Each of us can live strong，healthy，energetic lives for a long time to come．The key？Actually，there are many of them．

Eat fewer calories，but more food

Slimming down can help prevent disease，and cutting way back on the amount you eat may even slow the aging process．When nutrition researchers invited themselves over for dinner in kitchens across the globe-from Greece to Japan to the state of Pennsylvania--they discovered a stomach-satisfying secret to good health：Pile your plate high with vegetables and fruits，add respectable parts of beans and whole grains，and ignore high-calorie food like cheeseburgers，cream sauces，and fatty meats．

Use exercise as an anti-aging vaccine

Exercise can help you gain a better quality of life as you age．It's no secret that physical activity strengthens muscles，burn calories，and puts a happy bounce in your step．But recently，researchers discovered a new，extra benefit：Exercise acts as a powerful way against the aging process itself. When exercise physiologists put healthy people aged 60 to 85 on Weight-training programs for six months then tested them for signs of free-radical(自由基) damage，they were surprised by the results．By the end of the study，low-intensity exercisers had a drop in free-radical damage，while high-intensity exercisers had a slight increase．

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Life is always busy no matter what your age．But the truth is，when people are retired，time usually does become more available for adults after 60．With this time come choices．The easy one is merely to relax：watch more TV，eat out more often，talk on the phone as much as you want．The better choice? Discover something more meaningful to devote yourself to and do it wholeheartedly．

1.Which of the following is what you should eat more?

A．Fatty meats． B．Whole grains．

C．Cream sauces． D．Cheeseburgers．

2.The new discovery of exercise probably is that__________．

A．it can help you live a better life

B．it can strengthen muscles

C．it can burn calories

D．it can prevent aging process

3.When do you have more free time according to this text?

A．In your fifties． B．Beyond sixty．

C．Over seventy D．Before sixty．

4.The best title of this text should be "_______"．

A．How to Keep a Balanced Diet

B．The Importance of Your Health

C．Keys to living Longer and Better

D．Hobbies making Your Healthy

There are quite a few advantages of wearing school uniforms．The idea may seem disagreeable at first，but considering all the positive effects coming from wearing uniforms you would be more likely to enjoy them．

Teachers love school uniforms because it helps provide an orderly learning environment．Having students dressed in uniforms may teach them how to present themselves in a neat and professional manner．It gives students the opportunity to learn how to dress like young ladies and gentleman．And they can focus their attention on academics rather than style．

Purchasing(購(gòu)買) school uniforms is easy and needs less hesitation and consideration．No matter what the school's policy is，there are only specific essential(基本的) pieces to the wardrobe(服裝) that are necessary，so it won’t break the bank．A few wardrobe items can last a long time．Parents could also enjoy an easy morning，as it will take less time to choose a set of clothes for the school day．

Students wearing uniforms will feel less pressure about what to wear or not to wear when their classmates are dressed similarly．Getting dressed before school becomes less of a chore(瑣事) when students are limited in their choices，so there shouldn’t be any trouble about choosing an outfit the day and getting ready quickly．Some students may not like the lack of individuality(個(gè)性) with a uniform，but some school dress code policies may offer them the opportunities to show their unique styles．

Uniforms today are also becoming trendier and can be seen in many areas of pop culture．Celebrities(名人)and fashion designers are using uniforms as inspiration for new looks which also appeal to students．

1.What would be the best title for the text?

A．How to dress properly．

B．The history of school uniforms．

C．The advantages of school uniforms．

D．How to deal with pressure in school．

2.Teachers think that wearing school uniforms __________．

A．is just a tradition that students should follow

B．makes students feel less pressure in study

C．helps students put more effort into their studies

D．makes students lose their independence and identity

3.The underlined part “it won't break the bank” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_______”．

A．a(chǎn) school uniform doesn’t cost a lot of money

B．a(chǎn) school uniform should be worn every day

C．parents will have to go to the bank many times

D．parents who work in a bank can afford the uniform

4.We can infer from the text that school uniform __________．

A．a(chǎn)re not popular with fashion designers

B．were not accepted by parents in the past

C．will be designed by students themselves

D．will be more fashionable in the future

A book review tells not only what a book is about, but also how successful it is at what it is trying to do. Professors often assign (布置) book reviews as practice in careful analytical (分析的) reading.

As a reviewer, you bring together the two parts of accurate, analytical reading and strong, personal response when you indicate what the book is about and what it might mean to a reader. In other words, reviewers answer not only the WHAT but the SO WHAT question about a book. Thus, in writing a review, you combine the skills of describing what is on the page，analyzing how the book tried to achieve its purpose, and expressing your own reactions.

Most book reviews start with a heading that includes all the basic information about the book, like:

Title.

Author.

Place of publication, publisher, date of publication.

Number of pages.

The review usually begins with an introduction that lets your readers know what the review will say. The first paragraph usually includes the author and title again, so your readers don't have to look up to find this information. You should also include a very brief description of the contents of the book, the purpose or audience for the book, and your reaction and evaluation.

Then you move into a section of background information that helps place the book in context and discusses how to judge the book. Next, you should give a summary of the main points, quoting (引用) and explaining key phrases from the author. Finally, you get to the heart of your review -- your evaluation of the book. In this section, you might discuss some of the following issues:

·How well the book has achieved its goal.

·What possibilities are suggested by the book.

·What the book has left out.

·How the book compares with others on the subject.

·What personal experiences you've had related to the subject.

It is important to use labels (標(biāo)簽) to carefully distinguish your views from the author's, so that you don't confuse your readers.

Then, like other essays, you can end with a direct comment on the book, and tie together issues raised in the review in a conclusion.

There is, of course, no set form, but a general rule is that the first one-half to two-thirds of the review should summarize the author's main ideas and at least one-third should evaluate the book.

1. According to the text, personal response of a book reviewer refers to _______.

A. accurate and analytical reading

B. the reviewer’s understanding about the background of the book

C. the reviewer's indication of what the book is about and what it means to a reader

D. skills of describing what is on the page

2.What is the most important part of a book review?

A. The heading. B. The evaluation.

C. The conclusion. D. The introduction.

3. Readers will get puzzled if __________.

A. there is no heading in a book review

B. the book review is not complex enough

C. the reviewer's point of view is mixed with the author's

D. there are some different issues listed in the book review

4.What is suggested for a book review in this text?

A. Quoting from other similar books.

B. Commenting on the book in a fixed form.

C. Analyzing the author's writing experience in the past.

D. Comparing the book with others on a similar subject.

As a child grows up，you may wonder how you can teach him to become a respectful adult. 1. A child who learns to respect not only learns to receive respect from others in kind，but also learn to respect himself.

●Show him respect.

This is the best way to teach your child how to respect others．Listen to your child attentively and he will learn to listen to you，understanding how important this is in communication．

● 2.

The more you say“please”and“thank you”to your child，the more likely he will learn to use them．Politeness then becomes a normal part of any conversation．

●Agree to disagree．

3. Explain your decision so that he will understand you and expect respectful responses．Disagreeing with you doesn't necessarily mean disobedience(不順從)．

●Control your impulse to overreact．

When a situation arises，stay calm and keep in mind that you are supposed to be modeling correct behavior. 4.

●Praise，praise，praise

So much is focused on what a child does wrong and how to correct it that his accomplishments are not celebrated enough. 5.

A．Teach manners by using polite requests and responses．

B．Try to remember that a child won't always agree with you．

C．Respect is necessary for a meaningful and successful life．

D．If he sees you lose your temper，he is more likely to respond that way in future．

E．A child may act as he pleases，and he will live a happy life．

F．Seeing a child exhibit respectful behavior，make sure he knows how proud you are of him.

G．Respectful behavior is always accompanied by bad behavior as a child．

A few years ago my husband，my son and I were traveling to visit my cousins. It was about two or three in the morning，when it became clear that we were lost. The country seemed to be going on forever, and the farther we traveled, the worse it seemed to get.

Finally we a truck stop. So we pulled in and I got out of the car for "Does anybody here know how to find Merridale Road?" I asked.

A very tired waitress looked up and said, "Lady, I haven't got a clue."

Since she was not , I looked around at the customers．There，sitting nearby, were four of the toughest men I had ever seen in my life. Chains．Black leather. Skulls and crossbones (骷髏).

I immediately thought of my in the car and what these characters might do to us.

"We know you're going," one of them said cheerfully. "Not only that，but we'll take you there."

I could say no, they got up, paid their bill, and were outside on their motorcycles，gesturing,“ us!”

We started to follow them down the dark and quiet country roads. After a few minutes, my son decided it was all for us. "They're taking us to a place, and that will be the end," he said . "I'm never going to see my school or my friends again. How you do this to me?"

I whispered to my husband，"I don't want to scare Jack, but he's right. I am a bit . It's dark. The road is getting very lonely. And these people are tough. Maybe I did the thing."

"No kidding," he replied. "We're just going to have to trust that it's going to be all right."

About an hour later, after through endless back roads deep in the woods，they to us to go left. We looked up, and there was the for Merridale Road. They had put us on the right road after all. And then they good-bye and disappeared from view. If I've learned anything on this

journey of mine, it's that around every bend in the road, and at the end of even the darkest tunnel, there's likely to be a company of .

1.A. music B. roads C. days D. school

2.A. found B. called C. missed D. left

3.A. time B. gas C. water D. directions

4.A. helpful B. careful C. beautiful D. hopeful

5.A. maps B. bags C. family D. gifts

6.A. how B. what C. why D. where

7.A. If B. Since C. Because D. Before

8.A. Invite B. Show C. Follow D. Give

9.A. over B. right C. alone D. around

10.A. cool B. lonely C. safe D. new

11.A. uneasily B. cheerfully C. curiously D. uncertainly

12.A. should B. can C. would D. must

13.A. annoyed B. excited C. frightened D. amazed

14.A. same B. bad C. funny D. wrong

15.A. winding B. looking C. walking D. climbing

16.A. greeted B. connected C. gestured D. hurried

17.A. label B. notice C. poster D. sign

18.A. kissed B. waved C. shook D. blew

19.A. tiring B. crazy C. interesting D. fancy

20.A. angels B. friends C. partners D. relatives

There was a woman who went to the airport 1. (hurry).She was so absorbed 2. her own thoughts that she was not aware they were going on a different route．Suddenly，a man went inside the cab and took her handbag 3. she placed her visa，passport，and all her money for the trip．She kept on thinking how unlucky she was to be in that situation．That very same night，she heard a piece of 4. (shock) news．Flight 230 crashed！It was the plane that she was supposed to board into. 5. she had not lost her precious belongings，she could have lost something far 6. important--her life！

Sometimes bad things really happen．We fail in our exams，or get rejected by others．There are times when nothing seems to go our way．So what do we do about it？We must take all these 7. (frustrate)out of our chest and start all over again with the consistent faith that we 8. (get)what are deserved(應(yīng)得的)．

If you failed in the exams，maybe you'd be more successful and much happier in 9. field. If you were rejected by your friend，there are plenty of others out there who are much more deserving of(值得的) your love and affection．Don't waste your time and energy 10. things that can't be changed．

短文改錯(cuò)（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。

注意：

1．每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞。

2．只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

Of all my teachers, Mr Moore is the one who impress me most. He is 34, so he looks young for his age. And he's one of the most popular teacher in our school. Mr Moore pays more attention to his way of teaching, comparing with other teachers.

He tries different ways to make his classes actively and lively. On his opinion, we should not only know "what", but understand "why". So, instead giving us answers immediately, he encourages us to think by myself whenever he puts forward questions. With his help, we've learned from how to settle problems. He leads us to such a wonderful world of "why" as we all admire and respect him.

假如你是李華，因?yàn)槟銓⒚τ跍?zhǔn)備后天的一門(mén)重要考試，不能赴約去你朋John家共進(jìn)晚餐。請(qǐng)有英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)一封致歉信，要點(diǎn)包括：

感謝對(duì)方邀請(qǐng)；

2．遺憾地告訴對(duì)方你無(wú)法赴約并說(shuō)明理由；

3．祝對(duì)方度過(guò)一段愉快的時(shí)光，并約時(shí)間聯(lián)系。

注意：1．字?jǐn)?shù)：100左右；

2．可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3．開(kāi)關(guān)和結(jié)尾已為你寫(xiě)好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

Dear John,

Thank you for your invitation to dinner at your home tomorrow evening. _________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

Your sincerely,

Li Hua

An English traveler found himself in Norway with only enough money to buy the ticket for him to go back home. As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, he decided that he could

easily spend the time without food. So he bought a ticket and got on the ship. The man closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell. When dinnertime came, he didn't go to dinning room, saying that he was not feeling very well.

The next morning he still didn't have breakfast and at lunchtime he again stayed in his room. But at dinnertime he was so hungry that he went to the dinning room and ate everything the waiter put in front of him. He got ready for the quarrel (爭(zhēng)執(zhí)).

"Bring me the bill," he said. "The bill, sir?" said the waiter in surprise. "There isn't any bill. On our ship meals are included (包括) in the money for the ticket," said the waiter.

1.The story happened _____.

A. in England

B. on a ship from Norway to England

C. in Norway

D. on a ship from England to Norway

2. The traveler didn't go to the dinning room first because _____.

A. he had no money

B. he didn't feel very well

C. he didn't want to eat anything

D. he didn't hear the sound of the bell

3.The traveler went to the dinning room to eat something because _____。

A. his friend had given him some money

B. the waiter had asked him to change his mind

C. he learned that there was no bill on the ship

D. he was too hungry.

4.After the traveler finished eating, _____.

A. he had a quarrel with waiter over the bill

B. he drank a lot

C. he asked the waiter to bring him the change (零錢(qián))

D. he came to know that travelers on the ship had free meals

Many people have tried to simplify (簡(jiǎn)化) the spelling of English words. Unlike other languages, English sometimes spells the same sounds in very different ways. For example, there is "light" but "white", "loan" but "phone", and there are at least seven different ways of pronouncing "ough": "though", "through", "bough"," cough", "enough", "ought" and "thorough"．

The American President Theodore Roosevelt almost succeeded in simplifying English spelling. In 1906,Andrew Carnegie started the Simplified Spelling Board. He was one of the richest men in the United States of America. The board's plan was to make the spelling of words nearer to the way they sound. For example, the word "though" would be spelt "tho" and "through" would become "thru"． Other people on the board were Melvil Dewey, the head of the New York libraries, and Professor Brander Matthews of Columbia University. They explained their idea to President Roosevelt, who thought that it was indeed logical. He immediately asked the government printer to use simplified spelling in all government letters.

But people didn't like the change, even if it made life easier. So the new simpler spelling was not popular. More importantly, when the American politicians (政客) discussed the plan, they did not like it either.

Because Roosevelt did not want to have any problems with the politicians, he changed his mind and told the printer to go back to the old way of spelling.

Since then no one in any government has dared to simplify English spelling. However,people do simplify some words, mainly in advertisements. For example, we often see "tonite" instead of "tonight" and "thru" instead of "through"．

1.Many people have tried to simplify English spelling because________.

A.English words are too long to remember

B. there are many mistakes in English words

C. lots of words are spelt in many different ways

D. sometimes the same sounds have different spellings.

2.Who is NOT a member of the Simplified Spelling Board?

A.Andrew Carnegie.

B. Melvil Dewey.

C. Theodore Roosevelt.

D. Brander Matthews.

3.What was Theodore Roosevelt's attitude towards simplified spelling?

A .Worried.

B. Supportive.

C. Uncertain.

D. Doubtful.

4.According to the passage, simplified spelling________.

A. was welcomed by the US politicians

B. changed the way the words sound

C. has been used widely for over a century

D. was first used in US government letters.