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Forever Young?
　　It's Girls Night Out:Mom Edition, and I'm a player in a whole new game. It occurs to me that I really don't know these　36　women. We've been circling　37　for about three years, ever since our kids started　38　.We'd bump into each other in the parking　39　,at Valentine's Day parties, and later as one or the other shyly　40　we all sign our kids up for softball, gymnastics or dance. Who knows　41　the five of us clumped together more than　42　of us clumped with other mothers. I suppose it happens　43　,friendship circles spiraling in and around and about and anew.?
This is the　44　time we've gathered without the kids, and I am having a　45　time saying “Janice”, as opposed to “Zoe's mom” or “Susan”,　46　“Kaitlin's mom”, and so I have decided, for tonight, not to　47　any names at all.?
The　48　has already taken our drink order. I can't believe nobody　49　beer.Nope, this is a Diet Coke and iced tea crowd. In the back of my mind I'm　50　if I'm going to be the naughty　51　who corrupts this group.?
There is so much　52　to take care of when you are just getting to　53　people as people. One of the things we are doing is　54　dates, the years that each of us　55　from this or that. I see where this is going.?
36. A. five      B. three   C. Four   D. two?
37. A. each other    B. one another       C. all of us     D. some of us?
38. A. primary school    B. university   C. high school D. preschool?
39. A. lot B. Station       C. line     D. square?
40. A. said      B. suggested   C. informed    D. found?
41.A. what     B. that     C. how    D. why?
42. A. some    B. none   C. any     D. all?
43. A. all the time  B. all of a sudden   C. at the same time D. once and for all?
44. A. last       B. first    C. Usual  D. only?
45. A. spare    B. good   C. difficult     D. pleasant?
46. A. instead of     B. as well as   C. in case of   D. in the name of?
47. A. call      B. use     C. forget D. tell?
48. A. kid              B. mother       C. Friend D. waitress?
49. A. brought       B. liked   C. ordered      D. drank?
50. A. wondering   B. fearing       C. Speaking    D. asking?
51. A. girl      B. mother       C. One    D. kid?
52. A. trouble B. business     C. time    D. food?
53. A. regard  B. name  C. Find   D. know?
54. A. comparing   B. making      C. Deciding    D. discussing?
55. A. came    B. changed     C. graduated   D. got??

　　A true apology is more than just acknowledgement（承認）of a mistake. It’s recognition that something you’ve said or　 36　 has damaged a relationship - and that you　 37　 enough about that relationship to want it　 38　.
　　It’s never　 39　 to acknowledge yon are in the wrong. Being human, we all need the art of apology. Look hack and think how　 40　 you’ve judged roughly（草率），said　 41　 things，pushed yourself　 42　at the expense（在使某人受損的情況下）of a friend. Some deep thought in us know that when　 43　 a small mistake has been made, your　 44　 will stay out of balance until the mistake is acknowledged and your regret is　 45　.
　　I remember a doctor friend,　 46　 me about a man who came to him with　 47　 illnesses: headache, insomnia（失眠）,stomachaches and so on. No physical　 48　 could be found. Finally the doctor said to the man,“　 49　 you tell me what’s on your conscience（良心）,I can’t help you.”
After a short silence, the man told the doctor that he　 50　 all the money that his father gave to his brother, who was　 51　 His father had died, so only he himself knew the matter. The old doctor made the man write to his brother making an　 52　 and enclosing（附寄）a　53　.In the post office, the man dropped the letter into the mail box. As the letter disappeared, the man　 54　 into team. “Thank you, doctor,”he said,“I think I'm all right now.”And he　 55　.
　　36．A. done B. thought C. announced D. expected
　　37．A. lost B. care C. advise D. heard
　　38．A. built B. formed C. repaired D. damaged
　　39．A. difficult B. easy C. foolish D. shy
　　40．A. long B. often C. much D. soon
　　41．A. unusual B. harmful C. precious D. unkind
　　42．A. ahead B. away C. down D off
　　43．A. still B. even C. only D. such
　　44．A. sense B. brain C. weight D. feeling
　　45．A. shown B. explanined C. offered D. expressed
　　46．A. asking B. telling C. requiring D. setting
　　47．A. strange B. serious C. various D. much
　　48．A. signs B. reason C. cause D. marks
　　49．A. Whenever B. Unless C. Suppose D. Although
　　50．A. stole B. accepted C. seized D. wasted
　　51．A. mad B. lost C. abroad D. dead
　　52．A. order B. excuse C. agreement D. apology
　　53．A. note B. card C. check D. photo
　　54．A. joyed B. burst C. laughed D. cried
　　55．A. should B. did C. had D. was

　　From the very beginning, Martin felt that he was bound up with（與……緊緊地在一起）his lovely little patient. One day, following some tests , Betty gave the doctor a big hug（擁抱）.
　　A few months later the doctor removed not only the tumour（腫瘤）, but also the entire lower left side of Betty’s gum（牙齦）and jawbone. Because Betty was so young, Martin was hopeful that her jawbone might regenerate.
　　Within three months, Betty’s tumour grew as large as an orange, changing the natural appearance of the left side of her small, delicate （ =" thin;" not strong）face. Soon she couldn’t even close her mouth, and as her eating problems worsened, Betty ‘s weight dropped from 20 kilos to 15. Martin knew from experience that it might invade the brain.
　　The only other possibility was thorough radiation therapy （放射療法）. Night after night, Betty's father gave her injection, but the tumour remained as big as ever. Then one evening. Morgan noticed that the tumour had begun to change. It was actually becoming smaller! For two months her tumour appeared to be going away for ever. In the coming months, Betty’s tumour continued to appear. She was able to eat solid food once again. Her jawbone was regenerating. The tumour was gone.
　小題1:If Betty’s jawbone didn’t regenerate, the doctors ________ .

A．would rebuild her jaw

B．would continue the treatment

C．would use new medicine

D．could do nothing else

　小題2:If the brain should be invaded, the result would ________.

A．prevent her growth

B．reduce her weight

C．cause her brain damaged

D．a(chǎn)ffect her eyesight

　小題3:What did the doctors do two months later?

A．They continued their observations.

B．They gave up the operation on Betty.

C．They found out what caused Betty’s strange disease.

D．They declared that Betty’s strange disease was cured.

Drinking wine in moderation improves the IQ and may boost mental agility in old people,according to Japanese researchers.
A study of the effects of alcohol on the middle aged and elderly found the average IQ of men who drink wine (whether made from grapes or rice) was 3.3 points higher than that of men who do not imbibe.
Similarly,the IQ of women drinkers showed an improvement of 2.5 points over their teetotal sisters.The findings are part of an ongoing study by Japan’s National Institute for Longevity into the links between human intelligence and what we eat and drink.
The tests measured general knowledge,powers of judgment and concentration in drinkers and non-drinkers over 40,all living in Aichi prefecture,central Japan,and sharing the same income level-roughly￡50 000 a year—and educational background.All were university graduates.
But while wine-drinkers appeared to be brighter,the same was not true of those who drank deer,shochu (a local gin) and whisky.
“The benefits of wine and sake (rice wine) in raising IQ could be due to substances they contain,such as polyphenol,which are believed to slow the ageing process,” Hiroshi Shimokata,head of epidemiology research,said.
It was premature to conclude,he added,that drinking wine or sake slowed the deterioration of brain functions in the elderly,or warded off senility.The research does,however,suggest that this is one way to stay mentally alert longer.
But there is a sobering caveat:drinking too much may make you dimmer.“People who drink more than 540 milli-litres (a little over a pint) of sake or wine a day had lower intelligence quotients than those who did not drink at all,”Hiroshi Shimokata said.“Moderation is very important.”
小題1:Which one is the topic of the passage?

A．Drinking wine in a large amount improves the IQ of old people.

B．Drinking wine in a reasonable amount raises the IQ of old people.

C．Drinking wine in moderation does good to any one.

D．Drinking wine helps improve the IQ of women.

小題2:According to the passage,which of the following is NOT wrong?

A．Every wine drinker’s IQ is 3.3 points higher than that of men who don’t drink.

B．The IQ of women drinker is 2.5 points lower than that of the non-drinking women.

C．Drinking beer and whisky cannot improve one’s IQ.

D．Drinking wine can only do good to the IQ of rich old people.

小題3:The reason why wine and sake can improve IQ is that _________.

A．wine and sake have special taste

B．wine and sake can make us excited

C．wine and sake contain substances considered to slow the ageing process

D．wine and sake contain something believed to prevent us from ageing

小題4:From the text,it seems that we can conclude _________.

A．the more wine we drink,the brighter we are

B．the less wine we drink,the brighter we are

C．drinking wine less than 540ml a day,we’ll become dimmer

D．drinking wine in moderation,we’ll become brighter

We know the effect calories have on your body.For each pound of weight that your body carries,it takes about 12 calories per pound per day to keep it alive.If you weigh 150 pounds,you therefore need about (150×12) 1800 calories per day to keep yourself alive and maintain that same weight.
If you were to eat more than 1800 calories per day,the surplus turns into fat.It takes about 3600 excess calories to make a pound of fat.Let's say that you were to eat,on average,2000 calories per day.That extra 200 calories per day is going to turn into fat.However,you will eventually hit a point of equilibrium(平衡，均衡) because as you gain weight,you need more calories to maintain that weight.So,a person eating an average of 2000 calories per day will hit equilibrium at (2000/12) 166.67 pounds.
So let's say that you eat,on average,2000 calories per day and reach equilibrium at 166 pounds.Then you go on a crash diet where you eat only 1000 calories per day for 60 days.You lose 16 pounds and reach your target weight of 150 pounds.But then you go right back to eating 2000 calories per day again.The graph below shows your eating pattern before,during and after the diet:

Note that the graph assumes that you,like most people,eat a random number of calories per day.Some days you are “good” and eat less,and some days you are “bad” and eat more,but the assumption is that it averages out to 2000 calories per day over the long run.
This graph shows what happens to your weight before,during and after the diet:

The diet really takes the weight off.But the weight comes right back when you return to your “normal” eating pattern.The weight appears to come back so quickly because when you are at your lightest,you tend to gain more weight each day.The lighter you are,the fewer calories you need.If you only need 1500 calories per day and you're eating 2000,you're going to gain weight faster than if you need 1800 and you're eating 2000.
小題1:The passage is mainly about_________.

A．how to lose weight effectively

B．why the weight comes back so quickly once a person stops dieting

C．why a person puts on weight

D．how to keep a healthy diet

小題2:According to the text,a person weighing 120 pounds needs _________calories per day to keep the same weight.

A．1440

B．1800

C．2000

D．1000

小題3:Suppose all the following people take in 3000 calories every day.Who will gain weight fastest?

A．A person who weighs 200 pounds.	B．A person who weighs 180 pounds.
C．A person who weighs 150 pounds.	D．A person who weighs 100 pounds.

小題4:What will the writer continue to discuss at the end of the text?

A．Ways to keep the weight off.	B．Ways to go on a diet.
C．Diseases caused by overweight.	D．Proper diet to keep healthy.

There are new findings that not enough sleep may cause people to gain weight.Researchers say a lack of sleep can produce hormonal changes that increase feelings of hunger.
In one study,researchers in the United States examined information on more than 1000 people.The people had taken part in a long-term study of sleep disorders.
Some people slept less than five hours a night.They had 15 percent higher blood levels of a hormone called ghrelin than people who slept eight hours.And they had 15 percent less of the hormone leptin.Experts say ghrelin helps make people feel hungry;leptin makes you feel full.
The scientists say these hormonal changes may be a cause of obesity in Western societies.They note the combination that limitation is common and is widely available.
The results were not affected by how much people exercised.People who are awake longer have more time to burn energy.But the researchers say loss of sleep may increase hunger especially  for high-calorie foods,so people gain weight.It seems that,for survival,the body may be designed to store more fat during times with less sleep.
Researchers from Stanford University in California and the University of Wisconsin did the study.They found that the best amount of sleep for weight control is 7.7 hours a night.
The Public Library of Science published the findings in its journal Medicine.Internet users can read the full study,free of charge,at plos.org.
小題1:Which of the following shows the right way in which lack of sleep causes weight gain?

A．more ghrelin and less leptin→feeling hungry→eating more

B．feeling hungry→eating more→more ghrelin and less leptin

C．burning more energy→feeling hungry→eating more

D．more leptin and less ghrelin→feeling full→less exercise

小題2:The two words missing in the 4th paragraph should be “_________”and “_________”.

A．weight;sleep

B．sleep;food

C．hunger;food

D．weight;work

小題3:When you sleep 7.7 hours a night,you will_________.

A．have your ghrelin level rise and leptin level drop

B．have your leptin level rise and ghrelin level drop

C．have your ghrelin and leptin levels properly balanced

D．feel neither hungry nor full

小題4:The writer wrote this passage to_________.

A．make a news report	B．offer a piece of medical advice
C．make an advertisement	D．keep a record of the research findings

Healthy knees aren’t the main consideration in choosing high heels,but new research says chunky heels are just as bad for the knees as spindly stilettos（細高跟鞋）.“It takes a long time to feel the effects of knee osteoarthritis（骨關節(jié)炎）—and once you do it,it is too late,”said Dr.Casey Kerrigan,leading researcher of the study and associate professor at Harvard Medical School’s department of physical medicine.“I compare it to smoking—one cigarette is not painful,but over a lifetime it is.Wide-heeled shoes feel comfortable,so women wear them all day long,”Kerrigan said.“They are better for your feet than stiletto heels,but just as bad for your knees.”
In the study,researchers had twenty women wear two pairs of shoes with three-inch heels,one with a narrow heel and the other with a thick one.The scientists compared how much pressure was put on the women’s knees by both types of shoes.The women also walked bare-foot to test normal pressure.The scientists found that both types of shoes applied equal amounts of pressure to the knees.Compared with walking barefoot,the heels increased pressure on the inside of the knee by 26 percent.Increased pressure on the knee eventually leads to arthritis,experts say.
The idea that high heels are bad for your health isn’t new—scientists have warned women for years that they contribute to problems ranging from corns to hammer toes,tendonitis,knee pain,sprained(扭傷)ankles and back problems.But in 1998,Kerrigan and a team of Harvard researchers were the first to link high heels and knee osteoarthritis,a painful joint disease that destroys cartilage(軟骨)surrounding the knee.The first study looked only at stiletto heels,and Kerrigan said she wanted to study the chunky high-heeled shoes she noticed many women wearing.“This study confirms what we all intuitively（直覺地）know that high-heeled shoes of any kind are not good for our health,”said Dr.Glem Pfeffer,a San Francisco doctor and member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons who was not connected to the study.
小題1:We learn from the passage that women choose chunky heels because _________.

A．they want to walk comfortably

B．chunky heeled shoes are cheaper than stiletto heeled pairs

C．chunky heels do less harm to knees

D．chunky heels are not painful at all

小題2:The study mentioned in the second paragraph found that _________.

A．pressure on the foot is caused by high heels

B．the pressure is abnormal while walking barefoot

C．a(chǎn)rthritis is always caused by pressure on the knees

D．both types of shoes have the same harm to the knees

小題3:It can be inferred from the passage that _________.

A．people got to know the high heels are bad for health recently

B．people have known the high heels are bad for health for years

C．people haven’t known the high heels are bad for health yet

D．people will be warned that the high heels are bad for health soon

小題4:Kerrigan’s late study looked at the chunky high-heeled shoes because _________.

A．they feel more comfortable

B．they are related to knee osteoarthritis

C．they are worn by many women

D．they are different from stiletto heels

小題5:The best title for the passage may be _________.

A．Talking Healthy Knees into Consideration

B．High-heels Do Harm to Knees

C．Chunky Heels and Stiletto Heels

D．When Wearing High-heels

It came with devastating force,a natural disaster of strange intensity that shocked the world and killed tens of thousands.The waters have now receded,but disease and food and water shortages trouble a number of countries around the Indian Ocean.Millions of survivors face serious problems.
The number of survivors in need of food aid after the Indian Ocean disaster has climbed to 5 million people.They stretch from Somalia to Thailand,and the figure could rise further,the United Nations has said.
Relief teams hope to reach all of the estimated 700 000 hungry in Sri Lanka within three more days.It could take longer before enough food aid gets to the nearly 1 million people in need in hard-to-reach parts of Indonesia.Another serious problem is the need for purified water.
Although aid had poured in from all over the world to the disaster areas,“Logistics is the big problem here—just getting the stuff out to people who need it,”said Ron Libby,emergency management specialist at the USA agency for International Development.
Relief efforts are hindered by the difficulty of delivering aid to the more than 1000 islands scattered across hundreds of kilometers of ocean.
For those who survived the tsunami's force,disease is now the No.1 problem.Five million people are short of water,food and basic sanitation across the region.World Health Organization(WHO) crisis chief David Navarro said 50 000 more people could die from disease and other causes,as has been the case in previous humanitarian emergencies.
WHO said it had already received a handful of reports of malaria(瘧疾) and dengue fever(登革熱) and hundreds of reports of diarrhea(腹瀉) and infected wounds.It said millions of water purification tablets had been sent to Asia,along with sanitation engineers to rebuild water sanitation infrastructure.
Psychologists are warning that mental health problems caused by the tsunami could prove harder to resolve than the physical damage.
Some survivors say they are plagued by recurring nightmares about walls of water.Many locals are afraid to return to beachside homes.Officials also warn that suicide rates could rise dramatically as parents struggle with guilt at losing children.
Psychologists estimate that 20 to 30 per cent of people who face traumatic events eventually develop symptoms,such as alcohol abuse,lack of concentration at work and an inability to develop close relationships.
Although the Thai Government has offered to build temporary beachside housing,many refugee families are refusing to come down from the hills.Others are afraid to go back to jobs on the sea.
Over 150 000 people were killed by the tsunami,but hundreds and thousands more have been left with no means to earn a living.
In the village of Akirapettai in India,all that is left is the twisted wreckage of the fishing fleet.Dakshina Murti,a fisherman,not only lost three family members,but also lost his boats,his nets,everything.
“Everything's gone,”he says.With no government aid so far,all he has is a wreck.There are several million people who suffered the same experience.Homes have been destroyed,as well as wharves,docks,and sheds.
For now,rebuilding the economy remains a distant concept.
小題1:This passage is mainly about _________that happened around the Indian Oceans.

A．the causes of the tsunami	B．the result after the tsunami
C．the sign of the tsunami	D．the warning of the tsunami

小題2:According to what the United Nations has said,the number of survivors in need of food aid after the disaster _________.

A．is not more than 5 million	B．is less than 5 million
C．has reached 5 million	D．won't reach 5 million

小題3:From the passage we learn that _________ is the most serious problem for the time being.

A．disease

B．food

C．water

D．house

小題4:The passage tells us that such a disaster,as tsunami will cause diseases and _________ as well.

A．Dengue fever

B．diarrhea

C．Malaria

D．mental health problem

Eleven-year-old Angela was stricken with a debilitating disease involving her nervous system.She was unable to walk and her movement was restricted in other ways as well.The doctors did not hold out much hope of her ever recovering from this illness.They predicted she’d spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair.They said that few,if any,were able to come back to normal after contracting this disease.The little girl was undaunted.There,lying in her hospital bed,she would vow to anyone who’d listen that she was definitely going to be walking again someday.
She was transferred to a specialized hospital in the San Francisco Bay area.Whatever therapies could be applied to her case were used.The therapists were charmed by her undefeatable spirit.They taught her about imaging—about seeing herself walking.If it would do nothing else,it would at least give her hope and something positive to do in the long waking hours in her bed.Angela would work as hard as possible in physical therapy,in whirlpools and in exercise sessions.But she worked just as hard lying there faithfully doing her imaging;visualizing herself moving,moving,moving!
One day,as she was staining with all her might to imagine her legs moving again,it seemed as though a miracle happened:The bed moved!It began to move around the room!She screamed out,“Look what I’m doing!Look!Look!I can do it!I moved,I moved!”
Of course,at this very moment everyone else in the hospital was screaming,too,and running for cover.People were screaming,equipment was falling and glass was breaking.You see,it was the recent San Francisco earthquake.But don’t tell that to Angela.She’s convinced that she did it.And now only a few years later,she’s back in school. You see,anyone who can shake the earth between San Francisco and Oakland can conquer a piddling little disease,can’t they?
小題1:The underlined word “undaunted” in the first paragraph can probably be replaced by _________.

A．encouraged

B．not discouraged

C．losing heart

D．excited

小題2:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

A．The girl got over her disease just by imagining.

B．It was because of her strong determination and constant efforts that she got walking again.

C．The girl was on top of the world when she moved the bed in her room.

D．Doctors believe imagining being healthy helps patients recover.

小題3:By saying the last sentence in the last paragraph,the author means that_________.

A．where there is a will,there is a way

B．a(chǎn) person who is strong enough to shake the earth can get over any disease

C．just as it is impossible for one to shake the earth,so it is to conquer a serious disease

D．though one can shake the earth,he can’t defeat a little disease

小題4:What might be a good title for the text?

A．Did The Earth Move For You?

B．A Miracle Made by a Young Girl

C．A Young Girl Conquered Disease

D．Strong Will Defeats Illness

Interpersonal Distance
With the outbreak of SARS,everyone tried to avoid coming into close contact with each other.In those days,interpersonal distance increased,“close contact” almost became synonymous with “danger”,and even children couldn’t have close contact with their mothers.Now SARS has disappeared,and we return back to normal living again.Then,how can we do handle interpersonal distance in our everyday lives?
Studies show that interpersonal distance can be divided into 4 different types:intimate distance,personal distance,social distance,and public distance.
Intimate distance is the interpersonal distance of a person with the people closest to him or her.It ranges from 0 to 45 cm.When a stranger comes within this distance,a person will have strong negative reaction.In crowded buses,strangers usually maintain rigid poses and try to avoid body contact,but couples,lovers,children and their mothers usually lean close to each other.Intimates who aren’t able to live close together for a long time can become alienated.Also,touching is also very important.A contrast test shows that the nervous systems of babies who are often caressed by their mothers develop much faster and their weight increases faster,by 47%,than that of other babies.
Personal distance ranges from 45 cm to 1 m.People can converse genially at this distance without invading each other’s personal space.When friends and acquaintances meet on the street,they usually greet and converse at this distance.
Social distance generally ranges from 1 m to 3 m.Among this range,1-2 m is usually the distance in which people deal with private affairs in social activities.For example,when you get money from banks,in order to protect your privacy,other customers are required to stand at least 1 m away from you.2-3.5 m is a farther social distance.Business talks usually occur at this distance.Besides talking,proper eye contact is also indispensable.Otherwise,each side will feel disrespected.
Public distance is usually used in public gatherings.It generally ranges from 3.5 m to about 7 m.Beyond this range,people can’t communicate using a normal voice.In classrooms,experienced teachers usually leave their lecture platforms to enhance their teaching.
Under different cultural contexts,the interpersonal distance differs slightly,but its basic laws are the same.When conversing,people in love lean very close to each other,acquaintances lean closer than strangers,females lean closer than males,and extraverts lean closer than introverts.In life,harmonious interpersonal relationships are set upon proper interpersonal distances,and some conflicts start from improper interpersonal distances.
小題1:According to the text,the strangers standing close to each other in a crowded bus may_________.

A．try to keep a distance away	B．feel uneasy
C．feel nervous	D．be rude to each other

小題2:The distance between a teacher and students in class belongs to _________.
A.intimate distance                                           C.personal distance
C.social distance                                               D.public distance
小題3:The interpersonal distance between two people is mainly determined by _________.

A．how familiar they are with each other	B．their relationship in a special activity
C．their characters	D．their cultural background

小題4:To keep proper interpersonal distance is important because _________.

A．it makes people feel respected or loved

B．it helps to protect privacy

C．wrong interpersonal distance may result in misunderstanding

D．improper interpersonal distance may hurt others