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6、 According to the text, what will you do if you are ill during Christmas holidays? A. Go to a hospital nearby. B. Buy some medicine in a drug store.C. See a doctor at the school medical centre. D. Try to get help from your classmates.B In summer, millions of people will head for the beach. And while

7、 the ocean can be a great place to swim and play, it may also be useful in another way. Some scientists think waves could help make electricity. “Have you ever been on a surfboard or boat and felt yourself being lifted up by a wave? Or have you jumped in the water and felt the energy as waves crashe

8、d over you?” asked Jamie Taylor of the Wave Energy Group at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. “There is certainly a lot of energy in waves.”Scientists are working on using that energy to make electricity.Most waves are created when winds blow across the ocean. “ The winds start out by making

9、little ripples （波纹） in the water, but if they keep on blowing , those ripples get bigger and bigger and turn into waves,” Taylor said. “Waves are one of natures ways of picking up energy and then sending it off on a journey.”When waves come towards the shore, people can set up dams or other barricad

10、es to block the water and send it through a large wheel called a turbine （涡轮） . The turbine can then power an electrical generator （发电机） .The United States and a few other countries have started doing research on wave energy , and it is already being used in Scotland.The resource is huge. We will ne

11、ver run out of wave power, besides, wave energy does not create the same pollution as other energy sources, such as oil and coal.Oceans cover three quarters of the earths surface. That would make wave power seem perfect for creating energy around the world. There are some drawbacks, however.Jamie Ta

12、ylor said that wave power still cost too much money. He said that its effects on animals in the sea were still unknown. Plus, wave power would get in the way of fishing and boat traffic.With more research, however, “many of these problems might be overcome,” Taylor said. “Demand for energy to power

13、our TVs and computers, drive our cars, and heat and cool our homes is growing quickly throughout the world. Finding more energy sources is very important, for traditional sources of energy like oil and gas may run out some day.”In the future, when you turn on a light switch, an ocean wave could be p

14、roviding the electricity!4. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Wave power costs too much moneyB. Wave energy creates the same amount of pollution as other energy sourcesC. Wave power affects fishing and boat trafficD. Wave power may affect marine animals5. We can infer from the passage that _.A.

15、 finding more new energy sources is not necessary because of wave energyB. wave energy is a resource that will never run out and is used all over the worldC. wave power is perfect for creating energy around the worldD. wave power doesnt create any pollution6. The underlined word “drawbacks ”probably

16、 means _.A. regrets B. adventures C. disadvantages D. difficulties7. What can be the best title for the passage?A. How to Get Electricity by Waves B. The Advantages of Wave Energy.C. Can Waves Make Electricity? D. The Disadvantages of Wave EnergyC Is there a way to turn back the clock on your age? A

17、 new study says yes. People can lower their fitness age by exercise. At least it can lower your fitness age-that is the measure of how well your body works. A study of athletes in the National senior Games found that their fitness age was more than 20 years younger than their current age. The Nation

18、al Senior Games is a competition for athletes older than 50, which takes place every two years. The games are a variety of sports ,from track and field to triathlon. Pamela Peeke is a member of the board of the organization that runs the game. She says that many of the competitors did not start trai

19、ning until later in life. “It really wasnt until I turned 50 that I decided to become much serious and focused about play and just make sure it is daily part of my life. It doesnt matter how old you are-20,25,30, who cares. All of us can lower our fitness age by staying right on top of it, by taking

20、 good care of ourselves, especially with physical activity.” Tony Diamond participated in the games. Every morning he goes to a local park and walks fast for an hour. Then, the retired navy captain runs for an hour. Two or three times a week, he goes to gym for muscle training. Mr. Diamond won three

21、 medals at the 2015 National Senior games, in the road race and the race walk for his age group85 to 89. He says, “My current age is 86 years old, and my fitness age is 44. I think I have such a good number because I did a lot of exercise during my life. I have been exercising since I was a little b

22、oy.”8. What can we know from the new study? A. The older, the smarter. B. The older, the healthier C. Exercise cam make people younger D. The older are good at fixing the clock9. From the text, we know the National Senior Games is _. A. organized by the older B. held for older athletes C. welcomed b

23、y the young D. hosted annually10. What can we know from what Pamela Peeke said in Paragraph 3? A. Fear is often greater than the danger B. The early bird catches the worm C. A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush D. Never too early or too late to start exercising11. Why is 86-year-old Tony

24、 Diamond mentioned in the text? A. To prove that he benefits from the exercise B. To guide us how to exercise regularly C. To tell us that he is a good athlete D. To ask us to follow his exampleD The second Monday in October in the United States is Columbus Day. It is a federal holiday, which means

25、most federal offices are closed. The holiday honors the first visit to America by the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. Many people have pointed out that Christopher Columbus never recognized where he really landed. Other European explorers did land in what is now the United States. More import

26、antly, many people say Columbus forced some of the West Indians to serve the Europeans or search for gold. He controlled parts of the population with violence. In addition, Columbus and his fellow European voyagers forced native people to accept Christianity. In a word, Columbus arrival in the Carib

27、bean was devastating to the people there. Buy why do we honor Columbus with a U. S. holiday? Well, some states-including Alaska, Hawaii and South Dakota-do not. Other Americans use the day to celebrate native people instead of Columbus. Some people use the time off work and school to tour the countr

28、yside in New England and see the changing colors of maple trees. Others go shopping and take advantage of Columbus Day discounts and sales.Even though Columbus Day is one of the most disputed holidays in the U. S. calendar, scholars say the origins of Columbus Day aimed to bring Americans together.

29、In 1892, President Benjamin Harrison called on the country to observe Columbus Day. He invited Americans to take a day of rest from work, and to reflect on how much they had achieved in the 400 years since Columbus landed in San Salvador.Historian William Connell writes in the magazine The American

30、Scholar that President Harrison also wanted to honor Italian American and Native Americans with the holiday. At that time, both groups had recently suffered violent attacks. And they suffered from ongoing discrimination in the U. S.Historian William Connell argues that President Harrison believed that Columbus Day could unite all Americans in shared, patriotic pride.12. Critics of Columbus Day strongly object to the holiday mainly because _ A. he treated the nat