Scientists have revealed（展示）the 10 commandments（法则）for a long and happy life. And the rules even allow for sunbathing, drinking alcohol and eating chocolate.

　 The first rule, as published in the New Scientist magazine, is to enjoy yourself.

　 Married

　 Second on the list is remaining sociable, with a happy marriage and good family life being essential for health.

　 Studies have shown that marriage can add as much as seven years to a man’s life and two years to a woman’s life.

　 A Drink

　 So called vices like wine, partying and chocolate provide the fourth rule, with countless studies showing that a little of what you fancy does you good rather than harm.

　 Work Your Brain

　 The fifth rule says that you should exercise your brain to stay active.

　 Last month scientists at Cambridge University said puzzles could help prevent a range of conditions, from depression to schizophrenia（精神分裂症）.

　 Knitting, doing crosswords or just walking also help.

　 See the Doctor

　 It’s simple really. If you’re sick, get treatment fast .

　 Eat Healthily

　 As is well-known, you are what you eat.

　 Scientists have recommended that the low-fat, high-fiber Mediterranean diet is a model for healthy eating and a long life.

　 High in fruit and vegetables, the diet also uses beans ,breads and cereals.

　 Small amounts of meat and moderate amounts of fish are also eaten.

　 Take Risks

　 Rule eight urges people to put more excitement into their lives.

　 Intellectual challenges, traveling, or learning a new language can all　　　 .

　 Embrace Technology

　 Rule nine advises those seeking a long life to embrace new technologies.

　 Be Happy

　 Rule ten is that you should smile and feel happier in life.

　 Research showed that older men with an optimistic（乐观的）attitude towards life were only half as likely to suffer from cardio-vascular disease（心血管疾病）as those whose world view was more negative.（悲观的）

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

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

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

　 Everybody knows that good health depends on a good diet.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

3. Please fill in the blank in Rule 8 with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

4. Which of the suggestions do you think is the best for you ?Why ?(Please answer within 30 words .)

　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

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

 

Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children.And they must have 1 how difficult it is to write a 2 children's book.Either the author has aimed too 　3 ., so that the children can't follow what is in his (or more often, her) story, 4 the story seems to be talking to the readers.

The best children's books are 5 　very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the 　6 who hears the story and the adult who 7 it.Unfortunately, there are in fact 　8 8 books like this, 9 the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not 　10 to solve.

This may be why many of books regarded as 　11 of children's literature were in fact written for 　12 .“Alice's Adventure in Wonderland”is perhaps the most 　13 of this.

Children, left for themselves, often 　14 the worst possible interest in literature.Just leave a child in bookshop or 　15 and he will 16 willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children's comics, full of the stories and jokes which are the 　17 of teachers and right-thinking parents.

Perhaps we parents should stop trying to brainwash childrensintos 18 our taste in literature.After all children and adults are so 　19 that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the 　20 books.So I suppose we'll just have to compromise over that bedtime story.

 

1. A.hoped　　　 B.realized　　　 C.told　　　　　 D.said

2. A.short　　　 B.long　　　　　 C.bad　　　　　　 D.good

3. A.easy　　　　 B.short　　　　 C.high　　　　　 D.difficult

4. A.and　　　　 B.but　　　　　 C.or　　　　　　 D.so

5. A.both　　　　 B.neither　　　 C.either　　　　 D.very

6. A.child　　　 B.father　　　　 C.mother　　　　 D.teacher.

7. A.hears　　　 B.buys　　　　　 C.understands　　 D.reads

8. A.few　　　　 B.many　　　　　 C.a great deal of D.a great number of

9. A.but　　　　 B.however　　　 C.so　　　　　　 D.because

10. A.hard　　　 B.easy　　　　　 C.enough　　　　 D.fast

11. A.articles　 B.work　　　　　 C.arts　　　　　 D.works

12. A.grown ups　 B.girls　　　　 C.boys　　　　　 D .children

13. A.difficult　 B.hidden　　　　 C.obvious　　　　 D.easy

14. A.are　　　　 B.show　　　　　 C.find　　　　　 D.add

15. A.school　　 B.home　　　　　 C.office　　　　 D.library

16. A.more　　　 B.less　　　　　 C.able　　　　　 D.be

17. A.lovingness B.interests　　 C.objections　　 D.readings

18. A.receiving　 B.accepting　　 C.having　　　　 D.refusing

19. A.same　　　 B.friendly　　　 C..different　　 D.common

20. A.common　　 B.avarage　　　 C.different　　　 D.same

 

　 Get a reward for every bug you bring to live in new science museum exhibit.

In a city with trillions of American cockroaches(蟑螂), the Houston Museum of Natural Science has agreed to pay a quarter per bug－up to 1,000－as it seeks to populate a new insect exhibit alongside its Cockrell Butterfly Center.

Nancy Greig, the museum’s director insists the public payday for roaches isn’t just a marketing ploy(炒作).

“Absolutely, this wasn’t devised as a joke,” Greig said. “We needed more roaches for the exhibit, so I sent this message out to everyone in the museum asking people to bring them in. Well, someone decided to tell the press, and all hell has broken loose.”

“But we really do need cockroaches.”

“One might be forgiven for never considering how to catch a live cockroach. But it’s simple enough to fool them,” Greig said, “and even easier to catch them.” American cockroaches are the most common kind in Texas, measuring up to 2 inches long and invading homes.

Despite their less-than-attractive reputation, cockroaches actually aren’t that dirty. Greig even went so far as to call them “fastidious” saying they don’t enjoy rooting(用嘴拱食) in waste. They’re only dirty if, say, they used a sewer(下水道)line to gain access into a home.

The roaches collected by the museum will become part of a display in a new exhibit that showcases insects such as cockroaches, dung beetles and termites.

There’s more to like about roaches, too. They don’t bite, and they don’t carry diseases like a mosquito, so they’re generally safe to handle.

1 For what does the museum pay for cockroaches?

A. For a marketing ploy.　　　　　　　　　　 B. It’s devised to make fun.

C. People really need them.　　　　　　　　　 D. For a new exhibit.

2. The underlined word “fastidious” probably means extremely ________.

A. clean　　　　　　 B. dirty　　　　　 C. unpleasant　　　　　 D. fast　　　　

3. What do we know about American roaches?

A. It’s not easy for people in Houston to collect roaches.

B. They all measure 2 inches and are often found in homes

C. They don’t bite and they are free of disease.

D. We have reasons to like them.

 

Can you imagine what Edison’s life was like in the years after he had invented the electric lamp? Many things had to be   1   and built before electric lamps could   2   be used by all: machines to measure the electricity each home or office used; things to make it   3   that the electricity in the wires did not   4  fires, things to send electricity  5   the right places.

Everything that was   6   had to be thought   7   and built by Edison and the men  8   worked with him. There was no places where they could buy the things they needed. Edison made   9   inventions in order to send electric power to   10   it was wanted.

Edison directed all the work himself: testing new machines, putting wires  11   ground ;fixing lights, and so on. He  12   to be everywhere or the same time. He wanted his men   13   as much work as he did. But he never asked them to do things he  14   would not or could not do.

He had never thought much about   15   hours for sleep; now he often completely   16   sleeping. He slept for  17   minutes at a time, in the middle of the night, in an underground room   18   the power station, with a metal box for his bed. During these days, he almost never saw his wife and their children.

Everyone probably   19  him. Edison won his success when his work was completed. However, he almost did not notice the money and honor he received  20   soon he became interested in other ideas.

1. A. started　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. stored

C. spent　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. invented

2. A. have　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. not

C. quickly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. really

3. A. easy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　   B. work

C. certain　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　   D. so

4. A. begin　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　        B. start

C. put　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. like

5. A. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. on

C. by　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. to

6. A. needed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. accepted

C. tried　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　&nbs
7


p;　　   D. obtained

7. A. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. it

C. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   　　   D. fast

8. A. which　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. who

C. have　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. what

9. A. much　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. more

C. less　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. least

10. A. whoever　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. whatever

C. wherever　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. whenever

11. A. below　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. on

C. under　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. within

12. A. seemed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. looked

C. thought　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. worked

13. A. to do　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. doing

C. did　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. done

14. A. oneself　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. themselves

C. itself　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. himself

15. A. little　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. full

C. all　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. regular

16. A. forgot　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. remembered

C. thought　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. wanted

17. A. few　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. a few

C. little　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. a little

18. A. above　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. from

C. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. at

19. A. begged　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. respected

C. wondered　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. liked

20. A. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. so

C. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. because