13．If you are sitting，please stand up．Move your legs．Touch your toes if you can．Do anything but sit．New research shows that if you cut down on the time you spend sitting，you might live longer．Sitting less than three hours a day might extend（延長(zhǎng)） your life by two years．Cutting television time to less than two hours a day can add one point four years to life．
The human body is designed to move．The fact is just the opposite．Modern lifestyles and office jobs don't give us the chance to move around．We sit while we're eating； we sit in the car； we sit while we are watching TV．And most of us sit for many hours at work．Sitting is something we do all the time．On average，Americans sit for four and a half to five hours a day．But that does not make sitting good for us．
You may exercise often．That does not mean you can sit for the rest of your waking hours．We can't throw away physical activity．It is extremely important．Eve if you exercise for 30 minutes a day，what goes on in the other 23 and a half hours a day is also very important．
Changes are coming to some offices，especially in the design of desks．A"standing desk"lets people stand while they work．Another new design is called the"treadmill desk"．It is an exercise machine that lets you walk slowly in one place．Even some U．S．schools begin to experiment with desks that are part bicycle to keep children moving．
Many companies may not buy a standing desk for everybody．However，they may get five standing desks or a treadmill desk for their employees and put them in a certain place where people can go for an hour a day to answer their emails or talk on the phone．Experts suggest some other activities：take a walk at lunchtime； walk to the offices and talk directly instead of emailing colleagues（同事）．All these activities may help you live longer．
4．Why should people stand up according to the new research？D
A．They should touch their toes．
B．Standing more can cure some diseases．
C．They spend too much time watching TV．
D．Sitting less does people good and may help people live longer．
5．What can we learn about sitting？C
A．Sitting is the best position for the body．
B．The more people sit，the better they will be．
C．People usually have to sit for a long time nowadays．
D．Americans sit longer every day than people in other countries．
6．What does the underlined word"It"in Paragraph 3 refer to？A
A．Exercising．B．Sitting．C．Standing．D．The walking hour．
7．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？B
A．The"treadmill desk"is used by people to run．
B．The new design of desks can help people sit less．
C．It's better for school students to use standing desks．
D．It's necessary for companies to offer a sitting desk to every employees．

12．Have you ever felt that you want more friends？Have you found that you don't know how to make friends？Don't worry．It's easier than it looks．
Start with small actions．If you're uncomfortable with long conversations with people，start by just saying"hi"and asking what the person is doing．Even if you do more listening than talking in the beginning，people will usually still like you．When it comes to conversations，remember"F．O．R．"．It stands for family，occupation（職業(yè)） and recreation（休閑）．You are most likely to be asked about these three topics when you meet someone new．Most people feel comfortable talking about the three topics．The great thing is that you also can communicate with someone new in these three areas．
Honesty is the best policy．In friendship，"honesty"is thefundamentalquality that one must have．One should always be honest with his or her friends．Don't laugh at people's fault．Praise them honestly and openly．Say you are sorry if you hurt your friend．
Give more than you take．Be there when they need you，encourage them； we all need encouragement now and then．Encourage their dreams．Life seems meaningless without them．Wish your friends good luck．Examine your purpose before you"help out"．Love and never forget them．
1．The author thinks making friends isB．
A．difficult          B．easy          C．funny           D．interesting
2．What does the underlined word"fundamental"in Paragraph 3 mean？A
A．basic．B．beautiful．C．comfortable．D．meaningful．
3．Which would be the best title for this passage？B
A．Where to Meet Friends？
B．How to Make Friends？
C．What Is a Friend Indeed？
D．Everyone Needs Friends．

11．A car needs gas to run and your body also needs food to work for you．Eating the right kind of food is very important．It can keep your body strong，so take care of what you eat．
There are four main food groups altogether．The dairy products group has food like milk，cheese and sour milk．The other three groups are the meat and fish group，the fruit and vegetable group，and the bread and rice group．Each meal should have at least one food from all the four main groups．With all these food together you will be given enough energy during the day．
  It is easy to get into bad eating habits．You may eat your breakfast in a hurry to get to school on time．Or you may not have time for a good lunch．It may seem easy to finish your supper with fish and chips all the time．But you will find yourself tired during these days and you can not think quickly．
  Watching what you eat will help keep your body healthy and strong．It is also good to take some exercise．It will help you eat more if you take a walk or play games in the open air．Having a good eating habit with some exercise is the key to your health．
9．Which of the following diets do you think is the best one？D
A．Eggs，tomatoes and chicken．
B．Milk，bread，cabbages and beef．
C．Corn，fish，cream and pork．
D．Rice，beancurd，apples，fish and chicken．
10．Which of the following is a good eating habit？B
A．Going to school without any breakfast．
B．Eating fish and chips for supper all the time．
C．Finishing your lunch in a very short time．
D．Having at least one food from all the four groups each meal．
11．In this passage the writer mainly tells us thatC．
A．every person needs food to grow well
B．taking exercise can keep your body strong
C．right kind of food with exercise will keep you healthy
D．enough energy helps people think more quickly to help people in need．

10．Can you smell two things at once？This experiment comes from the research of two scientists from Rice University．Denise Chen and Wen Zhou have been experimenting with the science of smell，and have made some very interesting discoveries．
      To explore that，you will need two things with strong characteristic smells and，of course，your nose．The idea is to smell a different smell with each nostril （鼻孔）．Hold one smell ver y close to your right nostril，and the other smell very close to your left nostril．Then breathe in and pay close attention to what you smell．
      What you should find is that one smell will be very strong．After another sniff （嗅） or two，the first smell will go away，and you will smell the other smell．Keep sniffing，and the first smell will come back．Instead of smelling the two smells evenly （均勻地） mixed，they will work in turns，one after the other．
      Why？Chen and Zhou found that your sense of smell acts much like your sense of sight．Hold a book in front of your nose，so that your left eye sees things on the left side of the book，and your right eye sees things on the right side of the book．You will find that your sight works in turns，first on the left side of the book and then on the right side．Notice that you can't focus your left eye on one object while focusing your right eye on another object．Your brain jumps back and forth （來(lái)回地），paying attention to one and then the other．The same thing happens with your nostrils．If they are smelling different smells，your brain pays attention to one and then the other．
12．Which of the following is TRUE about the experiment？C

13．Denise Chen and Wen Zhou discovered thatA．
A．our brain focuses on one thing at a time
B．our two nostrils act differently towards the same smell
C．our nose prefers to smell stronger smells   
D．our sense of smell is connected with our sense of sight
14．The last paragraph is developed byB．
A．giving examples  
B．making a comparison   
C．telling a story    
D．showing the results
15．The main purpose of the text is toB．
A．report an important event          
B．describe a scientific experiment 
C．study how the sense of sight works   
D．introduce two scientists from Rice University．

9．As a teenager，I felt I was always letting people down．I was rebellious（反叛的）outside，but I wanted to be liked（36）C．
Once I left home to hitch-hike to California with my friend Penelope．The（37）D wasn't easy，and there were many times I didn't feel（38）A．One situation in particular kept me grateful to still be alive．When I（39）Dhome，I was different，not so sure of myself．
I was happy to be home．But then I（40）Athat Penelope，who was staying with us，was（41）Bmy clothes．And my family seemed to like her（42）Dthan me．I wondered if I would be missed if I（43）Cthere．I told my mom，and she explained that（44）BPenelope was a lovely girl，no one could（45）Ame．I pointed out，"She is more patient and is neater than I have ever been．"My mom said these were wonderful（46）C，but I was the only person who could（47）Dmy role．She made me（48）Bthat even with my（49）A-and there were many-I was a loved member of the family who couldn't be replaced．
I became a searcher，wanting to（50）C  who I was and what made me（51）D．My（52）Dof myself was changing．I wanted a solid base to start from．I started to resist pressure to act（53）Bthat I didn't like any more，and I was（54）A by who I really was．I came to feel much more sure that no one can ever take my（55）C．

36．A．except	B．besides	C．inside	D．a(chǎn)part from
37．A．a(chǎn)im	B．school	C．life	D．trip
38 A．safe	B．specific	C．concrete	D．terrible
39．A．left	B．predicted	C．worried about	D．returned
40 A．noticed	B．glanced	C．watched	D．stared
41．A．collecting	B．wearing	C．a(chǎn)busing	D．dressing
42 A．crazier	B．tougher	C．less	D．better
43．A．belonged	B．stayed	C．weren't	D．survived
44 A．if	B．though	C．because	D．since
45．A．replace	B．blame	C．hurt	D．a(chǎn)ppoint
46．A．disadvantages	B．conditions	C．qualities	D．random
47．A．a(chǎn)dopt	B．ban	C．lose	D．fill
48．A．refuse	B．realize	C．dislike	D．refresh
49．A．faults	B．strengths	C．judgements	D．presentations
50．A．result in	B．a(chǎn)ppeal to	C．find out	D．put forward
51．A．flexible	B．a(chǎn)bsolute	C．casual	D．unique
52．A．pattern	B．feeling	C．sight	D．view
53 A．in case	B．in ways	C．for fear	D．on condition
54．A．delighted	B．fragrant	C．a(chǎn)ttracted	D．puzzled
55 A．position	B．prejudice	C．place	D．chance

8．A lady wanted a birthday gift from her husband．For many months she had liked a beautiful（36）B，and knowing her husband could（37）Ait，she told him that was all she wanted．On the morning of the（38）C，her husband told her how（39）Ahe was to have such a good wife，and how much he loved her．He（40）Cher a beautiful gift package （紙盒）．She opened it and（41）Ba Bible．（42）D，she raised her voice and said to her husband，"With all your money，you give me a Bible？"She was so（43）Bthat she left him．
Many years passed and the lady was very（44）Cin business．She owned two large companies．She（45）C her husband was very old，and thought perhaps she should go to（46）Ahim．But before she could，she（47）Da letter telling her that he had died，and gave all of his possessions （財(cái)產(chǎn)） to her．She needed to come back and（48）Athings．
When she arrived at his house，sadness（49）Dher heart．She saw the still new（50）B，just as she had left it years before．With（51）C，she opened it and began to turn the pages．A ring（52）Bfrom the Bible to the floor and a（53）Dcould be seen．She picked it up and found it was the ring she wanted in those days．And on the card was the date of her birth，and the words"LUV U ALWAYS"．
 （54）Ayour gift is not packaged the way you want it，it's because it is better packaged the way it is!Always appreciate little things； they usually lead you to bigger things!The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched for they must be felt with the（55）D．

36．A．watch	B．ring	C．coat	D．box
37．A．a(chǎn)fford	B．like	C．design	D．guess
38．A．holiday	B．performance	C．birthday	D．meeting
39．A．proud	B．kind	C．sorry	D．brave
40．A．lent	B．a(chǎn)sked	C．gave	D．moved
41．A．carried	B．found	C．missed	D．held
42．A．Politely	B．Lightly	C．Patiently	D．Angrily
43．A．calm	B．upset	C．grateful	D．careless
44．A．failing	B．lonely	C．successful	D．poor
45．A．wondered	B．hoped	C．realized	D．explained
46．A．visit	B．understand	C．catch	D．help
47．A．passed	B．wrote	C．sent	D．received
48．A．take care of	B．pay for	C．look for	D．give away
49．A．covered	B．broke	C．left	D．filled
50．A．car	B．Bible	C．letter	D．table
51．A．smiles	B．laughter	C．tears	D．interests
52．A．hid	B．dropped	C．disappeared	D．made
53．A．book	B．pen	C．flower	D．card
54．A．If	B．But	C．Although	D．So
55．A．hand	B．eye	C．face	D．heart

7．Many winters ago I was working at a college when a homeless woman came in wearing only thin clothes．She started（31）Bas she sat down on a sofa in the student public room．Clearly，she wasn't well．Without（32）Dtoo much about it，I went to the Student Affairs office where I knew I could find（33）Ain the"Lost and Found"box．I gathered her up all clothes and made my way（34）C．A co-worker told me I should not help this person．（35）Bit would only lead to her wanting（36）D help．I ignored（忽視） her and carried on，（37）Athe warnings．
      Two weeks later a lovely elderly man came to my（38）Cand asked to speak with me in private．（39）A，I gave him my full attention．He went on to tell me that he had overheard （無(wú)意聽到） the（40）Dwith the co-worker about helping the（41）B woman．He wanted me to know that it was always okay to help people，and that was（42）Che wanted to give me a check for 1000!I（43）Atears，because I really needed the money at the time，but also because I had（44）Dbeen recognized in such a way（45）B helping someone!We became good friends and，twenty years later，he called me up（46）Cand told me he wanted to help me （47）Dmy first home!He gave me   120，000 to buy my dream house in my home town  I asked him why he wanted to give me such a large （48）A．a(chǎn)nd he said it was because I was a"giver"and that I deserved（應(yīng)得） it．I was able to（49）Cthe perfect little home for  me，all because one day I（50）Ba homeless woman without besitation．

31．A．crying	B．coughing	C．drinking	D．working
32．A．worrying	B．joking	C．talking	D．thinking
33 A．clothes	B．keys	C．bags	D．coins
34．A．out	B．forward	C．back	D．through
35．A．if	B．a(chǎn)s	C．though	D．when
36 A．little	B．less	C．much	D．more
37．A．in spite of	B．in face of	C．in charge of	D．in place of
38．A．home	B．bank	C．office	D，classroom
39．A．Curious	B Worrying	C．Dangerous	D．Puzzling
40．A．quarrel	B．discussion	C．a(chǎn)greement	D．conversation
41．A．bungry	B．sick	C．kind	D．boring
42．A．how	B．what	C．why	D．where
43．A．burst into	B．held back	C．broke out	D．rolled down
44．A yet	B．still	C．a(chǎn)lready	D．never
45．A．to	B．for	C．with	D under
46．A．hopelessly	B．carelessly	C．unexpectedly	D．unwillingly
47．A．build	B．move	C．plan	D．buy
48．A．gift	B．effort	C．home	D．friendship
49．A．live	B．stay	C．have	D．go
50．A．found	B．helped	C．a(chǎn)dopted	D．raised

6．Brenda Schmitz，a wife and mother of four boys，passed away from cancer in September 2011．A month before she（36）A，Brenda wrote a letter to the Des Moines，Iowa，radio station"Star"．She asked a friend to（37）Dto mail it until her husband，David，had fallen in love（38）B．
Every year，the station takes requests for Christmas wishes，helping to（39）Ca select few．The station brought in David and（40）Dhim by saying they had received a（41）A from his wife．
"When you are in（42）B of this letter，I will have already lost my battle to（43）D，"Brenda wrote．"I told my（44）Conce my loving husband David had moved on in his life and had met someone to（45）A his life with again，to mail this letter to all of you at the station．"
Brenda's first（46）Bwas a day of pampering（嬌寵） for David's new（47）A，Jayne Abraham，who he met in October 2012．"She deserves it，being a（48）Dto all those boys，"Brenda wrote．"Make her（49）Cand let her know her efforts are truly（50）Bfrom me．"
Brenda also asked for a"magical trip"for the（51）A，and lastly，a night out full of drinks，food，and fun for the cancer doctors at the Hospital where she was（52）B．
"We've been doing the Christmas Wish program for 20-plus years．We've never received a（53）Alike this，ever，"station manager Scott Allen said．
All three of Brenda's wishes were fulfilled with the help of the（54）Cand local sponsors（資助者），who sent the family of eight to Disney World．"There wasn't a（55）B eye in the room when we got the letter，"Allen said．"It really inspired（激勵(lì)） us to do something for her．"

36．A．died	B．retired	C．was killed	D．was ill
37．A．stop	B．manage	C．hurry	D．wait
38．A．soon	B．a(chǎn)gain	C．easily	D．blindly
39．A．sell	B．reduce	C．realize	D．break
40．A．praised	B．criticized	C．pushed	D．surprised
41．A．letter	B．message	C．gift	D．kiss
42．A．hope	B．receipt	C．possession	D．need
43．A．money	B．exams	C．career	D．cancer
44．A．teacher	B．student	C．friend	D．doctor
45．A．share	B．change	C．save	D．devote
46．A．question	B．request	C．time	D．line
47．A．love	B．child	C．secretary	D．colleague
48．A．star	B．leader	C．cook	D．stepmother
49．A．cry	B．laugh	C．smile	D．understand
50．A．paid	B．a(chǎn)ppreciated	C．controlled	D．rewarded
51．A．family	B．new couple	C．bride	D．children
52．A．born	B．treated	C．a(chǎn)rrested	D．hurt
53．A．wish	B．call	C．visit	D．reply
54．A．strangers	B．neighbours	C．station	D．government
55．A．wet	B．dry	C．sharp	D．blind

5．It was Sunday and I was returning from my sister's place．I left （31）C thinking that I might get a seat in the subway and it would be a rather easy  （32）A．But since my bad luck was  （33）B me everywhere，l couldn't get a seat．I entered and made my way straight to the   （34）B of the compartment （車廂）．I stood there leaning （35）C the side rails．I was feeling very （36）Dabout myself．
After a few stops I got a seat．Just then，entered a （37）Alady supported by the subway staff and she came next to me．I helped her out of the wheelchair and made her seated，I took out my MP4player and  （38）B the earpieces just to keep all the negative thoughts from my head．Just then I heard the lady calling me．She （39）D  herself to me and asked about me．I（40）A my best possible smile and answered that much only and pushed back my earpieces．
She went on talking and I had to（41）Dmy earpieces．She told me she was a student at Ramakrishna Mission Ashram and goes there   （42）C  It gives her peace and （43）B．As a matter of fact，the strength to keep going helped her to （44）A  the human life as much as possible．She then gave me one of Swami's  （45）C  and also recited  （朗誦） some of poems．She kept on talking for the most of time and I was very  （46）A listening to her．
We were so  （47）D talking that we didn't even（48）D our names and I didn't notice it  until we came to our station and we went our ways．（49）B  she left，I opened the book she gave and read inspirational messages．There and then，I understood that （50）C may come，it should not hamper （束縛） our hopes and our expectations．
   

31．A．quietly	B．lately	C．early	D．slowly
32．A．journey	B．business	C．experience	D．a(chǎn)dventure
33．A．a(chǎn)pproaching	B．following	C．a(chǎn)ttracting	D．escaping
34．A．bottom	B．end	C．top	D．edge
35．A．behind	B．under	C．a(chǎn)gainst	D．within
36．A．calm	B．special	C．proud	D．low
37．A．disabled	B．strange	C．generous	D．confident
38．A．pulled	B．pushed	C．laid	D．offered
39．A．expressed	B．recognized	C．impressed	D introduced
40．A．forced	B．tried	C．created	D．changed
41．A．turn on	B．bring up	C．give in	D．put away
42．A．gradually	B．quickly	C．regularly	D．formally
43．A．bravery	B．strengt	C．energy	D．respect
44．A．enjoy	B．a(chǎn)dmire	C．lead	D．require
45．A．maps	B．records	C．books	D．paintings
46．A．carefully	B．a(chǎn)nxiously	C．nervously	D．a(chǎn)ngrily
47．A．a(chǎn)pplied to	B．a(chǎn)ccustomed to	C．interested in	D．a(chǎn)bsorbed in
48．A．remember	B．understand	C．explain	D．exchange
49．A．Though	B．After	C．Because	D．Since
50．A．however	B．whichever	C．whatever	D．whenever

4．I was in a department store with my family a few days ago．Usually I am one of those people who do not like to go shopping．（26）B，I decided this time to join them．
My mother and I were （27）Cfor some things to buy when I noticed two chairs on the side．One of them had a little girl sitting on it with her （28）Bnearby and the other one was（29）D．So I decided to sit down．While I was doing my own things there，I noticed that the family were not in front of the（30）Cany more．I saw the girl （31）Aand look around for her family．She came back and I saw her in tears，（32）C．
I knew that she lost her family and was all （33）C herself．I am sure that almost everybody has been lost （34）Bbefore and we all know that feeling．（35）DI went up to her and asked what was wrong and in tears she told me she was（36）D．I gave her a toy I just bought and told her a joke．You can imagine the （37）Aon her face when she heard it．Then I went up to customer service center and told them （38）Dhad happened．People there promised to（39）C her．After I left，the little girl's parents went there．Later I was told that they looked around for the person who had found their daughter and given her the （40）D．Little did they know it was an ordinary teenager who did it．

26．A．Therefore	B．However	C．Thus	D．Otherwise
27．A．a(chǎn)nswering	B．preparing	C．looking	D．calling
28．A．friend	B．family	C．book	D．bag
29．A．clean	B．dirty	C．full	D．empty
30．A．shop	B．gift	C．girl	D．1ady
31．A．get up	B．come u p	C．give up	D．make up
32．A．shaking	B．puzzling	C．crying	D．relaxing
33．A．for	B．with	C．by	D．in
34．A．a(chǎn)nywhere	B．somewhere	C．everywhere	D．nowhere
35．A．But	B．Or	C．As	D．So
36．A．missed	B．disappointed	C．dismissed	D．lost
37．A．smile	B．hope	C．honesty	D．worry
38．A．it	B．which	C．that	D．what
39．A．send for	B．wait for	C．look after	D．call on
40．A．book	B．money	C．card	D．toy