4．According to the passage, the FDA might be _________.

　　　 A．an organization which controls the safety of food 　　

B．a producer which makes additives

　　　 C．a factory which processes food　　　　　　　　 　　

　　　 D．a hospital which cures cancer

四十六

　At 9:00 Dick Spivak’s bank telephoned and said his payment was late．“The check is in the post.” Dick replied quickly．At 11:45 Dick left for a 12:00 meeting across town．Arriving late, he explained that traffic had been bad．That evening, Dick’s girlfriend wore a new dress．He hated it． “It looks just great on you.’’ he said.

　Three lies in one day! Yet Dick Spivak is just an ordinary man, each time, he told himself that sometimes that truths caused too many problems．Most of us tell much the same white lies, harmless untruths that help to save trouble．How often do we tell white lies? It depends in part on our age, education, and even where we live．According to one US study, women are more truthful than men, and honesty increases as we get older．.

　 While most people use little white lies to make life easier, the majority of Americans care about honesty in both public and personal life．They say that people today are less honest than they were ten years ago．Although it is believed that things are getting worse, lying seems to be an age-old human problem．The French philosopher (哲学家) Vauvenarges, writing in the eighteenth century, touched on the truth when he wrote, “All men are born truthful and die liars (说谎者).”

3．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

　　 A．You can find out harmful additives on the packaging labels of food.

　　 B．Drugs given to animals are not all for medical reasons.

　　 C．Researchers knew about the harm of food additives about 60 years ago.

　　 D．Food may cause forty percent of cancer in the world.

2．What are nitrates used for?

　　　 A．They help process packaged food.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　

　　　 B．They keep the color in meats.

　　　 C．They cure diseases of cows and chickens.

　　　 D．They cause the animals to become fatter.

1．How has science done a bad service to mankind?

　　 A．Diseases caused by food have been done away with.

　　 B．It has caused a lack of information about the value of food.

　　 C．Some harmful materials have been added to our food.

　　 D．Scientists have made food more expensive to eat.

4．“ Let not the sun go down upon your wrath” probably means_______.

　　　 A．Don’t let your anger last long.

　　　 B．Don’t get angry even though the sun is going down.

　　　 C．Something important that disturb us is worth an hour’s anger.

　　　 D．Watch the sunset while you are angry.

四十五

The food we eat seems to have great effects on our health. Although science has made great steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to diet as well. Different cultures are subject to certain illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, government researchers realized that nitrates(硝酸盐) and nitrites, commonly used to keep color in meats, and other food additives, caused cancer. Yet, these additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels(标签) of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to cows and chick and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cows. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medicinal purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to get a higher price on the market. Although the FDA has tried repeatedly to control these, the practices continue.

3．Which of the following is not mentioned as a way to reduce our stress?

　　　 A．Changing our jobs.

　　　 B．Changing our attitude about little things that make us unpleased.

　　　 C．Speaking out about our frustrations.

　　　 D．Reading the Bible

2．Judging from the text, the word “ row” in the third paragraph most probably means______

　　　 A．a noisy quarrel　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．a boat journey

　　　 C．a good relationship　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．a cured disease

1．Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the text?

　　　 A．Stress is the direct cause of cancer.

　　　 B．The cause of stress is worthy of serious study.

　　　 C．Cancer is the number one killer in our society today.

　　　 D．People who can’t accept a different living standard are less likely to suffer from stress.

4．We can infer from the passage people often ask her" ______”.

A．Why do you like climbing?

B．Are you in love with an American climber?

C．Do you enjoy reading books on mountains?　

D．What do you do before you go climbing?

四十四

Cancer is among the top killer diseases in our society today and scientists have found out that stress helps to bring it on. It is worthwhile to consider, therefore, what are the causes of stress in our life, and whether we can do anything about them.

　　　 Are we under-employed, or overburdened with too many responsibilities? Do we have a right balance of work and leisure in our lives? Are our relationships with family, friends or fellow workers in a good state?

　　　 All these things can be a cause of stress, and it is best to face them honestly, and to bring our frustration(沮丧) into the open. People who have a row and then forget it are doing their health more good than those who bottle up their feelings.

　　　 If our self-examination has brought any causes of stress to light, let us consider what we can do about them. It is possible to change jobs. We can make more leisure and fill in more fun, if we will accept a different living standard. We can improve our personal relationships by a different attitude. It is we who allow other people to make ourselves unhappy. Often the little things that disturb us are not worth an hour’s anger. The teaching in the Bible “Let not the sun go down upon your wrath (愤怒)” is good advice from the health point of view as well as the religious.

3．On the side of a mountain she feels _______.

A．worried　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．easy and happy　　

C．like staying at home　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．well