1 . These days, more and more people go to the gym to work out. But with so many gyms out there, how do you know which one is the right one for you? We find some information about the best gyms in New York City so you can have a better idea of what each gym offers.
New York Sports Club
Initiation Fees: Neighborhood membership, $49.99; Passport membership, $49.99.
Membership Costs: Neighborhood membership, $44.99 a month; Passport membership, $ 99.99 a month.
Additional Fees: Neighborhood membership, $49.99 a year; Passport membership, S 49.99 a year.
Locations: Locations in all five boroughs.
Classes: Studio classes, athletic conditioning, boxing, kickboxing and yoga.
Planet Fitness
Initiation Fees (入会费): Regular membership, $5; Black Card membership, no initiation fee. Membership Costs: Regular membership is $10 a month and includes free fitness training and free wifi. Black Card membership is $ 22.99 a month and includes access to all Planet Fitness locations, free fitness training, free wifi, half-priced cooler drinks and worldwide travel deals.
Additional Fees: $39 membership fee a year.
Locations: Locations in all five boroughs (区).
Classes: None.
Chelsea Piers
Initiation Fees: Call to request.
Membership Costs: For a specific gym, varies by location.
Locations: Chelsea and Brooklyn.
Classes: Strength and conditioning, cycling and yoga.
24 Hour Fitness
Initiation Fees: $0 on select memberships.
Membership Costs: $79.99 for Ultra Sport.
Locations: Midtown and Madison Square Park.
Classes: Studio classes, free weights, group cycling and personal training.
1. What can you do in 24 Hour Fitness?| A．Boxing. | B．Yoga. | C．Free weights. | D．Athletic conditioning. |
| A．$39. | B．$5. | C．$10. | D．$22.99. |
| A．It has no initiation fee. |
| B．Its membership costs depend on its location. |
| C．Its gyms can be found in all five boroughs. |
| D．Its black card members can enjoy half-priced drinks. |
My mom only had one eye. I hated her. She was such an embarrassment.
She ran a small shop at a flea market, and collected old clothes and some other things to sell for the money we needed. Once during elementary school, it was field day, and my mom came. I was so embarrassed and wondered how could she do this to me? I threw her a hateful look and ignored her. The next day at school, my schoolmates asked me, “your mom only has one eye?” and taunted me.
I was so angry with my mom and wished that she would just disappear from this world. So l said to my mom, “Why don’t you have the other eye?! If you’re only gonna make me a laughing stock!” My mom did not respond, I guess I felt a little bad, but at the same time, I felt so good to have had said what I wanted to say. Maybe it was because I was full of anger then and there, I didn’t think that I had hurt her feelings very badly.
For the words I had said to her earlier, there was something pinching at me in the corner of my heart. Even so, I hated my one-eyed mom and our desperate poverty. I told myself that I would become successful in the near future and get out of that house for good, so I studied very hard. Later I got accepted by the Seoul University, I left my mother and came to Seoul to study. Then I got married there.
I bought a house of my own. Then I had kids, too. Now I am living happily as a successful man. I enjoy the life in Seoul because it’s a place that doesn’t remind me of my mom past. This kind of happiness was getting bigger and bigger, until one day someone knocked at my door. It was my mom! And still with her one eye! It felt as if the whole sky was falling apart on me. My little girl ran away, scared of my mom’s eye.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Para 1:
I screamed at her, “Who are you? I don’t know you!”
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After the funeral (葬礼), the neighbor gave me a letter saying, “My dearest son...
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3 . Self-image is a mental blueprint or picture of ourselves - our own conception of the sort of person we are. Self-image is built up from our own beliefs about ourselves, the beliefs formed from our past experiences, successes, failures, relationships, etc.
Once a belief about ourselves is programmed into our minds, we act upon it as if it were true. Our positive beliefs are developed when we do something successfully or are recognized by people around us. Our negative beliefs are also developed when we give in to negative ideas. When we fail in something, some of us conclude that we are unsuccessful, unwanted, condemned, etc.
Thus, self-image is the key element in determining whether our internal guidance system functions for success or for failure. It sets the limits of our accomplishments, It determines what we can and cannot do. Self-image creates your character and your personality as well.
You may think the concept of self-image being an internal guidance system was got from the thought of a trained psychologist. In reality, the idea came from Maxwell Maltz, a plastic surgeon who was more interested in helping people by giving them emotional facelifts, rather than just physical ones.
“Expand the self-image and you expand the ‘area of the possible’,” said Dr Maltz.
Maltz determined that the human brain and nervous system function as a kind of goal-seeking device similar to that used to guide airplanes on automatic pilot. Maltz’s idea is simple: each one of us is capable of taking control of our self-image and programming our automatic guidance system for success. According to Maltz, all behavior is defined by the self-image and no real behavioral change can take place unless the self-image is changed.
1. According the passage, our self-image is build up from the following except__________.| A．experiences | B．successes | C．hope | D．failures |
| A．The formation of self-image. | B．The function of self-image. |
| C．The definition of self-image. | D．The advantages of self-image. |
| A．A doctor. | B．A chemist. | C．A psychologist. | D．An environmentalist. |
| A．It is used to guide airplanes. |
| B．It has an effect on our behavior. |
| C．It can be controlled by our nervous system. |
| D．It can serve as a goal-setting device. |
4 . Have you tried to run or walk for exercise and then given up? If you answered yes, you should try a new kind of exercise: aquatic (水中的) exercise. Aquatic exercise is like exercise on land, but you do it in a swimming pool. More and more people are trying aquatic exercise now.
Aquatic exercise feels easier than exercising on land. Why? You weigh about 90% less in the pool. It is better for your knees than running or walking. Water is about 1,000 times thicker and heavier than air. To move through the water, your body has to work four times as hard. As a result, you can burn (燃烧) more calories (卡路里).
In fact, most people say they feel more relaxed in the water. They stop thinking about the things that make them worried. They feel in control (控制) of their bodies. The cool, quiet environment makes them feel good.
But what if you are afraid (害怕) of the water? No problem! There is nothing to worry about. Aquatic exercise is safe and easy to learn. It doesn’t require (需要) any special skills. You don’t even need to know how to swim. Aquatic exercise is fit for everyone.
1. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?| A．The advantages (优点) of aquatic exercise. |
| B．Weight change of one’s body. |
| C．Difference between land and water. |
| D．The ways to do exercise on land. |
| A．Difficult | B．Dangerous (危险的) |
| C．Relaxing. | D．Boring. |
| A．done in groups | B．fit for everyone |
| C．difficult to learn | D．done with special skills |
| A．Culture. | B．Health. | C．Nature. | D．Travel. |
There’s no doubt that (毫无疑问) doing more exercise is
Personally, I think highly of
It’s helpful for us to do more exercise. I do hope that everyone does some
Let’s go out
6 . The fitness center offers a variety of (各种各样的) activities for members of all ages throughout the week. Activities on Monday 12 July, 2017:
Learning to swim. Classes for preschool children aged five and under start at 10 am. Classes last 30 minutes and parents must attend (参加) with their children. Don’t forget to book (预定) in advance, as places are limited, and to pack some warm clothes for using after the lesson.
Woman’s aerobics (有氧运动). Sessions last (持续) for one hour and begin at 10:45 am, led by Melissa. Come along and join us every Monday for an exhilarating (令人高兴的) hour of exercise and fun. Leave your kids at the nursery (托儿所) and take time out for yourself. Wear a track suit (运动服) or something similar.
Lunchtime yoga (午间瑜伽). Take a break at lunchtime (1:00—2:00 pm) for an hour of meditation (沉思) and yoga. Enjoy the peace and quiet of our meditation room, and relaxing sessions designed for active people with busy lives. Use your own mat (垫子) for floor (地板) work or hire (租) one from us for a small sum (金额).
Family shootaround. 10:00—5:30 pm. Family shootaround is open for members and guests to bring the family out for basketball. Half court games are only during this time. There are no full court games during family shoot around hours. All participants must sign in (签到) at the front desk and wear a wristband (腕套) during the play.
1. If you want to join in “Learning to swim”, you must__________.| A．Sign in at the front desk. | B．Wear a wristband. |
| C．Book in advance. | D．Hire a mat. |
| A．From 10:10 am to 10:40 am. | B．From 10:45 am to 11:45 am. |
| C．From 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. | D．From 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. |
| A．Lunchtime yoga. | B．Learn to swim. |
| C．Women’s aerobics. | D．Family shoot around. |
| A．Lunchtime yoga. | B．Learn to swim. |
| C．Women’s aerobics. | D．Family shootaround. |
7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What do we know about the old woman?| A．Her hands were bleeding (流血). |
| B．Her right leg was hurt. |
| C．She got hurt on a bus. |
| A．happy. | B．Excited. | C．Calm (镇定的). |
| A．He trained some first aid (急救) volunteers. |
| B．He received some training at the Red Cross. |
| C．He signed up (报名) as a Red Cross first aid volunteer. |
8 . A man was driving when he found a lady needed help. So he stopped. When he was coming up to her, she was worried
The car
Several days later in a small
That night the waitress came home earlier, wondering how the lady could know how much she and her husband needed money when the
The help you give to others shall always get back to you, so please don’t
| A．so | B．if | C．as | D．though |
| A．frightening | B．shocking | C．surprising | D．interesting |
| A．put down | B．broke down | C．got down | D．turned down |
| A．spend | B．cost | C．take | D．pay |
| A．offer | B．supply | C．support | D．provide |
| A．hospital | B．supermarket | C．church | D．restaurant |
| A．excited | B．tired | C．upset | D．satisfied |
| A．met | B．called | C．remembered | D．found |
| A．left | B．wrote | C．took | D．threw |
| A．nothing | B．anything | C．something | D．everything |
| A．love | B．determination | C．interest | D．doubt |
| A．trouble | B．baby | C．customer | D．bill |
| A．proud | B．unwilling | C．glad | D．angry |
| A．replied | B．said | C．shouted | D．sighed |
| A．forget | B．pretend | C．try | D．mind |
内容包括：1. 你心中最伟大的科学家；
2.他/她伟大的原因；
3.你的感想。
注意: 1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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Albert Einstein, the genius behind the theory of relativity, has
In October 1922, Einstein was delivering a series of
While in Tokyo, he wrote a note in German, saying, “A quiet and peaceful life will bring more happiness
Earlier this year, the messenger’s nephew decided
