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一．

Bungee（蹦极跳）jumpingcamefromaceremonylongpracticedbyadultsintheSouthPacificIslandsofVanuatua.Thenitbecame51inEurope,AmericaandthePacificregion,andwas52toChinaafewyearsago.

Wecan53bungeeintotwostyles:

hardoneandsoftone.Thehardoneistotiebungeecordsaroundthejumpers’54tojumpwiththeirheadsoverheels;thesoftoneistotiecordsaroundwaistofjumperstojumpwithsponge（海绵）wrappedoverthecordstoprotectthemselves.Thosewhowantto55excitementhadbetterchoosethehardone.Thesoftoneissimplyforthekidstoplay.ShidujumaParadise（十渡拒马乐园）inBeijingisthefirstto56hardbungeejumpingforthepublicinChina.Thespringboard（跳板）is48metershigh.

Bungeejumpingdependsonthejumpers’goodphysicalqualities.Beforejumping,thejumpersshouldwarmupfully57theyarehurt.

Ofallthespringboardsintheworld,thehighestoneisonthebridgeinEastCapeProvince,SouthAfrica.Itis216metershigh.InDecember,1997,whenitofficiallyopened,itmetthefirst100jumpers,58fromaround9yearsoldto84.

Youare59toexert（应用）yourimagination,to60yourselfintoit,toexperienceyourfleetingandexcitingfeeling!

51.A.favoriteB.fashionableC.particularD.practical

52.A.recommendedB.carriedC.introducedD.produced

53.A.divideB.changeC.manageD.turn

54.A.anklesB.feetC.handsD.legs

55.A.takeB.haveC.enjoyD.try

56.A.showB.applyC.offerD.provide

57.A.beforeB.incaseC.sothatD.inorderthat

58.A.comingB.agingC.rangingD.changing

59.A.happyB.pleasedC.sureD.welcome

60.A.jumpB.devoteC.plungeD.fly

二．

ThereisanEnglishsaying:

“Laughteristhebestmedicine.”Untilrecently,fewpeopletookthesayingseriously.Now,however,doctorshavebeguntolookintolaughterandthe_50_ithasonthehumanbody.Theyhavefoundthatlaughterreallycan_51_people’shealth.

Testswerecarriedouttostudytheeffectsoflaughteronthebody.Peoplewatchedfunnyfilms__52__doctorscheckedtheirheart,bloodpressure,breathingandmuscles.Itwasfoundthatlaughterhassimilareffectsto53exercise.Itdecreasesbloodpressure,theheartbeatandbreathing;italsoworksseveralgroupsofmusclesintheface,thestomach,andeventhefeet.Iflaughter54thebody,itmustbebeneficial.

Othertestshaveshownthatlaughterappearstobeabletoreducetheeffectofpainonthebody.Inoneexperimentdoctors55painingroupsofstudentswholistenedtodifferentradioprograms.Thegroupthattoleratedthepainforthe56timewasthegroupswhichlistenedtoafunnyprogram.Thereasonwhylaughtercanreducepainseemstobethatithelpstoproduceakindofchemicalsinthebrainwhichdiminish（减少）bothstressandpain.

Asa57ofthesediscoveries,somedoctorsintheUnitedStatesnowholdlaughterclinics,inwhichtheyhelptoimprovetheirpatients’conditionby58__themtolaugh.Theyhavefoundthateveniftheirpatientsdonotreallyfeellikelaughing,makingthemsmileisenoughtoproducebeneficialeffects59tothosecausedbylaughter.

50．A.harmB.strengthC.effectD.good

51．A.helpB.improveC.increaseD.damage

52．A.ifB.butC.whileD.since

53．A.mentalB.physicalC.practicalD.medical

54.A.guaranteesB.appliesC.maintainsD.exercises

55．A.overlookedB.producedC.preservedD.ensured

56.A.remainingB.restC.longestD.adequate

57．A.factB.matterC.resultD.sign

58．A.encouragingB.allowingC.assistingD.reminding

59．A.respectfulB.subtleC.adaptableD.similar

三

TheculturesoftheEastandtheWestreallydistinguisheachotheralot.Thisisbecausetheculturesystemsaretwo___51___systemsonthewhole.

The___52___oftheeasternculturesismainlyfromtwocountries:

ChinaandIndia.Bothofthetwoculturesaregestated（孕育）byrivers.InChina,themotherriveristheYellowRiver__53___theIndianoneistheHinduRiver.Thesetwoculturesweredevelopedforseveralthousandyearsandformedtheirown__54___.TheninDangDynastyofChina,theChineseculture__55___wentoverseastoJapan,__56___intotheJapanesesocietyandshapedtheJapaneseculturenowadays.ThoughabitdifferentfromtheChineseone,itbelongstothesame___57___.

Whenthetwomotherriversgavebirthtotheeasternculture,anotherfamousculturewas___58___ontheMesopotamianPlain----theMesopotamianCivilization.ThiscivilizationlaterondevelopedintotheculturesoftheAncientGreeceandAncientRome.Andthesetwoarewell-known___59___thebaseoftheEuropeanculture.LiketheChineseculture,theEuropeanonealso___60___waters.WhenthecolonistsofEngland___61__inAmerica,theirculturewentwiththemovertheAtlanticOcean.SotheAmericanculturedoesn't___62____fromtheEuropeanonealot.

Atthesametime,thedifferenceofthelanguagesystems___63____theculturaldifferences.IntheEast,mostlanguagesbelongtothepictographiclanguage（seethepicturebelow）whiletheWesternlanguagesaremostlybasedontheLatinsystem,forexample,theoneI’musingtowritethispaper.

Otherfactorslikehumanracedifferencecountsaswell.Butwhat’smore,___64___thefardistanceandthesteepareasbetweentheEastandWest,thetwoculturesseldomcommunicateuntilrecentcenturies.Sotheygrewuptotallyintheirownwayswithalmostno__65____fromtheother.

51.A.connectedB.separateC.ancientD.remote

52.A.preservationB.developmentC.resourceD.origin

53.A.ifB.untilC.whileD.as

54.A.stylesB.habitsC.waysD.means

55.A.hurriedlyB.slowlyC.unfortunatelyD.suddenly

56.A.madeB.crashedC.mixedD.applied

57.A.cultureB.nationC.influenceD.system

58.A.broughtupB.broughtoutC.broughtinD.broughtalong

59.A.afterB.asC.forD.of

60.A.crossedB.drunkC.swamD.plunged

61.A.toucheddownB.putdownC.gotdownD.settleddown

62.A.evolveB.judgeC.distinguishD.rise

63.A.addstoB.resultsfromC.turnsupD.takesover

64.A.butforB.forallC.duetoD.atall

65.A.relationshipB.differenceC.interferenceD.familiarity

四．

Muchtimeandefforthasbeendevotedtoresearchingthementalhealthbenefitsofflexibleworkenvironments,butcantheabilitytoleaveworkearlytowatchyourson’ssoccergame,orarriveattheofficeabitlaterinthemorninginorderto50somepersonalmatters,havebroaderphysicalhealthbenefits51makingyoufeelabitlesstired?

AccordingtonewresearchpublishedintheCochraneLibrary'sCochraneDatabaseofSystematicReviews,itseemsso.Inareviewof10previousstudiesexaminingthehealtheffectsofflexibleworkconditionsformorethan16,000people,52fromtheU.K.'sDurhamUniversityandUniversityofNewcastle,aswellastheUniversityofMontreal,foundthatflexibleworkschedules—whenemployeescan53theirstartingtimes,forexample—wereassociatedwithimprovementsinaperson’soverallhealth.And,perhapsunsurprisingly,inallofthestudiesincludedinthereview,researchersfoundnoevidencefor54effectsofmoreflexibleworkschedules.

Thisinitialanalysiswasintendedtothrowlightonthepotentialhealthbenefitsofflexibleworkoptions,whichareincreasingly55throughoutScandinavia,andhaverecentlygainedsomegroundintheU.K.56,lastApril,theBritishgovernment57apolicythatallowedparentsofchildrenagessixandundertorequestflexibleworkarrangementstoincludeparentsofchildrenages16andyounger.IntheU.S.,thephenomenonisabitslowertocatchon.Yet,theeconomicslowdownofrecentyearsmayhavecontributedto58inworkplaceflexibility—ascompanies59torewardemployeeswithbonuses（奖金）orraisesmay60otherformsofcompensation（补偿）,Reutersreportedearlylastyear.

Previousresearchtoo,ofcourse,hasindicatedthebenefitsofflexibleworkenvironmentstowardpositivementalhealthoutcomes.Andwhiletheselatestfindingsarepromising,theresearchersstressthatmorestudyisvitaltounderstandingthedetailed61betweenflexibleworkandimprovedhealthoutcomes.Totruly62thebenefitsofflexibleworkingconditions,theresearcherssay,additionalstudyanalyzinghealthoutcomesamongawide63ofworkers—fromhigh-rankingexecutivestohourlyemployees—is64,whichhelpstogainadeeperunderstandingoftheissue,andtoshapefutureworkplacepolicy.

50.A.seetoB.keeptoC.pointtoD.lookto

51.A.acrossB.besidesC.beforeD.over

52.A.officialsB.employersC.executivesD.researchers

53.A.spendB.devoteC.shiftD.cancel

54.A.changeableB.positiveC.considerableD.negative

55.A.popularB.interestingC.adaptableD.multiple

56.A.InparticularB.AsaresultC.ForexampleD.Inreturn

57.A.extendedB.adoptedC.madeD.implemented

58.A.decreaseB.beginningC.freedomD.growth

59.A.willingB.unableC.determinedD.ready

60.A.turntoB.setasideC.helpoutD.getacross

61.A.differenceB.relationshipC.progressD.movement

62.A.graspB.followC.fightD.apply

63.A.varietyB.changeC.rangeD.gap

64.A.criticalB.possibleC.feasibleD.demanding

五．

SincethedisappearanceofMalaysianflightMH370earlySaturday,revelationsaboutthepassengerlistandplane'sflightplanhaveleftofficials（38）________togetlatestinformation.

Asofficialsandauthoritiesattemptto（39）________whathappened,theyarestillfacedwiththelackofphysicalevidenceincludingthemissingflightdatarecorderandtheblackbox.

StolenPassports

Perhapsthemosttroublingmysterysurroundingthemissingplaneis（