A person should eat right，get some exercise，or he or she will look terrible in 25 years.And if the person drinks and smokes? Even____．That's the message from Blue Cross Blue Shield.The ____，called “Future You”，uses a digital camera and computer to compare a person's current image with his or her future ____ without changes in bad habits.
“Smoking can ___ your skin，” said Anna，a creative operation manager，“You can see what the results of the toxins(毒素) and the chemicals in____are.” Along with the potentially____sight of one's older self，Future You offers sciencebased____on what to eat，how much to exercise and other ways to ____ your health.But will it work? Too ____ to tell was the verdict(意见) of Anna.“I want to see some data！” she said.
Generally，Anna said，men show____concern about their appearance than women.“Women say，‘That looks like my ____on the screen，’” she said.“Men are more likely to ____，‘Yeah，go ahead.Put it on Facebook.’” The project was raised more than a year ago to improve the overall(总体的) health of the people who are ____ of this company.In addition，the growth in the ranks of ____customers would bring down the overall cost of health care.In coming weeks，two new ones will be ___ in locations such as the American Tobacco Campus and the Museum of Natural Science.If users ____，their information will be stored as secrets without names to create a database of good and bad ___．
The process is free and the response is not ____，at least according to Valencia Robertson，one of a line of people who waited to ____ the instrument on Thursday.“I'm good，” Robertson said after ____ her future image.“It's not going to be a big difference.”
A．easier B．happier C．bitter D．worse
A．instrument B．picture C．place D．structure
A．wealth B．character C．appearance D．education
A．reflect B．bother C．ruin D．affect
A．cigarette B．beers C．medicines D．foods
A．confusing B．convincing C．depressing D．exciting
A．opinion B．plans C．thought D．advice
A．break B．damage C．preserve D．change
A．possible B．natural C．early D．clear
A．deeper B．less C．higher D．stronger
A．son B．father C．daughter D．mom
A．guess B．say C．doubt D．wonder
A．customers B．managers C．secretaries D．cleaners
A．cautious B．smart C．careless D．generous
A．showing up B．thought out C．sold out D．dying out
A．know B．agree C．come D．listen
A．habits B．choices C．methods D．plans
A．nice B．cool C．strange D．bad
A．repair B．sell C．try D．buy
A．drawing B．viewing C．picturing D．imaging
Mother came from our home village. She stayed with us for ten days. When she was ___1____ to leave, she wanted to buy us something ____2___ a present.
“You’ve got ___3____,” she said, “but you seem to have got ___4____. The TV set is yours, but the people who walk back and forth in it are all ___5____, even murderers, corrupt officials and thieves come in and ___6____ it from time to time. The radio cassette player is yours, but it’s all others who __7____ in it. The books on the shelf are yours, but they are all ___8____ by others. The fridge is yours, but all the year round it’s ____9____ frost that comes from God knows where. __10___they make your life easy and comfortable, ___11___ of them BELONGS to you in the real sense of the word.
___12___ the day she was to leave for home, she got up early in the morning and ____13____ back a pickle(泡菜) pot from the market.
“___14____ some pickle in it,” she said, “and have something ____15____ suits your own taste.”
Since then pickles of our own ____16_____ had been added to our diet. When we had guests, we often had pickles ____17____ wine. Slightly intoxicated(excited greatly), everyone would say, “A country flavor, not bad, Not bad, a country flavor (特别的风味)”.
____18___ we had something to our own taste. When we looked at the ___19____, it was standing quietly at the corner. Amid the hustle and bustle of our ____20___ life and in the apartment of reinforced concrete, the pot stood there by itself, brewing an old and simple flavor.
1.A. on B. about C. for D. of
2.A. since B. because C. as D. for
3.A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
4.A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
5.A. murderers B. thieves C. actors D. strangers
6.A. out B. out of C. into D. along
7.A. sing B. dance C. plays D. act
8.A. writing B. written C. read D. reading
9.A. full B. filled of C. filled with D. full with
10.A. As B. But C. Because D. Though
11.A. no one B. none C. neither D. either
12.A. On B. In C. During D. Of
13.A. took B. brought C. fetched D. carried
14.A. Do B. Cook C. Make D. Prepare
15.A. what B. / C. that D. as
16.A. smell B. sound C. feel D. taste
17.A. to go with B. went with C. to drink D. drinking
18.A. But B. So C. And D. Or
19.A. pot B. TVset C. radio D. shelf
20.A. ordinary B. usual C. every day D. everyday
My earliest bee experience took place at a summer camp. One day our teacher told us to head up the hill nearby. We all began to ___1____ our destination. The girls took the concrete stairs, but the boys ran ___2___ up the grassy hill, at the top of which sat a long wooden fence. Without __3___ the boys ahead of me vaulted over the fence bravely.
What should I do? Take the stairs and ____4___ a girl, or jump the fence and look ___5____? Then I took my chance with the fence. I placed both ____6___ on the top and jumped, feeling uneasy.
I didn’t ___7___ it. As I tried, my foot ___8___ on the top of the fence. Down I went! I landed on my backside. I tried to ____9___ off the accident, but then I felt something ___10____ under me. Just then I saw ___11____ seemed like hundreds of bees flying toward me. I had landed on a beehive! I ___12___ up and rushed as fast as I could. But the bees flew faster. What a/an __13____ situation I was in!
My clothes were covered with __14____ . I parked myself in the camp and I was at a loss. __15____ this, my teacher quickly took off all my clothes but underwear. Bees flew out of my clothes and ___16___ out of my mouth!
I had gained the __17____ of all the campers, but I didn’t feel cool. I had been __18____ almost 40 bees stings(蛰) all over my body. I learned a most ___19____ lesson that day. When we are led by the ___20___ to show off, we might find ourselves sitting on a beehive.
1.A. get B. walk C. set D. race
2.A. already B . happily C. straight D. fast
3.A. fear B. fun C. help D. luck
4.A. feel like B. look like C. care about D. wait for
5.A. excited B. worried C .strong D. cool
6.A. hands B. feet C. arms D. legs
7.A. do B. climb C. make D. succeed
8.A. arrived B. got C. caught D. stepped
9.A. fall B. laugh C. put D. take
10.A. beating B. putting C. flowing D. moving
11.A. that B. what C. which D. if
12.A. sat B. stood C. picked D. jumped
13.A. difficult B. hopeless C. embarrassing D. pleasing
14.A. bees B. grass C. dust D. tears
15.A. At B. For C. In D. With
16.A. almost B. again C. even D. still
17.A. attention B. experience C. knowledge D. respect
18.A. gotB. given C. found D. put
19.A. successful B. deepest C. difficult D. valuable
20.A. courage B. desire C. goal D. teacher
One morning I stood beside the window. Across the river, the __1___ decorated the edge of the shore in white. I stood __2____ and looked at what the night’s storm had ___3___.
I leaned forward and stood close to the window. There was a goose out there, quite ___4___, its wings folded to its sides, its feet ___5___ to the ice. Then from the dark skies, I saw a line of swans. They moved in their own ___6___ style, graceful and free.
As I watched, the leader __7___ from the sky and landed on the ice. As the swans surrounded the frozen goose, I __8___ it might be killed by those great swan beaks(鸟喙).
__9__instead, those beaks began to work on the ___10___. The long necks were lifted and curved down, again and again. At last, the goose’s head ___11___; its body pulled. Then the goose was ___12____ and standing on the ice. And the swans stood in the air ___13___. It seemed as if the goose was crying, “I cannot fly.” Four of the swans came down around it. Their powerful beaks cleaned the goose’s ___14___ from top to bottom, chipping off the ice held in the feathers. ___15___at last the goose’s wings were free, the four swans ___16___ and joined the group.They restarted their eastward journey cheerfully.
I watched them until they ___17____ over the tops of the farthest trees. Only then did I realized that __18____ were running down my cheeks. Believe me! This story is __19____. And I will ask “If so for birds why not for ___20____?”
1.A. flower B. tree C. snow D. picture
2.A. quietly B. silently C. happily D. nervously
3.A. washed B.painted C. destroyed D. cleaned
4.A. hungry B. thirsty C. terrible D. still
5.A. frozen B. put C. turned D. tied
6.A. common B. ordinary C. noticeable D. boring
7.A. dived B. moved C. flew D. circled
8.A. frightened B. feared C. hoped D. knew
9.A. Wonderfully B. Puzzlingly C. Surprisingly D. Disappointingly
10.A. ice B. earth C. goose D. swan
11.A. carried B. pushed C. moved D. lifted
12.A. glad B. sad C. free D. lucky
13.A. listening B. hearingC. fighting D. watching
14.A. head B. legs C. feathers D. body
15.A. While B. When C. Before D. Until
16.A. took off B. took up C. got away D. got up
17.A. climbed B. stopped C. disappeared D. landed
18.A. leaves B. hairs C. rivers D. tears
19.A. actual B. real C. true D. right
20.A. animals B. man C. people D. insects
My grandfather took me to the fish pond on the farm when I was seven. He told me to throw a__21____into the water. And he told me to watch the____22___created by the stone. Then he asked me to__ 23__ of myself as that stone.
“You may24 lots of splashes (飞溅 ) in your life,___ 25___the waves that come from those splashes will ___26____the peace of all your fellow___27_____,”he said.
“Remember that you are ___28____for what you put in your circle and that the circle will also___29____many other circles. You will need to live in the ___30____that allows the good that comes from your circle to ___31____the peace of that goodness to___32____. The splash that comes from anger or jealousy will send those___33_____to other circles. You are responsible for____34_____.”
That was the first time I ___35_____each person creates the inner peace or discord (冲突) that ____36_____out into the world. We cannot create world peace if we are ___37____with inner conflicts, hatred, ____38______, or anger. We radiate (流露) the feelings and thoughts that we hold ____39_____,whether we speak them out or not. Whatever is splashing around inside of us is spilling out into the world, creating beauty or discord with all other circles of life.
We are ____40_____to everything and everyone else around in the universe.
21. A. stickB. brickC. stoneD. ball
22. A. holesB. circlesC. dropsD. waters
23. A. thinkB. accuseC. regardD. warn
24. A. produceB. damageC. preventD. create
25. A. butB. becauseC. whileD. for
26. A. cutB. disturbC. bringD. block
27. A. studentsB. friendsC. creaturesD. workers
28. A. proudB. helpfulC. respectful D. responsible
29. A. hearB. leaveC. strike D. touch
30. A. familyB. situationC. way D. hurry
31. A. sendB. provideC. destroy D. keep
32. A. themB. nobodyC. someone D. others
33. A. tastesB. smellsC. feelings D. views
34. A. allB. bothC. neither D. any
35. A. realizedB. recognized C. admitted D. promised
36. A. flowsB. takes C. picks D. brings
37. A. prepared B. filledC. presented D. supplied
38. A. honesty B. truthC. doubt D. modesty
39. A. forward B. outsideC. inside D. upward
40. A. referred B. intendedC. devoted D. connected
One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly(闲散地)on the bank. There I would enjoy the peace and___1___, watch the water ___2__downstream, and listen to the chirps(喳喳声)of the birds and the rustling (沙沙声)of the leaves in the trees. I would also___3___the bamboo trees___4___under pressure from the wind and watch them ___5____gracefully to their upright or ___6___ position after the wind had___7____. When I think about the bamboo tree’s ___8____to bounce back or return to it’s original position, the word resilience(弹性)__ 9___to mind. When used in ___10_____ a person , this word means the ability to readily _11__from shock, depression or any other situation___12____stetches the limits of a person’s emotions. Have you ever felt like you are about to shout? Have you ever felt like you are at your __13__point?__14__, you have survived the experience to live to talk about it. During the experience you probably felt a mix of __15____that threatened your health. You felt emotionally tired,___16_____ exhausted and you most likely endured unpleasant physical symptoms.
Life is a __17__ of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments. The next time you are __18___one of those bad times or unhappy moments that take you __19____to your breaking point, bend but don’t break. Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you. A measure of hope will__20__ you through the unpleasant test.
1.A. quiet B. beautiful C. noisy D. happy
2.A. flow B. rush C. go D. come
3. A. see B. notice C. watch D. look at
4.A. bend B. swing C. break D. tremble
5.A. return B. recover C. give D. fly
6.A. straight B. original C. quick D. necessary
7.A. died from B. died out C. died down D. died off
8.A. ability B. power C. energy D. strength
9.A. strikes B. goes C. appears D. comes
10.A. preference to B. conference to C. reference to D. appearance to
11.A. recover B. calm C. comfort D. sink
12.A. where B. that C. when D. in which
13.A. high B. low C. breaking D. returning
14．A．Thankfully B. Hopefully C. Happily D. Surprisingly
15.A. senses B. emotions C. thoughts D. minds
16.A. physically B. mentally C. patiently D. fully
17.A. way B. mixture C. condition D. feeling
18.A. experiencing B. making C. living D. meeting
19.A. away B. far C. close D. fast
20.A. bring B. take C. make D. set