What are the limits (極限) of human body? The BBC’s Focus magazine has some answers.

How cold can you stand?

    Normal body temperature is around 37℃. At 35℃ you’re unable to write your name. Even walk-ing is very difficult. At 33°C. you may find it difficult to think,understand and form (形成) opinions properly. By the time you have cooled to 20°C. your heart would have stopped beating.

Limit: 0°C. Ice would form in your tissues (纖維組織) ，killing all the cells (細(xì)胞).

How spicy can you eat?

    There is capsaicin (辣椒素) in many foods. The more capsaicin,the hotter the dishes are. If you’re

healthy enough,you can survive eating a teaspoon of pure capsaicin. But you would find it im-possible to eat anything else for a few hours.

Limit： 5g capsaicin.

How fast can you run?

   The fastest man in the world is Asafa Powell. The runner finished the 100m in 9. 74  seconds in 2007. This gives an average (平均的) speed of 36. 96km/h. Top runners are at their fastest around 80 meters,so a runner's greatest speed may reach 43. 06km/h.

Limit： 43. 06km/h.

How loud is too loud?

The loudest sound you can hear is 168db (分貝). Sound louder than that may do harm to your ears. The loudest sound ever recorded was the eruption of Krakatoa (卡拉卡托火山爆發(fā)) in 1883. Itwas 180 db,160km away.

Limit： 168 db.

1題判斷正誤；2題補(bǔ)全句子；3題回答問(wèn)題;4題翻譯句子；5題找出主題句。

1. At 37C. you'e unable to write your name. Even walking is very difficult.()

2. If you eat a teaspoon of pure capsaicin,you would find it impossible to for a few hours.

3. What sound can be heard by your ears?

4. 請(qǐng)將畫(huà)線(xiàn)句子翻譯成漢語(yǔ)：

5. 請(qǐng)從文中找出本文的主題句：

exercise,  nothing,   sit,  with,  use

     Do you know what couch-potato means? Well,in America,the word is now often 1 You see,in America,many people often spend their free time 2 on a couch (沙發(fā)) watching TV. As there are many channels to choose,the TV programs can be quite interesting and very addictive (使人上癒 的) . One may sit and watch TV for hours and hours 3 stopping!Well,these people who do 4 all day except watching TV are called couch-potatoes.

      In America,while watching TV,most people are always sitting with eyes still looking right into the TV set. Also because these people are addictive to watching TV,they don't take 5 and usually get very fat. So in many ways,these people look like real potatoes!Well,because they look fat,and watch TV on a couch,they are all called couch-potatoes. Now you know what a couch-potato means. The next time if you see someone watching TV too long,just say,uWhat a couch-potato!

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

      These days,a lot of photos about how a three-year-old girl looked after her disabled father are 1 spread over the Internet. Many people were 2 by her. And people gave her a 3 nickname (綽號(hào)) “l(fā)ittle strong girl”.

     The little girl is Dong Xinyi. She was born in a small 4 in Dezhou,Shangdong Province. When she was several months 5 ,her father Dong Jianshe had an accident 6 riding his motorcycle and lost his 7 . Two years later her mother left her father 8 the poor life. As an old saying goes, “The children of 9 people manage household affairs early. Little Xinyi had to do lots of housework. She 10 her father in her power. She cooked noodles,carried water,cleaned rooms and washed clothes. The little girl brings happiness and 11 to the poor family. And 12,the local

government has 13 medical treatment to her father and promised to cover all medical expenses (費(fèi) 用). 14 the same time,the government is also planning to raise money for the girl's 15 Now

    Dong Xinyi has got a chance to go to nursery school (幼兒園) like other children.

() 1. A. happily   B. certainly   C. carefully   D. widely

() 2. A. moved   B. married   C. made   D. named

() 3. A. bad   B. wrong   C. bright   D. stupid

() 4. A. city   B. village   C. hospital   D. capital

() 5. A. young   B. little   C. old   D. big

() 6. A. where   B. while   C. whether   D. how

() 7. A. legs   B. son   C. daughter   D. wife

() 8. A. because   B. instead of   C. instead   D. because of

() 9. A. rich   B. great   C. poor   D. disabled

() 10. A. took care   B. took care of   C. looked around   D.           looked for

() 11. A. sadness   B. success   C. freedom   D. hope

() 12. A. luckily   B. unluckily   C. likely   D. really

() 13. A. refused   B. noticed   C. offered   D. bought

() 14. A. On   B. At   C. In   D. To

() 15. A. information   B. interest   C.     suggestion   D.            education

   My teachers suggested that I see a speech specialist (專(zhuān)家) in school.

    I never really gave much thought to my speech. If other people understood what I was saying,then that was good enough. I didn't mind repeating myself many times.

Before testing me,the speech specialist asked me what I thought of having good speech. I told her I thought it was not important.

   “Well,when you are in an interview for a job,and they don't know what you are saying,what are they going to say to you? Nice to meet you,bye”’ she said.

    Maybe good speech was important. I took part in 20-minute classes each week with the specialist. After she tested me,she told me that I spoke too fast,and didn't give enough eye contact (眼神交 流). I learned that when I made eye contact with someone,it meant that I was talking to that person ,and I could also see what he or she thought about what I was saying.

   When my first speech class started,I found that I had been speaking too fast to be understood. Every time I spoke too fast,the specialist stopped me and told me to start again. At first,I got stopped after almost every other sentence. After a while,I felt my speech slow down. I wasn^ sure if people could understand me better,but my friends stopped asking me to repeat myself.

    Speech is an important skill to have. If you do have good speech,that's a good thing,but if you

don't have it,it is never too late to improve.

() 1. The article is probably taken from .

   A. a newspaper   B. an advertisement  

     C. a detective story   D. a science book

() 2. What did the writer think of having good speech before the classes?

   A. It was very useful. B. It was nothing important.

   C. It was impossible. D. It was good for interviewing.

() 3. What were the writer's problems when he was speaking?

a. He spoke too quickly. b. He never stopped once he started talking. c. He seldom kept eye contact with people. d. He didn't give others time to ask questions.

   A. a,b   B. b,c   C. a,c   D. b,d

() 4. From the sentence “…but my friends stopped asking me to repeat myself ,” we know that.

   A. the writer's friends couldn’t understand him  

    B. the writer still couldn’t make eye contact  

    C. the writer improved a lot  

    D. the writer didn't slow down

() 5. Through the passage,the writer wants to tell us that .

   A. seeing a speech specialist is necessary  

    B. speech is an important skill to have

   C. good speech can help you make friends  

   D. good speech gets good affect

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   A. A news website. B. An entertainment website. C. A study website. D. A travel website.

() 2. How can you get useful information from the website?

   A. By paying some money.

   B. By sending your own study tips and exchanging them 

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() 3. What message can probably be put in the blank space in the form?

   A. Funny Stories.    B. Writing Skills.

     C. New Books.    D. Fashion News.

() 4. You will find some useful information except about on this website.

   A. how to use dictionaries   

    B. tips for reading

   C. skills to remember new words   

    D. how to make friends

() 5. Of the four choices at the bottom (末端) of the form,which should you click on if you want to

tell people about new ways to study?

   A. The first one.   B. The second one. 

   C. The third one.     D. The fourth one.

     James sat outside the office waiting for the interview. He felt so nervous that he didn't know what to do with himself. The person who had gone in 1 him had been there for nearly an hour. And she looked so 2 when she went in,not like James. He felt sure that she had already got the 3 The problem was that he wanted this job so much. It meant 4 to him. He had thought about it again and again such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself 5 brilliantly at the interview and being offered the job 6

     But now here he was feeling 7 . He couldn’t remember all those things he had planned to say. At that  moment,he almost decided to give up and 8 . But no—he had to do this. He had spent so much time con- sidering it that he couldn’t 9 like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry.

     At last the door of the office opened. The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out looking very 10 with herself. She smiled sympathetically at James. The managing director then appeared at the office door. “Would you like to come in now,Mr. Davis? I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. ”

() 1. A. beside   B. with   C. before   D. after

() 2. A. cheerful   B. challenging   C. anxious   D. sure

() 3. A. reward   B. job   C. place   D. degree

() 4. A. everything   B. anything   C. something   D. nothing

() 5. A. explaining   B. observing   C. performing   D. writing

() 6. A. surprisingly   B. lately   C. frequently   D. immediately

() 7. A. terrible   B. foolish   C. ashamed   D. excited

() 8. A. say   B. leave   C. think   D. walk

() 9. A. give in   B. give out   C. give up   D. give away

() 10. A. ugly   B. pretty   C. pleased   D. sad

    Andy was still traveling in Spain when he realized he had to confirm (確認(rèn)) his (1) home with the airline company. He was visiting Spain in order to improve his Spanish. When he was speaking to people face to face,he had no difficulty understanding what they said. However,when hfe was speaking on the phone,he still had a problem. Andy called the airline. And the clerk confirmed that his plane was leaving at nine o’clock three days from that day. She also told Andy to be at the airport a little earlier in order to check in his luggage and get a seat.

    Since he was leaving in three days,Andy didn't lose any time. He visited as many places as he could. He thought that it would probably be a while before he had enough money again. He wished he could come back and spend a year in Spain.

     Too quickly,the final day arrived. Andy left early for the airport before take-off. He hated to rush. When he went to the clerk to show his ticket,the clerk looked at the ticket in surprise,4 Why,sir,but your flight was at nine o’clock in the morning,and now it is eight in the evening. ”     “But I confirmed my flight ,” Andy insisted (堅(jiān)持). “Will I have to pay for another ticket?”

    “No,Sir. However,the next flight out will be three days from now. ”

Andy's (2) of shock turned to smile as he realized that now he could go on with his vacation.

任務(wù)一：請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，分別寫(xiě)出(1) 、(2) 處所缺單詞。(每空限填一詞)

1. (1) (2)

任務(wù)二:根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容補(bǔ)全句子。(每空限填一詞)

2. (A) He visited as many places as .

(B) From the passage we know Andy could his holiday.

任務(wù)三：請(qǐng)把上文中畫(huà)線(xiàn)的句子翻譯成漢語(yǔ)。

3.

任務(wù)四：請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問(wèn)題。

4. Why did the clerk tell Andy to be at the airport a little earlier?

5. How long was Andy late for the plane that day?

     if,   advice,   bad,   get,  cut 

   Young people may have problems in their daily life. Some students become worried because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble 1 on well with their parents and classmates.

    Liu Xing,a Junior 2 student,could not understand his teacher and was doing 2 in his lessons. He became so worried about it that he started to 3 his finger with a knife.

    A recent report says about 18% of teenagers have mental (心理的) problems. Many students who have problems won’t go for 4 or help. Some think they look silly 5 they go to see a doctor. Others don5t want to talk about their secrets.

請(qǐng)將答案填在下面相應(yīng)橫線(xiàn)上：

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

     Do you often communicate with your parents? Some parents are always comparing their 1 with themselves when they were young or with other people when they were children.

    “When I was at your age ,” a father said to his sixteen-year-old son one day ,“I was at the top of my class every year. And I 2 what I wanted to do when I left school. I had goals (目標(biāo)). You are al-ways at the bottom (最后) of your class 3 you have no goals. ”

     The man's son said nothing. He had already heard this from his father many times. uAnd when your mother was at your age ,” the young man's father 4,‘‘she had a good job and she 5 lots of  money. You don't even have a part-time job. You earn nothing. ” The man's son still said nothing. He had heard this before,too.

    “And when your 6 brother was at your age”’ the young man's father said ,“he studied hard. But you just waste your time. ”

     And the man's son still said nothing.

     Finally,the young man's father said ,“And when Abraham Lincoln was at your age,he worked all day and studied at night. 99

     This time the son 7 stay silent.

   “And when Abraham Lincoln was at your age,father”’ he said ,“he was the President of 8 United States. 9 are you?”

    His father had no answer 10 this.

    Are your parents always comparing you with others? And what5s your reply? Do you have a better way to communicate with each other?

() 1. A. children   B. students   C. teachers   D. friends

() 2. A. know   B. knew   C. will know   D. have known

() 3. A. although   B. or   C. and   D. so

() 4. A. went away   B. went over   C. went up   D. went on

() 5. A. won   B. made   C. received   D. gave

() 6. A. old   B. young   C. older   D. elder

() 7. A. can   B. can't   C. could   D. couldn’t

() 8. A. a   B. an   C. the   D. /

() 9. A. What   B. How   C. Where   D. Who

() 10. A. to   B. with   C. of   D. on

    In Britain,you’re allowed to drive a car when you’re seventeen. You have to get a special two-year

driving license before you can start. When you^e learning,someone with a full license always has to be in the car with you because you aren5t allowed to drive the car on the road alone. You don t have to go to a driving school—a friend can teach you. The person with you isn^ allowed to take money for the lesson unless he^ got a teacher's license.

    Before you’re allowed to have a full license,you have to take a driving test. You can take a test in

your own car,but it has to be fit for the road. In the test you have to drive round for about half an hour

and then answer a few questions. If you don't pass the test,you’re allowed to take it again a few weeks later if you want to.      In 1970,a woman passed her fortieth test after 212 driving lessons!When you’ve

passed your test,you don5t have to take it again,and you5re allowed to go on driving as long as you

like. Britain's oldest driver was a man who drove in 1974 at the age of 100.

    Before 1904,everyone was allowed to drive,even children. Then from 1904,car drivers had to

have a license. But they didn't have to take a test until 1935. On the early days of car driving,before 1878,cars weren’t allowed to go faster than four miles an hour,and someone had to lead the car with a red

flag.

() 1. A person can't take money for driving lessons unless he.

   A. has learnt to drive in a driving school   B. has a full driving license

   C. has a full license and a teacher's license   D. is given a special two-year driving license

() 2. In the driving test,one .

   A. mustn't drive his car,even though the car is fit for the road

   B. is usually asked to drive on roads for some time

   C. has to be examined (考查) only in car driving skills

   D. must drive around for more than an hour

() 3. When can I take the driving test again if I don't pass it?

   A. A few years later. B. Right after the first test. C. A few weeks later. D. Never.

() 4. Which of the following is NOT true?

   A. There is no limit (限制) to the age of an old man who drives a car.

   B. One can take a driving test again and again until he passes it.

   C. There was a speed limit to cars before 1878.

   D. A car driver didn't have to get a limit license until 1935.

() 5. The best title for the passage is.

   A. Driving Licenses in Britain   B. Tests for Britain People

   C. Driving Cars               D. Young Men's Driving Licenses