We’re sitting too much and it’s dangerous. Most Americans spend more than seven hours sitting every day, and the more you sit, the weaker your body will be.
Fortunately, there are simple changes you can make during the day — anywhere, even at the workplace — to improve your health.
Park a few blocks away from the office each morning and walk to work.
This allows you to start off your mornings actively and be ready to take on the work. If you take the bus, get off one stop earlier to take some light exercise before 8 a.m.
Stand up and move around the office once every 60 — 90 minutes.
When you’re busy with work, it’s easy to forget the time. Set the alarm to remind(提醒) you to stand up and take a walk around the office. You can use this time to fill up your water bottle or go to the bathroom.
Ask questions and discuss questions face to face.
Go to your co-worker’s office to discuss questions face to face, rather than send an e-mail every time you have a question. This gives you a good excuse to move.
Use your lunch break to move around outside.
So many Americans today work during their lunch break. When possible, take advantage of(利用) this time to walk outside and enjoy the nice weather. Fresh air can make you keep a clear mind.
1.The underlined word “Fortunately” in Paragraph 2 means __________.
A.unluckily B.luckily C.surprisingly D.possibly
2.Every morning, we can park a few blocks away from the office to __________.
A.save some money B.find a good place to park
C.take some light exercise D.take a walk in the park
3.What can we do when we stand up to walk around the office?
A.Play games with our co-workers. B.Enjoy the nice weather.
C.Fill up the water bottle. D.Walk to work.
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.We should discuss questions face to face during the lunch break.
B.We should send an e-mail every time we have a question.
C.Few Americans spend more than seven hours sitting every day.
D.We should move our bodies every 60 — 90 minutes during the work.
5.The passage mainly tells us __________ during the workday.
A.ways to take some light exercise B.it’s dangerous to sit too much
C.the importance of taking exercise D.ways to get along with co-workers
“If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!”
That may seem a strange thing to say. But touching things can help you to see them better. Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round. But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is. You can feel how heavy the glass is. When you feel all these about the ball, you really see it. With your skin, you can feel better. For example, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pocket. You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too. You can even feel sounds against your skin. Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music? They must like to feel the sounds of music.
All children soon learn what “Don’t touch!” means. They hear it often. Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up. In shops, we touch things we might buy: food, clothes. To see something well, we have to touch it. The bottoms of our feet can feel things, too. You know this when you walk on warm sand, cool grass or a hard floor. All feel different under your feet.
There are ways of learning to see well by feeling. One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin. Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin. At first, it is not easy to feel these things. You are too used to them!
Most museums are just for looking. But today some museums have some things to touch. Their signs say, “Do touch!” There you can feel everything on show.
If you want to see better, reach out and touch. Then you will really see!
1.By touching things __________.
A.you will have a strange feeling B.you will learn how to reach out your hand
C.you can learn more about them D.you can tell what colors they really are
2.Which of the following can be the best title of the story?
A.Touching by Feeling B.To See Better — Feel
C.To See or to Feel D.Ways of Feeling
3.Which of the following parts can tell you the difference between two coins in your pocket?
A.Your fingers. B.Your eyes. C.Your skin. D.Your back.
4.What can’t your skin feel?
A.Sounds. B.Coins. C.Water. D.Darkness.
5.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Touching is helping us to see better.
B.Our skins may help us enjoy music.
C.Visitors can’t feel the things on show in any museums.
D.People don’t have to learn to feel.
Once a little boy wanted to meet Love. He knew it was a long trip to where Love lived, so he got his things ready with some pizzas and drinks and started off. When he passed three streets, he saw an old woman sitting in the park and watching some birds. She looked very hungry. The boy gave her a pizza. She took it and smiled at him. The smile was so beautiful that he wanted to see it again, so he gave her a Coke. She smiled once again. The boy was very happy.
They sat there all the afternoon, eating and smiling, but they said nothing. When it grew dark, the boy decided to leave. But before he had gone more than a few steps(步), he turned around, ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug(拥抱). The woman gave him her biggest smile ever.
When the boy opened the door of his house, his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face and asked what had made him so happy. “I had lunch with Love. She has got the most beautiful smile in the world.” At the same time, the old woman’s son was also surprised at his mother’s pleasure and asked why. “I ate a pizza in the park with Love,” she said, “and he is much younger than I expected.”
If the world is full of love, we can enjoy a better life.
1.When the little boy saw the old woman, she was __________.
A.looking for a seat in the park B.passing the street
C.looking at some birds D.having a pizza
2.The little boy gave the old woman a Coke because __________.
A.the old woman still felt hungry B.he wanted to see the smile again
C.he didn’t like the drink D.the old woman paid him for it
3.The old woman gave the little boy the biggest smile __________.
A.after the little boy went home B.before it grew dark
C.when she was drinking Coke D.after the little boy hugged her
4.The boy’s mother was surprised to see her son was very __________ when the door opened.
A.happy B.sad C.worried D.angry
5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.The little boy failed to find Love.
B.The little boy decided never to go home.
C.The little boy and the old woman found Love at last.
D.The old woman gave the little boy a hug to thank him.
Do you have the ability to live cheaply？Now here’s a true story of an American girl，Sarah.
_______ Sarah left university, she began to live in New York City on her own. She _______ a job in a publishing house, but the salary（薪水）was _______ $30,000 a year. Her parents thought her life would be hard, but Sarah _______ live on her salary and still saved $5,000 in a year. How was that _______ in one of the most expensive cities in the world？
Cheap living _______ starts with keeping the big cost small. For most people, that _______ housing. So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was _______ .When she ate out, she went to cheap restaurants. _______ she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then ________ the chicken bones home and made soup out of them. Nowadays young people often ________ a lot of money on entertainment（娱乐）.But Sarah said, “I enjoy walking ________ in New York City. I love going to museums and parks.” Did Sarah feel poor ________ living cheaply？Not really. She even managed to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, ________ to Portland.
“Don’t think of saving money as something ________ .It's a kind of game,” said Sarah.
1.A.Until B.Because C.After D.Unless
2.A.found B.tried C.asked for D.looked for
3.A.more than B.less than C.shorter than D.higher than
4.A.can B.may C.could D.might
5.A.difficult B.possible C.useful D.different
6.A.already B.sometimes C.hardly D.always
7.A.helps B.becomes C.makes D.means
8.A.food B.rest C.studying D.playing
9.A.Soon B.Finally C.one D.Again
10.A.prepared B.took C.caught D.picked
11.A.pay B.lend C.spend D.save
12.A.along B.up C.down D.around
13.A.by B.up C.at D.between
14.A.another B.the other C.others D.the others
15.A.hard B.interesting C.nice D.great
— How many workers are there in your factory, Mr. Brown?
— ________ workers in our factory ________ more than ________.
A.The number of; is; two hundreds B.The number of; is; two hundred
C.A number of; are; two hundreds D.The number of; are; two hundred
— Where is Mike?
— He _____to New York on business. He _______ the airport at five in the morning .
A.has gone; has left for B.has been; has left for C.has gone; left for D.has been; left for
