【推荐1】Want to feel better, have more energy and perhaps even live longer? Look no further than exercise. The health benefits of regular exercise and physical activity are hard to ignore.            1     Getting the right amount of exercise can increase your energy levels and even help improve your mood. Need more convincing to exercise? Check out these ways about exercise which can improve your life.

    2    Exercising causes the body to produce endorphins, chemicals that can help a person to feel more peaceful and happy. Exercise can help some people sleep better. It can also help some people who have mild depression and low self-esteem. Plus, exercise can give people a real sense of accomplishment and pride at having achieved a certain goal — like beating an old time in the 100-meter dash.

    3    People who exercise burn more calories and look more toned than those who don’t. In fact, exercise is one of the most important parts of keeping your body at a healthy weight.

    4    Exercising to maintain a healthy weight decreases a person’s risk of developing certain diseases, including type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. These diseases, which used to be found mostly in adults, are becoming more common in teens.

    5    This may not seem important now, but your body will thank you later. Women are especially prone to a condition called osteoporosis (a weakening of the bones) as they get older. Studies have found that weight-bearing exercise, like jumping, running or brisk walking, can help girls (and guys!) keep their bones strong.

The three components to a well-balanced exercise routine are: aerobic exercise, strength training, and flexibility training.

A．Exercise benefits you, regardless of your age, sex or physical ability.

B．Exercise helps people in good shape and lowers the risk of getting ill.

C．Exercise can bring a lot of fun to your life.

D．Exercise won’t make you feel lonely.

E．Exercise benefits every part of the body, including the mind.

F．Exercise can help a person age well.

G．Exercising can help you look better.

【推荐2】The first time I realized that I had a love for sports competitions was during the Field Day inelementary school. Small for my age, and more of a bookworm than a sports lover, I had suffered that special humiliation of being picked last for various gym teams. The Field Day, which focused on individual (个体的) skills, was different. In the Softball Throw event, I got my first taste of sporting victory. Credit goes to the example of my first coach, my father. He lifted weights every morning at home. He bought us all baseball gloves and hats, and in the warm months, we spent hours playing catch.

Once I got to sixth grade and switched to private school, our entire student body was assigned to either the Red or the White team. Throughout the year, we competed against each other in various games and exercises for points. I eventually became president of The Committee of Games. I also played on the field hockey team and the basketball team. And at home, playing tennis, skating, skiing and biking were simply normal things we did. During the break time, magazines were also quite popular for us teens. These regularly featured articles on physical exercise. Somehow, my college roommate and I took up the habit of completing Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) exercises every day, a practice that continued into my marriage, when we had no spare money to use to join a gym.

So, though it shocks some of our friends, that early foundation (基础) evolved in adulthood into a sports and fitness focus, considered important even on vacation. I still love reading and the arts, too. As far as I’m concerned, life is the richest with my feet in both worlds.

1. What can be inferred about the author’s experience as a child?

A．He felt proud to be picked for gym teams.	B．His success made his coaches well-known.
C．He didn’t like doing sports at all.	D．He gained confidence in sports on the Field Day.

2. Which of the following is NOT the sport that they often do at home?

A．Throwing softball.	B．Skating.
C．Skiing.	D．Playing tennis.

3. Which of the following sentences is true according to the passage?

A．The author feels tired from doing exercise though very happy.

B．The author has been persisting in sports ever since childhood.

C．The author is no longer interested in reading.

D．The author thinks that doing exercise is a boring activity.

4. What can be the best title for this passage?

A．The Advantages Of Sports	B．My Father’s Effect On Me
C．My Passion For Sports	D．Childhood Memories Of Sports

【推荐2】Have you ever dreamed of visiting a planet in the Milk Way (银河系)？While the trip sounds exciting, it would take years and years to reach your destination. So in the future, bedtime for astronauts may be more than a few hours of regular shut-eye. They would have to sleep for years.

European researchers are now conducting hibernation(冬眠) experiments. The study may help them understand whether humans could ever sleep through the years it would take for a spaceflight to distant planets. “If there was an effective technology, it could make deep-space travel a reality,” said Mark Ayre of the European Space Agency last month.

What seems like science fiction is not completely unlikely. Researchers have been able to use chemicals to put living cells into a sleep-like state. They have now moved on to small, non-hibernating mammals like rats.

A major challenge is the fact that cells can be very simple systems, whereas body organs are far more complex. “It’s like moving from a simple Apple computer to a supercomputer,” said Marco Biggiogera, a hibernation researcher at Italy’s University of Pavia. Just like bears and frogs, the hibernation of human beings would cause a person’s metabolism (新陈代谢) to lower so they would need less energy.

Medical research, however, is just half of a spaceflight hibernation system. There is the challenge of designing a suitable protective shelter(栖身所). Such a shelter would provide the proper environment for hibernation, such as the proper temperature It would also have to monitor (监控) life functions and serve the physiological needs of the hibernator.

According to Ayre, the six-person human Outer Planets Exploration Mission to jupiter’s moon (木星的卫星) Callisto, could be an opportunity to use human hibernation. The mission aims to send six humans on a five-year flight to Callisto, where they will spend 30 days, in 2045.

1. According to the article, the hibernation research ________.

A．is just an idea	B．is always a science fiction
C．has already finished successfully	D．has made some progress

2. There are ________ major challenges facing scientists who study hibernation.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

3. The first use of the hibernation technology ________ the six-person human Outer Planets Exploration Mission to jupiter’s moon Callisto.

A．must he

B．has been planned for

C．is certain to be

D．may be

4. What is the best title for the article?

A．Hibernation Study for Space Travel	B．Welcome to Our Space Travel
C．To Hibernate, to Live Longer	D．Welcome to Milk Way

【推荐3】One of the special features of English people is self-discipline (自律). Generally, English people are polite and always want to please others. On the other hand, they don’t like to show their emotions, even in dangerous situations. Imagine the scene! Some English people are caught in a violent storm in the forest. Anybody else would be anxious to run away. The English would just try to hide their emotions. Not a sign of fear would be seen on their faces.
We often hear of the English "reserve"(矜持). On a long railway journey, with four Englishmen sitting together, often there won’t be a single word spoken during the whole journey. The English think it is a bad manner to ask personal questions. That wouldn’t be the case in America. In a short ride in New York, a taxi driver will tell you about himself, his wife and his family, and probably the towns of England he has visited, too.
The English value privacy (隐私) very much. An Englishman’s house usually has a small garden with a fence all around to separate it from the neighbors’. An Englishman’s house is his castle.
Finally, we have to refer to the most special feature of the Scottish (苏格兰的) people —the Scottish dress. Scotland is probably best known to the world for its traditional costume —the kilt. This short, skirt-like piece of clothing is worn by men.
The kilt is made of a special type of colorful cloth called tartan, which is very special in Scotland.
1. When the English are in a dangerous situation they usually _______.

A．laugh at other people	B．behave very bravely
C．hide their emotions	D．run away immediately

2. In the second paragraph the author mentions a taxi driver in New York to ________.

A．explain what a personal question is

B．show the bad manners of Americans

C．show that English people are not very polite

D．show the reserve of the English

3. What do we know about the kilt in the last paragraph?

A．It’s long and just like a skirt.

B．It’s worn by both men and women.

C．It’s made of a special type of cloth in Scotland.

D．It’s a traditional costume all over Great Britain.

4. What can we learn about the English from the passage?

A．They are not very confident.

B．A house with a fence all around makes them feel safe.

C．They usually don’t respect others’ privacy.

D．They prefer a house with a garden to a flat.