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The author's biggest concern is ______.
A．elementary school children's disinterest in reading classics
B．the surprisingly low rate of literacy in the U.S.
C．file musical setting American readers require for reading
D．the reading ability and reading behavior. of the middle-class
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Why did the author say "Schumpeter, no doubt, would call this maladjustment."？
A．Housing, instead of manufacturing industry, attracted extra labour and capital.
B．The rise of manufacturing capacity failed to bring about the narrowing of deficit.
C．The wages of construction workers were the highest in 50 years.
D．Housing investment accounted for the biggest part of GDP.
Evolution is mostly to blame. It has designed mankind to cope with deprivation, not plenty. People are perfectly tuned to store energy in good years to see them through lean ones. But when bad times never come, they are stuck with that energy, stored around their expanding bellies.
Thanks to rising agricultural productivity, lean years are rarer all over the globe. Modernday Malthusians, who used to draw graphs proving that the world was shortly going to run out of food, have gone rather quiet lately. According to the UN, the number of people short of food fell from 920m in 1980 to 799m 20 years later, even though the world's population increased by 1.6 billion over the period. This is mostly a cause for celebration. Mankind has won what was, for most of his time on this planet, his biggest battle: to ensure that he and his offspring had enough to eat. But every silver lining has a cloud, and the consequence of prosperity is a new plague that brings with it a
host of interesting policy dilemmas.
As a scourge of the modern world, obesity has an image problem. It is easier to associate with Father Christmas than with the four horses of the apocalypse. But it has a good claim to lumber along beside them, for it is the world's biggest public-health issue today—the main cause of heart disease, which kills more people these days than AIDS, malaria, war; the principal risk factor in diabetes; heavily implicated in cancer and other diseases. Since the World Health Organisation labelled obesity an "epidemic" in 2000, reports on its fearful consequences have come thick and fast.
Will public-health warnings, combined with media pressure, persuade people to get thinner, just as they finally put them off tobacco？ Possibly. In the rich world, sales of healthier foods are booming (see survey) and new figures suggest that over the past year Americans got very slightly thinner for the first time in recorded history. But even if Americans are losing a few ounces, it will be many years before the country solves the health problems caused by half a century's dining to excess. And, everywhere else in the world, people are still piling on the pounds. That's why there is now a consensus among doctors that governments should do something to stop them.
The author write this passage mainly to ______.
A．bring up some warnings.
B．tell the reader some new facts.
C．discuss a solution to a problem.
D．persuade the reader to keep fit.
I have learned something about myself since I moved from Long Island to Florida three years ago. Even though I own a home in Port St. Lucie just minutes from the ocean, an uncontrollable urge wells up to return to Long Island even as others make their way south. I guess I am a snowbird stuck in reverse. Instead of enjoying Florida’s mild winters, I willingly endure the severe weather on Long Island, the place I called home for 65 years.
I’m like a migratory bird that has lost its sense of timing and direction, my wings flapping against season.
So what makes me fly against the tide of snowbirds？ The answer has a lot to do with my reluctance to give up the things that define who I am. Once I hear that the temperature on Long Island has dipped into the range of 40 to 50 degrees, I begin to long for the sight and crackling sound of a wood fire. I also long for the bright display o￡ colors — first in the fall trees, and then in the limits around homes and at Rockefeller Center. Floridians decorate too, but can’t create the special feel of a New England winter.
I suppose the biggest reason why I return is to celebrate the holidays with people I haven’t seen in months. What could be better than sitting with family and friends for a Thanksgiving turkey dinner, or watching neighbors’ children excitedly open gifts on Christmas？ Even the first snowfall seems special. I especially enjoy seeing a bright red bird settling on a snow-covered branch (My wife and I spend winters at a retirement community in Ridge, and I’m grateful that I don’t have to shovel.)
While these simple pleasures are not unique to Long Island, they are some of the reasons why I come back. Who says you can’t go home？
(1) What does the underlined word "snowbird" in Paragraph 1 refer to？()
A、A person spending winter in a warmer climate
B、A bird seen chiefly in winter
C、A person permanently living in a foreign country
D、A bird flying to the south in winter
(2)What’s the difference between Florida and Long Island？()
A、Winters in Long Island are milder
B、The snowbirds in Long Island are rarer
C、Weather in Long Island is severer
D、Long Island is nearer to the ocean
(3)What did the author miss most when he was in Florida？()
A、The colorful light display
B、The family gathering
C、The cold temperature
D、The winter landscape
(4) Which of the following is TRUE according to the text？()
A、The author enjoyed living in Florida
B、The author had a good time in Florida
C、The author owned a home in Florida
D、The author did not like mild weather
(5)What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text？()
A、To praise the beauty and warmth of his hometown
B、To describe his dream to be a free bird
C、To explain the reasons for moving from his hometown
D、To express his feeling of missing his hometown
M: An author once said "People get so caught up in careers, raising kids and satisfying their own souls, that they forget that their marriage needs to be fed too."
W: Could you give us some advice on how to improve our marital relationship？
M: The first piece of advice from me is to be your spouse's biggest fan.
W: What do you 'mean by that？
M: Let me give you an example. At a dinner party, a man said, "My wife has a great eye for color. She's so artistic." The women at the table glanced enviously at his wife, who was beaming at the unexpected praise. Words of praise are so important. Unfortunately, most of us are more likely to criticize our spouse in public.
W: What is the second piece of advice？
M: Spend some time apart.
W: You mean that time apart can actually bring you closer together？
M: Yes. When a hairdresser expressed an interest in cycling, his wife didn't complain. Instead, she agreed to mind the children for three hours every other Saturday morning so he could join a local bike club. Within a few months the hairdresser was fitter, happier and a lot more pleasant to be around. "I may not be out there riding with him," his wife says, "but I'm definitely reaping the benefits."
W: What is your third piece of advice？
M: You should try to address the needs of your spouse.
W: In marriage there should be pleasing of each other.
M: Sure. 1 have come across a couple. They told me this. Having heard her husband complain about all the toys spreading across their home, the wife bought some shelves and did some sorting and organizing. When the husband came home, he was very happy.
W: Thank you for your advice.
M: My pleasure.
(27)
A．Be your spouse's biggest fan.
B．Ways to a better marriage,
C．Spend quality time apart.
D．Ways to prevent divorce.
All in all, it is quite hard to say whether we should be accepting these new technological advances or whether we should be sticking to the traditional model of sport. We are currently in the middle of both drug use and the use of new and innovative equipment as far as I can tell. Where are we going to progress from here？ Are athletes actually going to put microchips in their brain in order to attain an athletic title？ The future holds many options for the outlook of sport, and it will be interesting to address tradition in sport in the years to come.
What the author discussed in the previous sections is most probably about ______.
A．various performance-improving drugs
B．the development of modern technology
C．innovative equipment in the sports field
D．technological influences on other people
What is the biggest problem in today's life？
A．Pollution.
B．Air pollution.
C．Nois
But if so, he has walked into one of lexicography's biggest booby traps.
A) metaphor B) hyperbole C) personification D) metonymy
______ is Japan's biggest plastics group.
A．Mitsubishi Kasei
B．Mitsubishi Petrochemical
C．Mitsui Petrochemical Industries
根据下列文章,请回答 21～25 题。
Text 1
Americans are getting ready for the biggest soccer event in the world. For the first time the world cup soccer competition will be held in the United States. While millions play the game around the world, soccer or football has only recently become popular here. It is only in the last 30 years that large numbers of young Americans became interested in soccer. Now it is the fastest growing sport in the country. A recent study found that almost 18 million young boys and girls play soccer in the United States.
The study also found that soccer is beginning to replace more traditional games like American football as the most popular sport among students. And so, when the world cup begins next week, more than one million Americans are expected to go and see the teams play. Organizers say this year' s world cup will be the biggest ever. All the seats at most of the 52 games have already been sold.
Soccer has been played in the United States for a little more than one hundred years. But how did the sport come to this country？ And how long has it existed in other parts of the world.'？ No one knows exactly where the idea for soccer came from, or when people began playing the game. Some scientists say there is evidence that ball games using the feet were played thousands of years ago. There is evidence that ancient Greeks and Romans and native American Indians all played games similar to soccer.
Most experts agree that Britain is the birthplace of modem soccer. They also agree that the British spread the game around the world. Unlike the game today, which uses balls of man-made material or leather, early soccer balls were often made of animal stomachs. The rules of early soccer games also differed from those we have today.
第 21 题 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text？
A．Americans were preparing for the world cup when the author wrote this article.
B．More younger Americans became interested in soccer in the last 30 years.
C．Soccer is the fastest developing sport in the world.
D．The article was written before the world cup held in the United States.
