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Passage 1Although international travel is usually an (1) __________ and pleasant experience, travellers should take steps to ensure that their health does not suffer either (2) ______ their time _____ the air or ______ their time abroad.Before you go, check with your doctor or local travel clinic (3) ______ injections are necessary for the areas you are travelling (4) _____. Allow sufficient time to have these injections before you (5) _______ because they may take time to become effective. Be sure that the information on health is up-to-date. Check on the Internet if you are not sure.Don’t go to bed late the day (6) _______ you fly.Your body has a natural daily sleep pattern. It takes time to adjust to a new time zone. There are many different (7) __________ of jet lag: you may not be able to sleep, you may not want to eat or you may feel sick and tired. You may not be able to concentrate for some days after you arrive.There are several things you can do to (8) ________ the effects of jet lag:－Do your (9) ______ to relax during the flight;－Sleep as much as you can on the flight. Use a mild sleeping pill if necessary;－Drink as much water as you can;－Don’t drink alcohol and caffeine;－Take mild sleeping pills (10) ______ the first few days in the new time zone if you need them.1. A) excitedB) excitingC) excitted D) excitting2. A) of…on…of B) of…in…of C) from…on…from D) from…in…fro m3. A) where B) - （不填）C) which D) that4. A) -（不填）B) in C) to D) at5. A) will leave B) is leaving C) leave D) have left6. A) after B) in C) on D) before7. A) effects B) effect C) affect D) affects8. A) short B) shorten C) less D) lessen9) A) good B) better C) best D) most10. A) at B) for C) of D) on1. B2. D3. C4. C5. C6. D7. A8. D9. C 10. BPassage 2A study (1) _____ that fitness is the key (2) ____ long life, irrespective of body shape or even smoking habits. Researchers discovered that people (3) _____ exercise live longer than those who do not, (4) _____ they are overweight and smoke.The study found that the least fit of the 6,000 middle-aged men in the study were five times (5) ______ to die within six years of the start of the research than the fittest. This was true whether or not the men had heart problems, smoked or (6) ____ overweight. Scientists concluded that it was better to be fat and active than skinny and sedentary. Dr Ken Cooper, a fitness expert, said, "You are better off smoking a packet of cigarettes a day and (7) ______ regularly than being a non-smoker and sedentary." Although he adds, " But don't misunderstand me. I am not endorsing smoking. I am trying to tell you how dangerous it is to be sedentary."(8) _____, the study appears to fly in the face of research last year which concluded that more than 30,000 people die prematurely every year in Britain from illnesses caused by being overweight.The British Government is putting pressure on manufacturers (9) ______ high levels of sugar in food and to restrict the hard-sell of junk food to children in order to improve the nation's health. But the new study suggests the Government (10) _____ more people to exercise.1. A) showingB) show C) has shown D) had shown2. A) to B) for C) of D) in3. A) –(不填) B) which C) whom D) who4. A) if B) unless C) even if D) because5. A) like B) likely D) less likely D) more likely6. A) was B) were C) is D) are7. A) to exercise B) exercising C) exercise D) exercised8. A) However B) So C) Although D) Furthermore9. A) reduce B) reducing C) to reduce D) reduced10. A) encouraged B) encouragingC) to encourage D) encourage1. C2. A3. D4. C5. D6. B7. B8. A9. C 10. DPassage 3More and more people (1) ____ to install burglar alarms in their houses if they want to get insurance. Insurance companies (2) ____ people in certain areas to install the alarms before they will give them insurance for the fast year. This is (3) ____ to increasing crime in some parts of the country. This can be a problem for people (4) ____ are struggling to make (5) ____ ends meet. The alarms, (6) ____ can be very expensive, need to be installed by an electrician. It is (7) _____ that 20% of homes have alarms installed, and that another 20% of people plan (8) _____ but have not installed them (9) _____. The insurance companies told people (10) _____ the alarms on all doors and windows.21. A. must B. have C. had D. has22. A. have been asked B. asked C. will ask D. have been asking23. A. due B. caused C. because D. because of24. A. which B. what C. who D. –25. A. the B. all C. - D. those26. A. that B. which C. who D. it27. A. estimate B. estimating C. estimates D. estimated28. A. to have them installed B. to have them installingC. to have been installing themD. to install them29. A. still B. already C. yet D. too30. A. install B. installed C. installing D. to install1. B2. D3. A4. C5. C6. B7. D8. A9. C 10. DPassage 4A study has shown that fitness is the key (1) _____ long life, irrespective of body shape (2) _____ even smoking habits. Researchers discovered that people who exercise live longer than (3)______, even if they are overweight and smoke.The study found that (4) ______ fit of the 6,000 middle-aged men in the study were five times more likely to die within six years of the start of the research than the fittest. This was true (5)_______the men had heart problems, smoked or were overweight. Scientists concluded that it was better (6)_______and active than skinny and sedentary. Dr Ken cooper, a fitness expert, said, “ You are better off smoking a packet of cigarettes a day and exercising regularly than (7)_______ a non–smoker and sedentary.” Although he adds, “But don’t misunderstand me. I am not endorsing (8)_____, I am trying to tell you how dangerous it is to be sedentary.”The British Government is putting pressure (9)_____ manufacturers to reduce high levels of sugar in food and to restrict the hard-sell of junk food to children in order to improve the nation’s health. But the new study suggests the Government should encourage more people (10)_____.21. A. for B. of C. to D. in22. A. or B. and C. but D. either23. A. those who does not B. these who do notC. these that do notD. those who do not24. A. the little B. less C. least D. the least25. A. that B. whether or not C. if or not D. when26. A. being fat B. to be fat C. to do D. doing27. A. being B. be C. to be D. is28. A. smoke B. to smoke C. smoking D. smoked29. A. on B. in C. to D. for30. A. exercise B. exercising C. to exercise D. exercised1. C2. A3. D4. D5. B6. B7. A8. C9. A 10. CPassage 5More and more people (1) ____ to install burglar alarms in their houses if they want to get insurance. Insurance companies (2) ____ people in certain areas to install the alarms before they will give them insurance for the fast year. This is (3) ____ to increasing crime in some parts of the country. This can be a problem for people (4) ____ are struggling to make (5) ____ ends meet. The alarms, (6) ____ can be very expensive, need to be installed by an electrician. It is (7) _____ that 20% of homes have alarms installed, and that another 20% of people plan (8) _____ but have not installed them (9) _____. The insurance companies told people (10) _____ the alarms on all doors and windows.1. A. must B. have C. had D. has2. A. have been asked B. asked C. will ask D. have been asking3. A. due B. caused C. because D. because of4. A. which B. what C. who D. –5. A. the B. all C. – D. those6. A. that B. which C. who D. it7. A. estimate B. estimating C. estimates D. estimated8. A. to have them installed B. to have them installingC. to have been installing themD. to install them9. A. still B. already C. yet D. too10. A. install B. installed C. installing D. to install1. B2. D3. A4. C5. C6. B7. D8. A9. C 10. DPassage 5Traffic in India means a mixture of all kinds of vehicles on the road. About 700,000 new cars(1) ____ in India in the last twelve months, and about twice that many used cars have been traded.The country's 35 million motorcycles and scooters make it the world's largest two-wheel market. But because there are still big differences (2) ____ people's incomes, the roads are full of a whole variety of(3) ____, lots of them not motorised.A ride (4) ____ a taxi driver in New Delhi gives a flavour of a typical Indian-style traffic with all kinds of vehicle held up in city streets or in long lines (5) ____ narrow country lanes. Cars, lorries and buses back up behind a cart (6) ____ by one animal or another. "India has everything on the roads," the taxi driver says. "You have to (7) ____ for pedestrians, bicycles, carts, cows, donkeys and even elephants. Three things (8) ____ to drive here, a horn, brakes and good luck." Just then we were stopped (9) ____ a young boy and his cow.Given the hazards, it's not surprising (10) ____ special ceremonies are held for new car owners in which the steering wheel and the driver are both blessed.1.A. have been sold B. have soldC. have been selling D. had been sold2. A. of B. over C. between D. in3. A. cars B. vehicles C. bikes D. motorcycles4. A. within B. after C. with D. in5. A. in B. on C. at D. above6. A. pulled B. pulling C. to pull D. pull7. A. wait B. search C. watch out D. listen out8. A. were recommended B. to be recommendedC. to recommendD. are recommended9. A. with B. by C. to D. after10. A. what B. why C. when D. that1. A2. D3. B4. C5. B6. A7. C8. D9. B 10. DPassage 6Most workers spend eight hours on the job a day on(1) ____. They work because they need money for necessities. They spend about one third of their lives at work, but hate it. By contrast, some people actually (2) ____work. They spend (3) ____hours on the job each week and often take work home with them. They are called “workaholics(工作狂)” as they are addicted to their job as other people are (4) ____alcohol.Workaholics would (5) ____work than do anything else and this can be most important to their life. Workaholics are often (6) ____ stress. They can’t relax and feel tense.(7) ____they may easily lose temper. Their work therefore has serious impact on their relationships and family life. Typical workaholics pay little attention to families. They spend (8) ____time with their children and their marriages may(9) ____in divorce. Their inability to relax may cause (10) ____problems, such as high blood pressure.1. A. weekends B. workdays C. each week D. everyday2. A. hate B. enjoy C. do D. dislike3. A. extra B. rather C. less D. fewer4. A. for B. like C. to D. into5. A. better B. like to C. do D. rather6. A. on B. under C. in D. for7. A. As a matter of fact B. As a resultC. As it isD. As you can find8. A. more B. much C. little D. a little9. A. begin B. end C. beginning D. ending10. A. health B. blood C. mental D. family1. B2. B3. A4. C5. D6. B7. B8. C9. B 10. APassage 7There are advantages and disadvantages to (1) ____ Asian and Western educational methods. For example, one advantage(2) ____the education in Japan is that students there learn much more math andscience(3)____American students. They also study more hours each day than Americans(4) ____ . The study is difficult, but it(5) ____students for a society that values discipline and self-control. There is, however, a disadvantage. Memorization is an important learning method in Japanese schools,(6) ____many students say that after an exam, they forget much of the information that they have memorized.The advantage to the education in North America,(7) ____the other hand, is that students learn to think by themselves. The system prepares them for a society that values(8) ____ideas. There is, however, a disadvantage. When students graduate from high school, they haven’t memorized(9) ____many basic rules and facts as students in other countries(10) ____.1. A. not only B. all C. both D. only2. A. for B. to C. in D. as3. A. to B. for C. than D. in4. A. have B. studying C. does D. do5. A. provides B. gets C. prepares D. does6. A. and B. yet C. not D. just7. A. at B. to C. on D. under8. A. good B. poor C. new D. old9. A. more B. less C. good D. as10. A. have B. do C. haven’t D. does1. C2. B3. C4. D5. C6. B7. C8. C9. D 10. APassage 8Jules Verne’s most famous book is “Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea”.(A “league” is an old word(1) ____about three miles.) In those days submarines (潜水艇) had not been(2) ____, but he describes an underwater ship very like a modern submarine. The captain of the submarine, called Captain Nemo, and his men have many strange adventures and find many strange things(3) ____the bottom of the ocean. He was a very good(4) ____. His characters often did surprising and sometimes impossible things, but they always seemed(5) ____ real people.In another book, “Around the World in Eighty Days”, Jules Verne creates Mr. Fogg, the hero, (6) ____ made a bet that he would travel around the world in eighty days. Nowadays this may seem(7) ____to you, but in those days there were no planes or even cars. Mr. Fogg and his servant traveled in many different(8) ____, even on an elephant at one time! If you want to know their result, you should read the book.In all his books Jules Verne used his scientific knowledge(9) ____ his imagination in describing future inventions.(10) ____he was wrong, of course, but often the accuracy of his descriptions is very clever.1. A. meaning B. including C. means D. speaks2. A. made B. discovered C. producing D. invented3. A. in B. beneath C. at D. under4. A. story-teller B. sailor C. captain D. pilot5. A. are B. to be C. that D. as if6. A. that B. which C. what D. who7. A. easy B. difficult C. comfortable D. hard8. A. roads B. paths C. ways D. countries9.A. except B. as well C. as well as D. or10. A. Always B. Seldom C. Some times D. Sometimes1. A2. D3. C4. A5. B6. D7. A8. C9. C 10. DPassage 9Peter Blake is a successful businessman, but he (1) ____ to be very poor. He had nowhere to live and (2) ____working in a pub when he (3) ____to start his own business. Peter had always (4) ____interested in plants and flowers, (5) ____he decided to set up a company (6) ____ cared for the plants in big offices. At first he worked on his(7) ____, but soon he took (8) ____ two people to help him. The company has been growing(9) ____for the last ten years. Peter is now very rich,(10) ____ he complains that now he doesn’t work with plants but with a computer every day!1. A. would B. -- C. used D. use2. A. did B. was C. been D. has been3. A. had decided B. decided C. was deciding D. has decided4. A. was B. had C. being D. been5. A. so B. but C. -- D. although6. A. who B. which C. whose D. --7. A. own B. self C. -- D. himself8. A. up B. over C. on D. in9. A.-- B. up C. over D. into10. A. therefore B. so C. but D. moreover1. C2. B3. B4. D5. A6. B7. A8. C9. A 10. CPassage 10Frank knew he was very ill. He spent days walking,(1) ____as far as thirty miles(2) ____a day, trying to reason with the pain, and strange thoughts in his mind. Then, one night, he made up his(3) ____that he would go to the hospital and ask them to admit him. He reported to out-patients and asked to see a psychiatrist.A junior doctor eventually examined him and(4) ____to Frank's confused account of having been in hospital before, of how he thought he ought to(5) ____again because he was so confused and knew something was very wrong with him. The doctor did not admit him. Frank cannot(6) ____ whether he was told that the hospital was full or that they simply did not believe him. "I felt I was completely alone. Ithought there was(7) ____there to help."So Frank went back on to the streets to find a future of sleeping outside, the occasional shelter in hospitals, and sometimes prison(8) ____he was picked up for being drunk: drunk because it was the(9) ____way he could forget his condition. Frank had sought help and been turned away. Thousands of others(10) ____him can find no help either. They are the sufferers from long-term mental illness that confuse the minds of their victims.1. A. sometimesB. sometimeC. some timeD. time2. A. forB. atC. onD. in3. A. headB. brainC. mindD. heart4. A. listenedB. heardC. talkedD. took5.A. be admittedB. admitC. be admittingD. have been admitted6. A. remindB. rememberC. recallD. forget7. A. somebodyB. anybodyC. nobodyD. everybody8. A. wheneverB. whereC. thatD. why9. A. onlyB. oneC. badD. first10. A. asB. someC. alikeD. like1. A2. D3. C4. A5. A6. B7. C8. A9. A 10. DPassage 11Traffic in India means a mixture of all kinds of vehicles on the road. About 700,000 new cars (1) ____ in India in the last twelve months, and about twice that many used cars have been traded.The country's 35 million motorcycles and scooters make it the world's largest two-wheel market. But because there are still big differences(2) ____people's incomes, the roads are full of a whole variety of(3) ____ , lots of them not motorized.A ride(4) ____a taxi driver in New Delhi gives a flavour of a typical Indian-style traffic with all kinds of vehicle held up in city streets or in long lines(5) ____narrow country lanes. Cars, lorries and buses back up behind a cart(6) ____by one animal or another. "India has everything on the roads," the taxi driver says. "You have to(7) ____for pedestrians, bicycles, carts, cows, donkeys and even elephants. Three things(8) ____ to drive here, a horn, brakes and good luck." Just then we were stopped(9) ____a young boy and his cow.Given the hazards, it's not surprising(10) ____special ceremonies are held for new car owners in which the steering wheel and the driver are both blessed.1. A. have been soldB. have soldC. have been sellingD. had been sold2. A. ofB. overC. betweenD. in3. A. carsB. vehiclesC. bikesD. motorcycles4. A. withinB. afterC. withD. in5. A. inB. onC. atD. above6. A. pulledB. pullingC. to pullD. pull7. A. waitB. searchC. watch outD. listen out8. A. were recommendedB. to be recommendedC. to recommendD. are recommended9. A. withB. byC. toD. after10. A. whatB. whyC. whenD. that1. A2. D3. B4. C5. B6. A7. C8. D9. B 10. DPassage 12Molly Wilson(1) ____a dancer and a mother for many years when she(2) ____to sail round the world to raise money for charity.As a child she(3) ____as a ballet dancer, but at 15 she had grown too tall for classical ballet, so she(4) ____a member of a pop dance team.She(5) ____, and(6) ____she had children she retired from show business to bring them(7) ____. They grew up, and when they were 18 they left home.She says, "When I decided to do the round-the-world race, my husband thought I was bored because the children had left home. He was also worried(8) ____I had never sailed(9) ____. I was not bored, but I(10) ____some people who told me about the race. They had taken part in it, but they had only done one section, say, from New Zealand to Australia. I wanted to do the whole ten-month journey."1. A. isB. wasC. had beenD. has been2. A. decidesB. decidedC. had decidedD. has decided3. A. had trainedB. had been trainedC. was trainedD. trained4. A. becomeB. had becomeC. has becomeD. became5. A. gets marriedB. got marriedC. was marryingD. had married6. A. beforeB. whenC. after D. - (不填)7. A. downB. inC. outD. up8. A. althoughB. howeverC. soD. because9. A. beforeB. agoC. sinceD. after10. A. metB. had metC. meetD. has meet1. C2. B3. A4. D5. B6. C7. D8. D9. A 10. B。
