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Money, or the lack of it, changes everything, and that includes how people will be working out in 2010.
In these belt-tightening times  1 , cost-conscious workouts(锻炼)at home and at the gym topped the list of fitness trends for this year in a survey, followed  2  by shorter, more time-efficient regimens, such as  3  boot camp(强力集中训练) and circuit training.
"People are looking  4  for ways to accomplish as much as possible with as little  5  time and money as necessary," said Cedric X. Bryant, chief science officer of the American Council on Exercise (ACE), which conducted the online poll of fitness professionals.
"Last year money was on the list but this  6  year the majority of the respondents put  7  it as one of the top," he added.
Bryant said some 600 ACE-certified fitness  8  professionals responded to the annual poll  9 , which the non-profit organization has been conducting for a decade.
Other money-saving measures  10 , such as the shift from personal training sessions to small group training  11  classes and in-home workouts  12  using smaller, more portable equipment, also made the list.
"Personal trainers are seeing they've got to respond to market needs  13  . Working with two to four clients at a  14  time they can charge less  15  but still get their hourly fee," Bryant said.
Boot-camp workouts and circuit training, both of which burn  16  calories while building strength and endurance(持久性), will be among the most popular trends in 2010, as time-constrained(受压制的) consumers  17  seek shorter, more intense activities.
One bright spot is the rise of exergaming-type systems, like Nintendo's Wii Sports, Wii Fit and the PC-based Dancetown. Bryant says the fitness-based video games are turning up  18  in health clubs and senior centers.
Functional training workouts, which are geared to improving the quality of life and the ability to perform everyday tasks, will remain strong  19 , and the use of computerized tracking and online training and scheduling tools will increase  20  in the coming year.
(   ) 1. A. times           B. years            C. centuries        D. societies
(   ) 2. A. caught          B. followed         C. covered      D. conducted
(   ) 3. A. such like       B. in other words   C. such as      D. that is to say
(   ) 4. A. taking          B. developing   C. opening      D. looking
(   ) 5. A. little          B. much             C. many             D. few
(   ) 6. A. that            B. next             C. this             D. previous
(   ) 7. A. manage      B. put         C. try          D. organize
(   ) 8. A. medicine        B. train           C. economy      D. fitness
(   ) 9. A. poll            B. conference   C. observation D. reception
(   ) 10. A. measures       B. procedures   C. policies         D. systems
(   ) 11. A. speaking       B. training         C. exercising       D. processing
(   ) 12. A. work         B. workouts         C. rest             D. race
(   ) 13. A. changes        B. prices       C. needs            D. habits
(   ) 14. A. some           B. no           C. any          D. a
(   ) 15. A. less           B. fewer            C. more             D. much
(   ) 16. A. produce        B. burn             C. cut          D. add
(   ) 17. A. professionals B. students         C. consumers        D. trainers
(   ) 18. A. turning up         B. turning down     C. turning around   D. turning out
(   ) 19. A. weak           B. useful       C. strong       D. possible
(   ) 20. A. decrease       B. appear       C. increase         D. want
1. A;2. B;3. C;4. D;5. A;6. C
7. B 8. D ;9. A ;10. A ;11. B ;12. B ;13. C; 14. D; 15. A;16. B; 17. C ;
18. A; 19. C; 20. C
本文通过一项调查说明了钱左右着人们的健身方式。完成本完形填空时,我们应把生活中的金融危机这个实际和作者的思路逻辑联系起来。
1. A 检测名词的含义辨析及准确理解应用。联系上下文的语境,及日常生活中的常识,我们容易推理出这一句的语境是:在当下需要勒紧裤腰带过日子的时期,人们将在家和健身房用省钱的方法健身列为首选,紧接着是如强力训练和循环训练这种更省时间的强化锻炼方式。我们容易判断出此处应该填上表示时期时代之意的名词,这四个词中只有A项(times:时代)有这样的意思。BCD项依次分别所表达的意思是:数年,数世纪,社会,很明显放在这儿都不能使句意通顺,故我们选择A项为最佳答案。
2. B考查动词过去分词的含义理解及在语言逻辑方面的准确应用。由上一题的分析我们不难看出此处应该填上表示紧接着之意的动词的过去分词,用它来和by搭配,构成表示由……紧跟着,由……紧接着等这样的意思,也即是B项(follow:跟在,跟着),而其余ACD项依次分别所表达的意思是:抓住,覆盖,实施,这些词语所表示的意思都和这儿的语言逻辑及语境不相契合,故我们选择B项为最佳答案。
3. C 检测介词短语的含义的准确记忆与理解英语。由第一题的分析我们很容易确定此处应该填上表示例如之意的介词短语,也即是C项(such as :例如),而BD项依次分别所表达的意思是:换句话说,也就是说,其实它们两个意思一样,至于A项,根本就没这样的搭配,故C项为准确答案。
4. D考查动词现在分词的含义辨析及在语言逻辑方面的准确应用。经过分析,语意是:人们一直在寻找能尽量少花时间、少花钱,达到最好的效果的方法。我们容易推理出此处应该填上表示寻找之意的动词现在分词,而A项和for搭配后,所表达的意思是:把……当做……,而其余BC两项依次分别所表达的意思是:发展,打开,通常也不会和for搭配,再者即使搭配起来,这些词语所表示的意思都和这儿的语言逻辑不相适宜,显得不伦不类,故我们选择D项为最佳答案。
5. A 检测形容词的含义的准确记忆与理解辨析及在语言逻辑方面的合理应用。由上一题的分析我们不难发现此处应该填上表示少之意的形容词来修饰time,D项(少)的具有很大的迷惑性,但是它用来修饰可数名词,而time(时间)是不可数名词,故用A项来修饰。而其余BC两项依次分别所表达的意思是:很多(修饰不可数名词),很多(修饰可数名词),这样的意思和这儿要表达的意思刚好相反,当然不对了,故我们选择A项为最佳答案。
6. C检测指示代词的含义辨析及在语言逻辑方面的准确应用。联系上下文的语境,我们容易推理出这一句的语境是:去年,钱被列为需要考虑的因素,但今年大部分受访者将其列为最重要的考虑因素之一,我们不难看出此处应该填上表示这之意的代词,和year一起表示今年这样的意思,也即是C项,而其余ABD项依次分别所表达的意思是:那个,下一个,先前的,很明显放在这儿都都不符合此处的上下文之间语言逻辑,也不能使句意通顺,故我们选择C项为最佳答案。
7. B 考查动词的含义辨析及在语言逻辑方面的准确应用。由上一题的分析我们不难看出此处应该填上的词应和后面的as一起构成动词短语,并且表示把……归为…….,把……列为……,之意,这四个词中只有B项(put:放,搁置)有这样的意思,而其余ACD三项依次分别所表达的意思是:管理,尝试,组织,这些词语所表示的意思都和这儿的语言逻辑不相契合,故我们选择B项为最佳答案。
8. D 检测名词的含义辨析及在语言逻辑方面的准确应用。联系上下文的语境,我们容易推理出这一句的语境是:约600名经美国锻炼协会认证的保健专业人士参与了这一年度调查。之所以是保健专业人士,是因为全文论述的都是人们花钱来锻炼,当然是为了保持身体健康,对从事这样专业的人士进行调查更具有意义,而其余ABC项依次分别所表达的意思是:药,培训,经济,很明显放在这儿都不能使句意通顺,故D项为准确答案。
9. A检测名词的含义辨析及在语言逻辑方面的准确应用。 由上一题的分析我们不难看出此处应该填上表示调查之意的名词,也即是A项,BCD项依次分别所表达的意思是:会议,观察,接待,其中C项的具有很大的迷惑性,但是全文是建立在调查之上的,前文已经有了提示,故我们选择A项为最佳答案。
10. A 检测名词的含义的准确记忆与理解辨析。联系上下文的语境,及日常生活中的常识(当人们没有钱来进行高级而昂贵的锻炼时,自然要转向花费较少的锻炼方式),我们容易推理出这一句的语境是:其他省钱办法包括从个人课程转为集体课,以及使用更小更便携的器材在家锻炼等也在调查的列表里。不难看出此处应该填上表示方式办法之意的名词,也即是B项,而其余ACD项依次分别所表达的意思是:进程,政策,系统,这些词语所表示的意思都和这儿的语言逻辑不相吻合,故我们选择A项为最佳答案。
11. B 检测动名词的含义的准确记忆与理解应用。由上一题的分析我们不难看出前面有私人培训课程,那么此处应该填上表示小组培训课程(training:培训)之意的动名词,也即是B项,而其余ACD项依次分别所表达的意思是:讲话,锻炼,处理,其中C项的具有很大的迷惑性,但是为了和前面的结构相一致,我们选择B项为最佳答案。
12. B 检测名词的含义辨析及在语言逻辑方面的准确应用。由第10题的分析我们不难看出此处应该填上表示锻炼之意的名词,这四个词中只有B项有这样的意思,而其余ACD项依次分别所表达的意思是:工作,休息,比赛,这些意思在这儿都不符合此处的上下文之间语言逻辑,故B项为准确答案。
13. C 检测名词的含义的准确记忆与理解及逻辑应用。联系上下文的语境,及日常生活中的常识(私人培训者因为少了培训对象也得考虑自己的需求),我们容易推理出这一句的语境是:私人教练觉得必须针对市场需求形势做出相应的回应,进行调整。我们容易确定此处应该填上表示需求之意的名词,ABD项依次分别所表达的意思是:变化,价格,习惯,很明显放在这儿都不能使句意通顺,只有C项(need:需求)有这样的意思,故C项为准确答案。
14. D 检测名词词组的含义辨析及在语言逻辑方面的准确应用。 联系上下文的语境,由上一题的分析,我们容易推理出这一句的语境是:他们可以一次同时辅导两到四个客户,这样可以收较少的收费,但仍可以保证收入。显然,此处应该和time一起构成短语并且表示一次之意,这四个词中只有D项有这样的意思。而其余ABC项依次分别和time搭配之后所表达的意思是:一段时间,没有时间,任何时间,这些短语语所表示的意思都和这儿的语言逻辑不相契合,故我们选择D项为最佳答案。
15. A 检测形容词比较级的含义的准确记忆与理解辨析应用。 由上一题的分析我们不难看出此处应该填上表示较少的之意的形容词的比较级,并且代指钱,也即是A项,而其余BCD项依次分别所表达的意思是:较少的(代指可数名词),较多的,很多的,其中B项的容易让人上当,但是这些意思在这儿都不符合此处的上下文之间语言逻辑,故A项为准确答案。
16. B 考查动词的含义辨析及在语言逻辑方面的准确应用。经过分析,语意是:由于人们时间紧迫,耗时少、强度大的健身活动更受青睐,2010年最受欢迎的健身项目将是强力瘦身训练和循环训练,这两种方式既可以燃烧脂肪,又可以增强力量和耐力。我们容易推理出此处应该填上表示燃烧之意的动词,也即是B项,而其余ACD项依次分别所表达的意思是:生产,剪切,加上,很明显放在这儿都不能使句意通顺,故B项为准确答案。
17. C 检测名词的含义辨析及在语言逻辑方面的准确应用。由上一题的分析我们不难看出此处应该填上表示进行锻炼的人们,其实就是这些锻炼活动的消费者(C项:consumers),而其余ABD项依次分别所表达的意思是:专业人士,学生,培训者,都不符合此处的上下文之间语言逻辑,故C项为准确答案。
18. A 考查动词短语的含义辨析及在语言逻辑方面的准确应用。我们容易推理出这一句的语境是:健身类视频游戏越来越多地出现在健康俱乐部和老人中心,不难看出此处应该填上表示出现之意的动词词组,这四个词的意思分别依次是:变大或出现,变小或拒绝,转身或绕过,结果是。看来只有A项有这样的意思。故我们选择A项为最佳答案。
19. C 检测形容词的含义的准确记忆与理解。联系上下文的语境,及日常生活中的常识,我们容易推理出这一句的语境是:以功能性训练为目的的健身将继续保持强劲势头,此处应该填上表示强劲之意的形容词,这四个词中只有C项有这样的意思。而其余ABD项依次分别所表达的意思是:虚弱的,有用的,可能的,很明显放在这儿都不能使句意通顺,故我们选择C项为最佳答案。
20. C 考查动词的含义辨析及在语言逻辑方面的准确应用。联系上下文的语境,我们容易推理出这一句的语境是:此外,计算机跟踪、在线训练和排程工具的使用在来年也会增加。这四个词中只有C项是增加之意的动词。而其余ABD项依次分别所表达的意思是:减少,出现,想要,很明显放在这儿都不能使句意通顺,故我们选择C项为最佳答案。
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What makes a person a scientist? Does he have ways or tools of learning that are different from those of others? The answer is “no”. It is not the tools a scientist uses but how he uses these tools that makes him a scientist. You will probably agree that knowing how to use a power is important to a carpenter. You will probably agree, too, that knowing how to investigate(调查),how to discover information, is important to everyone. The scientist, however, goes one step further, he must be sure that he has a reasonable answer to his questions and that his answer can be confirmed by other persons. He also works to fit the answers he gets to many questions into a large set of ideas about how the world works.
The scientist’s knowledge must be exact. There is no room for half right or right just half the time. He must be as nearly right as the conditions permit. What works under one set of conditions at one time must work under the same conditions at other times. If the conditions are different, any changes the scientist observes in a demonstration must be explained by the changes in the conditions. This is one reason that investigations are important in science. Albert Einstein, who developed the theory of relativity, arrived at this theory through mathematics. The accuracy of his mathematics was later tested through investigations. Einstein’s ideas were shown to be correct. A scientist uses many tools for measurements. Then the measurements are used to make mathematical calculations that may test his investigations.
小题1:What makes a scientist according to the passage?
A.The tools he uses.B.His ways of learning.
C.The way he uses his tools.D.The various tools he use
小题2:“The scientist, however, goes one step further,” the author says this to show      
A.the importance of information
B.the importance of thinking
C.the difference between scientists and ordinary people
D.the difference between carpenters and people with other jobs.
小题3:A sound scientific theory should be one that      .
A.does not only work under one set of conditions at one time, but also works under the same conditions at other times
B.leaves no room for improvement
C.does not allow any change even under different conditions
D.can be used for many purposes
小题4:What is the main idea of the passage?
A.Scientists are different from ordinary people.
B.The theory of relativity.
C.Exactness is the core(核心)of science.
D.Exactness and way of using tools are the keys to the making of a scientist.

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科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:阅读理解

People in the United States honor their parents with 2 special days: Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May and Father's Day on the 3rd Sunday in June. These days are to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens.They give love and care. These two days offer an opportunity to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home and more fathers must help with child-care.
These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother's Day, people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It's also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery. On these days families get together at home as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father's Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.?
Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are more valued than those bought in stores. It's not the ?value? of the gift that is important, but “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores,florists,candy makers, bakers, phone companies and other stores do lots of business during these holidays.?
小题1:Which is not a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?
A.Parents bring up children.?
B.Parents give love and care to children.?
C.Parents educate children to be good persons.?
D.Parents pass away before children grow up.?
小题2:What can we learn from the passage?
A.Both festivals are in May.?
B.Fewer women worked outside the home in the past.?
C.Not all the children respect their parents.?
D.Fathers are not as important as mothers at home.?
小题3:What do you know about “carnation”??
A.It only has two kinds of color.?
B.It refers to the special clothes people wear on Mother's Day.?
C.It's a kind of flower showing love and best wishes.?
D.People can wear them only on the second Sunday in May.?
小题4:On Mother's Day and Father's Day _______.
A.people usually have family parties
B.everyone goes to the cemetery?
C.children always go to parents' home
D.hand-made cards are the most valuable gifts?

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科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:阅读理解

If you travel around the world , you will be surprised to find just how different the foreign customs can be from your own .
A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table . The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself . Also in India , you might see a man apparently shaking his head at another and assume that he is disagreeing . But in many parts of India a shake of the head is a gesture that shows agreement of acceptance .
Nodding your head when offered a drink in Bulgaria is likely to leave you thirsty . In that country you shake your head to indicate “yes” —a nod indicates “no”. The Arabs are known for their hospitality . At a meal in countries on the Arabic Peninsula , you will find that any drinking vessel (容器,器皿)is repeatedly refilled as soon as you drink it up .
In Europe it is quite usual to cross your legs when sitting talking to someone , even at an important meeting . Doing this when meeting an important person in Thailand , however , could cause offence . It is too informal an attitude for such an occasion . Also when in Thailand you are not supposed to touch the head of an adult —it’s just not done . In Japan , it is quite usual for men to plan evening entertainments for themselves and leave their wives at home . In Europe such attitudes are disappearing .
Customs vary from country to country . Visitors may be at a loss as to what to do in a foreign environment . In such circumstances , the golden rule to follow is : When in Rome , do as the Romans do .
60.In which country , a left — hand is not welcomed ?         .
A.Thailand B.India       C Arabic peninsula D.Bulgaria
61.In which country , if someone shakes his head at another , it shows that he agrees or accepts ?
.
A.Bulgaria B.Thailand C.China      D.Arabic Peninsula
62.Which of the following is impolite in Europe ?         .
A.to cross your legs
B.to touch the head of an adult
C.That men plan evening entertainment and leave their wives at home
D.To drain the glass in your hand
63.If you don’t know the customs in the country where you visit , the golden rule to follow is          .
A.to do as the Romans do B.to do nothing
C.to visit Rome only D.to do as the natives do

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科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:阅读理解

It is quite reasonable to blame traffic jams, the cost of gas and the great speed of modern life, but manners on the road are becoming horrible. Everybody knows that the nicest men would become fierce tigers behind the wheel. It is all right to have a tiger in a cage, but to have one in the driver’s seat is another matter altogether.
Road politeness is not only good manners, but good sense too. It takes the most cool-headed drivers great patience to give up the desire to beat back when forced to face rude driving. On the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards reducing the possibility of quarrelling and fighting. A friendly nod or a wave of thanks in answer to an act of politeness helps to create an atmosphere of good will and calm so necessary in modern traffic conditions. But such behaviors of politeness are by no means enough. Many drivers nowadays don’t even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it.
However, misplaced politeness can also be dangerous. Typical examples are the driver who waves a child crossing the street at a wrong place into the path of oncoming cars that may be not able to stop in time. The same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they want to. It always amazes me that the highways are not covered with the dead bodies of these grannies.
An experienced driver, whose manners are faultless, told me it would help if drivers learnt to correctly join in traffic stream without causing total blockages that give rise to unpleasant feelings. Unfortunately, modern drivers can’t even learn to drive, let alone master the roadmanship. Years ago, experts warned us that the fast increase of the car ownership would demand more give-and-take from all road users. It is high time for all of us to take this message to heart.
小题1:According to the passage, troubles on the road are often caused by _______.
A.road conditionsB.the speed of modern life
C.the behavior of the driversD.the large number of cars
小题2:In the writer’s opinion, ________.
A.drivers should avoid traffic jams
B.strict traffic rules are badly needed
C.unskillful drivers should be punished
D.drivers should show road politeness properly
小题3:The underlined word “give-and-take” in the last paragraph means “______”.
A.politeness and impoliteness
B.good manners and bad manners
C.offering help to others as much as possible
D.willingness of each person to give in to each other’s wishes
小题4:What is the best title of the passage?
A.Road politeness B.Traffic problems
C.Bad manners on the roadD.Good divers and bad drivers

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科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:阅读理解

In some countries where racial prejudice is acute, violence has so come to be taken for granted as a means of solving differences that it is not even questioned. There are countries where the white man imposes his rule by brute force; there are countries where the black man protests by setting fire to cities. Important people on both sides, who would in other respects appear to be reasonable men, get up and calmly argue in favor of violence--- as if it were a legitimate solution, like any other. What is really frightening, what really fills you with despair, is the realization that when it comes to the crunch(关键时刻), we have made no actual progress at all. We may wear collars and ties instead of war-paint, but our instinct remain basically unchanged. The whole of the recorded history of the human race, that tedious documentation of violence, has taught us absolutely nothing. We have still not learned that violence never solves a problem but makes it even acute. The sheer horror, the bloodshed(流血), the suffering mean nothing. No solution ever comes to light the morning after when we dismally contemplate the smoking ruins and wonder what hit us.
The truly reasonable men who know where the solutions lie are finding it harder and harder to get a hearing. They are despised, mistrusted and even persuaded by their own kind because they advocate such apparently outrageous things as law enforcement(执行). If half the energy that goes into violent acts were put to good use, if our efforts were directed at cleaning up the slums and ghettos, at improving living standards and providing education and employment for all, we would have gone a long way to arriving at a solution. Our strength is sapped by having to mop up the mess that violence leaves in its wake. In a well-directed effort, it would not be impossible to fulfill the ideals of a stable social programme. The benefits that can be derived from constructive solutions are everywhere apparent in the world around us. Genuine and lasting solutions are always possible, providing we work within the framework of the law.
72. What is the best title for this passage?
A. Advocating Violence.            
B. Violence Can Do Nothing to Diminish Race Prejudice
C. Violence as a Legitimate Solution  
D. Violence: The Instinct of Human Race
73. Recorded history has taught us __________.
A. violence never solves anything   B. nothing
C. the bloodshed means nothing     D. everything
74. It can be inferred that truly reasonable men ________.
A. can’t get a hearing   B. are looked down upon 
C. are persecuted      D. have difficulty in advocating law enforcement
75. According to the author, the best way to solve race prejudice is ________.
A. law enforcement   B. knowledge  C. nonviolence   D. mopping up the violent mess

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