Doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging emotion, unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possibly cancer.
Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time. Some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way. Others burst with anger, and scream and yell. But other people keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it. This is called repressing anger.
For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a person's health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain releases the same hor- mones (荷爾蒙).They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc．In general the person feels excited and ready to act.
Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe that those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep their anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.
Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger. They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, “Do not express your anger while angry. Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably.”
Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry. They said that laughter is much healthier than anger.
小題1: “Damaging emotion” means that _________.                                 

A．the emotion is harmless	B．the emotion is harmful
C．the feeling is very strong	D．the feeling is hard

小題2: What statement is right?                                                    

A．Were you angry, you would be cancered (得癌癥).

B．Once you are angry, you must be cancered.

C．Angry as you are often, you can't be cancered,

D．Anger may cause you a cancer.

小題3: Expressing anger violently _________ repressing it according to some scientists.

A．is just the same as	B．is more harmful than
C．is no better than	D．is much better than

小題4:According to the author, you'd better _________.                              

A．never be angry

B．cool it down before you express it

C．laugh and laugh when you get angry

D．a(chǎn)dmit you are wrong when you are angry

You feel happiest when you create a healthy balance between giving and receiving. If you give and give without making time to fill your own needs, then it’s likely you will burn out, or feel upset. When you take and take without giving anything back, you never feel fulfilled, so you are always searching for ways to fill the void in your life.
The way to create a healthy balance between giving and receiving is to know and then live by your values. I break values up into two groups which I call being and having values. Your being values are the character traits of the ideal person you would like to be. I suggest to my clients that they choose three being values that they are willing to make a commitment to live by. An example of some being values are: kind, loving, generous, inspirational, peaceful, wise and even powerful. By acting on these values you give to others through your actions and you inspire others by being a positive role model. Mastering being these character traits becomes your life purpose.
Your having values are feelings you need to create in order to be happy. These could be companionship, achievement, support, being valued or financial security. This is what you receive. You take responsibility for filling your own needs by taking steps to create these feelings and conditions in your life.
When you make a commitment to live by being values, it becomes easier to make conscious choices rather than reactionary ones. If your usual pattern is to talk about your problems, you could choose to think and act like a calm person. A clam person might go for a walk, meditate(沉思), or set a time limit before responding. If your usual pattern is to worry, you could choose to act like a responsible or wise person. In other words, you would act like the person you choose to be-this is the key to personal power.
When you choose to act on your values, you not only feel good about yourself, you reinforce(加強)your chosen beliefs. Over time acting in this way changes how you see the world, and in turn the way other people think of you.
小題1:The main purpose of this passage is to _____
A inform the readers how to be truly happy
B explain to the readers what personal values are
C persuade the readers to make a commitment
D instruct the readers how to make wise choices
小題2:According to the text, living by your being values, you would_____
A gain a lot of power                 B fill your own needs
C seek all human virtues              D form positive personality
小題3:The underline word “void” in Paragraph 1 means______
A a break of continuity                B an absent of one’s mind
C a feeling of emptiness               D a state of confusion
小題4:What can be inferred from the text?
A Having values are better than being values
B A calm person does not choose to complain.
C The way other people think of you decides who you are.
D A responsible person does not care about financial security

Fat and shy，Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. “Football，tennis，cricket—anything with a round ball，I was useless，” he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the one always made fun of in school gym classes in Devonshire，England.
It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first he went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to ride the bike along with a runner friend. Gradually，Saunders set up his mind on building up his body，increasing his speed and strength. At the age of 18，he ran his first marathon.
The following year he met John Ridgway and was hired as an instructor at Ridgway’s school of adventure in Scotland，where he learnt about Ridgway’s cold-water exploits. Greatly interested，Saunders read all he could about North Pole explorers and adventures，then decided that this would be his future.
　　In 2001，after becoming a skillful skier，Saunders started his first long-distance expedition towards the North Pole. It took unbelievable energy. He suffered frostbite，ran into a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit，pulling his supply-loaded sled up and over rocky rice.
　　Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole，and he’s skied more of the North Pole by himself than any other British man. His old playmates would not believe the change.
Next October，Saunders，27，heads south from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back，a 2900-kilometer journey that has never been completed on skis.
小題1:Which of the following is the correct order of the events that happened to Saunders?
a. He ran his first marathon.
b. He skied alone in the North Pole.
　  c. He rode his bike in a forest
.d. He planned an adventure to the South Pole.

A．a(chǎn)-c-d-b

B．c-d-a-b

C．a(chǎn)-c-b-d

D．c-a-b-d

小題2:The underlined word “exploits” is closest in meaning to______

A．journeys

B．operations

C． researches

D．a(chǎn)dventures

小題3:The story mainly tell us about Saunders that he is______

A．a(chǎn) good instructor at school	B．the best British skier
C．Ridgway’s favorite student	D．a(chǎn) success in sports

小題4:Ben Saunders______after he was 15 years old .

A．become good at most sports.	B．began to build up his body.
C．made friends with a runner.	D．joined a sports team

People believe that climbing can do good to health. Where can you learn the skill of climbing then? If you think that you have to go to the mountains to learn how to climb, you’re wrong. Many Americans are learning to climb in city gyms(體育館). Here, people are learning on climbing. The climbing wall goes straight up and small holding places for hands and feet.
How do people climb the wall? To climb, you need special shoes and (保護帶) around your chest to hold you. There are ropes(繩索)tied to your. The ropes hold you in place so that you don’t fall. A beginner’s wall is usually about 15 feet high, and you climb straight up. There are small pieces of metal that stick out for you to stand on and hold on to. Sometimes it’s easy to see the new piece of metal. Sometimes, it’s not. The most difficult is your fear. It’s normal for humans to be afraid of falling, so it’s difficult not to feel fear. But when you move away from the wall, and the ropes hold you, and you begin to feel safe. You move slowly until you reach the top.
Climbing attracts people because it’s good exercise for almost everyone. You use your whole body, especially your arms and legs. This sport gives your body a complete workout. When you climb, both your mind and your body can become stronger.
小題1:What can we infer from the passage?

A．People are fairly interested in climbing nowadays.

B．It is impossible to build up one’s body by climbing.

C．People can only learn the skill of climbing outdoors.

D．It is always easy to see holding places in climbing.

小題2:The most difficult thing to do in wall climbing is _______.

A．to tie ropes to your	B．to control your fear
C．to move away from the wall	D．to climb straight up

小題3:The word “workout” underlined in the last paragraph most probably means _________.

A．settlement

B．exercise

C．excitement

D．tiredness

小題4:Why does the author write this passage?

A．To tell people where to find gyms.	B．To prove the basic need for climbing
C．To encourage people to climb mountains.	D．introduce the sport of wall climbing

A new weapon is on the way in the fight against smoking in Europe. Soon when smokers buy cigarettes, they might see a shocking photo of a blackened lung or a cancer patient staring back at them from the packet.

Some boys may think of smoking as cool and sexy. Their friends won’t agree when they see their packets of cigarettes lying on the table.
The European Union announced on October 22, that it had chosen 42 photos that showed the damage cigarettes could do to the body. It called on member nations to put these pictures on packets to discourage young smokers.
To catch the attention of teenagers, the special packets warn of long-term medical dangers, like cancer. Short-term effects, like bad skin, are also on the list.
“The true fact of smoking is disease, death and horror. That is the message we should send to the young,” said David Byrne, an EU health official. “Hopefully these pictures will shock students out of their love for cigarettes.”
The EU head office hoped the pictures would work better than current written warnings on packs of cigarettes. The warning included “smoking kills” and “smoking can lead to a slow and painful death.”
So far, Ireland and Belgium have shown interest in the photos. Canada has used similar pictures and warnings on cigarette packs since 2000. The country has recently seen a fall in the number of smokers.
According to studies, smoking is the single biggest cause of avoidable death in EU. Every year more than 650,000 smokers die, more than one person a minute.
小題1:What would be the best title for the text?

A．New Ways to Stop Smoking.	B．Pictures to Shock Smokers.
C．New Packers of Cigarettes.	D．Dangers of Smoking.

小題2:Which of the following is NOT the true face of smoking?      

A．Disease.

B．Death.

C．Horror.

D．Happinese.

小題3:We can learn from the test that _______.

A．The EU countries have put the new warning method into practice

B．only a small number of the EU countries have used the new warning method

C．the new warning method has worked in some EU countries

D．countries in the EU still use the old warning method

小題4:Which country is most successful in stopping smoking?

A．Ireland.

B．Belgium.

C．Canada.

D．EU

小題5:The underlined sentence in the last paragraph suggests that ________.

A．It’s hard to stop smoking in EU

B．deaths caused by smoking could have been avoided

C．smoking is the biggest cause of deaths in EU

D．EU has the largest number of deaths caused by smoking

Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is essential to one’s life. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have been told, and told again, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip.
But for many people, the thought of food as the first thing in the morning is never a pleasure. So in spite of all the efforts, they still take no breakfast. Between 1977 and 1983, the latest year for which figures could be obtained(可獲得的), the number of people who didn’t have breakfast increased by 33%—from 8.8 million to 11.7 million—according to the Chicago-based Market Research Corporation of America.
For those who dislike eating breakfast, however, there is some good news. Several studies in the last few years have shown that, for grown-ups especially, there may be nothing wrong with omitting(省略) breakfast. “Going without breakfast does not affect work,” said Arnold E. Bender, former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London, “nor does giving people breakfast improve work.”
Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better work is surprisingly inadequate(不適當), and most of the recent work involves(涉及) children, not grown-ups. “The literature,” says one researcher, Dr Earnest Polite at the University of Texas, “is poor.”
小題1:The main idea of the passage is _______.

A．breakfast has nothing to do with people’s health

B．a(chǎn) good breakfast used to be important to us

C．breakfast is not as important to us as gasoline to a car

D．breakfast is not as important as we thought before

小題2:For those who do not take breakfast, the good news is that _______.

A．several studies have been done in the past few years

B．the omission of breakfast does no harm to one’s health

C．grown-ups have especially made studies in this field

D．eating little in the morning is good for health

小題3:The underlined part “nor does giving people breakfast improve work” means _______.

A．people without breakfast can improve their work

B．not giving people breakfast improves work

C．having breakfast does not improve work, either

D．people having breakfast do improve their work, too

小題4:The word "literature" in the last sentence refers to _______.

A．stories, poems, play, etc

B．written works on a particular subject

C．a(chǎn)ny printed material

D．the modern literature of America

小題5:What is implied but not stated by the author is that _______.

A．breakfast does not affect work

B．Dr Polite works at an institution of higher learning

C．not eating breakfast might affect the health of children

D．Professor Bender once taught college courses in nutrition in London

People Born in Autumn Live Longer
People born in the autumn live longer than those born in the spring and are less likely to fall chronically ill when they are older, according to an Austrian scientist.
Using census（人口普查）data for more than one million people in Austria, Denmark and Australia, scientists at the Max Planck Institute in the northern German town of Rostock found the month of birth was related to life expectancy（預期壽命）over the age of 50. Seasonal differences in what mothers ate during pregnancy, and infections occurring at different times of the year could both have an impact on the health of a new-born baby and could influence its life expectancy in older age. “A mother giving birth in spring spends the last phase of her pregnancy in winter, when she will eat less vitamins than in summer,” said Gabriele Doblhammer, one of a team of scientists who carried out the research. “When she stops breast-feeding and starts giving her baby normal food, it’s in the hot weeks of summer when babies are prone (易于)to infections of the digestive system.” In Austria, adults born in autumn (October-December) lived about seven months longer than those born in spring (April-June), and in Denmark adults with birthdays in autumn outlived those born in spring by about four months. In the southern hemisphere, the picture was similar. Adults born in the Australian autumn—the European spring—lived about four months longer than those born in the Australian spring. The study focused on people born at the beginning of the 20th century, using death certificates and census data. Although nutrition at all times of the year has improved since then, the seasonal pattern persists, Doblhammer said.
But on the other hand, according to a study of more 40,000 people, those born in spring and summer report themselves luckier than those born in autumn or winter. Professor Richard Wise-man who led the research explained that the temperature at the time of birth might influence the development of the brain and seasonal factors make a difference as well.
小題1:The underlined word “outlived” in the text probably means ________.

A．lived out of	B．depended on
C．had a shorter life than	D．lived longer than

小題2:The census data of the following countries is used for research EXCEPT _______.

A．Germany.	B．Denmark.
C．Australia.	D．Austria.

小題3:What’s the main idea of this text?

A．Nutrition at all times of the year has improved since the beginning of the 20th century.

B．In Austria, adults born in autumn (October—December) lived about seven months longer than those born in spring (April—June).

C．People born in autumn live longer than those born in spring and are less likely to fall ill when they are older.

D．Babies are prone to infections of the digestive system.

小題4:Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?

A．Infections occurring at different times of the year influence the health of a new-born baby.

B．The study focused on people born in the late 20th century.

C．A mother giving birth in spring eats less vitamins during the last phase of her pregnancy in winter.

D．What mothers ate during pregnancy could have an impact on the babies’ life expectancy in older age.

小題5:The right sentence of the following is ________.

A．The month of birth was not related to life expectancy over the age of 50.

B．A mother giving birth in spring spends the last phase of her pregnancy in winter, eating more vitamins than in summer.

C．Stopping breast-feeding and starting giving babies normal food must make babies prone to get infected with the digestive system in the hot weeks of summer.

D．Adults born in the Australian autumn―the European spring―lived about four months longer than those born in the Australian spring.

The weight-loss world is full of assertions①, rarely proved, that some pill can help you “burn calories while you sleep.” But a recent Dutch study reports that it can be done – simply by eating more lean protein②.
Researchers report for the first time that consuming nearly a third of daily calories as lean protein – for example, lean meats without the skin – speeds up a person’s metabolism③ during sleep and that higher protein intake increases the burning of calories and fat during the day. Plus, when the study’s participants, who were all women of healthy weight, ate more protein, they felt fuller, more satisfied and less hungry than when they consumed a diet with the amount of protein, about 10 percent of calories.
The findings suggest that adding lean protein to your daily food “enables you to reach the same level of satiety④that you are used to with about 80 percent of your normal energy intake,” notes Margriet Westerterp-Plantenga. “That means you can eat about 20 percent less and still have the same satiety.”
What gives protein its caloric edge? It’s more difficult for the body to metabolize protein than either fat or carbohydrates⑤. The body also doesn’t store protein as efficiently as it does carbohydrates or fat. So protein is more likely to be burned and that in turn requires more oxygen and helps you feel satisfied in the hours after eating.
But the latest findings don’t mean it’s time to dust off those high-protein diet books. The current study limited fat to about 30 percent of daily calories, and included 40 percent of calories as healthy carbohydrates, including fruit and vegetables. For example, lunch included bread, soy milk, fruit yogurt, tuna in water, tomatoes, cucumbers, feta cheese and salad dressing.
1. According the first paragraph, we know that ______.
A. there’re few studies on weight-loss in the world
B. many studies on weight-loss only cheat customers
C. only few studies are useful for weight-loss
D. there’re few studies about lean protein
2. According to the passage, lean protein can help burn calories while you sleep because ______.
A. it can slow down a person’s metabolism       B. it’s difficult for the body to metabolize
C. it will not make you feel full                D. it’s easy to be stored in the body
3. The underlined phrase “dust off” in the last paragraph means ______.
A. get rid of      B. put away      C. get ready to rewrite      D. get ready to reuse
4. The passage is mainly to tell readers ______.
A. there is a good diet for weight-losers
B. you can burn your calories in your sleep
C. high-protein diet books will be popular
D. choosing right food is of great use

Hard-working Making People Live Longer 努力工作使人長壽
Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are ___1___ than housewives, Evidence (證據(jù)) shows that ___2___ are in poorer health than the job-holders. A study shows ___3___ the unemployment rate increases by 1%, the death rate increases correspondingly (相應地) by 2%. All this ___4___ one point: Work is helpful to health.
Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy, __5___ loneliness and solitude (孤獨). Researches show that people feel __6___ and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are ___7___. Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard. Work serves as ___8___ between man and reality. By work, people ___9___ each other. By collective (集體的) activity, they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work __10___ the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually and makes him liable to (易于)___11___.
__12___, work gives one a sense of fulfillment (充實感) and a sense of ___13___. Work makes one feel his value and status in society. When ___14___ finishes his writing or a doctor successfully __15___ a patient or a teacher sees his students ___16___, they are happy __17___.
From the above we can come to the conclusion ___18___ the more you work, __19___ you will be. Let us work hard, __20___ and live a happy and healthy life.

小題1:	A．more healthier B．healthier C．weaker D．worse

小題2:	A．career women B．the busy C．the jobless D．the hard-working

小題3:	A．that whenever B．whether C．that though D．since

小題4:	A．comes down to B．equals to C．a(chǎn)dds up to D．a(chǎn)mounts to

小題5:	A．不填 B．off C．in touch with D．a(chǎn)way from

小題6:	A．happy, interested B．glad, joyful C．cheerful, concerned D．unhappy, worried

小題7:	A．busy B．free C．lazy D．empty

小題8:	A．a(chǎn) river B．a(chǎn) gap C．a(chǎn) channel D．a(chǎn) bridge

小題9:	A．come across B．come into contact with C．look down upon D．watch over

小題10:

A．means B．stands C．equals D．matches

小題11:

A．success B．death C．victory D．disease

小題12:

A．Besides B．Nevertheless C．However D．Yet

小題13:

A．disappointment B．a(chǎn)chievement C．regret D．a(chǎn)pology

小題14:

A．a(chǎn) worker B．a(chǎn) farmer C．a(chǎn) writer D．a(chǎn) manager

小題15:

A．manages B．controls C．operates on D．deals with

小題16:

A．raise B．grow C．rise D．increase

小題17:

A．in a word B．without a word C．a(chǎn)t a word D．beyond words

小題18:

A．that B．which C．what D．不填.

小題19:

A．the lonelier and weaker B．lonelier and weaker C．happier and healthier D．the happier and healthier

All our dreams have something to do with our feelings, fears, longings, wishes, needs and memories. But something on the “outside” may affect what we ___1__. If a person is hungry or tired or cold, his dream may include a feeling of this kind. If the ___2___ on your body has slipped off your bed, you may dream that you are ___3___ or resting on the ice and snow. The material for the dream you will ___4___ tonight is probably to come from the experiences you have today.
__5___ the subject of your dream usually comes from something that has an effect on you ___6___ you are sleeping (feeling of cold, a noise, a discomfort, etc.) and it may also use your past experiences and the wishes and interests you have now. This is why very young __7___ are likely to dream of fairies(仙女), older children of school examinations, ___8___ people of food, homesick soldiers of their families and prisoners of freedom.
To show you how that is ___9___ while you are asleep and how your wishes or needs can all be joined together in a dream, ___10___ is the story of an experiment. A man was asleep and the back of his ___11___ was rubbed ___12__ a piece of cotton. He would dream that he ___13___ in a hospital and his girlfriend was visiting him, ___14___ on the bed and feeling gently his hand!
There are some scientists who have made a special ___15__ of why we dream, what we dream and what those dreams ___16__. Their explanation of dreams, though a bit reasonable, is not accepted by everyone, but it ___17__ an interesting approach(方法) to the problem. They believe that dreams are ___18___ expressions of wishes that didn’t ___19___. In other words, a dream is a way of having your wishes ___20___ out.
1. A. long       B. dream C. think   D. wish
2. A. blanket   B. book   C. shoe    D. trousers
3. A. working B. running      C. sleeping     D. studying
4. A. have       B. meet   C. see      D. think
5. A. But B. For     C. Because      D. So
6. A. before    B. while  C. after   D. during
7. A. children  B. fathers       C. drivers       D. gentlemen
8. A. happy     B. sad     C. hungry       D. old
9. A. taking    B. happening  C. dreaming    D. carrying    
10. A. that      B. it C. here    D. this
11. A. leg       B. head   C. body   D. hand  
12. A. in  B. of       C. with    D. off
13. A. left       B. lived   C. gave   D. was
14. A. waiting B. sitting C. smiling      D. speaking
15. A. study    B. watch  C. sleep   D. way
16. A. stand    B. do      C. form   D. mean
17. A. makes   B. offers  C. finds   D. demands
18. A. any      B. almost C. mostly       D. hardly
19. A. get       B. arrive  C. come true   D. believe in
20. A. carried  B. taken  C. kept    D. called