Unit3SportsandFitness

（120分鐘150分）

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最

佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和

閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

1.Whatwouldthewomanlikefordessert?

A.Cake.

B.Ricepudding.

C.Icecream.

2.Whereshouldthewomanturnright?

A.Attheendofthestreet.

B.Atthesecondcrossing.

C.Atthefirstcrossing.

3.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Thewomancan'tbelateagain.

B.Hehasforgiventhewoman.

C.Heisveryangry.

4.WhendoesthebusleaveonFriday?

A.At7:00.

B.At6:45.

C.At6:30.

5.Whywon'tthemangotocollegeaftergraduation?

A.Hisgradesaren'tgoodenough.

B.Heneverwantstogotocollege.

C.Hisfatheraskedhimtoworkfirst.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)

選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)

小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whenwillthemangototown?

A.Thisafternoon.

B.Tomorrowmorning.

C.Tomorrowafternoon.

7.Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?

A.Writealetter.

B.Takesomepictures.

C.Makealist.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Aschooluniform.

B.Afestival.

C.ANewYearparty.

9.Whatdoesthewomandecidetodo?

A.Goonaholiday.

B.Gotoapartywiththeman.

C.Staywithherfamily.

聽第8段材料，回答第10?12題。

10.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.

B.Colleagues.

C.Classmates.

11.WhydoesDr.Downswanthisstudentstohavethesebooks?

A.Thesebooksarereallycheap.

B.Hewantstodiscussthemindetail.

C.Thestudentsareexpectedtoreadmore.

12.Howdoesthewomansuggestbuyingthebooks?

A.Shebuysthreeandthemanbuystwo.

B.Shepaysthemanfiftydollarsforsharing.

C.Theyeachpayhalfofthetotalamountofmoney.

聽第9段材料，回答第13~16題。

13.Whatkindoffooddoesthemanwanttoeat?

A.Thai.B.Italian.C.Indian.

14.Whatdoesthewomansuggestfirst?

A.Goingtoabigcitytofindtherightspices.

B.Lookingaroundthelocalmarket.

C.Themanshouldlearnhowtocookthefoodhimself.

15.Wheredothespeakerslive?

A.InAustralia.

B.InAmerica.

C.InEngland.

16.Whomaythewomanaskforhelp?

A.Theman'sbrother.

B.Theman'suncle.

C.Hermother.

聽第10段材料，回答第17?20題。

17.Whatistheexhibitionaboutthisyear?

A.Starposters.

B.Railwayposters.

C.Holidayposters.

18.Howlongwilltheexhibitionlastaday?

A.Sevenhours.

B.Sixhours.

C.Fivehours.

19.Whatdoesthespeakersuggestpeopledo?

A.WatchAlanBrown'sfilmsonTV.

B.Getticketsfortheexhibitioninadvance.

C.BookseatsfortheRoseGardenimmediately.

20.WherecanpeoplemakeareservationfbrDetectiveintheShadows?

A.AtTownHall.

B.AttheArtsCenterCinema.

C.AttheTouristCenter.

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

A

WhenyouareabouttogotoaboardingschoolinEngland,therearemanydifferent

questionsthatmaycometomind.Butonceyoulook,atthemwithsomeperspective,youwill

certainlyfeeleasy.Hereisanormalboardingday.

EarlyMorning:

Usuallyboardersgetuparound7:00amandhavearoundanhourtotakeashowerandput

ontheiruniformbeforebreakfast.

Lessons:

Classesstartat9:00amandeverylessonlastsfor50minutes.Aftertwolessons,at10:40

am,you'llhaveashortbreak.Thenextperiodofclasseswillincludetwomorelessons.

Lunch:

Lunchisusuallyheldaround12:30pmatthedininghall,whereyouUljoinyourfriendsto

enjoyahotdish.Afteranhouroflunch,you'llhavethreeorfourmorelessonstoattend.

Dinner:

At5:00pmyouwillhavefinishedyourschoollessonsfortheday.Mostboardingschoolsin

theUKoffertheirfullboardersdifferentkindsofhotmealstochoosefrom.

Activities/Sports:

AllboardingschoolsintheUKprovidemanydifferentkindsofactivitiesfbrtheirboarders,

suchasfootball,swimming,golforart.

Prep:

Animportantpartofboardingschoollifeisthesupervisedhomeworksessionknownas

“prep”.Althoughprepmightsoundstressful,it'sagreatwayforyoutokeepupwithyourstudy.

Freetime:

Onceyouaredonewithallyourclassesandactivities,it'stimetorelax.

Bedtime:

Inmostboardingschools,thelightsgooutaround10:30pm.

Beingnervousjustbeforeyougotoaboardingschooliscompletelynormaland

understandable.Hopefully,beingawareoftheusualroutineyouUIbefollowingcanhelpyou.

Onceyouarethere,youwillalsoseehowexcitinglifeinaboardingschoolinEnglandcanbe.

21.Whatcanhelpyoukeepupwithyourstudyintheboardingschool?

A.Doingactivities.

B.Havinglessons.

C.Enjoyingfreetime.

D.Thesupervisedhomeworksession.

22.WhatdoweknowaboutboardingschoolsinEnglandfromthetext?

A.Classesusuallystartat8:30am.

B.Studentscanhaveashortbreakafterfourlessons.

C.Theydon'tgivestudentsanyfreetime.

D.Theyturnoffthelightsaround10:30pm.

23.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Tohelpstudentsknowaboutboarders9life.

B.Toattractmorestudentstoboardingschools.

C.Tointroduceanewschoollife.

D.Toadvertiseforboardingschools.

B

Dailyphysicalactivityisanimportantpartofahealthylifestyle.

Forthisreason,manyarchitectsanddesignersareworkingtocreate

buildingsthatencouragepeopletomakeexerciseapartoftheir

ordinaiyroutine.Themovementtopromotehealthyactivitythrougharchitectureiscalledactive

design.Itbeganin1998aspartofauniversitypublichealthprogram,andithassincegained

popularityincitiesaroundtheworld.Activedesignusesanumberoftechniquestoencouragethe

occupantsofabuildingtobemoreactive.

Oneofthemostimportantstrategiesofactivedesignisinspiringpeopletomakewalking

partoftheirroutine.Aparticularlysuccessfultoolforpromotingwalkingistheskip-stopelevator.

Theseelevatorsstoponlyoneverysecondorthirdfloor,leavingriderstotakethestairsinorderto

reachtheirdestination.Anotherstrategyofactivedesignistomakestairsmorepleasantand

inviting.Insteadofcreatingdarkstairwellsthatarelocatedinisolatedpartsofbuildings,active

designuseswell-litandcentrallyplacedstairstoencouragemorefoottraffic.Skip-stopelevators

andappealingstairdesignarebotheffectivetoolsofactivedesignbecausetheyofferincentive

andopportunityforexercise.Infact,researchersstudyingabuildingthatemploysbothskip-stop

elevatorsandmoreattractivestairdesignsaidthat70percentofbuildingoccupantsreportedusing

thestairseveryday.

Activedesignencouragesphysicalactivityusingnotonlytheinteriorfeaturesofabuilding,

buttherelationshipbetweenabuildinganditssurroundingsaswell.Abuildingthatemploys

activedesignmayintegrateoutdoorspaceinordertomaketheenvironmentmoreengagingand

promotephysicalactivity.Someelementsthatarchitectsusetoincorporatetheexteriorwiththe

interiorareglasswalls,interiorgardensorparkspaces,andcourtyardswithopenceilings,allof

whichde-emphasizetheboundariesbetweeninsideandoutside.Theseelementsmakethebuilding

morephysicallyandmentallyinvigorating.Similarly,byincreasingthenumberofentrancesand

exitstoabuilding,architectscanhelpkeepabuilding'susersinterestedintheirsurroundingsby

providingavarietyofroutesforthemtouse.Ifpeoplecontinuetobestimulatedbynewsightsor

experiences,theyarelesslikelytochoosethequickestandeasiestpathtotheirdestinationand

mayinsteadchooseamorephysicallychallengingroute.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“incentive”inParagraph2mean?

A.requirement

B.encouragement

C.technique

D.assistance

25.WhydoestheauthordiscussdarkstairwellsinParagraph2?

A.Todemonstratethedifferencesbetweenelevatorandstairwelldesign.

B.Todescribeoneadvantageofusingskip-stopelevatorsinbuildings.

C.Tomakeapointaboutwhypeopledon'tusethestairsoften.

D.Toarguethatskip-stopelevatorsmayleadtodesignfailures.

26.WhichofthefollowingisNOTawaythatarchitectsweakentheboundarybetween

indoorandoutdoorspaces?

A.Creatingmoreroutesforenteringandexiting.

B.Buildinggardensinsidethebuilding.

C.Creatingspaceswithopenceilings.

D.Usingsee-throughmaterials.

27.HowdoesParagraph2relatetoParagraph3inthepassage?

A.Para2describesanearlymodelofadesigndiscussedinpara3.

B.Para3arguesabouttheeffectivenessofthetechniquefrompara2.

C.Para3introducesastrategydifferentfromtheonediscussedinpara2.

D.Para2explainsatechnique,andpara3givesexamplesofhowitisused.

C

Upanddowntheeconomicladder,manyAmericanswhowork—andespeciallythose

raisingkids-arepressedfortime,wishingtheyhadmoreofittodevotetoleisureactivities(or

evenjustsleeping).Atthesametime,researchhasindicatedthatpeoplewhoarebusytendtobe

happierthanthosewhoareidle,whethertheirbusynessispurposefulornot.

Aresearchpaperreleasedlatelastyearinvestigatedthistrade-off,attemptingtopinpoint(精

確指出)howmuchleisuretimeisbest.Itsauthorsexaminedtherelationshipbetweentheamount

of“discretionarytime^^peoplehad—basically,howmuchtimepeoplespendawakeanddoing

whattheywant—andhowpleasedtheywerewiththeirlives.

Thepaper,whichanalyzeddatacoveringabout35,000Americans,foundthatemployed

people'sratingsoftheirsatisfactionwithlifepeakedwhentheyhadintheneighborhoodoftwo

andahalfhoursoffreetimeaday.Forpeoplewhodidn'twork,thebestamountwasfourhours

and45minutes.

Theresearchtracedarelationshipbetweenfreetimeandlifesatisfaction,butdidn'tprovide

anyfinalinsightintowhatunderliesthatcorrelation一"whichisexciting,becausethisisaworkin

progress,“saysCassieMogilnerHolmes,aprofessoratUCLA'sAndersonSchoolof

Managementandaco-authorofthepaper,whichhasn'tyetbeenpeer-reviewedorpublishedinan

academicjournal.

Anexperimentthattheresearchersarrangedhintedat（暗示）apossibleexplanationofthe

correlationtheyfound.Theyaskedparticipantstopictureanddescribewhatitwouldbeliketo

haveacertainamountofdailyfreetime,andthenreporthowthey'dfeelaboutthatallotment（分

酉己）.“Whatwefindisthathavingtoolittletimemakespeoplefeelstressed,andmaybethafs

obvious,“saysHolmes."Butinterestingly,thateffectgoesaway-theroleofstressgoes

away-onceyouapproachtheoptimalpoint.vAfterthatpoint,Holmessays,thesubjectsstarted

tosaytheyfeltlessproductiveoverall,whichcouldexplainwhyhavingalotoffreetimecanfeel

likehavingtoomuchfreetime.

It'snotclearwhatanindividualistodowiththesefindings,sincetheamountoffreetime

peoplehaveusuallyhassomethingtodowithavarietyoffactors,suchashavingchildrenora

degreeofcontroloverworkschedules.HolmessharedherresearchwiththeMBAstudentsinher

classonhappiness,andsomeofthemosttime-crunchedamongthemwerecomfortedbythe

findings:"Ithinkthattwoandahalfhourscreatesanicegoalthatevenifyouincreasealittlebit

moreofyourdiscretionarytimeuse,youcanexpectthatitwilltranslateintogreaterlife

satisfaction.

28.Accordingtothepassage,whathappenstoAmericansoccupiedwiththeirwork?

A.Theyallowthemselvesmoreleisuretime.

B.Theykeepthemselvesbusyonpurpose.

C.Theyknowhowmuchleisuretimeisbest.

D.Theyexperiencehigherlevelofsatisfaction.

29.Whatcanbelearnedabouttherelationshipbetweenfreetimeandlifesatisfaction?

A.Researchershavecastlightonthecauseofthecorrelation.

B.Unemployedpeopleneedmoreleisuretimetofeelcontent.

C.Thepaperonthecorrelationhasachievedpeerrecognition.

D.Employedpeopleenjoymoreleisuretimeintheneighborhood.

30.Whichofthefollowingchartsillustratesthechangeofstressandproductivity?

AB

31.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat.

A.Holmesisoptimisticabouttheinfluenceofherfindings

B.individualsareencouragedtocontroltheirworkschedules

C.peoplewithtightschedulescan'tbenefitfromthefindings

D.theMBAstudentsfindnofreetimetoobtainlifesatisfaction

D

Amedicalstudyhasshownthatexcess（過(guò)度的）coffeedrinkingcouldcauseheartattacksin

peoplewhodonotmetabolize（使新陳代謝）caffeinefastenough.

Thestudy,publishedrecentlyintheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation,saysan

enzyme（酶）thatmetabolizescaffeineintheliverworksdifferentlyinsomepeople,dependingon

themake-upofthegene.Peoplewhohaveaslowversionoftheenzymeareatagreaterriskofa

heartattackwhentheydrinkmorecoffee.Theriskhadsomethingtodowithaperson'sageand

howmanycupsofcoffeehedrinks.

TheteamfromtheUniversityofTorontoinCanadastudied4,024peoplelivingin

coffee-richCostaRicabetween1994and2004,ofwhomhalfsufferednon-fatal（非致命的）heart

attacks.Theyfoundslightlymorethanhalfhadtheslowversionofthegene,whiletheresthadthe

fastform.

Twotothreecupsofcoffeeadayincreasedthepossibilitiesofaheartattackby36percent

forthosewiththeslow-actinggeneandfourormorecupsadaylifteditby64percent.

Butthoseunder50whohadthefastversionofthegenehadalowerriskofheartdisease,

evenwithfourormorecupsaday.

Thosewiththefast-actinggenewhodranktwotothreecupsofcoffeeadayhad22percent

reducedpossibilitiesofhavingaheartattack,butdrinkingfourormorecupsadayonlylessened

theriskby1percent.Scientistsrecommendlimitingcoffeeconsumption（消耗量）towithinfour

cupsaday.

32.Peoplewhohaveaslowversionoftheenzyme.

A.areindangerwhentheydrinkcoffee

B.arelivingincoffee-richCostaRica

C.havetheslowversionofthegene

D.cannotdrinkfourormorecupsofcoffeeaday

33.TheexampleofCostaRicatheauthorpresentedinthepassageprovesthat.

A.theheartattackinCostaRicaisreallyserious

B.theheartproblemhassomethingtodowithdrinkingcoffee

C.peopleinCostaRicacannotmetabolizecaffeineintheliver

D.morethanhalfpeoplehavetheslowversionofgene

34.Itcanbeconcludedthatthepassageismostprobablywrittenfor.

A.doctorswhostudyheartdisease

B.specialistswhooffermedicalcare

C.oldpeoplewhohavetheslowversionofthegene

D.thosewholovedrinkingcoffeeeveryday

35.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Coffeeandheartattacks

B.Geneandheartdisease

C.Caffeineandenzyme

D.Reasonsforheartproblems

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多

余選項(xiàng)。

Oneofthebiggestreasonspeopledropanexerciseprogramislackofinterest.36.The

goodnewsistherearetonsofdifferentsportsandactivitiestotrytoseewhichoneinspiresyou.

Whenpickingtherighttypeofexercise,itcanhelptoconsideryourworkoutpersonality.37

Ifso,solospoilslikerunning,biking,orsnowboardingcouldbeforyou.Ordoyouliketheshared

motivationandcompanionshipthatcomesfrombeingpartofateam?Schoolsports,intramural

leagues,clubteams,andpick-upgamesaregreatwaystostayactivewithothers.

38.Forexample,whetheryourchosenactivityisaffordableandavailabletoyou（Activities

likehorsebackridingmaybeharderforpeoplewholiveincities,forexample.）You'llalsowant

tothinkabouthowmuchtimeyoucansetasideforyoursport.

It'sagoodideatotalktosomeonewhounderstandstheexercise,likeacoachorfitness

expertatagym.39

Doctorsknowthatmostpeoplebenefitfromregularexercise,eventhosewithdisabilities.If

youhaveahealthproblemorotherconcern（likebeingoverweightorveryoutofshape）,talkto

yourdoctorbeforebeginninganexerciseplan.

Consideringthebenefitstotheheart,muscles,joints,andmind,ifseasytoseewhyexercise

iswise.40Evensmallthingscancountasexercisewhenyou'restartingout—liketakingashort

bikeride,walkingthedog,orrakingleaves.

A.Withoutfun,itishardtokeepitup.

B.Youalsoneedtoplanaroundpracticalconsiderations.

C.Youhavetomakealistofyourfavoriteexercise,too.

D.Heorshecangetyoustartedonaprogramthafsrightforyou.

E.Differenttypesofexercisecanstrengthendifferentmusclegroups.

F.Andthegreatthingaboutexerciseisthatit'snevertoolatetostart.

G.Forexample,youmayliketoworkoutaloneandonyourownschedule.

第三部分英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

Thewholeschoolwastalkingaboutthecomingtripatawintercamp.Andeveryonewas41,

exceptme.

“Iwillbeboredwithit.Tilhateit,“Itoldmyparents.44rilgethomesick（想家的）.I'Hlook

stupidatwintersports,andeveryonewill42me.

“Youmightbeamazed,Bree,“saidMom."Theonlywaytofindoutisto43_.“

"It'swhatgrowingupisallabout,“Dadadded.

When44thecamp,wewereaskedtoshareone45.

"I'mafraidI'llbehomesick,“someonesaid.

Iwasn'ttheonlyone!Ibeganto46.Afterlunch,wewereaskedtoski（滑雪）downtothe

field.1skied47,butIstillhitapieceoficeand48.

“Ha!Ha!”Behindme,somebodystartedlaughing.I49toseewhowasmakingfunofme.

Tomy50_,IsawagirlinthesameembarrassingpositionIwasin."IthoughtI'dbebadatthis,51

I'mworsethanIexpected!”shesaid.

52,Istartedlaughingtoo.Afterbeingso53offalling,itwasacomfortnottofearit

anymore.

Atdinnertime,IwassohappytobetalkingaboutinterestingthingsthatI54tofeel

homesick.

Thenextday,Iwas55totryskijumpingfirst,eventhoughIdidn'twantto.Butwhenmy

feetlefttheground,IfeltIwas56anditwasbrilliant.

MaybeDadwasrightwhenhesaid“Youmight57itifyougiveitachance!”

Maybethekindof58MomandDadweretalkingabouthadmoretodowithmyattitudethan

mylooks.Weall59fittinginandfailingwhenwetry60things.Sometimesyou'vegottofallon

yourfacetodiscoverhowmuchyou'vegotincommon.

41.A.embarrassedB.excited

C.nervousD.sad

42.A.laughatB.waitfor

C.speaktoD.talkabout

43.A.changeB.dream

C.tryD.move

44.A.searchingforB.arrivingat

C.makingupD.returningto

45.A.storyB.fact

C.purposeD.fear

46.A.relaxB.impress

C.eatD.sleep

47.A.finallyB.interestingly

C.carefullyD.quickly

48.A.wentoutB.felldown

C.ranawayD.gaveup

49.A.lookedbackB.stoodup

C.walkedaroundD.steppedover

50.A.shameB.regret

C.pleasureD.surprise

51.A.becauseB.so

C.butD.or

52.A.QuietlyB.Suddenly

C.UnhappilyD.Hopefully

53.A.tiredB.afraid

C.certainD.proud

54.A.forgotB.refused

C.failedD.stopped

55.A.preparedB.allowed

C.protectedD.chosen

56.A.learningB.crying

C.flyingD.dying

57.A.preventB.enjoy

C.discoverD.trust

58.A.growingupB.showingoff

C.winningbackD.workingout

59.A.catchupB.pointout

C.believeinD.worryabout

60.A.rightB.easy

C.newD.popular

第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）世紀(jì)金榜導(dǎo)學(xué)號(hào)

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Eatingsoilcanproducemoreeffectiveresults61(compare)toeatingslimmingpills,

claimedresearchersfromanAustralianuniversity.ChinaPress62(report)thatresearchersfrom

theUniversityofSouthAustraliawerelookingforawaytoimprovethebody'sabsorption

towardsmedicationtopreventmentalillness.

They63(accident)foundoutthatsoildoesnotonlyattractfat,itcouldalsostopfatfrom

beingabsorbedintothebodyandround64digestivesystem.Meanwhile,otherresearcherscarried

outanexperimentby65(separate)miceintotwogroups—onegroup66(give)slimmingpillsand

theothergroupwithsoil.

Aftertwoweeks,theweightofthemice67atesoildecreasedobviously.Thiswasthebasis

forclaimsthateatingsoilmightmakeit68(easy)forthebodytoexcrete(排泄)fatthantaking

slimmingpills.

However,they69(test)toseeifeatingsoilissafeforthebody70ifitcouldcauseanyside

effectsinthepastfewmonths.

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)

第一節(jié)應(yīng)用文寫作(滿分15分)

假定你是李華，你的英國(guó)朋友Peter來(lái)信詢問(wèn)你校學(xué)生體育運(yùn)動(dòng)情況。請(qǐng)給他回信，內(nèi)

容包括：1.學(xué)校的體育場(chǎng)館；

2.主要的運(yùn)動(dòng)項(xiàng)目；

3.你喜歡的項(xiàng)目。

注意：I.詞數(shù)100左右；

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

第二節(jié)概要寫作(滿分20分)

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容寫一篇60詞左右的內(nèi)容概要.

Manypeoplearefondoflisteningtomusic.Whetherit,slightmusicorjazzmusic,itcan

improveourmoods.Musichasbeenwithussinceveryearlytimesinhumanhistory.Haveyou

everwonderedhowmusicmightaffectourhealth?

Researchshowsthathavingmusicaltrainingandlisteningtoorplayingmusicatanoldage

canhelpkeepthebrainhealthy.Sincelisteningtomusicislikeexercisingthebrain,onecan

expectthebenefitsofbettermemoryandmentalsharpnessasheorsheages.

Musiccanmakeyoufeelhappy,excitedorevenpumpedup.Listeningtomusicthathits

youinaspecialwaycausesyourbraintoreleasedopamine,whichisknownasa“ffeeLgood”

chemical.Itcausesustofeelhappyandexcited.Listeningtomusicprovidesuswiththesame

burstofhappinessthatwewouldgetfromeatingapieceofchocolate.

Musiccanstrengthentheheartandshortentherecoverytimeofpatientswhoaresuffering

fromheartdisease.Astudyfoundthatheartdiseasepatientswholistenedtomusicfor30minutes

hadlowerbloodpressure,slowerheartratesandlesssadnessthanthosewhodidn't.Researchers

fromDrexelUniversityfoundthatcancerpatientswhoeitherlistenedtomusicorworkedwitha

musictherapisthadbetterbloodpressurelevelsandimprovedmoods.

Musiccanreducelevelsofthestresshormone,whichweakenstheimmune（免疫的）system,

increasingriskofheartdisease,affectinglearningandmemory,loweringbonedensity（密度）and

bloodpressure,etc.Researchfoundthatbylisteningtojust50minutesofupliftingmusic,the

levelsofantibodiesinthehumanbodyincrease.

Researchhasfoundthatlisteningtomusicpromotesbettersleeppatternsforpeopleand

evencreatesmorerestfulsleep.Insomecases,musicmightevenbeabletobeusedtoeffectively

treatsleeplessness.Musiccanhavepositiveeffectsonthesoulandqualityoflifeaswell.

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K文章大意X本文介紹了英國(guó)寄宿學(xué)校的一些情況。

21.K答案》D

K解析H細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第七段Animportantpartofboardingschoollifeisthe

supervisedhomeworksessionknownas"prep”.Althoughprepmightsoundstressful,it'sagreat

wayforyoutokeepupwithyourstudy可知，監(jiān)督作業(yè)環(huán)節(jié)可以幫助你趕上學(xué)習(xí)。故選D。

22.R答案》D

K解析》細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第九段Inmostboardingschools,thelightsgooutaround

10:30pm,可知，大多數(shù)寄宿學(xué)校晚上大約10:30熄燈。故選D。

23.R答案》A

R解析R寫作意圖題。本文介紹了英國(guó)寄宿學(xué)校的一些情況，其目的是幫助學(xué)生了解

寄宿學(xué)校的生活。故選A。

K文章大意》這是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章主要講了日常體育活動(dòng)是健康生活方式的重要組成

部分。出于這個(gè)原因，許多建筑師和設(shè)計(jì)師都在努力建造一些建筑，鼓勵(lì)人們把鍛煉作為日

常生活的一部分。

24.R答案』B

K解析1詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)劃線詞所在的句子Skip-stopelevatorsandappealingstair

designarebotheffectivetoolsofactivedesignbecausetheyofferincentiveandopportunityfor

exercise可知，跳停電梯和吸引人的樓梯設(shè)計(jì)都是積極設(shè)計(jì)的有效工具，因?yàn)樗鼈優(yōu)殄憻捥?/p>

供了激勵(lì)和機(jī)會(huì)。劃線的詞與opportunity并列，都應(yīng)該是表示積極意義的詞，所以“incentive”

意思是鼓勵(lì)。故選B。

25.K答案》C