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　　A

　　Green tea diet has become very famous across the globe as it has many wonderful qualities which benefit our body. Green tea contains high amount of antioxidants (抗氧化劑) which help our body in many ways. If you are trying to lose your weight, it is a great

　　drink for you. The green tea diet is a great way to prevent many

　　diseases like cancer,

　　high

　　cholesterol(膽固醇)

　　level

　　in the

　　blood and diabetes(糖尿病).

　　Let's see the benefits of including green tea in your diet：

　　Lose Weight Faster

　　Weight

　　loss

　　is a health benefit of green tea that has made it popular worldwide. Green tea diet is known to have such qualities which help our body to burn fat faster than normal.

　　One or two cups of green tea everyday can do wonders for you.

　　Stay Away from Diabetes

　　Green tea helps regulate glucose(萄萄糖)

　　in the body which in turn helps to control blood sugar.

　　It is especially good for the people with type I diabetes. Also, it slows down the progression of diabetes once you have already developed it.

　　Lower Cholesterol

　　You avoid high cholesterol food to prevent heart

　　diseases but you cannot stop eating everything.

　　When you want to have high cholesterol food, simply have a cup of green tea with it. Including green tea diet is the best way to control and reduce cholesterol levels in your body.

　　Avoid Cancer

　　Green tea helps prevent cancer.

　　It is found in many researches that the polyphenols(多酚) present in green tea play an important role in prevention of cancer. If you are on a green tea diet, you can also lower the risk of cancer in your body.

　　Improve Immune System

　　Being on a green tea diet is a great way to improve your immune system. One of the health benefits of green tea

　　is that it is very rich in antioxidants, which help in strengthening the digestive system of your body. So, take green tea and enjoy a strong and healthy immunity.

　　Green tea can be also used in many homemade beauty products. Now it is up to you how you make the most of a green tea diet.

　　1. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

　　A. Five Benefits of Having a Green Tea Diet

　　B. Green Tea Produces a Large Amount of Antioxidants

　　C. Green Tea Reduces Cholesterol Levels

　　D. Five Reasons to Understand Green Tea

　　2. The function of antioxidants is________.

　　A. to purify your digestive system effectively

　　B. to make your digestive system stronger

　　C. to extend your digestive system in a way

　　D. to form a special

　　immune system

　　3. According to the passage, green tea is useless in______.

　　A. controlling blood sugar

　　B. preventing kinds of cancer

　　C. making you look pretty

　　D. curing heart problems

　　[文章大意]　本文是一篇應用文，講述了綠茶的功效。綠茶是一種未發酵過的茶，保留了比較多的天然抗氧化成分，對抗癌、預防糖尿病、減肥等都有作用。

　　1．A?？疾闃祟}判斷。根據文章第一段的尾句“Let's see the benefits of including green tea in your diet”可知，A項表明了文章的主題。故選A項。

　　2．B?？疾榧毠澙斫?。根據Improve Immune System部分第二句中的“it is very rich in antioxidants, which help in strengthening the digestive system of your body”可知，抗氧化劑有助于增強身體的消化系統。故選B。

　　3．D?？疾橥评砼袛?。根據文章內容可知，綠茶在控制血糖、抗癌、減肥、美容等方面都有作用，但對治療心臟病未進行說明。故選D。

　　B

　　My name is Megan Grattan, a resident of Cedar Springs

　　for over fifteen years. From the beginning of my first high

　　school year at Cedar Springs High School, I wished for

　　something different. I met some foreign exchange students in

　　my school that year. Their stories were my inspiration to

　　pursue a crazy dream. I wanted to be an exchange student,

　　too. I wanted to experience something new every day and to learn a new language and a new way of life.

　　After a year and

　　a

　　half of paperwork and

　　e-mails，I am

　　now living in Aalborg, Denmark.

　　It is the fourth largest city in Denmark. Aalborg is nothing like Cedar Springs. Here, I have learned how to use a bus to get into town and how to walk

　　to a convenience store for things I need.

　　I even walk to school every day. While adjusting to a six-hour time difference from home, I have to get used to darkness setting in only around 4 p．m..

　　Christmas in Denmark has been absolutely incredible. Aalborg Downtown has endless shops along streets for foottraffic only, all decorated in lights and flowers throughout the season. The greatest thing about my Danish Christmas was the food. Christmas Eve and the three Christmas days were all filled with food! My host family and I had several dinners that consisted of pork, duck, potatoes, gravy and much more. The rice pudding, or, ris ala mande, is a unique dessert in Aalborg. One of my favorite Christmas treats was definitely

　　aebleskiver which are pancake-like balls that are dipped(浸)in sugars and jam.

　　I have lived here for only four weeks, but to my family and me, it feels like it has been much longer. At night, I

　　miss my family very much. The culture shock has been overwhelming(巨大的),

　　and I still need time to adapt myself to the life here. Yet I love every minute I spend here in Denmark. I cannot wait to see what the next month has in store for me, while I learn more about this amazing country and its people.

　　1. What can we learn about Megan Grattan?

　　A. She is a resident of Aalborg, Denmark.

　　B. She is a fresh student at Cedar Springs High School.

　　C. She is teaching at Cedar Springs High School.

　　D. She was brought up in Cedar Springs.

　　2. We can infer that ______.

　　A.

　　Megan Grattan gets into town by car in Aalborg

　　B. Megan Grattan doesn't get into town by bus in Cedar Springs

　　C. Megan Grattan goes to a convenience store on foot in Cedar Springs

　　D. Megan Grattan often goes to school on foot in Cedar Springs

　　3. In other Danish cities,

　　people have no chance of eating______.

　　A. aebleskiver B. ris ala mande

　　C. gravy

　　D. duck

　　[文章大意]　

　　本文主要講述了美國中學生Megan Grattan在丹麥做交流生的經歷。

　　1．D。細節理解題。根據第一段的第一句“My

　　name is Megan

　　Grattan，a resident of Cedar Springs for over fifteen years.”可知，作者是在Cedar Springs長大的，故選D項。

　　2．B。推理判斷題。根據第二段的第四句“Here，I have learned

　　how to use a bus to get into town”可知，Megan Grattan在Aalborg學會了坐公共汽車到鎮上，由此可推知她在家鄉的時候不是坐公共汽車到鎮上去的，所以選B。

　　3.B。細節理解題。根據第三段的倒數第二句“The rice pudding,

　　or, ris ala mande, is a unique dessert in Aalborg.”可知，ris ala

　　mande是Aalborg獨有的食品，在丹麥的其他城市是享受不到的。

　　C

　　Once upon a time, Birbal and Akbar walked alongside a beautiful lake.

　　A simple question occurred to Birbal: how far a man can go to have money? He expressed it to Akbar, who sat down and touched the water in the lake while listening

　　to Birbal. He at once took his hand out realizing the biting cold. He exclaimed that no one would ever spend a night in this cold water for any amount of money. Birbal believed that someone could. Akbar as determined on his belief as ever challenged Birbal to bring one such person, and he would grant that man one thousand gold coins.

　　Birbal kept

　　looking for such a man everywhere until he found one.

　　He happened to be a poor guy desperate enough to risk a cold night to have the gold coins.

　　Akbar, hearing the news, sent his trusty guards to make sure that the poor guy stayed in water for the whole night. Surprisingly, the next morning, the poor man came to Akbar after completing his challenge,

　　sound and healthy, and demanded his much awaited reward. Akbar couldn't believe it and asked how he managed to spend the whole night out there. The poor man talked about a light post that he saw around the lake which he kept in focus all night.

　　He believed that by keeping his attention focused on the lamp,

　　he managed to avoid thinking about the cold.

　　To his surprise,

　　Akbar refused to give him the gold coins as he used lamp's energy to keep himself warm.

　　The poor man,

　　disappointed and hurt,

　　informed Birbal. Birbal didn't make it to the court next day. When

　　Akbar inquired,

　　Birbal conveyed the message that

　　he

　　couldn't

　　make

　　it

　　unless

　　his khichdi(早餐) was ready. After waiting for

　　several

　　hours, Akbar along with his guards went to visit Birbal.

　　Birbal had a pot of khichdi hanging from the roof of the room several feet away from the fire. Akbar asked Birbal how he expected for a fire to cook khichdi from such a distance. Birbal very intelligently replied that he used the same way the poor man received warmth from a lamp post so far away from himself. Akbar once left speechless and had to pay the poor man in the end.

　　4. The poor man was used to test______.

　　A. whether he was determined or not

　　B. how loyal the guards were while they were on a mission

　　C. what role the light played while people were in danger

　　D. what possible action a man may take to get money

　　5. It can be inferred from the passage that Akbar and Birbal are______.

　　A. master and his servant

　　B. king and his official

　　C. father and son

　　D. general friends

　　6. Judging from the passage, Birbal can be described as______.

　　A. determined and brave

　　B.

　　intelligent and helpful

　　C. considerate and generous

　　D. clever and humorous

　　[文章大意]　為了測試一下為了掙錢人們會做什么，Birbal and Akbar想到了冰冷的湖水，看看有沒有人愿意為錢在水中待一夜，結果一位窮人做到了，卻沒有得到應得的報酬。聰明的大臣想辦法解決問題，使國王兌現了承諾。

　　4．D?？疾榧毠澙斫?。

　　根據第一段中的“A simple question occurred to

　　Birbal: how far a man can go to have money？”可得出答案，這樣做的目的是測試人們為了掙錢會做什么。

　　5．B?？疾橥评砼袛?。根據最后一段中的“Birbal didn't make it to the court

　　next day.” “Akbar along with his guards went to visit Birbal”可推知，

　　二人為君臣關系。

　　6．B。 考查推理判斷。

　　根據文章末尾處可以看出Birbal非常聰明而且是樂于助人的。他用了“以其人之道還治其人之身”的方法讓國王認同自己的想法——從電燈處獲取溫暖是不可能的，進而幫助窮人獲得應有的報酬。

　　D

　　The light from the campfire brightened the darkness,

　　but it could not prevent the damp cold of Dennis's Swamp(沼澤地) creeping into their bones. It was a strange place. Martin and Tom wished that they had not accepted Jack's dare. They liked camping, but not near this swamp.

　　“So，” Martin asked

　　as

　　they sat

　　watching the

　　hot

　　coals. “How did this place get its name？”

　　“Are you sure you want to hear it?

　　It's a scary story，” warned Jack.

　　“Of course！” cried

　　out

　　Tom.

　　“If there

　　were

　　anything

　　to

　　be scared of，you wouldn't have chosen this place！”

　　“OK,

　　but don't say I didn't warn you，” said Jack,

　　and he began his tale.

　　“Way back in time，a man called Dennis tried to start a farm here. He built that cottage over there to live in. In those days，the area looked quite different—it was covered with tall trees and the swamp was a crystal-clear

　　river. After three

　　hard years,

　　Dennis

　　had cleared several fields and planted crops. He was so proud of his success that he refused to listen to advice.”

　　“‘You are clearing too much land，’ warned one old man. ‘The land is a living thing. It will hit back at you if you abuse it. ’”

　　“‘Silly fool，’ said Dennis to himself. ‘If I clear more land, I can grow more crops. I'll become wealthier. He's just jealous! ’”

　　“Dennis continued to chop down trees. Small animals that relied on them for food and shelter were destroyed. He was so eager to expand his farm that he did not notice the river flowing slowly towards his door. He did not notice salt seeping to the surface of the land. He did not notice swamp plants choking all the native plants.”

　　“What happened？” Martin asked. It was growing colder. He trembled, twisting his body closer to the fire.

　　“The land hit back－just as the old man warned，” Jack shrugged. “Dennis disappeared. Old folks around here believe that swamp plants moved up from the river and dragged him underwater. His body was never found.”

　　“What a stupid story，”laughed Tom.

　　“Plants can't...” Before he had finished speaking, he screamed and fainted (暈倒).

　　The other two boys jumped up with fright,

　　staring at Tom. Suddenly,

　　they

　　burst out laughing. Some green

　　swamp ivy(常春藤) had

　　covered Tom's face. It was a while before Tom could appreciate the joke.

　　1. The underlined word “dare” in Paragraph 1

　　is closest in meaning to ________.

　　A. courage B. assistance

　　C. instruction

　　D. challenge

　　2. Why did Jack tell Tom and Martin the story?

　　A. To frighten them.

　　B. To satisfy their curiosity.

　　C. To warn them of the danger of the place.

　　D. To persuade them to camp in the swamp.

　　3. Why did Dennis ignore the warning of the old man?

　　A. The old man envied him.

　　B. The old man was foolish.