Unit3 A healthy life
Ⅰ.阅读理解
Speedwalkinghasnowbecomepartofmydailyroutineforsixyears.Iamalwayskeentodoitregularlywithoutabreak.EventhoughIamneitheraphysiciannoraspecialistinmedicalscience,Iamfullyawarethatexercise,especiallyspeedwalking,helpsmaintainhealthandlowersthechanceoffallingill.
Iurgeeverybodytospeedwalkonadailybasis,withonedayoffaweek,oratleasttodoitthreetimesaweek.Imanagedtoburnaround17kgoffataftertakingupspeedwalking.Thisshouldalsobeaccompaniedwithachangeindiet.Weneedtoreducehowmuchweeatandavoidjunkfood,sweetsandcarbonatedrinks.Reducingtheamountoffoodweeatintheeveningbyaround80percentandincreasinghowmuchwaterwedrinkarealsogoodpractice.Overeatingshouldalsobeavoided.
Iusuallywalkataspeedof1kmper8.5minutes.Itwillinitiallymakemetired.However,overtimeitwillbecomeahabitandanaddiction.
Thistypeofexercisewillhelpyousleepandgiveyouanappetite.Itwillmakeyouphysicallyfitandhelpburnfatandcalories.Speedwalkingmakesyouhealthyandeveryonecanfindtimetowalk.Theproblemisthatsomepeopledonotplantheirdaysanddonot,therefore,findtime.Wecangainhealthandsocialbenefitsfromspeedwalking.Itwillhelpchangeourlifestyles,fightdiabetes(糖尿病),andotherillnesses.
Argumentssuchas “Iamtoooldandobesetowalk” donotholdwater.Peopleofanyagewhospeedwalkwillseethebenefitswithinacoupleofmonths.Walkingoutdoorsisidealanditisbestdoneinthecompanyoffriends. 1.WhichsentenceisTRUEaccordingtothepassage? A.Speedwalkinghelpspatientsrecoverfromillness. B.Theauthorthinkseverybodyshouldspeedwalkeveryday.
C.Theauthorsuggestsreducingtheamountoffoodweeatbyaround80percent. D.Theauthorwalksataspeedofmorethan100metresperminute. 2.Wecaninferfromthefourthparagraphthat . A.speedwalkingpossiblyleadstoaneatingdisorder B.manypeoplearetoobusytohaveafastwalkeveryday
C.morecaloriesandfatwillresultinsomeseriousillness D.speedwalkingcaneffectivelycurekindsofdiseases 3.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart “holdwater” mean? A.Makesense. B.Workout. C.Haveadrink. D.Buildup.
4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage? A.Tipsonhowtospeedwalk
B.Greatbenefitsofspeedwalking C.Thehistoryofspeedwalking D.Mysuccessinreducingweight
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Howtogetmoresleep
Manystudieswarnthatnothavingenoughsleepmayleadtoserioushealthproblems,affectingourdailylife,workandstudy.You",veprobablyknownthisforlong,yetyoustilldon",t
getafull-nightsleepduetoanincredibleworkschedule.Sowhatcanyoudotomakemoretimeforsleep,andgetabetternight",srestoverall?
Investinabetter-qualitymattress(床垫).Ifyou",resleepingonayears-old,worn-outmattress,it",snowonderwhyyouwakeupfeelingtiredinthemorning. 1 Withanewmattressthat",sbettersuitedtoyoursleepinghabits,you",llgettosleepfasterandstayasleepconsistently.
2 Therearemanyhabitsthatcanaffecthowmuchsleepyouget,includinghowmuchcaffeineyouconsumethroughouttheday(andwhenyouconsumeit—evenafewhoursbeforebedtimecaninterferewithsleep),whetherornotyouphysicallyexercise,andhowlongyouspendstaringatadigitalscreenbeforebed.
Takeacloserlookatyourschedule. 3 InWesternculture,there",salotofpressuretofillupourschedulestoseemimportantandsociallyintegrated,soyourdailyactivitiesmighthavesomefaultsorunnecessarytasksthatcanbeskippedordelayed. 4
Sleepisevenmoreimportantthanyouprobablyrealized,butit",sentirelywithinyourpowertoreshapeyoursleepinghabitsforhealth.Makesleepyourfirstpriority,schedulingtimeforitthewayyou",dscheduleameeting,andworktherestofyourschedulearoundit. 5
A.Watchyourhabits.
B.Somehabitscontributetoagoodnight",ssleep.
C.Withoutenoughsleep,youcouldtakemorerisksinyourlife.
D.Anewmattresscanbeabiginvestment,butit",salmostworththemoney.
E.Drawalinebetweenprofessionalandpersonaltime,andmakesleepahigherpriority. F.Ifyoufeellikeyou",retoobusytosleep,considertakingasecondlookatyourschedule. G.Intime,itwillbecomethenewroutine,andyou",llimproveyourhealthandproductivity. Ⅲ.完形填空
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5 byhowGrahamlivedhislifecaringaboutothers,Morissette 6 thenon-profitGrahamtasticConnectioninhishonour.Theorganizationprovidesfreetechnology—includingcomputers,iPads,androbots—forchildren 7 cancerandotherseriousillnesses.
OneofthemajorgoalsofMorissette",sworkisto 8 kidstotheirclassrooms,whichreallyhelpsthemcontinuetheir 9 despitehospitalizationsanddays 10 fromschool.
Therobots “transport” childrenrightintotheclassroominrealtime.Theycan 11 therobotsrightfromtheir 12 bedorhome.Ifchildrenareunabletoattendschool,theycan 13 logontotheirtabletsorlaptopsandcallintherobots.Theycan 14 upanddowntheschoolpaths.Theycangotolunchwiththeir
15 .Therealmagichappensbetweenclasses,whenthey",rewalkingdownthehallwaywiththe
irfriends,byrobot, 16 theirweekendandtheirfavouritefoodandotherthings.It",sgreattechnologythatreallygiveschildrenthefeelingofcontrol,whentheirworldismaybe 17 control.
“EverytimeIcanhelpachildinneed,Ifeel 18 Grahamissmilingdown,” Morissettesaid. “IbelievethatGraham",s 19 livesonintheworkthatIdo.AndI",m 20 andprivilegedtobeabletodoitinhishonour.” 1.A.surgery B.treatment C.vacation D.rest 2.A.elderly B.sleepy C.deadly D.naughty 3.A.buy B.charge C.return D.lend 4.A.focus B.strength C.resource D.attention 5.A.Confused B.Depressed C.Inspired D.Worried 6.A.left B.visited C.benefited D.founded 7.A.causing B.curing C.battling D.preventing 8.A.connect B.force C.invite D.throw 9.A.career B.education C.struggle D.business 10.A.missed B.stopped C.suffered D.graduated 11.A.operate B.build C.steal D.separate 12.A.flower B.river C.hospital D.hotel
13.A.hardly B.accidentally C.simply D.luckily 14.A.drive B.jump C.climb D.walk
15.A.parents B.friends C.doctors D.patients
16.A.talkingabout B.puttingoff C.dependingon D.thinkingof 17.A.under B.within C.awayfrom D.outof 18.A.evenif B.asthough C.incase D.sothat 19.A.success B.joy C.love D.fortune 20.A.angry B.sad C.careful D.proud