阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出佳答案

　In the United States, 30 percent of the grown-up population has a “weight problem”．To many people, the cause is clear：we eat too much．But scientific experiments do little to support this idea．Going back to the America of 1910, we find that people were thinner than today, yet they ate more food．In those days people worked harder physically, walked more, used machines much less, and didn't watch television．

　Several modern studies, besides, have shown that fatter people do not eat more on average (平均的) than thinner people．In fact, some research work, such as 1979 study of 3, 545 London office workers, reports that fat people eat less than thinner people on the average．

　Studies show that thin people are more active than fat people．A study by the research group at Standford University School of Medicine found the following interesting fact． The more the man ran, the greater body fat he lost．The more he ran, the greater he needed for food．Thus, those who ran the most ate the most, yet lost the greatest amount (量) of body fat．

(1) What kind of physical problem do many grown-up Americans have?

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A．They are too thin．

B．They work too hard．

C．They are too fat．

D．They lose too much body fat．

(2) Based on the information given in this article, suppose there are 500 Americans, about how many of them will have a weight problem．

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A．30　　　　　B．50　　　　C．100　　　　D．150

(3) Are there scientific facts to support that eating too much is the cause of the “weight problem”?

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A．Yes, there are plenty of them．

B．Of course, there are facts to show this is true．

C．There are hardly any scientific facts to support this．

D．We don't know because the information is not given．

(4) Compared (比较) with the grown-up Americans today, the Americans of 1910 ______．

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A．ate more food and had more physical activities

B．ate less food but had more activities

C．ate less food and had less physical exercise

D．had more weight problems

(5) What have modern medical and scientific researchers reported to us?　　　

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A．Fat people eat less food and are less active．

B．Fat people eat more food and are more active．

C．Fat people eat more food but are less active．

D．Thin people run less, but eat more food．

阅读理解

阅读下面短文，从每题所给四个选项中选出最佳答案。

　　When other nine－year－old kids were playing games, she was working at a petrol station. When other teens were studying or going out, she struggled to find a place to sleep on the street. But she overcame these terrible setbacks to win a highly competitive scholarship(奖学金) and gain entry to Harvard University. And her amazing story has inspired a movie, “Homeless to Harvard：The Liz Murray Story”, shown in late April.

　　Liz Murray, a 22－year－old American girl, has been writing a real－life story of willpower and determination. Liz grew up in the shadow of two drug－addicted (吸毒) parents. There was never enough food or warm clothes in the house. Liz was the only member of the family who had a job. Her mother had AIDS and died when Liz was just 15 years old. The effect of that loss became a turning point in her life. Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her mother had died, she decided to do something about it.

　　Liz went back to school. She threw herself into her studies, never telling her teachers that she was homeless. At night, she lived on the streets. “What drove me to live on had something to do with understanding, by understanding that there was a whole other way of being. I had only experienced a small part of the society,” she wrote in her book Breaking Night.

　　She admitted that she used envy to drive herself on. She used the benefits that come easily to others, such as a safe living environment, to encourage herself that “next to nothing could hold me down”. She finished high school in just two years and won a full scholarship to study at Harvard University. But Liz decided to leave her top university a couple of months earlier this year in order to take care of her father, who has also developed AIDS. “I love my parents so much. They are drug addicts. But I never forget that they love me all the time.”

　　Liz wants moviegoers to come away with the idea that changing your life is “as simple as making a decision”.

1．In which order did the following things happen to Liz?

a．Her mother died of AIDS.

b．She worked at a petrol station.

c．She got admitted into Harvard.

d．The movie about her life was put on.

e．She had trouble finding a place to sleep.

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2．The main idea of the passage is ________.

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A．how Liz managed to enter Harvard University

B．what a hard time Liz had in her childhood

C．why Liz loved her parents so much

D．how Liz struggled to change her life

3．What actually made her go towards her goal?

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A．Envy and encouragement.

B．Willpower and determination.

C．Decisions and understanding.

D．Love and respect for her parents.

4．When she wrote “What drove me to live on….I had only experienced a small part of the society”, she meant that ________.

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A．she had little experience of social life

B．she could hardly understand the society

C．she would do something for her own life

D．she needed to travel more around the world

完形填空：阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　Every summer, a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure． Most of the 1 are in seasonal work, mainly connected with 2 and agriculture． The pay is usually poor, but most people work abroad for the 3 of travel． You can pick grapes in France, entertain (AA) kids on American summer camps , and , of course , there are 4 jobs in hotels and restaurants．

　　But it is not easy to find work, “ 5 you speak the language of the country well, there will be very few openings,” says Anthea Ellis, an adviser on 6 for students． “If you work with a family in Italy, you'll have to speak Italian． When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris, the owner will expect you to speak 7 ．British students only have a language 8 for jobs in the USA and Australia． ”

　　 9 enjoys the experience． Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in trope． The two teachers with the children had never been 10 ． One child lost his passport; another became seriously ill and was 11 home; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the 12 they made, and Sarah herself was robbed on her only 13 evening of the entire trip． “I did visit a lot of new places , ” she says , “but it wasn't worth it． The pay was 14 and it really was a 24 hour-a-day job． The kids never slept!”

　　“The trouble is, students 15 to have an easy time of it． ” Anthea Ellis points out． “ 16 , they see it as a holiday． In practice, 17 , you have to work hard． At the same time, all vacation work is casual (AA) work． You'll 18 a job when the hotel, the restaurant, or the campsite is busy． In other words, you’ll work if it’s convenient for the company that employs you． But you have 19 employment rights． As soon as the holiday season 20 , they'll get rid of you． ”

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意, 然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　　Peter took his girl friend to a 　1　for dinner．The head waiter 　2　them two menus and 　3　their order．Judith chose soup, chicken 　4　vegetables, cheese and biscuits．．．Peter ordered soup fish and chips, then chocolate ice- cream．

　　　Peter　 5　rather afraid of that waiter 　6　his fine suit． The man knew 　7　about food; and he 　8　Peter's order, “You'll have fish, sir, ”he said, “with French fries．”

　“Er-yes, ”said Peter, “yes, that's 　9　．”French fries?　10　that was the mo-dern name 11 chips, but Peter wasn't sure．

　　　The dinner was very nice．Judith ate 　12　hers, but Peter couldn't quite finish his．(The French fries were 　13　just potato chips．)The head waiter brought the 　14　．

　　　Peter knew at once that 　15　was wrong．There was a mistake in the bill．On the menu chicken and vegetables cost 　16　60 pence．But on the bill it was￡　　 1．60．The bill ought to be ￡ 2．00 　17　, not ￡ 3．00． What was he going to do? Ought he 　18　 the waiter? Or say nothing and just 　19　?

　　　He continued to talk to Judith, 　20　he was feeling uncomfortable．The head waiter was looking hard at him, and Peter's face grew 　21　“Perhaps he's right, ”Peter thought, “and I 　22　．What will Judith think if I make another?”

　He called to the waiter．The man smiled and came slowly across the room．Peter 　23　him the bill and three pound notes．

　“Thank you, sir”, he said．“I hope you 　24　the meal．”

　　　Peter stood up quickly, and Judith and he went out．In the street Judith said, “I left 10 pence under my plate 　25　that nice head waiter．”

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

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4．A．with	B．for	C．or	D．but	[　　]
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请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。  注意：每空格1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。

       Michel became hooked on headphones in his early teens. He walked in the streets of Brooklyn day after day with his favorite music blasting directly into his ears. By his early 20s, Michel had lost much of his upper-range hearing.

       The Children’s Hearing Institute reports that hearing loss among children and young adults is rising in the United States, and that one third of the damage is caused by noise.

Surrounded By Noise

       We live in a noisy world. Young and old alike are beset by sounds over which we may have little or no control: power mowers, leaf blowers, snow blowers, cars and house alarms, sirens, motorcycles, Jet Skis, loudspeakers, even movie previews.

       We attend rock concerts, weddings, parties and sports events at which the music is so loud you can hardly hear the person sitting next to you. At home, televisions, stereos and computer games are often turned up so loud that listeners can not hear a doorbell or telephone. Many “modern ” restaurants have chosen noise enhancement instead of abatement(减轻). Any time you need to shout to be heard by someone near you, your hearing is most likely to be in a decibel(分贝) danger zone.

       As if environmental noise were not enough, now we surround children with noisy toys and personal listening devices that can permanently damage their hearing. Toys that meet the safety standards of the American Society for Testing and Materials can produce sound up to 138 decibels, as loud as a jet plane taking off. Yet workplace rules require hearing protection for those exposed to noise above 85 decibels.

Protecting Young Ears

       Before buying noisemaking toys, parents would do well to listen to how loud they are. If the toy comes with a volume control, monitor its use to make sure it is kept near the lowest level. Consider returning gifts that make loud noises, disable the noise-making function. Or limit the use of noisy toys to outside play areas.

      Children who play computer games and stereo equipment should be warned to keep the volume down. Time spent in video arcades, where the noise level can be over 110 decibels, should be strictly limited. Most iPods have a control that allow parents to set a maximum volume.

       Don’t take children to loud action movies. If you do go and the sound seems deafening, ask the manager to turn down the volume or insist on your money back. Children who play in bands and teenagers who use power tools, gardening equipment or guns should be made to wear hearing protection, available at sporting goods stores.

The League for the Hard of Hearing urges parents to encourage participation in quiet activities, like reading, watching family-oriented films, doing puzzles, making things with construction toys, playing educational computer games, drawing and painting, and visiting librarians and museums.

All That noise is damaging Children’s Hearing

Introduction	A boy lost much of his hearing due to being ___71___ to headphones.
Problem	More and more children have ___72___from hearing loss.
Causes of the problems	★___73___ noise from:   a) power mowers, leaf blowers, snow blowers, and etc.   b) the music at rock concerts, weddings, parties and sports events which ___74__ us hearing someone nearby;   c) televisions, stereos and computer games ___75___ than doorbells or telephones   d) “modern ” restaurants ★Noise from:   toys and listening devices which cause ___76___ damage to hearing.
___77___ to the problem	★Monitor the volume of toys ★___78___ gifts making loud noise ★Limit children's time spent in video arcades ★___79___ taking children to loud action movies ★Make children wear hearing protection when around loud noise ★Encourage children to ___80___ in quiet activities