Money, or the lack of it, changes everything, and that includes how people will be working out in 2010.
In these belt-tightening times 1 , cost-conscious workouts(锻炼)at home and at the gym topped the list of fitness trends for this year in a survey, followed 2 by shorter, more time-efficient regimens, such as 3 boot camp(强力集中训练) and circuit training.
"People are looking 4 for ways to accomplish as much as possible with as little 5 time and money as necessary," said Cedric X. Bryant, chief science officer of the American Council on Exercise (ACE), which conducted the online poll of fitness professionals.
"Last year money was on the list but this 6 year the majority of the respondents put 7 it as one of the top," he added.
Bryant said some 600 ACE-certified fitness 8 professionals responded to the annual poll 9 , which the non-profit organization has been conducting for a decade.
Other money-saving measures 10 , such as the shift from personal training sessions to small group training 11 classes and in-home workouts 12 using smaller, more portable equipment, also made the list.
"Personal trainers are seeing they've got to respond to market needs 13 . Working with two to four clients at a 14 time they can charge less 15 but still get their hourly fee," Bryant said.
Boot-camp workouts and circuit training, both of which burn 16 calories while building strength and endurance(持久性), will be among the most popular trends in 2010, as time-constrained(受压制的) consumers 17 seek shorter, more intense activities.
One bright spot is the rise of exergaming-type systems, like Nintendo's Wii Sports, Wii Fit and the PC-based Dancetown. Bryant says the fitness-based video games are turning up 18 in health clubs and senior centers.
Functional training workouts, which are geared to improving the quality of life and the ability to perform everyday tasks, will remain strong 19 , and the use of computerized tracking and online training and scheduling tools will increase 20 in the coming year.
( ) 1. A. times B. years C. centuries D. societies
( ) 2. A. caught B. followed C. covered D. conducted
( ) 3. A. such like B. in other words C. such as D. that is to say
( ) 4. A. taking B. developing C. opening D. looking
( ) 5. A. little B. much C. many D. few
( ) 6. A. that B. next C. this D. previous
( ) 7. A. manage B. put C. try D. organize
( ) 8. A. medicine B. train C. economy D. fitness
( ) 9. A. poll B. conference C. observation D. reception
( ) 10. A. measures B. procedures C. policies D. systems
( ) 11. A. speaking B. training C. exercising D. processing
( ) 12. A. work B. workouts C. rest D. race
( ) 13. A. changes B. prices C. needs D. habits
( ) 14. A. some B. no C. any D. a
( ) 15. A. less B. fewer C. more D. much
( ) 16. A. produce B. burn C. cut D. add
( ) 17. A. professionals B. students C. consumers D. trainers
( ) 18. A. turning up B. turning down C. turning around D. turning out
( ) 19. A. weak B. useful C. strong D. possible
( ) 20. A. decrease B. appear C. increase D. want
Most glasses help people see better, but a new invention from Japan may soon improve language skills and language barriers instead.
High-tech Company NEC has a device that it says will users to communicate with people of different.
Shaped like a pair of eyeglasses without the lenses(镜片), the computer-assisted Tele Scouter would a picture-forming device to present almost real-time translations directly onto the retina(视网膜). The text, provided instantly voice recognition and programs, would effectively provide movie-like “subtitles” (字幕) during a conversation between two people the glasses.
“You can keep the flowing,” NEC market development official Takayuki Omino told reporters at Tokyo exposition (展览会) the device was on display. “This could also be used for talks with secret information,” says Omino, stating that there would be no for translators.
Each user’s words would be by microphone, translated, and be instantly for conversation partners in visual text and as audio delivered through headphones.
Users can still see their conversation partner’s face because the text is onto only part of the retina—the first time such technology is used in a commercial product, according to NEC.
The company plans to put the Tele Scouter in Japan in November next year, at the beginning without the translation mode.
A.cut off B.cut down C.cut in D.cut up
A.come up with B.come across C.come through D.come down
A.force B.promise C.allow D.leave
A.backgrounds B.cultures C.customs D.languages
A.so B.but C.or D.while
A.adopt B.admit C.agree D.adapt
A.designer’s B.translator’s C.user’s D.producer’s
A.through B.during C.within D.beyond
A.inventiong B.invitation C.preparation D.translation
A.bearing B.wearing C.carrying D.taking
A.discussion B.argument C.conversation D.translation
A.which B.where C.why D.how
A.connected B.satisfied C.joined D.covered
A.hope B.doubt C.need D.wonder
A.expected B.imagined C.written D.spoken
A.picked up B.made up C.turned up D.brought up
A.agreeable B.acceptable C.believable D.available
A.either B.neither C.both D.none
A.placed B.passed C.got D.knocked
A.therefore B.while C.however D.although
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books. Half the students sneered(冷笑), the nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be silly, only can become writers, ” the English teacher said, “And you are getting a D this term. ” I was so that I burst into tears.
That night I wrote a short poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper. To my , they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and writer. I showed my teacher and fellow students. They . “Just plain dumb luck. ” the teacher said. I tasted and I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was with me.
During the next two years I sold dozens of , letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I from high school, with a C minus average, I had scrapbooks(剪贴簿) filled with my published works. I mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers and people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their .
I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four. I wrote what I felt. It nine months, just like a pregnant woman. I mailed it without a self addressed stamped and without making a copy of the manuscript(原稿).
A month later I received a(n) , and a request to start working on another book. The worst year I earned two dollars. In my best year I earned 36, 000 dollars. years I earned between five thousand and ten thousand. No, it isn’t enough to live , but it’s still more than I’d make working part time. People ask what college I , what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is: “None. ” I just write. I’m not a genius.
A.whole B.other C.most D.rest
A.generals B.statesmen C.geniuses D.spies
A.delighted B.anxious C.ashamed D.upset
A.sad B.innocent C.disappointing D.puzzled
A.delight B.astonishment C.comfort D.happiness
A.borrowed B.lent C.paid D.cost
A.cried B.agreed C.swore D.laughed
A.failure B.success C.coldness D.squeeze
A.fine B.mixed C.compared D.full
A.books B.poets C.novels D.poems
A.dropped out B.left C.graduated D.laid off
A.ever B.never C.seldom D.even
A.if B.unless C.until D.before
A.teachers B.family C.friends D.dreams
A.spent B.cost C.took D.wasted
A.letter B.envelope C.writer D.cover
A.agreement B.edition C.trade D.patent
A.Recent B.Memorable C.Most D.Several
A.with B.on C.by D.in
A.deserved B.introduced C.founded D.attended
I sat next to my close friend,Tina,in my history class.Our teacher,Miss Turner announced a new .We were to create a about cultures.As required,we wrote the names of two friends we wanted in our group.Miss Turner informed us that she would our choices and let us know the result.I had no that I would work with Tina because I knew we had chosen each other.
The next day,I waited anxiously when Miss Turner started to call out .When she reached group three,Tina was called. ,my name was not included.“There must have been some !"I thought to myself.
Than I heard .The last group with Mauro and Karina! How ! How could I face being in that group—the boy who hardly spoke English and the girl who wore clothes a11 the time?
I went to Miss Turner to I should be in a “good” group.She gently placed a hand on my shoulder.“I know what you want,Rachael,”she said,but your group you more.Only you can help them get an ideal .Will you help them?"
I walked to where the others in my group sat. Halfway through the week, I myself enjoying working with my partners.There was no need to —I grew sincerely interested in learning something about then. Mauro, I found out, was with English after he came to this country. Karina wanted to be a fashion designer and she had a lot of ideas.They were the ones no one cared enough about to try to understand—except Miss Turner.
Miss Turner gave us an A on that newspaper. But I think she is the one who truly it. I really that Miss Turner gave me a chance to see other people in a new light.
A.plan B.subject C.project D.lesson
A.story B.group C.test D.newspaper
A.make use of B.pay attention to C.put into practice D.take into consideration
A.idea B.doubt C.intention D.promise
A.names B.numbers C.students D.topics
A.Besides B.However C.Thus D.Finally
A.mistake B.coincidence C.problem D.reason
A.her B.it C.them D.him
A.interesting B.amusing C.annoying D.disappointing
A.dirty B.plain C.strange D.formal
A.warn B.remind C.request D.inform
A.needs B.refuses C.misses D.ignores
A.design B.job C.chance D.grade
A.slowly B.swiftly C.suddenly D.bravely
A.found B.kept C.had D.set
A.speak B.pretend C.refuse D.panic
A.dealing B.helping C.beginning D.struggling
A.funny B.general C.bright D.new
A.offered B.deserved C.neglected D.proved
A.believed B.appreciated C.admitted D.agreed
At Priya's wedding party, her mother gave her a newly opened bankbook and said, "Priya, keep it as a of your marriage life. When something __ happens, put some money in and give a brief to it next to the line. The happier the event is, the more money you can put in. When after years, you will know how much happiness you've ".
Priya and Hitesh both thought it a great idea and soon made the first deposit(储蓄). , after years, they startedquarrelling and fighting. They both marrying the worst person in the world.
One day Priya talked to her mother, "Mom, we can't it anymore. We decided to get divorce(离婚)! I can't imagine I decided to marry this Guy!!!" Her mother responded, "Just do whatever you want, but before that do one thing first. the bankbook I gave to you on your wedding party? Take out all the money and it first. You shouldn't keep any record of such a marriage. "Priya thought it was __. So she went to the bank, to draw out all the money. While waiting in the queue, she took out the bankbook and recalled the memories of all the previous . Her eyes filled with tears, she left in a (an) . When she returned home, she handed the bankbook to Hitesh, asking him to spend the money.
The next day, Hitesh gavethe bankbook back to Priya. , she found a new deposit of $5000, with a line next to the record:" This is the day I how much I've loved you. How much happiness you've brought me." Much , they hugged and cried, putting the bankbook back to their _.
A.record B.respect C.remark D.guide
A.uncertain B.unexpected C.pleasant D.annoying
A.arrangement B.comment C.promise D.dream
A.taking up B.looking out C.taking in D.looking back
A.harvested B.bought C.offered D.wanted
A.Besides B.Anyway C.Instead D.However
A.enjoyed B.risked C.regretted D.stopped
A.help B.stand C.blame D.defeat
A.what B.where C.why D.when
A.Return B.Lose C.Check D.Remember
A.devote B.spend C.lend D.waste
A.happy B.poor. C.simple D.tranditional
A.reasonable B.respectful C.hopeful D.responsible
A.planning B.pretending C.hesitating D.preferring
A.trouble B.experiences C.quarrels D.happiness
A.panic B.ease C.hurry D.while
A.Interestingly B.Naturally C.Disappointingly D.Surprisingly
A.admit B.search C.realise D.declare
A.attracted B.tired C.confused D.moved
A.safe B.mother C.bank D.wedding
Some years ago the captain of a ship was very interested medicine.He always medical books to sea and liked to talk about different diseases.One day a lazy sailor on his ship pretended ill.He lay on his bunk (铺位) and groaned (呻吟) as if he very sick.The captain came to see him and was very pleased to have a patient to .He told the man to rest for a few days and the other sailors do his work. Three days later sailor pretended that he had with his chest. the captain looked in his medical books and told the "sick" man .
The other sailors were very because they had work to do.The patients had the best food and laughed at their friends when the captain was not . the mate (大副) decided to punish the sick men and mixed up some soap,soot,glue and other unpleasant things.Then he got from the captain to give his new medicine to the "sick" men.When they tasted the medicine,they really did feel ill.It was horrible that one of the patients jumped out of his bunk,ran up on deck (甲板) and climbed the mast (桅杆) on the ship. The captain that the men had tried him.So he got them very hard for the rest of the ship on the sea.
A.on B.for C.at D.in
A.fetched B.took C.had D.got
A.be B.was C.to be D.being
A.will be B.were C.is D.should be
A.look for B.look in C.look back D.look after
A.got B.took C.sent D.made
A.other B.the other C.another D.other's
A.something wrong B.wrong something C.anything wrong D.wrong anything
A.Before long B.Once more C.Suddenly D.Certainly
A.to drink some water B.to eat something C.to have a rest D.to do more work
A.pleased B.sorry C.angry D.surprised
A.more B.much C.lots of D.little
A.out B.at home C.present D.appear
A.At first B.At the beginning C.At last D.At the end
A.agreement B.permission C.permit D.promise
A.very B.much C.so D.quite
A.highest B.high C.higher D.very high
A.heard B.heard of C.realized D.guessed
A.cheating B.cheat C.cheated D.to cheat
A.worked B.to work C.work D.works