We're sitting too much and it's dangerous． Most Americans spend more than seven hours sitting every day， and the more you sit， the weaker your body will be． Fortunately， there are simple changes you can make during the day﹣﹣anywhere， even at the workplace﹣to improve your health．
Park a few blocks away from the office each morning and walk to work．
This allows you to start off your mornings actively and be ready to take on the work． If you take the bus， get off one stop earlier to take some light exercise before 8 a．m．
Get up and move around the office once every 60～90 minutes．
When you're busy with work， it's easy to forget the time． Set the alarm to remind（提醒） you to get up and take a walk around the office． You can use this time to fill up your water bottle or go to the bathroom．
Ask questions and discuss questions face to face．
Go to your co﹣worker's office to discuss questions face to face， rather than send an e﹣mail every time you have a question． This gives you a good excuse to move．
Use your lunch break to move around outside．
So many Americans today work during their lunch break． When possible， take advantage of（利用） this time to walk outside and enjoy the nice weather． Fresh air can make you keep a clear mind．
（1）Every morning， we can park a few blocks away from the office to ．
A． take some light exercise
B． find a good place to park
C．save some money
D． take a walk in the park
（2）What can we do when we get up to walk around the office？
A． To play games with our co﹣workers．
B． To fill up the water bottle．
C． To enjoy the nice weather．
D． To walk to work．
（3）Which sentence is right according to the passage？
A． We should discuss questions face to face during the lunch break．
B． We should send an e﹣mail every time we have a question．
C． Few Americans spend more than seven hours sitting every day．
D． We should move our bodies every 60～90 minutes during the work．
（4）The passage mainly tell us during the workday．
A． ways to be more active
B． it's dangerous to sit too much
C． the importance of taking exercise
D． ways to get along with co﹣workers
2016is the Year of the Monkey．Monkeys are so smart and cute，and so many people like them．They have become a part of culture．Here are some stories to help you learn more about them．
New stamps for the year
The China Post Group made special stamps for the year．They made two styles．On the first one，a monkey hangs on a branch（树枝），holding a big red peach．This means to give luck to people．On the other stamp，a mother monkey holds two monkey babies in her arms．It shows the happy reunion（团聚） of families．The monkey stamps were for sale on Jan.5th．
Monkey show
In China，there is an ancient drama called Monkey Show．It tells the story of Monkey King．When actors perform，they will paint"monkey faces"with colors．Red is the main color．Interestingly，they don't draw eyebrows（眉毛）．
Influence on personality
In Chinese culture，the monkey is a symbol of wisdom．Those who were born in the Year ofthe Monkey are said to be smart and outgoing．They are also said to have strong leadership and social skills．They can solve all kinds of problems in life and be kind to others．
Fun Fact
Did you know？The world's smallest monkey is the finger monkey．It is only 10cm tall．They live in the Amazon rainforest （亚马逊雨林） of South America．Amazingly，they can turn their heads 180degrees．
40．Which of the following stamp means"the happy reunion of families"？
41．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A．Actors learn how to paint"monkey faces"from Monkey Show．
B．Those born in the Year of the Monkey are thought to be friendly．
C．Stories about the Year of the Monkey is the culture of many countries．
D．The finger monkey which is 180cm tall is the smallest in the world．
42．The best title of this passage is ．
A．Year of Monkey
B．New Monkey Stamps
C．Monkey Show
D．Different Monkeys．
I arrived in the UK last weekend to learn English．So far I have already made a few friends and had some traditional English food there．But after having three days of hamburgers，sandwiches and potatoes，I thought none could be more delicious than Chinese food，especially my favorite﹣huo guo．You can't imagine how excited I was when I got to know that there was going to be a free meal of hotpot to welcome the new students．On the way to the canteen，I seemed to smell huo guo in the air．
To my surprise，when I stepped into the room，I didn't see any sign of huo guo．Where was it？
With many questions in my head，I sat down to have the free meal．After talking with an English girl，I got to know that Chinese huo guo is completely different from hotpot．Chinese huo guo is written in two words﹣hot pot； and hotpot，one word，is a traditional English dish．
Hotpot is made from mutton and onion．On the top are pieces of potatoes．People put it in the oven all day in a heavy pot on a low heat．It takes very little effort to prepare．You can often see it at parties in the UK because it's easy to prepare for a large number of people and is not expensive．
Hotpot doesn't taste bad．However，I still miss huo guo﹣hot pot，two words!
36．The writer felt excited when she learnt she would ．
A．learn English in the UK
B．meet some new friends
C．have hamburgers and potatoes
D．have her favorite food
37．The underlined word"canteen"means a place for people to ．
A．play sports
B．have parties
C．have food and drink
D．buy books and magazines
38．Hotpot is often prepared for parties because it is ．
A．very popular
B．quite expensive
C．easy to prepare
D．good for health
39．After the free meal，the writer learnt that ．
A．"hotpot"wasn't"hot pot"
B．hotpot took little time to cook
C．hotpot wasn't traditional in the UK
D．the English girl knew little about hotpot．
Summer vacation is coming．Do you want to enjoy some films？Here are four great ones to be on show．
New Times Movie Theatre
32.10﹣year﹣old Tom should pay if he watches Where are we going，Dad？
A．¥15
B．¥20
C．¥30
D．¥35
33．If you love a super hero，you can watch ．
A．Where are we going，Dad？
B．Ant﹣Man
C．Finding Dory
D．The Martian
34．Mike should get to the theatre before to enjoy a cartoon film．
A.9：00a．m．Saturday
B.2：00p．m．Saturday
C.9：00a．m．Sunday
D.3：00p．m．Sunday
35．From The Martian we know that ．
A．there are many challenges in a forest trip
B．Lang can protect the magic suit
C．Dory experiences a lot under the sea
D．the astronaut can live on the Mar．
A teacher says music education in schools has kind of turned into amusement．Classroom lessons focus heavily on pop while understanding the classical（古典的）art form and its history should be paid attention to．
A professor in music and music education at the University of NSW．Robert Walker，argues that all students should study the works of Western chassical composers such as Haydn and Tchaikovsky．
Professor Walker says students are missing out on an important part of the culture heritage（遗传）because they fail to study classical music，as the little music that children learn at school is mainly pop．The lack（缺乏）of music teaching is serious，especially in government schools where there are not enough specialist（专业的）music teachers．
A national review in 2005 made 15 suggestions，but Professor Walker said it still failed to deal with the lack of classical music taught in schools．
"I'm not against pop music，but it's very simple，and not difficult either to play or to sing．"Professor Walker says．"But classical music is challenging and although it is part of Australias's culture heritage，most children learn it only through Hollywood films．"
"At least children ought to know what's happening in Western culture．It's part of culture heritage，"he says．"Asian students know more about Western classical music than most children in the West．"
Professor Walker has taught music and music teachers in Britain，Canada and Australia and is a former chief（首席的）examiner for the International Baccalaureate and a former chairman of the research committee of the International Society for Music Education．Professor Walker says no school curriculum（课程）in Australia lists a piece of music that children should study，such as the Mendelssohn's．
"This lack of standard texts means that some children can be brought up totally on Western classical music，others on Elvis Presley，or on any music the teacher wants to teach．The situation should be changed as soon as possible，"he says．
81．What's the problem in music education in Professor Walker's opinion？
A．Children know nothing about their culture heritage．
B．Classical music education isn't valued in schools．
C．Pop music is simple and not difficult to play and sing．
D．Australia schools need more specialist music teachers．
82．According to the passage，students should study classical music because it is ．
A．part of culture heritage
B．good for their growing up
C．difficult to play and sing
D．popular only in Asia
83．According to the passage，which one is different from the other three？ ．
A．Haydn．
B．Tchaikovsky．
C．Mendelssohn．
D．Elvis Presley．
84．Which of the following statements is NOT true about Professor Walker？
A．He worries about the music education in schools．
B．He thinks pop music teaching shouldn't be allowed．
C．He is well known in Western classical music teaching．
D．He has worked in Britain，Canada and Australia．
85．From the last paragraph，we can learn that ．
A．Music teachers should teach anything that they like．
B．Most Children today are brought up by their music teachers．
C．Music teachers shouldn't teach the music of Elvis Presley at all．
D．Children's music education today depends on their teacher's taste．
There are many reasons why I encourage people to travel，and I know that the experience will make one a better person．
I remember when I was traveling that I began to know the world better．The world is not just about me，my small town and home．Although you will meet different people from all over the world，you will realize that people are similar in their dreams，hopes and feelings．Enjoy exploring the different cultures，and you will also find that people are different in some of the things they do and how they live．Once you understand their ways，it need not be strange or scary．Often we read stories about other cultures in books．Only when we visit their areas，do we find that those stories are sometimes wrong．
One thing you may find out is that there are problems all over the world．We cannot just get money to send to these areas and hope that will work them out．The world should get involved（干预）and help wherever there are problems．People everywhere should be given a chance．It is so easy to ignore（忽视）this if one does not travel and explore．One can look around and see that so many people have many challenges worse than ours．One can realize that sometimes our biggest problems are not that big agter all．
On your journey you will meet lots of new friends．Talking to strangers and finding about their lives is a great way to spend your time．You will certainly be more confident after having to cope with problems and make many decisions along the way．
When you travel，you have to be on your own in some situations．You will surprise yourself by how well you can do that．All your special experiences could make an interesting book to read．It would be filled with all your adventures and special memories．
Traveling around and seeing so much happening in the world around us is a wonderful experience．If we could all just travel a little more and share our experiences，we would all be better people and the world would be a better place．
76．From Paragrahp 2，we can learn that ．
A．people around the world are the same in their hopes．
B．books always tell us wrong stories about cultures．
C．traveling can help us better understand the world．
D．people in different places have strange living habits
77．According to Paragraph 3，we can help the areas in need by ．
A．sending them money
B．offering them chances
C．looking around
D．giving them challenges
78．The expression"cope with"in Paragrahp 4 most probably means" "．
A．solve
B．avoid
C．meet
D．cover．
79．Which of the following would be the best title of the passage？
A．People in the World Are Family．
B．Traveling Helps One Make More Friends．
C．People in the World Share One Dream．
D．Traveling Makes One a Better Person．
80．What's the writer's purpose of writing the passage？ ．
A．To share his travel experiences with other people．
B．To encourage more people to travel around．
C．To show how traveling can change the world．
D．To tell people how to travel around the world．
