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答案用A,B,C,D表示。

选择T或F不算分

Passage 

1

Dietingtoloseweighthasbecomeverypopularinrecentyears.Peoplehavebecomemorehealthconsciousandtrytotakebettercareoftheirbodiesbyeatingmorenutritiously（有营养） 

andexercisingmoreregularlytoloseanyunnecessaryfatthattheymayhave.

Notonlyarepeoplebeingmorecarefulaboutwhattheyeat,theyarealsoconcernedwithhowtheyeatandhowtheirmealsareprepared.Peoplearetakingmoretimeforeachmeal.Manyavoidtheso-called"

plastic"

fast-foodhamburgersandchoosetoeatasaladorasandwichofmorehealthfulingredients（成分） 

inaquietrestaurantwithamoreleisurelyatmosphere.Athome,theyalsotrytotakeenoughtimetoeatarelaxeddinnerwithoutphoneorTVinterruptions.

Whiledietingmaybeviewedasbeneficial,ithasalsobecomeaseriousproblemforAmericans,particularlyforyoungwomen.Dietingforthemhasactuallybecomeapsychologicaladdiction（依赖）.Theyeatsolittlethattheycanloseasmuchasfiftypercentoftheirtotalbodyweight,andalthoughtheylooklikeskeletons,theystillinsistthattheyarefat.

Thecurrentwaveofexercising,dietingandtheproblemsproducedhavecausedmanyorganizationstobegineducatingthepublic.Manyschools,hospitals,healthorganizations,newspapersandmagazines,forexample,areofferingclasses,printingbookletarticles,etc.toinformthepublicofthewaytoexerciseanddiet,ofthedangersofdietingtoorapidly,andoftheplacespeoplecangoformedicalhelpiftheyfindthemselvesontheroadto"

dietaddiction"

.

（

）1、Thesedayspeoplearedietingmorebecausetheyhavebecomemorehealthconscious.

A：

T 

B：

F

）2、Theyaretakinglesstimeforeachmealnow.

）3、"

Theylooklikeskeletons"

inthethirdparagraphmostprobablymeanstheyaretoothin.

）4、Themainideaofthelastparagraphisaboutwhatkindofmediacanbeusedtoeducatethepublic.

）5、Accordingtothispassagetheatmosphereofeatinghassomethingtodowithhealth.

10分 

问题2

Passage2

Bydefinition,heroesandheroinesaremenandwomendistinguishedbyuncommoncourage,achievements,andself-sacrificemademostforthebenefitsofothers----theyarepeopleagainstwhomwemeasureothers.Theyaremenandwomenrecognizedforshapingournation'

sconsciousnessanddevelopmentaswellasthelivesofthosewhoadmirethem.Yet,somepeoplesaythatoursisanagewheretrueheroesandheroinesarehardtocomeby,wheretheveryideaofheroismissomethingbeyondus----anartifactofthepast.Somemaintain,thatbecausetheColdWarisoverandbecauseAmericaisatpeace,ourageisessentiallyanunheroicone.Furthermore,theoverallcrimerateisdown,povertyhasbeeneasedbyastrongandgrowingeconomy,andadvancescontinuetobemadeinmedicalscience.

Culturaliconsarehardtodefine,butweknowthemwhenweseethem.Theyarepeoplewhomanagetogobeyondcelebrity（明星）,whoarelegendary,whosomehowmanagetobecomemythic.Butwhatmakessomefiguresiconsandothersmerecelebrities?

That'

shardtoanswer.Inpart,theirliveshavethequalityofastorytotell.Forinstance,thebeautifulyoungDianaSpencerwhoat19marriedaprince,renouncedmarriageandthethrone,anddiedatthemomentshefoundtruelove.Goodlookscertainlyhelp.Sodoesaspecialindefinablecharm,withthehelpofthemedia.Butnothingconfirmsaniconmorethanatragicdeath----suchasMartinLutherKing, 

Jr., 

JohnF.Kennedy,andPrincessDiana.（258words）

）1. 

Thepassagemainlydealswith 

.C

A.lifeanddeath 

B.heroesandheroines

C.heroesandicons 

D.iconsandcelebrities

）2. 

Heroesandheroinesareusually 

.D

A.courageous 

B.goodexamplestofollow

C.self-sacrificing 

D.alloftheabove

）3. 

Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?

D

A.PovertyinAmericahasbeeneasedwiththeeconomicgrowth.

B.Superstarsarefamousforbeingfamous.

C.One'

slookcancontributetobeingfamous.

D.Heroesandheroinescanonlyemergeinwartimes.

）4. 

BeautifulyoungDianaSpencerfoundhergenuinelove 

A.whenshewas19 

B.whenshebecameaprincess

C.justbeforeherdeath 

D.aftershegavebirthtoaprince

）5. 

Whatismorelikelytosetanicon'

sstatus?

B

A.Goodlooks. 

B.Tragicandearlydeath.

C.Personalattraction. 

D.Thequalityofone'

sstory.

问题3

注意:

Passage3

Whatmakesonepersonmore 

intelligent 

thananother?

Whatmakesonepersonagenius,likethebrilliantAlbertEinstein,andanotherpersonafool?

Arepeoplebornintelligentorstupid,orisintelligencetheresultofwhereandhowyoulive?

Theseareveryoldquestionsandtheanswerstothemarestillnotclear.

Weknow,however,thatjustbeingbornwithagoodmindisnotenough.Insomeways,themindislikealegoranarmmuscle.Itneedsexercise.Mentalexerciseisparticularlyimportantforyoungchildren.Manychildpsychologists（心理学家）thinkthatparentsshouldplaywiththeirchildrenmoreoftenandgivethemproblemstothinkabout.Thechildrenarethenmorelikelytogrowupbrightandintelligent.If,ontheotherhand,childrenareleftaloneagreatdealwithnothingtodo,theyaremorelikelytobecomedullandunintelligent.

Parentsshouldalsobecarefulwithwhattheysaytoyoungchildren.Accordingtosomepsychologists,ifparentsarealwaystellingachildthatheorsheisafooloranidiot,thenthechildismorelikelytokeepdoingsillyandfoolishthings.Soitisprobablybetterforparentstosayverypositivethingstotheirchildren,suchas"

Thatwasaverycleverthingyoudid."

or"

Youaresuchasmartchild."

（ 

）1、Theword"

intelligent"

inthe1stparagraphprobablymeanbright.

）2、Accordingtothecontextwecanguessthatageniusisanormalpersonwhileanidiotisafunnyperson.

）3、Apersonbornwithagoodbrainandputtingitintoactiveuseismorelikelytobecomeagenius.

）4、Itisbetterforparentstopraiseandencouragetheirchildrenmoreoften.

）5、Intelligenceisobviouslytheresultofwhereandhowyoulive.

问题4

Passage4 

GlobalWarming

Globalwarmingmayormaynotbethegreatenvironmentalcrisisofthe21stcentury,but—regardlessofwhetheritisorisn’t—wewon’tdomuchaboutit.Wewillargueoveritandmayeven,asanation,makesomefairlysolemn-soundingcommitmentstoavoidit.Butthemoredramaticandmeaningfulthesecommitmentsseem,thelesslikelytheyaretobeobserved.

A1Gorecallsglobalwarmingan“inconvenienttruth”,asifmerelyrecognizingitcouldputusonapathtoasolution.Buttherealtruthisthatwedon’tknowenoughtorelieveglobalwarming,and—withoutmajortechnologicalbreakthroughs—wecan’tdomuchaboutit.

From2003to2050,theworld’spopulationispredictedtogrowfrom6.4billionto9.1billion,a42%increase.Ifenergyuseperpersonandtechnologyremainthesame,totalenergyuseandgreenhousegasemissions（mainly,CO2）willbe42%higherin2050.Butthat’stoolow,becausesocietiesthatgrowricherusemoreenergy.Weneedeconomicgrowthunlessweleavetheworld’spoortotheirpresentpovertyandfreezeeveryoneelse’slivingstandards.Withmodestgrowth,energyuseandgreenhouseemissionswillmorethandoubleby2050.

Nogovernmentwilladoptstrictrestrictionsoneconomicgrowthandpersonalfreedom（limitsonelectricityusage,drivingandtravel）thatmightcutbackglobalwarming.Still,politicianswanttoshowthey’re“doingsomething”ConsidertheKyotoProtocol.Itallowedcountriesthatjoinedtopunishthosethatdidn’t.Butithasn’treducedCO2emissions（upabout 

25%since1990）,andmanysignatoriesdidn’tadopttoughenoughpoliciestohittheir2008-2012 

targets.

Thepracticalconclusionisthatifglobalwarmingisapotentialdisaster,theonlysolutionisnewtechnology.Onlyanaggressiveresearchanddevelopmentprogrammightfindwaysofbreakingourdependenceonfossilfuelsordealingwithit.

Thetroublewiththeglobalwarmingdebateisthatithasbecomeamoralproblemwhenit’sreallyanengineeringone.Theinconvenienttruthisthatifwedon’tsolvetheengineeringproblem,we’rehelpless.

）1．Whatissaidaboutglobalwarminginthefirstparagraph?

A．Itmaynotproveanenvironmentalcrisisatall.

B．Itisanissuerequiringworldwidecommitments.

C．Seriousstepshavebeentakentoavoidorstopit.

D．Verylittlewillbedonetobringitundercontrol.

）2．Accordingtotheauthor’sunderstanding,whatisAlGore’sviewonglobal 

warming?

A．Itisarealitybothpeopleandpoliticiansareunawareof.

B．Itisaphenomenonthatcausesusmanyinconveniences.

C．Itisaproblemthatcanbesolvedonceitisrecognized.

D．Itisanareaweactuallyhavelittleknowledgeabout.

）3．Greenhouseemissionswillmorethandoubleby2050becauseof_______.

A．economicgrowth

B．wastefuluseofenergy

C．thewideninggapbetweentherichandpoor

D．therapidadvancesofscienceandtechnology

）4．Theauthorbelievesthat,sincethesigningoftheKyotoProtocol,_______.

A．politicianshavestartedtodosomethingtobetterthesituation

B．fewnationshaveadoptedrealtoughmeasurestolimitenergyuse

C．reductionsinenergyconsumptionhavegreatlycutbackglobalwarming

D．internationalcooperationhascontributedtosolvingenvironmentalproblems

）5．Whatisthemessagetheauthorintendstoconvey?

A．Globalwarmingismoreofamoralissuethana