1 . Training for a marathon (马拉松) requires careful preparation and steady, gradual increases in the length of the runs.
During the first week, do not think about distance, but run five minutes longer each day.
A.After six days |
B.For a good marathon runner |
C.Before you begin your training |
D.With each day, increase the distance by a half mile |
E.If they still feel good, you can begin running in them |
F.Time spent for preparation raises the quality of training |
G.Now you are ready to figure out a goal of improving distance and time |
2 . Low-cost Gifts for Mother’s Day
Gift No. 1
Offer to be your mother’s health friend. Promise to be there for all doctor’s visits whether she has a disease or needs a regular medical check-up. Most mothers always say there is no need, but another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctor’s visit. The best part? This one is free.
Gift No. 2
Help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information. Put them all in one place. Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what time she takes them. “Having all this information in one place could end up saving your mother’s life,” Dr. Marie Savard said.
Gift No. 3
Enough sleep is connected with general health conditions. “Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep,” Savard said. “We know that good sleep is very important to our health.”
Gift No. 4
Some gift companies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Mother’s Day by picking gifts, 10 percent of whose price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构). Gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpensive things — many of which are “green” — and then choose a meaningful charity from a list. When your mother gets the gift she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity.
1. What are you advised to do for your mother at doctor’s visits?A.To take notes. | B.To be with her. |
C.To buy medicines. | D.To give her gifts. |
A.In Gift No. 1. | B.In Gift No. 2. |
C.In Gift No. 3. | D.In Gift No. 4. |
A.enjoy good sleep | B.be well-organized |
C.get extra support | D.give other help |
3 . “In only six days I lost seven pounds of weight.”
“Two full inches in the first three days!”
These are the kinds of statements used in magazine,newspaper, radio and television ads, promising new shapes and new looks to those who buy the medicine or the device. The promoters of products say they can shape the legs, slim the face, smooth wrinkles, or in some other way to add to beauty or desirability.
Often such products are nothing more than money-making things for their promoters. The results they produce are questionable, and some are dangerous to health.
To understand how these products can be legally promoted to the public, it is necessary to understand something of the laws covering their regulation. If the product is a drug, FDA(Food and Drug Administration)can require proof under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act that is safe and effective before it is put on the market. But if the product is a device, FDA has no authority to require premarketing proof of safety or effectiveness. If a product already on the market is a danger to health, FDA can request the producer or distributor to remove it from the market voluntarily, or it can take legal action, including seizure(查封)of the product.
One notable case a few years ago involved an electrical device called the Relaxacisor, which had been sold for reducing the waistline. The Relaxacisor produced electrical shocks to the body through contact pads. FDA took legal action against the distributor to stop the sale of the device on the grounds that it was dangerous to health and life.
Obviously, most of the devices on the market have never been the subject of court proceedings(法律诉讼),and new devices appear continually. Before buying, it is up to the consumer to judge the safety or effectiveness of such items.
1. It can be inferred that the ads mentioned in the text are . .A.objective | B.costly | C.unreliable | D.illegal |
A.The court is in charge of removing dangerous products. |
B.New products are more likely to be questionable. |
C.The production of a device must be approved by FDA. |
D.The promoters usually just care about profits. |
A.if it is a drug |
B.if it is a device |
C.if its consumers make complaints |
D.if its distributors challenge FDA’s authority |
A.a product which was designed to produce electricity |
B.a product whose distributor was involved in a legal case |
C.a successful advertisement of a beauty product |
D.an example of a quality beauty product |
A.make consumers aware of the promoters’ false promises |
B.show the weakness of the law on product safety |
C.give advice on how to keep young and beautiful |
D.introduce the organization of FDA |
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(ABCD)中,选出可以填入空白的最佳答案,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
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A.could | B.should | C.might | D.would |
A.in | B.with | C.by | D.of |
A.offer | B.show | C.give | D.remind |
A.when | B.where | C.before | D.until |
A.made | B.changed | C.seen | D.planted |
A.growing | B.moving | C.shaking | D.dancing |
A.result | B.harvest | C.match | D.present |
A.forced | B.ordered | C.followed | D.led |
A.think of | B.look at | C.hear of | D.deal with |
A.ugly | B.fine | C.dirty | D.poor |
A.deep | B.long | C.high | D.wide |
A.When | B.Why | C.Where | D.How |
A.pleased | B.stayed | C.left | D.belonged |
A.ahead | B.outside | C.forward | D.afterward |
A.as | B.or | C.if | D.so |
A.required | B.answered | C.explained | D.announced |
A.carefully | B.correctly | C.gently | D.slightly |
A.school | B.mind | C.family | D.dream |
A.produce | B.develop | C.decrease | D.drop |
A.find | B.support | C.know | D.prefer |