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Airbags,nowfoundinalmosteveryvehicle,havesavedcountlesslives

andlargelyreducedtheseverityofinjuriesincrashes.Similartechnology

couldgreatlyreducebrokenhipsresultingfromafall,somethingmost

seniorsfear.

Dir.RobertBeckmanandhisstart-upcompany,Activeprotectivein

Allentown,Pennsylvania,havedevelopedapromisingsolution,awearable

airbagthatcanprotecthipbonesintheeventofafall.Theideawastheresult

ofDir.Beckman'syearsasadoctoratTempleUniversity.Henoticedhow

manyelderlypeoplewerebeingbroughtintohospitalswithbrokenhipsdueto

falls,andhowtheyoftennevercompletelyrecoveredfromtheinjuries.He

startedtoaskwhathecoulddoforthesepeople,andthatwaswhenhe

startedtryingtofigureoutwhethertherewasawayofhelpingpeoplewho

wereatthehighestriskoffallingandsufferingthesekindsofinjuries.

Thedeviceiswornmuchlikearegularbelt,butontheoutsideofthe

clothing,anditincludessensorsthatmonitorthemovementofhips.Ifthe

devicedetectsthatthepersonisfalling,anairbagopensbeforetheperson

hitstheground,cushioningthefall.Whenthewearerhitstheground,the

bagreducestheforcetothehipbonesby90percent,enoughtoavoidthe

majorityofhipinjuries.

Withoneoutofeverythreepeopleaged65andoldersufferingserious

fallseachyear,Activeprotectivehasabigmarketforitswearabledevice.It

alsohasthepotentialtosizablyreducehip-relatedhealthcareexpenses：Hip

injuriesamongtheelderlycosttheUShealthcaresystemin2012$30billion,

whichdoesn'tincludethelong-termcareexpensesassociatedwiththehigh

percentageofpatientsthatcannolongerliveindependently.

1.WhatisthepurposeoftheActiveprotectivesairbag?

A.Toavoidhipinjuriesamongseniors.

B.Toprotectseniorsfromcaraccidents.

C.Tohelpseniorswiththeirdailynursing.

D.Tohelpdoctorsdealwithseriousinjuries.

2.WhatinspiredDir.Beckmantomakethedevice??

A.Areportonsenior'shealth.

B.Aseriousfallheexperienced.

C.Hisworkexperiencesasadoctor.

D.SuggestionsofseniorsatTempleUniversity.

3.Whatcanthedevicedo?

A.Predictroadconditions.

B.Speedupbonerecovery.

C.Reducetheeffectsoffalling.

D.Preventpeoplefromfalling.

4.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheActiveprotectivesairbag?

A.Itstillneedsimproving.

B.Ithasapromisingfuture.

C.Itmayencourageseniorstodoexercise.

D.ItmayincreaseAmericasspendingonseniors.

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Allofmyfivechildrenplayedteamsportsinmiddleschoolandhighschool,

andfourofthemareincollege.

1

Teenagersmaygetintobadhabits.

2

AccordingtoastudyinArchivesofPediatric&AdolescentMedicine,a

surveyofmorethan14,000teenagersfoundthatthosewhohadtakenpartin

teamsportswerelesslikelytosmokeorhaveunhealthyeatinghabits.

Aschildrengetolder,theynaturallydeveloptheirownlivesandtherewill

befewerwaysforparentstobeinvolved（參與）.Someteenagersshuttheir

parentsoutoftheirroom.

3

Sportsbuildstrongandhealthybodies.Childrenwhocompeteknov/that

theyareonlyattheirbestiftheyeatandrestwell.

4

Insports,strengthandspeedarewanted.Teamsportshelpkidsavoid

obesity（月已月半）problemsevenbetterthanactivitieslikerunningorbiking.

5

Thejoyofasportsseasonstayswithuslongaftertheseasonisover.Our

childrenmayforgetwhowasintheirEnglishclassorwhichmathteacherthey

hadinthe10thgradeoneday.Buttheywillneverforgettheirsportsteams.

A.Teamsportscanbringlifelongmemories.

B.Teamsportsmakeachild'ssocialworldwider.

C.Asamatteroffact,doingsportsmakesusabetterfamily.

D.However,theystillwanttheirparentstoattendtheirgames.

E.Cigarettesanddrugsharmtheirperformanceandeveryathleteknows

that.

F.Butteenagerswhooftentakepartinteamsportshavelesstimeforbad

behavior.

G.Fromtheirexperiences,I'velearnedit'simportantforchildrentoplay

teamsports.

1.2.3.4.5.

完形填空

Ifyouaskedhighschoolgirlstonametheirfavoritesports,mostwould

probablysaybasketballorvolleyball.Ihappenedtobeoneofthefewgirls

whowould1：Surfing.Butisn'tthataboything?Somepeoplemay_2.

Mostcertainlynot.

Istartedsurfingaboutfiveyearsagoandfellinlovewiththe3onthe

veryfirstday.Ridingthatfirst4wasthebestfeelingIhadeverexperienced.

WhenItryto_5_surfingwithotherthings,Ifinditverydifficultbecause,in

my6_,there'snothinglikeit.Itinvolvesbody,7_,andsoul.There'ssand

betweenmytoesandcoolsaltwaterall8_us.ThefeelingIgetwhenI'm

surfingacrossthat_9,becomingonewiththe10,islikeI'mweightless.

TheonethingIcan1_1_fromsurfingandnotanyothersportisendless

challenge.Youcanneverbetheubestsurfer“becausetheocean12an

uncountablevarietyofwavesthatnobodycanevermaster.Thevariationsof

surfing1_3arewonderful.Somesurfersare14andflowing;othersare

veryaggressiveandsharp.Allofthesethingsattractmetosurfingandmake

it15fromanyothersport.

Pve16totelleverygirlIknowtodosomethingthatpeopledon'tthinkgirls

cando.Ifspartofbeinghumantoadvancetonew17,soshouldn,titbe

expectedthatgirlsshouldstepupandstart18thelimitsofthingsboysand

menusedtodominate?

ThereYewomen19sidebysidewiththePresidentofourcountry,so

whynotbesidebysidewiththeboysonthefootballteamoroutinthewater

surfing?Givegirlsachanceto_20,andtheywill.

1.A.tellB.answerC.knowD.realize

2.A.wonderB.understandC.replyD.believe

3.A.gameB.playC.ideaD.sport

4.A.waveB.stormC.sailD.boat

5.A.keepB.connectC.compareD.practice

6.A.workB.studyC.holidayD.life

7.A.mindB.effortC.healthD.time

8.A.alongB.aboveC.aroundD.by

9.A.beachB.waterC.boardD.lake

10.A.skyB.worldC.earthD.ocean

11.A.takeB.getC.makeD.keep

12.A.catchesB.includesC.offersD.collects

13.A.habitsB.behaviorsC.stylesD.movements

14.A.freeB.greatC.hardD.different

15.A.easyB.usualC.farD.different

16.A.chosenB.triedC.learnedD.promised

17.A.levelsB.pointsC.stepsD.parts

18.A.reachingB.acceptingC.pushingD.setting

19.A.sittingB.walkingC.fightingD.working

20.A.thinkB.succeedC.performD.compete

書面表達

假設你是李華，本周六你市體育館內將舉行一場太極拳表演賽。你的好友,

英國交換生Jack對中國武術很感興趣，請你根據提示，寫封郵件邀請他前往觀

看。內容包括：

1.說明緣由；

2.提出邀請；

3.時間地點；

4.表達希望。

汪忠：

1.詞數100左右：

2.可以適當增加細節，以使行文速貫。

參考詞匯：功夫KungFu;太極TaiChi

DearJack,

TherewillbeaChinaInternationalTaiChiPerformanceCompetitioninour

city._________________________________

Yours,

LiHua

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