Passage 58

Is there anything more important than health? I don't think so. “Health is the greatest wealth (财富),” wise people say. You can't be good at your studies or work well when you are ill.

If you have a headache, toothache, backache, earache or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a bad cough, if you run a high temperature and have a bad cold, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure (血压), I think you should go to the doctor.

The doctor will examine your throat, feel your pulse, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, test your eyes, check your teeth or have your chest X-rayed.

After that, he will advise some treatment, or some medicine. The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice.

Speaking about doctor’s advice, I can't help telling you a funny story.

An old gentleman came to see the doctor. The man was very ill. He told the doctor about his weakness, memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs. The doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his disease.

He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest. He also advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks. In other words, the doctor advised him to follow the rule: “Eat at pleasure, drink with measure and enjoy life as it is.” The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again, he shouldn't smoke more than one cigarette a day.

A month later the gentleman came into the doctor’s office. He looked much more cheerful and much happier. He thanked the doctor and said that he had never felt a healthier man.

“But you know, doctor,” the man went on saying, “it's not easy to begin smoking at my age.”

1.The writer thinks that　.

A. health is more important than wealth B. work is as important as studies

C. medicine is more important than pleasure D. nothing is more important than money

2.The doctor usually tells his patient what to do　.

A. without examining the patient B. after he has examined the patient

C. if the patient doesn't take medicine D. unless the patient feels pain

3.The underlined part means “　”.

A. he was feeling better than ever B. he wasn't a healthy man

C. he was feeling worse than before D. he will be well again

4.From the last sentence of the passage, we learn the man　before the doctor told him not to smoke more than one cigarette a day.

A. was a heavy smoker B. didn't smoke so much

C. didn't smoke D. began to learn to smoke

5.Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. The doctor usually tests his/her blood pressure when a person is ill.

B. The man told the doctor he couldn't remember things.

C. The man thanked the doctor.

D. The man didn't follow the doctor’s advice

Passage 59

When you are ill, you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot, and there are pains all over. You don’t want to work. You stay in bed, feeling terrible.

What makes you ill? It is germs (细菌). Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can’t see them with your eyes, but you can find them with a microscope. They are very small and there could be hundreds of them on or in a very small thing.

Germs are always in dirty water. When you look at dirty water under a microscope, you will see them in it. So your parents will not let you drink dirty water.

Germs are found not only in dirty water, they are also found in air and dust. If you cut your finger, and if some of the dust goes into the finger, it will become big and red, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes they will go into your body and you will have pain everywhere.

1.The writer thinks that you’ll _____ when you are ill.

A. feel hot B. not want to work C. not feel happy D. A, B and C

2.You can see germs ________.

A. when you are ill B. only when you use a microscope

C. when you cut your finger D. everywhere around you

3.A microscope is used for ______.

A.making very big things look much smaller

B.making very small things look much bigger

C.helping you see things clearly

D.killing germs

4.Your parents don’t let you drink dirty water because _____.

A. water will make you sick B. there are many germs in it

C. you can see germs in it D. it will make your finger become big and red

5.In this story, the word “microscope” means ______ in Chinese.

A. 眼镜 B. 放大镜 C. 显微镜 D. 镜子

6.The writer talks about __________.

A. how to keep dirty water clean B. how to take care of your fingers

C. how to find germs D. what makes you ill

Passage 60

If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way.

When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.

If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault (过错). But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame (受责备), and few of us know that it is just his own fault.

Have you ever found that some people can’t read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write them down in a little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised.

So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practice remembering.

1.The main reason for one’s poor memory is that _________.

A.his father or mother may have a poor memory

B.he does not use his arms or legs for some time

C.his memory is not often used

D.he can’t read or write

2.If you do not use your arms or legs for some time, ______.

A. you can’t use them any more

B. they will become stronger

C. they become weak but they slowly become strong again

D. they become weak and won’t become strong until you use them again

3.Which of the following in NOT true?

A.Don’t learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memory.

B.Your memory, like your arms or legs, becomes weak if you don’t give it enough chance for practice.

C.Your memory works in the same way as your arms or legs.

D.A good memory comes from more practice.

4.Some people can’t read or write, but they usually have better memories, because ______.

A. they have saved much trouble

B. they have saved much time to remember things

C. they have to use their memories all the time

D. they can’t write everything in a little notebook

5.The best title for this passage _________.

A.Don’t Stop Using Your Arms Or Legs

B.How To Have A Good Memory

C.Strong Arms And Good Memory

D.Learn From The People