If you have ever been rock climbing, you will...

If you have ever been rock climbing, you will know that it is not a very easy sport. In fact, you probably felt quite defeated when you first tried to do any serious climbing. Indoor and outdoor rock climbing are both extremely demanding and require practice to get good at. It is one of the most physically and mentally demanding sports.

There are three basic types of rock climbing. Top roping is the most common type and the climber need to climb with a partner. The second type, which is very similar to top roping, is called lead climbing. In both of the types, the climber can sit off the wall and rest on the rope. The third type is called bouldering. Bouldering is a type of free climbing without any ropes. This is the most demanding of all climbing types. The climber must be able to complete the climbing without taking a rest on the rope.

Believe it or not, climbing is said to be about 75% legs and only 25% arms. To climb efficiently and successfully, a person needs to have a wonderful technique. One of the major rules of rock climbing is to always have three points touching the wall, whether it is both feet and one hand, or one foot and both hands, as it is much easier to have your weight  cases will not do the climbing; they only hold you into the wall so that your legs are actually pushing you upward. Also, the closer you are to the wall, the easier it is to climb.

Rock climbing may sound a bit too extreme for the everyday person, but it is really an amazing workout. Once you get into the sport, and learn how to position your body and rest your weight, then you can begin to deal with some difficult problems. The great thing about rock climbing is that it is mentally challenging as well. You are constantly analyzing the way your body moves and how to do certain moves on the wall. For anyone who wants to get into shape, rock climbing is a fun and effective way to exercise muscles.

1.What does the author think of rock climbing?

A．It is an easy sport.                       B．It is challenging.

C．It is quite dangerous.                     D．It is extremely difficult.

2.From the text we know that _____________.

A．indoor rock climbing is much easier than outdoor rock climbing

B．while rock climbing, people depend mainly on their arms

C．ordinary people can practise rock climbing

D．during climbing, the climber can always stop for a rest

3.While climbing, it is much easier for a rock climber if he __________.

A．takes a rope                           B．has a partner

C．has three points touching the wall           D．uses feet more often

4.__________ will make rock climbing easier.

A．Keeping the body closer to the wall

B．Resting more often on the arms

C．Resting more often on the feet

D．Pushing forward without thinking of the problems

5.By rock climbing, one can _______.

A．get more weight and stronger muscles

B．get both physical and mental exercises

C．have a terrible experience that will last long

D．probably feel quite defeated

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If you have ever been rock climbing, then you will know that it is not a very easy sport. In fact you probably felt quite defeated when you first tried to do any serious climbing. Indoor and outdoor rock climbing are both extremely demanding and, like anything else, require practice, to get good at. What most people don’t know is that the sport of rock climbing is one of the most physically and mentally demanding sports there is.

There are three basic types of rock climbing. Top roping is probably one of the most common types and is basically climbing with a partner. The second type, which is very similar to top roping, is called lead climbing. In both of these types of rock climbing the climber can sit off the wall and rest on the rope.

The third type of rock climbing is called bouldering. Bouldering is a type of free climbing without any ropes. This is the most demanding of all climbing types. The climber must be able to complete the climbing without taking a rest on the rope.

Believe it or not, climbing is said to be about 75% legs and only 25% arms. To climb efficiently and successfully, a person needs to have a wonderful technique. One of the major rules of rock climbing is to always have three points touching the wall, whether it is both feet and one hand, or one foot and both hands, as it is much easier to have your weight rest on three points than on two. Another important idea to grasp is that your arms in most cases will do the climbing; they only hold you into the wall so that your legs are actually pushing you upward. Also, the closer you are to the wall, the easier it is to climb.

Rock climbing may sound a bit too extreme for the everyday person but it really is an amazing workout. Once you get into the sport, and learn how to position your body and rest your weight, then you can begin to deal with some difficult problems. The great thing about rock climbing is that it is mentally challenging as well. You are constantly analyzing the way your body moves and how to do certain moves on the wall. For anyone who wants to get into shape, rock climbing is a fun and effective way to exercise muscles.

1.What does the author think of rock climbing?

A．It is an easy sport.          B．It is challenging.

C．It is quite dangerous.       D．It is extremely difficult.

2.According to this passage, we know that __________.

A．indoor rock climbing is much easier than outdoor rock climbing

B．while rock climbing, people depend mainly on their arms

C．ordinary people can practise rock climbing

D．during climbing, the climber can always stop for a rest

3.It is much easier for a rock climber if he ___________ while climbing.

A．takes a rope            B．has a partner

C．has three points touching the wall   D．uses feet more often

4.___________ will make rock climb easier.

A．Keeping the body closer to the wall   B．Resting more often on the arms

C．Resting more often on the feet     D．Pushing forward without thinking of the problems

5.By rock climbing, one can _____________.

A．get more weight and stronger muscles        B．get both physical and mental exercises

C．have a terrible experience that will last long.   D．probably feel quite defeated

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If you have ever been rock climbing, then you will know that it is not a very easy sport. In fact you probably felt quite defeated when you first tried to do any serious climbing. Indoor and outdoor rock climbing are both extremely demanding and, like anything else, require practice, to get good at. What most people don’t know is that the sport of rock climbing is one of the most physically and mentally demanding sports there is.

There are three basic types of rock climbing. Top roping is probably one of the most common types and is basically climbing with a partner. The second type, which is very similar to top roping, is called lead climbing. In both of these types of rock climbing the climber can sit off the wall and rest on the rope.

The third type of rock climbing is called bouldering. Bouldering is a type of free climbing without any ropes. This is the most demanding of all climbing types. The climber must be able to complete the climbing without taking a rest on the rope.

Believe it or not, climbing is said to be about 75% legs and only 25% arms. To climb efficiently and successfully, a person needs to have a wonderful technique. One of the major rules of rock climbing is to always have three points touching the wall, whether it is both feet and one hand, or one foot and both hands, as it is much easier to have your weight rest on three points than on two. Another important idea to grasp is that your arms in most cases will do the climbing; they only hold you into the wall so that your legs are actually pushing you upward. Also, the closer you are to the wall, the easier it is to climb.

Rock climbing may sound a bit too extreme for the everyday person but it really is an amazing workout. Once you get into the sport, and learn how to position your body and rest your weight, then you can begin to deal with some difficult problems. The great thing about rock climbing is that it is mentally challenging as well. You are constantly analyzing the way your body moves and how to do certain moves on the wall. For anyone who wants to get into shape, rock climbing is a fun and effective way to exercise muscles.

41．What does the author think of rock climbing?

A．It is an easy sport.          B．It is challenging.

C．It is quite dangerous.       D．It is extremely difficult.

42．According to this passage, we know that __________.

A．indoor rock climbing is much easier than outdoor rock climbing

B．while rock climbing, people depend mainly on their arms

C．ordinary people can practise rock climbing

D．during climbing, the climber can always stop for a rest

43．It is much easier for a rock climber if he ___________ while climbing.

A．takes a rope            B．has a partner

C．has three points touching the wall   D．uses feet more often

44．___________ will make rock climb easier.

A．Keeping the body closer to the wall   B．Resting more often on the arms

C．Resting more often on the feet    D．Pushing forward without thinking of the problems

45．By rock climbing, one can _____________.

A．get more weight and stronger muscles       B．get both physical and mental exercises

C．have a terrible experience that will last long.   D．probably feel quite defeated

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Have you ever been to London? Which famous sites did you visit? Or, if it is the first time that you 1.(be) there, which one will you check out?

Some world famous 2.(culture) sites may already be on your list: Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and the London Tower. However, a tour of London would be incomplete 3. checking out the London art scene. As a guidebook London’s Secrets: Museums & Galleries put it, London’s art is a lot like 4. city itself — “diverse, vast, and in a constant state of changes. From old masters to street art and everything in between, London has it all.”

In fact, according to The Telegraph, museums and galleries were the most 5.(visit) attractions in Britain last year. The British Museum, 6. celebrated its 225th anniversary this year, had the most visitors, at 6,701,036.

According to The Art Newspaper, the British Museum’s increased 7.(popular) is down to its exhibitions, particularly its Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum show ( March-September 2017 ).

There are more than 7 million artifacts(文物) in the British Museum. Not all of them are on display, but much of the collection 8.(constant) rotates(轮换), so you’ll see something new with each visit. So,9. you’re an art lover or just looking for a fun time, you’re sure 10.(find) inspiration in London.

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Have you ever had that fantasy to visit the moon, grab a rock and throw it into space so it would float forever? Soon, if you have got the cash, you can!

Enter the Artemis Project. This new and exciting project is a private one that will “establish a permanent, self-supporting manned lunar base,” which translates into a community on the moon for people to live in. “It’s not a question of whether it’ll work, but rather how long it will take.” according to Gregory Bennett, the founder of the Artemis Project

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon. That moment became a great achievement in both the space community and for humanity itself. Despite the significance of occasion, almost certainly when viewers saw images of his weightless, bouncing (弹跳) figure they thought, “That looks like fun!”

So the Artemis team is taking realistic approach to a human fantasy: they are marketing the project of a lunar base as pure entertainment.

Veronis, Suhler & Associates are investment bankers for the communications and media industry. Their research found that Americans spent over 40 billion dollars to be entertained in the movies, through home videos and television in 1999.

California investor, Dennis Tito, recently took a trip to the International Space Station, after donating $20 million dollars to the Russian Space program. Wealthy celebrities like Canadian director James Cameron and the brothers of rock band Oasis have also voiced their interest to visit the big ball in the sky. In the same report by Veronis, Suhler & Associates, consumers spent close to 4 billion dollars on video-game software alone. So, for $1.42 billion dollars the Artemis Project is a drop in the entertainment bucket.

University student, Al Dharsee says, “I would certainly go to the moon, if given the opportunity, so that I could look at the earth and laugh. But with the way we treat our own planet, I don’t think we deserve to set foot on any planets or moons for that matter.

However, if you’re one of those ready to book a flight, don’t pack your bags quite yet, your flight is not scheduled to depart for at least a couple of decades.

1.What is the Artemis Project aimed at?

A. Maintaining a manned lunar base.

B. Providing a new kind of entertainment.

C. Offering some community-based facilities.

D. Finding facts about the first exploration to the moon.

2. What did Veronis, Suhler& Associates find through their research?

A. Wealthy celebrities donated a lot of space programs.

B. The Artemis Project would cost less than $1.42 billion dollars.

C. Americans paid a large amount of money for entertainment.

D. More than $40 billion are spent on communications and media industries in 1999.

3.What does Al DHarsee imply?

A. Most planets deserve to be employed.

B. Human beings may destroy the moon.

C. It costs too much to destroy the environment.

D. The trip to the moon doesn’t appeal to him.

4.This text may be taken from 　　　　　 .

A. a fiction story.

B. an advertisement.

C. an entertainment report.

D. a business survey.

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If you have ever gone through a toll booth(收费所), you know that your relationship to the person in the booth is not the most intimate you'll ever have. It is one of life's frequent affairs: You hand over some money; you might get change; you drive off.

　Late one morning in 1984, headed for lunch in San Francisco, I drove toward a booth. I heard loud music. It sounded like a party. I looked around. No other cars with their windows open. No sound trucks. I looked at the toll booth. Inside it, the man was dancing.

　"What are you doing?" I asked.

　"I'm having a party," he said.

　"What about the rest of the people?" I looked at the other toll booths.

　He said, "What do those look like to you?" He pointed down the row of toll booths.

　"They look like……toll booths. What do they look like to you?"

　He said, "Vertical coffins. At 8:30 every morning, live people get in. Then they die for eight hours. At 4:30, like Lazarus from the dead, they reemerge and go home. For eight hours, brain is on hold, dead on the job. Going through the motions."

　I was amazed. This guy had developed a philosophy, a mythology about his job. Sixteen people dead on the job, and the seventeenth, in precisely the same situation, figures out a way to live. I could not help asking the next question: "Why is it different for you? You're having a good time."

He looked at me. "I knew you were going to ask that. I don't understand why anybody would think my job is boring. I have a corner office, glass on all sides. I can see the Golden Gate, San Francisco, and the Berkeley hills. Half the Western world vacations here……and I just stroll in every day and practice dancing."

1.According to the first paragraph, in most cases, how do you describe the relationship between drivers and toll booth?

A．most intimate      B．very tense         C．pretty ordinary     D．extremely hostile

2.Why did the author go to San Francisco?

A. To attend a party

B. B. To have a meal

C. To dance with the worker in the toll booth

D. To hand in the repair fee of his car

3.The underlined name “Lazarus” mentioned in the eighth paragraph probably refers to a person___________.

A. who was very active in his life

B. B. who was dead and revived from death

C. who was going to San Francisco

D. who liked dancing at work

4.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A．The author passed by the toll booth every day.

B．The worker enjoyed his work very much.

C．Only western people like to spend their holidays in the Berkeley hills.

D．The dancing worker was getting badly along with his colleagues.

5.After hearing what the worker said, the author would probably_________.

A．go to the worker’s senior to complain about his bad attitude towards job.

B．go climbing the Golden Gate and the Berkeley hills to have a vacation.

C．learn to take a positive attitude to job and appreciate valuable things in life.

D．go back home instead of wasting time traveling to San Francisco.

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Have you ever been tempted to cut a comer or to take the easiest route, though you know it may not. ______be the best one? Or have you ever made a ______because it was quick and simple, knowing that it might come back to bite you later!

I appreciate a parable (寓言) Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegard told about the ______of taking the easy route. It is story about a ______duck. Though life was dificult______the beautiful creature. ______the boundless heavens and the endless stretches of wilderness. Soaring about treetops and towns, the duck was a symbol of freedom to its tame counterparts相对物)，who could not ______

One evening during fall migration, he______to enter a barnyard where a farmer was______his ducks, The beautiful creature ate the______the farmer sprinkled (撒)about and liked it So much that he stayed the night in a bed of ______straw. He ate the duck’s corn again the next day. And the next And the next. . .

When ______came, he heard his old companions flying overhead and an almost forgotten longing deep. ______him awoke. The duck had reduced his instinct for freedom over the ______w inter. Now he longed to ______his comrades in the sky, but he had grown fat and unable to fly. The wild duck had become a tame duck.

The easy way through our problems, though. ______ may not be the best way. Always remember. The only place you will find success before ______is in the dictionary! It’s always easier to borrow than to save; easier to jump in now than to do the hard work of planning; easier to cut comers than to do it right; easier to ______the same than to make changes

______you want to fly, you may have to pay a price. But ______is worth it-at any cost!Are you ready to soar?

1.A. likely　　 B. necessarily　　 C. gradually　　 D. obviously

2.A. bet　　 B. difference　　 C. decision　　 D. suggestion

3.A. results　　 B. conditions　　 C. benefits　　 D. dangers

4.A. wild　　 B. fat　　 C. clever　　 D. brave

5.A. at one time　　 B. at times　　 C. at once　　 D. at night

6.A. ignored　　 B. admired　　 C. hated　　 D. disliked

7.A. think　　 B. dream　　 C. fly　　 D. run

8.A. attempted　　 B. intended　　 C. happened　　 D. decided

9.A. watching　　 B. feeding　　 C. washing　　 D. gathering

10.A. bread　　 B. wheat　　 C. grain　　 D. corn

11.A. warm　　 B. thin　　 C. hard　　 D. damp

12.A. winter　　 B. fall　　 C. spring　　 D. summer

13.A. within　　 B. beyond　　 C. to　　 D. for

14.A. bitter　　 B. cold　　 C. comfortable　　 D. tough

15.A. join　　 B. visit　　 C. welcome　　 D. greet

16.A. interesting　　 B. surprising　　 C. instructive　　 D. attractive

17.A. pay　　 B. effort　　 C. reward　　 D. prize

18.A. go　　 B. get　　 C. become　　 D. remain

19.A. If　　 B. Before　　 C. Although　　 D. Since

20.A. adventure　　 B. experience　　 C. justice　　 D. freedom

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Have you ever thought that your life will be perfect if something in your outside world changes? You may say, “I will live happily if I find my soul mate.” You may say, “If the perfect job comes along, I will get satisfaction. My problem is that my boss is stupid.” Or you may say, “If I have a child, I will know what it is like to be loved.” The problem is that it is not the outside world that prevents you from experiencing peace, love and joy. Instead, it is your own internal (内部的) patterns that get in your way.

To prove this point, at my weekend programs, I had my students look at a flower on my table. Then I asked them to share their experiences. Some showed a state of complete joy because staring at the flower reminded them of their wedding or a great trip with their lovers. Others said the flower made them angry because it reminded them of a gift given by a former partner who turned against them. Some students even told me that the flower reminded them of their beloved grandmothers’ gardens with some shedding tears (流泪)of joy and others shedding tears of sadness. However, the flower was still just a flower.

Our internal patterns decide whether each moment is filled with peace, anger, joy, love or sadness. When you don’t realize that it is your own internal state that is creating your experience, you are likely to blame (责备)the external situations in your life. Most people aren’t taught that emotion is a choice. And they aren’t taught how to change those lower emotional patterns such as anger, anxiety, sadness and so on. Next time, when you meet something bad, please look at your internal state. When you accept that you are responsible for your own state, and find the courage to turn inward, you can step out of being a slave to what shows up in your external world.

1.Why does the author mention the examples in Paragraph 1 ?

A. To lead to the topic of this passage.

B. To complain about imperfect life.

C. To show common problems in life.

D. To encourage people to change the outside world.

2.How does the author prove his opinion?

A. By giving examples. B. By doing an experiment.

C. By telling a related story. D. By comparing other people’s opinions.

3.What does the author advise us to do in the last paragraph?

A. To step out of negative emotions.

B. To pay attention to our internal world.

C. To share our real emotions with others.

D. To use different methods to change bad emotions.

4.What does the author want to express through the passage?

A. Our external world matters a lot.

B. Our emotions can affect our health.

C. Our internal patterns truly decide our emotions.

D. Our experiences have a great influence on our emotions.

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If you’ve ever had to chop an onion，you probably know that it’s one of the most annoying cooking experiences．It just fills your eyes with tears．Scientists and farmers have been working on a solution to this problem for decades，and they’ve apparently come up with a tearless onion．

Called the“Sunion”，this new vegetable is the result of a natural cross-breeding program that’s been going on farms in Nevada and Washington since the 1980s．It’s supposedly a sweet，mild-tasting onion that doesn’t leave that strong，pungent aftertaste，but what really sets it apart from most other onion varieties is that it doesn’t cause teary eyes when it’s chopped．

When you cut into a normal onion，it releases a compound called lachrymatory-factor synthase，and’when that hits your eyes，your body produces tears．Now，the interesting thing about regular onions is that the amounts of lachrymatory-factor synthase increase the longer the vegetables are stored，so the older they，the more you cry．In Sunions，on the other hand，the levels of that annoying compound drop the more time goes by，until it no longer has any effect on your eyes when you cut it．

That’s what Sunion growers are claiming anyway，but reports from those lucky enough to have tried them seem to confirm these claims．The Huffington Post had three of its reporters chop some Sunions，and apparently，none of them shed a single tear．According to the Washington Post，they don’t have the pungency of regular onions and are so sweet that you can eat them“like popcorn”．

So the good news is that tearless onions are now a real thing．The bad news is that they are currently only grown in Washington and Nevada，and even though they are sold nationwide，they are still in relatively short supply．The first Sunion batches hit the shelves of grocery stores in December，but we’11 probably start seeing them in most grocery shops and supermarkets in the next few years，as more people learn about them．

1.What is special about the Sunion?

A. It’s easily chopped．　　 B. It’s sweet and tastes strong．

C. It’s tearless and mild．　　 D. It’s grown nationwide in the USA．

2.How does the author introduce the Sunion in Paragraph 3 ?

A. By comparison．　　 B. By telling a story．

C. By giving examples．　　 D. By asking questions．

3.What does the underlined word“pungency”in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. Round shape．　　 B. Strong smell．

C. Special character．　　 D. Medical function．

4.What can we conclude from the last paragraph?

A. The Sunion has been largely on the market．

B. The Sunion is still on trial at present．

C. The Sunion will soon be grown worldwide．

D. The author is confident about the future of the Sunion．

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If you’ve ever owned a chimney, you know that it can get pretty dirty. There’s a whole lot of soot(烟灰) that gets stuck on the inside. That stuff has to get cleaned, or you could have a serious fire risk. While nowadays we have easier ways of doing this dirty job, in the way back days somebody used to climb up the chimney and clean all that soot. And the thing is, not just anybody could do it.

You had to be really small to fit up in the chimney, so they used to give the task to kids – some as young as four or five years old. They worked for their boss known as a master-sweep. They were often covered in soot, and were very likely to get burned. They often developed what became known as soot wart, a form of cancer.

Are your unfairness bells ringing? William Blake’s certainly were. The physical dangers and widespread unfairness of the chimney-sweeping job really stuck in his throat, so much so that he wrote not one, but two poems called “The Chimney Sweeper”.

The first poem (the one we’re discussing here)was published in 1789 in a book called Songs of Innocence. These little poems took children and the joys of childhood innocence as their subject. As you’ve probably guessed by now, many of the poems in Songs of Innocence, like “The Chimney Sweeper”, are about the ways in which childhood innocence is destroyed by unkind old adults. For Blake, innocence is, in many ways, a total joke. It doesn’t exist, because it’s always taken away by the realistic world – chimney-sweeping, death, poverty, etc.

What does a five-year-old chimney sweeper in 18th-century England have to do with you? More than you might think. It is reported that 150 million kids are in child labor in developing countries. Many of them work long hours and face dangerous health risks. Like Blake’s chimney sweeper, these kids are not even given a chance at innocence because experience keeps getting in the way.

1.Which of the following can best describe the chimney-sweeping job?

A. Easy and interesting.　　 　 B. Dirty and dangerous.

C. Pleasant and well-paid　　 D. Challenging and creative.

2.Why did Blake write two poems called “The Chimney Sweeper”?

A. He was very interested in the job.

B. He had much experience in the job.

C. He considered the job very important.

D. He felt deeply sorry for the kid workers.

3.How did Blake look at the realistic world?

A. Thankfully　 B. Regretfully　 C. Doubtfully　 D. Negatively

4.In the last paragraph, the writer explains ________.

A. the realistic meaning of “The Chimney Sweeper”

B. the great influence of Blake’s Songs of Innocence

C. why child labor still exists in developing countries

D. why chimney-sweeping becomes unnecessary today

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