高二英语下学期单元同步练习19

Module6TheWorld’sCulturalHeritage第I卷第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ALindhawasastudentatKansasStateUniversity.SheisheretotellusabouthertimeinWhatwerethebestthingsaboutit?Manhattanhasagreatuniversityfeeltoit.Ilovedgoingtothefootballgames.Wewouldspendthewholedaytailgating(开车尾派对)outsidethestadium,drinkingbeerandhavingabigbarbecue(烧烤).Whatdoyouthinkofthepeoplethere?PeoplefromKansasaresofriendly.However,I'dsaythatmanyKansansareveryshelteredanddon'tpaymuchattentiontolifeoutsidetheUS.ButasthegrandmaofmyKansanfriendmightsay,“We'restillsweetaspie.”Whatweretheworstthingsaboutbeingthere?It'sverydifficulttogetaroundKansaswithoutacar.Everything'ssospreadoutandthereisn'treallyapublictransportationsystem.Whatwasthefunniestthingthathappenedwhileyouwerethere?IrememberonetripItookwithmyfriendtohergrandparents'house.TheyhadhorsesandaskedmeifIwantedtogoforaride.IhadneverriddenahorsebeforebutIdecidedtohaveatry.Ihopped(跳上)onandeverythingwasfineforaminute.Butthenthehorsewentcrazy.Itstartedbucking(猛然弯背跃起)andmakingthesecrazynoises.IthoughtIwasgoingtodie.MyfriendeventuallycalmedthehorsedownbutnotbeforeIhaddestroyedanentiresectionofthefence.Ithoughttheywouldbemadbuttheywerejustinshock—theycouldn'tbelieveIhadstayedonthehorseforthatlong.Didyouhaveanyotherproblems?I'mSwedish,butmyEnglishisprettygoodbecausemydad'sEnglish.Butittookalittlewhiletogetusedtotheaccent.Thepeoplefromthecitiesdon'thaveastrongaccent,butthepeoplefromthecountryarehardtounderstandsometimes.Youalsohavetobecarefulwiththeweather.Inthewinteritwasabsolutelyfreezing,andduringthesummeritwassohotIthoughtImightdie.Ofcourse,theyhaveheatingandairconditioningeverywhere.21.What'sLindha'simpressionaboutpeopleinKansas?A.Theyarekindbutunhappy.B.Theyarenicebutisolated.C.Theyarepatientandamusing.D.Theyarehonestandgenerous.22.WhatdoweknowaboutLindha'shorseridingexperience?A.Shefelloffthehorse'sback.B.Shefinallygotthehorseundercontrol.C.Shewasbravebutdestroyedpartofafence.D.Shehadawonderfulandunforgettableexperience.23.WelearnfromthetextthatLindha_____.A.doesn'tliketheweatherinKansasB.speaksEnglishwithaSwedishaccentC.speakshighlyofthetransportationsysteminKansasD.doesn'tliketheschoollifeinKansas

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MeetBenSaunders:adventurer,athlete,motivationalspeaker.Ben,attheageof23,wastheyoungestmantoskisolototheNorthPole.Hedraggeda180-kilogrammesledge(雪橇)over1,420milesthroughtheworstArcticconditions.Thisyear,aswellasplanningareturntotheArctic,BenplanstoskisolofromtheAntarcticcoasttotheSouthPoleandbackintheautumn,carryingallhissuppliesonhissledge.

BenSaunderswasfiredafterpersuadingthefirmtosupporthisdisorganizedfirstadventure.“Everythingthatcouldgowrongdidgowrong.Wewereattackedbyabear.Westartedrunningoutoffood.Itwasjustdesperate.Andwedidn'tgettothePole;wedidn'tgetthere,sowehadnomediainterest.Nooneheardaboutit:nobookdeal,andnospeaking.Iwassounhappy.”

PeoplesaiditwasimpossibleformetogettothePole.Isaid,“No,Icangetthere,”andIdid.Self-belief,Iseeitasbeingabitlikeamuscle(肌肉)—it'smybeliefthatthemoreyoustretch(伸展)yourselfthestrongeritgets.Ifyouneverdoanythingthat'suncomfortableorriskythenyourself-beliefgetsweaker.Sothat'soneofthelessonsI'vefiguredoutalongtheway.ThethingthatI'vestretchedandtestedismyself-belief.“MyAntarcticadventureisjustpracticableandthat'swhatisexcitingtome.IfIknewitwaspossible,ifIknewIcoulddoitwithouttoomuchbother,Iwouldn'tbeinterested.”Why?“PersonallyI'mattractedbythehumanperformanceelementtoit.Notthatlongago,runningamarathonwasseenasthetoppointofhumanattempt,andnowIwouldn'tbethatsurprisedifmymumsaidshewasgoingtorunonenextyear.”People'shorizons(见识)arechanging.“I'mnotparticularlygifted,andI'mabsolutelyaverage.I'vejustchosenthisonegoaltoachieveandI'vebeenworkinghardtorealizeit.That'sit.Andthat'sthethingthatattractsme:withenoughtrainingandenoughdetermination,enoughfocusandpreparation,howfarcanwego?AndIdon'tthinkI'vefoundoutyet.”24.WhatdoweknowaboutBenSaunders'firstadventure?A.Therewasnopresscoverage.B.Itwassupportedbyhiscompany.C.Itwaswellplannedandorganized.D.HeactuallyreachedtheNorthPole.25.AccordingtoBenSaunders,ifyouwanttostretchyourself-belief,youshould_____.A.oftentestyourconfidenceB.trysomethingadventurousC.aimtoreachtheNorthPoleD.alwaysstretchyourmuscles26.BenSaunderswasexcitedabouthisAntarcticadventurebecause_____.A.helikedrunningamarathonB.hewantedtoexercisehisbodyC.heknewitmightbeachievableD.hewassurehecoulddoiteasily27.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Wehavetochangeourviewsaboutadventure.B.Wecanneverknowourpossibilitiesandenergies.C.Weshouldhaveareasonforgoingonanadventure.D.Wehavetobeespeciallytalentedtohaveanadventure.

CValcamonicahas

oneofthelargestcollectionsofrockdrawingsintheworld.Therehavebeenabout200,000figuresandsymbolscarved(雕刻)intotherocksoveratimeperiodofabout8,000years.Valcamonica'spicturesshowvariousscenesandareconnectedthroughcommonthemeslikemagic,war,navigation(航海)andagriculture.TherockdrawingsdiscoveredinValcamonicawerethefirstprehistoricsymbolsoftheirkindrecognizedanywhereintheworld.UNESCOfirstrecognizedthedrawingsin1979whenabout140,000werediscovered,however,sincethenmanymorehavebeenuncovered.Thesedrawingsarespreadallacrossthevalley.Thecarvingsbeganto

taperoff

duringtheIronAgeandfewerappearedafterthat.Thelastperiodhasbeenattributedto(归功于……)

theCamunnipeople.Stilltherearedrawingsthathavebeenidentifiedasbeingfromthe19thcentury.Manyofthesewerecreatedusingthetechniqueofengraving(雕刻).SomeofthefiguresdiscoveredinValcamonicahavebeensuperimposed(叠印)withoutanyorder,butinmostcasestheyappearinlogicalordersandalsoexplaintherelationshipbetweeneachpictureorsymboltotellastory.Thefirstknownmodernreportoftherockcarvingswasin1909whenWaltherLaenghappenedupontwodecoratedrocksinCapodiPonte.Scholarsonlytookinterestinthedrawingsinthe1920s.Morerockswithengravingsweresoonfoundintheareasnearbyandresearchintotheirhistorybegan.Inthe1930scomprehensivestudycampaignswereundertaken.ItwasaftertheSecondWorldWarthatthecatalogingandmappingoftheengravingsbegan.ThistaskwastakenupbyvariousteamsofexpertsfromItalyandothercountriesthatwereledbyLaeng.In1955preservationworkontherocksbegan.In1968,alargeseriesofconferenceswereheldwherescholarsfromallovertheworldmettodiscusstherockdrawings,whichgiveussomeideaofwhatvarioussocietiesofthepastmighthavebeenlike.28.WhatdoweknowaboutValcamonica'spictures?A.Theytellalongwholestory.B.Theyareinterrelatedinsomeways.C.Theywerecarved8,000yearsago.D.Theywerefirstdiscoveredin1979.29.Theunderlinedpart“taperoff”inParagraph3canbestbereplacedby“_____”.A.turnupB.goupC.dieout

D.standout30.WhatisParagraph5mainlyabout?A.Thehistoryoftherockdrawings.B.Thefeaturesoftherockdrawings.C.Thediscoveryoftherockdrawings.D.Theformationoftherockdrawings.31.Studiesoftherockdrawings_____.A.showusthedevelopmentofartB.startedaftertheSecondWorldWarC.wereconductedbyscholarsfromUNESCOD.helpusknowsomethingaboutsocietiesofthepast

DSingle-sexschoolsarebetterthanmixedschoolsMessage1—postedby

Jane,AmsterdamIthinkmixed-sexschoolsaretheonlywayforchildrentolearn,becauseit'snatural.Inhighereducationandtheirworkinglife,theywillbemixedsoitmakessenseforthemtobemixedatschool.Schoolshouldreflect(反映)therealworld.Message2—postedby

HansMyreactiontothisisveryclear.Forme,single-sexschoolsaremuchbetter,andthestatisticsshowthattheygetbetterexamresults,particularlyatsecondarylevel.Anythingwhichhelpschildrenpassexamsmustbeagoodthing.Message3—postedby

BillBoysandgirlslearninverydifferentways.Ifeelthattheyshouldbeeducatedseparatelysoteacherscanfocusontheirdifferentneeds.ThewayIseeitisthatifyouhaveazoo,youdon'tputthelionsinwiththezebras!Message4—postedby

Martin,LondonMyviewonthisisthatitdoesn'treallymatter.Whatisimportantisthecurriculum,andkeepingstudentsinterested.Iwasateacherandwehadalotoftruancy(逃学)todealwith,andproblemswithstudentsmissinglessonsbecausetheyfoundthemboring.NeverhaveatimetablewithMathsasthefirstclassonMondaymorning!Message5—postedby

Emily,SydneyIdon'tthinkthereisanyquestionthatmixedschoolsarebetter.Thereistoomuchcompetitionatsingle-sexschools,whichoftenmeansthatstudentsdon'tmakeenoughprogress.Ialsothinkthereismorebullying(欺凌)atsingle-sexschools,wherechildrenarepickedonbecauseoftheincreasedcompetition.Single-sexschoolsleadtoa“dogeatdog”situation.32.WhatisJane'sattitudetowardssingle-sexschools?A.Negative.B.Favorable.C.Objective.D.Unconcerned.33.BothHansandBillholdthat_____.A.boysandgirlsshouldbetaughtseparatelyB.teachersshouldmeetstudents'differentneedsC.schoolsshouldfocusonstudents'examresultsD.mixedschoolsarebetterthansingle-sexschools34.Martinstressestheimportanceof_____.A.schoolmanagementB.students'timeawarenessC.trainingstudentstoobeyrulesD.excitingstudents'interestincourses35.Emilyuses“dogeatdog”toshow_____.A.hersupportforsingle-sexschoolsB.students'determinedefforttosucceedC.thefiercecompetitioninsingle-sexschoolsD.thebettereducationresultsinsingle-sexschools第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。CommunicationPeoplelearnandshareinformationthroughcommunication.Allformsofcommunicationhaveonethingincommon:thesendingandreceivingofamessage.Usingdifferentkindsofcommunication,peoplecanpassalongtheirideasandfeelingstojustonepersonortomillions.

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Animalscommunicatethroughsounds,scents,andacts.Computerscommunicatewithothercomputersthroughelectronicnetworks.Peoplecommunicatethroughlanguage,bothspokenandwritten.

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Writtenlanguageincludesbooks,newspapers,ande-mail.Peoplealsocommunicatewithoutwords.Bodyandfacemovementsshowfeelings.Deafpeopleusehandmovementscalledsignlanguage.Theartsarealsoaformofcommunication.

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Thefirstmodernhumansappearedabout200,000yearsago.Theylikelyusedsounds,movements,andthenspeech.About30,000yearsagohumansstartedmakingpaintingsandsculpturesonthewallsofcaves.Humansinventedwritingmorethan5,000yearsago.TheancientSumerianpeopledevelopedthefirstknownscript,calledcuneiform(楔形文字).ThentheancientEgyptiansdevelopedapicture-basedwritingcalledhieroglyphics(象形文字).Theinventionoftheprintingpressinthe1400swasamajoradvanceinwrittencommunication.

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Telecommunicationiscommunicationoverlongdistances.Inancienttimespigeonscarriedwrittenmessages.Beforetrainsandcars,messengersonfootoronhorsebackcarriedletters.

40Sincethen,telecommunicationhasbecomefasterthankstotelevision,telephones,andtheInternet.A.Itletprintersquicklymakecopiesofatext.B.Communicationisnotonlyahumanactivity.C.Publicpostalservicesstartedinthe1500sand1600s.D.Spokenlanguageincludesconversationsandspeeches.E.Spokencommunicationisdependentonanumberoffactors.F.Photographs,paintings,music,andmoviescancommunicatefeelingsaswellasfacts.G.Moderntechnologiesforlong-distancecommunicationusuallyinvolveelectricaltechnologies.

第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Sometimespeoplearoundyoucanchangeyourlife.Thechangemaynotbesuddenor

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thatmakeyouthinkaboutwhatisimportantinyourlife.ThepersonwhochangedmylifeisJuliaMasi.Shehas

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aheadsothatIcanfinishallmyschoolwork,enjoysportsand

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havetimeformyfriends.Shehastaughtmethatyoucandoanythingifyouare

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andifyounevergiveup.I'vealsolearnedthatyoucanfindanythingfunor

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ifyouconnectitwithsomethingthatyouenjoy.LastyearIhatedstudyingvocabulary,butIlovedplayingonmycomputer.Julia

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thetwoandshowedmeawebsitecalled“”whereyoucan

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awordgamethatgivesyou5grains(粒)ofricetodonate(捐赠)tothepoorwitheverycorrectword.She

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byfillingupthericebowl.IlikedplayingthegamesomuchthatI

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about1,000wordsinjustonemonth.Juliahasalways

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metotrynewhobbies.Sheshowedmethatgoingtothetheatercouldhelpmebecomeabetterwriter.

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itwasn'tforJuliaIprobablywouldn'thave

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howeasyitistohelpthepoor.Therearesomanywaysthatonepersoncan

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fortheopportunitiesthatIhavebeengiven.Iwillcontinuetothinkofwaystohelpthoselessfortunatefortherestofmylife.41.A.simple

B.impressiveC.necessary

D.slight42.A.results

B.problemsC.ideas

D.decisions43.A.taught

B.servedC.offered

D.bought44.A.for

B.ofC.throughout

D.into45.A.work

B.moneyC.career

D.time46.A.plan

B.getC.move

D.stay47.A.never

B.seldomC.yet

D.still48.A.excited

B.determinedC.careful

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B.easyC.possible

D.interesting50.A.shared

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D.separated51.A.watch

B.playC.raise

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B.invitedC.permitted

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B.skillsC.words

D.stories54.A.learned

B.readC.used

D.spelled55.A.allowed

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D.encouraged56.A.Therefore

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D.anxious第Ⅱ卷第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）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。(S

=Student;

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=Martialartsteacher)S:

Sir,Iwanttogetfit,butIhategoingtothegym.Iwanttotrysomethingdifferent.Anyideas?MT:

Whataboutkungfu?S:

Soundsgreat.Couldyoutellmemoreaboutit?MT:

It'safightingartform.Manystylesofkungfuarebased61.________theideasofnature.Ancientmastersoftendevelopedtheirfightingtechniquesby62.________(observe)theworldaroundthem.Animals,birds,andinsects63.________(provide)thebasisformanysystemsofkungfu.S:

So,Icouldlearntofightlikeabird?MT:

Kindof.Therearemanydifferentstylesbut64.________willtakeyouyearstomasterthem.S:

WhataboutShaolin?MT:

ManyofthehardformsofkungfucamefromaBuddhistTemple65.________(call)“Shaolin”.Shaolinkungfuhas66.________historyofnearly1,500years,andisoneofS:

Iknowit.It's68.________(international)famous.MT:

ButIsuggestasoftformofkungfunamedTaiChi,69.________isregardedasChineseyoga.It'seasytolearnandnotviolent.Throughthe70.________(train),youcangetinnerpeaceandasenseofphysicalandemotionalwell-being.S:

OK,great!第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。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。OnMonday,Iwasridingmybicycletoschool.IwasworriedI'dbelateforschoolbecausetheheavytraffic.Suddenly,acarcametowardsmeandpassesveryclosetomeathighspeed.Thiscausedmetolosemybalance,thatresultedinmefalloffthebicycle.Asaresult,Iinjuredinmyanklequitebadly.Ididn'tknowaspeedatwhichthevehiclewastravelingbutobviousitappearedtomethatitpassedbymeveryquickly.AsIwasfallingontothegrounds,Isawthecarcrashintoawhitecar.Therefore,thedriverdidn'tstopandcheckwhathehaddone.Hejustdroveaway.Ireallyhopethedrivercouldrealizeherfaultandshoulderhisresponsibilities.第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

假设你叫李华，你的美国朋友迈克打算来中国旅游，他对中国的文化遗址长城很感兴趣。请你根据以下提示给他写封电子邮件，简要介绍长城的情况。1.

位于中国北部，全长约8851千米；2.

始建于春秋战国时期；3.1987年被列入《世界文化遗产名录》，是世界七大奇观之一。注意：1.

词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）；2.

可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：春秋战国时期

theSpringandAutumnandWarringStatesPeriodsDearMike,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

LiHua

选做题阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

AStanleyKubrick(1928-1999)isoftendescribedasaperfectionistgenius,andisadmiredasoneofcinema'sgreatesttalents.Asadirector,hemadeonly13featurefilmsinacareerofover40years,butmanyofthemareregardedasmasterpieces,andheearnednineOscars.Kubrickoncesaidthatafilmwasmorelikemusicthanfiction,althoughallhisfilmswereadaptedfromnovels.HedirectedtheHollywoodepic

Spartacus

in1960,themostexpensivefilmofitsday,andtheonlyall-Hollywoodmovieheevermade.Soonafterfinishingthisfilm,unhappywiththepressureofHollywood,hemovedfromAmericatoBritain.Kubrickspentfiveyearsdevelopinghisfilm2001:

ASpaceOdyssey

(1968).Thisisprobablyhismostfamousandinfluentialfilm.Itwasasciencefictionblockbuster(轰动一时的电影)whichwaspopularwithbothcriticsandthepublic.Oftendescribedasamasterpiece,itsspecialeffectstechniqueswonanAcademyawardandwereabiginfluenceonGeorgeLucaswhenhecametomakethe

StarWars

films.Hisfinalfilmwas

EyesWideShut

(1999),starringTomCruiseandNicoleKidman.Thefilm

AClockworkOrange

(1971)waswithdrawn(撤回)intheUKafterKubrickfeltithadbeenmisinterpreted,anditwasonlyshownagainincinemasafterhisdeath.Hevaluedhisprivacy,andworriedaboutsafety.HecertainlydislikedtravelafterhemovedtoEngland,andhealsohadawell-knownfearofflying.HeoncetoldafriendthathetraveledtoLondonfourorfivetimesperyear,onlyforappointmentswithhisdentist.Kubrickwasfrequentlyunwillingtodiscusspersonalmatterspublicly,andthisgaverisetohisreputationasareclusive(隐居的)genius.Thisimageofhimwasdeniedbyhisfamilyafterhisdeath.ItwasoftenreportedthatKubrickwasrudeand

tactless

tothepeopleheworkedwith.Forexample,hehadagoodfriendshipwiththeactorMalcolmMcDowellduringthemakingof

AClockworkOrange.However,afterthefilmwasfinishedKubricknevercontactedhimagain.Kubrickhadlittlecontactwiththemedia,sofewpeopleknewwhathelookedlike.KubrickoncetoldareporterwhocametohisdoorthatStanleyKubrickwasn'tathome.1.WhatdoesParagraph1mainlytalkabout?A.StanleyKubrick'sachievements.B.StanleyKubrick'scontributions.C.WhatmadeStanleyKubricksuccessful.D.HowStanleyKubrickgainedhisreputation.2.WhydidStanleyKubrickmovetoBritain?A.Hevaluedhisprivacygreatly.B.HefeltstressedinHollywood.C.Hedidnotwanttobecomefamous.D.Hewantedtoreturntohishometown.3.WhichfilmofKubrick'sinfluencedGeorgeLucas?A.

Spartacus.B.

EyesWideShut.C.

AClockworkOrange.D.

2001:ASpaceOdyssey.4.Theunderlinedword“tactless”inParagraph7canbestbereplacedby_____.A.polite

B.dishonestC.disrespectful

D.friendly5.WhatdoweknowaboutStanleyKubrickfromthetext?A.Hedidnotliketravelingbyair.B.Healwayspretendedtobesomeoneelse.C.Hehadagoodrelationshipwiththemedia.D.Hisfilmswereadaptedfromsciencefictionstories.

BWeallknowdonatingbloodprovidesavitallifelinetothoseinneed,butagrowingbodyofresearchsuggeststhatitcouldhavehealthbenefitsforthedonortoo.Findingshaveshownthatdonatingbloodreducestheriskofheartattacksandevencancer.Itevenburnsquiteabitofenergy—650calories(卡路里)foreverypint(568ml)given.Thenewscouldcomeasapromotion(宣传)ofBritishbloodbankswhichuseanaverageof7,000unitsofbloodeveryday.Itisthoughtthatthebenefitsarisefromloweringhighironlevels.Ironaffectshowthickandstickythebloodis.

Highironlevelscausethebloodtobethicker.Raisedironlevelsalsokeepbloodfromflowingsmoothly.Becausedonatingbloodremovessomeofitsiron,itmaythereforehaveaprotectivebenefitifdoneonaconsistent(一致的)basisbyhelpingthintheblood.

Accordingtoastudyfromthe

JournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation,researchersfoundthatthoseaged43to61hadfewerheartattackswhentheydonatedbloodeverysixmonths.Astudyof2,682menfromFinlandfoundtheyhadan88percentreducedriskofheartattacksthanthosewhodidn'tdonate,reported

MedicalDaily.Likewise,astudypublishedinthe

JournaloftheNationalCancerInstitute

alsolinksirontoanincreasedcancerrisk.Thefour-and-a-half-yearstudyinvolving1,200peoplefoundthosewhomadeblooddonationstwiceayearhadalowerriskofcanceranddeaththanthosewhodidn't.However,thesebenefitsdependonmakingdonationsonaregularbasis,ratherthanonceinawhile.Anothersideeffectofdonatingbloodisthatitcanburnalargenumberofcaloriestoo.

TheUniversityofCaliforniainSanDiegosaysthatforeveryonepintofblooddonated,650caloriesareburnedasthebodymustfillitselfup.

Althoughthisseemstobeanattractiveeffort-freewaytoloseweight,theNHSBloodandTransplantcentrestillencouragespeopletodonateforthebenefitofothersfirst,ratherthanforthemselves.

6.Howcangivingbloodpreventheartdisease?A.Bykeepingbloodfromflowingfast.B.Byincreasingblood'sthickness.C.Byreducingironintheblood.D.Byhelpingironworkbetter.7.Whatisthehealthiestwaytodonateblood?A.Givebloodregularly.B.Givebloodeverysixmonths.C.Makedonationsinmiddleage.D.Donateasmallamounteachtime.8.Theauthormentionsthethreestudiesto_____.A.provetheseriousharmofcancer

B.solvetheproblemsofgivingbloodC.explainthereasonsforheartdiseaseD.showthebenefitsofblooddonations9.AccordingtotheNHSBloodandTransplantcentre,donatingblood_____.A.isanattractivewaytoloseweightB.shouldbebasedonselflessnessC.involvessomedegreeofriskD.mayburntoomanycalories10.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A.BlooddonationisvitaltothereceiverB.GivingbloodisgoodforyourhealthC.DonatingbloodhelpspreventheartattacksD.Givingbloodhasproventobecompletelysafe参考答案：

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hisOnepossibleversion:DearMike,IamgladtohearthatyouwillcometovisitChina.YousaidyouareveryinterestedintheGreatWall,oneofChineseculturalrelics.Now,I'llgiveyouabriefintroductiontoit.TheGreatWallislocatedinthenorthofChina.Itisabout8,851kilometerslong.In1987,itwasaddedtotheWorldCulturalHeritageList.Originally,itwasbuiltintheSpringandAutumnandWarringStatesPeriodsofChinatodefendagainsttheattackofenemies.CreatedbyancientChineseworkingpeople,itisoneoftheSevenWondersoftheWorld.WishyouagoodtripinChina!

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