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1.
What makes
Neck Massager so effecfive?
A.
Its working
methods.
B. Its well-designed look.
C
?
The
2 AAA batteries.
D. The long working
time.
2.
What
does Pat Sullivan think of the device?
A.
It is light.
B. It is oversized.
D. It is
safe to operate.
C
?
It
is simple to use.
3.
How much will you have to pay if you
buy one in March,2020?
A.
?
23.
B.?
46.
C.?
69.
D.?
92.
【答案】
1 -5 ACD
二
The sound that
woke Damian Languell at 8:15 in the morning was so
loud he
assumed it came from inside his
house in Wade, Maine. As he got up to investigate,
he
heard another sound, this one coming
most definitely from outside. Looking out of his
bedroom window, he noticed a tree
enveloped in smoke about 500 yards away. A car
wrapped around the tree's base, its
engine on fire.
Grabbing buckets of
water, he and his wife ran to the crash site. Up
close, the
accident looked worse. The
car was split nearly in two, and the tree was
where the
driver's seat ought to have
been, as if planted there. No one should have
survived this
crash,
and
yet
there
was
20-
year-old
Quintin
Thompson,
his
terrified
face
pressed
against the driver's side window,in
visible pain.
Languell tried putting
out the fire with his buckets of water but failed.
When the
flames got into the front
seats, he knew he had to get the young man out. So
Languell
opened the car's
back door and
climbed in.
Using
a pocket
knife he'd brought
with
him,
he
cut
through
Thompson's
seat
belt.
Now
that
Thompson
was
free,
Languell
pulled him out, and dragged him to
safety before the entire car was in flames.
It is empathy that drove Languell to
help, just as he said,
Thompson. When
you are that close to that level of hurt, you feel
it so directly.
his
heroic
action,
Languell
was
added
to
the
list
of
real-life
heroes
changing
the
world.
4.
Where was the first sound actually
from?
A. A house on fire.
B. A car crash.
D. The basement.
C. The
bedroom window.
5.
What do we
know about Quintin Thompson?
A. He
saved his car from fire.
B. He was successfully rescued.
D. He was capable of helping himself
out.
C. He remained calm all the time.
6.
Which
of the following best
explains
A. Honesty.
B. Wisdom.
C. Sympathy.
D. Responsibility.
7. Which words can best describe Damian
Languell?
A. Daring and generous.
C. Courageous and noble.
【答案】
BBCC
三
Coral reefs
（珊瑚礁）
are an integral part of
sea life and sustain it by providing
shelter
and
habitat
to
various
organisms.
They
also
supply
and
recycle
nutrients
as
well
as enable a growing fish population, along with
other species, for a healthy and
diverse
ecosystem.
However,
the
rise
in
average
water
temperatures
due
to
climate
change
has
resulted
in
more
frequent
and
longtime
u
coral
bleaching
（
白化现
象）
”
events that
damage their health, causing fish and other sea
species to abandon
them.
In
order to restore this delicate ecosystem,
scientists from the UK and Australia
conducted a study that
involved using loudspeakers underwater
near damaged coral
reefs to make them
sound healthy and attract fish, potentially kick-
starting the natural
recovery process
of coral reefs and their dependent life forms. The
location for this
experiment
was
the
Great
Barrier
Reef
in
the
Coral
Sea,
found
alongside
the
east
coast of
Queensland, Australia. The site is noted to have
the largest coral reef system
in the
world.
“Healthy coral reefs are
remarkably noisy places
-the crackle of
snapping shrimp
and
the
whoops
and
grunts
of
fish.
Young
fish
concentrate
on
these
sounds
when
they're
looking
for
a
place
to
settle,”
said
Steve
Simpson,
study
co-author
and
a
professor at the University of Exeter,
UK.
By using loudspeakers to copy such
sounds, parts of dead coral reefs were found
to
attract
twice
as
many
fish,
compared
to
places
where
no
sounds
were
B. Caring and grateful.
D. Ambitious and reliable.
played.“These
returning
fish,
are
crucial
for
coral
reefs
to
function
as
healthy
ecosystems.
Boosting
fish
populations
in
this
way
could
help
to
kick-start
natural
recovery processes, preventing the
damage we're seeing on many coral reefs around
the world,” said lead author, Tim
Gordon.
8.
What causes the phenomenon of coral
bleaching?
A.
Diverse species.
B.
Fishing
industry.
B. Noise pollution.
D. Climbing temperatures.
9.
What approach
is introduced to recover the coral reefs?
A.
Removing
damaged coral reefs.
B.
B. Using loudspeakers to keep fish
away.
C.
Building
new homes for sea species.
D.
Playing
certain sounds to appeal to fish.
10.
Why are Steve
Simpson's words quoted?
A.
To provide some findings of the study.
B.
To show the
progress of the experiment.
C.
To explain
reasons for the new approach.
D.
To give
another solution to the problem.
11.
What can we
infer from the last paragraph?
A.
The attempts
are in vain.
B.
Natural recovery is impossible.
C.
Initial
success has been achieved.
D.
The coral
reefs have returned to normal.
【答案】
DDCC
四
As we reflect
on the evolution of fitness over the centuries,
and the emergence
of a well-
organized and growing
ourselves: what have we lost, and what
have we gained?
Obviously, much good
has come out of these recent developments: there's
widespread awareness of the importance
of regular exercise, nearly every community
has a gym or fitness club where people
can go or pay to work out, and we understand
more about how the human body works.
Yet despite the many health and fitness
methods, programs, and resources, the
general population has never been so
physically sedentary
（久坐的）
and out-of-shape. A
recent World Health Organization
report
indicates that life expectancy
（寿命）
in the U. S. dropped for
the first time
since 1993. The health
of modem people is declining, despite highly
advanced
medical technologies and the
booming health and fitness industry.
How could
that be? A large
part of it is
motivation.
People are simply not
as
motivated to move their body and get
healthy as they were in the past. We live in a
society where the inability to operate
one's body in a practical and effective manner is
no longer an embarrassing condition.
The fitness industry, no matter how good each
new program claims to be, has failed to
get the majority of people to value, practice,
and enjoy physical exercise.
So,
should
we
expect
the
answer
to
this
dilemma
to
come
from
even
more
varied,
or
more
technologically
advanced
programs
and
equipment?
Or
will
the
solution
come from a different mindset, a simpler approach
and practice, and overall a
new
culture?
12.
What
does the author tell us about fitness industry in
paragraph 2?
A.
It provides better technology.
B.
It is
supported by most people.
C.
It brings about positive effects.
D.
It costs
people too much money.
13.
What is the main reason why people fail
to do physical exercise?
A. Not enough
equipment.
C. Misguided instructions.
14. What does the author seem to agree
with?
A. Change attitudes to fitness.
C. Seek more potential customers.
15. What is the best title for the
text?
A. Lost in fitness
C.
Evolution of fitness
B. Lack of inner drive.
D.
Embarrassing living conditions.
B. Rely
on standard practice.
D. Turn to more
advanced programs.
B. Misunderstanding
about fitness
D. Importance of fitness