have a ―weight problem.‖
A. 30 B. 50 C. 100 D. 150
18. Is there any scientific evidence to support that eating too much is the cause of a ― weight problem?‖ C
A. Yes, there is plenty of evidence.
B. Of course, there is some evidence to show this is true. C. There is hardly any scientific evidence to support this. D. We don‘t know because the information is not given.
19. In comparison with the adult American population today, the Americans of the 1910s___A____.
A. ate more food and had more physical activities B. ate less food but had more activities C. ate less food and had less physical exercise
D. had more weight problems
20. Modern scientific researches have reported to us that ____A____. A. fat people eat less food and are less active
B. fat people eat more food than slim people and are more active C. fat people eat more food than slim people but are less active
D. thin people run less, but have greater increase in food intake Passage 5
By adopting a few simple techniques, parents who read to their children can greatly increase their children‘s language development. It is surprising but true. How parents talk to their children makes a big difference in the children‘s language development. If a parent encourages the child to actively respond to what the parent is reading, the child‘s language skills increase.
A study was done with 30 three-year-old children and their parents. Half of the children participated in the experimental study; the other half acted as the control group. In the experimental group, the parents were given a two-hour training session in which they were taught to ask open-ended questions rather than yes-or-no questions. For example, the parent should ask, ―What is the doggie doing?‖ rather than ―Is the doggie running away?‖ The parents in the experimental group were also instructed in how to help children find answers, how to suggest alternative possibilities and how to praise correct answers.
At the beginning of the study, the children did not differ in measures of language
development, but at the end of one month, the children in the experimental group showed 5. 5 months ahead of the control group on a test of verbal expression and vocabulary. Nine months later, the children in the experimental group still showed an advance of 6 months over the children in the control group.
21. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? D A. Children who talk a lot are more intelligent.
B. Parents who listen to their children can teach them more. C. Active children should read more and be given more attention. D. Verbal ability can easily be developed with proper methods. 22. What does ―it‖ in line 2 can most probably be replaced by? A A. Parents increasing children‘s language development B. Reading techniques being simple C. Parents reading to children D. Children‘s intelligence development
23. According to the author, which of the following questions is the best type to ask children about? C
A. Do you see the elephant? B. Is the elephant in the cage? C. What animals do you like? D. Shall we go to the zoo?
24. The difference between the control group and the experimental group was ___A____.
A. the training that parents received B. the age of the children C. the books that were read D. the number of the children
25. The best conclusion we can draw from the passage is that __C_____. A. parents should be trained to read to their children
B. the more children read, the more intelligent they will become C. children‘s language skills increase when they are required to respond actively
D. children who read actively seem six months older Passage 6
The agriculture revolution in the nineteenth century involved two things: the
invention of labor-saving machinery and the development of scientific agriculture. Labor-saving machinery naturally appeared first where labor was scarce. ―In Europe‖, said Thomas Jefferson, ―the object is to make the most of their land, labor being sufficient; here it is to make the most of our labor, land being abundant.‖ It was in America, therefore, that the great advances in nineteenth century agricultural machinery first came. At the opening of the century, with the exception of a crude (粗糙的) plow, farmers could have carried practically all of the existing agricultural tools on their backs. By 1860, most of the machinery in use today had been designed in an early form. The most important of the early inventions was the iron plow. As early as 1890 Charles Newbolt of New Jersey had been working on the idea of a cast-iron plow and spent his entire fortune in introducing his invention. The farmers, However, would home none of it, claiming that the iron poisoned the soil and made the weeds grow. Nevertheless, many people devoted their attention to the plow, until in 1869,James Oliver of South Bend, Indiana, turned out the first chilled steel plow.
26. The word ―here‖(Para,1,Line 5) refers to ___D___. A. Europe B. America C. New Jersey D. Indiana 27. Which of the following statement is NOT true? C
A. The need for labor helped the invention of machinery in America B. The farmer rejected Charles Newbolt‘s plow for fear of ruin of their fields. C. Both Europe and America had great need for farm machinery . D. It was in Indiana that the first chilled-steel plow was produced. 28. The passage is mainly about ___B__. A. the agriculture revolution
B. the invention of labor –saving machinery C. the development of scientific agriculture D. the farming machinery in America
29. At the opening of the nineteenth century, farmers in America__D___. A. preferred light tools
B. were extremely self-reliant(自给的) C. had many tools D. had very few tools
30. It is implied but not stated in the passage that__A___.
A. there was a shortage of workers on American farms B. the most important of the early invention was the iron plow C. after 1869, many people devoted their attention to the plow D. Charles Newbolt had made a fortune by his cast-iron plow Passage 7
Human needs seem endless. When a hungry man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat, when a manager gets a new sports car, a big house and pleasure boats dance into view.
The many needs of mankind might be regarded as making up several levels. When there is money enough to satisfy one level of needs, another level appears.
The first and most basic level of needs involves food. Once this level is satisfied, the second level of needs, clothing and some sort of shelter, appears. By the end of World War II, these needs were satisfied for a great majority of Americans. Then a third level appeared. It included such items as automobiles and new houses.
By 1957 or 1958 this third level of needs was fairly well satisfied. Then, in the late 1950s,a fourth level of needs appeared: the ―life-enriching‖ level. While the other levels involve physical satisfaction, that is, the feeding, comfort, safety, and transportation, this level stresses mental needs for recognition, achievement, and happiness. It includes a variety of goods and services, many of which could be called ―luxury‖ items. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical and dental care, and recreation. Also included here are fancy goods and the latest styles in clothing.
On the fourth level, a lot of money is spent on services, while on the first three levels more is spent on goods. Will consumers raise their sights to a fifth level of needs as their income increases, or will they continue to demand luxuries and personal services on the fourth level?
A fifth level would probably involve needs that can be achieved best by community action. Consumers may be spending more on taxes to pay for government action against disease, ignorance, crime, and prejudice. After filling our stomachs, our clothes closets, our garages, our teeth, and our minds, we now may seek to ensure the health, safety, and leisure to enjoy more fully the good things on the first four levels.
31. According to the passage, man will begin to think about such needs as housing and clothing only when＿C＿.
A. he has saved up enough money
B. he has grown dissatisfied with his simple shelter C. he has satisfied his hunger D. he has learned to build houses
32. It can be inferred from the passage that by the end of World War II, most Americans＿D＿.
A. were very rich B. lived in poverty
C. had the good things on the first three levels D. did not own automobiles
33. Which of the following is NOT related to ―physical satisfaction‖? A A. A successful career
B. A comfortable home D.A family car
C. A good meal A. The more goods the better.
B. The more mental satisfaction the better. C. The more ―luxury‖ items the better. D. The more earnings the better.
35. The author tends to think that the fifth level＿B＿. A. would be little better than the fourth level B. may be a lot more desirable than the first four C. can be the last and most satisfying level
D. will become attainable before the government takes actions Passage 8
When we talk about intelligence, we do not mean the ability to get good scores on certain kinds of tests or even the ability to do well in school. By intelligence we mean a way of living and behaving, especially in a new or upsetting situation. If we want to test intelligence, we need to find out how a person acts instead of how much he knows what to do .
34. What is the main concern of man on the fourth level? B