Kayaking（划独木舟）to Lose Weight

If you love the 35 , then you may go kayaking! Generally, a woman can lose half a pound from an afternoon of white-water kayaking. A man lose even 36 , around 2,200 calories. This sport builds strengthin your 37 and upper body muscles. It’s 38 a great way to make you slimmer.

Ski to Lose Weight

Skiing is one great sport to lose weight because 39 can use all of your major muscle groups—from your chest to shoulders. It can improve your balance by exercising your main muscles 40 you can’t fall down. So, it’s no surprise that you can burn a large 3,000 calories if you’re a man and a little less for a woman, after 6 hours of skiing.

31. A. staying away from B. doing well in C. taking part in

32. A. waste B. store C. burn

33. A. way B. grade C. diet

34. A. decides B. helps C. plans

35. A. soil B. water C. sand

36. A. worse B. better C. more

37. A. arms B. legs C. heads

38. A. too B. never C. also

39. A. he B. you C. she

40. A. so that B. in order to C. so as to

Ⅲ阅读技能（共四个部分，20小题，计40分）

(A)

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容判断文后句子的正（T）误（F）。（共5小题，计10分）

It was a cold snowy morning after the winter vacation. And it was my first day at my new school. I was walking alone slowly and worrying about lots of things. It was early and there weren't many people on the road. Suddenly a girl who was riding her bike on ice fell down. She was trying hard to get up but fell again. Without thinking, I went over and helped her. She said “thank you” with a smile and then rode away. Her words warmed me a lot.

Finally, I got to school. The teacher led me to the classroom and introduced me to the class. Then he asked me to sit down beside a girl. I felt so nervous that I didn’t dare to look at her. Soon the first class, English, started. Their textbook was different from those in my old school. As I was wondering what to do, an English book appeared in front of me. “Let’s share,” the girl beside me said. “Hi, I’m Carrie.” I looked up. It was the girl I helped that morning. Later on, we became good friends.From that I learned: to help others is actually to help ourselves!

41. It was early and there were many people on the road.

42. After getting up, the girl rode away without saying a word.

43. The writer felt very excited when the teacher asked the writer to sit down beside a girl.

44. The girl asked the writer to share the English textbook with her.

45. From the story, we learned that helping others is actually helping ourselves.

(B)

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容回答所提问题。（共5小题，计10分）

Most teens need more than 9 hours of sleep each night. But about 1 in 4 teens has trouble in sleeping. Lack（缺少） of sleep can affect everything from our feelings to how well we focus on tasks like studying. It canalso influence sports performance, increase our chances of getting sick,and may be related to weight gain in some people.

How can we get the sleep we need? Here are some ideas:

Be active during the day. Get at least 60 minutes of exercise a day. Physical activity can decrease（减少） stress and help people feel more relaxed. Just don't work too close to bedtime because exercise can wake you up before it slows you down.

Say goodnight to electronics. Experts suggest using the bedroom for sleep only. At least shut everything down an hour or more before lights out.

Keep a sleep routine（常规）. Going to bed at the same time every night helps the body expect sleep. Creating a set bed time routine can improve this relaxation effect. Spending time with a pet, writing a diary or doing anything else can relax you.

Expect a goodnight's sleep. Instead of worrying that you won't sleep, remind（提醒） yourself that you can. Say "Tonight, I will sleep well" several times during the day. It can also help to practice breathing exercises or gentle exercises before bed.

Everyone has a sleepless night once in a while. But if you regularly have trouble in sleeping and you think it's affecting your mood or performance,talk to your doctor.

46. How many hours of sleep do most teens need each night?

47. Can physical activity increase stress or decrease stress?

48. If Tom often has trouble sleeping and it affects like performance,what should he do?

49. Does making the light on help to have a good sleep?

50. Write down at least one of your suggestions about getting the sleep we need.

(C)

阅读短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。（共5小题，计10分）

Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessonsfrom his experiences. He always told me,"You should have goals like climbing the mountain." Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn't have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience（耐力）.

Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging（挑战性的） for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds' singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quitclimbing,In fact, I hated it at that moment, but my father said to me, "You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can't see it before you reach the top. Only there at the top, can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life."At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got new hope and confidence. I found myself standing at the top of the sky, which was as clear as crystal（水晶）.

51. Why couldn't the writer and his father have enough time to spend together?

A. Because the writer was very busy.

B. Because the writer's father was very busy.

C. Because they didn't live together.