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1、Takingawayacitysrubbishisabigjob.Everydaytruckscomeintoacitytocollectit.Mostrubbishismadeupofthingswecanteatoruse.Ifwekeptthesethings,wewouldsoonhaveamountainofrubbish.Insomecitiestherubbishiscollectedandtakenoutsidethecitytoadump.Oftenthecitydumpisplacedwherethegroundisloworthereisabighole.Thekitch

2、enrubbishisbrokenintosmallpiecesandsentintothesewage（污水，排水）system.Thesewagesystemtakesawaytheusedwaterfromtoilets,bathtubsandotherplaces.Tokeepmiceandfliesaway,someearthisusedtocoverthenewlydumpedrubbish.Later,grassmaybeplantedontherubbish-filledland.Finally,ahouseoraschoolmaybebuiltthere,andthenyou

3、dneverknowthatthishadoncebeenanoldrubbishdump.Inothercitiestherubbishisburntinspecialplaces.Thefireburnseverythingexceptthemetal.Sometimesthemetalcanbeusedagaininfactorieswherethingsaremadeofmetal.Thefoodpartsofrubbishareputinspecialpileswheretheyslowlychangeintosomethingcalledhumus（腐殖質(zhì)）,whichlooksl

4、ikeblackearth.Itisrichwiththekindsofthingsthatfeedplantsandhelpmakethemgrow.、Youcanmostprobablyreadthiskindofpassageinatelephonebook.A：TB：F答案：B、Themainideaofthepassageistotellpeopletotakeusefulthingsoutofrubbish.A：TB：F答案：B、Theunderlinedwordsewageinthesecondparagraphmeanslaundry.A：TB：F答案：B、Accordingt

5、othepassage,thefoodpartsofrubbishcanbeusedagaintofeedplants.A：TB：F答案：A1/10、Weshouldtakecareofausedmetalboxbyreusingandrecyclingit.A：TB：F答案：ASnowflakeslooklikewhitestarsfallingfromthesky.Buttherehavebeentimeswhensnowhaslookedred,green,yellow,orblack.Therehavebeensnowflakesofalmosteverycolor.Thinkhowi

6、twouldseemtohavecoloredsnowflakescomingdownallaroundyou.BlacksnowfellinFranceoneyear.AnotheryeargreysnowfellinJapan.Itwasfoundthatthesnowwasmixedwithashes.Thismadeitlookdark.Redsnowhadcomedowninothercountries.Whenthishappened,thesnowwasmixedwithreddust.Mostsnowlookswhite,butitisreallythecolorofice.S

7、nowisicethatcomesfromsnowcloud.Eachsnowflakebeginswithasmalldropoffrozenwater.Morewaterformsaroundthisdrop.Thewaythewaterfreezesgivesthesnowflakesitsshape.Notwosnowflakesareeverjustthesamesizeorshape.Sometimesthesnowflakesarebrokenwhentheycomedown.Othersnowflakesmeltastheyfall.Allsnowflakesareflatan

8、dhavesixsides,iftheyarenotbrokenormelted.Whentheairiscoldanddry,thefallingsnowflakesaresmallandhard.Iftheairwetandwarm,thesnowflakesarebigandsoft.Wouldyoubesurprisedtoseesnowflakesasbigasyourheadfallingfromthesky?IthappenedonceintheUnitedStates.Itcouldhappenagain.、Thefirsttwoparagraphsmainlytellusth

9、atsometimessnowhasdifferentcolors.A：TB：F答案：A、Notwosnowflakesarejustthesamesize,butallsnowflakesarehard.A：TB：F答案：B、Snowflakesbeginwithcloud.A：T2/10B：F答案：B、Thebiggerthesnowflakesare,thesoftertheyare.A：TB：F答案：A、BlacksnowfellonlyinEuropeanCountries.A：TB：F答案：BTheSpringFestivaltogetherwiththewinterholiday

10、softenmeanssharingcakes,candiesandotherdeliciousfoodwithfriendsandfamilies.Mostpeoplewilleatmorethantheyusuallydo.Butdoctorsfindoutthatwhatyoueatmayaffecthowwellyourememberthings.Thisisbadnewsforpeoplewhoeattoomuch.Forgetfulnessseemstomanypeopleaninevitablepartofaging.Asourbodiesgrowolder,mostofusfi

11、ndthatmanythingsweshouldrememberareslippingoutofminds.Butnewfactsshowthatitispossibletoslowtimeseffectsonourminds.Oncepeoplethoughtthatthebraincouldnotmakenewcells,butnowstudiesshowthatlearningnewthingscanhelpbraingrowandkeeptheillnessawayfromthebrain.ProfessorEricKandel,aNobelPrizewinnerforhisstudy

12、ofthehumanmemory,saysthebestwaytosaveourmemoriesistokeepourbrainsingoodshape.Throughmentalexercise,hesays,peoplecankeeptheirmemorieswellintotheir80sand90s.AndMarkMattson,aprofessorattheNationalInstituteonAging,saysthatreducingtheamountofcaloriesfedtoolderratsandmicebythirtypercentcanbeagoodhelptolea

13、rningandmemory.Whileitishardformanypeopletogoontheirdietlikethat,doctorstellusthatevensmallstepscanmakebigdifference.、Doctorsfindoutthateatingtoomuchmaybebadforyourmemory.A：TB：F答案：A3/10、Theunderlinedwordslippinginthesecondparagraphmeansforgettingimmediately.A：TB：F答案：B、Afamousdoctorthinksthatwecansav

14、eourmemoriesthroughmentalexercise.A：TB：F答案：A、Thewriterthinksthatforgetfulnessisabigproblemwefaceaswegrowolder.A：TB：F答案：A、Doctorssaywecansaveourmemorieseventhroughsmalleffortsinourdiet.A：TB：F答案：AMr.andMrs.WhitehadtwosonsandthreedaughtersOneSunday，Mrs.Whitesaidtoherhusband，Thechildrendonthaveanylesson

15、stoday，andyourefreetooTheresanewfunfair（廟會）intheparkLetsallgotheretoplay.Herhusbandsaid，Iwanttofinishsomeworktoday.oh,forgetitGothereandmakeourchildrenhappyThatsthemostimportantworkMrs.Whitesaid.SoMr.andMrs.WhitetooktheirchildrentothefunfairMr.Whitewasforty-fiveyearsold.Butheenjoyedthefunfairmoretha

16、nhischildren.Hehurriedfromonethingtoanother，andatelotsofsweets.Oneofthechildrensaidtohermother，Dadisjustlikeasmallchild，isnthe,Mom?Mrs.Whitedidntwanttofollowherhusbandaroundanymoreatthattimeandanswered，Heisevenworsethanasmallchild，Mary，becausehemightspendmoremoneythanasmallchild.、Therewerefivechildr

17、enintheWhitefamily.A：T4/10B：F答案：A、OneSunday，Mr.andMrs.Whitewantedtogotoashopwiththeirchildren.A：TB：F答案：B、Mr.Whitelikedtheplacesomuchthatheboughtlotsofsweets.A：TB：F答案：B、FromthestoryweknowMrs.WhitewasalittleangrywithMr.White.A：TB：F答案：A、Ofallthefamilymembers,Mr.WhiteenjoyedplayingtheremostthatSunday.A：

18、TB：F答案：ASomeBritishandAmericanpeopleliketoinvitefriendsandcolleaguesforamealathome.Youshouldnotbeupset(心慌意亂)ifyourEnglishfriendsdontinviteyouhome.Itdoesntmeantheydontlikeyou.Dinnerpartiesusuallystartbetween7and8p.m.,andendatabout11.Askyourhostswhattimeyoushouldarrive.Itspolitetobringflowers,chocolat

19、esorabottleofwineasapresent.Doyouwanttobeextra(特別地)polite?Sayhowmuchyouliketheroom,orthepicturesonthewall.Butremember-nottoaskhowmuchthingscost.Youllprobablystartthemealwithsoup,orsomethingsmallasastarter(第一道菜),thenyoullhavemeatorfishwithvegetables,andthenadessert(甜食),followedbycoffee.Itspolitetofin

20、isheverythingonyourplateandtotakemoreifyouwantit.Somepeopleeatbreadwith5/10theirmeal,butnoteveryonedoes.Beforetheytakeouttheircigarettesafterthemeal,mostpeopleusuallyask,DoyoumindifIsmokehere?Didyouenjoytheevening?Callyourhoststhenextday,orwritethemashortthankyouletter.Perhapsitseemsfunnytoyou,butBr

21、itishandAmericanpeoplesay,thankyou,thankyou,andthankyou.allthetime.、IfyourEnglishorAmericanfriendsdontinviteyoutodinnerathome,itdoesntshowtheydontlikeyou.A：TB：F答案：A、Whenyouareinvitedtogotoyourfriendshome,youmaygoatanytime.A：TB：F答案：B、InEnglandandAmerica,itsnotpolitetoaskthepriceofsomething.A：TB：F答案：A

22、、Inthepassage,theorderoftheservingofamealismeatorfishwithvegetables-dessert-soup-coffee.A：TB：F答案：B、YoudbetterwriteashortThankyoulettertoyourhostsorgivethemacallifyouwanttobeextrapolite.A：TB：F答案：A6/10Peoplehavebeentalkingabouthealthforalongtimebecausepeopleknowtheimportanceofit.Peoplesunderstandingof

23、healthalsobecomesdeeperwiththeprogressinscientificresearch.Recentlythetermhealthhascometohaveawidermeaningthanitusedto.Itnolongermeansjusttheabsenceofillness.Today,healthmeansthewell-beingofyourbody,yourmindandyourrelationshipwithotherpeople.Thisnewconceptofhealthiscloselyrelatedtoanothertermquality

24、oflife.Qualityoflifeisthedegreeofoverallsatisfactionthatapersongetsfromlife.Whyhastheemphasisofhealthshiftedfromtheabsenceofdiseasetoabroaderfocusonthequalityofapersonslife?Onereasonforthishastodowiththelengthandconditionsoflifethatpeoplecannowexpect.Medicaladvanceshavemadeitpossibleforpeopletodayto

25、livelonger,healthierlives.Imagineforamomentthatyouwerebornintheyear1900.Youcouldhaveexpectedonaveragetoliveuntilabouttheageof47.Incontrast,ifyouwerebornintheyear1999,youcouldexpecttolivetotheageof75.(1)、Progressinscientificresearchleadstopeoplesdeeperunderstandingofhealth.A：TB：F答案：A、Accordingtothepa

26、ssage,topeopleoftoday,healthmeansabsenceofillness.A：TB：F答案：B、Theemphasisofhealthhasshiftednowadaysbecausepeopleenjoybetterconditionsoflivingandtheycanlivelonger.A：TB：F答案：A、Wecaninferfromthepassagenowadaystheemphasisofhealthhasabroaderfocusbecauseofimprovementsinthequalityoffood.7/10A：TB：F答案：B、Thispa

27、ssageismainlyaboutdifferentunderstandingsofthetermhealth.A：TB：F答案：A、OnFebruary14thmanypeopleintheworldcelebrateanunusualholiday,St.ValentinesDay,aspecialdayforlovers.TheoriginofthisholidayisuncertainbutaccordingtoonestoryitgetsitsnamefromaChristiannamedValentinewholivedinRomeduringthe3rdcenturyA.D.H

28、isjobwastoperformmarriagesforChristiancouples.Unfortunately,theEmperorofRomedidntallowChristianmarriages.Sotheyhadtobeperformedinsecret.FinallyValentinewasarrestedandputintoprison.Whilehewasinprisonhefellinlovewiththedaughteroftheprisonguard.AfteroneyeartheEmperorofferedtoreleaseValentineifhewouldst

29、opperformingChristianmarriages.ValentinerefusedandsohewaskilledinFebruary,270A.D.BeforehewaskilledValentinesentalovelettertothedaughteroftheprisonguard.HesignedtheletterfromyourValentine.ThatwasthefirstValentine.TodayValentinesarecardsusuallyredandshapedlikeheartswithmessagesoflovewritteninthem.OnVa

30、lentinesDaytensofmillionsofpeoplesendandreceiveValentines.Whetheritisanexpensiveheart-shapedboxofchocolatesfromasecretadmirerorasimplehand-madecardfromachild,aValentineisaveryspecialmessageoflove.、Thepassageismainlyaboutaspecialholiday.A：TB：F答案：A全套完好題庫，全中文翻譯內(nèi)容，復(fù)習(xí)更方便，供給簡化版，全程免費答疑。請看用戶名。、Valentinewasp

31、utintoprisonbecausehesentalovelettertothedaughteroftheprisonguard.A：TB：F8/10答案：B(3)、ItisbecauseherefusedtoaccepttheEmperorsofferthatValentinewaskilled.A：TB：F答案：A、Valentinesarecardsusuallyred,andshapedlikeheartswithmessagesoflovewritteninthem.A：TB：F答案：A(5)、PeoplesendValentinestoeachothernowadaystocel

32、ebrateValentinesbirthday.A：TB：F答案：BManhasalwayswantedtofly.Someofthegreatestmeninhistoryhadthoughtabouttheproblem.Oneofthem,forexample,wasthegreatItalianartist,LeonardoDaVinci.Inthesixteenthcenturyhemadedesignsformachinesthatwouldfly,buttheywereneverbuilt.Throughouthistory,otherlessfamousmenhadwantedtofly.AnexamplewasamaninEngland800y