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　　Feeling tired lately? Has the doctor said he cannot find anything wrong with you? Perhaps he sent you to a hospital, but all the advanced equipment there shows that there is nothing wrong. Then consider this, you might be in a state of sub health (亞健康).

　　Sub health, also called the third state or grey state, is explained as a border line state between health and disease. According to an investigation by the National Health Organization, over 45 percent of sub healthy people are middle-aged or elderly. The percentage is seven percent higher among people who work in management positions as well as students around exam time.

　　Symptoms include a lack of energy, depression, slow reactions, insomnia(失眠), agitation(焦慮), and poor memory. Other symptoms include shortness of breath, sweating and aching in the waist and legs.

　　The key to preventing and recovering from sub health, according to some medical experts, is to form good living habits, alternate work with rest, exercise regularly, and take part in open-air activities.

　　As for meals, people are advised to eat less salt and sugar. They should also eat more fresh vegetables, fruits, fish because they are rich in nutritional elements——vitamins and trace elements——that are important to the body.

　　Nutrition experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy change in the digestive tract(消化道). They also say that a balanced diet is very helpful in avoiding sub health.

(1)According to this passage, which of the following is right?

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A．When you are in a state of sub health, you should stay home and keep silent.

B．When you are in a state of sub health, you should to go see a doctor and buy some medicine.

C．When you are in a state of sub health, you should have yourself examined in foreign countries.

D．When you are in a state of sub health, you should find out the reasons and relax yourself.

(2)Middle-aged people may feel sub healthy, because ________.

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A．they have used up their energy

B．they have lost their living hopes

C．they have more pressure in life and work

D．they begin to get older

(3)The answer of preventing you falling into a state of sub health is that you should ________.

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A．work hard　　　　　B．sleep more

C．keep relaxed　　　　D．take more medicine

(4)The underlined word“alternate”in this passage means ________.

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A．a(chǎn)rrange by turns　　　　B．cause to take place

C．keep up　　　　　　　   D．take up

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　　Do you know what kind of things the young people are reading? More and more ___1___ and parents have noticed another kind of pollution which came from the printed papers ___2___ on streets. These printed things ___3___ newspapers but have hardly ___4___ to do with them, you can only find reading materials badly made up there?---some are too strange for anyone to believe; others are ___5___ stories of something ___6___ However, many of the young readers are getting interested in such ___7___ reading, which ___8___ them what they should pay for their breakfast and brings them nightmares and immoral ideas ___9___. Homework was left undone; daily games lost. These sellers shout on streets selling their papers well. The writers, publishers and printers, ___10___ they are, we never know, are ___11___ their silent money. The sheep-skinned wolfs story seems to have been forgotten once again. Why not ___12___ this kind of things? Yes, ___13___ the teachers and parents have asked each other for more strict control of the young readers. Unfortunately, the more you want to forbid it ___14___ they want to have a look at it. ___15___ you may even find out several children, driven by the curious natures, ___16___ one patched paper, which has ___17___ from hand to hand. It really does ___18___ to our society. It has already formed a sort of moral pollution. The ___19___ teachers and parents need more powerful support in their protection of the young generation. At the same time the young readers need more interesting books to help them ___20___ those ugly papers.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1)A.readers	B.writers	C.teachers	D.students
(2)A.found	B.sold	C.given	D.shown
(3)A.appear	B.seem as	C.look like	D.are
(4)A.nothing	B.anything	C.something	D.everything
(5)A.puzzling	B.pleased	C.worried	D.frightening
(6)A.too bad	B.still worse	C.even better	D.very good
(7)A.poisonous	B.wonderful	C.interesting	D.useless
(8)A.takes	B.uses	C.costs	D.pays
(9)A.by turns	B.in return	C.by return	D.in turn
(10)A.who	B.what	C.whoever	D.which
(11)A.using	B.making	C.spending	D.losing
(12)A.allow	B.forbid	C.separate	D.leave
(13)A.neither	B.some	C.most	D.both
(14)A.the less	B.so that	C.the more	D.as though
(15)A.Seldom	B.Always	C.Sometimes	D.Hardly
(16)A.find	B.share	C.get	D.hold
(17)A.traveled	B.handed	C.given	D.spread
(18)A.harm	B.good	C.favor	D.wrong
(19)A.puzzled	B.worried	C.frightened	D.disappointed
(20)A.throwaway	B.keep away	C.break off	D.get rid of

Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century. 1 in the 1900s most American towns and cities had a Main Street. Main Street was always in the heart of a town. This street was 2 on both sides with many 3 businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. 4 ,some shops offered 5 .These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe-repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. 6 in the 1950s, a change began to 7 .Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street 8 too few parking places were 9 shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces 10 the city limits. Open space is what their car-driving customers needed.

And open space is what they got 11 the first shopping centre was built. Shopping centres, or rather malls, 12 as a collection of small new stores 13 crowded city centres. 14 by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from 15 areas to outlying malls. And the growing 16 of shopping centres led 17 to the building of bigger and better?stocked stores. 18 the late 1970s,many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition toproviding the 19 of one stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks, 20 benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.

1.A.As early as B.Early　　　 C.Early as　 D.Earlier

2.A.built　　 B.designed　 C.intented　 D.lined

3.A.varied　　 B.various　　 C.sorted　　 D.mixed up

4.A.Apart from B.However　　 C.In addition D.As well

5.A.medical care　　　　　　 B.food　　　 C.cosmetics　 D.services

6.A.suddenly　 B.Abruptly　 C.Contrarily D.But

7.A.be taking place　　　　 B.take place　　 C.be taken place D.have taken place

8.A.while　　 B.yet　　　　 C.though　　 D.and then

9.A.available for　　　　　 B.available to C.used by　 D.ready for

10.A.over　　 B.from　　　 C.out of　　 D.outside

11.A.when　　 B.while　　　 C.since　　 D.then

12.A.started　 B.founded　　 C.set up　　 D.organized

13.A.out of　 B.away from　 C.next to　 D.near

14.A.Attracted B.Surprised　 C.Delighted D.Enjoyed

15.A.inner　　 B.central　　 C.shopping　 D.downtown

16.A.distinction　　　　　　 B.fame　　　 C.popularity D.liking

17.A.on　　　 B.in turn　　 C.by turns　 D.further

18.A.By　　　 B.During　　 C.In　　　　 D.Towards

19.A.cheapness B.readiness　 C.convenience D.handiness

20.A.because of B.and　　　　 C.with　　　 D.provided

 

　　

My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 16 , but I always knew he was 17 . He never criticized us, but used 18 to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die. ” I 19 as a child I said something 20 about somebody, and my father said, “ 21 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you. ” He explained that if I looked for the best 22 people, I would get the best 23 . From then on I’ve always tried to 24 the principle in my life and later in running my company.

Dad’s also always been very 25 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 26 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 27 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.

I decided to leave, and Dad tried to prevent me from my decision, 28 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 29 me to go into law. And I’ve 30 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 31 I didn’t pursue my 32 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it. ”

As 33 turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 34 for young people in the U. K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 35 me.

16. A. biologist　　　　 B. manager 　　 　　C. lawyer 　　　　　 　　　D. gardener

17. A. strict 　　　　　　 　　B. honest 　　　 　　C. special 　　　　　 　　　D. learned

18. A. praise 　　　　　 　　B. courage 　　 　　C. power　　　　　　 　　 D. warmth

19. A. think 　　　　　　 　　B. imagine 　　　 　　C. remember 　　 　　　D. guess

20. A. unnecessary　　　 B. unkind 　　　 　　C. unimportant　 　　 D. unusual

21. A. Another　　　　　 　 B. Some 　　　　 　　C. Any 　　　　　　 　　　D. Other

22. A. on 　　　　　　　　 　　B. in 　　　　　　　 　　C. at 　　　　　　　　 　　　D. about

23. A. in case 　　　　　 　　B. by turns 　　 　　C. by chance 　　 　　　D. in return

24. A. revise 　　　　　 　　B. set 　　　　　　 　　C. review　　　　　 　　 D. follow

25. A. understanding　　 B. experienced　　 C. serious　　 　　　 D. demanding

26. A. taking up 　　　 　　B. making up　 　 C. picking up　 　　　D. keeping up

27. A. suggestion　　　 B. decision 　　 　　C. notice 　　　　　 　　　D. choice

28. A. and 　　　　　　　 　　B. as 　　　　　　 　　C. even if 　　　　　 　　　D. as if

29. A. helped 　　　　　 　　B. allowed 　　　 　　C. persuaded 　　 　　　D. suggested

30. A. always 　　　　　 　　B. never 　　　　 　　C. seldom 　　　　 　　　D. almost

31. A. rather 　　　　　 　　B. but 　　　　　　 　　C. for 　　　　　　　 　　　D. therefore

32. A. promise　　　　　 　 B. task 　　　　　 　　C. belief 　　　　　　 　　　D. dream

33. A. this 　　　　　　　 　　B. he 　　　　　　 　　C. it 　　　　　　　　 　　　D. that

34. A. newspaper　　　 B. magazine　　 　 C. program 　　　 　　　D. project

35. A. controlled　　　 B. comforted 　 　　C. reminded 　　　 　　　D. raised

My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 26　

, but I always knew he was 27 . He never criticized us, but used 28 to bring out our best. H’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I 29 as a child I said something 30 about somebody, and father said, “31 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that I looked for the best 32 people, I would get the best 33 . From then on I’ve always tried to 34 the principle in my life and later in running my company.

Dad’s also always been very 　35 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 　36 a great deal of time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 　37 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.

I decided to leave, and Dad tried to make me change my decision, 　38 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 　39 me to go into law. And I’ve 　40 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 　41　 I didn’t pursue my 　42 . You know what you want. Go achieve it.”

As 　43 turned out my little publication went on to become Student, a nation 　44 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 　45 me.

　 26. A. biologist　　　　　　 B. manager　　　　　 C. lawyer　　　　　　　　　　 D. gardener

　 27. A. strict　　　　　　　　 B. honest　　　　　　　 C. special　　　　　　　　　　 D. learned

　 28. A. praise　　　　　　　　 B. courage　　　　　　 C. power　　　　　　　 D. warmth

　 29. A. think　　　　　　　　　 B. imagine　　　　　　 C. remember.　　　　 D. guess

　 30. A. unnecessary B. unkind　　　　　　　 C. unimportant　　　 D. unusual

　 31. A. Another　　　 B. Some　　　　　　　 C. Any　　　　　　　　 D. Other

　 32. A. on　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. about

　 33. A. in case　　　　 B. by turns　　　　　 C. by chance　　　　 D. in return

　 34. A. revise　　　　　　　　 B. set　　　　　　　　　 C. review　　　　　　　　　　 D. follow

　 35. A. understanding　　 B. experienced　　　　　　 C. serious　　　　　　 D. demanding

　 36. A. taking up　　　　　　 B. making up　　　　 C. picking up　　　　 D. keeping up

　 37. A. suggestion　　　　　 B. decision　　　　　　 C. notice　　　　　　　 D. choice

　 38. A. and　　　　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　　　　 C. even if　　　　　　　　　　 D. as if

　 39. A. helped　　　　 B. allowed　　　　　　 C. persuaded　　　　 D. suggested

　 40. A. always　　　　 B. never　　　　　　　 C. seldom　　　　　　 D. almost

　 41. A. rather　　　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　　 D. therefore

　 42. A. promise　　　　　　 B. task　　　　　　　　 C. belief　　　　　　　 D. dream

　 43. A. this　　　　　　　　　　 B. he　　　　　　　　　　 C. it　　　　　　　　　　 D. that

　 44. A. newspaper　　　　 B. magazine　　　　　 C. program　　　　　 D. project

　 45. A. controlled　　　　　 B. comforted　　　　 C. reminded　　　　　 D. raised