Early in the morning, at noon, or in the evening in big cities and in the countryside, all over the United States, you can see Americans running — men and women, young and old. People run — along the beaches of California, Central Park in New York, down quiet streets in small towns or at the gym. Some people even run in living rooms.
Running wasn’t so popular in the past. In the 1960s, runners were mostly athletes and healthy strong people. When people saw a runner, they used ,“Hey, what’s the hurry for？”or they might say to ,“Is he crazy？”At that time, women almost never ran. If they did, they might be laughed at. But today all these have Men and women of all enjoy running.
Doctors say many of the health problems in the United States these bad habits: eating too much, smoking cigarettes, and taking exercise. Doctors tell us,“Eat less, don’t smoke, and exercise more. ”Running is a good exercise it helps build strong hearts and lungs. It also helps most people lose weight.
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A．them B．themselves C．their D．they
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A．people B．cities C．villages D．ages
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Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a __36__ about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d __37__ a horse ranch (牧场). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he __38__ drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.
He put a great deal of his __39__ into the project and the next day he handed it in __40__ his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a __41__ that read, “See me after class.”
The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, “__42__ did I receive an F?”
The teacher said, “This is an __43__ dream for a young boy like you. You come from a poor family. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of __44__. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no__45__ you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “__46__ you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.”
The boy went home and thought about __47__ long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important __48__ for you.”
Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the __49__ paper, making no changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my50 .”
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A．How B．Why C．When D．Where
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A．money B．time C．space D．effort
A．wonder B．way C．problem D．matter
A．Though B．since C．Until D．If
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A．change B．gift C．message D．decision
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A．grade B．dream C．duty D．secret
More and more Americans are going to work by bike. Do you know why more people are 41 bikes to work? We can answer the question in 42 ways. First, bikes don’t need gasoline (汽油), so it takes 43 money to use them. Second, a bike doesn’t 44 much space (空间), so it is 45 to find a place for it. And riding a bike is good for one’s 46 . People often drive their 47 to offices or to shops, but now people think riding bikes is a good way of doing sports.
That’s 48 more Americans are now riding to work 49 bike, and they are 50 their own cars at home.
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A．popular B．different C．famous D．friendly
A．less B．more C．much D．many
A．mend B．need C．have D．find
A．easy B．hard C．cheap D．expensive
A．journey B．health C．study D．work
A．buses B．trains C．cars D．boats
A．what B．why C．how D．where
A．by B．on C．at D．in
A．cleaning B．leaving C．staying D．learning
Paul is a worker. One of his feet is bigger than 1. He can’t 2the right shoes 3his feet. His friend, Dick, says to him, “ 4don’t you go to a shoemaker(鞋匠) ? A shoemaker can 5you the right shoes.” 6Paul goes to the shoemaker near Dick’s home. Very soon the shoemaker makes him a pair of shoes. Paul 7the shoes but he is not happy. He 8the shoemaker, “You aren’t 9good shoemaker！I want you to make me one shoe bigger than the other. 10you make me one shoe smaller than the other. ”
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The bullet (子弹头) train D106 from Changsha to Shanghai has a short stop in Quzhou for only one minute.
Named 21 the letter D, the new trains run at speeds of 200 to 250 kilometers one hour. This is much 22 than Z-type and T-type trains. For example, it 23 take people 12 hours to travel from Shanghai to Beijing. But now it only 24 10. The most interesting part of the bullet trains is the revolving (旋转的) seats. People can adjust (调整) their seats as they like, so that it is 25 for you to talk with others around you face to face. The new trains run 26 big cities. They 27 the long trips much faster and more comfortable.
However, many passengers still won’t choose the bullet trains 28 some reasons. The ticket
29 of the bullet trains are much higher. For example, a hard seat ticket from Beijing to Jinan is only 90 yuan for T-type trains. But on the bullet trains all the seats are 30 . And they cost 153 to 184 yuan. On the other hand, the bullet trains don’t stop at small stations.
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Laura lived in a small village near the sea. One day she decided to go for a swim in the sea. She knew that the sea near the ____1____ has a strong tide (浪) , but she was a good swimmer, so she wasn’t __2______. Laura left her friends lying on the sands and ran into the sea. She swam quite far from the beach and waved（挥舞） to her friends in the distance. After a short while she decided to swim ____3___. She tried her best, but she couldn’t get any closer to the beach . The tide kept___4___her back. She waved her arms in the air to let her friends know that she was____5____, but they just waved back, for they didn’t know what she___6_____. After a long time, Laura became very ______7___ and she couldn’t swim any more. Her legs ____8____and she lost hope. Suddenly, her foot touched ____9____! All the time she had been swimming in a place where the water wasn’t deep! When at last she went back to the beach, one of her friends asked, “ Did you ___10____your swim?”“Yes, it was lovely.” She answered. She never told them what really happened. A town B city C village D country
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A pulling B pushing C throwing D putting
A in trouble B happy C out of trouble D in the water
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