Sports can help you keep fit and get in touch with nature. However, whether you are on the mountains, in the waves, or on the grassland, you should be aware that your sport of choice might have great influence on the environment.
Some sports are resource-hungry. Golf, as you may know, eats up not only large areas of countryside, but also tons of water. Besides, all sorts of chemicals and huge amounts of energy are used to keep its courses（球场） in good condition. This causes major environmental effects. For example, in the dry regions of Portugal and Spain, golf is often held responsible for serious water shortage in some local areas.
There are many environment-friendly sports. Power walking is one of them that you could take up today. You don't need any special equipment except a good pair of shoes; and you don't have to worry about resources and your purse. Simple and free, power walking can also keep you fit. If you walk regularly, it will be good for your heart and bones. Experts say that 20 minutes of power walking daily can make you feel less anxious, sleep well and have better weight control.
Whatever sport you take up, you can make it greener by using environment-friendly equipment and buying products made from recycled materials. But the final goal should be "green gyms". They are better replacements（代替物）for traditional health clubs and modern sports centers. Members of green gyms play sports outdoors, in the countryside or other open spaces. There is no special requirement for you to start your membership. And best of all, it's free.
I had a good day today. It 1 with a morning walk with my dogs under the moonlight before daybreak. It was so beautiful. After the 2 it was time for a warm breakfast 3 by some exercise and prayer. Then I 4 to the office. The warm sunlight made me 5and since I was alone with nobody else to be disturbed（打扰）, I 6along with the CD playing in my car with a loud voice and a happy heart.
My good day was just beginning, 7. I helped it along by giving cheerful 8to everyone I met. I shared smiles and was happy to have them9. I offered a helping hand to one friend and a pat on the back to another. Later at the store I 10the door for a lady with her arms full of packages. I told a 11cashier（收银员）what a good job she was doing and watched her whole face 12.
When I got home I gave my daughter a hug, kissed my oldest son on the head, and 13with my youngest son before doing some work on the computer. Then I answered letters 14to share a loving thought or two with my friends around the world. Later in the evening I spent some 15time reading a good book, petting my dogs on the head. 16I ended the day the way I started it: walking my dogs 17, and thanking God for this world, my life, and the 18 to live for one more good day.
Perhaps the key to having a great life is to live it one good day 19 . Perhaps the key to being 20 in this world is to love all we have today and let God take care of our tomorrow.
As I stood in a stall (货摊) of Beijing's Silk Market, waiting to exchange a silk garment (服装), I watched in amazement as the young vendor (小贩) pulled out silk nightgown after nightgown for a foreigner, who sounded like an American, but frankly could have been from any English-speaking Western country.
The man appeared satisfied when she pulled out a bright, purple nightgown and said, "This one, very good. "and probably asked how much it cost, for the owner pulled out her calculator showing 800. My heart was pounding heavily. After all, I was holding a similar gown in my hand for which I had paid all of 60 yuan ($9. 39) just the previous day. I wanted to scream and say, "Wait, you are being taken for a ride". But I just kept silent.
As I moved away from the stall a thousand thoughts flashed in my mind. Should I have just stepped in and stopped it? I may have saved the man but could have brought danger to myself. Maybe I could have pretended to seek help with some English from that man and warned him not to be cheated?
When I told the incident to some of my friends, most seemed to think it was unfortunate but one couldn't fault the vendor. Everyone visiting China knows, or ought to know, that bargaining is a way of life here, they said.
Although I do agree that the man should have been better informed, it just doesn't seem right that the place, to which tourists from all over the world are brought and made to believe is a Mecca (向往的地方) for shopping in Beijing, should be allowed to get away with such daylight robbery.
I still think I should have done something about what I witnessed.
As a young social worker in a New York City psychiatric clinic, I was asked to see Roz, a 20-year-old woman who had been referred to us from another psychiatric clinic. It was an 36 referral in that no information was received 37 her first appointment. I was told to “play it by ear”, and to 38 what her problems were and what she needed.
39 an examination to go on, I saw Roz as an unhappy, misunderstood young woman who hadn’t been listened to in her earlier treatment. Her family situation was unpleasant. I didn’t see her as disturbed, 40 rather as lonely and misunderstood. She responded so 41 to being heard. I encouraged her to start a life worth living — to find a job, a satisfying place to live and new relationships. We hit it off well, and she 42 making important changes in her life.
The records from the previous psychiatric clinic arrived a month after Roz and I began our successful work together. To my complete surprise, her records were several inches thick, 43 a long period of psychiastric hospitalization. Her diagnosis was “paranoid schizophrenic(妄想型精神分裂症)”, with a 44 that she was “hopeless”.
That had not been my experience with Roz at all so I decided to forget those pieces of paper. I never treated her as if she had that “hopeless” treatment. I did find out about the horrors for Roz of the hospitalization, of being drugged, separated and abused. I also learned a lot from her about 45 such deeply and unforgettably shocking circumstances.
First Roz found a job, then a place to live away from her difficult 46 . After several months of working together, she introduced me to her husband-to-be, a successful businessman who adored her.
When we 47 our treatment, Roz gave me the gift of a silver bookmark and a note that said, “Thank you for believing and encouraging me.”
【小题1】A. uncertain B. unfortunate C. unconscious D. unusual
【小题2】A. apart from B. away from C. ahead of D. out of
【小题3】A. figure out B. clear up C. turn out D. bring up
【小题4】A. On B. Without C. From D. In
【小题5】A. then B. but C. still D. and
【小题6】A. slowly B. briefly C. effectively D. positively
【小题7】 A. delayed B. resisted C. started D. avoided
【小题8】A. requiring B. describing C. repeating D. reporting
【小题9】A. comment B. suggestion C. note D. decision
【小题10】A. surviving B. improving C. mastering D. explaining
【小题11】A. clinic B. house C. job D. family
【小题12】A. shared B. conducted C. completed D. received
1．她不想伤害孩子的感情。(hesitate)
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2．编者评论说那篇文章写得很好。(remark that)
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3．那数字是以百分数表示的。(in terms of)
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4．不要嘲笑她。如果是你做错了会怎么样？(What if...)
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5．这些问题，一般说来，并不很难。(generally speaking)
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请根据下表中的提示，以 “Kitchen―the Most Important Room in the House”为题写一篇英语短文。
注意
1. 词数120左右，短文的开头已为你写好（不计入总词数）
2．短文要有恰当的结尾，并可根据表中的提示适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
对厨房的看法 | 说明 |
家庭进餐处. | 烹饪, 聚餐等 |
家庭谈话地. | 聊天，交换信息 |
食物储藏中心. | 随时有吃的 |
Kitchen―the Most Important Room in the House
Every room in the house is important for its specific function. However, there is one room
Nowadays, more and more schools in China have rules making students wear school uniforms to school. A lot of Chinese students complain about_ 61 (wear) their school uniforms every day. But do American students get 62 (annoy) about their uniforms, too? American high schools usually have a dress code(衣着标准), 63 is about requirements for students' dressing. Boys at school must wear clean jackets every day. Girls are 64 (luck) than boys, for they have more flexible 65 (choose) than boys. They can either dress similarly to the boys 66 wear a dress. In general, it takes a student 10-15 minutes every morning 67 (dress) up for class. As students do in China, plenty of American students also have their complaints about school uniforms. What if students really dislike the dress code and want to get rid of it? Instead of getting punished, 68 (actual) there're ways to do that. At my school, "dress down" tickets 69 (sell) on school days. If students are willing to buy a ticket, they don't need to wear school uniforms the following day. I have a strong 70 (believe) that one day Chinese students can buy these tickets, too.
A young man, while traveling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water. __1__water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder__2__had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man__3__ ( present ) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled __4__ ( warm ), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went home__5__a happy heart.
After the student left, the teacher let__6__student taste the water. He spit it out, __7__ (say) it was awful. Apparently, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher, "Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to like__8__?" The teacher replied," You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be__9__ (sweet). "We understand this lesson best__10__we receive gifts of love from children. Whether it is a cheap pipe or a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.
We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects(缺陷) that can never be changed. “I’m impatient.” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things 1 !” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe ___2 .
These comments may come from stories about us that have been 3 for many years—often from 4 childhood. These stories may have no 5 in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical (操作机械的) skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life.” How did these expectations 6 my development? I was never 7 to work on cars or be around 8 . When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!
Six years later, 9 , I was at California University, working on my doctors degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do. On the positive side, I 10 down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking.” On the 11 side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills.”
Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life 12 and told him about my 13 performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “ 14 is it that you can solve 15 mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”
Suddenly I realized that I didn’t 16 from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to 17 . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been 18 my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasn’t just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true. 19 , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost 20 we choose.
1. A. away B. off C. up D. down
2. A. them B. myself C. yourself D. others
3. A. said B. spoken C. spread D. repeated
4. A. as long as B. as far back as C. as well as D. as much as
5. A. basis B. plot C. cause D. meaning
6. A. lead B. improve C. affect D. change
7. A. encouraged B. demanded C. hoped D. agreed
8. A. means B. tools C. facilities D. hammers
9. A. therefore B. somehow C. instead D. however
10. A. settled B. turned C. took D. got
11. A. passive B. active C. negative D. subjective
12. A. experiences B. trips C. roads D. paths
13. A. unexpected B. poor C. excellent D. average
14. A. When B. What C. How D. Why
15. A. complex B. advanced C. common D. primary
16. A. arise B. separate C. suffer D. come
17. A. believe B. suspect C. adopt D. receive
18. A. weakening B. strengthening C. abandoning D. accepting
19. A. As a result B. At the same time C. In addition D. On the contrary
20. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. all
For thousands of years，man has enjoyed the taste of apples. Apples，which are about 85 percent of water，grow almost everywhere in the world but the hottest and coldest areas. Among the leading countries in apple production are China，France and the United States.
There are various kinds of apples. But a very few make up the majority of those grown for sale. The three most common kinds grown in the United States are Delicious，Golden Delicious，and McIntosh.
Apples are different in colour，size and taste. The colour of the skin may be red，green，or yellow. They have various sizes，with delicious apples being among the largest. The taste may be sweet or tart. Generally，sweet apples are eaten fresh while tart apples are used to make apple sauce.
Apple trees may grow as tall as twelve metres. They do best in areas that have very cold winters. Although no fruit is yielded during the winter，this cold period is good for the tree.
31. It can be learned from the text that ________.
A. Apples have a history of a thousand years.
B. Apples grow everywhere in the world.
C. Apples are made up of water.
D. Apples consists of many different kinds.
32．China，France and the United States are considered to________.
A. have the coldest winter among apple producing countries
B. be large producers of apples
C. be large producers of apple sauce
D. have the longest history in apple production
33. The underlined word “yielded” in the last sentence means “________”．
A．sold B．improved C．increased D．produced
Pablo is a(n) person. At parties, he always spends time talking to anyone who looks nervous and out of place.
A. conservative B. enthusiastic C. sensitive D. stubborn
假定英语课课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Encouragement, what is a kind of power, is very important.
Failing my English exam once got me casting down. My teacher encouraged me not to lose hearts. He said it was no big deal to fail a exam and what mattered was to figure out the reasons instead of feeling sorry for me. I looked into my English paper and realized that the reason why I failed was because I had two weeks’ sick leave. So I made up for the lessons I have missed and my efforts was paid off in the following exams.
Encouragement is great benefit to me and I’ll give it to those who are in need of it.
