In summer the extreme heat often makes people sweaty and restless. While people are annoyed by it, experts suggest summer is the best season to discharge (排放) your body’s toxins (毒素) and recover your energy.
One popular option is hot-stone massage (按摩). Therapists use smooth and heated stones, usually river rocks, to massage certain parts of the body, or place them on key points of the body. The warmth of the hot stones will improve blood circulation and also help relax muscles, while sweating is also believed to be good for discharging the body’s toxins.
Another popular option is hot-stone baths. The hot-stone bath will help the body discharge toxins and humidity that accumulated during the last winter. Summer is the best season to build a good body. Rather than use water or steam to heat and wash the body, people simply wear a coat or something comfortable, and then lie on heated stone tablets made of hot stones, which are warmed to around 45oC. The body will gradually warm up and blood circulation will also be improved. More sweat will come out quickly. The sweat is smooth and fresh, not smelly like that released after sports activities. Such baths bring a number of health benefits, such as anti-aging, improved blood circulation and stress relief. The slimming effect of dieting can even be promoted.
Using hot stones for healing dates back to ancient times, but the modern renewal of hot-stone massage is generally credited to Mary Nelson, a native of Tucson, Arizona, America, whose trademark is “LaStone Therapy”.
The therapy is gaining wide popularity with many people, especially those who have jobs in cool air-conditioned rooms. The hot-stone therapy can help cure many diseases, including back pain.
1.What do people use to release toxins in our body according to the text?
A. Washing the body with cold water.
B. Discharging lots of sweat.
C. Relaxing muscles
D. Lying on the warm beds.
2.What can we know from the text?
A. Sports have greater effects on the health than hot-stone massage.
B. There are no toxins and humidity in the body in summer.
C. Using water of about 45oC to wash the body is good for the health.
D. People should take advantage of summer to improve their health.
3.What can be learned about the hot-stone therapy?
A. It was invented by Mary Nelson, an American.
B. It successfully cured many people of cancer.
C. It is popular with people with its excellent effects.
D. It can help people avoid sweating too much in hot summer.
4.Which of the following could be the best title for the text?
A. The origin and development of the hot-stone therapy
B. The amazing functions of the hot-stone therapy
C. A healthy and comfortable lifestyle
D. How to live comfortably in summer
Welcome to the British Museum, the grandest and the most spectacular of human history. The admission is free and we open every day from 10:00 to 15:30. You can explore 10 departments including:
The Department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas
The collection of the Department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas includes around 350,000 objects. The scope of the collection is contemporary, and historical. It includes most of Africa, the Pacific and Australia, as well as the Americas. All of the collections were got during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and date from this time.
The Department of Asia
The Department of Asia covers the material and visual cultures of Asia – a vast geographical area of Japan, Korea, China, Central Asia, Afghanistan, South Asia and South-East Asia. The collection dates from about 4000 BC, to the present day. It represents the cultures and ways of life of local people and other minority groups.
The Department of Greek and Roman Empires
The Department of Greek and Roman Empires features antiquities (古董). It has one of the most comprehensive collections of antiquities from the Classical world, with over 100,000 objects. These mostly range in date from the beginning of the Greek Bronze Age (about 3200BC) to the time of the Roman emperor Constantine in the fourth century AD.
1.The scope of the Department of Africa, Oceania and Americas doesn’t include______.
A. Africa B. the South America
C. Australia D. Britain
2.The earliest collection is from ______.
A. The Department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas
B. The Department of Greek and Roman Empires
C. The Department of Asia
D. The Department of the Middle East
3.The Department of Asia represents ______.
A. the geographic features of Asia
B. the life styles and cultural traditions of some peoples
C. the relationships between Asian countries
D. the cultural fights between some native groups
中国人出国旅游的不文明行为越来越受到广泛关注。请以表格中所列举的事实为依据，写一则英语短文，谈谈自己的看法。
不文明行为 | 你的看法 |
在公共场所： 随地吐痰 乱丢垃圾 大声喧哗 …… | 注意言谈举止 爱护环境 维护中国人的形象 …… |
注意：1. 文章必须包括表格中的提示内容，可以增加细节使行文连贯；
2. 词数100左右；
3. 开头已经给出，不计入总词数；
4. 参考词汇：乱丢 (垃圾) litter；吐痰 spit；形象 image；声誉 reputation
As more and more Chinese go traveling abroad, reports about their bad manners flood in.
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注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2. 只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起) 不计分。
English is very important for us , so many students don`t know what to learn it well . Many student even show no interest to it . Two years ago , my English was poor and I don`t know what to do . My teacher knew I loved the music very much, so she suggested that I listened to a lot of English songs . I followed her advices .Later , I fell in love with English . In order to better understanding the songs , I started learning English hard . Now I can speak English fluent . If you also want learn English well , you can listen to some English songs ,too.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。请将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
The Internet is an amazing information resource. Students, teachers, and researchers use it as 1. investigative tool. Journalists use it to find information for stories. Doctors use it to learn more about unfamiliar diseases and the2. (late) medical development. Ordinary people use it for shopping, banking, bill-paying, and communicating with family and friends. People all over the world use it to connect with individuals from 3. countries and cultures. However, 4.there are many positive developments 5. (associate) with the Internet, there are also certain fears and concerns. 6. concern relates to a lack of control over7. appears on the Internet. With television and radio there are editors to check the accuracy or appropriateness of the content of programs, and with television there are 8. (restrict) on what kinds of programs can 9.(broadcast) and at what times of the day. With the Internet, parents cannot check a published guide to determine what is suitable 10. their children to see.
Compared with the children of a few decades back，today’s children seem to be ________：they enjoy better health owing to recent ________in medicine and in public health care. They also enjoy all the ________of modern life. Physically and materially. Today’s children seem to be much better off than their predecessors. Nevertheless，_________the improved standards of____________，many children nowadays seem to be emotionally _______since most parents are spending less time with their children，so little，in______，that many could ________be called ‘weekend parents’. An increasing number of mothers are taking full-time jobs，________their children in the care of baby-sitters or nurseries. Time has become a luxury few parents can _______ because of the pressures of their work and the very brisk pace of life in our_______society. On the other hand，these working parents can often well afford to ________their children with the best food, clothes，toys and other__________desires. But__________to say, they fail to ________the emotional requirements of their growing children. As a noted pediatrician（儿科医生）of the Medical and Health Department ________，children need love，security, praise, recognition and responsibility. If these needs are not ________，their development might be stunted（抑制）.Child psychologists all________that some illnesses and emotional disturbances _______ to children are because of a lack of parental care. In the light of this，parents who really ______ their children should be sure that there are good lines of communication between themselves and their children，despite their heavy work loads.
1.A. unhappier B. naughtier C. luckier D. richer
2.A. inventions B. discoveries C. products D. advances
3.A. facilities B. comforts C. pleasure D. appliances
4.A. due to B. regarding C. in spite of D. for
5.A. housing B. caring C. living D. earning
6.A. deprived B. poor C. faulty D. shallow
7.A. general B. total C. fact D. truth
8.A. wrongly B. rightly C. totally D. namely
9.A. leaving B. entrusting C. lending D. making
10.A. spend B. afford C. waste D. do
11.A. passive B. active C. dangerous D. competitive
12.A. buy B. offer C. provide D. give
13.A. emotional B. material C. physical D. intellectual
14.A. happy B. sad C. lucky D. unfortunate
15.A. show B. feel C. create D. satisfy
16.A. explains B. talks C. speaks D. says
17.A. made B. taken C. done D. met
18.A. argue B. tell C. admit D. disagree
19.A. popular B. common C. ordinary D. pubic
20.A. look after B. bring up C. agree with D. care about
