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Just because you are in a wheelchair doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the competitiveness(竞争) —the all-around fun —that playing sports offers you. More and more wheelchair users are playing sports every day —some even on a professional level. The following are just a few examples of the different choices you have.
Wheelchair basketball is a very common wheelchair sport. It was started over forty years ago as part of a medical recovery(康复) program. Over the years it has grown rapidly. Today wheelchair basketball is a professional sport that has more than 180 teams across the United States. In order to play wheelchair basketball, it is essential to have a lightweight wheelchair. Several different kinds of sports wheelchairs are on the market today just for sports fans.
Another wheelchair sport, quad rugby(橄榄球), was specifically designed for people who can’t move their arms or legs and are unable to play wheelchair basketball. It is a mixture of wheelchair basketball and ice hockey. To play the game you must have two teams of four players each.
Power soccer is another fun wheelchair sport that can be very fun and exciting. Players in power soccer must have an electric wheelchair. Two teams have two 30-minute halves to push the soccer ball over the other team’s goal line. The first team to reach the other team’s goal line most frequently wins.
Based on the sport you choose to take part in, there are several things you can buy for your wheelchair, including belts, gloves, bags for carrying things, drink holders and special back supports.
In which part of the newspaper will you read this passage?

A．Technology.

B．Society.

C．Culture.

D．Health.

In the beginning, wheelchair basketball was started for the purpose of ______.

A．holding professional games around the US

B．spreading the sport all over the US

C．helping patients return to a normal life

D．making people want to play sports

What is the main idea of the passage?

A．To introduce some possible sports to wheelchair users.

B．To introduce some products to the wheelchair users.

C．To encourage wheelchair users to compete with each other.

D．To talk about the differences between these sports.

About 1 million adult New Yorkers are obese(肥胖的), but nearly two-thirds of them don’t think they are, according to a study released on Tuesday by the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene(卫生).
Among the obese, who account for about one in five New Yorkers, only 39% described themselves as “very overweight”, according to the report. 2% said they were very underweight, 1% said they were slightly underweight, 16% said they were just right and 42% said they were slightly over weight.
Some 2 million more New Yorkers are overweight, the report said, and one in five children in kindergarten is obese.
Only 44% of the city’s adults are at a healthy weight, and nearly 75% say they do not participate in(参加) any regular physical activity.
New York City’s adult obesity rate was 20% in 2003 compared with 23% nationwide in 2004.The national average has nearly doubled from 12% in 1993, the report said.
Overweight and obese are defined by body mass index, or BMI (=" kg/m)" , which is based on a person’s weight , adjusted(调整) for height, the department said.
Being obese means having a BMI of 30 or greater, while being overweight means a BMI of more than 25 but less than 30.
A 5-foot, 10-inch (1.78-meter) man weighing 175 pounds(79kg) would have a BMI of 25.1 and be considered overweight according to the department . If he weighed 210 pounds (95kg), he would have a BMI of 30.1 and be obese.
The report came from results of the department’s 2002 and 2003 yearly telephone surveys of some 10,000 adults.
New York City has a population of about _____ according to the passage.

A．5,000,000

B．2,000,000

C．1,000,000

D．500,000

We can infer from the passage that ____.

A．most adult New Yorkers go in for many regular physical activities

B．New Yorkers think that obesity shows economic development

C．New York City’s adult obesity rate increased from 1993 to 2004

D．most of the New York City’s adults are at a healthy weight

If a 1.75-meter-tall man weighs 99 kilograms, he is ____ according to the passage.

A．overweight

B．underweight

C．slightly underweight

D．obese

What is the passage mainly about?
A. Population explosion in USA.
B. Weight problems in New York.
C. Weight controlling measures
D. Diet habits in USA

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What’s included:
1)Unlimited mileage (英里数).
2)Expenses on oil , maintenance (保养)and repairs, which will be repaired on production of invoices(发票).
3)Full insurance except personal accident (see below) and contents.
What’s not included:
1)Personal accident insurance.
2)Garaging, petrol, parking and traffic fines
Conditions of Hire
lThe shortest rental period at these special low prices is three days. For prices for periods of one or two days you only see our representative (代理人)at the hotel.
lCar hire must be booked six weeks or more before arrival in London to guarantee(保证) a car.But if you have been unable to make a booking in advance, please see our representative at the hotel who may still be able to help you.
lThe car types on the sheet are examples of the types of cars in each price range, but a particular car cannot be guaranteed.
lUpon delivery the driver(s) will be asked to sign the car hire company” Conditions of Hire.
lIf you decide to hire a car , just fill in the Booking Form and return it to us . A booking fee of ￡12 as part of the car hire cost is required.
lShould you be forced to cancel (取消)your car hire booking after payment in full (two weeks before the date of hire), a cancellation charge of ￡12 will be made.
from the advertisement we can see a car hirer will pay extra money for_____.

A．insurance against damage to the car	B．insurance against injury to the driver
C．the cost of maintenance of the car	D．the cost of repairs to the car

Which of the following conditions , you have to accept when hiring a car?

A．When you hire a car from the company, the driver will go together with you

B．It’s unnecessary for you to give invoices if you want to be repaid for repairs

C．If you have paid a booking fee , you don’t have to fill in the Booking Form.

D．You have to accept the terms of car hire company’s Conditions of Hire

If you change your mind after paying the whole cost of hiring , the ￡12
Booking fee is_____.

A．partly returned	B．doubtly paid
C．not returned at all	D．returned within six weeks

The prices for car hire are especially low when _____.

A．it is booked for at least three days	B．it is booked two weeks in advance
C．it is booked for two days	D．the booking is made in London

When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I would make it home for the holidays. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have the three-day holiday posted. I was one of the lucky soldiers. It was Christmas Eve when I arrived home, and a little snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see beyond her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, all colors, and ornaments (饰品) shining against the green of a pine.
"Where did it come from?" I asked.
"I asked the Gates boy to cut it," my mother said. "I wouldn't have had one just for myself, but when in great need... such a rush! He just brought it in this afternoon."
The pine reached to the proper height, almost to the ceiling, and the Tree Top Crystal（水晶） Star was in its place. A few green branches reached out a little awkwardly（难看） at the side, I thought, and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle. But the tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with the pleasant smell of Christmas.
"It's not like the one you used to find," my mother went on. "Yours were always in good shape. I suppose the Gates boy didn't know where to look for a better one. But I couldn't be fussy(挑剔的)."
"Don't worry," I told her. "It's perfect."
It wasn't, of course, but at the moment I realized something for the first time: All Christmas trees are perfect.
What did his mother's Christmas tree look like?

From the passage we can infer (推断) that______.

A．all the soldiers had the three-day holiday

B．the writer could not go home for Christmas

C．the writer spent his first Christmas during the war

D．not all the soldiers went home for Christmas during the war

From the passage, we can conclude that ______ .

A．his mother didn't like Christmas trees

B．the writer didn't like the tree cut by someone else

C．the writer used to cut very beautiful Christmas trees

D．his mother didn't want to have a Christmas tree during wartime

The best title for this passage would be ______.

A．The Perfect Christmas Tree

B．How to Choose a Christmas Tree

C．How Soldiers Spent Their Christmas

D．A Christmas with an Ugly Christmas Tree

What does the writer mean by saying “All Christmas trees are perfect”?

A．Nothing is as perfect as Christmas.

B．Once at home, everything is so nice.

C．During the war, trees are hard to find.

D．All Christmas trees are the most beautiful.

Martha was busy with her job. She believed she had to work harder because she loved her father who was sick with cancer. She had to provide for his expensive medicines. Her brothers and sisters meanwhile stayed with their father most of the time. They bathed him, sang for him, spoon-fed(用匙喂) him or simply kept him company.
One day Martha was hurt. She overheard(无意中听到) her father telling her mother, "All our children love me except Martha."
"How can this be?" Martha thought. "Am I not the one killing myself in my work to have money to pay for his medicines? My brothers and sisters do not even provide their share in the expenses."
One night, as Martha was as usual late in going home, she saw her father was lying awake. She walked close to his bedsides. Her father held her hands and said, "I miss you. I don't have much time. Stay with me." And she stayed with her father holding his hand the whole night.
The next morning Martha said to everybody, "I have taken a leave of absence. I would like to be with father. I will bathe him and sing for him from now on." Her father had a beautiful smile. He knew Martha loved him, too.
As children, we need the presence of our loved ones. Adults need no less. I have observed my mother’s orchids(兰花). When she is away for a long time, they are unhealthy and many of them wither(干枯). But when she is around , they bloom with beautiful flowers. My mother does nothing special . She just spends her time looking after them.
Before Martha heard her parents’ talk ,she thought her father _____.

A．was satisfied with her love for him

B．disliked her brothers and sisters

C．was proud of her

D．would recover from the disease

After staying with her father for one night, Martha _____.

A．decided to give up her job

B．understood what her father really needed

C．realized her father loved her most

D．loved her father more than before

By telling Matha’s story, what does the author try to express?

A．Nothing is more important than the company of loved ones.

B．Money and a successful career don’t always bring happiness

C．Adults need the presence of their loved ones more than children do.

D．Plants like orchids do have feelings.

A．Less than 10 issues.	B．Less than 11 issues.
C．Less than 12 issues.	D．About 12 issues.