高中英语任务型阅读试题

任务型阅读。（此题为附加题，考生必做，并计入总分）
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。
Want your kids to sleep better at night? Turn off the TV. That's the conclusion of a new study from Finland showing that merely having a television on in the house，even if the kids aren't actively watching it，can be enough to disturb their sleep patterns significantly.
Childcare specialists are very specific about the amount of hours children of a given age should spend in front of the television and the kinds of shows they should be watching. But few people have looked closely at what happens when a TV is simply on in the background - either being watched by an adult or， just as commonly， by no one at all.
In a study published in the Journal of Sleep Research， Finnish investigators tried to get at that question， surveying 321 parents of 5-and 6-year-old children to determine the families' viewing patterns and the effect this had on the kids' sleep habits.
All of the families in the study watched a pretty fair amount of TV，with at least one television in the house switched on for an average of 4.2 hrs. per day. On average a child actively watched TV for 1. 4 of those houre and was passively exposed to TV for at  least another 1. 4 hrs. In 21 % of the homes，the kids had a TV of their own in the bedroom.
All that exposure，it turns out. was doing the kids' sleep patterns no favors. In general,
            hours of passive or active viewing was. the more problems young children had falling asleep. staying asleep，waking up in the morning and avoiding fatigue during the day.
But not all TV viewing was equal. Watching TV alone or at bedtime had greater negative impact on sleep. Unusually high passive exposure - 2. 1 hrs. per day or more - was particularly associated with sleep disturbances. especially when they were adult shows to which the kids were exposed.
What's the main purpose of the author to write this passage? (No more than 15 words)
                                                                      
Complete the following statement with proper words. (No more than 4 words)
The experts care more about   and the kinds of shows when talking about children's watching TV.
Fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with proper words. (No more than 6 words)
                                                                    
.What does the underlined words "that question" refer to? (No more than 15 words)
                                                                     
.What had greater bad effect on sleep? (No more than 7 words)
                                                                     

任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
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The most serious health problem in the world used to be infectious(传染的)diseases such as typhoid fever, flu, bubonic plague(黑死病). In the 14^th century, for example, bubonic plague killed roughly one-third of the population of Asia and about half of the population of Europe. A flu epidemic（流行病） in 1918 killed millions of people around the world. Today, however, vaccines and antibiotics have prevented the spread of many serious diseases. In fact, in many parts of the world today, infectious diseases are no longer considered to be the most serious health problem. In the United States, the number one health problem is the new epidemic of obesity.
What does it mean to be obese? Most doctors and researchers use the body mass index（指数）, or BMI, to determine whether someone is overweight or obese. The BMI equals a person’s weight in kilograms divided by the square of the person’s height in meters. A normal BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9. a person with a BMI of 25.0 to 29.9 is considered to be overweight, while a person with a BMI of 30 or above is said to be obese.
What is causing the epidemic of obesity? One obvious contributing factor is the sedentary lifestyle that many people in the 21^st century are leading. Getting around by car and working at a desk don’t demand much physical activity.
A second cause of obesity epidemic is an increase in the availability and consumption of junk food. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines junk foods as “foods which provide calories primarily through fats or added sugars and have minimal amounts of vitamins and minerals.” Studies have shown that people are consuming a lot more calories daily than they used to, and they are consuming many of those calories outside of regular meals.
The popularity of fast-food restaurants over the past 30 years has also contributed to be the obesity epidemic. The goal of most fast-food restaurants is to make high profits by producing meals cheaply and efficiently, with little concern for the nutritional content of food. As a result, much of the food served in fast-food restaurants is high in saturated fats, sodium, and sugar. The “great taste” of the food comes from artificial flavorings(调味品) created in science laboratories. For example, roughly 50 artificial ingredients are used to make strawberry milkshake sold in one popular fast-food restaurant. High-quality meat has been replaced by low-quality meat that is full of preservatives to make it taste good. While the nutritional content of much fast food is declining, the serving sizes have been getting larger, encouraging people to consume more calories.

任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分)
请认真阅读下列短文,根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填1个单词。
From the health point of view we are living in a wonderful age. We are immunized from birth against many of the most dangerous diseases. A large number of once fatal illnesses can now be cured by modern drugs and surgery. It is almost certain that one day medicines will be found for the most stubborn remaining diseases. The expectation of life has increased largely. But though the possibility of living a long and happy life is greater than ever before, every day we witness the unbelievable slaughter (屠杀) of men, women and children on the roads. Man versus the motor-car! It is a never-ending battle which man is losing. Thousands of people the world over are killed or horribly killed each year and we are quietly sitting back and letting it happen.
It has been rightly said that when a man is sitting behind a steering wheel（方向盘）, his car becomes the additional part of his personality. There is no doubt that the motor-car often brings out a man’s very worst qualities. People who are normally quiet and pleasant may become unrecognizable when they are behind a steering-wheel. They swear, they are ill-mannered and aggressive, willful as two-year-olds and completely selfish. All their hidden anger, disappointments and envies seem to be exposed by the act of driving.
The surprising thing is that society only smiles so kindly on the motorist when seeing his behaviors talked about above. Everything is done for his convenience. Cities are allowed to become almost unsuitable to live because of heavy traffic; towns are made ugly by huge car parks; the countryside is damaged by road networks; and the mass annual slaughter becomes nothing more than a statistic, to be conveniently forgotten.
It is high time a world code were created to reduce this senseless waste of human life. In regard to driving, the laws of some countries are dishonorably loose and even the strictest are not strict enough. A code which was universally accepted could only have a dramatically beneficial effect on the accident rate. Here are a few examples of some things that might be done. The driving test should be standardized and made far more difficult than it is; all the drivers should be made to take a test every three years; the age at which young people are allowed to drive any vehicle should be raised to at least 21; all vehicles should be put through inflexible annual tests for safety. Even the smallest amount of alcohol in the blood can destroy a person’s driving ability, so present drinking and driving laws (where they exist) should be made much stricter. The highest and lowest speed limits should be put on all roads, as has been done in the USA. All advertising stressing power and performance should be banned. These measures may sound unacceptably harsh. But surely nothing should be considered to be too severe if it results in reducing the annual loss of human life. After all, the world is for human beings, not for motor-cars.

Title: Strict Traffic Laws Can Prevent Accidents
Present situation of road accidents	.Road accidents seem to happen (1) ________. .We are quietly sitting back and letting road slaughter happen.
(2) _____ for so many road accidents	.When driving a car, a man tends to become ill-mannered and behave in an (3)_______ way. .It seems that all the hidden anger, disappointment and envies are (4)_______by the act of driving. .Society just (5)_______various kinds of bad behavior of a motorist. .People (6) _______the road accident statistics.
（7) _______ that should be taken to reduce road accidents	. The driving test should be standardized and made much more difficult. . All the drivers should take a test every three years. . Only people at or (8)_______ 21 can get a driving license. . All vehicles should be given strict annual tests. Drinking and driving laws should be made much stricter. . The highest and the lowest speed limits should be put to (9) ________. . No advertising which stresses power and performance should be (10)_________.

 

任务型阅读（共l0小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空格1个单词。
BEIJlNG, March 9—The central government will require an additional three years of use for official vehicles for ministers (部长) and governors (政府官员) to reduce the costs of purchasing new cars, media have reported.
The new rule has been applied among all Party and government departments nationwide, the Beijing News reported on Tuesday. The new rule has not yet been made public, said Li, a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference National Committee. Under the old rules, the cars used by minister-level officials could be replaced as often as every five years, Li said. These officials will also continue to use the same cars when they take new posts, he added.
The new rule also reiterated (重申) that officials ranking below minister-or governor-levels should not be allocated cars. The cars possessed by their departments should be used on demand.
“It violates the rules for lower-ranking-even county-level-officials to be allocated cars,” Li said.
Purchases of vehicles for official use have been heavily investigated, as they account for a large expenditure of public funds every year.
A survey on the Web news www.ifeng.com found 64 percent of respondents believed the new rule will be difficult to obey because it is related to officials’ interests.
Local government departments had stopped approvals for requests for such vehicles and had started to limit the number of such cars under the new rules, Li said. “The future reform of official vehicle use will introduce market systems”Li said.
Premier Wen Jiabao said in the annual government work report on Saturday that expenditures on such vehicles will not increase in 2011 compared with a year ago.
Beijing’s standing deputy mayor Ji Lin last week said the municipal government will release the number of vehicles for official use in the capital as early as at the end of this month.
Earlier this month, the Ministry of Finance had published a rule regulating the budgets for such vehicles.

About the rules	Cars for official use should be replaced as often as    1   years. The    2   of cars to officials ranking below minister-or governor-levels should be banned.
3   of the new rule	To reduce the cost of buying new cars
Reasons for   4   the new rule	The buying of vehicles for official use    5   for large expenditure of public funds every year.
76   taken and to be taken	Local government had started to    7   the number of cars for official use. The government will    8   public the number of cars for official use. The Ministry of Finance had published a rule   9   the budgets for such vehicles
Problem	Obeying the rule is   10   with officials’ interests.

 

任务型读写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 　
阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
People unhappy with the rich: Poll
There is growing dissatisfaction toward rich people, according to a new online poll.
The poll by the China Youth Daily in collaboration(与…合作) with Sina.com has highlighted the apparent discontent (不满)over the country's widening income gap.
Nearly 8,000 people filled in online questionnaires last week, and when asked to use three words to describe society's rich, the top responses were "extravagant"(奢侈的), "greedy" and "corrupt".
About 57 percent of those polled said that "extravagant" was the best word to describe the rich, followed closely by "greedy".
Ironically, despite their dissatisfaction, 93 percent of those polled wished they could be rich too, and that richer people should be "socially responsible".
Some 33 percent of respondents also praised rich people for being "smart".
Nearly 90 percent of respondents agreed that most people in society, including themselves, were willing to speak up for the poor but were reluctant to take action and actually do something for them.
The survey comes on the heels of a heated debate over comments made by renowned economist Mao Yushi, who said he was "speaking for the rich and working for the poor".
A report released by the Asian Development Bank last Wednesday revealed that China's Gini coefficient - an indicator of the wealth divide - rose from 0.407 in 1993 to 0.473 in 2004.
An earlier CASS report said that the richest 10 percent of Chinese families now own more than 40 percent of all private assets, while the poorest 10 percent share less than 2 percent of the total wealth.
The country's income disparity(悬殊) is close to that of Latin America, the report which came out in January said.

Theme	People unhappy with the rich
The poll by China Daily	1. Nearly 8,000 people filled in ____ on the ______last week. 2. There is an ____ dissatisfaction tendency toward rich people. 3. Ironically, in ___ of their dissatisfaction, 93 percent of the polled wished they could be rich too, and rich people should take “___ responsibility”. 4. _____ ,Mao Yushi, said he was “speaking for the rich and working for the poor.”
A report _____ by the Asian Development Bank	1. The richest 10 percent of Chinese families now on more than 40 percent of all ___ assets, while the poorest 10 percent ____ for less than 2 percent of the total wealth. 2. The country’s income disparity is close to that of Latin America, according to the report which came out in ____.

 

任务型读写（共10小题； 每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下列短文，根据所读内容在文章后的表格中填入恰当得单词。 注意：表格中每个空格中只填入一个单词。
Some people believe that greed and selfishness has become the basis of modern society, and we should return to the old traditions of family and community then we will have a better life. To what extend do you agree or disagree with the above opinion?
In this fast-paced world, many values are undergoing major changes. While people traditionally prioritize caring, sharing and generosity in life and work, modern people seem to be
more self-absorbed or self-concerned.
Modern people act selfishly to survive the harsh competition of life. They say that it is a jungle out there. To survive, you have to fight with whatever means that come handy. Obviously greedy and selfishness go perfectly well with such ideas. In a company, employees do everything they can to get better pay and higher position, even at the cost of colleagues. We are in any way advocating any selfish conduct. It is just that people are pressured to act in a certain way due to outside influences
. In spite of common practice, it is hard to conclude that modern society is built on greed and selfishness, both of which are not newly invented vocabulary. In ancient times people also did greedy and selfish things though such behaviors were more condemned then. But we can not ignore the fact that people in the past lived a relatively more isolated life and faced less pressure compared with their modern counterparts.
Are we happier to share with others and be generous to them? There is no fixed answer, either. Some people take great pleasure helping and giving to others while others feel happy doing the opposite. But I personally think that people should not be too selfish. Caring for others can actually encourage the development of a mutually beneficial relationship.
In conclusion, modern people appear to be more self-centered than those in the past due to strong outside pressure. However, we should encourage people to know the importance of being caring and generous and to build a mutually beneficially relationship with others.
Are Modern People Becoming More Selfish

Main comparisons	Contexts
__1__ are changing	In the past people put caring, sharing  and generosity in the first ____2____.
Nowadays, people seem to be more ____3____about themselves.
___4___are changing too.	People in the past appeared to be modest and self-effacing(谦让的).
People may strive to achieve their own _5___ at the price of their coworkers.
The author’s  understanding
___6____ for the changes in author’s eyes	Fierce __7___ and great __8___on modern people may be responsible for the changes.
The author’s ___9____towards topic	A relationship which can ___10___ two sides should be established.

 

任务型阅读 （共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的横线上填入最恰当的单词。 
注意：每空只填一个单词。
Maybe you are an average student. You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessary so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here is how.　　
1). Plan your time carefully. When you plan your week, you should make a list of things that you can have to do. After making the list, you should make a schedule of your time. First time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying. Don’t forget to set aside enough time fro entertainment. A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.　　
2). Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room. Free from everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television. When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject. 　　
3). Make good use of your time in class. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teachers say. Really listening in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what your teachers say.　　
4). Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes. Review the important points that your teachers mentioned in class. If you want to know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read the material in advance. This will help you understand the next class. If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you will remember it longer.　　
5). Develop a good attitude about tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be overly worried.　
There are other methods that might help you with your studying. You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.　　
How to Become a Better Student?

General methods	How to	Advantages
plan you time carefully	●     make a list　　 ●     make a    1	force you to realize  2  is happening to your time
find a good place to study	free of everything but study    3	you can   4   on the subjects
make good use of your time in class	●listen to everything the teachers say　　 ●take    5	really listening in class means   6   work later.
study regularly	●     go over your notes　　 ●     7  _ new materials	Help you    8  it better, remember it longer
develop a good attitude about tests	don’t overly  9   about it	remember your new   10

 

任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空只填1个单词。
What will man be like in the future? We can only make a guess, but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today.
In the modern world we use our brains a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brain’s capacity. As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more, and eventually we shall need larger ones! This is likely to bring about a physical change too the head, in particular the forehead, will grow larger.
Nowadays our eyes are in constant use. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weak and we have to wear glasses. But over a very long period it is likely that man’s eyes will grow stronger.
On the other hand, we tend to make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great deal in modern life.
But what about hair? It will probably disappear from the body altogether in the course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, both sexes are likely to be bald（秃的）.
Perhaps all these give the impression that future man will not be attractive creature to look at! This may well be true. All the same, future man will still have a lot in common with us. He will still be a human being, with thoughts and emotions similar to our own.
Title: Man in the future

	Brain	We’re using twenty percent of our brains at present. With the increasing use in the future, our brains may eventually become ____.
Head	The head, particularly the forehead will enlarge.
Eyes	Though our eyes are becoming weaker nowadays, they are likely to grow stronger over a long ______.
Arms and legs	Our arms and legs will grow weaker, ______from the less use of them.
Fingers	Fingers will become more sensitive due to the constant use.
Hair	Hair will probably _______from the body. It is possible that both males and females are bald in the future.
Future man may look ______, but he will still have thoughts and emotions similar to ours.

 

任务型阅读
It is rather challenging to make a choice on universities for school under educates, as they have to take into account the factors like majors, tuition, location and the climate,etc. Read about the following universities and choose one for each of the five students below, with one extra option left.
Annie is a top student of senior 3. She loves art and is gifted in art. She wants to learn art in a forging country which has pleasant weather.
Betty has just entered a university, but she wants to quit school and go abroad to learn fashion design because she is crazy about fashion and wants to become a great designer. She has to choose a college with low fee because her family is not rich.
Eva is an English major student in a university. She loves fashion and wants to learn fashion design in a fashion center that is filled with fashion elements.
Alex is college student majoring in computer science. He found animation design would be profitable industry, so he decided to learn animation design in a country where the climate is mild, not cold in winter and not in summer.
Philip is an English major college student. British art fascinates him very much so he decided to feel the rich art atmosphere and learn art in Britain.

A．University of Auckland Programmes Theology, Science, Art, Business, Education, Music… Fee ￥60，000-80，000 a year Length of schooling 3 year Admission criterion（标准） 1 year preparation for students of senior 3 or graduates with an average mark of 80; regular college course for students who finish the first year in universities. Location（位置）and climate Auckland, the biggest city in New Zealand; comfortable climate; warm summers and mild and wet winters

B．Istituto Maranon Programmes Fashion Business, Fashion Buying, Brand of Management and Fashion Promotion, Interior Design, Product Design and Graphic Design… Fee ￥90,000-120,000 a year Length of schooling 3 years Admission criterion No language proficiency test required; able to speak English or Italian; at least 12 years schooling Location and climate Milan, a global fashion centre in Italy; summers are extremely hot and humid; winters are chilly

C．Amusement Media College, Japan Programmes Animation（卡通）, caricature, digital game design Fee ￥90,000-120,000 a year Length of schooling 2 years Admission criterion 12 years schooling or above Location and climate Tokyo, Japan which is a country with the most advanced animation techniques, four distinct seasons; mild spring and fall, hot summer, and winter with a few snowfalls

D．The University of Nottingham

Programmes	Arts, Engineering, Medicine and Health Sciences, Science, Social Sciences, Law, Education
Fee	￥80,000-160,000a year
Length of schooling	3 years
Admission	Finish senior high school with good performance or undergraduates in college
Location and climate	Nottingham, located in Britain, wet springs, hot summers, warm autumns and icy winters

 
E. University of Lyon

Programmes	Art, Engineering, Medicine and Health Sciences, Science, Business, Spanish, Fashion design
Fee	￥10,000-30,000 a year
Length of schooling	3 years
Admission criterion	Finish senior high school and obtain a letter of admission of a university
Location and climate	Lyon in France; the climate is mild and sunny

F. Ecole Superieure d Art et de Design

Programmes	Art, Animation Design, Furniture Design, Decoration and Design
Fee	￥100,000-120,000 a year
Length of schooling	2 years
Admission criterion	Between 18 and 25, single; more than 1 year learning experience in art college
Location and climate	Reims in France; temperature ranging from 5°C in December to 26°C in August

 

任务型读写（共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分）
阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。注意:每个空格只填
一个单词。
For thousands of years ’ the most important two buildings in any British village have been the
church and the pub. In fact，until a place has a church and a pub，it isn ’ t really considered a
community worthy of a name. Traditionally，the church and the pub are at the heart of any village
or town, since it is where people gather to give and receive news. In fact, the word ‘ pub' is short
for ⁴public house'.
That's how it used to be, but things are beginning to change. It is said that the credit
decline is causing 39 British pubs a week to go out of business. People don ’ t have lots of spare
money to spend on beer. Recently, the UK government banned smoking in all pubs, and that may
also have affected the number of customers going to pubs.
This decline is happening despite the fact that in 2005 the UK government started to allow
pubs to stay open after 11 p. m. Previously，with 11 p. m. as closing time，customers would have
to drink quite quickly，meaning they sometimes got more drunk than they would if allowed to drink
slowly. The British habit of drinking a lot very quickly is known as，binge drinking ’(狂饮)，
and it causes some long - term health problems for people and problems with violent crime for
•communities. The UK government is changing the law to discourage binge drinking, and regularly
spends money on television advertisements to warn people of the problems of drinking too much.
In order to save their businesses, pubs are trying to change with the market. Now, there are
a number of different types of pubs.
As you can see, British pubs now offer something for everyone. A lot of pubs used to be
working men' s clubs, meaning that women could not usually enter. Today, however, women can
freely enter 99% of pubs without experiencing any problems. Perhaps things are changing for the
better after alL

Topic	The ____of British Pub Culture?
The important ___ of churches and pubs in people' s daily life in the UK	♦People won't name an area unless there are a church and a pub. ♦They are the places where people gather to ____ news.
The ____ for the decrease of the pub business	♦The credit decline is said to cause many pubs to ___ down. ♦Smoking is not ___ in all pubs, which may have had an effect on the business. ♦The government is trying hard to ____binge drinking.
___ to save the business	♦Pubs are making )____ to meet the needs of the market. ♦As a woman in the UK nowadays, you can ____ a drink in almost all the pubs.
Conclusion	Things are changing for the better probably from now on.

 

任务型阅读（共l0小题；每小题l分，满分l0分）
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People today are becoming increasingly aware that a proper diet is the foundation of good health. If we don’t have a regular diet of proper food, we don’t have the fuel to perform at our best. However, some people think not eating breakfast doesn’t matter a lot, though eating it is important. Get the truth behind this common misconception and other meal frequency and timing meals.
Will eating breakfast every day help me lose weight?
Yes, eating the morning meal can actually help you shed pounds. People who have breakfast are less likely to eat diet-busting(破坏的) junk food and are more likely to exercise later in the day, as studies show. People who skip breakfast, on the other hand, usually make up the calories — and then some — before day's end. Researchers found that 78 percent of the men and women included in the National Weight Control Registry — who have maintained an average weight loss of 66 pounds for more than 5 years — eat breakfast every day.
Is "grazing" really healthier than eating three square meals a day?
No. Eating many small meals throughout the day is probably not better for you than three main meals, the traditional amounts of food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The idea that "grazing" is healthier comes from a few old studies showing that eating frequent meals throughout the day may burn more fat and lower insulin （胰岛素）levels. But later studies have found no benefit to grazing. It's not healthier than eating three squares, according to the American Dietetic Association.
I've always eaten most of my calories at dinner. If I'm healthy, is there any reason for us not to keep doing this?
Hard to say. Instinctively, it sounds like a bad idea. Yet "one-mealers" tend to eat less food totally, scientists say, so your dining habit may actually help you stay tidy and attractive. On the other hand, one small, brief study by USDA scientists found that eating just one daily meal may cause small increases in blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol(胆固醇). If your annual blood tests show a rise in any key risk factors for heart disease or diabetes, it is high time for you to reconsider your meal strategy.
Will bedtime snacks make you fat?
No. But that's not permission for you to eat cookies before going to bed every night. Consuming more calories than you burn through physical activity produces big loose stomachs and weak legs no matter what time you overeat. A habit of snacking in front of the television every evening will lead to weight gain, but no more so than having a six-egg pancake for breakfast or conquering a bag of beans with sweet food at your desk every afternoon.
The final word
Eat fewer calories than you need in a day and you will lose weight. Eat breakfast because it will help you control calories better, not because it's a magic meal. Eat the number of meals that keeps you satisfied and energized. No one plan is best for everyone.
Title: Stop Obsessing Over Your Meals

Common misconception	Some people think it doesn’t matter to live and work   1 breakfast.
2	Breakfast	People having breakfast can actually help weigh 3 People not eating breakfast make up the calories now and then in the   4
Grazing	Old studies   5  grazing is better than eating three square meals but later not.
Dinner	6  to say whether eating most the calories at dinner is a bad idea. Eating less food one meal per day may keep you neat, but may lead to blood pressure   7 .
Bedtime snacks	Bedtime snacks won’t make you fat. Overeating may cause you to gain more calories than you burn through8  activity. A habit of snacking in front of TV can’t gain weight more than overeating at a meal.
9	No one plan is  10  for everyone

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Throw the bottles and boxes of drugs out of your house. A new theory suggests that medicine could be bad for your health, which should at least come as good news to people who cannot afford to buy expensive medicine. This new theory argues that healing is at our fingertips: we can be healthy by doing Yoga on a regular basis.
Supporters of medical treatment argue that medicine should be trusted since it is effective and scientifically proven. They say that there is no need for spiritual methods such as Yoga. These waste our time, something which is quite precious in our material world. There is medicine that can kill our pain, x-rays that show us our bones or MRI that scans our brain for tumors.
We must admit that these methods are very effective in the examples that they provide. However, there are some “everyday complaints” such as back pains, headaches, insomnia, which are treated currently with medicine. When you have a headache, you take an Aspirin; when you cannot sleep, you take Xanax without thinking of the side effects of these. When you use these pills for a long period, you become addicted to them; you cannot sleep without them. We pay huge amounts of money and become addicted instead of getting better. How about a safer and more economical way of healing? When doing Yoga, you do not need anything except your energy so it is very economical. Its popularity has spread particularly throughout America and Western Europe. In quantum (量子) physics, energy is recognized as the fundamental substance which the universe consists of. Yoga depends on the energy within our bodies. It is a simple and effective way of restoring the energy flow. There are no side effects and it is scientifically explained.
Opponents of alternative healing methods also claim that serious illnesses such as HIV/AIDS and cancer cannot be treated without drugs. They think so because these patients spend the rest of their lives in the hospital taking medicine. How can Yoga make these people healthy again? It is very unfortunate that these patients have to live in the hospital losing their hair because of chemotherapy (化疗), losing weight because of the side effects of the medicine they take. Actually, it is common knowledge that except for when the cancer is recognized at an early stage, drugs also cannot treat AIDS or cancer. Most of the medicines these patients use are to ease their pain and their sufferings. Instead of drugs which are expensive and have many side effects, you can use your energy to overcome the hardships of life, find an emotional balance, leave the stress of everyday life and let go of the everyday worries. We should definitely start learning Yoga and avoid illnesses before it is too late.

Title: Health and Healing at Your Fingertips
(1) ▲  to a new theory	A new theory argues that doing Yoga (2)  ▲  can     keep people healthy while medicine might do (3)  ▲  to people’s health.
Support of medical treatment	● People should (4)  ▲  medicine as it is very useful for killing pain.  ● Medicine is effective and scientifically proven while Yuga is a kind of spiritual method and doing Yoga is only a (5)  ▲  of time. ● Illnesses (6)  ▲  HIV/AIDS and cancer can only be treated with drugs.
Support of Yoga	● Doing Yoga is safer and not as (7)  ▲  as taking medicine. ● Most of the medicines that patients with some (8)  ▲   diseases use are to ease their pain and their sufferings but can not cure them. ● Yoga has no side effects and also there is a 9)  ▲  explanation. It can restore the energy flow in people’s bodies, which can (10)  ▲  our emotions, control thoughts, overcome the hardships of life, leave the stress of everyday life and let go of the everyday worries.

 

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D. R. Gaul Middle School is in Union, Maine, a blueberry-farming town where the summer fair finds kids competing in pig scrambles and pie-eating contests.
Gaul, with about 170 seventh- and eighth-graders, has its own history of lower level academic achievement. One likely reason: Education beyond the basic requirements hasn't always been a top priority for families who've worked the same land for generations. Here, few adults have college degrees, and outsiders (teachers included) are often kept at a respectful distance.
Since 2002, Gaul's students have been divided into four classes, each of them taught almost every subject by two teachers. The goal: To find common threads across disciplines to help students create a big picture that gives fresh meaning and context to their classwork -- and sparks motivation for learning.
Working within state guidelines, each team makes its individual schedules and lesson plans, incorporating non-textbook literature, hands-on lab work and field trips. If students are covering the Civil War in social studies, they're reading The Red Badge of Courage or some other period literature in English class. In science, they study the viruses and bacteria that caused many deaths in the war.
Team teaching isn't unusual. About 77 percent of middle schools now employ some form of it, says John Lounsbury, consulting editor for the National Middle School Association. But most schools use four- or five-person teams, which Gaul tried before considering two-person teams more effective. Gaul supports the team concept by "looping" classes (跟班) so that the same two teachers stick with the same teens through seventh and eighth grades. Combining teams and looping creates an extremely strong bond between teacher and student. It also, says teacher Beth Ahlholm, "allows us to build an excellent relationship with parents."
Ahlholm and teammate Madelon Kelly are fully aware how many glazed looks they see in the classroom, but they know 72 percent of their eighth-graders met Maine's reading standard last year -- double the statewide average. Only 31 percent met the math standard, still better than the state average (21 percent). Their students also beat the state average in writing and science. And in2006, Gaul was one of 47 schools in the state to see testing gains of at least 20 percent in four of the previous five years, coinciding roughly with team teaching's arrival.

A Classroom With Context
Problems of the school	Being a farming town, it (1)        little in education before.
(2)        education is considered less important.
The community is relatively （3)    ____ rather than open to the outsiders.
Ways of solving the problems	The division of classes is made and students are well (4)    ____.
Individual schedules and lesson plans are (5)    ____ by each team.
A strong (6)    ____ between teacher and student is established through combining teams and looping.
Signs of (7)    ____	72 percent of the eighth-graders (8)    ____ Maine's reading standard
(9)________ percent higher than the state average in maths
the school beating the state average in writing and science
four of the previous five years (10)    ____ at least 20 percent test gains

 

It is interesting to know what people of different nations like to do best.
In France, when a woman enters a cafe or restaurant, she is freely discussed, not only about her appearance but about her past and future as well. She invites looks in the street whether she is beautiful or plain. There is no better way for a woman to get back her self-confidence than a walk in the streets of  Paris or Marseilles, and women really like that.
In Italy, people love talking. They sit about in cafes, exchanging news and discussing politics. They do not hesitate to ask questions about the family, income and private life of anybody who happens to be there.
The Swiss eat as a pastime. Ladies walk into a teashop, eat a couple of ice creams and a large piece of chocolate cake, and then leave, complaining about their weight.
For the Americans, the greatest fondness is said to be the push of buttons. You push a button in the lift, you push a button for cigarette, chewing gums, stamps, even for a life insurance. You can even push a button to get married and another button to get divorced.
In England, waiting in a line is national passion. The English will form a line whether they have the opportunities when the train is practically empty and everybody can have a seat.

In different __	What people like to do best
In France	Discuss women in a cafe or restaurant. Women like to ___ in the street to get back self-confidence.
In __	___ with each other and even ask some__ information.
In ___	___ a lot and then _ about their weight.
In America	Push ___.
In England	Form a ___when everyone can have a seat in the train.

 

Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks  by using the information from the passage.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
A busy life can be personally satisfying, but it may make you feel too tired to achieve the inner peace that will connect you with your true happiness. Begin with simplifying your life and working towards a more peaceful state of mind.
Recognize the differences between the things you need and the things you want. Our culture provides us with the message that materials will make our lives better. The reality is that most of these things will complicate our lives without bringing true happiness. Free yourself-- learn to be satisfied with fewer materials and greater simplicity.
If you let someone else define your life, your’re missing the chance to follow your own desires. Your inner life is weakened when you are limited by conformity. Why do you give up your freedom and allowed all of your decisions to be defined by what others think you “should” do? Think for yourself. Let your passions be your guide.
Life is full of opportunities to earn money, give services. Learn new skills and make new friends. Some of us want them all and fill up our timetable with all kind of activities. Rushing from one activity to another leaves you with no time to slow down. No matter how worthy you think your activities are, rethink them. Keep the ones that are most important and leave out the ones that are adding to the pace of your life with little return.
Life is forever changing, and you will never reach a point of simplicity and endless happiness. But each moment you spend on the path to simplicity does have the possibility to bring happiness to your life.

Title: Ways to Find Happiness Through Simplicity
Introduction	A busy life will prevent you from  the inner peace.
Try to simplify your life to achieve a peaceful  .
Free yourself from dependence on .	Distingushing things you need from things you want.
Learning to be  with fewer materials and greater simplicity.
Think for yourself	Never missing the chance to.
Never being affected by what others think you “  ” do.
Letting your passions be your guide.
Rethink all the activities	Leaving time to rather than fill up every day with activities.
Keeping the activities that are  .
	Each effort to simplify your life may  you achieve happiness.