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课时达标训练(三) Period Three
Ⅰ. 单句语法填空
1. You sang beautifully (beautiful) last night, which surprised all of us (we).
2. His (he) great progress in English made us surprised (surprise).
3. The young man whose wish is to become (become) a scientist is studying in a famous college.
4. He found it important to master a foreign language when looking for a job.
5. He asked me to come (come) back soon.
6. In my opinion, his words sounded reasonable (reason).
7. He succeeded in finishing (finish) the work in time with the help of his friend.
8. I often hear her sing/singing (sing) English songs in the next room.
9. The superthin bags are (be) the main source (来源) of white pollution.
10. It's reported that the writer has lived (live) in the city for ten years.
Ⅱ. 阅读理解
Most of us lead unhealthy lives; we spend far too much time sitting down. If in addition we are careless about our diets, our bodies soon become loose and fatty and our systems slow moving. There are some aspects (方面) of our unhealthy lives that we cannot avoid. I am thinking of such features of modern city life as pollution, noise, rushed meals and stress. But keeping fit is a way to reduce the effects of these evils. The usual suggestion to a person who is looking for a way to keep fit is to take up some sport or other. While it is true that every weekend you will find people playing football and hockey in the local park, they are outnumbered a hundred to one by the people who are simply watching them.
For those who do not particularly enjoy competitive sports — and it is especially difficult to do so if you are not good at them — there are such separate activities as cycling, walking, jogging and swimming. What often happens though is that you do them in such a leisurely way, so slowly, that it is doubtful if you are doing yourself much good, except for the fact that you have at least managed to get up out of your armchair.
Even after you have found a way for keeping in shape, through sport or gymnastics, you