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1.WhatmakesNeckMassagersoeffecfive?

A.Itsworkingmethods.B.Itswell-designedlook.

C・The2AAAbatteries.D.Thelongworkingtime.

2.WhatdoesPatSullivanthinkofthedevice?

A.Itislight.B.Itisoversized.

C・Itissimpletouse.D.Itissafetooperate.

3.HowmuchwillyouhavetopayifyoubuyoneinMarch,2020?

A.£

23.B.£

46.C.£

69.D.£

92.

【答案】1-5ACD

二

ThesoundthatwokeDamianLanguellat8:

15inthemorningwassoloudheassumeditcamefrominsidehishouseinWade,Maine.Ashegotuptoinvestigate,heheardanothersound,thisonecomingmostdefinitelyfromoutside.Lookingoutofhisbedroomwindow,henoticedatreeenvelopedinsmokeabout500yardsaway.Acarwrappedaroundthetree'

sbase,itsengineonfire.

Grabbingbucketsofwater,heandhiswiferantothecrashsite.Upclose,theaccidentlookedworse.Thecarwassplitnearlyintwo,andthetreewaswherethedriver'

sseatoughttohavebeen,asifplantedthere.Nooneshouldhavesurvivedthiscrash,andyettherewas20-year-oldQuintinThompson,histerrifiedfacepressedagainstthedriver'

ssidewindow,invisiblepain.

Languelltriedputtingoutthefirewithhisbucketsofwaterbutfailed.Whentheflamesgotintothefrontseats,heknewhehadtogettheyoungmanout.SoLanguellopenedthecar'

sbackdoorandclimbedin.Usingapocketknifehe'

dbroughtwithhim,hecutthroughThompson'

sseatbelt.NowthatThompsonwasfree,Languellpulledhimout,anddraggedhimtosafetybeforetheentirecarwasinflames.

ItisempathythatdroveLanguelltohelp,justashesaid,"

MyheartgoesouttoThompson.Whenyouarethatclosetothatlevelofhurt,youfeelitsodirectly."

Forhisheroicaction,Languellwasaddedtothelistofreal-lifeheroeschangingtheworld.

4.Wherewasthefirstsoundactuallyfrom?

A.Ahouseonfire.B.Acarcrash.

C.Thebedroomwindow.D.Thebasement.

5.WhatdoweknowaboutQuintinThompson?

A.Hesavedhiscarfromfire.B.Hewassuccessfullyrescued.

C.Heremainedcalmallthetime.D.Hewascapableofhelpinghimselfout.

6.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"

empathy”underlinedinthelastparagraph?

A.Honesty.B.Wisdom.C.Sympathy.D.Responsibility.

7.WhichwordscanbestdescribeDamianLanguell?

A.Daringandgenerous.B.Caringandgrateful.

C.Courageousandnoble.D.Ambitiousandreliable.

【答案】BBCC

三

Coralreefs（珊瑚礁）areanintegralpartofsealifeandsustainitbyprovidingshelterandhabitattovariousorganisms.Theyalsosupplyandrecyclenutrientsaswellasenableagrowingfishpopulation,alongwithotherspecies,forahealthyanddiverseecosystem.However,theriseinaveragewatertemperaturesduetoclimatechangehasresultedinmorefrequentandlongtimeucoralbleaching（白化现象）”eventsthatdamagetheirhealth,causingfishandotherseaspeciestoabandonthem.

Inordertorestorethisdelicateecosystem,scientistsfromtheUKandAustraliaconductedastudythatinvolvedusingloudspeakersunderwaterneardamagedcoralreefstomakethemsoundhealthyandattractfish,potentiallykick-startingthenaturalrecoveryprocessofcoralreefsandtheirdependentlifeforms.ThelocationforthisexperimentwastheGreatBarrierReefintheCoralSea,foundalongsidetheeastcoastofQueensland,Australia.Thesiteisnotedtohavethelargestcoralreefsystemintheworld.

“Healthycoralreefsareremarkablynoisyplaces-thecrackleofsnappingshrimpandthewhoopsandgruntsoffish.Youngfishconcentrateonthesesoundswhenthey'

relookingforaplacetosettle,”saidSteveSimpson,studyco-authorandaprofessorattheUniversityofExeter,UK.

Byusingloudspeakerstocopysuchsounds,partsofdeadcoralreefswerefoundtoattracttwiceasmanyfish,comparedtoplaceswherenosoundswereplayed.“Thesereturningfish,arecrucialforcoralreefstofunctionashealthyecosystems.Boostingfishpopulationsinthiswaycouldhelptokick-startnaturalrecoveryprocesses,preventingthedamagewe'

reseeingonmanycoralreefsaroundtheworld,”saidleadauthor,TimGordon.

8.Whatcausesthephenomenonofcoralbleaching?

A.Diversespecies.B.Noisepollution.

B.Fishingindustry.D.Climbingtemperatures.

9.Whatapproachisintroducedtorecoverthecoralreefs?

A.Removingdamagedcoralreefs.

B.B.Usingloudspeakerstokeepfishaway.

C.Buildingnewhomesforseaspecies.

D.Playingcertainsoundstoappealtofish.

10.WhyareSteveSimpson'

swordsquoted?

A.Toprovidesomefindingsofthestudy.

B.Toshowtheprogressoftheexperiment.

C.Toexplainreasonsforthenewapproach.

D.Togiveanothersolutiontotheproblem.

11.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theattemptsareinvain.

B.Naturalrecoveryisimpossible.

C.Initialsuccesshasbeenachieved.

D.Thecoralreefshavereturnedtonormal.

【答案】DDCC

四

Aswereflectontheevolutionoffitnessoverthecenturies,andtheemergenceofawell-organizedandgrowing"

fitness”marketandindustry,itiswelltoaskourselves:

whathavewelost,andwhathavewegained?

Obviously,muchgoodhascomeoutoftheserecentdevelopments:

there'

swidespreadawarenessoftheimportanceofregularexercise,nearlyeverycommunityhasagymorfitnessclubwherepeoplecangoorpaytoworkout,andweunderstandmoreabouthowthehumanbodyworks.Yetdespitethemanyhealthandfitnessmethods,programs,andresources,thegeneralpopulationhasneverbeensophysicallysedentary（久坐的）andout-of-shape.ArecentWorldHealthOrganizationreportindicatesthatlifeexpectancy（寿命）intheU.S.droppedforthefirsttimesince1993.Thehealthofmodempeopleisdeclining,despitehighlyadvancedmedicaltechnologiesandtheboominghealthandfitnessindustry.

Howcouldthatbe?

Alargepartofitismotivation.Peoplearesimplynotasmotivatedtomovetheirbodyandgethealthyastheywereinthepast.Weliveinasocietywheretheinabilitytooperateone'

sbodyinapracticalandeffectivemannerisnolongeranembarrassingcondition.Thefitnessindustry,nomatterhowgoodeachnewprogramclaimstobe,hasfailedtogetthemajorityofpeopletovalue,practice,andenjoyphysicalexercise.

So,shouldweexpecttheanswertothisdilemmatocomefromevenmorevaried,ormoretechnologicallyadvancedprogramsandequipment?

Orwillthesolutioncomefromadifferentmindset,asimplerapproachandpractice,andoverallanewculture?

12.Whatdoestheauthortellusaboutfitnessindustryinparagraph2?

A.Itprovidesbettertechnology.

B.Itissupportedbymostpeople.

C.Itbringsaboutpositiveeffects.

D.Itcostspeopletoomuchmoney.

13.Whatisthemainreasonwhypeoplefailtodophysicalexercise?

A.Notenoughequipment.

B.Lackofinnerdrive.

C.Misguidedinstructions.

D.Embarrassinglivingconditions.

14.Whatdoestheauthorseemtoagreewith?

A.Changeattitudestofitness.

B.Relyonstandardpractice.

C.Seekmorepotentialcustomers.

D.Turntomoreadvancedprograms.

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Lostinfitness

B.Misunderstandingaboutfitness

C.Evolutionoffitness

D.Importanceoffitness

【答案】11--15CBAA

五

SweetestDayinAmericaisalwaysthethirdSaturdayinOctober.Thisholidayismuchmoreimportantinsomeregionsthaninothers（Detroit,ClevelandandBuffalobeingthebiggestSweetestDaycities）.Itisaholidaythatisgaininginpopularityeveryyearthroughoutthecountry.

SweetestDayiscelebratedonthethirdSaturdayinOctoberasadaytomakesomeonehappy.Itisanoccasionwhichoffersallofusanopportunitytoremembernotonlythesick,aged,andorphaned,butalsofriends,relativesandassociateswhosehelpfulnessandkindnesswehaveenjoyed.

Over60yearsago,amaninCleveland,believingthatthecity'

sorphansandshutins（卧病在床的人）toooftenfeltforgottenandneglected,thoughtoftheideaofshowingthemthattheywereremembered.Hedidthisthroughthedistributionofsmallgifts.Withthehelpofhisfriendsandneighbors,hedistributedthesesmallremembrancesonaSaturdayinOctober.Duringtheyearsthatfollowed,otherClevelandersbegantoparticipateinthecelebrationceremony,whichcametobecalled“SweetestDay”.Intime,theSweetestDayideaof