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2017-2018学年第一学期期中考试 高一年级英语试题 第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） A Ten years ago I used to be very fit （健康的）．I rode a bike to work and I got a lot of exercise at weekends．I used to play tennis a lot and go for long walks．In those days I didnt earn very much．I had a job in an office．It wasnt a very good job but I had a lot of time to do the things I enjoyed doing． Then，about eight years ago，I got a much better job．The pay was better，but the hours were a lot longer．I bought a car and drove to work every day．I began to take people out to lunch．And I began to put on weight，too．I stopped playing tennis and going for long walks at weekends because I just didnt have any time for things like that any more． Theres a lot of stress （压力） in my job．Perhaps thats why I started drinking more than I used to．For example，I used to have only half a glass of whisky when I got home，but then I started filling my glass to the top，and instead of having one glass，I would have several．I started smoking a lot，too．I never used to smoke at all． Two months ago I had a heart attack．At first I just couldnt believe it．Luckily it wasnt very serious．The doctor advised me to stop smoking and to eat less．He also advised me to work less and get more exercise．But I just havent any time! My job takes everything out of me!  Sometimes I wonder if I should get another job．Perhaps I could do something like I used to do．But if I do that，I wont earn as much．I have a family to support．I have to think of them，too．I just dont know what I should do．What do you think？ Compared with ten years ago，what is worse for the author now？ ______ A. His job． B. His pay． C. His means of transport． D. His health． According to the passage，when the author got the better job，which of the following is NOT true？ ______ A. He got higher pay． B. His working hours werent long． C. He found it very stressful． D. He had little free time at weekends． After the author had a heart attack，the doctor advised him ___