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1、任務(wù)型閱讀精練（1）During the Paralympic Games（殘奧會）in Beijing next year disabled people may climb the Great Wall by themselves, as disabled facilities will be provided.Disabled access will be provided _, all part of the aim to offer a barrier-free city.Beijing will have a barrier-free city for participants o

2、f the Paralympic Games, said Tang Xiaoquan, executive vice-president of the Beijing Olympics Organizing Committee (BOCOG) and president of the Executive Board of the China Disabled Persons Federation.Besides all the competition venues, the city will be accessible to disabled people, which will be a

3、huge legacy(遺贈物)for the people of Beijing, Tang said yesterday.She said Beijing has built 781 tracks for the blind, with a total length of 1,300 km. About 275 barrier-free buses will be put into use and over 50 subway entrances, including those at Beijing Railway Station, will have disabled access.T

4、he Beijing municipal government has invested over 7 million yuan ($928,000) to provide better accessibility for severely disabled people, Tang said. Through test events in the time ahead of us we will further improve the barrier-free environment.The 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, that will run throu

5、gh September 6 to 17, is estimated to attract 4,000 athletes from 150 countries or regions, 2,500 coaches and technical officials, plus 4,000 journalists.In addition to experiencing an accessible host city, participants will be welcomed by smiling faces.Preparing for the Paralympic Games will help g

6、et rid of peoples prejudice against disabled people, which will be another legacy left by the Games, Tang said.Training for all the Olympic and Paralympic volunteers includes caring for disabled people. Through our efforts, more people will understand and respect those people with a disability.The B

7、eijing Paralympic Games will feature 20 sports, with 18 being held in Beijing. The sailing events will be held in Qingdao, while the equestrian(騎馬)events will be in Hong Kong. For the first time rowing will be included in the Paralympics.1What does the writer mainly want to tell us in this passage ?

8、(Please answer in less than 10 words)_2. Fill in the blank with proper words or phrases to make the sentence complete. (Please answer in less than 10 words)_3.Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one ?Apart from all the competition facilities, disabled people will

9、 have access to the city._4. What effects do you think will the Paralympic Games have on people? What has caused these effects? (Please answer in less than 30 words)_5. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese._參考答案：1. Paralympics offers access to everyone2. at other tourist attractions too/as

10、 well. 3. Besides all the competition venues, the city will be accessible to disabled people.4. Disabled people can go to tourist attractions as well and more people will understand and respect those people with a disability, because of the Beijing municipal governments great effort.5. 北京市政府已經(jīng)投入了7百萬

11、元的人民幣折合美元為92萬8千，為那些殘疾嚴(yán)重的運(yùn)動員提供更易進(jìn)入北京的設(shè)施。(2)As Some Animal Diseases Spread, One May Be Near an EndRinderpest, foot-and-mouth disease and bluetongue disease are all animal viruses that can ruin a farmer. An outbreak of one disease is bad enough. Britain has been dealing with foot-and-mouth - and now it

12、s first cases of bluetongue. United Nations officials see the recent arrival of that virus in the United Kingdom as another sign of a bigger problem. The Food and Agriculture Organization says animal diseases once limited to warm, tropical climates are on the rise around the world. It says countries

13、 need to invest more to control them. It says things like the globalization of trade, the movement of people and goods and probably also climate change may only further their spread. Bluetongue can kill sheep and cattle and other ruminant(反芻的)animals like goats and deer. It does not affect humans. T

14、he virus is spread by small biting flies called midges. It was first discovered in South Africa. It spread widely and by the end of the nineteen nineties had crossed the Mediterranean. Since last year, bluetongue has been found in several countries in northern Europe. There are safe vaccines against

15、 forms of the southern virus, but not yet for the northern one.But there is better news about one of the deadliest of all animal diseases: rinderpest. Some experts are hopeful that the world can be declared free of it by two thousand ten. This is the goal of the Global Rinderpest Eradication Program

16、. Vaccines have helped speed the progress.Rinderpest can lead to starvation in areas where people depend on cattle and buffalo for food and work. In the eighteen hundreds, it killed eighty to ninety percent of cattle in southern Africa. After another epidemic in the nineteen eighties, thirty-four Af

17、rican nations combined their efforts to fight the disease.Rinderpest has also struck hard in central Asia, where it started. There have still been some outbreaks in recent years. But the World Organization for Animal Health has declared most nations in the world _. They have not reported a case for

18、at least five years. Some other nations have declared themselves free of it for at least two years. But they still need official recognition for trade purposes. Other animals affected by include yaks, sheep, goats and some pigs. It can spread through the air. It can also spread through water infecte

19、d with waste from sick animals. Some animals die after just a day or two.1. What does the writer mainly want to tell us in this passage ?(Please answer in less than 8 words)_2. Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese ._3. Fill in the blank with proper words or phrases t

20、o make the sentence complete. (Please answer in less than 3 words)_4. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one ?_Water that is infected with waste from sick animals can also spread rinderpest .5. Please describe rinderpest :where it started, what effect it had, how it can s

21、pread and be stopped. (Please answer within 30 words)_參考答案：1. Some animal viruses can ruin a farmer. 2. 聯(lián)合國糧食農(nóng)業(yè)組織說曾經(jīng)只是發(fā)生在溫暖熱帶的氣候的動物疾病現(xiàn)在在全世界范圍里呈上升趨勢。3. free of rinderpest.4.It can also spread through water infected with waste from sick animals.5.It started in central Asia. It can affect cattle, buffa

22、lo, yaks, sheep, goats and pigs. It can spread through the air and through water infected with waste from sick animals.(3)Parents Warned on Use of Cough and Cold Medicines in Children giving too much medicine to children. This may lead to serious and life-threatening side effects, especially in chil

23、dren age two and younger.The products are sold without the need for a doctors approval. Yet cough and cold medicines can be harmful if people take them more often or in greater amounts than _. There is a risk, for example, in taking more than one product containing the same active chemicals. Too muc

24、h cold medicine may affect the heart. Some medicines have also been linked to high blood pressure and strokes. Products for children may contain medicines that were approved many years ago based on studies in adults. The drug approval process has changed since then. this warning for parents:Do not u

25、se cough and cold products in children under two years of age unless a health care provider tells you to. The officials also have other advice. For example, children should never be given medicines that are meant for adults. Cough and cold medicines are sold in different strengths. Ask a medical pro

26、fessional if you are not sure about the right product for a child. If a child is being given other medicines, the childs health care provider should approve their combined use.Read all the information and warnings provided with a drug and carefully follow the directions for use. For liquid products,

27、 use the dropper(點(diǎn)滴器)or other measuring device that comes with the medicine or buy the correct one at a drug store. Do not use household spoons; they could provide the wrong amount of medicine. 1. What does the passage mainly tell us ? (Please answer within 10 words)_2. Fill in the blank with proper

28、 words or phrases to make the sentence complete. (Please answer in less than 2 words)_3. Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one ?_High blood pressure and strokes have resulted from some medicines as well. 4. How can parents avoid serious and life-threatening sid

29、e effects caused by the use of cough and cold medicines in children?(Please answer within 30 words)_5. Translate the underlined sentence in the last but one paragraph into Chinese ._參考答案：1.Bad effects of use medicines and advice given by officials.2. they should.3.Some medicines have also been linke

30、d to high blood pressure and strokes.4. Ask for a medical professionals advice .If there is a necessity, give the required amount of the medicine according to the the instruction.5如果使用液體藥物，要使用點(diǎn)滴器或與藥物配套的測量器具，也可以在藥店買合適的測量器具。(4)Workplace wellness is a serious issue. With terms like stress-related-illne

31、ss and burnout becoming household words, organizations are increasingly looking for ways to keep their workforce happy, healthy and productive. Up to now, most organizations tended to devalue the idea of laughter at work, seeing it as a distraction from getting the real job done. This attitude is al

32、so reinforced by the work ethic many of us were raised with: No pain, no gain, Work isnt supposed to be fun, and Its only worthwhile if you have to suffer for it. However, were starting to realize that all of this suffering is killing us. Not only that, but were finding that its actually counter-pro

33、ductive to the bottom-line results so sought after in this time of change and downsizing.And amazingly enough, this is confirmed by scientific research. A recent study conducted at Canadian financial institutions found that managers who developed the highest level of employee performance used humor

34、the most often.The scientific data is also proving that laughter is a complete part of physical wellness. Dr. William Fry of Stanford University found that laughing 200 times burns off the same amount of calories as 10 minutes on a rowing machine. Another study found that after a bout of (一陣子)laught

35、er, blood pressure drops to a lower, healthier level than before the laughter began. Laughter also oxygenates(氧化)your blood, thereby increasing energy level, relaxes your muscles and works out all your major internal systems. _, researchers are discovering that laughter also affects the immune syste

36、m. According to Dr. Lee Berk of the Loma Linda School of Public Health in California, laughing makes it grow stronger, with the bodys T-cells, natural killer cells and antibodies all showing signs of increased activity. 1. What does the passage mainly tell us ? (Please answer within 8 words)_2. Tran

37、slate the underlined sentence in the 4th paragraph into Chinese. _3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with a proper sentence or phrase. (within 3 words)_4. Which of the sentences in the passage can be replaced by the following one ?_It was found in another study that if you have laughed for a short p

38、eriod time, your blood pressure will come to a lower, healthier level than before you begin to laugh.5. What good effects will laghter have on workplace wellness? (Please answer within 35 words)_參考答案：1.The way to keep workplace wellness/. A Lighter Approach to Workplace Wellness2. 一個最近在加拿大財(cái)政機(jī)構(gòu)所做的研究表

39、明：使員工發(fā)揮最佳水平的是那些經(jīng)常使用幽默的負(fù)責(zé)人。3.Whats more/In addition/Apart from that4Another study found that after a bout of laughter, blood pressure drops to a lower, healthier level than before the laughter began.5Laghter can burn off a certain number of calories , help lower your blood pressure ,oxygenate your bl

40、ood, relax your muscles ,work out your major internal systems and affect the immune system.(5)Chinese people dont seem to be catching much sleep. Experts say insomnia has become the second most serious health problem after headaches in neurological(神經(jīng)病學(xué)的)diagnoses over the country, afflicting(使苦惱,折磨

41、) most people between 30 and 50.According to a study last year on adult sleep quality in six large Chinese cities, about 57 percent of respondents have had sleep disorders over the year. And many of them have insomnia.Over the past four years, the number of patients treated at the insomnia clinic of

42、 the Sleep Disorders Institute at the Shanghai TCM Hospital has increased 3.5 times every year. Last year, it treated more than 18,000 people with sleeping problems, about 50 every day.People complain to their doctors that when they cannot sleep well at night, they dont feel good during the day. And

43、 then they cant sleep well again that night. Its a serious cycle that haunts( visit frequently) people with sleep disorders.Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) doctors are telling people to go to bed early in autumn and winter. Most Chinese believe it is a golden rule for good health.But new research indicates uninterrupted sleep is more important than