One of the best-known proverbs must be “Early to bed, early to rise, making a man healthy, wealthy and wise”. The promise of health, wealth and wisdom to those who join the ranks of the early retirees and risers must be particularly appealing to many people in our modern society. There is no doubt that one of the greatest concerns(关心) of modern man is his health. It is estimated that in the United States $200 billion is spent on health care each year. The medical field has grown into such a big business that it employs 4.8 million people; and it appears that in many places, more staff is needed to meet the demands of the people who are concerned about their physical well-being.
Much more interest has been shown in preventive medicine in recent years. This is probably due in part to the increasing costs of medical treatment, but the writings of such people as Dr. Kenneth Cooper have also played an important role. In his book Aerobics Dr Cooper communicated his message of the benefits(好处) of exercise so effectively that many other authors have followed in his trail, and literally millions of readers have put on their sports shoes and taken to the highways and byways of America. A recent survey showed that over 17 million people are jogging. Many of these are so serious that they have trained themselves to run the 26 miles and 385 yards of the hard and tiring marathons that are organized all over the country. The last time I was in Honolulu, I was greatly surprised to see hundreds of people, young and old, running for their lives, and I discovered many of them have run in the Hawaiian Marathon.
Exercise has also become a major part of conversation. At a dinner party recently, the president of a bank asked me, “You look like a runner; how far do you run each day?” A few days later when I appeared on a national television show, the host suddenly asked me if I was a regular runner. On both occasions the conversation turned to the subject of exercise and I found, as I have found whenever I have traveled recently, that this is a subject of being on many people’s minds. Of course, there are still many people who are less than enthusiastic about exercise. They appreciate the philosophy of Robert M. Hutchins who said, “Whenever the thought of exercise occurs to me, I lie down till it passes.”
32. The first paragraph suggests that medical workers _______.
A. are in great need B. make a lot of money
C. are concerned with their own health D. like sports more than ordinary people
33. In the United States, medical treatment is_______.
A. very effective B. not enough
C. cheap D. expensive
34. Aerobic is a book about_______.
A. medicine B. exercise
C. driving D. marathon
35.The examples of conversation in the last paragraph are used_______.
A. to prove that people are tired of old conversation topics
B. to prove that the writer was a good runner
C. to show people’s interest in exercise
D. to show the writer’s love for travel
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A. Profits enlarging B. Technology developing C. Education investing D. Benefits transferring E. Dominance disappearing F. A nation rising |
The following is an imaginary diary entry written by US president. This diary is part of Global Trends 2025, which was written by the US National Intelligence Council
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Global wealth and economic power will shift from West to East.
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The transition from old fuels to new will be slow, as will the development of new technologies that present feasible alternatives to fossil fuels or help eliminate food and water problems. All current technologies are inadequate, and new ones will probably not be commercially possible by 2025