2023年上海市青浦区高三上学期期末（高考一模）英语试卷含详解

青浦区2022学年第一学期高三年级

英语学科期末练习卷

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I.ListeningComprehensionSectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwo

speakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwas

said.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhear

aconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyour

paper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.At8:00.B.At8:45.C.At8:55.D.At9:15.

2.A.Lookingforajob.B.Makinganappointment.

C.Buildingawebsite.D.Askingforapresent.

3.A.Inamuseum.B.Inacafeteria.C.Inaclinic.D.Inacompanyoffice.

4.A.Shehasatightbudgetthisyear.B.Sheissavingmoneyfornewclothes.

C.Shedoesn5tlikethemeatpie.D.Sheistryingtoloseweight.

5.A.Themanisaproductivenovelist.

B.Themanhasn'tdesignedtheplot.

C.Themanisstrugglingforthefrontcover.

D.Themanhasn'tmadealistofthecharacters.

6.A.AskLilytowait.B.Findameetingspot.

C.Checkthescheduleofthetrain.D.Makeaphonecall.

7A.Sheislookingforwardtotheshow.B.Sheisclearabouttheshow.

C.Shecan'tbetwithherhusband.D.Shedislikesthetopicpresented.

8.A.Heisnotsurprisedatthewoman'splayingataconcert.

B.Hesuggeststhatthewomanshouldhaveagoodsleep.

C.Hefullyunderstandsthewoman,sfeeling.

D.Hehassleepingproblemsduetoworry.

9.A.Themanhasboughtthewrongmodelcar.

B.Themanhasenlargedthemodelcartoomuch.

C.Thewomanisalsokeenoncollectingmodelcars.

D.Thewomanthinksitunwisetokeepspendingonmodelcars.

10.A.Shepreferstoliveonherown.B.Theman'sapartmentistoosmall.

C.Shegivesprioritytothebudget.D.Themanisselfishtomaketheoffer.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelonger

conversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachoftheshortpassages

andthelongerconversation.Theshortpassagesandthelongerconversationwill

bereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouheara

question,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneis

thebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Hewillremainphysicallyactive.

B.Hecanreducethechanceofinjury.

C.Hecanenjoythesunrisewhileexercising.

D.Hewillhaveabetterappetiteforbreakfast.

12.A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.

C.Intheevening.D.Atnoon.

13.A.Thebesttimetoexerciseisanytimeoftheday.

B.Regardlessoftimeandsexes,exerciseisbeneficial.

C.Differenttimetoexercisewillbringthesameeffect.

D.Differentformsofexercisedogoodtoone,sreaction.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Theeffectsofhavingbaddreams.B.Thelatestexperimentsondreams.

C.Thereasonswhypeopledream.D.Thescientistswhostudydreams.

15.A.Byperseveringintheirattempts.

B.Byanalyzingthepuzzlecarefully.

C.Bycooperatingwithotherparticipants.

D.Bytakinganapanddreamingofthepuzzle.

16.A.Itcanremindusofourancestors.

B.Itcanforetelldangersaheadofus.

C.Itcanrelieveourstressindailylifebadly.

D.Itcanmakeustoughwhenunderpressure.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Writedownhernameandaddress.B.Showsomekindofidentification.

C.Copysomelettersfromfriends.D.Passherdrivingtest.

18.A.Shehasahabitofreadinginlibraries.

BSheneedstoreadafterthemovetorelax.

C.Shewantstomakereadingapartofherholiday.

D.Shewishestoknowmoreaboutthelocalpolicy.

19.A.Heispatientandhelpful.B.Heisquietandsharp.

C.Heiscreativeandinspiring.D.Heiscuriousandkind.

20.A.Passportsaremoreusefulthandrivinglicenseintheserviceindustry.

B.Librarianscanplaytheroleofthepolicewhenitcomestoidentities.

C.Thenumberofbooksonecanborrowisdecidedbythecatalogue.

D.Therearealternativestoproveone'sidentityinalibrary.

ILGrammarandVocabularySectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformof

thegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

CluesatAncientLakeSiteRevealEarliestKnownCookedMeal

ScientistshavefoundtheearliestknownevidenceofcookingatanarchaeologicalsiteinIsrael.

Thediscoveryhassuggestedprehistorichumanswereabletodeliberatelymakefirestocookfood

atleast780,000yearsago.

ThedetailedstudyoffishteethunearthedattheGesherBenotYa'aqovsiterevealedthatsome

ofourearlyancestors—mostlikelyHomoerectus(直立猿人)believedtobethefirsthominin

(古人族)](migrate)outsideAfrica—wereabletocookfish,saidDr.IritZohar,a

researcheratTelAvivUniversity*sSteinhardtMuseumofNaturalHistory.

Nohumanremains2(find)atthesitebefore,butthestonetoolsmatched3

foundatHomoerectussitesacrossAfrica,Zoharsaid.Shesaidthelakewouldhavebeenshallow,

anditmighthavebeeneasytocatchlargefishliketheextinctLuciobarbuslongiceps,which

4growupto.5feet(2meters),byhand.

Thisisanincrediblyimportantdiscovery5theshifttoeatingcookedmealsmeant

humansspentlessenergyontheintensiveworkofsearchingforanddigestingrawfood,freeingup

6.Diethashadabigimpactontheevolutionofourspecies.Ithasbeensuggested

7theconsumptionofmeatinparticularcontributedtotheincreaseinrelativebrainsize

ofourearlyHomoancestors—buttheyrisked8(contract)diseaseswhileconsuming

theuncookedmeatwhichwaslikelytobecontaminatedbyinfectivebacteria,Linscottsaid.

“Cooking,however,killsbacteriaandincreasestheenergeticvalueofmeat,9(create)

anewreliablefoodsourceforearlyhominins.Understandingwhenthishappenedisthereforea

topicofgreatinterest,becauseitmighthelptoexplain10ourhomininancestors

evolvedthewayinwhichtheydid.”

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeused

onlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.motivateB.accidentallyC.highlightingD.plantationsE.engaging

F.apparentG.purposeH.sensitiveI.increasinglyJ.decentK.treat

Ball-RollingBumbleBeesJustWannaHaveFun

Playtimeisn'tjustforchildren.Lab-keptbumblebeesrollsmallwoodenballsaroundfbrno

Upurposeotherthanfun,anewstudyreveals.Itsupportsevidencethatbees

experiencepleasure,12theimportanceofprotectingtheminthewildandtreatingthem

wellintheirnaturalhabitats.

“Itissupercool,^^saysElizabethTibbetts,anevolutionarybiologistattheUniversityof

Michigan.44Weusuallythinkaboutinsectsasbeingsodifferentthattheylackcomplexbehaviors.,,

Butnoteveryoneisconvincedthebehaviorisinfactplay.

LarsChittka,abehavioralecologistatQueenMaryUniversityofLondon,andhis

colleagues13cameacrossthenewevidence.Theteamwasstudyinghowbumblebees

learncomplexbehaviorsfromtheircomradesbytrainingtheinsectstomovewoodenballsto

specificlocations.Ifabeemovedaballtotherightplace,itgotasugary14.The

researchersnoticedthatsomebeesmovedtheballsevenwhennorewardwasoffered.Theyjust

seemedtolikegoingbacktothemandplayingaroundwiththemandrollingthemalloverthe

place.Thecarefuldesignoftheexperimentshasconvincedhimthebeesareindeed

inplay.

Becauseplayimpliesacapacitytoexperienceemotions,documentingitininsectscould

have16implications.Insectsare17beingraisedfbranimalfeed,andthereare

noregulationsgoverningtheirwelfare.Honeybeesarealsoknowntobecomestressedandmore

18todiseaseandbeecommunitiescollapsewhenindustrializedbeekeeperstransport

themlongdistancesontrucksto19andvastfieldswithoutdiverseflowersnearby,

Chittkasays.Theresearchershopetheirfindingsmightalso20greaterfellowfeeling

for一andprotectionof-wildinsects.

III.ReadingComprehensionSectionA

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsor

phrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbest

fitsthecontext.

Ifpeopleactuallyembracetheconceptofstress,itcanmakethemstronger,smarterandhappier,

aStanfordexpertsays.

Onereasonwhyhowyouthinkaboutstressmattersisthatitchangeshowyou21

stress.Viewingstressas22leadspeopletocopeinwaysthatarelesshelpful,whetherit'

sdraggingyourfeettoavoidstress,orimaginingworst-casescenes.

23,viewingstressmorepositivelyseemstoencouragepeopletocopeinwaysthat

helpthemthrive,whetherit'stacklingthesourceofstress,24socialsupportorfinding

meaninginit.

Choosingtoseetheupsideofstressisn'tabout25thefactthatstresscanbeharmful.

It'sabouttryingtobalanceyourmindsetsothatyoufeellessoverwhelmedand26about

thefactthatyourlifeisstressful.Psychologistshavefoundthattheabilitytoembracestressrequires

ahigh27foruncertainty.Youhavetobeabletounderstandthattwo28opposite

thingscanbetrueatthesametime.Itcanbetruethat29somethingstressfulcanmake

yousickordepressed,anditcanalsobetruethatthesamestressfulexperiencecanultimatelymake

youstronger,morecompassionateandmoreresilientovertime.

Stressismostlikelytobeharmfulwhenthefollowingconditionsare30:itfeels

againstyourwill,outofyourcontrolandutterlylackinginmeaning.Ifyoucan31any

oftheseconditions-byfindingsomemeaninginit-youcanreducetheharmfuleffectsofstress.

Ratherthanbeingasignthatsomethingiswrongwithyourlife,feelingstressedcanbea(n)

32ofhowengagedyouareinactivitiesandrelationshipsthatarepersonallymeaningful.

Onesimplemindsetresetthatcanhelpusfaceandfindthegoodinthestressinourlivesisto

viewitasa(n)33tolearnandgrow.Theabilitytolearnfromstressis34

intothebasicbiologyofthestressresponse.Thisiswhyputtingpeoplethroughpracticestressisa

key35techniquefbrNASAastronauts,emergencyresponders,eliteathletesandothers

whohavetothriveunderhighlevelsofstress.

21.A.contributetoB.agreetoC.respondtoD.objectto

22.A.beneficialB.distractingC.reliableD.harmful

23.A.InfactB.IncontrastC.What'smoreD.Afterall

24.A.seekingB.arousingC.requiringD.

embracing

25.A.drainingB.analyzingC.reversingD.denying

26.A.confusedB.unfortunateC.hopelessD.serious

27.A.toleranceB.demandC.anxietyD.

preference

28.A.generallyB.seeminglyC.inevitablyD.

significantly

29.A.puttingoffB.comingupwithC.takingcareofD.going

through

30.A.presentB.controversialC.constantD.equal

31.A.maskB.alterC.enhanceD.trace

32.A.codeB.originC.monumentD.

indicator

33.A.vacancyB.substituteC.opportunityD.

illustration

34.A.turnedB.builtC.brokenD.divided

35.A.instrumentalB.conflictingC.intentionalD.training

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveral

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoices

markedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformation

giveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Arens,adriverofadeliverycompany,wasmakinghisroundsnearapondinBozeman,

Montana,whenheheardanunearthlysound.

ItwasDecember2018,andabout15feetfromthefrozenbankswasthesourceofthatcry—

ahalf-submergedbrown-and-whitewirehaireddog,strugglingtoholdontoathinlayerofice.

Howshegottherenooneknows,butanelderlymanwasalreadyonthescene,determinedto

saveher.He'denteredthepondinarowboatandwashackingawayattheicewitharocktocreate

apathtothedog.

Itwasslowgoing,andArens,44,thoughthestoodabetterchance.Hetookoffhisclothes,

eventhoughthetemperaturewas-30U,andjumpedintotherowboat.

Hisheartbeatingfast,Arensslidclosertothedogandusedtheotherman'srocktosmashaway

attheice.Hegavehimselfastrongpullandslippedofftheboat,crashinginto16feetoffreezing

water.Heresurfacedintimetoseethedoggoingunder.Usingnervousenergytokeepwarm,he

swamaboutfivefeettowardher,grabbedholdofhercollar,andpulledhertotheice.Hethen

boostedthedogintotheboatandsliditbacktotheshore,whereanxiousbystanderscarriedthedog

tothehomeoftherowboatowner.

Onceinthehousehimself,Arensjumpedintoawarmshowerwiththedoguntiltheybothfelt

warmer.

Afewmoreminutesinthepond,thevet(兽医)toldArens,andshewouldhavelikelysuffered

heartfailure.

Thenextday,Arenswasbackworkinginthesameneighborhoodwhenthedog'sownercame

overtothankhimfbrsavingSadie.

Arenssays,“Thatspecialdeliverywasthehighlightofmycareer.^^

36Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hacking"inparagraphthreemostprobablymean?

A.cuttingB.findingC.mendingD.adopting

37.WhydoesArensthink“hestoodabetterchance^^(inparagraphfour)accordingtothepassage?

A.Hewasabletojumpintotherowboat.B.Hehadbetternervestokeepwarm.

C.Hehadanadvantageinage.D.Hewasafasterswimmer.

38.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueabouttheincident?

A.Aftersavingthedog,Arenscarriedherhome.

BArensjumpedintotheriveronseeingthedog.

C.Thedogwashuntingwhenshefellintothewater.

D.WithoutAren'shelp,thedogcouldhardlysurvive.

39.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Astoryofapetlover.B.Aspecialdeliveryofadriver.

C.Adogsufferingfromheartattack.D.Afightagainstfreezingwater.

(B)

TheUKdoesn'thavethebestreputationregardingfoodwaste.Luckily,it'seasytolearnhow

tochangetheseunsustainablehabits,sothatyoucaneasilyreduceunnecessarywasteandsavea

prettypenny.

1.Planyourmeals

Whenyoudon'thaveaclearideaofwhatyouwanttoeat,ifseasytopickupmorethanyou

need,especiallywhenitemsareonoffer.Itmightseemlikeagreatshort-termoption,butitcan

causeyoutospendmuchmoremoneyinthelongtenn,resultinginunnecessaryfoodwaste.

Planningyourmealsfortheweekinadvancecanbeagreatwaytoavoidthisissuealtogether.

Workoutwhatyouplantoeatandwhen,andhowmuch.Whetheryou'reshoppingonlineorin-

person,youcangetonlywhatyouneed-bothsavingyourmoneyandreducingthepotentialfor

foodwaste.

2.Storeyourproductscorrectly

Therearemanytipsthatcanhelptokeepproducefresh.Forexample,potatoes,carrotsand

otherrootvegetableslastlongestiftheyarekeptinthedark.Freshfruitandvegetables,likegrapes,

shouldn'tbekeptwithethylene-producingproducts(includingbananasandapples)astheymake

otherfreshproduceripenandrotmorequickly.

Youcanalsofindmanywaystokeepfoodbyusingwater.Forexample,storehalfcut

vegetables,suchascarrots,potatoes,inwaterinthefridge,tohelpthemlastlongerthaniftheywere

storeddry.

3.

Almostthreequartersoffoodwastedcouldstillbeeaten,meaningthatthefoodisnotspoiled,

andisfineforconsumption.

Manypeoplearen'taware“bestbefbre"datesaresuggestions,ratherthanrules.Incontrast,

however,the“useby“datereferstothelastdateafoodisfitforconsumption,andshouldbewatched

carefullyforsafety.Whenitcomestoconsumingfood,useyoursenses:lookatandsmellthefood.

Ifitsmellsgoodandlooksfine,theproduceismorethanlikelycompletelyfittobeeatenand

enjoyed.

40.Thepassageisintendedto.

A.instructthepublictopreservefood

B.offertipsonplanningmealsinadvance

C.helppeopledevelopsomesustainablehabits

D.changetheUK'sreputationasabigfoodwaster

41.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Toavoidfoodwaste,shoppingonlineandinperson.

B.Tomakefreshfoodripenmorequickly,keepthemwithbananas.

C.Toavoidwaste,don'tthrowawayanyfoodafterthe“useby"date.

D.Tokeeppotatoeslonger,cutthemintohalvesandstorethemindark.

42.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebestsubtitlefbr"3"?

A.SaveyourmoneyB.Enhanceyourfoodconsumption

C.UseyoursenseD.Followyour“bestbefbre^^date

(C)

Adatabasethatfollowstheworld'sfossilfuelproduction,reserves,andreleaseofcarbonwas

launchedonMonday.Thelaunchcomesoutatthesametimeastwoimportantclimatetalks

happeningattheinternationallevel.OneistheclimatetalksattheUnitedNation'sGeneral

AssemblyinNewYorkwhichbeganonSeptember13.TheotherisCOP27inSharmElSkeikh

whichbeganinNovember.Itreallymatterstoenvironmentalsustainability.

ThedatabaseiscalledTheGlobalRegistryofFossilFuels.Itincludesdatafromover50,000

oil,gas,andcoalfieldsin89countries.Thatcovers75percentoftheworld'sreserves,production,

andreleaseofcarbonintotheatmosphere.Anditisavailablefbrpublicuse,afirstfbracollection

ofthissize.

Untilnow,therehasbeenprivatedataavailablefbrpurchase,andresearchoftheworld'sfossil

fuelusageandreserves.TheInternationalEnergyAgencyalsokeepspublicdataonoil,gas,and

coal.Butitcentersonthedemandfbrthosefossilfuels.Thisnewdatabase,however,looksatwhat

isyettobeburned.Theinformationcouldhelpenvironmentalgroupstopressureleadersfbrstronger

policiesreducingtheamountofcarbontheyrelease.

ThedatabasewasdevelopedbyCarbonTracker.Itisanonprofitorganizationthatresearches

changesinenergyuseandtheireffectsonfinancialmarkets.GlobalEnergyMonitoralsohelped

developthedatabase.Itisanorganizationthatfollowsdifferentenergyprojectsaroundtheworld.

MarkCampanale,afounderofCarbonTracker,saidhehopesthedatabasewillempower

groupstoholdgovernmentsaccountable.Hesaidthatcivilgroupsneedtohavemoreinformation

onwhatgovernmentsareplanningtodointermsofgivingpermitsforcoal,oil,andgas.Hesaid

theyneedto,"...actuallybegintochallengethispermittingprocess.^^Hethoughtthatitisvery

importantthattheworldshouldreducecarbonoutput.

Intheresearch,CarbonTrackerfoundthattheUnitedStatesandRussiastillhaveenough

undergroundandunusedfossilfueltogoovertheworld'sremainingamountofcarbonbudget.The

carbonbudgetisthepointatwhichtheworldwillgooverthesetamountof1.5degreesCelsiusof

warming.

Campanalesaidinvestorsshouldbeholdingtheworld'slargestfossilfuelcompanies

responsiblewhentheyapprovenewfuelminingprojects.Campanalesaidthehopeisthatthe

investmentcommunitywillusethedatatobegintochallengetheinvestmentplansofcompanies

whichstillplantoexpandoil,gas,andcoalprojects.4tWealreadyhaveenoughextractablefossil

fuelstocooktheplanet.Wecan'taffordtousethemall—oralmostanyofthematthispoint.^^he

added.

43.TheGlobalRegistryofFossilFuelsisspecialcomparedwithothersimilardataavailable

because.

A.itaimsatreducingtheamountofcarbon

B.itrecordstheworld'sdemandforfossilfuel

C.itkeepsdataonfossilfuelpublictotheworld

D.itcentersontheremainingamountoffossilfuel

44.Accordingtothepassage,isaleadingdeveloperofthenewdatabaselaunchedon

Monday.

A.theUnitedNation'sGeneralAssemblyB.theInternationalEnergyAgency

C.CarbonTrackerD.GlobalEnergyMonitor

45.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingdoesMarkCampanalemostprobably

suggest?

A.TherearestillenoughfossilfueltominebothintheUnitedStatesandRussia.

B.Thecommunityshouldquestioncompanies9planningtominecoal,oilandgas.

C.Thenewdatabaseisdevelopedtohelpinvestmentgroupschallengeplansformining.

D.Thegovernmentshouldrelyonthenewdatabasetopreventminingplanofcompanies.

46.What'sthewriter'sattitudetowardsthelaunchofthenewdatabase?

A.Positive.B.Flexible.C.Critical.D.Ironical.

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentence

giveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwo

moresentencesthanyouneed.

Whygratitudeisgoodforyou

Gratitudeismorethanjustsaying“thankyou“tosomeonewhohashelpedusorgivenusa

gift.

47Andthispositiveemotioncanbegoodforourhealth——ouremotionaland

physicalhealthaswellasthehealthofourrelationships.

Lefsstartbylookingattheemotionalormentalhealthbenefitsofexpressinggratitude.There

havebeenmanystudies,asdescribedina2018paperfromtheGreaterGoodScienceCentertitled

“TheScienceofGratitude”,showingthatwritingagratitudelettertoanotherpersonorwritingin

agratitudejournal,ifdoneregularly,improvesmentalhealth.48Butevenifwedon'tshare

ourwritingwithanyone,likeinajournal,theactofcompletingtheexercisealonemakesushappier

andmoresatisfiedwithlife.Andthisgetsbetterwithtime.Asweareessentiallytrainingourbrain

tobemoreintunewithnoticingthepositive,afterseveralweeksormonths,thisbecomesmore

intuitive.Andso,themoreweexpressgratitude,themorepositivewefeel.

49Therearestudieslinkingagratitudepracticetobettersleepquality,bettereating

habits,andreducedinfectioninpeoplewhohavehadheartproblems.Sogratitudeisclearlygood

forus,butisitalsogoodforthepeopleinourlives?

Thesimpleansweris"yes”.Whenshared—spokenorwritten—gratitudeisaboutfeeling

valuedandhelpingothersfeelvaluedtoo.50Andthat'sontopofalltheotherways

gratitudeisclearlygoodforus.Maybeweshouldallstopcountingsheeporcountingcaloriesand

startcountingourblessingsinstead?

A.Gratitudecanalsomakeusfeelgoodphysically.

B.Therefore,it'seasytotellthatgratitudeisadvantageoustous.

C.Itisthefeelingofbeinggratefulandwantingtoexpressourthanks.

D.Itcanhelppromotestrongerrelationshipswithfamily,friendsorevencolleagues.

E.Onereasonforthis,isthatgratitudestopsusfromreflectingonnegativeemotions.

F.Itisadeeperappreciationforsomeoneorsomethingthatmakesusfeelapositiveemotion.

IV.SummaryWriting

51.Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthe

passageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

Wanttojointheonlinefitnessprogram?

Onlinetrainingisoneofthefastestgrowingsectionofthefitnessindustry.A2015studyfound

thatmorethanhalfofallsmartphoneusershaddownloadedafitnessorhealthapp.Ifyou're

consideringjoiningtheonlinefitnesscommunity,considerthesebenefitsanddrawbacks.

Therearemanyreasonsthatonlinetrainingmayworkforyou.Aslongasyouhaveaccessto

pre-downloadedvideosoraWiFiconnectionforstreamingvideos,youcanworkoutwhereveryou

are.

Besides,comparedwithsimilarofflineprograms,mostonlinefitnessprogramsrangeincost

between$10and$20permonth.Thisisdueinparttothewideraudienceandthegreateropportunity

tosellprogramstomorepeople.

Allthisgrowthisincrediblypositive—itprovideshealthandfitnessresourcestothegeneral

consumerwherevertheyhappentobe,withoutrequiringaccesstoagymorfitnessstudio.Butifs

notwithoutproblems.

Thefirstthingtothinkaboutwhenconsideringanonlinefitnessprogramis“knowyourself.^^

Ifyoustrugglewithself-motivation,youdon'tlikeexercisingathome,andyoupreferasocial

workoutenvironment,onlinefitnessmaynotbeforyou.Nottomentionthefactthatveryfewonline

fitnessprogramsenabletheinstructortoseeyou,checkyourform,andoffermodificationsor

correctionsbasedonyourperfbnnance.Thismeansyoumightperformexercisesincorrectly,or

evenunsafely,withoutknowingit,whichisparticularlyconcerningforbeginnersandthose

recoveringfrominjuries,asthey'remorelikelytoperformexercisesincorrectly.

Therefore,likeanytrainingformat,thereareprosandconstoconsiderwhendecidingifitis

rightfbryou.Taketimeandmakethemostsuitabledecisiontoreapmorebenefits.

V.Translation

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiven

inthebrackets.

52.请核对一下购物单，免得漏了什么东西。（incase）（汉译英）

53.这部经典文学作品老幼皆宜，非常值得一读。（worth）（汉译英）

54.这家餐厅虽以素菜为其特色，但也吸引了无肉不欢者前来尝鲜。（feature）（汉译英）

55.这个自然保护区位于中国西北地区，以其美丽与神秘闻名于世，它的自然景观令人叹为

观止。（locate）（汉译英）

VI.Guide