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Feel tired lately？ Has a doctor said he cant find anything wrong with you？ Perhaps he has sent you to a hospital， but all the advanced equipment there shows that there is nothing wrong with you.

Then， consider this： you might be in a state of sub-health （亞健康）.

Sub-health， also called the third state or gray state， is explained as a borderline state between health and disease.

According to the survey by the National Health Organization， over 45 percent of sub-healthy people are middle-aged or elderly. The percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as well as students around exam-week.

Symptoms include a lack of energy， depression， slow reactions， insomnia， anger， and poor memory. Other symptoms include shortness of breath， sweating and aching in the waist and legs.

The key to preventing and recovering from sub-health， according to some medical experts， is to form good living habits， alternate work and rest， exercise regularly， and take part in open air activities.

As for meals， people are advised to eat less salt and sugar. They should also eat more fresh vegetables， fruits， fish because they are rich in nutritional （營養的） elements—vitamins and other elements that are important to the body.

Nutrition experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract （消化道）. They also say that a balanced diet is very helpful in avoiding sub-health.

1. It may be easy for middle-aged people to get sub-healthy because ___ .

A. they begin to get older

B. they have used up their energy

C. they have lost their living hopes

D. they have more pressure in life and work

2. The key to preventing you from falling into a state of sub-health is that you should ___ .

A. work hard B. sleep more

C. take more medicine D. form good living habits

3. The underlined word “alternate” probably means ___ .

A. get tired of B. arrange by turns

C. cause to take place D. keep oneself busy with

4. When you are in a state of sub-health， you should ___ .

A. stay at home and keep silent

B. find out the reasons and relax yourself

C. go to see a doctor and buy some medicine

D. have yourself examined in foreign countries

B

In the past， people who graduated from college felt proud of their academic achievements and confident that their degree （學位） would help them to find a good job.

However， in the past four years the job market has changed greatly. This years college graduates are facing one of the worst job markets. For example， Ryan Stewart， a graduate of San Jose State University， got a degree in religious studies， but he has not got any job offers. He points out that many people already working are getting laid off （失業） and dont have jobs， so its even harder for new college graduates to find jobs.

Four years ago， the future looked bright for his class of 2009. There were many high-tech （“dotcom”） job opportunities， graduates received many job offers， and they were able to get jobs with high salaries and benefits such as health insurance and paid vacations. However， “Times have changed. Its a new market”， according to an officer of the university.

The officer says students who do find jobs started preparing two years ago. They worked during summer vacations， they have had several short-time jobs， and they majored in fields that are still paying well， such as accounting or nursing.

Even teaching is not a safe profession now. Ryan Stewart wanted to be a teacher， but instead he will probably go back to school in order to become a college teacher. He thinks college teaching could be a good job even in a bad economy.

In conclusion， these days a college degree does not lead to a good job with a high salary. Some students can only hope that the value of their degree will increase in the future.

5. What did a college degree mean to people in the past？

A. It was a proof of their professional skills.

B. It built up their confidence in the job market.

C. It would help them to start an academic career.

D. It would guarantee their quick lift in their position.

6. Why has Ryan Stewart not got any job offer？

A. There are too many graduates of his major.

B. He wants to find a job with very high salary.

C. He has not received a degree in the university.

D. The job market has changed greatly since 2009.

7. Why does Ryan Stewart want to be a college teacher？

A. Teaching jobs are well-paid.

B. He majored in teaching in the university.

C. College teaching is less challenging than high-tech jobs.

D. College teaching career wont be influenced by economy.

8. What can be concluded from the passage？

A. Graduates must prepare early to find jobs.

B. New college graduates today cant find jobs.

C. A college degree can still lead to a good job.

D. The value of a college degree has reduced now.

單詞訓練營

從下列方框里10個單詞中選擇8個適當單詞的正確形式填入下列各句中，使其句意完整。每個單詞只使用一次。

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option organism procedure sequence upbringing

1. Her country ____ explains her love of nature.

2. Researchers are gradually deciphering （破譯） the ____ structure found in the cells of organisms.

3. The ____ cause of his success is his hard work.

4. The first step in the ____ for making a kite is to build the frame.

5. Last month a ____ of traffic accidents happened in the small city.

6. Apart from the compulsory exercises， there are also voluntary or ____ exercises.

7. All her children are clever， but the youngest boy is really ____ .

8. Adults are not often ____ ； they do not feel comfortable in another place.

單句改錯

下列各句每句有1個錯誤。

1. Do you think life is a sequence of agreeable event？ ____

2. The prisoners statement was contradictory with the one hed made earlier. ____

3. If she were be here tomorrow， I would tell her about the matter. ____

4. If everyone in the country knew first aid， many lives should be saved. ____

單句翻譯

1. 我看不出這兩支筆有什么不同。它們看上去完全一樣。

2. 問題是我們應當依靠誰。

3. 如果沒有空氣，人就會死亡。

4. 我希望我還能有一次這樣的機會。

單項選擇

1. I think I can come， but dont ___ it.

A. take on B. believe in

C. look on D. rely on

2. I asked the gardener to ___ all those bushes and plant flowers instead.

A. cut down B. cut out

C. cut across D. cut in

3. — Kate， you went shopping again. Dont you know weve

overspent this month？

— I know. But I just cant ___ the charm of nice clothes.

A. persist B. consist

C. insist D. resist

4. Plants develop ___ seeds. Seeds develop ___ plants.

A. from； into B. into； from

C. from； from D. into； into

5. We had a really hard time about six months ago when we lacked financial help， but now things are ___ .

A. making of B. looking up

C. taking off D. coming out

6. Was it 8 oclock ___ you heard someone ___ at the door？

A. when； knocking B. when； knock

C. that； knocking D. that； knock

7. — Hi， this is Nancy. Is Mr Green there？

— ___ . Ill go and get him.

A. Go on B. Go ahead

C. Wait on D. Hold on

8. Whoever has ___ sense knows that smoking is harmful to peoples health.

A. normal B. identical

C. fundamental D. common

閱讀表達

Just like humans， birds also rely on sound to communicate. However， they do not have a “language” in the true sense of the word and instead produce a variety of sounds to express different emotions.

Often， birds recognize their mates （or young） by sound rather than sight. Hungry young birds use begging calls to let their mothers know it is feeding time. Alarm calls， flight calls and warning calls are other sounds made frequently by adults.

A new study shows that songbirds rehearse （排演） their songs even in their sleep. The activity in the brain of the birds when asleep is similar to the brain activity when the birds were awake and singing. The team used tiny recording devices to measure the activity of individual brain cells in four songbirds both when they were singing and when they were asleep.

Obiviously this kind of bird stores a song after hearing it， and then rehearses it later in its sleep. Scientists now believe the birds “dream of songs and tunes” to help them master the fine art of singing and that sleep plays a key role in the learning process！

Many songbirds learn to sing by listening to adult birds of the same species. However， if separated from the adults， the young birds develop sounds which are hard to understand instead of normal song patterns. Researchers carried out an experiment in which a male bullfinch （紅腹灰雀） was raised by a female canary （金絲雀）. The bullfinch soon learned the canarys song and when it was later mated to a female bullfinch， Mr Bullfinch taught his children the canarys songs.

Last year， a British survey of Londons songbirds showed that the citys birds are losing their tunes. Birds could hardly hear one another， over the traffic noise； as a result， instead of copying the sweet notes of the adults， young birds were copying the sounds they heard most often， namely car horns and beeping cellphones！

1. How do birds recognize their mates？ （no more than 5 words）

2. What kind of calls might a hungry young bird make？ （no more than 2 words）

3. What does the new study show about the songbird in their sleep？ （no more than 6 words）

4. Who could young birds learn from if separated from the adults？ （no more than 9 words）

5. What causes the citys birds to lose their tunes？ （no more than 3 words）