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Didyoueverhearanyonesay,“Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway"？Doyouthinkthatif

peopleeatapplestheywon'tgetsick?

Somescientistswantedtofindoutifthisoldsayingistrue.Theydividedacollegeclassintotwo

groups.Thefirstgroupatetwoapplesaday.Thesecondgroupdidnoteatanyapple.Afterafew

months,theyaddedupallthetimestheyoungpeoplegotsick.Theappleeatersturnedouttobe

healthierthanthosewhohadn'leatenapples.Itseemedtoshowthatanappleday-ortwo

apples-reallydoeskeepthedoctoraway.

1.hebesttitleis.

A.GrowingApples

B.CollegeClasses

C.ApplesandHealth

D.AGoodBreakfast

2.Thescientistsdividedtheclassinto.

A.fivegroups

B.threegroups

C.twogroups

D.fourgroups

3.Thefirstgroupate.

A.twoapplesaday

B.noapples

C.threeapplesaday

D.oneappleaday

4.Thestorysuggeststhatpeopleshouldeat.

A.pears

B.bananas

C.apples

D.everything

5.“keepthedoctoraway“means.

A.nottomakefriendswiththedoctor

B.notgetsick

C.keepthedoctorfromrunning

D.toseethedoctor

Key:l.c2.c3.a4.c5.b

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PleasantDreams

Dreamsmaybemoreimportantthansleep.Somepeopledon'tneedverymuchsleep.Butweall

needtodream,scientistssay.

Dreamstakeupaboutonequarterofoursleepingtime.Peoplehaveseveraldreamseachnight.

Dreamsarelikeshortmovies.Theyareusuallyincolor.Somedreamsarelikeoldmovies.They

cometousoverandoveragain.Thatmaybebecausethedreamerisworryingaboutsomething.

Dreamingmaybeawayoftryingtofindananswer.

Somepeoplegetnewideasabouttheirworkfromdreams.Theycouldhavebeenthinkingabout

theirworkallday.Thesethoughtscancarryoverintodreams.

Sometimeswewakeupwithagoodfeelingfromadream.Butoftenwecan'trememberthedream.

Dreamscandisappearquicklyfrommemory.

Toomuchdreamingcanbeharmful.Themorewesleep,thelongerwedream.Themindishardat

workwhenwedream.Thatiswhywemayhavealongsleepandstillwakeuptired.

1.Themainideaofthestoryisthat.

A.peopleneedtodream

B.peopleliketosleep

C.dreamsarelikemovies

D.dreamsareusuallylong

2.Anothertitleforthestorycouldbe.

A."SecretDreams”

B."TheLongestSleep”

C."AboutDreams,,

D."DreamsandWork”

3.Itmaybemoreimportanttodreamthanto.

A.think

B.sleep

C.work

D.food

4.Dreamsandmoviesareusually.

A.verylong

B.incolor

C.aboutwork

D.aboutideas

5.Whichoftheseideasisinthestory?

A.Wealwaysrememberdreams.

B.Alldreamsarehappy.

C.Longdreamscanmakeyoutired.

D.Weshowhaveagooddream

Key:La2.c3.b4.c5.c

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Goandwatchthebabywhenheisasleep,seehowhischestrisesandfalls,thenrisesandfalls

again.

Hedoesnotknowwhatheisdoing,buthebreathesaswellastheoldestandcleverestmaninthe

world.Hebegantobreathewhenhewasbom,andhewillnotstopuntilhedies;stillhedoesit

withoutthinkingaboutit.

Seehowlongyoucanholdyourbreath.

Insomeplacesmendiveintheseaforthepearls.Theypickupshellsthatholdthepearls,andthe

longertheystayunderwater,themorepearlstheycanfind.Forthereasontheyholdtheirbreathas

longastheypossiblycan.Yeteventhesepearldiverscan'tgowithoutbreathingforalongtime.

Watchtoseehowmanytimesamandrawshisbreatheveryminutes.Somemenbreathefifteen

timesaminute.Anelephantbreathesonlyeighttimes.Itwastoldthatamousebreathesahundred

andtwentytimeseachtime.

Nooneneedstotellusthatwhatwebreatheeveryminutesofeverydayisair.Itisaroundus

everywhere,likewonderfulseathatwecannotsee.

1.Everyonebegantobreathe.

A.whenheisold

B.whenheisclever

C.whenhewasborn

D.whenhewasachild

2.Whatdothemendiveinthedeepseafor?

A.Theywanttoholdtheirbreath

B.Theywanttomaketheirbodiesstronger

C.Theywanttofindpearls

D.Theywanttofindreasonsforbreath

3.Theword“It”inthelastparagraphmeans.

A.wonderfulsea

B.air

C.amouse

D.anelephant

4.Amousebreathestimesmorethananelephanteveryminute.

A.105

B.120

C.112

D.15

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEinthepassage?

A.Wecan'tlivewithoutair

B.Thebabiesneedtobreathe

C.Thedeadalsoneedtobreathe

D.Animalsneedtobreatheeveryminute.

Key:l.c2.c3.b4.d5.c

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TheRightWaytoSit

Ifyouarewritingorstudying,itmakesverymuchdifferencewherethelightcomesfrom.People

whousebooksandpenseverydayhavetobespeciallycarefulaboutthewaythelightshineson

theirwork.

Everyhousegetsitslighteitherfromdaylightthroughwindowswhichistheverybesttouseor

fromthelampsorelectricity;butwhicheverkindoflightitis,thewayitslantstowardsourbooks

orourworkisamatterofgreatimportancetotheeyes.

Takeabook,standwithyourbacktowardthewindow,andtrytoread.Yourshadowfallsallover

thepageandmakesitalmostasbadforyoureyesasifyouwereinadarkroom.

Nowturnaroundandfacethewindow.Thepageisintheshadowagain,whilethebrightlightisin

youreyes.

Trystandingwithyourrightsidetowardthewindow.Thisisverygoodforreading,butifyouwere

writing,theshadowwouldfallacrossthepageandbotheryoualittle.

Thereisjustoneotherway:standwithyourleftsidetothewindow.Noweverythingisperfectfor

readingandforwriting,too.

Whateverkindoflightisintheroom,theruleabouttherightwaytositisalwaysthesame.

1.Whenreadingorwriting,peopleshouldpayspecialattentionto.

A.thebooktheyarereading

B.thepapertheyarewritingon

C.thewaythelightshinesontheirpage

D.thekindoflight

2.makesmuchdifferencetotheeyes.

A.Thedaylightthroughthewindows

B.Thelightfromthelampsorelectricity

C.Thewaythelightslantstowardsourbooksorourwork

D.Thewayahousegetsitslight

3.Itisbadforyoureyeswhenyoureadabook.

A.withyourbacktowardthewindow

B.facingthewindow

C.withyourrightsidetowardthewindow

D.bothAandB

4.EverythingisOKforreadingandwritingwhenyou.

A.standwithyourleftsidetowardthewindow

B.standwithyourrightsidetothewindow

C.sitwithyourrightsidetothewindow

D.sitwithyourbacktowardthewindow

Key:l.c2.c3.d4.a

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“Washeverydayandyou'lldieyoung,myson!”Peopleoftensaidthosewords;longago,of

course.Napoleon'swifehadnewclotheseverymonth,insteadofabath.("It'squicker,“Shealways

said).Richpeopledidnotoftenhaveabath.Theywashedtheirhandsandfaces,butnottheir

bodies.Manypoorpeopledidnotwashatall.Ayoungmanoncesaidtoadoctor:"Soapandwater

havenevertouchedmybody.”(Andthedoctoranswered."That'strue.Iknow...”)

Whydidn'tpeoplewashinthosedayslongage?

Well,theydidnothavewaterintheirhouse.Theyearnedwaterfromriversorfromholesinthe

ground(=wells).Townspeopleboughtitfromawater-carrier.Sometimesitwasexpensive;and

soapwasalwaysexpensive.Theydrankwater,ofcourse;andsotheywerecleaninside.Theydid

notthinkmuchabouttheoutside!Andthisistrue;theyjustdidnotlikeabath.

Modemyoungwomenworkashairdressers.Theywashandthen“dress“otherwomen'shair.That

istheirjob,andtheylikeit.Younghairdresserssometimeswashdirtyheadsonabusyday!Their

handsaresoapyforsevenoreighthours;andthatisnotagoodthing.Ayounghairdresser'shands

areoftenredandugly;andshemustthengotoadoctor.

1.Longago,people.

A.oftendiedyoung

B.didnotoftenhaveabath

C.washedeveryday

D.washedeverydayanddiedyoung

2.Thedoctoransweredthat.

A.heknewtheyoungmanwasdirty

B.itwastruethattheyoungmanwasill

C.soapandwaterwerenotgoodforhisillness

D.heknewtheyoungmanneverwashedhisbody

3.Peopledidn'twashinthosedaysbecause.

A.theyhadnowaterintheirhouses

B.theyhadtobuywaterfromawater-carrieranditwasexpensive

C.soapwasexpensive,too

D.Alloftheabove

4.Peopleinthosedays.

A.didn'tthinkabouttheoutsideoftheirhouses

B.onlythoughtabouttheinsideoftheirhouses

C.didn'tliketowashtheirbodiesatall

D.onlylikedtowashtheirhandsandfaces

5.Whoarethepeoplethatusetoomuchsoapinmodemlife?

A.Hairdressers.

B.Manyyoungwomen.

C.Peoplewhosehandsareredandugly.

D.Peoplewhosehandsaresoapy.

Key:LB2.D3.D4.C5.A

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Firefightingisaseriousmatter.Knowingwhattododuringafirecansavepeople'slives.Itis

importanttoknowthewaysyoucanuseandshowthemtoeveryoneelseinthefamily.Suchas

stairwaysandemergencyexits,butnolifts.Fromthelowerfloorsofbuilding,escapethrough

windowsispossible.Learnthebestwaytogetoutfromawindowwiththeleastchanceofserious

injury.Thesecondfloorwindowisusuallynotveryhighfromtheground.Anaverageperson,

hangingbythefingertipswillhaveadropofabout6feettotheground.Itisabouttheheightofan

averageman.Ofcourse,itissafertojumpashortwaydownthantostayinaburningbuilding.

Windowsarealsousefulwhenyouarewaitingforhelp.Besuretokeepthedoorclosedbefore

openingthewindow.Otherwise,smokeandfiremaybedrawnintotheroom.Keepyourheadlow

atthewindowtobesureyougetfreshairratherthansmokethatmayhaveleakedintotheroom.

Onthesecondorthirdfloor,thebestwindowsforescapearethosewhichopenontoaroof.From

theroofapersoncandroptothegroundmoresafely.Droppingontocementmightendininjury.

Bushesandtreescanhelpyoutohaveasoftlanding.

1.Whichofthefollowingshouldnotbeusedwhentryingtoescapefromafire?

A.Windows

B.Lifts

C.Fireexits

D.Stairways

2.Howfarfromthegroundisthesecondfloorwindow?

A.About12feet.

B.About6feet.

C.Abouttheheightofanaverageman

D.Nearly10feet.

3.Accordingtothepassage,windowsareofescapeafire.

A.theonlyway

B.thebestway

C.saferthananyotherways

D.oneofthepossibleways

4.Thewritersuggestthat.

A.breathinginsmokemightbeharmful

B.smokewillentertheroomthroughanopenwindow

C.freshaircan'treachthesecondfloorwindow

D.tokeepyourheadlowwillhelpyoutoescapeafire

5.Ifyouareonthesecondorthirdfloorwhenafirebreaksout,you'dbetter.

A.dropdirectlyontotheground

B.firstdropontoaroofthanontothecement

C.dropfromaroofwindowthenontobushesortrees

D.dropontothecementratherthanbushesandgrass

Key:l.b2.c3.d4.a5上

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CigaretteSmoking

Americanssmokesixthousandmillioncigaretteseveryyear,thatis,everypersonsmokesabout

4195cigarettesayearinthecountryof18yearsofageormore.Ithascalculatedthat51%of

Americanmensmokewhile34%ofAmericanwomendoso.

Since1930,scientificstudieshaveshowntimeandagainthatsmokingdoesgreatharmtoone's

healthandthatitwillshortenone'slife.

Cigarettesmokingisbelieved,tomostresearchworkersinthisfield,averyimportantcauseinthe

developmentofcancerofthelungsandthecancerofthethroatandisbelievedtohavemuchtodo

withsomeotherkindsofcancers.Cigarettesmokerssufferfromtheillnessoftheheartmoreoften

thanthosewhodon'tsmoke.Butstrange,yettrue,womenarethoughttobelessaffected,because

whenwomensmoke,theyusuallydon'tbreatheinthesmokesodeeply.Mostofthedoctorsand

researcherssay,"Giv