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A

Whenwasthelasttimeyouusedatelephonebox?Imeantomakeanactualphonecall—nottoshelterfromthe

rain.Agesago,right?ThelasttimeIusedaphoneboxfbritsintendedpurposewas...2006.Iwasconducting

auditions（試演）formyplayinmylinyoldsharedhouseinLondon.Hopingioimpresssomelaleniedactorsto

comeandworkformefornothing,Ispreadsomethrowsoverthesofasandlitcandlestomakeitseemabitmore

uyoungprofessionaln.

AsIrushedoutdoorstoemptythewastepaperbaskets,thedoorswungshutbehindme.SuddenlyIwaslocked

outside.Mymobilephonewasinside,butluckilytherewasatelephoneboxacrossthestreet.So,Icalled

DirectoryAssistance,gotputthroughtoourlandlady'smanagingagent,andhadasparekeysenttomewithjust

enoughtimetogetbadinbeforetheactorsarrived.

AsithasbeenmanyyearssinceIlastusedone,Ishouldhardlybesurprisedthattherearenolongerany

publictelephonesnearmyhouse.Thelastonestandinghasjustbeenturnedintoa“minicommunitylibraryv:

anypasser-bycan“borrow”abookfromitsshelves,andreturnitlater,orreplaceitwithanothertitlefromtheir

owncollection.

Forafewmonthsafterthe“l(fā)ibrary“opened,ididn'tbothertakingalook,asIhadassumedthatitwould

bestuffedfullofcheesylovestories.ThenInoticedfolkconductingspringcleansdroppingboxesofvoluminous

booksonvarioussubjectsthere.Andthesebookswerefree.Thisunbeatableprice-pointencouragedmeto

experimentwithdozensoftitlesthatIwouldnevernormallyconsiderbuying.AndI'vediscoveredsomegreat

books!

IfIevergettrappedoutsidemyhouseagain,mylocaltelephoneboxwill,sadly,nolongerbeabletoconnectme

withmykeys.ButitcancertainlykeepmeentertainedwhileIwaitformywifetorescueme.

I.Whatdoestheword“it”underlinedinthefirstparagraphrefer:o?

A.Theplay.B.Thesharedhouse.

C.Thesofa.D.Thetelephonebox.

2.Whydidtheauthorusethetelephoneboxin2006?

A.Toplaceanurgentcall.B.Toputupanotice.

C.Toshelterfromtherain.D.Toholdanaudition.

3.Whatdowcknowaboutthe“minicommunitylibraryv?

A.Itprovidesphoneserviceforfree.

B.Anyonecancontributetoitscolkction.

C.Itispopularamongyoungreaders.

D.Booksmustbereturnedwithinamonth.

4.Whydidtheauthorstarttousethe“l(fā)ibrary”？

A.Hewantedtoborrowsomelovestories.

B.Hewasencouragedbyacloseneighbour.

C.Hefoundtherewereexcellentfreebooks.

D.Hethoughtitwasanidealplaceforreading.

B

EachyearonWorldBookDay,allthestudentsandteachersinmykids'primaryschooldressupasbook

charactersandstageaparade（游行：）throughtheVictorianschoolyard,bringinggreathappinesstothechildren.

YetIamratherdisheartenedbyhowmyfellowparentslookatWorldBookDay."It'stoocompetitive!"°Way

toomucheffort!"Myfellowparentsaremissingthepoint.

WorldBookDayshouldbeawonderfulcelebrationofstoriesandtheloveofreading.Britishchildrenare

readinglessthaneverbefore.Justoneinfourreadseachday,accordingtoasurveydonebytheNationalLiteracy

TrustonWorldBookDay.

WeneedWorldBookDay.Weneedadaytocelebratethepleasuretobefoundinreading.Butthisfestivalhas

changedinrecentyearsbecausewerejustnotplayingbytherules.

AmongthenewsstoriesI'vereadrecently,parentscompetetosecwhohasmadethebestcostumes（化裝服）

fortheirkids.We'reoverlooking（hepointoftheday:tocelebratebooks.So,asastep（ocorrectingthings,let's

firstmakesureourchildrenallcontinuetohaveaccesstogreatbooks—atschool,atlibrariesandathome.

Andthen,let'sreadthem.Afewweeksago.Istartedanewroutine（日'常事務(wù)）inmyhouseinwhichwemust

allreadtogetherforhalfanhour.Ifit'snotverydifficult,we'vebeenmanagingitaboutonceaweek.Myhusband,

oureight-year-oldandIloveit;mysix-year-oldhasmoretroublestayingfocused.Butjustthismorninghe

crawledintobedwithmewithabookunderhisarmandwereadforfiveminutes,silentlyside-by-side,beforethe

morningrushbegan.

Sharingbookswithchildrenislife'sgreatestjoy.Don'tletthatgetlostintheoverexcitementoffancydress.

5.Whathappensa（（heschooloftheauthor'skidsonWorldBookDay?

A.Teachersholdbookshows.

B.Studentsreadintheschoolyard.

C.Studentsdressupinspecialclothes.

D.Teachersholdreadingcompetitions.

6.WhatdoesthesurveydonebytheNationalLiteracyTrustshow?

A.ManyBritishchildrenarcweakinreading.

B.Fewparentsreadtogetherwiththeirchildren.

C.ManyBritishchildrenspendlittletimereading.

D.MostparentshavealowopinionofWorldBookDay.

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"overlooking"inParagraph5mean?

A.Doubting.B.Failingtoconsider.

C.Changing.D.Beginningtoget.

8.Thetextmainlywantstotellusparentsshould_____.

A.takeWorldBookDayasaremindertoreadwiththeirkids

B.paymuchmoreattentionto(heexcitementofpurereading

C.encouragetheirkidstolakepartinmorereadingactivities

D.readmorebookstosharewithchildrenandtocompetewithothers

c

Whatislife?Likemostgreatquestions,thisoneiseasytoaskbutdifficulttoanswer.Thereasonissimple：we

knowofjustonetypeoflifeandit'schallengingtodosciencewithasamplesizeofone.Thefieldofartificiallife-

calledALifeforshort-isthesystematicattempttospelloutlife'sfundamentalprinciplcs.Manyofthese

practitioners,so-calledALifcrs,thinkthatsomehowmakinglifeisthesurestwaytoreallyunderstandwhatlife

is.

Sofarnoonehasconvincinglymadeartificiallife.ThistrackrecordmakesALifearipetargetfbrcriticism,such

asdeclarationsofthefield'sdoubtfulscientificvakie.AlanSmith,acomplexityscientist,istiredofsuch

complaints.Askingabout"thepoint'ofALifemightbe,well,missingthepointentirely?hesays.'The

existenceofalivingsystemisnotabouttheuseofanything."Alansays."Somepeopleaskme,'Sowhat'sthe

worthofartificiallife?'Doyoueverthink,'Whatistheworthofyourgrandmother?

AsmuchasmanyALifershateemphasisingtheirresearch'sapplications,theattemptstocreateartificiallife

couldhavepracticalpayoffs.ArtificialintelligencemaybeconsideredALiIe'scousininthatresearchersinboth

fieldsareenamouredbyaconceptcalledopen-endedevolution"寅化).Thisisthecapacityforasystemlo

createessentiallyendlesscomplexity?tobeasortof'noveltygenerator".Theonlysystemknowntoexhibitthisis

Earth'sbiosphere.IfthefieldofALifemanagestoreproducelife'sendless"creativity"insomevirtunlmodel?

killingsealife.

"Itwasreallylife-changingforme,"saysPat."UntilthatpointJhadn'trealizedtherewasaproblemwithplasticin

theocean.Iwenthomefromthetheaterandwasreallybothered.Wehavebeenconsumingsomuchplasticthat

wcarccausinganoceancrisis.IsaidtomyselfTvcgottodosomethingaboutit."*

FromJanuary1untilDecember31,2018,Patcleanedonebeacheveryweek.Yetevenwiththeyearoverand

hertaskcompleted,shehasn'tstopped.Patisalsopickingupliner-andsoareherchildrenintheplayground,

"Mydaughter-in-lawsaidlastweekthatshehadorganizealifter-pickingaciiviiyiniheplaygroundwithother

children.Thatjustshowsyouthatwhenpeopleareexposedtowhatyoudo,theyareverylikelytofo'lowinyour

footsteps

JoiningPattodayisMarta,aresearchfellowattheBasqueCenterforclimateChange,whohastravelledfrom

SpaintoCornwalltoshowsupport:orPat'saction.ShealsoexplainedherintentionofcooperationtoPat.Asan

environmentalistherselfMartaknowshowimportantitistoworkhandinhand,andshewouldliketoshowher

sincerity.

13.Howdoestheauthorstartthetext?

A.Byraisingaquestion.B.Bygivingadefinition.

C.Bydescribingasituation.D.Byintroducingafamiliarfilm.

14.WhatmadePatdecidetocleanbeachplastic?

A.Hertitleasasuperhero.B.Herusingtoomuchplastic.

C.Herpreviousjobasateacher.D.HerwatchingAPlasticOcean.

15.WhatdoweknowaboutPat'sliiler-pickingaction?

A.Itneedurgentsupport.B.Ithasitsownlimitations.

C.It'satime-consumingthing.D.Itisinfluentialamongherkids.

16.WhydidMartagotoCornwall,?

A.ToaskforsupportfromPat.

B.ToadvocatePatandworktogetherwithher.

C.Toraisepeople'sawarenessofclimatechange.

D.Toshowtheimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment.

17.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Aretiredteacher'swaronplasticwaste.

B.ThecooperationbetweenPatandMarta.

C.Aconsiderategrannyandnationalsuperhero.

D.Anelderlygranny'sstudyonclimatechange.

E

WhenIturned10,1madeupmymindtotakeupswimming.TherewasapoolattheY.M.C.A.offeringexactly

theopportunity.Mothercontinuallywarnedagainstitandkeptfreshinmymindthedetailsofdrowninginthe

river.ButtheY.M.C.A.poolwassafe.

Ihadachildhoodfearofwater.ThisstartedwhenIwasthreeyearsoldandfathertookmetothebeach.The

hugewavesknockedmedownandsweptoverme.

Thepoolwasquiet.Iwasafraidofgoinginallalone,soIsatonthesideofthepooltowailforothers.Then

cameabigboy.Heyelled,uHi,skinny!Howdyouliketobeducked?”Withthathepickedmeupandthrew

meintothedeepend.Ilandedinasittingposition,andswallowedwater.ButIwasnotfrightenedoutofmy

wits—whenmyfeethitthebottom,Iwouldmakeabigjump,comingoutofthesurface.Itseemedalongway

down.IgatheredallmystrengthwhenIlandedandmadewhatIthoughtwasagreatspringupwards.ThenI

openedmyeyesandsawnothingbutwater.Itriedtoyellbutnosoundcameout.Iwentdown,down,endlessly.

WhenIcametoconsciousness,Ifoundmyselflyingonthebedin(hehospital.

Ineverwentbackto(hepool.IavoidedwaterwheneverIcould.Thismisadventurestayedwithmeasthe

yearsrolledby.Itdeprivedmeofthejoyofboatingandswimming.Finally,Idecidedtogetaninstructor.Piece

bypiece,hebuiltaswimmer.Severalmonthslater,theinstructorwasfinished,butIwasnot.Sometimesthe

tenorwouldreturn.

ThiswentonuntilJuly.IswamacrosstheLakeWentworth.Onlyoncedidtheterrorreturn.WhenIwasin

themiddleof(helake,Iputmyfaceunderandsawnothingbutbottomlesswater.Ilaughedandsaid,“Well,

Mr.Terror,whatdoyouthinkyoucandotome?"

Ihadconqueredmyfearofwater.

18.Whatcausedtheauthor'soriginalfearofwater?

A.Hislackofswimmingskills.

B.Hismotherscontinualwarningofdrowning.

C.Hismisadventuretothebeachwithhisfather.

D.Aterribledreamofgettingdrowned.

19.By“butIwasnot”inparagraph5,theauthorprobablymeans.

A.hedidntfinishswimmingtraining

B.hewasnotsatisfiedwiththeswimmingtraining

C.hewasnotafraidofdrowninganymore

D.hehadnotgotridofthefearofwateryet

20.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Theauthorsfatherwasagainsttakingupswimming.

B.Theauthorshowedlittleinterestinboatingandswimming.

C.Theauthorwasamanofgreatcourageanddetermination.

D.TheauthorconqueredhisfearofwalerbeforeJuly.

21.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Hello,ChildhoodFearB.Goodbye,Mr.Terror

C.ASwimmingAdventureD.MyPassionforSwimming

F

Iwasabout13whenanunclegavemeacopyofJosteinGaardersSophiesWorld.Itwasfullofideasthat

werenewtome,soIspentthesummerwithmyheadinandoutofthatbook.Itspoketomeandbroughtmeintoa

worldofphilosophy（哲學(xué)）.

ThatloveforphilosophylasteduntilIgottocollege.Nothingkillsthelovefbrphilosophyfasterthanpeople

whothinktheyunderstandFoucault,Baudrillard,orConfuciusbetter（hanyou—andthen（rytoexplainthem.

EricWeiner'sTheSocratesExpress:InSearchofLifeLessonsfromDeadPhilosophersreawakenedmy

loveforphilosophy.Itisnotanexplanation,butaninvitationtothinkandexperiencephilosophy.

Weinerstartseachchapterwithasceneonatrainridebetweencitiesandthenframeseach

philosophersworkinthecontext（背景）ofonethingtheycanhelpusdobetter.Theendresultisareadin

whichwelearntowonderlikeSocrates,seelikeThoreau,listenlikeSchopenhauer,andhavenoregretslike

Nietsche.This,morethanabookaboutunderstandingphilosophy,isabookaboutlearningtousephilosophyto

improvealife.

Hemakesphilosophicalthoughtanappealingexercisethatimprovesthequalityofourexperiences,andhe

doessowithplentyofhumor.Weinerentersintoconversationwithsomeofthemostimportantphilosophersin

history,andhebecomespartofthatcrowdintheprocessbydecoding（解讀）theirmessagesandaddinghisown

interpretation.

ThsSocratesExpressisafun,sharpbookthatdrawsreadersinwithitsapparentsimplicityandgraduallypulls

themindeeperthoughtsondesire,loneliness,andaging.Theinvitationisclear:Weinerwantsyoutopickupa

coffeeorteaandsitdownwiththisbook.Iencourageyoutotakehisoffer.Itsworthyourtime,eveniftimeis

somethingwedonthavealotof.（320+102）

22.Whoopenedthedoortophilosophyfortheauthor?

A.Foucault.B.EricWeiner.

C.JosteinGaarder.D.Acollegeteacher.

23.Whydocstheauthorlistgreatphilosophersinparagraph4?

A.TocompareWeinerwiththem.

B.Togiveexamplesofgreatworks.

C.Topraisetheirwritingskills.

D.TohelpreadersunderstandWeinersbook.

24.WhatdoestheauthorlikeaboutTheSocratesExpress?

A.Itsviewsonhistoryarewell-presented.

B.Itsideascanbeappliedtodailylife.

C.Itincludescommentsfromreaders.

D.hleavesanopenending.

25.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofWeiner'sbook?

A.Objectiveandplain.B.Daringandambitious.

C.Seriousandhardtofollow.D.Humorousandstraightforward

AsGinniBazlintonreachedAntarctica,shefoundherselfgreetedbyagroupoflittleGcntoopenguins（企鵝）

longingtosayhello.Thesegentle,lovelygatekeeperswelcomedherandkick-startedwhatwastobeatripGinni

wouldneverforget.

Eversinceherchildhood.Ginni,now71,hashadadeeplovefortravel.Throughouthercareer（職業(yè)）asa

professionaldancer,shetouredintheUK.butalwayslongedtoexplorefurther.Whensheretiredfromdancing

andhersonseventuallyflewthenest,shedecideditwastimetotaketheplunge.

AftertakingadegreeatChichesterUniversityinRelatedArts,Ginnibegantotraveltheworld,eventually

gettingworkteachingEnglishinJapanandChile.AnditwasinChileshediscoveredshecouldgetlast-minute

cheapdealsonshipsgoingtoAntarcticafromtheislandsoffTierradelFuego,（hesouthernmosttipoftheSouth

Americanmainland.<41justdecidedIwanted（ogo,"shesays."IhadnoideaaboutwhatI'dfindthereandI

wasn'tnervous.Ijustwantedtodoit.AndIwantedtodoitaloneasIalwayspreferitthatway.”

InMarch2008,Ginniboardedashipwith48passengersshe'dnevermetbefore,tobeginthejourney

towardsAntarctica."Fromseeingthewildlifetowitnessingsunrises,thewholeexperiencewasamazing.

Antarcticaleftanimpressiononmethatnootherplacehas,“Ginnisays."IrememberthefirsttimeIsawa

humpbackwhale;itjustroseoutofthewaterlikesomeprehistoriccreatureandIthoughtitwassmilingatus.

Youcouldstillheartheoperaticsoundsitwasmakingunderwater.n

Therealizationthatthisisapreciousland,toberespectedbyhumans,wasoneofthebiggestthingsthathithome

toGinni.

26.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“l(fā)aketheplunge"underlinedinparagraph2?

A.Trychallengingthings.B.Takeadegree.

C.Bringbacklostmemories.D.Sticktoapromise.

27.WhatmadeGinnidecideonthetriptoAntarctica?

A.Lovelypenguins.B.Beautifulscenery.

C.Adiscountfare.D.AfriendTsinvitation.

28.WhatdoesGinnithinkaboutAntarcticaafterthejourney?

A.1(couldbeahomeforher.B.Itshouldbeeasilyaccessible.

C.Itshouldbewellpreserved.D.Itneedstobefullyintroduced.

29.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Achildhooddrcam.B.Anunforgettableexperience.

C.Sailingaroundtheworld.D.MeetinganimalsinAntarctica.

H

AsGinniBazlintonreachedAntarctica,shefoundherselfgreetedbyagroupoflittleGentoopenguinslonging

tosayhello.Thesegende,lovelygatekeeperswelcomedherandkick-startedwhatwastobeatripGinniwould

neverforget.

Eversinceherchildhood.Ginni,now71.hashadadeeplovefortravel.Throughouthercareerasaprofessional

dancer,shetouredintheUK,butalwayslongedtoexplorefurther.Whensheretiredfromdancingandhersons

eventuallyflewthenest,shedecideditwastimetotaketheplunge.

AftertakingadegreeatChichesterUniversityinRelatedArts,Ginnibegantotraveltheworld,eventually

gellingworkteachingEnglishinJapanandChile.AnditwasinChileshediscoveredshecouldgetlast-minute

cheapdealsonshipsgoingtoAntarcticafromtheislandsoffTierradelFuego,thesouthernmostlipoftheSouth

Americanmainland."IjustdecidedIwantedtogo."shesays."IhadnoideaaboutwhatI'dfindthereandIwasn't

nervous,Ijustwantedtodoit.AndIwantedtodoitaloneasIalwayspreferitthatway."

InMarch2008,Ginniboardedashipwith48passengersshe'dnevermetbefore,tobeginthejourneytowards

Antarctica."Fromseeingthewildlifetowitnessingsunrises,thewholeexperiencewasamazing.Antarcticaleftan

impressiononmethatnootherplacehas,"Ginnisays."IrememberthefirsttimeIsawahumpbackwhale;itjust

roseoutofthewaterlikesomeprehistoriccreatureandIthoughtitwassmilingatus.Youcouldstillhearthe

operaticsoundsitwasmakingunderwater."

Therealizationthat（hisisapreciousland,toberespectedbyhumans,wasoneofthebiggestthingsthathit

hometoGinni.

30.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"taketheplunge"underlinedinparagraph2?

A.Trychallengingthings.B.Takeadegree.

C.Bringbacklostmemories.D.Sticktoapromise.

31.WhatmadeGinnidecideonthetriptoAntarctica?

A.Lovelypenguins.B.Beautifulscenery.

C.Adiscountfare.D.Afriend'sinvitation.

32.WhatdoesGinnithinkaboutAntarcticaafterthejourney?

A.Itcouldbeahomeforher.B.Itshouldbeeasilyaccessible.

C.Itshouldbewellpreserved.D.Itneedstobefullyintroduced.

33.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Achildhooddrcam.B.Anunforgettableexperience.

C.Sailingaroundtheworld.D.MeetinganimalsinAntarctica.

Th?elderlyresidents（居民）incarehomesinLondonarebeinggivenhenstolookaftertostopthemfeeling

lonely.

Theprojectwasdreamedupbyalocalcharity（慈善組織）toreducelonelinessandimproveelderlypeople's

wellbeing.ltisalsobeingusedtohelppatientssufferingdementia,aseriousillnessofthemind.Staffincarehomes

havereportedareductionintheuseofmedicinewherehensareinuse.

Amongthosetakingpartintheprojectis80-year-oldRuthXavier.Shcsaid："IusedtokeephenswhenIwas

youngerandhadtopreparetheirbreakfasteachmorningbeforeIwenttoschool."

"Iliketheprojectalot.Iamdown（hereinmywheelchairinthemorninglettingthehensoutanddownthereagain

atnighttoseethey'vegone（obed."

"It'sgoodtohaveadifferentfocus.Peoplehavebeenbringingtheirchildrenintoseethehensandresidentscome

andsitoutsidetowatchthem.I'menjoyingthecreativeactivities,anditfeelsgreattohavedonesometliinguseful."

Therearcnow700elderlypeoplelookingafterhensin20carehomesintheNorthEast,andthecharilyhasbeen

givenfinancialsupporttorollitoutcountrywide.

WendyWilson,extracaremanagerat60PenfbldStreet,oneofthefirsttoembarkontheproject,said："Residents

reallywelcometheideaoftheprojectandthecreativesessions.Wearclookingforwardtothebenefitsandfunthe

projectcanbringtopeoplehere."

LynnLewis,directorofNoltingHillPathways,said："Wearehappytobetakingpartintheproject.ltwillreally

helpconnectourresidentsthroughasharedinierestandcreativeaciiviiies."

34.Whatisthepurposeoftheproject?

A.Toensureharmonyincarehomes.

B.Toprovidepart-timejobsfbrtheaged.

C.Toraisemoneyformedicalresearch.

D.Topromotetheelderlypeople'swelfare.

35.HowhastheprojectaffectedRuthXavier?

A.Shehaslearnednewlifeskills.

B.Shehasgainedasenseofachievement.

C.Shehasrecoveredhermemory.

D.Shehasdevelopedastrongpersonality.

36.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"embarkon"meaninparagraph7?

A.Improve.B.Oppose.C.Begin.D.Evaluate.

37.Whatcanwelearnabouttheprcyectfrom(helasttwoparagraphs?

A.Itiswellreceived.B.Itneedstobemorecreative.

C.Itishighlyprofitable.D.Ittakesagestoseetheresults.

J

Asweage,evenifwe'rehealthy,theheartjustisn'tasefficientinprocessingoxygenasitusedtobe.Inmost

peoplethefirstsignsshowupintheir50sorearly60s.Andamongpeoplewhodon'texercise,thechangescan

startevensooner.

“Thinkofarubberband.Inthebeginning,itisflexible,butputitinadrawerfor20yearsanditwill

becomedryandeasilybroken,“saysDr.BenLevine,aheartspecialistat(heUniversityofTexas.That'swhat

happenstotheheart.Fortunatelyforthoseinmidlife,Levineisfinding(hatevenifyouhaven'lbeenan

enthusiasticexerciser,gettinginshapenowmayhelpimproveyouragingheart.

Levineandhisresearchteamselectedvolunteersagedbetween45and64whodidnotexercisemuchbut

wereotherwisehealthy.Participantswererandomlydividedintotwogroups.Thefirstgroupparticipatedina

programofnonaerobic（無氧）exercise—balancetrainingandweighttraining—threetimesaweek.Thesecond

groupdidhigh-intensityaerobicexerciseundertheguidanceofatrainerforfourormoredaysaweek.Aftertwo

years,thesecondgroupsawremarkableimprovementsinhearthealth.

“Wetookthese50-year-oldheartsandturnedtheclockbackto30-or35-year-oldhearts,“saysLevine.

“Andthereasoniheygoisomuchstrongerandfinerwasthattheirheartscouldnowfillalotbetterandpump

（泵送）alotmorebloodduringexercise."Buttheheartsofthosewhoparticipatedinlessintenseexercise

dien'tchange,hesays.

“Thesweetspotinlifetostartexercising,ifyouhaven'talready,isinlatemiddleagewhentheheartstill

hasflexibility,nLevinesays."Weputhealthy70-ycar-oldsthroughayearlongexercisetrainingprogram,and

nothinghappenedtothematall.”

Dr.NiecaGoldberg,aspokeswomanfortheAmericanHeartAssociation,saysLevine'sfindingsareagreat

start.Butthestudywassmallandneedstoberepeatedwithfarlargergroupsofpeopletodetermineexactly

whichaspectsofanexerciseroutinemakethebiggestdifference.

38.WhatdoesLevinewanttoexplainbymentioningtherubberband?

A.Therightwayofexercising.B.Thecausesofaheartattack.

C.Thedifficultyofkeepingfit.D.Theagingprocessoftheheart.

39.Inwhichaspectwerethetwogroupsdifferentintermsofresearchdesign?

A.Dietplan.B.Professionalbackground.

C.Exercisetype.D.Previousphysicalcondition.

40.WhatdoesLevine'sresearchfind?

A.Middle-agedheartsgetyoungerwithaerobicexercise.

B.High-intensityexerciseismoresuitablefortheyoung.

C.Itisnevertoolateforpeopletostarttakingexercise.

D.Themoreexercisewedo,thestrongerourheartsget.

41.WhatdoesDr.NiecaGoldbergsuggest?

A.Makinguseofthefindings.

B.Interviewingthestudyparticipants.

C.Conductingfurtherresearch.

D.Clarifyingthepurposeofthestudy.

Fornearlyadecadenow,Merebelhhasbeenaself-employedpeltransportspecialist.Herpettransportjobwas

bomofthefinancialcrisis（危機(jī)）ir.thelate2000s.Thedownturnhittherealestate（房地產(chǎn)）firmwhereshehad

workedfortenyearsasanofficemanager.Thefirmwentbrokeandleftherlookingforanewjob.Oneday,while

drivingnearherhome,shesawadogwanderingontheroad,clearlylost.Shetookithome,andhersisterin

Denveragreedtotakeit.Thiswasalovinghomeforsure,but1,600milesaway.Itdidn'ttakelongforMcrcbcth

todecidetodrivethedogthereherself.Itwasherfirstroadtriptohernewjob.

Merebeth'spetdeliveryservicealsosatisfiesherwandedusl.IthastakenhertoeverystateintheUSexcept

Montana,WashingtonandOregon,shesaysproudly.Ifshewantstovisitanewplace,shewillsimplyfindapel

withtransportneedsthere.Shetravelsinallweathers.Shehasdriventhrough55mphwindsinWyoming,heavy

floodingandstormsinAlabamaandtotalwhiteoutconditionsinKansas.

Thiswanderlustisinheritedfromherfather,shesays.HemovedtheirfamilyfromCanadatoCaliforniawhen

shewasoneyearold,becausehewantedthemtoexploreanewplacetogether.Assoonasshegraduatedfrom

highschoolshelefthometoliveonCatalinaIslandofftheCaliforniancoast,awayfromherparents,whereshe

enjoyedalifeofsailingandoff-roadbiking.

Itturnsout（hatpettransportingpaysquitewellatabout$30,000peryearbeforelax.Shedoesn'tworkin

summer,asitwouldbeunpleasantlyhotfortheanim