1、1完形填空A Health ProfileA health profile is a portrait of all of the factors that influence your health. To draw yourhealth profile, you will _1_ what diseases run in your family, what health hazards youmay be exposed to_ 2_ work, how your daily _3_ compares to therecommended standards1, how much time
2、per week you _4_ exercising and what typeof exercise you engage _5 _, how stressful your work and family environments are, whatkinds of illnesses you get regularly, and _6_ or not you have any one of a number ofaddictions. _ 7_ this portrait, you should have a checkup to determine how your blood,hea
3、rt, and lungs are functioning. This checkup will serve _ 8_ a baseline, to which youcan then compare later tests._9_ this profile is thoroughly drawn, you can begin to think about setting healthpriorities based _10_ your particular portrait. For example, if you drink two martinisevery evening, have
4、a high-stress _11_, are overweight, smoke a pack of cigarettes a dayand use marijuana occasionally on weekends, you should quit smoking first, followed _ 12_losing the excess weight, reducing the stress of your job, giving up your marihuana habit, and thenfinally giving some_13_ to those martinis if
5、 you want to prevent first cancer, and thenheart disease. Even for the youthful working person who has never been sick a day in his life, whois _14_ excellent health, a good look at all health habits and at work and homeenvironments may suggest changes that will _5_ him in the future.练习：1. A) know B
6、) have known C) need know D) need to know2. A) with B)in C)on D) at3. A) diet B) meals C) food D) dinner4. A) use B) devote C) spend D) take5. A) on B) in C) with D) about6. A) if B) whether C) either D) neither7. A)To complete B) Completing C) Completion D) To be completed8. A) as B) for C) on D) a
7、bout9. A) Unless B) Once C) If D) Although10. A) around B) with C) about D) on11. A) work B) task C) job D) place12.A) on B) with C) after D) by13. A) thought B) idea C) thinking D) talk14. A) for B) in C) with D) on15.A) reap B) harvest C)benefit D) lead二Making Yourself a Good Record2If you are Ame
8、rican and you think you might need to borrow money, the best thing to do is start early.Thats because just as many employers want to hire only people with experience, banks andother creditors are usually reluctant to lend to those _1_ a proven track record of paying back-_2_ time, the money they hav
9、e borrowed.But if you need experience just to get a start, how do you get that start in the first place?With a little help from your parents usually, while you are still financially dependent _3_ them. It is easy to get a credit card or student loan when you are in college, because banks figure your
10、 parents will bill you out if you fail to pay.So just as students take on interships to build up their resumes, ones university time can be a good time to work on another important personal record: the credit _4_.Credit reports are a _5_ of ones personal credit history, gathered by a credit reportin
11、g agency, or CRA.Banks and companies-_6_ hospitals, landlords and insurance companies _ regularly report to the three main CRAs in the US _7_ how their customs are doing at paying back the money they _8_.Anyone with a “legitimate business need” has the right to order individuals reports from the CRA
12、s. Potential creditors usually compile the information in the reports into a credit “score”, ranking the level of credit creditworthiness. Lack of experience in borrowing in _9_ to a bad record of doing so, can result in a low score.Even if you are not considering taking out a loan for such a large
13、purchase as a home or car ,your credit report can be important to get you through life. Landlords often ask for the reports to judge _10_ a person can be trusted to pay the rent. Credit checks are necessary for getting a credit card, even for purchasing a mobile phone calling plan.People can obtain
14、a copy of their own credit report, usually _11_ a cost of around US8-9. Some consumer organizations recommend doing this once a year to allow one to catch any mistakes _12_ have slipped into the record or, even worth, to find out whether any fraud has taken place. Though the system is controlled by
15、laws _13_ to protect peoples privacy, it isnt fool-proof: Sometimes people take out bad loans in others names, _14_ their records.In a society addicted _15_ credit, that can be a disaster.练习：1A) with B) without C.) on D) by2. A) in B) with C) by D) on3. A) of B) in C) on D) with4. A) report B) concl
16、usion C) review D. introduction5.A) explanation B) investigation C summary D) examination6. A) including B) included C) include D) includes7.A) by B) with C) in D) on8. A) own B) lend C) owe D) possess9. A) addition B) conclusion C) consequence D) contrast310. A) that B) whether C) what D) either11.
17、A) at B) by C) with D) on12.A) these B) what C) that D) those13. A) meant B) mean C) meaning D) means14.A) building up B) updating C) improving D. ruining15.A) on B) to C) by D) with三Pretty GoodWhen Spanish football club Barcelona paid US$35 million for Ronaldinho last summer,they werent buying a pr
18、etty face. “I am _1_ ,“ admits the Brazilian superstar. “Buteveryone has got a different kind of beauty. What I _2 _have is charm.“Indeed he has. His buck teeth, flowing hair, big smile, and of course his _3_skills are always eye-catching on the pitch. The 23-year-old striker scored twogoals in a 3-
19、2 win over Deportivo La Coruna on March 1. It was Barcelonas sixth win in a rowand, thanks to their Brazilians 10-goal contribution, _4_ looked like a poor seasoncould now end a success.Ronaldinho - full name Ronaldo De Assis Moreira-is one of many South Americanswho learned their skills playing in
20、the backstreets before _5_ them off4 on the worldstage.Great things were _ 6_ when Gremio signed him as a seven-year-old, and hesoon became friends with Ronaldo, who was then the other young star of Brazilian football. Itwas Ronaldo who first called him Ronaldinho, which _7_ Little Ronaldo, and then
21、ame stuck.He first _8 _for his country in 1999 but it was at the 2002 World Cup where heshowed his real worth, scoring an unbelievable free-kick in Brazils quarter-final victory_9_ England.“I have never failed to deliver in big matches,“ Ronaldinho says. “My game is basedon _10_ . Often a forward do
22、es not have the time to decide whether to shoot or pass. Itis instinct that gives out the orders.“While he may not have David Beckhams good looks, Ronaldinho has a_ 11_ reputation off the pitch. At former club Paris Saint Germain, which sold him toBarcelona, he broke _12_ rules by going out and enjo
23、ying the citys nightlife.“Without doubt, Ronaldinho is the most _13 _player I have ever come across,“says former PSG coach Luis Ferdandez. “The main _14 _for any coach is that oneplayer without discipline can hurt the whole team.“But Ronaldinho doesnt think he has done anything wrong. “I am just a y
24、oung person whoenjoys_ 15 _,“ he says.练习：41. A) handsome B) good-looking C) attractive D) ugly2. A) do B) must C) will D) could3. A) dangerous B) frightening C) amazing 13) awful4. A) that B) Which C) what D) who5. A) demonstrating B) showing C) illustrating D) displaying6. A) wanted B) hoped C) exp
25、ected D) desired7. A) means B) describes C) explains D) expresses8. A) kicked B) worked C) acted D) played9. A) at B) over C) on D) above10. A)imagination B) hypotheses C) improvisation D) assumptions! 1. A) cowboy B) good boy C) college boy D) playboy12. A) group B) team C) club D) association13. A
26、) talented B) difficult C) skillful D) notorious14. A) question B) issue C) point D) problem15. A) life B) himself C) herself D) yourself四 London CabbiesEvery city in the world has taxi to take tourists to interesting places. London is the only cityin the world where taking a taxi is an _ 1 _ experi
27、ence for tourists. This is partlybecause of the special black cabs, which are found in no other country. But it is also because ofthe drivers themselves. _2_ British people are famous for being polite and reserved,London cabbies are well known _3_ their willingness to talk.Some customers say that on
28、ce the door shuts and the cab _ 4_ off they are acaptive audience. It is impossible to get the taxi driver to stop. _5 _. “Theyreself-confident and free thinking,“ said Malcolm Linskey, the author of a history of taxi driversin London.They are also expensive. London has the most expensive taxis of a
29、ny city in the worldexcept Tokyo. Thats why Ken Livingstone, the Mayor of London, is planning to make taxidrivers negotiate their fares with _6 _ before they take a ride.Drivers agree that their fairs are expensive Thats because their black taxis _7_more than other cars, they say. And the customer i
30、s also paying for a more driving expertisethan anywhere else in the world.Before someone can qualify as a London taxi driver, that person has to pass a test_8 _ simply as “The Knowledge“. This involves _9_ the name andlocation of every street within six miles of a point in the exact centre of London
31、. The traineemust also learn the exact location of every important building within these streets. Finally he orshe must be able to use this knowledge to work out the _10 _distance between anytwo destinations within this area.It can _11_ up to three years to pass “The Knowledge“. Every day it is poss
32、ibleto see trainee taxi drivers on the streets of London, taking careful notes of popular destinations5before tracing the route to their next stop. Cab driving is a job often _12_ down infamilies. Many taxi drivers take their children out in their spare time to memorize_13_ they need to know when it
33、 is their turn to “do The Knowledge“.The effect of this is to make London cabbies experts at their job. They also have biggerbrains. Recent research found that the part of the brain that remembers things was larger andmore _14_ in cab drivers. They have to fit the whole of London into their heads, s
34、otheir brains grow bigger. So perhaps it is not _15_ that taxi drivers have lots to say. 练习：1 A)rewarding B)interesting C)happy D)delightful2 A)Before B)After C)When D)While3 A)for B)as C)of D)at4 A)departs B)leaves C)moves D)takes5 A)arguing B)saying C)telling D)talking6 A)customers B)hosts C)guest
35、s D)bosses7 A)buy B)cost C)sell D)consume8 A)called B)entitled C)known D)understood9 A)to memorize B)memorize C)memorized D memorizingl OA)shortest B)shorter C)shortened D)short11A)spend B)take C)give D)occupyl 2A)inherited B)sent C)handed D)given13A)roads B)routes C)streets D)lanes14A)constructed B
36、)concentrated C)devoted D)developedl 5A)surprising B)wondering C)doubting D)suspecting五A Countrys Standard of LivingThe “standard of living” of any country means the average persons share of the goods and services the country produces. A countrys standard of living, _1_, depends first and _2_on its
37、capacity to produce wealth. “Wealth” in this sense is not money, for we do not live on money _3_ on thins that money can buy: “goods” such as food and clothing, and “services” such as transport and “entertainment”.A countrys capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors, most of _4_ have an e
38、ffect on one another. Wealth depends _5_ a great extent upon a countrys natural resources. Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals, and have fertile soil and a favorable climate; other regions possess none of them.Next to natural resources _6_ the ability to turn them to u
39、se. China is perhaps as well-off _7_ the USA in natural resources, but suffered for many years from civil and external wars, and _8_ this and other reasons was _9_ to develop her resources. Sound and stable political conditions, and _10_ from foreign invasions enable a country to develop its natural
40、 resources 6peacefully and steadily, and to produce more wealth than another country equally well favored by nature but less well ordered.A countrys standard of living does not only depend upon the wealth that is produced and consumed _11_ its own borders, but also upon what is directly produced thr
41、ough international trade. _12_, Britains wealth in foodstuffs and other agricultural products would be much less if she had to depend only on _13_ growth at home. Trade makes it possible for her surplus manufactured goods to be traded abroad for the agricultural products that would _14_ be lacking.
42、A countrys wealth is, therefore, much influenced by its manufacturing capacity, _15_ that other countries can be found ready to accept its manufactures.练习：1. A. however B. furthermore C. similarly D. therefore2. A. primary B. all C. foremost D. mainly3. A. or B. but C. nor D. besides4. A. these B. t
43、hat C. what D. which5. A. at B. to C. by D. with6. A. came B. coming C. comes D. come7. A. to B. like C. by D. as8. A. because B. for C. of D. by9. A. uneasy B. incapable C. impossible D. unable10. A. prevention B. freedom C. liberation D. liberty11. A. at B. by C. within D. on12. A. In short B. For
44、 example C. As a result D. On the other hand13. A. which B. what C. that D. those14. A. otherwise B. certainly C. however . therefore15. A. depended B. supposed C. based D. provided六The White HouseWe got up early this morning and_1_a long walk after breakfast. We walked throughthe business section of the city. I told you yesterday that the city was larger_2_ I thought itwould be._3_ the business section is smaller than I thought it would be. I supposethats _4_ Washington is a special kind of city. _5_
