【正文】 less．CThey looked down on his parents．D．They made him give up his friends． 37．What did Peter do after his father died? A．He worked at a market． B．He learnt to draw pictures．C．He started his own business．D．He continued his c011ege studies． 38．How does Peter get second．hand cartoon books now? buys them from bookstores． B．He goes around collecting them． borrows them from his friends． D．He waits for people to sell them to him． 39．The word ignore in paragraph 6 is closest in meaning t0 ． A．take no interest in B．pay no attention to C．believe in D．stick to B Wele to North Road Medical Centre!We are open from 8：30 a．m．until 6 P．m．Monday to Fri．day．Appointments(預(yù)約)with the doctors and nurses are acceptable both morning and afternoon．Howev—er，a sameday appointment may not necessarily be with your usual doctor．Patients may be seen by any member of the team．If you decide to register(注冊(cè))with us，please speak to one of our receptionists(接診員)．You will need to plete a registration form．Each new patient is asked to answer some medical questions．You should also make an appointment to see one of the nurses for a health check soon after registerin9．There is sometimes a delay in handing over medical records from your earlier doctor，and this appointment gives us valuable information about your health．The Out of Hours Service is reachable from 6：30 P．m．until 8 a．m．Monday to Friday；at weekends from 6：30 P．m．Friday t0 8 a．m．Monday．Telephone 0845—345—8995 to talk to the Out of Hours Serv—ice．They will have a doctor get in touch with you．For medical advice，you can call NHS Direct(24 hours)on 0845—4647 0r through the Internet at ．You can always get advice over the telephone．If you are too ill to e to the medical centre，You can ask for a home Visit over the visits by doctors are made between12 noon and 3 ．If you are able to phone before 。,this helps us to plan the day．40．What can be learnt from paragraph 1? A．The centre opens all week round．B．Doctors and nurses work six hours a are not accepted in the ．A sameday appointment may not be with the usual doctor．學(xué)歷提升熱線：*** 4 1．What is a new patient advised to do alter registration? A．Take a health check． over medical records C．Ask some medical questions． D．Complete an information form．42．If you need the help of the Out of Hours Service，you may——． A．call 0845—345—8995 B．telephone 0845 4647．C．get in touch with a doctor D．visit the NHS Direct website 43．When do most doctors go for a home visit? A．Before 11 ． B．From 6：30 ．t0 8 ．C．From 8：30 ．t0 6 ．D．Between 12 noon and 3 ．C In 2008，the United States Department of Agriculture(USDA)wanted to know if all the school lunches served to students were healthy．The answer was a bi9，fat NO!The USDA found that most American schools served lunches with too much fat and salt．They also found that most of the fruits and vegetables in the lunches came from cans(罐頭)．Canned fruits and vege—tables are not as good as fresh ones．The USDA gives schools food and money to make lunches．But schools make up their own menus．Some make healthy lunches．Most do not．Now the USDA wants all schools to serve more healthy lunches．They want schools to follow the USDA’s guidelines for balanced(均衡)meals．Mike Sanders，in charge of the USDA in 2008，said the USDA should teach school workers how to make healthier lunches．“A good school lunch is just as important as a good textbook，”Sanders said．He said that children also need to learn about healthy foods．The USDA is working on a new programFresh Start．It will give schools more fresh fruits and vegetables．Fresh Start will also help schools change their lunches to make them healthier．To find the best way to change lunches，the USDA held meetings with parents，school leaders，doctors，and cooks．Children already eat healthy lunches at Chief Joseph School in North Saratoga，Oregon．They have whole．wheat bread with lowfat cheese．a(chǎn)nd lowfat milk．44．What did the USDA find about lunches in most American schools in 2008 7 A．They were mostly fruits and vegetables． B．They contained too much fat and salt． C．Most of them were canned food． D．Most of them were healthy．45．What are schools required to do to make the lunches healthy? A．Provide balanced meals． B．Make up new guidelines． C．Design their own menus．D．Cook with more vegetables． 46．What was Mike Sanders? A．An office secretary． B．A school headmaster．C．The head of the USDA．D．The director of Fresh Start． 47．What is the goal of the Fresh Start program? A．Selling fresh fruits and vegetables． B．Employing good cooks for schools． improVe the school lunches． D．Finding a better way to talk with parents．學(xué)歷提升熱線：***D Magic(魔法)often forces US not to believe our own eyes or even appears to be breaking the laws of physics or nature!The word“magic”has many different meanings．When a bird appears in a hat or when someone declares that he could see into the futureboth can be called magic．When a sick person sudden1y bees well or a well person(or eVen animal)bees ill, magic is the cause．The British author Terry Pratchett uses magic a great deal in his popular Discworld series of books．Magic has alwaYs been used for fun．People enjoy working out in which cup the little ball is or how he knows which card l was thinking of．Harry Houdini was one of the first worldfamous magicians—famous for escaping from deadly situations．Recently David Copperfield，or David Blane，has bee very popular for his“unbelievable abilities”，such as making the Statue of Liberty disappear or rise．Magical rings and three—headed dogs may not be real，but does this mean nothing magical really ex—ists? Can you always explain how the magician has done the card trick? Maybe it is better not to explain，but to leave a little magic in our lives．Pick a card．a(chǎn)ny card．．．48The author explains what magic is in paragraph 1 by ． A．using examples B．giving causes and effects C．1isting the time of magical events D．paring a healthy person with a sick one 49．Who is mentioned as a great e