大学英语3第2次Word文档下载推荐.docx

大学英语3第2次Word文档下载推荐.docx

《大学英语3第2次Word文档下载推荐.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《大学英语3第2次Word文档下载推荐.docx（10页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

B.livedmainlyonplantfood

C.hadawide-rangingdiet

D.weremorefussyaboutwhattheyate

（2）.

Mostofushavecometoexpect____.

A.

novariationinourdiet

B.areductioninfoodsupplies

C.aspecialistdiet

D.

foodconformingtoasetstandard

（3）.Thespecializationoffoodwasstartedby____.

A.theemergenceofsupermarkets

B.theriseofagriculture

C.therichcountries

D.themodernshops

（4）.

Accordingtothepassage,peopleintheWesttodaysurviveon____.

A.carrotsandtomatoes

B.severalthousandtypesofplantsandcereals

C.

averysmallnumberofcultivatedfoods

D.specialspeciesplantedonethousandyearsago

（5）.Theconclusionseemstobethatwe____.

couldmakeuseofmorenaturalspecies

B.don'

tcultivatetherightkindoffood

producemorefoodthanweneed

cultivatetoomanydifferentspecies

2.

humanbodyisdistributed（分布）intwodifferentways.Somefatpeoplehavealargechestandnowaistline（腰身）,lookingratherlikeapples.Othersarefatterbelowthewaist,lookingmorelikepears.

DoctorsinCambridge,Englandhavebeenexaminingtherelationshipbetweenhealthandfat（脂肪）distribution.Theyfindthatthepear-shapedfatpeoplehavefewerproblemsthantheapple-shapedfatpeople.Whatseemstobemostimportantisnothowmuchfatyouhavebutwhereyouhaveit.Thedoctorsmeasuredtheapple-shapedwomenandpear--shapedwomenwithX-rayscanners（X光扫描器）.Humanbeingshavetwotypesoffat:

oneisoutsidefat,thatisthefatbelowtheskin,andtheotherisinsidefatthatliesinsidethebody.UsingtheX-rayscanners,thedoctorsfoundthatthe“apples”havealargeamountofinsidefat.

Ifthisinsidefatismuchmorethanoutsidefat,itwillprobablycausehealthproblemssuchasobesity（肥胖症）.Thebesttreatmentforobesityistoreducetheinsidefat.Butunfortunatelydiettreatment（饮食疗法）simplymakesanapple-shapedpersonintoasmallerappleandapear-shapedpersonintoasmallerpear.Atthemomentthereisnoeffectivewayofreducingtheinsidefat.

（1）.

Accordingtotherelationbetweenhealthandfatness_____________

apple-shapedfatpeoplehavefewerproblemsthanpear-shapedpeople

B.

it’sbettertobeapple-shapedthantobepear-shaped

it’sbettertobepear-shapedthantobeapple-shaped

D.fatnessisthemostdangerousenemytohealth

（2）.Themostimportantthingaboutfatpeopleseemstobe___________.

theamountoffattheyhave

theknowledgeofwhichtypeofthefatpeopletheybelongto

theamountoftheoutsidefattheyhave

theplacewheretheyhavethefat

（3）.

Thebasicreasonwhysomepeoplesufferfromobesityisthat_______.

theytakeverylittleexerciseeveryday

theyhavemuchmoreinsidefatthanisneeded

theyareexaminedbyX-rayscannersquiteoften

theyeattoomuch

Accordingtowhatismentionedinthepassage,thebesttreatmentforobesityatpresentis__________________.

toreducetheamountoffoodanddrinks

tomakethebodyshapesmaller

alreadyknowntothosepeopleintrouble

stilltobefound.

3.

UniversityofArizonaresearcherDr.WilliamRathjisaysthatafterastudybasedonlookingintogarbagecans,theaveragefamilywastesatleast$150peryearinfood.

Homemakersgooutoftheirwaytosavepenniesatthestoreandthendon'

trealizethatwasteofedible（可食用的）foodsaddsupmuchmoreathome,"

saidDr.Rathji.Hewasoneofabout100foodexpertswhometinBoiseforaconferenceonfoodwasteandwaystopreventit.

Americanfamiliesthrowoutbetween8%and20%ofediblefoodatacostof$4.5billionperyear.That'

salmostasmuchasthefederalgovernmentspendseveryyearforfoodstampsandchildnutritionprograms.

Hefoundthatfooditemswhicharecostlyandinshortsupplytendtobewastedmore.Duringthe1973meatshortage,meatwasteincreasedto9%,comparedwith3%in1974and1975.Sugarandsugarproductswastejumpedto19%in1975,whensugarpricesdoubledfromthepreviousyear.

Dr.Rathjitheorizesthathighpricesforceconsumerstoexperiment,sometimesbuyinlargequantities.Inthecaseofmeat,sometimeslow-pricedcutsforunappetizingvarietiesarepurchased,consumersthentendtowastemore.

Histheoryisthatthemorevarietyinfoodbought,themorewasted.Regularbreadiswastedatabouta10%rate,butspecialtybreadsandrollsarewastedata20%rate.

Ifpeopleareeatingthesamethingeveryday,theylearnhowtomanageit.Butifyou'

retryingtopullsomethingoutofthecookbookeverynight,that'

sboundtobesomewaste.

Anotherfindingisthatlowerincomefamilieswastelessfoodthanmiddleandupperincomefamilies.Andthestudyfoundthatdogfood,whichaccountsfor8%ofashoppingcart,israrelywasted.Freshproduceandfrozenitemsaremorelikelytobewasted.

Thestudyalsoshowedpeoplewiththemostknowledgeofsafe,ediblefoodwastetheleast.Muchfoodistossedoutbecauseahomemakersuspectsitisspoiledwhenitisnot.

Largequantitiesoffoodarethrownoutbecauseahomemaker____.

thinkstheyarenotdelicious

saystheytastebitterandhot

C.thinkstheysmellbad

D.suspectstheyarespoiledwhentheyarenot

Americanfamiliesthrowoutbetween____ofediblefoodeveryyear.

A.5%～8%

8%～10%

C.20%～28%

8%～20%

Whensugarpricesdoubled,wasteofsugar____.

wentdown

B.wentup

stayedthesame

D.wascutinhalf

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

____

Americanhousewivesarenotgoodhomemakers.

Upper-incomefamiliesaremorewastefulthanlower-incomeones.

Americanfamiliesthrowawayalmostasmuchfoodastheyconsume.

Americanswasteagreatdealofdogfood.

（5）.

WhendoAmericanfamilieswastemorefood?

Whenpricesarehigh.

B.Whenfoodisscarce.

Whentheythinkitisspoiled.

D.Alloftheabove.

4.

HarvardUniversitynamedhistorianDrewGilpinFaustasitsfirstfemalepresidentonSunday,endingalengthyandsecretivesearchtofindasuccessor（接任者）toLawrenceSummers.

Theseven-memberHarvardCorporationelectedFaust,anotedscholaronHistoryoftheAmericanSouthanddeanofHarvard’sRadcliffeInstituteforAdvancedStudy,astheuniversity’s28thpresident.

“Thisisagreatday,andahistoricdayforHarvard.”JamesR.Houghton,chairmanofthepresidentialsearchcommittee,saidinastatement.“DrewFaustisaninspiringandaccomplishedleader,asuperbscholar,adedicated（献身的）teacher,andawonderfulhumanbeing.”

HerselectionisnoteworthygiventheheateddebatesoverSummers’commentsthatgeneticdifferencesbetweenthesexesmighthelpexplainthelackofwomenintopsciencejobs.

FausthasbeendeanofRadcliffesince2001,twoyearsaftertheformerwomen’scollegewascombinedintotheuniversityasaresearchcenterwithamissiontostudygenderissues（性别问题）.

Someprofessorshavequietlygrousedthatthe371-year-olduniversityisappointingafifthpresidentwhoisnotascientist.NoscientisthashadthetopjobsinceJamesBryantConantretiredin1953;

itslastfourhavecomefromthefieldsofclassics,law,literatureandeconomics.

1,3,5

FaustisthefirstHarvardpresidentwhodidnotreceiveadegreefromtheuniversitysinceCharlesChauncy,agraduateofCambridgeUniversity,whodiedinofficein1762.SheattendedtheUniversityofPennsylvania.

“Teachingstaffturnedtoherconstantly.”saidSheldonHackney,aformerpresidentoftheUniversityofPennsylvaniaandhistorianwhoworkedcloselywithFaust.“She’sveryclear.Shehasasenseofhumor,butshe’sverystrong-minded.Youcometotrustinherbecauseshe’ssosolid.”

WhichisNOTtrueaboutDrewGilpinFaust?

Sheisthe28thpresidentofHarvardUniversity.

SheisafamousscholarfromtheAmericanSouth.

Sheisn’tagraduatefromHarvardUniversity.

ShewasheadofRadcliffeInstituteforAdvancedStudy.

LawrenceSummersheldtheviewthat.

womencannotachieveasmuchasmeninmanagement

womencannotholdimportantpositionsinsociety

womencanmatchmeninsciencejobs

fewwomenmaketopscientistsowingtogenes

Whichmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

Harvardnamedits1stfemalepresident.

HistoryofHarvardUniversitychanged.

Debatesonfemaleequalityended.

DrewGilpinFaust,afamouswomanhistorian.

Thispassageprobablyappearsina.

b