SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEKEND

Captain Good Fellow Do you enjoy interesting stories, funny games and exciting dances? Captain Good Fellow will be ready to teach all these things to children of all ages at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10:00, free.

Walking Tour of the Town Forget your worries on Saturday morning. Take a beautiful walk and learn about the local history. Meet at the front entrance of City Hall at 9:30. Wear comfortable shoes!

Films at the Museum Two European films will be shown Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See Broken Window at 1:30. The Workers will be at 3:45. For further information, call 4987898.

International Picnic Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and inexpensive. From noon to 5:00 p.m.

Take me out to the Ballgame It’s October, and tonight is the last chance to see the Redbirds this year. Get your tickets at the gate. It might be cold …. Don’t forget sweaters and jackets.

Do you want to hear “the Zoo”? “The Zoo”, the popular rock group from Australia, will give their first U.S. concert tomorrow night at 8 at Rose Hall, City College.

1.You can probably eat Chinese, Italian, and Arab food at ________.

A．Central Park on Saturday	B．the ballgame outside
C．5:00 in the afternoon	D．the front entrance of City Hall

2.You can see movies at ________.

A．the City College	B．the Central Park
C．the City Theatre	D．the Museum Theatre

3. If you are going on the Walking Tour, don’t forget ________.

A．your worries	B．your comfortable shoes
C．your beautiful walk	D．your learning about local history

4.“The Zoo” is ________.

A．a park with lots of animals	B．a first concert from the US
C．a music group from Australia	D．a popular rock band from Europe

 

The Healthy Habits Survey（调查）shows that only about one third of American seniors have correct habits. Here are some findings and expert advice.

1. How many times did you brush your teeth yesterday?

·Finding：A full 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day.

·Step：Remove the 300 types of bacteria in your mouth each morning with a battery-operated toothbrush. Brush gently for 2 minutes, at least twice a day.

2. How many times did you wash your hands or bathe yesterday?

·Finding：Seniors, on average, bathe fewer than 3 days a week. And nearly 30%wash their hands only 4 times a day-half of the number doctors recommend.

·Step：We touch our faces around 3, 000 times a day-often inviting germs（病菌）to enter our mouth, nose, and eyes. Use toilet paper to avoid touching the door handle. And, most important, wash your hands often with hot running water and soap for 20 seconds.

3. How often do you think about fighting germs?

·Finding：Seniors are not fighting germs as well as they should.

·Step：Be aware of germs. Do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge（海绵）that can carry more germs than anything else? To kill these germs, keep your sponge in the microwave for 10 seconds.

1.What is found out American seniors?

A．Most of then have good habits.

B．Nearly 30%of then bathe three days a week.

C．All of then are fighting germs better than expected.

D．About one third of them brush their teeth only once a day

2.Doctors suggest that people should wash their hands          .

A．twice a day                            B．three times a day

C．four times a day                        D．eight times a day

3.Which of the following is true according to the text ?

A．We should keep from touching our faces.

B．There are less than 300 types of bacteria in the mouth.

C．A kitchen sponge can carry more germs than a toilet.

D．We should wash our hands before touching a door handle.

4.The text probably comes from            .

A．a guide book                           B．a popular magazine

C．a book review                          D．an official document

 

America is a country on the move. In unheard of numbers, people of all ages are exercising  their way to better health. According to the latest figures, 59 percent of American adults exercise regularly-up 12 percent from just two years ago and more than double the figure of 25 years ago. Even non-exercisers believe they would be more attractive and confident if they were more active.

It is hard not to get the message. The virtues of physical fitness are shown on magazine covers, postage stamps, and television ads of everything from beauty soaps to travel books. Exercise as a part of daily life did not catch on until the late 1960s when research by military doctors began to show the health benefits of doing regular physical exercises. Growing publicity (宣传) for races held in American cities helped fuel a strong interest in the ancient sport of running. Although running has leveled off in recent years as Americans have discovered equally rewarding—and sometimes safer-forms of exercise, such as walking and swimming, running remains the most popular form of exercise.

As the popularity of exercise continues to mount, so does scientific evidence of its health benefits. The key to fitness is exercising the major muscle groups vigorously (强有力地) enough to approximately double the heart rate and keep it doubled for 20 to 30 minutes at a time. Doing such physical exercises three times or more a week will produce considerable improvements in physical health in about three months.

1.It can be learnt from the passage that the health benefits of exercise ___________.

A．are to be further studied

B．are yet to be proved

C．are self evident

D．are supported by scientific evidence

2.A growing interest in sports developed after ______________.

A．an increasing number of races were held in American cities

B．research showed their health benefits

C．scientific evidence of health benefits was shown on TV ads

D．people got the message from magazine covers and postage stamps

3.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．Running—A Popular Form of Sport

B．Scientific Evidence of Health Benefits

C．Different Forms of Exercise

D．Exercise—The Road to Health

4.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the phrase “leveled off” in the paragraph 2?

A．“reached its lowest level in popularity”

B．“stopped being popular”

C．“stopped increasing in popularity”

D．“become very popular”

 

There are many kinds of entertainment for children today－books, movies, games and sports are only a few of possibilities. Television is one of the most influential kinds of __1__. Studies show that elementary school children in the United States watch television about twenty-five hours a week.

Some people feel that television has had __2__ influence on children because it offers educational programs for them. One of the best and most __3__ programs is Sesame Street (芝麻街). One study __4__ that Sesame Street helps children do better in school. Many people hope that programs like this will provide a better education for children prom poor communities and schools.

Other people feel that television is bad for children. They feel that there are too many programs about __5__ and violence, and that even educational programs don’t help a child’s education. Children __6__ watch too much television, and therefore they don’t do a lot of other things that are important to them. Preschool children need to __7__ their language and communicate with people. When they are watching television they are only listening to the __8__, they aren’t communicating with anyone. When elementary school children watch television, they read a lot less. __9__ this, they don’t learn to read and write as quickly at school.

All children learn by doing, and they need time to __10__ in order to learn about the world. When they watch television, they play less. They also have less time to develop relationship with their parents and friends, and they have less time to exercise and develop their bodies.

A. electronic       B. products     C. entertainment     D. teaching aid

A. no    B. little   C. a good       D. a bad

A. popular   B. obvious      C. colourful    D. demanding

A. assumes   B. suggests     C. declines      D. claims

A. theft B. crime  C. joke    D. comedy

A. simply     B. inevitably   C. secretly      D. independently

A. write       B. listen to      C. speak  D. read

A. story       B. people C. language    D. radio

A. Except for      B. In spite of  C. As for D. Because of

A. play      B. work   C. watch  D. speak

Recently, some concerns have been raised about the health of the world's banana plants. Many media reports have said that bananas may completely disappear in the coming ten years.

Bananas are one of the world's most important food crops. They are also the fourth most valuable export. Bananas do not grow from seeds. Instead, they grow from existing plants. Bananas are threatened by disease because all the plants on a farm are copies of each other. They all share the same genetic weaknesses.

For example, the Cavendish banana is most popular in American markets. It is an important export crop. However, some kinds of fungus (真菌) organisms easily infect the Cavendish. Black Sigatoka disease affects the leaves of Cavendish banana plants. The disease is controlled on large farms by putting chemicals on the plant's leaves. Farmers put anti-fungal chemicals on their crops up to once a week.

Another fungal disease is more serious. Panama disease attacks the roots of the banana plant. There is no chemical treatment for this disease. Infected plants must be destroyed. Panama disease has affected crops in Southeast Asia, Australia and South Africa. There is concern that it may spread to bananas grown in the Americas. This could threaten an important export product for Central and South America.

The International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain, whose headquarter lies in France, supports research on bananas. The group says that more research must be done to develop improved kinds of bananas.

The group says that fungal diseases mainly affect only one kind of banana. In fact, there are five-hundred different kinds of bananas. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says the Cavendish banana represents only ten percent of world production.

The UN agency says farmers should grow different kinds of bananas. This protects against diseases that affect only one kind. Experts warn that disease may cause the Cavendish banana to disappear. This has already happened to one popular banana because of its genetic weakness against disease. (words: 335)

1.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．Bananas are the world’s most important food crops.

B．There are five hundred different kinds of bananas.

C．The risk to a popular banana shows need to grow other kinds.

D．How to grow bananas in different countries.

2.Bananas are threatened by diseases because ___­­­­­­_______.

A．they have genetic weaknesses against disease.

B．they are one of the most valuable exports.

C．the only way to prevent it is to put chemicals on their leaves.

D．they grow from the seed

3.Panama disease__________.

A．doesn’t belong to fungal disease.

B．has spread to bananas in the world.

C．affects the leaves of banana plants.

D．destroys the bananas more seriously than Black Sigatoka disease.

4.We can infer from Paragraph 6 that ____________.

A．the center of the group is in the US.

B．the key to solving the disease is to research all kinds of bananas.

C．the Cavendish banana covers only a small part of the output of bananas.

D．each fungal disease affects five hundred different kinds of bananas.

5.According to the passage, which information is right?

A．The Cavendish banana can be mainly imported from North America and Europe.

B．Fungal diseases mainly affect the Cavendish banana.

C．The Cavendish banana won’t die out in the future.

D．Panama disease affects the leaves of banana plants.