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Is there anything more important than health? I don’t think so. “Health is the greatest wealth(财富),” wise people say. You can’t be good at your studies or work well when you are ill.　　     

If you have a headache, toothache, backache, earache or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a bad cough, if you run a high temperature and have a bad cold, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure, I think you should go to the doctor.　　

The doctor will examine your throat, feel your pulse, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, test your eyes, check your teeth or have your chest X-rayed. After that he will advise some treatment, or some medicine. The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice.　　

Speaking about doctor’s advice, I can’t help telling you a funny story.　　

An old gentleman came to see the doctor. The man was very ill. He told the doctor about his weakness, memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs. The doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his disease.　   

He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest. He also advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks. In other words, the doctor advised him to follow the rule: “Eat at pleasure, drink with measure and enjoy life as it is.” The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again, he shouldn’t smoke more than one cigarette a day.　　

A month later the gentleman came into the doctor’s office. He looked cheerful and happy. He thanked the doctor and said that he had never felt a healthier man.　　

“But you know, doctor,” he said, “it’s not easy to begin smoking at my age.”

45. The writer thinks that_____________

health is more important than wealth    

B. work is as important as studies

C. medicine is more important than pleasure 

D. nothing is more important than money

46. The underlined part means “__________”.

he was feeling better than ever    B. he wasn’t a healthy man

C. he was feeling worse than before   D. he will be well again

47. From the last sentence of the passage, we learn the man__________before the doctor told him not to smoke more than one cigarette a day.

A. was a heavy smoker         B. didn’t smoke so much

C. didn’t smoke               D. began to learn to smoke

48. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The doctor usually tests his/her blood pressure when a person is ill.

B. The man told the doctor he couldn’t remember things.

C. The man thanked the doctor.

D. The man didn’t follow the doctor’s advice.

 

I’m 30 years old, and there are several things that life has taught me that I want to share with you．Here are the 4 lessons that life has taught me in the past 30 years．
1．Take Care of Your Body
Life is “unfairly” biased（偏向的） towards people who “look good,” like it or not．So it’s important that you do all that is in your power to look your best．   71    You will live longer, and you will live happier, if you take care of your body; you may even get promoted faster on your job．Remember that your health is really your greatest wealth．
2．   72     
No one taught me to save when I was growing up; no one told me the importance of saving．Fortunately I was able to learn the value of saving through reading great books like “The Millionaire Next Door”．What I want to teach others is to save at least twenty percent of your income．If you are to be wealthy, you must not just earn a lot, you must save a lot．
3．Think long-term．
In high school I was thinking about college, in college I was thinking about life after college．I’m designing my life and I’m making decisions today that will enable me to live the life I desire when I’m in my 40’s, 50’s and 60’s．You have to think long-term; you have to see the “big picture．”     73   
4．Realize the Power of Focus
Focus, focus, focus…     74    If you fail in this lifetime, you will fail because of broken focus．If you focus on the goals that are most important to you, you will achieve them．The problem is that there are so many distractions．  75   Winners decide to major on majors, and they even let important things slip, because they just focus on achieving what is critical to their goals．

A．The importance of saving．

B．If you plan your future properly, you will live into your plans．

C．Save Your Money．

D．Nothing is more critical than focus．

E．What separates the winners from the losers is that the winners learn to focus on their goal．
F．I mean dressing nicely, working out and eating right．
G．It’s critical that you pursue relationships with individuals who are good first．

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Health is the most important thing in the world. Nothing is more important than health. If one takes away our money, houses, cars, or even our clothes, we can still survive.   That is why we always try to eat in a healthy way and exercise regularly.

How can we keep healthy? In order to eat healthily, I usually avoid eating food high in fat, like French fries or cookies, which are junk foods.  Besides, I only eat little meat.

   Taking exercise every day helps us build a strong body. Regular exercise is an important part of keeping me healthy.

 What’s more, I think friends are an important part of one’s health.   I always feel better when I am with friends than when I am alone. When I am with my friends, I always laugh. Laughing is also an important part of health. It is good to stay with my friends.

By eating properly and exercising regularly, I can keep my body at a proper weight and keep healthy. By spending time with my friends, I can keep my mind as well as my body happy. These things sound easy to do, but not many people can manage them.

A. Many studies show that people with a narrow range of social contacts often get sick.

B. There are some people who like staying alone, but they keep healthy.

C. On the other hand, doing exercise is very important.

D. But if our health was taken away, it is certain that we would surely die.

E. I think a strong will is necessary if we want to keep healthy.

F. I eat a lot of vegetables and fresh fruit which are full of vitamins.

G. Some people appear fat because they often eat too much.

Martha was busy with her job. She believed she had to work harder because she loved her father who was sick with cancer. She had to provide for his expensive medicines. Her brothers and sisters meanwhile stayed with their father most of the time. They bathed him, sang for him, spoon-fed(用匙喂) him or simply kept him company.

One day Martha was hurt. She overheard(无意中听到) her father telling her mother, "All our children love me except Martha."

 "How can this be?" Martha thought. "Am I not the one killing myself in my work to have money to pay for his medicines? My brothers and sisters do not even provide their share in the expenses."

One night, as Martha was as usual late in going home, she saw her father was lying awake. She walked close to his bedsides. Her father held her hands and said, "I miss you. I don't have much time. Stay with me." And she stayed with her father holding his hand the whole night.

The next morning Martha said to everybody, "I have taken a leave of absence. I would like to be with father. I will bathe him and sing for him from now on." Her father had a beautiful smile. He knew Martha loved him, too.

     As children, we need the presence of our loved ones. Adults need no less. I have observed my mother’s orchids(兰花). When she is away for a long time, they are unhealthy and many of them wither(干枯). But when she is around , they bloom with beautiful flowers. My mother does nothing special . She just spends her time looking after them.

1.Before Martha heard her parents’ talk ,she thought her father _____.

  A. was satisfied with her love for him

  B. disliked her brothers and sisters

  C.was proud of her

  D. would recover from the disease

2.After staying with her father for one night, Martha _____.

  A.decided to give up her job

  B.understood what her father really needed

  C.realized her father loved her most

  D. loved her father more than before

3.By telling Matha’s story, what does the author try to express?

A.Nothing is more important than the company of loved ones.

 B. Money and a successful career don’t always bring happiness

C.Adults need the presence of their loved ones more than children do.

D.Plants like orchids do have feelings.

 

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。答案填在第II卷的相应位置。

Health is the most important thing in the world. Nothing is more important than health. If one takes away our money, houses, cars, or even our clothes, we can still survive. 1.  That is why we always try to eat in a healthy way and exercise regularly.

How can we keep healthy? In order to eat healthily, I usually avoid eating food high in fat, like French fries or cookies, which are junk foods. 2. Besides, I only eat little meat.

3.  Taking exercise every day helps us build a strong body. Regular exercise is an important part of keeping me healthy.

What’s more, I think friends are an important part of one’s health. 4.  I always feel better when I am with friends than when I am alone. When I am with my friends, I always laugh. Laughing is also an important part of health. It is good to stay with my friends.

By eating properly and exercising regularly, I can keep my body at a proper weight and keep healthy. By spending time with my friends, I can keep my mind as well as my body happy. These things sound easy to do, but not many people can manage them. 5.

A．Many studies show that people with a narrow range of social contacts often get sick.

B．There are some people who like staying alone, but they keep healthy.

C．On the other hand, doing exercise is very important.

D．But if our health was taken away, it is certain that we would surely die.

E. I think a strong will is necessary if we want to keep healthy.

F. I eat a lot of vegetables and fresh fruit which are full of vitamins.

G. Some people appear fat because they often eat too much.