－There is a knock at the door. Who ________ be?

－________ be Tommy.

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— It’s the office! So you ______   know eating is not allowed here.

— Oh, sorry.

A．must

B．will

C．may

D．need

 

For a while, my neighborhood was taken ever by an army of joggers(慢跑者). They were there all the time: early morning, noon, and evening. There were little old ladies in gray sweats, young couples in Adidas shoes, middle-aged men with red faces. “Come on!” My friend Alex encouraged me to join him as he jogged by my house every evening. “You’ll feel great.”

    Well, I had nothing against feeling great and if Alex could jog every day, anyone could. So I took up jogging seriously and gave it a good two months of my life, and not a day more. Based on my experience, jogging is the most overvalued form of exercise around, and judging from the number of the people who left our neighborhood jogging army. I’m not alone in my opinion.

   First of all, jogging is very hard on the body. Your legs and feet a real pounding（追击）ruining down a road for two or three miles. I developed foot, leg, and back problems. Then I read about a nationally famous jogger who died of a heart attack while jogging, and I had something else to worry about. Jogging doesn’t kill hundreds of people, but if you have any physical weaknesses, jogging will surely bring them out, as they did with me.

   Secondly, I got no enjoyment out of jogging. Putting one foot in front of the other for forty-five minutes isn’t my idea of fun. Jogging is also a lonely pastime. Some joggers say, “I love being out there with just my thoughts” Well, my thoughts began to bore me, and most of them were on how much my legs hurt.

    And how could I enjoy something that brought me pain? And that wasn’t just the first week: it was practically every day for two months. I never got past the pain level, and pain isn’t fun. What a cruel way to do it! So many other exercises, including walking, lead to almost the same results painlessly, so why jog?

   I don’t jog any more, and I don’t think I ever will. I’m walking two miles three times a week at a fast pace, and that feels good. I bicycle to work when the weather is good. I’m getting exercise, and I’m enjoying it at the same time. I could never say the same for jogging, and I’ve found a lot of better ways to stay in shape.

From the first paragraph, we learn that in the writer’s neighborhood ______.

A. jogging became very popular

B. people jogged only during the daytime

C. Alex organized an army of joggers

D. jogging provided a chance to get together

The underlined word “them”(Paragraph 3) most probably refers to _____.

A. heart attacks   B. Back problems   C. famous joggers   D. physical weaknesses

What was the writer’s attitude towards jogging in the beginning?

A. He felt it was worth a try.   B. He was very fond of it.

C. He was strongly against it.   D. He thought it must be painful.

Why did the writer give up jogging two months later?

A. He disliked doing exercise outside.  

B. He found it neither healthy nor interesting.

C. He was afraid of having a heart attack.

D. He was worried about being left alone.

From the writer’s experience, we can conclude that______.

A. not everyone enjoys jogging

B. he is the only person who hates jogging

C. nothing other than jogging can help people keep fit

D. jogging makes people feel greater than any other sport.

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阅读下面短文， 掌握其大意，然后从36~55个题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

 It was in my high school science class．1 was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on．

A  36  came，“Nice shirt，”I smiled from ear to ear．Then another voice said，“That shirt belonged to my dad．Greg’s mother works for my family．We were going to  37   that shirt away，but gave it to her 38 ”. I was speechless I wanted to hide．

I  39  the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened．She then dialed her 40  ,“I will no longer work for your family，”she told him．That night．Morn told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore：she knew her life’s 41  was something greater．

The next morning she 42 with the personnel manager at the Board of Education．He told her that without a proper education she could not teach．So Morn decided to  43  a university.

After the first year in college，she went back to the personnel manager．He said，“You are  44  ，aren’t you? I think I have a 45  for you as a teacher’s assistant．This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of  46 ”Mom accepted the opportunity very 47

For almost five years，as a teacher’s assistant．she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit，feeling  48  ．Then one day，the personnel manager and the principal 49  in her classroom．The principal said．“We have watched how you  50 the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard．working  51  over the last five years．We are all in agreement that you 52  be the teacher of this class．”

My mom spent more than 20 years there．  53 her career，she was voted Teacher of the Year．All of this came about because of the  54  comment made in the classroom that day．Mom showed me how to handle  55  situations and never give up．

1.A．noise         B．voice            C．sound            D．tune

2.A．get           B．take             C．carry            D．throw

3.A．otherwise     B．anyhow          C．instead           D．actually

4.A．settled       B．pushed           C．stored            D．stuck

5.A．teacher       B．employer         C．director          D．adviser

6.A．purpose      B．encouragement     C．achievement      D．victory

7.A．went        B．met              C．worked           D．stayed

8.A．visit         B．continue          C．attend            D．prepare

9.A．serious       B．fortunate         C．careful            D．responsible

10.A．career        B．duty             C．position           D．part

11.A．1earning      B．judging           C．obeying          D．imagining

12.A．patiently      B．eagerly           C．successfully       D．skillfully

13.A．upset         B．frightened         C．guilty           D．ashamed

14.A．looked up     B．went up           C．took up          D．showed up

15.A．believe       B．protect            C．treat             D．receive

16.A．spirit         B．intention          C．action            D．attempt

17.A．must         B．would             C．might            D．should

18.A．At           B．During            C．On               D．With

19.A．worthless      B．thoughtless        C．hopeless          D．helpless

20.A．challenging    B．different           C．dangerous        D．strange

 

 

Jeanne Calment, a French woman, became a record breaker on 17 October of 1995, when at the age of 120 years and 238 days, she became the longest-lived human being on record. A Japanese man died in 1986 at the age of 120 years and 237 days.

Jeanne Calment lives in a small old people’s home in the south of France; her husband, her only child and her grandson have all died. She is nearly blind and deaf and is always in a wheelchair, but her doctor describes her as being more like a 90-year-old in good health than someone of 120. She still has a lively sense of humor. When asked on her 120th birthday what she expected of the future, she replied: A very short one. She also remarked that she thought the good Lord had forgotten all about her. 

So what is the key to a long life? According to some doctors, diet, exercise and no smoking are the three important factors. Jeanne Calment has followed two of the tips. She has always eaten a healthy diet, and she used to do exercises every day until she broke her leg at the age of 115. However, until recently she drank two glasses of strong red wine a day, and she does smoke (now only a little). Besides, Jeanne Calment might have got very good genes from her parents. Her father lived to the age of 94 and her mother to 86. 

A local lawyer bought her house when she was 80 under an agreement that he would pay her some money every year until her death. It must have seemed a good move at that time, but so far the lawyer has paid her at least three times the value of the house. Every year on her birthday Jeanne Calment sends him a card saying:

Sorry, I’m still alive!

1. How does Jeanne Calment feel about her old age?

A. She is miserable and unhappy.

B. She is cheerful and humorous.

C. She would like to live much longer.

D. She feels she is going to die very soon.

2. Jeanne Calment has a long life because of _______.

A. smoking only a little every day

B. her giving up smoking and drinking

C. drinking two glasses of strong red wine every day

D. the good genes from her parents, a healthy diet and some exercises

3. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

  A. The Japanese man died earlier than Jeanne Calment by one day.

  B. Jeanne Calment is tired of living so long a life.

  C. Jeanne Calment’s husband, children and grandchildren have all died.

  D. One of Jeanne Calment’s legs was once broken.

4.Which could best replace the underlined word “move” in the fourth paragraph?

A. deal         B. trick            C. march        D. sport

5. Why does Jeanne Calment say “Sorry, I’m still alive” to the local lawyer every year on her birthday?

A. Because she had an agreement at 80 with the lawyer which was to her advantage.

B. Because she has asked the lawyer to pay her more rent than they first agreed.

C. Because the lawyer has paid her much more money than the value of the house.

D. Because the house she rented to the lawyer isn’t worth the money he has already paid.