．amusing    D．foolish

A．drop      B．trip   C．knock       D．get

A．slow      B．young       C．old    D．active

A．too B．less   C．very  D．more

A．balance  B．control     C．fall    D．walk

A．remains  B．imagines   C．thinks       D．keeps

A．touching       B．feeling      C．walk  D．pace

A．likely     B．surely       C．possible    D．certain

A．refuse    B．mean C．tend  D．like

A．frighten       B．quicken    C．widen       D．slow

A. encourage B．make     C．stop   D．challenge

A．purpose       B．ground     C．accident    D．agreement

A．broadcast     B．record      C．play  D．catch

A．persuade      B．force C．practise     D．train

A．closed  B．informed  C．used  D．know

A．eventuallyB．firstly   C．regularly   D．mainly

A．uneasy B．real   C．creative    D．hard

A．Even if       B．While      C．As far as   D．Next time

A．hand    B．stick  C．word D．leg

A．warn    B．remind     C．prevent     D．defend

动词填空  (用动词的正确形式填空)（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
【小题1】Fear prevented him from moving when he heard the sound of footsteps _______(approach).
【小题2】Both the driver’s carelessness and the bad condition of the road that day _______(lead) to the accident.
【小题3】The housing price ______(rise) in the past several months.
【小题4】Those of poor immunity(免疫力), especially children and old people, should go to public places less to avoid _______ (affect) by the bird flu.
【小题5】I hope that you will keep us ______(inform) how you are getting on with the work.
【小题6】No wonder she looked so tired today. She _______ (surf) the Internet at 11 o’clock last night.
【小题7】The box which ______(weigh) as much as 20 kilos is too heavy for the little boy to carry.
【小题8】______(reduce) the risk of getting burnt, you should stay away from fire.
【小题9】By the time the soldiers arrived at the airport, their enemies _______(take) control of it
already.
【小题10】The child slipped(滑倒) and fell, _______ (hit) his head against the door.