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1、 （一）There were many plants in a forest. When spring came, a pine tree saw a red rose nearby and said, What a beautiful flower! I wish I were that lovely. The rose proudly said, It seems that I am the most beautiful flower in this forest. Then the rose looked at a cactus (仙人掌) and said, Look at that
2、ugly plant full of thorns（刺）! What a proud flower! thought the trees.As the days passed. the red rose often looked at the cactus and said bad words about it, like This plant is useless. How sorry I am to be his neighbor ! The cactus never got angry and even tried to advise the rose, saying, God did
3、not create any form of life without a purpose. Spring passed, and the weather became very hot. As there was no rain, the red rose began to wilt（枯萎）.One day the rose saw birds put their beaks (喙) into the cactus and then fly away. The red rose asked the pine tree what the birds were doing. The pine t
4、ree explained that the birds were getting water from the cactus.The cactus has water? asked the rose. Yes, you can also drink some from it. The birds can bring water to you if you ask the cactus for help. The red rose felt too ashamed to ask for water from the cactus. But finally it did ask for help
5、. The cactus kindly agreed. The rose learned a lesson and never judged (评价) anyone by their appearance again.31. At first, _ thought the cactus was ugly.A. the roseB. the pine treeC. the birds D. the thorns32. The red rose began to wilt because _.A. the birds could fly B. spring came C. there was no
6、 rainD. the cactus got angry33. The birds put their beaks into the cactus to _. A. get water B. eat food C. offer help D. tell secrets34. From the passage, we know the cactus was _. A. rude B. kind C. selfish D. careless35. From the story, we know_. A. the pine tree didnt think the red rose was beau
7、tiful B. the red rose never said bad words about others C. the cactus refused to help the birdsD. the red rose realized she was wrong at last31-35 ACABD（二）Have you tried to run or walk for exercise and then given up? If you answered yes, you should try a new kind of exercise: aquatic (水中的) exercise.
8、 Aquatic exercise is like exercise on land, but youdo it in a swimming pool. More and more people are trying aquatic exercise.Aquatic exercise feels easier than exercising on land. Why? You weigh about 90% less in thepool. It is better for your knees than running or walking. Water is about 1, 000 ti
9、mes thicker andheavier than air. To move through the water, your body has to work four times as hard. As a result,you can burn more calories (卡路里).In fact, most people say they feel more relaxed in the water. They stop thinking about the things that make them worried. They feel in control of their b
10、odies. The cool, quiet environment makes themfeel good.But what if you are afraid of the water? No problem! There is nothing to worry about. Aquaticexercise is safe and easy to learn. It doesnt require any special skills. You dont even need to knowhow to swim. Aquatic exercise is for everyone.75. Wh
11、at is Paragraph 2 mainly about?A. Difference between air and water. B. Weight change of onesbody.C. The advantages of aquatic exercise. D. The ways to do aquaticexercise.76. What do most people think of aquatic exercise?A. Relaxing. B. Worrying. C. Challenging. D.Boring.77. According to the text, aq
12、uatic exercise is _.A. done in groups B. fit for everyoneC. difficult to learn D. done with special skills78. In which part of a magazine can we read the text?A. Culture. B. Health. C. Nature. D.Travel.CABB（三）Sometimes it seems that time is flying. Perhaps it doesnt need to feel this way. Our experi
13、ence of time can be possibly changed. By understanding the psychological(心理学的) processes behind our different experiences of time, we might be able to slow down time a little.One basic law of psychological time is that time seems to slow down when were exposed(接触) to new environments and experiences
14、. The law is caused by the relationship between our experience of time and the amount of information our minds process. The more information our minds take in, the slower time seems to pass.It follows, then, that we have different experiences of time in different situations. In some situations, our
15、life is full of new experiences. Our minds process a lot of information and time seems to slow down. In other situations, we have fewer new experiences and the world around us becomes more and more familiar(熟悉的). We become insensitive to our experience, which means we process less information, and time seems to speed up.How can we slow down time? Here are two suggestions.Firstly, sin
