Everyone knows you must exercise regularly to keep good health. Indeed, staying physically fit is a big part of our culture. We consider that healthy people are attractive people. Since most of us want to be attractive, there is no shortage of exercise clubs, training videos, magazines and books offering to help us stay physically fit.

    Unfortunately, however, our culture doesn’t place the same emphasis（重要性）on mental fitness. Although we tend to like men and women with strong, healthy-looking bodies, we don’t have the same degree of respect or attraction for smart, educated, mentally healthy people. This is a pity, because there are great rewards for people who have developed the ability to think well.

    If your mind is well trained and flexible, you will be able to understand a great deal of what happens around you. And if you are also well educated—that is, if you understand basic science, mathematics, music, art, literature, history and so on—you will find it much easier to make good decisions throughout your life. Over the long run, this leads to a sense of control over your destiny（命运）and a much better life than otherwise.

    People who are poorly educated or who don’t think well—that is, people who are not mentally fit—see things differently. Their world is controlled by mysterious, often malevolent（恶意的）forces. Such people live within a system they will never master, forced to follow rules they will never understand. Although it may not be obvious, most spend their lives being manipulated by others. They are told what to do, what to think, how to spend their money, and what they should and should not aspire（渴望）to in life.

    In my opinion, if you want to live well, you must be able to use your mind well. For this reason, I want you to be able to concentrate, to solve problems, to understand complex ideas, and to think clearly and quickly. Such skills will make it easier for you to make informed decisions, understand current events, choose good friends, manage your money well, make wise long—term decisions and appreciate music, art and literature.

    The key to developing such skills is to enjoy learning, and to have the ability and motivation to teach yourself.

57. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

  A. The people who are not mentally fit often live a poor and mysterious life.

  B. Learning is very important for being able to make good decisions in life.

  C. If you like to learn music and history, you will be a mentally fit person.

  D. Physically healthy people are not as popular as mentally healthy people.

58. The underlined word manipulated means __________.

  A. controlled    B. influenced    C. effected      D. forced

59. What can be the best title for the passage?

  A. Mind Helps You More             B. Use Your Mind

  C. Make Informed Decisions          D. Train Your Mind

1请阅读以下人员的相关信息，然后匹配和他/她感兴趣的广告。

1.Meimei is interested in playing the violin, but she can’t play very well because she has no music teacher to teach her face to face. She really wants to get one. 2.Peter begins to have his summer holiday today. He is very tired and doesn’t want to go out for any activity. He would like to stay at home in the evening. 3.Tom’s family is not rich. He wants to find a part-time job at weekends to earn some money for his study. 4.Jenny is too fat. This is not good to her health. She knows it well and wants to take more exercise after study. 5.Liu Hua is going to marry(结婚) next month. Before that, she is going to take photos with her new husband（丈夫）.

A．  Guangzhou Sports Ground： Open next week from 6:20 to 8:30 pm. Admission: $2, under 45 or over 60 -- $7. Welcome to join us to keep you fit. Tel: 23455884 B．  CCTV-1：The programs are as follow: 18:30 Sports, 19:00 World News, 19:30 Introduction of Museum of Modern Art, 21:30 Movie – DANCE IN THE RAIN. C．  Dongfeng Photo Shop： Photos for all purposes are taken with half of the price for new husband and wife. Mon --- Fri.: 8:30 am --- 8:30 pm, Sat. & Sun.: 9:00 am --- 10:00 pm. D．  Stamps on Show: Time: 8:30am --- 5:00 pm. on October 23—24 Add: No. 1 Yuejin Road, Guangzhou. E．  Part-time Job Offered: Do you want to have a chance to communicate with those who do shopping? If so, you may contact with Sunny Bookshop, for two shop assistants are needed here. Tel: 020-23100013. F．  Help from Music Teacher: Violin lessons to be given at 8:00 on Monday evening. Those attending prepare violins by themselves. Admission: 100 Yuan (half price for students) Tel: 020-28338381. G．  Tourist Center: Do you want to enjoy your holiday? We have good activities for you. Come and join us!