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Questions16-20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
TheexactnumberofEnglishwordsisnotknown.Thelargedictionarieshaveoverhalfamillionentries,butmanyofthesearecompoundwords(schoolroom,sugarbowl)ordifferentderivativesofthesameword(rare—rarely,rarefy),andagoodmanyareobsoletewordstohelpusreadolderliterature.Dictionariesdonotattempttocovercompletelywordsthatwecandrawon:
theinformalvocabulary,especiallyslang,localism,thetermsofvariousoccupationsandprofessions;
wordsusedonlyoccasionallybyscientistsandspecialistsinmanyfields;
foreignwordsborrowedforuseinEnglish;
ormanynewwordsornewsensesofwordsthatcomeintouseeveryyearandthatmayormaynotbeusedlongenoughtowarrantbeingincluded.(86)ItwouldbeconservativetosaythatthereareoveramillionEnglishwordsthatanyofusmightmeetinourlisteningandreadingandthatwemanydrawoninourspeakingandwirting.
ProfessorSeashoreconcludedthatfirst—gradersenterschoolwithatleast24,000wordsandadd5,000eachyearsothattheyleavehighschoolwithatleast80,000.Thesefiguresareforrecognitionvocabulary,thewordsweunderstandwhenwereadorhearthem.ouractivevocabulary,thewordsweuseinspeakingandwriting,isconsiderablysmaller.
Youcannotalwaysproduceawordexactlywhenyouwantit.Butconsciouslyusingthewordsyourecognizeinreadingwillhelpgetthemintoyouractivevocabulary.(87)occasionallyinyourreadingpayparticularattentiontothesewords,especiallywhenthesubjectisonethatyoumightwellwriteortalkabout.Underlineormakealistofwordsthatyoufeelaneedforandlookupthelesslessfamiliaronesinadictionary.Andthenbeforeverylongfindawaytousesomeofthem.Onceyouknowhowtheyarepronouncedandwhattheystandfor,youcansafelyusethem.
16.Accordingtotheauthor’sestimation,therearewordsinEnglish.
A.morethanhalfamillion B.atleast24,000
C.atleast80,000 D.morethanamillion
17.Theitalicizedword“obsolete”inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto.
A.nolongerinuse B.profound C.colorful D.common
18.One’srecognitionvocabularyis.
A.1essoftenusedthanhisactivevocabulary
B.smallerthanhisactivevocabulary
C.aslargeashisactivevocabulary
D.muchlargerthanhisactivevocabulary
19.TheauthordoesnotsuggestgettingrecognitionvocabularyintoactivevocabularyBy.
A.makingalistofwordsyouneedandlookingupthenewonesinadictionary
B.spendinghalfanhourstudyingthedictionary
C.consciouslyusingthewordsyourecognizeinreading
D.tryingtousethewordsyourecognize
20.Fromthepassagewelearnthat.
A.dictionariescompletelycoverthewordswecanmakeuseof
B.“schoolroom”isusedinthepassageasanexampleofaspecializedterm
C.onceyouknowhowawordispronouncedandwhatitrepresents,youhaveturneditintoyouractiveword
D.activevocabularyreferstowordsweunderstandwhenwereadandhearthem
Questions21-25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
AthirdofBritonsareoverweight,statesareportpublishedinJanuarybytheRoyalCollgegofPhysicians,theresultofan18-month-longstudy.Aboutfivepercentofchildrenweightoomuch,andarelikelytostaythatwayforlife;
inthemid-twentiesagegrouptheproportionoffatpeoplerisestoathird,andofthemiddle-agedpopulationhalfareoverweight.
Fatpeopleriskseverehealthproblems,saysthereport,includinghighbloodpressure,breathlessness,andvariousformsofheartdisease.Smokingisparticularlyriskyforoverweightpeople.
Thesafestwaytoloseweightistoeatcereals,bread,fruitandvegetables,andcutdownonfattymeats,butterandsweetfoods,Faddietsdofarmoreharmthangood;
slimmingmachinesthatvibratemuscleshavenotbeenproveduseful;
saunas(桑拿浴)merelyremovealittlebodywater,andhealthfarms,saysthereport,serveasexpensiveholidays.
(88)Exerciseismostimportanttohealth,thereportemphasizes;
thoughitdoesn’tnecessarilyreduceweight,itmaintainsthecorrectproportionofbodyfattobodymuscle.Anditisn’tonlyfortheyoung;
frommiddleageaminimumof20minutesofgeneralphysicaljirksshouldbepracticedthreetimesaweek.
Thereportadvocatesseveralpublichealthmeasurestocombatthehighprevalenceofoverweightinthiscountry.Theyincludeanincreaseoftaxonalcoholto