The rising costs of health care have become a problem for many countries in the world. To deal with this problem, it is reported that a big part of the government’s health budge（預(yù)算）has been used for health education and disease prevention instead of treatment. Actually, many kinds of diseases are preventable in many ways and preventing a disease is usually much cheaper than treating it. For example, people could avoid catching a cold if they dressed warmly when the weather starts getting cold. But many people get sick because they fail to do so, and have to spend money seeing a doctor.
Daily habits like eating more healthy food would have kept millions of families from becoming bankrupt（破產(chǎn)）if the patients had taken ways for early prevention. For example, keeping a balanced diet（均衡飲食）, such as not consuming too much animal fat and trying to have enough vegetables and fruits, seems to be quite important.
One very effective and costless way of prevention is regular（定期的）exercise, which is necessary for a healthy mind and body. Regular exercise, such as running, walking, and playing sports is a good way to make people feel better.
In addition, health education plays a key role in improving people’s health. By giving people more information about health, countries could help people understand the importance of disease prevention and ways to achieve it. For example, knowing one’s family medical history is an effective way to help keep healthy. Information about health problems among close relatives will make them aware of what they should do to prevent certain diseases through lifestyle changes, which will work before it is too late.
However, paying more attention to disease prevention does not mean medical treatment is unimportant. After all, prevention and treatment are just two different means toward the same effect. In conclusion, we could save money on health care and treat patients more successfully if our country spends more money on health prevention and education

1. 1.

   What’s the meaning of the underlined word “consuming” in Paragraph 2?

   1. A.
      Avoiding
   2. B.
      Producing
   3. C.
      Eating
   4. D.
      Cooking
2. 2.

   What’s the best title of the passage?

   1. A.
      Health or Illness?
   2. B.
      Exercise or Illness?
   3. C.
      Prevention or Education?
   4. D.
      Prevention or Treatment?
3. 3.

   We can learn from the passage that ______

   1. A.
      more health education should be given
   2. B.
      dressing warmly can prevent diseases
   3. C.
      a balanced diet is cheaper than regular exercise
   4. D.
      the government’s health budget should be increased

選擇方框中詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。（5分）

1.His face seems very ______ to me, but I can’t recognize him.

2.The meeting ______ for 3 hours and many people got bored.

3.The doctor asked the man to eat ______ because his stomach was seriously bad.

4.It’s _______ to throw away the things that can be reused.

5.He runs as ______ as possible to catch the bus.

(判斷型)閱讀短文，判斷下列句子是否符合短文內(nèi)容。符合的寫（T），不符合的寫（F）。（共5小題，計(jì)10分）

   When you are watching TV, you will notice that more and more famous stars make the ads on TV. Many people believe them because they are famous. But have you ever thought if the ads are real or not?

   In the past few years, lots of stars have been on TV or newspapers as spokesmen(代言人) of some products(產(chǎn)品), such as Sanlu Milk and Haojixing Study Machine. People spent much money on these products, but at last, many of them were not like what the stars said. More and more people are very angry with the famous actors for making the ads after the accident of Sanlu Children Milk.

   What are the public’s ideas about the famous people making ads on TV? Do you agree that the famous people should take responsibility (負(fù)責(zé)任) if the products have any problems? A research shows that about 36% think it wasn’t the famous stars’ fault(過錯(cuò))，but they all think famous stars should give out the money they got from the ads or the charity(慈善機(jī)構(gòu)). More than 34% think the famous stars must take responsibility. They are dishonest and lose themselves in the public.

   So we should be more careful when we buy things advertised by the stars. We must find what these things are really like instead of only listening to what the stars say.

1.Many people believe the ads because they’re made by famous people.

2.In fact, some products were not like what the stars said.

3.About 36% think famous stars should give out the money they got from the ads to the charity.

4.All the famous actors are not honest and lose themselves in the public.

5.When we buy things, we should only listen to what the stars say.

The Flu That Shook the World

　　In 1918, Americans were at war. They were fighting World War I in Europe. They were also fighting the flu(流行性感冒) .

　　The flu was a dangerous enemy. It spread quickly and it killed quickly. Soldiers lived close together. They caught the flu from each other. About 112000 American soldiers died in World War I . More than half of these soldiers died from the flu.

　　Many soldiers from other countries died also. Mast countries kept their flu deaths a secret. Spain did not, so the flu became known as the “Spanish flu. ”

　　American soldiers brought the flu home with them. It swept across the country in 1918. There weren't enough doctors and nurses to go around. All together, 500000 Americans died of the Spanish flu.

　　Today, the flu is still our enemy. During flu season, many people get sick. Some even die. Babies and old people are in special danger. They can get help, though. Doctors can now fight the flu with flu shots.

　　The fight against the flu still goes on. Now we are winning the fight. The great flu of 1918 should never happen again.

1．Where did Americans fight World War I ?

[　　]

2．The flu spread fast among soldiers because ________.

[　　]

3．In 1918, the flu was called the ________.

[　　]

4．Since 1918, the flu has become ________.

[　　]

5．What is the main idea of this story?

[　　]

Early one morning, Sam started his big green and yellow bus. At the first bus stop many people got on the bus. When he drove on he began talking. “It is now seven. The sky is blue. It will not rain today. We all like sunshine, don't we?”

At one stop a very old man got on. “This boy will give you his seat,” Sam said to the old man. But the boy in the front seat did not move. Then Sam said loudly, “This boy will be good to give you his seat!” The boy's face turned rd． He got up at once.

“Most people want to be kind,” Sam told the old man. “They want to do the right thing. But sometimes they need a push. So I just give them one.” Sam always sang his own song: “I love you, Mr. Sunshine, I love you, Mr. Sun. In all the world I love best. You are the only one.”

1． The story tells us Sam ________. (　)

A．has nothing to worry about

B．likes to talk with people

C．is always ready to help people

D．sometimes helps old people

2． People in his bus seem to be happy because ________. (　)

A．His bus is always early and they can talk in the bus

B．Sam always gives them a push when they got onto the bus

C．Sam can tell them somthing about the weather

D．Sam loves his work and he is very kind to people

3． When the boy heard Sam's words he felt ________. (　)

A．ashamed(慚愧)

B．angry

C．surprised

D．happy

4． In the sentence “They need a little push”, “they”refers to(指的是) ________. (　)

A．old people

B．children

C．weak people

D．most people

5． Sam's song shows his love for ________. (　)

A．his country

B．the people

C．the weather

D．his bus