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No woman can be too rich or too thin. This saying often attributed to the late Duchess of Windsor embodies much of the odd spirit of our times. Being thin is deemed as such a virtue. The problem with such a view is that some people actually attempt to live by it. I myself have fantasies of slipping into narrow designer clothes. Consequently, I have been on a diet for the better-or worse-part of my life. Being rich wouldn't be bad either, but that won't happen unless an unknown relative dies suddenly in some distant land, leaving me millions of dollars. Where did we go off the track? When did eating butter become a sin, and a little bit of extra flesh unappealing, if not repellent? All religions have certain days when people refrain from eating and excessive eating is one of Christianity's seven deadly sins. However, until quite recently, most people had a problem getting enough to eat. In some religious groups, wealth was a symbol of probable salvation and high morals, and fatness a sign of wealth and well-being. Today the opposite is true. We have shifted to thinness as our new mark of virtue. The result is that being fat -or even only somewhat overweight-is bad because it implies a lack of moral strength. Our obsession with thinness is also fueled by health concerns. It is true that in this country we have more overweight people than ever before, and that, in many cases, being overweight correlates with an increased risk of heart and blood vessel disease. These diseases, however, may as much to do with our way of life and our high-fat diets as with excess weight. And the associated risk of cancer in the digestive system may be more of a dietary problem-too much fat and a lack of fiber-than a weight problem. The real concern, then, is not what we weight too much, but that we neither exercise enough nor eat well. Exercise is necessary for strong bones and both heart and lung health. A balanced diet without a lot of fat can also help the body avoid many diseases. We should surely stop paying so much attention to weight. Simply being thin is not enough. It is actually hazardous if those who(or already are)thin think they are automatically healthy and thus free from paying attention to their overall life-style. Thinness can be pure vain glory. 【1】In the eyes of the author, an odd phenomenon nowadays is that__________. A.The Duchess of Windsor is regarded as a woman of virtue. B.Looking slim is a symbol of having a large fortune. C.Being thin is viewed as a much desired quality. D.Religious people are not necessarily virtuous. 【2】Swept by the current trend, the author A.Had to go on a diet for the greater part of her life. B.Had to seek help from rich distant relatives. C.Had to strengthen her own moral pursuit. D.Had to wear highly fashionable clothes. 【3】The author criticizes women’s obsession with thinness________. A.From an economic and educational perspective B.From sociological and medical points of view C.In a historical and religious way of thinking D.In the light of moral principles 【4】What’s the author’s advice to women who are absorbed in the idea of thinness? A.They should rid themselves of fantasies about designer clothes B.They should be more concerned with their overall life style C.They should be more watchful for deadly diseases D.They should gain weight to look healthy |
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In the gym of Croxteth Community School, Liverpool, 50 boys have a completed a course on boxing that is seen as a pilot for its return to state schools. The Schools Amateur Boxing Association(SABA) has developed the Kid Gloves scheme, a non-contact version of sport where outside coaches teach a range of basic skills. Chris Andrews, assistant secretary of the SABA, said the scheme was regarded as a way of changing the decline in boxing in state schools which began 25 years ago. Safety fears and the poor image of professional boxing had accelerated the sport’s decline.but the Croxteth example was winning more supports. Mr. Andrews said the idea was particularly well received in the north-east of England. “The interest shown so far has been enormous,"he said."I believe that boxing will come back into schools. A video has been produced to promote boxing in schools, and a bid has been made for a Sports Council grant（拨款）. He said,"I think there is a genuine recognition that there are aspects to boxing, if it is controlled and properly run,that really are very beneficial for children.This scheme takes away the dangers.I hope boxing can be promoted throughout the country in a more coordinated(协调)way."Such an idea horrifies such groups as the British Medical Association(BMA)and the British Safety Council, both critics of the idea. Dr Jeffrey Cundy, the joint author of a BMA report on boxing, accepted that the scheme in Liverpool was non-contact, but he was still opposed. He said,"We feel that children should still not be introduced to boxing, because they will then be encouraged to take up an activity which is uniquely dangerous when actual contact takes place. We see this reintroduction in schools as an unhealthy development." At the 800-pupil Croxteth school, Steve Stewart, head of PE, said boxing had helped to improve self-confidence, self-discipline, self-awareness and self-respect in those taking part. Everybody could get involved and, because all were starting from scratch, the improvements could be quickly seen. Next year, the course will be repeated and if possible girls will be allowed to take part following requests from them. Gerry Thompson and Tony Curry, both 12, have enjoyed the boxing sessions and say they will both join a local boxing club." I thought it was brilliant,"said Gerry."I would rather be a professional boxer than a footballer. It's more enjoyable." 【1】What's the present situation of the Croxteth school boxing course? A.It's declining due to the safety worries. B.Pupils have been trained to be world champions. C.Gitls can be admited as long as they're willing to. D.It's becoming increasingly popular among the children. 【2】The underlined part"all were starting from scratch"probably means_______ A.starting the course was difficuh B.scratching was the first step to learn boxing C.students would easily get hurt during the course D.everyone was inexperienced and started from the very beginning 【3】In which section of a newspaper can we most likely read the passage? A.Lifestyle. B.Education. C.Science. D.Business. |
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Johannes Vermeer is such a quiet and introspective (内省的) artist that it took hundreds of years for anyone to notice he was a genius. A major Vermeer exhibition opens this month at the Louvre in Paris, whose permanent collection includes his great painting of a woman absorbed in close, visually demanding work, The Lacemaker (about 1669-1670). Like other paintings by Vermeer, this image represents modern culture. So attracted are today’s art lovers by Vermeer that it was thought shocking when a recent survey found that 82% of Americans can’t name who painted The Girl with the Pearl Earring. Well, maybe they don’t go to the movies much. It is not true to say he was forgotten—that would suggest he was famous in his lifetime. He was not. Vermeer was one more painter among the many who worked for money in the Dutch Republic in the 17th century. He was not a star like Rembrandt. He obviously took himself and his art seriously. His self-referential painting The Art of Painting proves that. Even though he worked all his life in Delft, he painted only 35 known works and left his family poor when he died in 1675 at the age of 43. It is fitting that Paris is celebrating Vermeer, because it was the French avant-garde (先锋派) in the 19th century who saved him from being completely forgotten. Compare his paintings Woman in Blue Reading a Letter or The Little Street with, say, Edouard Manet’s A Bar at the Folies-Bergere (1882) or Camille Pissarro’s The Boulevard Montmartre at Night (1897) and it is easy to see why the art of Vermeer found its natural audience in Parisian bohemia. (放荡不羁的艺术家) All these artists are likely to have known about and admired Vermeer due to the efforts of the critic Thore-Burger, a veteran of the 1848 revolution. Vermeer’s rediscovery is part of the history of modern French art. Vermeer is not only a great artist. He is a great modern artist. 【1】What can we know about Vermeer from Paragraph 4? A.He was well-known when he was alive. B.He gained a good fortune for his family. C.He didn’t witness the popularity of his works. D.He considered painting as a way to have fun. 【2】Who made a great contribution to introducing Vermeer to other artists? A.Rembrandt. B.His family. C.American art lovers. D.Thore-Burger. 【3】Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A.Rediscovery of Vermeer B.Anecdotes about Vermeer C.Great Modern French Art D.The Tough Way to Success in Art |
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Give yourself a test. Which way is the wind blowing? How many kinds of wildflowers can be seen from your front door? If your awareness is as sharp as it could be, you’ll have no trouble answering these questions. Most of us observed much more as children than we do as adults. A child’s day is filled with fascination, newness and wonder. 【1】 But distinctions that were sharp to us as children become unclear; we are numb to new stimulation (刺激), new ideas. Relearning the art of seeing the world around us is quite simple, although it takes practice and requires breaking some bad habits. The first step in awakening senses is to stop predicting what we are going to see and feel before it occurs. 【2】 One chilly night when I was hiking in the Rocky Mountains with some students, I mentioned that we were going to cross a mountain stream. The students began complaining about how cold it would be. We reached the stream, and they unwillingly walked ahead. They were almost knee-deep when they realized it was a hot spring. Later they all admitted they’d felt cold water at first. 【3】 I saw bird watchers who spotted a bird, immediately looked it up in field guides, and said, a "ruby-crowned kinglet" and checked it off. They no longer paid attention to the bird and never learned what it was doing. The pressures of "time" and "destination" are further blocks to awareness. I encountered many hikers who were headed to a distant camp-ground with just enough time to get there before dark.【4】 They never take a moment to see what’s around them. I asked them what they’d seen. "Oh, a few birds," they said. They seemed bent on their destinations. 【5】 Next time you take a walk, no matter where it is, take in all the sights, sounds and sensations. Wander in this frame of mind and you will open a new dimension to your life. A.This blocks awareness. B.They don’t know what awareness is. C.Curiosity gave us all a natural awareness. D.It seldom occurred to them to wander a little bit. E.Nature seems to unfold to people who watch and wait. F.Being sharp doesn’t mean we have to stay alert all the time, though. G.Another block to awareness is the obsession many of us have with naming things. |
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Since the age of three, Chelsie Hill had dreamed of becoming a dancer. That ambition _______ ended in 2010 when Hill was in a car accident, which put the 17-year-old high school senior in hospital for 51 days and left her paralyzed from the waist down. For most people, that would have _______ any hope of a dancing career. But for Hill, it was the _______ . Far from being a _______ , her wheelchair encouraged her to fight. “I want to prove to everyone including myself that I’m still normal,” she said, “whatever normal means.” Normal for her meant _______ , so Hill did it in her wheelchair alongside her nondisabled high school dance team. Half of her body was taken away from her, so she had to _______ it with her hands. It definitely took a lot of _______ and patience. After graduation from high school, Hill wanted to _______ her dance network to include women like her. She met people online who had _______ various spinal (脊椎的) injuries but share her ________ , and invited them to dance with her. The ________ experience made Hill wish to reach more people. She moved to Los Angeles in 2014 and formed a team of dancers with disabilities she called the Rollettes. “I want to ________ the stereotype of wheelchair users and show that dance is dance, whether you're walking or you're ________ .” Dancing on ________ ,the Rollettes discovered, can be just as fast-paced and fulfilling as the foot-based ________ . Every year Hill holds a dance camp called the Rollettes Experience for wheelchair users to help them bring out their acting ________ . In 2019, 173 participants from ten countries attended. For many, it was the first time they’d felt they ________ . “It’s so powerful to have my teammates in my life, because they’re my teachers. I have more ________ ,” one dancer excitedly commented. Chelsie Hill ________ what many of us never will: her childhood dream. She has been chasing her dream in the wheelchair. She’s a dancer. The Rollettes have helped her find something else just as ________ . 【1】A.simply B.nearly C.suddenly D.unfortunately 【2】A.adopted B.abandoned C.raised D.ruined 【3】A.beginning B.nightmare C.result D.miracle 【4】A.accident B.obstacle C.companion D.disability 【5】A.dream B.dancing C.performance D.teamwork 【6】A.move B.drag C.remove D.seize 【7】A.bumping B.rejecting C.turning D.learning 【8】A.design B.expand C.employ D.change 【9】A.suffered B.witnessed C.treated D.ignored 【10】A.identification B.accomplishment C.determination D.requirement 【11】A.interesting B.challenging C.amazing D.embarrassing 【12】A.put forward B.take off C.figure out D.break down 【13】A.laughing B.dreaming C.marching D.rolling 【14】A.wheels B.mats C.stages D.hands 【15】A.activity B.variety C.creativity D.community 【16】A.style B.award C.talent D.personality 【17】A.lived B.studied C.understood D.belonged 【18】A.moved B.partners C.confidence D.pressure 【19】A.applied B.absorbed C.attained D.accumulated 【20】A.fulfilling B.relaxing C.convincing D.approving |
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 China is widely known for its ancient civilization, which 【1】 (continue) all the way through into modern times, 【2】the many ups and downs in its history. There are many reasons 【3】this has been possible: But one of the main 【4】(factor) has been the Chinese writing system. At the beginning,【5】(write) Chinese was a picture-based language. It 【6】(date) back several thousand years to the use of animal bones and shells on which symbols were carved by ancient Chinese people. Some of the ancient symbols can still be seen in today's Hanzi. By the song dynasty, these symbols had become【7】well-developed writing system. Over the years, the system developed into different forms as it was a time when people were divided geographically,【8】(lead) to many varieties of dialects and characters. This,【9】changed on the Emperor Qinshihuang of the Qin Dynasty (221-207BCE). Today, the Chinese writing system is still an important part of Chinese culture. As China plays a great role in 【10】(globe) affairs, an increasing number of international students are beginning to appreciate China's culture and history through this amazing language. |
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假设你是学校英语角的负责人李华。在新学期第一次英话角聚会上，你将向新生宣传英语角。请根据以下内容写一篇发言稿： 1. 介绍英语角的基本情况; 2. 参加英语角的好处； 3. 呼吁同学们积极参加英语角。 注意：1.词数80左右; 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 |
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阅读下列短文，根据内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。 Almost all Americans are involved with sports in some way. They may play baseball or volleyball or go swimming or skiing. They may watch football or basketball on the high school, college, or professional level. In reality, sports have reached a point where they play too large a role in daily life. The overemphasis (过度强调) on sports can be seen most obviously in the vast media coverage of athlete events. It seems as if every race, meet, or match is shown on one television channel or another. In addition, sports news make up about 30 percent of local news. Radio offers a complete list of games and a wide variety of sports shows. Furthermore, many daily papers such as USA Today are devoting more and more space to sports coverage, often in an attempt to attract more readers. The paper with the biggest sports section is the one people will buy. The way we raise and educate our children also illustrates our sports craziness. As early as six or seven, kids are placed in little leagues, often to play under screaming coaches and pressuring parents. Later, in high school, students who are selected by the school and the community are not those who are the best academically but those who are the best athletically. And college sometimes seems to be more about sports than about learning. The United States may be the only country in the world where people often think of their colleges as teams first and schools second. The names Penn State, Notre Dame and Southern Cal mean “sports” to the public. Our sports craziness is especially evident in the prestige (声望) given to athletes in the United States. For one thing, we reward them with enormous salaries. In 1990, for example, baseball players averaged 350,000 a year; the average annual salary in the United States is 18,000. Besides their huge salaries, athletes receive the admiration, and sometimes the votes of the public. |
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