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英语冲刺复习英语精练（8）AAprimaryschoolteacherwholeftaclassof25pupilsintearsaftershetoldthemSantaClausdidnotexisthasbeenfired.WhenexcitedyoungstersbecamerowdyastheytalkedaboutSanta,thesupplyteachersaidoutsuddenly,"It'syourparentswholeaveoutpresentsonChristmasDay."Theclassofseven-year-oldsatBlackshawLanePrimarySchool,Royton,GreaterManchesterburstintotearsandtoldtheirparentswhentheyarrivedhome.Mothersandfathersthencomplainedabouttheincidentandweresentaletterbytheschoolsayingtheteacher,whoonlyworkedattheschoolforonedaylastweek,hasbeenpunished.Theschoolhasnowsaiditwillnothireheragain.Onefathersaid,"MysoncamehomeandsaidthathisteacherhadtoldtheclassthatSantadoesn'texistandit’stheirmumanddadthatputoutpresentsforthem.Obviously,theywerealltalkingaboutChristmasandbeingabitrowdy.Shejustcamestraightoutwithit.""Mysonwasintearsandsowaseveryoneelseintheclass—especiallyasitwassoclosetoChristmas.Ithoughtitwaswrong.Hewascrazyaboutit.He’sonlyseven-year-oldandit'spartofthemagicofChristmastohim.""WetoldhimthatshedidnotbelieveinFatherChristmasbecauseofherreligionandhe'sfinenow.""Thefatherdescribedtheincidentas'shocking'andbelieveditwasdonewithmaliciousintent(恶意地).Alotofparentswereangryandcomplainedtotheschool.Theteacher,whowassuppliedbyRochdaleandOldhamSupplyAgency,isstilllistedandwillworkwithotherschools,"theagencysaid.However,theheadteacherinAngelaMcCormickrefusedtocommentontheincident.41.Whofelttheangriestabouttheincident?A.Theteacherwhowasfired. B.Theparentswhosechildrencried.C.Thepupilswhowereintears. D.SantaClaustheteachertalkedabout.42.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.theteacherwasfiredandcouldn'tcontinuehercareerinteachingB.theparentscomplainedaboutthedisciplineoftheschoolC.thelittlepupilsfeltdisappointedafterhearingthewordssaidbytheteacherD.inreality,SantaClausexistsandgivesoutpresentsonceayear43.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"rowdy"?A.surprised. B.noisy. C.discouraged. D.annoyed.BRememberhowgreatexercisewaswhenyouwerealittlekid?Backthen,racingaroundtheplaygroundorskippingropeforhours,youweren’tthinkingfitness,youwerethinkingentertainment.Butinthisageofhigh-techhomeequipmentandunderusedgymmemberships,thesimplejoyofjumpingropehasbeenforgotten.Rediscoveringitwillgiveyouatotal-bodyexerciseyoucanfind.

Althoughconsideredanexcellentformofexercise,jumpingropehasnevergainedwidespreadacceptancebecauseoftwofundamentalreasons.First,mostpeoplerecognizejumpingropeasanexcellentformofcardiovascular(心血管的)exercise,buttheyalsobelievethatitissimplytoodifficult.Inotherwords,theydon’tthinkthey’llbeabletocontinuejumpingforthenear20minutesthatittakestoachieveabeneficialphysicaloutcome.Second,manyviewitassomewhatboringandoverlyrepetitive—notassomethingfunorenjoyable.

Asamatteroffact,jumpingropecanbegreatfunifyoufindaproperwaytopracticeit.Insteadofdoingtheusualtwo-footbounceoverandoveragain,peoplegoodatrope-jumpingoftenchangetheirpatternevery10or20jumps.Asinglebounce,adouble–bounce,askip,aknee-up,sideswings,aswellasavarietyofothereasy-to-learnfree-stylerope-jumping.

Nowresearchersarelearningthatjumpingropealsopreparesthebrainforlearning.Itisanexerciseallowingbothbrainhemispherestoperforminparalleltoeachother.Inshort,jumpingropecanbealife-longactivityrequiringlittleequipment,timeandspace,yetleadingtoamuchhealthierlife.44.Fromthefirstparagraphwelearnthat

.A．jumpingropehasfadedfrompeople’smemoriesB．peoplenowhavemoreadvancedequipmentC．racingaroundtheplaygroundwaspreferredD．peoplenowliketohaveexerciseinagym45.Ropejumpinghasnotspreadwidelybecause

.A．itbenefitsthecardiovascularsystem

B．itisneithereasynorenjoyableC．itisconsideredboringandrepetitive D．itrequireslittleequipment,timeandspace46.Thefirstsentenceinthe3rdparagraphimplies

.A．thereisonlyoneproperwaytofollow

B．theusualwayshouldnotbeusedC．theeasiestwayisalwaysthebest

D．therearemanywaystofollowistheauthor’sattitudetowardsropejumping?A．Heisarguingagainstit.

B．Heisinfavorofit.C．Heissittingonthefenceofit.

D．Heisnotclearaboutit.C"What’sinaname?”AccordingtoShakespeare’sRomeoandJuliet，thereisnottoomuch.“Thatwhichwecallarosebyanyothernamewouldsmellassweet."ButShakespearemayhavebeenwrong.Inmostcultures，namesmatteragreatdeal.Americanschoosenamesfortheirchildrenwithcare.Parentsusuallythinkabouttheimpressionanamegives，notitsmeaning.MostAmericanswouldconsidera“Jennifer”moreattractivethana“Bertha"，forexample.Thelastname，or，surname，mustalsobeconsideredwhenchoosingafirstandmiddlename.AnamelikeLesterChesterHesterwouldsoundpoetic，butodd.Parentswouldavoidnamesthatremindthemofpeopletheydon’tlike.Ontheotherhand，peoplemightnametheirchildrenafterarespectedelderlyrelativeorevenafamousperson.Thepopularityofcertainnamescanchangewitheachnewgeneration.Namesthatwereoncecommon，likeFannyorElmer，soundold-fashionedtoday.Butothernames—likeJohnandDavid，MaryandSarah—havestoodthetestoftimeandcontinuetobefavorites.PeopleinAmeicadon’talwayscalltheirfriendsandrelativesbytheirgivennames.Instead，theyoftenusenicknames.Sometimesnicknamesareshortformsofalongername.Forinstance，agirlnamedElizabethmaybecalledLisa，BethorBetsy.Aschildrengrowup，theymaydecideforthemselveswhichnicknametheywishtobecalled.Somepeoplejustgobytheinitialsoftheirfirstandmiddlenames，likeB.J,orR.C.Andofcourse，peoplemaycalltheirchildrenortheirsweetheartsotherspecialnicknames.Oftentheyhavea“sweet”flavor，likeHoneyorSugar.What’sinaname?Aworldofsignificance.Soifyou’rechoosinganEnglishnameforyourself，takecaretochooseagoodone.Amade—upnamecouldsoundstrangetonativeEnglishspeakers.AndatranslationofyourChinesenamemaynotmakeanappropriatename，either.Butagoodnamecanleaveapositiveandlastingimpression.AsanAmericanpoliticianoncesaid，“Inreallife，unlikeinShakespeare，thesweetnessoftherosedependsuponthenameitbears.”48．WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mean?A.Peoplechangenamesinordertobepopularwiththenewgeneranon.B.Nameswillchangebythemselvesinordertobepopular.C.Somenamesmaynolongerbepopularamongthenewgeneration.D.Nonamescanstandthetestoftime.49．Whenchoosingnames，youshouldsticktothefollowingprinciplesEXCEPTthatA.theimpressionanamegivesismoreimportantthanitsmeaningB.youcannameafterawell-knownpersonshouldbepaidattentiontocancreateanamethatisspecialauthorwillnameanewlybornbabygirl________.A．Bertha B.Fanny C.Yunyun 51.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.NameshavegreatsignificancetoAmericans.changewhentimegoesby.C.ChinesepeopleshouldbecarefulwhenchoosingtheirEnglishnames.smellsweetbyanyothername.DItisacommonfearamongusersofFacebookandothersocialmediaaroundtheworld—howtodealwithafriendrequestfromyourbossoremployee.AsurveyreleasedonThursdayfoundthat56percentofAmericanssayitisirresponsibletobefriendswithabossand62percentsayitiswrongtobefriendswithanemployee.But76percentbelieveitisacceptabletobefriendswithaworkplacepeer，accordingtothesurveyof1，000peoplebyLibertyMutual’sResponsibilityProject."Whentheroleschangewhatdoyoudothen?Doyouunfriendsomeoneiftheyhavenowbeenpromotedtobeyourbossorifyou’renowtheirboss，”saidresearcherKellyHolland."Wegetintosomereallystickysituationsthereintermsofwhatpeoplewillthinkisresponsible，”shesaid.Whenusingsocialmediaatwork，73percentsayitisnotappropriatetoupdateyourFacebookstatus，82percentsayyoushouldnotuploadphotos，72percentbelievetweetingiswrongand79percentsayitisnotacceptabletowatchonlinevideos.Yet66percentsayitisfinetocheckyourpersonalemailwhileatwork.“Whenpeoplefocusonresponsibility，theyknowwhattheresponsiblethingistodobutwhethertheyaredoingthatinpracticeornotisadifferentstory,”saidHolland.Americansaresplitonwhethercompaniesshouldreviewthesocialmediaprofilesofjobcandidateswith52percentsayingitisappropriateand48percentsayingitisunacceptable.Socialmediacanalsoleadtosomedifficultdecisionswhenitcomestofamilyandrelationships.Sixtypercentofthosepolledsaythatitis“completelyacceptable"tounfriendanex-boyfriendorex-girlfriend.Morethan40percentofparentsbelieveitisirresponsibletopostphotosofchildrenonline.Thirtyonepercentmonitortheirchildren'sFacebookaccountsandalmost70percentarefriendswiththeirchildrenonFacebookorMySpace.But72percentlimitthetimetheirchildrenspendonsocialmedianetworks.ThepollwastakenbetweenJanuary12一15．52．Thetextismainlyabout________A.social，familyandrelationships. B.waysofmakingfriendsC.notusingsocialmediaatwork D.actionofresponsibility53.Theunderlinedword"Facebook"inthefirstparagraphrefersto________A.abookaboutface B.anInternetsiteofmakingfriendsC.abroadcastingmedia D.anewspaperormagazine54.WhichthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?onepercentoftheparentskeepwatchingontheirchildren’sFecebookaccounts.B.Fortyeightpercentagreetoreviewthesocialmediaprofilesofjobcandidates.C.Eightytwopercentsayitisn’tappropriatetouploadphotosatwork.D.Seventysixpercentbelieveitisacceptabletobefriendswithemployee,55.Whatwasthewriter’sattitudetowardstheresultofsurvey?A.Defensive. B.Critical. . D.DoubtfulEMalaria,theworld'smostwidespreadparasitic(寄生虫引起的)disease,killsasmanyasthreemillionpeopleeveryyear----almostallofwhomareunderfive,verypoor,andAfrican.Inmostyears,morethanfivehundredmillioncasesofillnessresultfromthedisease,althoughexactnumbersaredifficulttoassessbecausemanypeopledon't(orcan't)seekcare.Itisnotunusualforafamilyearninglessthantwohundreddollarsayeartospendaquarterofitsincomeonmalariatreatment,andwhattheyoftengetnolongerworks.IncountrieslikeTanzania,Mozambique,andtheGambia,nofamily,village,hospital,orworkplacecanremainunaffectedforlong.

Malariastartssuddenly,withviolentchills,whicharesoonfollowedbyanintensefeverand,often,headaches.Astheparasitesmultiply,theytakeovertheentirebody.Malariaparasiteslivebyeatingtheredbloodcellstheyinfect(感染).Theycanalsoattachthemselvestobloodvesselsinthebrain.Ifitdoesn'tkillyou,malariacanhappenagainandagainforyears.Thediseaseispassedontohumansbyfemalemosquitoesinfectedwithoneoffourspeciesofaparasite.Together,themosquitoandtheparasitearethemostdeadlycoupleinthehistoryoftheearthandoneofthemostsuccessful.Malariahasfivethousandgenes,anditsabilitytochangerapidlytodefenditselfandresistnewdrugshasmadeitnearlyimpossibletocontrol.Studiesshowthatmosquitoesarepassingonthevirusmorefrequently,andtherearemoreoutbreaksincitieswithlargepopulations.Someofthedisease'sspreadisduetoglobalwarming.Fordecades,thefirst-choicetreatmentformalariaparasitesinAfricahasbeenchloroquine,achemicalwhichisverycheapandeasytomake.Unfortunately,inmostpartsoftheworld,malariaparasiteshavebecomeresistanttoit.Successfulalternativesthathelppreventresistancearealreadyavailable,buttheyhavebeeninshortsupplyandareveryexpensive.If