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We are just getting older and older with each New Year. Vigor and wisdom are draining, and bit by bit we are moving away from the amazement of youth.
Yet neither fear nor anxiety helps retain youth. Instead, a few living habits help maintain.
●Laugh to your heart's content as much as you can. Laughter helps reduce pressure and improve your immune system, which makes people look 8 years younger.
●Keep an eye on your blood pressure. Those with a blood pressure of 115/75mmHg look 2.5years younger than those above 160/90mmHg.
●Quit smoking and avoid passive smoking. This can take 8 years off your appearance.
●Spare some time for exercises each day. Exercises need not be tiring. A 20 minute walk every day makes people look 5 years younger.
●Keep learning and absorb something new each day. Speak the same language as the young people. Learning something every day makes people look 2.5 years younger.
●Keep other pressures under control. Too much pressure makes people look 30 years older. If they are good at networking and manage to keep pressure under control, they will look 30 years younger.
●Secure high quality medical care insurance and do whole body check regularly. For those contracted with chronicle diseases, proper treatment and qualification of the diseases makes people look 12 years younger than what they would without proper treatment.
小題1:The passage is mainly about _________.
A．the important of retaining youth
B．some tips helping people retain youth
C．moving away from the amazement of youth
D．the connections between the health and the age
小題2:The underlined sentence “This can take 8 years off your appearance.” means _________.
A．Smoking and passive smoking can make you look 8 years younger
B．Smoking and passive smoking can make you die 8 years ahead
C．Giving up smoking and avoiding passive smoking can make you live 8 years longer
D．Giving up smoking and avoiding passive smoking can make you look 8 years younger
小題3:According to the passage, we can know that _________.
A．exercises properly every day helps people retain youth
B．if you want to be 30 years younger you must keep other pressures under control
C．doing whole body check regularly can make people look younger
D．fear and anxiety are a part of our life, which help people realize the importance of keeping youth
小題2:D推理判斷題。本文提供的是有關(guān)在塑年輕的建議，而非延長生命的，故B,C不選。根據(jù)建議第三點Quit smoking  and avoid passive smoking可知，應該選D
小題3:A 推理判斷題。 根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知，選B,C,D與文章不符， 可以利用排除法，選A
語篇解讀 隨著時間的流逝，人們會變得越來越老，這是自然規(guī)律。但是我們應該保持樂觀的、積極的態(tài)度，應該注意保持心態(tài)永遠年輕。 這里給你提供了一些應該再塑年輕的建議，供你參考。
小題1:B 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容介紹及各種小建議可知，本文是針對如何在塑年輕的文章，就此提出一些建議。
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A．make　B．reply
C．think　D．contribute
小題2:
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C．part　D．choice
小題3:
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C．therefore　D．however
小題4:
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小題7:
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小題8:
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小題9:
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小題11:．
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B．people enjoy privileges when over sixty-five
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D．She was working on a school project.
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The servicemen decisively selected by an organization to (小題1:)_______ situations like fire.
(小題2:)      
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(小題8:)       
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(小題10:)       
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A．To remind people of the importance of setting life goals.
B．To convince people of keeping to their life goals.
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D．To persuade people to have big life goals.
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C．do not let life take you where it goes.
D．a(chǎn)re not afraid of succeeding.
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I had the pleasure of speaking with a young teenage farm girl that day.
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"Oh I am," she said. "Life makes it comfortable for me."
"You mean being a farm girl?"
"No, Life! That's the name of my cow," she said, smiling as she gently patted the cow's side.
"I thought they called cows Betsy and Elsie. Why did you call her Life?"
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"That's too bad. They need to see a cow born, a chicken hatch. I guess they need to wake up early and hug Life!" she said, laughing.
"When was the last time you hugged Life?" she asked me.
"I am sorry to say even I have had trouble doing that lately," I said.
"Come here!" she said.
Then standing up and stepping aside, she said, "Go ahead…h(huán)ug Life!"
I paused for a moment and dropping all thoughts of looking silly, I did. I hugged a cow.
小題1:The writer went to the Bloomsburg Fair probably in order to       .
A．have fun B．get ideas for writing
C．do shoppingD．escape something he disliked
小題2:The following things happened in the Bloomsbury Fair except      .
A．food sellers' shouting
B．the writer's selling goodies
C．people's bargaining and talking
D．the loudspeaker's broadcasting music
小題3:What can we learn from Paragraphs 5, 6 and 7_______?
A．The writer tended to farm animals firsthand.
B．The cowboy was lazy and fell asleep among the cows.
C．The writer found peace where farm animals were kept.
D．The turkeys got into panic with "Thanksgiving" approaching
小題4:The underlined word "it"（Paragraph 14）refers to       .
A．the cityB．the countryC．the barnD．the fair
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A．expected to get the best things
B．enjoyed perfectly beautiful days
C．ignored the bright side of each day
D．felt really bad due to poor sleep at night
小題6:What can be the best title for the passage?
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Welcome to Australia
The Great Outdoors
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Foreign currency or traveller’s cheques can be changed at all banks and some of the larger hotels．There are currency exchange facilities at all international airports．
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For best sun protection, it is advisable to wear:
A broad-brimmed hat
A shirt with a collar and sleeves
Sunscreen with high protection factor．
Swimming
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Most of our popular ocean beaches have patrols with life-saving service．Red and yellow flags mark the area that you are advised to swim within．
If there are no flags and no life guards on the beach, talk to local people about the best areas to swim．
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Australians drive on the left-hand side of the road．
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Motor cyclists and bicyclists are required to wear a helmet．
Watch out for native animals crossing the roads, especially at night．Road signs are erected in places where animals are commonly seen．
小題1:What is the best title of the third part of the passage?
A．The SunB．Enjoy the Sun
C．WarningD．Outdoor Activities
小題2:If you arrive in Sydney at 5:10pm on Friday, where can you probably get your money changed on that day?
A．At a bank．B．At any hotel．
C．At a storeD．At the airport
小題3:What advice can you get at the park information centre?
A．Advice on how to wear a broad-brimmed hat．
B．Advice on how to drive safely in the park．
C．Advice on how to protect our environment
D．Advice on where to go to see a kangaroo．
小題4:How can you ensure your safety when swimming?
A．You can swim in whichever lake you like
B．You should swim with the life guard．
C．You can swim where there are red flags．
D．Always find a local person to ask about how to swim．
小題5:Which of the following word might be the closest in meaning with the underlined word “erected”?
A．set upB．protectedC．stoodD．noticed

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