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    　　In the time it takes you to read this sentence, the population of the world will have grown by ten people．That may not sound much, but it is 9,000 people in an hour, 1.5 million a week, or 79 million a year．That is the same as adding most of the population of Germany to the world every year．

    　　Most of these new people were born in developing countries．These countries are found in much of Africa, South America and parts of Asia．In the developed countries of Europe and North America, the population is growing very slowly．This is because women in these countries have, on average, only one or two children．In the developing countries, many women have five or more children．In 1950, around one quarter of the world's population lived in the developed countries．By 2050, these countries will be home to only around one tenth of the world's people．

    　　In the developing countries, more than one billion people already live below the poverty(贫困)line．These people do not have enough food to eat and they live in poor housing; children get little or no time at school and people suffer(遭受痛苦)from many kinds of diseases．

    　　At the beginning of the 21st century, the world's population was around six billion people．The UN has said that the world's population will level off at 12.5 billion people by the year 2100．Other groups think the world's population will continue to grow, reaching 14 billion people before it becomes stable(稳定的), or even falls．

    1．How many people are added to the world's population an hour?

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    2．Developing countries can be found in what areas of the world?

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    3．In 1950, what percentage(百分率)of the world's population lived in developing countries?

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    4．What are examples that show people are living below the poverty line?

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    5．There will be twelve and a half billion people on the earth in 2100 according to the UN, won't there?

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    　　Have you ever tried the “Magic Cube”(魔方)? Pick up one of these cubes and you probably won't be able to p　　1　　 it down．How hard can it be to rearrange the nine little s　　1　　 on each side of the cube? In fact, there are millions of possibilities! It has been over 30 years since the cube first h　　3　　 the market．However, not many people know that it was used just as a simple classroom m　　4　　 at the beginning．

    　　In 1974, Mr．Erno Rubik i　　5　　 the “Magic Cube” as he called it．He did this to help his students u　　6　　 difficult 3D concepts(概念)．This classroom example was quickly t　　7　　 into a popular toy．In 1979, Ideal Toys started to sell it as “Rubik's Cube” ．The invention quickly became a 1980s c　　8　　 icon．

    　　As time went by, the cube once l　　9　　 its attractive qualities．However, it made a comeback with the internet．Now anyone can go online and find many videos that show ways to s　　10　　 the cube．Erik Akkersdijk of the Netherlands holds the world record now．He finished in just 7.08 seconds!

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    Choose the best answer to complete the passage．

    　　You've just finished with middle school and you may start wondering, “What is high school like? Is high school a lot 　　　　 middle school? Is it going to be hard to start out in a new place?"

    　　Most high schools in America hold a freshman class 　　2　　 school actually starts．When you talk to people in the freshman class, you 　　3　　 that a lot of them are feeling just like you are, excited, maybe 　　4　　 afraid．Talking about a question of common interest with your classmates could start a new 　　5　　．

    　　The work in high school builds on what you 　　6　　 in middle school, and gives you more knowledge of many subjects．So you 　　7　　 feel that it's a bit more challenging．But these challenges can make you feel 　　8　　．And there are many resources(资源)to use if you feel that the work is too much．

    　　At the beginning of high school, you'll get to know it has more activities than middle school, such as clubs, music groups, and sports teams．These activities may 　　9　　 before or after school, or during your free time．　　10　　 this, time management is an important skill in your 　　11　　 year．

    　　Middle school teaches you the 　　12　　 of study and social skills while high school gives you the chance to learn 　　13　　 to be more independent(独立的)．It's all right if you're nervous 　　14　　．Just be patient and keep 　　15　　．Once you've got used to your new independence, you can go farther than you ever imagined．

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    helpful to

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    have found

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    what

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    at that moment

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    doing

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    studying

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    trying

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    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

    　　At the beginning of last century medical scientists made an interesting discovery：we are built not just of flesh and blood but also of time．They were able to show that we all have “a body clock" 　　1　　 us, which controls the rise and fall of our body energies, 　　2　　 us different from one day to the next．

    　　The idea of “a body clock” should not be too surprising since the lives of most living things are controlled 　　3　　 the 24 hour night-and-day cycle．We feel 　　4　　 and fall asleep at night and become 　　5　　 and energetic during the day．If the 24-hour-cycle is disturbed(扰乱), most people experience unpleasant 　　6　　．For example, people who are not 　　7　　 to working at night can find that lack(缺少)of sleep causes them to 　　8　　 badly at work．

    　　As well as the daily cycle of sleeping and 　　9　　 , we also have other cycles which last longer than one day．Most of us would agree that we feel good on some days and not so good on 　　10　　．Sometimes our ideas seem to flow and at other times, they just do not exist．

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    living

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    缺词填空，根据短文内容及首字母提示，补全空格内单词，使短文完整、通顺。

    　　Do you want to live a happier, less stressful life? Try l　　1　　 for no reason at all．That's how thousands of people start their day at Laughter Clubs around the world-and many doctors now think that having a good laugh might be one of the best ways to k　　2　　 healthy．The first Laughter Club was s　　3　　 in Mumbai, India, in 1995 by Dr Madan Kataria．There are now o　　4　　 500 Laughter Clubs in India and more than 1, 300 worldwide．Many doctors are also i　　5　　 in the effects of laughter on our health．

    　　According to a 5-year study in the body, laughter improves our health against illness by about 40％．So, w　　6　　 happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to my nearest club to find out．I was quite n　　7　　 at the beginning of the class, to be honest, I was worried about looking foolish．Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands and say "ho ho ho, ha ha ha, " while looking at each other．However, our bodies can't tell the difference between fake laughter and real laughter．S　　8　　 they still produce the same healthy effects．

    　　Surprisingly, it works! After ten minutes, e　　9　　 in the room was laughing for real-and some people just couldn't stop! At the end of the class I was surprised by how relaxed and comfortable I felt．So if you're u　　10　　 stress, then start laughing．You might be very pleased with the results!

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