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theyshoulddrinkasmuchwaterastheyfeellikedrinking.Thereportsaysmosthealthypeoplemeettheirdailyneedsforliquidbylettingthirstbetheirguide.ThereportisfromtheInstituteofMedicine,partoftheNationalAcademies.Thereportcontainssomegeneralsuggestions.Theexpertssaywomenshouldgetabout2.7litersofwaterdaily.Menshouldgetabout3.7liters.Butwait——ineachcase,thatismorethaneightglasses.

Thereisoneimportantdifference.Thereportdoesnottellpeoplehowmanyglassesofwatertodrink.Infact,theexpertssayitmaybeimpossibletoknowhowmanyglassesareneededtomeettheseguidelines.Thisisbecausethedailywaterrequirementcanincludethewatercontentinfoods.Peopledonotgetwateronlybyforcingthemselvestodrinkasetnumberofglassesperday.Peoplealsodrinkfruitjuicesandsodasandmilk.Theydrinkcoffeeandtea.Theseallcontainwater.Yetsomealsocontaincaffeine.Thiscausesthebodytoexpel（排出）morewater.Butthewritersofthereportsaythisdoesnotmeanthebodylosestoomuchwater.

Asyoumightexpect,theInstituteofMedicinesayspeopleneedtodrinkmorewaterwhentheyarephysicallyactive.Thesameistrueofthosewholiveinhotclimates.Dependingonheatandactivity,peoplecouldneedtwotimesasmuchwaterasothersdo.Allthis,however,doesnotansweronequestion.Nooneseemssurewhypeoplehavetheideathatgoodhealthrequireseightglassesofwaterdaily.

Itmayhavestartedwithamisunderstanding.In1945,theNationalAcademyofSciencespublishedsomeguidelines.ItsFoodandNutritionBoard（营养膳食）saidagoodamountofwaterformostadultswas2.5litersdaily.Thiswasbasedonanaverageofonemilliliter（毫升）foreachcalorieoffoodeaten.Butthatwasonlypartofwhattheboardsaid.Italsosaidthatmostofthisamountiscontainedinpreparedfoods.

56.Inexperts’opinion,everydayapersonshoulddrink____.

A.asmuchwaterashecan 

B.morethaneightglassesofwater

C.accordingtoactualneedforhisbody 

D.whenhecomesinsightofwater

57.Whatismainlydescribedinthesecondparagraph?

A.Peopleknowaboutthedailywaterrequirement. 

B.Peopleneedwaterinsteadofallkindsofdrink.

C.Peoplegetdailywaternotonlyfromdrinking. 

D.Peopledrinkallkindsofdrinkeveryday.

58.Whomightdrinklesswateraccordingtothethirdparagraph?

59.Thewritermentionstheguidelinesin1945to____.

A.meetwithgoodresults 

B.followtheadvice

C.giveuphisidea 

D.correcttheconclusion

60.Themainpurposeofwritingthetextsisto_______.

A.makeagoodsuggestionofdrinkingdaily 

B.makecleartherequirementstodrinkdaily

C.telltheimportanceofdrinkingwaterdailyD.figureoutagoodamountofwaterdaily

B

Everypeoplehasitsownwayofsayingthings,itsownspecialexpressions.ManyeverydayAmericanexpressionsarebasedoncolors.

Redisahotcolor.Americansoftenuseittoexpressheat.Theymaysaytheyareredhotaboutsomethingunfair.Whentheyareredhottheyareveryangryaboutsomething.ThesmallhottastingpeppersfoundinmanyMexicanfoodsarecalledredhotsfortheircolorandtheirfierytaste.Fastloudmusicispopularwithmanypeople.Theymaysaythemusicisredhot,especiallythekindcalledDixielandjazz.

Pinkisalighterkindofred.Peoplesometimessaytheyareinthepinkwhentheyareingoodhealth.TheexpressionwasfirstusedinAmericaatthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury.Itprobablycomesfromthefactthatmanybabiesarebornwithanicepinkcolorthatshowsthattheyareingoodhealth.

Thecolorgreenisnaturalfortreesandgrass.Butitisanunnaturalcolorforhumans.Apersonwhohasasickfeelingstomachmaysayshefeelsalittlegreen.Apassengeronaboatwhoisfeelingverysickfromhighwavesmaylookverygreen.

Sometimesapersonmaybeupsetbecausehedoesnothavesomethingasniceasafriendhas,likeafastnewcar.Thatpersonmaysayheisgreenwithenvy.Somepeoplearegreenwithenvybecauseafriendhasmoredollarsorgreenbacks.Dollarsarecalledgreenbacksbecausethatisthecolorofthebacksideofthepapermoney.

Thecolorblackisusedofteninexpressions.Peopledescribeadayinwhicheverythinggoeswrongasablackday.Thedateofamajortragedyisrememberedasablackday.Ablacklistisillegalnow.Butatonetime,somebusinessesrefusedtoemploypeoplewhowereonablacklistforbelongingtounpopularorganizations.

Insomecases,colorsdescribeasituation.Abrownoutisanexpressionforareductioninelectricpower.Brownoutshappenwhenthereistoomuchdemandforelectricity.Theelectricsystemisunabletoofferallthepowerneededinanarea.BlackoutsarecommonduringWorldWartwo.Officialswouldorderalllightsinacityturnedofftomakeitdifficultforenemyplanestofindatargetinthedarkofnight.

61.Americansuse“redhot”todescribethefollowingEXCEPT____.

A.somethingunfair 

B.smallhot-tastingpeppers

C.thepersonwhoisveryangry 

D.popularmusiclikeDixielandjazz

62.Peopleuse“inthepink”toexpresstheyareingoodhealthbecause____.

A.theexpressionhasaverylonghistory 

B.thecolorpinkmakespeoplefeelhappy

C.peoplethinkthecolorpinkisgentlerthanred 

D.healthybabiesarebornwithnicepinkskin

63.Whenwesaysomeonefeelsalittlegreen,itmeanshe/she____.

A.enjoyshimselfinboating 

B.ishitbyahighwave

C.hasastomachache 

D.likestreesandgrass

64.Inthewriter’seyes，whatisrelatedtoablackday?

A.Beingsentabeautifulgift 

B.Passingaverydifficulttest

C.Beingrefusedduringanimportantinterview 

D.Beinginvitedtoanexcitingparty

65.Thewriterwantstotellus______inAmericaneverydayexpressions

A.themostpopularcolors 

B.differentmeaningsofcolors 

C.howtousecolorscorrectly 

D.whyAmericansliketousecolors

C

TheculturalandnaturalvaluesofKakaduNationalParkwererecognizedinternationallywhentheParkwasplacedontheUNESCOWorldHeritageList.Thisisaninternationalregisterofpropertiesthatarerecognizedashavingoutstandingculturalornaturalvaluesofinternationalsignificance.KakaduisthelargestnationalparkinAustraliaandisthesecondlargestnationalparkintheworld.Kakaduisabiologicalwonderland,whichisalmost8,000squaremiles.ThewildlifeinKakaduNationalParkincludesover280kindsofbirds,60kindsofnativemammals,55kindsoffreshwaterfish,thousandsofinsects,andmanyreptiles（爬行动物）,themostfamousofwhichisthesalt-watercrocodile.Alllifeintheparkdependsonwater.

Kakaduisnotonlyhometothewildlifebuttheareaisalsofamousforthelongestcontinuoushumanculturethatexistsintheworld.Aborigines（土著）havebeenlivinginthisareaforatleast40,000years.Thedescendants（后裔）oftheseFirstAustraliansstillliveinKakadutoday.Kakaducontainsoneofthelongestcontinuousrecordsofrockartintheworld,witharound5,000paintings,withrocksitesdatingback25,000years.Morethan1,000siteshavebeenrecorded.KakaduhasbeengivendoubleWorldHeritagestatusbytheUnitedNations.Itisoneofonly17ofthe469WorldheritageAreaslistedforbothnaturalandculturalvalues.

ItisAustralia’slargestnationalpark,butitisn’tjustthesizethatsurprisesvisitors—itisthesenseofsomethingveryoldandgrand.Creationofthe500kmescarpment（悬崖）began2,000millionyearsago.Todaythosegorgesarefilledwithrainforests,washedbywaterfalls.

Kakaduisoneoftheworld’sspecialplaces.ItishardtopicktheidealtimetovisitKakadu.Inthewetseasonlargeareasoftheparkareclosedtothepublic.ItwouldnotbepossibletoenterorexitfromtheparkthroughtheKakaduHighway.Mostofthepeoplethereagreethatthebesttimetovisitisattheendofthedryseason.SomeareasofKakaduhaverestrictedvisitingtimes,andsomearenotopentothegeneralpublic.Over230000touristsvisitKakaduNationalParkeveryyear.AsyouenterKakaduNationalPark,youwillberequiredtobuyapermit.PartofthismoneyispaidtotheTraditionalOwnersofthelandandtherestisgiventotherepairsofthepark.

66.WhydoestheauthormentionsomuchwildlifeinParagraph1?

A.Torepresentthesceneofthenature. 

B.Toattractreaders’attention.

C.Totakethewildlifeforexample. 

D.Toshowthevalueofthepark

67.KakaduisgivendoubleWorldHeritagestatusbytheUnitedNationsbecauseof___.

A.thedescendantsoftheseFirstAustraliansstillinKakadutoday

B.theparticularenvironmentandtheunusualrockart

C.thelongestcontinuoushumanculturethatexistsintheworld

D.Aborigineslivinginthisareaforatleast40,000years

68.Thefollowingsarementione