Rice is an important part of many people’s diets. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health in Massachusetts have released a report about rice. It shows that eating white rice increases the risk of type two diabetes. However, eating brown rice reduces the risk of the disease.

The World Health Organization says more than two hundred twenty million people worldwide have diabetes. Type two diabetes results when the body cannot effectively use the sugar it produces.

More than thirty-nine thousand men and one hundred fifty-seven thousand women took part in the study. They were asked about their diet and day-to-day activities, as well as any pre-existing diseases. The study found that the people who ate five or more servings of white rice per week had a seventeen percent increased risk of developing type two diabetes. But those who ate two or more servings of brown rice a week had an eleven percent reduced risk of getting the disease.

Brown rice is the grain in its natural form. White rice results after it has been refined. This involves removing the outer cover, including the husk, bran and germ. Only the inner white kernel is left. White rice is often enriched to replace some nutrients lost during the refining process.

Sun Qi is the lead writer of the report. He says the outer parts of brown rice slow down the work of the body’s digestive enzymes into starch. This means that the release of sugar into the bloodstream is slower after eating brown rice compared to white rice.

A diet of foods that quickly release sugar into the bloodstream has been linked with a greater risk of type two diabetes. The exact reason for this is not known.

Doctor Sun says less refined grains have more nutritional value than refined grains. He says replacing white rice with whole grains like whole wheat or barley could result in a thirty-six percent lower chance of developing type two diabetes. However, brown rice does not last as long as white rice because of the oil-rich layer of bran. This makes it less usable in poor communities.

61. This text is organized in the pattern of_______.

A. time and events

B. comparison and contrast 

C. cause and effect

D. definition and classification

62. The author uses figures in Paragraph 3 to show_______ .

A. the amount of white rice people ate       

B. the amount of brown rice people ate

C. the rapid growth of the risk of diabetes   

D. brown rice can reduce the risk of disease

63. Paragraph 4 is mainly to tell us_______ .

A. what brown rice is like                

B. what is lost during the refining process

C. it’s complex to refine white rice        

D. the difference between brown rice and white rice

64. According to the text, what does the author suggest we should do?

A. Eat two or more servings of brown rice a week. 

B. Eat white rice in poor areas for diabetes.

C. Do research to find the exact reason.

D. Replace white rice with brown rice.

65. What is the main idea of the text?

A. Eating white rice increases the risk of diabetes.

B. Eating brown rice doesn’t develop diabetes.

C. Refining white rice is not good for people’s health.

D. How diabetes results when people eat white rice.

第七节：根据首字母或中文提示，完成句子

86. A good book does not n__________ sell well.

87. M__________ production is the production of something in large quantities, especially by machine.

88. The panda pair, w__________ 100 kilos altogether, is a goodwill gift to Taiwan.

89. Besides Yao and Yi, the o___________ basketball players serving in the NBA, Sun Yue is the next rising NBA star.

90. Childhood experiences often play a big part in s__________ one’s character.

91. I dislike him __________(从个人角度), but I admire his art.

92. To my _________(宽慰), Somali pirates were defeated.

93. As we all know, dogs have __________(敏锐的) sense of smell.

94. Seldom does he _________(陪伴) his wife to the supermarket.

95. They believe the c_________（便利，方便） in traveling to Hong Kong must increase the number of visitors to the city.

Jupiter(木星)is the fifth ________ from the sun and is the largest one in the solar system．

1. A.
   system
2. B.
   universe
3. C.
   atmosphere
4. D.
   planet

阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上。

1.The phrase “Let’s be friends, tuhao!” set off a language shock, ________ in an online conversation. (appear)“土豪，我们做朋友吧！” 这句话引发了一场语言震撼, 它最初出现在一个网络对话里。

2.________, Sun Yang has been arrested for driving without a license. (as)

虽然是冠军，孙杨还是由于无证驾驶被警方拘留。

3.________ in the “shopping cart”，and you can make a list of potential purchases and avoid purchasing on impulse. (put)

把你想要的放到“购物车”中，你就可以生成一个购物清单，以避免冲动购物。

4.The air pollution in China is so serious that only when all departments take effective measures ________ damage hopefully. (reduce)

中国的空气污染如此严重，只有所有部门都采取有效措施我们才有望减少危害。

5.________ in the Wall Street Journal that Apple has already asked its suppliers to increase production of the gold model iPhone 5S to meet the market demand. (report)

《华尔街日报》已经报道，苹果公司已经通知供货方增加生产金色的iPhone 5S以满足市场需求。

6.I would have attended your party, but I __________ an examination yesterday. (busy)

我应该来参加你的晚会的，但是我昨天忙着准备考试。

7.A latest study shows that ________ the natural sunlight for a few minutes a day helps to reduce the risk of getting cancer. (expose)

最新研究表明每天晒几分钟太阳有助于减少得癌症的风险。

8._________ the cases many times, he was asked to go to the police station to receive the investigation. (involve)

多次牵涉到这些案子，他被要求去警察局接受调查。

9.I really don't know ________ he is late for school every day. (it)

我真的不知道他到底为什么天天上学迟到。

10.When Lisa stood before the audience, she felt very uneasy with ________ her. (focus)

当Lisa站在观众面前的时候，由于所有的目光都集中在她的身上，她感到很不自在。

单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1.What great fun it is to meet their f_________ classmates and teachers on the 100^th anniversary celebration of XiaoShi!

2.The number of cars must be l_________ to ease the city’s heavy traffic jams.

3.There have been a lot of a_________ about who should be responsible for the accident.

4.You shall get some e_________ money if you work over the holiday.

5. It’s an old saying that a d_________ relative is not as good as a near neighbor.

6.You were s_______ to take your shoes off when you entered the school lab, but you didn’t.

7.I’m sure David has told you his business troubles. A_________, it’s no secret that he has borrowed a lot of money from the bank.

8.Unless these people get food in the next two weeks, they will s _______ to death.

9.Under the g_________ of his coach, Sun Yang won two gold medals at the London Olympic Games.

10.Most customers were satisfied with the way their complaints were h_______.