单选题I'm working with a guy from London.

单选题Joyce Sipes and Mary Ellen Dodge When Joyce Sipes was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999, she shared the news immediately with her sister Mary Ellen Dodge. Mary Ellen was there for her—helping her through the terror, and the fear, and the thousand questions that are inevitably a part of hearing the word "cancer". Fortunately, a friend at work who had had a similar diagnosis highly recommended Alonzo Walker, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin surgical oncologist(外科肿瘤学家) and director of the Froedtert she cancelled her appointment to get a second opinion elsewhere. Ultimately, Joyce"s cancer required a mastectomy(乳房切除术). Reconstructive surgery took place right away. She came to think of Dr. Walker as her partner, "not just my doctor". And the Froedtert nurses, she says, were "very unusual and impressive". As it turned out, Joyce would soon have the chance to do something important for her sister Mary Ellen. During her own cancer treatment, Joyce suggested that Mary Ellen should get herself checked through the Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin Breast Cancer Program. In addition to its opportunities for examination and screening, the hospital had established a program especially for women in families at high risk for cancer. Sure enough, it turned out that Mary Ellen had some cysts(囊肿), one of which was dangerous enough that it needed to be surgically removed. She"s fine now—thanks to Joyce"s suggestion. Both sisters experienced firsthand how Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin offers more than leading edge technology and the unmatched experience of physicians in an academic medical center. It offers a comprehensive team approach—of—consultation, collaboration, and care—all focused on the individual patient. That"s why Joyce came to think of Froedtert. throughout the process of her treatment, as being her "security blanket". Joyce Sipes has been cancer-free five years now—an important milestone(里程碑) for breast cancer survivors. Joyce and Mary Ellen are together once again in their workshop in Joyce"s home, making the beautiful market baskets, bread baskets, muffin(松饼) baskets, and Nantucket baskets that they—and their customers—love.

单选题It is absurd to predict that the sun will not rise tomorrow.

单选题Our statistics show that we consume all that we are capable of producing.

单选题Breakfast Studies show that children who eat breakfast do better in school. It doesn"t take much further thought to believe that adults will feel better and perform better at work as well. Whether you work at home, on the farm, at the office, at school, or on the road, it is not a good idea to skip(故意略去)breakfast. If we don"t eat breakfast, we are likely to become tired when our brains and bodies run low on fuel. By mid-morning, a lot of us grab a cup of coffee, or wolf down a sugary candy bar to wake up again. This might work for a few minutes, but by lunchtime we are hungry, bad-tempered, and perhaps our mood might make us a little more likely to make unhealthy choices at lunch. Eating a good breakfast sets the tone for the rest of the day. People who eat breakfast are generally more likely to maintain a healthy weight. Many people believe that they will lose weight if they skip meals, but that isn"t a good idea. The body expects to be refueled a few times a day, so start with a healthy breakfast. A healthy breakfast should contain some protein(蛋白质)and some fiber(纤维). Protein can come from meat, eggs, beans, or soy(大豆). Fiber can be found in whole cereals(谷物), grains or in fruits. A good example of a healthy breakfast might be something simple like a hard boiled egg, an orange, and a bowl of whole grain cereal with soy milk.

单选题The weather is a constant subject of conversation in Britain.

单选题Though he was horn in America, he can speak smooth Chinese.A. perfectB. fluentC. poorD. flowing

单选题"He is Uexempted/U from military service, because of his bad sight."

单选题The architecture is harmonious with the surrounding environment.A. old-fashionedB. traditionalC. conventionalD. balanced

单选题You have nothing to gain by refusing to listen to our advice.

单选题They have a far better yield than any other year.A. expectation.B. soilC. climateD. harvest

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单选题My doctor said I should vary my diet more.A. prepareB. cookC. chooseD. change

单选题The people in that remote area still live on {{U}}humble{{/U}} means because the economy there is underdeveloped.

单选题The British political system has {{U}}evolved{{/U}} over several centuries.

单选题Lower Body Fat Means Better Performance These days, fashion models and pop stars are not the only people who have to watch their waistline. Football players who miss a few kicks and let their belly hanging out a little too much are likely to be attacked by rabid fans or even the president of a country. The latest football star to draw the attention of the "fat police" is Barcelona's Ronaldinho, 26. Last Friday, a Spanish sports daily published two photos of the Brazilian star without his shirt. One was taken in November 2003; the other was taken this month. In the most recent one, the star's waistline seems to have a little extra padding. Another Spanish sports daily published similar before-and-aider photos and argued that the star has "lost his explosiveness and velocity" and is "worn out". The cause, according to the news paper, is his poor physical fitness. However, the player's coach, Frank Rijkaard, insists that he's satisfied with Ronaldinho's form and fitness. And after Barcelona's victory over Athletic Bibao on Sunday, Ronaldinho challenged photographers to take pictures of him when he took off his shirt. "! don't have anything to hide," he said. Fellow Brazilian Ronaldo, 30, of Real Madrid, faced similar criticism before the 2006 World Cup. But the criticism didn't come from a bunch of sports reporters: It came from the president of Brazil. "So, what is it?" Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva asked the national soccer team's coach in his office last June, according to the Associated Press. "Is he [Ronaldo] fat or not?" "He is very strong, president," Carlos Alberto Parreira reportedly said at the time. "He is not that boy anymore. His body type has changed." The game of footfall demands that players put as much emphasis on fitness as they can do on dribbling, passing or shooting. During a proper training regimen, football players normally follow a load-fatigue-recovery pattern. They push their body toward a higher mark of fitness and experience a slight and brief drop in performance. Then they begin the recovery process, which will ideally carry their performance to an even higher plane. However, sometimes non-physical factors can influence a player's poor fitness. In Ronaldinho's case, for instance, people, often unnamed, have blamed everything from the pressure of contract negotiations to personal problems and too many advertising commitments.

单选题Large areas of Alaskan land remain desolate due to harsh climate.A. barrenB. immatureC. accessibleD. parched

单选题Exercise Lowers Employers' Health Costs Companies can save millions in health-care costs simply by encouraging their employees to exercise a little bit, researchers reported on Friday. They said obese (肥胖的) employees had higher health-care costs, but lowered those expenses by exercising just a couple of times a week — without even losing any weight. Feifei Wang and colleagues at the University of Michigan studied 23,500 workers at General Motors. They estimated that getting the most sedentary (惯于久坐的) obese workers to exercise would have saved about $790,000 a year, or about 1.5I percent of health-care costs for the whole group. Company-wide, the potential savings could reach $7.1 million per year, they reported in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Of the whole group of workers, about 30 percent were of normal weight, 45 percent were overweight (超重的), and 25 percent were obese. Annual health-care costs averaged $2,200 for normal weight, $2,400 for the overweight, and $2,700 for obese employees. But among workers who did no exercise, health-care costs went up by at least $100 a year, and were $3,000 a year for obese employees who were sedentary. But adding two or more days of light exercise — at least 20 minutes of exercise or work hard enough to increase heart rate and breathing — lowered costs by on average $500 per employee a year, the researchers found. "This indicates that physical activity behavior could reduce at least some of the harmful effects of excess body fat, and in consequence, help lower the health-care costs," Wang and colleagues wrote.

单选题Almost everyone at the meeting has different views.A. sceneryB. sightC. understandingD. opinion

单选题{{B}}第二篇{{/B}} {{B}}Prolonging Human Life{{/B}} Prolonging human life has increased the size of the human population. Many people alive today would have died of childhood diseases if they had been born 100 years ago, Because more people live longer, there are more people around at any given time. In fact, it is a decrease in death rates, not an in- crease in birthrates, that has 1ed to the population explosion. Prolonging human life has also increased the dependency (依赖) load. In all societies, people who are disabled or too young or too old to work are dependent of the rest of society to provide for them. In hunting and gathering cultures, old people who could not keep up might be left behind to die. In times of famine (饥荒), infants might be allowed to die because they could not survive if their parents starved (使挨饿), whereas if the parents survived they could have another child. In most contemporary societies, people feel a moral obligation to keep people alive whether they can work or not. We have a great many people today who live past the age at which they want to work or are able to works we also have rules which require people to retire at a certain age. Unless these people were able to save money for their retirement, somebody else must support them. In the United States, many retired people live on social security checks which are so little that they must live in near poverty. Older people have more illness than young or middle-aged (中年) peoples unless they have wealth or private or government insurance, they must often "go on welfare (福利)" if they have a serious illness. When older people become senile or too weak and ill to care for themselves, they create grave problems for their families. In the past and in some traditional cultures, they would be cared for at home until they died. Today, with most members of a household working or in school, there is often no one at home who can care for a sick or weak person. To meet this need, a great many nursing homes and convalescent hospitals have been built. These are often profit-making organizations, although some are sponsored by religious and other nonprofit groups. While a few of these institutions are good, most of them are simply "dumping grounds" for the dying in which "care" is given by poorly paid, overworked, and under skilled personnel.