A、make necessary about
B、make sense
C、make a fuss
D、make up
A.result in
B.stick to
C.break off
D.depend on
A.According to
B.In the interest(s) of
C.Concerning
D.with reference to
Muscles are bundles of fibers varying from one five-thousandth of an inch to about three inches.They have three unique characteristics, they can become shorter and thicker; they can stretch; and they can retract to their original positions.Under a high-powered microscope, muscle tissue is seen as long, slender cells with a grainy texture like wood.
More than half of a person's body is composed of muscle fibers, most of which are involuntary-in other words, work without conscious direction.The voluntary muscles, those that we move consciously to perform. particular actions, number more than five hundred.
Women have only 60 to 70 percent as much muscle as men for their body mass.That is why an average woman can't lift as much, throw as far, or hit as hard as an average man.
21.According to the selection, the muscular sense is used for ().
A.the efficiency of our muscles
B.the normal breathing function
C.directing our muscles intelligently
D.the work of only our involuntary muscles
22.Intelligent use of the muscles means that().
A.one always knows what his muscles are doing
B.one performs simple actions without working
C.one's muscles are used only to the extent necessary for each action they perform
D.one improves muscular action consciously
23.Muscles are unique fibers because, they can().
A.contract
B.stretch
C.retract
D.do all of the above
24.Under a microscope, muscle cells appear to be().
A.textured like wood
B.colored like wood
C.smooth and red
D.short and thick
25.According to the selection more than half of a person's body is composed of().
A.voluntary muscles
B.involuntary muscles
C.muscle fibers
D.sensory nerves
It is a () that in some odd way world peace appears to depend on our spending millions of pounds on weapons that can kill us all.
A.paradox
B.contradict
C.perspective
D.manipulation
Don't Take the Fun Out of Youth Sports
When I joined a private football league a few years ago,the sport meant everything to me. My coach said that I had lots of potential,and I became captain of my 36. That was before all the fun was taken out of 37 .At first,everyone on the team got 38playing time. Then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games,and the 39 started. Some parents,who had paid the coach extra money so their daughters could have 40 one-on-one training,got angry when she didn't give them more playing time in our 41 . The coach was replaced.The new coach,however,took all the fun out of the game:All we did during practice was 42 . I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the 43 .Of course,all teams run drills;they are 44 . But we ran so much that,afterwards,we had trouble 45 . Younger people shouldn't be doing exercises 46 for 18-year-olds.I was very thin 47 I started football,but as a member of this team I wouldn't eat much,because I was afraid of being too 48 to run. I feared making mistakes,and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual 49 .Is all this pressure necessary ?I 50up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same,and two of them stopped playing football completely. That's 51 ,because they had so much potential. They were just burned-out with all the pressure they 52from the coach or their parents.I continued playing football at school and 53my love for it. I joined a private team coached by my school coach. When I started playing 54 him,he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous. After I 55 down,I played better. When you enjoy something,it's a lot easier to do it well.
36 A. class B. club C. team D. board
37 A. playing B. living C. learning D. working
38 A. great B. equal C. right D. extra
39 A. business B. struggle C. attempt D. pressure
40 A. free B. private C. good D. basic
41 A. matches B. courses C. lessons D. programs
42 A. jump B. play C. run D. shoot
43 A. duty B. meeting C. operation D. training
44 A. necessary B. boring C. scientific D. practical
45 A. speaking B. moving C. sleeping D. breathing
46 A. used B. intended C. made D. described
47 A. till B. since C. before D. because
48 A. full B. tired C. lazy D. big
49 A. size B. share C. space D. state
50 A. gave B. kept C. ended D. picked
51 A. loud B. fast C. publicly D. calmly
52 A. People B. Nobody C. Somebody D. I
53 A. shock B. wonder C. worry D. pleasure
54 A. if B. for C. while D. although
55 A. excited B. satisfied C. think D. laugh
A、Clemenceau of France
B、Lloyd George of Britain
C、Woodrow Wilson of US
D、Winston Churchill of Britain