a Rock climbing is a sport which needs a good body, enough energy and the spirit of never giving up. It’s said that rock climbing dates back to ancient China. A painting created in 200 BC shows ancient Chinese people taking up this sport. In the late 19th century, this challenging sport became popular in Europe. ![]() | b Do you ever imagine flying through the sky like a bird? If you’re brave enough, you can try Wingsuit Flying (翼装飞行). Fliers in a special suit that was first developed in the 1930s usually start their trip in the air by jumping out of a plane. ![]() |
c Skateboarding is popular among young people. Most skateboards are about 81cm long and 23cm wide. How do people do this sport? A person rides on a small board that is set on wheels. It sounds easy, but in fact, it’s really hard to keep one’s balance on it. ![]() | d Parkour (跑酷) is a way of physical training that develops one’s ability to overcome difficulties. It was started in France by 15-year-old David Belle and quickly grew from there. While some people consider it dangerous to jump among buildings, active people regard it as an exciting sport. ![]() |
1. Which of the following may be the first country to start rock climbing?
A.The U.K. | B.France. | C.China. |
A.It became popular in Europe in the late 19th century. |
B.You need to wear a special suit while you are trying it. |
C.People jump among buildings to start flying. |
A.Wingsuit Flying. | B.Skateboarding. | C.Parkour. |
A.Sports. | B.History. | C.Science. |
A.Dangerous Activities | B.Challenging Sports | C.New Sports |
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【推荐1】Everybody wants to be healthy.
Food is very important(重要的)for our body. Healthy food can make us grow stronger. There are many healthy food in our daily life. We can have more bananas, apples, oranges and tomatoes. Because fruits and vegetables are good for us. But we can’t eat too much chocolate or meat. They are no good for our health. Remember there is a saying: An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Sports can also keep us healthy. Get up early and do some sports every day. Don’t be lazy. We will be happy and strong.
判断下列句子是否与短文内容相符,相符的写A,不相符的写B。
1. Healthy food is very important for our body.
2. We should eat more and more meat.
3. Fruits and vegetables are healthy food.
4. Doing sports can make us strong.
5. A chocolate a day keeps the doctor away.
【推荐2】
Being a fit and healthy person is very important to lots of people today. Some people like running and exercising so much that they become crazy about keeping track of (记录) it.
Thanks to fitness apps, people can measure(测量) every step they take, what they eat and every calorie they burn. They might wear a special watch or shoes to track their steps, or use different apps on their phone to record what they eat. And once they have done that, they can share it with their friends on social media. This can include information about where they’ve run, what exercise they’ve done or what they had for lunch.
Ella, one of my friends, always uses the latest fitness gadgets(设备). Her favorite is an app called Argus. She uses it on her phone to measure her steps, heart rate and the amount of calories she has burned. She always posts these things, and pictures of herself exercising, on social media. “It’s nice to know exactly how much exercise you have done, rather than guess,” she said. “That way, I can keep pushing myself to improve.”
Many people in China use WeChat to compare how many steps they’ve taken each day. Some of them can be very competitive about this, comparing their scores each time they meet.
However, these kinds of gadgets are not for me. I never look at my watch or use my phone when I exercise. I just like running, playing sports and going to the gym because they make me feel good.
1. The fitness apps may show us .A.weather and heart rate | B.calories and heart rate |
C.calories and your weight | D.steps and your mobile phone |
A.it is very cool | B.it is very cheap |
C.it can keep her photos | D.it can help her a lot |
A.fitness apps can change people’s opinions |
B.people can make friends by fitness gadgets |
C.fitness apps are very important to all people |
D.the writer cares more about exercise than fitness apps |
【推荐3】To lose weight, exercise alone is not enough because people sit too much today. That’s what the newest research has shown. Marc Hamilton led a team of scientists to do research at the University of Missouri.
Scientists have been surprised that so many people take exercise every day but they are still fat. The research was made to find the reason. In the experiments (实验), Hamilton used a few lab mice and pigs, as well as twelve human volunteers, including himself. He wanted to learn more about the effects (影响) of sitting. When the lab animals were sitting down, lipase (脂肪酶)—a material in the body that does the job of reducing fat—went down to 10 percent of normal after several hours. The research team got the same result from the experiments with humans.
“It was hard to believe at first,” said Hamilton, “but it’s true.” Those who exercise daily spend much more time sitting during the rest of the days, and the longer they are sitting, the more fat they get. Hamilton advises, “Keep exercising every day, but remember to stand up and take a walk from time to time during the day.”
1. Alice exercises every day but she is still fat because she ______.A.sleeps too much | B.spends much more time sitting |
C.eats lots of junk food | D.stands up and takes a walk from time to time |
A.stop doing daily exercise | B.walk more and sit less |
C.eat less and exercise more every day | D.sit for a long time during the day |
A.Daily exercise. | B.Eating too much. |
C.The harm of sitting. | D.Losing weight. |
![]() A Special Kind of Paint Scientists have made the whitest paint in the world. This new paint is stronger than the air conditioners (空调), giving back 98. l% of sunlight while also giving out heat. Because the paint takes in less heat from the sun than it gives out, a surface (表面) with it is cooled below the nearby temperature without using power. “When we started this program, we had fighting climate change (气候变化) in mind,” said Xiulin Ruan. Now the scientists are going to put this super-white paint on the market. ![]() ____________________________ Scientists at Columbia University have created a 3D printer (打印机) that makes cheesecake. Jonathan Blutinger, the head of the study, told USA Today. “The cheesecake is the best thing we can show right now, but the printer can do a lot more. We can print chicken, beef, vegetables and cheese.” He expects restaurants will begin using food printers in the next few years. ![]() People may Ride in a “Flying Car” Aviation, a California-based airplane maker, said it will put in $500, 000, 000 to make quite a few air taxis in Dayton, Ohio. The company expects to make 500 flying taxis a year and plans to fly travelers as early as 2025. In the world, besides Joby, China’s XPENG, the UK’s Vertical Aerospace, Germany’s Volocopter are also developing (开发) their own “flying cars”. |
1. In which section of the newspaper can we read the news?
A.PEOPLE. | B.CULTURE. | C.ART. | D.LIFE. |
A.paint something coolly | B.do something for our earth |
C.make more money | D.take the place of air conditioners |
A.Anything can Be Printed | B.Making Cheesecake |
C.3D Cooking Time is Coming | D.Printing Cars |
A.A plane maker. | B.A teacher in California. |
C.A scientist of 3D printers. | D.A scientist created the paint. |
A.Factories in different countries are making flying cars. |
B.The cheesecake is the only thing they can show. |
C.People can buy the super-white paint on the market now. |
D.Flying taxis will fly passengers as early as 2035. |
【推荐2】In Lulea, a city in northern Sweden, people are asked to say “hello” to each other more often. The new campaign (活动) is called Säg hej! , meaning “say hello”. It is a simple way to connect people, but a very big step for the city.
The sun only shines around three hours a day in the winter months in Lulea. People usually like to stay warm at home alone. They always feel lonely. While most people believe that loneliness is the commonest among the elderly who usually live alone, the opposite is true. It is actually rising in young people and it has a bad influence (影响) on their mental and physical health. A study about Lulea found that 45% of 16 to 29-year-olds were experiencing problems because of loneliness.
Asa Koski, who works for the city, came up with the idea of the Säg hej! campaign. “The city is developing fast and more people are coming. We don’t just want Lulea to grow to be a big city. We also want it to be a safe, friendly and happy place where there’s culture, relaxing activities, and sports,” Koski said. “Greeting people makes them feel like they belong. Research shows that it is good for people’s health and makes people want to help each other. If you say hi to your neighbors, you are more likely to help them,” Koski said.
The activity is now being encouraged on buses and in schools. There are even workshops on how to greet one another. Many people agree that saying hello should be encouraged and believe that the more international (国际的) the city becomes, the friendlier people will become. “It’s really good that people say hello to each other,” 61-year-old Pontus Wikstrom, said. “It means that people who meet without knowing each other become a little bit happier.”
1. What do we know about the people in Lulea?A.The elderly are the loneliest. |
B.Many young people live alone. |
C.The cold weather makes them lonelier. |
D.They keep a distance when talking to each other. |
A.encourage people to stay healthy | B.invite people to travel around Lulea |
C.let more people know about the city | D.create a better environment for people |
A.Greeting people. | B.Helping each other. |
C.Living in the city. | D.Taking part in activities. |
A.A new campaign brings people together |
B.The next international city saying hello to you |
C.Loneliness has become a big problem in Lulea |
D.People’s way of life in Lulea needs to be changed |
【推荐3】Beauty sleep is a real thing. Researchers have shown that people who have enough sleep look more attractive(有魅力的) to others.
A few bad nights are enough to make a person look “especially” uglier, their sleep experiments show.
The researchers asked 25 university students to join in their sleep experiment. They were asked to get a good night’s sleep for two nights.
A week later, they were asked to sleep for only four hours every night for two nights. After both the good and the bad sleep, the volunteers were taken photos without make-up(化妆) by the researchers.
Next, they asked 122 strangers to have a look at the photos and judge(评价) them on attractiveness, health, and sleepiness, as well as asking them, “How much would you like to make friends with this person in the picture?”
The strangers were good at judging if the person they were looking at was tired, and, if they were sleepy, their attractiveness score was low.
The strangers also said they wouldn’t want to socialize with the tired students. The researchers say this is natural for people. An unhealthy-looking face makes people run away. In other words, people don’t want to be friends with the people that might be ill.
Dr. Brewer said. “Judgement of attractiveness is often unconscious(无意识的), but we all do it. and we are able to judge on even something small like whether someone looks tired or unhealthy. This study is a good reminder(提示) of how important sleep is to us.”
根据语篇内容,选择最佳选项。
1. How many students were asked to join in the sleep experiment?
A.147. | B.122. | C.97. | D.25. |
A.telling who looked healthier | B.telling who didn’t have many friends |
C.telling who didn’t have enough sleep | D.telling who was attractive |
A.争执 | B.读书 | C.交往 | D.攀比 |
A.Taking photos without make-up. | B.Being friends with people. |
C.Judgment of attractiveness. | D.A good night’s sleep. |
A.To show the importance of enough sleep. |
B.To introduce the ways of having a good sleep. |
C.To explain the reason why someone can’t sleep well. |
D.To discuss the relationship between sleep and study. |