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Health Benefits of Exercise
By Irini Kotroni
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A) Having enough energy seems to be an element that many of us have lost in our ever increasing pace of life. How many times do you feel too tired to do anything, least of all exercise? Energy can be regained, we were born with it and it‟s still there in our brains, ready to be accessed. A huge health benefit of exercise is that it helps you gain more energy.
B) So come on all of you couch potatoes or computer devotees, put down the remote control or switch off whatever electronic machine you are using and put on a good pair of trainers or walking shoes.
C) Careful now, the first steps are always the hardest, hold on to a door or piece of furniture, now take a deep breath and get out in the fresh air and walk gently but steadily for 30 minutes. Very well then, if you live in an area that doesn‟t permit you to walk, drive your car to a gym or beauty spot and begin your exercise program that is going to stand you in good stead for life. Just 30 minutes a day will help you to regain fitness and promote energy; any further exercise will help in weight loss. Don‟t overdo it, gently, gently and within a month you will feel fitter, slimmer and your self esteem will be on the rise. Go on, I dare you to go for it.
D) Why bother, you may ask? Exercise helps the body maintain fitness to be able to cope better with whatever life throws at you. Happiness, sadness, loss, illness, family, friends and colleagues contribute to our every day mood swings. Exercise promotes suppleness(柔韧不度), strength and stamina, all of which are required to cope with the fast moving pace of modern life. The media is constantly telling us that regular exercise will pay dividends(红利) to your life style with feeling fitter, breathing more easily, sleeping better and having more energy.
E) How does it do this as this is rather a wide spectrum of gains to live up to? Exercise helps to focus the mind and assists in creating a feeling of well-being with messages constantly being sent from body to the brain and back to the body to function. A major health benefit is to promote a feeling of well-being throughout the body. Sit back for a simplified version to help you understand why this is. Amongst the many messages constantly being transmitted by our central nervous system is one that permits a small amount of endorphins(内啡肽) into the body. These are present when a person experiences an adrenalin(肾上腺素) rush, usually associated with exhilaration, fear, pain, danger and stress. Endorphins are a natural analgesic produced by the body. Think of what happens when taking a white knuckle fair ride, the car you are in slowly climbs to the peak of what seems like eternity, your tongue becomes dry, your eyes widen and then you are plunging downwards and you laugh or scream with relief and this is when the endorphins are released into your body and you feel great. Exercise can achieve this without having to find your nearest theme park. Runners experience an endorphin rush
which kicks in when they are putting their bodies under extra pressure, usually to finish that crucial last mile. The endorphins kick in, suppress the pain and allow the runner to reach the finishing line. Obviously this is when intense and prolonged exercise takes place, but for a person who just wants to exercise, a certain amount of endorphins are released into the body with messages being sent to the brain to create serotonin(血清素), which is a happy factor chemical thus giving a feeling of well-being.
F) Exercise is a wonderful and often a medically recommended therapy for those who are prone to or suffer from depression. It is simple, basic and extremely good advice; go to the gym or just go for a walk. It doesn‟t matter if you don‟t speak or make contact with anyone, just do it. Get those endorphins into your bloodstream straight away and feel the benefit of serotonin, the body‟s own happy drug, beginning to work. Don‟t expect instant miracles, just get into a routine of doing it on a daily basis, the results are slow but they will come.
G) Whatever type of exercise is chosen it cannot be emphasized enough in taking it gently to begin with, otherwise you end up either at your doctors or on a sports injuries consultation couch. How much exercise is always debatable? The more you exercise the better it is for you and therefore some people can do more. The best advice is to build up the amount of exercise gradually and the phrase „no pain, no gain‟ should not be considered. Be very careful about causing pain to the body. Push yourself too hard and you will put your body through trauma. If you want to go beyond the pain barrier, then check this out with a fitness instructor or trainer or your doctor.
H) We all want to live as long as possible. Exercise increases your chances of living longer — cardio vascular and aerobic exercise helps heart and lungs; weight bearing aerobic exercise strengthens and increases bone density as well as stretching muscles. As well as increasing your quality of life you will have more energy to enjoy life. Exercise can help reduce high blood pressure (hypertension), try meditation, yoga and tai chi exercises as well as cardiac vascular exercises. Exercise can help to reduce high cholesterol. There are many studies still being carried out, however one finding has been that weight loss for overweight people may help bring cholesterol levels down — it‟s worth a try. Exercise helps boost the immune system, thus lowering risk of infection. Be aware that too much exercise can cause stress to the body so it is believed that more moderate exercise can help the immune system to function more efficiently and thus deal with any form of illness or infection more effectively. Exercise can help control type 2 diabetes (adult-onset diabetes). The muscles use more glucose during exercise thus reducing the amount of glucose stored in the body. Advancing age puts the body more at risk with type 2 diabetes; extra weight, less mobility all add up and it is important to have an exercise routine to keep mobile and maintain weight control. Exercise has always played a major role in nearly all weight reduction and weight management plans. Include exercise in any weight loss program and watch a new sleeker “you” emerge as your metabolic rate begins to work more effectively. Strength training will help increase body mass whilst reducing fat
tissue.
I) Less mobile people can still exercise; there are plenty of seated exercises that can be accomplished. This applies to injured sports persons, if your upper body is damaged, you can still work the lower body and vice versa.
J) Finally should you choose to manage your own program, begin with walking for 30 minutes per day. Walk 15 minutes from your home and then walk back again, gradually increase over a month until you can manage 60 minutes per day without any breathing or walking difficulties or carry on a conversation without difficulty whilst you are exercising — this is always the “acid test”.
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Exercises
I. Each of the following ten statements contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by choosing the corresponding letter.
___ 1. Exercise helps generate a feeling of well-being by sending messages from body
to the brain and back to the body.
___ 2. The notion of “no pain, no gain” doesn‟t always work because excessive
exercise is harmful to us.
___ 3. Social relations such as family, friends and workmates can exert emotional
strain on human beings.
___ 4. For less mobile people, such as injured athletes, plenty of seated exercises can
be recommended.
___ 5. By increasing our life span and quality of life, exercise enables us to have more
energy to enjoy life.
___ 6. Energy is something we were born with and can be regained through exercise. ___ 7. When a person experiences joy, fear, pain, danger and stress, endorphins will
be produced by the body.
___ 8. Just 30 minutes exercise a day will greatly improve your health.
___ 9. For people who suffer from depression, exercise is the therapy strongly
recommended by medical professionals.
___ 10. Moderate exercise is beneficial in coping with any form of illness or infection
more effectively because it helps the immune system to function more efficiently.
Aerobic exercise is a series of activities which can improve our heart-lung function by maintaining longer, including running, bicycling, swimming and so on. It brings a lot of benefits to our body and psychology.
有氧运动是在长期坚持下可改善心肺功能的一系列活动。有氧运动包括跑步、骑单车、游泳等。这种运动十分有益于身心健康。
Physically, taking aerobic exercise advances our physical health and reduces our agony. It promotes our heart and lung function by increasing their expansion and contraction, which is beneficial for resisting pressure from longtime labor or extra-strength work. And it improves fat consumption and metabolism, which lay a solid foundation for disease
prevention. Meanwhile, it helps keep our body in a good shape by consuming the overfull calories.
生理上，做些有氧运动可以提高我们身体健康，减少我们的痛苦。做有氧运动可增加心肺的伸缩，以提高心肺功能，有益于抵御长期的劳作和加班带来的压力。它还能促进脂肪的消耗，促进新陈代谢，预防疾病。同时，有氧运动还能消耗多余热量，有益于保持良好体型。 Psychologically, acting aerobic exercise also conduces to our psychological health. We are able to be more confident and positive that we have capacity of doing something at the best, just like finishing our plans or achieving our destinations in exercise. Thus we can ventilate our negative feelings by doing workout so that we can strive for our dreams again.
心理上，进行有氧运动还有利于我们的心理健康。通过户外锻炼我们能消除负面情绪，才能再次为梦想奋斗。
Hence, for the wellbeing of body and mind, let us have some aerobic exercise together. 因此，为了我们的身心健康，让我们一起来做有氧运动吧！
2015年高考押题英语卷2
第一部分 阅读理解
第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Exercise seems to be good for the human brain, with many recent studies suggesting that regular exercise improves memory and thinking skills. But an interesting new study asks whether the apparent cognitive benefits from exercise are real or just a placebo effect — that is, if we think we will be “smarter” after exercise, do our brains respond accordingly? The answer has significant implications for any of us hoping to use exercise to keep our minds sharp throughout our lives.
While many studies suggest that exercise may have cognitive benefits, recently some scientists have begun to question whether the apparently beneficial effects of exercise on thinking might be a placebo effect. So researchers at Florida State University in Tallahassee and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign decided to focus on expectations, on what people anticipate that exercise will do for thinking. If people’s expectations jibe (吻合) closely with the actual benefits, then at least some of those improvements are probably a result of the placebo effect and not of exercise.
For the new study, which was published last month in PLOS One, the researchers recruited 171 people through an online survey system, they asked half of these volunteers to estimate by how much a stretching and toning regimens (拉伸运动) performed three times a week might improve various measures of thinking. The other volunteers were asked the same questions, but about a regular walking program.
In actual experiments, stretching and toning program generally have little if any impact on people’s cognitive skills. Walking, on the other hand, seems to substantially improve thinking ability.
But the survey respondents believed the opposite, estimating that the stretching and toning program would be more beneficial for the mind than walking. The estimates of benefits from walking were lower.
These data, while they do not involve any actual exercise, are good news for people who do exercise. “The results from our study suggest that the benefits of aerobic exercise are not a placebo effect,” said Cary Stothart, a graduate student in cognitive psychology at Florida State University, who led the study.
If expectations had been driving the improvements in cognition seen in studies after exercise, Mr. Stothart said, then people should have expected walking to be more beneficial for thinking than stretching. They didn’t, implying that the changes in the brain and thinking after exercise are physiologically genuine.
The findings are strong enough to suggest that exercise really does change the brain and may, in the process, improve thinking, Mr. Stothart said. That conclusion should encourage scientists to look even more closely into how, at a molecular level, exercise remodels the human brain, he said. It also should encourage the rest of us to move, since the benefits are, it seems, not imaginary, even if they are in our head.
1. Why did the researchers at the two universities conduct the research?
A. To discover the placebo effect in the exercise.
B. To prove the previous studies have a big drawback.
C. To test whether exercise can really improve cognition.
D. To encourage more scientists to get involved in the research.
2. What can we know about the research Cary Stothart and his team carried out?
A. They employed 171 people to take part in the actual exercise.
B. The result of the research removed the recent doubt of some scientists.
C. The participants thought walking had a greater impact on thinking ability.
D. Their conclusion drives scientists to do research on the placebo effect. 3. What might be the best title for the passage?
A. Is it necessary for us to take exercise?
C. What makes us smarter during exercise? B. How should people exercise properly? D. Does exercise really make us smarter?
B
The current Ebola (埃博拉病毒) outbreak in western and central Africa has infected at least 3,069 people, including 1,552 dead, making it the largest outbreak in history. Ebola is a deadly virus —about 60 percent of people infected with it have died.
How is Ebola doing its harm?
When a person becomes infected with Ebola, the virus damages the body’s immune (免疫的) cells, which defend against infection, said a researcher at Lancaster University. But if a person’s immune system can stand up to this attack, then he is more likely to survive the disease.
The patients that survive it best are those who don’t get such a bad disadvantage in immune system. But if the body isn’t able to get rid of this attack, then the immune system becomes less able to regulate (调节) itself. This means the immune system is more likely to run out of control, leading to a drop in blood pressure, multi-organ failure and eventually death.
What are the common symptoms of the disease?
Fever. Headache. Joint and muscle aches. Weakness. Diarrhea. Vomiting. Stomach pain. Lack of appetite. Chills. Rash. Redness in the eyes. Hiccups. Cough. Sore throat. Chest pain. Difficult breathing or swallowing. Bleeding inside and outside of the body.
How to prevent the spread of Ebola?
Ebola can be spread primarily via direct contact with patients, specifically the blood and fluids of an infected patient.
We should avoid contact with infected patients and objects such as clothing, bedding, and needles used by them. Avoid areas where infections have been reported. For now, the disease has only been confirmed in central and West Africa, four cases in America and Europe. Avoid eating wild-caught bush meat. Researchers have suspected that the disease came to humans via animals, probably through the meat of primates(灵长类). If you’re in an area where the disease has been reported, avoid purchasing, eating, or handling wild game to stay on the safe side.
Wear protective medical clothing if you’re around infected patients. Extreme caution is necessary. Hospital workers must use masks, gloves, goggles, and gowns, which needed to be worn at all times if you’re around infected patients.
How Do People Survive Ebola?
Doctors don’t know for certain who will survive Ebola, and there is no specific treatment or cure for the disease. Although in the minority, some people do recover from infection.
Our suggestions include:
Maintain your electrolytes (电解质) and body liquid. Sports drinks can be used. Monitor your blood pressure and control it if necessary. Dropping blood pressure may be a serious sign of infection. Breathe in an oxygen-rich environment. Quickly address any symptoms of infection. Be honest about when and where you’re feeling pain.
4. Ebola causes the death of a human being by ________.
A. attacking him with high fever B. regulating his immune system
C. damaging his immune cells D. harming all his organs directly
5. What is NOT mentioned as the symptom of Ebola?
A. Fever and chills. B. Swallowing difficulty.【benefits,of,Aerobic,exercise英语题】
C. Loss of blood. D. High blood pressure.
6. In order not to be infected by Ebola, we should _________.
A. have the clothing of the infected cleaned B. avoid eating wild animals like monkeys
C. not travel to Africa, America or Europe D. stay at home without going anywhere 7. It is true that ________.
A. a certain number of people survive Ebola
C. oxygen can save infected people’s lives B. human has found a special cure for Ebola D. low blood pressure is surely caused by Ebola
C
The term “Industry 4.0” refers to the fourth industrial revolution. The first industrial revolution was the production of goods with machines like steam engines, which was followed by the second industrial revolution that introduced mass production with the help of electric power, followed by the digital revolution —the use of electronics and IT in production.
Industry 4.0 is a high-tech project, which promotes the computerization of manufacturing (制造业). The basic principle of Industry 4.0 is that by connecting machines, work pieces and systems, we are creating intelligent networks along the entire value chain that can control each other automatically. The goal is the Smart Factory, which adapts well and uses resources efficiently as well as linking customers and business partners with great intelligence. Technological basis are the Internet systems and advanced factories. Experts believe that Industry 4.0 could be a reality in about 10 to 20 years.
So, what effects does this change have on the classic manufacturing? According to an expert, “it is highly likely that the world of production will become more and more networked until everything is connected with everything else.” Networks and processes have so far been limited to one factory. But in the time of Industry 4.0, the boundaries (界限) of individual factories will most likely no longer exist. Instead, they will be lifted in order to inter-connect multiple factories or even geographical regions.
How is an Industry 4.0 factory different from a today’s factory? In current industry environment, providing high-end quality service or product with the least cost is the key to success. Factories are trying to increase their profit as much as possible. In the time of Industry 4.0, various data sources are available to provide worthwhile information about different aspects of the factory. Using data for understanding the current condition and checking these connected systems to manage themselves independently, work more efficiently and identify any errors quickly.
The good news is that Europe is much better prepared for the Industry 4.0 revolution than one might think. Europe will position itself as a pioneer in the fourth revolution. Industry 4.0 is a project in the high-tech strategy of the German government. Meanwhile, in the U.S., some companies are also working hard on it. But the success of industry depends on whether business and politics can work together. It’s not only politics that needs to help open the door for Industry 4.0. Every company is advised to seize the new digital opportunities.
8. What marks the coming of Industry 4.0?
A. Steam engines. B. Mass production. C. Use of electronics. D. Intelligent networks.
9. Industry 4.0 will probably result in ________ in the world of manufacturing.
A. production limited to an individual factory B. everything connected with everything else
C. networks and processes no longer existing D. classic factories stopping their competition
10What’s the meaning of the underlined part in Para. 4?
A. Sharing information of the world time. B. Global news broadcast at any time.
C. Instant worldwide information exchange. D. Spreading news widely on the hour.
11. According to the last paragraph, who is the most active in pushing Industry 4.0?
A. The European companies. B. The American government.
C. The American companies. D. The German government.
D
“One City One Book” is a generic name (通称) for a community reading program that attempts to get everyone in a city to read and discuss the same book. Popular book picks have been Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird，Ernest Gaines’s A Lesson Before Dying，and Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451.
“One City One Book” programs take the idea of a localized book discussion club and expand it to cover a whole city. The first such program was “If All of Seattle Read the Same Book” in 1998，started by Nancy Pearl at
Seattle Public Library’s Washington Center for the Book. The book chosen for the program was The Sweet Hereafter by Russell Banks，written in 1991.Other cities copied the idea，and the Library of Congress listed 404 programs occurring in 2007.
Each city’s program has its own goals；These typically include building a sense of community and promoting literacy. Nancy Pearl warns against expecting too much from a program：“Keep in mind that this is a library program，it’s not an exercise in civics，and that it’s not intended to have literature cure the racial divide. This is about a work of literature.”
Programs typically involve more than having everyone read the same book. Some other activities that have been included are：book discussion sessions，scholarly lectures on the book or related topics，a visit by the author，exhibits，related arts programming (especially showing a movie of the book if there is one)，and integration into school curricula. In Boston the “One City One Story” program used shorter stories and distributed tens of thousands of free copies of the story over the course of a month.
American Library Association puts out a detailed step-by-step guide on how to organize a local program，including the critical step of picking the one book. The Center for the Book at the Library of Congress tracks all known programs and the books they have used.
12．“One City One Book” programs________.
A．ask everyone in a city to donate one book B．can rid a city of racial divide through reading
C．choose short stories for people to read D．encourage everyone in a city to read and discuss the same book
13．We know from the second paragraph that “One City One Book” programs________.
A．became popular very quickly B．have been held more than 400 times in Seattle
C．were sponsored by the Library of Congress D．reached its peak in 2007
14．We can infer from the third paragraph that Nancy Pearl________.
A．expects much from the programs B．doesn’t expect that the programs would run so well
C．has a practical attitude towards the programs Dbelieves the programs will push forward community building
15．What kind of role does American Library Association play in the programs?
A．It picks out the city which runs the programs well. B．It gives free books to the host city.
C．It gives a practical guide to the programs. D．It keeps a record of all known programs.
第二节
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Social Phobia
When people feel so self-conscious and anxious that it prevents them from speaking up or socializing most of the time, it's probably more than shyness. People with social phobia can usually interact easily with family and a few close friends. But meeting new people, talking in a group, or speaking in public can cause their extreme shyness to kick in.
With social phobia, a person's fears and concerns are focused on their social performance — whether it’s a major class presentation or small talk at the lockers. They’re also sensitive to fears that they'll be embarrassed, look foolish, make a mistake, or be criticized or laughed at. Then they start to focus on the embarrassing things that could happen, instead of the good things. This makes a situation seem much worse than it is, and influences a person to avoid it.
People with social phobia can learn to manage fear, develop confidence and coping skills, and stop avoiding things that make them anxious. But it's not always easy. Overcoming social phobia means getting up the courage it takes to go beyond what's comfortable, little by little.
First, we can help people create a plan for facing social fears one by one, and help them build the skills and confidence to do it. This includes practicing new behaviors. Sometimes medications that reduce anxiety are also used as part of the treatment for social phobia. They can encourage people with social phobia to pick a small goal to aim for, remind them to go for it, and be there when they might feel discouraged. Good friends and family are also there to celebrate each small success along the way.
Dealing with social phobia takes patience, courage to face fears and try new things, and the willingness to practice. It takes a commitment to go forward rather than back away when feeling shy.
A. And family or friends are especially important.
B. It may be an anxiety condition called social phobia.
C. They feel uncomfortable about being noticed or judged by others.
D. So they avoid enjoying social activities, which can get in the way of life.
E. Social phobia is a fear reaction to something that isn't actually dangerous
F. Social phobia can be turned around with some focused slow but steady effort.
G. Each small step forward helps build enough confidence to take the next small step.
第二部分 英语知识运用
第一节 完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In a recent airing of "Unsolved Mysteries", there was a young boy who was the victim of the holocaust(大屠杀).He'd been 21 in a work camp for several years and somehow had managed to survive the 22 of his imprisonment.
The story was of a boy - now in his sixties - and his quest to find an American soldier who had a kindness to him by some food. It might seem and inhumanity could remember, it was marked a turning point in his life, for he had lost hope .When he was liberated by the American forces, he was needed food. As he was staggering along the road, a young soldier down from his tank and gave him some of his supplies. this one act of generosity, a kind American had aroused the again that there really was some good in the world. And the boy never it. The boy later went to America, raised a family, became successful and worked hard to repay Actually there were so many similar acts of generosity that it would be almost impossible to know who the soldier was.
We all have a choice: to create more light in the world. As Confucius the darkness."
As the story above so nicely .If we're constantly and doing kind acts, we will no doubt bring more joy into the world around us as well as into our own world!
21. A. stationed B. placed C. distributed D. treated
22. A. horror B. embarrassment C .relief D. annoyance
23. A. held on B. agreed on C. focused on D. passed on
24. A. guaranteeing B. offering C. presenting D. contributing
25. A. unbelievable B. troublesome C. insignificant D. convenient
26. A. difficulty B. curiosity C. sympathy D. cruelty
27. A. as long as B. as good as C. as well as D. as much as
28. A. wave B. fate C. gesture D. duty
29. A. highly B. mostly C. hopefully D. badly【benefits,of,Aerobic,exercise英语题】
30. A. moved B. jumped C. turned D. dashed
31. A. Upon B. Besides C. With D. Beyond
32. A. honesty B. loyalty C. trust D. belief
33. A. forgot B. remembered C. delivered D. reflected
34. A. food B. mercy C. kindness D. credit
35. A. for example B. for ever C. for free D. for sure
36. A. made it B. put it C. took it D. got it
37. A. curse B. pray C. swear D. appreciate
有氧运动的好处 The Benefit of Aerobic Exercise
Aerobic exercise is a series of activities which can improve our
heart-lung function by maintaining longer, including running, bicycling, swimming and so on. It brings a lot of benefits to our body and psychology. 有氧运动是在长期坚持下可改善心肺功能的一系列活动。有氧运动包括跑步、骑单车、游泳等。这种运动十分有益于身心健康。Physically, taking aerobic exercise advances our physical health and reduces our agony. It promotes our heart and lung function by increasing their expansion and contraction, which is beneficial for resisting pressure from longtime labor or extra-strength work. And it improves fat consumption and metabolism, which lay a solid foundation for disease prevention. Meanwhile, it helps keep our body in a good shape by consuming the overfull calories. 生理上，做些有氧运动可以提高我们身体健康，减少我们的痛苦。做有氧运动可增加心肺的伸缩，以提高心肺功能，有益于抵御长期的劳作和加班带来的压力。它还能促进脂肪的消耗，促进新陈代谢，预防疾病。同时，有氧运动还能消耗多余热量，有益于保持良好体型。Psychologically, acting aerobic exercise also conduces to our psychological health. We are able to be more confident and positive that we have capacity of doing something at the best, just like finishing our plans or achieving our destinations in exercise. Thus we can ventilate our negative feelings by doing workout so that we can strive for our dreams again. 心理上，进行有氧运动还有利于我们的心理健康。通过户外锻炼我们能消除负面情绪，才能再次为梦想奋斗。Hence, for the wellbeing of body and mind, let us have some aerobic exercise together. 因此，为了我们的身心健康，让我们一起来做有氧运动吧！
第一部分：阅读判断(第1～10题。每题1分，共10分)下面的短文后列出了10个句子。请根据短文的内容列每个句子作出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息。选择A；如果该句提供的是错误信息。选择B；如果该旬的信息文中没有提及。选择C。
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回答1-10题
React to Difficulties
In life you will constantly be facing challenges, times when it’s tough to feel confident about what will happen in the future. Times like these will have different degrees of intensity and duration. The greater the degree and the longer the duration, the greater the fear and sense of uncertainty will be.
As many of you know, the economy seems to be in a downward spiral right now. Today alone, trillions of dollars are being wiped out in a matter of days. People’s retirement funds are being cut in double digit percentages. Many are facing job losses in a time when they need income the most. In times like these,it’s a real challenge to have any optimism and confidence that things are going to be better in the near future.
I read an article where a financial expert stated if he went all in with his money today, he’ll be better off six months from today since markets will always rebound, but added he will have many restless nights and will be constantly wondering "what if this time it’s different?"
It’s sometimes difficult to stay positive and motivated to work on your goals especially when all around you there are people so pessimistic about, well, everything in general. People are cutting back on everything. Conversations around the dinner table and water cooler are increasingly about the state of the economy.
Ok, enough negative talk. If you notice, you have some people reacting negatively while others are acting positively. Here’s what makes the difference. You get what you focus on. You can either think about how bad you have it and feel like a victim,or you can use these challenges as a reason to step up and grow from them.
Yes, things look like economy will get worse. The reality, however, really depends on how you look at it and react to this situation.
Like any challenge in life it’s not what actually happens that will determine the outcome it’s what you decide to do about it.
In life people are always troubled with challenges.（ A ）
A.True
B.False
C.Not Given
2
The fear and sense of uncertainty will be independent of the degree and the duration of difficult times. （ B ）
A.True
B.False
C.Not Given
3
Because of the current economic situations, trillions of dollars are being wiped out in a few days. （ A ）
A.True
B.False
C.Not Given
4
People’s retirement funds are being cut in 20%. （ C ）
A.True
B.False
C.Not Given
5
During the economic recession, it’s hard for people to have confidence in the future. （ A ）
A.True
B.False
C.Not Given
6
People are reducing their expenses to save money.（ A ）
A.True
B.False
C.Not Giveia
7
People’s views about the future vary from person to persorn （ A ）
A.True
B.False
C.Not Given
8
Difficulties are bound to make people become victims. （B ）
A.True
B.False
C.Not Given
9
The writer mainly talks about the national economy. （ B ）
A.True
B.False
C.Not Given
10
The key to dealing with challenges lies in your attitudes towardswhat has happened. （ A ）
A.True
B.False
C.Not Given
第二部分：阅读选择(第11～15题，每题2分。共10分)阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出1个最佳选项。
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回答11-15题
Walking
I live about a half-mile from two gas stations, two miles from Walmart and less than two miles from the mall. These businesses are well within walking distance, but I don’t walk to any of
them—I drive. This may seem surprising, but many Americans practice the same habit.
According to the 2010 "National Bicycle and Walking Study" by the U. S. Department of Transportation, 72 percent of trips that are less than three miles in length are made by vehicle. Short distances can be easily traversed by foot rather than by car but only a quarter of Americans are choosing walking or biking as their means of transportation.
A December 2012 study by Gregg L. Furie published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, says that about 25 percent of Americans participate in active transportation. Active transportation is defined as human-powered transportation, such as walking or biking. The results of the study showed that those who participated in active transportation had a lower BMI lower waist circumference, and lower odds of developing hypertension and diabetes.
The "Vital Signs Walking Among Adults" study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention encourages adults to get at least 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity aerobic activity. However, about half of all adults do not get the recommended amount of exercise, and about one-third reported no physical activity at all The study also showed that walkers were three times more likely to meet the recommended amount of exercise than non-walkers.
In addition to the health benefits associated with active transportation, there are many less obvious benefits as well. The American Automobile Association’s(AAA) annual "Your Driving Costs" study for 2012 revealed that the average annual cost for owning and operating a sedan is $ 8,946. Compared with essentially cost-free foot travel or the $120 annual cost of owning a bicycle, choosing active trans portation saves you money.
Walking is an easily accessible activity that can be done anywhere anytime with anyone. By implementing walking as a primary form of commuting, people can increase their health and decrease their spending. Participating in human-powered transportation also removes some of the stresses of driving from people’s lives. By walking, people can avoid traffic congestion, stop signs, and road rage. Realistically, walking to work could not only be more beneficial, but also more practical than driving.
So, put down the car keys, lace up your walking shoes and prepare yourself for a commute that few choose to experience--walking.
From the first paragraph we can know that（ B ）
A.the writer is too lazy to walk to work
B.American people prefer driving to walking in spite of the short distance
C.the writer is very lucky to live not far away from gas stations and shopping malls
D.it is very convenient for the writer to go shopping
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From the 2010 "National icycle and Walking Study" we can see that. （ C ）
A.72% of people prefer to drive cars
B.few people like to travel long distances by cars
C.75 % of people choose driving cars as their means of transportation
D.most people prefer to travel short distances on foot
13
It’s reported that adults don’t do exercises at all. （ D ）
A.half
B.one quarter
C.two-thirds
D.one-third
14
Active transportation not only has health benefits, but also （A ）
A.save money
B.lower waist circumference
C.reduces the risks of diabetes
D.save time
15【benefits,of,Aerobic,exercise英语题】
Walking does great good to people like（ D ）
A.removing stresses
B.avoiding traffic jams
C.increasing health and decreasing costs
D.All of the above
第三部分：概括段落大意和补全句子(第16～25题。每题1分。共10分)阅读下面短文，请完成短文后的2项测试任务：(1)从第16～20题后所给的6个选项中为第①～⑤段每段选择1个正确的小标题；(2)从第21～25题后所给的6个选项中选择5个正确选项。分别完成每个句子。
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回答16-25题
lnternet
_____①_____The internet is a wonderful thing it connects you with a world of people you might not ever have met in your entire lifetime. For businesses for services, for advertising, the net created a revolution for getting noticed.
_____②_____ There are also special interest sites where like-minded people can get together, virtual social clubs if you will. But like any place where people meet people, there are potential problems. Internet relation ships have become a by-product of the modern world of web-surfing all well and good for singles a new form of cheating for those who are married.
_____③_____ "I don’t really see it is cheating," posted one man on the site "it’s not physical. I’ll probably never meet the woman, but the erotic atmosphere adds a spice to my life. " It’s just harmless, flirting brought to another level. No one is getting hurt, "is another posting. There can be no question about whether or not anyone is hurt. The knowledge that youi" husband or wife is writing romantic messages to another person diminishes the relationship you have together.
_____④_____ Marriage therapists are seeing more couples who have problems with virtual cheating than ever before. Melissa Martirano a therapist in the New York area says that the couples she has seen where one spouse has used the internet as a means of cheating has tripled in the past two years, "It hurts to know that your husband or wife has an intimate relationship with another person, whether it is in person or on the interact. Emotional cheating destroys trust too. " _____⑤_____ Any person Who thinks that virtual intimacy is innocent needs to reevaluate his ol her idea of marriage and decide what love and commitment really means to them. A relationship based on trust should extend to all areas even the internet.
Paragraph①_____C__________
A.Internet relationships will surely influence the relationships of the couples.
B.Even the Internet relationship should be based on trust.
C.Internet is so wonderful that it connects with a lot of people.
D.Special interest sites cause some problems.
E.Internet Relationships should be encouraged among young people.
F.Virtual or emotional cheating destroys mutual trust between husband and wife. 17
Paragraph②_____D__________
A.Internet relationships will surely influence the relationships of the couples.
B.Even the Internet relationship should be based on trust.
C.Internet is so wonderful that it connects with a lot of people.
D.Special interest sites cause some problems.
E.Internet Relationships should be encouraged among young people.
F.Virtual or emotional cheating destroys mutual trust between husband and wife. 18
Paragraph③_______A________
A.Internet relationships will surely influence the relationships of the couples.
B.Even the Internet relationship should be based on trust.
C.Internet is so wonderful that it connects with a lot of people.
D.Special interest sites cause some problems.
E.Internet Relationships should be encouraged among young people.
F.Virtual or emotional cheating destroys mutual trust between husband and wife. 19
Paragraph④_______F________
A.Internet relationships will surely influence the relationships of the couples.
B.Even the Internet relationship should be based on trust.
C.Internet is so wonderful that it connects with a lot of people.
D.Special interest sites cause some problems.
E.Internet Relationships should be encouraged among young people.
F.Virtual or emotional cheating destroys mutual trust between husband and wife. 20
Paragraph⑤_____B__________
A.Internet relationships will surely influence the relationships of the couples.
B.Even the Internet relationship should be based on trust.
C.Internet is so wonderful that it connects with a lot of people.
D.Special interest sites cause some problems.
E.Internet Relationships should be encouraged among young people.
F.Virtual or emotional cheating destroys mutual trust between husband and wife. 21
Internet connects people with a world of people you might not met________E____________
A.like-minded people can get together
B.divorce rate has been on the increase
C.what love and commitment really means to them
D.a by-product of the modern world of web-surfing
E.in your entire lifetime ever have
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