新视野大学英语第三册完型填空Unit2-Unit8

1、unit 2jim fixx had been a heavyjim fixx had been a heavyjim fixx had been a heavyjim fixx had been a heavy smoker and weighed 214 pounds when he took up running in the 1960s. he soon reaped the benefits from running. his weight decreased by 60 pounds by the time his book, the complete book of runnin

2、g, was published his book inspired millions of people in his book and on television talk shows, he extolled the benefits of physical exercise and how it considerably increased the average people，s life expectancy. his readers and audience became more health-conscious. however , to their shock, fixx

3、died at the age of 52 after his daily run. many who opposed his beliefs said this was evidence that running was harmful. however, his supporters revealed that the real cause of fixx' s death was a heart attack. he came from a family where men had poor health stories. his father suffered a heart

4、attack at the age of 35 and died of one at42. given fixx，s unhealthy lifestyle until he took up running, many argued that running added many years to his life.u running does have its shortcomings/' acknowledges heart specialist paul thomas, in a recent medical journal “the impact can be hard on

5、your knees runners are more at risk during their training, particularly if they run marathons. however, the news for runners isn，t all bad. evidence suggests in spite of its shortcomings, moderate amount of running exercise can actually result in a ion ger, improved life.vdr.dale macdonald, a certif

6、ied strength and conditioning specialist once summed up a discussion by saying, "as with all athletic endeavors, running comes with both great reward and inherent risk more than 60% of runners will suffer an injury that causes them to take time off running一 each year! ” he also said that improv

7、ing one" s balance can reduce the likelihood of injury.unit 3hyde was founded in 1966 to provide education based hyde was founded in 1966 to provide education based hyde was founded in 1966 to provide education based hyde was founded in 1966 to provide education based on character development r

8、ather 山an academic achievement. it is a place where well-to-do families can send their children who have difficulty in other educational environments. many students are there because their parents believe in the educational theory of character before performancealthough hyde is typically categorized

9、 as a college preparatory school, the school regards its primary purpose as preparation for life. hyde helps students learn, embrace, and adopt a character compass that will guide them for the rest of their lives.emphasis is placed on perfonning arts and sports- hyde believes that one needs to expos

10、e themselves to group and community interactions as part of the growth process. competitive sports are played year round and have led to many championships there are typical high school classes and academics many advanced placement courses are available and encouraged most students arc accepted to f

11、our-ycar colleges and universities-there are ugroup discovery” sessions several times per week students are encouraged to counsel each other when they think another student? s actions or thoughts do not coixespond to the school' s philosophy. these sessions focus on the individual students and t

12、heir current issues and problems faced at the school. students are encouraged to share intimate secrets, doubts and regrets about themselves and their families. these sessions arc extended to parents. the purpose of these sessions is to involve the whole family into the hyde community social structu

13、re.truth is emphasized over harmony. students who have difficulty with following the school rules arc assigned to perform maintenance jobs and lawn care for the school. the practice is not solely punitive bu（ also serves to illustrate that the transgressor has separated him/herself from the communit

14、y by their actions. the idea behind it is to eam acceptance by the group, and work back into the trust of the communityunit 4when henry ford announced he was going to produce when henry ford announced he was going to produccwhcn henry ford announced he was going to produccwhcn henry ford announced h

15、e was going to produce an automobile that would be affordable to the general population, he probably did not realize what a great impact （作川）his achievement would have on life in the united states and, eventually.the world. ford' s use of mass production strategies to manufacture the model t sta

16、rted a new era in personal transportation. as a result roads were built for the sake of cars and the greater mobility of people. with cars and the roads, having a business of one，s own became a lot more feasible. every type of business sprung up. customers could easily get tothere was a road, so bus

17、inesses nothe stores no matter where they were in town, provided lonw had to be located at a town' s center.and what about the family vacation? families packed into their cars and drove across the country to explore the new frontier, stopping at every possible roadside attniction on the way. the

18、re was no limit to where you could go and what you could see. the car offered a sense of independence and, as america ns particularly hated to be restricted, they fell in love with the automobile instantly.on average，each american household owns two or more cars. as the world gets more complicated,

19、driving cars around helps people cope with the demands of modern life.if you ask people what qualities define americans, they will probably say that the two dominating characteristics of an american are inventiveness and independence. america is truly the land of cars and car cultureunit 5aging is n

20、atural process.although medical advancements have come up with ways to cover signs of aging ,there is no stopping the process.during the closing period in the lifespan of human beings,peopil tempt to move away from more ddesirable previous periods,often called for "usefulness".age sixty is

21、 usually considered the dividing line between middle and old age. it is the time where you are considered an elderly,mening somewhat old or advanced beyond middle age.period of decline comes partly from physical and partly psychological factors.the physical cause of decline is a change in the body c

22、ells due to the effects o the aging process .the psychological cause of decline has something to do with unfavorable attitudes toward oneself .other people,work and life in general.senility,a more or less complete physical breakdown,will take place when where is mental disorganization.the individual

23、 becomes careless,absent-minded.socially withdrawn,and poorly adjust.due to the unfavorable social attitudes toward the elderly,treatment toward them in a mere ial .unlike other cultures ,makes them feel no longer useful and unwan ted.people who come from countries where respect for the elderly is c

24、ustomary usually treat elder people with more consideraiion and respect.in fact,old people arc a treasure of experience to socicty.lt is expected that old people will play an increasingly active role in social and community affairs as well as in the business and professional worlds.because of the re

25、duction in the number of roles the elderly are able to playjt is very likely that they will develop a feeling of infcriority.it is our duty to make them better realize their value and help them lead a life of comfort.unit 6earthquakes have plagued our lives for as long as people have in habited the

26、earth.these dangerous acts of the earth have resulted in great damage to human beings.earthquake damage depends on what area is hit .if an unpopulated region is struck .there will be low loss of life or property.if it hits a large city which is densely populated,here may be serious injuries and dest

27、ruction.earthquakes have the power to uproot trees and send them crashing into buildings.they can trigger landslides and cause flooding and tsunamis.buildings and structures are also at risk .it is interesting to note that tall buildings will suffer (he least damage if they are located directly at t

28、he epicenter .this is because they can withstand the up-and-down motion of p-wavcs.s-wavcs, on the other hang,occur far away from the epicenter ,and cause the greatest stress by shaking buildings from side.these buildings are often knocked off their foundationsbuildings with thick,heavy walls do not

29、 resist shock waves very well.violent earthquakes often cause structures to collapse,burying people underneath.brick buildings are the most vulncmblc the shaking of the earth is sometimes not the greatest disastcr.lt is in the subsequent fires and floods that often the greatest damage occurs.predict

30、ing an earthquake until now has almost been technologically impossible.with improvements in technologyjives have been saved and many more will.ah that remains is to research what takes place before, during, and after an earthquake .this has been done for years to the point that a successful earthqua

31、ke prediction is theoretically possible. however, accurate prediction of earthquake may take more years.unit 7at the age of 21，steve jobs and a friend, stephen, stephen wozniak, built a personal computer called the apple. the apple changed people's idea of a computer from a gigantic mass of vacu

32、um tubes only bog business and the government could affoixl to a small box used by ordinary people. no company has done more to popularize the computer and make it user-friendly than apple computer inc two years after building the apple i, steve jobs introduced the apple il the apple ii was the best

33、 buy in personal computers for home and small business throughout the following five years steve jobs was considered a brilliant young man in silicon valley, because he saw the future demands of the computer industry. "the personal computer was created by the hardware revolution of the 1970s an

34、d the next dramatic change will come from a software revolution,m said jobs.jobs was an orphan adopted by paul and clara jobs in 1955. while still in high school, jobs amended lectures at the hewlett-packard electronics firm. there he was hired as a summer employee and met another employee, wozniak,

35、 who had a(n) passion for inventing electronic devices. in 1972 jobs graduated from high school and registered at reed collage in portland, oreg on, after dropping out of reed after one semester, he hung around the campus for a year, taking classes in philosophy. early in 1974 jobs took a job design

36、ing video games for atari, inc. but, he really had his eye on the commercial end of the electronics business and persuaded wozniak to work with him toward building a personal computer.they sold everything they had, raising $1,300 to start their new company. with that capital base and credit begged from local electronics supplies, they set up their first production line. jobs came up with the name of their new company apple in memory of a happy summer he had spent as an orchard worker in oregon.unit 8have you ever read science fiction novels abo